[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 28183]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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        OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION REAUTHORIZATION

  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate


now proceed to the consideration of calendar No. 77, S. 688.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 688) to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     to reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 688) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 688

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

     SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF OPIC AUTHORITIES.

       Section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2195(A)(2)) is amended by striking ``1999'' and 
     inserting ``2003''.

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