[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 136 (Friday, October 2, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S11338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:27 a.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, without amendment:

       S. 2392. An act to encourage the disclosure and exchange of 
     information about computer processing problems, solutions, 
     test practices and test results, and related matters in 
     connection with the transition to the year 2000.

  The message also announced that the House insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (S. 2073) to authorize appropriations for the National 
Center for Missing and Exploited Children and asks a conference with 
the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon; and 
appoints Mr. Goodling, Mr. Castle, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hyde, Mr. McCollum, 
Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Scott, Mr. Conyers, and Ms. Jackson-
Lee of Texas as the managers of the conference on the part of the 
Houses.
  The message further announced that the Houses disagree to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3874) to amend the National 
School Lunch Act to and the Child Nutrition Act of 1996 to provide 
children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, to 
simplify program operations and improve program management, to extend 
certain authorities contained in those Acts through fiscal year 2003, 
and other purposes, and agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon; and appoints the 
following Members as the managers of the conference on the part of the 
House:
  From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for consideration 
of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Castle, Mr. Clay, 
and Mr. Martinez.
  From the Committee on Agriculture, for consideration of section 2, 
101, 104(b), 106, 202(c), and 202(o) of the House bill, and sections 
101, 111, 114, 203(c), 203(r), and titles III and IV of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Mr. Smith of 
Oregon, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Stenholm.


                          ENROLLED BILL SIGNED

  At 3:03 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hanrahan, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker 
has signed the following enrolled bill:

       H.R. 6 An act to extend the authorization of programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

  The enrolled bill was signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Thurmond).
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  At 4:23 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hanrahan, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
agrees to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill 
(H.R. 4101) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.

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