[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 112 (Friday, August 12, 1994)]
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   AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND 
      RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT--MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  Mr. FORD. I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate a message from 
the House of Representatives on H.R. 4554.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the House of Representatives:

       Resolved, That Senate amendment No. 83 to the bill H.R. 
     4554 making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1995, and for other purposes, in the opinion of this House, 
     contravenes the first clause of the seventh section of the 
     first article of the Constitution of the United States and is 
     an infringement of the privileges of this House and that such 
     bill with the Senate amendments thereto be respectfully 
     returned to the Senate with a message communicating this 
     resolution.

  Mr. FORD. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Chair lay 
before the Senate a message on H.R. 4554, a bill making appropriations 
for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies for fiscal year 1995, which was returned to the Senate 
by the House; that Senate amendment 83 be modified with the amendment I 
now send to the desk; that the Senate insist on its amendments, request 
a new conference with the House, and that those Senators currently 
serving as conferees on this bill be reappointed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment will be 
modified.
  The amendment is as follows:

       In lieu of Senate amendment No. 83, insert the following: 
     ``On page 70 of the bill insert the following after line 6: 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no employee of 
     the United States Department of Agriculture shall be 
     preemptorily removed without a hearing from his or her 
     position because of remarks made during personal time 
     regarding Departmental policies or proposed policies.''

  Mr. FORD. I yield the floor, Madam President.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nebraska is recognized for 15 
minutes.

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