[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S3466]
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL YEARS 
                    1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 AND 2003

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
previously agreed to amendment No. 2180 be modified with the changes 
that are at the desk and, further, that the modification be agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The previously agreed to amendment (No. 2180), as modified, was 
agreed to, as follows:
       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . GENERAL PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF MARIJUANA FOR 
                   MEDICINAL PURPOSES.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the provisions of this 
     resolution assume that no funds appropriated by Congress 
     should be used to provide, procure, furnish, fund or support, 
     or to compel any individual, institution or government entity 
     to provide, procure, furnish, fund or support, any item, 
     good, benefit, program or service, for the purpose of the use 
     of marijuana for medicinal purposes, except that this section 
     shall not apply to medical research and investigational new 
     drug programs under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug 
     Administration.




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