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On the recordJune 23, 2022
I ask unanimous consent that the Lee substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 5130), in the nature of a substitute, was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fixing Our Regulatory Mayhem Upsetting Little Americans Act'' or the ``FORMULA Act''. SEC. 2. DUTY-FREE TREATMENT OF IMPORTS OF INFANT FORMULA. (a) In General.--During the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, infant formula shall enter the United States free of duty and free of quantitative limitation. (b) Infant Formula Defined.--In this section, the term ``infant formula'' has the meaning given that term in section 201(z) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(z)). The bill (S. 4261), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. ____________________
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