[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 69 (Monday, May 23, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H3766-H3767]
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:

       2067. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Plant Variety Protection 
     Office, Supplemental Fees [Docket Number ST-02-02] (RIN: 
     0581-AC31) received May 20, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2068. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Winter Pears Grown in Oregon 
     and Washington; Order Amending Marketing Order No. 927 
     [Docket No. AO-F&V-927-A1 FV04-927-1 FR] received May 20, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2069. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Olives Grown in California; 
     Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV05-932-1 FR] received 
     May 4, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2070. A letter from the Chief, EBT Branch, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food 
     Stamp Program, Regulatory Review: Standards for Approval and 
     Operation of Food Stamp Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) 
     (Amendment No. 394) (RIN: 0584-AC37) received April 20, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2071. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Rural 
     Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Accounting Requirements for 
     RUS Telecommunications Borrowers (RIN: 0572-AB77) received 
     May 4, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2072. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Asian Longhorned Beetle; Addition 
     to Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 04-130-2] received April 21, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2073. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; 
     Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities; Finding 
     of No Significant Impact and Affirmation of Final Rule 
     [Docket No. 03-080-7] (RIN: 0579-AB73) received April 11, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2074. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Introductions of Plants 
     Genetically Engineered To Produce Industrial Compounds 
     [Docket No. 03-038-2] (RIN: 0579-AB89) received May 9, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2075. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Karnal Bunt; Compensation for 
     Custom Harvesters in Northern Texas [Docket No. 03-052-3] 
     received May 12, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       2076. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the annual report on the impact of the 
     improvements to compensation and benefits made by title VI of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2000 on the 
     recruiting and retention programs of the Armed Forces, 
     pursuant to 37 U.S.C. 1015 Public Law 106-65, section 673; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       2077. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Vice 
     Admiral Albert T. Church III, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2078. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     an annual report entitled, ``Defense Acquisition Challenge 
     Program: Fiscal Year 2004,'' pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2359b(i); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2079. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a copy of the ``Annual Report on the Department of Defense 
     Mentor-Protege Program'' for FY 2004, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-510, section 831; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2080. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Reserve 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting the annual 
     National Guard and Reserve Component Equipment Report for 
     fiscal year (FY) 2006, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 10541; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2081. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting pursuant to the requirements in House 
     Report 108-553 (Title III, Procurement) accompanying the 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Act for FY 2005 (Pub. L. 
     108-287), a report outlining the near-term and long-term 
     plans for repair, replacement, and recapitalization of ground 
     force equipment used in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
     Enduring Freedom; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2082. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting a draft bill ``To amend the Ronald W. Reagan 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 to 
     include worldwide nuclear weapons removal, and for other 
     purposes''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2083. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, OCAO, 
     General Services Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; Technical Amendments [FAC 2005-03; Item III] 
     received April 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2084. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, OCAO, 
     General Services Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; Section 508 Micropurchase Exemption [FAC 2005-03; 
     FAR Case 2004-020; Item II] (RIN: 9000-AK05) received April 
     25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       2085. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, OCAO, 
     General Services Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; Purchases From Federal Prison Industries -- 
     Requirement for Market Research [FAC 2005-03; FAR Case 2003-
     023; Item I] (RIN: 9000-AJ91) received April 25, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       2086. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, OCAO, 
     General Services Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Federal Acquisition Circular 
     2005-03; Introduction -- received April 25, 2005, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2087. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2004 Annual 
     Report, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 797(d); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       2088. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the annual report to 
     Congress on material violations or suspected material 
     violations of regualtions relating to Treasury auctions and 
     other offerings of securities by Treasury, pursuant to (107 
     Stat. 2344, 2358-2359); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       2089. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Waste Management System; Testing 
     and Monitoring Activities; Final Rule: Mathods Innovation 
     Rule and SW-846 Final Update IIIB [RCRA-2002-0025; FRL-7916-
     1] (RIN: 2050-AE41) received May 19, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2090. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Project XL Rulemaking Extension 
     for New York State Public Utilities; Hazardous Waste 
     Management Systems; Final Rule [FRL-7916-2] received May 19, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       2091. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Maintenance Plans; Michigan; Southeast Michigan Ozone 
     Maintenance Plan Update to the State Implementation Plan 
     [R05-OAR-2004-MI-0004; FRL-7915-8] received May 19, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       2092. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Underground Storage Tank Program: 
     Approved State Program for Minnesota [FRL-7909-5] received 
     May 19, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2093. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b) 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Daytona Beach 
     Shores, Florida) [MB Docket No. 04-240; RM-10843] received 
     May 20, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2094. A letter from the Assistant Bureau Chief for 
     Management, International Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 2000 
     Biennial Regulatory Review -- Streamlining and Other 
     Revisions of Part 25 of the Commission's Rules Governing the 
     Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by, Satellite Network Earth 
     Stations and Space Stations [IB Docket No. 00-248] Amendment 
     of Part 25 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations to 
     Reduce Alien Carrier Interference Between Fixed-Satellite at 
     Reduced Orbital Spacings and to Revise Application Procedures 
     for Satellite Communication Services [CC Docket No. 86-496] 
     Received May 20, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2095. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a six-

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     month report prepared by the Department of Commerce's Bureau 
     of Industry and Security on the national emergency declared 
     by Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001, and continued on 
     August 14, 2002, August 7, 2003, and August 6, 2004 to deal 
     with the threat to the national security, foreign policy, and 
     economy of the United States caused by the lapse of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1641(c) 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2096. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting an 
     updated and corrected copy of the Department's ``Country 
     Reports on Terrorism: 2004,'' pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2656f; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2097. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the Open Skies Treaty that 
     provides an analysis of the first year of implementation of 
     the treaty; to the Committee on International Relations.
       2098. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a supplemental consolidated report, 
     consistent with the War Powers Resolution, to keep Congress 
     informed about the deployments of U.S. combat-equipped armed 
     forces in support of the global war on terrorism, Kosovo, and 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 93-148; (H. 
     Doc. No. 109-30); to the Committee on International Relations 
     and ordered to be printed.
       2099. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report on activities under the Tropical Forest Conservation 
     Act of 1998, pursuant to Public Law 105--214, section 813; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2100. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Secretary's determination that five countries are not 
     cooperating fully with U.S. antiterrorism efforts: Cuba, 
     Iran, Libya, North Korea, and Syria, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2781; to the Committee on International Relations.
       2101. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the 2003 annual report on the activities and operations of 
     the Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division, pursuant to 
     28 U.S.C. 529; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2102. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the U.S. Courts, transmitting the annual report on 
     applications for court orders made to federal and state 
     courts to permit the interception of wire, oral, or 
     electronic communications during calendar year 2004, pursuant 
     to 18 U.S.C. 2519(3); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2103. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting notice that an additional class 
     of Mallinckrodt has been added to the Special Exposure Cohort 
     in reponse to a petition filed on behalf of a class of 
     workers from the Mallinckrodt Destrehan Street facility in 
     St. Louis, Missouri, pursuant to the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       2104. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Uniformed Services Employment and 
     Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) Annual Report to 
     Congress for Fiscal Year 2004, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 4322; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2105. A letter from the Commissioner, Customs and Border 
     Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a 
     report entitled ``Import Trade Trends: FY 2004 Year End 
     Report (October 2003 -- September 2004)''; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.

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