[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 168 (Tuesday, November 10, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S11334]
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     MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                  APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010--Continued

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, first, I appreciate very much the 
Presiding Officer coming to the Chamber and helping us at this time of 
night.
  I ask unanimous consent that other than the Johnson substitute and 
pending amendments, which are listed in this agreement, the following 
list be the only first-degree amendments remaining in order to H.R. 
3082, the Military Construction, Veterans appropriations; that relevant 
second-degree amendments be in order to the first degree to which 
offered; that a managers' amendment, which has been cleared by the 
managers and leaders, also be in order; and that if offered, the 
amendment be considered and agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, with no other amendments in order: Johnson No. 
2733; Udall of New Mexico No. 2737; Franken No. 2745; Inouye No. 2754; 
Coburn No. 2757; Durbin Nos. 2759 and 2760; McCain No. 2776, second 
degree to Inouye amendment No. 2754; Inhofe No. 2774; Coburn motion to 
commit with instructions; DeMint No. 2779; Menendez No. 2741; Akaka No. 
2740; Johanns No. 2752; Warner/Webb No. 2738; Bingaman No. 2749; Levin 
No. 2755; Feingold Nos. 2746, 2747, and 2748; Webb No. 2756; Gillibrand 
No. 2762; Mikulski Nos. 2750 and 2761; McConnell No. 2773; Cochran Nos. 
2751 and 2763; Ensign No. 2771; Burr No. 2743; that upon disposition of 
all amendments, the substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to; the 
bill, as amended, be read a third time and the Senate then proceed to 
vote on passage of the bill, as amended; that upon passage, the Senate 
insist on its amendment and request a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses and the Chair be authorized to 
appoint conferees on the part of the Senate, with the subcommittee, 
plus Senators Leahy and Cochran appointed as conferees; provided 
further that if a point of order is raised and sustained against the 
substitute amendment, then it be in order for a new substitute 
amendment to be offered, minus the offending provision but including 
any language which had been previously agreed to; that the new 
substitute be considered and agreed to, and no further amendments be in 
order, with the provisions of this agreement after adoption of the 
original substitute amendment remaining in effect; further that on 
Monday, November 16, after a period of morning business, the Senate 
resume consideration of H.R. 3082, with the time until 5:30 p.m. 
equally divided and controlled between the two managers or their 
designees; that at 5:30 p.m., the Senate proceed to vote in relation to 
the following: Coburn No. 2757 and the Coburn motion to commit; further 
that prior to these two votes, there be 2 minutes of debate equally 
divided and controlled in the usual form; that no further debate be in 
order to the bill, except any time specified for debate prior to a vote 
in relation to any amendment on the list.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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