[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 157 (Sunday, November 9, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12424-S12425]
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  AMENDING SECTION 3165 OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
                            FISCAL YEAR 1998

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of S. 1511, introduced earlier today 
by Senator Thurmond.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1511) to amend section 3165 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1998 to clarify the 
     authority in the section.


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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SESSIONS. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be deemed read 
the third time, and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and that any statements relating to the bill appear at this 
point in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1511) was deemed read the third time, and passed, as 
follows:

                                S. 1511

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

     SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.

       (a) Clarification.--Section 3165 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1998 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out ``under the 
     jurisdiction'' and all that follows through ``Los Alamos 
     National Laboratory'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``under 
     the jurisdiction or administrative control of the Secretary 
     at or in the vicinity of Los Alamos National Laboratory''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (e), by striking out ``, the Secretary of 
     the Interior'' and all that follows through the end and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``but not later than 90 days after 
     the submittal of the report under subsection (d)(1)(C), the 
     County and the Pueblo shall submit to the Secretary an 
     agreement between the County and the Pueblo which allocates 
     between the County and the Pueblo the parcels identified for 
     conveyance or transfer under subsection (b).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the provisions of section 
     3165 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998 to which such amendments relate.

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