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914. A letter from the Executive Director,

Oversight Board, Resolution Trust Corporation, transmitting a report on the status of

various savings associations, pursuant to 12

U.S.C. 1441a(k); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

915. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting a copy of Presidential Determination No. 95–21: Transfer of $3.0 Million

in fiscal year 1995 Economic Support Funds

to the Peacekeeping Operations Account to

Support African Peacekeeping Efforts in Liberia, pursuant to section 610(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended; to

the Committee on International Relations.

916. A letter from the Secretary of State,

transmitting a letter expressing his concerns

with regard to H.R. 1561, the American Overseas Interests Act; to the Committee on

International Relations.

917. A letter from the Chairman, Federal

Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting

the Corporation’s report pursuant to section

1352 of title 31 U.S.C. for the period from October 1, 1994 through March 31, 1995, pursuant

to Public Law 101–121, section 319(a)(1) (103

Stat. 753); to the Committee on Government

Reform and Oversight.

918. A letter from the Chairman, Federal

Maritime Commission, transmitting the

semiannual report on activities of the inspector general for the period October 1, 1994

through March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public

Law 95–452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to

the Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight.

919. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad

Retirement Board, transmitting the annual

report under the Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act for 1994, pursuant to 31

U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

920. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Interior, transmitting the biennial report on the quality of water in the

Colorado River Basin (Progress Report No.

17, January 1995), pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1596;

to the Committee on Resources.

921. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting a report on the study of the feasibility of constructing, in accordance with standards applicable to Interstate System highways, a 4-

lane highway connecting Interstate Route 65

and Interstate Route 10 in the vicinity of

Pensacola, FL, pursuant to Public Law 102–

240, section 1086(b) (105 Stat. 2022); to the

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

922. A letter from the Administrator, General Services Administration, transmitting

informational copies of 12 lease prospectuses

for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 40 U.S.C.

606(a); to the Committee on Transportation

and Infrastructure.

923. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Defense, transmitting a draft of

proposed legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the termination

of Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance when

premiums are not paid; to the Committee on

Veterans’ Affairs.

924. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, transmitting the 1995 Baseline Environmental Management Report,

pursuant to Public Law 103–160, section

3153(b) (107 Stat. 1950); jointly, to the Committees on National Security and Commerce.

925. A letter from the Secretary of Housing

and Urban Development, transmitting a

draft of proposed legislation entitled, the

‘‘American Community Partnerships Act’’;

jointly, to the Committees on Banking and

Financial Services and Ways and Means.

926. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Commerce, transmitting a draft

of proposed legislation to authorize appropriations for the Coastal Zone Management

Act of 1972, as amended, for fiscal years 1996

through 2000, and for other purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly, to the Committees on Resources and Transportation and

Infrastructure.

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON

fUnder clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of

committees were delivered to the Clerk

for printing and reference to the proper

calendar, as follows:

Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House

Resolution 156. Resolution providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1561) to

consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of

the United States; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to

responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997,

and for other purposes (Rept. 104–130). Referred to the House Calendar.

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4

fof rule XXII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred as followed:

By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr.

BILBRAY, Mr. METCALF, Mr.

ROHRABACHER, and Mr. SENSENBRENNER):

H.R. 1709. A bill to amend the Military Selective Service Act to suspend the registration requirement and the activities of civilian local boards, civilian appeal boards, and

similar local agencies of the Selective Service System, except during national emergencies, and to require the Director of Selective Service to prepare a report regarding

the development of a viable standby registration program for use only during national emergencies; to the Committee on National Security.

By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. GEKAS,

Mr. CANADY, Mr. HOKE, and Mr.

BONO):

H.R. 1710. A bill to combat terrorism; to

the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BACHUS:

H.R. 1711. A bill to improve the administration of the Fair Debt Collection Practices

Act; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself and Mr. KINGSTON):

H.R. 1712. A bill to amend the Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States with respect to imports of civil aircraft; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. COOLEY (for himself, Mr.

YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. HANSEN, Mr.

ROBERTS, Mr. HERGER, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. STUMP, Mr. CALVERT, Mr.

EMERSON, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. TAYLOR

of North Carolina, Mr. NETHERCUTT,

Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. RIGGS, Mr. BUNN of Oregon,

Mr. SKEEN, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. BREWSTER, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr.

RADANOVICH, Mr. CREMEANS, Mr.

CRAPO, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. ALLARD, and

Mrs. VUCANOVICH):

H.R. 1713. A bill to provide for uniform

management of livestock grazing on Federal

land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the

Committee on Agriculture, 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.

By Mr. DOOLEY:

H.R. 1714. A bill to amend the Endangered

Species Act of 1973 to require that species

which are being considered for listing under

that act or are currently listed under that

act are expeditiously reviewed for listing or

continued listing, respectively, and for other

purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr.

FAZIO of California, Mr. BALLENGER,

Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mrs. THURMAN,

Mr. FUNDERBURK, and Mr. DOOLEY):

H.R. 1715. A bill respecting the relationship

between workers’ compensation benefits and

the benefits available under the Migrant and

Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection

Act; to the Committee on Economic and

Educational Opportunities.

By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. COOLEY, and Mr. INGLIS of

South Carolina):

H.R. 1716. A bill to direct the Secretary of

Agriculture to assure that the operations of

the Forest Service are free of racial, sexual,

and ethnic discrimination, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. LAFALCE:

H.R. 1717. A bill to establish minimum

standards of fair conduct in franchise sales

and franchise business relationships, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KANJORSKI:

H.R. 1718. A bill to designate U.S. courthouse located at 197 South Main Street in

Wilkes-Barre, PA, as the ‘‘Max Rosenn United States Courthouse’’; to the Committee on

Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Ms. LOWEY:

H.R. 1719. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to limit farm program payments to producers who earn less than

$100,000 annually from off-farm sources; to

the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. MCKEON:

H.R. 1720. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the cessation of Federal sponsorship of two Government sponsored enterprises, and for other

purposes; to the Committee on Economic and

Educational Opportunities.

By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:

H.R. 1721. A bill to amend the Public

Health Service Act to provide for programs

regarding ovarian cancer; to the Committee

on Commerce.

H.R. 1722. A bill to amend the act of March

3, 1931—known as the Davis-Bacon Act—to

require that contract work covered by the

act which requires licensing be performed by

a person who is so licensed; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

H.R. 1723. A bill to amend the National

Labor Relations Act to require the National

Labor Relations Board to assert jurisdiction

in a labor dispute which occurs on Johnston

Atoll, an unincorporated territory of the

United States; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

H.R. 1724. A bill to amend title 5, United

States Code, to provide that any Federal employee serving under a temporary appointment who has completed at least 1 year of

service in such position within the preceding

2 years shall be eligible for the Government’s

health benefits program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

H.R. 1725. A bill to amend the Radiation

Exposure Compensation Act to remove the

requirement that exposure resulting in stomach cancer occur before age 30, and for other

purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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H.R. 1726. A bill to amend title 10, United

States Code, to extend eligibility to use the

military health care system and commissary

stores to an unremarried former spouse of a

member of the uniformed services if the

member performed at least 20 years of service which is creditable in determining the

member’s eligibility for retired pay and the

former spouse was married to the member

for a period of a least 17 years; to the Committee on National Security.

H.R. 1727. A bill to amend title 10, United

States Code, to expand eligibility for commissary benefits for persons qualified for

certain retired pay but under age 60; to the

Committee on National Security.

H.R. 1728. A bill to direct the Secretary of

the Interior to undertake the necessary feasibility studies regarding the establishment

of certain new units of the National Park

System in the State of Hawaii; to the Committee on Resources.

H.R. 1729. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that providers

rather than purchasers of funeral services

shall be treated as the owners of certain preneed funeral trusts; to the Committee on

Ways and Means.

H.R. 1730. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that individuals

who are required to leave their employment

because of certain medical or family reasons

will not be denied unemployment compensation when they are ready to return to work;

to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 1731. A bill to provide for a Federal

program of insurance against the risk of catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,

and hurricanes, and for other purposes; to

the Committee on Banking and Financial

Services, and in addition to the Committee

on Science, 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.

By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and

Mrs. SCHROEDER):

H.R. 1732. A bill to amend chapter 30 of

title 35, United States Code, to afford third

parties an opportunity for greater participation in reexamination proceedings before the

Patent and Trademark Office, and for other

purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 1733. A bill to amend title 35, United

States Code, to provide for early publication

of patent applications, to provide provisional

rights for the period of time between early

publication and patent grant, and to provide

a prior art effect for published applications;

to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr.

COBLE, and Mr. BONO):

H.R. 1734. A bill to reauthorize the National Film Preservation Board, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on

House Oversight, 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.

By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr.

SERRANO, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. SCOTT,

Mr. COYNE, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr.

RICHARDSON, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr.

THORNTON, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, Mr.

HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. PETERSON of

Florida, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. MALONEY,

Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr.

FAZIO of California, Mr. WOLF, Mrs.

MORELLA, Mr. DAVIS, Mr. GEKAS, and

Mr. NETHERCUTT):

H.R. 1735. A bill to amend the Public

Health Service Act with respect to research

regarding the health of children; to the Committee of Commerce.

By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Ms.

LOWEY, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut,

Ms. NORTON, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms.

EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas,

Mrs. KENNELLY, Mrs. SCHROEDER,

Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Ms. PELOSI, Ms.

WOOLSEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. MCKINNEY, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. VELAZQUEZ,

Ms. JACKSON-LEE, and Miss COLLINS

of Michigan):

H.R. 1736. A bill to amend various acts to

establish offices of women’s health within

certain agencies, and for other purposes; to

the Committee on Commerce.

By Mrs. SEASTRAND (for herself, Mr.

BAKER of California, Mr. BILBRAY,

Mr. CALVERT, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr.

HERGER, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. MOORHEAD,

Mr. POMBO, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr.

RIGGS, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. SKEEN,

Mr. MCKEON, Mr. HORN, and Mr.

GALLEGLY):

H.R. 1737. A bill to encourage the development of the commercial space industry by

establishing State-run spaceports, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on

Science, and in addition to the Committees

on Transportation and Infrastructure, and

Ways and Means, 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.

By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself and Mr.

SCHIFF):

H.R. 1738. A bill to further the protection

of constitutional rights in connection with

the conduct of Federal counterterrorism activities; to the Committee on Government

Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the

Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

By Mr. STEARNS:

H.R. 1739. A bill to establish the Bipartisan

Commission on the Future of Medicare to

make findings and issue recommendations

on the future of the Medicare Program; to

the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means,

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.

By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. BAKER of California, Mr.

ROHRABACHER, Mr. ROYCE, Mr.

BILBRAY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, MR. EWING,

Mr. STUMP, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska,

Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mrs. MEYERS of

Kansas, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. CHRYSLER,

Mr. WILSON, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. KLUG, Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, and Mr. METCALF):

H.J. Res. 93. Joint resolution proposing an

amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person born in

the United States will be a U.S. citizen unless a parent is a U.S. citizen, is lawfully in

the United States, or has a lawful immigration status at the time of the birth; to the

Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ARMEY:

H. Con. Res. 72. Concurrent resolution providing for the adjournment of the two

Houses; considered and agreed to.

By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr.

MONTGOMERY, and Mr. EDWARDS):

H. Con. Res. 73. Concurrent resolution recognizing and commending American airmen

held as prisoners of war at the Buchenwald

concentration camp during World War II for

their service, bravery, and fortitude; to the

Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight.

By Mr. ARMEY:

H. Res. 157. Resolution designating majority membership on certain standing committees of the House; considered and agreed to.

By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr.

BERMAN, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. HAMILTON,

Mr. LEACH, and Mr. ROHRABACHER):

H. Res. 158. Resolution congratulating the

people of Mongolia on the fifth anniversary

of the first democratic multiparty elections

held in Mongolia on July 29, 1990; to the

Committee on International Relations.

By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself

and Mr. ABERCROMBIE):

H. Res. 159. Resolution honoring the contributions of Father Joseph Damien de

Veuster for his service to humanity, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. WARD (for himself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr.

BALDACCI, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BONIOR, Mr.

BROWN of Ohio, Mr. CONYERS, Mr.

DEFAZIO, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DEUTSCH,

Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FARR, Mr.

FATTAH, Mr. FAZIO of California, Mr.

FOGLIETTA, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FROST, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr.

PETE GEREN of Texas, Mr. HALL of

Ohio, Mr. HAYES, Mr. HEFNER, Mr.

HILLIARD, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOLDEN,

Mr. HOYER, Ms. JACKSON-LEE, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KENNEDY

of Massachusetts, Mr. KILDEE, Mr.

LAFALCE, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LEVIN, Mr.

LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms.

LOWEY, Mr. LUTHER, Mrs. MALONEY,

Mr. MASCARA, Mr. MATSUI, Mr.

MCDERMOTT, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr.

MEEHAN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MFUME,

Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. MINGE,

Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. NEAL

of Massachusetts, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr.

OBEY, Mr. OLVER, Mr. OWENS, Mr.

PAYNE of Virginia, Mr. POMEROY, Mr.

RANGEL, Mr. RICHARDSON, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. SABO, Mrs.

SCHROEDER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr.

SKAGGS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SPRATT,

Mr. STARK, Mr. TUCKER, Mr. VOLKMER, Ms. WATERS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr.

WYNN, and Mr. YATES):

H. Res. 160. Resolution providing for the

consideration of the bill (H.R. 1535) to amend

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise

the tax rules on expiration, to modify the

basis rules for nonresident aliens becoming

citizens or residents, and for other purposes;

to the Committee on Rules.

MEMORIALS

fUnder clause 4 of rule XXII,

101. The SPEAKER presented a memorial

of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to the 911th Airlift Wing

facility; to the Committee on National Security.

PRIVATE BILLS AND

RESOLUTIONS

fUnder clause 1 of rule XXII,

Mr. EDWARDS introduced a bill (H.R. 1740)

for the relief of Michael Patrick McNamara

and Thomas Parnell McNamara, Jr.; which

was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.