[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 88 (Thursday, June 27, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S6225]
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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003

  The bill (S. 2517) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and for other 
purposes, was considered, ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
read the third time, and passed.
  (The bill will be printed in a future edition of the Record.)
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 379, H.R. 4546, the House 
companion measure; that all after the enacting clause be stricken and 
the text of S. 2514, as passed by the Senate, be inserted in lieu 
thereof; that the bill be read a third time, passed and 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 the above occurring without 
further intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 4546), as amended, was read the third time and passed.
  (The bill will be printed in a future edition of the Record.)
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Carper) appointed Mr. Levin, Mr. Kennedy, 
Mr. Byrd, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Cleland, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
Akaka, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mrs. Carnahan, 
Mr. Dayton, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Warner, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
Allard, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Bunning 
conferees on the part of the Senate.

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