[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 91 (Tuesday, July 9, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6497-S6498]
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                   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-7691. A communication from the Director, Policy 
     Directives and Instructions Branch, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Allowing 
     Eligible Schools to Apply for Preliminary Enrollment in the 
     Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)'' 
     (RIN115-AG55) received on July 2, 2002; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-7692. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Indian Affairs, Division of Transportation, Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Distribution of 
     Fiscal Year 2002 Indian Reservation Roads Funds'' (RIN1076-
     AE28) received on June 27, 2002; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
       EC-7693. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Indian Affairs, Division of Transportation, Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Law and Order on 
     Indian Reservations'' (RIN1076-AE33) received on June 27, 
     2002; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       EC-7694. A communication from the Director, 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 ``Over-the-
     Counter Human Drugs; Labeling Requirements; Partial Delay of 
     Compliance Dates'' (RIN0910-AA79) received on June 26, 2002; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-7695. A communication from the Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2002 Annual 
     Actuarial Report Required by Section 22 of the Railroad 
     Retirement Act of 1974 and Section 502 of the Railroad 
     Retirement Solvency Act of 1983; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-7696. A communication from the Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2002 Annual Report 
     on the Financial Status of the Railroad Unemployment 
     Insurance System; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-7697. A communication from the Acting Director, 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and 
     Reporting Requirements (recording occupational hearing 
     loss)'' (RIN1218-AC06) received on July 3, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-7698. A communication from the Deputy Secretary, 
     Investment Management, Office of Regulatory Policy, 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Technical Amendments to 
     Rules and Forms Due to the National Securities Markets 
     Improvement Act of 1996 and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act'' 
     (RIN3235-AI53) received on June 26, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7699. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Final Report on 
     the National Emergency with respect to the Taliban that was 
     Declared in Executive Order 13129 of July 4, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7700. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of an 
     Executive Order that terminates the national emergency 
     described and declared in Executive Order 13129 or July 4, 
     1999, related to the actions and policies of the Taliban, and 
     amends Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, to 
     include reference to Mohammed Omar and the Taliban in the 
     Annex to that order, thus preserving the sanctions imposed 
     against the Taliban; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7701. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Commission's report on Government dam use charges; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-7702. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Land 
     and Mineral Management, Minerals Management Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Oil and Gas and Sulphur 
     Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf-Suspension of 
     Operations for Exploration Under Salt Sheets'' (RIN1010-AC92) 
     received on July 3, 2002; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-7703. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the

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     Arms Export Control Act, the report of a certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract in the 
     amount of $50,000,000 or more to Russia; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-7704. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     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 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract in the 
     amount of $50,000,000 or more to Russia, Ukraine, Norway and 
     Cayman Islands; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-7705. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Cyhalofo-butyl; Pesticide Tolerance Technical 
     Correction'' (FRL7185-1) received on June 26, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7706. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Clarified Hydrophobic Extract of Neem Oil; 
     Pesticide Tolerance; Technical Correction'' (FRL6835-1) 
     received on June 26, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7707. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Oxadixly; Tolerance Revocations'' (FRL7180-4) 
     received on July 3, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7708. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Change in Disease Status of 
     Poland Because of BSE'' (Doc. No. 02-068-1) received on July 
     3, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-7709. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal 
     of Quarantined Area'' (FRL01-093-2) received on July 3, 2002; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7710. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Change in Disease Status of 
     Greece With Regard to Foot-and-Mouth Disease'' (Doc. No. 01-
     059-2) received on July 3, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7711. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a certification 
     relative to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, 
     Kyrgystan, Moldova, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7712. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, a draft of proposed 
     legislation to strengthen the management structure of the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-7713. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Comptroller, transmitting, a notice regarding 
     desktop computer management service; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-7714. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report regarding the 
     President's approval of a new Unified Command Plan (UCP) that 
     specifies the missions and responsibilities, including 
     geographic boundaries, of the unified combatant command; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7715. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense, Force Management Policy, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a notice regarding Critical Skills Retention Bonus for 
     Submarine Warfare Officers (112X) and Surface Warfare 
     Officers (111X); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7716. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting, the report of a retirement; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7717. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting, the report of a retirement; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.

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