[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 46 (Wednesday, April 12, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H2236-H2237]
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:

       7073. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting a draft bill, ``To amend the United 
     States Grain Standards Act to extend the authority of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture to collect fees, to

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     extend the authorization of appropriations for such Act, and 
     to improve the administration of such Act''; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       7074. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting 
     the proposed transfer of the battleship ex-NEW JERSEY (BB 62) 
     to the Home Port Alliance of Camden, New Jersey, a non-profit 
     organization; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7075. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft bill, ``To authorize the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States 
     Executive Director to vote to approve the use of the 
     International Monetary Fund of all earnings on the investment 
     of the profits on non-public gold sales for the purpose of 
     providing debt relief under the enhanced Heavily Indebted 
     Poor Countries (``HIPC'') Initiative and to authorize 
     appropriations for the United States contribution to the HIPC 
     Trust Fund, administered by the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development''; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       7076. A letter from the Executive Director, Emergency Oil 
     and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Loan Guarantee Decision; Availability of Environmental 
     Information; Correction (RIN: 3003-ZA00) received February 
     15, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       7077. A letter from the Executive Director, Emergency Steel 
     Guarantee Loan Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Loan Guarantee Decision; Application Deadline (RIN: 3003-
     ZA00) received February 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7078. A letter from the Executive Director, Emergency Steel 
     Guarantee Loan Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Loan Guarantee Decision; Availability of Environmental 
     Information; Correction (RIN: 3003-ZA00) received February 
     15, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       7079. A letter from the Executive Director, Emergency Steel 
     Guarantee Loan Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Board Amendments (RIN: 3003-
     ZA00) received February 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       7080. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the 2000 Base Salary Structures; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       7081. A letter from the General Counsel, Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Safety Standard for Bunk Beds--received February 22, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7082. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans State: Approval of 
     Revisions to Kentucky State Implementation Plan [KY-109-1-
     200007a; FRL-6533-2] received February 8, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7083. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Extending Operating 
     Permits Program Iterim Approval Expiration Dates [FRL-6535-2] 
     received February 8, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       7084. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the status of efforts to 
     obtain Iraq's compliance with the resolutions adopted by the 
     U.N. Security Council, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1541; (H. Doc. 
     No. 106--223); to the Committee on International Relations 
     and ordered to be printed.
       7085. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 2000-12, authorizing the 
     furnishing of military assistance to the United Nations for 
     purposes of supporting East Timor's transition to 
     independence, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7086. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a report on 
     the audit of the American Red Cross for the year ending June 
     30, 1999, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 6; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       7087. A letter from the Under Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     that the Department of Commerce has processed the last 
     remaining satellite export license application that was in 
     its queque when the jurisdiction for satellites was 
     retransferred to the Department of State in March 15, 1999; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       7088. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List: 
     Additions and Deletions--received February 16, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       7089. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting the General Purpose Financial 
     Statements and Independent Auditor's Report for the fiscal 
     year ended September 30, 1999; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       7090. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Uniform Administrative 
     Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of 
     Higher Education, Hospital, and Other Non-Profit 
     Organizations--received February 8, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7091. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the revised 
     Annual Performance Plan for the Export-Import Bank, pursuant 
     to 12 U.S.C. 635g(a); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7092. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the Bank's 
     Annual Management Report for the year ended September 30, 
     1999, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       7093. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting a copy of the Corporation's Annual 
     Report for calendar year 1999, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1827(a); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7094. A letter from the Administrator, Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget, 
     transmitting a report on the three categories of Cost 
     Accounting Standards (CAS) coverage known as ``full,'' 
     ``modified,'' and ``FAR'' (Federal Acquisition Regulation) 
     coverage; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7095. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance 
     with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar 
     year 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       7096. A letter from the Deputy Chief, National Forest 
     System, Department of Agriculture, transmitting a detailed 
     boundary map for the East Fork Jemez and Pecos Rivers in New 
     Mexico, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1274; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7097. A letter from the Chairman, Naval Sea Cadet Corps, 
     transmitting the Annual Audit Report of the Corps for the 
     year 1999, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(39) and 1103; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       7098. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E, Glendive, MT [Airspace Docket No. 
     99-ANM-08] received February 11, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7099. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the 1999 Annual Report of the Visiting Committee 
     on Advanced Technology of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology (NIST), U.S. Department of Commerce, pursuant 
     to Public Law 100-418, section 5131(b) (102 Stat. 1443); to 
     the Committee on Science.
       7100. A letter from the Director, National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a report on donated educationally useful Federal 
     equipment; to the Committee on Science.
       7101. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Planning 
     and Analysis, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting a 
     draft bill entitled, ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living 
     Adjustment Act of 2000''; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       7102. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting a draft bill, ``To provide 
     authorization of appropriations for the United States 
     International Trade Commission for fiscal year 2001''; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       7103. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting a draft bill to provide 
     additional safeguards for the Social Security and 
     Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries with 
     representative payees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7104. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting the CBO's Sequestration Preview Report 
     for FY 2001, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. section 904(b); jointly to 
     the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget.
       7105. A letter from the Department of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's annual report on the Automotive Technology 
     Development Program, Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     5914; jointly to the Committees on Science and Commerce.

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