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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 print-
ed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution. Each such amendment may be of-
fered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered 
only by a Member designated in the report, shall be consid-
ered 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 sepa-
rate 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 in-
structions.
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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. 
1367) to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs. 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 an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
115–6. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
be considered as read. All points of order against that amend-
ment 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 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
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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. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1181) to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under 
which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally 
incompetent for certain purposes. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be consid-
ered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill 
are waived. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final pas-
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sage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of de-
bate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs; and 
(2) one motion to recommit. 
Attest: 
Clerk.