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
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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.
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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
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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 perfect-
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ing 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
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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.