[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 65 (Monday, May 14, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H2146-H2147]
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:

       1884. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Forchlorfenuron; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-301122; FRL-6781-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 2, 
     2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1885. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the National Defense Stockpile 
     Requirements Report for 2001, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h-5; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       1886. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary, 
     Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter submitting revisions to both the FY 
     2001 and FY 2002 Annual Materials Plans (AMPs); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1887. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter regarding the Secretary's 
     report pursuant to Section 374 of Public Law 106-398, the 
     Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for FY 
     2001 which was due on March 15, 2001, will now be submitted 
     shortly along with additional data; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       1888. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter regarding a report on the 
     warranty claims recovery pilot program; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       1889. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report on TRICARE Case 
     Management and Custodial Care Policies required by Section 
     703, of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2000; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1890. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation, ``To amend the Export-Import Bank Act 
     of 1945, as amended''; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       1891. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, OSHA, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Ergonomics Program [Docket No. S-777] (RIN: 1218-AB36) 
     received May 14, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1892. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; State of Maryland; Approval of 
     Revisions to Volatile Organic Compounds Regulations and 
     Miscellaneous Revisions [MD 064/109/111/113-3065a; FRL-6973-
     3] received May 1, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1893. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Allocation of Fiscal Year 2001 Youth and the 
     Environment Training and Employment Program Funds--received 
     May 1, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1894. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Waste Technical 
     Review Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled, 
     ``Report to the U.S. Congress and the Secretary of Energy'' 
     for January to December 2000, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 10268; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1895. A letter from the Chairman, Commission on 
     International Religious Freedom, transmitting the 
     Commission's Annual Report, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 6412 Public 
     Law 105-292 section 102; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1896. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's annual 
     report for fiscal year 2000, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     732 and 1-734(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1897. A letter from the Interim Director, Court Services 
     and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, 
     transmitting the Agency's FY 2002 Budget Request and Annual 
     Performance Plan; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1898. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's Annual Program 
     Performance Report for FY 2000; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1899. A letter from the Assistant Director for Executive 
     and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1900. A letter from the Assistant Director for Executive 
     and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report

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     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1901. A letter from the Assistant Director for Executive 
     and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1902. A letter from the Assistant Director for Budget and 
     Administration, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1903. A letter from the Chair, United States Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting amendments to sentencing guidelines, 
     policy statements, and official commentary; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       1904. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting notification that funding 
     under title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, will exceed $5 million 
     for the response to the emergency declared on December 4, 
     2000 as a result of snow which severely impacted the State of 
     New York on November 19-21, 2000, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5193; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1905. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--United States Marine Corps Restricted Area, New 
     River, North Carolina, and Vicinity--received May 3, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1906. A letter from the Acting Secretary of the Army, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the feasibility report 
     and environmental assessment for Salt Creek, Graham, TX, 
     pursuant to Section 101(a)(30) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act (WRDA) of 1999; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1907. A letter from the Acting Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting an informational copy 
     of an alteration prospectus for the Federal Trade Commission 
     building in Washington, DC, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1908. A letter from the Acting Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting an informational copy 
     of the fiscal year 2002 GSA's Public Buildings Service 
     Capital Investment and Leasing Program, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 
     606(a); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1909. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans' Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Disease Associated With Exposure to 
     Certain Herbicide Agents: Type 2 Diabetes (RIN: 2900-AK63) 
     received May 4, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       1910. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans' Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Reasonable Charges for Medical Care 
     or Services (RIN: 2900-AK73) received May 2, 2001, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       1911. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a legislative agenda for international 
     trade; (H. Doc. No. 107-69); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means and ordered to be printed.
       1912. A letter from the Acting Deputy Administrator for 
     Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting a letter to correct 
     information contained in the National Ignition Facility 
     follow-up letter submitted to Congress on April 13, 2001; 
     jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and 
     Appropriations.
       1913. A letter from the Managing Director, Financial 
     Management and Assurance, General Accounting Office, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``FINANCIAL AUDIT: Capitol 
     Preservation Fund's Fiscal Years 2000 and 1999 Financial 
     Statements,'' pursuant to 31 U.S.C. section 9105(a)(4); 
     jointly to the Committees on House Administration and 
     Government Reform.
       1914. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification that shrimp harvested with technology that may 
     adversely affect certain species of sea turtles may not be 
     imported into the United States unless the President makes 
     specific certifications to the Congress annually by May 1, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-162, section 609(b)(2) (103 Sat. 
     1038); jointly to the Committees on Resources and 
     Appropriations.

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