H. Res. 312 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 23, 2013. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution 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. 2397) making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2014, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
ation 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. The bill shall be considered as read through page 157, 
line 2. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure 
to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 
(b) No amendment shall be in order except those printed 
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this
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resolution, the amendment described in section 2 of this reso-
lution, and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 
resolution. All points of order against amendments printed in 
the report of the Committee on Rules and against amend-
ments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution are 
waived. 
(c) Each amendment printed in the report of the Com-
mittee 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 con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn 
by the proponent at any time before action thereon, 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. 
SEC. 2. After disposition of amendments printed in the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 
resolution, it shall be in order for the chair of the Committee 
on Appropriations or his designee to offer an amendment re-
ducing funding levels in the bill. 
SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair of 
the Committee on Appropriations or his designee to offer 
amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the
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report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pur-
suant to this section shall be considered as read, shall be de-
batable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ap-
propriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject 
to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion 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 Con-
gressional Record immediately before the disposition of the 
amendments en bloc. 
SEC. 4. After the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment, there shall be in order a final period of gen-
eral debate, which shall not exceed 10 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Appropriations. 
SEC. 5. 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 in-
tervening motion except one motion to recommit with or with-
out instructions. 
SEC. 6. At any time after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, de-
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clare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2610) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2014, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
ation 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 con-
sideration of the bill for amendment, the chair of the Com-
mittee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the 
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 mo-
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tion except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions. 
Attest: 
Clerk.