[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 148 (Friday, November 15, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11211-S11212]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 10:34 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills and joint resolution, each without 
amendment:

       S. 1010. An act to extend the deadline for commencement of 
     construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North 
     Carolina.
       S. 1226. An act to require the display of the POW/MIA flag 
     at the World War II memorial, the Korean War Veterans 
     Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
       S. 1843. An act to extend certain hydro-electric licenses 
     in the State of Alaska.
       S. 1907. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain land to the city of Haines, Oregon.
       S. 1946. An act to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the Old Spanish Trail as a National Historic Trail.
       S. 2239. An act to amend the National Housing Act to 
     simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage 
     insurance for single family homebuyers.
       S. 2712. An act to authorize economic and democratic 
     development assistance for Afghanistan and to authorize 
     military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign 
     countries.
       S. 3044. An act to authorize the Court Services and 
     Offender Supervision Agency of the District of Columbia to 
     provide for the interstate supervision of offenders on 
     parole, probation, and supervised release.
       S. 3156. An act to provide a grant for the construction of 
     a new community center in St. Paul, Minnesota, in honor of 
     the late Senator Paul Wellstone and his beloved wife, Sheila.
       S.J. Res. 53. A joint resolution relative to the convening 
     of the first session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills and joint resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 628. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 440 South Orange Blossom 
     Trail in Orlando, Florida, as the ``Arthur `Pappy' Kennedy 
     Post Office''.
       H.R. 629. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1601-1 Main Street in 
     Jacksonville, Florida, as the ``Eddie Mae Steward Post 
     Office''.
       H.R. 2458. An act to enhance the management and promotion 
     of electronic Government services and processes by 
     establishing a Federal Chief Information Officer within the 
     Office of Management and Budget, and by establishing a broad 
     framework of measures that require using Internet-based 
     information technology to enhance citizen access to 
     Government information and services, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3429. An act to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to make grants for security improvements to over-the-road bus 
     operations, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3747. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study of the site commonly known as Eagledale 
     Ferry Dock at Taylor Avenue in the State of Washington for 
     potential inclusion in the National Park System.
       H.R. 3775. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1502 East Kiest Boulevard in 
     Dallas, Texas, as the ``Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post 
     Office Building''.
       H.R. 3955. An act to designate certain National Forest 
     System lands in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components 
     of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4750. An act to designate certain lands in the State 
     of California as components of the National Wilderness 
     Preservation System, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5097. An act to adjust the boundaries of the Salt 
     River Bay National Park and Ecological Preserve located in 
     St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
       H.R. 5280. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2001 East Willard Street in 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Robert A. Borski Post 
     Office Building''.
       H.R. 5334. An act to ensure that a public safety officer 
     who suffers a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty 
     shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for 
     purposes of public safety officer survivor benefits.
       H.R. 5436. An act to extend the deadline for commencement 
     of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 5495. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 115 West Pine Street in 
     Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as the ``Major Henry A. Commiskey, 
     Sr. Post Office Building''.
       H.R. 5499. An act to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for 
     revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 5504. An act to provide for the improvement of the 
     safety of child restraints in passenger motor vehicles, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 5512. An act to provide for an adjustment of the 
     boundaries of Mount Rainier National Park, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 5513. An act to provide for a land exchange in the 
     State of Arizona between the Secretary of Agriculture and 
     Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership and a land exchange in the 
     State of Colorado to acquire a private inholding in the San 
     Isabel National Forest, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5586. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 141 Erie Street in 
     Linesville, Pennsylvania, as the ``James R. Merry Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 5604. An act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 46 East Ohio Street in 
     Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ``Birch Bayh Federal Building 
     and United States Courthouse''.
       H.R. 5609. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 600 East 1st Street in Rome, 
     Georgia, as the ``Martha Berry Post Office''.
       H.R. 5611. An act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 324 Twenty-Fifth Street in Ogden, Utah, as the ``James V. 
     Hansen Federal Building''.
       H.R. 5716. An act to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to 
     extend the mental health benefits parity provisions for an 
     additional year.
       H.R. 5728. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide fairness in tax collection procedures and 
     improved administrative efficiency and confidentiality and to 
     reform its penalty and interest provisions.
       H.R. 5738. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes 
     and Indians.
       H.J. Res. 117. A joint resolution approving the location of 
     the commemorative work in the District of Columbia honoring 
     former President John Adams.

  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. 466. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     significance of bread in American history, culture, and daily 
     diet.
       H. Con. Res. 499. Concurrent resolution honoring George 
     Rogers Clark.

  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 333) to amend title 11, United States 
Code, and for other purposes, with an amendment.
  The message further announced that the House agrees 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. 4628) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, with amendments:

       S. 990. An act to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
     Restoration Act to improve the provisions relating to 
     wildlife conservation and restoration programs, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, with an amendment:

       S. 2017. An act to amend the Indian Financing Act of 1974 
     to improve the effectiveness of the Indian loan guarantee and 
     insurance program.

  The message also announced that the House passed the following bill, 
with amendments:

       S. 2237. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     modify and improve authorities relating to compensation and 
     pension benefits, education, benefits, housing benefits, and 
     other benefits for veterans, to improve the administration of 
     benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.

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

       H.R. 1070. An act to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to carry out projects and 
     conduct research for remediation of sediment

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     contamination in areas of concern in the Great Lakes, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 2546. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     prohibit States from requiring a license or fee on account on 
     the fact that a motor vehicle is providing interstate pre-
     arranged ground transportation service, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3340. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     allow certain catch-up contributions to the Thrift Savings 
     Plan to be made by participants age 50 or over; to 
     reauthorize the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office 
     of Special Counsel; and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3389. An act to reauthorize the National Sea Grant 
     College Program Act, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3394. An act to authorize funding for computer and 
     network security research and development and research 
     fellowship programs, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4878. An act to provide for estimates and reports of 
     improper payments by Federal agencies.
       H.R. 5349. An act to facilitate the use of a portion of the 
     former O'Reilly General Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, by 
     the local Boys and Girls Club through the release of the 
     reversionary interests retained by the United States in 1955 
     when the land was conveyed to the State of Missouri.

  The enrolled bills were signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. BYRD).
  At 11:26 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, 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. 4883. An act to reauthorize the Hydrographic Services 
     Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes.

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