[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 5953-5954]
[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:

       1441. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
     Financial Management and Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting written notification of advance billing, reasons 
     for the advance billing, an analysis of the effects of the 
     advance billing on military readiness, and an analysis of the 
     effects of the advance billing on the customer, pursuant to 
     10 U.S.C. 2208; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1442. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Vice 
     Admiral Timothy W. LaFleur, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1443. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting reports in accordance with 
     Section 36(a) of the Arms Export Control Act, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1444. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Disclosure of Return Information to the Bureau of 
     the Census [TD 9188] (RIN: 1545-BE-01) received March 14, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1445. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Br., Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Transition Relief for Certain 
     Partnership and Other Pass-Thru Entities under Section 470 
     [Notice 2005-29] received March 14, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1446. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- United States dollar approximate 
     separate transactions method [Notice 2005-27] received March 
     14, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       1447. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications & 
     Regulations Br., Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Changes in accounting periods and in 
     methods of accounting. (Rev. Proc. 2005-17) received March 
     14, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       1448. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Project nominations under the 
     Brownfields Demonstration Program for Qualified Green 
     Building and Sustainable Design Projects [Notice 2005-28] 
     received March 14, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1449. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Diversification Requirements for 
     Variable Annuity, Endowment, and Life Insurance Contracts [TD 
     9185] (RIN: 1545-BB77) received March 2, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1450. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Br., Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's

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     final rule -- Modification of Notice 2005-04 [Notice 2005-24] 
     received March 2, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1451. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Br., Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- 2005 Calendar Year Resident 
     Population Estimates [Notice 2005-16] received March 2, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       1452. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Br., Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Tsunamis Occurring on December 26, 
     2004, Designated as a Qualified Disaster under Section 139 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code [Notice 2005-23] received March 1, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1453. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the Annual Report to the Congress on 
     Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial Espionage, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-359, section 809(b) (108 Stat. 
     3454); to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
       1454. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the 2004 report of the Board for the 
     fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, pursuant to the 
     provisions of section 7(b)(6) of the Railroad Retirement Act 
     and section 12(l) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act; 
     jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Ways and Means.

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