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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S6181 on June 11, 1998.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
S. 2156. A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to exempt any credit, credit guarantee or other financial assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture for the purchase or other provision of food or other agricultural commodities from sanctions provided for under the Act; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. CLELAND (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. Lieberman):
S. 2157. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to increase the authorized funding level for women's business centers; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Burns, Mr. Craig, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Lugar,
Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Gorton, and Mr. Kempthorne):
S. 2158. A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide that certain sanctions provisions relating to prohibitions on credit, credit guarantees, or other financial assistance not apply with respect to programs of the Department of Agriculture for the purchase or other provision of food or other agricultural commodities; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. COCHRAN:
S. 2159. An original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
By Mr. BURNS:
S. 2160. An original bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending Sepetember 30, 1999, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself and Mr. Breaux):
S. 2161. A bill to provide Government-wide accounting of regulatory costs and benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. MACK (for himself and Mr. Grams):
S. 2162. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to more accurately codify the depreciable life of printed wiring board and printed wiring assembly equipment; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Abraham,
Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Kyl):
S. 2163. A bill to modify the procedures of the Federal courts in certain matters, to reform prisoner litigation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON:
S. 2164. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to promote rail competition, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. GRASSLEY:
S. 2165. A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to improve methods for preventing financial crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr.
Johnson):
S. 2166. A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, to simplify program operations and improve program management, to extend certain authorities contained in such Acts through fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Grassley):
S. 2167. A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978
(5 U.S.C. App.) to increase the efficiency and accountability of Offices of Inspector General within Federal departments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI:
S.J. Res. 52. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the terms of Senators and Representatives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. INOUYE:
S.J. Res. 53. A joint resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the President should award a Presidential Unit Citation to the final crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS, which was sunk on July 30, 1945; to the Committee on Armed Services.
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