H. Res. 260 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

June 13, 2013. 

Resolved, That at any time after the 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 further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1960) to authorize appropriations for 

fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of 

Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military 

personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. No further general debate shall be in order. 

SEC. 2. (a) In lieu of the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed Services 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 113–13, 

modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report 

of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 

That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be con-
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sidered as read. All points of order against that amendment 

in the nature of a substitute are waived. 

(b) No amendment to the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute made in order as original text shall be in order 

except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

on Rules and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of 

this resolution. 

(c) Each amendment printed in part B of the report of 

the Committee on Rules shall be considered 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. 

(d) All points of order against amendments printed in 

part B of the report of the Committee on Rules or against 

amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution 

are waived. 

SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair of 

the Committee on Armed Services or his designee to offer 

amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in 

part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments 
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en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered 

as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Armed Services or their designees, 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. The original proponent of an amendment included in such amendments en bloc may insert a statement 

in the Congressional Record immediately before the disposition of the amendments en bloc. 

SEC. 4. 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 and amendments thereto to 

final passage without intervening motion except one motion 

to recommit with or without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.