This bill comes to the House Floor under the Modified Structured Rule. The House Rules Committee attached the following rule for the purposes of this bill only, as allowed under House Rule 33: 

1) Amendments to the portions of the bill stating dollar amounts shall be in order on the floor of the House so long as amendments are in compliance with House Rule 108.3.

2) Where an amendment adding a new appropriation is in order under House Rule 108.3, the amendment may state the recipient of the appropriation.

3) No amendment to any portion of the bill containing language and no amendment inserting language shall be in order on the floor of the House.

Other Pertinent Rules:

Rule 33.2 (c) Modified Structured Rule- Germane amendments, designated by the Committee on Rules, may be offered. This rule may preclude amendments to a particular portion of the bill, although other parts of the bill may be open to amendment.

Rule 108.3  No amendment to any appropriations bill shall be in order if the amendment has the effect of both reducing one appropriation and either increasing another appropriation or adding a new appropriation. No amendment to any appropriations bill increasing any appropriation or adding a new appropriation shall be in order unless there has previously been adopted an amendment reducing some other appropriation so as to make funds available for such new or increased appropriation; and no amendment to any appropriations bill shall be in order which would cause the bill to violate the balanced budget requirements of the Constitution.