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On the recordJuly 6, 2011
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $650,000)''. Page 33, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $500,000)''. Page 34, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $500,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.

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