[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 9, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S9023]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND 
               RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1998

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                HARKIN (AND FEINGOLD) AMENDMENT NO. 1123

  Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Feingold) proposed an amendment to 
amendment No. 1111 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill (S. 1061) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of line 3 in the pending amendment insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That in carrying out its 
     legislative mandate, the National Bipartisan Commission on 
     the Future of Medicare shall examine the role increased 
     investments in health research can play in reducing future 
     Medicare costs, and the potential for coordinating Medicare 
     with cost-effective long-term care services''.

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