[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 91 (Tuesday, July 9, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H4423-H4424]
From the Congressional Record Online through the 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:

       7765. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Lamb 
     Promotion, Research, and Information Program: Rules and 
     Regulations [No. LS-02-05] received June 17, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7766. A letter from the Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, 
     and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food Stamp 
     Program: Work Provisions of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and Food Stamp 
     Provisions of the Balanced Budget Act 1997 (RIN: 0584-AC45) 
     received July 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       7767. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General William P. Tangney, United States Army, 
     and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7768. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Tax Exemptions (Italy)[DFARS Case 2000-D027] received June 
     17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       7769. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Veterans Employment Emphasis [DFARS Case 97-D314] received 
     June 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       7770. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Memorandum of Understanding-Switzerland [DFARS Case 2001-
     D019] received June 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7771. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter regarding the ongoing 
     evaluation of all test programs for transportation of 
     household goods for members of the Armed Forces and the 
     status of the report containing the results of this 
     evaluation; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7772. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Caribbean Basin Country End Products [DFARS Case 2000-D302] 
     received June 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       7773. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report on the Cost Estimate For Pay-
     As-You-Go Calculations; to the Committee on the Budget.
       7774. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Final Priority ---- Burn Model 
     Systems (BMS) Projects, a Burn Data Center (BDC), and for a 
     Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) Program, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       7775. A letter from the Acting Administrator Energy 
     Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``Uranium 
     Industry Annual 2001,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2296b--5; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7776. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicaid Program; Medicaid Managed Care [CMS-
     2001-F4] (RIN: 0938-AL83) received June 13, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       7777. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- State 
     Certification of Mammography Facilities [Docket No. 99N-4578] 
     (RIN: 0910-AB98) received June 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7778. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the fourth annual report mandated by the 
     International AntiBribery and Fair Competition Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       7779. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Bureau of Political-Military Affairs: Amendment 
     to the List of Proscribed Destinations -- received June 14, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       7780. A letter from the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets 
     Control), Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Rules Governing Availability of 
     Information -- received June 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7781. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the twenty-sixth Semiannual Report to Congress 
     on Audit Follow-Up in compliance with the Inspector General 
     Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to 5 app.; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       7782. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a semiannual report on Office of 
     Inspector General auditing activity, together with a report 
     providing management's perspective on the implementation 
     status of audit recommendations, pursuant to 5 app.; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       7783. A letter from the Secretary/Chief Administrative 
     Officer, Postal Rate Commission, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       7784. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special 
     Regulations; Areas of the National Park System: Delay of 
     Effective Date (RIN: 1024-AC82) received June 14, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7785. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft bill to provide authority to the Secretary of the 
     Interior to grant easements or rights-of way for energy-
     related projects on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       7786. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a copy of the administration's draft 
     bill entitled, ``United States Patent and Trademark Office 
     Reauthorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003'' together with a 
     sectional analysis and a statement of purpose and need; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7787. A letter from the Regulations Officer, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Administration of Engineering and Design Related Services 
     Contracts [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-98-4350] (RIN: 2125-AE45) 
     received June 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7788. A letter from the Regulations Officer, FMCSA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Certification of Safety Auditors, Safety 
     Investigators, and Safety Inspectors; Delay of Effective Date 
     [Docket No. FMCSA-2001-11060] (RIN: 2126-AA64) received June 
     17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7789. A letter from the Deputy Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting an informational copy 
     of a Report of Building Project Survey for Charlotte, NC, 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7790. A letter from the Deputy Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting informational copies of 
     additional lease prospectuses that support the General 
     Services Administration's Fiscal Year 2003 Capital Investment 
     and Leasing Program, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7791. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Request for Comments on Phased Retirement [Notice 2002-43] 
     received June 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7792. A letter from the Regulations Officer, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Supplemental Security Income; Disclosure of 
     Information to Consumer Reporting Agencies and Overpayment 
     Recovery Through Administrative Offset Against Federal 
     Payments (RIN: 0960-AF31) received May 7, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7793. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the semi-annual report regarding programs for 
     the protection, control and accounting of fissile materials 
     in the countries of the former Soviet Union, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104--106, section 3131(b) (110 Stat. 617); jointly 
     to the

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     Committees on Armed Services and International Relations.
       7794. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the 2002 annual report on the financial 
     status of the railroad unemployment insurance system, 
     pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 369; jointly to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7795. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a report on the actuarial status of the 
     railroad retirement system, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f--1; 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7796. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2003 budget 
     request, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437d(d)(1); jointly to the 
     Committees on House Administration, Appropriations, and 
     Government Reform.

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