[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 137 (Monday, October 5, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11512-S11513]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RELIEF OF RICHARD M. BARLOW

  Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 585, Senate 
Resolution 256.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 256) to refer S. 2274 entitled ``A 
     bill for the relief of Richard M. Barlow of Santa Fe, New 
     Mexico'' to the chief judge of the United States Courts of 
     Federal Claims for a report thereon.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the resolution?

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  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that 
any statements relating to the resolution appear in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 256) was agreed to.
  The resolution reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 256

       Resolved, That (a) S. 2274 entitled ``A bill for the relief 
     of Richard M. Barlow of Santa Fe, New Mexico'' now pending in 
     the Senate, together with all the accompanying papers, is 
     referred to the chief judge of the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims.
       (b) The chief judge shall--
       (1) proceed according to the provisions of sections 1492 
     and 2509 of title 28, United States Code; and
       (2) report back to the Senate, at the earliest practicable 
     date, providing--
       (A) such findings of fact and conclusions that are 
     sufficient to inform the Congress of the nature, extent, and 
     character of the claim for compensation referred to in such 
     bill as a legal or equitable claim against the United States 
     or a gratuity; and
       (B) the amount, if any, legally or equitably due from the 
     United States to Mr. Richard M. Barlow of Santa Fe, New 
     Mexico.

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