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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 21 (Engrossed in House) — Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Explanatory Statement

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The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about January 3, 2019 and submitted by the Chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, shall have the same effect with respect to allocation of funds and implementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
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