[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 12013-12014]
[From the U.S. 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:

       2529. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes 
     Grown in California; Increase in Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV99-989-2 FIR] received May 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2530. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan 
     Policies and Funding Operations; Investment Management (RIN: 
     3052-AB76) received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2531. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 2000 budget 
     amendments for the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Justice, 
     State, and Transportation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. 
     Doc. No. 106--81); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2532. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule--William 
     D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (RIN: 1840-AC57) received 
     May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2533. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Managment Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule-- Indirect Food Additives: 
     Polymers [Docket No. 92F-0368] received May 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2534. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide a program of grants to children's hospitals to 
     support graduate medical education; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2535. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Bureau for 
     Legislative and Public Affairs, Agency for International 
     Development, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish a 
     working capital fund for the United States Agency for 
     International Development; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2536. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     address various management concerns of the Department 
     regarding its security cooperation programs; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       2537. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Department of the Treasury, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule --Rules and Procedures for Funds 
     Transfers (RIN: 1510-AA38) received April 30, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2538. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Department of the Treasury, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule --Federal Government 
     Participation in the Automated Clearing House (RIN: 1510-
     AA39) received April 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2539. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for appropriate 
     targeting of early retirement offers by Federal agencies; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       2540. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to amend the National Trails 
     System Act to create a third category of long-distance trails 
     to be known as National Discovery Trails and to authorize the 
     American Discovery Trail as the first trail in that category; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2541. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Congressional Affairs, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize a cost-of-
     living adjustment in the rates of disability compensation for 
     veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency 
     and indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans, to 
     authorize payment of these benefits at full rates for certain 
     Filipinos who reside in the United States, to make 
     improvements in veterans home loan guaranty programs, to make 
     permanent certain temporary authorities; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       2542. A letter from the Director, Bureau of the Census, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--New Canadian Province Import Code for Territory of 
     Nunavut [Docket No. 990416099-9099-01] (RIN: 0607-AA32) 
     received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2543. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Administration 
     for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Service's final rule--Child 
     Support Enforcement Program; Grants to States for Access and 
     Visitation Programs: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting 
     (RIN: 0970-AB72) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2544. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Election to Claim Education Tax Credit [Notice 99-32] 
     received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2545. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation that 
     addresses various management concerns of the Department of 
     Defense; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services, Small 
     Business, and Government Reform.

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