Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 348, S. 3648. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3648) to amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: S. 3648 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 ``Helping Eliminate Limitations for Prompt Response and Recovery Act'' or the ``HELP Response and Recovery Act''. SEC. 2. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE DHS CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS. The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-295; 120 Stat. 1394) is amended by striking section 695 (6 U.S.C. 794). SEC. 3. REPORTS.…
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