[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 582 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 582

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         July 12, 2023.
    Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker 
may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2670) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the 
bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and amendments 
specified in this section and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed 
Services or their respective designees. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now 
printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of 
the text of Rules Committee Print 118-10, modified by the amendment printed in 
part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 
shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose 
of further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived.
    Sec. 2. (a) No further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order 
except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of 
this resolution.
    (b) Each further amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee 
on Rules shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be 
offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole.
    (c) All points of order against the further amendments printed in part B of 
the report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc described in section 
3 of this resolution are waived.
    Sec. 3.  It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the Committee on 
Armed Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of 
amendments printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered 
pursuant to this section shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 40 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
    Sec. 4.  At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 
pursuant to this resolution, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without 
motion. No further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant 
to a subsequent order of the House.
    Sec. 5.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, during 
consideration of H.R. 2670 pursuant to this resolution, it shall not be in order 
to consider amendment number 60 printed in part B of House Report 118-141.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.