Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee- reported substitute amendment be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read the third time and passed; the title amendment be agreed to; the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to. The amendment was orderd to be engrossed and the bill to be read a third time. The bill, (H.R. 3978), as amended, was read the third time and passed. The title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept and use gifts for otherwise authorized activities of the Center for Domestic Preparedness that are related to preparedness for a response to terrorism, and for other purposes.''. ____________________
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