I further ask unanimous consent that the Mikulski- Collins amendment to the preamble be agreed to; the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; the title amendment be agreed to; and the motions 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. 2664) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To amend the preamble) In the eighteenth whereas clause, strike ``CDC'' and insert ``Centers for Disease Control and Prevention''. The preamble, as amended, was agreed to. The resolution, as amended, with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows: S. Res. 242 Whereas, on September 10, 1990, the Office of Research on Women's Health (in this resolution referred to as ``ORWH'') was established at the National Institutes of Health (in this resolution referred to as ``NIH'') to-- (1) ensure that women were included in NIH-funded clinical research; (2) set research priorities to address gaps in scientific knowledge; and (3) promote biomedical research careers for women; Whereas ORWH was established in law by the National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-43; 107 Stat.…
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