[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 9, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H2147-H2149]
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:

       5924. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting Notice of the decision to conduct a standard 
     competition of the Civil Engineer Function at Schriever Air 
     Force Base, Colorado, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2461; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5925. A letter from the Chairman, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the 2008 report on vulnerability assessments for 
     FY 2007 and military construction requirements for the FY 
     2007 to FY 2012 Future Years Defense Plan, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2859; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5926. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Homeland 
     Defense and Americas' Security Affairs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Annual Report of the Activities of 
     the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation for 
     2007, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2166(i); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       5927. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting authorization of Colonel Norman J. Brozenick, 
     Jr., United States Air Force, to wear the insignia of the 
     grade of brigadier general in accordance with title 10, 
     United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       5928. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting letter on the 
     approved retirement Admiral William J. Fallon, United States 
     Navy, and his advancement to the grade of admiral on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5929. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement Vice Admiral John G. Morgan, Jr., 
     United States Navy, and his advancement to the grade of vice 
     admiral on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       5930. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General William E. Mortensen, United States Army, 
     and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5931. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting authorization of the enclosed list of officers 
     to wear the insignia of the next higher grade in accordance 
     with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5932. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notice of the intention to convert the combined 
     commissary and exchange store at Homestead Air Reserve Base, 
     Florida, to an independent Army and Air Force Exchange 
     Service (AAFES) store; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5933. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a copy of legislative proposals as 
     part of

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     the National Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2009; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5934. 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. 08-40 concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Turkey for defense articles and services; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5935. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification 
     of a proposed license for the export of defense articles to 
     the Government of Italy (Transmittal No. DDTC 018-08); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5936. 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; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5937. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to Section 804 of the PLO Commitments Compliance Act of 1989 
     (title VIII, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, FY 1990 and 
     1991 (Pub. L. 101-246), and Sections 603-604 (Middle East 
     Peace Commitments Act of 2002) and 699 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, FY 2003 (Pub. L. 107-228), 
     including a copy of Presidential Determination No. 2008-11 on 
     the Implementation of Sections 603 and 604 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2003; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5938. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to Section 804 of the PLO Commitments Compliance Act of 1989 
     (title VIII, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, FY 1990 and 
     1991 (Pub. L. 101-246), and Sections 603-604 (Middle East 
     Peace Commitments Act of 2002) and 699 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, FY 2003 (Pub. L. 107-228), 
     including a copy of Presidential Determination No. 2008-12 on 
     the Implementation of Sections 603 and 604 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2003; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5939. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on assistance to Azerbaijan, pursuant to Public Law 
     107-115, section 907(g)(6); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       5940. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 2006 Annual 
     Report on the United States Participation in the United 
     Nations, pursuant to Public Law 79-264, section 4(a); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5941. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report 
     concerning methods employed by the Government of Cuba to 
     comply with the United States-Cuba September 1994 ``Joint 
     Communique'' and the treatment by the Government of Cuba of 
     persons returned to Cuba in accordance with the United 
     States-Cuba May 1995 ``Joint Statement,'' together known as 
     the Migration Accords, pursuant to Public Law 105-277, 
     section 2245; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5942. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     determination on Vietnamese cooperation on accounting for 
     POW/MIAs, pursuant to Public Law 110-161, 109; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5943. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on ``Tibet Negotiations,'' pursuant to Public Law 107-
     228, section 613(b); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5944. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report mandated 
     in the Participation of Taiwan in the World Health 
     Organization Act, 2004 (Pub. L. 108-235), Section 1(c); to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5945. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification 
     regarding the proposed license for the manufacture of 
     military equipment to the Government of United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 035-08); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       5946. 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 on the national 
     emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to 
     commit, or support terrorism that was declared in Executive 
     Order 13224 of September 23, 2001; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5947. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a copy of a draft bill, ``To authorize 
     the United States participation in, and appropriations for 
     the United States constribution to, the fifteenth 
     replenishment of the resources of the International 
     Development Association''; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       5948. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a copy of a draft bill, ``To authorize 
     the United States Participation in and appropriations for the 
     United States contribution to, the eleventh replenishment of 
     the resources of the African Development Fund''; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5949. A letter from the Chairman, International Fund for 
     Ireland, transmitting a copy of the 2007 Annual Report of the 
     Fund; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5950. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Offshore Airspace Area 1485L and Revision of 
     Control 1485H; Barrow, AK [Docket No. FAA-2006-23872; 
     Airspace Docket No. 06-AAL-9] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 
     3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5951. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendments Class E Airspace; Provo, UT [Docket No. FAA-2006-
     24234; Airspace Docket No. 06-AWP-5] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5952. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of High Altitude Area Navigation Routes; South 
     Central United States [Docket No. FAA-2005-22398; Airspace 
     Docket No. 05-ASO-7] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 3, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5953. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revocation of Low Altitude Reporting Point; AK [Docket No. 
     FAA-2005-225010; Airspace Docket No. 06-AAL-17] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5954. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and 
     A321 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-24949; Directorate 
     Identifier 2006-NM-110-AD; Amendment 39-14626; AD 2006-12-02] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5955. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Hamilton Sundstrand Model 14RF-19 
     Propellers [Docket No. FAA-2005-21691; Directorate Identifier 
     2005-NE-13-AD; Amendment 39-14701; AD 2006-16-01] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5956. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. FAA-2005-22510; Directorate Identifier 2004-NM-32-AD; 
     Amendment 39-14600; AD 2006-10-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5957. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; EADS SOCATA Model TBM 700 Airplanes 
     [Docket No. FAA-2006-25332; Directorate Identifier 2006-CE-
     40-AD; Amendment 39-14808; AD 2006-22-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5958. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG 
     Tay 611-8, Tay 611-8C, Tay 620-15, Tay 650-15, and Tay 651-54 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. FAA-2007-27811; Directorate 
     Identifier 2004-NE-11-AD; Amendment 39-15321; AD 2007-26-19] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5959. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited 
     Model BAe 146 and Avro 146-RJ Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-
     0044; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-126-AD; Amendment 39-
     15320; AD 2007-26-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 3, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5960. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. FAA-2007-28989; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-070-AD; 
     Amendment 39-15319; AD 2007-26-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5961. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 
     Model 430 Helicopters [Docket No. FAA-2007-28688; Directorate 
     Identifier 2005-SW-21-AD; Amendment 39-15312; AD 2007-26-10] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5962. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; 
     Boeing Model 707 Airplanes and Model 720 and 720B Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-28828; Directorate Identifier 
     2007-NM-010-AD; Amendment 39-15258; AD 2007-23-12] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5963. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Model 680 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. FAA-2007-0379; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-331-AD; 
     Amendment 39-15318; AD 2007-26-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5964. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. 
     Model P 180 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-0294 Directorate 
     Identifier 2007-CE-087-AD; Amendment 39-15365; AD 2008-03-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 1, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5965. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland Model EC135 
     Helicopters [Docket No. FAA-2008-0165; Directorate Identifier 
     2007-SW-58-AD; Amendment 39-15377; AD 2008-04-05] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received April 1, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5966. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-400 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0167; Directorate Identifier 
     2008-NM-029-AD; Amendment 39-15374; AD 2008-04-02] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received April 1, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5967. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS-365N2 
     and N3, SA-365C, C1 and C2, and SA-365N and NI Helicopters 
     [Docket No. FAA-2008-0164; Directorate Identifier 2007-SW-43-
     AD; Amendment 39-15375; AD 2008-04-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 1, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5968. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Cirrus Design Corporation Models 
     SR20 and SR22 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-28246; 
     Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-048-AD; Amendment 39-15367; AD 
     2008-03-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 1, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5969. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG-500MB 
     Gliders [Docket No. FAA-2007-28843 Directorate Identifier 
     2007-CE-065-AD; Amendment 39-15317; AD 2007-26-15] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received April 1, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5970. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA332C, L, 
     L1, and L2 Helicopters [Docket No. FAA-2008-0044; Directorate 
     Identifier 2007-SW-40-AD; Amendment 39-15341; AD 2008-02-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 1, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5971. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation AE 3007A 
     and AE 3007C Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. FAA-2007-
     26966; Directorate Identifier 99-NE-01-AD; Amendment 39-
     15271; AD 2007-24-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 1, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5972. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200, -200CB, and -
     300 Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-28990; Directorate 
     Identifier 2007-NM-033-AD; Amendment 39-15304; AD 2007-26-02] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 1, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5973. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, 
     -300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-
     28942; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-093-AD; Amendment 39-
     15306; AD 2007-26-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 1, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5974. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200, -200LR, -300, 
     and -300ER Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-28854; 
     Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-109-AD; Amendment 39-15307; AD 
     2007-26-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 1, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5975. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-200B, 747-300, and 
     747-400 Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-0336; 
     Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-201-AD; Amendment 39-15308; AD 
     2007-26-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 1, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5976. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Thrush Aircraft, Inc. Model S2R 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-28432; Directorate 
     Identifier 2007-CE-051-AD; Amendment 39-15303; AD 2007-26-01] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 1, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5977. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Compact 
     Series Propellers [Docket No. FAA-2007-28876; Directorate 
     Identifier 2000-NE-08-AD; Amendment 39-15311; AD 2007-26-09] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 1, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5978. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-200B, 747-300, 
     747-400, 747-400D, and 747-400F Series Airplanes Equipped 
     with General Electric CF6-80C2 Engines [Docket No. FAA-2007-
     28352; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-037-AD; Amendment 39-
     15309; AD 2007-26-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 1, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5979. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Flight Simulation Training Device Initial and Continuing 
     Qualification and Use [Docket No. FAA-2002-12461; Amendment 
     Nos. 1-54, 11-52, 60-1, 121-327] (RIN: 2120-AH07) received 
     April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5980. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Organization and Delegation of Powers and Duties; Secretarial 
     Succession [Docket No. OST 2008-0103] (RIN: 2105-AD73) 
     received April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5981. A letter from the Program Manager, Center for 
     Beneficiary Choices, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- 
     Medicare Program; Policy and Technical Changes to the 
     Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit [CMS-4130-F] (RIN: 0938-
     AO74) received April 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       5982. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification that the 
     Department intends to use ``no year'' IMET funds for 
     Pakistan, pursuant to Public Law 107-115, section 515; 
     jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and 
     Appropriations.

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