[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 126 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H6864-H6867]
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 YANKTON SIOUX TRIBE AND SANTEE SIOUX TRIBE EQUITABLE COMPENSATION ACT

  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
Senate bill (S. 434) to provide equitable compensation to the Yankton 
Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska for 
the loss of value of certain lands, as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                                 S. 434

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

 TITLE I--YANKTON SIOUX AND SANTEE SIOUX TRIBES EQUITABLE COMPENSATION

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Yankton Sioux Tribe and 
     Santee Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act''.

     SEC. 102. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) by enacting the Act of December 22, 1944, commonly 
     known as the ``Flood Control Act of 1944'' (58 Stat. 887, 
     chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 701-1 et seq.) Congress approved the 
     Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Pick-Sloan program'')--
       (A) to promote the general economic development of the 
     United States;
       (B) to provide for irrigation above Sioux City, Iowa;
       (C) to protect urban and rural areas from devastating 
     floods of the Missouri River; and
       (D) for other purposes;
       (2) the waters impounded for the Fort Randall and Gavins 
     Point projects of the Pick-Sloan program have inundated the 
     fertile, wooded bottom lands along the Missouri River that 
     constituted the most productive agricultural and pastoral 
     lands of, and the homeland of, the members of the Yankton 
     Sioux Tribe and the Santee Sioux Tribe;
       (3) the Fort Randall project (including the Fort Randall 
     Dam and Reservoir) overlies the western boundary of the 
     Yankton Sioux Tribe Indian Reservation;
       (4) the Gavins Point project (including the Gavins Point 
     Dam and Reservoir) overlies the eastern boundary of the 
     Santee Sioux Tribe;
       (5) although the Fort Randall and Gavins Point projects are 
     major components of the Pick-Sloan program, and contribute to 
     the economy of the United States by generating a substantial 
     amount of hydropower and impounding a substantial quantity of 
     water, the reservations of the Yankton Sioux Tribe

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     and the Santee Sioux Tribe remain undeveloped;
       (6) the United States Army Corps of Engineers took the 
     Indian lands used for the Fort Randall and Gavins Point 
     projects by condemnation proceedings;
       (7) the Federal Government did not give the Yankton Sioux 
     Tribe and the Santee Sioux Tribe an opportunity to receive 
     compensation for direct damages from the Pick-Sloan program, 
     even though the Federal Government gave 5 Indian reservations 
     upstream from the reservations of those Indian tribes such an 
     opportunity;
       (8) the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee Sioux Tribe did 
     not receive just compensation for the taking of productive 
     agricultural Indian lands through the condemnation referred 
     to in paragraph (6);
       (9) the settlement agreement that the United States entered 
     into with the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee Sioux Tribe 
     to provide compensation for the taking by condemnation 
     referred to in paragraph (6) did not take into account the 
     increase in property values over the years between the date 
     of taking and the date of settlement; and
       (10) in addition to the financial compensation provided 
     under the settlement agreements referred to in paragraph 
     (9)--
       (A) the Yankton Sioux Tribe should receive an aggregate 
     amount equal to $23,023,743 for the loss value of 2,851.40 
     acres of Indian land taken for the Fort Randall Dam and 
     Reservoir of the Pick-Sloan program; and
       (B) the Santee Sioux Tribe should receive an aggregate 
     amount equal to $4,789,010 for the loss value of 593.10 acres 
     of Indian land located near the Santee village.

     SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     450b(e)).
       (2) Santee sioux tribe.--The term ``Santee Sioux Tribe'' 
     means the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska.
       (3) Yankton sioux tribe.--The term ``Yankton Sioux Tribe'' 
     means the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.

     SEC. 104. YANKTON SIOUX TRIBE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a fund to be known as the ``Yankton Sioux 
     Tribe Development Trust Fund'' (referred to in this section 
     as the ``Fund''). The Fund shall consist of any amounts 
     deposited in the Fund under this title.
       (b) Funding.--On the first day of the 11th fiscal year that 
     begins after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of the Treasury shall, from the General Fund of the Treasury, 
     deposit into the Fund established under subsection (a)--
       (1) $23,023,743; and
       (2) an additional amount that equals the amount of interest 
     that would have accrued on the amount described in paragraph 
     (1) if such amount had been invested in interest-bearing 
     obligations of the United States, or in obligations 
     guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United 
     States, on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins 
     after the date of enactment of this Act and compounded 
     annually thereafter.
       (c) Investment of Trust Fund.--It shall be the duty of the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to invest such portion of the Fund 
     as is not, in the Secretary of Treasury's judgment, required 
     to meet current withdrawals. Such investments may be made 
     only in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or 
     in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest 
     by the United States. The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     deposit interest resulting from such investments into the 
     Fund.
       (d) Payment of Interest to Tribe.--
       (1) Withdrawal of interest.--Beginning on the first day of 
     the 11th fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act 
     and, on the first day of each fiscal year thereafter, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall withdraw the aggregate amount 
     of interest deposited into the Fund for that fiscal year and 
     transfer that amount to the Secretary of the Interior for use 
     in accordance with paragraph (2). Each amount so transferred 
     shall be available without fiscal year limitation.
       (2) Payments to yankton sioux tribe.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall use 
     the amounts transferred under paragraph (1) only for the 
     purpose of making payments to the Yankton Sioux Tribe, as 
     such payments are requested by that Indian tribe pursuant to 
     tribal resolution.
       (B) Limitation.--Payments may be made by the Secretary of 
     the Interior under subparagraph (A) only after the Yankton 
     Sioux Tribe has adopted a tribal plan under section 106.
       (C) Use of payments by yankton sioux tribe.--The Yankton 
     Sioux Tribe shall use the payments made under subparagraph 
     (A) only for carrying out projects and programs under the 
     tribal plan prepared under section 106.
       (e) Transfers and Withdrawals.--Except as provided in 
     subsections (c) and (d)(1), the Secretary of the Treasury may 
     not transfer or withdraw any amount deposited under 
     subsection (b).

     SEC. 105. SANTEE SIOUX TRIBE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a fund to be known as the ``Santee Sioux 
     Tribe Development Trust Fund'' (referred to in this section 
     as the ``Fund''). The Fund shall consist of any amounts 
     deposited in the Fund under this title.
       (b) Funding.--On the first day of the 11th fiscal year that 
     begins after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of the Treasury shall, from the General Fund of the Treasury, 
     deposit into the Fund established under subsection (a)--
       (1) $4,789,010; and
       (2) an additional amount that equals the amount of interest 
     that would have accrued on the amount described in paragraph 
     (1) if such amount had been invested in interest-bearing 
     obligations of the United States, or in obligations 
     guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United 
     States, on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins 
     after the date of enactment of this Act and compounded 
     annually thereafter.
       (c) Investment of Trust Fund.--It shall be the duty of the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to invest such portion of the Fund 
     as is not, in the Secretary of Treasury's judgment, required 
     to meet current withdrawals. Such investments may be made 
     only in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or 
     in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest 
     by the United States. The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     deposit interest resulting from such investments into the 
     Fund.
       (d) Payment of Interest to Tribe.--
       (1) Withdrawal of interest.--Beginning on the first day of 
     the 11th fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act 
     and, on the first day of each fiscal year thereafter, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall withdraw the aggregate amount 
     of interest deposited into the Fund for that fiscal year and 
     transfer that amount to the Secretary of the Interior for use 
     in accordance with paragraph (2). Each amount so transferred 
     shall be available without fiscal year limitation.
       (2) Payments to santee sioux tribe.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall use 
     the amounts transferred under paragraph (1) only for the 
     purpose of making payments to the Santee Sioux Tribe, as such 
     payments are requested by that Indian tribe pursuant to 
     tribal resolution.
       (B) Limitation.--Payments may be made by the Secretary of 
     the Interior under subparagraph (A) only after the Santee 
     Sioux Tribe has adopted a tribal plan under section 106.
       (C) Use of payments by santee sioux tribe.--The Santee 
     Sioux Tribe shall use the payments made under subparagraph 
     (A) only for carrying out projects and programs under the 
     tribal plan prepared under section 106.
       (e) Transfers and Withdrawals.--Except as provided in 
     subsections (c) and (d)(1), the Secretary of the Treasury may 
     not transfer or withdraw any amount deposited under 
     subsection (b).

     SEC. 106. TRIBAL PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 24 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the tribal council of each of the 
     Yankton Sioux and Santee Sioux Tribes shall prepare a plan 
     for the use of the payments to the tribe under section 104(d) 
     or 105(d) (referred to in this subsection as a ``tribal 
     plan'').
       (b) Contents of Tribal Plan.--Each tribal plan shall 
     provide for the manner in which the tribe covered under the 
     tribal plan shall expend payments to the tribe under section 
     104(d) or 105(d) to promote--
       (1) economic development;
       (2) infrastructure development;
       (3) the educational, health, recreational, and social 
     welfare objectives of the tribe and its members; or
       (4) any combination of the activities described in 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
       (c) Tribal Plan Review and Revision.--
       (1) In general.--Each tribal council referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall make available for review and comment by 
     the members of the tribe a copy of the tribal plan for the 
     Indian tribe before the tribal plan becomes final, in 
     accordance with procedures established by the tribal council.
       (2) Updating of tribal plan.--Each tribal council referred 
     to in subsection (a) may, on an annual basis, revise the 
     tribal plan prepared by that tribal council to update the 
     tribal plan. In revising the tribal plan under this 
     paragraph, the tribal council shall provide the members of 
     the tribe opportunity to review and comment on any proposed 
     revision to the tribal plan.
       (3) Consultation.--In preparing the tribal plan and any 
     revisions to update the plan, each tribal council shall 
     consult with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.
       (4) Annual reports.--Each tribe shall submit an annual 
     report to the Secretary describing any expenditures of funds 
     withdrawn by that tribe under this title.
       (d) Prohibition on Per Capita Payments.--No portion of any 
     payment made under this title may be distributed to any 
     member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe or the Santee Sioux Tribe 
     of Nebraska on a per capita basis.

     SEC. 107. ELIGIBILITY OF TRIBE FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--No payment made to the Yankton Sioux Tribe 
     or Santee Sioux Tribe pursuant to this title shall result in 
     the reduction or denial of any service or program to which, 
     pursuant to Federal law--
       (1) the Yankton Sioux Tribe or Santee Sioux Tribe is 
     otherwise entitled because of the status of the tribe as a 
     federally recognized Indian tribe; or
       (2) any individual who is a member of a tribe under 
     paragraph (1) is entitled because

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     of the status of the individual as a member of the tribe.
       (b) Exemptions From Taxation.--No payment made pursuant to 
     this title shall be subject to any Federal or State income 
     tax.
       (c) Power Rates.--No payment made pursuant to this title 
     shall affect Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin power rates.

     SEC. 108. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this title may be construed as diminishing or 
     affecting any water right of an Indian tribe, except as 
     specifically provided in another provision of this title, any 
     treaty right that is in effect on the date of enactment of 
     this Act, or any authority of the Secretary of the Interior 
     or the head of any other Federal agency under a law in effect 
     on the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out this title, including such sums as may 
     be necessary for the administration of the Yankton Sioux 
     Tribe Development Trust Fund under section 104 and the Santee 
     Sioux Tribe Development Trust Fund under section 105.

     SEC. 110. EXTINGUISHMENT OF CLAIMS.

       Upon the deposit of funds under sections 104(b) and 105(b), 
     all monetary claims that the Yankton Sioux Tribe or the 
     Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska has or may have against the 
     United States for loss of value or use of land related to 
     lands described in section 102(a)(10) resulting from the Fort 
     Randall and Gavins Point projects of the Pick-Sloan Missouri 
     River Basin program shall be extinguished.

                 TITLE II--MARTIN'S COVE LAND TRANSFER

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Martin's Cove Land 
     Transfer Act''.

     SEC. 202. CONVEYANCE TO THE CORPORATION OF THE PRESIDING 
                   BISHOP.

       (a) Conveyance Required.--Notwithstanding the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 
     the Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this section 
     referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall offer to convey to 
     the Corporation of the Presiding Bishop, all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to the public lands 
     identified for disposition on the map entitled ``Martin's 
     Cove Land Transfer Act'' numbered MC/0002, and dated May 17, 
     2002, for the purpose of public education, historic 
     preservation, and the enhanced recreational enjoyment of the 
     public. Such map shall be on file and available for public 
     inspection in the offices of the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management and the Lander District of the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (b) Consideration.--
       (1) In general.--The Corporation of the Presiding Bishop 
     shall pay to the United States an amount equal to the 
     historic fair market value of the property conveyed under 
     this section, including any improvements to that property.
       (2) Determination of fair market value.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall determine the historic fair market value of 
     the property conveyed under this section, including any 
     improvements to the property.
       (c) Access Agreement.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the 
     Corporation of the Presiding Bishop shall enter into an 
     agreement, binding on any successor or assignee, that ensures 
     that the property conveyed shall, consistent with the 
     historic purposes of the site--
       (1) be available in perpetuity for public education and 
     historic preservation; and
       (2) provide to the public, in perpetuity and without 
     charge, access to the property conveyed.
       (d) Right of First Refusal.--As a condition of any 
     conveyance under this section, the Secretary shall require 
     that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and its 
     current or future affiliated corporations grant the United 
     States a right of first refusal to acquire all right, title, 
     and interest in and to the property conveyed under this 
     section, at historic fair market value, if the Church of 
     Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or any of its current or 
     future affiliated corporations seeks to dispose of any right, 
     title, or interest in or to the property.
       (e) Disposition of Proceeds.--Proceeds of this conveyance 
     shall be used exclusively by the National Historic Trails 
     Interpretive Center Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation 
     located in Casper, Wyoming, for the sole purpose of advancing 
     the public understanding and enjoyment of the National 
     Historic Trails System in accordance with subsection (f).
       (f) Use of Proceeds.--Funds shall be used by the Foundation 
     only for the following purposes and according to the 
     following priority:
       (1) To complete the construction of the exhibits connected 
     with the opening of the National Historic Trails Center 
     scheduled for August 2002.
       (2) To maintain, acquire, and further enhance the exhibits, 
     artistic representations, historic artifacts, and grounds of 
     the Center.
       (g) No Precedent Set.--this title does not set a precedent 
     for the resolution of land sales between or among private 
     entities and the United States.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Utah (Mr. Hansen) and the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen).
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  S. 434 would provide compensation for the Yankton Sioux and Santee 
Sioux Indian tribes for tribal lands condemned for the Pick-Sloan 
Missouri River Basin program project.
  The second title of this bill is the text of my bill, H.R. 4103, 
which has already passed the House. It would direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to offer to sell 940 acres of BLM land in the Natrona 
County, Wyoming, to the LDS Church for the purpose of its historic 
preservation, public education and enjoyment of the public. Funds from 
the sale would be directed for the sole purpose of public understanding 
and enjoyment of the National Historic Trail System at the National 
Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. 
The minority has reviewed the legislation and has no problem with it.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to the 
gentlewoman from Wyoming (Mrs. Cubin).
  Mrs. CUBIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise very reluctantly today to oppose this 
bill. First of all, this is occurring in my State. We tried to get 
through to the chairman's staff, to his chief of staff, all day today. 
We could not find out that this Martin's Cove bill was on the Senate 
bill, S. 434, until late this afternoon, at which time we had to call 
the Democrat side to find out that it was hooked on to this bill.
  I have agreed that I would work with the chairman on finding a way to 
get a vote on this bill in the Senate because it did pass the House. 
However, Mr. Speaker, we all know the backlog of House bills, over 60, 
that are sitting at the floor of the Senate, and for us to attach a 
piece of legislation in a Member's district without the Member having 
any knowledge whatsoever of this until late this afternoon on a Tom 
Daschle bill, Mr. Speaker, this is just wrong.
  There has to be another way for the chairman to deal with the 
Martin's Cove bill. I am willing to work with him, but I have to speak 
against this right now because we were totally left out of the loop. I 
believe that the chairman's chief of staff deliberately would not call 
us back and let us know. He e-mailed us finally late in the afternoon 
after many attempts to find out. We certainly thank the gentleman from 
West Virginia and his staff for letting us know what happened, or what 
was going to happen before this came up.
  At any rate, Mr. Speaker, I am opposed for that reason. I think we 
need to look at these things separately. I will be calling for a vote, 
and very regretfully so.
  Mr. THUNE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank you for bringing this 
bill to the floor, which would provide compensation to the Yankton and 
Santee Sioux Tribes for the land they sacrificed in the construction of 
the Pick-Sloan water project on the Missouri River. I would also like 
to thank Congressman Osborne for introducing H.R. 2408, the House 
version of this important piece of legislation, of which I am proud to 
be a cosponsor.
  The Pick-Sloan Missouri River program authorized in 1944 was 
implemented to ease downstream funding of the Missouri River, offer 
irrigation water for farmers and ranchers, and produce hydroelectric 
power.
  While the intentions of these projects proved to be fruitful for 
some, it is fair to say that the Pick-Sloan program has certain 
negative impacts on the Yankton and Santee Sioux Tribes. Much of the 
land taken and destroyed to create the Ft. Randall and Gavins Point 
Dams and reservoirs belonged to these tribes.
  H.R. 2408 and S. 434 would offer monetary compensation to these 
tribes for their lost and destroyed land along the Missouri River. 
These funds will be held in trust by the Department of Interior and 
will be released contingent upon a Tribal plan. The Tribal plan will be 
designed to promote economic development, infrastructure, education, 
health care and social welfare for the Yankton and Santee Sioux Tribes.
  These funds will be of great benefit to the Yankton and Santee Sioux 
tribes as they work

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to improve the standard of living for the members of their tribe. These 
tribes, like many others, face significant challenges such as meeting 
important health care and education needs.
  This legislation is not the first time tribes will have been 
compensated for destroyed and lost land as a result of the Pick Sloan 
project. In my state alone, the Standing Rock, Lower Brule, Cheyenne 
River and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes have received compensation for land 
taken by the Pick-Sloan project. It is now time for the Yanton and 
Santee Sioux tribes to be compensated.
  It is now time for action on this bill. I urge all of my colleagues 
to support this legislation, so these tribes may receive the much-
needed compensation they truly deserve.
  Mr. OSBORNE. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that today the House is taking 
up S. 434, the Yankton and Santee Sioux Compensation Act. Today's mark-
up is the culmination of many years of work on the part of the Santee 
Sioux tribe, which I represent, and the Yankton Sioux Tribe. I want to 
thank Chairman Hansen for bringing this legislation forward. I also 
want to thank Chairman Hansen's Chief Counsel, Lisa Pittman, as well as 
Mike Olsen and former staffer Renee Howell in the Committee's Office of 
Native American and Insular Affairs, who were instrumental in its 
drafting.
  S. 434 would provide long overdue compensation by establishing two 
trust funds to be used by the Santee Sioux and Yankton Sioux tribes. 
Specifically, this bill directs the U.S. Treasury to deposit about $23 
million into a special trust fund account for the Yankton Sioux and 
approximately $4.7 million for the Santee Sioux. The tribes would then 
be allowed to draw on the interest earned from the trust funds for 
economic and infrastructure development and other activities. The 
tribes would also be required to adopt economic development plans to 
account for the way in which these funds will be spent.
  This legislation is necessary because when the Federal Government 
built the dams on the upper reaches of the Missouri River under the 
Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program, the Yankton Sioux and Santee 
Sioux were not provided compensation for the taking of their land. 
While the dams were designed to promote general economic development in 
the region, provide for irrigation, and protect from flooding, their 
construction inundated productive agricultural and pastoral lands and 
the traditional homeland of the tribes. In the case of the Santee 
Sioux, the Gavins Point Dam permanently flooded about 600 acres of the 
tribe's land.
  S. 434 is not without precedent. Over the past decade, Congress has 
passed three laws providing compensation to other tribes affected by 
the Pick-Sloan projects. Additional tribes were compensated in 1992, 
1996, and 1997. I believe it is only fair that we work to find a way to 
compensate the Yankton Sioux and Santee Sioux tribes.
  I am so pleased that the House is taking up this legislation today. 
This bill will provide the necessary resources to compensate for a 
longstanding debt owed to these tribes. Perhaps just as important, the 
compensation provided in this bill has the potential to change the 
lives of members of these tribes who face numerous challenges. On 
behalf of the Santee Sioux tribe in particular, I am so grateful that 
this bill has been brought forward. I strongly urge its passage.
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Goodlatte). The question is on the 
motion offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill, S. 434, as amended.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of 
those present have voted in the affirmative.
  Mrs. CUBIN. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.

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