U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act of 1998 - Establishes the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States to: (1) study and develop an historical record of the collection and disposition of specified assets of Holocaust victims in the possession or control of the Federal Government (including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and any Federal reserve bank), after January 30, 1933 (including certain gold assets obtained by the Nazi government of Germany from governmental institutions in Nazi-occupied areas); (2) coordinate its activities with private and governmental entities (including the international Washington Conference on Holocaust-era Assets); (3) encourage the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to report on Holocaust-related claims practices of insurance companies doing business in the United States after January 30, 1933, that issued insurance policies to individuals on designated Holocaust-victim lists; (4) review comprehensively research conducted by other entities regarding such assets in the United States; and (5) report its recommendations to the President.
Instructs the President to report recommendations for action to the Congress.
Directs the Administrator of General Services, upon Commission request, to provide administrative support services on a reimbursable basis.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1998 through 2000.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mr. Leach asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4271-4273)
The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 3662. Agreed to without objection.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
A similar measure H.R. 3662 was laid on the table without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6129)
Senate agreed to the House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6129)
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 105-186.
Became Public Law No: 105-186.
Enacted as Public Law 105-186
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