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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Senate section on pages S3577 on March 19, 2009.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 686. Mr. BINGAMAN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 146, to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes; as follows:
Amend the title so as to read: ``To designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.''.
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