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On the recordJuly 21, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a Murray amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be read the third time and passed; that the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate; and that any statements related to the bill be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 580) was agreed to, as follows: On page 3, strike lines 10 and 11 and insert the following: Code, who, since January 4, 2011, has been enrolled in the same non-public institution of higher learning in a State in Beginning on page 4, strike line 12 and all that follows through page 5, line 3, and insert the following: (a) Extension.--Section 3729(b)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in clause (i)-- (A) by striking ``January 1, 2004'' and inserting ``October 1, 2011''; and (B) by striking ``3.00'' both places it appears and inserting ``3.30''; (2) in clause (ii)-- (A) by striking ``January 1, 2004, and before October 1, 2011'' and inserting ``October 1, 2011, and before October 1, 2012''; and (B) by striking ``3.30'' both places it appears and inserting ``2.80''; and (3) in clause (iii), by striking ``October 1, 2011'' and inserting ``October 1, 2012''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the later of October 1, 2011, or the date of the enactment of this Act.…
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