[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 163 (Wednesday, November 17, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H12223-H12224]
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:

       5390. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Providing Notice to Deliquent Farm Loan Program 
     Borrowers of the Potential for Cross-Servicing (RIN: 0560-
     AF89) received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5391. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal of Quarantined 
     Area [Docket No. 98-083-7] received November 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5392. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--User Fees; Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection 
     Services [Docket No. 98-073-2] (RIN: 0579-AB05) received 
     November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5393. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Paraquat; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300949; FRL-6392-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5394. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to reform the 
     state inspection of meat and poultry in the United States; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       5395. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Comprehensive Small Business 
     Subcontracting Plans [DFARS Case 99-D306] received November 
     12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       5396. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Contract Goal for Small Disadvantaged 
     Business and Certain Institutions of Higher Education [DFARS 
     Case 99-D305] received November 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5397. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Debarment Investigation and Reports 
     [DFARS Case 99-D013] received November 12, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5398. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Subcontracting Goals for Purchases 
     Benefiting People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled [DFARS 
     Case 99-D304] received November 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5399. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of vice 
     admiral of Vice Admiral Daniel T. Oliver; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       5400. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Regulations and Legislation Division, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety 
     and Soundness Standards [Docket No. 99-50] (RIN: 1550-AB27) 
     received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5401. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Regulations and Legislation Division, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Interagency Guidelines Establishing Year 2000 Standards for 
     Safety and Soundness [Docket No. 99-35] (RIN: 1550-AB27) 
     received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5402. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan 
     Program (RIN: 3003-ZA00) received November 10, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       5403. A letter from the Managing Director, Office of the 
     General Counsel, Federal Housing Finance Board, transmitting 
     the Board's final rule--Allocation of Joint and Several 
     Liability on Consolidated Obligations Among the Federal Home 
     Loan Banks [No. 99-51] (RIN: 3069-AA78) received November 16, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       5404. A letter from the Director, Executive Office of the 
     President, transmitting Congressional Budget Office and 
     Office of Management and Budget estimates under the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, pursuant to 
     Public Law 105--33 section 10205(2) (111 Stat. 703); to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
       5405. A letter from the Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition 
     and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--National School 
     Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and Child and Adult 
     Care Food Program: Amendments to the Infant Meal Pattern 
     (RIN: 0584-AB81) received November 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5406. A letter from the Director, Corporate Policy and 
     Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits--received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5407. A letter from the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting a report on the Benefits and Costs of the Clean 
     Air Act, 1990 to 2010; to the Committee on Commerce.
       5408. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of Municipal 
     Waste Combustor State Plan For Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants: Indiana [IN94-1a; FRL-6476-9] received November 
     16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       5409. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report

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     on telemedicine; to the Committee on Commerce.
       5410. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Israel for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 00-12), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5411. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy 
     of Transmittal No. 00-0A, which relates to the Department of 
     the Army's proposed enhancements or upgrades from the level 
     of sensitivity of technology or capability of defense 
     article(s) previously sold to Singapore, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b)(5); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5412. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to 
     Russia, Ukraine, Norway, United Kingdom, and Cayman Islands 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 124-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5413. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to Canada 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 99-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5414. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Canada 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 103-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5415. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5416. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration and Management, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's A-76 inventory of commercial 
     activities; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5417. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Annual Inventory of Commercial 
     Activities for 1999; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5418. A letter from the Executive Director for Operations, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting a copy of the 
     ``Performance of Commercial Activities Inventory''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       5419. A letter from the Executive Director, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's commercial 
     activities inventory as required under the Federal Activities 
     Inventory Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       5420. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the Inventory of Commercial 
     Activities for 1999; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5421. A letter from the Director, Trade and Development 
     Agency, transmitting information on their audit and internal 
     management activities; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5422. A letter from the Independent Counsel, transmitting 
     the fifth annual report for the Office of Independent 
     Counsel, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 595(a)(2); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       5423. A letter from the Attorney General, transmitting the 
     position of the Department of Justice in the Supreme Court in 
     Dickerson v. United States, No. 99-5525, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5424. A letter from the Program Manager, Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Implementation of Public Law 104-132, the Antiterrorism and 
     Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Relating to the Marking 
     of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection (96R-029P) 
     received November 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5425. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Civil Works, 
     Department of the Army, transmitting a report on the 
     Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Mitigation Project, Alabama and 
     Mississippi; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5426. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Sassafras River, Georgetown, MD 
     [CGD05-99-006] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received November 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5427. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Miles River, Easton, MD [CGD05-99-003] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5428. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Niantic River, CT [CGD01-99-087] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5429. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Illinois River, IL [CCGD08-99-014] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5430. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Kennebec River, ME [CGD01-98-174] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5431. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Hackensack River, Passaic River, NJ 
     [CGD01-99-076] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received November 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5432. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Pequonnock River, CT [CGD01-99-086] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5433. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Regulated 
     Navigation Area; Strait of Juan de Fuca and Adjacent Coastal 
     Waters of Washington; Makah Whale Hunting [CGD 13-98-023] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE84) received November 16, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5434. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zones: All 
     Coast Guard and Navy Vessels Involved in Evidence Transport, 
     Narragansett Bay, Davisville Depot, Davisville, Rhode Island 
     [CGD1-99-185] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received November 16, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5435. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Annuity Contracts [Revenue Procedure 99-44] received November 
     16, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       5436. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on development of a Medical 
     Support Incentive for the Child Support Enforcement program; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5437. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting certification that the 
     trustees have paid all claims arising from the American 
     Trader incident, and have established a reserve as required, 
     pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1653(c)(4); jointly to the Committees 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure and Resources.
       5438. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to enhance federal law enforcement's ability to 
     combat illegal money laundering; jointly to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary, Commerce, Ways and Means, and Banking and 
     Financial Services.

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