H. Res. 315 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

June 16, 2015. 

Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, 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 consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 2596) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 

for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 

United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 

Disability System, and for other purposes. The first reading 

of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 

consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be 

confined to the bill and amendments specified in this section 

and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 

by the chair and ranking minority member of the Permanent 

Select Committee on Intelligence. After general debate the 

bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 

recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
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ligence now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider 

as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 

five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114–19. That 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 

as read. All points of order against that amendment in the 

nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 

accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment may be 

offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered 

only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 

report 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 question in the 

House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 

against such amendments are waived. 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. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the 

Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in 

the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. The 

previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
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and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. Notwithstanding clause 8 of rule XX, further 

proceedings on the recorded vote ordered on the question of 

reconsideration of the vote on the question of concurring in 

the matter comprising the remainder of title II of the Senate 

amendment to H.R. 1314 may continue to be postponed 

through the legislative day of Thursday, July 30, 2015. 

Attest: 

Clerk.