<DOC> [House Journal, 106th Congress, 1st Session, Part 1] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access] [DOCID: f:06sine1.wais] [Page 2455-2459] PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE SUBSEQUENT TO SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT [[Page 2455]] 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 [[Page 2456]] 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''. ____________________ 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. ____________________ 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 [[Page 2457]] 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. ____________________ 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. ____________________ 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''. [[Page 2458]] 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. ____________________ 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.'' [[Page 2459]] 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. ____________________