Mr. President, I further ask that the Hirono amendment be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed; 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. 5091) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To improve the bill) On page 2, line 11, strike ``paragraph (4)'' and insert ``paragraph (4) of this subsection''. The bill (S. 2683), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows: S. 2683 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF DISABLED VETERAN LEAVE IN FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. (a) In General.--Section 40122(g)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (I)(iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(J) subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, section 6329, relating to disabled veteran leave.''.…
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