[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 23909]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



REFERRAL OF S. 1456, FOR RELIEF OF ROCCO A. TRECOSTA, TO CHIEF JUDGE OF 
                      U.S. COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS

  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration 
of S. Res. 231, and the Senate then proceed to its immediate 
consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 231) referring S. 1456 entitled ``A 
     bill for the relief of Rocco A. Trecosta of Fort Lauderdale, 
     Florida'' to the chief judge of United States Court of 
     Federal Claims for a report thereon.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion 
to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to 
the resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 231) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 231

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. REFERRAL.

       S. 1456 entitled ``A bill for the relief of Rocco A. 
     Trecosta of Fort Lauderdale, Florida'' now pending in the 
     Senate, together with all the accompanying papers, is 
     referred to the chief judge of the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims.

     SEC. 2. PROCEEDING AND REPORT.

       The chief judge shall--
       (1) proceed according to the provisions of sections 1492 
     and 2509 of title 28, United States Code; and
       (2) report back to the Senate, at the earliest practicable 
     date, providing--
       (A) such findings of fact and conclusions that are 
     sufficient to inform the Congress of the nature, extent, and 
     character of the claim for compensation referred to in such 
     bill as a legal or equitable claim against the United States 
     or a gratuity; and
       (B) the amount, if any, legally or equitably due from the 
     United States to Rocco A. Trecosta of Fort Lauderdale, 
     Florida.

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