H. Res. 260 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 14, 2015. 
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. 1735) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 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. 
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 114–14. 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.
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(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 the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution and amendments en bloc de-
scribed in section 3 of this resolution. 
(c) Each amendment printed in the report of the Com-
mittee 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 divided and con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be sub-
ject 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. 
(d) All points of order against amendments printed in 
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 the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pur-
suant to this section shall be considered as read, shall be de-
batable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on
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Armed Services or their respective 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 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.