I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn; that the Schatz-Murkowski substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to; and that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute was withdrawn. The amendment (No. 3351) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to, as follows: (The amendment is printed in today's Record (legislative day of December 16, 2024) under ``Text of Amendments.'') The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time.
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