[House Report 104-619]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-619
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                 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF
 
   H.R. 3610, THE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997

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   June 12, 1996.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 453]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 453, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

               brief summary of provisions of resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 3610, 
the Defense Appropriations bill for fiscal year 1997, under an 
open rule. The rule provides for one hour of general debate 
divided equally between the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations.
    The rule waives points of order against consideration of 
the bill for failing to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI 
(the 3-day requirement for availability of the committee 
report), clause 7 of rule XXI (the 3-day requirement for 
availability of printed hearings and reports on appropriations 
bills), or section 302(c) of the Budget Act of 1974 
(prohibiting consideration of legislation containing new budget 
or spending authority within the jurisdiction of a committee 
until that committee makes allocations in connection with the 
most recent budget resolution).
    The rule also waives points of order against provisions in 
the bill which do not comply with clause 2 of rule XXI 
(prohibiting unauthorized appropriations and legislation on 
general appropriations bills) or clause 6 of rule XXI 
(prohibiting transfers of unobligated balances).
    The rule makes in order, without intervention of any point 
of order, the amendment printed in this report to be offered by 
Mr. Young of Florida or his designee, prior to consideration of 
any other amendments.
    The rule provides that such amendment shall be debatable 
for 20 minutes divided equally between the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question.
    The rule also provides that if such amendment is adopted, 
the bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 
for purposes of further amendment.
    The rule further provides that after disposition of such 
amendment, the appropriate allocation of new discretionary 
budget authority within the meaning of section 302(f)(1) of the 
Budget Act of 1974 shall be $245,065,000,000. The corresponding 
level of budget outlays shall be $243,372,000,000.
    The rule grants the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
the authority to accord priority in recognition to those 
amendments that are pre-printed in the Congressional Record.
    The rule provides that the Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole may postpone recorded votes on any amendment and that the 
Chairman may reduce voting time on postponed questions to 5 
minutes, provided that the vote takes place immediately 
following another recorded vote and that the voting time on the 
first in a series of questions be not less than 15 minutes.
    The rule also provides that a motion to rise and report the 
bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted 
shall have precedence over a motion to amend, if offered by the 
majority leader or a designee after the reading of the final 
lines of the bill.
    Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions.

The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Young of Florida, or His 
                        Designee, Is as Follows

    On page 17, line 9, strike $1,044,767,000'' and insert 
``$988,567,000''.
    On page 17, line 10, strike all after ``1999'' through the 
end of line 12, except the period.
    On page 22, line 6, strike $4,719,930,000'' and insert 
``$4,469,930,000''.
    On page 24, line 17, strike $7,326,628,000'' and insert 
``$7,274,628,000''.
    On page 24, line 19, strike $54,700,000'' and insert 
``$2,700,000''.
    On page 29, line 10, strike $14,969,573,000'' and insert 
``$14,869,573,000''.
    On page 29, line 15, strike $1,698,486,000'' and insert 
``$1,598,486,000''.
    On page 82, line 6, strike $350,000,000'' and insert 
``$400,000,000''.
    On page 82, line 11, strike $226,400,000'' and insert 
``$276,400,000''.

                                
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