H. Res. 274

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 28, 2007.

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution 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. 1538) to amend title 10, United States Code, 

to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed 

Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, 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 and 20 minutes, with one hour 

equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 

minority member of the Committee on Armed Services and 

20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 

and ranking minority member of the Committee on Veterans’ 

Affairs. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
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amendment under the five-minute rule. 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 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 committee amendment in the nature of 

a substitute are waived except those arising under clause 9 

or 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, 

no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of 

a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 

Each such 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 in the House or in the 

Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 

amendments are waived except those arising under clause 9 

or 10 of rule XXI. 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. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 
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House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 

Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 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. 1538 

pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of 

the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker. 

Attest:

Clerk.