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On the recordAugust 2, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. (a) Extension of Third-Country Fabric Program.--Section 112(c)(1) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(c)(1)) is amended-- (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2015''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2015''; and (3) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2015''. (b) Addition of South Sudan.--Section 107 of that Act (19 U.S.C. 3706) is amended by inserting after ``Republic of South Africa (South Africa).'' the following: ``Republic of South Sudan (South Sudan).''. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 102(2) of that Act (19 U.S.C. 3701(2)) is amended by striking ``48''. (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION, REDUNDANCY, AND OVERLAP OF FEDERAL TRADE PROGRAMS.…
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma
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Aug 2, 2012

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