[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 137 (Monday, October 6, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H8436-H8437]
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:

       5359. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, the 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting an updated 
     compilation of historical information and statistics 
     regarding rescissions proposed by the executive branch and 
     rescissions enacted by the Congress through the close of 
     fiscal year 1996; (H. Doc. No. 105-143); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       5360. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO 
     027-1027; FRL-5891-2] received October 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5361. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Code of Federal Regulations; Authority Citations 
     [Docket No. 97N-0365] received October 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5362. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Natural Rubber-Containing Medical Devices; User 
     Labeling [Docket No. 96N-0119] received October 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5363. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Lost 
     Securityholders [Release No. 34-39176; File No. S7-21-96] 
     (RIN: 3235-AG99) received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5364. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Japan for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-10), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5365. 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 Czech Republic 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-49-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5366. 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 Israel (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-74-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5367. 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-99-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5368. 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-100-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5369. 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 Canada (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-105-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5370. 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 Republic of Korea 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-95-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5371. 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 Spain (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-77-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5372. 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 Japan (Transmittal No. DTC-87-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5373. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5374. A letter from the Director, U.S. Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting the report on the 
     verifiability of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2577(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5375. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-127, ``CFO 
     Membership on the Health and Hospitals Public Benefit 
     Corporation Board, Council Review of Board Promulgations, and 
     Approval of Organizational and Operational Plan Amendment Act 
     of 1997'' received October 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       5376. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Audit of the 
     District of Columbia's Crime Victims Compensation Program for 
     the Period October 1, 1993 through February 28, 1997,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5377. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's strategic plan for 
     fiscal years 1997 through 2002, pursuant to Public Law 103-
     62; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5378. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     strategic plan for fiscal years 1997 through 2002, pursuant 
     to Public Law 103-62; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       5379. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Department of the 
     Interior Acquisition Regulation; Regulatory Streamlining 
     (RIN: 1090-AA65) received October 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5380. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna 
     Fisheries; Adjustments [I.D. 092697C] received October 6, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5381. A letter from the Assistant Secretary and 
     Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Changes 
     to Patent Practice and Procedure [Docket No. 960606163-7130-
     02] (RIN: 0651-AA80) received October 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5382. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary (Civil 
     Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a report on 
     the storm damage reduction and shoreline protection project 
     for Rehoboth Beach and

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     Dewey Beach, Delaware, pursuant to section 101(b)(6) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (H. Doc. No. 105--
     144); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     and ordered to be printed.
       5383. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary (Civil 
     Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a report on 
     the project for river bank erosion control and bluff 
     stabilization at Norco Bluffs, Riverside County, California, 
     pursuant to section 101(b)(4) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996; (H. Doc. No. 105-145); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to 
     be printed.
       5384. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary (Civil 
     Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a report on 
     the storm damage reduction project for Long Beach Island, 
     Nassau County, New York, pursuant to section 101(a)(21) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1996; (H. Doc. No. 
     105-146); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.

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