Peter Welch: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 16, after line 6, insert the following: (6) An analysis of succession planning and hiring as it relates to rural areas. Page 16, line 7, strike ``(6)'' and insert ``(7)''. Page 17, line 21, strike ``and''. Page 17, line 24, strike the period and insert ``; and''. Page 17, after line 24, insert the following: (J) the ability to recruit and hire in rural areas. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 198, the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Vermont.”