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[House Journal, 106th 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 SIXTH CONGRESS
para. 137.13 enrolled bills and joint resolutions signed by the speaker
pro tempore subsequent to sine die adjournment
Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, subsequent to
the sine die adjournment of the 1st session, 106th 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, Mr.
WOLF:
On November 22, 1999:
H.R. 3194. An act making consolidated appropriations for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other
purposes.
On November 23, 1999:
H.R. 20. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper
Delaware Scenic and Recreational River on land owned by the
State of New York.
H.R. 100. An act to establish designations for United
States Postal Service buildings in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
H.R. 197. An act to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service at 410 North 6th Street in Garden City,
Kansas, as the ``Clifford R. Hope Post Office''.
H.R. 322. An act for the relief of Suchada Kwong.
H.R. 1555. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2000 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.
H.R. 2116. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
establish a program of extended care services for veterans,
to make other improvements in health care programs of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, to enhance compensation,
memorial affairs, and housing programs of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, to improve retirement authorities
applicable to judges of the United States Court of Appeals
for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2280. 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.
On November 29, 1999:
H.R. 15. An act to designate a portion of the Otay Mountain
region of California as wilderness.
H.R. 449. An act to authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at
Independence National Historical Park, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 459. An act to extend the deadline under the Federal
Power Act for FERC Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower
Project.
H.R. 592. An act to designate a portion of Gateway National
Recreation Area as ``World War Veterans Park at Miller
Field''.
H.R. 658. An act to establish the Thomas Cole National
Historic Site in the State of New York as an affiliated area
of the National Park System.
H.R. 747. An act to protect the permanent trust funds of
the State of Arizona from erosion due to inflation and modify
the basis on which distributions are made from those funds.
H.R. 748. An act to amend the Act that established the
Keweenaw National Historical Park to require the Secretary of
the Interior to consider nominees of various local interests
in appointing members of the Keweenaw National Historical
Park Advisory Commission.
H.R. 791. An act to amend the National Trails System Act to
designate the route of the War of 1812 British invasion of
Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia, and the route
of the American defense, for study for potential addition to
the national trails system.
H.R. 970. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to provide assistance to the Perkins County Rural Water
System, Inc., for the construction of water supply facilities
in Perkins County, South Dakota.
H.R. 1094. An act to amend the Federal Reserve Act to
broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used
as collateral for Federal reserve notes.
H.R. 1104. An act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over land
within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Historic Site to the Archivist of the United States
for the construction of a visitor center.
H.R. 1191. An act to designate certain facilities of the
United States Postal Service in Chicago, Illinois.
H.R. 1251. An act to designate the United States Postal
Service building located at 8850 South 700 East, Sandy, Utah,
as the ``Noal Cushing Bateman Post Office Building''.
H.R. 1327. An act to designate the United States Postal
Service building located at 34480 Highway 101 South in
Cloverdale, Oregon, as the ``Maurine B. Neuberger United
States Post Office''.
H.R. 1528. An act to reauthorize and amend the National
Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.
H.R. 1619. An act to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket
Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to
expand the boundaries of the Corridor.
H.R. 1665. An act to allow the National Park Service to
acquire certain land for addition to the Wilderness
Battlefield in Virginia, as previously authorized by law, by
purchase or exchange as well as by donation.
H.R. 1693. An act to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 to clarify the overtime exemption for employees engaged
in fire protection activities.
H.R. 1794. An act concerning the participation of Taiwan in
the World Health Organization (WHO).
H.R. 1887. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to
punish the depiction of animal cruelty.
H.R. 1932. An act to authorize the President to award a
gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Father Theodore M.
Hesburgh, in recognition of this outstanding and enduring
contributions to civil rights, higher education, the Catholic
church, the Nation, and the global community.
H.R. 2079. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain
National Forest System lands in the State of South Dakota.
H.R. 2140. An act to improve protection and management of
the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State
of Georgia.
H.R. 2401. An act to amend the U.S. Holocaust Assets
Commission Act of 1998 to extend the period by which the
final report is due and to authorize additional funding.
H.R. 2632. An act to designate certain Federal lands in the
Talladega National Forest in the State of Alabama as the
Dugger Mountain Wilderness.
H.R. 2737. An act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to convey to the State of Illinois certain Federal
land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic
Trail to be used as an historic and interpretive site along
the trail.
H.R. 2886. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality
Act to provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18
years of age may be considered a child under such Act if
adopted with or after a sibling who is a child under such
Act.
H.R. 2889. An act to amend the Central Utah Project
Completion Act to provide for acquisition of water and water
rights for Central Utah Project purposes, completion of
Central Utah project facilities, and implementation of water
conservation measures.
H.R. 3257. An act to amend the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 to assist the Congressional Budget Office with the
scoring of State and local mandates.
H.R. 3373. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury
to mint coins in conjunction with the minting of coins by the
Republic of Iceland in commemoration of the millennium of the
discovery of the new World by Leif Ericson.
H.R. 3381. An act to authorize the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency,
and for other purposes.
H.R. 3456. An act to amend statutory damages provisions of
title 17, United States Code.
H.J. Res. 46. Joint resolution conferring status as an
honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Zachary
Fisher.
H.J. Res. 65. Joint resolution commending the World War II
veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for other
purposes.
H.J. Res. 85. Joint resolution appointing the day for the
convening of the second session of the One Hundred Sixth
Congress.
Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that
that committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House
of the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker pro
tempore, Mrs. MORELLA:
On December 2, 1999:
H.R. 3419. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to
establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
and for other purposes.
H.R. 3443. An act to amend part E of title IV of the Social
Security Act to provide States with more funding and greater
flexibility in carrying out programs designed to help
children make the transition from foster care to self-
sufficiency, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2466. An act making appropriations for the Department
of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
On December 6, 1999:
H.R. 1180. An act to amend the Social Security Act to
expand the availability of
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health care coverage for working individuals with
disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to
provide such individuals with meaningful opportunities to
work, and for other purposes.
____________________
para. 137.14 senate enrolled bills signed by the speaker pro tempore
subsequent to sine die adjournment
The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. WOLF, subsequent to the sine die
adjournment of the 1st session, 106th Congress, announced his signature
to enrolled bills of the Senate of the following titles:
On November 23, 1999:
S. 28. An act to authorize an interpretive center and
related visitor facilities within the Four Corners Monument
Tribal Park, and for other purposes.
S. 67. An act to designate the headquarters building of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington,
District of Columbia, as the ``Robert C. Weaver Federal
Building''.
S. 335. An act to amend chapter 30 of title 39, United
States Code, to provide for the nonmailability of certain
deceptive matter relating to sweepstakes, skill contests,
facsimile checks, administrative procedures, orders, and
civil penalties relating to such matter, and for other
purposes.
S. 416. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to
convey to the city of Sisters, Oregon, a certain parcel of
land for use in connection with a sewage treatment facility.
S. 438. An act to provide for the settlement of the water
rights claims of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's
Reservation, and for other purposes.
S. 548. An act to establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield
and Fort Miamis National Historical Site in the State of
Ohio.
S. 574. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
make corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier
Resources System.
S. 580. An act to amend title IX of the Public Health
Service Act to revise and extend the Agency for Healthcare
Policy and Research.
S. 791. An act to amend the Small Business Act with respect
to the women's business center program.
S. 1418. An act to provide for the holding of court at
Natchez, Mississippi, in the same manner as court is held at
Vicksburg, Mississippi, and for other purposes.
S. 1595. An act to designate the United States courthouse
at 401 West Washington Street in Phoenix, Arizona, as the
``Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse''.
S. 1866. An act to redesignate the Coastal Barrier
Resources System as the ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier
Resources System''.
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para. 137.15 bill presented to the president prior to sine die
adjournment
Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that
that committee did on the following date present to the President, for
his approval, a bill of the House of the following title:
On November 22, 1999:
H.R. 3194. Making consolidated appropriations for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other
purposes.
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para. 137.16 bills and joint resolutions presented to the president
subsequent to sine die adjournment
Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, subsequent to
the sine die adjournment of the 1st session, 106th Congress, did on the
following date present to the President for his approval bills and joint
resolutions of the House of the following titles:
On November 23, 1999:
H.R. 1555. To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000
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.
H.R. 2116. To amend title 38, United States Code, to
establish a program of extended care services for veterans,
to make other improvements in health care programs of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, to enhance compensation,
memorial affairs, and housing programs of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, to improve retirement authorities
applicable to judges of the United States Court of Appeals
for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes.
H.R. 322. For the relief of Suchada Kwong.
H.R. 197. To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service at 410 North 6th Street in Garden City,
Kansas, as the ``Clifford R. Hope Post Office''.
H.R. 100. To establish designation for United States Postal
Service buildings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
H.R. 20. To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper Delaware
Scenic and Recreational River on land owned by the State of
New York.
H.R. 2280. 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.
On November 30, 1999:
H.R. 15. To designate a portion of the Otay Mountain region
of California as wilderness.
H.R. 449. To authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at
Independence National Historical Park, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 459. To extend the deadline under the Federal Power
Act for FERC Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower
Project.
H.R. 592. To designate a portion of Gateway National
Recreation Area as ``World War Veterans Park at Miller
Field''.
H.R. 658. To establish the Thomas Cole National Historical
Site in the State of New York as an affiliated area of the
National Park System.
H.R. 747. To protect the permanent trust funds of the State
of Arizona from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis
on which distributions are made from those funds.
H.R. 748. To amend the Act that established the Keweenaw
National Historical Park to require the Secretary of the
Interior to consider nominees of various local interests in
appointing members of the Keweenaw National Historical Park
Advisory Commission.
H.R. 791. To amend the National Trails System Act to
designate the route of the War of 1812 British invasion of
Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia, and the route
of the American defense, for study for potential addition to
the national trails system.
H.R. 970. To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
provide assistance to the Perkins County Rural Water Systems,
Inc., for the construction of water supply facilities in
Perkins County, South Dakota.
H.R. 1094. To amend the Federal Reserve Act to broaden the
range of discount window loans which may be used as
collateral for Federal reserve notes.
H.R. 1104. To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
transfer administrative jurisdiction over land within the
boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National
Historic Site to the Archivist of the United States for the
construction of a visitor center.
H.R. 1191. To designate certain facilities of the United
States Postal Service in Chicago, Illinois.
H.R. 1251. To designate the United States Postal Service
building located at 8850 South 700 East, Sandy, Utah, as the
``Noal Cushing Bateman Post Office Building''.
H.R. 1327. To designate the United States Postal Service
building located at 34480 Highway 101 South in Cloverdale,
Oregon, as the ``Maurine B. Neuberger United States Post
Office''.
H.R. 1528. To reauthorize and amend the National Geologic
Mapping Act of 1992.
H.R. 1619. To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers
Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the
boundaries of the Corridor.
H.R. 1665. To allow the National Park Service to acquire
certain land for addition to the Wilderness Battlefield in
Virginia, as previously authorized by law, by purchase or
exchange as well as by donation.
H.R. 1693. To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
clarify the overtime exemption for employees engaged in fire
protection activities.
H.R. 1794. Concerning the participation of Taiwan in the
World Health Organization (WHO).
H.R. 1887. To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish
the depiction of animal cruelty.
H.R. 1932. To authorize the President to award a gold medal
on behalf of the Congress to Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, in
recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to
civil rights, higher education, the Catholic Church, the
Nation, and the global community.
H.R. 2079. To provide for the conveyance of certain
National Forest System lands in the State of South Dakota.
H.R. 2140. To improve protection and management of the
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State of
Georgia.
H.R. 2401. To amend the U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission
Act of 1998 to extend the period by which the final report is
due and to authorize additional funding.
H.R. 2632. To designate certain Federal lands in the
Talladega National Forest in the State of Alabama as the
Dugger Mountain Wilderness.
H.R. 2737. To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
convey to the State of Illinois certain Federal land
associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
to be used as an historic and interpretive site along the
trail.
H.R. 2886. To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18 years of
age may be considered a child under such Act if adopted with
or after a sibling who is a child under such Act.
H.R. 2889. To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act
to provide for acquisition of water and water rights for
Central Utah Project purposes, completion of Central Utah
Project facilities, and implementation of water conservation
measures.
H.R. 3257. To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
assist the Congres
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sional Budget Office with the scoring of State and local
mandates.
H.R. 3373. To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in conjunction with the minting of coins by the
Republic of Iceland in commemoration of the millennium of the
discovery of the New World by Leif Ericson.
H.R. 3381. To reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 3456. To amend statutory damages provisions of title
17, United States Code.
H.J. Res. 46. Conferring status as an honorary veteran of
the United States Armed Forces on Zachary Fisher.
H.J. Res. 65. Commending the World War II veterans who
fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for other purposes.
H.J. Res. 85. Appointing the day for the convening of the
second session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
On December 2, 1999:
H.R. 3443. To amend part E of title IV of the Social
Security Act to provide States with more funding and greater
flexibility in carrying out programs designed to help
children make the transition from foster care to self-
sufficiency, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3419. To amend title 49, United States Code, to
establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
and for other purposes.
On December 6, 1999:
H.R. 1180. To amend the Social Security Act to expand the
availability of health care coverage for working individuals
with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-
Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to
provide such individuals with meaningful opportunities to
work, and for other purposes.
para. 137.17 bills and joint resolutions approved by the president prior
to sine die adjournment
The President 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 October 21, 1999:
H.J. Res. 71. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other
purposes.
On October 22, 1999:
H.R. 560: An act to designate the Federal building and
United States courthouse located at the intersection of
Comercio and San Justo Streets, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as
the ``Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''.
H.R. 1906. An act making appropriations for Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and drug Administration, and Related
Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2000, and for other purposes.
On October 25, 1999:
H.R. 2561. An act making Appropriations for the Department
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and
for other purposes.
On October 27, 1999:
H.R. 356. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain
property from the United States to Stanislaus County,
California.
On October 28, 1999:
H.R. 1663. An act to recognize National Medal of Honor
sites in California, Indiana, and South Carolina.
H.R. 2841. An act to amend the Revised Organic Act of the
Virgin Islands to provide for greater fiscal autonomy
consistent with other United States jurisdictions, and for
other purposes.
On October 29, 1999:
H.J. Res. 73. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other
purposes.
On October 31, 1999:
H.R. 659. An act to authorize appropriations for the
protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in
Pennsylvania, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the
American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical Park,
and for other purposes.
On November 3, 1999:
H.R. 2367. An act to reauthorize a comprehensive program of
support for victims of torture.
On November 5, 1999:
H.J. Res. 75. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other
purposes.
On November 8, 1999:
H.J. Res. 62. Joint resolution to grant the consent of
Congress to the boundary change between Georgia and South
Carolina.
H.R. 1175. An act to locate and secure the return of
Zachary Baumel, a United States citizen, and other Israeli
soldiers missing in action.
On November 10, 1999:
H.J. Res. 76. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment
requirements for the remainder of the first session of the
One Hundred Sixth Congress with respect to any bill or joint
resolution making general appropriations or continuing
appropriations for fiscal year 2000.
H.J. Res. 78. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other
purposes.
On November 12, 1999:
H.J. Res. 54. Joint resolution granting the consent of
Congress to the Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact.
H.R. 441. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality
Act with respect to the requirements for the admission of
nonimmigrant nurses who will practice in health professional
shortage areas.
H.R. 609. An act to amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to
limit the applicability of the Act to apples.
H.R. 915. An act to authorize a cost of living adjustment
in the pay of administrative law judges.
H.R. 974. An act to establish a program to afford high
school graduates from the District of Columbia the benefits
of in-State tuition at State colleges and universities
outside the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2303. An act to direct the Librarian of Congress to
prepare the history of the House of Representatives, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 3122. An act to permit the enrollment in the House of
Representatives Child Care Center of children of Federal
employees who are not employees of the legislative branch.
On November 13, 1999:
H.R. 348. An act to authorize the construction of a
monument to honor those who have served the Nation's civil
defense and emergency management programs.
H.R. 3061. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality
Act to extend for an additional 2 years the period for
admission of an alien as a nonimmigrant under section
101(a)(15)(S) of such Act, and to authorize appropriations
for the refugee assistance program under chapter 2 of title
IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
On November 18, 1999:
H.J. Res. 80. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other
purposes.
On November 19, 1999:
H.J. Res. 83. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other
purposes.
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para. 137.18 senate bills approved by the president prior to sine die
adjournment
The President notified the Clerk of the House that on the following
dates he had approved and signed bills of the Senate of the following
titles:
On October 21, 1999:
S. 323. An act to redesignate the Black Canyon of the
Gunnison National Monument as a national park and establish
the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, and for other
purposes.
On October 25, 1999:
S. 322. An act to amend title 4, United States Code, to add
the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to the list of days on
which the flag should especially be displayed.
On October 26, 1999:
S. 800. An act to promote and enhance public safety through
use of 9-1-1 as the universal emergency assistance number,
further deployment of wireless 9-1-1 service, support of
States in upgrading 9-1-1 capabilities and related functions,
encouragement of construction and operation of seamless,
ubiquitous, and reliable networks for personal wireless
services, and for other purposes.
On November 9, 1999:
S. 437. An act to designate the United States courthouse
under construction at 333 Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las
Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd D. George United States
Courthouse''.
S. 1652. An act to designate the Old Executive Office
Building located at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
in Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``Dwight D.
Eisenhower Executive Office Building''.
On November 12, 1999:
S. 900. An act to enhance competition in the financial
services industry by providing a prudential framework for the
affiliation of banks, securities firms, insurance companies,
and other financial service providers, and for other
purposes.
On November 20, 1999:
S. 468. An act to improve the effectiveness and performance
of Federal financial assistance programs, simplify Federal
financial assistance application and reporting requirements,
and improve the delivery of services to the public.
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para. 137.19 bills and joint resolutions approved by the president
subsequent to sine die adjournment
The President, subsequent to sine die adjournment of the 1st Session,
106th Congress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the following
dates he had approved and signed bills of the following titles:
On November 24, 1999:
H.R. 2454. An act to assure the long-term conservation of
mid-continent light geese and the biological diversity of the
ecosystem upon which many North American migratory birds
depend, by directing the Secretary of the Interior to
implement rules to reduce the overabundant population of mid-
continent light geese.
H.R. 2724. An act to make technical corrections to the
Water Resources Development Act of 1999.
On November 29, 1999:
H.R. 100. An act to establish designations for the United
States Postal Service buildings in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
H.R. 197. An act to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service at 410 North 6th Street in Garden City,
Kansas, as the ``Clifford R. Hope Post Office''.
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H.R. 3194. An act making consolidated appropriations for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other
purposes.
On November 30, 1999:
H.R. 2116. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
establish a program of extended care services for veterans,
to make other improvements in health care programs of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, to enhance compensation,
memorial affairs, and housing programs of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, to improve retirement authorities
applicable to judges of the United States Court of Appeals
for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2280. 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 dependence and indemnity
compensation for survivors of such veterans.
December 3, 1999:
H.R. 20. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper
Delaware Scenic and Recreational River on land owned by the
State of New York.
H.R. 322. An act for the relief of Suchada Kwong.
H.R. 1555. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2000 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.
December 6, 1999:
H.J. Res. 85. Joint resolution appointing the day for the
convening of the second session of the One Hundred Sixth
Congress.
H.R. 459. An act to extend the deadline under the Federal
Power Act for FERC Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower
Project.
H.R. 1094. An act to amend the Federal Reserve Act to
broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used
as collateral for Federal reserve notes.
H.R. 1191. An act to designate certain facilities of the
United States Postal Service in Chicago, Illinois.
H.R. 1251. An act to designate certain facilities of the
United States Postal Service building located at 8850 South
700 East, Sandy, Utah, as the ``Noal Cushing Bateman Post
Office Building.''
H.R. 1327. An act to designate the United States Postal
Service building located at 34480 Highway 101 South in
Cloverdale, Oregon, as the ``Maurine B. Neuberger United
States Post Office.''
H.R. 3373. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury
to mint coins in conjunction with the minting of coins by the
Republic of Iceland in commemoration of the millennium of the
discovery of the New World by Leif Ericsson.
December 7, 1999:
H.J. Res. 65. Joint resolution commending the World War II
veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 449. An act to authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at
Independence National Historical Park, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 592. An act to designate a portion of Gateway National
Recreation Area as ``World War Veterans Park at Miller
Field.''
H.R. 747. An act to protect the permanent trust funds of
the State of Arizona from erosion due to inflation and modify
the basis on which distributions are made from those funds.
H.R. 748. An act to amend the Act that established the
Keweenaw National Historical Park to require the Secretary of
the Interior to consider nominees of various local interests
in appointing members of the Keweenaw National Historical
Park Advisory Commission.
H.R. 791. An act to amend the National Trails System Act to
designate the route of the War of 1812 British invasion of
Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia, and the route
of the American defense, for study for potential additional
to the national trails system.
H.R. 970. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to provide assistance to the Perkins County Rural Water
System, Inc., for the construction of water supply facilities
in Perkins County, South Dakota.
H.R. 1794. An act concerning the participation of Taiwan in
the World Health Organization (WHO).
H.R. 2079. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain
National Forest System lands in the State of South Dakota.
H.R. 2886. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality
Act to provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18
years of age may be considered a child under such Act if
adopted with or after a sibling who is a child under such
Act.
H.R. 2889. An act to amend the Central Utah Project
Completion Act to provide for acquisition of water and water
rights for Central Utah Project Purposes, completion of
Central Utah project facilities, and implementation of water
conservation measures.
H.R. 3257. An act to amend the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 to assist the Congressional Budget Office with the
scoring of State and local mandates.
December 9, 1999:
H.J. Res. 46. Joint resolution conferring status as an
honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Zachary
Fisher.
H.R. 15. An act to designate a portion of the Otay Mountain
region of California as wilderness.
H.R. 658. An act to establish the Thomas Cole National
Historic Site in the State of New York as an affiliated area
of the National Park System.
H.R. 1104. An act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over land
within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Historic Site to the Archivist of the United States
for the construction of a visitor center.
H.R. 1528. An act to reauthorize and amend the National
Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.
H.R. 1619. An act to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket
Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to
expand the boundaries of the Corridor.
H.R. 1665. An act to allow the National Park Service to
acquire certain land for addition to Wilderness Battlefield
in Virginia, as previously authorized by law, by purchase or
exchange as well as by donation.
H.R. 1693. An act to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 to clarify the overtime exemption for employees engaged
in fire protection activities.
H.R. 1887. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to
punish the depiction of animal cruelty.
H.R. 1932. An act to authorize the President to award a
gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Father Theodore M.
Hesburgh, in recognition of his outstanding and enduring
contributions to civil rights, higher education, the Catholic
Church, the Nation, and the global community.
H.R. 2140. An act to improve protection and management of
the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State
of Georgia.
H.R. 2401. An act to amend the U.S. Holocaust Assets
Commission Act of 1998 to extend the period by which the
final report is due and to authorize additional funding.
H.R. 2632. An act to designate certain Federal lands in the
Talladega National Forest in the State of Alabama as the
Dugger Mountain Wilderness.
H.R. 2737. An act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to convey to the State of Illinois certain Federal
land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic
Trail to be used as an historic and interpretive site along
the Trail.
H.R. 3381. An act to reauthorize the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency,
and for other purposes.
H.R. 3419. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to
establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
and for other purposes.
H.R. 3456. An act to amend statutory damages provisions of
title 17, United States Code.
December 14, 1999:
H.R. 3443. An act to amend part E of title IV of the Social
Security Act to provide States with more funding and greater
flexibility in carrying out programs designed to help
children make the transition from foster care to self-
sufficiency, and for other purposes.
December 17, 1999:
H.R. 1180. An act to amend the Social Security Act to
expand the availability to health care coverage for working
individuals with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work
and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security
Administration to provide such individuals with meaningful
opportunities to work, and for other purposes.
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para. 137.20 senate bills approved by the president subsequent to sine
die adjournment
The President, subsequent to sine die adjournment of the 1st Session,
106th Congress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the following
dates he had approved and signed bills of the Senate of the following
titles:
On November 24, 1999:
S. 1235. An act to amend part G of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow railroad
police officers to attend the Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Academy for law enforcement training.
On November 29, 1999:
S. 278. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey certain lands to the county of Rio Arriba, New Mexico.
S. 382. An act to establish the Minuteman Missile National
Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other
purposes.
S. 1398. An act to clarify certain boundaries on maps
relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
December 6, 1999:
S. 574. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
make corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier
Resources System.
S. 580. An act to amend IX of the Public Health Service Act
to revise and extend the Agency for Healthcare Policy and
Research.
S. 1418. An act to provide for the holding of court at
Natchez, Mississippi, in the same manner as court is held at
Vicksburg, Mississippi, and for other purposes.
December 7, 1999:
S. 28. An act to authorize an interpretive center and
related visitor facilities within the Four Corners Monument
Tribal Park, and for other purposes.
S. 416. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to
convey to the city of Sisters, Oregon, a certain parcel of
land for use in connection with a sewage treatment facility.
December 9, 1999:
S. 67. An act to designate the headquarters building of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington,
District of Columbia, as the ``Robert C. Weaver Federal
Building.''
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S. 438. An act to provide for the settlement of the water
rights claims of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's
Reservation, and for other purposes.
S. 548. An act to establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield
and Fort Miamis National Historical Site in the State of
Ohio.
S. 791. An act to amend the Small Business Act with respect
to the women's business center program.
S. 1595. An act to designate the United States courthouse
at 401 West Washington Street in Phoenix, Arizona, as the
``Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse.''
S. 1866. An act to redesignate the Coastal Barrier
Resources System as the ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier
Resources System.''
December 12, 1999:
S. 335. An act to amend chapter 30 of title 39, United
States Code, to provide for the Nonmailability of certain
deceptive matter relating to sweepstakes, skill contests,
facsimile checks, administrative procedures, orders, and
civil penalties relating to such matter, and for other
purposes.
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