[House Report 114-844]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


114th Congress    }                                      {      Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session       }                                      {     114-844

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE 
  BILL (S. 2943) TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 FOR 
    MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY 
 CONSTRUCTION, AND FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, 
TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR 
                             OTHER PURPOSES

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 November 30, 2016.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                Mr. Bryne, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 937]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 937, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of the Conference 
Report to accompany S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017. The resolution waives all points of 
order against the conference report and against its 
consideration. The resolution provides that the conference 
report shall be considered as read. The resolution provides 
that the previous question shall be considered as ordered 
without intervention of any motion except one hour of debate 
and one motion to recommit if applicable. Debate on the 
conference report is divided pursuant to clause 8(d) of rule 
XXII.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against the conference 
report and its consideration includes a waiver of the 
following:
     Clause 9 of rule XXII, which prohibits the 
inclusion of matter in a conference report not committed to the 
conference by either House; and
     Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act, which 
prohibits consideration of legislation within the jurisdiction 
of the Committee on the Budget unless referred to or reported 
by the Budget Committee.

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