[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 9, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H7116-H7118]
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:

       4941. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Additions to 
     the Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 97-056-3] received July 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4942. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Triclopyr; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300535; FRL-5738-8] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4943. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Gamma Aminobutyric 
     Acid; Pesticide Tolerance Exemption [OPP-300547; FRL-5741-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4944. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glutamic Acid; 
     Pesticide Tolerance Exemption [OPP-300546; FRL-5741-3] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4945. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--2,4-D; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300536; FRL-5738-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4946. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Agricultural Fair Practices Act to authorize the 
     administrative enforcement of the AFPA by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4947. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish a trust for 
     the benefit of the seller of livestock until the seller 
     receives payment in full for the livestock; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4948. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an amendment to the FY 1998 
     appropriations requests for the Compensation program of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; 
     (H. Doc. No. 105-126); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       4949. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Citizenship Requirements for Owners and Charterers of Vessels 
     with Obligation Guarantees [Docket No. R-171] (RIN: 2133-
     AB31) received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       4950. A letter from the Acquisition Executive, United 
     States Special Operations Command, transmitting a report on 
     the intention to waive the requirement for the realistic 
     survivability tests for the MH-47E and MH-60K aircraft 
     program, pursuant to Public Law 102-484, section 142; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       4951. A letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Prohibition Against Use of Interstate Branches 
     Primarily for Deposit Production [Docket No. 97-16] (RIN: 
     1557-AB50) received September 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4952. A letter from the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve 
     System, transmitting the eighth annual report on the 
     assessment of the Profitability of Credit Card Operations of 
     Depository Institutions, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1637; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4953. A letter from the Director, Financial Crimes 
     Enforcement Network, transmitting the Network's final rule--
     Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations--Exemptions 
     from the Requirement to Report Transactions in Currency (RIN: 
     1506-AA11) received September 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4954. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Pension and 
     Welfare Benefits, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Class Exemption for Collective 
     Investment Fund Conversion Transactions [Prohibited 
     Transaction Exemption 97-41; Exemption Application No. D-
     09988] received August 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.

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       4955. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled, ``Summary of Expenditures 
     of Rebates from the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Surcharge 
     Escrow Account for Calendar Year 1996,'' pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 2120e(d)(2)(E)(ii)(II); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4956. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on activities of the Office 
     of Minority Health during fiscal years 1995 and 1996, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-527, section 2 (104 Stat. 2313); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4957. 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 
     (Carlisle, Irvine, and Morehead, Kentucky) [MM Docket No. 96-
     161, RM-8842] received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4958. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final rule--
     International Settlement Rates [IB Docket No. 96-261] 
     received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4959. 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 
     (Deerfield, Missouri) [MM Docket No. 97-111, RM-9052] 
     received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4960. 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 
     (Grand Isle, Louisiana) [MM Docket No. 97-123, RM-9062] 
     received September 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4961. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Part 
     68 of the Commission's Rules [CC Docket No. 96-28] received 
     September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4962. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     enhance nuclear safety and physical security and to increase 
     the agency's efficiency and enhance the economic use of NRC 
     resources; to the Committee on Commerce.
       4963. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-30: Creation of a Middle 
     East Peace and Stability Fund Using Current and Prior Year 
     Economic Support Funds Appropriated for Egypt, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2601(c)(3); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       4964. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of the 
     Secretary's determination and justification for authorizing 
     assistance to support Pakistan's contribution to the 
     voluntary international military contingent in Haiti, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2261(a)(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4965. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Semiannual Report on Program Activities to Facilitate 
     Weapons Destruction and Nonproliferation in the Former Soviet 
     Union, October 1, 1996 through March 31, 1997, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 5956; to the Committee on International Relations.
       4966. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector 
     General for the period April 1, 1996 through September 30, 
     1996, and Management 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.
       4967. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     144, ``Real Property Assessment Process and Tax Revenue 
     Anticipation Notes Amendment Act of 1997'' received September 
     3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4968. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     119, ``Iglesia Del Dios Vivo Columna Y Apoya De La Verdad `La 
     Lux Del Mundo' Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 
     1997'' received September 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       4969. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     117, ``Sex Offender Registration Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1997'' received September 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       4970. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     143, ``Human Rights Amendment Act of 1997'' received 
     September 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4971. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     140, ``Homestead Exemption Penalty Expansion Amendment Act of 
     1997'' received September 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       4972. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     132, ``Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act Pay Limit Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1997'' received September 3, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4973. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     131, ``Health Care for the Homeless Project, Inc., Equitable 
     Real Property Tax Relief Act of 1997'' received September 3, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4974. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     130, ``Real Property Interests Reporting Improvement 
     Amendment Act of 1997'' received September 3, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4975. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     129, ``Washington Home for Incurables Equitable Real Property 
     Tax Relief Act of 1997'' received September 3, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4976. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     126, ``Faith Tabernacle Church Equitable Real Property Tax 
     Relief Act of 1997'' received September 3, 1997, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       4977. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     125, ``Living Word Church Equitable Real Property Tax Relief 
     Act of 1997'' received September 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       4978. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     128, ``Healthcare Entity Conversion Act of 1997'' received 
     September 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4979. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     139, ``Real Property Tax Sale Amendment Act of 1997'' 
     received September 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4980. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Uniform Administrative Requirements 
     for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local 
     Governments [32 CFR Part 33] received September 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4981. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--1997-98 Refuge-
     Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations (RIN: 1018-
     AE18) received September 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4982. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--National Environmental Policy Act; Revision of Policies 
     and Procedures [Docket No. 96N-0057] received August 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4983. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Mammoth Lakes, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-22] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4984. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; South Lake Tahoe, CA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     AWP-3] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 8, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4985. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Sebastian, FL (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4986. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Titusville, FL (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-5] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       4987. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guidelines Establishing 
     Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants; EPA Method 
     1613 [FRL-5889-3] (RIN: 2040-AC64) received September 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4988. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Arbitration of 
     Certain Disputes Subject to the Statutory Jurisdiction of the 
     Surface Transportation Board [STB Ex Parte No. 560] received 
     September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4989. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to remove a statutory provision requiring a 
     specified number of full-time equivalent positions in the 
     VA's Office of Inspector General; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       4990. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Qualified State Tuition Programs [Notice 97-52] received 
     September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4991. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report concerning restoration of 
     Federal income tax deductions for unreimbursed employee 
     business expenses incurred in performing reserve military 
     duty, pursuant to Public Law 104-106, section 1232; jointly 
     to the Committees on National Security and Ways and Means.
       4992. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 
     Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 8629(b); jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Education and the Workforce.
       4993. A letter from the Administrator, Health Care 
     Financing Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule-- Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 
     Payment Exception Requests and Organ Procurement Costs [BPD-
     763-F] (RIN: 0938-AG20) received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Commerce.

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