[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12153]
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         REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as 
follows:

            [The following action occurred on May 16, 2003]

       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1904. A 
     bill to improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture 
     and the Secretary of the Interior to plan and conduct 
     hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System 
     lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting 
     communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from 
     catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect 
     watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland 
     health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the 
     landscape, and for other purposes (Rept. 108-96, Pt. 2). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. HUNTER. Committee on Armed Services. H.R. 1588. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military 
     activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
     military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2004, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 108-106). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.

                        [Submitted May 19, 2003]

       Mr. SMITH of New Jersey: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
     H.R. 1257. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make permanent the authority for qualifying members of the 
     Selected Reserve to have access to home loans guaranteed by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and to provide for 
     uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected 
     Reserve and active duty veterans for such home loans (Rept. 
     108-107). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SMITH of New Jersey: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
     H.R. 1683. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     2003, the rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
     service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency 
     and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-
     connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     108-108). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 239. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 1904) to improve the capacity of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to plan and 
     conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest 
     System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at 
     protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk 
     lands from catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to 
     protect watersheds and address threats to forest and 
     rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the 
     landscape, and for other purposes (Rept. 108-109). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1529. A 
     bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect 
     to the dismissal of certain involuntary cases (Rept. No. 108-
     110). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1954. A 
     bill to revise the provisions of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act relating to naturalization through service in 
     the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 108-111). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on the Judiciary. S. 330. An 
     act to further the protection and recognition of veterans' 
     memorials, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 108-112, Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Joint 
     Resolution 8. An act expressing the sense of Congress with 
     respect to raising awareness and encouraging prevention of 
     sexual assault in the United States and supporting the goals 
     and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and 
     Prevention Month (Rept. No. 108-113). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SMITH of New Jersey: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
     H.R. 1911. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance cooperation and the sharing of resources between the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense 
     (Rept. 108-115 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia: Committee on Government Reform. 
     H.R. 1836. A bill to make changes to certain areas of the 
     Federal civil service in order to improve the flexibility and 
     competitiveness of Federal human resources management; with 
     an amendment (Rept. 108-116 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.


                         discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XII the Committee on Armed Services 
discharged from further consideration. H.R. 1911 referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
  Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XII the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure discharged from further consideration. S. 330 referred 
to the Committee on the Whole House on the State of the Union.

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