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“MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Senate section on pages S6645 on Aug. 3, 2010.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
At 2:40 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:
IH.R. 3534. An act to provide greater efficiencies, transparency, returns, and accountability in the administration of Federal mineral and energy resources by consolidating administration of various Federal energy minerals management and leasing programs into one entity to be known as the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.
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