[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 67 (Thursday, May 25, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S4501]
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 AUTHORIZING THE PLACEMENT OF A PLAQUE WITHIN THE SITE OF THE VIETNAM 
                           VETERANS MEMORIAL

  Mr. LOTT. I ask unanimous consent the Energy Committee be discharged 
from further consideration of H.R. 3293, and that the Senate then 
proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 3293) to amend the law that authorized Vietnam 
     Veterans Memorial to authorize placement within the site of 
     the memorial of a plaque to honor those Vietnam veterans who 
     died after their service in the Vietnam war but as a direct 
     result of that service.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. LOTT. I ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time and 
passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any 
statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The bill (H.R. 3293) was read the third time and passed.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I should note this is legislation that is 
sponsored in the Senate by Senator Ben Campbell of Colorado, but this 
is a House bill, originally sponsored by Congressman Gallegly of 
California. I thank Senator Wyden for helping us work through getting 
this cleared, since it is an authorization for the Vietnam Veterans 
Memorial before this Memorial Day weekend. I commend the three Senators 
and others who were involved in that issue.

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