[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 48 (Tuesday, April 25, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2862-S2864]
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-8524. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2000''; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8525. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     relative to enhanced safety and environmental protection in 
     pipeline transportation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8526. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation relative to the Management of the DoD and the 
     transfer of naval vessels to foreign countries; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8527. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled the ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration Fees Act of 2000''; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8528. A communication from the Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Repeal of Dual Compensation Reductions for 
     Military Retirees'' (RIN3206-AI92), received April 11, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8529. A communication from the Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. 
     Act 13-296, ``Tax Conformity Act of 2000''; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8530. A communication from the Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. 
     Act 13-302, ``Management Supervisory Service Exclusion 
     Amendment Act of 2000''; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-8531. A communication from the Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. 
     Act 13-303, ``Limited Liability Company Amendment Act of 
     2000''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8532. A communication from the Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. 
     Act 13-304, ``Harry L. Thomas, Sr. Recreation Center 
     Designation Temporary Act of 2000''; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8533. A communication from the Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. 
     Act 13-301, ``Performance Rating Levels Amendment Act of 
     2000''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8534. A communication from the Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. 
     Act 13-313, ``Comprehensive Advisory Neighborhood Commissions 
     Reform Amendment Act of 2000''; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8535. A communication from the Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. 
     Act 13-300, ``Retail Service Station Amendment Act of 2000''; 
     to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8536. A communication from the Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. 
     Act 13-299, ``Fairness in Real Estate Transactions and 
     Retirement Funds Protection Amendment Act of 2000''; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8537. A communication from the Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. 
     Act 13-298, ``Tax Increment Financing Amendment Act of 
     2000''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8538. A communication from the Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. 
     Act 13-297, ``Assisted Living Residence Regulatory Act of 
     2000''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8539. A communication from the Office of Postsecondary 
     Educational, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Regulations--
     Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate 
     Programs (GEAR UP)'' (RIN1840-AC82), received April 20, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8540. A communication from the Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the 
     Arms Export Control Act, a report relative to certification 
     of a proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract in the 
     amount of $50,000,000 or more to Japan; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.

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       EC-8541. A communication from the Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the 
     Arms Export Control Act, a report relative to certification 
     of a proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract in the 
     amount of $50,000,000 or more to Japan; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-8542. A communication from the Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the 
     Arms Export Control Act, a report relative to certification 
     of a proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract in the 
     amount of $50,000,000 or more to Egypt; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-8543. A communication from the Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the 
     Arms Export Control Act, a report relative to certification 
     of a proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract in the 
     amount of $50,000,000 or more to Japan; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-8544. A communication from the Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the 
     Arms Export Control Act, a report relative to certification 
     of a proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract in the 
     amount of $50,000,000 or more to Saudi Arabia; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-8545. A communication from the Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the 
     Arms Export Control Act, a report relative to certification 
     of a proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract in the 
     amount of $50,000,000 or more to Germany, the Netherlands, 
     Norway, Denmark, France, Italy, United Kingdom, and the 
     European Space Agency; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-8546. A communication from the Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the 
     Arms Export Control Act, a report relative to certification 
     of a proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract in the 
     amount of $50,000,000 or more to Australia; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       EC-8547. A communication from the Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the 
     Arms Export Control Act, a report relative to certification 
     of a proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract in the 
     amount of $50,000,000 or more to French Guiana; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-8548. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, a report relative to 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Japan; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-8549. A communication from the Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the 
     Foreign Operations Export Financing and Related Programs Act, 
     2000, a notification of our intent to obligate funds for 
     purposes of Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund activities; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-8550. A communication from the Secretary of Labor 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to the 
     processing of cases under the Uniformed Services Employment 
     and Reemployment Act; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-8551. A communication from the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     containing the plan of the Department to address each 
     material weakness, reportable condition and noncompliance 
     with an applicable law or regulation identified in the audit 
     of the Federal Housing Administration's fiscal year 1998 
     financial statements; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8552. A communication from the Office of Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Utilization of Indian 
     Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises'' (DFARS 
     Case 99-D300), received April 12, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-8553. A communication from the Office of Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Manufacturing Technology 
     Program'' (DFARS Case 99-D302), received April 12, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8554. A communication from the Office of Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Caribbean Basin 
     Countries'' (DFARS Case 2000-D006), received April 12, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8555. A communication from the Office of Educational 
     Research and Improvement transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``National Awards Program for 
     Effective Teacher preparation--Notice of Eligibility and 
     Selection Criteria'', received April 12, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8556. A communication from the Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Rev. Proc. 2000-14'', received April 13, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-8557. A communication from the Chief Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 
     Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-8558. A communication from the Chief Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence that 
     have been adopted by the Supreme Court; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-8559. A communication from the Chief Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
     that have been adopted by the Supreme Court; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       EC-8560. A communication from the Chief Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal 
     Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-8561. A communication from the Acting Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     relative to waiver and indemnification in mutual law 
     enforcement agreements between the National Park Service and 
     a state or political subdivision; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
       EC-8562. A communication from the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Regulations under the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act Governing the Movement of Natural Gas on Facilities 
     on the Outer Continental Shelf'' (Docket No. RM00-5-000, 
     Order No. 639), received April 19, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-8563. A communication from the Royalty Management 
     Program, Minerals Management Service, Department of the 
     Interior transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the 
     Department's intention to make refunds of offshore lease 
     revenues; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-8564. A communication from the National Capital Planning 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     Office of Inspector General for fiscal year 1999; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8565. A communication from the National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the fiscal year 
     2000 GPRA Performance Plan; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-8566. A communication from the Postal Rate Commission 
     relative to proposed postal rate increases; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8567. A communication from the Auditor of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Analysis of the FY 2001 Proposed Revenue Forecast and FY 
     2000 Revised Revenue Forecast''; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8568. A communication from the U.S. Trade and 
     Development Agency submitting its annual audit for FY 1999; 
     to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8569. A communication from the Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Retirement and Insurance--Automation and 
     Simplification of FERS Employee Record Keeping During an 
     Intra-Agency Transfer'' (RIN3206-AJ02), received April 19, 
     2000; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8570. A communication from the Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Full Consideration of Displaced Defense 
     Employees'' (RIN3206-AF36), received April 19, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8571. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense, Health Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the scope of preventative health care 
     benefits provided to all eligible TRICARE beneficiaries; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8572. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Personnel and Readiness transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the elimination of the backlog of 
     requests for the issuance or replacement of military 
     decorations; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8573. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense, Force Management Policy, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the pricing of tobacco products 
     sold in military exchanges and commissary stores; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8574. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Acquisition and Technology, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report on the review of profit guidelines in the 
     Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8575. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the proposed amount of 
     staff-years of technical effort to be funded by the DoD for 
     each federally funded research and development center for 
     fiscal year 2001; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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       EC-8576. A communication from the Reserve Forces Policy 
     Board, Department of Defense transmitting a report relative 
     to the Anthrax Vaccination Program for the Total Force; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8577. A communication from the Office of Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Foreign Acquisition'' 
     (DFARS Case 98-D028), received April 19, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8578. A communication from the Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Modified 
     Eligibility Criteria for the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty'' 
     (RIN2900-AJ69), received April 19, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Veteran's Affairs.
       EC-8579. A communication from the Indian Health Service, 
     Department of Health and Human Services transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Currently 
     Effective Indian Health Service Eligibility Regulations'' 
     (RIN0917-AA03), received April 19, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs.
       EC-8580. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Comptroller transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a violation of the Antideficiency Act at Kadena Air 
     Base, Okinawa; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-8581. A communication from the Office of Management and 
     Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report of Pay-As-You-Go Calculations; to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
       EC-8582. A communication from the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, Department of Justice transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Adjustment 
     of Status for Certain Polish and Hungarian Parolees'' 
     RIN1115-AE25), received April 24, 2000; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

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