[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 94 (Friday, July 9, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H5469]
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:

       8976. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Vice 
     Admiral Kevin P. Green, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8977. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Vice 
     Admiral Michael D. Malone, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8978. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting authorization of the 
     enclosed list of officers to wear the insignia of the grade 
     indicated in accordance with title 10, United States Code, 
     section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8979. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting two enclosed reports, the first 
     report is the Department of Defense Chemical, Biological, 
     Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Program Annual 
     Report, the second is the Department of Defense CBRN Defense 
     Program Performance Plan for Fiscal Years 2003-2005, as 
     required by H. Rpt. No. 106-945 and S. Rpt. 108-46, pursuant 
     to 50 U.S.C. 1523; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8980. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's FY 2002 report 
     entitled, ``Implementation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 
     Land Withdrawal Act '' required under Section 23(a)(2)of the 
     Act; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
     Armed Services.
       8981. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 7(a) of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
     104-45), a copy of Presidential Determination No. 2004-36 
     suspending the limitation on the obligation of the State 
     Department Appropriations contained in sections 3(b) and 7(b) 
     of that Act for six months as well as the periodic report 
     provided for under Section 6 of the Act covering the period 
     from December 16, 2003, to the present; jointly to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Appropriations.
       8982. A letter from the Director, National Film 
     Preservation Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's Report 
     to the U.S. Congress for the Year Ending December 31, 2003, 
     pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 5706; jointly to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary and House Administration.
       8983. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a draft bill ``To amend title 38, 
     United States Code, to improve the authorities of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs relating to compensation, 
     dependency and indemnity compensation, life insurance 
     benefits, memorial beneifts, and education benefits, and for 
     other purposes''; jointly to the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs and Armed Services.
       8984. A letter from the Chairman, Labor Member, and 
     Management Member, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting a 
     report on the actuarial status of the railroad retirement 
     system, including any recommendations for financing changes, 
     pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f-1; jointly to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8985. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting proposed legislatin to authorize 
     the transfer of the Nebraska Avenue Complex (NAC) from the 
     U.S. Navy to the General Services Administration (GSA) for 
     the use of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); jointly 
     to the Committees on Armed Services, the Judiciary, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 
     (Select).

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