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“Mr. President, I call up three amendments. The first amendment is amendment No. 1215, the second is amendment No. 1139, and the third is amendment No. 1140. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, the clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Casey] proposes amendments numbered 1215, 1139, and 1140. The amendments are as follows: Amendment No. 1215 (Purpose: To require a certification on efforts by the Government of Pakistan to implement a strategy to counter improvised explosive devices) At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following: SEC. 1230. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT REGARDING EFFORTS BY GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN TO IMPLEMENT A STRATEGY TO COUNTER IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES. (a) Certification Requirement.-- (1) In general.--None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under this Act for the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund may be made for the Government of Pakistan until the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional defense committees and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that the Government of Pakistan is demonstrating a continuing commitment to and is making significant efforts towards the implementation of a strategy to counter improvised explosive devices (IEDs).…”