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Version 81 · Passed House without amendment · Oct 5, 2004
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Amends the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 to make Forest Service appropriations available to cover the cost of primary and secondary schooling (which may include transportation costs) of dependents of Forest Service personnel who are stationed in Puerto Rico and are subject to transfer to other U.S. locations if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the area schools are unable to provide adequately for such dependents' education.
States that such coverage shall not exceed costs authorized by the Department of Defense for the same area for armed forces' dependents.
People & committees
Rescom. Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large] · D–PR
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Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8138)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8138)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5042.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8138-8139)
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Ordered to be Reported.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry Discharged.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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