An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 115-39 to add an analysis of succession planning and hiring in rural areas, and requires a study on the ability to hire and recruit veterans in rural areas.

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   Change 1: Inserts new text on page 16, line 6

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   Inserted: (6) An analysis of succession planning and hiring as it relates to rural areas.

   Original wording

   Page 16, after line 6, insert the following:

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   Change 2: Replaces “(6)” with “(7)”

   ReplacesPage 16, line 7Printed page

   In H.R. 1367 · Reported in House

   (5) A demonstration of the capacity of the entity to execute succession plans with successful succession management strategies.

   ([struck: 6][inserted: 7]) Any other matters the Comptroller General determines appropriate.

   (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing each study conducted under subsection (a).

   Original wording

   Page 16, line 7, strike “(6)” and insert “(7)”.

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   Change 3: Strikes “and”

   StrikesPage 17, line 21Printed page

   Struck: and

   Original wording

   Page 17, line 21, strike “and”.

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   Change 4: Replaces the period on page 17, line 24 with “; and”

   ReplacesPrinted page

   …[struck: .][inserted: ; and]

   Original wording

   Page 17, line 24, strike the period and insert “; and”.

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   Change 5: Inserts new text on page 17, line 24

   InsertsPrinted page

   Inserted: (J) the ability to recruit and hire in rural areas.

   Original wording

   Page 17, after line 24, insert the following:

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