[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 15704]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

  The following communications were laid before the Senate, together 
with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as 
indicated:

       EC-2818. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report concerning CBO 
     estimates compared to OMB estimates for P.L. 108-11, the 2003 
     Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
       EC-2819. A communication from the Director, Financial 
     Management and Assurance, General Accounting Office, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the financial 
     statements of the Capitol Preservation Fund for the fiscal 
     years ended September 30, 2002 and 2001; to the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
       EC-2820. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Bureau of Labor Statistics April 2003 Department Store 
     Price Indexes'' (Rev. Rul. 2003-68) received on June 9, 2003; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2821. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and 
     Analogous Products; Standard Requirements for Determination 
     of Residual Free Formaldehyde Content of Biological 
     Products'' (Doc. No. 01-091-2) received on June 16, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2822. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Exotic Newcastle Disease; Removal 
     of Areas from Quarantine'' (Doc. No. 02-117-8) received on 
     June 16, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-2823. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Removal of Cold Treatment 
     Requirement for Ya Pears Imported From Hebei Province in 
     China'' (Doc. No. 02-084-2) received on June 16, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2824. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Tuberculosis Testing in Imported 
     Cattle'' (Doc. No. 00-102-2) received on June 16, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2825. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Azoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL7311-2) 
     received on June 18, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       C-2826. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Buprofezin; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL7310-7) received on 
     June 18, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-2827. A communication from the Director, Corporate 
     Policy and Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-
     Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer 
     Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits'' 
     received on June 9, 2003; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2828. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Food Additive Permitted in Feed 
     and Drinking Water for Animals Feed-Grade Biuret'' (Doc. No. 
     02F-0327) received on June 19, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2829. A communication from the Director for Standards 
     and Guidance, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Powered Industrial Trucks--
     Technical Amendment (Correction)'' received on June 16, 2003; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2830. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Applications for FDA Approval to Market a New 
     Drug: Patent Submission and Listing Requirements and 
     Application of 30-Month Stays on Approval of Abbreviated New 
     Drug Applications Certifying that a Patent Claiming a Drug is 
     Invalid or Will Not Be Infringed'' (RIN0910-AC48) received on 
     June 18, 2003; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-2831. A communication from the United States Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Twenty-
     Second Actuarial Valuation of the Assets and Liabilities 
     Under the Railroad Retirement Acts as of December 31, 2001; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2832. A communication from the Administrator, Energy 
     Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the International Energy 
     Outlook for 2003; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-2833. A communication from the Administrator, Energy 
     Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Uranium Industry Annual 
     Report for 2002; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-2834. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report concerning 
     the payment to the Czech Republic Government in the amount of 
     $0.930 million to reimburse it for military support provided 
     to U.S. military operations in connection with the global war 
     on terrorism; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2835. A communication from Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Personnel and Readiness, transmitting, the approval of a 
     retirement; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2836. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Navy, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report concerning the study of certain functions 
     performed by military and civilian personnel in the 
     Department of the Navy for possible performance by private 
     contractors; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2837. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report concerning 
     chemical agent destruction operations at the Anniston 
     Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Anniston, Alabama; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2838. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of the Army, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy and 
     the designation of acting officer in the position of 
     Secretary of the Army; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2839. A communication from the Office of the Secretary 
     of Defense, Administration and Management, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report concerning the certification of the 
     total cost for the planning, design, construction, and 
     installation of equipment for the renovation of Wedges 2 
     through 5 of the Pentagon; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-2840. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Transportation of Supplies by Sea--Commercial Items'' 
     (DFARS Case 2002-D019) received on June 19, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2841. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the 2003 Annual Report and Performance Plan 
     for the Chemical and Biological Defense Program

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