[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 46 (Thursday, April 17, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H1702-H1703]
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:

       2851. A letter from the Director, Defense Finance and 
     Accounting Service, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the Defense Finance and Accounting Service 
     [DFAS] is initiating a cost comparison of all Department of 
     Defense [DOD] transportation accounting functions, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2304 note; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       2852. A letter from the Secretary of the Army, transmitting 
     notification that certain major defense acquisition programs 
     have breached the unit cost by more than 25 percent, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2431(b)(3)(A); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       2853. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Revisions to the Appointment of Members to the 
     National Ocean Research Leadership Council''; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       2854. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize a food cost based basic allowance for subsistence 
     for enlisted military personnel; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       2855. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize the U.S. participation in and appropriations for 
     the U.S. contribution to the 11th replenishment of the 
     resources of the International Development Association, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       2856. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize consent to and authorize appropriations for a U.S. 
     contribution to the interest subsidy account of the successor 
     to the enhanced structural adjustment facility of the 
     International Monetary Fund, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2857. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations to pay for the U.S. capital 
     subscription as part of the eight general capital increase of 
     the Inter-American Development Bank, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1110; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2858. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize U.S. participation in and appropriations for the 
     U.S. contribution to the sixth replenishment of the resources 
     of the Asian Development Fund, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2859. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Repeal 
     Act''; to the Committee on Commerce.
       2860. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     ``Major'' final rule--Rulemaking To Amend Parts 1, 2, 21, and 
     25 of the Commission's Rules to Redesignate the 27.5-29.5 GHz 
     Frequency Band, To Establish Rules and Policies for Local

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     Multipoint Distribution Service and for Fixed Satellite 
     Services [CC Docket No. 92-297] received April 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2861. A letter from the Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Statement of Compliance with Section 223 of the Small 
     Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 [Docket 
     No. RM97-2-000; Order No. 594] received April 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2862. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission for fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2863. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 11th, 12th and 13th annual reports 
     to Congress of the Orphan Products Board [OPR]; pursuant to 
     42 U.S.C. 236(e); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2864. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Individual Market Health Insurance Reform: Portability 
     from Group to Individual Coverage; Federal Rules for Access 
     in the Individual Market; State Alternative Mechanisms to 
     Federal Rules [BPD-882-IFC] (RIN: 0938-AH75) received April 
     9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2865. A letter from the Director of Congressional 
     Relations, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's annual report for fiscal year 
     1996, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 2076(j); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2866. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a report regarding highly migratory species, pursuant to 16 
     U.S.C. 971; to the Committee on Resources.
       2867. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 29th in a series of reports on 
     refugee resettlement in the United States covering the period 
     October 1, 1994, through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 8 
     U.S.C. 1523(a); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2868. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's report 
     on settlements for calendar year 1996 for damages caused by 
     the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. 
     Marshals Service, and the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3724(b); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, April 17, 1997.
       2869. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting recommendations for the 
     uniform percentage adjustment of each dollar amount specified 
     in title 11 regarding bankruptcy administration and in 28 
     U.S.C. 1930 with respect to bankruptcy fees, pursuant to 11 
     U.S.C. 104 note; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2870. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to authorize the appointment of additional 
     bankruptcy judges and for other purposes, pursuant to 28 
     U.S.C. 152(b)(2); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2871. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting the report of the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States on the Confidentiality of 
     Communications Between Sexual Assault Victims and Their 
     Counselors, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 13942 (c); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       2872. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), Department of Army, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Danger Zones and Restricted Areas 
     (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) [33 CFR Part 334] received 
     April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2873. A letter from the Acting Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting an informational copy 
     of the construction prospectus for the U.S. Secret Service 
     classroom building in Beltsville, MD, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 
     606(a); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2874. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a report covering the disposition of cases 
     granted relief from administrative error, overpayment and 
     forfeiture by the Administrator in 1996, pursuant to 38 
     U.S.C. 210(c)(3)(B); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2875. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to allow the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation to permit Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     employees to participate in leave sharing programs with 
     employees of other Department of Justice components and other 
     Federal agencies; jointly, to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Oversight and the Judiciary.
       2876. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to reauthorize and make 
     reforms to programs authorized by the Public Works and 
     Economic Development Act of 1965; jointly, to the Committees 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure and Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       2877. A letter from the Director, U.S. Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to implement the obligations of the United States 
     under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, 
     Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on 
     Their Destruction, known as ``the Chemical Weapons 
     Convention'' and opened for signature and signed by the 
     United States on January 13, 1993; jointly, to the Committees 
     on International Relations, the Judiciary, and Government 
     Reform and Oversight.

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