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“MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H6967 on Aug. 4, 1999.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the following title:
H.R. 2415. An act to enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment to the bill (H.R. 2415) ``An Act to enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Helms, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Grams, Mr. Biden, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Dodd, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2465) ``An Act making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.''
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