[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23679]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 29, 2003.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on September 29, 2003 
     at 12:35 p.m. and said to contain a message from the 
     President whereby he submits a Memorandum of Understanding 
     between the Department of State and the Department of 
     Homeland Security Concerning Implementation of Section 428 of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                Martha C. Morrison
     (For Jeff Trandahl, Clerk).

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