[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 5, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H1714-H1715]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       2174. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for emergency fiscal year 
     1996 supplemental appropriations for emergency expenses 
     related to recent natural disasters in the United States and 
     the Virgin Islands, and to designate the amount made 
     available as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107 
     (H. Doc. No. 104-183); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2175. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     notification of the Department's intention to contract the 
     sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, also known as the 
     Elk Hills Reserve without providing for the use of 
     competitive procedures; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       2176. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting final priority--Research

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     in Education of Individuals with Disabilities Program, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       2177. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's report entitled 
     ``Ambulatory Surgery, Preadmission Testing, and Same-day 
     Surgery: State Medicaid Programs' Experience and Findings 
     from the Literature,'' pursuant to Public Law 101-508, 
     section 4755(b)(3)(d) (104 Stat. 1388-210); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2178. A letter from the Acting Secretary of State, 
     transmitting a list of all potential sales and licensed 
     commercial exports under the act of major weapons or weapons-
     related defense equipment valued at $7 million or more, or of 
     any other weapons or weapons-related defense equipment valued 
     at $25 million or more, which the administration considers 
     eligible for approval during the calendar year 1996 and which 
     may, therefore, result in notification to the Congress this 
     year, pursuant to section 25(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act; to the Committee on International Relations.
       2179. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     progress made toward opening the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-45, section 6 (109 Stat. 400); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2180. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People who are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2181. A letter from the Director, Communications and 
     Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2182. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1995, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2183. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1995, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2184. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1995, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2185. A letter from the National Endowment for Democracy, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2186. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1995, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2187. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1995, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2188. A letter from the U.S. Copyright Office, transmitting 
     a report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act 
     for calendar year 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2189. A letter from the Director, U.S. Information Agency, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2190. A letter from the U.S. Trade Representative, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

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