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What does the twenty fifth amendment state?

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Besides explicitly providing that the Vice President can be sworn in as the new President in the event of presidential disability, the 1967 amendment also establishes the procedure for the appointment and confirmation of a new Vice President when the office becomes vacant. It provides for a temporary disability of the President by notification to the senior members of Congress.

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