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House Calendar No. 201 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1404 
[Report No. 111–498] 
Providing for 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; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Com-
mittee on Rules; and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 26, 2010 
Ms. PINGREE of Maine, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5136) to author-
ize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activi-
ties of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule 
XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions 
reported from the Committee on Rules; and for other 
purposes. 
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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 appro-
priations 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 origi-
nal 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 na-
ture 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. 
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(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 des-
ignated 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 sub-
ject 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 print-
ed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution not earlier disposed of or germane modi-
fications of any such amendments. Amendments en bloc 
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offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as read 
(except that modifications shall be reported), shall be de-
batable 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 in-
sert 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 or-
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dered 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 Com-
mittee 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 en-
grossment. 
SEC. 8. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Com-
mittee 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 enter-
tain motions that the House suspend the rules. The 
Speaker or her designee shall consult with the Minority 
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Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter 
for consideration pursuant to this section. 
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House Calendar No. 201 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1404 
[Report No. 111–498] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5136) 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 
for military activities of the Department of De-
fense, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; 
waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
with respect to consideration of certain resolu-
tions reported from the Committee on Rules; and 
for other purposes. 
MAY 26, 2010 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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