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On the recordMay 31, 2012
I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title IV (page 21, after line 2), add the following new section: SEC. 405. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HIRING OF MINORITY EMPLOYEES BY THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. It is the sense of Congress that the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency should take such actions as the Director considers necessary to increase the recruitment and training of ethnic minorities as officers and employees of the Central Intelligence Agency. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, 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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