[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 435 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                          May 16, 1996.
    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 further consideration 
of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 178) establishing the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1997 and setting forth 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. 
No further general debate shall be in order. The concurrent resolution shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The concurrent resolution 
shall be considered as read. No amendment shall be in order except those 
designated in section 2 of this resolution. Each amendment may be offered only 
in the order designated, may be offered only by the Member designated or a 
designee (except that if no Member offers the amendment designated in paragraph 
(3) of section 2, then that amendment shall nevertheless be considered as 
pending at that point), shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall 
not be subject to amendment. All points of order against the amendments 
designated in section 2 are waived except that the adoption of an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion of consideration of 
the concurrent resolution for amendment. After the conclusion of consideration 
of the concurrent resolution for amendment and a final period of general debate, 
which shall not exceed 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, the Committee shall 
rise and report the concurrent resolution to the House with such amendment as 
may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
the concurrent resolution and amendments thereto to final adoption without 
intervening motion except amendments offered by the chairman of the Committee on 
the Budget pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
to achieve mathematical consistency. The concurrent resolution shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question of its adoption.
    Sec. 2. The following amendments are in order pursuant to the first section 
of this resolution:
            (1) An amendment in the nature of a substitute by Representative 
        Payne of New Jersey printed on May 15, 1996, in the portion of the 
        Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule 
        XXIII.
            (2) An amendment in the nature of a substitute by Representative 
        Orton of Utah printed on May 15, 1996, in the portion of the 
        Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule 
        XXIII.
            (3) An amendment in the nature of a substitute by Representative 
        Sabo of Minnesota printed on May 15, 1996, in the portion of the 
        Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule 
        XXIII, which may be offered by any Member, or that failing, shall be 
        considered as pending under the terms of the first section of this 
        resolution.
    Sec. 3. (a) If House Concurrent Resolution 178 is agreed to, then for all 
purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as it applies in the House--
            (1) the allocations of spending and credit responsibilities that are 
        depicted in House Report 104-575, beginning on page 158, shall be 
        considered as the allocations otherwise required by section 602(a) of 
        the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to be included in the joint 
        explanatory statement of the managers on a conference report to 
        accompany a concurrent resolution on the budget; and
            (2) the Congress shall be considered to have adopted House 
        Concurrent Resolution 178 in the form adopted by the House.
    (b) Upon adoption by the Congress of a concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 1997, subsection (a) shall cease to apply.
    (c) This section supersedes section 603 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 with respect to the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
1997.
    Sec. 4. Rule XLIX shall not apply with respect to the adoption by the 
Congress of a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.