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U.S. GOVERNMENT
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115TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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 AF-
FAIRS 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 DE-
PARTMENT 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 PERSONS MAY BE TREATED AS ADJUDICATED MEN-
TALLY INCOMPETENT FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES
MARCH 15, 2017.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
Mr. BUCK, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H. Res. 198]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House
Resolution 198, by a record vote of 8 to 3, report the same to the
House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1259, the VA
Accountability First Act of 2017, under a structured rule. The reso-
lution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Veterans' Affairs. The resolution waives all points of
order against consideration of the bill. The resolution makes in
order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment
in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com-
mittee Print 115-7 and provides that it shall be considered as read.
The resolution waives all points of order against that amendment
in the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order only
those further amendments printed in part A of this report. Each
such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in this
report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report,
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time speci-
fied in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent
and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not
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