[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 4, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H4971-H4973]
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:

       6889. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-371, ``E.W. 
     Stevenson, Sr. Boulevard Designation Act of 2008,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       6890. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-372, 
     ``Closing Agreement Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       6891. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-373, ``Lower 
     Income Homeownership Cooperative Housing Association Re-
     Clarification Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       6892. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-375, ``Gerard 
     W. Burke, Jr. Building Designation Act of 2008,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       6893. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-376, 
     ``District of Columbia School Reform Property Disposition 
     Clarification Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       6894. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-377, 
     ``Bicycle Policy Modernization Amendment Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6895. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-378, ``So 
     Others Might East Property Tax Exemption Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6896. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-379, 
     ``Department of Small and Local Business Development 
     Subcontracting Clarification, Benefit Expansion, and Grant-
     making Authority Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       6897. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-380, ``East 
     of the River Hospital Revitalization Tax Exemption Amendment 
     Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6898. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-381, ``Film 
     DC Economic Incentive Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       6899. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-382, 
     ``Student Voter Registration Temporary Amendment Act of 
     2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6900. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-383, 
     ``Veterans Rental Assistance Temporary Amendment Act of 
     2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6901. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-385, 
     ``Vacancy Exemption Repeal Temporary Amendment Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6902. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-384, ``Howard 
     Theatre and 7th Street, N.W., Revitalization Grants 
     Authorization Temporary Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       6903. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-386, 
     ``Cigarette Stamp Clarification Temporary Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6904. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-387, 
     ``Supplemental Appropriations Release of Funds Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       6905. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-394, ``Motor 
     Vehicle Theft Prevention Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       6906. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a

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     copy of D.C. ACT 17-395, ``Child Abuse and Neglect 
     Investigation Record Access Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       6907. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-396, ``Child 
     and Family Services Grant-Making Amendment Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6908. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-397, ``Abe 
     Pollin Way Designation Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       6909. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-398, 
     ``Omnibus Alcoholic Beverage Amendment Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6910. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-399, ``Pre-k 
     Enhancement and Expansion Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       6911. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-400, ``Dr. 
     Vincent E. Reed Auditorium Designation Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6912. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-401, 
     ``Closing of Public Alleys, the Opening of Streets, and the 
     Dedication and Designation of Land for Street and Alley 
     Purposes in Squares 6123, 6125, and 6126 S.O. 06-4886, Act of 
     2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6913. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-402, 
     ``Expanding Opportunities for Street Vending Around the 
     Baseball Stadium Temporary Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       6914. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-388, ``Rev. 
     M. Cecil Mills Way Designation Act of 2008,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       6915. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-389, ``Ethel 
     Kennedy Bridge Designation Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       6916. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-390, 
     ``District of Columbia Medical Liability Captive Insurance 
     Agency Establishment Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       6917. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-374, 
     ``Washington Convention Center Authority Advisory Committee 
     Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       6918. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Texas Regulatory Program [SATS No. TX-058-FOR; 
     Docket No. OSM-2007-0018] received April 30, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       6919. 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 Cod by Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA 
     Using Jig or Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bogoslof Pacific Cod 
     Exemption Area in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No. 070213033-7033-01] (RIN: 0648-
     XF62) received April 30, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6920. 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 Cod by Non-American Fisheries Act Crab Vessels 
     Catching Pacific Cod for Processing by the Inshore Component 
     in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 070213032-7032-01] (RIN: 0648-XF49) received May 2, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       6921. 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 Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 
     071106673-8011-02] (RIN: 0648-XH03) received April 29, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       6922. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Amendment 15 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery 
     Management Plan [Docket No. 061219338-7494-03] (RIN: 0648-
     AU69) received March 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6923. 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 Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer [Docket No. 071030625-7696-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XH32) received May 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6924. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2008 Management 
     Measures and a Temporary Rule [Docket No. 080428611-8612-01] 
     (RIN: 0648-AW60) received May 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6925. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, 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; 
     Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery; Modification of the 
     Yellowtail Flounder Landing Limit for the U.S./Canada 
     Management Area [Docket No. 0401120010-4114-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XH45) received May 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6926. 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 Northeastern United States; Tilefish 
     Fishery; Quota Harvested for Part-Time Category [Docket No. 
     010319075-1217-02] (RIN: 0648-XF92) received May 18, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       6927. 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; 
     Monkfish Fishery; Framework Adjustment 5 to the Monkfish 
     Fishery Management Plan [Docket No. 071128763-8490-02] (RIN: 
     0648-AW33) received May 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6928. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea 
     Scallop Fishery; Amendment 11 [Docket No. 071130780-8013-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-AU32) received May 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6929. 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 Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Deep-
     Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 071106671-8010-02] (RIN: 0648-XH35) 
     received May 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6930. 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 Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket 
     No. 071106673-8011-02] (RIN: 0648-XH36) received May 14, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       6931. A letter from the Director Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments 
     [Docket No. 060824226-6322-02] (RIN: 0648-AW58) received May 
     14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       6932. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Bottomfish and Seamount 
     Groundfish Fisheries; Fishery Closure [Docket No. 071211828-
     8448-02] (RIN: 0648-XG90) received April 29, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       6933. 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 Caribbean, Gulf of

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     Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of 
     Mexico; Closure of the 2008 Commercial Fishery for Tilefishes 
     [Docket No. 040205043-4043-01] (RIN: 0648-XG71) received May 
     20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       6934. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting a copy of a 
     report required by Section 202(a)(1)(C) of Pub. L. 107-273, 
     the ``21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations 
     Authorization Act,'' related to certain settlements and 
     injunctive relief, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530D Public Law 107-
     273, section 202; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6935. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting the report of 
     the Attorney General regarding activities initiated pursuant 
     to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act during 
     fiscal year 2007, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1997f; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       6936. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's 
     report providing an estimate of the dollar amount of claims 
     (together with related fees and expenses of witnesses) that, 
     by reason of the acts or omissions of free clinic health 
     professionals will be paid for 2009, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     233(o); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6937. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting a copy of draft 
     legislation that would provide for the supervision of those 
     under the United States Parole Commission's jurisdiction 
     after the current authority expires on October 31, 2008; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6938. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting the Office of 
     Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Fiscal Year 2007 
     Annual Report , pursuant to the ``21st Century Department of 
     Justice Appropriations Authorization Act,'' Pub. L. 107-273; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6939. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Naval Sea Cadet 
     Corps, transmitting the annual and financial reports for the 
     year 2007, pursuant to Public Law 87-655; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       6940. A letter from the Administrator, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting notification that funding 
     under Title V, subsection 503(b)(3) of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, has 
     exceeded $5 million for the cost of response and recovery 
     efforts for FEMA-3284-EM in the State of Texas, pursuant to 
     42 U.S.C. 5193; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6941. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's position on budgeting for the Federal navigation 
     improvement project at Akutan Harbor, Alaska; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6942. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's report on recommendations of the Secretary that 
     have not been provided to Congress, pursuant to Public Law 
     110-114, section 2033(g)(2); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6943. A letter from the Director of Civil Works, Department 
     of the Army, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Compensatory Mitigation for Losses 
     of Aquatic Resources -- received May 22, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6944. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's feasibility report for hurricane and storm 
     damage reduction at Pawleys Island, South Carolina; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6945. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's feasibility report on the flood damage reduction 
     opportunities for the communities of Cynthiana, Millersburg, 
     and Paris, in the Licking River Basin, Kentucky; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6946. A letter from the Acting Administrator, FEMA, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a letter 
     regarding a resolution adopted by the National Dam Safety 
     Review Board; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6947. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     the determination that a waiver of the application of 
     subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 of the Trade Act of 
     1974 with respect to the Republic of Belarus will 
     substantially promote the objectives of section 402, pursuant 
     to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d); (H. Doc. No. 110-120); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.

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