I ask unanimous consent that the Blumenthal amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to and that the bill, as amended, be read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 3309) was agreed to, as follows: On page 2, line 21, insert ``knowingly'' before ``cause''. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time.
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