[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 22148]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



    EXPORT ADMINISTRATION MODIFICATION AND CLARIFICATION ACT OF 2000

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Banking 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5239 and the 
Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 5239) to provide for increased penalties for 
     violations of the Export Administration Act of 1979, and for 
     other purposes.

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


                           Amendment No. 4305

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, Senators Gramm and Enzi have an amendment 
at the desk, and I ask for its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Virginia [Mr. Warner], for Mr. Gramm, for 
     himself and Mr. Enzi, proposes an amendment numbered 4305.

  The amendment is as follows:

  (Purpose: To provide for a simple one-year extension of the Export 
                      Administration Act of 1979)

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       Section 20 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 2419) is amended by striking ``August 20, 1994'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``August 20, 2001''.

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment 
be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read the third time and passed, 
the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements 
relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 4305) was agreed to.
  The bill (H.R. 5239), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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