[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18917]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:16 p.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 bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 3986. An act to provide for a study of the engineering 
     feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of 
     the Chandler Pumping Plant at Prosser Diversion Dam, 
     Washington.
       H.R. 4945. An act to amend the Small Business Act to 
     strengthen existing protections for small business 
     participation in the Federal procurement contracting process, 
     and for other purposes.

  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. 405. Concurrent resolution to correct the 
     enrollment of H.R. 4919.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 940) to designate the 
Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the report of 
the committee on conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4919) to amend the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make 
improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions 
under those Acts, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain 
foreign countries, and for other purposes.


                         ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

  The following enrolled bills, previously signed by the Speaker of the 
House, were signed on today, September 21, 2000, by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Thurmond):

       S. 1638. An act to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to extend the retroactive eligibility 
     dates for financial assistance for higher education for 
     spouses and dependent children of Federal, State, and local 
     law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty.
       S. 2460. An act to authorize the payment of rewards to 
     individuals furnishing information relating to persons 
     subject to indictment for serious violations of international 
     humanitarian law in Rwanda, and for other purposes.

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