H. Res. 512 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
November 4, 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 further consideration of 
the Senate amendment to the text of the bill (H.R. 22) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employ-
ees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate 
applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act. 
SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to the amendment re-
ferred to in section 2(a) of House Resolution 507 shall be in 
order except those printed in part A of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and 
amendments en bloc described in subsection (c). 
(b) Each further amendment printed in part A of the re-
port of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only in
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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, 
may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before action 
thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question. 
(c) It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or his des-
ignee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 
not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant 
to this subsection shall be considered as read, shall be debat-
able for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure or their designees, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a 
demand for division of the question. 
(d) All points of order against the further amendments 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 
or amendments en bloc described in subsection (c) are 
waived. 
SEC. 3. No further amendment to the Senate amend-
ment, as amended, shall be in order except those printed in 
part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
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panying this resolution. Each such further amendment shall 
be considered 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, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any 
time before action thereon, shall not be subject to amend-
ment, 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 further amendments are 
waived. 
SEC. 4. (a) At the conclusion of consideration of the 
Senate amendment for amendment the Committee of the 
Whole shall rise and report the Senate amendment, as 
amended, to the House with such further amendments as 
may have been adopted. 
(b) If the Committee reports the Senate amendment, as 
amended, back to the House with a further amendment or 
amendments, the previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the question of adoption of such further amendment 
or amendments without intervening motion. In the case of 
sundry further amendments reported from the Committee, 
the question of their adoption shall be put to the House en 
gros and without division of the question.
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(c) If the Committee reports the Senate amendment, as 
amended, back to the House without further amendment or 
the question of adoption referred to in subsection (b) fails, 
no further consideration of the Senate amendments shall be 
in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. 
SEC. 5. The Chair may postpone further consideration of 
the Senate amendments in the House to such time as may 
be designated by the Speaker. 
SEC. 6. Upon adoption of the further amendment or 
amendments in the House pursuant to section 4(b) of this 
resolution— 
(a) a motion that the House concur in the Senate 
amendment to the text, as amended, with such further 
amendment or amendments shall be considered as adopted; 
(b) the Clerk shall engross the action of the House 
under subsection (a) as a single amendment in the nature of 
a substitute; 
(c) a motion that the House concur in the Senate 
amendment to the title shall be considered as adopted; and 
(d) it shall be in order for the chair of the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure or his designee to move 
that the House insist on its amendment to the Senate amend-
ment to H.R. 22 and request a conference with the Senate 
thereon.
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SEC. 7. The chair of the Committee on Armed Services 
may insert in the Congressional Record not later than No-
vember 16, 2015, such material as he may deem explanatory 
of defense authorization measures for the fiscal year 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.