H. Res. 547 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 15, 2012. 
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. 3408) to set clear rules for the development of 
United States oil shale resources, to promote shale technology 
research and development, 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, 
with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural 
Resources and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce. 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 Natural Resources now printed in the
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bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 
of the text of titles XIV and XVII of Rules Committee Print 
112–14 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 purpose of further 
amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be consid-
ered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, 
as amended, are waived. No further amendment to the bill, 
as amended, shall be in order except those printed in part A 
of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. Each such further 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 
further amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consid-
eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 
and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such fur-
ther amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amend-
ed, and any further amendment thereto to final passage with-
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out intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, de-
clare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3813) to amend title 5, United States Code, to secure 
the annuities of Federal civilian employees, and for other pur-
poses. 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 
Oversight and Government Reform. 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 Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform now printed in the bill, an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of title XVI of 
Rules Committee Print 112–14 shall be considered as adopt-
ed in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, 
as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the 
purpose 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. No further amend-
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ment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those 
printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution. Each such further 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 speci-
fied in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the ques-
tion in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 
points of order against such further amendments are waived. 
At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 
the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to 
the House with such further amendments as may have been 
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
on the bill, as amended, and any further amendment thereto 
to final passage without intervening motion except one mo-
tion to recommit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 3. At any time after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, de-
clare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 7) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety pro-
grams, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill
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shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
ation of the bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill, an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of titles I through XIII and title XV of Rules Committee 
Print 112–14 shall be considered as adopted in the House 
and in the Committee of the Whole. General debate shall be 
confined to the bill, as amended, and shall not exceed one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure. After general debate, 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. 4. In preparing an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute to be adopted pursuant to this resolution, the 
Clerk shall retain the title and section designations as they 
appear in Rules Committee Print 112–14. 
SEC. 5. In the engrossment of a measure addressed by 
the first or second section of this resolution, the Clerk is au-
thorized to make technical and conforming changes to 
amendatory instructions. 
SEC. 6. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 7, the Clerk 
shall—