[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 126 (Wednesday, October 11, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10249-S10251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE


                         enrolled bills signed

  At 11:07 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker 
has signed the following enrolled bills:

       S. 2311. 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.
       H.R. 1509. An act to authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE 
     Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District 
     of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became 
     disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United 
     States.
       H.R. 2302. An act to designate the building of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 307 Main Street in Johnson 
     City, New York, as the ``James W. McCabe. Sr. Post Office 
     Building.''
       H.R. 2496. An act to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp 
     Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994.
       H.R. 2641. An act to make technical corrections to title X 
     of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
       H.R. 2778. An act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate segments of the Taunton River in the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential 
     addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 2938. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 424 South Michigan Street in 
     South Bend, Indiana, as the ``John Brademas Post Office.''

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       H.R. 3030. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 757 Warren Road in Ithaca, 
     New York, as the ``Matthew F. McHugh Post Office.''
       H.R. 3201. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
     designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of 
     Columbia as a National Historic Site, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3454. An act to designate the United States post 
     office located at 451 College Street in Macon, Georgia, as 
     the ``Henry McNeal Turner Post Office.''
       H.R. 3632. An act to revise the boundaries of the Golden 
     Gate National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3745. An act to authorize the addition of certain 
     parcels to the Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa.
       H.R. 3817. An act to dedicate the Big South Trail in the 
     Comanche Peak Wilderness Area of Roosevelt National Forest in 
     Colorado to the legacy of Jaryd Atadero.
       H.R. 3909. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4601 South Cottage Grove 
     Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Henry W. McGee Post 
     Office Building.''
       H.R. 3985. An act to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 14900 Southwest 30th Street 
     in Miramar City, Florida, as the ``Vicki Coceano Post Office 
     Building.''
       H.R. 4157. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 600 Lincoln Avenue in 
     Pasadena, California, as the ``Matthew `Mack' Robinson 
     Post Office Building.''
       H.R. 4169. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2000 Vassar Street in Reno, 
     Nevada, as the ``Barbara F. Vucanovich Post Office 
     Building.''
       H.R. 4286. An act to provide for the establishment of the 
     Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge in Bibb County, 
     Alabama.
       H.R. 4435. An act to clarify certain boundaries on the map 
     relating to Unit NC-01 of the Coastal Barrier Resources 
     System.
       H.R. 4447. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 919 West 34th Street in 
     Baltimore, Maryland, as the ``Samuel H. Lacy, Sr. Post Office 
     Building.''
       H.R. 4448. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3500 Dolfield Avenue in 
     Baltimore, Maryland, as the ``Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr. 
     Post Office Building.''
       H.R. 4449. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1908 North Ellamont Street 
     in Baltimore, Maryland, as the ``Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond 
     Post Office Building.''
       H.R. 4475. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4484. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 500 North Washington Street 
     in Rockville, Maryland, as the ``Everett Alvarez, Jr. Post 
     Office Building.''
       H.R. 4517. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 24 Tsienneto Road in Derry, 
     New Hampshire, as the ``Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Post Office 
     Building.''
       H.R. 4534. An act to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 114 Ridge Street in Lenoir, 
     North Carolina, as the ``James T. Broyhill Post Office 
     Building.''
       H.R. 4554. An act to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1602 Frankford Avenue in 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Joseph F. Smith Post 
     Office Building.''
       H.R. 4615. An act to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3030 Meredith Avenue in 
     Omaha, Nebraska, as the ``Reverend J.C. Wade Post Office.''
       H.R. 4658. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 301 Green Street in 
     Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the ``J.L. Dawkins Post 
     Office Building.''
       H.R. 4884. An act to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 200 West 2nd Street in Royal 
     Oak, Michigan, as the ``William S. Broomfield Post Office 
     Building.''
       H.R. 4975. An act to designate the post office and 
     courthouse located at 2 Federal Square, Newark, New Jersey, 
     as the ``Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse.''
       H.R. 5036. An act to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
     Preservation Act of 1992 to clarify the areas included in the 
     Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park and to 
     authorize appropriations for that park.
                                  ____

  At 2:15 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by one of its clerks, announced that the House has agreed to the report 
of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4205) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes.
  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 762. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for research and services with respect to lupus.
       H.R. 1042. An act to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide civil liability for illegal manufacturers and 
     distributors of controlled substances for the harm caused by 
     the use of those controlled substances.
       H.R. 3621. An act to provide for the posthumous promotion 
     of William Clark of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the 
     Commonwealth of Kentucky, co-leader of the Lewis and Clark 
     Expedition, to the grade of captain in the Regular Army.
       H.R. 3756. An act to establish a standard time zone for 
     Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4441. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation 
     provided by certain motor carriers, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4788. An act to amend the United States Grain 
     Standards Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to collect fees to cover the cost of services 
     performed under the Act, to extend the authorization of 
     appropriations for the Act, and to improve the administration 
     of the Act, to reenact the United States Warehouse Act to 
     require the licensing and inspection of warehouses used to 
     store agricultural products and provide for the issuance of 
     receipts, including electronic receipts, for agricultural 
     products or handled in licensed warehouses, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4831. An act to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2339 North California Street 
     in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Roberto Clemente Post 
     Office.''
       H.R. 5136. An act to make permanent the authority of the 
     Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to 
     provide security beyond the Supreme Court building and 
     grounds.
       H.R. 5164. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require reports concerning defects in motor vehicles or tires 
     or other motor vehicle equipment in foreign countries, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 5229. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 219 South Church Street in 
     Odum, Georgia, as the ``Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office 
     Building.''
       H.R. 5314. An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     facilitate the adoption of retired military working dogs by 
     law enforcement agencies, former handlers of these dogs, and 
     other persons capable of caring for these dogs.

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

       H. Con. Res. 328. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress in recognition of the 10th anniversary 
     of the free and fair elections in Burma and the urgent need 
     to improve the democratic and human rights of the people of 
     Burma.
       H. Con. Res. 376. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding support for the recognition 
     of a Liberty Day.
       H. Con. Res. 404. Concurrent resolution calling for the 
     immediate release of Mr. Edmund Pope from prison in the 
     Russian Federation for humanitarian reasons, and for other 
     purposes.
       H. Con. Res. 408. Concurrent resolution expressing 
     appreciation for the United States service members who were 
     aboard the British transport HMT Rohna when it sank, the 
     families of these service members, and the rescuers of the 
     HMT Rohna's passengers and crew.
  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 150) to amend the Act popularly known 
as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to authorize disposal of 
certain public lands or national forest lands to local education 
agencies for use for elementary or secondary schools, including public 
charter schools, and for other purposes, with an amendment.
  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 208) to amend title 5, 
United States Code, to allow for the contribution of certain rollover 
distributions to accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan, to eliminate 
certain waiting-period requirements for participating in the Thrift 
Savings Plan, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the amendment 
of the Senate to the amendment of the House to the amendment of the 
Senate to the bill (H.R. 707) to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize a program for 
predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration of disaster 
relief, to control the Federal costs of disaster assistance, and for 
other purposes.
  The message further announced that the House has passed the bill (S. 
2812)

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to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a waiver of the 
oath of renunciation and allegiance for naturalization of aliens having 
certain disabilities, with an amendment.
  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2389) to restore stability and 
predictability to the annual payments made to States and counties 
containing National Forest System lands and public domain lands managed 
by the Bureau of Land Management for use by the counties for the 
benefit of public schools, roads, and other purposes.
  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2879) to provide for the 
placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque commemorating the speech 
of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the ``I have A Dream'' speech.
  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3767) to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to make improvements to, and 
permanently authorize, the visa waiver pilot program under section 217 
of such Act.
  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
resolution (H. Res. 618) expressing the condolences of the House of 
Representatives on the death of the Honorable Bruce F. Vento, a 
Representative from the State of Minnesota.
                                  ____

  At 4:18 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
having proceeded to reconsider the bill (H.R. 4733) making 
appropriations for energy and water development for fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2001, and for other purposes, returned by the President 
of the United States with his objections, to the House of 
Representatives, in which it originated resolved that the said bill 
pass, two-thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the 
same.
  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 6, 1999, 
the Secretary of the Senate, on October 11, 2000, during the recess of 
the Senate, received a message from the House of Representatives 
announcing that the House insists on its amendment to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2614) to amend the Small Business 
Investment Act to make improvements to the certified development 
company program, and for other purposes, disagreed to by the Senate, 
and agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon.
  That Mr. Talent, Mr. Armey, and Ms. Velazquez, be the managers of the 
conference on the part of the House.
  The message also announced that the House disagrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2415) to enhance security of United 
States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for 
the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes, 
and agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon.
  That Mr. Hyde, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Armey, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Nadler, be 
the managers of the conference on the part of the House.

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