H. Res. 453
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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 3610) making appropriations for
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 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. Gen-
eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair-
man and ranking minority member of the Committee on
Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be con-
sidered 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 consider-
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ation of any other amendment it shall be in order without
intervention of any point of order to consider the amend-
ment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying 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 ques-
tion 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 resolu-
tion, the appropriate allocation of new discretionary budg-
et 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 out-
lays shall be $243,372,000,000. During further consider-
ation of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Com-
mittee 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 Congres-
sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of
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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 elec-
tronic 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 des-
ignee, 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
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motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions.
Attest:
Clerk.