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Tom Latham: “I have an amendment at the desk, No. 19. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2013
I have an amendment at the desk, No. 19. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 4, beginning on line 4, strike all through page 5, line 6 and insert the following: For necessary expenses of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, $14,220,000, of which $8,218,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training. Mr. LATHAM (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Iowa? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Iowa is recognized for 5 minutes.
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Tom Latham
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Jul 30, 2013

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