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 3, line 11, insert after ``settlement agreement'' the following: ``(other than an excepted settlement agreement)''. Page 4, strike line 4, and insert the following: (d) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) The term ``excepted settlement agreement'' means a settlement agreement that pertains to providing restitution for a State. (2) The term ``settlement agreement'' The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 577, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas.
Sheila Jackson Lee: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”
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