[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 96 (Thursday, June 24, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S5456]
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        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011

  Ms. STABENOW. I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate a message from 
the House with respect to H.R. 5136.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will state the message.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       Ordered, That the Clerk be directed to request the Senate 
     to return to the House of Representatives the bill (H.R. 
     5136) entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
     personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
     purposes.''.

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
agree to the request that the Senate return to the House H.R. 5136, the 
Department of Defense Authorization Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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