H. Res. 590 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 21, 2014. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion 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 consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4435) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2015 for military activities of the Department of De-
fense and for military construction, to prescribe military per-
sonnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 
SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to the bill, as amend-
ed, shall be in order except those printed in part A of the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 
resolution. 
(b) Each further amendment printed in part A of the re-
port of the Committee 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
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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. 
(c) All points of order against the further amendments 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 
or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolu-
tion 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 A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution 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 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. 
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 further amendments as may have been 
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without
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intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. 
SEC. 5. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3361) to reform 
the authorities of the Federal Government to require the pro-
duction of certain business records, conduct electronic surveil-
lance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use 
other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, 
counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other pur-
poses. All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. In lieu of the amendments in the nature of a sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now printed 
in the bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute print-
ed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. The 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of 
order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
bill, as amended, and on any amendment thereto to final pas-
sage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of de-
bate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Permanent Se-
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lect Committee on Intelligence; and (2) one motion to recom-
mit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 6. The Committee on Appropriations may, at any 
time before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, file privileged 
reports to accompany measures making appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.