[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H8273-H8274]
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:

       8398. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Karnal Bunt; Removal of Regulated Areas in 
     Texas [Docket No. APHIS-2007-0157] received September 8, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8399. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program [Docket No. 
     AMS-DA-07-0156; DA-07-05] received September 8, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8400. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     quarterly report as of June 30, 2008, 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.
       8401. A letter from the Principal Deputy, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting authorization of 18 officers to wear 
     the authorized insignia of the grade of brigadier general, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 777; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       8402. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Report to Congress: Plan for Coordinating National Guard 
     and Federal Military Force Disaster Response,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 110-181, section 1814; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       8403. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. 
     FEMA-B-7797] received September 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8404. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's 2007 Annual Report 
     of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, pursuant 
     to 15 U.S.C. 78ggg; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8405. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``Report on 
     Section 3167 of the Department of Energy Science Education 
     Enhancement Act Related to Education Partnerships with 
     Minority Education Institutions,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     7381c-1, section 3167; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
       8406. A letter from the Chairperson, National Council on 
     Disability, transmitting the Council's report entitled, ``The 
     State of 21st Century Financial Incentives for Americans with 
     Disabilities''; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       8407. A letter from the Deputy Director for Operations, 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the 
     Corporation's final rule -- Benefits Payable in Terminated 
     Single-Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-
     Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying 
     Benefits -- received September 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       8408. A letter from the Deputy Director, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a report on the 
     Developmental Disabilities Programs for Fiscal Years 2005-
     2006, pursuant to Public Law 99-319, section 105(a)(7); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8409. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Energy, Energy Information Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's report entitled, ``Annual Energy Outlook 
     2008,'' pursuant to Public Law 110-140; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8410. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Energy, Energy Information Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's report entitled, ``Annual Energy Review 
     2007''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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       8411. 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.
       8412. 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.
       8413. A letter from the Chair, Commission on International 
     Religious Freedom, transmitting the Commission's 2008 Annual 
     Report covering the period May 2007 through April 2008; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8414. A letter from the Assistant Secretary For Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Clarification of the 
     Classification of Crew Protection Kits on the Commerce 
     Control List, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8415. A letter from the Assistant Secretary For Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Addition of Kosovo in the Export 
     Administration Regulations [Docket No. 080717846-8879-01] 
     (RIN: 0694-AE34) received September 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8416. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     proposed removal from the United States Munitions list of 
     vessels for the containment and transportation of explosive 
     devices that have primary applications in law enforcement and 
     security, pursuant to Section 38(f) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8417. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     proposed technical assistance agreement for the export of 
     technical data, defense services, and defense articles in the 
     amount of $50,000,000 or more, pursuant to Section 36(c) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       8418. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles that are firearms controlled under Category 1 ofthe 
     United States Munition List (Transmittal No. DTC 063-08), 
     pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8419. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's annual report on the extent and disposition of 
     United States contributions to international organizations 
     for fiscal year 2007, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 287b(b), section 
     405(b); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8420. A letter from the Under Secretary of State for 
     Political Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's eighth report covering current military, 
     diplomatic, political and economic measures that are being or 
     have been undertaken to complete our mission in Iraq 
     successfully, pursuant to Public Law 109-163 , section 1227; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8421. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     consistent with the Authorization for Use of Military Force 
     Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Pub. L. 107 -243), the 
     Authorization for the Use of Force Against Iraq Resolution 
     (Pub. L. 102-1), and in order to keep the Congress fully 
     informed, reports prepared by the Department of State on a 
     weekly basis for the June 15- August 15, 2008 period 
     including matters relating to post-liberation Iraq under 
     Section 7 of the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-
     338); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8422. A letter from the Secretary General, Organization for 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe, Parliamentary Assembly, 
     transmitting the Astana Declaration and Resolutions adopted 
     on July 3, 2008 at the Seventeenth Annual Session of the 
     Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe 
     Parliamentary Assembly, pursuant to Public Law 102-138, 
     section 169(e) (105 Stat. 679); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       8423. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final set of amendments to the Department's 
     Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Performance Plan; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8424. A letter from the Deputy White House Liaison, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8425. A letter from the Director, Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy, transmitting the Office's report entitled, 
     ``Fiscal Year 2007 Performance Summary Report,'' pursuant to 
     P.L. 105-277 (Div. C-Title VII), section 705(d); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8426. A letter from the Special Counsel, Office of Special 
     Counsel, transmitting the Office's FY 2007 Annual Report, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1218; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       8427. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary 
     for Policy and Economic Development, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's proposed plan with 
     respect to the award entered in the compromise and settlement 
     of claims under Pueblo of San Ildefonso v. United States, No. 
     660-87L, United States Court of Federal Claims, pursuant to 
     Public Law 109-286, section 14; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       8428. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Atlantic Shark 
     Management Measures [Docket No. 0612242866-8888-03] (RIN: 
     0648-AU89) received September 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8429. A letter from the Citizenship & Immigration Services 
     Ombudsman, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Annual Report of the Citizenship and Immigration Services for 
     Fiscal Year 2008, pursuant to Section 452(c)(1) of the 
     Homeland Security Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8430. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting a legislative 
     proposal, entitled ``The Foreign Agents Registration 
     Technical Amendments Act of 2008''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       8431. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator 
     Deputy Chief of Operations Office of Diversion Control, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Elimination of Exemptions for Chemical Mixtures 
     Containing the List I Chemicals Ephedrine and/or 
     Pseudoephedrine [Docket No. DEA-284F] (RIN: 1117-AB11) 
     received August 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8432. A letter from the Director, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled ``Indian 
     Country Drug Threat Assessment 2008''; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       8433. A letter from the President, National Council on 
     Radiation Protection and Measurements, transmitting the 
     Council's ``Audit of Federal Awards A-133 for the National 
     Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements'' from July 
     14, 2008; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8434. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting notification that the Supreme 
     Court will open the October 2008 Term on Monday October 6, 
     2008 and will continue until all matters before the Court 
     ready for argument have been disposed of or decided; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       8435. A letter from the Chief United States Bankruptcy 
     Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court, transmitting the 2007 
     Annual Report for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the 
     Central District of California; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       8436. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's fourth report 
     on the breakdown of the disability-related complaints that 
     U.S. and foreign passenger air carriers operating to and from 
     the U.S. received during 2007, pursuant to Section 707 of the 
     Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 
     21st Century; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8437. A letter from the National Ombudsman and Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Enforcement Fairness, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the National 
     Ombudsman's Annual Report to Congress; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
       8438. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting a report entitled, ``The Year in 
     Trade 2007,'' pursuant to Section 163(c) of the Trade Act of 
     1974; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8439. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's pilot project 
     status report for fiscal year 2007 to implement the Quincy 
     Library Group's forest management proposal on designated 
     lands in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests, 
     pursuant to Public Law 105-277; jointly to the Committees on 
     Natural Resources and Agriculture.
       8440. A letter from the Assistant Regional Solicitor, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Answer to Motion to Clarify Record of Modesto and Turlock 
     Irrigation Districts''; jointly to the Committees on Natural 
     Resources and Energy and Commerce.
       8441. A letter from the Associate Deputy Secretary, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     annual report to Congress on the CALFED Bay-Delta Program 
     entitled, ``2007 Calfed Annual Report,'' pursuant to Public 
     Law 108-361, section 105(a)(1); jointly to the Committees on 
     Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8442. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's ``2008 Annual Plan for the 
     Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other 
     Petroleum Resources Research and Development Program,'' 
     pursuant to Public Law 109-58, section 999B(e)(3); jointly to 
     the Committees on Science and Technology and Natural 
     Resources.

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