[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 155 (Friday, December 15, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11890-S11891]
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                      MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Judiciary

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Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 3276 and the 
Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3276) to make technical corrections to the 
     College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000 and certain 
     amendments made by that Act.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. STEVENS. I commend the current occupant of the chair who 
introduced this measure.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read the 
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 PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 3276) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 3276

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP 
                   FRAUD PREVENTION ACT OF 2000.

       (a) Sentencing Enhancement Guidelines.--Section 3 of the 
     College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000 (Public Law 
     106-420) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``obtaining or providing of'' and inserting 
     ``the obtaining of, the offering of assistance in 
     obtaining''; and
       (2) by striking ``base offense level for 
     misrepresentation'' and inserting ``enhanced penalties 
     provided for in the Federal sentencing guidelines for an 
     offense involving fraud or misrepresentation''.
       (b) Limitation on Exempt Property.--Section 522(c)(4) of 
     title 11, United States Code, as added by section 4 of the 
     College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``in the obtaining or providing of'' and 
     inserting ``or misrepresentation in the providing of, the 
     offering of assistance in obtaining, or the furnishing of 
     information to a consumer on,''; and
       (2) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 1001)''.
       (c) Effective Date; Application of Amendments.--
       (1) Effective date.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     this section and the amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect on November 1, 2000.
       (2) Application of section 552(c)(4) of title 11, united 
     states code.--Section 522(c)(4) of title 11, United States 
     Code, as added by section 4 of the College Scholarship Fraud 
     Prevention Act of 2000 and as amended by subsection (b) of 
     this section, shall apply only with respect to cases 
     commenced under title 11, United States Code, on or after 
     November 1, 2000.

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