IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 789 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4424) making appropriations 
for military construction and family housing for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 
Mr. OBEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4424) making 
appropriations for military construction and family hous-
ing for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
rule XVIII, 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. 4424) making appropriations for 
military construction and family housing for the Depart-
ment of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2005, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill
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shall be dispensed with. All points of order against the 
bill and against its consideration are waived. General de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 90 
minutes with one hour equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations and 30 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Ways and Means. After gen-
eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the five-minute rule. All points of order against the 
amendment printed in section 3 of this resolution are 
waived except those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI. 
During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chair-
man of the Committee 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 Congressional Record designated for that purpose 
in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall 
be considered as read. 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 consid-
ered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except one mo-
tion to recommit with or without instructions.
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SEC. 2. If the Committee of the Whole rises and re-
ports that it has come to no resolution on the bill, then 
on the next legislative day the House shall, immediately 
after the third daily order of business under clause 1 of 
rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of the Whole for fur-
ther consideration of the bill. 
SEC. 3. The text of the amendment described in the 
first section of this resolution is as follows: 
‘‘At the end of the bill, add the following new section: 
‘SEC. ll. Section 2883(g)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$850,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,350,000,000’’. The amendment made by 
this section shall not be subject to scoring for purposes 
of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974.’.’’. 
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