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PUBLIC LAW 98-000—MMMM. DD, 1984

PUBLIC LAW 98-473—OCT. 12, 1984

98 STAT. 1917

tion and availability of prior year unobligated balances made available for fiscal year 1985 for the procurement of additional operational MX missiles.". (2) A resolution described in paragraph (1) introduced in the House of Representatives shall be referred to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. A resolution described in paragraph (1) introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (3) The committee to which is referred a resolution described in paragraph (1) may not report such resolution in less than eight calendar days after its introduction. If a committee to which is referred a resolution described in paragraph (1) has not reported such resolution (or an identical resolution) at the end of fifteen calendar days after its introduction or at the end of the second day after the House involved has voted on final passage of a joint resolution approving the further obligation of funds for the procurement of operational MX missiles as provided for in section 110(d)(1) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985, whichever is earlier, such committee shall be deemed to be discharged from further consideration of such resolution and such resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar of the House involved. (4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), when the committee to which a resolution is referred has reported, or has been deemed to be discharged (under paragraph (3)) from further consideration of, a resolution described in paragraph (1), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for any Member of the respective House to move to proceed to the consideration of the resolution, and all points of order against the resolution (and against consideration of the resolution) are waived. The motion is highly privileged in the House of Representatives and is privileged in the Senate and is not debatable. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the resolution is agreed to, the resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the respective House until disposed of. (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), it is not in order to consider a resolution described in paragraph (1) unless a resolution has been agreed to in the House involved as provided in section llO(d)(l) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985. (C) Debate on the resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than ten hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the resolution. A motion further to limit debate is in order and not debatable but such motion shall not be in order in the Senate until after five hours of debate. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the resolution is

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