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“we cannot hear what is going on. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will be in order. Is there objection to the amendment as modified? Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 3851), as modified, is as follows: amendment no. 3851, as modified (Purpose: To provide a complete substitute) On page 165, line 23 after ``fiscal year 2006'' insert the following: Provided further, That any charter school, as that term is defined in section 5210 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 722(i)), regardless of whether the facility of such charter school is privately or publicly owned, shall be considered for reimbursement for damages incurred to public schools due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. Provided further, That if the facility that houses the charter school is privately owned, then such facility shall reimburse FEMA for any improvements or repairs made to the facility that would not otherwise have been reimbursed by FEMA but for the existence of the charter school, if such charter school vacates such facility before the end of 5 years following completion of construction and approved inspection by a government entity, unless it is replaced by another charter school during that 5-year period. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 3851), as modified, was agreed to.”