[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 2, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H2701-H2702]
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:

       1638. A letter from the Under Secretary, Comptroller, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting certification that the 
     current Future Years Defense Program fully funds the support 
     costs associated with the CC-130J/KC-130J multiyear program, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2306b(i)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       1639. 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.
       1640. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the Third Annual Report on the Inter-
     American Convention Against Corruption; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1641. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the Month in Review: January 
     2003 Reports, Testimony, Correspondence, and Other 
     Publications, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       1642. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1643. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting the Board's Performance 
     Report for FY 2002; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1644. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting a plan for ensuring the elimination, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, of unwarranted disparities 
     in the pay and benefits of employees being transferred to the 
     Department of Homeland Security, pursuant to Public Law 107--
     296; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1645. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Secretary's Management 
     Report on Management Decisions and Final Actions on Office of 
     Inspector General Audit Recommendations for the period ending 
     September 30, 2002; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1646. A letter from the Chair, Federal Election Commission, 
     transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance with 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1647. A letter from the Vice President for Legal Affairs, 
     General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Legal Services 
     Corporation, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1648. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety And 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the FY 2002 Annual 
     Program Performance Report, required by the Government 
     Performance and Results Act; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1649. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance 
     with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the Calendar 
     Year 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1650. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1651. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Government 
     Performance and Results Act Annual Performance Report for FY 
     2002 and the Annual Performance Plan for FY 2004; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1652. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 021122286-02; I.D. 030703B] received March 31, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1653. A letter from the Senior Staff Attorney, United 
     States Court of Appeals, transmitting an opinion of the 
     court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1654. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Palm Beach County Bridges, Atlantic 
     Intracoastal Waterway, Palm Beach County, FL [CGD07-03-031] 
     received March 24, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1655. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting notification regarding the Coast 
     Guard's report on the Feasibility of Accelerating the 
     Integrated Deepwater System; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1656. A letter from the Executive Vice President, 
     Communications and Government Relations, Tennessee Valley 
     Authority, transmitting a copy of the Authority's statistical 
     summary for Fiscal Year 2002, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 831h(a); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1657. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Tax-Exempt Bond Look Through (Rev. Proc. 2003-32, 2003-16 
     I.R.B.) received April 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1658. A letter from the Under Secretaries of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Plan for Improving the Personnel Management 
     Policies and Procedures Applicable to the

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     Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce''; 
     jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and Government 
     Reform.
       1659. A letter from the Vice Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2004 budget 
     request, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437d(d)(1); jointly to the 
     Committees on House Administration and Appropriations.
       1660. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's legislative 
     initiatives as a part of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2004; jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, Science, Small Business, Government Reform, 
     Education and the Workforce, International Relations, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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