[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7067]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          MODIFYING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM GUIDANCE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of H.R. 4045.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 4045) to modify the Department of Defense 
     Program Guidance relating to the award of Post-Deployment/
     Mobilization Respite Absence administrative absence days to 
     members of the reserve components to exempt any member whose 
     qualified mobilization commenced before October 1, 2011, and 
     continued on or after that date, from the changes to the 
     program guidance that took effect on that date.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, that there be no intervening action or debate, and any 
statements related to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 4045) was ordered to a third reading, was read the 
third time, and passed.

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