[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 52 (Wednesday, May 1, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S3605]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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    FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2002 AND 2003

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign 
Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
1646, a bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State, 
and that the Senate then proceed to its 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 (H.R. 1646) to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and for 
     other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.


                           Amendment No. 3385

  Mr. REID. Madam President, it is my understanding that Senator Biden 
has a substitute amendment at the desk which is the text of S. 1803 as 
passed by the Senate on December 20, 2001. I ask unanimous consent that 
the amendment be considered and agreed to and the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 3385) was agreed to.
  (The text of the amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text 
of Amendments.'')
  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill, as 
amended, be read a third time and passed; that the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table; that the Senate insist on its amendment, 
request a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses; and that the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the 
part of the Senate, with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 1646), as amended, was read the third time and passed.
  The Presiding Officer (Ms. Stabenow) appointed Mr. Biden, Mr. 
Sarbanes, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Helms, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Hagel 
conferees on the part of the Senate.

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