[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 7, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H1341-H1342]
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:

       524. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 07-13, 
     pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       525. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the annual report 
     relating to the prevention of nuclear proliferation from 
     January 1 to December 31, 2005, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     3281(a); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       526. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Cote d'Ivoire that was 
     declared in Executive Order 13396 of February 7, 2006, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       527. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Liberia that was declared 
     in Executive Order 13348 of July 22, 2004, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1641(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       528. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the Agency's reports 
     containing the 30 September 2006 status of loans and 
     guarantees issued under Section 25(a)(11) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       529. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     Section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, and in accordance with section 1(a)(6) of Executive 
     Order 13313, a report prepared by the Department of State and 
     the National Security Council on the progress toward a 
     negotiated solution of the Cyprus question covering the 
     period October 1, 2006 through November 30, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       530. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting consistent with 
     the resolution of advice and consent to ratification of the 
     Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
     Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
     Destruction, adopted by the Senate of the United States on 
     April 24, 1997, and Executive Order 13346 of July 8, 2004, 
     certification pursuant to Condition 7(C)(i), Effectiveness of 
     the Australia Group; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       531. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the annual 
     inventory of U.S. Government-sponsored international 
     exchanges and training programs, as well as the FY 2006 
     report on the activities of the Interagency Working Group on 
     U.S. Government-Sponsored International Exchanges and 
     Training (IAWG); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       532. A letter from the Chief, Administrative Law Division, 
     Central Intelligence Agency, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       533. A letter from the Secretary, Mississippi River 
     Commission, Department of the Army, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance with 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act covering the calendar year 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       534. A letter from the Assoc. Gen. Counsel for General Law, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       535. A letter from the Assoc. Gen. Counsel for General Law, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       536. A letter from the Assoc. Gen. Counsel for General Law, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       537. A letter from the Assoc. Gen. Counsel for General Law, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       538. A letter from the Assoc. Gen. Counsel for General Law, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       539. A letter from the Assoc. Gen. Counsel for General Law, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       540. A letter from the Senior Associate General Counsel, 
     Office of the Director of National Intelligence, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       541. A letter from the Senior Associate General Counsel, 
     Office of the Director of National Intelligence, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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       542. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish, 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 
     Alabama Beach Mouse (RIN: 1018-AU46) received January 25, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       543. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of Justice 
     Programs, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Grants for Correctional Facilities 
     [OJP (OJP)-Docket No. 1382] (RIN: 1121-AA41) received January 
     23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       544. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification to 
     Congress regarding the Incidental Capture of Sea Turtles in 
     Commercial Shrimping Operations; jointly to the Committees on 
     Natural Resources and Appropriations.

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