[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 64]
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                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE


              enrolled bills and joint resolutions signed

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 3, 2001, 
the Secretary of the Senate, on December 21, 2001, during the recess of 
the Senate, received a message from the House of Representatives 
announcing that the Speaker has signed the following enrolled bills and 
joint resolutions:

       H.R. 1. An act to close the achievement gap with 
     accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is 
     left behind.
       H.R. 2873. An act to extend and amend the program entitled 
     Promoting Safe and Stable Families under title IV-B, subpart 
     2 of the Social Security Act, and to provide new authority to 
     support programs for mentoring children of incarcerated 
     parents; to amend the Foster Care Independent Living program 
     under title IV-E of that Act to provide for educational and 
     training vouchers for youths aging out of foster care, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 79. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2002, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.J. Res. 80. A joint resolution appointing the day for the 
     convening of the second session of the One Hundred Seventh 
     Congress.

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 3, 2001, 
the enrolled bills and joint resolutions were signed by the President 
pro tempore (Mr. Byrd) on December 21, 2001.


                         enrolled bills signed

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 3, 2001, 
the Secretary of the Senate, on January 3, 2002, during the recess of 
the Senate, received a message from the House of Representatives 
announcing that the Speaker has signed the following enrolled bills:

       H.R. 1088. An act to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to reduce fees collected by the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2277. An act to provide for work authorization for 
     nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors.
       H.R. 2278. An act to provide for work authorization for 
     nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees, and to 
     reduce the period of time during which certain intracompany 
     transferees have to be continuously employed before applying 
     for admission to the United States.
       H.R. 2336. An act to extend for 4 years, through December 
     31, 2005, the authority to redact financial disclosure 
     statements of judicial employees and judicial officers.
       H.R. 2506. An act making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2751. An act to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to General Henry H. 
     Shelton and to provide for the production of bronze 
     duplicates of such medal for sale to the public.
       H.R. 2869. An act to provide certain relief for small 
     businesses from liability under the Comprehension 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980, and to amend such Act to promote the cleanup and reuse 
     of brownfields, to provide financial assistance for 
     brownfields revitalization, to enhance State response 
     programs, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2884. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax relief for victims of the terrorist 
     attacks against the United States, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3030. An act to extend the basic pilot program for 
     employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3061. An act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2002, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3248. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 65 North Main Street in 
     Cranbury, New Jersey, as the ``Todd Beamer Post Office 
     Building.''
       H.R. 3334. An act to designate the Richard J. Guadagno 
     Headquarters and Visitors Center at Humboldt Bay National 
     Wildlife Refuge, California.
       H.R. 3338. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 3346. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the reporting requirements relating to 
     higher education tuition and related expenses.
       H.R. 3348. An act to designate the National Foreign Affairs 
     Training Center as the George P. Shultz National Foreign 
     Affairs Training Center.
       H.R. 3392. An act to name the national cemetery in 
     Saratoga, New York, as the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga 
     National Cemetery, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3447. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health 
     Administration, to provide an additional basis for 
     establishing the inability of veterans to defray expenses of 
     necessary medical care, to enhance certain health care 
     programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1202. An act to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to extend the authorization of 
     appropriations for the Office of Government Ethics through 
     fiscal year 2006.
       S. 1714. An act to provide for the installation of a plaque 
     to honor Dr. James Harvey Early in the Williamsburg, Kentucky 
     Post Office Building.
       S. 1741. An act to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify that Indian women with breast or cervical 
     cancer who are eligible for health services provided under a 
     medical care program of the Indian Health Service or of a 
     tribal organization are included in the optional medicaid 
     eligibility category of breast or cervical cancer patients 
     added by the Breast and Cervical Prevention and Treatment Act 
     of 2000.
       S. 1789. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to improve the safety and efficacy of 
     pharmaceuticals for children.
       S. 1793. An act to provide the Secretary of Education with 
     specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the 
     national emergency declared by the President on September 14, 
     2001.

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 3, 2001, 
the enrolled bills were signed by the President pro tempore (Mr. Byrd) 
on January 3, 2002.
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  At 2:49 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 resolution:

       H. Res. 332. A resolution informing the Senate that a 
     quorum of the House is present and that the House is ready to 
     proceed with business.

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

       H. Con. Res. 299. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
     President on the state of the Union.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendment of the Senate to the amendment of the House to the amendments 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2884) to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for victims of the terrorist attacks 
against the United States on September 11, 2001.
  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2336) to make permanent the 
authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial 
employees and judicial officers.
  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 700) to reauthorize the Asian 
Elephant Conservation Act of 1997.

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