[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 153 (Thursday, September 28, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S14570]
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               DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1995

  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar No. 178, S. 1147.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will state the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1147) to extend and reauthorize the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
deemed read the third time, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be placed 
at the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  So the bill (S. 1147) was deemed read the third time, and passed, as 
follows:

                                S. 1147

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Production Act 
     Amendments of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS.

       Section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 2166(a)) is amended in the first sentence, by 
     striking ``Title I (except section 104), title III, and title 
     VII (except sections 708, 714, 719 and 721) of this Act, and 
     all authority conferred thereunder, shall terminate at the 
     close of September 30, 1995'' and inserting ``Title I (except 
     section 104), title III, and title VII (except sections 708 
     and 721) of this Act, and all authority conferred thereunder, 
     shall terminate at the close of September 30, 1998''.

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR TITLE III PROJECTS.

       Section 711 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 2161) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Authorization.--'' 
     and all that follows through ``subsection (c),'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) Authorization.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b),''; and
       (2) by striking subsections (b) through (d) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(b) Title III Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998, 
     such sums as may be necessary to carry out title III.''.

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