[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 97 (Monday, July 24, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H6772-H6775]
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:

       9180. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Services, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--General Policies, Types of Loans, 
     Loan Requirement-Telecommunications Program (RIN: 0572-AB53) 
     received July 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       9181. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Blueberry 
     Promotion, Research, and Information Order [FV-99-701-FR] 
     (RIN: 0581-AB78) received July 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9182. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Trifloxystrobin; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-301014; FRL-6594-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received July 13, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       9183. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bacillus subtillis 
     Strain QST 713; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance 
     [OPP-300997; FRL-6555-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 28, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9184. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Methoxyfenozide; 
     Benzoic Acid, 3-methoxy-2-methyl-2-(3,5-dimethylbenzoyl)-2- 
     (1,1-dimethylethyl) hydrazide; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-
     300983; FRL-6496-5] (RIN:2070-AB78) received June 28, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9185. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting Cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. 
     Doc. No. 106--273); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       9186. A letter from the Under Secretary of the Navy, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting notification of the 
     Department's decision to study certain functions performed by 
     military and civilian personnel in the Deparmtnet of the Navy 
     (DON) for possible performance by private contractors, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2461; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       9187. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Annual Defense Report: Appendix L: 
     Resources Allocated to Mission and Support Activities; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       9188. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Force 
     Management Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Annual Report for the Armed Services Retirement Home (AFRH) 
     for Fiscal Year 1999; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9189. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     entitled, ``Plan for Improved Demilitarization of Excess and 
     Surplus Defense Property''; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       9190. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report entitled, ``Integrated Chemical and Biological 
     Research, Development and Acquisition Plan for the 
     Departments of Defense and Energy''; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       9191. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report on portability 
     of TRICARE Prime Benefits; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       9192. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on Completed DoD A-76 Competitions; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       9193. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of Vice 
     Admiral on the retired list of Vice Admiral Michael L. 
     Bowman, United States Navy; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       9194. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of Vice 
     Admiral on the retired list of Vice Admiral Henry C. Giffin 
     III, United States Navy; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9195. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list of Lieutenant General 
     Richard A. Chilcoat, United States Army; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       9196. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of 
     general on the retired list of General Anthony C. Zinni, 
     United States Marine Corps; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       9197. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on proposed obligations for the Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction (CTR) Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9198. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list of Lieutenant General 
     Ronald R. Blanck, United States Army; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       9199. A letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, 
     transmitting the four issues of the Quarterly Journal that 
     comprise the 1999 annual report to Congress of the Office of 
     the Comptroller of the Currency; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       9200. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting transactions 
     involving exports to Chad and Cameroon, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(ii); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       9201. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received

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     July 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       9202. A letter from the Managing Director, Office of 
     General Counsel, Federal Housing Finance Board, transmitting 
     the Board's final rule--Election of Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Directors (RIN: 3069-AB00) received July 20, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       9203. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Amendment 
     of Membership Regulation and Advances Regulation [No. 2000-
     30] (RIN: 3069-AA94) received July 20, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       9204. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Federal 
     Home Loan Bank Advances, Eligible Collateral, New Business 
     Activities and Related Matters [No. 2000-34] (RIN: 3069-AA97) 
     received July 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       9205. A letter from the Director, Office of Management, 
     transmitting the pay-as-you-go report, as required by the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
       9206. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting a copy of additional technical 
     amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) that 
     supplements the Administration's ``Higher Education Technical 
     Amendments Act of 2000,'' previously transmitted to Congress; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       9207. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting the 1999 
     Uranium Industry Annual, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2297h--10; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9208. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; 
     Revised Format for Materials Being Incorporated by Reference; 
     Approval of Recodification of the Virginia Administrative 
     Code; Correction [VA084/101-5045a; FRL-6726-4] received June 
     28, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce.
       9209. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Listing 
     of Color Additives Exempt from Certification; Phaffia Yeast 
     (RIN: 97C-0466) received July 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9210. A letter from the Acting Administrator, NHTS, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting a report on Motor 
     Vehicle Trunk Entrapment; to the Committee on Commerce.
       9211. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     Revised 15% Plan for the Metropolitan Washington, DC Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area [SIPTRAX NO. MD097-3050a; FRL-6735-4] 
     received July 13, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9212. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of 
     Columbia; Approval of National Low Emission Vehicle Program 
     [DC 045-2020a; FRL-9838-5] received July 13, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9213. A letter from the Director, Office fo Regulatory 
     Manangement and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Primary and 
     Secondary Drinking Water Regulations: Analyical Methods for 
     Chemical and Microbiological Contaminants and Revisions to 
     Laboratory Certification Requirements; Technical Correction 
     [WH-FRL-6726-2] received June 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9214. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers 
     for the Primacy Rule Under the Paperwork Reduction Act and 
     Clarification of OMB Approval for the Consumer Confidence 
     Report Rule [FRL-6726-3] received June 28, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9215. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Manangement and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone: Allocation of Essential Use Allowances 
     for Calendar Year 2000: Allocations for Metered--Dose 
     Inhalers and the Space Shuttle and Titan Rockets [FRL-6726-5] 
     (RIN: 2060-A173) received June 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9216. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -National Oil and 
     Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National 
     Priorities List [FRL-6727-2] received June 28, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9217. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Privacy Online: Fair 
     Information Practices in the Electronic Marketplace: A Report 
     to Congress (May 2000)''; to the Committee on Commerce.
       9218. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Listing of Color 
     Additives Exempt from Certification; Haematoccus Algae Meal 
     (RIN: 98C-0212) received 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9219. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the 65th Annual Report Securities 
     and Exchange Commission 1999, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78w(b); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9220. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Rule 17Ac2-2 and Form TA-2 (RIN: 3235-AH44) received 
     June 7, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9221. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the annual report of the Securities 
     Investor Protection Corporation for the year 1999, pursuant 
     to 15 U.S.C. 78ggg(c)(2); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9222. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Denmark for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 00-53), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9223. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to United Kingdom for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 00-50), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9224. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Japan for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 00-45), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9225. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Australia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 00-51), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9226. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to New Zealand for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 00-46), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9227. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Portugal for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 00-52), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9228. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Italy for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 00-49), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9229. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Turkey for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 00-54), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9230. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Poland for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 00-61), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9231. 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 
     Kourou, French Guiana [Transmittal No. DTC 073-00], pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       9232. 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 Japan 
     and French Guiana [Transmittal No. DTC 061-00], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       9233. 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 Japan 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 071-00], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.

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       9234. 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 
     Germany [Transmittal No. DTC 041-00], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9235. 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 Japan 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 054-00], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       9236. 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 
     Singapore [Transmittal No. DTC 018-00], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9237. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     sold commercially under a contract to Jordan [Transmittal No. 
     DTC 069-00], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       9238. 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.
       9239. 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.
       9240. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Export Administration 
     Regulations Entity List: Revisions to the Entity List [Docket 
     No. 981019261-0207-03] (RIN: 0694-AB73) received July 21, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9241. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Passport Procedures--Amendment to Execution of 
     Passport Application Regulation--received June 21, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9242. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of the Army, transmitting the Fiscal 
     Year 1999 performance report on the Army Corps of Engineers 
     Civil Works; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9243. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Policy, 
     Management and Budget and Chief Financial Officer, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting the Annual Accountabilty Report 
     for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9244. A letter from the Deputy Director, Support Personal 
     and Family Readiness Division, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the 1999 report of the Retirement Plan for 
     Civilian Employees of the United States Marine Corps Personal 
     and Family Readiness Division, and miscellaneous 
     Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities are furnished as 
     required by Public Law No. 95-595; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       9245. A letter from the Director, Division and Program 
     Development, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of 
     Contractors and Subcontractors Regarding Individuals With 
     Disabilities; Separate Facility Waivers (RIN: 1215-AA84) 
     received July 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       9246. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Chief Financial Officers Act 
     Report for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for 
     1999, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       9247. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the Executive Summary 
     Strategic Plan 2000-2005; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       9248. A letter from the Executive Director, Japan U.S. 
     Friendship Commission, transmitting a notice that the 
     Commission did not engage in any activities that would be 
     covered under the FAIR Act; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       9249. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a legislative proposal, ``To amend 
     title 5 United States Code, to extend the Federal physicians 
     comparability allowance authority, and for other purposes''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9250. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Change in the Survey Cycle for the Orleans, LA, 
     Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AJ05) received July 
     17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       9251. A letter from the CFO & Plan Administrator, PCA 
     Retirement Committee, Production Credit Association 
     Retirement Plan, transmitting the annual pension plan report 
     for the plan year ending December 31, 1999 and a copy of the 
     audited financial statements, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 12(h); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       9252. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a report on the systems of internal control and 
     financial management for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1999; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9253. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Fiscal Year 1999 Program Performance Report, combining 
     the Accountability Report for 1999 with the Program 
     Performance Report; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9254. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the annual report for the period ending 
     September 30, 1999 in accordance with the Inspector General 
     Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to 5 app.; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       9255. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Bureau for 
     Legislative and Public Affairs, U.S. Agency for International 
     Development, transmitting the Fiscal Year 1999 Accountability 
     Report; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9256. A letter from the the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     transmitting the quarterly report of receipts and 
     expenditures of appropriations and other funds for the period 
     April 1, 2000, through June 30, 2000 as compiled by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a; (H. Doc. 
     No. 106--272); to the Committee on House Administration and 
     ordered to be printed.
       9257. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Engineering and Operations Division, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Producer-operated Outer Continental Shelf 
     Pipelines that Cross Directly into State Waters (RIN: 1010-
     AC56) received July 20, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9258. A letter from the Director, Office of 
     RegulatoryManagement and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Change of Official EPA Mailing Address; Technical Amendments 
     [FRL-6487-4] received June 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9259. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; 
     Halibut Bycatch Mortality Allowance in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 000211040-0040-
     01; I.D. 051100D] received July 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9260. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Removal of Vessel Moratorium of the 
     GOA and BSAI [Docket No. 000706201-0201-01; I.D. 060700A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AO00) received July 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9261. A letter from the Office of Protected Resources, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Sea Turtle Conservation; 
     Restrictions to Fishing Activities [Docket No. 000511138-
     0138-01; I.D. 051100B] (RIN: 0648-A019) received July 21, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9262. A letter from the Office Protected Resources, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Sea Turtle Conservation; 
     Shrimp Trawling Requirements [Docket No. 991207322-0107-03; 
     I.D. 041300A] (RIN: 0648-AN30) received July 21, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9263. A letter from the Office Protected Resources, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Sea Turtle Conservation; 
     Restrictions Applicable to Shrimp Trawl Activities; 
     Leatherback Conservation Zone [Docket No. 991207322-0115-04; 
     I.D. 042100B] (RIN: 0648-AN30) received July 21, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9264. A letter from the Acting Director, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 000211039-0039-01; I.D. 071400D] 
     received July 20, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       9265. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States Northeast Multispecies; Framework Adjustment 33 
     to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan; 
     Reporting Requirement [Docket No. 000407096-0196-02; I.D. 
     040300C] (RIN 0648-AN51) received July 20, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9266. A letter from the Office Protected Resources, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Sea Turtle Conservation; 
     Restrictions Applicable to Shrimp

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     Trawl [Docket No. 005519147-0147-01; I.D. 051800C] (RIN: 
     0648-AO22), pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9267. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the thirty-second in a series of 
     reports on refugee resettlement in the United States covering 
     the period October 1, 1997 through September 30, 1998, 
     pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1523(a); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9268. A letter from the Executive Director, American 
     Chemical Society, transmitting the Society's annual report 
     for the calendar year 1999 and the comprehensive report to 
     the Board of Directors of the American Chemical Society on 
     the examination of their books and records for the year 
     ending December 31, 1999, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(2) and 
     1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9269. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the annual report beginning May 1, 
     1998, on the status of the United States Parole Commission 
     (USPC); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9270. A letter from the Farm Credit Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Rules of 
     Practice and Procedure; Adjusting Civil Money Penalties for 
     Inflation (RIN: 3052-AC01) received July 21, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9271. A letter from the Assistant Secretary to the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to Section 237 of the Water Resource Development Act 
     of 1996 entitled, ``Hopper Dredges: Ready Reserve Status of 
     the Hopper Dredge Wheeler''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9272. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30107; Amdt. No. 1999] received July 
     17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9273. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30108; Amdt. No. 2000] received July 
     17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9274. A letter from the National Highway Safety 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Procedures for Transition to New 
     National Driver Register [Docket No. NHTSA-00-7551] (RIN: 
     2127-AG68) received July 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9275. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Oakley, KS [Airspace Docket 
     No. 00-ACE-20] received July 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9276. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Columbia, MO [Airspace Docket 
     No. 00-ACE-21] received July 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9277. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Airspace Docket No. 2000-ASW-12] received July 
     21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9278. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Atwood, KS [Airspace Docket 
     No. 00-ACE-19] received July 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9279. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 
     340B Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2000-NM-23-AD; Amendment 
     39-11812; AD 2000-14-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 21, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9280. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, and -
     800 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2000-NM-209-AD; Amendment 
     39-11811; AD 2000-14-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 21, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9281. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 2000-NM-206-AD; Amendment 39-11813; AD 2000-14-
     04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9282. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 2000-NM-155-AD; Amendment 39-11814; AD 2000-14-
     05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9283. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-NM-75-AD; Amendment 39-11816; AD 2000-14-07] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9284. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-NM-192-AD; Amendment 39-11815; AD 2000-14-06] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9285. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the National Water Quality 
     Inventory 1998 Report to Congress; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9286. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting informational copies of lease 
     prospectuses for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Las 
     Vegas, NV, US General Services Administration, Philadelphia, 
     PA, and Rough and Ready Island, Stockton, CA, pursuant to 40 
     U.S.C. 606(a); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9287. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Status of the Nation's 
     Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions and Performance 
     Report''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9288. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Satellite and Information Services, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     ``Major'' rule--Licensing of Private Land Remote-Sensing 
     Space Systems [Docket No. 951031259-9279-03] (RIN: 0648-AC64) 
     received July 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Science.
       9289. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a report covering the disposition of cases 
     granted relief from administrative error, overpayment and 
     forfeiture by the Administrator in 1999, pursuant to 38 
     U.S.C. 210(c)(3)(B); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9290. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the 2000 Annual Report 
     Supplemental Security Income Program, pursuant to Public Law 
     104--193, section 231 (110 Stat. 2197); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       9291. A letter from the Regulations Branch Chief, U.S. 
     Customs Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Forced or Indentured Child Labor 
     (RIN: 1515-AC36) received July 20, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9292. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Laundromat Industry--received July 18, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9293. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Reporting Requirements Update [DFARS Case 2000-D001] received 
     June 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Select Comm Narcotics Abuse & Control.
       9294. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a notice to oblicate $425.9 million in FY 2000 to implement 
     the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program under the FY 
     2000 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104--106, section 1206(a) (110 Stat. 471); jointly 
     to the Committees on Armed Services and International 
     Relations.
       9295. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a notice to obligate certain previously notified in FY 1998 
     funds of up to $46.0 million, pursuant to Public Law 104--
     106, section 1206(a) (110 Stat. 471); jointly to the 
     Committees on Armed Services and International Relations.
       9296. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the reponse to the Report of the International 
     Financial Institution Advisory Commission (the Commission); 
     jointly to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services 
     and Ways and Means.
       9297. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft bill, ``To authorize the exchange of land between the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency at the George Washington Memorial Parkway 
     in McLean, Virginia.''; jointly to the Committees on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select) and Resources.

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