[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 67 (Thursday, May 19, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H3691-H3693]
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:

       2017. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report entitled ``Major Savings and 
     Reforms in the President's 2006 Budget''; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       2018. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Richard V. 
     Reynolds, United States Air Force, and his advancement to the 
     grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2019. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Brian A. 
     Arnold, United States Air Force, and his advancement to the 
     grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2020. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting authorization of the enclosed list of officers 
     to wear the insignia of the grade of brigadier general in 
     accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       2021. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting authorization of the enclosed list of officers 
     to wear the insignia of the next higher grade in accordance 
     with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2022. A letter from the Secretary of the Army, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting notification of the Army's 
     determination that reportable increases have occurred in the 
     Program Acquisition Unit Cost (PAUC) for the Chemical 
     Demilitarization (CHEM DEMIL) Program; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       2023. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the proposed test and evaulation 
     (T&E) budgets that are not certified by the Director of the 
     Defense Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) to be adequate 
     for FY 2006, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 196 Public Law 107-314, 
     section 232; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2024. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report describing the Department's corrosion prevention 
     control and mitigation efforts and planned improvements, as 
     requested by the House of Representatives Report of the 
     Committee on Appropriations on the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Bill for FY 2005, Pub. L. 108-553 (H.R. 4613); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2025. A letter from the Chair, Foreign Exchange Committee, 
     transmitting the Committee's 2004 Annual Report; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       2026. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Department 
     of Education, transmitting the full-color version of the 
     Department's Fiscal Year 2004 Performance and Accountability 
     Report; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2027. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report entitled ``Performance 
     Improvement 2005: Evaluation Activities of the U.S. 
     Department of Health and Human Services,'' pursuant to 
     Section 241(b) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as 
     amended by the Preventive Health Amendments of 1993, 
     summarizing the findings of the evaluations of PHS programs 
     authorized under Section 241(a); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       2028. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Pakistan for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 05-18), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2029. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Pakistan for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 05-19), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2030. A letter from the Secretary, Department of State, 
     transmitting a copy of the Department's ``Country Reports on 
     Terrorism: 2004,'' pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2656f; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2031. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Bureau for 
     Legislative and Public Affairs, Agency for International 
     Development, transmitting a report on economic conditions in 
     Egypt 2004, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2346 note; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       2032. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Sudan that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997, as required by 
     section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 
     1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), and pursuant to 
     Executive Order 13313 of July 31, 2003; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2033. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of the Department's intent to obligate 
     Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund (NDF) assistance for 
     additional projects, pursuant to Public Law 108-447, section 
     515; to the Committee on International Relations.
       2034. A letter from the Chairman, Christopher Columbus 
     Fellowship Foundation, transmitting pursuant to the 
     Accountability of Tax Dollars Act, the Foundation's Form and 
     Content Reports for the second quarter of FY 2005 as prepared 
     by the U.S. General Services Administration; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.

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       2035. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's report 
     entitled, ``Federal Student Loan Repayment Program FY 2004,'' 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5379(a)(1)(B) Public Law 106-398, 
     section 1122; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2036. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the annual report entitled, ``Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lease Sales: Evaluation of Bidding 
     Results'' for Fiscal Year 2004, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 
     1337(a)(9); to the Committee on Resources.
       2037. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish, 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of an Additional Manatee 
     Protection Area in Lee County, Florida (RIN: 1018-AT65) 
     received April 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2038. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; 
     Deep-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 041126333-5040-02; I.D. 050305C] 
     received May 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2039. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Norteastern United States; 
     Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Regulatory 
     Amendment to Modify Seafood Dealer Reporting Requirements 
     [Docket No. 050216041-5105-02; I.D. 020705C] (RIN: 0648-AS87) 
     received May 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2040. 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 Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; 
     Deep-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 041126333-5040-02; I.D. 042105C] 
     received May 2, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2041. A letter from the Office of Protected Resources, 
     NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Taking of 
     Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; 
     Tuna Purse Seine Vessels in the Eastern Tropical Pacific 
     Ocean (ETP) received April 26, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2042. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries Off Western Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Specifications and 
     Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments; Pacific Halibut 
     Fisheries; Corrections [Docket No. 040830250-5062-03; I.D. 
     042205C] received May 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2043. 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 Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer [Docket No. 041110317-4364-
     02; I.D. 041805C] received April 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2044. 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 Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Mackeral, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Closure of the 
     Quarter II Fishery for Loligo Squid [Docket No. 041221358-
     5065-02; I.D. 042005B] received April 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2045. 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; 
     Species in the Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/``Other Flatfish'' 
     Fishery Category by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 041126332-
     5039-02; I.D. 042105B] received April 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2046. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fishery Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Specifications and 
     Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments; Corrections 
     [Docket No. 040830250-5062-03; I.D. 032205B] received April 
     28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2047. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     reevaluation of the report of the Army Corps of Engineers, 
     dated December 30, 2003, describing a viable alternative to a 
     system of groins for providing shoreline erosion control as a 
     storm damage reduction measure for the Silver Strand 
     shoreline at Imperial Beach, California, originally 
     authorized by Section 101 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 
     1958; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2048. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     reevalution of a study to determine the feasibility of 
     modifying the authorized Hamilton Airfield, California 
     project to include adjacent properties on San Pablo Bay, 
     Marin County, California; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2049. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) CF6-
     45 and CF6-50 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. FAA-2005-
     20932; Directorate Identifier 2005-NE-11-AD; Amendment 39-
     14056; AD 2005-08-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 13, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2050. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited 
     (Jetstream) Model 4101 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2004-19766; 
     Directorate Identifier 2002-NM-161-AD; Amendment 39-14057; AD 
     2005-08-05] received May 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2051. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-200B, -200C, -
     200F, and -400F Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2005-20136; 
     Directorate Identifier 2004-NM-185-AD; Amendment 39-14061; AD 
     2005-08-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 13, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2052. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, and -
     800 Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2004-19810; Directorate 
     Identifier 2004-NM-119-AD; Amendment 39-14062; AD 2005-08-10] 
     received May 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2053. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF 340A and SAAB 
     340B Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2003-NM-278-AD; Amendment 
     39-14063; AD 2005-08-11] received May 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2054. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aviointeriors S.p.A. Series 312 
     Seats [Docket No. 2000-NE-09-AD; Amendment 39-14052; AD 2005-
     07-27] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2055. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, -100B, 100B 
     SUD, -200B, -200C, -200F, and -300 Series Airplanes; and 
     Model 747SP and 747SR Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2005-
     20915; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-042-AD; Amendment 39-
     14053; AD 2005-08-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 13, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2056. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Falcon 10 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2005-20884; Directorate Identifier 
     2005-NM-051-AD; Amendment 39-14048; AD 2005-07-23] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received May 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2057. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 and -300 
     Series Airplanes Equipped with Rolls Royce Model RB211 TRENT 
     800 Engines [Docket No. FAA-2005-20885; Directorate 
     Identifier 2005-NM-050-AD; Amendment 39-14049; AD 2005-07-24] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2058. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 Series 
     Airplanes; Model A300 B4-600, A300 B4-600R, A300 C4-605R 
     Variant F, and A300 F4-600R (Collectively Called A300-600) 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2004-19227; Directorate 
     Identifier 2003-NM-95-AD; Amendment 39-14050; AD 2005-07-25] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 13, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2059. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2005-20244; Directorate Identifier 
     2004-NM-204-AD; Amendment 39-14051; AD 2005-07-26] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received May 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       2060. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CENTRAIR 101 Series Gliders [Docket 
     No. FAA-2004-19616; Directorate Identifier 2004-CE-38-AD; 
     Amendment 39-14058; AD 2005-08-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2061. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAe 146 and 
     Model Avro 146-RJ Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2004-
     19757; Directorate Identifier 2001-NM-273-AD; Amendment 39-
     14024; AD 2005-06-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 13, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2062. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Model 680 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. FAA-2005-20916; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-027-AD; 
     Amendment 39-14055; AD 2005-08-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2063. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. FAA-2004-19176; Directorate Identifier 2003-NM-
     36-AD; Amendment 39-14054; AD 2005-08-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2064. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit,'' 
     pursuant to Public Law 108-173, section 1860-42(d); jointly 
     to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       2065. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report that ``makes 
     recommendations regarding methods of providing benefits under 
     . . . Part D . . . for outpatient prescription drugs for 
     which benefits are provided under Part B,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 108-173, section 1860D-42(c); jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       2066. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Foreign Claims 
     Settlement Commission of the United States, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Commission's 2004 Annual Report on 
     operations under the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. app. 2008 and 22 U.S.C. 1622a; jointly 
     to the Committees on International Relations and the 
     Judiciary.

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