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On the recordJuly 20, 2011
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that Boxer amendment No. 577 be modified with the changes that are already at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 577), as modified, is as follows: At the appropriate place, add the following: Sec. __. No later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall report to the Congressional Defense Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the status and improvement plan for all DODEA schools with an overall condition rating of Q3 (poor) or Q4 (failing) as identified in the October 2009 Report to Congress on Department of Defense Education Activity's Military Construction Program.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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