[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 112 (Friday, July 13, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H7782-H7783]
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:

       2479. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Importation of Fruit from Thailand [Docket No. 
     APHIS-2006-0040] (RIN: 0579-AC10) received June 22, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2480. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Pine Shoot Beetle; Addition of Cumberland 
     County, NJ, to the List of Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 
     APHIS-2007-0067] received June 22, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2481. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency 
     Act, Case Number 04-02, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       2482. A letter from the Acting Chief, Programs and 
     Legislation Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting Notice of the decision to 
     conduct a standard competition of the Central Heat Plant 
     function at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2461; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2483. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary for 
     Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the annual report on operations of the National 
     Defense Stockpile (NDS), detailing NDS operations during FY 
     2006 and providing information with regard to the 
     acquisition, upgrade, and disposition of NDS materials, as 
     well as the financial status of the NDS Transaction Fund for 
     FY 2006, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h-2; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       2484. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     an annual report entitled, ``Defense Acquisition Challenge 
     Program: Fiscal Year 2006,'' pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2359b(j); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2485. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received June 7, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       2486. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Centers for Independent Living Program--Training and 
     Technical Assistance -- received July 9, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       2487. A letter from the Director, OLMS-Office of Policy, 
     Reports & Disclosure, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Labor Organization Officer and 
     Employee Report, Form LM-30 (RIN: 1215-AB49) received July 
     12, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
       2488. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Petition to Request an Exemption From 100 
     Percent Identity Testing of Dietary Ingredients: Current Good 
     Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, 
     or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements [Docket No. 
     2007N-0186] (RIN: 0910-AB88) received June 22, 2007, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       2489. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: 
     Calculation of Average Cost of a Health Insurance Policy 
     (RIN: 0905-AA68) received July 9, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2490. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- In the Matter of Implementation of 
     Section 629 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 
     (National Broadcast Television Ownership) -- received May 8, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       2491. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a six-month report prepared by the Department of 
     Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security on the national 
     emergency declared by Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 
     2001, and continued on August 14, 2002, August 7, 2003, 
     August 6, 2004, August 2, 2005, and August 6, 2006 to deal 
     with the threat to the national security, foreign policy, and 
     economy of the United States caused by the lapse of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1641(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2492. A letter from the Under Secretary for Policy, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     notification of the intention to obligate up to $17.0 million 
     in FY 2007 funds for the Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     Program, pursuant to Public Law 109-364, section 1302; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2493. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 2006 annual 
     report on the operation of the Enterprise for the Americas 
     Initiative and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, pursuant 
     to 7 U.S.C. 17381; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2494. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 
     204(c) of the International Economic

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     Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), and pursuant to Executive 
     Order 13313 of July 31, 2003, a six-month periodic report on 
     the national emergency with respect to the risk of nuclear 
     proliferation created by the accumulation of weapons-usable 
     fissile material in the territory of the Russian Federation 
     that was declared in Executive Order 13159 of June 21, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2495. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 
     204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c), and pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 
     31, 2003, a six-month periodic report of the national 
     emergency with respect to the Western Balkans that was 
     declared in Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2496. A letter from the Chief Operating Officer/Executive 
     Secretary, Agency for International Development, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2497. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Inspector General's semiannual report to 
     Congress for the reporting period October 1, 2006 through 
     March 31, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       2498. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Executive 
     Office of the President, transmitting a report pursuant to 
     the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       2499. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Award Fee 
     Administrative Changes (RIN: 2700-AD33) received July 12, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       2500. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Qualifying Gasification Project Program [Notice 
     2007-53] received June 7, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2501. A letter from the Acting Social Security Regulations 
     Officer, Social Security Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Extension of the Expiration 
     Date for Several Body System Listings [Docket No. SSA-2007-
     0026] (RIN: 0960-AG51) received July 9, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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