Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendment be withdrawn; the Carper substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to, and the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed; the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, without intervening action or debate; and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The committee amendment was withdrawn. The amendment (No. 4392) was agreed to. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'') The bill (S. 1508), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. ____________________
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