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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 12, 1998
Amends the Combatting Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 to extend until 18 months after the first meeting of the Commission to Assess the Organization of the Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction the due date of the Commission's report concerning the organization of the Federal Government, including the intelligence community, in combatting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
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Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R–PA
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Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent)
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Intelligence discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2778)
Senate Committee on Intelligence discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2778)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence.
Introduced in Senate
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