[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12152-12153]
[From the U.S. 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:

       2258. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report on the retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Robert C. Hinson, United States Air Force, 
     and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2259. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report entitled, ``Capabilities of 
     the Test and Evaluation Workforce of the Department of 
     Defense''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2260. A letter from the Deputy Congressional Liaison, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Customer Identification Programs for Banks, 
     Savings Associations, Credit Unions and Certain Non-Federally 
     Regulated Banks (RIN: 1506-AA31) received May 13, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       2261. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Division of 
     Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Electronic 
     Storage of Broker-Dealer Records [Release No. 34-47806] 
     received May 7, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       2262. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the 2002 Annual Report of the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 
     797(d); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2263. A letter from the General Counsel, Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Metal-Cored Candlewicks Containing Lead and Candles with 
     Such Wickes -- received May 8, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2264. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medical Devices; 
     Exemption From Premarket Notification; Class II Devices; 
     Optical Impression Systems for Computer Assisted D4sign and 
     Manufacturing [Docket No. 02P-0494] received May 5, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       2265. 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(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2266. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to Section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       2267. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report required 
     by Section 1212 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     FY 2003; to the Committee on International Relations.
       2268. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Stolen Property under Treaty with Mexico -- 
     received May 14, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2269. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's Annual 
     Report for Fiscal Year 2002, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1--732 and 1--734(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       2270. A letter from the White House Liaison, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       2271. A letter from the Director, Employment Service, 
     Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule -- Excepted Service-Temporary Organizations (RIN: 
     3206-AJ70) received May 13, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2272. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting a copy of the Final Engineering 
     Report for the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Water Supply 
     System and the Dry Prairie Water System, pursuant to Public 
     Law 106--382, section 4(g)(2) (114 Stat. 1453); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2273. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Oil and Gas and Sulfur 
     Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Document 
     Incorporated by Reference for Fixed Platforms (RIN: 1010-
     AD03) received May 7, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2274. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended -- Victims of 
     Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons (RIN: 1400-AB23) 
     received May 5, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2275. A letter from the Director, Federal Judicial Center, 
     transmitting the Federal Judicial Center's Annual Report for 
     2002, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 623(b); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       2276. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Definitions 
     (RIN: 2700-AC33) received May 13, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       2277. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Offshore Entities Investing in Hedge Funds [Notice 2003-34] 
     received May 13, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2278. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Supervisory Goodwill [Uil No. 597.01-00] received May 13, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2279. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Organizations exempt under section 501(c)(15) [Notice 2003-
     35] received May 13, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2280. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Percentage of Completion Timing of Cost Recognition [Uil No. 
     460.03-09] received May 13, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2281. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's bill entitled, ``The 
     Defense Transformation for the 21st Century Act''; jointly to 
     the Committees on Armed Services, Government Reform, 
     Resources, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and 
     Commerce.
       2282. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     March 2003 ``Treasury Bulletin,'' pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 
     9602(a); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy 
     and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Resources, 
     Education and the Workforce, and Agriculture.
       2283. A letter from the Director, Executive Office of the 
     President, transmitting a bill to reauthorize the Office of 
     National Drug Control Policy; jointly to the Committees on 
     Government Reform, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), Agriculture, Resources, 
     Armed Services, and International Relations.

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