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[House Journal, 105th Congress, 1st Session, Part 1]
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE SUBSEQUENT TO SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE
SUBSEQUENT TO SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT
FIRST SESSION, ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS
para.132.88 appointments by the speaker subsequent to sine die
adjournment
Pursuant to the provisions of section 4021(c) of Public Law 105-33 and
section 3 of House Resolution 311, 105th Congress, the Speaker on
Monday, December 1, 1997, did appoint the following Members on the part
of the House to the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of
Medicare:
Mr. Thomas of California.
Mr. Ganske of Iowa.
Mr. Bilirakis of Florida.
Mr. Samuel H. Howard of Nashville, TN.
On Friday, December 5, 1997, the Speaker did also appoint the
following members on the part of the House:
Mr. Dingell of Michigan.
Mr. McDermott of Washington.
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Pursuant to the provisions of section 8131(a)(2) of Public Law 105-56
and section 3 of House Resolution 311, 105th Congress, the Speaker on
Friday, November 21, 1997, did appoint the following members on the part
of the House to the Panel To Review Long-Range Air Power:
Mr. Donald B. Rice of California.
Mr. John S. Foster, Jr., of California.
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communication from the minority leader
The text of the communication from the Minority Leader, the Honorable
Richard A. Gephardt, dated December 1, 1997, is as follows:
House of Representatives,
Office of the Democratic Leader,
Washington, DC, December 1, 1997.
Hon. Newt Gingrich,
Speaker of the House,
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 955(b)(1)(B), Public
Law 105-83, I hereby appoint the following Member to the
National Council on the Arts: Mrs. Lowey, NY.
Yours very truly,
Richard A. Gephardt.
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para.132.89 messages and communications received subsequent to sine die
adjournment
communication from the honorable floyd h. flake, member of Congress--
resignation from the House
The text of the communication from the Honorable Floyd H. Flake,
Member of Congress, dated November 7, 1997, is as follows:
House of Representatives,
Washington, DC, November 7, 1997.
Hon. Alexander Treadwell,
Secretary of State,
Albany, NY.
Dear Secretary Treadwell: Pursuant to section 31 of the
Public Officers law, I hereby inform you that I am resigning
from the United States House of Representatives. My
resignation will become effective at midnight on November 16,
1997.
As you and the citizens of New York are well aware, I am
returning to my pastorate at the Allen A.M.E. church in
Jamaica, Queens. Although I have been called back to Allen to
devote my energy and full-time attention to its congregation,
I am proud of my service in Congress. It has been my distinct
privilege to represent the people of the 6th Congressional
District of New York, and an honor to serve the people of the
United States of America.
With warmest regards, I am
Sincerely,
Floyd H. Flake,
Member of Congress.
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communications from the clerk--message from the senate
The text of the communication from the Honorable Robin H. Carle, Clerk
of the House, dated November 14, 1997, is as follows:
Office of the Clerk,
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC, November 14, 1997.
Hon. Newt Gingrich,
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 message
from the Secretary of the Senate on Friday, November 14, 1997
at 1:30 p.m.: that the Senate PASSED without amendment H.J.
Res. 106.
With warm regards,
Robin H. Carle, Clerk,
U.S. House of Representatives.
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communication from the clerk--message from the senate
The text of the communication from the Honorable Robin H. Carle, Clerk
of the House, dated November 14, 1997, is as follows:
Office of the Clerk,
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC, November 14, 1997.
Hon. Newt Gingrich,
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 message
from the Secretary of the Senate on Friday, November 14, 1997
at 2:15 p.m.:
S. 476--Agreed to House amendment.
S. 738--Agreed to House amendment.
H.R. 1254--PASSED without amendment.
H.R. 1493--PASSED without amendment.
H.R. 1604--Receded from amendment 61.
H.R. 2159--Agreed to Conference Report.
H.R. 2265--PASSED without amendment.
H.R. 2267--Agreed to Conference Report.
H.R. 2476--PASSED without amendment.
H.R. 2607--Agreed to House amendments.
H.R. 2626--PASSED without amendment.
H.R. 2796--PASSED without amendment.
H.R. 2979--PASSED without amendment.
H.R. 3025--PASSED without amendment.
H.R. 3034--PASSED without amendment.
H.J. Res. 95--PASSED without amendment.
H.J. Res. 96--PASSED without amendment.
Robin H. Carle, Clerk,
U.S. House of Representatives.
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para.132.90 Enrolled bills and joint resolutions signed subsequent to
sine die adjournment
Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight subsequent to sine
die adjournment of the 1st Session, 105th Congress, did on the following
dates report that that committee had examined and found truly enrolled
bills and joint resolutions of the House of the following titles, which
were thereupon signed by the Speaker pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA:
On November 13, 1997:
H.J. Res. 106. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other
purposes.
On November 17, 1997:
H.R. 2607. An act making appropriations for the government
of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable
in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 867. An act to promote the adoption of children in
foster care.
On November 19, 1997:
H.R. 2159. An act making appropriations for foreign
operations, export financing, and related programs for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other
purposes.
On November 24, 1997:
H.R. 2267. An act making appropriations for the Departments
of Commerce, Justice and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and
for other purposes.
On November 25, 1997:
H.R. 1254. An act to designate the United States Post
Office building located at 1919 West Bennett Street in
Springfield, Missouri, as the ``John N. Griesemer Post Office
Building.''
H.R. 1493. An act to require the Attorney General to
establish a program in local prisons to identify, prior to
arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are unlawfully
present in the United States, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2626. An act to make clarifications to the Pilot
Records Improvement Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
On December 4, 1997:
H.R. 1604. An act to provide for the division, use, and
distribution of judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians of Michigan pursuant to dockets numbered 18-E, 58,
364, and 18-R before the Indian Claims Commission.
H.R. 1658. An act to reauthorize and amend the Atlantic
Striped Bass Conservation Act and related laws.
H.R. 2265. An act to amend the provisions of titles 17 and
18, United States Code, to provide greater copyright
protection by amending the criminal copyright infringement
provisions, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 2476. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to
require the National Transportation Safety Board and
individual foreign air carriers to address the needs of
families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents
involving foreign air carriers.
H.R. 2796. An act to authorize the reimbursement of members
of the Army deployed to Europe in support of operations in
Bosnia for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the
members during the period beginning on October 1, 1996, and
ending on May 31, 1997.
H.R. 2977. An act to amend the Federal Advisory Committee
Act to clarify public disclosure requirements that are
applicable to the National Academy of Sciences and the
National Academy of Public Administration.
H.R. 2979. An act to authorize acquisition of certain real
property for the Library of Congress, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3025. An act to amend the Federal charter for Group
Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., and for other
purposes.
H.R. 3034. An act to amend section 13031 of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985,
relating to customs user fees, to allow the use of such fees
to provide for customs inspection personnel in connection
with the arrival of passengers in Florida, and for other
purposes.
H.J. Res. 95. Joint resolution granting the consent of
Congress to the Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact.
H.J. Res. 96. Joint resolution granting the consent and
approval of Congress for the State of Maryland, the
Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to
amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation
Compact.
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para.132.91 senate enrolled bills signed subsequent to sine die
adjournment
The Speaker pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, subsequent to sine die
adjournment of the 1st session, 105th Congress, announced her signature
to enrolled bills and a joint resolution of the Senate of the following
titles:
On November 17, 1997:
S. 1026. An act to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of
the United States.
S. 1139. An act to reauthorize the programs of the Small
Business Administration, and for other purposes.
S. 1228. An act to provide for a 10-year circulating
commemorative coin program to commemorate each of the 50
States, and for other purposes.
S. 1354. An act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
provide for the designation of common carriers not subject to
the jurisdiction of a State commission as eligible
telecommunications carriers.
S. 1378. An act to extend the authorization of use of
official mail in the location and recovery of missing
children, and for other purposes.
S. 1417. An act to provide for the design, construction,
furnishing and equipping of a Center for Performing Arts
within the complex known as the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural
Center and for other purposes.
S. 1505. An act to make technical and conforming amendments
to the Museum and Library Services Act, and for other
purposes.
S. 1507. An act to amend the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to make certain technical
corrections.
S. 1519. An act to provide a 6-month extension of highway,
highway safety, and transit programs pending enactment of a
law reauthorizing the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991.
On November 19, 1997:
S. 156. An act to provide certain benefits of the Pick-
Sloan Missouri River Basin program to the Lower Brule Sioux
Tribe, and for other purposes.
S. 476. An act to provide for the establishment of not less
than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities by the
year 2000.
S. 738. An act to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak,
to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other
purposes.
S. 819. An act to designate the United States courthouse at
200 South Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia, as the
Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr. United States Courthouse.
S. 830. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the
regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products,
and for other purposes.
S. 833. An act to designate the Federal building courthouse
at Public Square and Superior Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as
the Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse.
S. 1161. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality
Act to authorize appropriations for refugee and entrant
assistance for fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
S. 1193. An act to amend chapter 443 of title 49, United
States Code, to extend the authorization of the aviation
insurance program, and for other purposes.
S. 1559. An act to provide for the design, construction,
furnishing, and equipping of a Center for Historically Black
Heritage within Florida A&M University.
S. 1565. An act to make technical corrections to the
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.
S.J. Res 39. Joint resolution to provide for the convening
of the second session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
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para.132.92 bills presented to the president subsequent to sine die
adjournment
Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, subsequent to sine
die adjournment of the 1st Session, 105th Congress, did on the following
dates present to the President for his approval bills and joint
resolutions of the House of the following titles:
On November 14, 1997:
H.J. Res. 103. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment
requirements with respect to certain specified bills of the
One Hundred Fifth Congress.
H.J. Res. 106. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other
purposes.
On November 17, 1997:
H.R. 867. An act to promote the adoption of children in
foster care.
H.R. 2607. An act making appropriations for the government
of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable
in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other
purposes.
On November 19, 1997:
H.R. 2159. An act making appropriations for foreign
operations, export financing, and related programs for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other
purposes.
On November 24, 1997:
H.R. 2267. An act making appropriations for the Department
of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and
for other purposes.
On November 25, 1997:
H.R. 1254. An act to designate United States Post Office
building located at 1919 West Bennett Street in Springfield,
Missouri, as the ``John N. Griesemer Post Office Building.''
H.R. 2626. An act to make clarifications to the Pilot
Records Improvement Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1493. An act to require the Attorney General to
establish a program in local prisons to identify, prior to
arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are unlawfully
present in the United States, and for other purposes.
On December 4, 1997:
H.R. 2476. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to
require the National Transportation Safety Board and
individual foreign air carriers to address their needs of
families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents
involving foreign air carriers.
H.R. 2265. An act to amend the provisions of titles 17 and
18, United States Code, to provide greater copyright
protection by amending criminal copyright infringement
provisions, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1604. An act to provide for the division, use, and
distribution of judgments funds of the Ottawa and Chippawa
Indians of Michigan pursuant to dockets numbered 18-E, 58,
364, and 18-R before the Indian Claims Commission.
H.R. 3034. An act to amend section 13031 of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985,
relating to customs user fees, to allow the use of such fees
to provide for customs inspection personnel in connection
with the arrival of passengers in Florida, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 2796. An act to authorize the reimbursement of members
of the Army deployed to Europe in support of operations in
Bosnia for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the
members during the period beginning on October 1, 1996, and
ending on May 31, 1997.
H.R. 1658. An act to reauthorize and amend the Atlantic
Striped Bass Conservation Act and related laws.
H.R. 2977. An act to amend the Federal Advisory Committee
Act to clarify public disclosure requirements that are
applicable to the National Academy of Sciences and the
National Academy of Public Administration.
H.R. 2979. An act to authorize acquisition of certain real
property for the Library of Congress, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3025. An act to amend the Federal charter for Group
Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., and for other
purposes.
H.J. Res. 95. Joint resolution grating the consent of
Congress to the Chickawan Trail Economic Development Compact.
H.J. Res. 96. Joint resolution granting the consent and
approval of Congress for the State of Maryland, the
Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to
amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation
Compact.
____________________
para.132.93 house bills and joint resolutions approved by the president
prior to sine die adjournment
The President, prior to the sine die adjournment of the 1st Session,
105th Congress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the following
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the
following titles prior to the sine die adjournment:
On November 7, 1997:
H.J. Res. 101. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other
purposes.
On November 9, 1997:
H.J. Res. 104. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other
purposes.
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On November 10, 1997:
H.J. Res. 105. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 2013. An act to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 551 Kingstown Road in South
Kingstown, Rhode Island, as the ``David B. Champagne Post
Office Building.''
On November 12, 1997:
H.R. 2464. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality
Act to exempt internationally adopted children 10 years of
age or younger from the immunization requirement in section
212(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such Act.
On November 13, 1997:
H.R. 79. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain
land in the Six Rivers National Forest in the State of
California for the benefit of the Hoopa Valley Tribe.
H.R. 672. An act to make technical amendments to certain
provisions of title 17, United States Code.
H.R. 708. An act to require the Secretary of the Interior
to conduct a study concerning grazing use and open space
within and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming,
and to extend temporarily certain grazing privileges.
H.R. 2264. An act making appropriations for the Departments
of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1998, and for other purposes.
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para.132.94 senate bills and joint resolutions approved by the
president prior to sine die adjournment
The President, prior to the sine die adjournment of the 1st Session,
105th Congress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the following
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the
Senate of the following titles prior to the sine die adjournment:
On November 10, 1997:
S. 1227. An act to amend title I of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify treatment of
investment managers under such title.
On November 12, 1997:
S. 587. An act to require the Secretary of the Interior to
exchange certain lands located in Hinsdale County, Colorado.
S. 588. An act to provide for the expansion of the Eagles
Nest Wilderness within the Arapaho National Forest and the
White River National Forest, Colorado, to include land known
as the Slate Creek Addition.
S. 589. An act to provide for a boundary adjustment and
land conveyance involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River
National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of earlier
erroneous land surveys.
S. 591. An act to transfer the Dillon Ranger District in
the Arapaho National Forest to the White River National
Forest in the State of Colorado.
On November 13, 1997:
S. 931. An act to designate the Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Wilderness and the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center.
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para.132.95 house bills and joint resolutions approved by the president
subsequent to sine die adjournment
The President, subsequent to sine die adjournment of the 1st Session,
104th Congress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the following
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the
following titles:
On November 14, 1997:
H.J. Res. 106. Joint resolution making further
appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 2107. An act making appropriations for the Department
of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
On November 18, 1997:
H.R. 1119. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 1998 for military activities of the Department of
Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed
Forces, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2160. An act making appropriations for Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1998, and for other purposes.
On November 19, 1997:
H.R. 282. An act to designate the United States Post Office
building located at 153 East 110th Street, New York, New
York, as the ``Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building.''
H.R. 681. An act to designate the United States Post Office
building located at 313 East Broadway in Glendale,
California, as the ``Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office
Building.''
H.R. 867. An act to promote the adoption of children in
foster care.
H.R. 1057. An act to designate the building in
Indianapolis, Indiana, which houses the operations of the
Indianapolis Main Post Office as the ``Andrew Jacobs, Jr.
Post Office Building.''
H.R. 1058. An act to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service under construction at 150 West Margaret
Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the ``John T. Myers Post
Office Building.''
H.R. 1377. An act to amend title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage
retirement income savings.
H.R. 1479. An act to designate the Federal building and
United States courthouse located at 300 Northeast First
Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the ``David W. Dyer Federal
Building and United States Courthouse.''
H.R. 1484. An act to redesignate the United States
courthouse located at 100 Franklin Street in Dublin, Georgia,
as the ``J. Roy Rowland United States Court.''
H.R. 1747. An act to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act
to authorize the design and construction of additions to the
parking garage and certain site improvements, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 1787. An act to assist in the conservation of Asian
elephants by supporting and providing financial resources for
the conservation programs of nations within the range of
Asian elephants and projects of persons with demonstrated
expertise in the conservation of Asian elephants.
H.R. 2129. An act to designate the United States Post
Office located at 150 North 3rd Street in Steubenville, Ohio,
as the ``Douglas Applegate Post Office.''
H.R. 2367. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide a cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of
disability compensation for veterans with service-connected
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity
compensation for survivors of such veterans.
H.R. 2564. An act to designate the United States Post
Office located at 450 North Centre Street in Pottsville,
Pennsylvania, as the ``Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility.''
H.R. 2607. An act making appropriations for the government
of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable
in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other
purposes.
On November 20, 1997:
H.J. Res. 91. Joint resolution granting the consent of
Congress to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin
Compact.
H.J. Res. 92. Joint resolution granting the consent of
Congress to the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact.
H.R. 1086. An act to codify without substantive change laws
related to transportation and to improve the United States
Code.
H.R. 2813. An act to waive time limitations specified by
law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to
Robert R. Ingram of Jacksonville, Florida for acts of valor
while a Navy Hospital Corpsman in the Republic of Vietnam
during the Vietnam conflict.
On November 21, 1997:
H.R. 1090. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
allow revision of veterans benefits decisions based on clear
and unmistakable error.
H.R. 1840. An act to provide a law enforcement exception to
the prohibition on the advertising of certain electronic
devices.
H.R. 2366. An act to transfer to the Secretary of
Agriculture the authority to conduct the census of
agriculture, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2731. An act for the relief of Roy Desmond Moser.
H.R. 2732. An act for the relief of John Andre Chalot.
On November 26, 1997:
H.J. Res. 103. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment
requirements with respect to certain specified bills of the
One Hundred Fifth Congress.
H.R. 2159. An act making appropriations for foreign
operations, export financing, and related programs for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 2267. An act making appropriations for the Departments
of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and
for other purposes.
On December 2, 1997:
H.R. 1254. An act to designate the United States Post
Office building located at 1919 West Bennett Street in
Springfield, Missouri, as the ``John N. Griesemer Post Office
Building.''
On December 5, 1997:
H.R. 1493. An act to require the Attorney General to
establish a program in local prisons to identify, prior to
arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are unlawfully
present in the United States, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2626. An act to make clarifications to the Pilot
Records Improvement Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
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para.132.96 senate bills and joint resolutions approved by the
president subsequent to sine die adjournment
The President, subsequent to sine die adjournment of the 1st Session,
104th Congress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the following
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the
Senate of the following titles:
On November 19, 1997:
S. 813. An act to amend chapter 91 of title 18, United
States Code, to provide criminal penalties for theft and
willful vandalism at national cemeteries.
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On November 20, 1997:
S. 669. An act to provide for the acquisition of the Plains
Railroad Depot at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site.
S. 858. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
1998 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of
the United States Government, the Community Management
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability System, and for other purposes.
S. 1231. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal
years 1998 and 1999 for the United States Fire
Administration, and for other purposes.
S. 1347. An act to permit the city of Cleveland, Ohio, to
convey certain lands that the United States conveyed to the
city.
S. 1377. An act to amend the Act incorporating the American
Legion to make a technical correction.
On November 21, 1997:
S. 714. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
revise, extend, and improve programs for veterans.
S. 830. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the
regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products,
and for other purposes.
S. 923. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
prohibit interment or memorialization in certain cemeteries
of persons committing Federal or State capital crimes.
S. 1258. An act to amend the Uniform Relocation Assistance
and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to
prohibit an alien who is not lawfully present in the United
States from receiving assistance under that Act.
On November 26, 1997:
S. 1026. An act to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of
the United States.
On December 1, 1997:
S. 819. An act to designate the United States courthouse at
200 South Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia, as the
``Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr. United States Courthouse.''
S. 833. An act to designate the Federal building courthouse
at Public Square and Superior Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as
the ``Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse.''
S. 1228. An act to provide for a 10-year circulating
commemorative coin program to commemorate each of the 50
States, and for other purposes.
S. 1354. An act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
provide for the designation of common carriers not subject to
the jurisdiction of a State commission as eligible
telecommunications carriers.
S. 1378. An act to extend the authorization of use of
official mail in the location and recovery of missing
children, and for other purposes.
S. 1417. An act to provide for the design, construction,
furnishing and equipping of a Center for Performing Arts
within the complex known as the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural
Center and for other purposes.
S. 1505. An act to make technical and conforming amendments
to the Museum and Library Services Act, and for other
purposes.
S. 1507. An act to amend the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to make certain technical
corrections.
S. 1519. An act to provide a 6-month extension of highway,
highway safety, and transit programs pending enactment of a
law reauthorizing the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991.
On December 2, 1997:
S. 156. An act to provide certain benefits of the Pick-
Sloan Missouri River Basin program to the Lower Brule Sioux
Tribe, and for other purposes.
S. 476. An act to provide for the establishment of not less
than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities by the
year 2000.
S. 738. An act to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak,
to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other
purposes.
S. 1139. An act to reauthorize the programs of the Small
Business Administration, and for other purposes.
S. 1161. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality
Act to authorize appropriations for refugee and entrant
assistance for fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
S. 1193. An act to amend chapter 443 of title 49, United
States Code, to extend the authorization of the aviation
insurance program, and for other purposes.
S. 1559. An act to provide for the design, construction,
furnishing, and equipping of a Center for Historically Black
Heritage within Florida A&M University.
S. 1565. An act to make technical corrections to the
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.
S.J. Res. 39. Joint resolution to provide for the convening
of the Second Session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
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