[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 107 (Thursday, July 16, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H8300-H8301]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

   Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken 
from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       2674. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a legislative proposal to be a part of 
     the National Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2010 
     entitled, ``Authority to Extend Eligibility for Enrollment in 
     Department of Defense Elementary and Secondary Schools to 
     Certain Additional Categories of Dependents''; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2675. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a legislative proposal to be a part of 
     the National Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2010 
     entitled, ``Air Force Academy Athletic Association''; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2676. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a legislative proposal to be a part of 
     the National Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2010 
     entitled, ``Authority to Order Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, 
     Marine Corps Reserve, and Air Force Reserve to Active Duty to 
     Provide Assistance in Response to a Major Disaster or 
     Emergency''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2677. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a legislative proposal to be a part of 
     the National Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2010 
     entitled, ``Authority to Order Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, 
     Marine Corps Reserve, and Air Force Reserve to Active Duty to 
     Provide Assistance in Response to a Major Disaster or 
     Emergency''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2678. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a quarterly report on withdrawals or diversions 
     of equipment from Reserve component units for the period of 
     January 1, 2009 through March 31, 2009, pursuant to Public 
     Law 109-364, section 349; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2679. A letter from the Deputy Chief of Staff, Department 
     of the Army, transmitting the Department's annual report on 
     recruiting incentives for fiscal year 2008, pursuant to 
     Public Law 109-163, section 681; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       2680. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the annual report on the Emergency Steel Loan 
     Guarantee Program for fiscal year 2008, as required by 
     Section 101(i) of Chapter 1 of Pub. L. 106-51; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       2681. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     fourth annual Homeless Assessment

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     Report for 2008; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       2682. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the President's 
     bimonthly report on progress toward a negotiated solution of 
     the Cyprus question covering the period April 1, 2009 through 
     May 31, 2009, pursuant to Section 620C(c) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended , and in accordance with 
     Section 1(a)(6) of Executive Order 13313; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       2683. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective May 24, 2009, the 15% Danger Pay Allowance for USG 
     personnel serving in Banja Luka and Other, Bosnia-
     Herzegovina, has been eliminated based on improved 
     conditions, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       2684. 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.
       2685. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification 
     regarding the proposed technical assistance agreement to 
     include the export of technical data, defense services, and 
     defense articles to Russia, Sweden, Hong Kong and Kazakhstan 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 038-09); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       2686. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to Section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, 
     detailing a possible unauthorized end-use of U.S. defense 
     articles by the Government of Egypt; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       2687. A letter from the Architect of the Capitol, 
     transmitting the Semiannual Report for the period October 1, 
     2008 through March 31, 2009 prepared by the Office of 
     Inspector General of the AOC; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       2688. A letter from the Chief Human Capital Officer, 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2689. A letter from the Acting Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, transmitting 
     response to the report to Congress from the Office of the 
     Inspector General of the Corporation; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       2690. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Trade Agreements -- Costa Rica and 
     Peru (DFARS Case 2008-D046) (RIN: 0750-AG31) received July 8, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       2691. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Labor Relations 
     Authority, transmitting the Authority's fiscal year 2008 
     annual report 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.
       2692. A letter from the Senior Associate General Counsel, 
     Office of the Director of National Intelligence, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2693. A letter from the General Counsel, Selective Service 
     System, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       2694. A letter from the Office of the Inspector General, 
     transmitting copy of the final report on the Architect of the 
     Capitol (AOC) Network Penetration Test (Report No. 09-AOC-
     13); to the Committee on House Administration.
       2695. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting a report on 
     applications for delayed-notice search warrants and 
     extensions during fiscal year 2008, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 
     3103a(d); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2696. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a petition filed on behalf of 
     workers from Standard Oil Development Company, Linden, New 
     Jersey, to be added to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), 
     pursuant to 42 C.F.R. pt. 83; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       2697. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a petition filed on behalf of 
     workers from Santa Susana Field Laboratory-Area IV, to be 
     added to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to 42 
     C.F.R. pt. 83; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2698. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's report on 
     the Preliminary Damage Assessment information on FEMA-1839-DR 
     for the State of Tennessee, pursuant to Public Law 110-329, 
     section 539; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2699. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's report on 
     the Preliminary Damage Assessment information on FEMA-1837-DR 
     for the State of Mississippi, pursuant to Public Law 110-329, 
     section 539; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2700. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's report on 
     the Preliminary Damage Assessment information on FEMA-1838-DR 
     for the State of West Virginia, pursuant to Public Law 110-
     329, section 539; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2701. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Memorandum of 
     justification for the President's waiver of the restrictions 
     on the provision of funds to the Palestinian Authority, 
     pursuant to Public Law 111-8, section 7040(d); jointly to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations.
       2702. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's report on 
     the Preliminary Damage Assessment information on FEMA-1833-DR 
     for the State of Georgia, pursuant to Public Law 110-329, 
     section 539; jointly to the Committees on Homeland Security, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Appropriations.
       2703. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's report on 
     the Preliminary Damage Assessment information on FEMA-1836-DR 
     for the State of Alabama, pursuant to Public Law 110-329, 
     section 539; jointly to the Committees on Homeland Security, 
     Appropriations, and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2704. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's report on 
     the Preliminary Damage Assessment information on FEMA-1834-DR 
     for the State of Arkansas, pursuant to Public Law 110-329, 
     section 539; jointly to the Committees on Homeland Security, 
     Appropriations, and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2705. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's report on 
     the Preliminary Damage Assessment information on FEMA-1835-DR 
     for the State of Alabama, pursuant to Public Law 110-329, 
     section 539; jointly to the Committees on Homeland Security, 
     Appropriations, and Transportation and Infrastructure.

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