H. Res. 610 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 8, 2009. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution 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. 2965) to amend the Small Business Act with 
respect to the Small Business Innovation Research Program 
and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and 
for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed 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 1 hour, with 40 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Small Business and 20 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Science and Technology. After general de-
bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 5- 
minute rule. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the
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Committee on Science and Technology now printed in the 
bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment under the 5-minute rule the amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Com-
mittee on Small Business now printed in the bill. The com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be con-
sidered 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. Notwithstanding 
clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order ex-
cept 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 consid-
ered 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 in the 
House or in the Committee of the Whole. The proponent of 
any such amendment may modify its amendatory instructions 
before the question is put thereon. 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
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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. 2. The Chair may entertain a motion that the 
Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee 
on Small Business or her designee. The Chair may not enter-
tain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill (as 
described in clause 9 of rule XVIII). 
SEC. 3. During consideration of H.R. 2965, the Chair 
may reduce to 2 minutes the minimum time for electronic 
voting under clause 6 of rule XVIII and clauses 8 and 9 of 
rule XX. 
Attest: 
Clerk.