H. Res. 431 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 12, 2017. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion 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. 2810) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 
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. The 
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 
order against consideration of the bill are waived. General de-
bate 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 Armed Services. 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 Committee on 
Armed Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com-
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mittee Print 115–23, modified by the amendment printed in 
part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the 
House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the pur-
pose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and 
shall be considered as read. All points of order against provi-
sions in the bill, as amended, are waived. 
SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to the bill, as amend-
ed, shall be in order except those printed in part B of the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 
resolution. 
(b) Each further amendment printed in part B of the re-
port 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. 
(c) All points of order against the further amendments 
printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules
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or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolu-
tion 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 accom-
panying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments 
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. 
SEC. 4. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
amendment pursuant to this resolution, the Committee of the 
Whole shall rise without motion. No further consideration of 
the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent 
order of the House. 
SEC. 5. 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. 
23) to provide drought relief in the State of California, and 
for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
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pensed 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 Natural Resources. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 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 Com-
mittee Print 115–24. 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 part C 
of 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 de-
mand 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