[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 19152-19153]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2:30 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, with amendment, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       S. 606. An act for the relief of Global Exploration and 
     Development Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Kerr-
     McGee Chemical, LLC (successor to Kerr-McGee Chemical 
     Corporation), and for other purposes.
       S. 1257. An act to amend statutory damages provisions of 
     title 17, United States Code.

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

       H.R. 211. An act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at West 920 Riverside Avenue 
     in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Thomas S. Foley Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse,'' and the plaza at the 
     south entrance of such building and courthouse as the 
     ``Walter F. Horan Plaza.''
       H.R. 695. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and 
     the Secretary of the Interior to convey an administrative 
     site in San Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College.
       H.R. 747. An act to protect the permanent trust funds of 
     the State of Arizona from erosion due to inflation and modify 
     the basis on which distributions are made from those funds.
       H.R. 1094. An act to amend the Federal Reserve Act to 
     broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
     as collateral for Federal reserve notes.
       H.R. 1104. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over land 
     within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt 
     National Historic Site to the Archivist of the United States 
     for the construction of a visitor center.
       H.R. 1152. An act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to target assistance to support the economic and 
     political independence of the countries of the South Caucasus 
     and Central Asia.
       H.R. 1219. An act to amend the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act and the Miller Act, relating to 
     payment protections

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     for persons providing labor and materials for Federal 
     construction projects.
       H.R. 1442. An act to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to continue and extend 
     authority for transfers to State and local governments of 
     certain property for law enforcement, public safety, and 
     emergency response purposes.
       H.R. 2454. An act to assure the long-term conservation of 
     mid-continent light geese and the biological diversity of the 
     ecosystem upon which many North American migratory birds 
     depend, by directing the Secretary of the Interior to 
     implement rules to reduce the overabundant population of mid-
     continent light geese.
       H.R. 2614. An act to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act to make improvements to the certified development company 
     program, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2615. An act to amend the Small Business Act to make 
     improvements to the general business loan program, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message further announced that the House disagrees to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2488) to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to sections 105 and 211 of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2000, and agrees to the 
conference asked by 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 House bill, and the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Mr. Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Stark.
  As additional conferees for consideration of sections 313, 315-16, 
318, 325, 335, 338, 341-42, 344-45, 351, 362-63, 365, 369, 371, 381, 
1261, 1305, and 1406 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Clay.
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of section 
591(a)(2) of the Foreign Operation, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (112 Stat. 2681-210) the Minority 
Leader appoints the following individuals to the National Commission on 
Terrorism: Ms. Juliette N. Kayyem of Cambridge, Massachusetts.


                          enrolled bill signed

  At 4:05 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hanrahan, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker 
has signed the following enrolled bill:

       S. 880. An act to amend the Clean Air Act to remove 
     flammable fuels from the list of substances with respect to 
     which reporting and other activities are required under the 
     risk management plan program, and for other purposes.

  The enrolled bill was signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Thurmond).
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  At 6:20 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hanrahan, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
disagrees to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2587) making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said 
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
purposes and agrees to the conference asked by 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:
  Mr. Istook, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Emerson, 
Mr. Sununu, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
Mollohan, and Mr. Obey.

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