[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 26, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2938-S2940]
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-8583. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Department of Defense transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation relative to the housing allowances paid to 
     uniformed service members stationed in the United States; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8584. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Department of Defense transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation relative to a technical correction to uniformed 
     service pay tables; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8585. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Department of Defense transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation relative to authorizing the reimbursement for the 
     parking expenses of recruiters and other designated military 
     personnel who have specific duties that require them to use 
     their privately-owned vehicles in civilian communities; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8586. A communication from the Assistant Secretary-
     Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation relative to the use and 
     distribution of the Quinault Indian Nation Judgement Funds; 
     to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       EC-8587. A communication from the Planning and Analysis 
     Office, Department of Veterans Affairs transmitting a draft 
     of proposed legislation relative to the Board of Veterans' 
     Appeals; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-8588. A communication from the Administrator, Small 
     Business Administration transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation relative to implementation of the President's FY 
     2001 Budget and other improvements and initiatives; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
       EC-8589. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Department of the Treasury transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation relative to the DoT's security printing and 
     engraving program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-8590. A communication from the Federal Judicial Center 
     transmitting the annual report for calendar year 1999; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-8591. A communication from the Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Indirect Food Additives: 
     Adhesives and Components of Coatings and Paper and Paperboard 
     Components'' (Docket No. 99F-0925), received April 19, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8592. A communication from the Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medical Devices; Reclassification 
     and Codification of the Stainless Steel Suture'' (Docket No. 
     86P-0087), received April 19, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8593. A communication from the Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medical Devices; Effective Date 
     of Requirement for Premarket Approval for Three Preamendment 
     Class II Devices'' (Docket No. 98F-0564), received April 19, 
     2000; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-8594. A communication from the Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Delegations of Authority and 
     Organization'', received April 19, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8595. A communication from the Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Gastroenterology-Urology Devices; 
     Effective Date of Requirement for Premarket Approval of the 
     Penile Inflatable Implant'' (Docket No. 92N-0445), received 
     April 19, 2000; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-8596. A communication from the Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Hematology and Pathology Devices; 
     Reclassification; Restricted Devices; OTC Test Sample 
     Collection Systems for Drugs of Abuse Testing'' (Docket No. 
     97N-0135), received April 19, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8597. A communication from the Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medical Devices; Laser 
     Fluorescence Caries Detection Device'' (Docket No. 00P-1209), 
     received April 19, 2000; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8598. A communication from the Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medical Devices; 
     Gastroenterology-Urology Devices; Nonimplanted Peripheral 
     Electrical Continence Device'' (Docket No. 00P-1120), 
     received April 19, 2000; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8599. A communication from the Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Cardiovascular, Orthopedic, and 
     Physical Medicine Diagnostic Devices; Reclassification of 
     Cardiopulmonary Bypass Accessory Equipment, Goniometer 
     Device, and Electrical Cable Devices'' (Docket No. 99N-2210), 
     received April 19, 2000; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8600. A communication from the Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Code of Federal Regulations; 
     Technical Amendments'' (Docket No. 00N-1217), received April 
     19, 2000; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-8601. A communication from the Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medical Devices; Reclassification 
     of 28 Preamendments Class III into Class II'' (Docket No. 
     99N-0035), received April 20, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8602. A communication from the Corporate Policy and 
     Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Valuation of Benefits; Use of Single Set of Assumptions for 
     all Benefits'' (RIN1212-AA91), received April 20, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8603. A communication from the Corporate Policy and 
     Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Lump Sum Payment Assumptions'' (RIN1212-AA92), received 
     April 20, 2000; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-8604. A communication from the Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revisions to the Requirements Applicable to Blood, Blood 
     Components, and Source Plasma'', received April 19, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8605. A communication from the National Institutes of 
     Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Service Fellowships'', received April 19, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8606. A communication from the Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Quality Mammography Standards'', received April 19, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8607. A communication from the Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revision of Requirements Applicable to Albumin (Human) 
     Plasma Protein Fraction (Human), and Immune Globulin 
     (Human)'', received April 19, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8608. A communication from the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration, Department of Labor transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Nevada State 
     Plan; Final Approval Determination'', received April 18, 
     2000''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-8609. A communication from the National Foundation on 
     the Arts and the Humanities transmitting the annual report on 
     the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program for fiscal year 
     1999; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-8610. A communication from the National Science 
     Foundation transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 
     2000''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-8611. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of 
     Education, transmitting a

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     draft of proposed legislation entitled the ``Higher Education 
     Technical Amendments Act of 2000''; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8612. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled the 
     ``Student Loan Improvements Act of 2000''; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8613. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army, Civil Works, transmitting a report relative to the 
     construction of a flood damage reduction project for the 
     Turkey Creek Basin, Kansas and Missouri; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8614. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army, Civil Works, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled the ``Water Resources Development Act of 
     2000''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8615. A communication from the Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Office of Policy, Planning and 
     Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, a 
     report entitled ``Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-
     Know Act Section 313 Reporting Guidance for the Leather 
     Tanning and Finishing Industry''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8616. A communication from the Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation of Critical 
     Habitat for the Spikedance and the Loach Minnow'' (RIN1018-
     AF76), received April 19, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8617. A communication from the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Regulation C-Home Mortgage 
     Disclosure'' (R-1053), received April 18, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8618. A communication from the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Changes in Flood Elevation 
     Determinations; 65 FR 19666; 04/12/2000'', received April 20, 
     2000; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-8619. A communication from the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations; 65 
     FR 19669; 04/12/2000'', received April 20, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8620. A communication from the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Changes in Flood Elevation 
     Determinations; 65 FR 19664; 04/12/2000'', received April 20 
     , 2000; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-8621. A communication from the Division of Investment 
     Management, Division of Corporation Finance, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Rulemaking for EDGAR System'' (RIN3235-
     AH79), received April 24, 2000; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8622. A communication from the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     1999 annual report on the Preservation of Minority Savings 
     Institutions; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-8623. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled the ``Collateral Modernization Act of 
     2000''; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-8624. A communication from the Federal Financial 
     Institutions Examination Council, transmitting the 1999 
     annual report; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-8625. A communication from the President and Chairman, 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a transaction involving 
     U.S. exports to Malaysia; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8626. A communication from the Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the 
     Foreign Operations Export Financing and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2000, a notification that the President 
     has exercised the authority provided to him and has issued 
     the required determination to waive certain restrictions on 
     the maintenance of a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) 
     Office and on expenditure of PLO funds for a period of six 
     months; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-8627. A communication from the Acting Secretary of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Voting Practices in the United Nations 1999''; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-8628. A communication from the Office for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-8629. A communication from the Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Technical 
     Correction; Description of Gramercy, Louisiana, Boundaries'' 
     (T.D. 00-27), received April 19, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-8630. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the initial estimate of the applicable percentage 
     increase in hospital inpatient payment rates for fiscal year 
     2001; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8631. A communication from the Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Relief from Disqualification for Plans Accepting 
     Rollovers'' (REG-245562-96) (TD8880), received April 24, 
     2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8632. A communication from the Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Delay in Finalizing Last Known Address Regulations'' (Ann 
     2000-49), received April 24, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-8633. A communication from the Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Weighted Average Interest Rate Update'' (Notice 2000-25), 
     received April 24, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8634. A communication from the Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``January-March 2000 Bond Factor Amounts'' (Rev. Rul. 2000-
     22), received April 24, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8635. A communication from the Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``National Median Income-2000'' (Rev. Proc. 2000-21), 
     received April 24, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8636. A communication from the Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Medical Conference Travel Expenses'' (Rev. Rul. 2000-24), 
     received April 24, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8637. A communication from the Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``May 2000 Applicable Federal Rates'' (Rev. Rul. 2000-23), 
     received April 19, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8638. A communication from the Health Care Financing 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Religions, Non-Medical 
     Health Care Institutions and Advance Directives'' (RIN0938-
     AI93), received April 19, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8639. A communication from the Health Care Financing 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Medicare Programs; Changes to the FY 1999 Hospital 
     Inpatient Prospective Payment Wage Index and Standardized 
     Amounts Resulting from Approved Requests for Wage Data 
     Revisions'' (RIN0938-AJ26), received April 19, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-8640. A communication from the Health Care Financing 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Medicare Programs; Solvency Standards for Provider-
     Sponsored Organizations'' (RIN0938-AI83), received April 19, 
     2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8641. A communication from the Health Care Financing 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Medicare Program; Revision to Accrual Basis of Accounting 
     Policy'' (RIN0938-AH61), received April 19, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-8642. A communication from the Health Care Financing 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Medicare Program; Suggestion Program on Methods to Improve 
     Medicare Efficiency'' (RIN0938-AJ30), received April 19, 
     2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8643. A communication from the Health Care Financing 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Medicare Program; Telephone Requests for Review of Part B 
     Initial Claim Determinations'' (RIN0938-AG48), received April 
     19, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8644. A communication from the Health Care Financing 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Health Care Fraud and Abuse Data Collection Program; 
     Reporting of Final Adverse Actions'' (RIN0906-AA46), received 
     April 19, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8645. A communication from the Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department of 
     Agriculture transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Olives Grown in California; Decreased 
     Assessment Rate'' (Docket Number FV00-932-1-FIR), received 
     April 17, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-8646. A communication from the Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department of 
     Agriculture transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Tobacco Inspection; Subpart B-Regulations for 
     Mandatory Inspection''

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     (Docket Number TB-99-07) (RIN0581-AB75), received April 17, 
     2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-8647. A communication from the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Minimum Financial Requirements for Futures 
     Commission Merchants and Introducing Brokers'' (RIN3038-
     AB51), received April 20, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8648. A communication from the Farm Credit 
     Administration transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Loan Policies and Operations; 
     Participations'' (RIN3052-AB87), received April 17, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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