[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 18, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H3922-H3923]
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:

       3845. A letter from the Director, Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Revitalizing Base Closure Communities and Community 
     Assistance--Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance 
     (RIN: 0790-AG18) received June 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       3846. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting the 
     Office's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement; Miscellaneous Amendments [Defense Acquisition 
     Circular 91-12] received June 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       3847. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board, transmitting the annual 
     report of the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board on 
     the Resolution Funding Corporation for the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to Public Law 101--73, section 511(a) (103 
     Stat. 404); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3848. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Controls and Displays 
     (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 
     96-52; Notice 2] (RIN: 2127-AF86) received June 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3849. A letter from the Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Nuclear 
     Plant Decommissioning Trust Fund Guidelines [Docket No. RM94-
     14-001; Order No. 580-A] received June 13, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3850. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Chile (Transmittal No. 
     19-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3851. A letter from the Chairman, District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     transmitting the Authority's report entitled ``District of 
     Columbia Financial Plan and Budget, Fiscal Years 1998 and 
     1999-2001,'' pursuant to Public Law 104-8, section 202(c)(6) 
     (109 Stat. 113); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       3852. A letter from the CFO and Plan Administrator, PCA 
     Retirement Committee, First South Production Credit 
     Association, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual pension 
     plan report of the First South Production Credit Association, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3853. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the study report on the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro to 
     determine if it is feasible and desireable to designate it as 
     a component of the National Trails System, pursuant to 16 
     U.S.C. 1244(b); to the Committee on Resources.
       3854. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the annual report entitled ``Outer Continental 
     Shelf Lease Sales: Evaluation of Bidding Results and 
     Competition'' for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 
     1337(a)(9); to the Committee on Resources.
       3855. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Low-Stress

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     Hazardous Liquid Pipelines Serving Plants and Terminals 
     (Research and Special Programs Administration) [Docket No. 
     PS-117; Amdt. 195-57] (RIN: 2137-AC87) received June 12, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3856. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Motor Carrier Routing Regulations; Disposition of Loss and 
     Damage Claims and Processing Salvage; Preservation of Records 
     (Federal Highway Administration) (RIN: 2125-AE12) received 
     June 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3857. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Government 
     Securities: Call for Large Position Reports [17 CFR Part 420] 
     received June 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3858. A letter from the United States Trade Representative, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Trade Act of 1974 to extend the Generalized System of 
     Preferences; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3859. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the utilization of Uniformed 
     Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS) graduates, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-201 section 741(e) (110 Stat. 
     2600); jointly to the Committees on National Security and 
     Commerce.
       3860. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's report on the 
     Portfolio Reengineering Demonstration Program for Fiscal 
     Years 1996 and 1997, pursuant to Public Law 104-134, section 
     210(g) (110 Stat. 1321-287); jointly to the Committees on 
     Banking and Financial Services and Appropriations.
       3861. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report on deliveries under 
     Section 540 of P.L. 104-107 to the Government of Bosnia-
     Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 104-107, section 540(c) 
     (110 Stat. 736); jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations.
       3862. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation to improve pension and benefit 
     security, to provide equitable railroad retirement benefits; 
     jointly to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     Ways and Means, Government Reform and Oversight, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3863. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide uniform safeguards for the confidentiality of 
     information acquired for exclusively statistical purposes, 
     and to improve the efficiency of Federal statistical programs 
     and the quality of federal statistics by permitting limited 
     sharing of records for statistical purposes under strong 
     safeguards; jointly to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, Commerce, the Judiciary, Science, and 
     Education and the Workforce.

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