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programs 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 consider-
ation of the bill are waived except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations. After gen-
eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the five-minute rule. Points of order against provi-
sions 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 amendment printed in part A of 
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution; and (2) the amendments printed in part B of 
the report of the Committee on Rules. Each such amend-
ment may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a 
demand for division of the question in the House or in 
the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 
such amendments are waived except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI and except that an amendment 
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printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 
may be offered only at the appropriate point in the read-
ing. 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. 
SEC. 2. After consideration of the bill for amendment, 
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. 
SEC. 3. The Chair may entertain a motion that the 
Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Com-
mittee 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). 
SEC. 4. During consideration of H.R. 3081, the Chair 
may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for elec-
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tronic voting under clause 6 of rule XVIII and clauses 8 
and 9 of rule XX. 
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House Calendar No. 86 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 617 
[Report No. 111–193] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3081) 
making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, 
and for other purposes. 
JULY 8, 2009 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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