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“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will withdraw my objection, and I look forward to working with you on the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there an objection to the original request? Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the order consented, the amendments are now pending, and the question is on agreeing to the amendments, en bloc. The amendments were agreed to en bloc, as follows AMENDMENT NO. 1694 (Purpose: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the unemployment rate of female veterans who served on active duty in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001) At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following: SEC. __. STUDY ON UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF FEMALE VETERANS WHO SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMED FORCES AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. (a) Study.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, shall conduct a study on why Post-9/11 Veterans who are female are at higher risk of unemployment than all other groups of female veterans and their non- veteran counterparts. (2) Conduct of study.-- (A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct the study under paragraph (1) primarily through the Center for Women Veterans under section 318 of title 38, United States Code.…”