[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 453 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         June 13, 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 consideration of the bill (H.R. 3610) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1997, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of 
the bill for failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI, clause 7 
of rule XXI, or section 302(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 
exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill for 
failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. Before 
consideration of any other amendment it shall be in order without 
intervention of any point of order to consider the amendment printed in 
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if 
offered by Representative Young of Florida or his designee. That 
amendment shall be considered as read, may amend portions of the bill 
not yet read for amendment, shall be debatable for twenty minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 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. 
If that amendment is adopted, the bill, as amended, shall be considered 
as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment. After 
disposition of that amendment, during further consideration of the bill 
pursuant to this resolution, the appropriate allocation of new 
discretionary budget authority within the meaning of section 302(f)(1) 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall be $245,065,000,000. The 
corresponding level of budget outlays shall be $243,372,000,000. During 
further 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 portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose 
in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
read. 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. 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 not be less than 
fifteen minutes. After the reading of the final lines of the bill, a 
motion that the Committee of the Whole rise and report the bill to the 
House with such amendments as may have been adopted shall, if offered 
by the majority leader or a designee, have precedence over a motion to 
amend. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such 
amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final 
passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.