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 
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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. 
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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. 
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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. 
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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.