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On the recordJune 24, 1998
If I read the amendment which is now before the Senate, and again I will read--``* * * the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer * * *''--you are leaving it entirely a discretionary matter with the Secretary of Defense.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing an amendment related to the authority of the Secretary of Defense.

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