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rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation 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 min-
utes 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 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 consid-
ered as read. All points of order against the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except 
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those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. Notwith-
standing 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 Com-
mittee 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 debat-
able 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 consider-
ation 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 com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
and amendments thereto to final passage without inter-
vening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. 
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SEC. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 
1538 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op-
eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 
further consideration of the bill to a time designated by 
the Speaker. 
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House Calendar No. 35 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 274 
[Report No. 110–78] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1538) 
to amend title 10, United States Code, to im-
prove 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. 
MARCH 27, 2007 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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