[House Report 110-721]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     110-721

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 6304) TO AMEND THE 
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978 TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE 
 FOR AUTHORIZING CERTAIN ACQUISITIONS OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, AND FOR 
                             OTHER PURPOSES

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   June 19, 2008.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1285]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1285, 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. 6304, the 
``FISA Amendments Act of 2008,'' under a closed rule. The 
resolution provides for one hour of debate equally divided 
among and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Judiciary and the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence.
    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 provides that the bill shall 
be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of 
order against provisions of the bill. The resolution provides 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, 
the resolution permits the Chair, during consideration of the 
bill, to postpone further consideration of it to a time 
designated by the Speaker.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the bill and its consideration (except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order against the bill or its consideration. The 
waivers of all points of order against the bill and its 
consideration (except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 
rule XXI) are prophylactic in nature.

                                  
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