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On the recordMarch 7, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that the Harkin amendment, which is at desk, be agreed to, the committee-reported substitute, as amended, be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read the third time and passed, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 1823) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To make certain technical corrections) On page 80, line 18, insert ``medical and public health'' before ``needs of children''. On page 80, lines 19 and 20, strike ``, including public health emergencies''. On page 82, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following: ``(G) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency;''. On page 82, line 6, strike ``(G) at least two'' and insert ``(H) at least two non-Federal''. On page 82, line 9, strike ``(H)'' and insert ``(I)''. On page 82, line 13, strike ``(I)'' and insert ``(J)''. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was agreed to. The bill (S. 1855), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows: S. 1855 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011''.…
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Mar 7, 2012

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