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issuance of export license agreement for the

transfer of defense articles or defense services sold commercially to Israel (Transmittal No. MC–1–96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C.

2776(c); to the Committee on International

Relations.

1605. A letter from the Chairman, Council

of the District of Columbia, transmitting a

copy of D.C. Act 11–146, ‘‘Rental of Public

Structures in Public Space Temporary Act of

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

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

Reform and Oversight.

1606. A letter from the Executive Director,

Marine Mammal Commission, transmitting

the Commission’s 1995 annual report, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1404; to the Committee on

Government Reform and Oversight.

1607. A letter from the Executive Director,

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation,

transmitting the Agency’s annual report in

compliance with the Inspector General Act

Amendments of 1988, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1608. A letter from the Office of Special

Counsel, transmitting the annual report for

fiscal year 1995, pursuant to Public Law 101–

12, section 3(a)(11) (103 Stat. 29); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1609. A letter from the Chairman, Advisory

Council on Historic Preservation, transmitting a copy of the report to the President

and Congress 1994–95, pursuant to 16 U.S.C.

470(b); to the Committee on Resources.

1610. A letter from the Chair, Administrative Conference of the United States, transmitting a copy of the report entitled: ‘‘Building Consensus in Agency Rulemaking: Implementing the Negotiated Rulemaking Act,’’

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 569(d)(3); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

1611. A letter from the Chairman, Administrative Conference of the United States,

transmitting the report on agency activity

under the Equal Access to Justice Act for

the period October 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 504(e); to

the Committee on the Judiciary.

1612. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, transmitting the Department’s report entitled ‘‘Oil Pollution Prevention

Training Study’’, pursuant to Public Law

101–380, section 4117 (104 Stat. 523); to the

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

1613. A letter from the Director, Office of

Personnel Management, transmitting a draft

of proposed legislation to provide for accrual

accounting of retirement costs for Federal

civilian employees, and for other purposes;

jointly, to the Committees on Government

Reform and Oversight, International Relations, and Intelligence (Permanent Select).

T140.4 MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

A message from the Senate by Mr.

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

with an amendment a bill of the House

of the following title:

H.R. 436. An Act to require the head of any

Federal agency to differentiate between fats,

oils, and greases of animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in

issuing certain regulations, and for other

purposes.

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. 1097. An Act to designate the Federal

building located at 1550 Dewey Avenue,

Baker City, OR, as the ‘‘David J. Wheeler

Federal Building,’’ and for other purposes.

The message also announced that

pursuant to section 8002 of title 26,

United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the chairman of the Finance

Committee, announces a change in the

membership of the Joint Committee on

Taxation. Mr. CHAFEE has been added

to the Joint Committee. Therefore the

membership of the Joint Committee on

Taxation is as follows: Mr. ROTH, Mr.

CHAFEE, Mr. HATCH, Mr. MOYNIHAN, and

Mr. BAUCUS.

T140.5 PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE

REPORT

On motion of Mr. JONES, by unanimous consent, the managers on the

part of the House were granted permission until midnight tonight to file a

conference report (Rept. No. 104–312) on

the bill of the Senate (S. 395) 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; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the

Record under the rule.

T140.6 SENATE BILL REFERRED

A bill of the Senate of the following

title was taken from the Speaker’s

table and, under the rule, referred as

follows:

S. 1097. An Act to designate the Federal

building located at 1550 Dewey Avenue,

Baker City, Oregon, as the ‘‘David J. Wheeler Federal Building,’’ and for other purposes;

to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

And then,

T140.7 ADJOURNMENT

On motion of Mr. SCARBOROUGH,

pursuant to the special order agreed to

on Thursday, November 2, 1995, at 1

o’clock and 3 minutes p.m., the House

adjourned until 12:30 p.m., Tuesday,

November 7, 1995.

T140.8 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:

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2437. A bill to provide for the

exchange of certain lands in Gilpin County,

CO; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104–305).

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union.

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1838. A bill to provide for an exchange of lands with the Water Conservancy

District of Washington County, UT (Rept.

No. 104–306). Referred to the Committee of

the Whole House on the State of the Union.

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1585. A bill to expand the

boundary of the Modoc National Forest to

include lands presently owned by the Bank

of California, N.A. Trustee, to facilitate a

land exchange with the Forest Service, and

for other purposes (Rept. No. 104–307). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House

on the State of the Union.

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1581. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands

under the jurisdiction of the Department of

Agriculture to the city of Sumpter, OR

(Rept. No. 104–308). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of

the Union.

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 924. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring any

National Forest System lands in the Angeles

National Forest in California out of Federal

ownership for use as a solid waste landfill

(Rept. No. 104–309). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of

the Union.

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 207. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a land exchange involving the Cleveland National

Forest, CA, and to require a boundary adjustment for the national forest to reflect

the land exchange, and for other purposes;

with an amendment (Rept. No. 104–310). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House

on the State of the Union.

Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 2539. A bill to

abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United

States Code, to reform economic regulation

of transportation, and for other purposes;

with an amendment (Rept. No. 104–311). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House

on the State of the Union.

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 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

(Rept. No. 104–312). Ordered to be printed.

T140.9 SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON A

REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY

REFERRED

Under clause 5 of rule X the following

action was taken by the Speaker:

[Submitted November 3, 1995]

H.R. 994. The Committee on Commerce discharged. Referred to the Committee on the

Judiciary extended for a period ending not

later than November 7, 1995.

T140.10 PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4

of rule XXII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mr.

ACKERMAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ROMEROBARCELO, Mr. EVANS, Mr. LAFALCE,

Mr. LIPINSKI, and Miss COLLINS of

Michigan):

H.R. 2585. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise taxes

on smokeless tobacco to an amount equivalent to the tax on cigarettes and to use the

resulting revenues to fund a trust fund for

programs to reduce the use of smokeless tobacco; to the Committee on Ways and Means,

and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

T140.11 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 44: Mr. WELDON of Florida.

H.R. 632: Mr. BRYANT of Texas.

H.R. 773: Mr. BISHOP.

H.R. 1046: Mr. EVANS, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr.

CLEMENT, and Mrs. LOWEY.

H.R. 1834: Mrs. CUBIN and Mr. LUCAS.

H.R. 1971: Mr. SCHUMER.

H.R. 2008: Mr. WAXMAN.