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Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

2938. A letter from the Chair, National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, transmitting the 24th annual report of the activities of the Commission covering the period October 1, 1994, through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1504; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

2939. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Valuation of Plan Benefits in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of Plan Benefits and Plan Assets Following Mass Withdrawal; Amendments Adopting Additional PHGC Rates (29 CFR Parts 2619 and 2676) received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

2940. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Use of Electronic Media by Broker-Dealers, Transfer Agents, and Investment Advisers for Delivery of Information; Additional Examples Under the Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Investment Company Act of 1940--received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

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2941. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Use of Electronic Media for Delivery Purposes (RIN: 3235-AG67) received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

2942. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a proposed license for the export of defense articles or defense services sold commercially to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization [INTELSAT] (Transmittal No. DTC-25-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.

2943. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of Presidential Determination No. 96-22: Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(3); to the Committee on International Relations.

2944. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the inspector general for the period October 1, 1995, through March 1, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

2945. A letter from the Administrator, General Services Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled the `Relocation Benefits Reinvention Act of 1996'; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

2946. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled the `Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act of 1996'; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

2947. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting notification of the Secretary's intention to award specific watershed restoration contracts on National Forest System lands outside the standard full and open competition procedures required by the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(7); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

2948. A letter from the Program Management Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Marine Mammal Special Exception Permits to Take, Import and Export Marine Mammals; Update of Office of Management and Budget (RIN: 0648-AD11) received May 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

2949. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--Final Guidelines for the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration (RIN: 1105-AA36) received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2950. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E Airspace, Hollister, CA--Docket No. 95-AWP-13 (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0017) received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

2951. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department of Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled the `Weather Service Modernization Streamlining Act of 1996'; to the Committee on Science.

2952. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, National Ocean Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation Licensing Program (RIN: 0648-AI42) received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.

2953. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medical; VA Health Professional Scholarship Program, Correction (RIN: 2900-AH99) received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2954. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Technical Amendments--received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

2955. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Information Reporting and Backup Withholding (RIN: 1545-AL99) received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

2956. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide authorization of appropriations for the U.S. International Trade Commission for fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

2957. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting copies of the fiscal year 1997 budget requests of the Federal Aviation Administration to the Department, including requests for facilities and equipment and research, engineering, and development, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 2205(f); jointly, to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Science.

2958. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide for the participation of the United States in the Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and North Africa; jointly, to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Commerce.

2959. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled the `Department of Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel Reform Act'; jointly, to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), National Security, and Government Reform and Oversight.

2960. A letter from the Director, Central Intelligence Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled the `Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997,' pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly, to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Naational Security, the Judiciary, and Government Reform and Oversight.