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Cord Byrd: That I may offer this amendment on behalf of myself and Senator Cochran. I send the amendment to the desk. The PRESIDING…

On the recordJune 27, 2005
That I may offer this amendment on behalf of myself and Senator Cochran. I send the amendment to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from West Virginia [Mr. Byrd], for himself and Mr. Cochran, proposes an amendment numbered 1053: On page 189, after line 20, add the following: Sec. 128. (a) For necessary expenses for the Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., there is hereby made available to the Secretary of the Interior $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for activities authorized by section 508 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 104-333). (b) Section 508( c) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 104- 333) is amended by striking the second sentence. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the amount reduced in Title I in the second proviso under the heading Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses, is further reduced by $10,000,000.
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