[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 130 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H8929-H8930]
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:

       11257. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Solid Wood Packing Material From China [APHIS Docket 
     No. 98-087-1] (RIN: 0579-AB01) received September 18, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11258. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Karnal 
     Bunt; Movement From Regulated Areas [Docket No. 96-016-32] 
     (RIN: 0579-AA83) received September 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11259. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Removal of Regulations Regarding Certification of Drugs 
     Composed Wholly or Partly of Insulin; Confirmation of 
     Effective Date [Docket No. 98N-0210] received September 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11260. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Removal of Regulations Regarding Certification of 
     Antibiotic Drugs; Confirmation of Effective Date [Docket No. 
     98N-0211] received September 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11261. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Obstetric and Gynecologic Devices; Reclassification and 
     Classification of Medical Devices Used for In Vitro 
     Fertilization and Related Assisted Reproduction Procedures 
     [Docket No. 97N-0335] received September 23, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11262. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List 
     Additions--September 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       11263. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a report to Congress on a gift of Land in La Paz 
     County, Arizona, pursuant to Public Law 101-628; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11264. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Claims Based on Exposure to Ionizing 
     Radiation (Prostate Cancer and Any Other Cancer) (RIN: 2900-
     AI00) received September 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       11265. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Offset of Federal 
     Benefit Payments to Collect Past-due, Legally Enforceable 
     Nontax Debt (RIN: 1510-AA74)

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     received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11266. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Revenue Ruling 98-50] 
     received September 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11267. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Designation of 
     Rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (RIN: 
     0503-AA18) received Agust 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11268. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense, Department of Defense, transmitting a report to 
     ensure that, on and after September 30, 2007, all military 
     technician positions are held only by dual status military 
     technicians; to the Committee on National Security.
       11269. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report to Congress about an event-based decision for the F-
     22 aircraft program; to the Committee on National Security.
       11270. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting an interim report on the evaluation 
     of HUD's lead-based paint hazard control grant program; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11271. A letter from the President and Chairman, John F. 
     Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, transmitting the 1997 
     Annual Report of operations for the John F. Kennedy Center 
     for the Performing Arts and the National Symphony Orchestra, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 76l(c); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       11272. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting the fourteenth Annual Report on the activities 
     and expenditures of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste 
     Management, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 10224(c); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       11273. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 23-
     98 which constitutes a Request for Final Approval for the 
     Memorandum of Agreement between the U.S. and Italy for the 
     Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11274. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing license agreement 
     with Japan [Transmittal No. DTC 110-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11275. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing license agreement 
     with the United Kingdom [Transmittal No. DTC 107-98], 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11276. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing license agreement 
     with Spain [Transmittal No. DTC 105-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11277. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing license agreement 
     with the United Kingdom [Transmittal No. DTC 93-98], pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11278. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing license agreement 
     with Turkey [Transmittal No. DTC 89-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11279. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially to Greece 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 97-98], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       11280. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing license for the 
     export of major defense equipment sold under a contract to 
     Turkey [Transmittal No. DTC 98-98], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11281. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report on the drawdown of up to $70,000,000 of articles and 
     services from the inventory and resources of the Department 
     of Defense, military education and training, Department of 
     Transportation, Department of the Treasury, Department of 
     Justice and the Department of State for the purposes and 
     under the authorities of Chapter 8 of part I of the FAA, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11282. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of the President's determination and 
     justification for the request for appropriations to meet 
     unexpected needs for urgent refugees, displaced persons, 
     conflict victims, and other persons at risk due to the Kosovo 
     crisis. (Presidential Determination No. 98-34), pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(3); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11283. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting Progress toward a negotiated settlement 
     of the Cyprus question covering the period June 1 to July 31, 
     1998, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11284. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     forty-sixth report on the extent and disposition of United 
     States contributions to international organizations for 
     fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 262a; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       11285. A letter from the Director, United States 
     Information Agency, transmitting a copy of the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors' 1997 Annual Report, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     6204; to the Committee on International Relations.
       11286. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a report of the results of the 
     1998 investigations of the cost of operating privately owned 
     vehicles to Government employees while on official business, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5707(b)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11287. A letter from the Executive Director, State Justice 
     Institute, transmitting the report in compliance with the 
     Inspector General Act and the Federal Managers' Financial 
     Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       11288. A letter from the Administrator, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting a report 
     to outline changes to NASA's initial FY 1998 Operating Plan, 
     submitted on January 12, 1998; to the Committee on Science.
       11289. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General 
     and Assistant Secretary of Defense, Department of Justice, 
     and Department of Defense, transmitting a report to Congress 
     on a joint study of the number and extent of thefts from 
     military arsenals of firearms, explosives, and other 
     materials that are potentially useful to terrorists; jointly 
     to the Committees on National Security and the Judiciary.
       11290. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification that the President proposes to exercise his 
     authority under section 610(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, as amended (the ``Act''), to authorize that 
     $3,000,000 of funds made available for section 23 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act and $4,945,800 of funds made available for 
     the establishment and functioning of the court proposed to be 
     set up in The Netherlands for the trial of suspects in the 
     Pan Am 103 bombing case, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2364(a)(1); 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       11291. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report to Congress on effects of the Anti Car 
     Theft Act of 1992 on trends in motor vehicle theft and 
     recovery; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Commerce.

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