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On the recordJuly 20, 2011
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up my amendment No. 575, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from New Hampshire [Ms. Ayotte] proposes an amendment numbered 575. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, to submit a report to Congress detailing the Secretary's plans, and identifying challenges, both technical and administrative, to ensure that advanced, next-generation prosthetics are made available to injured members of the Armed Forces and veterans in a timely manner) On page 112, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following: Sec. 230.…
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Kelly Ayotte
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