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under clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall 
be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour and 
20 minutes, with one hour equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and 20 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
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. In lieu of the 
amendments recommended by the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform and the Committee on Armed 
Services 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 Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid-
ered as read. All points of order against that amendment 
in the nature of a substitute are waived except those aris-
ing under clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding 
clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to that amend-
ment 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 such amendment may be offered only in 
the order printed in the report, may be offered only by 
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a Member designated 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 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 clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclu-
sion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Com-
mittee 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 any amendment 
adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to 
the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order 
as original text. 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. During consideration in the House of H.R. 
1362 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op-
eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 
further consideration of the bill to a time designated by 
the Speaker. 
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House Calendar No. 26 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 242 
[Report No. 110–49] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1362) 
to reform acquisition practices of the Federal 
Government. 
MARCH 14, 2007 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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