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and Artifacts Indemnity Program for fiscal

year, 1994, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 959(c); to the

Committee on Economic and Educational

Opportunities,

622. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, transmitting notification

that the study to evaluate the legal, institutional, and other constraints to connecting

buildings owned and leased by the Federal

Government to district heating and cooling

plants will be transmitted to Congress by the

end of July 1995, pursuant to Public Law 102–

486, section 152(g)(2) (106 Stat. 2848); to the

Committee on Commerce.

623. A letter from the Secretary of Energy,

transmitting a draft of proposed legislation

to provide for the sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the transfer of

oil from Weeks Island, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.

624. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the Department of the

Army’s proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance [LOA] to Egypt for defense articles

and services (Transmittal No. 95–13), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on

International Relations.

625. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of

State, transmitting copies of international

agreements, other than treaties, entered into

by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C.

112b(a); to the Committee on International

Relations.

626. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting the Secretary’s Memorandum

of Justification under section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act to support Baltic peacekeeping; to the Committee on International

Relations.

627. A letter from the Chairman, Council of

the District of Columbia, transmitting a

copy of D.C. Act 11–31, ‘‘Advisory Neighborhood Commission Special Election Repeal

Temporary Amendment Act of 1995,’’ pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1–233(c)(1); to the

Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight.

628. A letter from the Chairman, Council of

the District of Columbia, transmitting a

copy of D.C. Act 11–32, ‘‘Technical Amendments Act of 1995,’’ pursuant to D.C. Code,

section 1–233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

629. A letter from the Chairman, Council of

the District of Columbia, transmitting a

copy of D.C. Act 11–34, ‘‘Budget Implementation Temporary Act of 1995,’’ to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

630. A letter from the U.S. Agency for

International Development, transmitting a

report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on

Government Reform and Oversight.

631. A letter from the U.S. Office of Special

Counsel, transmitting the 1994 annual report

in compliance with the Inspector General

Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to Public

Law 95–452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to

the Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight.

632. A letter from the Chairman, Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation,

transmitting a draft of proposed legislation

to amend the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 to authorize

appropriations for implementation of the development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House, and

for other purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C.

1110; to the Committee on Resources.

633. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, transmitting the Federal

Bureau of Prisons annual report on functional literary requirements for all individuals in Federal correctional institutions,

pursuant to Public Law 101–647, section 2904

(104 Stat. 4914); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

634. A letter from the Secretary of Labor,

transmitting the annual report on employment and training programs for veterans

during program year 1992 (July 1, 1992

through June 30, 1993) and fiscal year 1993

(October 1, 1992 through September 30, 1993)

pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 2009(b); to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

635. A letter from the Secretary of the

Treasury, transmitting a report on the Savings Bonds Program; to the Committee on

Ways and Means.

T51.6 MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT

Sundry messages in writing from the

President of the United States were

communicated to the House by Mr.

Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

T51.7 MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

A message from the Senate by Mr.

Hallen, one of its clerks, announced

that the Senate had passed with an

amendment in which the concurrence

of the House is requested, a bill of the

House of the following title:

H.R. 831. An Act to amend the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend

the deduction for the health insurance costs

of self-employed individuals, to repeal the

provision permitting nonrecognition of gain

on sales and exchanges effectuating policies

of the Federal Communications Commission,

and for other purposes.

The message also announced that the

Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in which the concurrence

of the House is requested:

S. 4. An Act to grant the power to the

President to reduce budget authority.

T51.8 HOUSE COMMISSION ON

CONGRESSIONAL MAILING STANDARDS

The SPEAKER pro tempore,

Mr.MCINNIS, announced that pursuant

to the provisions of section 5(b) of Public Law 93-191, the Speaker did appoint

as members of the House Commission

on Congressional Mailing Standards

the following Members of the House:

Mr. THOMAS of California, Chairman;

and Messrs. ROBERTS of Kansas; NEY of

Ohio; FAZIO of California; CLAY of Missouri; and GORDON of Tennessee.

T51.9 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT—

NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT

TO ANGOLA

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

MCINNIS, laid before the House a message from the President, which was

read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:

I hereby report to the Congress on

the developments since September 26,

1994, concerning the national emergency with respect to Angola that was

declared in Executive Order No. 12865 of

September 26, 1993. This report is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) of the

National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C.

1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers

Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).

On September 26, 1993, I declared a

national emergency with respect to

Angola, invoking the authority, inter

alia, of the International Emergency

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et

seq.) and the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287c). Consistent with United Nations Security

Council Resolution 864, dated September 15, 1993, the order prohibited

the sale or supply by United States

persons or from the United States, or

using U.S.-registered vessels or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of

all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles, equipment

and spare parts, and petroleum and petroleum products to the territory of

Angola other than through designated

points of entry. The order also prohibited such sale or supply to the National

Union for the Total Independence of

Angola (‘‘UNITA’’). United States persons are prohibited from activities that

promote or are calculated to promote

such sales or supplies, or from attempted violations, or from evasion or

avoidance or transactions that have

the purpose of evasion or avoidance, of

the stated prohibitions. The order authorized the Secretary of the Treasury,

in consultation with the Secretary of

State, to take such actions, including

the promulgation of rules and regulations, as might be necessary to carry

out the purposes of the order.

1. On December 10, 1993, the Treasury

Department’s Office of Foreign Assets

Control (‘‘FAC’’) issued the UNITA

(Angola) Sanctions Regulations (the

‘‘Regulations’’) (58 Fed. Reg. 64904) to

implement the President’s declaration

of a national emergency and imposition of sanctions against Angola

(UNITA). There have been no amendments to the Regulations since my report of September 20, 1994.

The Regulations prohibit the sale or

supply by United States persons or

from the United States, or using U.S.-

registered vessels or aircraft, of arms

and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition,

military vehicles, equipment and spare

parts, and petroleum and petroleum

products to UNITA or to the territory

of Angola other than through designated points. United States persons

are also prohibited from activities that

promote or are calculated to promote

such sales or supplies to UNITA or Angola, or from any transaction by any

United States persons that evades or

avoids, or has the purpose of evading or

avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of

the prohibitions set forth in the Executive order. Also prohibited are transactions by United States persons, or involving the use of U.S.-registered vessels or aircraft, relating to transportation to Angola or UNITA of goods the

exportation of which is prohibited.

The Government of Angola has designated the following points of entry as

points in Angola to which the articles

otherwise prohibited by the Regulations may be shipped: Airports: Luanda

and Katumbela, Benguela Province;

Ports: Luanda and Lobito, Benguela

Province; and Namibe, Namibe Province; and Entry Points: Malongo,

Cabinda Province. Although no specific