I ask unanimous consent that further reading be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: ``Notwithstanding section 1101, section 7054(b) in division I of Public Law 112-74 shall be applied for purposes of this division by inserting before the period in paragraph (2) `; or (3) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing or disposing of such cluster munitions'.''.
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