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Alan Grayson: I have an amendment at the desk, Madam Chair. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as…

On the recordJune 19, 2014
I have an amendment at the desk, Madam Chair. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec._. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to transfer aircraft (including unmanned aerial vehicles), armored vehicles, grenade launchers, silencers, toxicological agents (including chemical agents, biological agents, and associated equipment), launch vehicles, guided missiles, ballistic missiles, rockets, torpedoes, bombs, mines, or nuclear weapons (as identified for demilitarization purposes outlined in Department of Defense Manual 4160.28) through the Department of Defense Excess Personal Property Program established pursuant to section 1033 of Public Law 104-201, the `National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 1997'. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 628, the gentleman from Florida and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida.
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Alan Grayson
Florida
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Jun 19, 2014

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