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             MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE RECEIVED DURING RECESS

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 5, 1993, 
the Secretary of the Senate, on October 11, 1994, during the recess of 
the Senate, received a message from the House of Representatives 
announcing that the Speaker has signed the following enrolled bills:

       S. 922. An act to provide that a State court may not modify 
     an order of another State court requiring the payment of 
     child support unless the recipient of child support payments 
     resides in the State in which the modification is sought or 
     consents to the seeking of the modification in that court.
       S. 1225. An act to authorize and encourage the President to 
     conclude an agreement with Mexico to establish a United 
     States-Mexico Border Health Commission.
       S. 2060. An act to amend the Small Business Act.
       S. 2475. An act to authorize assistance to promote the 
     peaceful resolution of conflicts in Africa.
       S. 2500. An act to enable producers and feeders of sheep 
     and importer of sheep and sheep products to develop, finance, 
     and carry out a nationally coordinated program for sheep and 
     sheep product promotion, research, and information, and for 
     other purposes.

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 5, 1993, 
the enrolled bills were signed on October 11, 1994, during the recess 
of the Senate by the President pro tempore (Mr. Byrd).
                                  ____

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 5, 1993, 
the Secretary of the Senate, on October 12, 1994, during the recess of 
the Senate, received a message from the house of Representatives 
announcing that the Speaker has signed the following enrolled bills and 
joint resolutions:

       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. 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.
       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. 2534. An act to revise and improve the process for 
     disposing of buildings and property at military installations 
     under the base closure laws.
       H.R. 4217. An act to reform the Federal crop instance 
     program, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4361. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that an employee of the Federal government may use 
     sick leave to attend to the medical needs of a family member; 
     to modify the voluntary leave transfer program with respect 
     to employees who are members of the same family; and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 5053. An act to expand eligibility for the wetlands 
     reserve program to lands covered by expiring agreements under 
     the Water Bank Act.
       H.R. 5155. An act to authorize the transfer of naval 
     vessels to certain foreign countries.
       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. 220. Joint resolution to designate October 19, 
     1994, as ``National Mammography Day''.
       S.J. Res. 229. Joint resolution regarding United States 
     policy toward Haiti.
                                  ____

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 5, 1993, 
the following enrolled bills and joint resolutions were signed on 
October 12, 1994, during the recess of the Senate by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Byrd):

       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.
       S. 2466. An act to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act to manage the Strategic Petroleum Reserve more 
     effectively and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4217. An act to reform the Federal crop insurance 
     program and for other purposes.
                                  ____

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 5, 1993, 
the following enrolled bills were signed on October 13, 1994, during 
the recess of the Senate by the President pro tempore (Mr. Byrd):

       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. 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. 2534. An act to revise and improve the process for 
     disposing of buildings and property at military installations 
     under the base closure laws.
       H.R. 4361. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that an employee of the Federal Government may use 
     sick leave to attend to the medical needs of a family member; 
     to modify the voluntary leave transfer program with respect 
     to employees who are members of the same family; and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 5053. An act to expand eligibility for the wetlands 
     reserve program to lands covered by expiring agreements under 
     the Water Bank Act.
       H.R. 5155. An act to authorize the transfer of naval 
     vessels to certain foreign countries.
       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. 220. Joint resolution to designate October 19, 
     1994, as ``National Mammography Day.''
       S.J. Res. 229. Joint resolution regarding United States 
     policy toward Haiti.
                                  ____

       Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 
     5, 1993, the Secretary of the Senate, on October 17, 1994, 
     during the recess of the Senate, received a message from the 
     House of Representatives announcing that the Speaker has 
     signed the following enrolled bills and joint resolutions:

       S. 528. An act to provide for the transfer of certain U.S. 
     Forest Service lands located in Lincoln County, Montana, to 
     Lincoln County in the State of Montana.
       S. 720. An act to clean up open dumps on Indian lands, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 784. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish standards with respect to dietary 
     supplements, and for other purposes.
       S. 1312. An act to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 in order to provide for the availability 
     of remedies for certain former pension plan participants and 
     beneficiaries.
       S. 1457. An act to amend the Aleutian and Pribilof 
     Restitution Act to increase authorization for appropriation 
     to compensate Aleut villages for church property lost, 
     damaged, or destroyed during World War II.
       S. 1927. An act 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.
       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. 2372. An act to reauthorize for three years the 
     Commission on Civil Rights, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6. An act to extend for six years the authorizations 
     of appropriations for the programs under the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 and for other purposes.
       H.R. 512. An act to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that group life insurance benefits 
     under such chapter may, upon application, be paid out to an 
     insured individual who is terminally ill, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 783. An act to amend title III of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act to make changes in the laws relating to 
     nationality and naturalization.
       H.R. 808. An act for the relief of James B. Stanley.
       H.R. 2056. An act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 600 Princess Anne Street in Fredericksburg, Virginia as 
     the ``Samuel E. Perry Postal Building.''
       H.R. 2135. An act to provide for a National Native American 
     Veterans' Memorial.
       H.R. 2266. An act for the relief of Orlando Wayne 
     Naraysingh.
       H.R. 2294. An act to designate the Federal building in 
     Wichita Falls, Texas, which is currently known as the Main 
     Post Office, as the ``Graham B. Purcell, Jr., Post Office and 
     Federal Building.''
       H.R. 2411. An act for the relief of Leteane Clement 
     Monatsi.
       H.R. 2440. An act to amend the Independent Safety Board Act 
     of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1994, 
     1995, and 1996, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2970. An act to authorize the Office of Special 
     Counsel, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4192. An act to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 100 Veterans Drive in Saint Thomas, Virgin 
     Islands, as the ``Arturo R. Watlington, Sr. United States 
     Post Office.''
       H.R. 4535. An act to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 with respect to the extension of unlisted trading 
     privileges for corporate securities, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4833. An act to reform the management of Indian Trust 
     Funds, and for other purposes.
       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. 4896. An act to grant the consent of the Congress to 
     the Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District 
     Compact.
       H.R. 4922. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     make clear a telecommunications carrier's duty to cooperate 
     in the interception of communications for law enforcement 
     purposes, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4924. An act to assist in the conservation of 
     rhinoceros and tigers by supporting and providing financial 
     resources for the conservation programs of nations whose 
     activities directly or indirectly affect rhinoceros and tiger 
     populations, and of the CITES Secretariat.
       H.R. 5116. An act to amend title II of the United States 
     Code.
       S.J. Res. 227. Joint resolution to approve the location of 
     a Thomas Paine Memorial.
       H.J. Res. 425. Joint resolution providing for the convening 
     of the First Session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 5, 1993, 
the enrolled bills and joint resolutions were signed on October 17, 
1994, during the recess of the Senate by the President pro tempore (Mr. 
Byrd).
                                  ____

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 5, 1993, 
the Secretary of the Senate, on October 25, 1994, during the recess of 
the Senate, received a message from the House of Representatives 
announcing that the Speaker has signed the following enrolled bills and 
joint resolutions:

       S. 21. An act to designate certain lands in the California 
     Desert as wilderness, to establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, 
     and Mojave National Parks, and for other purposes.
       S. 1146. An act to provide for the settlement of the water 
     rights claims of the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe in Yavapai 
     County, Arizona, and for other purposes.
       S. 1614. An act to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     and the National Lunch Act to promote healthy eating habits 
     for children and to extend certain authorities contained in 
     such Acts through fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1348. An act to establish the Quinebaug and Shetucket 
     Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor in the State of 
     Connecticut, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3050. An act to expand the boundaries of the Red Rock 
     Canyon National Conservation Area.
       H.R. 3059. An act to establish a National Maritime Heritage 
     Program to make grants available for educational programs and 
     the restoration of America's cultural resources for the 
     purpose of preserving America's endangered maritime heritage.
       H.R. 3313. An act 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.
       H.R. 3499. An act to amend the Defense Department Overseas 
     Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act.
       H.R. 3678. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to negotiate agreements for the use of Outer 
     Continental Shelf sand, gravel, and shell resources.
       H.R. 3984. An act to designate the United States post 
     office located at 212 Coleman Avenue in Waveland, 
     Mississippi, as the ``John Longo, Jr. Post Office.''
       H.R. 4180. An act to prohibit the withdrawal of 
     acknowledgement or recognition of an Indian tribe or Alaska 
     Native group or of the leaders of an Indian tribe or Alaska 
     Native group, absent an act of Congress.
       H.R. 4193. An act to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 100 Vester Gade, in Cruz Bay, Saint John, 
     Virgin Islands, as the ``Ubaldina Simnmons United States Post 
     Office.''
       H.R. 4196. An act to ensure that all timber-dependent 
     communities qualify for loans and grants from Rural 
     Development Administration.
       H.R. 4452. An act to designate the Post Office building at 
     115 West Chester in Ruleville, Mississippi, as the ``Fannie 
     Lou Hamer United States Post Office.''
       H.R. 4455. An act to authorize the Export-Import Bank of 
     the United States to provide financing for the export of 
     nonlethal defense articles and defense services the primary 
     end use of which will be for civilian purposes.
       H.R. 4497. An act to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
       H.R. 4551. An act to designate the Post Office building 
     located at 301 West Lexington in Independence, Missouri, as 
     the ``William J. Randall Post Office.''
       H.R. 4571. An act to designate the United States post 
     office located at 103-104 Estate Richmond in Saint Croix, 
     Virgin Islands, as the ``Wilbert Armstrong United States Post 
     Office.''
       H.R. 4595. An act to designate the building located at 4021 
     Laclede in St. Louis, Missouri, for the period of time during 
     which it houses operations of the United States Postal 
     Service, as the ``Marian Oldham Post Office.''
       H.R. 4598. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to make technical corrections to maps relating to the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System.
       H.R. 4709. An act to make certain technical corrections, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4757. An act to provide for the settlement of the 
     claims of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation 
     concerning their contribution to the production of hydropower 
     by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4777. An act to make technical improvements in the 
     United States Code by amending provisions to reflect the 
     current names of congressional committees.
       H.R. 4778. An act to codify without substantive change 
     recent laws related to transportation and to improve the 
     United States Code.
       H.R. 4781. 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.
       H.R. 4814. An act to grant the consent of the Congress to 
     amendments to the Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Compact.
       H.R. 4867. An act to authorize appropriations for high-
     speed rail transportation, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4967. An act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse in Detroit, Michigan, as the 
     ``Theodore Levin Federal Building and United States 
     Courthouse.''
    
    
       H.R. 5034. An act to make certain technical amendments 
     relating to the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956, the United States Information and Educational Exchange 
     Act of 1948, and other provisions of law.
       H.R. 5084. An act to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     improve the accuracy of census address lists, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 5102. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to certain crimes relating to Congressional 
     medals of honor.
       H.R. 5161. An act to amend the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 to permit the prompt sharing of 
     timber sale receipts of the Forest Service and the Bureau of 
     Land Management.
       H.R. 5176. An act to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act relating to San Diego ocean discharge and waste 
     water reclamation.
       H.R. 5200. An act to resolve the 107th meridian boundary 
     dispute between the Crow Indian Tribe and the United States.
       H.R. 5220 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. 5244. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise and improve veterans' benefits programs, 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.R. 5252. An act to amend the Social Security Act and 
     related Acts to make miscellaneous and technical amendments, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 271. Joint resolution designating November of 
     each year as ``National American Indian Heritage Month.''
       H.J. Res. 326. Joint resolution designating January 16, 
     1995, as ``National Good Teen Day.''
                                  ____

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 5, 1993, 
the following enrolled joint resolution was signed on October 31, 1994, 
during the recess of the Senate by the President pro tempore (Mr. 
Byrd):

       H.J. Res. 390. Joint resolution designating September 17, 
     1994, as ``Constitution Day.''
                                  ____

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 5, 1993, 
the Secretary of the Senate, on November 30, 1994, during the recess of 
the Senate, received a message from the House of Representatives 
announcing that the House has passed the following bill, in which it 
requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 5110. An act to approve and implement the trade 
     agreements concluded in the Uruguay Round of multilateral 
     trade negotiations.

  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of section 
904(b) of Public Law 103-236, the Speaker appoints the following Member 
to the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy on the 
part of the House: Mr. Hamilton.
  The message further announced that pursuant to the provisions of 
section 902(a) of Public Law 103-359, the Speaker appoints to the 
Commission on the Roles and Capabilities of the United Sates 
Intelligence Community the following members on the part of the House: 
Mr. Dicks and from private life, Mr. Tony Coehlo of Alexandria, VA.
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of section 
604 of Public Law 103-394, and the order of the House of Friday October 
7, 1994, authorizing the Speaker and the Minority Leader to accept 
resignations and to make appointments authorized by law or by the 
House, the Speaker on November 17, 1994, did appoint the following 
person from private life to the National Bankruptcy Review Commission 
on the part of the House: Mr. John A. Gose of Seattle, WA.
  The message further announced that pursuant to the provisions of 
section 5205(a)(1)(C) of Public Law 100-418, and the order of the House 
of Friday, October 7, 1994, authorizing the Speaker and the Minority 
Leader to accept resignations and to make appointments authorized by 
law or by the House, the Speaker and the Minority Leader on November 
17, 1994, did jointly appoint the following person from private life as 
a member of the Competitiveness Policy Council on the part of the House 
to fill the existing vacancy thereon: Mr. Donald V. Fites of Peoria, 
IL.
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of section 
4(b) of Public Law 94-201, (20 U.S.C. 2103(b)), and the order of the 
House of Friday, October 7, 1994, authorizing the Speaker and the 
Minority Leader to accept resignations and to make appointments 
authorized by law or by the House, the Speaker on October 11, 1994, did 
appoint to the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center in the 
Library of Congress the following member from private life on the part 
of the House to fill the existing vacancy thereon: Mr. William L. 
Kinney, Jr. of Bennettsville, SC, for a 6-year term.
  The message further announced that pursuant to the provisions of 
section 703 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 903) as amended by 
section 103 of Public Law 103-296, and the order of the House of 
Friday, October 7, 1994, authorizing the Speaker and the Minority 
Leader to accept resignations and to make appointments authorized by 
law or by the House, the Speaker on November 17, 1994, did appoint to 
the Social Security Advisory Board the following members on the part of 
the House from private life: Ms. Martha Keys of Arlington, VA, to a 5-
year term; and Mr. Arthur L. (Pete) Singleton of Dunnsville, VA, to a 
4-year term.

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