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“DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S10540 on Sept. 8, 1999.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the order of the Senate on July 22, the Senate having received H.R. 2670, the Senate will proceed to the bill, all after the enacting clause is stricken, the text of S. 1217 is inserted, H.R. 2670 is read the third time and passed, the Senate insists on its amendment, requests a conference with the House, and the Chair appoints Mr. Gregg, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Domenici, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Hutchison of Texas, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Byrd conferees on the part of the Senate.
(The text of S. 1217 is printed in the Record of July 27, 1999)
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Dakota is recognized.
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