[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 111 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H6701-H6702]
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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:

       4479. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh Cut Greens Promotion and 
     Information Order [FV-97-703] received July 28, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4480. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Regulations Governing the Fresh Irish Potato Diversion 
     Program, 1996 Crop [Docket No. FV-97-80-02] (RIN:0581-AA93) 
     received July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       4481. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Buprofezin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300519; FRL-5732-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4482. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting on behalf of the 
     President, the Annual Report on the Panama Canal Treaties, 
     Fiscal Year 1996, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3871; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       4483. A letter from the Director, Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Compensation of Certain Former Operatives Incarcerated 
     by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (RIN: 0790-AG43) 
     received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       4484. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter concerning the mobilization 
     income insurance program for activated Reservists, pursuant 
     to Public Law 104--201, section 1233; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       4485. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Base Closure Community Redevelopment 
     and Homeless Assistance [FR-3820] received July 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       4486. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the Demonstration Program to Train Military 
     Medical Personnel in CIvilian Shock Trauma Units, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104--201, section 744; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       4487. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on Dual Use Application Program Investment Strategy 
     for Fiscal Years 1998 through 2000, pursuant to Public Law 
     104--201, section 203(g); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       4488. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary for 
     International and Commercial Programs, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the annual report to Congress describing the 
     activities of the Defense Production Act Fund, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. app. 2094; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4489. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Homeownership of Single Family Homes 
     Program (HOPE 3); Streamlining Rule [FR-3857] received July 
     24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       4490. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Amendment 
     of Affordable Housing Program Regulation [No. 97-44] (RIN: 
     3069-AA28) received July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4491. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Investment and Deposit Activities (RIN: 3133-AB73) 
     received July 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4492. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Glenrock, Wyoming) [MM Docket No. 96-227, RM-8910] received 
     July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4493. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Mt. Juliet and Belle Meade, Tennessee) [MM Docket No. 97-97, 
     RM-9047] received July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4494. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Fife Lake, Michigan) [MM Docket No. 97-25, RM-8981] received 
     July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4495. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Bear Creek and Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania) [MM Docket No. 
     96-151, RM-8808, RM-8891] received July 31, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

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       4496. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.606(b), Table of Allotments, TV Broadcast Stations 
     (Johnstown and Jeannette, Pennsylvania) [MM Docket No. 97-96, 
     RM-8756] received July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4497. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Centennial, Wyoming) [MM DOcket No. 97-88, RM-9031] received 
     July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4498. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Smith and Reno, Nevada, Susanville and Truckee, California) 
     [MM Docket No. 96-103, RM-8794, RM-8839] received July 31, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4499. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Atlanta, Louisiana) [MM Docket No. 97-105, RM-9046] received 
     July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4500. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Parker, Arizona) [MM Docket No. 96-164, RM-8847] received 
     July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4501. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Earlville, Illinois) [MM Docket No. 97-48, RM-8994] received 
     July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4502. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 96F-0051] received July 28, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4503. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Compliance with Small Business 
     Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act [EGM 97-015] received 
     July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4504. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the forty-fifth 
     report on the extent and disposition of United States 
     contributions to international organizations for fiscal year 
     1996, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 262a; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4505. A letter from the Director, Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Privacy Program [32 CFR Part 311] received July 30, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4506. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Releasing Information (RIN: 
     3052-AB77) received July 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4507. A letter from the Office of Special Counsel, 
     transmitting the Annual Report of the Office of the Special 
     Counsel (OSC) for Fiscal Year (FY) 1996, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101--12, section 3(a)(11) (103 Stat. 29); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4508. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a report on the Plan for Census 2000, pursuant to Public Law 
     105--18, title VIII (111 stat. 217); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4509. A letter from the the Acting Chief Administrative 
     Officer, the U.S. House of Representatives, transmitting the 
     quarterly report of receipts and expenditures of 
     appropriations and other funds for the period October 1, 
     1996, through December 31, 1996 as compiled by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a; (H. Doc. 
     No. 105--112); to the Committee on House Oversight and 
     ordered to be printed.
       4510. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notice on leasing systems for the Western Gulf of Mexico, 
     Sale 168, scheduled to be held in August 1997, pursuant to 43 
     U.S.C. 1337(a)(8); to the Committee on Resources.
       4511. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Greenland Turbot in 
     the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 
     072297D] received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4512. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast 
     Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 12 [Docket No. 970318059-7148-02; 
     I.D. 022197B] (RIN: 0648-AI82) received July 28, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4513. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
     Upper White Salmon River in the State of Washington as a 
     component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       4514. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, Reserve 
     Officers Association, transmitting the Association's 
     financial audit for the period ending March 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(41) and 1103; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       4515. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to amend Title 17 to 
     implement the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances 
     and Phonograms Treaty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4516. A letter from the Treasurer, The Congressional Medal 
     of Honor Society of the United States of America, 
     transmitting the annual financial report of the Society for 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(19) and 1103; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4517. A letter from the Chairman, United States Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting the 1996 annual report of the 
     activities of the Commission, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 997; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4518. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Twentieth Annual Report on the 
     Child Support Enforcement Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     652(a)(10); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4519. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a report on the 
     implementation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land 
     Withdrawal Act, pursuant to Public Law 102--579, section 
     23(a)(2); jointly to the Committees on National Security and 
     Commerce.
       4520. A letter from the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve 
     System, transmitting the Board's mid-year Monetary Policy 
     Report to the Congress, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 225a; jointly 
     to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services and 
     Education and the Workforce.

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