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 PUBLIC LAW 96-38—JULY 25, 1979

93 STAT. 143

not apply to the pay of pages of the Senate and House of Representatives during the period when the Senate and/or the House of Representatives adjourns or recesses on or after the first of August for a period of at least thirty days but not more than forty-five days, such pay may continue until the end of such period of adjournment or YQCQSS.

SEC. 304. Section 201 of Public Law 95-480 is amended by inserting 92 Stat. 1584. before the period at the end thereof the following: "Provided further, That if by the beginning of the fourth quarter, 75 percent of the reduction required by this section has not been achieved, the aggregate amount of budget authority under this Act shall not be reduced by an amount in excess of $301,500,000: Provided further, That if the reduction required by this section results in total budget authority insufficient to pay legal entitlements in the fourth quarter, the Department may borrow from succeeding year funds to pay such entitlements.". Approved July 25, 1979.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-227 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 96-331 (Comm. of SENATE REPORT No. 96-224 (Comm. on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): June 6, considered and passed House. June 25, 26, considered and passed Senate, amended. July 17, House agreed to conference report, receded and concurred with amendments in certain Senate amendments, concurred in others, and insisted on its disagreement to Senate amendment No. 82. July 20, Senate agreed to conference report, concurred in certain House amendments, and receded from its amendment No. 82.

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