[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 142 (Friday, October 4, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H12274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills and joint 
resolutions of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 1087. An act for the relief of Nguyen Quy An;
       H.R. 1281. An act to express the sense of the Congress that 
     it is the policy of the Congress that United States 
     Government agencies in possession of records about 
     individuals who are alleged to have committed Nazi war crimes 
     should make these records public;
       H.R. 1874. An act to modify the boundaries of the Talladega 
     National Forest, Alabama;
       H.R. 3155. An act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     by designating the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock 
     Springs Run in the State of Florida for study and potential 
     addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system;
       H.R. 3219. An act to provide Federal assistance for Indian 
     tribes in a manner that recognizes the right of tribal self-
     governance, and for other purposes;
       H.R. 3249. An act to authorize appropriations for a mining 
     institute or institutes to develop domestic technological 
     capabilities for the recovery of minerals from the Nation's 
     seabed, and for other purposes;
       H.R. 3568. An act to designate 51.7 miles of the Clarion 
     River, located in Pennsylvania, as a component of the 
     National Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
       H.R. 3632. An act to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the requirement for annual resident review for 
     nursing facilities under the Medicaid program and to require 
     resident reviews for mentally ill or mentally retarded 
     residents when there is a significant change in physical or 
     mental condition;
       H.R. 3864. An act to amend laws authorizing auditing, 
     reporting, and other functions by the General Accounting 
     Office;
       H.R. 3910. An act to provide emergency drought relief to 
     the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Canadian River 
     Municipal Water Authority, Texas, and for other purposes;
       H.R. 4083. An act to extend certain programs under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act through September 30, 
     1997;
       H.R. 4236. An act to provide for the administration of 
     certain Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal 
     taxpayer, and for other purposes;
       H.R. 4283. An act to provide for ballast water management 
     to prevent the introduction and spread of nonindigenous 
     species into the waters of the United States, and for other 
     purposes;
       H.J. Res. 193. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact; and
       H.J. Res. 194. Joint resolution granting the consent of the 
     Congress to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the 
     District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area 
     Transit Regulation Compact.

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

       H.R. 632. An act to enhance fairness in compensating owners 
     of patents used by the United States;
       H.R. 1776. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of Black Revolutionary War 
     patriots and the 275th anniversary of the 1st Black 
     Revolutionary War patriot, Crispus Attucks;
       H.R. 3452. An act to make certain laws applicable to the 
     Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes;
       H.R. 4036. An act making certain provisions with respect to 
     internationally recognized human rights, refugees, and 
     foreign relations;
       H.R. 4137. An act to combat drug-facilitated crimes of 
     violence, including sexual assaults; and
       H. Con. Res. 230. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred 
     Fourth Congress.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 342. An act to establish the Cache La Poudre River 
     Corridor;
       S. 1612. An act to broaden the scope of certain firearms 
     offenses, and for other purposes;
       S. 1887. An act to make improvements in the operation and 
     administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.
       S. 2197. An act to extend the authorized period of stay 
     within the United States for certain nurses; and
       S. 2198. An act to provide for the Advisory Commission on 
     Intergovernmental Relations to continue in existence, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3378) ``An 
act to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to extend the 
demonstration program for direct billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and 
other third party payors.''
  The message also announced that the Senate disagrees to the amendment 
of the House to the bill (S. 1972) ``An act to amend the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 to improve the provisions relating to Indians, 
and for other purposes.''

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