[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 21025-21026]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE


               enrolled bills and joint resolution signed

  At 11:02 a.m., 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 and joint resolution:

       H.R. 3295. An act to establish a program to provide funds 
     to States to replace punch card voting systems, to establish 
     the Election Assistance Commission to assist in the 
     administration of Federal elections and to otherwise provide 
     assistance with the administration of certain Federal 
     election laws and programs, to establish minimum election 
     administration standards for States and units of local 
     government with responsibility for the administration of 
     Federal elections, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5010. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 5011. An act making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res 123. An act making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other 
     purposes.

  The enrolled bills and joint resolution were signed subsequently by 
the President pro tempore (Mr. Byrd).
  The following enrolled bills and joint resolution, previously signed 
by the Speaker of the House, were signed on today, October 17, 2002, by 
the President pro tempore (Mr. Byrd).

       S. 1339. An act to amend the Bring Them Home Alive Act of 
     2000 to provide an asylum program with regard to American 
     Persian Gulf War POW/MIAs, and for other purposes.
       S. 2558. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the collection of data on benign brain-related 
     tumors through the national program of cancer registries.
       H.J. Res. 113. A joint resolution recognizing the 
     contributions of Patsy Takemoto Mink.

  At. 12:29 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, 
delivered by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the 
House agrees to the Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate 
amendments to the bill (H.R. 3253) to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to provide for the establishment within the Department of 
Veterans Affairs of improved emergency medical preparedness, research, 
and education programs to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3801) to provide for improvement of 
Federal education research, statistics, evaluation, information, and 
dissemination, and for other purposes.
  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4015) to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to revise and improve employment, training and placement services 
furnished to veterans, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, with an amendment:

       S. 1533. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize and strengthen the health centers program and the 
     National Health Service Corps, and to establish the Healthy 
     Communities Access Program, which will help coordinate 
     services for the uninsured and underinsured, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, each without amendment:

       S. 1210. An act to reauthorize the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996.
       S. 1227. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of 
     establishing the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in the 
     State of New York, and for other purposes.
       S. 1270. An act to designate the United States courthouse 
     to be constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, 
     Oregon, as the ``Wayne Lyman Morse United States 
     Courthouse.''
       S. 1646. An act to identify certain routes in the States of 
     Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico as part of the 
     Ports-to-Plains Corridor, a high priority corridor on the 
     National Highway System.

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

       H.R. 2155. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     make it illegal to operate a motor vehicle with a drug or 
     alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of 
     entry, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5596. An act to amend section 527 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate notification and return 
     requirements for State and local party committees and 
     candidate committees and avoid duplicate reporting by certain 
     State and local political committees of information required 
     to be reported and made publicly available under State law, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5640. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     ensure that the right of Federal employees to display the 
     flag of the United States not be abridged.
       H.R. 5647. An act to authorize the duration of the base 
     contract of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract to be 
     more than five years but not more than seven years.

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

       H. Con. Res. 349. Concurrent resolution calling for 
     effective measures to end the sexual exploitation of 
     refugees.
       H. Con. Res. 437. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     Republic of Turkey for its cooperation in the campaign 
     against global terrorism, for its commitment of forces and 
     assistance to Operation Enduring Freedom and subsequent 
     missions in Afghanistan, and for initiating important 
     economic reforms to build a stable and prosperous economy in 
     Turkey.
       H. Con. Res. 479. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding Greece's contributions to the war 
     against terrorism and its successful efforts against the 
     November 17 terrorist organization.

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       H. Con. Res. 492. Concurrent resolution welcoming Her 
     Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand upon her arrival in the 
     United States.
       H. Con. Res. 502. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress in support of Breast Cancer Awareness 
     Month, and for other purposes.

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