[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 130 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S9987]
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    PROVIDING PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF AU PAIR 
                                PROGRAMS

  Mr. FAIRCLOTH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of calendar number 171, S. 1211.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1211) to provide permanent authority for the 
     administration of au pair programs.

  Is there objection to the immediate consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FAIRCLOTH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill 
be considered read a third time, and passed, the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be 
printed at the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1211), was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1211

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

     SECTION 1. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR AU PAIR PROGRAMS.

       Section 1(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to extend au pair 
     programs'', approved December 23, 1995 (Public Law 104-72; 
     109 Stat. 776) is amended by striking ``, through fiscal year 
     1997''.

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