[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 19, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3992-S3993]
From the Congressional Record Online through the 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, and were referred as 
indicated:

       EC-1508. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Insurance of State Banks Chartered as Limited Liability 
     Companies 12 CFR Part 303 (RIN3064-AC53)'' received on March 
     17, 2003; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1644. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administration, Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule to amend portions of 
     the regulations governing the halibut fishery under the 
     Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program 
     (0648-AL97)'' received on March 17, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1645. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administration, Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska--Final 2003 Harvest Specifications 
     for the Groundfish Fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Area'' received on March 17, 2003; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1646. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administration, Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska--Final 2003 Harvest Specifications 
     for the Groundfish Fisheries of the Gulf of Alaska'' received 
     on March 17, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1647. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Closure of Directed Fishing for 
     Species in the Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/other flatfish'' 
     fishery category by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI)'' received on 
     March 17, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1648. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administration, Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Closure of the directed fishing 
     groundfish with non-pelagic trawl gear in the red king crab 
     saving subarea (RKCSS) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     management area (BSAI)'' received on March 17, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1649. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fishery Closure; Inseason 
     prohibition of directed fishing for Pacific cod in the 
     Western Regulatory Area of Gulf of Alaska (0679)'' received 
     on March 17, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1650. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Pacific Cod by Catcher Processors 
     and Catcher Vessels 60 Feet Length Overall and Using Pot Gear 
     in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area'' 
     received on March 17, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1651. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Reduce the Commercial Trip Limit 
     for the Hook-and-Line Fishery for the Gulf Group King 
     Mackerel in the Southern Florida West'' received on March 12, 
     2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1652. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Notice of Open Meeting: The Science Advisory 
     Board--March 18-19, 2003'' received on March 17, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1653. A communication from the Legal Advisor, 
     International Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``In the Matter of Flexibility for Delivery of Communications 
     by Mobile Satellite Service Providers in the 2 G Hz Band, the 
     L-Band, and the 1.6/2.4 G Hz Bands; Review of the Spectrum of 
     the Spectrum Sharing Plan Among Non-Geostationary Satellite 
     Orbit Mobile Satellite Service Systems in the 1.6/2.4 G HZ 
     (IB Doc. No. 01-185 & 02-364)'' received on March 12, 2003; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1654. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to the 
     activities and the progress made in protecting and restoring 
     living marine resources and the habitat of the Chesapeake 
     Bay; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1655. A communication from the Director, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative 
     to bluefin tuna for 2001-2002; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1656. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     relative to the Feasibility of Accelerating the Intergrated 
     Deepwater System, received on March 12, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1657. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to grants 
     authorized by the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act of 1965 
     describing funding to states and other entities for projects 
     that support research on interjurisdictional and anadromous 
     resources, received on March 12, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1658. A communication from the President of the United 
     States to the President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Authorization for the Use of 
     Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 
     107-243), the report relative to the determination that 
     reliance on diplomatic and other peaceful means alone will 
     neither protect the National Security of the United States 
     nor likely lead to the enforcement of all relevant United 
     Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq and that 
     the United States and other Countries continue to take the 
     necessary actions against international terrorists and 
     terrorist organizations, including those nations, 
     organizations, or persons who planned, authorized, committed, 
     or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 
     2001, received on March 19, 2003; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-1659. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the aggregate number, locations, activities, and lengths of 
     assignment for all temporary and permanent United States 
     military personnel and United States individual civilians 
     retained as contractors involved in Plan Columbia; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1660. A communication from the Under Secretary of State, 
     Arms Control and International Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the 28th edition of World Military 
     Expenditures and Arms Transfers (WHEAT), received on March 
     17, 2003; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1661. A communication from the Director, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report relative to funding under FEMA-3170 as a result of 
     the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia has exceeded 
     $5,000,000, received March 17, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1662. A communication from the Director, Inland 
     Waterways Users Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     2003 Annual Report, received on March 12, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1663. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of rule entitled 
     ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final 
     Designation of Critical Habitat for Two Larkspurs from 
     Coastal Northern California (1018-AG96)'' received on March 
     13, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1664. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of rule entitled 
     ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final 
     Designation of Critical Habitat for Sidalcea Keckii (Keck's 
     checkermallow) (1018-AG93)'' received on March 13, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1665. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Comptroller, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report relative to the Air Force 
     pursuing (Air Force/Navy) multi-year procurement (MYP) for 
     CC-130J and KC-130J aircraft for fiscal year FY 2003 through 
     2008.
       EC-1666. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Annual Forces 
     Retirement Home (AFRH) for Fiscal Year 2001; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-1667. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Electronic Submission and Processing of Payment Requests 
     (DFARS Case 2002-D001)'' received on March 17, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1668. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report rule entitled ``Documentation of 
     Immigrants Under the Immigration

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     and Nationality Act as Amended--Immediate Relative (22 CFR 
     Part 42)'' received on March 12, 2003; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-1669. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report relative to a legislative proposal to restructure the 
     patent fees and adjust trademark fees for the U.S. Patent and 
     Trademark Office (USPTO); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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