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through research and development, to improve the com-
petitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes. 
The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 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 shall not 
exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Science and Technology. 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 origi-
nal bill for the purpose of amendment under the five- 
minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Science and Tech-
nology now printed in the bill modified by the amendment 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution. The committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against the committee 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 amendment to the committee 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 accompanying this resolution and amendments 
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en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution. (c) Each 
amendment printed in part B of the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules may be considered only in the order print-
ed in the report, may be offered only by a Member des-
ignated 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 sub-
ject to a demand for division of the question. (d) All points 
of order against amendments printed in part B of the re-
port 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. 
SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair 
of the Committee on Science and Technology or his des-
ignee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amend-
ments printed in part B of the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed 
of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section 
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 40 min-
utes equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Science and 
Technology or their designees, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion of the question. The original proponent of an amend-
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ment included in such amendments en bloc may insert a 
statement in the Congressional Record immediately before 
the disposition of the amendments en bloc. 
SEC. 4. 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 or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
SEC. 5. The Chair may entertain a motion that the 
Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Com-
mittee on Science and Technology or his designee. The 
Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enact-
ing words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule 
XVIII). 
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House Calendar No. 194 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1344 
[Report No. 111–479] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5116) 
to invest in innovation through research and de-
velopment, to improve the competitiveness of the 
United States, and for other purposes. 
MAY 11, 2010 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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