H. Res. 429
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
May 18, 1994.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution 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 De-
fense, 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 consider-
ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined
to the bill and the amendments made in order by this resolu-
tion and shall not exceed two hours equally divided and con-
trolled 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 commit-
tee 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 con-
trolled 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 Serv-
ices). 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 fur-
ther proceedings on amendments printed in part 1 of the re-
port 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 addi-
tional 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 consid-
ered as finally adopted and reported to the House.
(b) After disposition of or postponement of further pro-
ceedings 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 pro-
ceedings 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 addi-
tional period of general debate, which shall be confined to the
Trident II (D–5) missile and shall not exceed twenty minutes