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          AMENDING TITLE II OF THE HYDROGEN FUTURE ACT OF 1996

  The bill (S. 965) to amend title II of the Hydrogen Future Act of 
1996 to extend an authorization contained therein, and for other 
purposes, was considered, ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
read the third time, and passed; as follows:

                                 S. 965

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 202 of the Hydrogen Future Act of 1996 (Public Law 
     104-271) is amended by striking ``1997 and 1998, to remain 
     available until September 30, 1999'' and inserting ``1998, 
     1999, 2000 and 2001, to remain available until September 30, 
     2002''.

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