31.   When Congress acts to amend a statute, we presume it intends its amendment to have real and substantial effect.

32.   According to Haaretz, the proposed amendment has yet to be approved by the Tax Inspector-General or the Finance Minister.

33.   If the Senate disapproved key elements of the new bill, the amendment will have to go back to the House of Representatives.

34.   Still, the proposed amendment does have strong support, including from such groups as Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

35.   The amendment still has to be approved by the upper chamber of the parliament, the Senate.

36.   The amendment had the support of lawmakers from both parties and was approved on a voice vote.

37.   The amendment will have to be approved by the Cabinet and the National Assembly.

38.   The amendment has little chance of becoming law in its present form, since Clinton has vowed to veto the foreign aid bill.

39.   The amendment has still to be formally approved by the upper house of the Polish parliament, the Senate, and by President Alexander Kwasniewski.

40.   The amendment has still to be formally approved by the upper house of the Polish parliament, the Senate, and by Kwasniewski.