•HRES 1343 RH 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 5959) to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2009 for intelligence and intelligence-re-
lated activities of the United States Government, the Com-
munity 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 except those arising under clause 9 of rule 
XXI. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member 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-
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 nature of a substitute are waived. Notwithstanding 
clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order 
except those printed in the report of the Committee on 
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•HRES 1343 RH 
Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amend-
ment may be offered only in the order printed in the re-
port, 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 
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 except those arising under clause 
9 or 10 of rule XXI. 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 Com-
mittee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute. 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. 
SEC. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 
5959 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op-
eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 
further consideration of the bill to such time as may be 
designated by the Speaker. 
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House Calendar No. 248 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1343 
[Report No. 110–759] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5959) 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 
for intelligence and intelligence-related activities 
of the United States Government, the Commu-
nity Management Account, and the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Retirement and Disability Sys-
tem, and for other purposes. 
JULY 15, 2008 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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