[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 26 (Thursday, March 12, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H1156-H1158]
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:

       7923. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Reserve 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     entitled ``Reserve Component Update, FY 1999 Budget''; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       7924. A letter from the Under Secretary, Aquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of the 
     Department's determination that it is in the public interest 
     to use other than competitive procedures for the procurement 
     of the supplies described therein, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2304(c)(7); to the Committee on National Security.
       7925. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     entitled ``Restructuring Costs Associated With Business 
     Combinations,'' pursuant to Public Law 105--85; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       7926. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the number of military technician positions that 
     were held by non-dual status military technicians on 
     September 30, 1997, pursuant to Public Law 105--85; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       7927. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Loans to Executive Officers, Directors, 
     and Principal Shareholders of Member Banks; Loans to Holding 
     Companies and Affiliates [Docket Number R-0940] received 
     March 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7928. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's reports entitled 
     ``1998 TF Salary Structure'' and the ``1998 TS/TM Salary 
     Structure''; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7929. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Mutual Holding Companies [98-23] (RIN: 1550-AB04) March 
     4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       7930. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Years 1998-1999 for Rehabilitation Engineering 
     Research Centers received March 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.

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       7931. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Notice of final priority and 
     selection criteria--received March 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       7932. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on progess in achieving the 
     performance goals referenced in the Prescription Drug User 
     Fee Act of 1992 (PDUFA), pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379g nt.; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       7933. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a review of average fuel economy standards under 
     part A of title V of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost 
     Savings Act, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 32916; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7934. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Personal Property Letter [Issue 
     Number 970-3, Revision 1] received February 11, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7935. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Open Access Transmission Service 
     Tariff [FR Doc. 98-230] received February 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7936. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers 
     Under the Paperwork Reduction Act [FRL-5670-1] received March 
     3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7937. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers 
     Under the Paperwork Reduction Act [FRL-5807-2] received March 
     3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7938. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Information and Management, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Determination to 
     Extend Deadline for Promulgation of Action on Section 126 
     Petitions [FRL-5925-4] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7939. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Information and Management, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     OMB Approval Numbers [FRL 5379-8] received March 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7940. 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 
     (Eureka, Montana) [MM Docket No. 97-232 RM -9191] received 
     March 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7941. A letter from the Chairman, Advisory Committee on 
     Reactor Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting a study of reactor safety research, pursuant to 
     42 U.S.C. 2039; to the Committee on Commerce.
       7942. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Foreign Assets Control Regulations; 
     Regulations Prohibiting Transactions Involving the Shipment 
     of Certain Merchandise Between Foreign Countries; Cuban 
     Assets Control Regulations: Civil Penalty Administrative 
     Hearings [31 CFR Parts 500, 505 and 515] received February 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       7943. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Ambassador Frank 
     Wisner's report on the transfer of missile technology to 
     Iran; to the Committee on International Relations.
       7944. A letter from the Administrator, Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting a report entitled ``Electronic 
     Commerce for Buyers and Sellers, A Strategic Plan for 
     Electronic Federal Purchasing and Payment'' and ''An 
     Assessment of Current Electric Commerce Activity in 
     Procurement,`` pursuant to Public Law 105--85; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7945. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, transmitting the status of the revenues from and 
     the cost of constructing, operating and maintaining each 
     lower basin unit of the Colorado River Basin project for the 
     preceding fiscal year, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1544; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       7946. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to revise the boundary of 
     Fort Matanzas National Monument, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       7947. A letter from the Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and 
     Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to amend the Act which established the 
     Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, in the State of New 
     Hampshire, by modifying the boundary and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       7948. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to amend the boundaries of 
     Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site in the State of 
     Montana; to the Committee on Resources.
       7949. A letter from the Marshall of the Court, Supreme 
     Court of the United States, transmitting a report on 
     administrative costs of protecting Supreme Court Officials, 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 13n(c); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       7950. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation entitled ``Money Laundering Act 
     of 1998''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7951. A letter from the Chairman of the Board, United 
     States Naval Sea Cadet Corps, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC)''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       7952. A letter from the President, John F. Kennedy Center 
     for the Performing Arts, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to authorize appropriations to The John F. 
     Kennedy Center for the Arts and to further define the 
     criteria for capital repair and operation and maintenance, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7953. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Rewrite of the 
     NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) [48 CFR Parts 1815, 1816, 1852, and 
     1870] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7954. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Rewrite of the 
     NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) [48 CFR Parts 1817, 1822, 1823, 
     1824, 1852, and 1871] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7955. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Rewrite of the 
     NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) [48 CFR Parts 1828, 1829, 1830, 
     1831, 1832, 1833 and 1852] received March 3, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7956. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Addition of 
     Coverage to NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) on NASA Shared Savings 
     Clause [48 CFR Parts 1843 and 1852] received March 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       7957. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Rewrite of the 
     NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) [48 CFR Parts 1815, 1816, 1852, and 
     1870] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7958. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Rewrite of the 
     NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) [48 CFR Parts 1805, 1815, 1831, 
     1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1839, 1841, 1852, 1870, 1871, and 
     1872] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7959. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--NASA FAR 
     Supplement; Protests to the agency [48 CFR Part 1833 and 
     1852] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7960. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Rewrite of the 
     NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) [48 CFR Parts 1803, 1805, 1812, 
     1815, 1835, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 
     1851, and 1852] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7961. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revision to the 
     NASA FAR Supplement to Eliminate Non-Statutory Certification 
     Requirements [48 CFR Parts 1819 and 1845] received March 3, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       7962. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revision to the 
     NASA FAR Supplement To Delete Class Deviation [48 CFR Part 
     1831] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7963. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Quick-Closeout 
     Procedures [48 CFR Part 1842] received March 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       7964. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration [48 CFR Parts 1803, 
     1804, 1807, 1809, 1813,

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     1815, 1816, 1819, 1822, 1824, 1825, 1827, 1832, 1836, 1837, 
     1839, 1842, 1844, 1845, 1852, 1853, and 1870] received March 
     3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Science.
       7965. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, transmitting the 
     Institute's final rule-- Continuation of Fire Research Grants 
     Program--Availability of Funds [Docket No: 971222307-7307-01] 
     (RIN: 0693-ZA20) received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7966. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Empowerment Zones: Rule Modifications for First 
     Round Designations [24 CFR Part 597] received March 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       7967. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     report on the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program 
     (FUSRAP); jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7968. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the annual report regarding the 
     accessibility standards issued, revised, amended, or repealed 
     under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, as amended, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4151; jointly to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Education and the 
     Workforce.
       7969. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, Health Care Financing Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule-- Medicare and Medicaid 
     Programs; Surety Bond Requirements for Home Health Agencies 
     [HCFA-1152-F] (RIN: 0938-AI31) received March 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       7970. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Medicare Administrative Improvement Amendments 
     of 1998''; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.

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