[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 141 (Thursday, October 3, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S12407]
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           ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I send a bill to the desk in behalf of 
Senators Stevens and Moynihan, and I ask that it be considered and 
agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2198) to extend the Advisory Commission on 
     Intergovernmental Relations and correct the enrollment of a 
     bill.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, this is a bill to extend the Advisory 
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations and correct the enrollment of 
that bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the leader's request is 
agreed to.
  The bill (S. 2198) was deemed read a third time, and passed, as 
follows:

       Sec.  . (a) Notwithstanding the provision under the heading 
     ``advisory commission on intergovernmental relations'' under 
     title IV of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-52; 109 
     Stat. 480), the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental 
     Relations may continue in existence solely for the purpose of 
     performing any contract entered into under section 7(a) of 
     the National Gambling Impact Study Commission Act (Public Law 
     104-169; 110 Stat. 1487). The Advisory Commission on 
     Intergovernmental Relations shall terminate on the date of 
     the completion of such contract.
       (b) The Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations 
     and employees of the Commission who are considered to be 
     Federal employees under section 6(e) of Public Law 96-380 (42 
     U.S.C. 4276(e)) shall make contributions to and participate 
     in Federal health insurance, life insurance, and retirement 
     programs to the same extent and in the same manner as before 
     the date of enactment of this section. The Commission shall 
     make any such contributions from funds received through 
     contracts.
       Section 615 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
     State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 1997 (contained in Pub. L. No. 104-208) is amended by 
     deleting ``and ``Community Oriented Policing Services 
     Program'' '' and by deleting ``and part Q of title I of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968''. The 
     amendments made by this section should take effect upon 
     enactment.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, the staff is working desperately to wrap up 
a couple of final items. We feel like we need to go ahead and close 
because as long as we stay here, there will be other opportunities to 
try to get something cleared. I think we have done a very good job of 
moving some noncontroversial bills. We have had good cooperation on 
both sides.
  So I do have just two or three more, and then we will wrap up.

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