[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S5790]
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                   EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

  The following communications were laid before the Senate, together 
with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, which were referred 
as indicated:

       EC-2205. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a draft of 
     proposed legislation to modify Medicare payments; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2206. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     concerning increases in inpatient hospital payment rates and 
     recommendations for hospitals subject to the Medicare 
     prospective payment system; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2207. A communication from the Regulatory Policy 
     Officer, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, two rules 
     concerning the small producers' wine tax credit (RIN1512-
     AB65), received on June 2, 1997; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2208. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Notice 97-36, 
     received on June 11, 1997; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2209. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Veterans' Medical Care Funding Improvement Act of 
     1997''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-2210. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on recissions and 
     deferrals, received on June 16, 1997; referred jointly, 
     pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975 as modified by the 
     order of April 11, 1986, to the Committees on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry, Armed Services, Banking, Housing and 
     Urban Affairs, Energy and Natural Resources, Finance, Foreign 
     Relations, Governmental Affairs, and Judiciary.
       EC-2211. A communication from the Administrator, Grain 
     Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, U.S. 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fees for Official Inspection and 
     Official Weighing Services'' (RIN0508-AA52), received on June 
     17, 1997; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-2212. A communication from the Acting Chairman of the 
     Thrift Depositor Protection Board, under the Secretary for 
     Domestic Finance, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, a 
     draft of proposed legislation relative to abolishing the 
     Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2213. A communication from the Acting Executive 
     Director, Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Resolution Funding Corporation for calendar year 1996; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2214. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to direct 
     spending or receipts legislation; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
       EC-2215. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of a 
     rule entitled ``Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West'', 
     received on June 16, 1997; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2216. A communication from the Administrator, Rural 
     Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a rule relative to the Distance Learning and 
     Telemedicine Grant Program (RIN0572-AB31), received on June 
     16, 1997; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.

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