H. Res. 212 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 22, 2015. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion 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 consider-
ation 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 origi-
nal bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 
rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended by the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence 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 na-
ture of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the com-
mittee 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 or-
dered 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 en-
hance multi-directional sharing of information related to cy-
bersecurity 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 con-
sideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con-
fined 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 con-
sidered 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 pur-
pose 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 de-
mand 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 mo-
tion except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions. 
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 ad-
dition of H.R. 1731, as passed by the House, to the en-
grossment; 
(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.