[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 132 (Monday, September 29, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H8158-H8160]
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:

       5215. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Revision of 
     Handling Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and Peaches 
     [Docket No. FV96-916-3 FIR] received September 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5216. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Milk in the New Mexico-West Texas Marketing Area; Suspension 
     of Certain Provisions of the Order [DA-97-07] received 
     September 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5217. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Change in Handling 
     Regulation for Area No. 2 [Docket No. FV97-948-1 IFR] 
     received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5218. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Suspension 
     of Provisions Concerning Certain Offers of Reserve Raisins to 
     Handlers for Free Use [Docket No. FV-97-989-2 FR] received 
     September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5219. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting

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     the Service's final rule--Specialty Crops; Import 
     Regulations; Extension of Reporting Period for Peanuts 
     Imported Under 1997 Import Quotas [Docket No. FV97-999-1 IFR] 
     received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5220. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Almonds Grown in California; Revision to Requirments 
     Regarding Inedible Almonds [Docket No. FV97-981-3 FIR] 
     received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5221. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tree Assistance Program 
     [Workplan No. 97-011] (RIN: 0560-AF17) received September 29, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5222. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Department of the Air Force, transmitting 
     notification that the Commander of Lackland Air Force Base, 
     Texas, has conducted a cost comparison to reduce the cost of 
     Kennel Management, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       5223. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Department of the Air Force, transmitting 
     notification that the Commander in Chief of United States 
     Strategic Command is initiating a cost comparison of non-
     military essential computer systems support functions 
     impacting a total of 352 employees, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       5224. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary (Acquisition 
     and Technology), Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     report to Congress for Department of Defense purchases from 
     foreign entities in fiscal year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-201, section 827 (110 Stat. 2611); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       5225. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence), 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report on support 
     services other than telecommunications support services 
     provided to the White House by the Department of Defense 
     through the White House Communications Agency for the 3rd 
     quarter of FY 1997, pursuant to Public Law 104-201, section 
     912; to the Committee on National Security.
       5226. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Reserve 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter 
     advising that the report on reserve retirement initiatives 
     will be submitted on or about November 28, 1997, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104-201, section 531; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       5227. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on Modification of Requirement for Conversion of 
     Military Positions to Civilian Positions; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       5228. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the annual report on the operations of the 
     Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) for fiscal year 1996, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5302(c)(2); to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       5229. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Depositories and 
     Financial Agents of the Federal Government (RIN: 1510-AA42) 
     received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       5230. A letter from the Administrator, Health Care 
     Financing Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     ``Major'' final rule-- Medicaid Program; Coverage of Personal 
     Care Services [MB-071-F] (RIN: 0938-AH00) received September 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       5231. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Enforcement Guidance Memorandum [EGM 
     97-015] received September 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5232. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's Combined Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh 
     Quarterly Report to Congress on the status of Exxon and 
     Stripper Well Oil Overcharge Funds as of December 31, 1996; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       5233. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of 
     Certain Investment Company Securities [Release Nos. 33-7448, 
     IC-22815; File No. S7-19-97] (RIN: 3235-AG73) received 
     September 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5234. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Rule 
     Amendments Relating to Multiple Class and Series Investment 
     Companies [Release No. IC-22835; File No. S7-24-96] (RIN: 
     3235-AG72) received September 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5235. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     progress made toward opening the United States Embassy in 
     Jerusalem, pursuant to Public Law 104-45, section 6 (109 
     Stat. 400); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5236. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Blocked Persons, Specially 
     Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, 
     Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers, and Blocked 
     Vessels: Additional Designations and Removal of Two 
     Individuals [31 CFR Chapter V] received September 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5237. A letter from the Deputy Director, Russia-NIS Program 
     Office, International Trade Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Cooperative Agreement Program 
     for American Business Centers in Russia and the New 
     Independent States [Docket No. 970910230-7230-01] received 
     September 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5238. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-106, ``Arts 
     and Humanities Enterprise Fund Establishment Amendment Act of 
     1997'' received September 26, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       5239. A letter from the Mayor, The District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-147, ``Amended Fiscal Year 
     1998 Concensus Budget Request Act of 1997'' received 
     September 11, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5240. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to and 
     Deletions from the Procurement List [97-017] received 
     September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5241. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Government Contractors, Affirmative Action 
     Requirements, Executive Order 11246 (RIN: 1215-AA01) received 
     August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5242. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Part 15 Rewrite; Contracting by 
     Negotiation and Competitive Range Determination (National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration) [FAC 97-02; FAR Case 
     95-029] (RIN: 9000-AH21) received September 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5243. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled ``Achieving a 
     Representative Federal Workforce: Addressing the Barriers to 
     Hispanic Participation,'' pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5244. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the Board's strategic plan, 
     including mission and vision statement, goals, and an annual 
     performance plan, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5245. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of 
     Government Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Removal of Superseded References to the Former Honorarium 
     Ban, Revisions to Conform with Procurement Integrity Changes 
     and Conflict-of-Interest Exemptions, and Other Updates (RINs: 
     3209-AA00 and 3209-AA04) received September 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5246. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Retirement, Health, and Life Insurance Coverage for Certain 
     Employees of the District of Columbia Under the National 
     Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
     1997 (RIN: 3206-AI02) received September 26, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       5247. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the annual report on royalty management and collection 
     activities for Federal and Indian mineral leases in FY 1996, 
     pursuant to 30 U.S.C. 237; to the Committee on Resources.
       5248. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the Act 
     which established the Frederick Law Olmstead National 
     Historic Site, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by 
     modifying the boundary; to the Committee on Resources.
       5249. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the Act 
     which established the Richmond National Battlefield Park, in 
     the Commonwealth of Virginia, by modifying the boundary; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       5250. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule--Migratory 
     Bird Hunting; Late Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for 
     Certain Migratory Game Birds (RIN: 1018-AE14) received 
     September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.

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       5251. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Shortraker/Rougheye Rockfish in the Eastern Regulatory Area 
     of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7052-02; I.D. 
     092297D] received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5252. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to establish a 
     uniform, workable administrative process by which those 
     States and local governments that claim R.S. 2477 rights-of-
     way across Federal land can have the appropriate Federal land 
     manager make binding determinations of their existence and 
     validity; to the Committee on Resources.
       5253. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the report on Loan Portfolio 
     Valuation, pursuant to Public Law 104-134, section 31001; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5254. A letter from the Executive Secretary, Inland 
     Waterways Users Board, transmitting the Board's eleventh 
     annual report of its activities; recommendations regarding 
     construction, rehabilitation priorities and spending levels 
     on the commercial navigational features and components of 
     inland waterways and harbors, pursuant to Public Law 99-662, 
     section 302(b) (100 Stat. 4111); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5255. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report entitled ``Columbia River Treaty Fishing Access 
     Sites,'' pursuant to Public Law 104-303, section 512; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5256. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the report on continuing 
     disability reviews for the fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104-121, section 103(d)(2) (110 Stat. 850); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5257. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the report on options for 
     enhancing the Social Security card, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-208, section 657; Public Law 104-93, section 111; jointly 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means and the Judiciary.

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