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Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to state my intention to vote against H. Res. 1423, the rule for consideration of H.R. 8595, National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act. I oppose the resolution as written so that the House of Representatives can advance my amendment to Massie Amendment No. 8, printed therein.

Should the Rules Committee meet again, I would offer an amendment to the Massie Amendment that would read, ``After page 1 1ine 6 insert the following: (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority, or the broader region, nor shall it be construed to prevent support of Palestinian Security Forces in the West Bank, and nor shall it be construed to prevent the delivery of defensive weapons for the protection of Palestinians and Israelis.''

This would prevent the passage of the Massie Amendment from impacting the delivery of humanitarian aid and items critical for defense. However, without the opportunity to advance my amendment, I will oppose H. Res. 1423.

The material previously referred to by Mr. McGovern is as follows: An amendment to H. Res. 1423 offered by Mr. McGovern of Massachusetts

At the end of the resolution, add the following:

Sec. 10. Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, the amendment specified in section 11 shall be in order as though printed as the last amendment in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution if offered by Representative Schrier of Washington or a designee. That amendment shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent.

Sec. 11. the amendment referred to in section 10 is as follows:

Add at the end the following: SEC. __. RESTORATION OF CERTAIN FUNDING RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH

The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall restore to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all unexpended but obligated funding appropriated by Congress to assist State and local health departments, nongovernmental organizations, and international programs for public health related initiatives, including testing, data reporting, community health workers, initiatives to address health disparities among high-risk and underserved populations, health department staffing, immunization clinics, and prevention programming.

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