[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S8859]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
        Cochran, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Obama, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. Lugar):
  S. 3498. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the 
exemption from the fire-retardant materials construction requirement 
for vessels operating within the Boundary Line; to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text 
of the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 3498

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

     SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF EXEMPTION.

       Section 3503(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``2008'' and inserting ``2018''.
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