bill are carat spratt components of a single requirement, and they should move forward at the same time. i would hope that we could pass these bipartisan bills before we adjourn for recess. i yield the floor. ms. mikulski: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. ms. mikulski: i am really eager to bring at least one appropriations bill to the floor there are only 72 hours left before we break for august. i therefore ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader after consultation with the republican leader, the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 400, h.r. 4486, the military construction v.a. appropriations bill, that the committee- committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to, and that there be no other amendments, points of order, or motions in order to the bill other than budget points of order and the applicable motions to waive that there be up to one hour of debate, equally divided between the two leaders or their designees, that upon the use of or yielding back of time, the bill as amended be read