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 157, after line 2, add the following new section: Sec. 10002. None of the funds made available by this Act for the ``Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund'' may be used to plan, develop, or construct any project for which construction has not commenced before the date of the enactment of this Act. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 312, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Rigell) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
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