H. Res. 604 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

May 30, 2014. 

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. 4745) making appropriations for the Departments of 

Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and 

related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2015, 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 shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill 

shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure 

to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the chair of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the 
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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. When 

the committee rises and reports the bill back to the House 

with a recommendation that the bill do pass, 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. 

SEC. 2. (a) 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. 4681) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2014 

and 2015 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 resolution 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 de-
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bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 

five-minute rule. 

(b) In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on 

Intelligence 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– 

45. 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. 

(c) 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 the report of the Committee on Rules 

accompanying this resolution and amendments en bloc described in subsection (f). 

(d) Each amendment printed in 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. 
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(e) All points of order against amendments printed in 

the report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc 

described in subsection (f) are waived. 

(f) It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence or his designee 

to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this subsection shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 

minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on 

Intelligence 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. 

(g) 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. 
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SEC. 3. On any legislative day during the period from 

June 2, 2014, through June 6, 2014— 

(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 

shall be considered as approved; and 

(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

SEC. 4. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 

the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 3 of this resolution as though under clause 

8(a) of rule I. 

SEC. 5. The Committee on Appropriations may, at any 

time before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, file privileged reports to accompany measures making appropriations 

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. 

SEC. 6. House Resolution 567 is amended by adding the 

following: 
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‘‘SEC. 7. TRAVEL. 

‘‘Clauses 8(a), (b), and (c) of rule X of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives shall apply to the Select Committee.’’. 

Attest: 

Clerk.