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gentina (Transmittal No. DTC–20–95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on

International Relations.

831. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting notification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement for production

of major military equipment with the Czech

Republic (Transmittal No. DTC–21–95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee

on International Relations.

832. A communication from the President

of the United States, transmitting his declaration of a national emergency with respect to Iran, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(b)

and 50 U.S.C. 1631 (H. Doc. No. 104–70); to the

Committee on International Relations and

ordered to be printed.

833. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

of State for Legislative Affairs, transmitting

copies of the original report of political contributions by Timothy Michael Carney, of

Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United

States to the Republic of the Sudan, and

members of his family, pursuant to 22 U.S.C.

3944(b)(2); to the Committee on International

Relations.

834. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of

State, transmitting copies of international

agreements, other than treaties, entered into

by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C.

112b(a); to the Committee on International

Relations.

835. A letter from the Navy Exchange Service Command, Department of the Navy,

transmitting the annual pension plan report

for the plan year ending December 31, 1992,

pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the

Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight.

836. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, transmitting a draft of proposed

legislation to amend title 49, United States

Code (Transportation), to eliminate the requirement for preemployment alcohol testing in the mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries, and for other

purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

837. A letter from the U.S. Trade Representative, transmitting a report on recent

developments regarding implementation of

section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, covering

the period January through December 1994

and reflects the effectiveness of this trade

remedy in eliminating or reducing foreign

unfair trade practices, pursuant to 19 U.S.C.

2419; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

838. A letter from the Chairman, U.S.

International Trade Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide authorization of appropriations for the

U.S. International Trade Commission for fiscal year 1977, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to

the Committee on Ways and Means.

839. A letter from the President, U.S. Institute of Peace, transmitting first, the report

of the audit of the Institute’s accounts for

Fiscal Year 1994; and second, the Institute’s

report entitled ‘‘Building Peace—The First

Decade and Beyond,’’ pursuant to 22 U.S.C.

4607(h); jointly, to the Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities and

International Relations.

840. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department’s Annual Report to the Congress on activities of the Department of Energy in response to recommendations and other interactions with the Defense Nuclear Facilities

Safety Board, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2286e(b);

jointly, to the Committees on Commerce and

National Security.

841. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, transmitting a draft of proposed

legislation to amend title 23, United States

Code, to provide for the designation of the

National Highway System, the establishment of certain financing improvements, the

creation of State infrastructure banks, and

for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure

and Banking and Financial Services.

842. A letter from the Administrator,

Small Business Administration, transmitting the annual report on minority small

business and capital ownership development

for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to Public Law

100–656, section 408 (102 Stat. 3877); jointly, to

the Committees on Small Business and Government Reform and Oversight.

843. A letter from the Secretary of Energy,

transmitting a draft of propose legislation to

authorize privatization of the Naval Petroleum Reserves, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Commerce, National Security, the Budget, and Resources.

T62.6 MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

A message from the Senate by Mr.

Lundregan, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate had passed

without amendment a concurrent resolution of the House of the following

title:

H. Con. Res. 53. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding

a private visit by President Lee Teng-hui of

the Republic of China on Taiwan to the

United States.

The message also announced that the

Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in which the concurrence

of the House is requested:

S. 103. An Act entitled the ‘‘Lost Creek

Land Exchange Act of 1995’’.

The message also announced that

pursuant to sections 1928a–1928d of title

22, United States Code, as amended, the

Chair, on behalf of the Vice President,

appoints Mr. MURKOWSKI, Mr. BROWN,

Mr. GREGG, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. JOHNSTON, Mr. PRYOR, and Mr. AKAKA as

members of the Senate delegation to

the North Atlantic Assembly Spring

Meeting during the First Session of the

One Hundred Fourth Congress, to be

held in Budapest, Hungary, May 25–29,

1995.

The message also announced that

pursuant to sections 276h–276k of title

22, United States Code, as amended, the

Chair, on behalf of the Vice President,

appoints Mr. BINGAMAN as a member of

the Senate delegation to the MexicoUnited States Interparliamentary

Group during the First Session of the

One Hundred Fourth Congress, to be

held in Tucson, AZ, May 12–14, 1995.

The message also announced that

pursuant to sections 276d–276g of title

22, United States Code, as amended, the

Chair on behalf of the Vice President,

appoints Mr. GRASSLEY and Mrs.

HUTCHISON to the Senate delegation to

the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group during the First

Session of the One Hundred Fourth

Congress, to be held in Huntsville, ON,

Canada, May 18–22, 1995.

The message also announced that

pursuant to sections 276d–276g of title

22, United States Code, as amended, the

Chair, on behalf of the Vice President,

appoints Mrs. MURRAY as vice chairman of the Senate delegation to the

Canada-United States Interparlia

mentary Group during the One Hundred Fourth Congress.

T62.7 COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES

TO SIT

On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent, the following committees and their subcommittees were

granted permission to sit during the 5-

minute rule today: the Committee on

Agriculture, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on Economic and Educational

Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the

Committee on House Oversight, the

Committee on International Relations,

the Committee on the Judiciary, the

Committee on Resources, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

T62.8 COMMUNICATION FROM THE

CLERK—MESSAGE FROM THE

PRESIDENT

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EWING, laid before the House a communication, which was read as follows:

OFFICE OF THE CLERK,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, May 8, 1995.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,

Washington, DC.

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

Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, I

have the honor to transmit a sealed envelope

received from the White House on Wednesday, May 3, 1995 at 7:05 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President whereby

he transmits proposed legislation entitled

‘‘Antiterrorism Amendments Act of 1995.’’

With great respect, I am

Sincerely yours,

ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.

T62.9 ANTI-TERRORISM

The Clerk then read the message

from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:

Today I am transmitting for your immediate consideration and enactment

the ‘‘Antiterrorism Amendments Act

of 1995.’’ This comprehensive Act, together with the ‘‘Omnibus

Counterterrorism Act of 1995,’’ which I

transmitted to the Congress on February 9, 1995, are critically important

components of my Administration’s effort to combat domestic and international terrorism.

The tragic bombing of the Murrah

Federal Building in Oklahoma City on

April 19th stands as a challenge to all

Americans to preserve a safe society.

In the wake of this cowardly attack on

innocent men, women, and children,

following other terrorist incidents at

home and abroad over the past several

years, we must ensure that law enforcement authorities have the legal

tools and resources they need to fight

terrorism. The Antiterrorism Amendments Act of 1995 will help us to prevent terrorism through vigorous and

effective investigation and prosecution. Major provisions of this Act

would:

—Permit law enforcement agencies

to gain access to financial and

credit reports in antiterrorism