H. Res. 1404 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 27, 2010. 
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. 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. 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. 
(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 or germane modifications of any 
such amendments. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to 
this section shall be considered as read (except that modifica-
tions shall be reported), shall be debatable for 20 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking mi-
nority 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 amend-
ment printed in the form of a motion to strike may be modi-
fied to the form of a germane perfecting amendment to the 
text originally proposed to be stricken. The original pro-
ponent of an amendment included in such amendments en 
bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional Record im-
mediately 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 his 
designee announces from the floor a request to that effect.
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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 ordered on the 
bill and amendments thereto to final passage without inter-
vening 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 Committee 
on Armed Services or his designee. The Chair may not enter-
tain 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 engross-
ment. 
SEC. 8. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for 
a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee 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.
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SEC. 9. It shall be in order at any time through the cal-
endar day of May 30, 2010, for the Speaker to entertain mo-
tions that the House suspend the rules. The Speaker or her 
designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or his des-
ignee on the designation of any matter for consideration pur-
suant to this section. 
Attest: 
Clerk.