[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Pages 25836-25837]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE


                         enrolled bills signed

  The following bills, previously signed by the Speaker of the House, 
were signed on today, November 1, 2000, by the President pro tempore 
(Mr. Thurmond):

       S. 501. An act to address resource management issues in 
     Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska.
       S. 503. An act designating certain land in the San Isabel 
     National Forest in the State of Colorado as the ``Spanish 
     Peaks Wilderness.''
       S. 610. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
     Land Management in Washakie County and Big Horn County, 
     Wyoming, to the Westside Irrigation District, Wyoming, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 710. An act to authorize the feasibility study on the 
     preservation of certain Civil War battlefields along the 
     Vicksburg Campaign Trail.
       S. 748. An act to improve Native hiring and contracting by 
     the Federal Government within the State of Alaska, and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 1030. An act to provide that the conveyance by the 
     Bureau of Land Management of the surface estate to certain 
     land in the State of Wyoming in exchange for certain private 
     land will not result in the removal of the land from 
     operation of the mining laws.
       S. 1088. An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain administrative sites in national forests in 
     the State of Arizona, to convey certain land to the City of 
     Sedona, Arizona for a wastewater treatment facility, and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 1211. An act to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity 
     Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the 
     control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-
     effective manner.
       S. 1218. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     issue to the Landusky School District, without consideration, 
     a patent for the surface and mineral estates of certain lots, 
     and for other purposes.
       S. 1275. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to produce and sell products and to sell publications 
     relating to the Hoover Dam, and to deposit revenues generated 
     from the sales into the Colorado River Dam fund.
       S. 1367. An act to amend the Act which established the 
     Saint-Gaudens Historic Site, in the State of New Hampshire, 
     by modifying the boundary and for other purposes.
       S. 1778. An act to provide for equal exchanges of land 
     around the Cascade Reservoir.
       S. 1894. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land to Park County, Wyoming.
       S. 2069. An act to permit the conveyance of certain land in 
     Powell, Wyoming.
       S. 2300. An act to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to 
     increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for coal that 
     may be held by an entity in any 1 State.
       S. 2425. An act to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
     participate in the planning, design, and construction of the 
     Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project, Oregon, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 2872. An act to improve the cause of action for 
     misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts.
       S. 2882. An act to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
     conduct certain feasibility studies to augment water supplies 
     for the Klamath Project, Oregon and California, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 2951. An act to authorize the Commissioner of 
     Reclamation to conduct a study to investigate opportunities 
     to better manage the water resources in the Salmon Creek 
     watershed of the upper Columbia River.
       S. 2977. An act to assist in the establishment of an 
     interpretive center and museum in the vicinity of the Diamond 
     Valley Lake in southern California to ensure the protection 
     and interpretation of the paleontology discoveries made at 
     the lake and to develop a trail system for the lake for use 
     by pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles.
       S. 3022. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain irrigation facilities to the Nampa and 
     Meridian Irrigation District.
       H.R. 2498. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for recommendations of the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services regarding the placement of automatic external 
     defibrillators in Federal buildings in order to improve 
     survival rates of individuals who experience cardiac arrest 
     in such buildings, and to establish protections from civil 
     liability arising from the emergency use of the devices.
       H.R. 4788. An act to amend the United States Grain 
     Standards Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to collect fees to cover the cost of services 
     performed under the Act, to extend the authorization of 
     appropriations for the Act, and to improve the administration 
     of the Act.
       H.R. 4868. An act to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of 
     duty, to make other technical amendments to the trade laws, 
     and for other purposes.
                                  ____

  At 11:25 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 bills, without amendment:

       S. 1670. An act to revise the boundary of Fort Matanzas 
     National Monument, and for other purposes.
       S. 1880. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve the health of minority individuals.
       S. 2020. An act to adjust the boundary of the Natchez Trace 
     Parkway, Mississippi, and for other purposes.
       S. 2789. An act to amend the Congressional Award Act to 
     establish a Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts 
     Education Board.
       S. 3239. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide special immigration status for certain United 
     States international broadcasting employees.

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

       H.R. 207. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make permanent the authority under which comparability 
     allowances

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     may be paid to Government physicians, and to provide that 
     such allowances be treated as part of basic pay for 
     retirement purposes.
       H.R. 1653. An act to complete the orderly withdrawal of the 
     NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands, 
     Alaska, and to assist in the conservation of coral reefs, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 2903. An act to reauthorize the Striped Bass 
     Conservation Act, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4020. An act to authorize the addition of land to 
     Sequoia National Park, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5540. An act to extend for 11 additional months the 
     period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States 
     Code is reenacted; to provide for additional temporary 
     bankruptcy judges; and for other purposes.


                         enrolled bills signed

  A message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Ms. Niland, 
one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has signed the 
following enrolled bills:

       H.R. 782. An act to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs under 
     the Act, to modernize programs and services for olders 
     individuals, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4864. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reaffirm and clarify the duty of the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to assist claimants for benefits under laws 
     administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.

  The enrolled bills were signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Thurmond).
                                  ____

  At 12:09 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following joint resolution:

       H.J. Res. 122. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other 
     purposes.
                                  ____

  At 3:00 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 amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2462) to amend 
the Organic Act of Guam, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House disagreed to the amendments 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4846) to establish the National 
Recording Registry in the Library of Congress to maintain and preserve 
recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically 
significant, and for other purposes.
  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
following concurrent resolution, in which it requests the concurrence 
of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 397. Concurrent resolution voicing concern 
     about serious violations of human rights and fundamental 
     freedoms in most states of Central Asia, including 
     substantial noncompliance with their Organization for 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) commitments on 
     democratization and the holding of free and fair elections.

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