[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 121 (Thursday, September 16, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S10971]
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 UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 2561

  Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the 
Senate considers the conference report to accompany the DOD 
authorization bill, the conference report be considered as having been 
read. I further ask that there be 2 hours for debate, to be equally 
divided between Senators Warner and Levin or their designees, and 
following the conclusion or yielding back of time, the Senate proceed 
to vote on adoption of the conference report, without any intervening 
action or debate.
  I further ask consent that the Senate consideration of the conference 
report not be in order prior to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 21, 
1999.
  Mr. CHAFEE. Mr. President, if I understand this correctly, what will 
happen now is there will be a period of 2 hours on DOD?
  Mr. SHELBY. That starts Tuesday, September 21.
  Mr. CHAFEE. How about on this Transportation legislation?
  Mr. SHELBY. We are close to completing that. We are hoping to wind 
that up in the next few minutes.
  Mr. CHAFEE. So we go to third reading.
  Mr. SHELBY. Yes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the request of the 
Senator from Alabama?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.

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