H. Res. 431

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

May 23, 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 further 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.

SEC. 2. After further general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and amendments made in order by this resolution and which shall not exceed one hour equally divided

and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member

of the Committee on Armed Services, no further 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 or

in part 1 of House Report 103–509 and amendments en bloc

described in section 4 of this resolution. Except as specified
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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

or in part 1 of House Report 103–509, it shall be in order

to consider the amendment printed in part 2 of that report.

(b) After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings on the amendment printed in part 2 of the report,

it shall be in order to consider the amendments printed in

part 3 of the report. Such consideration shall begin with an

additional period of general debate, which shall be confined

to the subject of Bosnia and Herzegovina and shall not ex-
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ceed thirty 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 3 of the report is adopted, only the last to be adopted

shall be considered as finally adopted and reported to the

House.

(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. Such consideration shall begin with an

additional period of general debate, which shall be confined

to the subject of Haiti and shall not exceed thirty 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.

(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 the amendments printed in

part 6 of the report. Such consideration shall begin with an

additional period of general debate, which shall be confined

to the C–17 aircraft and shall not exceed sixty minutes equal-
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ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services.

(f) After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings on the amendments printed in part 6 of the report,

it shall be in order to consider any amendment printed in

part 1 of that report or in part 1 of House Report 103–509

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 in part 1 of House Report 103–509 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
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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 of 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. 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 finally

adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the

House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the

Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be consid-
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ered 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.