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. 3326) making appropriations
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010,
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 Appropriations. After
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute
rule. The bill shall be considered as read through page 147, line 4. Points
of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of
rule XXI are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, except as
provided in section 2, no amendment shall be in order except: (1) the
amendments printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules
accompanying this resolution, which 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 specified in the report
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not
be subject to a demand for division of the question; (2) not to exceed eight of
the amendments printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules if
offered by Representative Flake of Arizona or his designee, which may be
offered only in the order printed in the report, shall be considered as read,
and shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
proponent and an opponent; (3) an en bloc amendment, if offered by Rep. Flake
of Arizona or his designee, consisting of all of the amendments printed in part
B of the report of the Committee on Rules, which shall be considered as read,
shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of
the question; and (4) not to exceed two of the amendments printed in part C of
the report of the Committee on Rules if offered by Representative Campbell of
California or his designee, which may be offered only in the order printed in
the report, shall be considered as read, and shall be debatable for 10 minutes
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. 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. In the case of sundry amendments reported from the
Committee, the question of their adoption shall be put to the House en gros and
without division of the question. 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.
2.After disposition
of the amendments specified in the first section of this resolution, the chair
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their
designees each may offer one pro forma amendment to the bill for the purpose of
debate, which shall be controlled by the proponent.
3.The
Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if offered by the
chair of the Committee on Appropriations 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).
4.During
consideration of H.R. 3326, the Chair may reduce to two minutes the minimum
time for electronic voting under clause 6 of rule XVIII and clauses 8 and 9 of
rule XX.
July 28, 2009
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed