JOURNAL OF THE

416

T47.1 MARCH 21

WILSON, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. JEFFERSON,

Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. CRANE, Mr. DIAZBALART, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr.

CUNNINGHAM, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr.

HERGER, Mr. POMBO, Mr. KLUG, Mr. DOOLITTLE, and Mr. HOUGHTON.

H. Res. 30: Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. MCKEON,

Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. BENTSEN, Ms. MCCARTHY,

and Mr. LUTHER.

H. Res. 97: Mr. HERGER, Mr. GUTKNECHT,

Mr. WELLER, Mr. FORBES, Mr. INGLIS of

South Carolina, and Mr. SOUDER.

TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1995 (47)

T47.1 DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO

TEMPORE

The House was called to order by the

SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA,

at 12:30 p.m., who laid before the House

the following communication:

WASHINGTON, DC,

March 21, 1995.

I hereby designate the Honorable HENRY

BONILLA to act as Speaker pro tempore on

this day.

NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Whereupon, pursuant to the order of

the House of Wednesday, January 4,

1995 and Thursday, February 16, 1995,

Members were recognized for ‘‘morning

hour’’ debates.

T47.2 RECESS—1:29 P.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

BONILLA, pursuant to clause 12 of rule

I, declared the House in recess until

2:00 p.m.

T47.3 AFTER RECESS—2:00 P.M.

The SPEAKER called the House to

order.

T47.4 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of

the proceedings of Thursday, March 16,

1995.

Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

T47.5 COMMUNICATIONS

Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV,

were referred as follows:

560. A letter from the Director, the Office

of Management and Budget, transmitting

the cumulative report on rescissions and deferrals of budget authority as of March 1,

1995, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No.

104–49); to the Committee on Appropriations

and ordered to be printed.

561. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United

States, transmitting a report involving

United States exports to the People’s Republic of China, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i);

to the Committee on Banking and Financial

Services.

562. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

of Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting notification of a proposed license for the export of major defense equipment and services sold commercially to Germany (Transmittal No. DTC–31–94), pursuant

to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on

International Relations.

563. A letter from the Chairman of the

Board, African Development Foundation,

transmitting a draft of proposed legislation

to authorize appropriations for the African

Development Foundation, pursuant to 31

U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on International Relations.

564. A letter from the Director, Peace

Corps, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for the

Peace Corps; to the Committee on International Relations.

565. A letter from the Auditor, District of

Columbia, transmitting a copy of a report

entitled ‘‘Certification of the Fiscal Year

1966 General Fund Revenue Estimates and a

Recertification of the Fiscal Year 1995 Revenue Estimates in Support of the Mayor’s

Budgets for Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996,’’ pursuant to D.C. Code, section 47–117(d); to the

Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight.

566. A letter from the Chairman, Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve System,

transmitting a copy of the annual report in

compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee

on Government Reform and Oversight.

567. A letter from the Comptroller General

of the United States, transmitting GAO’s

monthly listing of new investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on

Government Reform and Oversight.

568. A letter from the Chairman, Federal

Maritime Commission, transmitting a copy

of the annual report in compliance with the

Government in the Sunshine Act during the

calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

569. A letter from the General Council,

Federal Mediation and Consiliation Service,

transmitting a report of activities under the

Freedom of Information Act for calendar

year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the

Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight.

570. A letter from the Inspector General,

General Services Administration, transmitting GSA’s report entitled, ‘‘Audit of the

Thomas Jefferson Commemoration Commission’’; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

571. A letter from the Freedom of Information Act Officer, International Boundary and

Water Commission, United States and Mexico; transmitting a report of activities under

the Freedom of Information Act for calendar

year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the

Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight.

572. A letter from the Executive Director,

National Capital Planning Commission,

transmitting the 1994 annual report in compliance with the Inspector General Act

Amendments of 1998, pursuant to Public Law

95–452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the

Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight.

573. A letter from the Chairman, Cost Accounting Standards Board, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting the fifth annual report of the Cost Accounting Standards Board, pursuant to Public Law 100–679,

section 5(a) (102 Stat. 4062); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

574. A letter from the Director, Office of

Management and Budget, transmitting a report entitled, ‘‘Managing Federal Information Resources: Twelfth Annual Report

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,’’

pursuant to 44 U.S.C.; 3514(a); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

575. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the Trinity River Basin Fish

and Wildlife Management Act of 1984, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

T47.6 ASSISTANT CLERK

The SPEAKER laid before the House

the following communication, which

was read as follows:

OFFICE OF THE CLERK,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, March 16, 1995.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker, House of Representatives,

Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Under Clause 4 of Rule

III of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, in addition to Ms. Linda Nave,

Deputy Clerk, I herewith designate Mr. Jeffrey Trandahl, Assistant Clerk, to sign any

and all papers and do all other acts for me

under the name of the Clerk of the House

which he would be authorized to do by virtue

of this designation, except such as are provided by statute, in case of my temporary

absence or disability.

This designation shall remain in effect for

the 104th Congress or until modified by me.

With great respect, I am

Sincerely yours,

ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.

T47.7 MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT

Sundry messages in writing from the

President of the United States were

communicated to the House by Mr.

Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

T47.8 MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

A message from the Senate by Mr.

Hallen, one of its Clerks, announced

that the Senate had passed with

amendments in which the concurrence

of the House is requested, a bill of the

House of the following title:

H.R. 889. An Act making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions to

preserve and enhance the military readiness

of the Department of Defense for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 1995, and for other

purposes.

The message also announced that the

Senate insists upon its amendments to

the bill (H.R. 889) ‘‘An Act making

emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions to preserve and

enhance the military readiness of the

Department of Defense for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 1995, and for

other purposes,’’ requests a conference

with the House on the disagreeing

votes to the two Houses thereon, and

appoints Mr. HATFIELD, Mr. STEVENS,

Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. GRAMM, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. GORTON, Mr.

SPECTER, Mr. BOND, Mr. BURNS, Mr.

BYRD, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. JOHNSTON, Mr.

LEAHY, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. LAUTENBERG,

Ms. MIKULSKI, and Mr. REID to be the

conferees on the part of the Senate.

T47.9 COMMUNICATION FROM THE

CLERK—MESSAGE FROM THE

PRESIDENT

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

DOOLITTLE, laid before the House a

communication, which was read as follows:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

OFFICE OF THE CLERK,

Washington, DC, March 21, 1995.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 5 of Rule III of the