[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 76 (Friday, June 12, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6306-S6307]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    AMENDING THE CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY 
                             EDUCATION ACT

  Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Labor Committee 
be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1853 and, further, 
that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 1853) to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Applied Technology Education Act.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.


                           Amendment No. 2704

  Mr. HAGEL. On behalf of Senator Jeffords, I send a substitute 
amendment to the desk and I ask for its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nebraska [Mr. Hagel], for Mr. Jeffords, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 2704.

  Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent reading of the 
amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  (The text of the amendment is printed in today's Record under 
``Amendments Submitted.'')
  Mr. HAGEL. I ask unanimous consent the amendment be agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 2704) was agreed to.
  Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the bill be 
considered read the third time and passed, as amended, and the motion 
to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 1853), as amended, was passed.
  Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I further ask unanimous consent the Senate 
insist on its amendment, request a conference with the House, and the 
Chair

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be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate.
  There being no objection, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Kyl) appointed 
Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Coats, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Frist, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Enzi, 
Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Collins, Mr. Warner, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Kennedy, 
Mr. Dodd, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Wellstone, Mrs. 
Murray, and Mr. Reed conferees on the part of the Senate.

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