[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 153 (Wednesday, November 5, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S11792]
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  AUTHORIZATING PRINTING OF SENATE DOCUMENTS AND USE OF OFFICIAL MAIL

  Mr. NICKLES. I ask unanimous consent the Senate now proceed to the 
consideration en bloc of the following resolutions and bill which were 
submitted and introduced earlier today by Senator Warner: Senate 
Resolution 143, Senate Concurrent Resolution 61, Senate Concurrent 
Resolution 62, Senate Concurrent Resolution 63, and S. 1378.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. NICKLES. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the resolutions 
be agreed to, the bill be considered read a third time and passed, the 
motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements 
relating to these items be printed in the Record with all the preceding 
occurring en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolutions (S. Res. 143, S. Con. Res. 61, S. Con. Res. 62, and 
S. Con. Res. 63) were agreed to, as follows:

                              S. Res. 143

       Resolved, That the Committee on Rules and Administration is 
     directed to prepare a revised edition of the Senate Election 
     Law Guidebook, Senate Document 104-12, and that such document 
     shall be printed as a Senate document.
       Sec. 2. There shall be printed 600 additional copies of the 
     document specified in section 1 of this resolution for the 
     use of the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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                            S. Con. Res. 61

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That (a) a revised edition of the publication 
     entitled ``Our Flag'', revised under the direction of the 
     Joint Committee on Printing, shall be reprinted as a Senate 
     document.
       (b) There shall be printed--
       (1)(A) 250,000 copies of the publication for the use of the 
     House of Representatives, distributed in equal numbers to 
     each Member;
       (B) 51,500 copies of the publication for the use of the 
     Senate, distributed in equal numbers to each Member;
       (C) 2,000 copies of the publication for the use of the 
     Joint Committee on Printing; and
       (D) 1,400 copies of the publication and distribution to the 
     depository libraries; or
       (2) if the total printing and production costs of copies in 
     paragraph (1) exceed $150,000, such number of copies of the 
     publication as does not exceed total printing and production 
     costs of $150,000, with distribution to be allocated in the 
     same proportion as in paragraph (1).
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                            S. Con. Res. 62

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That (a) a revised edition of the brochure 
     entitled ``How Our Laws Are Made'', under the direction of 
     the Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives in 
     consultation with the Parliamentarian of the Senate, shall be 
     printed as a Senate document, with suitable paper cover in 
     the style selected by the chairman of the Joint Committee on 
     Printing.
       (b) There shall be printed--
       (1)(A) 250,000 copies of the brochure for the use of the 
     House of Representatives, distributed in equal numbers to 
     each Member;
       (B) 100,000 copies of the brochure for the use of the 
     Senate, distributed in equal numbers to each Member;
       (C) 2,000 copies of the brochure for the use of the Joint 
     Committee on Printing; and
       (D) 1,400 copies of the brochure for distribution to the 
     depository libraries; or
       (2) if the total printing and production costs of copies in 
     paragraph (1) exceed $180,000, such number of copies of the 
     brochure as does not exceed total printing and production 
     costs of $180,000, with distribution to be allocated in the 
     same proportion as in paragraph (1).
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                            S. Con. Res. 63

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That (a) a revised edition of the pamphlet 
     entitled ``The Constitution of the United States of 
     America'', prepared under the direction of the Joint 
     Committee on Printing, shall be printed as a Senate document, 
     with appropriate illustration.
       (b) There shall be printed--
       (1)(A) 440,000 copies of the pamphlet for the use of the 
     House of Representatives, distributed in equal numbers to 
     each Member;
       (B) 100,000 copies of the pamphlet for the use of the 
     Senate, distributed in equal numbers to each Member;
       (C) 2,000 copies of the pamphlet for the use of the Joint 
     Committee on Printing; and
       (D) 1,400 copies of the pamphlet for distribution to the 
     depository libraries; or
       (2) if the total printing and production costs of copies in 
     paragraph (1) exceed $120,000, such number of copies of the 
     pamphlet as does not exceed total printing and production 
     costs of $120,000, with distribution to be allocated in the 
     same proportion as in paragraph (1).

  The bill (S. 1378) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1378

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

     SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF OFFICIAL MAIL 
                   IN THE LOCATION AND RECOVERY OF MISSING 
                   CHILDREN.

       The Act entitled ``An Act to amend title 3, United States 
     Code, to authorize the use of penalty and franked mail in 
     efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing 
     children'', approved August 9, 1985 (39 U.S.C. 3220 note; 
     Public Law 99-87), is amended--
       (1) in section 3(a) by striking ``June 30, 1997'' and 
     inserting ``June 30, 2002''; and
       (2) in section 5 by striking ``December 31, 1997'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2002''.

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