Joe Donnelly: “I ask unanimous consent the Brown amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read three…”

“I ask unanimous consent the Brown amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read three times and passed, and the motion 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. 2344) was agreed to. (The text of the amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'') The bill (S. 381), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows: S. 381 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) on April 18, 1942, the brave men of the 17th Bombardment Group (Medium) became known as the ``Doolittle Tokyo Raiders'' for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo; (2) 80 brave American aircraft crewmen, led by Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle, volunteered for an ``extremely hazardous mission'', without knowing the target, location, or assignment, and willingly put their lives in harm's way, risking death, capture, and torture; (3) the conduct of medium bomber operations from a Navy aircraft carrier under combat conditions had never before been attempted; (4) after the discovery of the USS Hornet by Japanese picket ships 170 miles further away from the prearranged launch point, the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders proceeded…”