H. Res. 572 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 24, 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 further consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2647) to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
year 2010, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against con-
sideration 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 com-
mittee 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 amend-
ment to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute 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 Com-
mittee on Rules shall be considered only in the order printed 
in the report (except as specified in section 4 of this resolu-
tion), may be offered only by a Member designated in the re-
port, 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 in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. 
(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 resolu-
tion not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pur-
suant to this section shall be considered as read, 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 in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. The original proponent of an amendment included in 
such amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the Con-
gressional 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 resolu-
tion out of the order printed, but not sooner than 30 minutes 
after the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or a des-
ignee 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. 
Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on
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any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to 
the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
SEC. 6. In the engrossment of H.R. 2647, the Clerk 
shall— 
(a) add the text of H.R. 2990, as passed by the House, 
as new matter at the end of H.R. 2647; 
(b) conform the title of H.R. 2647 to reflect the addition 
to the engrossment of H.R. 2990; 
(c) assign appropriate designations to provisions within 
the engrossment; and 
(d) conform provisions for short titles within the en-
grossment. 
SEC. 7. Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 2990 to 
the engrossment of H.R. 2647, H.R. 2990 shall be laid on 
the table. 
SEC. 8. During consideration of H.R. 2647, the Chair 
may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic
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voting under clause 6 of rule XVIII and clauses 8 and 9 of 
rule XX. 
Attest: 
Clerk.