,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bd  
7legislative day1 ,january #c71 #bjac   
,mr4 ,reid 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,levin1   
and ,mr4 ,mc,cain7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,to improve procedures for the          
consideration of legislation and        
nominations in the ,senate4  #a4        
,consideration of legislation  7a7      
,motion ,to proceed and consideration of
 amendments ,a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of a measure or matter    
made pursuant to this section shall be  
debatable for no more than #d hours1    
equally divided in the usual form4 ,if  
the motion to proceed is agreed to the  
following conditions shall apply3  7#a7 
,the first amendments in order to the   
measure or matter shall be one          
first-degree amendment each offered by  
the minority1 the majority1 the         
minority1 and the majority1 in that     

order4 ,if an amendment is not offered  
in its designated order under this      
paragraph1 the right to offer that      
amendment is forfeited4  7#b7 ,if a     
cloture motion has been filed pursuant  
to rule ,,xxii of the ,standing ,rules  
of the ,senate on a measure or matter   
proceeded to under this section1 it     
shall not be in order for the minority  
to propose its first amendment unless it
 has been submitted to the ,senate      
,journal ,clerk by #a3jj p4m4 on the day
 following the filing of that cloture   
motion1 for the majority to propose its 
first amendment unless it has been      
submitted to the ,senate ,journal ,clerk
 by #c3jj p4m4 on the day following the 
filing of that cloture motion1 for the  
minority to propose its second amendment
 unless it has been submitted to the    
,senate ,journal ,clerk by #e3jj p4m4 on
 the day following the filing of that   
cloture motion1 or for the majority to  
propose its second amendment unless it  
has been submitted to the ,senate       

,journal ,clerk by #g3jj p4m4 on the day
 following the filing of that cloture   
motion4 ,if an amendment is not timely  
submitted under this paragraph1 the     
right to offer that amendment is        
forfeited4  7#c7 ,an amendment offered  
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be disposed  
of before the next amendment in order   
under paragraph 7#a7 may be offered4    
7#d7 ,an amendment offered under        
paragraph 7#a7 is not divisible or      
subject to amendment while pending4     
7#e7 ,an amendment offered under        
paragraph 7#a71 if adopted1 shall be    
considered original text for purpose of 
further amendment4  7#f7 ,no points of  
order shall be waived by virtue of this 
section4  7#g7 ,no motion to commit or  
recommit shall be in order during the   
pendency of any amendment offered       
pursuant to paragraph 7#a74  7#h7       
,notwithstanding rule ,,xxii of the     
,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 if     
cloture is invoked on the measure or    
matter before all amendments offered    

under paragraph 7#a7 are disposed of1   
any amendment in order under paragraph  
7#a7 but not actually pending upon the  
expiration of post-cloture time may be  
offered and may be debated for not to   
exceed #a hour1 equally divided in the  
usual form4 ,any amendment offered under
 paragraph 7#a7 that is ruled           
non-germane on a point of order shall   
not fall upon that ruling1 but instead  
shall remain pending and shall require  
#fj votes in the affirmative to be      
agreed to4  7b7 ,sunset ,this section   
shall expire on the day after the date  
of the sine die adjournment of the      
#aacth ,congress4  #b4 ,consideration of
 nominations  7a7 ,in general  7#a7     
,post-cloture consideration ,if cloture 
is invoked in accordance with rule      
,,xxii of the ,standing ,rules of the   
,senate on a nomination described in    
paragraph 7#b71 there shall be no more  
than #h hours of post-cloture           
consideration equally divided in the    
usual form4  7#b7 ,nominations covered  

,a nomination described in this         
paragraph is any nomination except for  
the nomination of an individual--  7,a7 
to a position at level ,i of the        
,executive ,schedule under section #ecab
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 or 
7,b7 to serve as a judge or justice     
appointed to hold office during good    
behavior4  7b7 ,special rule for        
district court nominees ,if cloture is  
invoked in accordance with rule ,,xxii  
of the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate  
on a nomination of an individual to     
serve as a judge of a district court of 
the ,united ,states1 there shall be no  
more than #b hours of post-cloture      
consideration equally divided in the    
usual form4  7c7 ,sunset ,this section  
shall expire on the day after the date  
of the sine die adjournment of the      
#aacth ,congress4