[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 757]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   PROVIDING FOR AN EXCEPTION TO A LIMITATION AGAINST APPOINTMENT OF 
   PERSONS AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WITHIN SEVEN YEARS OF RELIEF FROM 
  ACTIVE DUTY AS A REGULAR COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE ARMED FORCES--
                           MOTION TO PROCEED

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to proceed to S. 84.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       Motion to proceed to S. 84, a bill to provide for an 
     exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as 
     Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active 
     duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The motion is nondebatable.
  The question is on agreeing to the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.

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