No.

CONTENTS

664. Regional rail reorganization act of 1973.

666. Continue authorization for professional staff members and clerical assist-

ants, Committee on Finance.

667. Additional expenditures by Committee on Finance.

668. Authorize supplemental expenditures by Select Committee on Nutrition and

Human Needs.

669. Print additional copies, pt. 1, Confidence and concern, citizens view American

Government, survey of public attitudes.

670. Medical device amendments of 1973.

671. Print as Senate document, eulogies and tributes to J. Edgar Hoover.

672. Additional expenditures by Committee on Rules and Administration.

673. Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.

674. Appropriations, 1974, guaranteed student loans.

675. Congressional budget control and national priorities act of 1973.

676. Overseas Private Investment Corporation amendments act.*

677. Securities paperwork reduction resolution.

678. Conveyance of lands in Alaska to Gospel Missionary Union.

679. Conveyance of lands in Alaska to city of Anchorage.

680. Designate Weminuche Wilderness, Rio Grande and San Juan National For-

ests, in Colorado.

681. Energy emergency act.

682. Indian self-determination and educational reform act.

684. Convey lands in Idaho to city of Coeur d'Alene.

685. Authorize National ocean policy study.

686. Forest and rangeland environmental management act of 1974.

687. Revise boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo.

688. Congressional budget act of 1974.

689. Federal election campaign act amendments of 1974.

690. Fair Labor standards amendments of 1974.

691. Fertilizer situation.

692. Office of Federal procurement policy act of 1973.

693. Housing and community development act of 1974.

698. Additional expenditures by Committee on Government Operations.

699. Print additional copies, committee print, Protecting older Americans against

overpayment of income taxes.

700. U.S. participation in International Ocean Exposition '75.

701. Executive, Legislative and Judicial salaries.

702. Additional expenditures by Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

703. Additional expenditures by Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban

Affairs.

704. Additional expenditures by Committee on District of Columbia.

705. Additional expenditures by Committee on Aeronautics and Space Sciences.

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706. Additional expenditures by Committee on Armed Services.

707. Additional expenditures by Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

708. Additional expenditures by Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

709. Additional expenditures by Committee on Foreign Relations.

710. Additional expenditures by Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

711. Additional expenditures by Committee on Commerce.

712. Additional expenditures by Committee on Government Operations.

713. Establish Special Committee on Aging as permanent special Committee, etc.

714. Committee on Judiciary, additional expenditures.

715. Continue additional expenditures by Special Committee on Termination of

National Emergency.

716. Supplemental expenditures by Select Committee on Presidential Campaign

Activities.

717. Additional expenditures by Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

718. Continue additional expenditures by Select Committee on Nutrition and

Human Needs.

719. Additional expenditures by Committee on Public Works.

720. Additional expenditures by Select Committee on Small Business,

93d Congress, 2d Session

Senate Report No. 93-664

REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1973

DECEMBER 26, 1973.-Ordered to be printed

Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate on December 21, 1973

Mr. HARTKE. from the Committee on Conference, submitted the

following

CONFERENCE REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 9142]

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two

Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 9142) to

restore, support, and maintain modern, efficient rail service in the

northeast region of the United States; to designate a system of

essential rail lines in the northern region; to provide financial assist-

ance to certain rail carriers; and for other purposes, having met, after

full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend

to their respective Houses as follows:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of

the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amend-

ment insert the following:

That this Act, divided into titles and sections according to the following

table of contents, may be cited as the "Regional Rail Reorganization Act

of 1973":

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE I-GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Declaration of policy.

Sec. 102. Definitions.

TITLE II-UNITED STATES RAILWAY ASSOCIATION

Sec. 201. For iation and structure.

Sec. 202. General powers and duties of the Association.

Sec. 203. Access to information.

Sec. 204. Report.

Sec. 205. Rail Services Planning Office.

Sec. 206. Final system plan.

Sec. 207. Adoption of final system plan.

Sec. 208. Review by Congress.

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