[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 135 (Wednesday, October 25, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10997-S10999]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:08 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
agreed to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3646) for the 
relief of certain Persian Gulf evacuees.

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  The messages also announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 468) to establish the Saint 
Helena Island National Scenic Area.
  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2442) to provide for the 
preparation of a Government report detailing injustices suffered by 
Italian Americans during World War II, and a formal acknowledgment of 
such injustices by the President.
  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2884) to extend energy conservation 
programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through fiscal 
year 2003.
  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, without amendment:

       S. 484. An act to provide for the granting of refugee 
     status in the United States to nationals of certain foreign 
     countries in which American Vietnam War POW/MIAs or American 
     Korean War POW/MIAs may be present, if those nationals assist 
     in the return to the United States of those POW/MIAs alive.
       S. 698. An act to review the suitability and feasibility of 
     recovering costs of high altitude rescues at Denali National 
     Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 700. An act to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the Ala Kahakai Trail as a National Historic Trail.
       S. 893. An act to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     provide equitable treatment with respect to State and local 
     income taxes for certain individuals who perform duties on 
     vessels.
       S. 938. An act to eliminate restrictions on the acquisition 
     of certain land contiguous to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, 
     and for other purposes.
       S. 1438. An act to establish the National Law Enforcement 
     Museum on Federal land in the District of Columbia.
       S. 1474. An act providing conveyance of the Palmetto Bend 
     project to the State of Texas.
       S. 1482. An act to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries 
     Act, and for other purposes.
       S. 1752. An act to reauthorize and amend the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources Act.
       S. 1865. An act to provide grants to establish 
     demonstration mental health courts.
       S. 2345. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a special resource study concerning the preservation 
     and public use of sites associated with Harriet Tubman 
     located in Auburn, New York, 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. 1161. An act to revise the banking and bankruptcy 
     insolvency laws with respect to the termination and netting 
     of financial contracts, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1804. An act to authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance 
     Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of 
     Columbia or its environs to soldiers who have lost their 
     lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian efforts, 
     training, terrorist attacks, or covert operations.
       H.R. 2413. An act to amend the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act to enhance the ability of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology to improve 
     computer security, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3312. An act to clarify the Administrative Dispute 
     Resolution Act of 1996 to authorize the Merit Systems 
     Protection Board to establish under such Act a 3-year pilot 
     program that will provide a voluntary early intervention 
     alternative dispute resolution process to assist Federal 
     agencies and employees in resolving certain personnel 
     actions.
       H.R. 3514. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that have 
     been designated as being no longer needed in research 
     conducted or supported by the Public Health Service, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 4656. An act to authorize the Forest Service to convey 
     certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County 
     School District for use as an elementary school site.
       H.R. 4940. An act to designate the museum operated by the 
     Secretary of Energy in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as the 
     ``American Museum of Science and Energy,'' and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 5068. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 5927 Southwest 70th Street 
     in Miami, Florida, as the ``Marjory Williams Scrivens Post 
     Office.''
       H.R. 5143. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3160 Irvin Cobb Drive, in 
     Paducah, Kentucky, as the ``Morgan Station.''
       H.R. 5144. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 203 West Paige Street, in 
     Tompkinsville, Kentucky, as the ``Tim Lee Carter Post Office 
     Building.''
       H.R. 5388. An act to designate a building proposed to be 
     located within the boundaries of the Chincoteague National 
     Wildlife Refuge, as the ``Herbert H. Bateman Educational and 
     Administrative Center.''
       H.R. 5478. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to acquire by donation suitable land to serve as the 
     new location for the home of Alexander Hamilton, commonly 
     known as the Hamilton Grange, and to authorize the relocation 
     of the Hamilton Grange to the acquired land.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
following concurrent resolutions, without amendment:

       S. Con. Res. 114. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, as a national 
     World War I symbol honoring those who defend liberty and our 
     country through service in World War I.
       S. Con. Res. 130. Concurrent resolution establishing a 
     special task force to recommend an appropriate recognition 
     for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the 
     United States Capitol.
       S. Con. Res. 141. Concurrent resolution to authorize the 
     printing of copies of the publication entitled ``The United 
     States Capitol'' as a Senate document.
       S. Con. Res. 146. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     assassination of Father John Kaiser and others in Kenya, and 
     calling for a thorough investigation to be conducted in those 
     cases, a report on the progress made in such as investigation 
     to be submitted to Congress by December 15, 2000, and a final 
     report on such an investigation to be made public, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:
       H. Con. Res. 414. Concurrent resolution relating to the 
     reestablishment of representative government in Afghanistan.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
resolution (H. Res. 645) returning to the Senate the bill (S. 1109) 
entitled the ``Bear Protection Act of 1999'' in which is conveys that 
in the opinion of the House, the bill contravenes the first clause of 
the seventh section of the first article of the Constitution of the 
United States and is an infringement of the privileges of the House and 
that such bill be respectfully returned to the Senate with a message 
communicating the resolution.
  The message also announced that the House has passed the bill (S. 
1453) to facilitate famine relief efforts and a comprehensive solution 
to the war in Sudan, with amendment.
  The message further announced that the House has passed the bill (S. 
1452) to modernize the requirements under the National Manufactured 
Housing Construction and Safety Standards of 1974 and to establish a 
balanced consensus process for the development, revision, and 
interpretation of Federal construction and safety standards for 
manufactured homes, with amendments.
  The message also announced that the House has passed the bill (S. 
1694) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the 
reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in the State of Hawaii, 
with amendments.
  The message further announced that the House has passed the bill (S. 
2749) to establish the California Trail Interpretive Center in Elko, 
Nevada, to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development 
and use of trails in the setting of the western portion of the United 
States, with amendments.
  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4868) 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, with an amendment.
                                  ____

  At 11:08 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading 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. 4811) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2001, and for other purposes.
                                  ____

  At 3:34 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 bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 782. An act to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs under 
     the Act, to modernize programs and services for older 
     individuals, and for other purposes.

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


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       H. Con. Res. 426. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     violence in the Middle East.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, without amendment:

       S. 2547. An act to provide for the establishment of the 
     Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve and the Baca 
     National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Colorado, and for 
     other purposes.
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  At 5:08 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 joint resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H.J. Res. 115. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other 
     purposes.
                                  ____

  At 6:18 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading 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 House to the bill (S. 
835) to encourage the restoration of estuary habitat through more 
efficient project financing and enhanced coordination of Federal and 
non-Federal restoration programs, and for other purposes.


                          enrolled bill signed

  At 7:24 p.m. a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has signed the 
following enrolled joint resolution:

       H.J. Res. 115. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other 
     purposes.

  The enrolled bill was signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Thurmond).

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