[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 164 (Wednesday, November 12, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H11147-H11148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

   A message from the Senate by Mr. Monahan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate has passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:


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[[Page H11148]]

       H.R. 3054. An act to amend the Policemen and Firemen's 
     Retirement and Disability Act to permit military service 
     previously performed by members and former members of the 
     Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, 
     the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the United 
     States Park Police, and the United States Secret Service to 
     count as creditable service for purposes of calculating 
     retirement annuities payable to such members upon payment of 
     a contribution by such members, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House 
of the following title:

       H.R. 1828. An act to halt Syrian support for terrorism, end 
     its occupation of Lebanon, and stop its development of 
     weapons of mass destruction, and by so doing hold Syria 
     accountable for the serious international security problems 
     it has caused in the Middle East, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed with an 
amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of 
the House of the following title:

       H.R. 2673. An act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insist upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2673) ``An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes, 
requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Bennett, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Specter, 
Mr. Bond, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Burns, Mr. Craig, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
Stevens, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Dorgan, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, 
Mr. Johnson, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Byrd, be the conferees on the part 
of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 286. An act to revise and extend the Birth Defects 
     Prevention Act of 1998.
       S. 1657. An act to amend section 44921 of title 49, United 
     States Code, to provide for the arming of cargo pilots 
     against terrorism.

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