[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 40 (Wednesday, April 1, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H2032-H2033]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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 CORRECTING ENROLLMENT OF S. 419, BIRTH DEFECTS PREVENTION ACT OF 1997

  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the Senate concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 87) to 
direct the Secretary of the Senate to make certain corrections in the 
enrollment of the Senate bill, S. 419, and ask for its immediate 
consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the Senate concurrent resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Shimkus). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Florida?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, as Members recall, the House passed S. 
419, the Birth Defects Prevention Act, on March 10, 1998. Since that 
time, we have become aware that certain corrections are required in the 
enrollment of the bill. This concurrent resolution directs the 
Secretary of the other body to make those changes. The concurrent 
resolution has been cleared with the Minority on the Commerce 
Committee, and I am not aware of any objection to its approval.

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  The Clerk read the Senate concurrent resolution, as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 87

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (S. 419) to 
     provide surveillance, research, and services aimed at 
     prevention of birth defects, and for other purposes, the 
     Secretary of the Senate shall make the following corrections:
       (1) In section 1 of the bill, strike ``1997'' and insert 
     ``1998''.
       (2) In section 2 of the bill:
       (A) In subsection (d) of section 317C of the Public Health 
     Service Act (as proposed to be amended by such section 2) 
     strike ``1998'' and insert ``1999''.
       (B) In subsection (f) of section 317C of the Public Health 
     Service Act (as proposed to be amended by such section 2) 
     strike ``1998'' and all that follows through ``2001'' and 
     insert ``1999, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 
     and 2002''.

  The Senate concurrent resolution was concurred in.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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