[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
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                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:45 a.m., message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Goetz, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bill; in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 4842. An act to specify the terms of contracts entered 
     into by the United States and Indian tribal organizations 
     under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
     Act, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5200. An act to resolve the 107th meridian boundary 
     dispute between the Crow Indian Tribe and the United States.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills and joint resolutions; each without amendment:

       S. 340. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to clarify the application of the act with 
     respect to alternate uses of new animal drugs and new drugs 
     intended for human use, and for other purposes.
       S. 2534. An act to revise and improve the process for 
     disposing of buildings and property at military installations 
     under the base closure laws.
       S.J. Res. 90. Joint resolution to recognize the 
     achievements of radio amateurs, and to establish support for 
     such amateurs as national policy.
       S.J. Res. 221. Joint resolution to express the sense of the 
     Congress in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Grand 
     Canyon National Park.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
following concurrent resolutions; in which it requests the concurrence 
of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 292. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     printing of a collection of statements made in tribute to the 
     late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Thomas P. 
     ``Tip'' O'Neill, Jr.
       H. Con. Res. 293. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     printing of the book entitled ``History of the United States 
     House of Representatives''.
       H. Con. Res. 299. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     printing of the book entitled ``Hispanic Americans in 
     Congress''.
       H. Con. Res. 313. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     technical correction in the enrollment of S. 21.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the bill (S. 
784) to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to establish 
standards with respect to dietary supplements, and for other purposes, 
with an amendment; in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.
  The message further announced that the House has passed the joint 
resolution (S.J. Res. 227) to approve the location of a Thomas Paine 
Memorial, with amendments; in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4709) to make certain technical 
corrections, and for other purposes.
                                  ____

  At 3:26 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Goetz, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
agrees to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4867) to 
authorize appropriations for high-speed rail transportation, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence 
of the Senate.
                                  ____

  At 4:55 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Goetz, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills; in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 3344. An act for the relief of Lloyd B. Gamble.
       H.R. 3917. An act for the relief of Arthur A. Carron, Jr.

  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 1927) to 
increase the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected 
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for 
the survivors of certain disabled veterans.
  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendments 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3313) to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to improve health care services of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs relating to women veterans, to extend and expand authority for 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide priority health care to 
veterans who were exposed to ionizing radiation or to Agent Orange, to 
expand the scope of services that may be provided to veterans through 
Vet Centers, and for other purposes, with amendments; in which it 
requests the concurrence of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3664) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to transfer certain national fish hatcheries, with an 
amendment; in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.
  The message further announced that the House has agreed to H. Res. 
577 stating that the bill of the Senate (S. 1216) to resolve the 107th 
Meridian boundary dispute between the Crow Indian Tribe, the Northern 
Cheyenne Indian Tribe, and the United States and various other issues 
pertaining to the Crow Indian Reservation, 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 be respectfully 
returned to the Senate with a message communicating this resolution.
                                 F_____


                    ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED

  At 5:10 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has 
signed the following enrolled joint resolution:

       S.J. Res. 221. Joint resolution to express the sense of the 
     Congress in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Grand 
     Canyon National Park.

       The enrolled joint resolution was subsequently signed by 
     the President pro tempore (Mr. Byrd).
                                  ____

  At 6:26 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bill; in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 5231. An Act to provide for the management of portions 
     of the Presidio under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
     the Interior.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill; without amendment:

       S. 455. An act to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     increase Federal payments to units of general local 
     government for entitlement lands, and for other purposes.

  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendments 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1348) to establish the Quinebaug and 
Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor in the State of 
Connecticut, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4950) to extend the 
authorities of the Overseas Provate Investment Corporation.
  The message further announced that the House agrees to the report of 
the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
on the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 1569) to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to establish, reauthorize and revise 
provisions to improve the health of individuals from disadvantaged 
backgrounds, and for other purposes.
                                  ____

  At 10:02 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills and joint resolutions, in which it request 
the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 934. An act to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     relating to jurisdictional immunities of the Federal Republic 
     of Germany, to grant jurisdiction to the courts of the United 
     States in certain cases involving acts of genocide occurring 
     against United States nationals during World War II in the 
     predecessor states of the Federal Republic of German, or in 
     any territories or areas occupied, annexed, or otherwise 
     controlled by those states.
       H.R. 4522. An act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to extend the authorization of appropriations of the Federal 
     Communications Commission, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4852. An act to provide congressional approval of a 
     governing international fishery agreement, to authorize 
     appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1995, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 4946. An act to establish the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie in the State of Illinois, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 5164. An act to provide for the enrollment of 
     individuals enrolled in a health benefits plan administered 
     by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or the 
     Office of Thrift Supervision in the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Program.
       H.R. 5179. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     strengthen child support enforcement orders through the 
     garnishment of amounts payable to Federal employees, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 5220. An act to provide for the acceptance by the 
     Secretary of Education of applications submitted by the local 
     educational agency serving the Window Rock Unified School 
     District, Window Rock, Arizona, under section 3 of the Act of 
     September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, 81st Congress) for fiscal 
     years 1994 and 1995.
       H.R. 5243. An act to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize economic development 
     programs, and for other programs.
       H.R. 5244. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise and improve veterans' benefits programs, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 5245. An act to provide for the extension of certain 
     programs relating to housing and community development, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 5246. An act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to make certain corrections relating to international 
     narcotics control activities, and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 184. Joint resolution designating the weekend of 
     October 15-16, 1994, as ``Small Towns and Townships 
     Weekend''.
       H.J. Res. 411. Joint resolution designating October 29, 
     1994, as ``National Firefighters Day''.
       H.J. Res. 413. Joint resolution designating November 1, 
     1994, as ``National Family Literacy Day''.
       H.J. Res. 425. Joint resolution providing for the convening 
     of the First Session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       S. 2384. An act to extend the deadlines applicable to 
     certain hydroelectric projects under the Federal Power Act, 
     and for other purposes.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, each with amendments, in which it requests the concurrence of 
the Senate:

       S. 2073. An act to designate the United States courthouse 
     that is scheduled to be constructed in Concord, New 
     Hampshire, as the ``Warren B. Rudman United States 
     Courthouse'', and for other purposes.
       S. 2100. An act to provide for rural development, multiple-
     use management, expenditures under the Knutson-Vandenburg Act 
     of 1930, and ecosystem-based management of certain forest 
     lands, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendments of 
the Senate to the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate 
to the bill (H.R. 783) to amend title III of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to make changes in the laws relating to nationality and 
naturalization.
  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 2372) to 
reauthorize for three years the Commission on Civil Rights, and for 
other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolutions, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 14. Concurrent Resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress with respect to certain regulations of the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
       H. Con. Res. 35. Concurrent resolution recognizing 
     Belleville, New Jersey, as the birthplace of the industrial 
     revolution in the United States.
       H. Con. Res. 314. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     printing of a collection of statements made in tribute to 
     Representative Jamie L. Whitten.
       H. Con. Res. 315. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment or recess of the two Houses.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills and joint resolutions, each without amendments:

       S. 2395. An act to designate the United States Federal 
     Building and Courthouse in Detroit, Michigan, as the 
     ``Theodore Levin Federal Building and Courthouse'', and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 2407. An act to make improvements in the operation and 
     administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.
       S. 2466. An act to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act to manage the Strategic Petroleum Reserve more 
     effectively and for other purposes.
       S.J. Res. 220. Joint resolution to designate October 19, 
     1994, as ``National Mammography Day''.
       S.J. Res. 229. Joint resolution regarding United States 
     policy toward Haiti.

  At 10:47 p.m. a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, announced that the House has passed the following bill; in 
which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 4497. An act to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

  The message also announced that the Speaker has signed the following 
enrolled bills:

       H.R. 4278. An act to make improvements in the old-age, 
     survivors, and disability insurance program under title II of 
     the Social Security Act.
       H.R. 4379. An act to amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to 
     enhance the ability of the banks for cooperatives to finance 
     agricultural exports, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4950. An act to extend the authorities of the Overseas 
     Private Investment Corporation, and for other purposes.
                                  ____

  At 12:22 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Goetz, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills; in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 5252. An act to amend the Social Security Act and 
     related Act to make miscellaneous and technical amendments, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5248. An act to require States to consider adopting 
     mandatory, comprehensive, Statewide one-call notification 
     systems to protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines 
     and all other underground facilities from being damaged by 
     any excavations, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, with an amendment; in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       S. 2345. An act to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide authority for States to limit the interstate 
     transportation of municipal solid waste, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message further announced that the House disagrees to the Senate 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 5123) to make a technical correction to an 
act preempting State economic regulation of motor carriers.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4598) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to make technical corrections to maps relating to the Coastal 
Barrier Resources System, and to authorize appropriations to carry out 
the Coastal Barrier Resources Act.

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