[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 18, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H3639-H3640]
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:

       911. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's 2009 compensation program adjustments, 
     including the Agency's current salary range structure and the 
     performance-based merit pay matrix, in accordance with 
     section 1206 of the Financial Institutions, Reform, Recovery, 
     and Enforcement Act of 1989; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       912. A letter from the Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian 
     Regional Commission, transmitting notification of two 
     violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act, as required by 31 
     U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       913. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification of an Antideficiency Act violation, 
     Army case number 08-01, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1351; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       914. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a letter maintaining that there is at 
     least a 75 percent spend-out rate for the economic recovery 
     package as a whole as the legislation moves through the 
     Senate and House and into conference; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       915. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Reserve 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     annual report for 2008 on the STARBASE Program, pursuant to 
     10 U.S.C. 2193b(g); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       916. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Personnel and Readiness), Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's report on the Critical Skills 
     Retention Bonus (CSRB) program, pursuant to 37 U.S.C. 355(h); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       917. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Manpower & 
     Reserve Affairs, Department of the Army, transmitting the 
     Department's annual report on recruiting incentives, pursuant 
     to Public Law 109-163, section 681; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       918. A letter from the Chair, Congressional Oversight 
     Panel, transmitting the Panel's report, pursuant to Public 
     Law 110-343, section 125(b); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       919. A letter from the Counsel for Legislation and 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- 
     Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in 
     Public and Assisted Housing Programs; Final Rule [Docket No. 
     FR-4998-F-02] (RIN: 2501-AD16) received March 3, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       920. A letter from the Director, United States Mint, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Annual Report 
     for 2008 from the United States Mint; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       921. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary Energy 
     Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``Report to 
     Congress on Renewable Energy Resource Assessment Information 
     for the United States,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 15851(b), 
     section 201(b); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       922. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's report 
     describing the progress made in licensing and constructing 
     the Alaska natural gas pipeline and describing any issue 
     impeding that progress, pursuant to Section 1810 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       923. A letter from the Director, International Cooperation, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting pursuant to Section 27(f) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) of Executive 
     Order 11958, Transmittal No. 01-09 informing of an intent to 
     sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the United States 
     of America and Australia concerning Cooperation in the P-8A 
     Poseidon Spiral Development One Development Program; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       924. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's weekly reports for the December 15, 2008 to 
     February 15, 2009 reporting period on matters relating to 
     post-liberation Iraq, pursuant to Public Law 105-338, section 
     7; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       925. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting A 
     MEMORANDUM OF JUSTIFICATION FOR DETERMINATION AND 
     CERTIFICATION ON THE MAJOR METHAMPHETAMINE PRECURSOR CHEMICAL 
     EXPORTING AND IMPORTING COUNTRIES, pursuant to Public Law 
     109-177, section 722; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       926. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's annual International Narcotics Control Strategy 
     Report, prepared in accordance with section 489 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       927. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's report entitled, ``Country Reports on Human 
     Rights Practices for 2008,'' pursuant to Sections 116(d) and 
     502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       928. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel for 
     Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       929. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel for 
     Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       930. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel for 
     Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       931. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel for 
     Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       932. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel for 
     Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       933. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel for 
     Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       934. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel for 
     Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       935. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel for 
     Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       936. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel for 
     Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       937. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel for 
     Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       938. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel for 
     Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       939. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel for 
     Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.

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       940. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Communications and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting the Commission's Annual 
     Sunshine Act Report for 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       941. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's fiscal year 2008 Annual 
     Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and 
     Privacy Management Report, pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3544(c); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       942. A letter from the Secretary of the Board of Governors, 
     United States Postal Service, transmitting the Service's 
     report, as required by Section 3686(c) of the Postal 
     Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       943. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Amtrak, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's FY 2010 Grant and Legislative 
     Request, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 24315(b); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       944. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone: 
     Coast Guard Academy Commencement, New London, CT [Docket No. 
     USCG-2008-0415] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received February 26, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       945. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``Strategies 
     for the Commercialization and Deployment of Greenhouse Gas 
     Intensity Reducing Technologies and Practices,'' pursuant to 
     Title XVI of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; jointly to the 
     Committees on Science and Technology, Energy and Commerce, 
     and the Judiciary.
       946. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting draft legislation entitled, 
     ``Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act of 2009''; jointly to 
     the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Foreign 
     Affairs.

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