[House Report 110-287]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-287

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      PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3222) MAKING 
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 
               SEPTEMBER 30, 2008, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 Filed on August 1 (legislative day, July 31), 2007.--Referred to the 
                House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 596]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 596, 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. 3222, the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act for 2008, under an 
open rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
    The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 
or 10 of rule XXI. The resolution waives points of order 
against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 
clause 2 of rule XXI. During consideration of the bill for 
amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the 
Congressional Record. Amendments so printed shall be considered 
as read. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Finally, the resolution permits the 
Chair, during consideration of the bill in the House, to 
postpone further consideration of it to a time designated by 
the Speaker.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill (except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 
XXI) includes a waiver of: (1) clause 4(c) of rule XIII 
(requiring a three-day layover of a committee report) and (2) 
section 306 of the Budget Act (regarding provisions within the 
jurisdiction of the Budget Committee) for sections 8085 and 
8106.
    The waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting 
unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an 
appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill is included 
because the bill contains unauthorized appropriations and 
legislative provisions.

                                  
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