[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 22662]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS ACT OF 2000

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to consideration of H.R. 4788.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 4788) to amend the United States Grain 
     Standards Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to collect fees to cover the cost of services 
     performed under the Act, to extend the authorization of 
     appropriations for the Act, and to improve the administration 
     of the Act.

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


                           Amendment No. 4311

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, Senator Lugar has a substitute 
amendment at the desk, and I ask for its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Murkowski], for Mr. Lugar, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 4311.

  (The text of the amendment is printed in today's Record under 
``Amendments Submitted.'')
  Mr. MURKOWSKI. 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. 4311) was agreed to.
  The bill (H.R. 4788), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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