[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16309-16312]
[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:

       2737. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for a FY 2006 budget amendment 
     for the Department of Veterans Affairs; (H. Doc. No. 109-46); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       2738. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's quarterly report as of December 
     31, 2004, entitled, ``Acceptance of contributions for defense 
     programs, projects and activities; Defense Cooperation 
     Account,'' pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2608; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       2739. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     information submitted to the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Commission, pursuant to Public Law 101-510, 
     section 2903(c)(6) and 2914(b)(1); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       2740. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification of the Department's intention to 
     close the Defense commissary stores at Aschaffenburg and 
     Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany by the end of July 2005; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2741. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's quarterly report as of March 
     31, 2005, entitled, ``Acceptance of contributions for defense 
     programs, projects and activities; Defense Cooperation 
     Account''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2742. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's STARBASE Program 2004 
     Annual Report; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2743. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the fifteenth annual 
     report on the Profitability of Credit Card Operations of 
     Depository Institutions, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1637 note. 
     Public Law 100-583, section 8 (102 Stat. 2969); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       2744. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Ninety-First Annual 
     Report of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System covering operations during

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     calendar year 2004; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       2745. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Canada, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       2746. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Australia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 05-22), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2747. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 05-24), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2748. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 05-26), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2749. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Australia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 05-16), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2750. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of 
     Transmittal No. 04-05 which informs you of our intent to sign 
     a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Concerning the Medium 
     Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) between the United 
     States and the United Kingdom as pursuant to Executive Order 
     11958, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2751. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Austrailia (Transmittal No. DTC 009-05), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2752. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of a proposed license for the export of major 
     defense articles or defense services sold commercially to 
     Austrailia (Transmittal No. DDTC- 007-05), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2753. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a six-
     month periodic report on the national emergency with respect 
     to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that was 
     declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2754. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles that are firearms controlled under category I of the 
     United States Munitions List sold commercially to the 
     Government of Ghana (Transmittal No. DDTC 003-05), pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2755. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles that are firearms controlled under category I of the 
     United States Mutitions List sold commercially to the 
     government of Haiti (Transmittal No. DDTC 010-05), pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2756. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Inspector General's 
     semiannual report for the period October 1, 2004 through 
     March 31, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2757. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 2004 
     through March 31, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2758. A letter from the Investment Manager, Treasury 
     Division, Army & Air Force Exchange Service, transmitting a 
     copy of the Retirement Savings Plan and Trust for Employees 
     of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service for the year 
     ending December 31, 2003, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2759. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     six-month period ending March 31, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2760. A letter from the Chairman, Broadcasting Board Of 
     Governors, transmitting the Annual Program Performance Report 
     on the FY 2004 Performance Plan, pursuant to the Government 
     Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       2761. A letter from the Acting White House Liaison, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2762. A letter from the Acting White House Liaison, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2763. A letter from the Acting White House Liaison, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2764. A letter from the Acting White House Liaison, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2765. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel for Equal 
     Opportunity and Administrative Law, Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2766. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's FY 2006 
     Annual Performance Plan; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       2767. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's semiannual report 
     on the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period October 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 8G(h)(2); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2768. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period from October 1, 
     2004 through March 31, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       2769. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the 2004 Annual Report of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1752a(d); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2770. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     2004 through March 31, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       2771. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Postal Service, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     Inspector General for the period ending March 31, 2005 and 
     the Management Response for the same period, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 8G(h)(2); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2772. A letter from the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     transmitting the quarterly report of receipts and 
     expenditures of appropriations and other funds for the period 
     April 1, 2005 through June 30, 2005 as compiled by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a Public Law 
     88-454; (H. Doc. No. 109-45); to the Committee on House 
     Administration and ordered to be printed.
       2773. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting a 
     report on the activities of the Community Relations Service 
     for Fiscal Year 2004, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2000g-3; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       2774. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting a 
     report on the activities of the Community Relations Service 
     for Fiscal Year 2004, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2000g-3; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       2775. A letter from the Executive Director & CEO, American 
     Chemical Society, transmitting the Society's annual report 
     for the calendar year 2004 and the comprehensive report to 
     the Board of Directors of the American Chemical Society on 
     the examination of their books and records for the year 
     ending December 31, 2004, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(2) and 
     1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2776. A letter from the Attorney, National Council on 
     Radiation Protection and Measurements, transmitting the 2004 
     Annual Report of independent auditors who have audited the 
     records of the National Council on Radiation Protection and 
     Measurements, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 4514; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       2777. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of the Army, transmitting a copy of 
     the the Final Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment 
     of the Southwest Valley Flood Damage Reduction Project, 
     Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2778. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule --

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     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30441; Amdt. No. 3119] received April 
     19, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2779. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Newburgh, NY [Docket No. FAA-
     2005-20673; Airspace Docket No. 05-AEA-06] received June 20, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2780. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revocation of VOR Federal Airway V-623 [Docket No. FAA-2005-
     21329; Airspace Docket No. 05-AEA-13] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received June 20, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2781. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Newburgh, NY [Docket No. FAA-
     2005-20674; Airspace Docket No. 05-AEA-07] received June 20, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2782. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Harrisburg, PA [Docket No. 
     FAA-2005-20056; Airspace Docket No. 05-AEA-01] received June 
     20, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2783. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Nome, AK [Docket No. FAA-2005-
     20449; Airspace Docket No. 05-AAL-06] received June 20, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2784. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Harper, KS Correction 
     [Docket No. FAA-2005-20577; Airspace Docket No. 05-ACE-14], 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2785. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airport Noise Compatibility Planning [Docket No. FAA-2004-
     19158; Amendment No. 150-4] (RIN: 2120-AI37) received May 24, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2786. A letter from the FHWA Regulations Officer, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic 
     Noise and Construction Noise [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2004-
     18309] (RIN: 2125-AF03) received April 12, 2005, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2787. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Area Navigation Routes; FL [Docket No. FAA-
     2004-19667; Airspace Docket No. 04-ASO-13] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received June 20, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2788. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Definition of Commuter Aircraft at Ronald Reagan Washington 
     National Airport [Docket No. FAA-2005-21249; Amendment No. 
     93-84] (RIN: 2120-AI58) received May 24, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2789. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Parsons, TN [Docket No. FAA-
     2005-20235; Airspace Docket No. 05-ASO-1] received April 19, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2790. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification of Class D Airspace; Grissom ARB, IN [Docket No. 
     FAA-2004-17896; Airspace Docket No. 04-AGL-13] received April 
     19, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2791. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Tracy, MN [Docket No. FAA-
     2003-19237; Airspace Docket No. 04-AGL-19] received April 19, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2792. A letter from the FMCSA Regulatory Ombudsman, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Rules of Practice [FMCSA Docket No. FMCSA-1997-
     2299] (RIN: 2126-AA15) received May 24, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2793. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30445; Amdt. No. 3122] received May 
     24, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2794. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Ineligibility for an Airman Certificate Based on Security 
     Grounds [Docket No. FAA-2003-14293; Amendment Nos. 61-108, 
     63-32, 65-44] (RIN: 2120-AH84) received May 24, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2795. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revocation of VOR Federal Airway V-623 [Docket No. FAA-2005-
     21329; Airspace Docket No. 05-AEA-13] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received June 20, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2796. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. FAA-2005-21027; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-
     048-AD; Amendment 39-14070; AD 2005-09-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 20, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2797. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Model 750 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. FAA-2005-21026; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-069-AD; 
     Amendment 39-14069; AD 2005-09-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 20, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2798. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30446; Amdt. No. 3123] received June 
     20, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2799. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Certification of Aircraft and Airman for the Operation of 
     Light-Sport Aircraft; Correction [Docket No. FAA-2001-11133; 
     Amdt. 65-45] (RIN: 2120-AH19) received June 20, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2800. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Blanding, UT [Docket FAA 2004-
     16896; Airspace Docket 02-ANM-08] received June 15, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2801. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification of Restricted Areas 5103A, 5103B, and 5103C and 
     Revocation of Restricted Area 5103D, McGregor, NM [Docket No. 
     FAA-2004-17773; Airspace Docket No. 04-ASW-11] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received June 27, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2802. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Area Navigation Instrument Flight Rules 
     Terminal Transition Routes (RITTR); Charlotte, NC [Docket No. 
     FAA-2005-20246; Airspace Docket No. 04-ASO-15] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received June 27, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2803. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wray, CO [Docket FAA 2003-
     16460; Airspace Docket 02-ANM-16] received June 27, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2804. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendment to Restricted Area 2211 Blair Lakes; AK [Docket No. 
     FAA-2005-20616; Airspace Docket No. 05-ANM-04] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received June 27, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2805. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) CF6-
     80E1A2 Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 2003-NE-27-AD; Amendment 
     39-13325; AD 2003-20-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 18, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2806. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the Annual Report on Minority 
     Small Business and Capital Ownership Development for Fiscal 
     Year 2004, pursuant to 15

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     U.S.C. 636(j)(16)(B); to the Committee on Small Business.
       2807. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     recommendation to continue in effect a waiver of application 
     of subsection (d)(1) of section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974 
     with respect to Vietnam for a further 12-month period and a 
     determination that continuation of the waiver currently in 
     effect for Vietnam will substantially promote the objectives 
     of section 402 of the Act and the reasons for such a 
     determination, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2808. A letter from the United States Trade Representative, 
     Executive Office of the President, transmitting consistent 
     with the Trade Act of 2002, supporting reports to implement 
     the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free 
     Trade Agreement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2809. A letter from the Secretaries, Departments of Defense 
     and Veterans Affairs, transmitting a report on the 
     implementation of the health resources sharing portion of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense 
     Health Resources Sharing and Emergency Operations Act for FY 
     2004, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8111(f); jointly to the 
     Committees on Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs.
       2810. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's annual report to Congress on 
     the FY 2002 program operations of the Office of Workers' 
     Compensation Programs (OWCP), the administration of the Black 
     Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), the Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act (LHWCA), and the Federal Employees' 
     Compensation Act for the period October 1, 2001, through 
     September 30, 2002, pursuant to 30 U.S.C. 936(b); jointly to 
     the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Ways and 
     Means.
       2811. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report entitled, ``Suspension of Limitations Under the 
     Jerusalem Embassy Act'' (Presidential Determination No. 2004-
     24), pursuant to Public Law 104-45, section 6 (109 Stat. 
     400); jointly to the Committees on International Relations 
     and Appropriations.
       2812. A letter from the Acting President and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's annual Management Report for 
     FY 2004, Performance Budget for FY 2006, Performance and 
     Accountability Report for FY 2004, and Report on Development 
     and U.S. Effects on OPIC's FY 2004 projects and Report on 
     Cooperation with Private Insurers, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9106; jointly to the Committees on International Relations 
     and Government Reform.
       2813. A letter from the Deputy Director of Communications 
     and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Annual Report on 
     the Federal Work Force for Fiscal Year 2004, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 2000e-4(e); jointly to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Education and the Workforce.
       2814. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a copy of the report entitled, 
     ``Finalizing Medicare Regulations under Section 902 of the 
     Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization 
     Act of 2003 (MMA) for Calendar Year 2004''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

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