[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 22884]
[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, October 17, 2005.
     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 October 17, 2005, 
     at 4:42 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     consistent with the Trade Act of 2002 whereby he notifies the 
     Congress of his intention to enter into a Free Trade 
     Agreement with the Sultanate of Oman.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                   Gerasimos Vans,
     Deputy Clerk of the House.

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