[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 19 (Thursday, February 13, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S1381]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2 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 joint resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H.J. Res. 36. Joint resolution approving the Presidential 
     finding that the limitation on obligations imposed by section 
     518(a) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, is having a 
     negative impact on the proper functioning of the populations 
     planning program.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of both Houses.

  The message further announced that pursuant to the provisions of 
section 1295b(h) of title 46 App., United States Code, the Speaker 
appoints the following Member on the part of the House to the Board of 
Visitors to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: Mr. King.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 127 of Public Law 
97-377 (2 U.S.C. 88b-3), the Speaker appoints the following Members on 
the part of the House to the Page Board: Mrs. Fowler and Mr. Kolbe.
  The message further announced that pursuant to the provisions of 
section 194(a) of title 14, United States Code, the Speaker appoints 
the following Member on the part of the House to the Board of Visitors 
to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of section 
9355(a) of title 10, United States Code, the Speaker appoints the 
following Members on the part of the House to the Board of Visitors to 
the U.S. Air Force Academy: Mr. Hefley and Mr. Young of Florida.
  The message further announced that pursuant to the provisions of 
Public Law 96-388, as amended by Public Law 97-84 (36 U.S.C. 1402(a)), 
the Speaker appoints the following Members on the part of the House to 
the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
LaTourette, and Mr. Fox.
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of 
sections 5580 and 5581 of the Revised Statutes (20 U.S.C. 42-43) the 
Speakers appoint the following Members on the part of the House to the 
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: Mr. Livingston and Mr. 
Sam Johnson of Texas.
  The message further announced that pursuant to section 2(a) of the 
National Cultural Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76h(a)), the Speaker appoints 
the following Members on the part of the House to the Board of Trustees 
of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Mr. Gingrich and 
Mr. McDade.
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of section 
1505 of Public Law 99-498 (20 U.S.C. 4412), the Speaker appoints the 
following Member on the part of the House to the Board of Trustees of 
the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
Development: Mr. Young of Alaska.
  The message further announced that pursuant to the provisions of 
section 6968(a) of title 10, United States Code, the Speaker appoints 
the following Members on the part of the House to the Board of Visitors 
to the U.S. Naval Academy: Mr. Gilchrest and Mr. Skeen.
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of section 
4355(a) of title 10, United States Code, the Speaker appoints the 
following Members on the part of the House to the Board of Visitors to 
the U.S. Military Academy: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
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  At 5:57 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. 581. An act to amend Public Law 104-208 to provide 
     that the President may make funds appropriated for population 
     planning and other population assistance available on March 
     1, 1997, subject to restrictions on assistance to foreign 
     organizations that perform or actively promote abortions.

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