[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 29, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H9020-H9021]
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:

       4557. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, 
     and Tangelos Grown in Florida; Limiting the Volume of Small 
     Red Seedless Grapefruit [Docket No. FV99-905-3 IFR] received 
     September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4558. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Department of the Air Force, transmitting 
     notification that the Commander of Air Education and Training 
     Command is initiating a Multiple Support Function comparison 
     of the base operating support functions at Kessler Air Force 
     Base (AFB), Mississippi, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       4559. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report on the 
     Effectiveness and Cost of the Civilian Separation Incentive 
     Program for Fiscal Year 1998; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       4560. A letter from the Departments of the Army and the Air 
     Force, transmitting a report on Enhancing the National 
     Guard's Readiness to Support Emergency Responders in Domestic 
     Chemical and Biological Terrorism Defense; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       4561. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a determination that it

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     is necessary to order the transportation of 16 Chemical Agent 
     Identification Sets (CAIS) recently recovered in Guam and 
     currently stored on Anderson Air Force Base, Gaum, to 
     Johnston Atoll; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4562. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report specifing for each military treatment facility the 
     amount collected from third-party payers during the 
     preceeding fiscal year; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4563. A letter from the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the report on State member bank 
     compliance with the national flood insurance program, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103--325, section 529(a) (108 Stat. 
     2266); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4564. A letter from the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, Office of Thrift Supervision, Board of Governors 
     of the Federal Reserve System, Comptroller of the Currency, 
     transmitting a joint report, required by section 402 of the 
     Credit Union Membership Access Act of 1998, detailing the 
     progress of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory 
     Improvement Act of 1994 since the report of September 1996; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4565. A letter from the Federal Housing Finance Board, 
     transmitting the Board's Annual Report on the Low-Income 
     Housing and Community Development Activities of the Federal 
     Home Loan Bank System for 1998, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1422b; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4566. A letter from the Office of Special Education and 
     Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education, 
     transmitting Final Funding Priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 
     2000 and Subsequent Fiscal Years--Training of Interpreters 
     for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and 
     Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4567. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-123, 
     ``Condominium Amendment Act of 1999,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4568. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting a report of 
     the Department of Air Force vacancy; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4569. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a report on the Government's helium program 
     providing operating, statistical, and financial information 
     for the fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 167n; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4570. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule-- Migratory Bird Hunting; Late 
     Seasons and Bag Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game 
     Birds (RIN: 1018-AF24) received September 24, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4571. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the Secretary's annual report on employment and training 
     programs, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 1579(d); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       4572. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Veterans Education: Montgomery GI 
     Bill--Active Duty; Administrative Error (RIN: 2900-AJ70) 
     received September 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4573. A letter from the Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting a report on the Accession of the Republic of 
     Georgia to the World Trade Organization; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       4574. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting the Three Year Report of the Office 
     of Compliance; jointly to the Committees on House 
     Administration and Education and the Workforce.

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