[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 9, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H7953-H7954]
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:

       8142. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting draft legislation, ``To amend the 
     Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to provide authority to 
     collect license fees from persons participating in the 
     Packers and Stockyards Programs, and for other purposes''; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       8143. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report of a violation 
     of the Antideficiency Act by the Department of the Army, Case 
     Number 07-01, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee 
     on Appropriations.
       8144. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report of a violation 
     of the Antideficiency Act by the Department of the Navy, Case 
     Number 08-01, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee 
     on Appropriations.
       8145. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's report 
     on the amount of purchases from foreign entities for Fiscal 
     Year 2007, pursuant to Public Law 104-201, section 827 (110 
     Stat. 2611); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8146. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting a report 
     entitled, ``OJJDP Annual Report 2005,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     5617; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       8147. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Electricity 
     Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``A Preliminary Report on the 
     Potential Impacts of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles on the 
     U.S. Electric System''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8148. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Energy 
     Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's semi-annual implementation 
     report on energy conservation standards activities, pursuant 
     to Section 141 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8149. A letter from the Chief Operating Officer, 
     Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative and 
     Redefining Progress, transmitting a report entitled, ``A 
     Climate of Change: African Americans, Global Warming, and a 
     Just Climate Policy for the U.S.''; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8150. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     proposed removal from the United States Munitions list of 
     cancer drugs containing nitrogen mustards, pursuant to 
     section 38(f) of the Arms Control Export Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8151. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-496, 
     ``Health-Care Decisions for Persons with Developmental 
     Disabilities Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       8152. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-494, 
     ``Tenant-Owner Voting in Conversion Election Clarification 
     Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       8153. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-495, 
     ``Department of Transportation Establishment Amendment Act of 
     2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8154. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-493, ``Animal 
     Protection Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C.

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     Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       8155. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-473, ``Street 
     and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Amendment Act of 
     2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8156. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-501, ``Income 
     Tax Secured Bond Authorization Act of 2008,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       8157. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-500, ``Center 
     Leg Freeway (Interstate 395) Amendment Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8158. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-499, 
     ``Southwest Waterfront Bond Financing Act of 2008,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8159. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-498, ``Youth 
     Council of the District of Columbia Establishment Act of 
     2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8160. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-497, ``Clean 
     and Affordable Energy Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       8161. A letter from the White House Liaison, Department of 
     Education, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       8162. A letter from the Chairman, National Capital Planning 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's annual report for 
     FY 2007 prepared in accordance with Section 203 of the 
     Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8163. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting a letter 
     detailing the activities undertaken by the Department to 
     expand training efforts, improve coordination across 
     jurisdictions, and deploy technology to more effectively 
     respond to the threat posed by sex offenders using the 
     Internet and other technology to abuse and exploit children, 
     pursuant to Public Law No. 109-248; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       8164. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report entitled, ``Rural 
     Interstate Corridor Communications Study,'' pursuant to 
     section 5507 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8165. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Stemme GmbH & Co. KG Model S10-VT 
     Powered Sailplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0598; Directorate 
     Identifier 2008-CE-031-AD; Amendment 39-15543; AD 2008-11-20] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8166. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Cirrus Design Corporation Model 
     SR20 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0284; Directorate 
     Identifier 2008-CE-006-AD; Amendment 39-15541; AD 2008-11-18] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8167. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent 
     500 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. FAA-2007-27955; 
     Directorate Identifier 2007-NE-15-AD; Amendment 39-15539; AD 
     2008-11-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 19, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8168. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc (RR) Models Trent 
     768-60, 772-60, 772B-60, and 772C-60 Turbofan Engines [Docket 
     No. FAA-2008-0597; Directorate Identifier 2008-NE-12-AD; 
     Amendment 39-15542; AD 2008-11-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8169. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. FAA-2007-28598; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-036-AD; 
     Amendment 39-15529; AD 2008-11-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8170. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10F, 
     DC-10-30F (KC-10A and KDC-10), DC-10-40F, MD-10-10F, and MD-
     10-30F Airplanes; and Model MD-11 and MD-11F Airplanes 
     [Docket No. FAA-2007-28748; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-
     115-AD; Amendment 39-15537; AD 2008-11-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8171. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 
     Airplanes; Model DC-9-10 Series Airplanes; Model DC-9-20 
     Series Airplanes; Model DC-9-30 Series Airplanes; Model DC-9-
     40 Series Airplanes; Model DC-9-50 Series Airplanes; Model 
     DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), and DC-9-
     87 (MD-87) Airplanes; Model MD-88 Airplanes; and Model MD-90-
     30 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0032; Directorate 
     Identifier 2007-NM-314-AD; Amendment 39-15538; AD 2008-11-15] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) Received August 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8172. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 
     Mark 0100 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0231; Directorate 
     Identifier 2007-NM-218-AD; Amendment 39-15534; AD 2008-11-12] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8173. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 and -300 
     Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0544; Directorate Identifier 
     2008-NM-099-AD; Amendment 39-15535; AD 2008-10-51] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received August 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8174. 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-2007-28389; 
     Directorate Identifier 2006-NM-171-AD; Amendment 39-15536; AD 
     2008-11-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 19, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8175. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, 747-100B, 
     747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747SR, and 747SP 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0554; Directorate 
     Identifier 2008-NM-100-AD; Amendment 39-15522; AD 2008-10-15] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8176. A letter from the Chairman, Social Security Advisory 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report of the 2007 Social 
     Security Technical Panel on Assumptions and Methods; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8177. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting a letter opposing the bill H.R. 5983 the 
     ``Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 
     2008''; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
       8178. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting a letter opposing the bill H.R. 5531 ``Next 
     Generation Radiation Screening Act of 2008''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
       8179. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting a letter opposing the bills H.R. 3815, H.R. 
     4806, H.R. 6193, and H.R. 6098; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security.
       8180. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting notification that the Centers 
     for Medicare & Medicaid Services fully implemented section 
     422 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
     Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA); jointly to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       8181. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of a bill, ``To amend the Elwha River Ecosystem and 
     Fisheries Restoration Act to provide certain authorities for 
     dam removal and mitigation activities, and for other 
     purposes''; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce 
     and Natural Resources.
       8182. A letter from the Chairman, Medicare Payment Advisory 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the Commission's ``June 
     2008 Report to the Congress: Reforming the Delivery System''; 
     jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and 
     Means.

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