[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 126 (Thursday, October 7, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10695-S10696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 9:30 a.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 bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 5185. An act to temporarily extend the program under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965.
       H.R. 5212. An act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, 
     for additional disaster assistance relating to storm damage, 
     and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, without amendment.

       S. 2415. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4141 Postmark Drive, 
     Anchorage, Alaska, as the ``Robert J. Opinsky Post Office 
     Building''.
       S. 2742. An act to extend certain authority of the Supreme 
     Court Police, modify the venue of prosecutions relating to 
     the Supreme Court building and grounds, and authorize the 
     acceptance of gifts to the United States Supreme Court.

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

       S. 129. An act to provide for reform relating to Federal 
     employment, and for other purposes.
       S. 1194. An act to foster local collaborations which will 
     ensure that resources are effectively and efficiently used 
     within the criminal and juvenile justice systems.

  The message also announced that the House agree to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2828) to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to implement water supply technology and infrastructure 
programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources.


                         ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

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

       S. 551. An act to provide for the implementation of air 
     quality programs developed in accordance with an 
     Intergovernmental Agreement between the Southern Ute Indian 
     Tribe and the State of Colorado concerning Air Quality 
     Control on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1421. An act to authorize the subdivision and dedication 
     of restricted land owned by Alaska Natives.
       S. 1814. An act to transfer Federal lands between the 
     Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior.
       S. 2319. An act to authorize and facilitate hydroelectric 
     power licensing of the Tapoco Project.
       H.R. 4850. An act making appropriations for the government 
     of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable 
     in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4011. An act to promote human rights and freedom in 
     the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and for other 
     purposes.

  The enrolled bills were signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Stevens).
                                  ____

  At 2:14 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 bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 4232. An act to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4025 Feather Lakes Way in 
     Kingwood, Texas, as the ``Congressman Jack Fields Post 
     Office''.
       H.R. 4302. An act to amend title 21, District of Columbia 
     Official Code, to enact the provisions of the Mental Health 
     Civil Commitment Act of 2002 which affect the Commission on 
     Mental Health and require action by Congress in order to take 
     effect.
       H.R. 4306. An act to amend section 274A of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act to improve the process for verifying an 
     individual's eligibility for employment.
       H.R. 4453. An act to improve access to physicians in 
     medically underserved areas.
       H.R. 4518. An act to extend the statutory license for 
     secondary transmissions by satellite carriers of 
     transmissions by television broadcast stations under title 
     17, United States Code, and to amend the Communications Act 
     of 1934 with respect to such transmissions, and for other 
     purposes.

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       H.R. 4807. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 140 Sacramento Street in Rio 
     Vista, California, as the ``Adam G. Kinser Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 4829. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 103 East Kleberg in 
     Kingsville, Texas, as the ``Irma Rangel Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 4847. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 560 Bay Isles Road in 
     Longboat Key, Florida, as the ``Lieutenant General James V. 
     Edmundson Post Office Building''.
       H.R. 4968. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 25 McHenry Street in Rosine, 
     Kentucky, as the ``Bill Monroe Post Office''.
       H.R. 5051. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1001 Williams Street in 
     Ignacio, Colorado, as the ``Leonard C. Burch Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 5053. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1475 Western Avenue, Suite 
     45, in Albany, New York, as the ``Lieutenant John F. Finn 
     Post Office''.
       H.R. 5107. An act to protect crime victims' rights, to 
     eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected 
     from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and 
     expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local 
     crime laboratories, to increase research and development of 
     new DNA testing technologies, to develop new training 
     programs regarding the collection and use of DNA evidence, to 
     provide post-conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate 
     the innocent, to improve the performance of counsel in State 
     capital cases, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5131. An act to provide assistance to Special Olympics 
     to support expansion of Special Olympics and development of 
     education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 5204. An act to amend section 340E of the Public 
     Health Service Act (relating to children's hospitals) to 
     modify provisions regarding the determination of the amount 
     of payments for indirect expenses associated with operating 
     approved graduate medical residency training programs.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, without amendment:

       S. 1721. An act to amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act 
     to improve provisions relating to probate of trust and 
     restricted land, and for other purposes.
       S. 1791. An act to amend the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 
     2002 to provide that the amounts received by the United 
     States under that Act shall be deposited in the reclamation 
     fund, and for other purposes.
       S. 2178. An act to make technical corrections to laws 
     relating to certain units of the National Park System and to 
     National Park programs.
       S. 2511. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a feasibility study of a Chimayo water supply system, 
     to provide for the planning, design, and construction of a 
     water supply, reclamation, and filtration facility for 
     Espanola, New Mexico, and for other purposes.

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

       H. Con. Res. 464. Concurrent resolution honoring the 10 
     communities selected to receive the 2004 All-America City 
     Award.
       H. Con. Res. 500. Concurrent resolution honoring the goals 
     and ideals of National Nurse Practitioners Week.
                                  ____

  At 2:47 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. 5186. An act to reduce certain special allowance 
     payments and provide additional teacher loan forgiveness on 
     Federal student loans.

  The message also announced that pursuant to the request of July 15, 
2004, the House returned the act (S. 2589) to clarify the status of 
certain retirement plans and the organizations which maintain the plans 
to the Senate.
  The message further announced that the House agree to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 5122) to amend the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 to permit members of the Board of Directors 
of the Office of Compliance to serve for 2 terms.
  The message also announced that the House disagrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4567) making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes, and agree to the conference asked by 
the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon and 
appoints the following members as the managers of the conference on the 
part of the House: Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
Wolf, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Latham, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Granger, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
Sherwood, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Berry, Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Obey.
                                  ____

  At 5:48 p.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, in which it requests 
the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 3242. An act to ensure an abundant and affordable 
     supply of highly nutritious fruits, vegetables, and other 
     specialty crops for American consumers and international 
     markets by enhancing the competitiveness of Untied States-
     grown specialty crops, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4248. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the authorization of appropriations for the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to existing 
     comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 4658. An act to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to make certain improvements and technical corrections to 
     that Act, otherwise to improve legal protections provided to 
     reserve component members called active duty, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4794. An act to amend the Tijuana River Valley Estuary 
     and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act of 2000 to extend the 
     authorization of appropriations, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5163. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide the Department of Transportation a more focused 
     research organization with an emphasis on innovative 
     technology, and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 108. Joint resolution congratulating and 
     commending the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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

       H. Con. Res. 131. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that student travel is a vital 
     component of the educational process.
       H. Con. Res. 195. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that a minute of silence should be observed 
     annually at 11:00 a.m. on Veterans Day, November 11, in honor 
     of the veterans of all United States wars and to memorialize 
     those members of the Armed Forces who gave their lives in the 
     defense of the United States.
                                  ____

  At 9:59 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 Senate to the bill 
(H.R. 4520) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove 
impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, services, and 
high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive 
both at home and abroad.

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