[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2231-2232]
[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, which were referred 
as indicated:
       EC-838. A communication from the Deputy Secretary, 
     Investment Management Office of Regulatory Policy, Securities 
     and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Transactions of Investment 
     Companies With Portfolio and Subadviser Affiliates. (17CFR 
     sections 270 .10f-3, 270.12d3-1, 270.17a-6, 270.17a-10, 270 
     .17d-1, and 270.17e-1) (3235-AI28)'' received on January 15, 
     2003; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-839. A communication from the Deputy Secretary, 
     Investment Management Office of Regulatory Policy, Securities 
     and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Condition for Use of Non-GAAP 
     Financial Measures'' received on January 23, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-840. A communication from the Deputy Congressional 
     Liaison, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Regulations H--Reporting and Disclosure Requirements for 
     State Member Banks With Securities Registered Under the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Doc. No. R-1129)'' received 
     on January 23, 2003; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-841. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2003 Report on Foreign 
     Policy-Based Export Controls, received on January 21, 2003; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-842. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Periodic Report on 
     the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorist Who Threaten 
     to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12947 of January 23, 1996; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-843. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the continuation of the national emergency with respect to 
     terrorist who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace 
     process; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-844. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Office of 
     Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Reporting and Procedures Regulations; Cuban Assets Control 
     Regulations; Publication of Economic Sanctions Enforcement 
     Guidelines'' received on January 23, 2003; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-845. A communication from the Deputy Secretary, Division 
     of Corporate Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of rule entitled 
     ``Insider Trades During Pension Fund Blackout Periods (RIN 
     3235-AI71)'' received on January 23, 2003; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-846. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development ``Public Housing 
     Total Development Cost (RIN2577-AC05)'' received on January 
     21, 2003; to the

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     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-847. A communication from the Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report relative to waiving the 
     restrictions of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 
     subsection (d) of section 1203 with respect to the Russian 
     Federation; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-848. A communication from the Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of the proposed certification of 
     a proposed license for export of defense articles of defense 
     services sold commercially under a contract in the amount of 
     $50,000 or more to Russia, Ukraine and Norway''; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-849. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Policy and Program Development, Animal and Plant 
     Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Exotic Newcastle Disease; Addition to Quarantined Area and 
     Applicability of Regulations (Doc. No. 02-1117-2)'' received 
     on January 15, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-850. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Policy and Program Development, Animal and Plant 
     Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Oriental Fruit Fly, Designation of Quarantined Area (Doc. 
     No. 02-130-1)'' received on January 15, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-851. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report relative to the Biennially report to congress 
     on the continuing need for existing bankruptcy judgeships; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-852. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report relative to the authorization of additional 
     bankruptcy judgeships; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-853. A communication from the Chairman, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Annual Report of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, received 
     on January 23, 2003; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-854. A communication from the Archivist of the United 
     States, National Archives and Records Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Commercial 
     Activities Inventory and Inherently Governmental Inventory, 
     received on January 21, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-855. A communication from the Independent Counsel, 
     Office of Independent Counsel, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Annual Report (Year 2002) for the Office of Independent 
     Counsel-Barrett; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-856. A communication from the Office of Personnel 
     Management, The President's Pay Agent, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report relative to justifying the reasons for the 
     extension of locality-based comparability payments to 
     categories of positions that are in more than one executive 
     agency, received on January 21, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-857. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Federal 
     Mediation and Conciliation Service, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
     Service under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     (FMFIA) for Fiscal Year 2002; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-858. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule 
     Relating to Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties (RIN1210-
     AA95)'' received on January 23, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-859. A communication from the Acting Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulations, Office of Special Education and 
     Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects Program, 
     Capacity Building, Coordination, & Collaboration Projects'' 
     received on January 22, 2003; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-860. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling 
     Regulations (Doc. No. 00N-1596)'' received on January 21, 
     2003; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-861. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     of the Army, Civil Works, Department of the Army, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to the 
     Tres Rios, Arizona, ecosystem restoration, flood damage 
     reduction, and recreation project, received on January 27, 
     2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-862. A communication from the Chairman, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Monthly report 
     on the Status of its licensing and regulatory duties; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-863. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Office of Law Enforcement, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Address Change for Submission of 
     Reports'' received on January 16, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-864. A communication from the General Counsel, Office of 
     General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of rule entitled 
     ``Update of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Fees 
     Schedule for Annual Charges for the Use of Government Lands'' 
     received on January 27, 2003; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-865. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of Procurement and Assistant 
     Policy, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Acquisition Regulations: 
     Security Amendments To Implement Executive Order 12829, 
     National Industrial Security Program (1991-AB42)'' received 
     on January 23, 2003; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-866. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Disclosure of Returns and Return Information by Other 
     Agencies'' received on January 27, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-867. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``January-March 2003 Bond Factor Amounts (Rev. Rul. 2003-2)'' 
     received on January 14, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-868. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative (Rev. Proc. 2003-
     11)'' received on January 14, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-869. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Notice of intent to publish regulations regarding 
     definitions of early retirement benefit and retirement-type 
     subsidy (Notice 2003-10)'' received on January 14, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-870. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Rev. Proc. 2003-01 (RP-134000-02)'' received on January 14, 
     2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-871. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Consolidation of Drawbridge Centers (T.D. 03-05)'' received 
     on January 23, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.

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