•HRES 429 RH 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 3309) to amend title 35, United 
States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 
to make improvements and technical corrections, and for 
other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed 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 Committee on the Judiciary. 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 the Judi-
ciary 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 sub-
stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
113-28. 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 sub-
stitute shall be in order except those printed in part A 
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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 con-
clusion 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 amend-
ment 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. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1105) 
to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide 
a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers, 
and for other purposes. All points of order against consid-
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eration of the bill are waived. An amendment in the nature 
of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 113-29 shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, 
to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Finan-
cial Services; (2) the further amendment printed in part 
B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution, if offered by Representative Carolyn Malo-
ney of New York or her designee, which shall be in order 
without intervention of any point of order, shall be consid-
ered as read, shall be separately debatable for 10 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion of the question; and (3) one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions. 
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House Calendar No. 77 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 429 
[Report No. 113–283] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3309) 
to amend title 35, United States Code, and the 
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make im-
provements and technical corrections, and for 
other purposes; and providing for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 1105) to amend the Investment 
Advisers Act of 1940 to provide a registration ex-
emption for private equity fund advisers, and for 
other purposes. 
DECEMBER 3, 2013 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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