[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 1]
[House]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Monohan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate has passed with amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House of the 
following titles:

       H.R. 1892. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for the acceptance of an affidavit of support 
     from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has 
     died and the Attorney General has determined for humanitarian 
     reasons that the original sponsor's classification petition 
     should not be revoked.
       H.R. 2215. An act to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of Justice for fiscal year 2002, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2215) ``An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
Department of Justice for fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes,'' 
requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Hatch, 
to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate has passed with an 
amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of 
the House of the following title:

       H.R. 3448. An act to improve the ability of the United 
     States to prevent, prepare for, and respond to bioterrorism 
     and other public health emergencies.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 3448) ``An Act to improve the ability of the United 
States to prevent, prepare for, and respond to bioterrorism and other 
public health emergencies,'' and requests a conference with the House 
on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. 
Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Gregg, 
Mr. Frist, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Hutchinson, be the conferees on the part 
of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate has passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 211. Concurrent resolution commending Daw Aung 
     San Suu Kyi on the 10th anniversary of her receiving the 
     Nobel Peace Prize and expressing the sense of the Congress 
     with respect to the Government of Burma.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills, a joint 
resolution and concurrent resolutions of the following titles in which 
the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 392. An act to grant a Federal charter to Korean War 
     Veterans Association, Incorporated, and for other purposes.
       S. 990. An act to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
     Restoration Act to improve the provisions relating to 
     wildlife conservation and restoration programs, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1099. An act to increase the criminal penalties for 
     assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family 
     members, and other public servants, and for other purposes.
       S. 1214. An act to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to 
     establish a program to ensure greater security for United 
     States seaports, and for other purposes.
       S. 1400. An act to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
     Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the deadline 
     for aliens to present a border crossing card that contains a 
     biometric identifier matching the appropriate biometric 
     characteristic of the alien.
       S. 1608. An act to establish a program to provide grants to 
     drinking water and wastewater facilities to meet immediate 
     security needs.
       S. 1622. An act to extend the period of availability of 
     unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in the case of victims of 
     the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
       S. 1637. An act to waive certain limitations in the case of 
     use of the emergency fund authorized by section 125 of title 
     23, United States Code, to pay the costs of projects in 
     response to the attack on the World Trade Center in New York 
     City that occurred on September 11, 2001.
       S. 1803. An act to authorize appropriations under the Arms 
     Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 
     security assistance for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 1834. An act for the relief of retired Sergeant First 
     Class James D. Benoit and Wan Sook Benoit.
       S. 1858. An act to permit the closed circuit televising of 
     the criminal trial of Zacarias Moussaoui for the victims of 
     September 11th.
       S. 1864. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a Nurse Corps and recruitment and retention 
     strategies to address the nursing shortage, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1888. An act to amend title 18 of the United States Code 
     to correct a technical error in the codification of title 36 
     of the United States Code.
       S.J. Res. 12. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the International Emergency Management Assistance 
     Memorandum of Understanding.
       S. Con. Res. 90. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding the efforts of people of the United 
     States of Korean ancestry to reunite with their family 
     members in North Korea.
       S. Con. Res. 92. Concurrent resolution recognizing Radio 
     Free Europe/Radio Liberty's success in promoting democracy 
     and its continuing contribution to United States national 
     interests.

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