H. Res. 1574 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 30, 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 consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 3534) to provide greater efficiencies, trans-
parency, returns, and accountability in the administration of 
Federal mineral and energy resources by consolidating ad-
ministration of various Federal energy minerals management 
and leasing programs into one entity to be known as the Of-
fice of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing of the Depart-
ment of the Interior, and for other purposes. The first read-
ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived except those aris-
ing under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall 
be confined to the bill and amendments specified in this sec-
tion and shall not exceed one hour, with 40 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Natural Resources and 20 min-
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utes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure. After general debate the bill shall be consid-
ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 
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 pur-
pose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against that amend-
ment 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 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. All points of order against such amendments 
are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule
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XXI. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend-
ment 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 intervening 
motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions. 
SEC. 2. The Chair may entertain a motion that the 
Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee 
on Natural Resources or his designee. The Chair may not en-
tertain 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 pro-
vide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the off-
shore oil and gas industry. All points of order against consid-
eration 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 adopted. The bill, as amend-
ed, 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 amend-
ed, to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) 
one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair
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and ranking minority member of the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor; and (2) one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. 
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 provisions 
within the engrossment; and 
(3) conform provisions for short titles within the en-
grossment. 
(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. 
Attest: 
Clerk.