[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 142 (Friday, October 10, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H9379-H9380]
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:

       4714. A letter from the Director, Office of Energy Policy 
     and New Uses, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Biodiesel Fuel Education Program--
     Administrative Provisions--received September 30, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4715. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report entitled ``The Feasibility of 
     Fielding Hybrid Electric Vehicles in the Defense Fleets,'' as 
     requested in Senate Report 107-151 to accompany the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       4716. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule--National 
     Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) 
     (RIN: 1820 ZA31) received October 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4717. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule--National 
     Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (RIN: 
     1820 ZA30) received October 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4718. A letter from the Director, Corporate Policy and 
     Research Department, Pension Beneftis Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Benefits Payable 
     in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in 
     Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and 
     Paying Benefits--received October 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4719. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report entitled ``Medical 
     Examination and Treatment for Victims of Sexual Assault: 
     Evidence-based Clinical Practice and Provider Training,'' 
     pursuant to Public Law 106-129, section 916(d); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4720. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 2003-35 with Respect to 
     Foreign

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     Governments' Efforts Regarding Trafficking in Persons, 
     pursuant to Public Law 106-386 section 110(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       4721. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 
     2003-2008; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4722. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     Annual Report on the Implementation of the Federal Financial 
     Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, pursuant to 
     Public Law 106-107, section 5(d) (113 Stat. 1488); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       4723. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a report on the Financing of 
     Benefits Attributable to the Military Service of Current and 
     Former Employees of the Postal Service, submitted jointly 
     with the Department of the Treasury and the United States 
     Postal Service, pursuant to Public Law 108-18, section 2(e); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4724. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the Board's Strategic Plan for 2003 
     through 2008; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4725. A letter from the Chief Judge, Superior Court of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting the Superior Court's 
     Family Court Transition Plan; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       4726. A letter from the Architect of the Capitol, 
     transmitting a report discussing the Congressional Office 
     recycling programs for traditional and electronic equipment 
     waste (E-waste) for April 1, 2003 through June 30, 2003, 
     pursuant to the directions issued in House Report 107-576; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
       4727. 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; 
     Yellowfin Sole by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 021212307-3037-
     02; I.D. 092403E] received October 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4728. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off West Coast States 
     and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 
     Amendment 17 [Docket No. 030602142-3212-02; I.D. 051403C] 
     received October 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4729. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting a bill to assist in preventing the manipulation 
     of unemployment experience by certain employers by amending 
     title III of the Social Security Act to include as a 
     condition of the payment of amounts for the administration of 
     State unemployment compensation laws the adoption by States 
     of laws relating to transfers of unemployment experience upon 
     the transfer or acquisition of a business, and to authorize 
     the disclosure of information in the national directory of 
     new hires to State agencies administering the unemployment 
     compensation program to enhance the administration of such 
     program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4730. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting Certification that during Calendar Year 2002, 
     the Department of Labor substantially complied with the 
     requirement in Section 212(n)(1) of the INA relating to the 
     Department's certification of employers' LCAs within seven 
     days of their filing, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1); 
     jointly to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and 
     the Judiciary.
       4731. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of the 
     Memorandum of Justification under Section 610 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 regarding determination to transfer FY 
     2003 funds appropriated for International Organizations and 
     Programs (IO&P) to the Child Survival and Health Programs 
     Funds, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 5952 note; jointly to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Appropriations.

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