[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 130 (Wednesday, September 5, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H10154-H10156]
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:

       3110. A letter from the Secretary of the Air Force, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting Notice of the decision to 
     conduct a standard competition of the Precision Measurement 
     Equipment Laboratory function at Andrews Air Force Base, 
     Maryland, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Pope Air Force 
     Base, North Carolina, and Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2461; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       3111. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Reserve 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting the National 
     Guard ChalleNGe Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2006, 
     pursuant to 32 U.S.C. 509(k); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       3112. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's quarterly report as of June 30, 
     2007, entitled, ``Acceptance of contributions for defense 
     programs, projects and activities; Defense Cooperation 
     Account,'' pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2608; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       3113. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting authorization 
     of the enclosed list of officers to wear the insignia of the 
     grade of major general accordance with title 10, United 
     States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3114. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification 
     regarding the proposed technical assistance agreement for the 
     export of technical data, defense services, and defense 
     articles to the Government of Singapore (Transmittal No. DDTC 
     008-07); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3115. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting a copy of proposed 
     legislation entitled the Native American and Native Hawaiian 
     Housing Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2007; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       3116. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting a copy of proposed 
     legislation

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     entitled the Voucher and Rent Simplification Act of 2007; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       3117. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-103, 
     ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square 28, S.O. 04-13414, and 
     Closing Clarification in Square 739, S.O. 06-221, Amendment 
     Act of 2007,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3118. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-94, ``Retail 
     Class Exemption Clarification Temporary Act of 2007,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3119. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-93, ``Bank 
     Charter Modernization Temporary Amendment Act of 2007,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3120. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-91, ``Non-
     Resident Taxi Drivers Registration Temporary Amendment Act of 
     2007,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3121. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-92, 
     ``Unfoldment, Inc., Equitable Real Property Tax Relief 
     Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2007,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       3122. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-85, 
     ``Ballpark Parking Completion Amendment Act of 2007,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3123. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-84, 
     ``Ballpark Hard and Soft Costs Cap Act of 2007,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       3124. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-86, ``One-
     Time Relocation of Licensees Displaced by the Ballpark and 
     Skyland Development Project Act of 2007,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       3125. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-87, 
     ``District of Columbia Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision 
     Commission Amendment Act of 2007,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       3126. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-88, 
     ``Election Date Amendment Act of 2007,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       3127. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-89, ``Capitol 
     Riverfront Business Improvement District Amendment Act of 
     2007,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3128. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-95, ``Heat 
     Wave Safety Temporary Amendment Act of 2007,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       3129. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-96, 
     ``District of Columbia Consumer Protection Fund Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 2007,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       3130. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-97, 
     ``District of Columbia Regional Airports Authority 
     Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2007,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       3131. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-98, ``Calvin 
     Woodland Sr. Place Designation Act of 2007,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       3132. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-99, ``Adams 
     Alley Designation Act of 2007,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       3133. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-100, ``Joe 
     Pozell Square Designation Act of 2007,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       3134. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-101, ``Senior 
     Driver Empowerment Amendment Act of 2007,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       3135. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-102, 
     ``Historic Preservation Tax Credit Partnership and Limited 
     Liability Company Clarification Amendment Act of 2007,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3136. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-90, ``Eastern 
     Market and Georgetown Public Library Disaster Relief 
     Temporary Act of 2007,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       3137. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting a report 
     on the Administration's category rating system covering the 
     period from November 23, 2005 through November 22, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3319(d); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       3138. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Strategic Plan for 
     Fiscal Years 2007 through 2012; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       3139. A letter from the Executive Director for Operations, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting pursuant to the 
     provisions of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) 
     Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-270) and OMB Circular A-76, 
     Performance of Commercial Activities, the Commission's FY 
     2006 inventory of Commercial Activities and Inherently 
     Governmental Functions; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       3140. A letter from the Interim Director, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting Pursuant to Title II, 
     Section 203, of the Notification and Federal Employee 
     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002, the 
     Corporation's Supplemental Report for Fiscal Years 2004, 
     2005, and 2006; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       3141. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Migratory Bird Permits; 
     Regulations for Managing Resident Canada Goose Populations 
     (RIN: 1018-AV15) received August 28, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3142. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Migratory Bird 
     Hunting; Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird 
     Hunting Regulations (RIN: 1018-AV12) received August 28, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       3143. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to 
     Remove the Idaho Springsnail (Pyrgulopsis(=Fontelicella) 
     idahoensis) from the List of Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife (RIN: 1018-AU66) received August 23, 2007, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       3144. 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; Designation of Critical Habitat for 
     Catesbaea melanocarpa (RIN: 1018-AU76) received August 23, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       3145. A letter from the Chief, Division of Management 
     Authority, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Revision of Regulations 
     Implementing the Convention on International Trade in 
     Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (RIN: 
     1018-AD87) received August 22, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3146. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Regulations To Implement the 
     Captive Wildlife Safety Act (RIN: 1018-AT69) received August 
     22, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       3147. A letter from the Chief, Division of Management 
     Authority, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Revision of Regulations 
     Implementing the Convention on International Trade in 
     Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (RIN: 
     1018-AD87) received August 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3148. 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; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 
     Hine's Emerald Dragonfly (RIN: 1018-AU74) received August 23, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       3149. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of 
     the Toxin that Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning [Docket 
     No. 050613158-5262-03; I.D. 090105A] (RIN: 0648-AT48) 
     received August 14, 2007,

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     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       3150. A letter from the 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 Ocean Perch in the Western Aleutian District of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 
     070213033-7033-01] (RIN: 0648-XB58) received August 14, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       3151. 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 Ocean Perch and Rougheye Rockfish in the Western 
     Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No. 070213033-7033-01] (RIN: 0648-
     XB45) received August 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3152. 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 Ocean Perch in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 070213032-7032-01] (RIN: 0648-XB43) 
     received August 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3153. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting a copy of the Report of the 
     Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States 
     for the March 2007 session, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 331; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       3154. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a copy of a draft bill entitled, ``the 
     Hague Agreement Implementation Act''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       3155. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition on behalf of a class of workers from the Rocky 
     Flats Plant in Golden, Colorado be added to the Special 
     Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 
     (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3156. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition on behalf of a class of workers from the Rocky 
     Flats Plant in Golden, Colorado be added to the Special 
     Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 
     (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3157. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition on behalf of a class of workers from the Rocky 
     Flats Plant in Golden, Colorado be added to the Special 
     Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 
     (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3158. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Twenty-Third Annual Report 
     of Accomplishments Under the Airport Improvement Program for 
     Fiscal Year 2006; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3159. A letter from the United States Trade Representative, 
     Executive Office of the President, transmitting consistent 
     with section 2105(a)(1)(B) of the Trade Act of 2002, a 
     description of the change to an existing law that would be 
     required to bring the United States into compliance with the 
     United States-Panama Free Trade Agreement; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       3160. A letter from the United States Trade Representative, 
     Executive Office of the President, transmitting consistent 
     with section 2105(a)(1)(B) of the Trade Act of 2002, a 
     description of the change to an existing law that would be 
     required to bring the United States into compliance with the 
     United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

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