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 98 STAT. 1210

PUBLIC LAW 98-369—JULY 18, 1984

the entire Federal budget. These studies may include, but need not be limited to, the following formulas: (1) a fraction (not necessarily limited to less than 1.0) of historical trends in spending within functions or categories of the budget; (2) an equal percentage growth rate, or an equal percentage reduction in the growth rate of, each function or category of the budget; (3) a set of percentage growth rates, whereby the budget is divided into major categories and a different percentage growth rate is then applied to each category; (4) a fraction (not necessarily limited to less than 1.0) of the growth in the Gross National Product (as calculated by the Congressional Budget Office or the Office of Management and Budget) applied to each function or category of the budget. The Congressional Budget Office and the Office of Management and Budget shall each report the findings of such study to the Congress no later than December 31, 1984. MINING OP NICARAGUAN PORTS

22 USC 2151 ^^^^-

SEC. 2907. It is the sense of the Congress that no funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated in any Act of Congress shall be obligated or expended for the purpose of planning, directing, executing, or supporting the mining of the ports or territorial waters of Nicaragua. Approved July 18, 1984.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4170 (H.R. 2163): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 98-432 and Pt. 2 (Comm. r-y Ways and Means), No. 98-133 accompanying H.R. 2163, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries) and Pt. 2 (Comm. on Ways and Means), and No. 98-861 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORT No. 98-312 accompanying H.R. 2163 (Comm. on Finance). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 129 (1983): July 12, H.R. 2163 considered and passed House. Vol. 130 (1984): Apr. 5, 9-12, 24-26, 30, May 1-3, 8-11, 14-17, H.R. 2163 considered in Senate. Apr. 11, H.R. 4170 considered and passed House. May 17, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of H.R. 2163. May 23, House concurred in Senate amendment with an amendment. June 27, Senate and House agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 20, No. 29 (1984): J u l j ' 18, Presidential statement.

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