[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17861]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:14 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 and joint resolution, in which it requests 
the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 717. An act to amend the Public health Service Act to 
     provide for research and services with respect to Duchenne 
     muscular dystrophy.
       H.R. 1583. An act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 121 West Spring Street in 
     New Albany, Indiana, as the ``Lee H. Hamilton Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse.''
       H.R. 1850. An act to extend the Commission on Affordable 
     Housing and Health Facility Needs for Seniors in the 21st 
     Century and to make technical corrections to the law 
     governing the Commission.
       H.R. 1860. An act the reauthorize the Small Business 
     Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2589. An act to amend the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
     Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 to reauthorize the 
     Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 65. Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2002, and for other 
     purposes.

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

       H. Con. Res. 84. Concurrent resolution supporting the goals 
     of Red Ribbon Week in promoting drug-free communities.
       H. Con. Res. 204. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the establishment of National 
     Character Counts Week.

  The message further announced that the House has disagreed to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2500) making appropriations 
for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for 
other purposes, and has agreed to the conference asked by the Senate on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon; and appoints the 
following Members as the managers of the conference on the part of the 
House: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Taylor of North 
Carolina, Mr. Regula, Mr. Latham, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Vitter, 
Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Mollohan, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
Cramer, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Obey.
  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
Senate bill, without amendment:

       S. 248. A bill to amend the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg 
     Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
     2000 and 2001, to adjust a condition on the payment of 
     arrearages to the United Nations that sets the maximum share 
     of any United Nations peacekeeping operation's budget that 
     may be assessed of any country.
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  At 4:16 p.m., a message from the House delivered by Mr. Hays, 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. 2199. An act to amend the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 to 
     permit any Federal law enforcement agency to enter into a 
     cooperative agreement with the Metropolitan Police Department 
     of the District of Columbia to assist the Department in 
     carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities 
     in the District of Columbia if deemed appropriate by the 
     Chief of the Department and the United States Attorney for 
     the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2944. An act making appropriations for the government 
     of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable 
     in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2510) to extend the expiration date of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes, with 
amendments, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.

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