H. Res. 667 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 31, 2012. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution 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 consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 5743) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2013 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
the United States Government, the Community Management 
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, 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 debate shall be 
confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as 
an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five- 
minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
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ommended by the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against the committee amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 
order except those printed in 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 designated in the report, shall 
be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time speci-
fied in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the ques-
tion 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 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
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tion except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions. 
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 any bill 
specified in section 3 of this resolution. The first reading of 
each such bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
against consideration of each such bill are waived. General 
debate on each such bill shall be confined to that 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 each such bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points 
of order against provisions in each such bill for failure to 
comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. During consid-
eration of each such 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 Congres-
sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule 
XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. 
When the committee rises and reports any such bill back to 
the House with a recommendation that the bill do pass, the 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on that bill
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and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions. 
SEC. 3. The bills referred to in section 2 of this resolu-
tion are as follows: 
(a) The bill (H.R. 5854) making appropriations for mili-
tary construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2013, and for other purposes. 
(b) The bill (H.R. 5855) making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2013, and for other purposes. 
(c) The bill (H.R. 5325) making appropriations for en-
ergy and water development and related agencies for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes. 
Attest: 
Clerk.