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1995,’’ pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1–

233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government

Reform and Oversight.

1345. A letter from the Chairman, Council

of the District of Columbia, transmitting a

copy of D.C. Act 11–132, ‘‘Reorganization

Plan No. 1 of 1995 for the Department of

Human Services and Department of Corrections Temporary Act of 1995,’’ pursuant to

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

1346. A letter from the Auditor, District of

Columbia, transmitting a copy of a report

entitled ‘‘Review of the Water and Sewer

Utility Administration’s Participation in the

District’s Cash Management Pool,’’ pursuant

to D.C. Code, section 47–117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1347. A letter from the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, transmitting the list of all reports issued or released

in July 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to

the Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight.

1348. A letter from the Administrator, Panama Canal Commission, 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.

1349. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. House of

Representatives, transmitting the quarterly

report of receipts and expenditures of appropriations and other funds for the period April

1, 1995 through June 30, 1995, pursuant to 2

U.S.C. 104a (H. Doc. No. 104–113); to the Committee on House Oversight and ordered to be

printed.

1350. A letter from the Deputy Associate

Director for Compliance, Department of the

Interior, transmitting notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments in

OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to

the Committee on Resources.

1351. A letter from the Deputy Associate

Director for Compliance, Department of the

Interior, transmitting notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments in

OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to

the Committee on Resources.

1352. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting notice on

leasing systems for the western Gulf of Mexico, Sale 155, scheduled to be held in September 1995, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(8);

to the Committee on Resources.

1353. A letter from the Secretary of Health

and Human Services, transmitting the 28th

in a series of reports on refugee resettlement

in the United States covering the period October 1, 1993 through September 30, 1994, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1523(a); to the Committee

on the Judiciary.

1354. A letter from the Secretary-Treasurer, Congressional Medal of Honor Society

of the United States of America, transmitting the annual financial report of the Society for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 36

U.S.C. 1101(19) and 1103; to the Committee on

the Judiciary.

1355. A letter from the Administrator, General Services Administration, transmitting a

draft of proposed legislation entitled ‘‘the

Emergency Leasing Act of 1995’’; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

1356. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary (Environmental Security), Department of Defense, transmitting a report on

the Defense Environmental Restoration program for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 10

U.S.C. 2706(a)(1); jointly, to the Committees

on National Security and Commerce.

1357. A letter from the Secretaries of Agriculture and Transportation, transmitting a

copy of a study on aviation inspections, pursuant to section 306 of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994; jointly,

to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Agriculture.

1358. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for human space flight, science, aeronautics, and technology, mission support,

and inspector general, and for other purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly, to

the Committees on Science and Government

Reform and Oversight.

1359. A letter from the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, transmitting a report entitled ‘‘Financial Audit: Examination of IRS’ Fiscal Year 1994 Financial

Statements’’ (GAO/AIMD–95–141), pursuant

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

2853); jointly, to the Committees on Ways

and Means and Government Reform and

Oversight.

T110.4 MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

A message from the Senate by Mr.

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

with amendments in which the concurrence of the House is requested, bills of

the House of the following titles:

H.R. 1977. An Act making appropriations

for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes;

H.R. 2002. An Act making appropriations

for the Department of Transportation and

related agencies for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1996, and for other purposes;

and

H.R. 2020. An Act making appropriations

for the Treasury Department, the United

States Postal Service, the Executive Office

of the President, and certain Independent

Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

The message also announced that the

Senate insists upon its amendments to

the bill (H.R. 2020) ‘‘An Act making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes’’, requests a conference with the

House on the disagreeing votes of the

two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr.

SHELBY, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. GREGG, Mr.

HATFIELD, Mr. KERREY, Ms. MIKULSKI,

and Mr. BYRD, to be the conferees on

the part of the Senate.

The message also announced that the

Senate insists upon its amendments to

the bill (H.R. 1977) ‘‘An Act making appropriations for the Department of the

Interior and related agencies for the

fiscal year ending September 30, 1996,

and for other purposes’’, requests a

conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. GORTON, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr.

HATFIELD, Mr. BURNS, Mr. BENNETT,

Mr. MACK, Mr. BYRD, Mr. JOHNSTON,

Mr. LEAHY, Mr. BUMPERS, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. REID, and Mrs. MURRAY, to

be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

The message also announced that the

Senate insists upon its amendments to

the bill (H.R. 2002) ‘‘An Act making appropriations for the Department of

Transportation and related agencies

for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1996, and for other purposes’’, requests

a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. HATFIELD, Mr.

DOMENICI, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. GRAMM,

Mr. BOND, Mr. GORTON, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. BYRD, Mr. HARKIN, Ms. MIKULSKI, and Mr. REID, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

The message also announced that the

Senate had passed bills and a concurrent resolution of the following titles,

in which the concurrence of the House

is requested:

S. 227. An Act to amend title 17, United

States Code, to provide an exclusive right to

perform sound recordings publicly by means

of digital transmissions, and for other purposes;

S. 369. An Act to designate the Federal

courthouse in Decatur, Alabama, as the

‘‘Seybourn H. Lynne Federal Courthouse’’,

and for other purposes;

S. 734. An Act to designate the United

States courthouse and Federal building to be

constructed at the southeastern corner of

Liberty and South Virginia Streets in Reno,

Nevada, as the ‘‘Bruce R. Thompson United

States Courthouse and Federal Building’’,

and for other purposes;

S. 895. An Act to amend the Small Business

Act to reduce the level of participation by

the Small Business Administration in certain loans guaranteed by the Administration, and for other purposes;

S. 965. An Act to designate the United

States Courthouse for the Eastern District of

Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia, as the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse;

S. 1076. An Act to designate the Western

Program Service Center of the Social Security Administration located at 1221 Nevin

Avenue, Richmond, California, as the

‘‘Francis J. Hagel Building’’, and for other

purposes; and

S. Con. Res. 22. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the

United States should participate in Expo ’98

in Lisbon, Portugal.

The message also announced that the

Senate disagrees to the amendments of

the House to the bill (S. 395) ‘‘An Act

to authorize and direct the Secretary

of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil,

and for other purposes,’’ agrees to a

conference asked by the House on the

disagreeing votes of the two Houses

thereon, and appoints Mr. MURKOWSKI,

Mr. HATFIELD, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. JOHNSTON, and Mr. FORD, to be the conferees

on the part of the Senate.

The message also announced that

pursuant to Public Law 93–415, as

amended by Public Law 102–586, the

Chair, on behalf of the majority leader,

after consultation with the Democratic

leader, announces the appointment of

James L. Burgess of Kansas to the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice

and Delinquency Prevention, effective

July 5, 1995.

The message also announced that

pursuant to Public Law 102–246, the

Chair, on behalf of the majority leader,

in consultation with the Democratic

leader, appoints Adele C. Hall of Kan-
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sas to a 5-year term to the Library of

Congress Trust Fund Board. The message also announced that

pursuant to Public Law 83–420, as

amended by Public Law 99–371 the

Chair, on behalf of the Vice President,

appoints Mr. MCCAIN to the Board of

Trustees of Gallaudet University. The message also announced that

pursuant to Public Law 93–642, the

Chair, on behalf of the Vice President,

appoints Mr. BOND and Mr. BAUCUS to

be members of the Harry S. Truman

Scholarship Foundation Board of

Trustees.

The message also announced that

pursuant to section 194(a) of title 14,

United States Code, as amended by

Public Law 101–595, the Chair, on behalf

of the Vice President, appoints Mr.

PRESSLER, ex officio, as chairman of

the Committee on Commerce, Science,

and Transportation, Mr. ASHCROFT,

from the Committee on Commerce,

Science, and Transportation, Mr. HOLLINGS, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,

and Mrs. MURRAY, at large, to the

Board of Visitors of the U.S. Coast

Guard Academy. The message also announced that

pursuant to section 1295(b) of title 46,

United States Code, as amended by

Public Law 101–595, the Chair, on behalf

of the Vice President, appoints Mr.

PRESSLER, ex officio, as chairman of

the Committee on Commerce, Science,

and Transportation, and Mr. LOTT,

from the Committee on Commerce,

Science, and Transportation, to the

Board of Visitors of the U.S. Merchant

Marine Academy.

T110.5 COMMUNICATION FROM THE

CLERK—MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, laid before the House a

communication, which was read as follows:

OFFICE OF THE CLERK,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, September 5, 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,

the Clerk received the following messages

from the Secretary of the Senate: 1. Received on Monday, August 7, 1995 at

2:00 p.m.: that the Senate passed without

amendment H.R. 1225.

2. Received on Thursday, August 10, 1995 at

1:25 p.m.: that the Senate passed without

amendment H.R. 535, H.R. 584, H.R. 614, and

H.R. 2077.

3. Received on Friday, August 11, 1995 at

5:05 p.m.: that the Senate passed without

amendment H.R. 2108 and H.R. 2161.

Sincerely yours,

ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.

T110.6 ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, announced that pursuant to

clause 4, rule I, the Speaker pro tempore, Mr. Davis, signed the following

enrolled bills on the following dates:

On August 11, 1995:

H.R. 2161. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until October 1, 1995,

and for other purposes.

On August 17, 1995:

H.R. 535. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the

Corning National Fish Hatchery to the

State of Arkansas.

H.R. 584. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a fish

hatchery to the State of Iowa.

H.R. 614. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the

State of Minnesota the New London

National Fish Hatchery Production Facility.

H.R. 1225. An Act to amend the Fair

Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt

employees who perform certain court

reporting duties from compensatory

time requirements applicable to certain public agencies, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2077. An Act to designate the

United States Post Office Building located at 33 College Avenue in

Waterville, Maine, as the ‘‘George J.

Mitchell Post Office Building’’.

H.R. 2108. An Act to permit the Washington Convention Center Authority to

expend revenues for the operation and

maintenance of the Existing Washington Convention Center and for

preconstruction activities relating to a

new convention center in the District

of Columbia, to permit a designated authority of the District of Columbia to

borrow funds for the preconstruction

activities relating to a sports arena in

the District of Columbia and to permit

certain revenues to be pledged as security for the borrowing of such funds,

and for other purposes.

T110.7 SUBPOENA

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, laid before the House a

communication, which was read as follows:

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, August 29, 1995.

Re Wright v. Wright.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

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

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This is to formally notify you pursuant to Rule L (50) of the Rules

of the House that my Office has been served

with a subpoena issued by the Superior

Court of the District of Columbia.

After consultation with the General Counsel, I have determined that compliance with

the subpoena is consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.

Sincerely,

SCOT M. FAULKNER,

Chief Administrative Officer.

T110.8 SUBPOENA

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, laid before the House a

communication, which was read as follows:

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, August 30, 1995.

Re Cheryl Oliver and Everett Oliver v. Dr.

Coolidge Abel-Bey, Dr. Geddis Abel-Bey,

Booth Memorial Medical Center and Dr.

Gary Markoff.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

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

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This is to formally notify you pursuant to Rule L (50) of the Rules

of the House that my Office has been served

with a subpoena issued by the Supreme

Court, County of Bronx, State of New York. After consultation with the General Counsel, I have determined that compliance with

the subpoena is consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.

Sincerely,

SCOT M. FAULKNER,

Chief Administrative Officer.

T110.9 SUBPOENA

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, laid before the House a

communication, which was read as follows:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, August 11, 1995.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

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

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This is to notify you

formally, pursuant to Rule L (50) of the

Rules of the House that my office has been

served with a subpoena for the production of

documents by the Supreme Court of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Lancaster County in connection with a civil

case. After consultation with the office of the

General Counsel, I will determine whether

compliance with the subpoena is consistent

with the privileges and precedents of the

House.

Cordially,

ROBERT S. WALKER.

T110.10 RECESS—1:31 P.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, pursuant to clause 12 of

rule I, declared the House in recess at

1 o’clock and 31 minutes a.m., until 4

p.m.

T110.11 AFTER RECESS—4:00 P.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

HASTINGS of Washington, called the

House to order.

T110.12 WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER

AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON

H.R. 1854

Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of

the Committee on Rules, called up the

following resolution (H. Res. 206):

Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider the

conference report to accompany the bill

(H.R. 1854) making appropriations for the

Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are

waived.

When said resolution was considered.

After debate,

Mr. DIAZ-BALART moved the previous question on the resolution to its

adoption or rejection. The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House now order the previous question? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

HASTINGS of Washington, announced

that the nays had it.