I ask unanimous consent the committee-reported substitute amendment be considered, the Sanders amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to, the committee-reported amendment, as amended, be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, the committee-reported title amendment be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 2023) was agreed to, as follows: On page 11, strike line 25 and insert the following: lessness pursuant to such partnerships. ``(f) Sunset.--The authority of the Secretary to enter into partnerships under this section as described in subsection (a) shall expire on December 31, 2016.''. On page 13, strike lines 3 through 18 and insert the following: SEC. 10. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM OF REFERRAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR VETERANS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS WHO ARE TRANSITIONING FROM CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. Section 2023 of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking subsection (b); (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``To the extent practicable, the program'' and inserting ``The program''; (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``September 30, 2014'' and inserting ``September 30, 2017''; (4) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``provided under the demonstration program''; and (5) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.…
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