[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1976-1977]
[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 a concurrent resolution of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 6. Concurrent resolution authorizing flags 
     located in the Capitol complex to be flown at half-staff in 
     memory of R. Scott Bates, Legislative Clerk of the United 
     States Senate.

  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 1928a-1928d of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden) as Vice 
Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly during 
the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 1928a-1928d of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Roth) as 
Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly during 
the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276h-276k, as 
amended, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, appoints the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) as Vice Chairman of the Senate 
Delegation to the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group during 
the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-83, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) to serve as a member of the 
National Council on the Arts.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the National 
Commission on Terrorism:
  Richard Kevin Betts, of New Jersey; and
  Maurice Sonnenberg, of New York.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276h-276k of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Coverdell) as 
the Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the Mexico-United States 
Interparliamentary Group during the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-292, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, upon the recommendation 
of the Democratic Leader, appoints The Most Reverend Theodore E. 
McCarrick, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, to the Commission on 
International Religious Freedom.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, in consultation with the 
Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, appoints the 
following individuals to the Trade Deficit Review Commission:
  Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, of New York;
  C. Richard D'Amato, of Maryland; and
  Lester C. Thurow, of Massachusetts.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
Manuel H. Johnson, of Virginia, to serve as a member of the 
International Financial Institution Advisory Commission.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 2761 of title 22, 
United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, 
and upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader, appoints the 
Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens) as Chairman of the Senate Delegation 
to the British-American Interparliamentary Group during the One Hundred 
Sixth Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the Commission on 
Online Child Protection:
  Arthur Derosier, Jr., of Montana--Representative of academia with 
expertise in the field of technology;
  Albert F. Gainer III, of Tennessee--Representative of a business 
providing Internet filtering or blocking services or software;
  Donna Rice Hughes, of Virginia--Representative of a business making 
content available over the Internet;
  C. Bradley Keirens, of Colorado--Representative of a business 
providing Internet access services; and
  Karen L. Talbert, of Texas--Representative of a business providing 
labeling or ratings services.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the National 
Commission on Terrorism:
  Wayne A. Downing, of Colorado;
  Fred Ikle, of Maryland; and
  John F. Lewis, of New York.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 93-415, as 
amended by Public Law 102-586, the Chair, on behalf of the Majority 
Leader, after consultation with the Democratic Leader, announces the 
appointment of William Keith Oubre, of Mississippi, to serve as member 
of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice

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and Delinquency Prevention, vice Robert H. Maxwell, of Mississippi.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-83, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, announces the appointment of 
the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) as a member of the National 
Council on the Arts.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-244, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the Web-Based 
Education Commission: Patti S. Abraham, of Mississippi; and George 
Bailey, of Montana.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276d-276g of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Murkowski) as 
Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the Canada-United States 
Interparliamentary Group during the First Session of the One Hundred 
Sixth Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the International 
Financial Institution Advisory Commission: Charles W. Calomiris, of New 
York; and Edwin J. Feulner, Jr., of Virginia.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-255, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the Commission on the 
Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and 
Technology Development: Judy L. Johnson, of Mississippi; and Elaine M. 
Mendoza, of Texas.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 104-293, as 
amended by Public Law 105-277, the Chair, on behalf of the Majority 
Leader, announces the appointment of the following individuals to serve 
as members of the Commission to Assess the Organization of the Federal 
Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: 
M.D.B. Carlisle, of Washington, D.C.; and Henry D. Sokolski, of 
Virginia.

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