[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 7, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S97-S100]
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                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and 
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-1. A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
     State of California; to the Committee on Armed Services.

                     Senate Joint Resolution No. 27

       Whereas, In 1853, the United States Congress granted to the 
     State of California the 16th and 36th sections of every 
     township of public land to support the public education 
     system in California, a grant long held by the courts to 
     create a ``solemn agreement'' between the federal government 
     and the state; and
       Whereas, In California, the State Teachers' Retirement 
     System is the beneficiary of revenues derived from those 
     school lands; and
       Whereas, Those revenues are a significant source of income 
     to the retired teachers of the state; and
       Whereas, Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 
     contains two school land sections rich in oil reserves and 
     constituting the two most valuable school land sections in 
     the state; and
       Whereas, The inclusion of these school lands within the 
     petroleum reserve in 1912 made them unavailable to the state, 
     with the result being that the State Teachers' Retirement 
     System is deprived of substantial income; and
       Whereas, Ever since 1976, the federal government has been 
     producing oil and gas from the naval petroleum reserves at 
     the maximum efficient rate and selling its production to gain 
     further general revenues for the United States Treasury; and
       Whereas, The federal government has stated that the role of 
     the national petroleum reserves ``has evolved over time from 
     an emergency source of oil to an income-generating federal 
     business asset,'' and that ``federal ownership and operation 
     of the reserves is not essential to the national energy 
     policy goals and objectives''; and
       Whereas, The Department of Energy proposes to sell Elk 
     Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, as part of the 
     President's 1996 Budget submission to Congress calling for 
     the privatization of the naval petroleum reserves, and has 
     earmarked 9 percent of the anticipated proceeds from 
     privatization to be paid to the State of California to 
     benefit the Teacher's Retirement Fund; and
       Whereas, Congress has passed, and the President has signed, 
     legislation to compensate California after the sale of Elk 
     Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1; and
       Whereas, That compensation will be based on an agreement 
     between the State of California and the Department of Energy; 
     now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of 
     California, jointly, That the Legislature of the State of 
     California respectfully memorializes the President and the 
     Congress to expedite the agreement by the Department of 
     Energy for recognizing the valid claim of this state to the 
     two school land sections within the reserve, and to 
     compensate California's retired teachers for their 9 percent 
     interest in the reserve upon its sale; and be it further
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies 
     of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the 
     United States, to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, to each Senator and Representatives, to each 
     Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of 
     the United States, and to the Secretary of the Interior, the 
     Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of Defense.
                                  ____

       POM-2. A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
     State of California; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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                     Senate Joint Resolution No. 45

       Whereas, Alameda has a long history associated with the 
     U.S. Navy and Naval Air Forces, and Alameda was shaped by the 
     birth of aviation technology and is proudly and inextricably 
     linked to the military's presence; and
       Whereas, The acquisition of the aircraft carrier Hornet 
     (CV-12) would preserve a vital part of the U.S. military 
     history and its establishment as a museum would be a fitting 
     memorial to Alameda's contributions to U.S. efforts in World 
     War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War; and
       Whereas, In the 18 months of combat during World War II, 
     the aircraft and gunners of the U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12) 
     destroyed 1,410, enemy planes, sank 73 ships, and damaged 
     more than 400 vessels, including the first hits on the 
     Japanese battleship Yamato, which was sunk on April 7, 1945, 
     as it steamed toward Okinawa; and
       Whereas, The U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12), a 53-year old Essex 
     Class carrier is one of eight warships that bore that name, 
     but it was the most decorated of them all, earning a 
     presidential unit citation and seven battle stars in action 
     during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War; and
       Whereas, The first U.S. Navy aircraft carrier named 
     ``Hornet'' was CV-8 (Yorktown Class, including: Enterprise/
     CV-6 and Yorkton/CV-5) laid down in September 1939 by the 
     Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company. It was launched 
     on December 14, 1940, and commissioned on October 20, 1941; 
     it displaced 20,000 tons, measured 761 feet long, and had a 
     complement of 2,200 personnel; and
       Whereas, The Hornet (CV-8) was designed with the benefit of 
     real operating experience, sharing the basic design 
     principles of a large, open hangar deck topped by a thin, 
     rectangular wood and steel flight deck; and
       Whereas, On April 2, 1942, the U.S.S. Hornet (CV-8) having 
     just completed its workups, left Alameda with an unusual 
     deckload of 16 Army Air Corps B-25 Mitchell bombers commanded 
     by Lt. Colonel James ``Jimmy'' Doolittle, sailing to join a 
     task force with Enterprise (CV-6) targeting the Japanese 
     Cities of Tokyo, Nagoya, Yokohama, and Kobe; and
       Whereas, On April 18, 1942, still some miles to the east of 
     the intended launch point, the ships of the task force were 
     sighted by Japanese picket boats. Faced with the decision 
     whether to abort the mission, push on to the planned launch 
     point against an alerted enemy, or launch immediately with 
     full knowledge that the B-25s lacked the range to reach their 
     intended landing fields in China, ``Doolittle's Raiders'' 
     launched immediately, and struck the first successful attack 
     upon the homeland of Japan; and
       Whereas, The Hornet (CV-8) was further involved during 
     World War II in the Central and South Pacific carrying out 
     operations in the Battle of Midway, June 4-6, 1942, and the 
     Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, where it received six Japanese 
     bomb hits, two torpedo hits, and two hits by suicide 
     aircraft, and sank on October 27, 1942; and
       Whereas, The second U.S. Navy aircraft carrier named 
     ``Hornet'' was CV-12 (modernized Essex Class, including 19 
     ships), constructed by the Newport News Shipbuilding & 
     Drydock Company, and launched August 29, 1943. The Hornet 
     (CV-12) was commissioned November 29, 1943, it displaced 
     38,500 tons, measured 889 feet long, carried 45 aircraft, and 
     had a complement of 2,400 personnel; and
       Whereas, In June, 1945, a typhoon ripped a 24-foot gash in 
     the forward section of the flight deck, but the Hornet (CV-
     12) was simply turned around and the aircraft were launched 
     off the stern; and
       Whereas, Postwar modernization of the Hornet (CV-12) under 
     the Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization program allowed it 
     to be refitted with improved elevators, a reinforced flight 
     deck, increased aviation fuel storage, and other features for 
     operating jet aircraft including modernization of its 
     aircraft arresting system. These refittings increased the 
     Hornet's ability to operate advanced aircraft and to improve 
     antisubmarine capabilities; and
       Whereas, The aircraft carrier Hornet (CV-12) contributed to 
     U.S. efforts in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam 
     War, and served as the command ship for recovery of the 
     Apollo XI and XII reentry vehicles; and
       Whereas, The aircraft carrier Hornet (CV-12) was 
     decommissioned on June 26, 1970, and is in good structural 
     condition, and will soon be considered for sale as military 
     surplus; and
       Whereas, The McDonald Douglas F/A 18 Hornet multiple-role 
     air superiority/ground attack aircraft that has become the 
     fleet's principal carrier-based fixed wing aircraft, was 
     named in honor of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hornet; and
       Whereas, In 1995, the weathered-gray warship was scheduled 
     for demolition despite its 1991 designation as a National 
     Historic Landmark; and
       Whereas, The decision to demolish the ship outraged former 
     crew members, who recruited approximately 100 volunteers and 
     embarked on a campaign to save the ship; and
       Whereas, The Aircraft Carrier Hornet Museum is proposed to 
     be permanently berthed in Alameda at Pier No. 2 and to be 
     secured by eight 2-inch chains to existing chain pads welded 
     on the shell, and would immeasurably enhance the maritime 
     ambience of the regional shipyards, the Port of Oakland, and 
     the Alameda Naval Air Station; and
       Whereas, The Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation (ACHF) has 
     arranged to acquire four 110-foot long by 34-foot wide YCs 
     for mooring (that are certified as suitable for use 
     associated with nuclear submarines) from Mare Island Naval 
     Shipyard. This arrangement will provide a 440-foot long 
     parallel load distribution plane from the hull to the fenders 
     of the pier; and
       Whereas, Use of this system of chain attachment to the pier 
     bollards in conjunction with the four YCs will provide an 
     arrangement of positive mechanical attachment sufficient to 
     secure the ship and withstand 100-year weather requirements; 
     and
       Whereas, The carrier museum would be an attraction to both 
     domestic and foreign tourists, thereby enhancing the global 
     competitive position of the San Francisco Bay area; and
       Whereas, According to the Historic Naval Ships Association, 
     a 1994-95 survey shows attendance to similar historic U.S. 
     naval ship museums as follows: battleship Texas (BB-35)--
     300,000; battleship Arizona (BB-39)--1.5 million; battleship 
     North Carolina (BB-55)--225,000; battleship Massachusetts 
     (BB-59)--140,000; battleship Alabama (BB-60)--245,000; 
     aircraft carrier Intrepid (CV-11)--410,000; aircraft carrier 
     Lexington (CV-16)--340,000; submarine Bowfin (SS-287)--
     195,000; submarine Pampanito (SS-383)--250,000; 3-masted 
     frigate Constitution--420,000; and
       Whereas, The added attraction of a carrier museum would 
     result in longer tourist stays, with consequent increases in 
     retail sales, hotel and motel occupancy, and restaurant 
     patronage, resulting in higher sales and transient occupancy 
     tax revenues; and
       Whereas, Estimates indicate that establishment of the 
     proposed museum and cultural center would employ up to 150 
     people within three years, and would annually infuse between 
     12 and 22 million dollars into the local economy; and
       Whereas, A carrier museum could be used as an ongoing 
     exposition to showcase Alameda's leadership in aerospace and 
     defense technology, to develop educational programs for 
     schoolaged children, and to provide entertainment attractions 
     based on naval aviation history; and
       Whereas, The presence of a military museum in Alameda would 
     promote positive community relations between the citizens and 
     the military; and
       Whereas, Support for legislation pending before the 104th 
     Session of the U.S. Congress entitled ``The World War II 
     Education and Research Act'' would authorize that at least 
     one site per state be officially designated a National World 
     War II Education and Research Center; and
       Whereas, The purposes of this Congressional Act are to 
     enable industry, universities, research facilities, 
     presidential libraries, museums, and public and private 
     sector organizations to make available to the public all 
     relevant information on the collective war effort involving 
     the military, industrial, and civilian sectors; and
       Whereas, The Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation intends to 
     raise sufficient resources from various possible sources 
     (donations, pledges, venture capital, and revenue bonds) to 
     pay for all relevant startup costs and to develop a long-
     range master plan to do all of the following: (1) include a 
     1940-60's museum in hangar bays 1, 2, and 3, with an emphasis 
     on Pacific theater battles including airplanes and artifacts 
     from that era; (2) incorporate Airwings, Squadrons, Marine 
     Detachments, and Reserve and Veterans Associations called 
     ``Bringing the Ship Back to Life''; (3) provide mobile 
     displays and exhibits in hangar bays for large community-
     sponsored events; and (4) establish Apollo XI and Apollo XII 
     displays; and
       Whereas, The Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Association 
     (ARRA), which will be responsible for the base after the Navy 
     leaves in 1997, has indicated its willingness to enter into 
     an interim lease of one of the piers for this purpose, and to 
     adopt a resolution in support of the U.S.S. Hornet renovation 
     project; and
       Whereas, A group of Alameda citizens have established a 
     nonprofit corporation and a committee, along with the support 
     of the ARRA, the World War II Education and Research 
     Commission, the Mayor and City Council of Oakland, the San 
     Francisco Veterans' Affairs Commission, the City of 
     Vacaville, the Oakland Navy League, the Aircraft Carrier 
     Hornet Foundation, the Historic Naval Ships Association, and 
     the Smithsonian Institution, to pursue the acquisition of the 
     aircraft carrier Hornet (CV-12); now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of 
     California, jointly, That in order to enhance the public's 
     awareness of the contributions of the citizens of the State 
     of California and the County of Alameda to military 
     preparedness and, in particular, naval aviation history, and 
     to enhance the region's economy by increasing tourism and 
     creating new employment opportunities, the Legislature of the 
     State of California endorses the efforts to acquire the 
     aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12) as a permanent museum, 
     educational, and entertainment complex to be located in 
     Alameda; and be it further
       Resolved, That the Legislature of the State of California 
     respectfully memorializes the President and Congress of the 
     United States, the Secretary of Defense, and the Joint Chiefs 
     of Staff to the Department of Defense, to support the efforts 
     of the citizens of the State of California and the County of 
     Alameda to acquire the aircraft carrier Hornet; and be it 
     further
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies 
     of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the 
     United

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     States, to the Secretary of Defense, and the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff of the Department of Defense, to the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, and to each Senator and 
     Representative from California in the Congress of the United 
     States.
                                  ____

       POM-3. A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
     State of California; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       Whereas, The recent worldwide conflicts have highlighted 
     again the contributions of this nation's military and retired 
     veterans; and
       Whereas, Integral to the success of our military forces are 
     those servicemen and servicewomen who have made a career of 
     defending their country, who in peacetime may be called away 
     to places remote from their families and loved ones, and who 
     in war face the prospect of death or of serious disabling 
     wounds as a constant possibility; and
       Whereas, Legislation has been introduced by the United 
     States Congress to remedy an inequity applicable to military 
     careerists; and
       Whereas, The inequity concerns those veterans who are both 
     retired and disabled and who, because of an antiquated law 
     that dates back to the nineteenth century, are denied 
     concurrent receipt of full retirement pay and disability 
     compensation pay, but instead may receive one or the other or 
     must waive an amount of retirement pay equal to the amount of 
     disability compensation pay; and
       Whereas, No such deduction applies to the federal civil 
     service so that a disabled veteran who has held a nonmilitary 
     federal job for the requisite duration receives full 
     longevity retirement pay undiminished by the subtraction of 
     disability pay; and
       Whereas, A statutory change is necessary to correct this 
     injustice and discrimination in order that America's 
     occasional commitment to war in pursuit of national and 
     international goals may be matched by an allegiance to those 
     who sacrificed on behalf of those goals; now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of 
     California, jointly, That the Legislature of the State of 
     California urges the Congress of the United States to amend 
     Chapter 71 (commencing with Section 1401) of Title 10 of the 
     United States Code, relating to the compensation of retired 
     military personnel, to permit full concurrent receipt of 
     military longevity retirement pay and service-connected 
     disability pay; and be it further
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies 
     of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the 
     United States, to the Secretary of Defense, to the Speaker of 
     the House of Representatives, and to each Senator and 
     Representative from California in the Congress of the United 
     States.
                                  ____

       POM-4. A resolution adopted by the Operation Combined 
     Accident Reduction Effect relative to highway safety; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       POM-5. A resolution adopted by the Operation Combined 
     Accident Reduction Effect relative to safety belt laws; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       POM-6. A resolution adopted by the Charter Township of Van 
     Buren, Michigan relative to hazardous materials; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       POM-7. A resolution adopted by the Chamber of Commerce of 
     Paradise, Michigan relative to Lake Superior; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       POM-8. A resolution adopted by the City of Melvindale, 
     Michigan relative to hazardous wastes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       POM-9. A resolution adopted by the Charter Township of 
     Brownstown, Michigan relative to hazardous wastes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       POM-10. A resolution adopted by the Mayor and Council of 
     the Borough of Little Silver, Michigan relative to ocean 
     dumping; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       POM-11. A resolution adopted by the Keane Valley 
     Congregational Church of the City of Syracuse, New York 
     relative to Adirondacks; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       POM-12. A resolution adopted by the Interfaith Council to 
     Assist Vietnamese Refugees relative to asylum; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       POM-13. A resolution adopted by the Lithuanian American 
     Council and Lithuanian American Community of the City of 
     Cicero, Illinois relative to Russia; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       POM-14. A resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
     State of California; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       Whereas, For one hundred and fifty years, Liberia and the 
     United States have maintained a direct and cordial 
     relationship; and
       Whereas, Liberia, a former member of the League of Nations 
     and founding member of the United Nations, now faces total 
     disintegration; and
       Whereas, Liberia has been burdened with a brutal civil war 
     for the past six years that has displaced more than one-half 
     of the country's population and claimed the lives of 
     approximately 250,000 Liberians; and
       Whereas, The brunt of the protracted civil war has been 
     borne by the elderly, women, children, and their relatives 
     living abroad, including in California; and
       Whereas, A sizable portion of Liberian citizens in the 
     United States reside in the State of California and 
     contribute to the growth of this state and those citizens are 
     individually and collectively impacted by the destruction of 
     their people in Liberia, West Africa; and
       Whereas, The leadership of Liberia has reneged on more than 
     a dozen signed peace agreement; and
       Whereas, The citizens of Liberia are being held hostage by 
     the opposing forces resulting in a breakdown of the civil 
     society and the government; now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of 
     California, jointly, That the Legislature hereby respectfully 
     memorializes the President and Congress to ameliorate the 
     situation in Liberia and seek a permanent resolution to 
     Liberia's conflict; and be it further
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies 
     of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the 
     United States, to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, and to each Senator and Representative from 
     California in the Congress of the United States.
                                  ____

       POM-15. A resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.

                           Senate Resolution

       Whereas, The Republic of Poland is a free, democratic and 
     independent nation with a long and proud history; and
       Whereas, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is 
     dedicated to the preservation of freedom and security of its 
     member nations; and
       Whereas, The Republic of Poland desires to share in both 
     the benefits and obligations of NATO in pursuing the 
     development, growth and promotion of democratic institutions 
     and ensuring free market economic development; and
       Whereas, The Republic of Poland recognizes its 
     responsibilities as a democratic nation and wishes to 
     exercise such responsibilities in concert with members of 
     NATO; and
       Whereas, The Republic of Poland desires to become part of 
     NATO's efforts to prevent the extremes of nationalism; and
       Whereas, The security of the United States is dependent 
     upon the stability of Central Europe; therefore be it
       Resolved, That the Senate of Pennsylvania respectfully urge 
     the President of the United States and the Congress of the 
     United States to support the Republic of Poland's petition 
     for admission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and 
     be it further
       Resolved, That the Senate of Pennsylvania respectfully urge 
     the President of the United States and Congress to support 
     the establishment of a timetable for the admission of the 
     Republic of Poland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; 
     and be it further
       Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to 
     the President of the United States, to the presiding officers 
     of each house of Congress, to each member of Congress from 
     Pennsylvania and to Jerzy Kozminski, Ambassador, of the 
     Republic of Poland.
       I certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of 
     Senate Resolution No. 154, introduced by Senators Jack 
     Wagner, Gerald J. La Valle, Richard A. Kasunic, Clarence D. 
     Bell, Roy C. Afflerbach, Michael A. O'Pake, James J. Rhoades, 
     J. Barry Stout, Joseph M. Uliana, Jay Costa, Jr., Leonard J. 
     Bodack, John E. Peterson, Melissa A. Hart and Raphael J. 
     Musto, and adopted by the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania the seventh day of October in the year of our 
     Lord, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six.
                                  ____

       POM-16. A resolution adopted by the Village of Bridgeview, 
     Illinois relative to the English language; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
       POM-17. A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of 
     the State of California; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.

                     Senate Joint Resolution No. 52

       Whereas, Breast cancer is the most common cancer found in 
     women, with one in every eight women likely to develop breast 
     cancer in her lifetime, 183,400 new diagnoses of breast 
     cancer each year, and 46,240 deaths from breast cancer 
     expected in 1996; and
       Whereas, In the United States, every 15 minutes, five new 
     diagnoses of breast cancer and one death as a result of 
     breast cancer will occur, and worldwide, every 30 seconds, a 
     new diagnosis of breast cancer and a death as a result of 
     breast cancer will occur; and
       Whereas, The cause or causes of this disease have not been 
     identified and no cure is available at this time, which 
     indicates that more intense research is needed to improve 
     care and treatment and to find a cure for this dreadful 
     disease; and
       Whereas, Dr. Balazs ``Ernie'' Bodai, M.D., F.A.C.S., chief 
     of surgery at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in North 
     Sacramento, contributing his own money and time, has 
     developed a proposal for a voluntary method to raise 
     additional breast cancer research funds; and
       Whereas, The proposal provides that additional breast 
     cancer research funds would be collected from postal patrons 
     who wish to donate one cent ($0.01) per first-class postage 
     stamp purchased, by requesting a special breast cancer 
     postal stamp and paying one cent ($0.01) more than the 
     rate that would otherwise apply, with the extra one cent 
     ($0.01) going into a special fund called the Cure Breast 
     Cancer (CBC) fund; and
       Whereas, Dr. Bodai has undertaken an extensive campaign to 
     garner public and private support for the Cure Breast Cancer 
     fund

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     by establishing an organization that is tax exempt for 
     purposes of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     and ensuring that all administrative costs will be raised 
     separately and all postal donations will go directly into 
     research to find the cause and cure for breast cancer; and
       Whereas, The Cure Breast Cancer postal stamp donation 
     program has received favorable attention from the media and 
     endorsements from breast cancer organizations, corporations, 
     medical groups, and elected officials, leading to the 
     introduction of federal legislation to enable implementation 
     of the Cure Breast Cancer postal stamp donation program; now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of 
     California, jointly, That the Legislature memorialize the 
     Congress and the President to enact the federal legislation 
     that has been introduced in the House of Representatives and 
     Senate to enable the implementation of the Cure Breast Cancer 
     postal stamp donation program and memorialize the Board of 
     Governors of the United States Postal Service to implement 
     this program to allow voluntary collection of supplemental 
     breast cancer research funds; and be it further
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies 
     of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the 
     United States, to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, and to each Senator and Representative from 
     California in the Congress of the United States.
                                  ____

       POM-18. A resolution adopted by the Council of the City of 
     Long Branch, California relative to allegations concerning 
     the sale of illegal drugs; to the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence.
       POM-19. A petition from a citizen of the State of Louisiana 
     relative to the seating in the U.S. Senate of a citizen from 
     the State of Louisiana, received on December 5, 1996; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
       POM-20. A resolution adopted by the White House Conference 
     on Library and Information Services Taskforce relative to 
     libraries; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
       POM-21. A petition from a citizen of the State of Tennessee 
     relative to the seating of the U.S. Senate of a citizen from 
     the State of Tennessee; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.

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