[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5166]
[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:

       5858. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting a copy of draft legislation, ``The 
     Rural Housing Section 502 Guaranteed Loan Enhancements Act of 
     2007''; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5859. A letter from the Deputy Principal Director of 
     Defense Research and Engineering, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the annual report to Congress describing the 
     activities of the Defense Production Act Title III Fund for 
     Fiscal Year 2007, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. app. 2094; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       5860. A letter from the Deputy Chief, National Forest 
     System, Department of Agriculture, transmitting a detailed 
     boundary map for the Wildcat River in New Hampshire, pursuant 
     to 16 U.S.C. 6394; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5861. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's first biennial report on 
     the implementation of the Deep Sea Coral Research and 
     Technology Program, pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5862. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's 2007 Report to Congress on 
     the Disclosure of Financial Interests and Recusal 
     Requirements for Regional Fishery Management Councils and 
     Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSCs), in compliance 
     with Section 302(j) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       5863. A letter from the Chair, Barry M. Goldwater 
     Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, 
     transmitting the Foundation's Annual Report for FY 2007, 
     pursuant to Public Law 99-661; to the Committee on Science 
     and Technology.
       5864. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's report on its 
     support of basic research that can be considered high-risk or 
     high-reward, pursuant to Public Law 110-69, section 1008(c); 
     to the Committee on Science and Technology.
       5865. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting an annual report of the Department's 
     Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties for fiscal year 
     2007, pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 345(b); jointly to the Committees 
     on Homeland Security and the Judiciary.

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