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Justin Amash: I have one final amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as…

On the recordJune 1, 2011
I have one final amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any action by a political appointee (as that term is defined in section 106 of title 49, United States Code) to delay, vacate, or reverse any decision by an employee in the Privacy Office of the Department of Homeland Security to make records available pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code, popularly known as the Freedom of Information Act. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan is recognized for 5 minutes.
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Justin Amash
Michigan
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Jun 1, 2011

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