[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 429 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 429

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                          May 18, 1994.
    Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker 
may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 4301) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for fiscal year 1995, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the 
bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and the amendments 
made in order by this resolution and shall not exceed two hours equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Armed Services. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the five-minute rule.
    Sec. 2. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now printed in the 
bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 
as read. All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute are waived. No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute shall be in order except the amendments printed in the report of 
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and amendments en bloc 
described in section 4 of this resolution. Except as specified in section 3, 4, 
or 5 of this resolution, each amendment printed in the report shall be 
considered only in the order printed and may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report. Each amendment printed in the report shall be 
considered as read and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. Unless otherwise 
specified in the report, each amendment printed in the report shall be debatable 
for ten minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent 
and shall not be subject to amendment (except that pro forma amendments for the 
purpose of debate may be offered by the chairman or ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Armed Services). All points of order against amendments printed 
in the report are waived.
    Sec. 3. (a) After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings on 
amendments printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution, it shall be in order to consider the amendments 
printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. Such consideration shall begin with an additional period of general 
debate, which shall be confined to ballistic missile defense and shall not 
exceed twenty minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Armed Services. If more than one of the 
amendments printed in part 2 of the report is adopted, only the last to be 
adopted shall be considered as finally adopted and reported to the House.
    (b) After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings on the 
amendments printed in part 2 of the report, it shall be in order to consider the 
amendments printed in part 3 of the report (relating to burdensharing).
    (c) After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings on the 
amendments printed in part 3 of the report, it shall be in order to consider the 
amendments printed in part 4 of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution. Such consideration shall begin with an additional 
period of general debate, which shall be confined to the Trident II (D-5) 
missile and shall not exceed twenty minutes equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services.
    (d) After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings on the 
amendments printed in part 4 of the report, it shall be in order to consider the 
amendment printed in part 5 of the report (relating to the Seawolf submarine).
    (e) After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings on the 
amendment printed in part 5 of the report, it shall be in order to consider any 
amendment printed in part 1 of the report not previously considered.
    Sec. 4. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman of the Committee 
on Armed Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of 
amendments printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution or germane modifications of any such amendment. 
Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as read 
(except that modifications shall be reported), shall be debatable for twenty 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Armed Services, shall not be subject to amendment, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. For the purpose of inclusion in such 
amendments en bloc, an amendment printed in the form of a motion to strike may 
be modified to the form of a germane perfecting amendment to the text originally 
proposed to be stricken. All points of order against such amendments en bloc are 
waived. The original proponent of an amendment included in such amendments en 
bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately before the 
disposition of the amendments en bloc.
    Sec. 5. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone until a time 
during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
recorded vote on any amendment made in order by this resolution. The chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five minutes the time for 
voting by electronic device on any postponed question that immediately follows 
another vote by electronic device without intervening business, provided that 
the time for voting by electronic device on the first in any series of questions 
shall be not less than fifteen minutes. The chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole may recognize for consideration any amendment made in order by this 
resolution out of the order printed, but not sooner than one hour after the 
chairman of the Committee on Armed Services or a designee announces from the 
floor a request to that effect.
    Sec. 6. After disposition of or continued postponement of further 
proceedings on each of the amendments printed in the report of the Committee on 
Rules accompanying this resolution and any amendments offered pursuant to 
section 4 of this resolution, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without 
motion. No further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant 
to a subsequent order of the House.
            Attest:






                                                                          Clerk.