[Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and the Rules of the House of Representatives, 117th Congress]
[117th Congress]
[House Document 116-177]
[Legislate Procedures Enacted in Law]
[Pages 1349-1354]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
35. VA Mission Act of 2018
a. department of veterans affairs center for innovation for care and
payment. [38 u.s.c. 1703e]
Sec. 1703E. center for innovation for care and payment
(a) In General--
(1) There is established within the Department a
Center for Innovation for Care and Payment (in this
section referred to as the ``Center'').
(2) The Secretary, acting through the Center, may
carry out such pilot programs the Secretary determines
to be appropriate to develop innovative approaches to
testing payment and service delivery models in order to
reduce expenditures while preserving or enhancing the
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quality of care furnished by the Department.
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(f) Waiver of Authorities--
(1) Subject to reporting under paragraph (2) and
approval under paragraph (3), in implementing a pilot
program under this section, the Secretary may waive such
requirements in subchapters I, II, and III of this
chapter as the Secretary determines necessary solely for
the purposes of carrying out this section with respect
to testing models described in subsection (a).
(2) Before waiving any authority under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall submit to the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of
Representatives, the majority leader of the House of
Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate, and
each standing committee with jurisdiction under the
rules of the Senate and of the House of Representatives
to report a bill to amend the provision or provisions of
law that would be waived by the Department, a report on
a request for waiver that describes in detail the
following:
(A) The specific authorities to be waived under
the pilot program.
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(3)(A) Upon receipt of a report submitted under
paragraph (2), each House of Congress shall provide
copies of the report to the chairman and ranking member
of each standing committee with jurisdiction under the
rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate to
report a bill to amend the provision or provisions of
law that would be waived by the Department under this
subsection.
(B) The waiver requested by the Secretary under
paragraph (2) shall be considered approved under this
paragraph if there is enacted into law a joint
resolution approving such request in its entirety.
(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ``joint
resolution'' means only a joint resolution which is
introduced within the period of five legislative days
beginning on the date on which the Secretary transmits
the report to the Congress under such paragraph (2),
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and--
(i) which does not have a preamble; and
(ii) the matter after the resolving clause of
which is as follows: ``that Congress approves the
request for a waiver under section 1703E(f) of title
38, United States Code, as submitted by the
Secretary on ___'', the blank space being filled
with the appropriate date.
(D)(i) Any committee of the House of Representatives
to which a joint resolution is referred shall report it
to the House without amendment not later than 15
legislative days after the date of introduction thereof.
If a committee fails to report the joint resolution
within that time period, the committee shall be
discharged from further consideration of the joint
resolution.
(ii) It shall be in order at any time after the
third legislative day after each committee
authorized to consider a joint resolution has
reported or has been discharged from consideration
of a joint resolution, to move to proceed to
consider the joint resolution in the House. All
points of order against the motion are waived. Such
a motion shall not be in order after the House has
disposed of a motion to proceed on a joint
resolution addressing a particular submission. The
previous question shall be considered as ordered on
the motion to its adoption without intervening
motion. The motion shall not be debatable. A motion
to reconsider the vote by which the motion is
disposed of shall not be in order.
(iii) The joint resolution shall be considered as
read. All points of order against the joint
resolution and against its consideration are waived.
The previous question shall be considered as ordered
on the joint resolution to its passage without
intervening motion except two hours of debate
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and
an opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on
passage of the joint resolution shall not be in
order.
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b. va asset and infrastructure review act of 2018, Sec. Sec. 203, 207
In the 116th Congress, the House passed an unreported joint resolution
pursuant to subsection (f) under suspension of the rules (H.J. Res. 80,
Jan. 13, 2020, p. _).
[38 u.s.c. 8122 note]
Sec. 203. procedure for making recommendations.
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(b) Recommendations of the Secretary--
(1) Publication in the Federal Register--The Secretary
shall, not later than January 31, 2022, and after
consulting with veterans service organizations, publish
in the Federal Register and transmit to the Committees
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of
Representatives and to the Commission a report detailing
the recommendations regarding the modernization or
realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health
Administration on the basis of the final criteria
referred to in subsection (a)(2) that are applicable.
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(d) Review by the President--
(1) Report--The President shall, not later than
February 15, 2023, transmit to the Commission and to the
Congress a report containing the President's approval or
disapproval of the Commission's recommendations.
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(4) Transmittal of Recommendations to Congress--If the
President approves all recommendations of the Commission
transmitted to the President under paragraph (3), the
President shall transmit a copy of such recommendations
to the Congress, together with a certification of such
approval.
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Sec. 207. congressional consideration of commission report.
(a) Disapproval Resolution--For purposes of this subtitle, the
term ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution which is
introduced within the 5-day period beginning on the date on
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which the President trans
mits the report to the Congress under section 203(d), and--
(1) which does not have a preamble;
(2) the matter after the resolving clause of which is
as follows: ``that Congress disapproves the
recommendations of the VHA Asset and Infrastructure
Review Commission as submitted by the President on
___'', the blank space being filled with the appropriate
date; and
(3) the title of which is as follows: ``Joint
resolution disapproving the recommendations of the VHA
Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission.''.
(b) Consideration in the House of Representatives--
(1) Reporting and Discharge--Any committee of the
House of Representatives to which a joint resolution is
referred shall report it to the House without amendment
not later than 15 legislative days after the date of
introduction thereof. If a committee fails to report the
joint resolution within that period, the committee shall
be discharged from further consideration of the joint
resolution.
(2) Proceeding to Consideration--It shall be in order
at any time after the third legislative day after each
committee authorized to consider a joint resolution has
reported or has been discharged from consideration of a
joint resolution, to move to proceed to consider the
joint resolution in the House. All points of order
against the motion are waived. Such a motion shall not
be in order after the House has disposed of a motion to
proceed on a joint resolution addressing a particular
submission. The previous question shall be considered as
ordered on the motion to its adoption without
intervening motion. The motion shall not be debatable. A
motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is
disposed of shall not be in order.
(3) Consideration--The joint resolution shall be
considered as read. All points of order against the
joint resolution and against its consideration are
waived. The previous question shall be considered as
ordered on the joint resolution to its passage without
intervening motion except 2 hours of debate equally
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divided and controlled by the pro
ponent and and opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote
on passage of the joint resolution shall not be in
order.
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(d) Amendment Not In Order--A joint resolution of disapproval
considered pursuant to this section shall not be subject to
amendment in either the House of Representatives or the Senate.
(e) Coordination With Action By Other House--
(1) In General--If, before the passage by one House of
the joint resolution of that House, that House receives
the joint resolution from the other House, then the
following procedures shall apply:
(A) The joint resolution of the other House shall
not be referred to a committee.
(B) With respect to the joint resolution of the
House receiving the joint resolution--
(i) the procedure in that House shall be the
same as if no joint resolution had been received
from the other House; but
(ii) the vote on passage shall be on the joint
resolution of the other House.
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Sec. 1130(36)