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tember 30, 2018, 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 two 
hours equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropria-
tions. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. An amendment in 
the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 115-30 shall be considered as adopted 
in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 
for the purpose of further amendment under the five- 
minute rule and shall be considered as read. Points of 
order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure 
to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 
SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to the bill shall 
be in order except those printed in the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amend-
ments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution, and 
pro forma amendments described in section 4 of this reso-
lution. 
(b) Each further amendment printed in the report of 
the Committee on Rules shall be considered only in the 
order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Mem-
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ber designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time 
before action thereon, shall not be subject to amendment 
except as provided by section 4 of this resolution, 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 further amendments 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules or against 
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 Appropriations or his designee to 
offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amend-
ments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying 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 Appropriations or 
their respective designees, shall not be subject to amend-
ment except as provided by section 4 of this resolution, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
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SEC. 4. During consideration of the bill for amend-
ment, the chair and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations or their respective designees may 
offer up to 20 pro forma amendments each at any point 
for the purpose of debate. 
SEC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment pursuant to this resolution, the Committee 
of the Whole shall rise without motion. No further consid-
eration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a 
subsequent order of the House. 
SEC. 6. (a) During consideration of H.R. 3219, it 
shall not be in order to consider an amendment proposing 
both a decrease in an appropriation designated pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and an increase 
in an appropriation not so designated, or vice versa. 
(b) This paragraph shall not apply to an amendment 
between the Houses. 
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House Calendar No. 68 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 473 
[Report No. 115–259] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3219) 
making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2018, and for other purposes. 
JULY 25, 2017 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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