[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 152 (Wednesday, November 16, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H10496-H10498]
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:


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       5227. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Business-
     Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Business and Industry 
     Guaranteed Loan Program Annual Renewel Fee (RIN: 0570-AA34) 
     received October 6, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5228. A letter from the Regulatory Analyst, Grain 
     Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administartion, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Review Inspection Requirements for Graded Commodities (RIN: 
     0580-AA89) received November 10, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5229. A letter from the Administrator, AMS, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Pears Grown in 
     Oregon and Washington; Control Committee Rules and Regulation 
     [Docket No. FV05-927-2] received November 9, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5230. A letter from the Administrator, AMS, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Regulations Governing the California Clingstone Peach (Tree 
     Removal) Diversion Program [Docket No. FV05-82-01-FR] (RIN: 
     0581-AC45) received November 9, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5231. A letter from the Administrator, AMS, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, CA; 
     Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV05-987-1 FR] received 
     November 9, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5232. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency 
     Act by the Department of the Air Force, Case Number 03-03, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       5233. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification that the Department anticipates it 
     will be prepared to commence chemical agent destruction 
     operations at the Pine Bluff Explosive Destruction System 
     facility in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1512(4); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5234. A letter from the Counsel for Legislation and 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Develpoment, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Revisions to the 
     Public Housing Operating Fund Program; Correction to Formula 
     Implementation Date [Docket No. FR-4874-C-09] (RIN: 2577-
     AC51) received November 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5235. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, Pension 
     Benefit 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 November 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5236. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the State 
     Children's Health Insurance Program: Final Report to 
     Congress'' in accordance with the Balanced Budget Refinement 
     Act of 1999 (BBRA); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5237. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, CDC, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Possession, Use, and Transfer of 
     Select Agents and Toxins -- Reconstructed replication 
     competent forms of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus 
     containing any portion of the coding regions of all eight 
     gene segments -- received November 3, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5238. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Cimarron, Las 
     Vegas and Pecos, New Mexico) [MB Docket No. 04-218; RM-10987; 
     RM-11237] received October 27, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5239. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of the Television Table 
     of Allotments to Delete Noncommercial Reservation of Channel 
     39, 620-626 MHz, Phoenix, Arizona, and to Add Noncommercial 
     Reservation on Channel 11, 198-204 MHz, Holbrook, Arizona [MB 
     Docket No. 04-312; RM No. 11049] received October 27, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       5240. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Barnesboro and 
     Gallitzin, Pennsylvania) [MB Docket No. 05-103; RM-11205] 
     received October 27, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5241. A letter from the Secretary of the Commission, Bureau 
     of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Rule Concerning 
     Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use of 
     Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (``Appliance Labeling 
     Rule'') -- received November 8, 2005,pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5242. A letter from the Chairman, Holocaust Memorial 
     Museum, transmitting the Museum's FY 2005 Report on Audit and 
     Investigative Activities in accordance with the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5243. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled, ``Building a 
     High-Quality Workforce: The Federal Career Intern Program.,'' 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5244. A letter from the Under Secretary for Oceans and 
     Atmosphere, Department of Commerce, transmitting information 
     regarding the activities of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 
     Organization for 2004, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 5601 et seq; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       5245. 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; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No. 041126332-5039-02; I.D. 
     100405D] received October 24, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5246. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; End of the Pacific 
     Whiting Primary Season for the Catcher/processor Sector 
     [Docket No. 040830250-5109-04; I.D. 101805C] received 
     November 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5247. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's report 
     detailing the progress and the status of compliance with 
     privitization requirements, pursuant to Public Law 105-33 
     section 11201(c) (111 Stat. 734); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       5248. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Report to Congress on AMBER Alert, July 2005,'' 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5791 Public Law 108-21, section 301(e); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5249. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting the first annual 
     report to Congress on victims' rights, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 
     3771 Public Law 108-405, section 104(a); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       5250. A letter from the National Treasurer, American Ex-
     Prisoners of War, transmitting a copy of the Financial 
     Statements with the Independent Auditors' report, for the 
     year ended August 31, 2004, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101 and 
     1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5251. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the annual report of the 
     Office of Justice Programs for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2004, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3712(b); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       5252. A letter from the Controller, National Society 
     Daughters of the American Revolution, transmitting the 
     Audited Financial Statements of NSDAR for the Fiscal Year 
     ending February 28, 2005, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1102; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       5253. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, Reserve 
     Officers Association, transmitting the Association's report 
     of audit for the year ending March 31, 2005, pursuant to 36 
     U.S.C. 1101(41) and 1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5254. A letter from the National President, Women's Army 
     Corps Veterans' Association, transmitting the financial 
     statement of Women's Army Corps Veterans Association for 
     fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1103 
     and 1101(64); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5255. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax 
     Analysis, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's report entitled, ``Taxable REIT Subsidiaries: 
     Analysis of the First Year's Returns, Tax Year 2001.,'' 
     pursuant to Public Law 106-170, section 547; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       5256. A letter from the Director, Regulations and Rulings 
     Division, Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Suspension of Special (Occupational) Tax (2004R-778P) [T.D. 
     TTB-36] (RIN: 1513-AB04) received November 8, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5257. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's FY 2002 and FY 
     2003 Annual Report on the Child Support Enforcement Program 
     in accordance with 452(a) of the Social Security Act; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5258. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's

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     final rule -- 2006 Limitations Adjusted As Provided in 
     Section 415(d), etc. [Notice 2005-75] received November 8, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       5259. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Weighted Average Interest Rate 
     Update [Notice 2005-72] received November 8, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5260. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Low-Income Housing Credit 
     Allocation and Certification; Revisions [TD 9228] (RIN: 1545-
     BE50) received November 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5261. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Extension of Time for Filing 
     Returns [TD 9229] (RIN: 1545-BE63) received November 8, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5262. A letter from the Chair, IRS Oversight Board, 
     transmitting a copy of the Board's 2005 annual report that 
     discusses the IRS's performance over the past year; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5263. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting a draft bill entitled, ``To 
     amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain rules 
     regarding sales of property to comply with conflict-of-
     interest requirements applicable to the federal judiciary, 
     and for other purposes.''; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       5264. A letter from the Regulations Officer, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Deemed Duration of Marriage for Widows/Widowers 
     and Removal of Restriction on Benefits to Children of 
     Military Parents Overseas [Regulations Nos. 4 and 16] (RIN: 
     0960-AG23) received October 19, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5265. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's requested legislative 
     proposals as part of the National Defense Authorization Bill 
     for Fiscal Year 2006; jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, Financial Services, and Ways and Means.