[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 21, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H239-H242]
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:

       1209. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Regulations Issued Under the Export Apple and Pear Act; 
     Relaxation of Grade Requirements for Apples and

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     Pears Shipped to Pacific Ports of Russia [Docket No. FV96-33-
     1FIR] received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1210. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Establishment of 
     Interim and Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 
     1996-97 Marketing Year [Docket No. FV96-982-2IFR] received 
     January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1211. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Onions Grown in South Texas; Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV96-959-1IFR] received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1212. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Cranberries Grown in the States of Massachusetts, Rhode 
     Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, 
     Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Long Island in the State 
     of New York; Change in Reporting Requirements [Docket No. 
     FV96-929-2FR] received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1213. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Milk in the Iowa Marketing Area; Temporary Revision of Pool 
     Supply Plant Shipping Percentage [DA-96-16] received January 
     10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       1214. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Olives Grown in California and Imported Olives; Establishment 
     of Minimum Quality Requirements for California and Imported 
     Olives, and Revision of Outgoing Inspection Requirements and 
     Procedures for California Olives [Docket No. FV96-932-2FR] 
     received January 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1215. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision of the 
     Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 
     (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 1996-97 Marketing Year [Docket 
     No. FV96-985-3FR] received January 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1216. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Peanuts Marketed in the United States; Changes in Handling 
     and Disposition Requirements [Docket Nos. FV96-997-1FR; FV96-
     998-4FR; FV96-999-3FR] received January 13, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1217. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Cotton Research and Promotion Program: Determination of Sign-
     up Eligibility, and Procedure for the Conduct of a Sign-up 
     Period for Determination of Whether to Conduct a Referendum 
     Regarding the 1990 Amendments to the Cotton Research and 
     Promotion Act [CN-96-008] received January 14, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1218. A communication from the President of the United 
     States transmitting his request to make available 
     appropriations totaling $5 million in budget authority for 
     the Department of Health and Human Services' Low Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Program, and 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. 105-26); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       1219. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     on a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act--Army violation, 
     case number 97-02, which totaled $27,122, occurred in the 
     fiscal year 1995 operation and maintenance, Army [O&M, A] 
     appropriation at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, WA, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       1220. A letter from the Chair, Defense Environmental 
     Response Task Force, transmitting the report on the actions 
     of the Defense Environmental Response Task Force for fiscal 
     year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 101-510, section 2923(c)(1) 
     (104 Stat. 1821); to the Committee on National Security.
       1221. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Installations 
     and Environment), Department of the Navy, transmitting 
     notification of the Department's decision to study certain 
     functions performed by military and civilian personnel in the 
     Department of the Navy [DON] for possible performance by 
     private contractors, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 note; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       1222. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the Secretary has approved the retirement 
     of Adm. William J. Flanagan, Jr., U.S. Navy, and 
     certification that Admiral Flanagan has served satisfactorily 
     on active duty in his current grade; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       1223. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to the Czech Republic, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1224. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
     OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's ``Major'' final rule--
     Occupational Exposure to Methylene Chloride (RIN: 1218-AA98) 
     received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1225. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     copy of the annual report on the Coke Oven Emission Control 
     Program for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to Public Law 101-549, 
     section 301 (104 Stat. 2559); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1226. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's 1996 annual report to Congress on the 
     Federal Facilities Compliance Act mixed waste activities, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6965; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1227. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on nuclear nonproliferation in South Asia for the 
     period April 1, 1996, through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 237; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1228. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-14: Drawdown from DOD 
     Articles and Services for Assistance for Victims of Conflict 
     and Other Persons at Risk from Northern Iraq, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2601(c)(3); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1229. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-12: Drawdown of Commodities 
     and Services from the Inventory and Resources of the 
     Department of Defense to Support a Peace Monitoring Force in 
     Northern Iraq, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2348a; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       1230. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-9: Drawdown of Articles, 
     Services, and Military Education and Training from DOD to 
     Provide Anti-Narcotics Assistance to Mexico, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2348a; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1231. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments since his last 
     report on July 22, 1996, concerning the national emergency 
     with respect to Libya that was declared in Executive Order 
     No. 12543 of January 7, 1986, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c). 
     (H. Doc. No. 105-25); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       1232. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective December 23, 1996, the danger pay rate for Peru was 
     designated at the 15 percent level, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     5928; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1233. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective December 26, 1996, the danger pay rate for Chechnya 
     was designated at the 20 percent level, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     5928; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1234. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective December 26, 1996, the danger pay rate for the 
     Central African Republic was designated at the 20 percent 
     level, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1235. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     337, ``Highway Trust Fund Establishment Act and the Water and 
     Sewer Authority Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 13, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1236. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     338, ``Business Corporation Two-Year Report Amendment Act of 
     1996'' received January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1237. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     339, ``Fire Code Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 13, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1238. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     342, ``International Registration Plan Agreement Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 13, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1239. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     347, ``Health Services Planning Program Re-establishment Act 
     of 1996'' received January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233 (c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1240. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     349, ``Oak

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     Hill Youth Center Educational Contracting Temporary Act of 
     1996'' received January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1241. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     358, ``Extension of the Moratorium on Retail Service Station 
     Conversions and the Gas Station Advisory Board Amendment Act 
     of 1996'' received January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1242. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     354, ``Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals 
     Membership Qualification Act of 1996'' received January 13, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1243. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     355, ``Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Roman Catholic Church 
     Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 1996'' received 
     January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1244. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     359, ``Housing Finance Agency Loan Forgiveness Amendment Act 
     of 1996'' received January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1245. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     360, ``Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996'' received 
     January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1246. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     363, ``Modification Reduction-in-Force Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1996'' received January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1247. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     361, ``Adjustment Process for Nonviolent Juvenile Offenders 
     and Parent Participation in Court-Ordered Proceedings Act of 
     1996'' received January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1248. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     415, ``Real Property Tax Rates for Tax year 1997 Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1249. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     413, ``Oyster Elementary School Modernization and Development 
     Project Temporary Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1250. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     434, ``District of Columbia Moratorium on the 1997 Real 
     Property Assessments for Real Property Tax Year 1998 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1251. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     433, ``BNA Washington Inc., Real Property Tax Deferral 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1252. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     432, ``New Hires Police Officers, Fire Fighters, and Teachers 
     Pension Modification Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 
     16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1253. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     431, ``Zero Tolerance for Guns Amendment Act of 1996'' 
     received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1254. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     392, ``Reorganization Plan No. 5 for the Department of Human 
     Services and Department of Corrections Temporary Act of 
     1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1255. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     391, ``Drug Paraphernalia Amendment Act of 1996'' received 
     January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1256. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     389, ``Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation Act of 
     1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1257. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     387, ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square 375, S.O. 95-54, 
     Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1258. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     386, ``Cable Television Franchise Amendment Act of 1996'' 
     received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1259. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     364, ``Boating While Intoxicated Temporary Act of 1996'' 
     received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1260. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     370, ``Closing of Public Alleys and Abandonment and 
     Establishment of Easements in Square 878, S.O. 95-38, Act of 
     1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1261. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     384, ``Preservation of Residential Neighborhoods Against 
     Nuisances Temporary Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1262. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     380, ``Real Property Tax Reassessment Temporary Act of 1996'' 
     received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1263. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     378, ``Paternity Acknowledgment and Gas Station Advisory 
     Board Re-establishment Temporary Act of 1996'' received 
     January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1264. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     374, ``Public Assistance Fair Hearing Procedures Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1265. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     372, ``Testing of District Government Drivers of Commercial 
     Motor Vehicles for Alcohol and Controlled Substances 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1266. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     371, ``Lottery Games Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 
     16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1267. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     367, ``Medicare Supplement Insurance Minimum Standards 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1268. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     343, ``Council Contract Approval Modification Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1995 Temporary Amendment Act of 1996'' 
     received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1269. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     341, ``District of Columbia Employee Viatical Settlement 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1270. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     340, ``Alcoholic Beverage Underage Penalties Amendment Act of 
     1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1271. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting the Council of the 
     District of Columbia's statement on District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority 
     ``Resolution, Recommendations and Order Concerning the 
     Lottery Board,'' dated September 21, 1996, received December 
     20, 1996, pursuant to section 207(b) of Public Law 104-8; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1272. A letter from the Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit 
     Administration, transmitting

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     the annual report of the Farm Credit Administration for 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 2252(a)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1273. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report for fiscal year 1995 
     listing the number of appeals submitted, the number processed 
     to completion, and the number not completed by the originally 
     announced date, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7701(i)(2); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1274. A letter from the Chairman, National Mediation Board, 
     transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1275. A letter from the Independent Counsel, Office of 
     Independent Counsel, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period April 1, 1996, through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1276. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the agency's annual report on drug 
     and alcohol abuse prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation 
     programs and services for Federal civilian employees covering 
     fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7363; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1277. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1996, through 
     September 30, 1996, and the Secretary's semiannual report for 
     the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1278. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1279. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1280. A letter from the Chairman of the Board of Governors, 
     U.S. Postal Service, transmitting a copy of the annual report 
     in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during 
     the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1281. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting proposed regulations governing 
     electronic filing of reports by political committees, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(d); to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       1282. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting notification that due to the discontinued 
     funding for the emergency striped bass research study, the 
     annual report on that study will no longer be transmitted to 
     Congress, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 757g(b); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1283. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Secretary's certification that Italy has terminated 
     large-scale driftnet fishing by its nationals and vessels, 
     pursuant to Public Law 100-220, section 4004(b) (101 Stat. 
     1478); to the Committee on Resources.
       1284. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, Department of the Interior, transmitting a 
     report on an increase in the projected cost for the safety of 
     dams modifications at Bumping Lake Dam, Yakima project, 
     Washington, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 509; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1285. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Visitor Service Authorizations 
     on Alaska National Wildlife Refuges (RIN: 1018-AC02) received 
     January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1286. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Endangered Status for the Laguna Mountain Skipper and Quino 
     Checkerspot Butterfly (RIN: 1018-AC84) received January 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1287. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the U.S. Courts, transmitting the Judicial Conference of the 
     United States biennial report to the Congress on the 
     continuing need for all authorized bankruptcy judgeships, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 152(b)(2); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1288. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to provide for the conversion of existing 
     temporary U.S. district judgeships to permanent status, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1289. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, transmitting a report on the 
     aircraft cabin air quality research program, pursuant to 
     Public Law 103-305, section 304(e)(2) (108 Stat. 1592); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1290. A letter from the Director, National Legislative 
     Commission, the American Legion, transmitting the proceedings 
     of the 78th National Convention of the American Legion, held 
     in Salt Lake City, UT on September 3, 4, and 5, 1996, as well 
     as a report on the organization's activities from the year 
     preceding the convention, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 49 (H. Doc. 
     No. 105-27); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and 
     ordered to be printed.
       1291. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an updated report concerning the 
     emigration laws and policies of Mongolia, pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2432(b) (H. Doc. No. 105-24); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means and ordered to be printed.
       1292. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Advisory Committee on Judicial Review of Military 
     Administrative Personnel Actions findings and 
     recommendations, pursuant to section 551 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1996; jointly, to 
     the Committees on National Security and the Judiciary.
       1293. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting notification that the Department of 
     Health and Human Services is allotting emergency funds made 
     available under section 2602(e) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 to North Dakota and South Dakota and 
     the tribes located in those States, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     8623(g); jointly, to the Committees on Commerce and Education 
     and the Workforce.
       1294. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting notification of the actions the Secretary has 
     taken regarding security measures at Eldorado International 
     Airport, Bogota, Colombia, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44907(d)(3); 
     jointly, to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1295. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's 
     certification to the Congress regarding the incidental 
     capture of Sea Turtles in commercial shrimping operations 
     (China), pursuant to Public Law 101-162, section 609(b)(2) 
     (103 Stat. 1038); jointly, to the Committees on Resources and 
     Appropriations.
       1296. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting a copy of the Board's request for 
     supplemental funding for fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. app. 1903(b)(7); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations.
       1297. A letter from the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and 
     Defense, transmitting a report on the implementation of the 
     health resources sharing portion of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Health Resources 
     Sharing and Emergency Operations Act for fiscal year 1996, 
     pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8111(f); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Veterans' Affairs and National Security.
       1298. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General of the 
     United States, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act of 
     1997''; jointly, to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
     Agriculture, Commerce, Resources, and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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