[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 53 (Monday, April 19, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2136-H2137]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       1561. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the calendar 
     year 1997 report on ``Extraordinary Contractual Actions to 
     Facilitate the National Defense,'' pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1434; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1562. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Environmental Security), Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the actions of the Defense Environmental Response 
     Task Force (DERTF) for Fiscal Year 1998 (FY98), pursuant to 
     Public Law 101-510; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1563. A letter from the Principal Deputy for the Under 
     Secretary (Acquisition and Technology) of Defense, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting an interim report on their efforts 
     to develop a ``Plan for Improved Demilitarization of Excess 
     and Surplus Defense Property''; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       1564. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on an integrated program for the development and 
     demonstration of technologies for the demilitarization and 
     disposal of conventional munitions, rockets, and explosives; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1565. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on Department of Defense reimbursement 
     of contractor environmental response action costs; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1566. A letter from the Executive Secretary, Harry S. 
     Truman Scholarship Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's 
     annual report for 1998, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 2012(b); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1567. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Annual/Quarterly Report on the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6241(g)(8); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1568. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's Twenty-third 
     Annual Report to Congress entitled ``Automotive Fuel Economy 
     Program,'' pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 32916; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1569. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Quality Assurance--received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1570. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a report entitled ``Report to 
     Congress on Wastes from the Combustion of Fossil Fuels''; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       1571. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Medical Devices; Exemptions 
     From Premarket Notification; Class II Devices [Docket No. 
     98P-0833] received April 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1572. A letter from the Senior Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, 
     Agency for International Development, transmitting the Egypt 
     Economic Report; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1573. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Bureau of Export Administration, transmitting 
     the Bureau's final rule--Encryption Items [Docket No. 9809-
     11233-8318-02] (RIN: 0694-AB80) received March 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1574. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a national 
     interest determination and waiver of Section 620(q) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, relating to 
     assistance to Honduras; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1575. 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--received April 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1576. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program (FEORP) 
     Accomplishments Report for Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to 
     Public Law 96-465 section 105(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1577. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the agency's twelfth annual report 
     on drug and alcohol abuse prevention, treatment, and 
     rehabilitation programs and services for Federal civilian 
     employees covering fiscal year

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     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7363; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1578. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Temporary 
     and Term Employment (RIN: 3206-A145) received April 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1579. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Annual Performance Plan; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1580. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     a funding announcement concerning the request for proposals 
     for the Coastal Ocean Program's U.S. GLOBEC project; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1581. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Amendment 7 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop 
     Fishery Management Plan [Docket No. 981202293-9075-02; I.D. 
     110998F] (RIN: 0648-AJ33) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1582. A letter from the Director, Government Relations, 
     Girl Scouts of the United States of America, transmitting the 
     Girl Scouts of the United States of America 1998 Annual 
     Report, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 37; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1583. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Little League Baseball, transmitting the 
     organization's annual report for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1998, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1084(b); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       1584. A letter from the Chairperson, National Council on 
     Disability, transmitting a report entitled, ``Enforcing the 
     Civil Rights of Air Travelers with Disabilities: 
     Recommendations for the Department of Transportation and 
     Congress''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1585. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report in response to Section 2 of the 
     National Invasive Species Act of 1996; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1586. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report to present the feasibility, cost, and 
     benefits of full implementation of the Performance and 
     Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) pilot 
     demonstration project; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1587. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Electronic Funds Transfer--Temporary Waiver of Failure to 
     Deposit Penalty for Certain Taxpayers (Notice 99-20) received 
     April 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1588. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Post-
     1997 Distributions of Capital Gains from Charitable Remainder 
     Trusts (Notice 99-17) received April 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1589. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting their Annual Report to 
     Congress which describes the Board's health and safety 
     activities relating to the Department of Energy's defense 
     nuclear facilities during the calendar year 1998; jointly to 
     the Committees on Armed Services and Commerce.
       1590. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, for 
     Health Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting an annual 
     report to Congress on outreach to Gulf War veterans, revision 
     of Physical Evaluation Board crtieria, and review of records 
     and reevaluation of the ratings of previously discharged Gulf 
     War veterans; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       1591. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting the Ninth Annual Report 
     to Congress which describes the Board's health and safety 
     activities relating to the Department of Energy's defense 
     nuclear facilities during the calendar year 1998; jointly to 
     the Committees on Commerce and Armed Services.
       1592. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the President proposes to draw down up to a total of 25 
     million in commodities and services from the Department of 
     Defense to assist in the international relief efforts for 
     those countries bordering Kosovo that are affected by the 
     humanitarian crisis caused by the Kosovo Conflict, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2348a; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       1593. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting the Army 
     Corps of Engineers Post Authorization Change Report, dated 
     April 1998, and Limited Reevaluation Report, dated December 
     1997; jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Appropriations.

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