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Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 106Th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 106th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 146 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2000 No. 129 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 17, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. House of Representatives MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2000 The House met at 2 p.m. and was Forces. Today we especially pray for The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. called to order by the Speaker pro tem- those who have served and are still PEASE) led the House in the Pledge of pore (Mr. PEASE). serving aboard the U.S.S. Cole. God of Allegiance as follows: f all consolation, be with their anxious and grieving families. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Bless the gifted Members of this United States of America, and to the Repub- PRO TEMPORE House. Guide them to use their gifts to lic for which it stands, one nation under God, The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- accomplish Your Holy will in such a indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. fore the House the following commu- way that Your goodness and justice f nication from the Speaker: may be recognized in all their accom- WASHINGTON, DC, plishments. October 16, 2000. Lord, You are with us at every mo- MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE I hereby appoint the Honorable EDWARD A. ment and in every hour of need. You PEASE to act as Speaker pro tempore on this live and reign now and forever. Amen. A message from the Senate by Mr. day. Lundregan, one of its clerks, an- J. DENNIS HASTERT, f Speaker of the House of Representatives. nounced that the Senate has passed f THE JOURNAL with amendments in which the concur- rence of the House is requested, bills of PRAYER The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair has examined the Journal of the the House of the following titles: The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. last day's proceedings and announces Coughlin, offered the following prayer: H.R. 2607. An act to promote the develop- In You, O Lord, is the fullness of life. to the House his approval thereof. ment of the commercial space transpor- Help this Nation realize its full poten- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- tation industry, to authorize appropriations tial. Each American has been endowed nal stands approved. for the Office of the Associate Administrator with unique and personal gifts. Allow f for Commercial Space Transportation, to au- each of us the time and opportunity to thorize appropriations for the Office of Space bring forth our gifts in the service of PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Communications, and for other purposes. others. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The H.R. 3048. An act to amend section 879 of Reward with Your choicest blessings Chair will lead the House in the Pledge title 18, United States Code, to provide clear- all who serve this Nation in the Armed of Allegiance. er coverage over threats against former N O T I C E Effective January 1, 2001, the subscription price of the Congressional Record will be $393 per year or $197 for six months. Individual issues may be purchased for $4.00 per copy. The cost for the microfiche edition will remain $141 per year with single copies remaining $1.50 per issue. This price increase is necessary based upon the cost of printing and distribution. Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H9903 . VerDate 02-OCT-2000 00:47 Oct 17, 2000 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 8633 E:\CR\FM\A16OC7.000 pfrm02 PsN: H16PT1 H9904 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE October 16, 2000 H.R. 3417. An act to complete the orderly pate in the design, planning, and construc- COMMUNICATION FROM THE withdrawal of the National Oceanic and At- tion of the Lakehaven water reclamation CLERK OF THE HOUSE mospheric Administration from the civil ad- project for the reclamation and reuse of ministration of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska. water. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- H.R. 3671. An act to amend the Acts popu- S. 2425. An act to authorize the Bureau of fore the House the following commu- larly known as the Pittman-Robertson Wild- Reclamation to participate in the planning, nication from the Clerk of the House of life Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson design, and construction of the Bend Feed Representatives: Sport Fish Restoration Act to enhance the Canal Pipeline Project, Oregon, and for other OFFICE OF THE CLERK, funds available for grants to States for fish purposes. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, and wildlife conservation projects and in- S. 2594. An act to authorize the Secretary Washington, DC, October 13, 2000. crease opportunities for recreational hunt- of the Interior to contract with the Mancos Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, ing, bow hunting, trapping, archery, and Water Conservancy District to use the The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, fishing, by eliminating opportunities for Mancos Project facilities for impounding, Washington, DC. waste, fraud, abuse, maladministration, and storage, diverting, and carriage of non- DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- unauthorized expenditures for administra- project water for the purpose of irrigation, mission granted to Clause 2(h) of Rule II of tion and execution of those Acts, and for domestic, municipal, industrial, and any the Rules of the House of Representatives, other purposes. other beneficial purposes. the Clerk received the following message H.R. 4788. An act to amend the United S. 2877. An act to authorize the Secretary from the Secretary of the Senate on October States Grain Standards Act to extend the of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies 13, 2000 at 9:35 a.m. authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to on water optimization in the Burnt River That the Senate passed without amend- collect fees to cover the cost of services per- basin, Malheur River basin, Owyhee River ment H.R. 1715. formed under that Act, extend the authoriza- basin, and Power River basin, Oregon. That the Senate passed without amend- tion of appropriations for that Act, and im- S. 2882. An act to authorize the Bureau of ment H.R. 2883. prove the administration of that Act, to re- Reclamation to conduct certain feasibility That the Senate passed without amend- enact the United States Warehouse Act to studies to augment water supplies for the ment H.R. 3995. That the Senate agreed to conference re- require the licensing and inspection of ware- Klamath Project, Oregon and California, and houses used to store agricultural products port H.R. 4205. for other purposes. That the Senate passed without amend- and provide for the issuance of receipts, in- S. 2951. An act to authorize the Secretary cluding electronic receipts, for agricultural ment H.R. 4828. of the Interior to conduct a study to inves- That the Senate passed without amend- products stored or handled in licensed ware- tigate opportunities to better manage the ment H.R. 5107. houses, and for other purposes. water resources in the Salmon Creek water- With best wishes, I am H.R. 4850. An act to provide a cost-of-living shed of the upper Columbia River. Sincerely, adjustment in rates of compensation paid to S. 3022. An act to direct the Secretary of JEFF TRANDAHL, veterans and service-connected disabilities, the Interior to convey certain irrigation fa- Clerk of the House. to enhance programs providing compensa- cilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irriga- f tion and life insurance benefits for veterans, tion District. and for other purposes. S. 3201. An act to rename the National Mu- COMMUNICATION FROM THE H.R. 4868. An act to amend the Harmonized seum of American Art. CLERK OF THE HOUSE Tariff Schedule of the United States to mod- S. Con. Res. 114. Concurrent resolution rec- ify temporarily certain rates of duty, to ognizing the Liberty Memorial in Kansas The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- make other technical amendments to the City, Missouri, as a national World War I fore the House the following commu- trade laws, and for other purposes. symbol honoring those who defended liberty nication from the Clerk of the House of The message also announced that the and our country through service in World Representatives: Senate has passed bills and concurrent War I. OFFICE OF THE CLERK, resolutions of the following titles in S. Con. Res. 151. Concurrent resolution to HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, which the concurrence of the House is make a correction in the enrollment of the Washington, DC, October 13, 2000. requested: bill H.R. 2348. Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, S. Con. Res. 152. Concurrent resolution to The Speaker, House of Representatives, Wash- S. 623. An act to amend Public Law 89±108 make a technical correction in the enroll- ington, DC. to increase authorization levels for State ment of the bill H.R. 4868. DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- and Indian tribal, municipal, rural, and in- mission granted to Clause 2(h) of Rule II of dustrial water supplies, to meet current and The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- future water quantity and quality needs of tives, the Clerk received the following mes- the Red River Valley, to deauthorize certain the House to the bill (S.
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