[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4294]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO AGREE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO TO 
AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT CONCERNING A BORDER ENVIRONMENT COOPERATION 
             COMMISSION AND NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign 
Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
254 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered. The clerk will state the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 254) to authorize the President of the United 
     States to agree to certain amendments to the Agreement 
     between the Government of the United States of America and 
     the Government of the United Mexican States concerning the 
     establishment of a Border Environment Cooperation Commission 
     and a North American Development Bank, and for other 
     purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Hutchison 
substitute be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read the third time 
and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, 
and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The amendment (No. 2856) was agreed to, as follows:
  (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of 
Amendments.'')
  The bill (H.R. 254), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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