[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 17896-17897]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 9:46 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Berry, 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. 2561. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal

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     year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2415. An act to enhance security of United States 
     missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations 
     for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for 
     other purposes.

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

       S. 604. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     complete a land exchange with Georgia Power Company.
       S. 1258. An act to authorize funds for the payment of 
     salaries and expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1259. An act to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 relating 
     to dilution of famous marks, and for other purposes.
       S. 1260. An act to make technical corrections in title 17, 
     United States Code, and other laws.

  The message further announced that the House insists upon its 
amendments to the bill (S. 507) to provide for the conservation and 
development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers 
and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes and asks a 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon; and appoints the following members as managers of the 
conference on the part of the House:
  For consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Mr. Shuster, Mr. Young of 
Alaska, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Baker, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
Oberstar, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Baird.
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  At 2:06 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Berry, 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. 457. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount of leave time available to a Federal 
     employee in any year in connection with serving as an organ 
     donor, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1074. An act to provide Governmentwide accounting of 
     regulatory costs and benefits, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2565. An act to clarify the quorum requirement for the 
     Board of Director of the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States.

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