[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 101 (Thursday, July 10, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9242-S9244]
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-3090. A communication from the Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Railroad Retirement 
     Board Strategic Plan for the years 2003 through 2008; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3091. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Election Commission transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of the Commission's Annual Report for calendar year 2001; to 
     the Committee on Rules and Administration.
       EC-3092. A communication from the Chair of the Federal 
     Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's report on the impact of the National Voter 
     Registration Act of 1993 on the administration of elections 
     for federal office during the 2002 election cycle; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
       EC-3093. A communication from the Under Secretary, Food, 
     Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Systems Interoperability 
     and Portability'' (RIN0584-AD17) received on July 7, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3094. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     violation of the Antideficiency Act, case number 02-01; to 
     the Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-3095. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Management Report to the Inspector General's Semiannual 
     Report for the period October 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3096. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agency for International Development, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period ending March 31, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3097. A communication from the Director of the Peace 
     Corps, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 2002 
     through March 31, 2003; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-3098. A communication from the Auditor of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, a report entitled ``Mismanagement, 
     Noncompliance, and Ineffective Internal Controls Exposed 
     School System Funds to a Significant Risk of Fraud, Waste, 
     and Abuse''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3099. A communication from the Auditor of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, a report entitled ``Examination of 
     the Commission on Mental Health Services' Financial 
     Operations Under Court-Ordered Receivership Revealed 
     Ineffective Management Accountability and Inadequate 
     Financial Controls''; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-3100. A communication from the Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Parts 831 and 842 of Title 5, Code of Federal 
     Regulations'' (RIN3206-AJ82) received on July 7, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3101. A report from the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Organization of the Government 
     for Personnel Management, Overseas Employment, Temporary and 
     Term Employment, Recruitment and Selection for Temporary and 
     Term Appointments Outside the Register, Examining Systems, 
     and Training'' (RIN3206-AJ) received on July 7, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3102. A communication from the Chairman of the Inland 
     Waterways Users Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Annual Report of the Board for the calendar year 2002; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3103. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     a report entitled ``Policy on Listed Mixed Ownership Mine or 
     Mill Sites Created as a Result of the General Mining Law of 
     1872 on the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance''; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3104. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 1-Hour Ozone Standard for 
     Santa Barbara, California'' (FRL#7515-3) received on July 8, 
     2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3105. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans Georgia: Approval of 
     Revisions to State Implementation Plan'' (FRL#7524-6) 
     received on July 8, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3106. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Emamectin; 
     Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL#7316-6) received on July 8, 2003; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3107. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     a report entitled ``RCRA Civil Penalty Policy''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3108. A communication from the FHWA Regulations Officer, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Designation of Dromedary 
     Equipped Truck Tractor-Semitrailers as Specialized 
     Equipment'' (RIN2125-AE94) received on July 7, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3109. A communication from the Chairman, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's report on orders issued to protect safeguards 
     information; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-3110. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; 
     Nitrogen Oxides Budget Trading Program'' (FRL#7523-2) 
     received on July 7, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3112. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to 
     the Regional Haze Rule to Correct Mobile Service Provisions 
     to Optional Program for Nine Western States and Eligible 
     Indiana Trives Within that Geographic Area'' (FRL#7522-7) 
     received on July 7, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3113. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; State of Iowa'' (FRL#7523-4) received on July 7, 
     2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3114. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Water 
     Quality Standards for Kansas'' (FRL#7522-5) received on July 
     7, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3115. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Incorporation by Reference of ASME, BPV, and OM Code 
     Cases'' (RIN3150-AG86) received on July 7, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3116. A communication from the President, Chief 
     Executive Officer, and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial 
     Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, transmitting 
     jointly, pursuant to law, the Bank's Annual Report for the 
     calendar year of 2002; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3117. A communication from the President, Chief 
     Executive Officer, and Executive Vice President, Chief 
     Financial Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, 
     transmitting jointly, pursuant to law, the Bank's

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     Annual Report for the calendar year of 2002; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3118. A communication from the Chairman and President, 
     Export Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to the 
     Republic of Korea; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-3119. A communication from the President, Chief 
     Executive Officer of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San 
     Francisco, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's Annual 
     Report for the calendar year of 2002; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3120. A communication from the Managing Director, 
     Federal Housing Finance Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Consolidated Obligations--Definitions of the Term ``Non-
     Mortgage Assets'' (RIN3069-AB10) received on July 7, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3121. A communication from the Chief Operating Officer, 
     President, The Resolution Funding Corporation and The 
     Financing Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Corporations' Financial Report for the calendar year 2002; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3122. A communication from the Managing Director, Office 
     of Finance, Federal Home Loan Banks, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the management reports of the twelve Federal Home 
     Loan Banks , Resolution Funding Corporation, and the 
     Financing Corporation; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3123. A communication from the President, Chief 
     Executive Officer and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial 
     Officer and Treasurer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, 
     transmitting jointly, pursuant to law, the Bank's Annual 
     Report for calendar year 2002; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3124. A communication from the President, Chief 
     Executive Officer and First Senior Vice President, Chief 
     Financial Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, 
     transmitting jointly, pursuant to law, the Bank's Annual 
     Report for calendar year 2002; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3125. A communication from the President, Chief 
     Executive Officer and Senior Vice President, Controller, 
     Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati, transmitting jointly, 
     pursuant to law, the Bank's Annual Report for calendar year 
     2002; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3126. A communication from the President, Chief 
     Executive Officer and Senior Vice President, Federal Home 
     Loan Bank of Chicago, transmitting jointly, pursuant to law, 
     the Bank's Annual Report for calendar year 2002; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3127. A communication from the President, Chief 
     Executive Officer and Senior Vice President, Controller, 
     Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis, transmitting jointly, 
     pursuant to law, the Bank's Annual Report for calendar year 
     2002; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3128. A communication from the President and Senior Vice 
     President, Treasurer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, 
     transmitting jointly, pursuant to law, the Bank's Annual 
     Report for calendar year 2002; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3129. A communication from the President, Chief 
     Executive Officer and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial 
     Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, transmitting 
     jointly, pursuant to law, the Bank's Annual Report for 
     calendar year 2002; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-3130. A communication from the President, Chief 
     Executive Officer and Senior Vice President of Operations, 
     Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, transmitting jointly, 
     pursuant to law, the Bank's Annual Report for calendar year 
     2002; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3131. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, Banking and Finance, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``31 CFR Part 50--Terrorism Risk Insurance Program'' 
     (RIN1505-AA96) received on July 8, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3132. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Secretary's report 
     assessing the progress on the implementation of the 
     Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 
     Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials 
     in International Business Transactions, and addressing other 
     related matters; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-3133. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Export 
     Administration Regulations: Encryption Clarifications and 
     Revisions'' (RIN0694-AC78) received on July 7, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3134. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Periodic Report to Congress on the National Emergency 
     Regarding Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction''; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3135. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Periodic Report on the National Emergency With Respect to 
     Libya''; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3136. A communication from the Deputy Congressional 
     Liaison, Board of the Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Amendments to Regulation Y (Bank Holding Companies 
     and Change in Bank Control)'' (doc. no. R-1146) received on 
     July 7, 2003; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3137. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of 
     the Public Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulations 
     Governing Depositary Compensation Securities'' received on 
     July 7, 2003; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3138. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of 
     a proposed technical assistance agreement for the export of 
     defense articles or defense services sold commercially under 
     a contract in the amount of $100,000,000 or more to the 
     United Kingdom; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3139. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of 
     a proposed amendment to a license for the export of defense 
     services, technical data and defense articles abroad in the 
     amount of $100,000,000 or more to the United Kingdom; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3140. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of 
     a proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and defense articles in the amount of $25,000,000 or more to 
     Denmark; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3141. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of 
     a proposed license for the export of defense articles that 
     are firearms controlled under category I of the United States 
     Munitions List sold commercially under a contract in the 
     amount of $1,000,000 or more to Israel; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-3142. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of 
     a proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract in the 
     amount of $50,000,000 or more to Japan; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-3143. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of 
     a proposed license for the export of defense articles that 
     are firearms controlled under Category I of the United States 
     Munitions List sold commercially under a contract in the 
     amount of $1,000,000 or more to Ecuador; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-3144. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of 
     a proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract in the 
     amount of $100,000,000 or more to Greece; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-3145. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of 
     a proposed technical assistance agreement for the export of 
     defense services, technical data and defense articles in the 
     amount of $100,000,000 or more to NATO AEW&C Programme 
     Management Organization (NAPMO), including Belgium, Canada, 
     Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, 
     Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-3146. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Fifty First Annual Report to the 
     Congress on United States Contributions to International 
     Organizations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3147. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Annual Report on U.S. Government 
     Assistance to Eastern Europe under the Support for East 
     European Democracy (SEED) Act for the fiscal year of 2002; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3148. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of the Secretary of the 
     Department's determination and Memorandum of Justification 
     relative to financial assistance to the Palestinian 
     Authority; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3149. A communication from the Legal Advisor, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``In the

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     Matter of 2002 Biennial Regulatory Review--Review of the 
     Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules 
     Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act 
     of 1996 et. al.'' (FCC03-127) received on July 10, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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