The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on May 28, 2010.

Mr. Gohmert moved that the House do now adjourn.

The House received a communication from the Honorable Mr. Shuster . Mr. Shuster notified the House of his intent to resign from the Committee on Armed Services. Agreed to without objection.

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

Mr. Skelton moved that the Committee now rise.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Skelton en bloc amendments, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendments and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Skelton demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

Amendments en bloc offered by Mr. Skelton.

An amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: amendments nos. 8, 15, 30, 32, as modified, 55, 61, 64, 66, 67, 74, and 77 printed in House Report 111-498.

Amendment offered by Ms. Shea-Porter.

An amendment numbered 81 printed in House Report 111-498 to require a penalty for prime contractors that do not provide information to databases on contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and it adds a reporting requirement. The penalty would withhold award and incentive fee payments.

On agreeing to the Teague amendment Agreed to by voice vote.

Amendment offered by Mr. Teague.

An amendment numbered 68 printed in House Report 111-498 to provide health insurance to dependents of permanently and totally disabled veterans, as well as veterans who died from serviced connected disabilities, through the age of 26. Currently under CHAMPVA, which is administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), coverage can only be provided to dependent children up to the age of 23.

An amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: amendments nos. 56, 58, 59, 65, 69, 71, 76, and 78 printed in House Report 111-498.

Considered as unfinished business.

On motion that the Committee now rise Agreed to by voice vote.

On agreeing to the Sarbanes amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 253 - 172 (Roll no. 318).

Amendment offered by Mr. Murphy, Patrick.

An amendment numbered 79 printed in House Report 111-498 to repeal Dont Ask Dont Tell only after: (1) receipt of the recommendations of the Pentagon's Comprehensive Review Working Group on how to implement a repeal of DADT (due December 1, 2010) and (2) a certification by the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and President that repeal is first, consistent with military readiness, military effectiveness, unit cohesion & recruiting, and second, that the DoD has prepared the necessary policies and regulations to implement its repeal. It would also include a 60 day period after certification before the repeal took effect.

Amendments en bloc offered by Mr. Skelton.

An amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: amendments nos. 38, 49, 53, 60, 72, 73 and 75 printed in House Report 111-498.

An amendment numbered 62 printed in House Report 111-498 to express a Sense of Congress concerning the implementation of the Congressionally-mandated recommendations of the Institute of Medicine study.

On agreeing to the Andrews amendments Agreed to by voice vote.

Amendments en bloc offered by Mr. Andrews.

An amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: amendments nos. 39, 41, 43, 50, as modified, 51, and 57 printed in House Report 111-498.

On agreeing to the Andrews amendments Agreed to by voice vote.

Amendments en bloc offered by Mr. Andrews.

An amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: amendments nos. 5, 6, 7, 11, 14, 19, 31, and 33 printed in House Report 111-498.

Amendment offered by Mr. Sarbanes.

An amendment numbered 47 printed in House Report 111-498 to require non-Defense agencies to establish contractor inventories and insourcing programs to mirror current law for the Department of Defense. It would also prevent agencies from establishing any numerical goal, target, or quota for the conversion to performance by Federal employees, require OMB to report to Congress on agency insourcing policies and GAO to evaluate OMB reporting.

Amendment offered by Ms. Eshoo.

An amendment numbered 42 printed in House Report 111-498 to require the DNI to cooperate with GAO inquiries that are initiated by Committees. Would allow all committees of jurisdiction to request that GAO perform audits of the intelligence community. Would allow the DNI to designate certain reports or portions of reports as sources and methods sensitive or reportable only to the intelligence committees, and those reports or portions would go only to the intelligence committees. Would establish certain procedures to ensure that GAO safeguards information.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gutierrez amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Gutierrez demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

Amendment offered by Mr. Gutierrez.

An amendment numbered 21 printed in House Report 111-498 to stipulate that, should the Secretary of Defense determine that BP or its subsidiaries performing any contract with the Department are no longer a "responsible source," the Secretary shall consider debarring BP or its subsidiaries from contracting with the Department no later than 90 days after making such determination.

Amendments en bloc offered by Mr. Andrews.

An amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: amendments nos. 12, 17, 18, as modified, 25, 28, 35, 37, and 44 printed in House Report 111-498.

On agreeing to the Andrews amendments Agreed to by voice vote.

An amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: amendments nos. 29, 34, 40, 46, 48, 52 and 54 printed in House Report 111-498.

An amendment numbered 82 printed in House Report 111-498 to require the Department of Defense to take into consideration during the KC-X or any successor aerial tanker replacement program any unfair competitive advantage an offeror may possess, and to report any such unfair competitive advantage to Congressional defense committees within 60 days of bid submissions.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pingree amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Pingree demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

Amendment offered by Ms. Pingree (ME).

An amendment numbered 80 printed in House Report 111-498 to strike funding for the Joint Strike Fighter's Alternate Engine Program.

An amendment en bloc consisting of amendments numbered 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, and 45 printed in House Report 111-498.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McGovern amendment number 13, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

Amendment offered by Mr. McGovern.

An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 111-498 to include a Sense of Congress stating that hunger and obesity are impairing military recruitment and must be properly addressed.

Amendments en bloc offered by Mr. Skelton.

An amendment en bloc consisting of amendments numbered 9, 10, 16, 24, 36, 63, and 70 printed in House Report 111-498.

Amendment offered by Mr. Marshall.

An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-498 to express the sense of Congress that the Chief of the National Guard Bureau should issue fire-resistant utility ensembles to National Guard personnel who are engaged, or likely to become engaged, in defense support to civil authority missions that routinely involve serious fire hazards, such as wildfire recovery efforts.

An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 111-498 to ensure that the spouse, children and parents of a deployed or deploying member of the Armed Forces, who are not covered under the Family Medical Leave Act, have the ability to take at least two weeks of unpaid leave from their job in order to address issues that arise over the course of a deployment cycle.

Amendment offered by Mr. Bartlett.

An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-498 to prohibit funds authorized to be appropriated in section 101(5) for other procurement, Army, from being obligated or expended by the Secretary of the Army for line-haul tractors unless the source selection is made based on a full and open competition.

Amendment offered by Mr. Skelton.

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-498 to correct a variety of technical errors in the bill.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1404 and Rule XVIII.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1404.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5136 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 or rule XXI.

H. Res. 1372:

honoring the University of Georgia Graduate School on the occasion of its centennial

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 412 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 309).

H. Res. 1161:

honoring the Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette University, the first Catholic university in the world to offer co-education as part of its regular undergraduate program

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 380 - 0, 36 Present (Roll no. 308).

H. Res. 1404:

providing for consideration 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; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules; and for other purposes

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 241 - 178 (Roll no. 307).

H. Con. Res. 282:

providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 230 - 187 (Roll no. 306).

H. Res. 1404:

providing for consideration 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; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules; and for other purposes

The previous question was ordered without objection.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Chair designated Mr. Poe of TX to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

The House convened, starting a new legislative day.