[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 114 (Tuesday, September 13, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H7858-H7859]
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                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       3819. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the annual report of the 
     Maritime Administration (MARAD) for Fiscal Year 2004, 
     pursuant to 46 U.S.C. app. 1118; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       3820. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Installations and Facilities, Department of the Navy, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting certified materials 
     supplied to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Commission; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3821. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     certified materials supplied to the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Commission, pursuant to Public Law 101-510, 
     section 2903(c)(6) and 2914(b)(1); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       3822. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Energy 
     Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Energy Information Administration's 
     ``International Energy Outlook 2005,'' pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 
     790f(a)(2); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3823. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting written notification of the 
     determination that a public health emergency exists and has 
     existed in the state of Texas since September 2, 2005, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 247d(a) Public Law 107-188, section 
     144(a); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3824. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Fiscal Year 2004 annual report on U.S. Government Assistance 
     to Eastern Europe under the Support for East European 
     Democracy (SEED) Act, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 5474(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3825. A letter from the Chairman, Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors, transmitting the Board's report entitled, 
     ``Outreach to the Muslim Audiences Through Braodcast Media''; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3826. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 05-38, concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Kuwait for defense articles and services; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3827. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 05-33, concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Turkey for defense articles and services; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3828. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 05-43, concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Spain for defense articles and services; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3829. A letter from the Under Secretary for Policy, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's report 
     on proposed obligations for weapons destruction and non-
     proliferation in the former Soviet Union and Albania, 
     pursuant to Public Law 108-136, section 1302; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3830. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Amendment to the International 
     Traffic in Arms Regulations: Section 126.1(i) (Z-RIN: 1400-
     ZA18) received August 2, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3831. A letter from the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, 
     Department of State, transmitting on behalf of the President, 
     the report entitled, ``Engendering Bold Leadership: The 
     President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief'', pursuant to 
     Public Law 108-25, section 5; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3832. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     State, transmitting consistent with the Authorization for Use 
     of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Pub. L. 
     107-243), the Authorization for the Use of Force Against Iraq 
     Resolution (Pub. L. 102-1), and in order to keep the Congress 
     fully informed, a report prepared by the Department of State 
     for the April 15, 2005 -- June 15, 2005 reporting period 
     including matters relating to post-liberation Iraq under 
     Section 7 of the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-
     338); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3833. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     certification regarding the proposed license for the export 
     of defense articles to the Government of Japan (Transmittal 
     No. DDTC 034-05); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       3834. A letter from the Director, Court Services and 
     Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation, ``To authorize 
     the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to accept 
     the services of volunteers, and provide for their incidental 
     expenses''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3835. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilites 
     Safety Board, transmitting the Board's FY 2005 Annual Report 
     on Commercial Activities, pursuant to Public Law 105--270; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       3836. A letter from the Deputy Director of Communication 
     and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting in accordance with the Federal 
     Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998, the Commission's FY 
     2005 Inventory of Commercial and Inherently Governmental 
     Activities; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3837. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's report for FY 
     2004 and the preceding four fiscal years on the activities to 
     ensure accountibility for antidiscrimination and 
     whistleblower laws related to employment, pursuant to Public 
     Law 107-174, section 203; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       3838. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's report describing and 
     evaluating health benefits coverage for dependent children 
     who are full-time students under the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits (FEHB) Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1001; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       3839. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Ohio 
     River Mile 308 to 309, Huntington, WV [COTP Huntington-05-
     003] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3840. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Allegheny River Mile Marker 0.0 to Mile Marker 0.2 and Ohio 
     River Mile Marker 0.0 to Mile Marker 0.8, Pittsburgh, PA 
     [COTP Pittsburgh-05-007] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 25, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3841. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Allegheny River Mile Marker 0.3 to Mile Marker 0.7, 
     Pittsburgh, PA [COTP Pittsburgh-05-010] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3842. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Allegheny River Mile Marker 0.3 to Mile Marker 0.7, 
     Pittsburgh, PA [COTP Pittsburgh-05-011] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3843. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Sabine Outer Bar Channel Between Buoys ``30'' and ``34,'' 
     Sabine, TX [COTP Port Arthur-05-003] (RIN: 1625-AAOO) 
     received August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3844. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule Safety Zone; Inner 
     Harbor Navigational Canal, 500 yards North and South of Mile 
     Marker 2.9, in the vicinity of the Almonaster Avenue Bridge, 
     New Orleans, LA [COTP New Orleans-05-019] (RIN: 1625-AAOO) 
     received August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3845. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Port 
     Allen Route, Mile Marker 40.0 to Mile Marker 42.0, extending 
     the entire width of the channel, Bayou Sorrell, LA [COTP New 
     Orleans-05-020] (RIN: 1625-AAOO) received August 25, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3846. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule Safety Zone; Lower 
     Mississippi River, Mile 94.0 to Mile 95.0, in the vicinity of 
     Spanish Plaza, New Orleans, LA [COTP New Orleans-05-021] 
     (RIN: 1625-AAOO) received August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3847. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule Safety Zone; Lower

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     Mississippi River, Mile Marker 457.2 to Mile Marker 437.4, 
     Madison Parish Port to the Vicksburg Front, Vicksburg, MS 
     [COTP New Orleans-05-022] (RIN: 1625-AAOO) received August 
     25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3848. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule Safety Zone; Lower 
     Mississippi River, Mile 94.0 to Mile 95.0, Above Head of 
     Passes, in the vicinity of the Audubon Aquarium of the 
     Americas, New Orleans, LA [COTP New Orleans-05-023] (RIN: 
     1625-AAOO) received August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3849. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule Safety Zone; Lower 
     Mississippi River, Mile 93.0 to Mile 94.0, Above Head of 
     Passes, in the vicinity of Woldenberg Park, New Orleans, LA 
     [COTP New Orleans-05-024] (RIN: 1625-AAOO) received August 
     25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3850. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule Safety Zone; Upper 
     Mississippi River Mile Marker 179.0 to Mile Marker 180.2, St. 
     Louis, MO [COTP St. Louis-05-004] (RIN: 1625-AAOO) received 
     August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3851. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule Safety Zone; Waverly 
     Highway Bridge, Waverly, MO [COTP St. Louis-05-005] 
     (RIN:1625-AAOO) received August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3852. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule Safety Zone; Upper 
     Mississippi River Mile Marker 200.0 to Mile Marker 204.0, IL 
     [COTP St. Louis-05-006] (RIN: 1625-AAOO) received August 25, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3853. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule Safety Zone; Upper 
     Mississippi River Mile Marker 839.7 to Mile Marker 840.3, St. 
     Paul, MN [COTP St. Louis-05-007] (RIN: 1625-AAOO) received 
     August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3854. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Upper 
     Mississippi River Mile Marker 577.9 to Mile Marker 581.1, 
     Dubuque, IA [COTP St. Louis-05-008] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3855. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; 
     Illinois River Mile Marker 162.3 to Mile Marker 163.0, 
     Peoria, IL [COTP St. Louis-05-009] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3856. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Upper 
     Mississippi River Mile Marker 485.5 to Mile Marker 485.9, 
     Quad Cities, IL [COTP St. Louis-05-011] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3857. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; 
     Hillsborough Bay, FL [COTP Tampa 05-006] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3858. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Security Zone 
     Regulation; Tampa Bay, FL [COTP TAMPA 05-008] (RIN: 1625-
     AA00) received August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3859. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Sabine 
     Outer Bar Channel Between Buoys ``30'' and ``34,'' Sabine, TX 
     [COTP Port Arthur-05-004] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 
     25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3860. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Lower 
     Mississippi River, Mile Marker 19.0 to 21.0, Above Head of 
     Passes, Fort Jackson, LA [COTP New Orleans-05-025] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3861. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule Safety Zone, 
     Marathon, Florida [COTP Key West 05-043] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3862. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Wolf 
     River Chute, Mile Marker 1.0 to 3.0, Memphis, TN [COTP 
     Memphis-05-006] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 25, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3863. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Emergency Safety 
     Zone: James River, VA [CGD05-05-056] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received August 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3864. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     semi-annual report concerning emigration laws and policies of 
     Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, the Russian Federation, 
     Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, as required by Sections 
     402 and 409 of the 1974 Trade Act, as amended, pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3865. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Utilization and Beneficiary Access to Services 
     Post-Implementation of the Inpatient Rehabilitation 
     Facilities Prospectives Payment System (IRF PPS),'' pursuant 
     to Public Law 106-113, section 125(b); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3866. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's FY 2003 report 
     on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 8629(b); jointly to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce and Education and the Workforce.
       3867. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a waiver of certain Medicare, 
     Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program 
     Requirements, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1320b-5 Public Law 107-
     188, section 143(a)(1135)(f); jointly to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

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