Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 374, S. 624. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will state the bill by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 624) to provide 100 million people with first- time access to safe drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis by 2015 by improving the capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Foreign Relations, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2010''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS.…
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