[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 21256-21257]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    EXTENDING BY 10 YEARS THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 2385 and the Senate 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. 2385) to extend by 10 years the authority of 
     the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial 
     report program.

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

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  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed in 
the Record as if read.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 2385) was read the third time and passed.

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