H. Res. 1105 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

February 25, 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 consideration of 

the bill (H.R. 2701) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 

year 2010 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 

the United States Government, the Community 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 chair 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 
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rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 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 Rules accompanying 

this resolution. Each such amendment 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, 

shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 

to a demand for division of the question. 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. 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. 
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SEC. 2. The Chair may entertain a motion that the 

Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Permanent 

Select Committee on Intelligence 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. 3. After passage of H.R. 2701, it shall be in order 

to consider in the House S. 1494. All points of order against 

the Senate bill and against its consideration are waived. It 

shall be in order to move to strike all after the enacting 

clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 2701 as passed by the House. All points of 

order against that motion are waived. If the motion is adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then it shall 

be in order to move that the House insist on its amendment 

to S. 1494 and request a conference with the Senate thereon. 

SEC. 4. 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 February 26, 2010. 

SEC. 5. It shall be in order at any time through the legislative day of February 26, 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 
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designee on the designation of any matter for consideration 

pursuant to this section. 

Attest: 

Clerk.