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On the recordNovember 18, 2011
I ask unanimous consent to call up five amendments en bloc which have been cleared by myself and the ranking member as follows: amendment No. 1071 on behalf of Senator McCain, to require the Secretary of Defense to report on all information with respect to the Evolved Expendible Launch Vehicle Program that would be required if the program were designated as a major defense acquisition program not in the sustainment phase; amendment No. 1086 on behalf of Senators Roberts and Moran, to authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to CPT Emil Kapaun of the U.S. Army for acts of valor during the Korean War; amendment No. 1106 on behalf of Senator McCain, to require a report on the status of the implementation of accepted recommendations in the Final Report of the 2010 Army Acquisition Review Panel; amendment No. 1140 on behalf of Senator Casey, to require a report by the Comptroller General on the Department of Defense Military Spouse Employment Program; and amendment No. 1219 on behalf of myself, to provide authority to order military Reserves to Active Duty to provide assistance and response to a disaster or emergency.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California
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Nov 18, 2011

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