[House Report 108-229]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    108-229

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  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2738, UNITED STATES-CHILE FREE 
   TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT, AND H.R. 2739, UNITED STATES-
           SINGAPORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT

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   July 22, 2003.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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               Mr. Dreier, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 329]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 329, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2738, the 
United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 
under a closed rule. The rule provides two hours of debate in 
the House on H.R. 2738 with one hour and forty minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Ways and Means and twenty minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
    The rule waives all points of order against consideration 
of H.R. 2738. The resolution provides that pursuant to section 
151(f)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974, the previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on H.R. 2738 to final passage without 
intervening motion.
    The resolution further provides for consideration of H.R. 
2739, the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement 
Implementation Act, under a closed rule. The rule provides two 
hours of debate in the House on H.R. 2739 with one hour and 
forty minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means 
and twenty minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary.
    The rule waives all points of order against consideration 
of H.R. 2739. The rule provides that pursuant to section 
151(f)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974, the previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on H.R. 2739 to final passage without 
intervening motion.
    Finally, the rule provides that during consideration of 
H.R. 2738 or H.R. 2739, notwithstanding the operation of the 
previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration 
of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker.

                                
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