[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20789]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AMENDMENT

  Mr. SUNUNU. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 1547 introduced earlier 
today by Senators Bingaman and Domenici.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1547) to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to make a technical correction with respect to the 
     definition of qualifying State.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SUNUNU. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read three times and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and that any statements relating thereto be printed in the 
Record, without intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1547) was read the third time and passed as follows:

                                S. 1547

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

     SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF 
                   QUALIFYING STATE UNDER TITLE XXI OF THE SOCIAL 
                   SECURITY ACT.

       Effective as if included in the enactment of H.R. 2854, 
     108th Congress, section 2105(g)(2) of the Social Security 
     Act, as added by section 1(b) of H.R. 2854, 108th Congress, 
     as passed by the House of Representatives on July 25, 2003, 
     is amended by striking ``185'' the first place it appears and 
     inserting ``184''.

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