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“I ask unanimous consent that a Levin amendment which is at the desk and the resolution, as amended, be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table; that there be no intervening action or debate and any statements relating to this matter be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 3426) was agreed to, as follows: amendment no. 3426 (Purpose: To amend the resolving clause) In paragraph (3) of the resolving clause, strike ``Federal''. The resolution (S. Res. 372), as amended, was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 372 Whereas autoimmune diseases are chronic, disabling diseases in which underlying defects in the immune system lead the body to attack its own organs and tissues; Whereas autoimmune diseases can affect any part of the body, including the blood, blood vessels, muscles, nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, endocrine glands, and multiple-organ systems, and can be life-threatening; Whereas researchers have identified over 80 different autoimmune diseases, and suspect at least 40 additional diseases of qualifying as autoimmune diseases; Whereas researchers have identified a close genetic relationship and a common pathway of disease that exists among autoimmune diseases, explaining the clustering of autoimmune diseases in individuals and families; Whereas the family of autoimmune diseases is under- recogni…”