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On the recordJune 14, 2022
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 370, S. 407. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 407) to provide redress to the employees of Air America. 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: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Air America Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. AIR AMERICA. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Air America, Incorporated (referred to in this section as ``Air America'') and its related cover corporate entities were wholly owned and controlled by the United States Government and directed and managed by the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the Central Intelligence Agency from 1950 to 1976. (2) Air America, a corporation owned by the Government of the United States, constituted a ``Government corporation'', as defined in section 103 of title 5, United States Code.…
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Maggie Hassan
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