[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 14, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H11649-H11650]
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:

       5661. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the twenty-fifth annual report 
     on the implementation of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 
     by departments and agencies which administer programs of 
     Federal financial assistance, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6106a(b); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5662. A letter from the Chairperson, National Council on 
     Disability, transmitting a copy of the NCD's ``National 
     Disability Policy: A Progress Report,'' as required by 
     Section 401(b)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 
     amended, covering the period from December 2003 through 
     December 2004, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 781(a)(8); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5663. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 2005 to 
     September 30, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5664. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector 
     General for the period April 1, 2005 through September 30, 
     2005; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5665. A letter from the Acting Director, Division of 
     Policy, Planning and Program Development, OFCCP, Department 
     of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Obligation to Solicit Race and Gender Data for Agency 
     Enforcement Purposes (RIN: 1215-AB45) received October 14, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5666. A letter from the Director, Holocaust Memorial 
     Museum, transmitting the Museum's 2004 through 2005 Annual 
     Report and 2006 calendar; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       5667. A letter from the Executive Director, Interstate 
     Commission on the Potomac River Basin, transmitting the 
     audited Sixty-Fourth Financial Statement for the period 
     October 1, 2003 to September 30, 2004, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5668. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for FY 2005, required by the Government 
     Performance and Results Act, the Accountability of Tax 
     Dollars Act, and the Federal Managers Financial Integrity 
     Act; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5669. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting pursuant to the ``Accountability of 
     Tax Dollars Act of 2002'' and related guidance from the 
     Office of Management and Budget, the Endowment's Performance 
     and Accountability Report for FY 2005; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5670. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 2005, 
     through September 30, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       5671. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the Inspector General for the period of April 1, 2005 
     through September 30, 2005 and the Management Response for 
     the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5672. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 2005 
     through September 30, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       5673. 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; Final Determination Concerning Critical 
     Habitat for the San Miguel Island Fox, Santa Rosa Island Fox, 
     Santa Cruz Island Fox, and Santa Catalina Island Fox (RIN: 
     1018-AT78) received November 14, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5674. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Application Procedures, 
     Execution and Filing of Forms: Correction of State Office 
     Address for Filings and Recordings, Proper Offices for 
     Recording of Mining Claims [WO 630-1610-EI-25-2Z] (RIN: 1004-
     AD77) received November 18, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5675. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Illinois Regulatory Program [Docket No. IL-103-
     FOR] received November 29, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5676. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Alaska Regulatory Program [SATS No. AK-006-FOR] 
     received November 29, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5677. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- North Dakota Regulatory Program [ND-048-FOR, 
     Amendment No. XXXV] received November 22, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5678. 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; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processor Vessels Using Pot Gear in 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket 
     No. 041126332-5039-02; I.D. 111705A] received December 5, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5679. 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 041126333-5040-02; I.D. 102605A] received December 5, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5680. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a copy of a report 
     required by Section 202(a)(1)(C) of Pub. L. 107-273, the 
     ``21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations 
     Authorization Act,'' related to certain settlements and 
     injunctive relief, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530D Public Law 
     107--273, section202; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5681. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Civil Penalty Adjustments (RIN: 1029-AC48) 
     received November 17, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5682. A letter from the Acting Director, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting notification that funding 
     under Title V, subsection 503(b)(3) of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, has 
     exceeded $5 million for the response to the emergency 
     declared as a result the influx of evacuees from areas struck 
     by Hurricane Katrina beginning on August 29, 2005 in the 
     State of Georgia, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5193; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5683. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a copy of an editorial entitled, ``US 
     Veterans Health Care Healed Itself -- So Can Our (Canadian) 
     Medicare System''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       5684. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Health Savings Account 
     Eligibility During A Cafeteria Plan Grace Period [Notice 
     2005-86] received December 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5685. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Withholding on Payments to 
     Partnerships, Trusts and Estates (Rev. Proc. 2005-77) 
     received December 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5686. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Gains Derived from Dealings in 
     Property (Rev. Rul. 2005-74) received December 5, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

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       5687. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Credit for Certain Foreign 
     Withholding Taxes [Notice 2005-90] received December 5, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.