[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 147 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2:33 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 bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 559. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     add bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma to the list of diseases 
     presumed to be service-connected for certain radiation-
     exposed veterans.
       H.R. 3878. An act to subject certain mineral interests to 
     the operation of the Mineral Leasing Act, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4243. An act to reduce waste, fraud, and error in 
     Government programs by making improvements with respect to 
     Federal management and debt collection practices, Federal 
     payment system, Federal benefit programs, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4501. An act to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to 
     improve the access for persons with disabilities to outdoor 
     recreational opportunities made available to the public.
       H.R. 4519. An act to authorize the President to consent to 
     third party transfer of the ex-U.S.S. Bowman County to the 
     U.S.S. LST Ship Memorial, Inc.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills and joint resolution, without amendment:

       S. 1134. An act granting the consent and approval of 
     Congress to an interstate forest fire protection compact.
       S. 2500. An act to protect the sanctity of contract and 
     leases entered into by surface patent holders with respect to 
     coalbed methane gas.
       S.J. Res. 35. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Pacific Northwest Emergency Management 
     Arrangement.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, with amendments, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 2807. An act to amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger 
     Conservation Act of 1994 to prohibit the sale, importation, 
     and exportation of products labeled as containing substances 
     derived from rhinoceros or tiger.

  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 417) to 
extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act through September 30, 2002.
  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4660) to amend the Senate Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide rewards for information 
leading to the arrest or conviction of any individual for the 
commission of an act, or conspiracy to act, of international terrorism, 
narcotics related offenses, or for serious violations of international 
humanitarian law relating to the Former Yugoslavia, and for other 
purposes.
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of section 
2(b)(2) of Public Law 105-186, the Speaker appoints the following 
Members of the House to the Presidential Advisory Commission on 
Holocaust Assets in the United States: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Fox of 
Pennsylvania.

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