H. Res. 212 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

April 22, 2015. 

Resolved, That at any time after 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. 1560) to improve cybersecurity in the United States 

through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity 

threats, 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. 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 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. After general 

debate the bill shall be considered for 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 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in 
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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. No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 

order except those printed in part A of 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. 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 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. 
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SEC. 2. At any time after 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. 

1731) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties 

protections, 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. General debate shall be confined to the bill and amendments specified in this section and 

shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by 

the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Homeland Security. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of 

the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

the Committee on Homeland Security now printed in the bill, 

it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment 

in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

Committee Print 114–12. That amendment in the nature of 

a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are 

waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of 

a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part B 
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of 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. 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 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute made in order as original text. 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. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 1560 the Clerk 

shall— 

(1) add the text of H.R. 1731, as passed by the 

House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 1560; 
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(2) conform the title of H.R. 1560 to reflect the addition of H.R. 1731, as passed by the House, to the engrossment; 

(3) assign appropriate designations to provisions 

within the engrossment; and 

(4) conform cross-references and provisions for 

short titles within the engrossment. 

(b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 1731, as 

passed by the House, to the engrossment of H.R. 1560, H.R. 

1731 shall be laid on the table. 

Attest: 

Clerk.