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House Calendar No. 21 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 198 
[Report No. 115–39] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1259) to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, 
and for other purposes; providing 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; and providing for consider-
ation of 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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2017 
Mr. BUCK, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1259) to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal 
or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for 
other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1367) to improve the authority of the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and 
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other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and for other purposes; and providing for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 1181) to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain per-
sons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent 
for certain purposes. 
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. 1259) to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of 
employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based 
on performance or misconduct, 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 
exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs. After general debate the bill shall be con-
sidered 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 115-7. That amendment in the nature 
of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of 
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order against that amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute are waived. No amendment to that 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 divi-
sion 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 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 Af-
fairs, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid-
eration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. After gen-
eral 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 sub-
stitute 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 
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 B 
of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only 
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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. 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 condi-
tions under which certain persons may be treated as adju-
dicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. All 
points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 
The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order 
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against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on 
any amendment thereto to final passage without inter-
vening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs; and (2) 
one motion to recommit. 
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House Calendar No. 21 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 198 
[Report No. 115–39] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1259) 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
for the removal or demotion of employees of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs based on per-
formance or misconduct, and for other purposes; 
providing 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 Vet-
erans Affairs, and for other purposes; and pro-
viding for consideration of 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. 
MARCH 15, 2017 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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