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On the recordJune 14, 2018
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To improve the amendment) At the end, add the following: SEC. 1254A. INEFFECTIVENESS OF SECTION 937. Section 937, relating to a Strategic Defense Fellows Program for the Department of Defense, shall have no force or effect. SEC. 1254B. JOHN S. MCCAIN STRATEGIC DEFENSE FELLOWS PROGRAM. (a) Fellowship Program.-- (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish within the Department of Defense a civilian fellowship program designed to provide leadership development and the commencement of a career track toward senior leadership in the Department. (2) Designation.--The fellowship program shall be known as the ``John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program'' (in this section referred to as the ``fellows program'').…
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Jack Reed
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