[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16725-16726]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      LONG-TERM CARE SECURITY ACT

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House to accompany H.R. 
4040.
  There being no objection, the Presiding Officer laid before the 
Senate the following message from the House of Representatives:

       Resolved, That the House agree to the amendments of the 
     Senate to the bill (H.R. 4040) entitled ``An Act to amend 
     title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment 
     of a program under which long-term care insurance is made 
     available to Federal employees, members of the uniformed 
     services, and civilian and military retirees, and for other 
     purposes'', with the following amendments:

     (1)Page 2, line 7, strike [and].

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     (2)Page 2, line 9, strike the comma and insert: ; and
     (3)Page 2, after line 9, insert the following:

       ``(C) an individual employed by the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority,

     (4)Page 29, line 18, after ``limit'' insert: under title 5, 
     United States Code,
     (5)Page 42, line 1, after ``limit'' insert: under title 5, 
     United States Code,
     (6)Page 50, strike line 3 and all that follows through 
     ``Office'' in line 5, and insert the following:
       (c) Payment Relating to OASDI Employee Taxes.--The Office

     (and run-in the remaining text of paragraph (1)).
     (7)Page 50, strike lines 16 through 19.
     (8)Page 51, strike lines 7 through 19.

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate agree to the amendments of the House.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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