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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S2653 on May 1, 2017.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 209. Mr. CORNYN (for Mr. Corker) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 371, to make technical changes and other improvements to the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017; as follows:
On page 6, beginning on line 9, strike ``and'' and all that follows through line 17 and insert the following:
(2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) a comparison of the costs of current United Nations peacekeeping operations, including the costs incurred by the United States for such operations, and the estimated cost of such operations if implemented unilaterally by the United States;'';
(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1), as amended by paragraph (2) of this section, the following new paragraph:
``(2) an assessment of the operational, structural, and doctrinal differences between the military and civilian infrastructures of the United States and United Nations and other assumptions that impact cost estimates; and''.
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