[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 178 (Thursday, December 20, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S14052]
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    REFERRING S. 846 TO CHIEF JUDGE OF U.S. COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 83 and 
that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 83) referring S. 846 entitled ``A 
     bill for the relief of J.L. Simmon Company, Inc., of 
     Champaign, Illinois'' to the chief judge of the Unites States 
     Court of Federal Claims for a report thereon.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, 
the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any 
statements relating thereto be printed in the Record.
  The resolution (S. Res. 83) was agreed to, as follows:

                               S. Res. 83

       Resolved, 

     SECTION 1. REFERRAL.

       S. 846 entitled ``A bill for the relief of J.L. Simmons 
     Company, Inc., of Champaign, Illinois'', now pending in the 
     Senate, together with all the accompanying papers, is 
     referred to the chief judge of the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims.

     SEC. 2. PROCEEDING AND REPORT.

       The chief judge shall--
       (1) proceed according to the provisions of sections 1492 
     and 2509 of title 28, United States Code, notwithstanding the 
     bar of any statute of limitations, laches, or bar of 
     sovereign immunity; and
       (2) report back to the Senate, at the earliest practicable 
     date, providing--
       (A) such findings of fact and conclusions as are sufficient 
     to inform Congress of the nature, extent, and character of 
     the claim for compensation referred to in such bill as a 
     legal or equitable claim against the United States, or a 
     gratuity; and
       (B) the amount, if any, legally or equitably due from the 
     United States to J.L. Simmons Company, Inc., of Champaign, 
     Illinois.

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