[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 51 (Monday, April 23, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3784-S3786]
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-1365. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Central Intelligence Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a vacancy in the position of Inspector 
     General and the designation of an Acting Inspector General; 
     to the Committee on Intelligence.
       EC-1366. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulations Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Certification of 
     Evidence for Proof of Service'' (RIN2900-AJ55) received on 
     April 18, 2001; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-1367. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report covering 
     those cases in which equitable relief was granted in calendar 
     year 2000; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-1368. A communication from the Inspector General, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of the Office of Inspector General Strategic 
     Plan for 2001 through 2006; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       EC-1369. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule

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     entitled ``Qualified Lessee Construction Allowances For 
     Short-Term Leases'' (Rev. Rul. 2001-20) received on April 11, 
     2001; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1370. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relating to Monitoring the Impact of Medicare Physician 
     Payment Reform on Utilization and Access for 2001; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-1371. A communication from the Acting Chairman of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the annual report relating to management performance 
     for 2000; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1372. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``List of Communities 
     Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance'' (Doc. No. FEMA-
     7750) received on April 6, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1373. A communication from the Attorney/Advisor, Federal 
     Transit Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     discontinuation of service in acting role of Administrator of 
     the Federal Transit Administration; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1374. A communication from the Attorney/Advisor of the 
     Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     return of the nomination for the position of Administrator of 
     the Federal Transit Administration; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1375. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Financial Institutions Examination Council, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of the annual performance 
     evaluation for fiscal year 2000; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1376. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Export Administration, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Exports to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; Revision of 
     Foreign Policy Controls'' (RIN0694-AC39) received on April 
     18, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1377. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Export Administration, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Implementation of the Wassenaar Arrangement List of Dual-
     Use Items: Revisions to Microprocessors, Graphic 
     Accelerators, and External Interconnects Equipment'' 
     (RIN0694-AC39) received on April 18, 2001; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1378. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Export Administration, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Entity List: Revisions and Additions'' (RIN0694-AB60) 
     received on April 18, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1379. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Export Administration, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revisions to the EAR as a result of the addition of Brazil, 
     Latvia and Ukraine to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), and 
     Other Revisions'' (RIN0694-AB50) received on April 18, 2001; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1380. A communication from the Under Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     a report relating to the Imposition of Foreign Policy-Based 
     Export Controls for Exports to Persons in the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia and Inductees of the International 
     Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1381. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     Policy and Management, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Food 
     Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human 
     Consumption; Food Starch-Modified by Amylolytic Enzymes'' 
     (Doc. No. 99F-2082) received on April 6, 2001; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1382. A communication from the President of the United 
     States Institute of Peace, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of the audit of the Institute's accounts for Fiscal 
     Year 2000; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-1383. A communication from the Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the Fiscal Year 2002; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1384. A communication from the Acting Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulations, Office of Special Education and 
     Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Recreational Programs'' (RIN1820-ZA12) received on April 
     16, 2001; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-1385. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     Policy and Management, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medical 
     Devices; Reclassification of Six Cardiovascular Preamendments 
     Class III Devices into Class II'' (Doc. No. 99N-0035) 
     received on April 18, 2001; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1386. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     Policy and Management, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Irradiation 
     in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food'' (Doc. 
     No. 94F-0008) received on April 18, 2001; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1387. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     Policy and Management, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Irradiation 
     in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Animal Feed 
     and Pet Food; Irradiation'' (Doc. No. 99F-2799) received on 
     April 18, 2001; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-1388. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Office of Workforce Development, Office of Workforce 
     Security, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Unemployment Insurance 
     Program Letter (UIPL) 14-01--Treatment of Indian Tribes Under 
     Federal Unemployment Compensation Law; UIPL 14-01, Change 1--
     Questions and Answers'' received on April 18, 2001; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1389. A communication from the Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the Congressional Justification of Budget Estimates for 
     Fiscal Year 2002; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1390. A communication from the Chairman of the Naval Sea 
     Cadet Corps, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual 
     financial reports for 2000; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-1391. A communication from the Director of the Federal 
     Judicial Center, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual 
     performance evaluation report for calendar year 2000; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1392. A communication from the Director of the Policy 
     Directives and Instructions Branch, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Adding 
     Colombia to the List of Countries Whose Citizens or Nationals 
     are Ineligible for Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Privileges to 
     the United States Under the TWOV Program'' (RIN1115-AG16) 
     received on April 3, 2001; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1393. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General for Administration, Justice Management Division, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``United States Attorneys' Office, 
     Giglio Information Files'' received on April 6, 2001; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1394. A communication from the Secretary of the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, transmitting, a report 
     relating to the Biennial Survey of Article III Judgeship 
     Needs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1395. A communication from the Acting Deputy Attorney 
     General, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for 2000; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-1396. A communication from the Principal Deputy Under 
     Secretary of Defense, Acquisition and Technology, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relating to the 
     intent to obligate funds for out-of-cycle Fiscal Year 2001 
     Foreign Comparative Testing Projects; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1397. A communication from the Principal Deputy Under 
     Secretary of Defense, Acquisition and Technology, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     identifying, for each agency, the percentage of funds that 
     are projected to be expanded during each of the next five 
     fiscal years for performance of depot-level maintenance and 
     repair workloads by the public and private sectors; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1398. A communication from the Comptroller General of 
     the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     withdrawal of the statutory report concerning UN peacekeeping 
     operations in East Timor, Sierra Leone; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1399. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report concerning activities 
     relating to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1400. A communication from the Chief of the Programs and 
     Legislation Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Office 
     of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report concerning a multi-function cost 
     comparison of the Base Operating Support functions at March 
     Air Reserve Base, California; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-1401. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Force Management Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, a report relating to the results of the 
     Military Exit Survey; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1402. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, the report of a retirement; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1403. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant

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     to law, the annual report required by the Chemical and 
     Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 
     1991 for the period February 1, 2000 through January 31, 
     2001; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1404. A communication from the Acting Executive 
     Secretary, Agency for International Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     designation of an acting officer for the position of 
     Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, 
     Agency for International Development; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1405. A communication from the Acting Executive 
     Secretary, Agency for International Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Discontinuation of service in an acting role as Assistant 
     Administrator of the Bureau for Latin America and the 
     Caribbean, Agency for International Development; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1406. A communication from the Acting Executive 
     Secretary, Agency for International Development, a report 
     relative to the nomination for the position of Administrator 
     of the Agency for International Development; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1407. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     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-1408. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Japan; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1409. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles and defense services in the amount of $50,000,000 to 
     Norway; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1410. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or services under a contract in the amount of 
     $50,000,000 or more to Canada; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-1411. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or services under a contract in the amount of 
     $50,000,000 or more to the Republic of Korea; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1412. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Italy; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1413. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with France; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1414. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or services under a contract in the amount of 
     $50,000,000 or more to Italy; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-1415. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Legislative Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report mandated by the PLO Commitments Compliance 
     Act from June 16 to December 15, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1416. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     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.

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