[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 9, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H4021]
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                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

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

       2546. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish a trust for 
     the benefit of the cash seller of livestock until the cash 
     seller receives payment in full for the livestock; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2547. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Agricultural Fair Practices Act to authorize administrative 
     enforcement by the Secretary of Agriculture; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       2548. A letter from the Architect of the Capitol, 
     transmitting the report of all expenditures during the period 
     April 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998, pursuant to 40 
     U.S.C. 162b; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       2549. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide authority for the Department to provide support to 
     civil authorities for combating terrorism; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       2550. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Manufacturing Technology Program [DFARS Case 98-D306] 
     received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2551. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Restructuring Savings Repricing Clause [DFARS Case 98-D019] 
     received April 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2552. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Manufacturing Technology Program [DFARS Case 98-D306] 
     received April 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2553. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Restructuring Savings Repricing Clause [DFARS Case 98-D019] 
     received April 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2554. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Electronic Funds Transfer [DFARS Case 98-D012] received April 
     20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       2555. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1996-1997 annual report on the 
     National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the NHSC Scholarship 
     Program (NHSCSP), and the NHSC Loan Repayment Program (NHSC/
     LRP), pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 254b(g); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2556. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     establish a demonstration for testing and evaluating disease 
     management approaches to the identification and treatment of 
     asthma in children receiving medical assistance under title 
     XIX or child health assistance under title XXI of the Social 
     Security Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
       2557. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend title 5, United States Code, to revise the overtime pay 
     limitation for Federal employees; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2558. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a detailed boundary map for the 39-mile segment 
     of the Missouri National Recreational River including two 
     tributaries, 20 miles of the Niobrara River and 8 miles of 
     Verdigre Creek, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1274; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2559. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to authorize the Secretary of 
     the Interior to construct and operate a visitor center for 
     the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River on land 
     owned by the State of New York; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2560. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to amend the Act which 
     established the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, in the 
     State of New Hampshire, by modifying the boundary; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2561. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to allow the National Park 
     Service to acquire certain land for addition to the 
     Wilderness Battlefield, as previously authorized by law, by 
     purchase or exchange as well as by donation; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2562. 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 Off the West Coast 
     States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon 
     Fisheries; 1999 Management Measures [Docket No. 990430113-
     9113-01; I.D. 042799A] (RIN: 0648-AL64) received May 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2563. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries in the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Hired Skipper Requirements for the 
     Individual Fishing Quota Program [Docket No. 980923246-9106-
     02; I.D. 071598A] (RIN: 0648-AK20) received May 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2564. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Report on the 
     Administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act for the 
     6 months ending June 30, 1998, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 621; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2565. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the U.S. Courts, transmitting the annual report on 
     applications for court orders made to federal and state 
     courts to permit the interception of wire, oral, or 
     electronic communications during calendar year 1998, pursuant 
     to 18 U.S.C. 2519(3); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2566. A letter from the Deputy Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting a report of Building 
     Project Survey for American Samoa, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 
     606(a); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2567. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for the programs of the Department 
     of Commerce's Technology Administration, to amend the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology Act; to the 
     Committee on Science.
       2568. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     report on the status and progress of the Department's 
     hydrogen program and recommendations of the Hydrogen 
     Technical Advisory Panel for any improvements in the program 
     that are needed; to the Committee on Science.
       2569. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of the Army, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to provide for the development, 
     operation, and maintenance of the Nation's harbors; jointly 
     to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     Ways and Means.
       2570. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of the Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to address certain transportation matters that affect the 
     Department's operations; jointly to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Armed Services.

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