[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 87 (Friday, June 20, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H4131]
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                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:


       3880. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Distance 
     Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program (RIN: 0572-
     AB31) June 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3881. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Streamlining 
     the Rural Utilities Service Water and Waste Program 
     Regulations (RIN: 0572-AB20) received June 17, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3882. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Environmental Management, Department of Energy, transmitting 
     the annual report on research and technology development 
     activities supporting defense waste management and 
     environmental restoration, pursuant to Public Law 101--189, 
     section 3141(c)(1), (2) (103 Stat. 1680); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       3883. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting drafts of eight proposed items of 
     legislation that address various management concerns of the 
     Department of Defense; to the Committee on National Security.
       3884. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the impact of limiting the service 
     area of a facility designated as a Specialized Treatment 
     Services (STS) to not more than 100 miles from the facility; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       3885. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the thirteenth Annual Report on the activities and 
     expenditures of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste 
     Management, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 10224(c); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3886. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Maine; Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-5845-1] received June 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3887. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Designation 
     of Areas; Virginia; Redesignation of Hampton Roads Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area, Maintenance Plan and Mobile Emissions 
     Budget [VA-066-5024 and VA-068-5024; FRL-5846-7] received 
     June 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3888. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; 
     15% Rate of Progress Plan for the Northern Virginia Portion 
     of the Metropolitan Washington D.C. Area [VA045-5022; FRL-
     5846-8] received June 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3889. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with the United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-56-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3890. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-76-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3891. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Saudi Arabia 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-6-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3892. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting the Authority's Resolution 
     disapproving the Council's revised financial plan and budget 
     in D.C. Act 12-94, ``Revised D.C. Act 12-76, Fiscal Year 1998 
     Budget Request Act of 1997,'' and the Authority's recommended 
     financial plan and budget for fiscal year 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3893. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule--Executive 
     Branch Financial Disclosure, Qualified Trusts, and 
     Certificates of Divestiture (RIN: 3209-AA00) received June 
     18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3894. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     Inspector General for the period October 1, 1996, through 
     March 1, 1997, 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.
       3895. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to reduce the 
     fractionated ownership of Indian lands; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3896. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule-- Redress Provisions for Persons 
     of Japanese Ancestry: Guidelines Under Ishida v. United 
     States [Order No. 2077-97] received June 16, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3897. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Scope of 
     Rules: National Security; Prevention of Acts of Violence and 
     Terrorism [BOP-1046-F; BOP-1059-F] (RIN: 1120-AA47; RIN: 
     1120-AA54) received June 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3898. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize 
     appropriations for refugee and entrant assistance for fiscal 
     years 1998, 1999, and 2000, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3899. A letter from the Director of Publications, The 
     American Council of Learned Societies, transmitting the 
     Council's Annual Report for the year 1995-1996, pursuant to 
     36 U.S.C. 1101(56) and 1103; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       3900. A letter from the the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     letter from the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, 
     dated September 27, 1996, submitting a report on Cook Inlet, 
     Alaska, together with accompanying papers and illustrations, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104--303, section 101(b)(2) (110 Stat. 
     3666--3667); (H. Doc. No. 105--99); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       3901. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of total 
     disability for certain individuals for purpose of nonservice-
     connected disability pension; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       3902. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Financial 
     Management Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Offset of Tax Refund Payments to Collect Past-due, Legally 
     Enforceable Nontax Debt (RIN: 1510-AA62) received June 16, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3903. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     forms and instructions [Rev. Proc. 97-31] received June 18, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3904. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration 
     and Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     annual report of cross-servicing and acquisition actions 
     undertaken pursuant to Acquisition and Cross-Servicing 
     Agreements with countries that are not part of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or its subsidiary bodies, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2349; jointly to the Committees on 
     National Security and International Relations.
       3905. A letter from the Administrator, National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's Report on Establishing a Federal Motor 
     Vehicle Safety Standard for Frontal Offset Crash Testing; 
     jointly to the Committees on Commerce, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Appropriations.

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