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[H. Res. 1344 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 House Calendar No. 194
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1344

                          [Report No. 111-479]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5116) to invest in 
      innovation through research and development, to improve the 
     competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 2010

  Mr. Perlmutter, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5116) to invest in 
      innovation through research and development, to improve the 
     competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution 
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. 5116) to invest in 
innovation through research and development, to improve the 
competitiveness of the United States, 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 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be confined to the 
bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Science and 
Technology. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule.
    Sec. 2. (a) 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 recommended by the Committee on Science 
and Technology now printed in the bill modified by the amendment 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution. 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 except those arising 
under clause 10 of rule XXI. (b) 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 part B of the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and 
amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution. (c) Each 
amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules may 
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 controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject 
to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. (d) All points of order against amendments printed in part B 
of the report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc described 
in section 3 of this resolution are waived except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
    Sec. 3.  It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the 
Committee on Science and Technology or his designee to offer amendments 
en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part B of 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 40 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Science and Technology or their designees, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question. The original proponent of an amendment included in 
such amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional 
Record immediately before the disposition of the amendments en bloc.
    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. 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. 5.  The Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise 
only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Science and Technology 
or his designee. The Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the 
enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII).
                                                 House Calendar No. 194

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 1344

                          [Report No. 111-479]

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                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5116) to invest in 
      innovation through research and development, to improve the 
     competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes.

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                              May 11, 2010

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed