The plight of many of the steel companies in this country is serious. The Speaker of the House has agreed to permit a motion to go to conference within 1 week of receiving the Senatepassed bill and has agreed to allow normal appropriations conferees to be appointed and to permit the resulting conference report to be brought up before the Houses. Subsequent to Senate adoption of the substitute on H.R. 1141. the House Appropriations Committee marked up a second emergency supplemental appropriations bill to provide emergency funding principally to support the military operations. refugee relief. and humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict in Kosovo and for military operations in Southwest Asia for fiscal year 1999. In light of the House action in relation to the Kosovo supplemental. and in hopes of being able to move both the Central American emergency spending bill. H.R. 1141. as well as the emergency funding for Kosovo. it was determined by the joint leadership that the Kosovo funding should be taken up directly by the HouseSenate conferees on H.R. 1141.