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1526. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 38, United

States Code, to revise the procedures for providing claimants and their representatives

with copies of Board of Veterans’ Appeals decisions and to protect the right of claimants

to appoint veterans service organizations as

their representatives in claims before the

Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

1527. A letter from the Secretary of Health

and Human Services, transmitting a report

on the results of a demonstration to determine the benefits and costs of establishing

and maintaining a uniform cost reporting

system for Medicare hospitals, pursuant to

Public Law 100–203, section 4007(c)(4) (101

Stat. 1330–54); jointly, to the Committees on

Ways and Means and Commerce.

1528. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled ‘‘The Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments Act of 1995’’;

jointly, to the Committees on Commerce,

Resources, and Banking and Financial Services.

T127.4 APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL

CONFEREES—H.R. 4

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

LATOURETTE, by unanimous consent

and pursuant to clause 6(f) of rule X,

announced the appointment of Mr.

TANNER as an additional conferee on

the part of the House to the conference

with the Senate on the disagreeing

votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4)

to restore the American family, reduce

illegitimacy, control welfare spending

and reduce welfare dependence.

Ordered, That the Clerk notify the

Senate of the foregoing appointment.

T127.5 COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES

TO SIT

On motion of Mr. PACKARD, 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 Government

Reform and Oversight, the Committee

on International Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, the Committee on

Science, the Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on Veterans’

Affairs.

T127.6 UNFINISHED BUSINESS—VETO OF

H.R. 1854

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

LATOURETTE, announced the unfinished business to be the further consideration of the veto of the bill (H.R.

1854) making appropriations for the

Legislative Branch for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 1996, and for

other purposes.

On motion of Mr. PACKARD, by

unanimous consent, the bill was referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

T127.7 WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER

AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON

H.R. 1976

Mr. LINDER, by direction of the

Committee on Rules, called up the following resolution (H. Res. 235):

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

conference report to accompany the bill

(H.R. 1976) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug

Administration, and Related Agencies programs 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. The

conference report shall be considered as

read.

When said resolution was considered.

After debate,

On motion of Mr. LINDER, the previous question was ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection and

under the operation thereof, the resolution was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby said resolution was agreed to

was, by unanimous consent, laid on the

table.

T127.8 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS,

FY 1996

Mr. SKEEN, pursuant to House Resolution 235, called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 104–268):

CONFERENCE REPORT (H. REPT. NO. 104–268)

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the

amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R.

1976) ‘‘making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug

Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1996, and for other purposes,’’ having met,

after full and free conference, have agreed to

recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 1, 3, 4, 9, 11, 14, 21, 39, 45, 50,

55, 61, 69, 70, 71, 74, 75, 81, 84, 85, 86, 90, 94, 95,

98, 99, 102, 106, 111, 113, 116, 123, 127, 129, 130,

132, 139, 144, 145, 147, 148, 151, 153, 155, 156, 157,

158, and 159.

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 19, 22, 24, 27, 30, 46, 52, 53,

54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 64, 66, 67, 73, 76, 77, 79, 80, 82,

83, 88, 97, 101, 110, 112, 115, 120, 133, 138, 140,

141, 142, 143, 146, 149, 150, 154, and agree to the

same.

Amendment number 2:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same with an

amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum named in said amendment, insert: $7,500,000; and the Senate agree

to the same.

Amendment number 8:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same with an

amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the matter stricken and the

matter inserted by said amendment, insert:

$3,797,000: Provided, That no other funds appropriated to the Department in this Act shall be

available to the Department for support of activities of congressional relations: Provided further, That not less than $2,355,000 shall be

transferred to agencies funded in this Act to

maintain personnel at the agency level; and the

Senate agree to the same.

Amendment number 12:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 12, and agree to the same with an

amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: $710,000,000; and the Senate

agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 15:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 15, and agree to the same with an

amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: $168,734,000; and the Senate

agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 16:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 16, and agree to the same with an

amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: $20,497,000; and the Senate

agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 17:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 17, and agree to the same with an

amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: $27,735,000; and the Senate

agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 18:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 18, and agree to the same with an

amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: $49,846,000; and the Senate

agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 20:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 20, and agree to the same with an

amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: $96,735,000; and the Senate

agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 23:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same with an

amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: $650,000; and the Senate agree

to the same.

Amendment numbered 25:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same with an

amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: $8,100,000; and the Senate agree

to the same.

Amendment numbered 26:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 26, and agree to the same with an

amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum named in said amendment, insert: $9,200,000; and the Senate agree

to the same.

Amendment numbered 28:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 28, and agree to the same with an

amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: $10,337,000; and the Senate

agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 29:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 29, and agree to the same with an

amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: $421,929,000; and the Senate

agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 31:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate num-