H. Res. 260 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 13, 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. 1960) to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other pur-
poses. No further general debate shall be in order. 
SEC. 2. (a) In lieu of the amendment in the nature of 
a substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices 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 113–13, 
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 con-
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sidered as read. All 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 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, 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. 
(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 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
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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. The original proponent of an amendment in-
cluded in such amendments en bloc may insert a statement 
in the Congressional Record immediately before the disposi-
tion 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.