The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. SHERWOOD and Mr. KILDEE, each for 20 minutes. After debate, The question being put, viva voce, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative. So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed. A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said bill. 198.15 TERRY PEAK LAND TRANSFER Mr. SHERWOOD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2079) to provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the State of South Dakota. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. SHERWOOD and Mr. KILDEE, each for 20 minutes. After debate, The question being put, viva voce, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative. Mr. SHERWOOD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 468) to establish the Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area; as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. SHERWOOD and Mr. KILDEE, each for 20 minutes. After debate, The question being put, viva voce, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative. Mr. SAXTON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas and nays were ordered. Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution (H. J. Res. 54) granting the consent of Congress to the Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Ms. DANNER, each for 20 minutes. After debate, The question being put, viva voce, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative. So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was passed. A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said joint resolution. 198.20 BOUNDARY CHANGE BETWEEN GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution (H. J. Res. 62) to grant the consent of Congress to the boundary change between Georgia and South Carolina. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Ms. DANNER, each for 20 minutes. After debate, The question being put, viva voce, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative. So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was passed. A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said joint resolution. 198.21 TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS On motion of Mr. WOLF, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2084) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes; together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table. When on motion of Mr. WOLF, it was, Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon. Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof. Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing appointments. 198.24 RECESS 4:43 P.M. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 43 minutes p.m., until approximately 5 o'clock p.m. 198.25 AFTER RECESS-5:04 P.M. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, called the House to order. 198.26 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT— NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, laid before the House a message from the President, which was read as follows: To the Congress of the United States: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the enclosed notice, stating that the emergency declared with respect to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) is to continue in effect beyond September 26, 1999, to the Federal Register for publication. The circumstances that led to the declaration on September 26, 1993, of a national emergency have not been resolved. The actions and policies of UNITA pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States. United Nations Security Council Resolutions 864 (1993), 1127 (1997), 1173 (1998), and 1176 (1998) continue to oblige all member states to maintain to maintain sanctions. Discontinuation of the sanctions would have a prejudicial effect on the prospect for peace in Angola. For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to maintain in force the broad authorities necessary to apply economic pressure on UNITA to reduce its ability to pursue its military campaigns. WILLIAM J. CLINTON. THE WHITE HOUSE, September 21, 1999. By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 106-127). 198.27 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1402 Mr. REYNOLDS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the following resolution (H. Res. 294): Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1402) to require the Secretary of Agriculture to imple ment the Class I milk price structure known as Option 1A as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 3 of rule XIII or section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Agriculture now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI are waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as specified in the report, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the amendments printed in the report are waived. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows another electronic vote without intervening business, provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. When said resolution was considered. After debate, On motion of Mr. REYNOLDS, the previous question was ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, the resolution was agreed to. A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table. 198.28 NOTICE-MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES-H.R. 1501 Ms. LOFGREN, pursuant to clause 7(c) of rule XXII, announced her intention to instruct the managers on the part of the House at the conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill (H.R. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile offenders, to insist that the committee of conference recommend a conference substitute that (1) includes a loopholdfree system that assures that no criminals or other prohibited purchasers (e.g. murderers, rapists, child molesters, fugitives from justice, undocumented aliens, stalkers, and batterers) obtain firearms from non-licensed persons and federally licensed firearms dealers at gun shows; (2) does not include provisions that weaken current gun safety law; and (3) includes provisions that aid in the enforcement of current laws against criminals who use guns (e.g. murderers, rapists, child molesters, fugitives from justice, stalkers, and batterers). 198.29 H.R. 2116-UNFINISHED BUSINESS The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2116) to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of extended care services for veterans and to make other improvements in health care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs; as amended. The question being put, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended? The vote was taken by electronic device. It was decided in the affirmative..... 198.30 Deutsch Diaz-Balart Dickey Yeas Nays ... 369 46 [Roll No. 427] YEAS 369 Dicks Callahan Dooley Ehrlich Ehlers English Eshoo Etheridge Filner Fletcher Bentsen Bereuter Clyburn Evans Everett Condit Cook Cooksey Costello Cox Coyne Cramer Crane Ewing Farr Fattah Cubin Cummings Cunningham Danner Davis (FL) Davis (IL) So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed. A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said bill. 198.33 H.R. 468-UNFINISHED BUSINESS The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 468) to establish the Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area; as amended. The question being put, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended? The vote was taken by electronic device. It was decided in the Yeas affirmative ..... LaHood Pascrell Lampson Pastor Lantos Payne Largent Pease Larson Latham LaTourette 410 Lazio Petri ....... Leach Phelps Lewis (CA) by unanimous consent, laid on the table. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said bill. 198.35 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1875 Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 106-326) the resolution (H. Res. 295) providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1875) to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the application of the principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions. When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar and ordered printed. 198.36 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1487 Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 106-327) the resolution (H. Res. 296) providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1487) to provide for public participation in the declaration of national monuments under the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906. When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar and ordered printed. 198.37 ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED 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: H.R. 2490. An Act making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. H.R. 2587. An Act making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. 198.38 LEAVE OF ABSENCE By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted— To Mrs. FOWLER, for today; To Ms. MCKINNEY, for today; and To Mr. SCARBOROUGH, for today and balance of the week. sity juridiction to interstate class actions (Rept. No. 106-326). Referred to the House. Calendar. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 296. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1487) to provide for public participation in the declaration of national monuments under the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906 (Rept. No. 106-327). Referred to the House Calendar. 198.41 PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows: By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, H.R. 2883. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to confer United States citizenship automatically and retroactively on certain foreign-born children adopted by citizens of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. BLILEY: H.R. 2884. A bill to extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through fiscal year 2003; to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. WAX- H.R. 2885. A bill to provide uniform safeguards for the confidentiality of information acquired for exclusively statistical purposes, and to improve the efficiency and quality of Federal statistics and Federal statistical programs by permitting limited sharing of records among designated agencies for statistical purposes under strong safeguards; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. BLILEY, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. FROST, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, and Mr. SANDLIN): H.R. 2886. A bill 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; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. BAKER: H.R. 2887. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that certain Federal power customers are provided protection by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. H.R. 2888. A bill to provide funds to assist homeless children and youth; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services. By Mr. CANNON: H.R. 2889. A bill 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; to the Committee on Resources. By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. H.R. 2890. A bill to amend the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act to transfer jurisdic tion over Federal land in and around the island of Vieques to the Government of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. MORAN of Virginia): H.R. 2891. A bill to provide reasonable and non-discriminatory access to buildings owned or used by the Federal Government for the provision of competitive telecommunications services by telecommunications carriers; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. INSLEE, H.R. 2892. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand Medicare coverage of certain self-injected biologicals; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. FOLEY: H.R. 2893. A bill to provide that adjustments in rates of pay for Members of Congress may not exceed any cost-of-living increases in benefits under title II of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. FOLEY: H.R. 2894. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. FARR of California, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. McGovERN, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, MS. PELOSI, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey): H.R. 2895. A bill to impose an immediate suspension of assistance to the Government of Indonesia until the results of the August 30, 1999, vote in East Timor have been implemented, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. H.R. 2896. A bill to combat money laundering and protect the United States financial system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. UNDERWOOD, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY): H.R. 2897. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to freshness dates on food; to the Committee on Commerce. By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii: H.R. 2898. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce to age 21 the minimum age for an individual without children to be eligible for the earned income credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. NADLER: H.R. 2899. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. H.R. 2900. A bill to reduce emissions from electric powerplants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mrs. BONO, H.R. 2901. A bill to establish a program of formula grants to the States for programs to provide pregnant women with alternatives to abortion, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. H.R. 2902. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to protect pension benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to enforce the age discrimination requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to amendments resulting in defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. SAXTON: H.R. 2903. A bill to assist in the conservation of coral reefs; to the Committee on ReSources. By Mr. SCARBOROUGH: H.R. 2904. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize funding for the Office of Government Ethics; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. VENTO, MS. VELÁZQUEZ, and Mr. HINCHEY): H.R. 2905. A bill to eliminate money laundering in the private banking system, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to take certain actions with regard to foreign countries in which there is a concentration of money laundering activities, and for other |