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House Calendar No. 4 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 48 
[Report No. 115–4] 
Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 3) 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels 
for fiscal years 2018 through 2026, and providing for consideration 
of the bill (S. 84) to provide for an exception to a limitation against 
appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of 
relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed 
Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2017 
Mr. WOODALL, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. 
Con. Res. 3) setting forth the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and 
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2018 through 2026, and providing for consider-
ation of the bill (S. 84) to provide for an exception 
to a limitation against appointment of persons as Sec-
retary of Defense within seven years of relief from active 
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duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed 
Forces. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution 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 concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 3) setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Gov-
ernment for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appro-
priate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026. 
The first reading of the concurrent resolution shall be dis-
pensed with. All points of order against consideration of 
the concurrent resolution are waived. General debate shall 
not exceed two hours, with 90 minutes of general debate 
confined to the congressional budget equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on the Budget and 30 minutes of general 
debate on the subject of economic goals and policies equal-
ly divided and controlled by Representative Tiberi of Ohio 
and Representative Carolyn Maloney of New York or their 
respective designees. After general debate the concurrent 
resolution shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule. The concurrent resolution shall be con-
sidered as read. No amendment shall be in order except 
the amendment printed in the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution. Such amendment 
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may be offered only by the Member designated in the re-
port, shall be considered as read, and shall be debatable 
for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent. All points 
of order against such amendment are waived. After the 
conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution 
for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the 
concurrent resolution to the House with such amendment 
as may have been adopted. The previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution and 
on any amendment thereto to adoption without inter-
vening motion. The concurrent resolution shall not be sub-
ject to a demand for division of the question of its adop-
tion. 
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order to consider in the House the bill (S. 84) to provide 
for an exception to a limitation against appointment of 
persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of re-
lief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of 
the Armed Forces. All points of order against consider-
ation of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered 
as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill 
are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final 
passage without intervening motion except: (1) 90 minutes 
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of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed 
Services; and (2) one motion to commit. 
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House Calendar No. 4 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 48 
[Report No. 115–4] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the concurrent reso-
lution (S. Con. Res. 3) setting forth the congres-
sional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appro-
priate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 
through 2026, and providing for consideration of 
the bill (S. 84) to provide for an exception to a 
limitation against appointment of persons as Sec-
retary of Defense within seven years of relief 
from active duty as a regular commissioned offi-
cer of the Armed Forces. 
JANUARY 12, 2017 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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