[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 24, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H4481]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  LIMITATION ON AMENDMENTS DURING FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2506, 
      FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2002

  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during 
consideration of H.R. 2506 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to 
House Resolution 199 no further amendment to the bill may be offered 
except: (1), Pro forma amendments offered by the chairman or ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees 
for the purpose of debate. (2), The amendments printed in the 
Congressional Record and numbered 4, 7, 30, 33, 38, 44, and 59, which 
shall be debatable for 10 minutes each. (3), The amendments printed in 
the Congressional Record and numbered 8, 11, 47, 50, 55, and 61, which 
shall be debatable for 20 minutes each. (4), The amendments printed in 
the Congressional Record and numbered 5, 23, and 34, which shall be 
debatable for 30 minutes each. (5), The following amendments, which 
shall be debatable for 40 minutes each. The amendment printed in the 
Congressional Record and numbered 32. The amendment by Representative 
Conyers of Michigan, that I have placed at the desk.
  Each such amendment may be offered only by the Member designated in 
this request, the Member who caused it to be printed, or a designee, 
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 
not be subject to amendment (except that the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations, or a designee, each 
may offer one pro forma amendment for the purpose of further debate on 
any pending amendment), and shall not be subject to a demand for a 
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
Points of order against the amendment numbered 44 and the amendment by 
Representative Conyers for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI 
are waived.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the proposed Conyers 
amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Conyers:
       Page 25, line 8, strike ``these'' and all that follows 
     through the colon on line 13, and insert:
       section 3204(b) of Public Law 106-246 is amended by adding 
     a new subsection (b)(3) as follows:
       ``(3) Further Exception.--Nothwith
     standing paragraph (2), the limitation contained in paragraph 
     (1)(B) may be waived (i) if the President certifies to the 
     appropriate committees of the Congress that the aggregate 
     ceiling of 800 United States personnel contained in paragraph 
     (1) will not be exceeded by such waiver, and (ii) if Congress 
     is informed of the extent to which the limitation under 
     paragraph (1)(B) is exceeded by such certification.'': 
     Provided further, That section 482(b) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated 
     under this heading for assistance for Colombia: Provided 
     further, That assistance provided with funds appropriated 
     under this heading that is made available notwithstanding 
     section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, shall be made available subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:

  Mr. KOLBE (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
that the amendment be considered as read and printed in the Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Arizona?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the initial request of 
the gentleman from Arizona?
  There was no objection.

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