H. Res. 271 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 19, 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 further consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1947) to provide for the reform and 
continuation of agricultural and other programs of the De-
partment of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for 
other purposes. No further general debate shall be in order. 
SEC. 2. (a) In lieu of the amendments recommended by 
the Committees on Agriculture and the Judiciary 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 113–14, 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 considered as read. All
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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 accompanying this resolution 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 des-
ignated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be de-
batable for the time specified in the report equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be 
withdrawn by its proponent at any time before action there-
on, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub-
ject 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 Agriculture or his designee to offer amend-
ments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part B of 
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this res-
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olution 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 
Agriculture or their designees, shall not be subject to amend-
ment, 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 Congres-
sional 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.