[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17975]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 2280. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensation 
     paid for service-connected disabilities, to enhance the 
     compensation, memorial affairs, and housing programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve retirement 
     authorities applicable to judges of the United States Court 
     of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles in which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 296. An act to provide for continuation of the Federal 
     research investment in a fiscally sustainable way, and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 1402. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance programs providing education benefits for veterans, 
     and for other purposes.

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