[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 148 (Friday, November 15, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11212-S11214]
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-9537. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on 
     Fiscal Year 2000 relative to Low Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Program (LIHEAP); to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-9538. A communication from the Administrator, Farm 
     Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``7 CFR 1412--
     Peanut Buyout Program'' (RIN0560-AG71) received on October 
     28, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-9539. A communication from the Administrator, Farm 
     Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2002 Farm 
     Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 Sugar Program and 
     Farm Facility Storage Loan Program'' (RIN0560-AG73) received 
     on October 28, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9540. A communication from the Administrator, Farm 
     Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Apple Market 
     Loss Assistance Program II'' (RIN0560-AG63) received on 
     October 28, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-9541. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agriculture Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of rule entitled ``Nectarines Grown in California; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate'' (Doc. No. FV02-916-2) received on 
     October 15, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-9542. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agriculture Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of rule entitled ``Vidalia Onions Grown in Georgia; 
     Revision of Reporting and Assessment Requirements'' (Doc. No. 
     FV02-955-1) received on October 15, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9543. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agriculture Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of rule entitled ``Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines and 
     Tangelos Grown in Florida; Limiting the Volume of Small Red 
     Seedless Grapefruit'' (Doc.No . FV02-905-5) received on 
     October 15, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-9544. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agriculture Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of rule entitled ``Establishment of Minimum Quality 
     and Handling Standards for Domestic and Imported Peanuts 
     Marketed in the United States and Termination of the Peanut 
     Marketing Agreement and Associated Rules and Regulation'' 
     (Doc. No. FV02-996-1) received on October 15, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9545. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agriculture Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of rule entitled ``Pork Promotion, Research and 
     Consumer Information Order: Rules and Regulations--Decrease 
     in Assessment Rate and Decrease of Importer Assessments'' 
     (Doc. No. LS-02-09) received on October 15, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9546. A communication from the Administrator, Foreign 
     Agriculture Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Technical 
     Assistance for Specialty Crops Program'' (RIN0551-AA63) 
     received on October 28, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9547. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of the Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Irradiation Phytosanitary 
     Treatment of Imported Fruits and Vegetables'' (Doc. No. 98-
     030-4) received on October 28, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9548. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of the Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Importation of Clementines 
     from Spain'' (Doc. No. 02-023-4) received on October 28, 
     2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-9549. A communication from the Administrator, Food and 
     Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Codification 
     of Poultry Substitution and Modification of Commodity 
     Inventory Controls for Recipient Agencies'' (RIN0584-AD08) 
     received on October 21, 2002.
       EC-9550. A communication from the Administrator, Rural 
     Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Farm Labor 
     Housing Technical Assistance'' (RIN0575-AC25) received on 
     October 28, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-9551. A communication from the Regulatory Contact, Grain 
     Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``United States Standards for Milled Rice'' 
     received on October 15, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9552. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the 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 South Korea; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9553. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Visas: 
     Aliens Ineligible to Transit Without Visas (TWOV), As 
     Amended'' (RIN1400-AA48); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-9554. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of an amended rule 
     entitled ``Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department 
     of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulate'' (22 CFR Part 
     22) received on October 28, 2002; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-9555. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a certification regarding the 
     proposed transfer of major defense equipment valued (in terms 
     of its original acquisition cost) at $14,000,000 or more to 
     United Arab Emirates; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9556. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the report of a 
     certification of a proposed manufacturing license for the 
     export of defense articles or services sold commercially in 
     the amount of $50,000,000 or more to the Republic of Korea; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9557. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the report of a 
     certification of a proposed manufacturing license for the 
     export of defense articles or services sold commercially in 
     the amount of $50,000,000 or more to the United Kingdom; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9558. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the report of a 
     certification of a proposed manufacturing license for the 
     export of defense articles or services sold commercially in 
     the amount of $50,000,000 or more to the United Kingdom; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9559. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the report of a 
     certification of a proposed manufacturing license for the 
     export of defense articles or services sold commercially in 
     the amount of $50,000,000 or more to the United Kingdom; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9560. 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 manufacturing license for the export of defense 
     articles or services sold commercially in the amount of 
     $100,000,000 or more to Japan; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-9561. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the report of a 
     certification of a proposed manufacturing license involving 
     the manufacture of Significant Military Equipment to the 
     United Kingdom; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9562. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the report of a 
     certification of a proposed manufacturing license for the 
     export of defense articles or services sold commercially in 
     the amount of $50,000,000 or more to Kuwait; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9563. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the report of a 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or services sold commercially in the amount of 
     $50,000,000 or more to Taiwan; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-9564. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the report of a 
     certification of a proposed manufacturing license for the 
     export of defense articles or services sold commercially in 
     the amount of $50,000,000 or more to the Israel; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9565. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the report of a 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or services sold commercially in the amount of 
     $50,000,000 or more to South Korea; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-9566. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the report of a 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or services sold commercially in the amount of 
     $50,000,000 or more to Israel; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-9567. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Foreign Operations Export 
     Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002, 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-9568. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the report of a 
     certification of a proposed license agreement involving the 
     manufacture abroad of significant military equipment to 
     Spain; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9569. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the report of a 
     certification of a proposed license agreement involving the 
     manufacture abroad of significant military equipment to 
     Japan; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9570. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the report of a 
     certification of a proposed license agreement involving the 
     manufacture abroad of significant military equipment to The 
     United Kingdom, Chile, and Germany; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-9571. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the report of a 
     certification of a proposed license agreement involving the 
     manufacture abroad of significant military equipment to 
     Italy; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9572. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the report of a 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles and services sold commercially under contract in the 
     amount of $14,000,000 or more to Austria; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-9573. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to Global Project Authorization and Arms Export 
     Control Act, the report of a certification of a export 
     license involving technical data and defense services to 
     Australia; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9574. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the 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 100,000,000 or more to the United 
     Kingdom; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9575. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the 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 100,000,000 or more to Japan; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9576. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the 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 100,000,000 or more to Japan; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9577. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the 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 100,000,000 or more to Japan; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9578. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, agreements relative to treaties entered into 
     by the United States under the Case-Zablocki Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9579. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     relative to the operation of the premerger notification 
     program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-9580. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report of 
     the Office of Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education for 
     calendar year 2000; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-9581. A communication from the Director, Regulations and 
     Forms Services Division, Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Passenger Data Elements 
     for the Visa Waiver Program'' received on October 15, 2002; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-9582. A communication from the Acting Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting, the report of a retirement; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-9583. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Defense Environmental 
     Quality Program Annual Report'' for fiscal year 2001; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-9584. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative 
     to the renovation of the Pentagon; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-9585. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Acquisition and Technology, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report for Department purchases from foreign 
     entities in Fiscal Year 2001; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-9586. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to the 
     material protection, control, and accounting of fissile 
     materials in Russia; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-9587. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Performance-Based 
     Contracting Using Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 
     Procedures'' (DFARS Case 2000-D306) received on October 28, 
     2002; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-9588. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Caribbean Basin 
     Country--Honduras'' (DFARS Case 2002-DO28) received on 
     October 28, 2002; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-9589. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Contracting Officer--
     Qualifications'' (DFARS Case 2002-DO21) received on October 
     28, 2002; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-9590. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Competition Requirements 
     for Purchase of Services Under Multiple Award Contracts'' 
     received on October 28, 2002; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-9591. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Performance of Secretary 
     Functions'' received on October 9, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-9592. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Partnership Agreement 
     Between Department of Defense and the Small Business 
     Administration'' received on October 9, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-9593. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Department of Defense 
     Pilot Mentor--Protege Program'' received on October 9, 2002; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.

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       EC-9594. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Preference for Local 
     8(a) Contractors--Base Closure or Realignment'' received on 
     October 9, 2002; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-9595. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Competition Requirements 
     for Purchases from a Required Source'' received on October 9, 
     2002; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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