[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2018]
[From the U.S. 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-7849. A communication from the Director, Statutory 
     Import Programs Staff, Department of Commerce transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Changes in 
     Watch, Watch Movement and Jewelry Program for the U.S. 
     Insular Possessions'' (RIN0625-AA55), received March 1, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7850. A communication from the Chair, Medicare Payment 
     Advisory Commission transmitting, pursuant to law, the ``2000 
     Report to Congress: Medicare Payment Policy''; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-7851. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``2000 Automobile Inflation Adjustment'' (Rev. Proc. 2000-
     18), received March 18, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7852. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Revisions to the Georgia State 
     Implementation Plan'' (FRL # 6547-4), received March 1, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7853. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Optional Certification Streamlining Procedures for Light-
     Duty Vehicles, Light-Duty Trucks, and Heavy-Duty Engines for 
     Original Equipment Manufacturers and for Aftermarket 
     Conversion Manufacturers; Final Rule'' (FRL # 6547-4), 
     received March 1, 2000; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-7854. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the 2000 
     ``International Narcotics Control Strategy Report''; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-7855. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, Presidential 
     Determination 2000-16 regarding certification of the 26 major 
     illicit drug producing and transit countries; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.

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