[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 147 (Tuesday, November 29, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: November 29, 1994]
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                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the concurrence of 
the House is requested, bills of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 2461. An act to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer 
     to States of surplus personal property for donation to 
     nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families 
     and individuals; and
       H.R. 5030. An act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to make certain corrections relating to international 
     narcotics control activities, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills, joint 
resolutions, and a concurrent resolution of the following titles, in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1203. An act to establish a Center for Rare Disease 
     Research in the National Institutes of Health, and for other 
     purposes;
       S. 2272. An act to amend chapter 28 of title 35, United 
     States Code, to provide a defense to patent infringement 
     based on prior use by certain persons, and for other 
     purposes;
       S. 2297. An act to facilitate obtaining foreign-located 
     antitrust evidence by authorizing the Attorney General of the 
     United States and the Federal Trade Commission to provide, in 
     accordance with antitrust mutual assistance agreements, 
     antitrust evidence to foreign antitrust authorities on a 
     reciprocal basis; and for other purposes;
       S. 2352. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize certain programs relating to the Substance Abuse 
     and Mental Health Services Administration, and for other 
     purposes;
       S. 2550. An act to provide for the sale of certain lands of 
     the University of Arkansas;
       S. 2551. An act to prohibit the duplication of benefits;
       S. 2559. An act relating to implementation of Oil Pollution 
     Act with respect to animal fats and vegetable oils;
       S. 2560. An act to allow the collection and payment of 
     funds following the completion of cooperative work involving 
     the protection, management, and improvement of the National 
     Forest System, and for other purposes;
       S.J. Res. 186. Joint resolution to designate February 2, 
     1995, and February 1, 1996, as ``National Women and Girls in 
     Sports Day'';
       S.J. Res. 205. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the compact to provide for joint natural resource 
     management and enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining 
     to natural resources and boating at the Jennings Randolph 
     Lake Project lying in Garrett County, Maryland and Mineral 
     County, West Virginia, entered into between the States of 
     West Virginia and Maryland;
       S.J. Res. 218. Joint resolution designating January 16, 
     1995, as ``Religious Freedom Day'';
       S.J. Res. 219. Joint resolution to commend United States 
     rice producers and millers, and for other purposes;
       S.J. Res. 222. Joint resolution to designate October 19, 
     1994, as ``Mercy Otis Warren Day'', and for other purposes;
       S.J. Res. 225. Joint resolution to designate February 5, 
     1995, through February 11, 1995, and February 4, 1996, 
     through February 10, 1996, as ``National Burn Awareness 
     Week''; and
       S. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that expert testimony concerning the nature and 
     effect of domestic violence, including descriptions of the 
     experiences of battered women, should be admissible if 
     offered in a State court by a defendant in a criminal case.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 725) ``An act to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to provide for the conduct of expanded studies and the 
establishment of innovative programs with respect to traumatic brain 
injury, and for other purposes'' with an amendment.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 86-380, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, appoints Mr. Graham to the 
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 103-227, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, appoints--
  Upon the recommendation of the majority leader: E. William Crotty of 
Florida, representing business; Katherine Schrier of New York, 
representing organized labor; and Michael P. Riccards of West Virginia, 
representing human resource professionals;
  Upon the recommendation of the Republican leader: Bruce Carswell of 
New York, representing business; and Stephen L. Sayler of Kansas, 
representing human resource professionals; to the National Skill 
Standards Board.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 96-114, as 
amended, the Chair announces, on behalf of the Republican leader, the 
appointment of W. Russell King of Virginia and Michael L. Lunceford of 
Texas, to the Congressional Award Board.

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