[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 95 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H5734-H5735]
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:

       10001. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Tart Cherries Grown in the 
     States of Michigan, et al.; Establishment of Rules and 
     Regulations for Grower Diversion and a Compensation Rate for 
     the Cherry Industry Administrative Board Public Member and 
     Alternate Public Member [Docket No. FV97-930-2 FR] received 
     July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10002. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Removal of U.S. Grade Standards 
     and Other Selected Regulations [Docket Number FV-95-303] 
     received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       10003. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of 
     Pacific Air Forces is initiating a multi-function cost 
     comparison of the Supply and Transportation functions at 
     Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       10004. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of 
     the United States Air Force Personnel Center is initiating a 
     single-function cost comparison of the Master Personnel 
     Records function at the Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph 
     Air Force Base (AFB), San Antonio, Texas, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       10005. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Mexico, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       10006. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a report to Congress on 
     direct spending or receipts legislation, pursuant to Public 
     Law 105--178; to the Committee on the Budget.
       10007. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a report to Congress on 
     direct spending or receipts legislation, pursuant to Public 
     Law 105--180; to the Committee on the Budget.
       10008. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Systems-Change Projects to Expand 
     Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Mental or 
     Physical Disabilities, or Both, Who Receive Public Support 
     (RIN: 1820-ZA11) received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       10009. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule--Systems-
     Change Projects to Expand Employment Opportunities for 
     Individuals With Mental or Physical Disabilities, or Both, 
     Who Receive Public Support (RIN: 1820-ZA11) received July 7, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       10010. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Drug Products Containing Quinine for the 
     Treatment and/or Prevention of Malaria for Over-the-Counter 
     Human Use [Docket No. 94N-0355] received June 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10011. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Food Labeling: Health Claims; Chromium and the Risk in Adults 
     of Hyperglycemia and the Effects of Glucose Intolerance 
     [Docket No. 98N-0424) received June 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10012. A letter from the AMD--Performace Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.207(b) of the Commission's Rules Regarding Minimum 
     Distance Separations To Mexican Broadcast Stations-- received 
     June 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10013. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Antioxidant Vitamin A and 
     Beta-Carotene and the Risk in Adults of Atherosclerosis, 
     Coronary Heart Disease, and Certain Cancers [Docket No. 98N-
     0428] received June 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10014. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administraion's final rule--
     Food Labeling: Health Claims; Antioxidant Vitamins C and E 
     and the Risk in Adults of Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart 
     Disease, Certain Cancers, and Cataracts [Docket No. 98N-0426] 
     received June 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.

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       10015. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Zinc and the Body's 
     Ability to Fight Infection and Heal Wounds in Adults [Docket 
     No. 98N-0421] received June 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10016. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Garlic, Reduction of 
     Serum Cholesterol, and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in 
     Adults [Docket No. 98N-0422] received June 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10017. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Omega 3 Fatty Acids and 
     the Risk in Adults of Cardiovascular Disease [Docket No. 98N-
     0419] received June 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10018. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Calcium Consumption by 
     Adolescents and Adults, Bone Density and The Risk of 
     Fractures [Docket No. 98N-0423] received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10019. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and 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. 97F-0440] received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10020. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; B-Complex Vitamins, 
     Lowered Homocysteine Levels, and the Risk in Adults of 
     Cardiovascular Disease [Docket No. 98N-0427] received June 
     26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10021. A letter from the Acting, Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Vitamin K and Promotion 
     of Proper Blood Clotting and Improvement in Bone Health in 
     Adults [Docket No. 98N-0420] received June 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10022. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Year 2000 Readiness Reports to be made by certain 
     transfer agents [Release No. 34-40163; File No. S7-8-98] 
     (RIN: 3235-AH42) received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10023. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Reports to be Made by Certain Brokers and Dealers 
     [Release No. 34-40162; File No. S7-7-98] (RIN: 3235-AH36) 
     received July 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10024. 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 under a contract to Israel 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-77-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       10025. 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 under a contract to the 
     Government of Japan (Transmittal No. DTC-83-98), pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10026. 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.
       10027. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy 
     of Presidential Determination No. 98-25, reporting that 
     Pakistan, a non-nuclear-weapon state, detonated a nuclear 
     explosive device on May 28, 1998, pursuant to AECA section 
     102(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       10028. A letter from the Inspector General, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting Activities of the 
     Inspector General, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10029. A letter from the Interim Auditor, District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Results of investigations of the 
     District of Columbia Auditor, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     47--117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10030. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released in May 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10031. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting Management reports of Government 
     Corporations, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       10032. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Employment 
     In The Senior Executive Service Promotion And Internal 
     Placement (RIN: 3206-AH92) received June 29, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       10033. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--West Virginia Regulatory Program [WV-078-FOR] received 
     July 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       10034. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
     and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Changes 
     to Continued Prosecution Application Practice [Docket No. 
     98108007-8131-02] (RIN: 0651-AA97) received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       10035. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting a report to Congress entitled, 
     ``Child Pilot Safety Manipulation of Flight Controls,'' 
     pursuant to Public Law 104--264, section 602; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10036. A letter from the National Director of Appeals, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Salvage Value On Vessels Placed In Service Prior To 
     January 1, 1981--received July 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10037. A letter from the National Director, Tax Forms and 
     Publications Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule-- General Rules for Filing and 
     Specifications for the Private Printing of Substitute Forms 
     W-2 and W-3 [Rev. Proc. 98-33] received June 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

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