[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 71 (Monday, May 17, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5421-S5422]
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-2996. A communication from Veterans Benefits 
     Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Reservists' 
     Education: Increase in Educational Assistance Rates'' 
     (RIN2900-AJ38), received May 12, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-2997. A communication from the Director, Administration 
     and Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2998. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Applicability of Buy 
     American Clauses to Simplified Acquisitions'' (DFARS Case 98-
     D031), received May 12, 1999; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-2999. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Antiterrorism Training'' 
     (DFARS Case 96-D016), received May 12, 1999; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-3000. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     Department of Defense aviation accidents; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-3001. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Visas: 
     Documentation of Nonimmigrants-Passport and Visa Waivers; 
     Deletion of Obsolete Visa Procedures and other Minor 
     Corrections'', received May 11, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-3002. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, Transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the U.S.-Cuba migration 
     agreements; to the Committee On Foreign Relations.
       EC-3003. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled ``Technology Administration Act of 
     1999''; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3004. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the incidental capture 
     of sea turtles in commercial shrimping operations; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       EC-3005. A communication from the Acting Association 
     Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     the rule entitled ``Small Disadvantaged Business 
     Participation Evaluation and Incentives'', received May 11, 
     1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3006. A communication from the Administrator, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a repot relative to the 
     Domestic Positive Passenger-Baggage Match Pilot Program; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3007. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAC 1-11 
     200 and 400 Series Airplanes; Docket No, 98-NM-307-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11157; AD 99-10-03'' (RIN2120-AA64), received 
     May 4, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3008. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation,

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     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) 
     Model 4101 Airplanes; Docket No, 98-NM-308-AD; Amendment 39-
     11158; AD 99-10-04'' (RIN2120-AA64), received May 4, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3009. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM 
     Broadcasting Stations (Munds Park, Arizona'', (MM Docket No. 
     98-27 (RM-9188)), received May 4, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3010. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the rule 
     entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcasting Stations (Kosciusko, Goodman and 
     Decatur, Mississippi)'' (MM Docket No. 98-154 (RM-9174; RM-
     9394)), received May 4, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3011. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the rule 
     entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcasting Stations (Hamilton, Meridian and 
     Marble Falls, Texas)'' (MM Docket No. 97-174), received May 
     4, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3012. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the rule 
     entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcasting Stations (Des Moines, Iowa and 
     Bennington, Nebraska)'' (MM Docket No. 98-187), received May 
     4, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3013. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the rule 
     entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcasting Stations (Palestine and 
     Frankston, TX)'' (MM Docket No. 98-37; RM-9238), received 
     April 19, 1999, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3014. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM 
     Broadcasting Stations (Wasilla, Anchorage and Sterling, 
     Alaska)'' (MM Docket No. 97-227 (RM-9159; RM-9229; RM-9230)) 
     received April 19, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3015. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the rule 
     entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcasting Stations (Condon, Oregon)'' ((MM 
     Docket No. 97-173), received April 19, 1999; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3016. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM 
     Broadcasting Stations (Hawesville and Whitesville, 
     Kentucky)'' ((MM Docket No. 98-2), received April 19, 1999; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3017. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation entitled 
     ``Agricultural Fair Practices Enforcement Authority Act of 
     1999''; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-3018. A communication from the Deputy Executive 
     Director, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fees for 
     Applications for Contract Market Designation, Audits of 
     Leverage Transaction Merchants, and Reviews of the Rule 
     Enforcement Programs of Contract Markets and Registered 
     Futures Associations'', received May 4, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3019. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Marketing and Regulatory 
     Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Hazelnuts Grown in 
     Oregon and Washington; Establishment of Final Free and 
     Restricted Percentages for the 1998-99 Marketing Year--FV99-
     982-1 FIR'', received April 30, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3020. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Marketing and Regulatory 
     Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Olives Grown in 
     California; Modification to Handler Membership on the 
     California Olive Committee--FV99-932-2 FIR'', received April 
     30, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-3021. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Marketing and Regulatory 
     Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Dried Prunes Produced 
     in California; Undersized Regulation for the 1999-2000 Crop 
     Year--FV99-993-2 FR'', received May 5, 1999; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3022. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Marketing and Regulatory 
     Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Melons Grown in South 
     Texas; Change in Container Regulation--FV99-979-1 IFR'', 
     received May 5, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3023. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Marketing and Regulatory 
     Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Cranberries Grown in 
     Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, 
     Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Long 
     Island in the State of New York--Temporary Suspension of a 
     Provision on Producer Continuance Referenda Under the 
     Cranberry Marketing Order--FV99-929-1 IFR'', received May 11, 
     1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.

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