[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 162 (Tuesday, November 16, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H12056-H12059]
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             LEIF ERICSON MILLENNIUM COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

  Mr. LEACH. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 3373) to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
conjunction with the minting of coins by the Republic of Iceland in 
commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New World by 
Leif Ericson.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 3373

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,
          TITLE I--LEIF ERICSON MILLENNIUM COMMEMORATIVE COIN

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Leif Ericson Millennium 
     Commemorative Coin Act''.

     SEC. 102. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

       (a) $1 Silver Coins.--In conjunction with the simultaneous 
     minting and issuance of commemorative coins by the Republic 
     of Iceland in commemoration of the millennium of the 
     discovery of the New World by Leif Ericson, the Secretary of 
     the Treasury (hereafter in this title referred to as the 
     ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not more than 500,000 1 
     dollar coins, which shall--
       (1) weigh 26.73 grams;
       (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
       (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
       (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this title shall 
     be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, 
     United States Code.
       (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5136 of 
     title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this 
     title shall be considered to be numismatic items.

     SEC. 103. SOURCES OF BULLION.

       The Secretary may obtain silver for minting coins under 
     this title from any available source, including stockpiles 
     established under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
     Piling Act.

     SEC. 104. DESIGN OF COINS.

       (a) Design Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this 
     title shall be emblematic of the millennium of the discovery 
     of the New World by Leif Ericson.
       (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted 
     under this title there shall be--
       (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
       (B) an inscription of the year ``2000''; and
       (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We 
     Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus 
     Unum''.
       (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this 
     title shall be--
       (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the 
     Leifur Eiriksson Foundation and the Commission of Fine Arts; 
     and
       (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory 
     Committee.

     SEC. 105. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

       (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this title shall 
     be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.

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       (b) Mint Facility.--Only one facility of the United States 
     Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the 
     coins minted under this title.
       (c) Commencement of Issuance.--The Secretary may issue 
     coins minted under this title beginning January 1, 2000.
       (d) Termination of Minting Authority.--No coins may be 
     minted under this title after December 31, 2000.

     SEC. 106. SURCHARGES.

       (a) In General.--All sales of coins minted under this title 
     shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin.
       (b) Distribution.--All surcharges received by the Secretary 
     from the sale of coins issued under this title shall be 
     promptly paid by the Secretary to the Leifur Eiriksson 
     Foundation for the purpose of funding student exchanges 
     between students of the United States and students of 
     Iceland.
       (c) Audits.--The Leifur Eiriksson Foundation shall be 
     subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of 
     title 31, United States Code, with regard to the amounts 
     received by the Foundation under subsection (b).

     SEC. 107. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no 
     provision of law governing procurement or public contracts 
     shall be applicable to the procurement of goods and services 
     necessary for carrying out the provisions of this title.
       (b) Equal Employment Opportunity.--Subsection (a) shall not 
     relieve any person entering into a contract under the 
     authority of this title from complying with any law relating 
     to equal employment opportunity.
          TITLE II--CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER COMMEMORATIVE COIN

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``United States Capitol 
     Visitor Center Commemorative Coin Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 202. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) Congress moved to Washington, District of Columbia, and 
     first convened in the Capitol building in the year 1800;
       (2) the Capitol building is now the greatest visible symbol 
     of representative democracy in the world;
       (3) the Capitol building has approximately 5,000,000 
     visitors annually and suffers from a lack of facilities 
     necessary to properly serve them;
       (4) the Capitol building and persons within the Capitol 
     have been provided with excellent security through the 
     dedication and sacrifice of the United States Capitol Police;
       (5) Congress has appropriated $100,000,000, to be 
     supplemented with private funds, to construct a Capitol 
     Visitor Center to provide continued high security for the 
     Capitol and enhance the educational experience of visitors to 
     the Capitol;
       (6) Congress would like to offer the opportunity for all 
     persons to voluntarily participate in raising funds for the 
     Capitol Visitor Center; and
       (7) it is appropriate to authorize coins commemorating the 
     first convening of the Congress in the Capitol building with 
     proceeds from the sale of the coins, less expenses, being 
     deposited for the United States Capitol Preservation 
     Commission with the specific purpose of aiding in the 
     construction, maintenance, and preservation of a Capitol 
     Visitor Center.

     SEC. 203. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

       (a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     (hereafter in this title referred to as the ``Secretary'') 
     shall mint and issue the following coins under this title:
       (1) Bimetallic coins.--Not more than 200,000 $10 bimetallic 
     coins of gold and platinum, in accordance with such 
     specifications as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
       (2) $1 silver coins.--Not more than 500,000 $1 coins, which 
     shall--
       (A) weigh 26.73 grams;
       (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
       (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
       (3) Half dollar.--Not more than 750,000 half dollar clad 
     coins, each of which--
       (A) shall weigh 11.34 grams;
       (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and
       (C) be minted to the specifications for half dollar coins 
     contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code.
       (b) $5 Gold Coins.--If the Secretary determines that the 
     minting and issuance of bimetallic coins under subsection 
     (a)(1) is not feasible, the Secretary may mint and issue 
     instead not more than 100,000 $5 coins, which shall--
       (1) weigh 8.359 grams;
       (2) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
       (3) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.
       (c) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this title shall 
     be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 204. SOURCES OF BULLION.

       (a) Platinum and Gold.--The Secretary shall obtain platinum 
     and gold for minting coins under this title from available 
     sources.
       (b) Silver.--The Secretary may obtain silver for minting 
     coins under this title from stockpiles established under the 
     Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, and from 
     other available sources.

     SEC. 205. DESIGN OF COINS.

       (a) Design Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this 
     title shall be emblematic of the first meeting of the United 
     States Congress in the United States Capitol Building.
       (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted 
     under this title, there shall be--
       (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
       (B) an inscription of the year ``2001''; and
       (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We 
     Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus 
     Unum''.
       (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this 
     title shall be--
       (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the 
     United States Capitol Preservation Commission (in this title 
     referred to as the ``Commission'') and the Commission of Fine 
     Arts; and
       (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory 
     Committee.

     SEC. 206. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

       (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this title shall 
     be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.
       (b) Mint Facility.--Only 1 facility of the United States 
     Mint may be used to strike any particular combination of 
     denomination and quality of the coins minted under this 
     title.
       (c) First Use of Year 2001 Date.--The coins minted under 
     this title shall be the first commemorative coins of the 
     United States to be issued bearing the inscription of the 
     year ``2001''.
       (d) Promotion Consultation.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) consult with the Commission in order to establish a 
     role for the Commission or an entity designated by the 
     Commission in the promotion, advertising, and marketing of 
     the coins minted under this title; and
       (2) if the Secretary determines that such action would be 
     beneficial to the sale of coins minted under this title, 
     enter into a contract with the Commission or an entity 
     referred to in paragraph (1) to carry out the role 
     established under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 207. SALE OF COINS.

       (a) Sale Price.--The coins minted under this title shall be 
     sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
       (1) the face value of the coins;
       (2) the surcharge provided in subsection (d) with respect 
     to such coins; and
       (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including 
     labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 
     marketing, and shipping).
       (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the 
     coins issued under this title at a reasonable discount.
       (c) Prepaid Orders.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders 
     for the coins minted under this title before the issuance of 
     such coins.
       (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders 
     under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
       (d) Surcharges.--All sales under this title shall include a 
     surcharge established by the Secretary, in an amount equal to 
     not more than--
       (1) $50 per coin for the $10 coin or $35 per coin for the 
     $5 coin;
       (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin; and
       (3) $3 per coin for the half dollar coin.

     SEC. 208. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.

       All surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of 
     coins minted under this title shall be deposited in the 
     Capitol Preservation Fund in accordance with section 5134(f) 
     of title 31, United States Code, and shall be made available 
     to the Commission for the purpose of aiding in the 
     construction, maintenance, and preservation of a Capitol 
     Visitor Center.
        TITLE III--LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION COMMEMORATIVE COIN

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Lewis and Clark Expedition 
     Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act''.

     SEC. 302. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) the expedition commanded by Meriwether Lewis and 
     William Clark, which came to be called ``The Corps of 
     Discovery'', was one of the most remarkable and productive 
     scientific and military exploring expeditions in all American 
     history;
       (2) President Thomas Jefferson gave Lewis and Clark the 
     mission to ``explore the Missouri River & such principal 
     stream of it, as, by its course and communication with the 
     waters of the Pacific Ocean, whether the Columbia, Oregon, 
     Colorado, or any other river may offer the most direct and 
     practical water communication across this continent for the 
     purposes of commerce'';
       (3) the Expedition, in response to President Jefferson's 
     directive, greatly advanced our geographical knowledge of the 
     continent and prepared the way for the extension of the 
     American fur trade with American Indian tribes throughout the 
     land;
       (4) President Jefferson directed the explorers to take note 
     of and carefully record the natural resources of the newly 
     acquired territory known as Louisiana, as well as diligently 
     report on the native inhabitants of the land;
       (5) the Expedition departed St. Louis, Missouri on May 14, 
     1804;
       (6) the Expedition held its first meeting with American 
     Indians at Council Bluff near present-day Fort Calhoun, 
     Nebraska, in August 1804, spent its first winter at Fort 
     Mandan, North Dakota, crossed the Rocky

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     Mountains by the mouth of the Columbia River in mid-November 
     of that year, and wintered at Fort Clatsop, near the present-
     day city of Astoria, Oregon;
       (7) the Expedition returned to St. Louis, Missouri, on 
     September 23, 1806, after a 28-month journey covering 8,000 
     miles during which it traversed 11 future States: Illinois, 
     Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, 
     Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon;
       (8) accounts from the journals of Lewis and Clark and the 
     detailed maps that were prepared by the Expedition enhance 
     knowledge of the western continent and routes for commerce;
       (9) the Expedition significantly enhanced amicable 
     relationships between the United States and the autonomous 
     American Indian nations, and the friendship and respect 
     fostered between American Indian tribes and the Expedition 
     represents the best of diplomacy and relationships between 
     divergent nations and cultures; and
       (10) the Lewis and Clark Expedition has been called the 
     most perfect expedition of its kind in the history of the 
     world and paved the way for the United States to become a 
     great world power.

     SEC. 303. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

       (a) Denomination.--In commemoration of the bicentennial of 
     the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Secretary of the Treasury 
     (hereafter in this title referred to as the ``Secretary'') 
     shall mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins, each of 
     which shall--
       (1) weigh 26.73 grams;
       (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
       (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
       (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this title shall 
     be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, 
     United States Code.
       (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5136 of 
     title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this 
     title shall be considered to be numismatic items.

     SEC. 304. SOURCES OF BULLION.

       The Secretary may obtain silver for minting coins under 
     this title from any available source, including stockpiles 
     established under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
     Piling Act.

     SEC. 305. DESIGN OF COINS.

       (a) Design Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this 
     title shall be emblematic of the expedition of Lewis and 
     Clark.
       (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted 
     under this title there shall be--
       (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
       (B) an inscription of the year ``2004'' and the years 
     ``1804-1806''; and
       (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We 
     Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus 
     Unum''.
       (3) Obverse of coin.--The obverse of each coin minted under 
     this title shall bear the likeness of Meriwether Lewis and 
     William Clark.
       (4) General design.--In designing this coin, the Secretary 
     shall also consider incorporating appropriate elements from 
     the Jefferson Peace and Friendship Medal which Lewis and 
     Clark presented to the Chiefs of the various Indian tribes 
     they encountered and shall consider recognizing Native 
     American culture.
       (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this 
     title shall be selected by the Secretary after consultation 
     with the Commission of Fine Arts and shall be reviewed by the 
     Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee.

     SEC. 306. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

       (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this title shall 
     be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.
       (b) Mint Facility.--Only one facility of the United States 
     Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the 
     coins minted under this title.
       (c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins 
     minted under this title only during the period beginning on 
     January 1, 2004, and ending on December 31, 2004.

     SEC. 307. SALE OF COINS.

       (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this title shall be 
     sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
       (1) the face value of the coins;
       (2) the surcharge provided in subsection (d) with respect 
     to such coins; and
       (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including 
     labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 
     marketing, and shipping).
       (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the 
     coins issued under this title at a reasonable discount.
       (c) Prepaid Orders.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders 
     for the coins minted under this title before the issuance of 
     such coins.
       (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders 
     under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
       (d) Surcharges.--All sales of coins minted under this title 
     shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin.

     SEC. 308. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.

       (a) In General.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, 
     United States Code, the proceeds from the surcharges received 
     by the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this 
     title shall be promptly paid by the Secretary as follows:
       (1) National lewis and clark bicentennial council.--Two-
     thirds to the National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council, 
     for activities associated with commemorating the bicentennial 
     of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
       (2) National park service.--One-third to the National Park 
     Service for activities associated with commemorating the 
     bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
       (b) Audits.--Each organization that receives any payment 
     from the Secretary under this section shall be subject to the 
     audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 309. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

       (a) No Net Cost to the Government.--The Secretary shall 
     take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that minting 
     and issuing coins under this title will not result in any net 
     cost to the United States Government.
       (b) Payment for Coins.--A coin shall not be issued under 
     this title unless the Secretary has received--
       (1) full payment for the coin;
       (2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the 
     United States for full payment; or
       (3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the 
     Secretary from a depository institution whose deposits are 
     insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the 
     National Credit Union Administration Board.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Iowa (Mr. Leach) and the gentleman from New York (Mr. LaFalce) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Leach).
  Mr. LEACH. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3373, a bill that will, among 
other things, implement a unique program to issue a millennium 
commemorative dollar coin.
  The bill would permit the simultaneous issuance of a U.S. silver 
dollar and a silver 1000 Kronor Islandic coin, both produced by the 
United States Mint and both celebrating the 1000-year anniversary of 
Leif Ericson's voyage to the New World. Both of these coins would be 
produced in limited mintages. This will be a significant numismatic 
event, a 1000-year anniversary, the two countries jointly issuing coins 
commemorating the same event, and a limited boxed edition of both coins 
issued by the Mint.
  Interestingly, the Icelandic coin will depict Leif Ericson as he 
appears in a statue that stands today in Reykjavik. The statue of the 
great explorer was created by the sculptor Stirling Calder, father of 
Alexander Calder, and was presented by the United States Congress to 
the parliament of Iceland, known as the Althing, on its 1000th 
anniversary in 1930.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill also authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury 
to create two other coins commemorating significant events. One, an 
initiative of the bipartisan leadership in both the House and the 
Senate, would be the first commemorative coin dated 2001 and would mark 
the 200th anniversary of the United States Capitol building in which we 
now stand. Proceeds would be used to help build a Capitol Visitors 
Center.
  Also authorized in this bill is a coin dated 2004 to commemorate the 
bicentennial of the start of another epic discovery expedition, this 
one the 8,000-mile trek by Merriwether Lewis and William Clark, with 
the backing of President Thomas Jefferson, through land that is now 
part of the States of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, North 
Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The 
gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Bereuter) has been a tireless and 
persuasive sponsor of this initiative.
  As my colleagues may recall, similar versions of the Leif Ericson and 
Lewis and Clark bills passed this chamber under suspension in both this 
and the last Congress, and the Congressional Budget Office has scored 
all the coins as budget neutral.
  In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, I would like to express my appreciation 
for the thoughtful judgment and advice of the gentleman from New York 
(Mr. LaFalce), my good friend, on this and so many other issues before 
the committee. I urge adoption of this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LaFALCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  (Mr. LaFALCE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. LaFALCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the bill, H.R. 3373, 
which authorizes the minting and issuance of

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three commemorative coins. Earlier in this session, the House passed 
under suspension of the rules both the Lewis and Clark commemorative 
coin to be minted in the year 2004 and the Leif Ericson commemorative 
coin to be minted next year, the start of the new millennium. The 
latter coin will be minted in conjunction with the Republic of Iceland, 
which will simultaneously mint and issue a coin to commemorate the 
millennium of Leif Ericson's arrival in the New World, a watershed 
event in the history of our continent. The third coin will commemorate 
the Capitol Visitors Center, for which Congress has already 
appropriated $100 million that will be supplemented by private funds.
  All three coins are supported by the Commemorative Coin Advisory 
Committee, the U.S. Mint, and fall within the parameters of the 
Commemorative Coin Reform Act of 1996, which restricts the minting of 
commemorative coins to not more than two per calendar year.
  All coins also pay for themselves and generate proceeds that are 
devoted to important activities. For instance, the minting and issuance 
of the Lewis and Clark commemorative coin will be done at no cost to 
the American taxpayer, and proceeds from its sale will accrue to the 
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council and the National Park Service. 
Both of these organizations are currently preparing for the 
bicentennial celebration of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
  Similarly, proceeds from the sale of the Leif Ericson coin will go to 
the Leifur Eiriksson Foundation for the purpose of funding student 
exchanges between the United States and Iceland. And, lastly, proceeds 
from the Capitol Visitors Center coin will accrue to the Capitol 
Preservation Commission for the purpose of aiding the construction, 
maintenance, and preservation of a Capitol Visitors Center.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LEACH. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. LaFALCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Minge).
  Mr. MINGE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. LaFalce) for yielding me this time.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise as a co-chair of the Friends of Norway Caucus and 
would like to recognize the contributions of Leif Ericson as the 
original European to set foot in the North American continent and the 
establishment of permanent settlements by Scandinavian or Icelandic 
explorers a thousand years ago.
  I know that all of us have grown up learning about Christopher 
Columbus and what he did with his explorations and the so-called 
``founding'' of the New World. But all of us also know that the 
indigenous residents of this continent had been here for thousands of 
years before, so it is somewhat of an insult to say that the Europeans 
``discovered'' this continent because it had been discovered for 
centuries and inhabited.
  But, Mr. Speaker, it is interesting to note that there are these 
various hardy souls that ventured forth from Europe looking for new 
land, new territory to settle, riches, extending the religious beliefs 
that they held so dearly. It is also interesting to note that as we 
approach the year 2000, it is a thousand years since Leif Ericson set 
foot in what is now thought to be Newfoundland.
  It is also interesting to note that these Scandinavian settlers in 
the Western Hemisphere actually established farmsteads and it is 
estimated there were as many as 400 of them in Greenland and that these 
settlements endured for several centuries. In fact, longer than many of 
the regions of the United States have been settled. So, indeed, 
European peoples were on the North American continent and established 
settlements for centuries before our beloved Christopher Columbus 
actually set foot here.
  Mr. Speaker, I certainly appreciate the bill that has been introduced 
by my colleagues and the recognition of Leif Ericson's exploits.

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  Mr. LEACH. Mr. Speaker, I have no speakers, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Barr of Georgia). The question is on the 
motion offered by the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Leach) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3373.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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