[House Report 108-602]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     108-602

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4759, UNITED STATES-AUSTRALIA FREE 
                   TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT

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   July 13, 2004.--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. 712]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 712, 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. 4759, the 
United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation 
Act, under a closed rule. The rule provides two hours of debate 
in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.
    The rule waives all points of order against consideration 
of the bill. 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 the bill to final passage without 
intervening motion.
    Finally, section 2 of the resolution provides that during 
consideration of the bill, notwithstanding the operation of the 
previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration 
of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker.
    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill includes a waiver of clause 4(a) of rule XIII 
(requiring a three-day layover of the committee report), 
because the Committee on Ways and Means did not file its report 
(H. Rept. 108-597) until Monday, July 12, 2004, and the bill 
may be considered by the House as early as Wednesday, July 14.

                                  
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