[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 25, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H5852-H5853]
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:

       8758. A letter from the Administrator, AMS, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil 
     Produced in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity 
     and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 (Native) Spearmint Oil 
     for the 2006-2007 Marketing Year [Docket No. FV06-985-2 IFR] 
     received July 13, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       8759. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's report on Transition Assistance and Disabled 
     Transition Assistance Programs (TAP/DTAP), pursuant to 
     Section 595 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2006; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8760. A letter from the Deputy Chief of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the Navy, transmitting the 
     Department's preliminary planning for OMB A-76 commercial 
     activity study; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8761. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Office 
     of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Student 
     Assistance General Provisions; Federal Perkins Loan Program; 
     Federal Work-Study Programs; Federal Supplemental Educational 
     Opportunity Grant Program; Federal Family Education Loan 
     Program; William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program; Federal 
     Pell Grant Program; Academic Competitiveness Grant Program; 
     and National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent 
     Grant Program (RIN: 1840-AC86) received July 12, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       8762. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, Division 
     of Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Student Assistance General 
     Provisions; Federal Perkins Loan Program; Federal Work-Study 
     Programs; Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant 
     Program; Federal Family Education Loan Program; William D. 
     Ford Federal Direct Loan Program; Federal Pell Grant Program; 
     Academic Competitiveness Grant Program; and National Science 
     and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant Program (RIN: 
     1840-AC86) received July 12, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8763. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Direct Investment Surveys: BE-577, 
     Direct Transactions of U.S. Reporter With Foreign Affiliate 
     [Docket No. 060131020-6152-02] (RIN: 0691-AA57) received July 
     12, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       8764. 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.
       8765. 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. 06-41, concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Australia for defense articles and services; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       8766. A letter from the 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. 06-35, concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Israel for defense articles and services; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       8767. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report entitled, ``Elements of a Revised Proposal to Iran''; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8768. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Secretary, 
     White House Liaison, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8769. A letter from the Acting Senior Procurement 
     Executive, (OCAO), GSA, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition 
     Circular 2005-11; Introduction [Docket No. FAR-2006-0023] 
     received July 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       8770. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's Safe Routes to 
     School (SRTS) Task Force Report, pursuant to Public Law 109-
     59, section 1404(h); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8771. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``Agreement on 
     the Establishment of the ITER International Fusion Energy 
     Organization for the Joint Implementation of the ITER 
     Project,'' in accordance with Section 972(c)(5) of the Energy

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     Policy Act of 2005; to the Committee on Science.
       8772. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report on Cost and Performance 
     Goals for the Office of Fossil Energy Coal-Based Technologies 
     as required by Section 962 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 
     to the Committee on Science.
       8773. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's legislative 
     proposals submitted with the Authorization Request for Fiscal 
     Year 2007 and 2008, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly to 
     the Committees on Financial Services and the Judiciary.
       8774. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, CMS, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Medicare Program; Identification 
     of Backward Compatible Version of Adopted Standard for E-
     Prescribing and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program 
     (Version 8.1) [CMS-0018-IFC] (RIN: 0938-A042) received June 
     22, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       8775. A letter from the Regulatory Officer, Forest Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Land Uses; Special Uses; Recovery of Costs for 
     Processing Special Use Applications and Monitoring Compliance 
     With Special Use Authorizations (RIN: 0596-AB36) received 
     April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to 
     the Committees on Resources and Agriculture.
       8776. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, CMS, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Medicare Program; Revision of the 
     Deadline for Submission of Emergency Graduate Medical 
     Education Affiliation Agreements [CMS-1531-F] (RIN: 0938-
     AO35) received July 6, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Energy and Commerce.

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