[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 12, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H3084-H3085]
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:

       2049. A letter from the Administrator, Commodity Credit 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Dairy Market Loss Assistance Program 
     (RIN: 0560-AF67) received May 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2050. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department Of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Dried Prunes Produced in 
     California: Undersized Regulation for the 1999-2000 Crop Year 
     [Docket No. FV99-993-2 FR] received May 5, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2051. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department Of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Melons Grown in South Texas; 
     Change in Container Regulation [Docket No. FV99-979-1 IFR] 
     received May 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       2052. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office Of 
     The United States Courts, transmitting a proposed emergency 
     supplemental request for fiscal year 1999 to provide for a 
     necessary level of security for judges, support personnel of 
     the federal Judiciary, and the public; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       2053. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting Certification 
     with respect to the Patriot PAC-3 Major Acquisition Program, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433(e)(2)(B)(i); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       2054. A letter from the Executive Director, Presidential 
     Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets In The United States, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to extend the 
     Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the 
     United States by one year and to authorize additional 
     appropriations for the Commission; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2055. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts and Member Federal Council on the Arts and the 
     Humanities, National Foundation on the Arts and the 
     transmitting the Federal Council on the Arts and the 
     Humanities' twenty-third annual report on the Arts and 
     Artifacts Indemnity Program for Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to 
     20 U.S.C. 959(c); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2056. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Environmental Management, Department of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report on remediation of the radioactive 
     Waste Management Complex located at the Idaho National 
     Engineering and Environmental Laboratory; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2057. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Priorities 
     List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites [FRL-6338-5] 
     received May 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2058. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Managment and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendment to 
     the Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for 
     Certain States for Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport of 
     Ozone (RIN: 2060-AH10) [FRL-6338-6] received May 5, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2059. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, transmitting 
     the Office's final rule--Initial Licensed Operator 
     Examination Requirements [RIN 3150-AF62] received April 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2060. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Law 5-11 ``To adopt 
     the form and content for a personal financial disclosure 
     statement for members of the District of Columbia Retirement 
     Board'' received May 4, 1999, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2061. A letter from the District of Columbia Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the personal financial disclosure 
     statements of Board members, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     732 and 1-734(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       2062. A letter from the District of Columbia Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the personal financial disclosure 
     statements of Board members, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     732 and 1-734(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       2063. A letter from the Director, Office Of Management And 
     Budget, transmitting the Office's final rule--discussing 
     specific paperwork reduction accomplishments that these 
     agencies have targeted for FY 1999 and FY 2000; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2064. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     transmitting the FY 2000 Annual Performance Plan for the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation, pursuant to Public 
     Law 103-62; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2065. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish Managed under the 
     Individual Fishing Quota Program [I.D. 030999C] received 
     April 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2066. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; 
     Atlantic Bluefin Tuna [I.D. 021299E] received March 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2067. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revisions to the Clean 
     Water Act Regulatory Definition of ``Discharge of Dredged 
     Material'' [FRL-6338-9] received May 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2068. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation that 
     addresses certain tax consequences for members of the Armed 
     Forces; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2069. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 99-21] received

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     April 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2070. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Method of valuing farm real property--received April 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2071. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--last-
     in, first-out inventory methods [Revenue Ruling 99-22] 
     received April 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2072. A letter from the Secretary of Labor and Executive 
     Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting Administration of 
     the Toxic Substances Control Act--the Corporation's financial 
     statements a of September 30, 1998, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 
     2629; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Ways and 
     Means.
       2073. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department Of 
     State, transmitting the annual report for 1998 on voting 
     practices at the United Nations, pursuant to Public Law 101-
     167; jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       2074. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the unclassified version of the report ``Theater Missile 
     Defense Architecture Options in the Asia-Pacific Region''; 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Armed Services.
       2075. A letter from the Director, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting a report on bluefin tuna for 1997-1998, pursuant 
     to 16 U.S.C. 971; jointly to the Committees on Resources and 
     International Relations.
       2076. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Congressional Affairs, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide a temporary authority for the use of voluntary 
     separation incentives by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     to reduce employment levels, restructure staff, and for other 
     purposes; jointly to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and 
     Government Reform.
       2077. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation that 
     addresses various management concerns of the Department of 
     Defense; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services, the 
     Judiciary, and Government Reform.
       2078. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation that 
     addresses various management concerns of the Department of 
     Defense; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services, 
     International Relations, Government Reform, Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select), Education and the Workforce, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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