[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 115 (Thursday, September 3, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9937-S9938]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

  The following communications were laid before the Senate, together 
with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, which were referred 
as indicated:

       EC-6652. A communication from the Chief of the Programs and 
     Legislation Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, 
     Department of the Air Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     notice of a cost comparison of the Air Force Research 
     Laboratory support functions at Wright-Patterson Air Force 
     Base, Ohio; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6653. A communication from the Chief of the Programs and 
     Legislation Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, 
     Department of the Air Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     notice of a cost comparison of the Civil Engineering 
     functions at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6654. A communication from the Chief of the Programs and 
     Legislation Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, 
     Department of the Air Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     notice of a cost comparison of the Communications and 
     Telephone Services functions at Wright-Patterson Air Force 
     Base, Ohio; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6655. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Official/Unofficial Weighing 
     Service'' (RIN0580-AA55) received on August 28, 1998; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6656. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal 
     of Quarantine Area'' (Docket 97-056-16) received on August 
     28, 1998; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-6657. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Additional Disability or Death Due to Hospital Care, 
     Medical or Surgical Treatment, Examination, or Training and 
     Rehabilitation Services'' (RIN2900-AJ04) received on August 
     28, 1998; to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
       EC-6658. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Election of Education Benefits,'' (RIN2900-AH88) received 
     on August 28, 1998; to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
       EC-6659. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 1997 
     through March 31, 1998; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-6660. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to 
     the Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations; Shipper's Export 
     Declaration Requirements for Exports Valued at Less that 
     $2,500'' (RIN0607-AA28) received on August 28, 1998; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-6661. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Thrift 
     Savings Plan Loans'' received on August 28, 1998; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-6662. A communication from the Acting Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulations, Department of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule regarding 
     Fulbright-Hays Programs (RIN1840-AC53) received on August 28, 
     1998; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
       EC-6663. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulations Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and 
     Sanitizers (benzenesulfonic acid)'' (Docket 97F-0467) 
     received on August 28, 1998; to the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources.
       EC-6664. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulations Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of 
     Food'' (Docket 98N-0392) received on August 28, 1998; to the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
       EC-6665. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulations Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and 
     Sanitizers (light stabilizer)'' (Docket 98F-0055) received on 
     August 28, 1998; to the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources.
       EC-6666. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, notice of an Executive 
     Order to amend Executive Order 12947 in order to more 
     effectively respond to the worldwide threat posed by foreign 
     terrorists; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-6667. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Extended 
     Examination Cycle for U.S. Branches and Agencies of Foreign 
     Banks'' (Docket R-1012) received on August 28, 1998; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6668. A communication from the President and Chairman of 
     the Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, notice of a financial guarantee to the Chase 
     Manhattan Bank on a loan to the Ministry of Finance of 
     Croatia; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-6669. A communication from the President and Chairman of 
     the Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, notice of a loan guarantee Petroleos 
     Mexicanos, Mexico, to support the export sale of oil and gas 
     services and equipment; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6670. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer of the Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Charter and Bylaws; One Member, One Vote'' 
     (RIN1550-AB17) received on August 28, 1998; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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