[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 137 (Saturday, September 28, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H12171-H12172]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ECT.

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

       5354. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
     Florida; Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV96-905-1 FIR] received 
     September 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5355. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Technical Amendments to the Soybean Promotion and Research 
     Order and Rules and Regulations [Docket No. LS-96-005] 
     received September 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5356. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Sale of HUD-Held Single Family Mortgages; Notice 
     of Extension of Interim Rule Effective Period (FR-3814) 
     received September 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5357. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless 
     Assistance; Extension of Interim Rule Effective Period (FR-
     3820) received September 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5358. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Optional Earned Income Exclusion Interim Rule 
     (FR-4080) received September 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5359. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Loan Guarantee Recovery Fund Final Rule (FR-4108) 
     received September 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5360. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Termination of Tenancy for Criminal Activity 
     Final Rule (FR-3472) received September 26, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       5361. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room 
     Occupancy Program for Homeless Individuals Final Rule (FR-
     3929) received September 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5362. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Streamlining Multifamily and Single Family 
     Nonjudicial Foreclosure Procedures Final Rule (FR-4110) 
     received September 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5363. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Homeownership of Single Family Homes Program 
     (HOPE 3); Streamlining Final Rules (FR-3857) received 
     September 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       5364. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Home Investment Partnerships Program Final Rule 
     (FR-3962) received September 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5365. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Conversion from Coinsurance to Full Insurance 
     Final Rule (FR-3813) received September 26, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       5366. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Insurance 
     Demonstration; Additional Streamlining Final Rule (FR-2958) 
     received September 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5367. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--RESPA; Statement of Enforcement Standards; Title 
     Insurance Practices in Florida Final Rule (FR-4114) received 
     September

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     26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       5368. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Department's final rule--Sales of 
     Credit Life Insurance [Docket No. 96-22] (RIN: 1557-AB49) 
     received September 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5369. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Removal of Duplicative Regulations 
     Governing the H-1A Nurses Labor Attestation Program, the D-1 
     Foreign Maritime Crewmembers Program, the H-1B Nonimmigrant 
     Labor Condition Application Program, and the F-1 Students 
     Labor Attestation Program (RIN: 1205-AB13) received September 
     28, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       5370. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled, 
     ``Presidential Honors Scholarship Act of 1996''; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       5371. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Saudi Arabia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 96-75), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5372. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of the 
     Secretary's determination and justification for authorizing 
     assistance to strengthen the ECOMOG peacekeeping mission in 
     Liberia, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2261(a)(2); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5373. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a memorandum of 
     justification for drawdown under section 506 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act to support ECOMOG, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2318(b)(2); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5374. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of a 
     memorandum of justification for drawdown under section 552 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act to support ECOMOG, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2348a; to the Committee on International Relations.
       5375. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the bimonthly report on progress toward 
     a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus Question, including any 
     relevant reports from the Secretary General of the United 
     Nations, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5376. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--General 
     Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) for 
     Change 73, Authorizing Deviations from the FAR and GSAR [APD 
     2800.12A, CHGE 73] (RIN: 3090-AG09) received September 27, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5377. A letter from the Director, Office of the Secretary 
     of Defense, transmitting the Office's final rule--Privacy 
     Program (32 CFR Part 505) received September 27, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5378. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1995, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5379. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to clarify the effective date provision of Rules 
     413 through 415 of the Federal Rules of Evidence; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       5380. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation 
     transmitting the Department's 1995 progress report on the 
     transition to quieter airplanes, pursuant to Public Law 101-
     508, section 9308(g) (104 Stat. 1388-383); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5381. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Testing Requirements 
     for Ocean Dumping [FRL-5617-6] received September 27, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5382. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Jersey 
     Transportation Control Measures [FRL-5554-9] received 
     September 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5383. A letter from the Secretary of Energy transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Annual Report on the 
     Metals Initiative,'' pursuant to Public Law 100-680, section 
     8; to the Committee on Science.
       5384. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Work 
     Opportunity Tax Credit--Pre-Screening Notice [Notice 96-52] 
     received September 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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