[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 75 (Thursday, June 11, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6271-S6272]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            NATIONAL TOBACCO AND YOUTH SMOKING REDUCTION ACT

  The Senate continued with the consideration of the bill.


                Amendment No. 2689, As Further Modified

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Kerry 
amendment No. 2689 be further modified with the changes at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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  The amendment (No. 2689), as further modified, is as follows:
       On page 200, line 20, strike from the comma through line 
     21, and insert ``;'' after ``Act.''
       On page 202, line 7, strike from the comma and all that 
     follows through line 14, and insert a period after (b)(2) on 
     line 7.
       At the appropriate place insert the following:
       (h) Assistance for Children.--A State shall use not less 
     than 50 percent of the amount described in subsection (b)(2) 
     for each fiscal year to carry out activities under the Child 
     Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 
     et seq.).

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