let me simply say I find this discussion highly interesting and entertaining. The fact is that the item mentioned as far as the Commerce Secretary's plane is concerned is a hypothetical with respect to this bill. The Congress never put that money in. This amendment does not apply to something that Congress does not do, it only applies to something Congress does do.
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