[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 41 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1390]
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:

       2656. A letter from the Executive Director, Defense 
     Environmental Response Task Force, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the report on the actions of the Defense 
     Environmental Response Task Force for fiscal year 1995, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-510, section 2923(c)(1) (104 Stat. 
     1821); to the Committee on National Security.
       2657. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Streamlined Research and Development Clause Lists [DFARS Case 
     96-D028] received April 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       2658. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Retirement of Regular Commissioned Officers at Age 
     62, Exception for Deputy Chief and Chief of Chaplains''; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       2659. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Health 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting notification 
     that the final report for the plan ensuring the provision of 
     medical care to any natural child of a member of the Armed 
     Forces will be available no later than June, 1997; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       2660. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting a report entitled ``Moving Toward a 
     Lead-Safe America: A Report to the Congress of the United 
     States'', pursuant to Public Law 102-550, section 1061(b) 
     (106 Stat. 3927); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       2661. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting a report on whether 
     organizations make sensitive consumer identification 
     information available to the public, and whether such 
     activities create undue potential for fraud and risk of loss 
     to insured depository institutions, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-208 section 2422(c) (100 Stat. 3009); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2662. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of 
     the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
     Circuit (No. 96-7030--Carole Kolstad v. American Dental 
     Association (March 21, 1997)); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       2663. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``District Heating, Cooling, 
     and Cogeneration: Benefits, Constraints, and 
     Recommendations,'' pursuant to section 172(b) of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 1992; to the Committee on Commerce.
       2664. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     report entitled ``Annual Report to Congress--Progress on 
     Superfund Implementation in Fiscal Year 1996,'' pursuant to 
     45 U.S.C. 9651; to the Committee on Commerce.
       2665. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 97-
     A, which relates to the Department of the Navy's proposed 
     enhancements or upgrades from the level of sensitivity of 
     technology or capability of defense article(s) previously 
     sold to the Coordination Council for North American Affairs 
     [CCNAA], currently identified as the Taipei Economic and 
     Cultural Representative Office [TECRO] in the United States, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5)(C); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2666. A letter from the Chairman of the Board, African 
     Development Foundation, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to authorize appropriations for the African 
     Development Foundation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2667. A letter from the President, Inter-American 
     Foundation, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
     the Inter-American Foundation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2668. A letter from the president and CEO, Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled the ``Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation Amendments Act of 1997''; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2669. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a letter notifying Congress that on 
     March 25, 1997, a standby evacuation force of the U.S. 
     military personnel from the United States European Command 
     and the United States deployed to Congo and Gabon to provide 
     enhanced security for the more than 300 American private 
     citizens, government employees, and selected third country 
     nationals in Kinshasa, Zaire, should their evacuation become 
     necessary (H. Doc. No. 105-63); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       2670. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting notification that OPM has approved 
     proposals for five personnel management demonstration 
     projects for the Department of the Army, submitted by the 
     Department of Defense, pursuant to Public Law 103-337, 
     section 342(b) (108 Stat. 2721); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2671. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General of the 
     United States, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments 
     of 1997''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2672. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a copy of the Bureau of 
     Justice Assistance report entitled, ``Fiscal Year 1995 Annual 
     Report to Congress,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3789e; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       2673. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of 
     the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
     Circuit (No. 95-7164--Rafic Saadeh v. Fawaz Farouki (March 4, 
     1997)); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2674. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of 
     the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
     Circuit (No. 96-5148--United States of America v. Consumer 
     Health Services of America, Inc. and Roger Schlossberg, 
     Trustee (March 18, 1997)); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2675. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of 
     the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
     Circuit (No. 96-3060--United States of America v. Leo Darryl 
     Harrington (March 25, 1997)); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       2676. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's report entitled 
     ``The Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program, 
     Annual Report to Congress FY 1995,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     9604; to the Committee on Science.
       2677. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``National Science Foundation Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999,'' pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; 
     to the Committee on Science.
       2678. A letter from the Chairman, Prospective Payment 
     Assessment Commission, transmitting the annual report on the 
     Prospective Payment Assessment Commission, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 1395ww(e)(6)(G)(i); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       2679. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled the 
     ``Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 
     1998 and 1999,'' pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly, to the 
     Committees on National Security and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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