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Melvin Watt: I was just looking at the language, and it refers to section rather than bill. There are several sections in this bill…

On the recordFebruary 8, 1995
I was just looking at the language, and it refers to section rather than bill. There are several sections in this bill, and what I am trying to be clear on is that your language applies to the entire bill, not just to one particular section of the bill. Mr. McCOLLUM. Well, this entire bill refers to an entirely new section of the code, section 3510, and I think that that is the key to this and that is what this applies to. That is virtually the entire bill. What we talking about is amendment chapter 223 of title 18 and this is an entirely new section, section 3510, we are creating by this piece of legislation. That is what this applies to, the entire new section.
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Melvin Watt
North Carolina

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Discussing the applicability of language in a bill during a legislative debate.

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