[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 113 (Tuesday, September 2, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S8671]
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THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND 
        RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

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                        FORD AMENDMENT NO. 1058

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. FORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill, S. 1061, supra as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec.   . No funds made available under this Act may be used 
     to enforce section 304(a) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 
     1990 (29 U.S.C. 655 note; Public Law 101-549) with respect to 
     distilled spirits (as defined in section 5002(a) of Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 or section 117(a) of the Federal Alcohol 
     Administration Act (27 U.S.C. 211(a))).''.
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                      FAIRCLOTH AMENDMENT NO. 1059

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. FAIRCLOTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by the 
bill, S. 1061, supra, as follows:

       On page 61, after line 25, add the following:
       Sec.   . The Secretary of Education shall annually provide 
     to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives a 
     certification that not less than 95 percent of the amount 
     appropriated for a fiscal year for the activities of the 
     Department of Education is being used directly for teachers 
     and students. If the Secretary determines that less than 95 
     percent of such amount appropriated for a fiscal year is 
     being used directly for teachers and students, the Secretary 
     shall certify the percentage of such amount that is being 
     directly used for teachers and students.

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