H. Res. 274 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 26, 2013. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
1613) to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to 
provide for the proper Federal management and oversight of 
transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs, and for other pur-
poses. All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. The amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now 
printed in the bill 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 further amendment thereto, to final 
passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources; 
(2) the further amendment printed in part A of the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if
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offered by Representative Grayson of Florida or his designee, 
which shall be in order without intervention of any point of 
order, shall be considered as read, shall be separately debat-
able for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a de-
mand for division of the question; and (3) one motion to re-
commit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, de-
clare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2231) to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act to increase energy exploration and production on the 
Outer Continental Shelf, provide for equitable revenue shar-
ing for all coastal States, implement the reorganization of the 
functions of the former Minerals Management Service into 
distinct and separate agencies, 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 de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for amend-
ment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment 
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee
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on Natural Resources now printed in the bill, it shall be in 
order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend-
ment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 113–16. That amendment in the nature of a substitute 
shall be considered as read. All points of order against that 
amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No 
amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute 
shall be in order except those printed in part B of the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 
Each such amendment may be offered 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. All points of order against such 
amendments are waived. 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
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question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions. 
SEC. 3. At any time after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, de-
clare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2410) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2014, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 
to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority 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 provisions in the bill for failure 
to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except as fol-
lows: section 717; section 718; the words ‘‘or any other’’ on 
page 64, line 13; the words ‘‘or any other’’ on page 65, line 
9; and section 740. Where points of order are waived against 
part of a section, points of order against a provision in an-
other part of such section may be made only against such
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provision and not against the entire section. During consider-
ation of the bill for amendment, 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 Congressional Record des-
ignated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amend-
ments so printed shall be considered as read. When the com-
mittee rises and reports the bill back to the House with a rec-
ommendation that the bill do pass, the previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 
to final passage without intervening motion except one mo-
tion to recommit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 4. On any legislative day during the period from 
June 29, 2013, through July 5, 2013— 
(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 
shall be considered as approved; and 
(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad-
journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 
clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an-
nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 
SEC. 5. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 
the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period ad-
dressed by section 4 of this resolution as though under clause 
8(a) of rule I.
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SEC. 6. It shall be in order without intervention of any 
point of order to consider concurrent resolutions providing for 
adjournment during the month of July. 
SEC. 7. The Committee on Appropriations may, at any 
time before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, file privi-
leged reports to accompany measures making appropriations 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.