[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 345]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 10:20 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 bill, without amendment:

       S. 1733. An act to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     provide for a national standard of interoperability and 
     portability applicable to electronic food stamp benefit 
     transactions.

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

       H. Con. Res. 244. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the 
     commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the 
     Holocaust.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2130) to amend the 
Controlled Substances Act to add gamma hydroxybutyric acid and ketamine 
to the schedules of controlled substances, to provide for a national 
awareness campaign, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the amendment 
of the Senate to the resolution (H. Con. Res. 221) authorizing printing 
of the brochures entitled ``How Our Laws Are Made'' and ``Our American 
Government,'' the pocket version of the United States Constitution, and 
the document-sized, annotated version of the United States 
Constitution.''
  The message further announced that pursuant to section 702(b) of the 
Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2000 (50 U.S.C. 401) and 
the order of the House of Thursday, November 18, 1999, the Speaker on 
Wednesday, January 12, 2000, appointed the following Member of the 
House to the National Commission for the Review of the National 
Reconnaissance Office: Mr. Goss of Florida; and from private life: Mr. 
Eli S. Jacobs of New York and Mr. Larry D. Cox of Maryland.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 5(a) of the 
Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, 
Engineering and Technology Development Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a) and the 
order of the House of Thursday, November 18, 1999, the Speaker on 
Monday, January 3, 2000, appointed the following individuals on the 
part of the House to the Commission on the Advancement of Women and 
Minorities in Science, Engineering and Technology Development to fill 
the existing vacancy thereon: Mr. Charles E. Vela of Maryland.
  The message further announced that pursuant to section 852(b) of 
Public Law 105-244 (as amendment by Public Law 106-113), the Chairman 
of the Committee on Education and the Workforce appointed the following 
Member to the Web-Based Education Commission: Mr. Isakson of Georgia.
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  At 4:03 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 following concurrent resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 245. Concurrent resolution to correct 
     technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 764.

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