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On the recordDecember 11, 2013
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Nelson amendment which is at the desk be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time, the title amendment be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 2544) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. LAUNCH LIABILITY EXTENSION. Section 50915(f) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''. The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a third time. The bill was read the third time. The bill (H.R. 3547), as amended, was passed. The amendment (No. 2545) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To amend the title) Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to extend Government liability, subject to appropriation, for certain third-party claims arising from commercial space launches.''.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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