[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 15848-15849]
[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:

       8758. A letter from the Administrator, AMS, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil 
     Produced in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity 
     and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 (Native) Spearmint Oil 
     for the 2006-2007 Marketing Year [Docket No. FV06-985-2 IFR] 
     received July 13, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.

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       8759. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's report on Transition Assistance and Disabled 
     Transition Assistance Programs (TAP/DTAP), pursuant to 
     Section 595 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2006; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8760. A letter from the Deputy Chief of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the Navy, transmitting the 
     Department's preliminary planning for OMB A-76 commercial 
     activity study; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8761. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Office 
     of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Student 
     Assistance General Provisions; Federal Perkins Loan Program; 
     Federal Work-Study Programs; Federal Supplemental Educational 
     Opportunity Grant Program; Federal Family Education Loan 
     Program; William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program; Federal 
     Pell Grant Program; Academic Competitiveness Grant Program; 
     and National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent 
     Grant Program (RIN: 1840-AC86) received July 12, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       8762. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, Division 
     of Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Student Assistance General 
     Provisions; Federal Perkins Loan Program; Federal Work-Study 
     Programs; Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant 
     Program; Federal Family Education Loan Program; William D. 
     Ford Federal Direct Loan Program; Federal Pell Grant Program; 
     Academic Competitiveness Grant Program; and National Science 
     and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant Program (RIN: 
     1840-AC86) received July 12, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8763. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Direct Investment Surveys: BE-577, 
     Direct Transactions of U.S. Reporter With Foreign Affiliate 
     [Docket No. 060131020-6152-02] (RIN: 0691-AA57) received July 
     12, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       8764. 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.
       8765. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 06-41, concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Australia for defense articles and services; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       8766. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 06-35, concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Israel for defense articles and services; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       8767. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report entitled, ``Elements of a Revised Proposal to Iran''; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8768. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Secretary, 
     White House Liaison, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8769. A letter from the Acting Senior Procurement 
     Executive, (OCAO), GSA, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition 
     Circular 2005-11; Introduction [Docket No. FAR-2006-0023] 
     received July 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       8770. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's Safe Routes to 
     School (SRTS) Task Force Report, pursuant to Public Law 109-
     59, section 1404(h); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8771. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``Agreement on 
     the Establishment of the ITER International Fusion Energy 
     Organization for the Joint Implementation of the ITER 
     Project,'' in accordance with Section 972(c)(5) of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005; to the Committee on Science.
       8772. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report on Cost and Performance 
     Goals for the Office of Fossil Energy Coal-Based Technologies 
     as required by Section 962 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 
     to the Committee on Science.
       8773. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's legislative 
     proposals submitted with the Authorization Request for Fiscal 
     Year 2007 and 2008, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly to 
     the Committees on Financial Services and the Judiciary.
       8774. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, CMS, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Medicare Program; Identification 
     of Backward Compatible Version of Adopted Standard for E-
     Prescribing and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program 
     (Version 8.1) [CMS-0018-IFC] (RIN: 0938-A042) received June 
     22, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       8775. A letter from the Regulatory Officer, Forest Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Land Uses; Special Uses; Recovery of Costs for 
     Processing Special Use Applications and Monitoring Compliance 
     With Special Use Authorizations (RIN: 0596-AB36) received 
     April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to 
     the Committees on Resources and Agriculture.
       8776. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, CMS, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Medicare Program; Revision of the 
     Deadline for Submission of Emergency Graduate Medical 
     Education Affiliation Agreements [CMS-1531-F] (RIN: 0938-
     AO35) received July 6, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Energy and Commerce.

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