[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7683]
[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:

       7552. A letter from the Under Secretary, Policy, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a report that includes a descriptive 
     summary of appropriations requested for each project category 
     under the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program element 
     and the amounts obligated or expended or planned to be 
     obligated or expended for each project; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       7553. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Health 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting the Report on 
     the Status of Pending Requests for Contract Adjustments and 
     the Department's Plan for Eliminating the Backlog; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       7554. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Health 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a report on 
     Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs: Breast 
     Cancer Research Program; Prostate Cancer Research Program; 
     and Defense Health Research Program; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       7555. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a statement involving export 
     transactions to Mexico; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       7556. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the OMB Cost Estimate as required by the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended; to the Committee on the Budget.
       7557. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting Abnormal occurrences at or 
     associated with any facility licensed or regulated under the 
     Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 for Fiscal Year 1999, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5848; to the Committee on Commerce.
       7558. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft bill entitled, ``Community 
     Access to Health Care Act of 2000''; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7559. A letter from the Lieutenant General, Director, 
     Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting 
     notification concerning the Department of the Army's Proposed 
     Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to Taipei Economic 
     and Cultural Representatives for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 00-28), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       7560. A letter from the Lieutenant General, Director, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting notification concerning 
     the Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer 
     and Acceptance (LOA) to Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office (Transmittal No. 00-22), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       7561. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective March 12, 2000, the Department is extending the 15% 
     danger pay allowance to the entire country of Uganda, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       7562. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the report 
     required by the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 
     describing the current conditions in Hong Kong of interest to 
     the United States; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       7563. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       7564. A letter from the Comptroller General, Gerneral 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the Month in Review: February 
     2000 Reports, Testimony, Correspondence, and Other 
     Publications; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7565. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Humanities, transmitting the Performance Report of the 
     National Endowment for the Humanities for Fiscal Year 1999; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7566. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the legislative proposal entitled 
     the ``Omnibus Federal Human Resources Administrative 
     Improvements Act of 2000''; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       7567. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft bill, ``To allow for waiver and indemnification in 
     mutual law enforcement agreements between the National Park 
     Service and a state or political subdivision, when required 
     by state law, and for other purposes.''; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7568. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     OAR, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--National Marine 
     Aquaculture Initiative: Request for Proposals for FY-2000 
     [Docket No. 00309067-0067-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA82) received March 
     30, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       7569. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, ATF, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Increase in Tax on Tobacco Products and Cigarette 
     Papers and Tubes [99R-88P] [T.D. ATF-420] (RIN: 1512-AB88) 
     received March 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7570. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a proposed bill, ``To amend 49, United States 
     Code, to require manufactures of motor vehicles and items of 
     motor vehicle equipment to test or perform other engineering 
     analyses that demonstrate compliance of their products with 
     all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards, and 
     for other purposes''; jointly to the Committees on Commerce 
     and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7571. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's 
     annual report on the implementation of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 4173; jointly to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Government Reform.
       7572. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Prison 
     Industries, Inc, Department of Justice, transmitting the 1999 
     Annual Report of the Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI), 
     pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 4127; jointly to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary and Government Reform.
       7573. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a draft bill entitled the ``Medicare 
     Modernization Act of 2000''; jointly to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Commerce, Rules, the Budget, and Government 
     Reform.

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