[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 26, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7653-S7654]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:59 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the bill (S. 768) to establish court-marital jurisdiction over 
civilians serving with the Armed Forces during contingency operations, 
and to establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the 
United States by former members of the Armed Forces and civilians 
accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States, with an 
amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:
  The message also announced that the House disagreed to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4578) making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes, and agree to the 
conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses, and appoints Mr. Regula, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Taylor of 
North Carolina, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Peterson of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Moran of 
Virginia, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Obey, as the managers of the 
conference on the part of the House.
  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 2348. An act to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
     provide cost sharing for the endangered fish recovery 
     implementation programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan 
     River Basins.
       H.R. 2462. An act to amend the Organic Act of Guam, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 2919. An act to promote preservation and public 
     awareness of the history of the Underground Railroad by 
     providing financial assistance to the Freedom Center in 
     Cincinnati, Ohio.
       H.R. 3236. An act to auhorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water 
     Conservancy District, Utah, to use Weber Basin Project 
     facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of 
     noproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and 
     other beneficial purposes.
       H.R. 3291. An act to provide for the settlement of the 
     water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian 
     Tribe of Utah, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3468. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain water rights to Duchesne City, Utah.
       H.R. 3485. An act to modify the enforcement of certain 
     anti-terrorism judgments, and for other purposes.

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       H.R. 4047. An act to amend title 18 of the United States 
     Code to provide life imprisonment for repeat offenders who 
     commit sex offenses against children.
       H.R. 4210. An act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for improved 
     Federal efforts to prepare for and respond to terrorist 
     attacks, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4320. An act to assist in the conservation of great 
     apes by supporting and providing financial resources for the 
     conservation programs of countries within the range of great 
     apes and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in 
     the conservation of great apes.
       H.R. 4697. An act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to ensure that United States assistance programs promote 
     good governance by assisting other countries to combat 
     corruption throughout society and to promote transparency and 
     increased accountability for all levels of government and 
     throughout the private sector.
       H.R. 4806. An act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 1710 Alabama Avenue in Jasper, Alabama, as the ``Carl 
     Elliott Federal Building.''
       H.R. 4868. An act to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of 
     duty, to make other technical amendments to the trade laws, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4923. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the renewal of distressed 
     communities, to provide for nine additional empowerment zones 
     and increased tax incentives for empowerment zone 
     development, to encourage investments in new markets, and for 
     other purposes.

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

       H. Con. Res. 343. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the importance of families 
     eating together.
       H. Con. Res. 372. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the historic significance of 
     the 210th anniversary of the establishment of the Coast 
     Guard, and for other purposes.
       H. Con. Res. 375. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of children in the United States and supporting 
     the goals and ideas of American Youth Day.

  At 3:06 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hayes, 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. 4033. Act act to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify the procedures and 
     conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase 
     of armor vests.
       H.R. 4710. An act to authorize appropriations for the 
     prosecution of obscenity cases.
       H.R. 4807. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend programs established under the Ryan White 
     Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990, and for 
     other purposes.

     

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