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Benjamin Gilman: No, that is not the intent of section 6. The sanctions identified in section 6 are intended to be mandatory when…

On the recordJune 18, 1996
No, that is not the intent of section 6. The sanctions identified in section 6 are intended to be mandatory when selected pursuant to either section 5(a) or 5(b)(1).
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Benjamin Gilman
New York

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Clarifying the intent of sanctions in legislative discussion.

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