[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 116 (Tuesday, September 26, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9264-S9265]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2:30 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, 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. 1064. An act to authorize a coordinated program to 
     promote the development of democracy in Serbia and 
     Montenegro.
       H.R. 4451. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1001 Frederick Road in 
     Baltimore, Maryland, as the ``Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr. Post 
     Office Building.''
       H.R. 4899. An act to establish a commission to promote a 
     consistent and coordinated foreign policy of the United 
     States to ensure economic and military security in the Asia-
     Pacific region through the promotion of democracy, human 
     rights, the rule of law, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5224. An act to amend the Agriculture Trade 
     Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to authorize 
     assistance for the stockpiling and rapid transportation, 
     delivery, and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods 
     to needy individuals in foreign countries.

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       H.R. 5234. An act to amend the Hmong Veterans' 
     Naturalization Act of 2000 to extend the applicability of 
     that Act to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong 
     veterans.
       H.R. 5239. An act to provide for increased penalties for 
     violations of the Export Administration Act of 1979, 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. 399. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     25th anniversary of the enactment of the Education for All 
     Handicapped Children Act of 1975.
       H. Con. Res. 407. Concurrent resolution to direct the 
     Secretary of the Senate to correct technical errors in the 
     enrollment of S. 1455.
       H. Con. Res. 409. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the 
     enrollment of the bill H.R. 1654.

  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2392) to amend the Small Business Act 
to extend the authorization for the Small Business Innovation Research 
Program, and for other purposes, with an amendment, in which it 
requests the concurrence of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, without amendment:

       S. 1455. An act to enhance protections against fraud in the 
     offering of financial assistance for college education, and 
     for other purposes.


                         ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

  The message further announced that the Speaker has signed the 
following enrolled bills:

       H.R. 2909. An act to provide for implementation by the 
     United States of the Hague Convention on Protection of 
     Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4919. An act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to 
     certain defense and security assistance provisions under 
     those Acts, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to 
     certain foreign countries, and for other purposes.
       S. 430. An act to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act, to provide for a land exchange between the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Kake Tribal Corporation, and for other 
     purposes.

  The enrolled bills were signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Thurmond).
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  At 5:08 p.m. a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hanrahan, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
has passed the following joint resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H.J. Res. 109. Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other 
     purposes.

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