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1 change to H.R. 1591 · shown in the bill's text

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  1. Adds SEC. 1316. AMOUNTS FOR PROCUREMENT OF DEPLOYABLE, TWO-WAY, SPEECH-TO-SPEECH LANGUAGE TRANSLATION DEVICES FOR USE IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN at the end of chapter 3 of title I

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    In H.R. 1591 · Placed on Calendar Senate

    Sec. 1320. There is appropriated to the Secretary of Defense such sums as may be necessary to implement the recommendations of the Army Inspector General with regard to trained military attorneys dedicated to representing soldiers who are pursuing claims before physical evaluation boards and earlier in the Army disability evaluation system process.

    Inserted: SEC. 1316. AMOUNTS FOR PROCUREMENT OF DEPLOYABLE, TWO-WAY, SPEECH-TO-SPEECH LANGUAGE TRANSLATION DEVICES FOR USE IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

    Inserted: Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this chapter under the heading "Other Procurement, Army", the amount ($12,800,000) otherwise available for the Sequoyah Foreign Language Translation System shall be available instead for the procurement of deployable, two-way, speech-to-speech language translation devices for use in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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    At the end of chapter 3 of title I, add the following:

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SA 681. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of chapter 3 of title I, add the following:

SEC. 1316. AMOUNTS FOR PROCUREMENT OF DEPLOYABLE, TWO-WAY, SPEECH-TO-SPEECH LANGUAGE TRANSLATION DEVICES FOR USE IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this chapter under the heading “Other Procurement, Army”, the amount ($12,800,000) otherwise available for the Sequoyah Foreign Language Translation System shall be available instead for the procurement of deployable, two-way, speech-to-speech language translation devices for use in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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March 27, 2007