[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1404 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 1404

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                          May 27, 2010.
    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 further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 5136) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 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 Armed Services. 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 Armed Services 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 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 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 the report of the Committee on Rules shall be 
considered only in the order printed in the report (except as specified in 
section 4 of this resolution), 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 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 
Armed Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of 
amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution not earlier disposed of or germane modifications of any such 
amendments. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be 
considered as read (except that modifications shall be reported), shall be 
debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their designees, shall not 
be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
the question. For the purpose of inclusion in such amendments en bloc, an 
amendment printed in the form of a motion to strike may be modified to the form 
of a germane perfecting amendment to the text originally proposed to be 
stricken. 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.  The Chair of the Committee of the Whole may recognize for 
consideration of any amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution out of the order printed, but not sooner than 30 
minutes after the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee 
announces from the floor a request to that effect.
    Sec. 5.  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. 6.  The Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if 
offered by the chair of the Committee on Armed Services 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).
    Sec. 7.  In the engrossment of H.R. 5136, the Clerk shall--
     (a) add the text of H.R. 5013, as passed by the House, as new matter at the 
end of H.R. 5136;
    (b) assign appropriate designations to provisions within the engrossment; 
and
    (c) conform provisions for short titles within the engrossment.
    Sec. 8.  The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote 
to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented 
to the House is waived with respect to any resolution reported through the 
legislative day of June 1, 2010.
    Sec. 9.  It shall be in order at any time through the calendar day of May 
30, 2010, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules. 
The Speaker or her designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or his 
designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this 
section.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.