•HRES 736 RH 
Resolved, That (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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 4974) making appropriations for 
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2017, 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 equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor-
ity 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 provi-
sions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule 
XXI are waived. Clause 2(e) of rule XXI shall not apply 
during consideration of the bill. 
(b) During consideration of the bill for amendment— 
(1) each amendment, other than amendments 
provided for in paragraph (2), shall be debatable for 
10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent; 
(2) no pro forma amendment shall be in order 
except that the chair and ranking minority member 
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•HRES 736 RH 
of the Committee on Appropriations or their respec-
tive designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amend-
ments each at any point for the purpose of debate; 
and 
(3) the chair of the Committee 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 Con-
gressional Record designated for that purpose in 
clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall 
be considered as read. 
(c) 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 or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. (a) (a) 
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 5243) 
making appropriations for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2016, to strengthen public health activities in 
response to the Zika virus, and for other purposes. All 
points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 
The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions in the bill are waived. Clause 2(e) of 
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rule XXI shall not apply during consideration of the bill. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations; 
and (2) one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 3. Section 514 of H.R. 4974 shall be considered 
to be a spending reduction account for purposes of section 
3(d) of House Resolution 5. 
SEC. 4. During consideration of H.R. 4974 in the 
Committee of the Whole pursuant to this resolution, it 
shall not be in order to consider an amendment proposing 
both a decrease in an appropriation designated pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and an increase 
in an appropriation not so designated, or vice versa. 
SEC. 5. During consideration of H.R. 4974 pursuant 
to this resolution— 
(a) section 310 of House Concurrent Resolution 125, 
as reported in the House, shall have force and effect in 
the Committee of the Whole; and 
(b) section 3304 of Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 
shall not apply. 
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House Calendar No. 116 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 736 
[Report No. 114–572] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4974) 
making appropriations for military construction, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2017, and for other purposes; providing for con-
sideration of the bill (H.R. 5243) making appro-
priations for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2016, to strengthen public health activities in 
response to the Zika virus, and for other pur-
poses; and for other purposes. 
MAY 17, 2016 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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