[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 28, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H1194-H1195]
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:

       6737. A letter from the Director, Defense Research and 
     Engineering, Department of Defense, transmitting Notification 
     of intent to obligate funds for an additional project for 
     inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2006 Foreign Comparative Testing 
     (FCT) Program, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2350a(g); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       6738. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Anthony R. 
     Jones, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade 
     of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       6739. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the semiannual report detailing 
     payments made to Cuba as a result of the provision of 
     telecommunications services pursuant to Department of the 
     Treasury specific licenses, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 6004(e)(6); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       6740. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting an annual report 
     required by section 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, pursuant to Public Law 104-164, section 655(a) (110 
     Stat. 1435); to the Committee on International Relations.
       6741. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       6742. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the report on Measuring Stability and 
     Security in Iraq pursuant to Section 9010 of the Department 
     of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006, Pub. L. 109-148; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       6743. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 and the 
     FREEDOM Support Act, pursuant to Public Law 103-160, section 
     1203(d) of Title XII Public Law 102-511, section 502; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       6744. A letter from the White House Liaison, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       6745. A letter from the Director, U.S. Census Bureau, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting a copy of two Bureau 
     publications entitled, ``Consolidated Federal Funds for 
     Fiscal Year 2004 (State and County Areas)'' and ``Federal Aid 
     to States for Fiscal Year 2004''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       6746. A letter from the Political Personnel and Adv. Comm. 
     Mgmt. Spec., Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6747. A letter from the Political Personnel and Adv. Comm. 
     Mgmt. Spec., Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6748. A letter from the Political Personnel and Adv. Comm. 
     Mgmt. Spec., Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6749. A letter from the Political Personnel and Adv. Comm. 
     Mgmt. Spec., Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6750. A letter from the Political Personnel and Adv. Comm. 
     Mgmt. Spec., Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6751. A letter from the Political Personnel and Adv. Comm. 
     Mgmt. Spec., Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6752. A letter from the Political Personnel and Adv. Comm. 
     Mgmt. Spec., Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6753. A letter from the Political Personnel and Adv. Comm. 
     Mgmt. Spec., Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6754. A letter from the Political Personnel and Adv. Comm. 
     Mgmt. Spec., Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6755. A letter from the Political Personnel and Adv. Comm. 
     Mgmt. Spec., Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6756. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration and Management, Competitive Sourcing Official, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting pursuant to the provisions 
     of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998 
     (Pub. L. 105-270), the Department's Inventory of Inherently 
     Governmental Activities and Inventory of Commercial 
     Activities for 2005; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6757. A letter from the Deputy Director for Legislative 
     Affairs, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6758. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, ``Certification of 
     the Fiscal Year 2006 Revised General Purpose General Fund 
     Revenue Estimate in Support of the District's $331,210,000 
     General Obligation Bonds (Series 2005A)''; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       6759. A letter from the President and CEO, Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, transmitting in accordance with 
     Section 645 of Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, FY 2004, Pub. L. 108-199, and Section 641 of Division H 
     of the Fiscal Year 2005 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Pub. 
     L. 108-447, the Corportation's report on competitive sourcing 
     efforts for FY 2004 and FY 2005; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       6760. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Adminstration's annual 
     inventory as required by Public Law 105-270, the Federal 
     Activites Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998 and OMB 
     Circular A-76; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6761. A letter from the Executive Secretary and Chief of 
     Staff, U.S. Agency for International Development, 
     transmitting a report

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     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       6762. A letter from the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-Water Species 
     Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No. 041126333-5040-02; I.D. 022406B] received March 
     22, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       6763. A letter from the Alternate Federal Liaison Officer, 
     Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Clarification of 
     Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes 
     Reexamination Proceedings [Docket No.: PTO-P-2006-0007] (RIN: 
     0651-AC02) received February 28, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6764. 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 Oklahoma, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5193; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6765. A letter from the Acting Assistant to the Secretary 
     for Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Eligibility for Health Care Benefits for Certain Filipino 
     Veterans in the United States (RIN: 2900-AM03) received 
     February 13, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       6766. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--2006 Calendar Year Resident Population Estimates 
     [Notice 2006-22] received March 16, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6767. A letter from the Inspector General, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's budget 
     justification for the Office of Inspector General for fiscal 
     year 2007, prepared in compliance with Office of Management 
     and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-11; jointly to the Committees 
     on Appropriations, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     Ways and Means.

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