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10 U.S.C. 221(a); to the Committee on National Security.

848. A letter from the General Counsel of

the Department of Defense, transmitting a

draft of proposed legislation to provide for

alternative means of acquiring and improving housing and supporting facilities for the

Armed Forces and their families; to the

Committee on National Security.

849. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the annual report for fiscal year 1994

of the Administration on Aging, pursuant to

42 U.S.C. 3018; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

850. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security Assistance Agency, transmitting the price and availability report for the

quarter ending March 31, 1995, pursuant to 22

U.S.C. 2768; to the Committee on International Relations.

851. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting a report on missile proliferation, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2797 note; to the

Committee on International Relations.

852. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the

United States, transmitting the Commission’s 1993 annual report on operations under

the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. app. 2008; 22 U.S.C. 1622a;

to the Committee on International Relations.

853. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting a report pursuant to section

1207(c) of the National Defense Authorization

Act for fiscal year 1995; to the Committee on

International Relations.

854. A letter from the General Counsel of

the Department of Defense, transmitting a

draft of proposed legislation to repeal a provision of the National Defense Authorization

Act for fiscal year 1994 that prohibits the

United States Government from acquiring or

modifying diplomatic or consular facilities

in Germany unless done with residual value

funds provided by Germany and only after

Germany has committed to repay at least 50

percent of the residual value of United

States installations returned to Germany; to

the Committee on International Relations.

855. A letter from the Chairman, Council of

the District of Columbia, transmitting a

copy of D.C. Act 11–38, ‘‘Pennsylvania Avenue Development Area Parks and Plaza Public Safety Amendment Act of 1995,’’ pursuant

to D.C. Code, section 1–233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

856. A letter from the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, Appraisal

Subcommittee, transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers’ Financial

Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to

31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on

Government Reform and Oversight.

857. A letter from the Chairman, Federal

Communications Commission, transmitting

a report of activities under the Freedom of

Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on

Government Reform and Oversight.

858. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 1994

section 8 report on national historic and natural landmarks that have been damaged or

to which damage to their integrity is anticipated, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1a–5(a); to the

Committee on Resources.

859. A letter from the Comptroller General,

General Accounting Office, transmitting a

report entitled, ‘‘Military Bases: Analysis of

DOD’s 1995 Process and Recommendations

for Closure and Realignment,’’ pursuant to

Public Law 101–576, section 305 (104 Stat.

2853); jointly, to the Committees on National

Security and Government Reform and Oversight.

860. A letter from the Comptroller General,

General Accounting Office, transmitting the

financial audit of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s 1994 and 1993 financial

statements, pursuant to Public Law 101–576,

section 305 (104 Stat. 2853); jointly, to the

Committees on Banking and Financial Services and Government Reform and Oversight.

861. A letter from the Attorney General of

the United States, transmitting the 1994 annual report on the number of applications

that were made for orders and extension of

orders approving electronic surveillance

under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance

Act, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1807; jointly, to

the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent

Select) and the Judiciary.

862. A letter from the Secretary of Energy,

transmitting notification that the Department’s report on commercial projects employing clean coal technologies in countries

projected to have significant growth in

greenhouse gas emissions, will be provided

by June 15, 1995; jointly, to the Committees

on Appropriations, Commerce, and Science.

863. A letter from the Acting Director, Central Intelligence Agency, transmitting a

draft of proposed legislation entitled, the

‘‘Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal

Year 1996,’’ pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly, to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Government Reform and

Oversight, National Security, and the Judiciary.

T63.3 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.

T63.4 PARTY AFFILIATION

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

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

DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS,

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, May 10, 1995.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This is to inform you

that Representative Nathan Deal is no

longer a member of the Democratic Caucus.

Sincerely,

VIC FAZIO,

Chairman.

T63.5 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

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

THE SPEAKER,

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, May 10, 1995.

Hon. DON YOUNG,

Chairman, Committee on Resources, U.S. House

of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: This is to advise you

that Representative Nathan Deal’s election

to the Committee on Resources has been

automatically vacated pursuant to clause

6(b) of rule X, effective today.

Sincerely,

NEWT GINGRICH.

T63.6 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

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

THE SPEAKER,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, May 10, 1995.

Hon. BUD SHUSTER,

Chairman, Committee on Transportation and

Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: This is to advise you

that Representative Nathan Deal’s election

to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has been automatically vacated

pursuant to clause 6(b) of rule X, effective

today.

Sincerely,

NEWT GINGRICH.

T63.7 COMMITTEE ELECTION—MAJORITY

Mr. BOEHNER, by direction of the

Republican Conference, called up the

following privileged resolution (H. Res.

143):

Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is hereby, elected to the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives: Representative Nathan Deal of

Georgia.

When said resolution was considered

and agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby said resolution was agreed to

was, by unanimous consent, laid on the

table.

T63.8 COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES

TO SIT

On motion of Mr. BOEHNER, 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 Commerce, the Committee

on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on House Oversight, the Committee on International

Relations, and the Committee on Resources.

T63.9 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT—

GUN FREE SCHOOL ZONES

The SPEAKER tempore, Mr. WICKER, laid before the House a message

from the President, which was read as

follows:

To the Congress of the United States:

Today I am transmitting for your immediate consideration and passage the

‘‘Gun-Free School Zones Amendments

Act of 1995.’’ This Act will provide the

jurisdictional element for the GunFree School Zones Act of 1990 required

by the Supreme Court’s recent decision

in United States v. Lopez.

In a 5–4 decision, the Court in Lopez

held that the Congress had exceeded its

authority under the Commerce Clause

by enacting the Gun-Free School Zones

Act of 1990, codified at 18 U.S.C. 922(q).

The Court found that this Act did not

contain the jurisdictional element that

would ensure that the firearms possession in question has the requisite nexus

with interstate commerce.

In the wake of that decision, I directed Attorney General Reno to

present to me an analysis of Lopez and

to recommend a legislative solution to

the problem identified by that decision. Her legislative recommendation

is presented in this proposal.