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David Skaggs: this amendment would move $5 million from the operation maintenance account dealing with, in particular, travel, and…

On the recordJuly 31, 1995
this amendment would move $5 million from the operation maintenance account dealing with, in particular, travel, and shift that $5 million into the account for intelligence community management. Mr. Chairman, the purpose is to provide those funds for the continued operation of the Environmental Task Force, which has been a very important initiative within the intelligence community to make intelligence products declassified and available for use by the scientific community and by various agencies of Government.
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David Skaggs
Colorado

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Discussing an amendment to allocate funds for the Environmental Task Force during a committee meeting.

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