[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 45 (Tuesday, April 11, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S2551]
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                   TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATION

  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in 
the Record a letter dated April 11, 2000, from myself to Senator Lott 
in regard to S. 2382.
  There being no objection, the letter was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                             Committee on Banking,


                                   Housing, and Urban Affairs,

                                   Washington, DC, April 11, 2000.
     Hon. Trent Lott,
     Majority Leader, U.S. Senate,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Leader: As you know, paragraph 1(j)(10) of Rule 
     XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate provides that ``at 
     the request of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs, any proposed legislation relating to [the 
     International Monetary Fund and other monetary organizations] 
     reported by the Committee on Foreign Relations shall be 
     referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.''
       On April 7, 2000, the Committee on Foreign Relations 
     reported S. 2382, an original measure that includes several 
     key IMF reform and authorization provisions. Therefore, on 
     behalf of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs, I hereby request the referral of S. 2382 to the 
     Committee on Banking.
       Thank you for your attention to this matter.
           Yours respectfully,
                                                       Phil Gramm,
     Chairman.

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