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House Calendar No. 229 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1574 
[Report No. 111–582] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3534) to provide greater effi-
ciencies, transparency, returns, and accountability in the administration 
of Federal mineral and energy resources by consolidating administration 
of various Federal energy minerals management and leasing programs 
into one entity to be known as the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals 
Leasing of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes; 
and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5851) to provide whistle-
blower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30 (legislative day, JULY 29), 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. 3534) to provide 
greater efficiencies, transparency, returns, and account-
ability in the administration of Federal mineral and en-
ergy resources by consolidating administration of various 
Federal energy minerals management and leasing pro-
grams into one entity to be known as the Office of 
Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing of the Department 
of the Interior, and for other purposes; and providing 
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for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5851) to provide whis-
tleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore 
oil and gas industry. 
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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 3534) to provide greater effi-
ciencies, transparency, returns, and accountability in the 
administration of Federal mineral and energy resources 
by consolidating administration of various Federal energy 
minerals management and leasing programs into one enti-
ty to be known as the Office of Federal Energy and Min-
erals Leasing of the Department of the Interior, 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 amendments specified in this section and shall not 
exceed one hour, with 40 minutes equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Natural Resources and 20 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 
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amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the 
bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for 
the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part 
A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution. That amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against that 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 that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
in order except those printed in part B of the report of 
the Committee on Rules. Each 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 con-
sidered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 
in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend-
ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question. All points of order against such amend-
ments 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 
the bill to the House with such amendments as may have 
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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 Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 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. 3. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 5851) 
to provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in 
the offshore oil and gas industry. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived except those 
arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment 
printed in part C of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopt-
ed. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against provisions of the bill, as amended, 
are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage without 
intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Education and Labor; and 
(2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
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SEC. 4. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 3534, the 
Clerk shall— 
(1) add the text of H.R. 5851, as passed by the 
House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 3534; 
(2) assign appropriate designations to provi-
sions within the engrossment; and 
(3) conform provisions for short titles within 
the engrossment. 
(b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 5851 to 
the engrossment of H.R. 3534, H.R. 5851 shall be laid 
on the table. 
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House Calendar No. 229 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1574 
[Report No. 111–582] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3534) 
to provide greater efficiencies, transparency, re-
turns, and accountability in the administration of 
Federal mineral and energy resources by consoli-
dating administration of various Federal energy 
minerals management and leasing programs into 
one entity to be known as the Office of Federal 
Energy and Minerals Leasing of the Department 
of the Interior, and for other purposes; and pro-
viding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5851) 
to provide whistleblower protections to certain 
workers in the offshore oil and gas industry. 
JULY 30 (legislative day, JULY 29), 2010 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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