I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 713, line 4, after the dollar amount insert: ``(increased by $500,000) (decreased by $500,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 504, the gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands (Mr. Sablan) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands.
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