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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…

On the recordJune 27, 2018
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to terminate a Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at-- (1) a Historically Black College or University (which has the meaning given the term ``part B institution'' in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)); (2) a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 502 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a)); or (3) a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c)). The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 964, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Jun 27, 2018

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