[House Report 108-804]
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                                                 Union Calendar No. 489

108th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Report 108-804

                          REPORT ON ACTIVITIES

                       DURING THE 108TH CONGRESS

                               __________

                              R E P O R T

                                 OF THE

                        COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

                     U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES





January 3, 2005.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed


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                        COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

                   BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia, Chairman

JOHN A. BOEHNER, Ohio                CHARLES W. STENHOLM, Texas,
    Vice Chairman                        Ranking Minority Member
RICHARD W. POMBO, California         COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota
NICK SMITH, Michigan                 CALVIN M. DOOLEY, California
TERRY EVERETT, Alabama               TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma             BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Mississippi
JERRY MORAN, Kansas                  MIKE McINTYRE, North Carolina
WILLIAM L. JENKINS, Tennessee        BOB ETHERIDGE, North Carolina
GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota             BARON P. HILL, Indiana
DOUG OSE, California                 JOE BACA, California
ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina          MIKE ROSS, Arkansas
CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' PICKERING,       ANIBAL ACEVEDO-VILA, Puerto Rico
Mississippi                          ED CASE, Hawaii
TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois         DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California
TOM OSBORNE, Nebraska                DAVID SCOTT, Georgia
MIKE PENCE, Indiana                  JIM MARSHALL, Georgia
DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana           BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky
SAM GRAVES, Missouri                 STEPHANIE HERSETH, South Dakota
MAX BURNS, Georgia                   G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina
JO BONNER, Alabama                   EARL POMEROY, North Dakota
MIKE ROGERS, Alabama                 LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
STEVE KING, Iowa                     MARK UDALL, Colorado
CHRIS CHOCOLA, Indiana               RICK LARSEN, Washington
MARILYN N. MUSGRAVE, Colorado        LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee
DEVIN NUNES, California               ------ ------
RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas
RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana
 ------ ------

                           Professional Staff

                William E. O'Conner, Jr., Staff Director

                       Kevin Kramp, Chief Counsel

                Stephen Haterius, Minority Staff Director

                                  (ii)
                      LETTER OF SUBMITTAL

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                          House of Representatives,
                                  Committee on Agriculture,
                                   Washington, DC, January 3, 2005.

    Mr. Jeff Trandahl
    Clerk of the House of Representatives,
    Washington, DC.

    Dear Mr. Trandahl: Pursuant to rule XI, clause 1(d), of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, I herewith submit to the 
House a report of the activities of the Committee on 
Agriculture during the 108th Congress.
    With best wishes, I am

        Sincerely,
                                             Bob Goodlatte,
                                                          Chairman.
                             C O N T E N T S

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                                                                   Page
I. Summary of organization, jurisdiction, and oversight plan of 
  the Committee on Agriculture...................................     1
        A. Organization..........................................     1
        B. Committee Jurisdiction................................     3
        C. Oversight Plan........................................     7
II. Committee Activities During the 108th Congress...............    14
        A. Main legislative activities...........................    14
        B. Statistical summary of activities.....................    17
        C. Digest of bills within the jurisdiction of the 
          Committee on Agriculture on which some action has been 
          taken..................................................    17
        D. Oversight.............................................    61
        E. Printed Hearings......................................    74
        F. Meetings not printed..................................    78
        G. Committee prints......................................    79
III. Appendix....................................................    79
        A. Executive communications..............................    79
        B. Presidential Messages.................................   139
        C. Presidential Proclamations and other documents of 
          interest...............................................   139
        D. Statutory reports.....................................   142
        E. Memorials.............................................   152
        F. Petitions.............................................   156

                                                 Union Calendar No. 489
108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     108-804

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 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE ON ACTIVITIES DURING THE 108TH 
                                CONGRESS

                                _______
                                

January 3, 2005.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

   Mr. Goodlatte,  from the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the 
                               following



                              R E P O R T

    In accordance with rule XI, clause 1(d), of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on Agriculture 
reports herewith on its activities during the 108th Congress.

  I. Summary of Organization, Jurisdiction, and Oversight Plan of the 
                        Committee on Agriculture


                             A. ORGANIZATION

     The House of Representatives established the total 
authorized membership of the Committee on Agriculture for the 
108th Congress at 51, with a party division of 27 Republicans 
and 24 Democrats. Among the committee members were 14 
Representatives who were serving their first terms (Janklow, 
Burns, Bonner, Rogers of AL, King of IA, Chocola, Musgrave, 
Nunes, Alexander, Ballance, Cardoza, Scott of GA, Marshall, and 
Davis of TN).
     The committee organized on February 12, 2003, into five 
subcommittees, four of which were assigned jurisdiction over 
major agricultural commodities and one that dealt with various 
related agricultural operations. The five subcommittees were 
constituted as follows:

                        SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
   (Ratio includes ex officio members. Bob Goodlatte, chairman, and 
 Charles W. Stenholm, ranking minority member, were ex officio members 
                         of all subcommittees)
                        Commodity Subcommittees
       General Farm Commodities and Risk Management (Ratio 16-15)

   JERRY MORAN, Kansas, Chairman

COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota        JOHN A. BOEHNER, Ohio,
     Ranking Minority Member             Vice Chairman
BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Mississippi      NICK SMITH, Michigan
MIKE ROSS, Arkansas                  TERRY EVERETT, Alabama
CALVIN M. DOOLEY                     FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma
EARL POMEROY                         WILLIAM L. JENKINS, Tennessee
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa             CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' PICKERING, 
BOB ETHERIDGE, North Carolina        Mississippi
BARON P. HILL, Indiana               TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois
ED CASE, Hawaii                      MIKE PENCE, Indiana
Dennis A. Cardoza, California        DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana
JIM MARSHALL, California             SAM GRAVES, Missouri
BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky               MAX BURNS, Georgia
RICK LARSEN, Washington              CHRIS CHOCOLA, Indiana
LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennesee              MARILYN N. MUSGRAVE, Colorado
                                     RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas

        Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture (Ratio 12-11)

   ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina, 
             Chairman

MIKE ROSS, Arkansas                  RICHARD W. POMBO, California
     Ranking Minority Member             Vice Chairman
DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California        DOUG OSE, California
DAVID SCOTT, Georgia                 CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' PICKERING, 
COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota        Mississippi
STEPHANIE HERSETH, South Dakota      TOM OSBORNE, Nebraska
G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina     MIKE PENCE, Indiana
BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky               MIKE ROGERS, Alabama
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa             CHRIS CHOCOLA, Indiana
MARK UDALL, Colorado                 MARILYN N. MUSGRAVE, Colorado
RICK LARSEN, Washington              RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas
                                     ------ ------

Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs (Ratio 
                                  9-8)

  WILLIAM L. JENKINS, Tennessee, 
             Chairman

MIKE McINTYRE, North Carolina        TERRY EVERETT, Alabama,
     Ranking Minority Member             Vice Chairman
BOB ETHERIDGE, North Carolina        GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota
BARON P. HILL, Indiana               ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina
DAVID SCOTT, Georgia                 DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana
JIM MARSHALL, Georgia                MIKE ROGERS, Alabama
BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Mississippi      DEVIN NUNES, California
BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky               RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas

  CONSERVATION, CREDIT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH (RATIO 11-10)

FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma, Chairman

TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania             JERRY MORAN, Kansas
    Ranking Minority Member          TOM OSBORNE, Nebraska
ED CASE, Hawaii                          Vice Chairman
COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota        SAM GRAVES, Missouri
CALVIN M. DOOLEY, California         ADAM K. PUTNAM, Florida
BOB ETHERIDGE, North Carolina        MAX BURNS, Georgia
ANIBAL ACEVEDO-VILA, Puerto Rico     JO BONNER, Alabama
JIM MARSHALL, Georgia                MIKE ROGERS, Alabama
MIKE McINTYRE, North Carolina        STEVE KING, Iowa
STEPHANIE HERSETH, South Dakota      ------ ------

                        Operational Subcommittee
   Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and 
                         Forestry (Ratio 11-10)

GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota, Chairman

CALVIN M. DOOLEY, California         RICHARD W. POMBO, California
    Ranking Minority Member          NICK SMITH, Michigan
JOE BACA, California                 DOUG OSE, California
ANIBAL ACEVEDO-VILA, Puerto Rico     DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana
DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California            Vice Chairman
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania             JO BONNER, Alabama
BARON P. HILL, Indiana               STEVE KING, Iowa
G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina     DEVIN NUNES, California
LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee              ------ ------
 ------ ------                        ------ ------

                        B. COMMITTEE JURISDICTION

     Under rules adopted by the House of Representatives for 
the 108th Congress, the Committee on Agriculture's (hereinafter 
also referred to as committee) jurisdiction (See rule X, clause 
1 of the Rules of the House of Representatives) extended to----
          (1) Adulteration of seeds, insect pests, and 
        protection of birds and animals in forest reserves.
          (2) Agriculture generally.
          (3) Agricultural and industrial chemistry.
          (4) Agricultural colleges and experiment stations.
          (5) Agricultural economics and research.
          (6) Agricultural education extension services.
          (7) Agricultural production and marketing and 
        stabilization of prices of agricultural products, and 
        commodities (not including distribution outside of the 
        United States).
          (8) Animal industry and diseases of animals.
          (9) Commodity exchanges.
          (10) Crop insurance and soil conservation.
          (11) Dairy industry.
          (12) Entomology and plant quarantine.
          (13) Extension of farm credit and farm security.
          (14) Inspection of livestock, poultry, meat products, 
        and seafood and seafood products.
          (15) Forestry in general, and forest reserves other 
        than those created from the public domain.
          (16) Human nutrition and home economics.
          (17) Plant industry, soils, and agricultural 
        engineering.
          (18) Rural electrification.
          (19) Rural development.
          (20) Water conservation related to activities of the 
        Department of Agriculture.
    The revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of 
Representatives for the 107th Congress (House Document No. 106-
320) provides the following concerning the Committee on 
Agriculture: \1\
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    \1\ References are to the volume and section of Hinds' (volumes I-
V, e.g., IV, 500) and Cannon's (volumes VI-VIII, e.g., VI, 400) 
Precedents of the House of Representatives, and to the Congressional 
Record by date and page (e.g., January 3, 1953, p. 500).

          ``This committee was established in 1820 (IV, 4149). 
        In 1880 the subject of forestry was added to its 
        jurisdiction, and the committee was conferred authority 
        to receive estimates of and to report appropriations 
        (IV, 4149). However, on July 1, 1920, authority to 
        report appropriations for the U.S. Department of 
        Agriculture was transferred to the Committee on 
        Appropriations (VII, 1860).
           The basic form of the present jurisdictional 
        statement was made effective January 2, 1947, as a part 
        of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 
        812). Subparagraph (7) was altered by the 93d Congress, 
        effective January 3, 1975, to include jurisdiction over 
        agricultural commodities (including the Commodity 
        Credit Corporation) while transferring jurisdiction 
        over foreign distribution and nondomestic production of 
        commodities to the Committee on International Relations 
        (H. Res. 988, 93d Cong., Oct 8, 1974, p. 34470). 
        Nevertheless, the committee has retained a limited 
        jurisdiction over measures to release CCC stocks for 
        such foreign distribution (Sept. 14, 1989, p. 20428). 
        Previously unstated jurisdictions over commodities 
        exchanges and rural development were codified effective 
        January 3, 1975.
          The 104th Congress consolidated the committee's 
        jurisdiction over inspection of livestock and meat 
        products to include inspection of poultry, seafood, and 
        seafood products, and added subparagraph (20) relating 
        to water conservation (sec. 202(a), H. Res. 6, Jan. 4, 
        1995, p.464). Clerical and stylistic changes were 
        effected when the House recodified its rules in the 
        106th Congress (H. Res. 5. Jan. 6, 1999, p.------).
           The committee has had jurisdiction of bills for 
        establishing and regulating the Department of 
        Agriculture (IV, 4150), for inspection of livestock and 
        meat products, regulation of animal industry, diseases 
        of animals (IV, 4154; VII, 1862), adulteration of 
        seeds, insect pests, protection of birds and animals in 
        forest reserves (IV, 4157; VII, 1870), the improvement 
        of the breed of horses, even with the cavalry service 
        in view (IV, 4158; VII, 1865).
           The committee, having charge of the general subject 
        of forestry, has reported bills relating to timber, and 
        forest reserves other than those created from the 
        public domain (IV, 4160). It has also exercised 
        jurisdiction of bills relating to agricultural colleges 
        and experiment stations (IV, 4152), incorporation of 
        agricultural societies (IV, 4159), and establishment of 
        a highway commission (IV, 4153), to discourage 
        fictitious and gambling transactions in farm products 
        (IV, 4161; VII, 1861), to regulate the transportation, 
        sale and handling of dogs and cats intended for use in 
        research and the licensing of animal research 
        facilities (July 29, 1965, p. 18691); and to designate 
        an agricultural research center (May 14, 1995, 
        p.11070). The committee shares with the Committee on 
        the Judiciary jurisdiction over a bill comprehensively 
        amending the Immigration and Nationality Act and 
        including food stamp eligibility requirements for 
        aliens (Sept. 19, 1995, p.25533).
           The House referred the President's message dealing 
        with the refinancing of farm-mortgage indebtedness to 
        the committee, thus conferring jurisdiction (April 4, 
        1933, p.1209).
          The committee has jurisdiction over a bill relating 
        solely to executive level position in the Department of 
        Agriculture (March 2, 1976, p. 4958) and has 
        jurisdiction over bills to develop land and water 
        conservation programs on private and non-Federal lands 
        (June 7, 1976, p. 16768).

     Some of the specific areas in which the Committee on 
Agriculture exercises its jurisdiction or that have been 
created for the committee by historical reference include:

           (1) Public Law 480, Eighty-third Congress, the 
        restoration, expansion, and development of foreign 
        markets for United States agricultural products; and 
        the effect of the General Agreement on Tariffs and 
        Trade (and the North American Free Trade Agreement), 
        bilateral free trade agreements, the European 
        Community, and other regional economic agreements and 
        commodity marketing and pricing systems on United 
        States agriculture.
           (2) All matters relating to the establishment and 
        development of an effective Foreign Agricultural 
        Service.
           (3) Matters relating to rural development, including 
        rural telephone companies, farm credit banks, farm 
        rural housing loans, rural water supply, rural flood 
        control and water pollution control programs, and loans 
        for rural firehouses, community facilities, and 
        businesses.
           (4) Production and use of energy from agricultural 
        and forestry resources.
           (5) Matters relating to the development, use, and 
        administration of the National Forests, including, but 
        not limited to, development of a sound program for 
        general public use of the National Forests consistent 
        with watershed protection and sustained-yield timber 
        management, study of the forest fire prevention and 
        control policies and activities of the Forest Service 
        and their relation to coordinated activities of other 
        Federal, State, and private agencies; Forest Service 
        land exchanges; and wilderness and similar use 
        designations applied to National Forest land.
           (6) Price spreads of agricultural commodities 
        between producers and consumers.
           (7) The formulation and development of improved 
        programs for agricultural commodities; matters relating 
        to the inspection, grading, and marketing of such 
        commodities, including seafood; and food safety 
        generally.
           (8) Matters relating to trading in futures contracts 
        for all commodities and similar instruments, including 
        commodity options and commodity leverage contracts.
           (9) The administration and operation of agricultural 
        programs through State and county committees and the 
        administrative policies and procedures relating to the 
        selection, election, and operation of such committees.
           (10) The administration and development of small 
        watershed programs under Public Law 566, Eighty-third 
        Congress, as amended, and the development of resource 
        conservation and development programs for rural areas.
           (11) Programs of food assistance or distribution 
        supported in whole or in part by funds of the 
        Department of Agriculture, including but not limited to 
        the food stamp program and the commodity distribution 
        program.
           (12) Aquaculture programs of the Department of 
        Agriculture.
           (13) Sugar legislation, including import control 
        programs that stabilize domestic prices.
           (14) All matters relating to pesticides, the Federal 
        Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as 
        amended, the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control 
        Act of 1972, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
        Rodenticide Act Amendments of 1988, and the Food 
        Quality Protection Act of 1996, including, but not 
        limited to, the registration, marketing, and safe use 
        of pesticides, groundwater contamination, and the 
        coordination of the pesticide program under FIFRA with 
        food safety programs.
           (15) Agricultural research programs, including, but 
        not limited to, the authorization of specific research 
        projects and agricultural biotechnology development 
        efforts.
           (16) All matters relating to the Commodity Credit 
        Corporation Charter Act.
           (17) Legislation relating to the control of the 
        entry into the United States of temporary, nonresident 
        aliens for employment in agricultural production.
           (18) Legislation relating to the general operations 
        and the Organic Act of the Department of Agriculture, 
        the Commodity Credit Corporation, Federal Crop 
        Insurance Corporation, Farm Credit Administration, Farm 
        Credit System, Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
        Corporation, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
           (19) Producer-funded research, promotion, and 
        consumer and industry information programs for 
        agricultural commodities.
           (20) Legislation regarding reclamation water 
        projects where the pricing of water delivered by such 
        projects is affected by whether the water will be used 
        in the production of a crop for which an acreage 
        reduction program is in effect.
           (21) Legislation regarding reclamation water 
        projects for which the Secretary of Agriculture is 
        required to make a determination regarding commodity 
        availability prior to the determination of the price to 
        be charged for the delivery of such project water.
           (22) Legislation establishing the level of fees 
        charged by the Federal Government for the grazing of 
        livestock on Federal lands.
           (23) Legislation governing the Federal regulation of 
        transactions involving swaps contracts, hybrid 
        financial instruments, and derivative securities and 
        financial products.
           (24) Legislation regarding the Federal Reserve Board 
        with respect to its authority to regulate the 
        establishment of appropriate levels of margin on stock 
        index futures contracts.
           The committee also reviews and studies, on a 
        continuing basis, the current and prospective 
        application, administration, execution, and 
        effectiveness of those laws, or parts of laws, the 
        subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of 
        the committee, and the organization and operation of 
        the Federal agencies and entities having 
        responsibilities in or for the administration and 
        execution thereof. In addition, the committee, along 
        with other standing committees of the House, has the 
        function of reviewing and studying on a continuing 
        basis the effect or probable effect of tax and other 
        fiscal and monetary policies affecting subjects within 
        their jurisdiction.

                            C. OVERSIGHT PLAN

     The Committee on Agriculture met on February 12, 2003 to 
fulfill the General Oversight Responsibility reporting 
requirements of rule X 2(d)(1) of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives.
     The following outline was prepared in consultation with 
the Ranking Minority Member and approved by the Full committee 
which was forwarded to the Committee on Government Reform and 
the Committee on House Administration on February 15, 1999:

 OVERSIGHT PLAN, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE FOR THE 108TH CONGRESS

     The committee expects to exercise appropriate oversight 
activity with regard to the following issues:

      2002 FARM BILL AND CURRENT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

                  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's 
                (USDA) implementation of the Farm Security and 
                Rural Investment Act of 2002;
                  Current status U.S farm economy;
                  USDA's implementation of the 2003 
                Crop Loan Rates, Nonrecourse Marketing 
                Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments;
                  Implementation of the Milk Income 
                Loss Contract program authorized in the Farm 
                Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002;
                  Review Federal Milk Marketing Order 
                minimum pricing regulations; Operation of 
                specialty crop programs;
                  Impact of 2002 and 2003 calendar year 
                weather conditions on 2003 crop production.
                  Oversight of implementation of new 
                peanut program, including marketing loan 
                program, direct payments, counter-cyclical 
                payments, and quota compensation payments;
                  Oversight of implementation of sugar 
                program, including flexible marketing 
                allotments and
                  Payment in Kind Program; and
                  Proposed policy options for a new 
                tobacco program and a buyout of tobacco quota.

               Federal Crop Insurance and Risk Management

                  Administration of the Federal Crop 
                Insurance Program, including implementation of 
                crop insurance provisions contained in ARPA of 
                2000 in light of 2001 and 2002 crop and 
                livestock disasters and continued drought 
                conditions into the 2003 crop year;
                  Oversight of RMA and FCIC actions 
                following the demise of American Growers 
                Insurance Company, including analysis of the 
                possible causes of the firm's failure and 
                future problems for the crop insurance industry 
                and its reinsurers and with respect to 
                development of risk management products for 
                livestock producers;
                  USDA implementation of statutory 
                provisions designed to reduce crop insurance 
                program waste and improve program integrity;
                  Proposed policy options regarding 
                crop insurance options for revenue and gross 
                income protection;
                  Implementation of dairy forward 
                contracting pilot project and expansion of the 
                dairy options pilot program; and
                  Impact of the Enron fraud and 
                electricity market investigations by the 
                Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the 
                CFTC.

                           Agricultural Trade

                  The administration is negotiating the 
                World Trade Organization (WTO) multilateral 
                trade agreement affecting U.S. agriculture. 
                Negotiations continue on the Agricultural 
                Agreement under the Doha Development Agenda. 
                New oversight of possible accession of new 
                countries to the WTO, such as Russia;
                  The administration's plans for new 
                trade agreements with Chile and Singapore, the 
                Free Trade Area of the Americas and bilateral 
                Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with Morocco, 
                Central America, the South African Customs 
                Union and Australia;
                  USDA's implementation of the Trade 
                Title of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
                Act of 2002;
                  USDA and USTR's implementation of 
                trade agreements and related issues to ensure 
                compliance of other countries' trade 
                obligations, including:
                  WTO dispute settlement provisions, 
                European Union (EU) issues such as the EU meat 
                hormone ban, use of the U.S. carousel 
                legislation, tariff rate quotas (TRQ), 
                withdrawal of EU TRQ's for grains, 
                biotechnology, EU non-trade concerns, including 
                animal welfare and other societal concerns and 
                import and export State trading enterprises;
                  Issues relating to the North American 
                Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), including 
                Canada's use of high tariffs for dairy, 
                poultry, eggs, barley, and margarine products 
                and Canadian exports of wheat, barley, and 
                other agricultural commodities into the U.S. 
                Additionally, Mexico's recent actions designed 
                to impair NAFTA trade by imposing antidumping 
                cases on U.S. pork, apples, beef, and rice; 
                sanitary and phytosanitary barriers on grains 
                and meat, and a tax on soft drinks using high 
                fructose corn syrup. Furthermore, issues 
                relating to the implementation of the NAFTA 
                agreement on sugar;
                  Issues relating to China's accession 
                to the WTO, including U.S. concerns with the 
                implementation of tariff rate quotas, 
                acceptance of U.S. biotechnology, and China's 
                use of export subsidies;
                  Issues relating to Russia's actions 
                to revoke import licenses for meat and poultry;
                  Harmonization of sanitary and 
                phytosanitary standards (SPS), including those 
                provided by international organizations and 
                incorporation of new technologies and products 
                into SPS standards;
                  Food assistance programs to ensure 
                that program goals are being met in the most 
                recent uses of the program reauthorized in the 
                2002 farm bill, including the Global Food for 
                Education Program, Food for Progress Program, 
                and P.L. 480; and
                  Congressional oversight of trade 
                legislation that affects U.S. agriculture, 
                including trade promotion negotiating authority 
                and import sensitive products, sanctions 
                legislation and examination of which markets 
                offer the greatest opportunity to increase 
                sales of U.S. agricultural products.

                   Agricultural Research and Promotion

                  Review implementation of biosecurity 
                protocols at USDA ARS laboratories;
                  USDA's implementation of research, 
                education and extension programs authorized in 
                the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
                2002, the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
                Education Reform Act of 1998, and the 
                Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000;
                  Administration of the Agricultural 
                Research Service's research stations and 
                worksites;
                  Administration of USDA's agricultural 
                marketing and promotion programs;
                  Review USDA's continuing ability to 
                conduct foreign animal disease research, 
                training and diagnostic programs at the Plum 
                Island Animal Disease Center following the 
                transfer of the center to the Department of 
                Homeland Security;
                  Federal efforts to facilitate 
                research and development of aquacultural 
                enterprises, specifically focusing on the 
                activities of the Joint Committee on 
                Aquaculture, chaired by the Secretary of 
                Agriculture and including the Secretaries of 
                Interior and Commerce; and
                  Implementation of USDA's regulation 
                on organic standards.

                    Conservation and the Environment

                  All changes to current and 
                implementation of new conservation programs 
                created in the 2002 farm bill;
                  Comparing conservation payments to 
                commodity program payments and their effect of 
                keeping producers profitable;
                  Impact of regulatory activities 
                carried out pursuant to the Endangered Species 
                Act, or any proposed legislative changes to 
                such Act, on agricultural producers;
                  Oversight of regulatory initiatives 
                undertaken by the EPA, NMFS, and the FWS 
                concerning Endangered Species Act consultations 
                regarding pesticide products regulated under 
                the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
                Rodenticide Act;
                  Impact of EPA's regulatory activity 
                relative to methyl bromide on production 
                agriculture in the U.S.;
                  Review of the resource needs of the 
                EPA as they pertain to the collection of 
                pesticide registration, re-registration and 
                tolerance fees;
                  Review of the continuing 
                international negotiations concerning 
                implementation of the Stockholm Convention on 
                Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Protocol on 
                Persistent Organic Pollutants to the Convention 
                on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, and 
                the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed 
                Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous 
                Chemicals and Pesticides in International 
                Trade;
                  EPA's implementation of the Food 
                Quality Protection Act (FQPA);
                  Budget and program activities of 
                USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service 
                (NRCS);
                  NRCS implementation of the FSRIA 2002 
                amendments to the Environmental Quality 
                Incentives Program;
                  NRCS implementation of the technical 
                service provider assistance provisions of FSRIA 
                2002;
                  Review of NRCS's Advance Notice of 
                Proposed Rulemaking of the Conservation 
                Security Program enacted in FSRIA 2002;
                  Review of USDA's Conservation Reserve 
                and Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program;
                  Review of implementation of the EPA's 
                rule on animal feeding operations and its 
                impact on the U.S. livestock industry and the 
                practical uses of the EQIP to ease 
                implementation of the rule;
                  Review of EPA's rule on permit 
                trading under the Clean Water Act and its 
                effect on and potential benefits to U.S. 
                agriculture;
                  Review implementation of the small 
                watershed rehabilitation act;
                  Review of potential impacts of EPA's 
                Clean Air Act regulatory program on U.S. 
                agriculture, including a review of the findings 
                of the National Research Council's final 
                report, Air Emissions from Animal Feeding 
                Operations: Current Knowledge, Future Needs;
                  Potential consequences for production 
                agriculture in the U.S. should the mandates 
                contained in the Kyoto Protocol to the United 
                Nations' Framework Convention on Climate Change 
                be implemented by treaty, law or regulation;
                  Impact of regulatory activities 
                carried out pursuant to the Endangered Species 
                Act, or any proposed legislative changes to the 
                ESA, on agricultural producers;
                  Impact of EPA's regulatory activity 
                relative to methyl bromide on production 
                agriculture in the U.S; and
                  Impact of EPA's rule change on 
                wetlands regulation under the Clean Water Act 
                in recognition of the SWANK ruling.

                   U.S. Forest Service Administration

                  United States Forest Service (USFS) 
                management of the National Forest System, 
                including the agency's fiscal and financial 
                accountability, strategic planning and 
                performance measurement under the Government 
                Performance and Results Act, efforts to address 
                the Nation's declining forest health, and 
                Federal laws and regulations affecting the 
                management of private forest lands;
                  USFS management of public lands under 
                its jurisdiction, including a review of agency 
                policy governing grazing and other uses of 
                these lands which require users to secure a 
                permit;
                  Impacts of implementation delay in 
                last-minute regulations affecting Federal 
                lands, including the forest roadless policy, 
                transportation policy, and planning 
                regulations;
                  Impact of the Southern Forests 
                Assessment, an interagency study on the 
                sustainability of southern forest practices;
                  Review of programs that strengthen 
                and support private forestland management; and
                  Review of the USFS/Bureau of Land 
                Management report on co-location and 
                combination of services and operations.

                       USDA General Administration

                  Implementation of the Freedom to E-
                File Act;
                  Implementation and streamlining of 
                USDA's Common Computing Environment;
                  Administration of USDA operations, 
                including reorganization efforts, 
                administrative convergence, management 
                improvements, compliance with the Government 
                Performance and Results Act, oversight of the 
                National Appeals Division, and the impact on 
                client services;
                  Implementation of USDA's Civil Rights 
                settlement; and
                  Confidentiality of information 
                provided to USDA by agricultural producers.

          Farm Credit, Rural Development, and the Rural Economy

                  Farm Credit Administration's (FCA) 
                regulatory program and activities regarding the 
                Farm Credit System (FCS) to assure the FCS' 
                safety and soundness;
                  Availability of credit to 
                agricultural producers in light of low 
                commodity prices and weather disasters;
                  Review of FCA's national charter 
                proposal and its potential effects on the 
                viability of the FCS;
                  Review of Farmer Mac activities and 
                programs;
                  Implementation of rural development 
                policies and authorities contained in FSRIA 
                2002; and
                  Implementation of the local 
                television legislation enacted in FSRIA 2002.

               Welfare Reform and Food Nutrition Programs

                  Oversight of the implementation of 
                provisions relating to the food stamp program 
                included in the Farm Security and Rural 
                Investment Act of 2002. These include:
                  Food stamp benefits for non-citizens
                  Increasing the food stamp standard 
                deduction
                  Increasing the transitional food 
                stamp benefits for persons leaving welfare 
                programs
                  Simplification of the food stamp 
                program by states
                  Employment and training programs for 
                food stamp participants;
                  Reauthorization of the Temporary 
                Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), including 
                waiver authority for the food stamp program and 
                initiation of the State food assistance block 
                grant demonstration project;
                  Implementation and assessment of the 
                state's use of electronic benefits transfer 
                (EBT) systems to improve the distribution of 
                food benefits;
                  Effectiveness of State welfare 
                agencies and statutory provisions designed to 
                curb food stamp trafficking and fraud;
                  Effectiveness of the reformed food 
                stamp quality control system on reducing 
                overpayments, payments to ineligible 
                participants and underpayments;
                  Implementation and monitoring of the 
                funding levels for the Emergency Food 
                Assistance Program (TEFAP), both levels of 
                funding for commodities and for administrative 
                expenses;
                  Oversight of other commodity 
                distribution programs and those programs 
                included in the Farm Security and Rural 
                Investment Act of 2002, including:
                  Commodity food projects
                  Commodity supplemental food program
                  Seniors' farmers market nutrition 
                program
                  Commodities for the school lunch 
                program
                  Grants for purchase of locally 
                produced food
                  Fruit and vegetable pilot program
                  Nutrition information and awareness 
                pilot program and
                  Nutrition monitoring oversight.

                              Food Safety

                  USDA's Food Safety Inspection 
                Service's administration of the meat and 
                poultry inspection laws and the Food and Drug 
                Administration's food inspection activities, 
                including seafood and seafood products to 
                ensure that policies and resources are focused 
                on developing scientifically sound systems for 
                food safety assurance;
                  USDA's efforts to educate consumers 
                regarding safe food handling practices, the 
                development of pre-exposure and post-exposure 
                interventions to reduce the frequency and 
                severity of food borne illnesses, expanded 
                research and development of pathogen reduction 
                technologies, as well as streamlined, science-
                based policies relative to assessment and 
                approval of food safety technologies;
                  Review implementation of new 
                protocols for meat, poultry, eggs, or seafood 
                safety inspection, including the implementation 
                of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point 
                pathogen reduction regulation; and
                  Impact of lawsuits challenging 
                aspects of food safety inspection modernization 
                efforts including authority to establish and 
                enforce microbiological performance standards 
                and HACCP based inspection models.

                         Plant and Animal Health

                  The issue of new drug development, 
                approval, and availability for animal 
                agriculture as well as the implementation of 
                the Animal Drug Availability Act;
                  Review implementation of the Plant 
                Protection Act of 2000;
                  Review implementation of the Animal 
                Health Protection Act of 2002;
                  Review enforcement of the Animal 
                Welfare Act;
                  Federal efforts to reduce threats to 
                human, animal, and plant health due to 
                predatory and invasive species; and
                  USDA's management of domestic pest 
                and disease surveillance and eradication 
                programs.

                          Livestock Marketing

                  USDA's implementation of mandatory 
                livestock price reporting;
                  USDA's implementation of voluntary 
                Country of Origin Labeling in preparation for 
                mandatory Country of Origin Labeling;
                  Effectiveness of the Grain 
                Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
                Administration (GIPSA) in monitoring the 
                potential for market manipulation in the 
                livestock industry; and
                  Concentration of agribusiness and the 
                potential impact on agricultural producers;

                   Homeland Security and Bioterrorism

                  Review the implementation of the 
                Public Health Security and Bioterrorism 
                Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 including 
                USDA and HHS joint regulation of select 
                biological agents and toxins; also, protection 
                against adulteration of food, debarment for 
                repeated or serious food import violations, 
                registration of food facilities and other 
                activities;
                  USDA's ability to protect, prevent 
                and effectively deal with an attack on 
                agriculture and its infrastructure;
                  Oversight of the transfer of the 
                Agricultural Quarantine Inspection 
                responsibility from the USDA to the Department 
                of Homeland Security;
                  USDA's management of domestic pest 
                and disease surveillance and eradication 
                programs in light of the transfer of resources 
                to the Department of Homeland Security; and
                  USDA's continuing ability to conduct 
                foreign animal disease research, training and 
                diagnostic programs at the Plum Island Animal 
                Disease Center following the transfer of the 
                center to the Department of Homeland Security.

                              Miscellaneous

                  Adequacy of agricultural labor and 
                the agricultural guest worker program, H2A.

           II. COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES DURING THE 108TH CONGRESS


                     A. MAIN LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES

     The Committee on Agriculture reported or otherwise 
considered a variety of bills in the 108th Congress covering 
many of the diverse areas within its jurisdictional interest. A 
considerable portion of the committee's work in the first 
session of the 108th Congress was devoted to developing H.R. 
1904, which became Public Law 108-148, the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act. This bill represents the culmination of over 8 
years of effort dating back to 1997, when then-Chairman Bob 
Smith of Oregon introduced H.R. 2515, the Forest Recovery and 
Protection Act. Although that bill failed on the House floor, 
the problem it was intended to address became increasingly 
prevalent in the intervening years.
     In 3 of the last 6 years, wildland fires consumed more 
than twice the annual average number of acres. In 3 of the last 
4 years, the Forest Service has spent considerably more than $1 
billion annually suppressing wildfires. In two of those years, 
the severe depletion of funds for firefighting costs have 
essentially stopped implementation of other agency programs in 
middle of the fiscal year, disrupting program delivery.
     The conditions that have led to this situation are over-
crowded forests, wildfires, and insect infestations. Public 
forest and rangelands have been degraded by years of fire 
suppression and other management decisions that have led to an 
increase in over-crowded stands of trees, with far too many 
trees per acre than many arid areas can support. Catastrophic 
wildfires, which burn unusually hot and cause severe ecological 
damage, have been increasingly common, and Forest Service 
experts say over 70 million acres of forests, primarily in the 
Western United States, are at extreme risk of future 
catastrophic fires. A total of 190 million acres are considered 
to be at some degree of risk of catastrophic fire or insect 
infestations.
     While the Forest Service has increased their efforts to 
reduce hazardous fuel loads and improve forest health on the 
National Forests, procedural laws (including the National 
Environmental Policy Act and the National Forest Management Act 
(NEPA)) were hampering their ability to complete projects in a 
timely fashion. These cumbersome process-oriented laws were 
delaying projects to the point where any commercially-viable 
wood lost value, or, worse, the stands the project was intended 
to restore were destroyed by catastrophic wildfire before 
appropriate treatments could be executed.
     P.L. 108-148 is designed to streamline the process to 
execute vital forest health projects by specifying how Federal 
land management agencies are to comply with NEPA, as well as 
how to handle administrative appeals and litigation against 
forest health projects. Specific safeguards to protect old 
growth forests were included in the final version of the bill.
     Other provisions include: pilot research projects on a 
list of critical forest pests and diseases which primarily 
threaten Eastern Forests; research on biomass energy production 
from by-products of hazardous fuel reduction projects; and a 
new Watershed Forestry Assistance program designed to help 
landowners meet water quality objectives in their forests. 
(Note.-- For a description of P.L. 108-148, see under ``C. 
Digest of Bills Within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on 
Agriculture on Which Some Action Has Been Taken.'')
     Other major activities of the committee during the 108th 
Congress included the following:

Tobacco

     The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 was 
included in H.R. 4520, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, 
which became Public Law 108-357. This measure provides for the 
termination of tobacco marketing quotas and related price 
support, the compensation of tobacco quota holders and 
producers, and the assessment mechanism for tobacco 
manufacturers and importers.
     The current Tobacco Program was created by the Federal 
Government in 1938, and the overall structure of the program 
has been modified minimally since. The program consists of 
supply management and support prices and operates at no net 
cost to the Federal Government. In order to produce and market 
tobacco, farmers must own quota or rent quota from quota 
holders.
     In recent years, the Federal Tobacco Program has faced 
significant challenges. Domestic consumption of cigarettes has 
steadily decreased, as has U.S. leaf content in cigarettes. 
Domestic purchase intentions of manufacturers have decreased, 
and imports of tobacco have increased. As a result, tobacco 
quota holders have experienced more than a 50 percent reduction 
in their quotas over the past 8 years through no fault of their 
own.
     The tobacco provisions in P.L. 108-357 become effective 
with the 2005 and subsequent crops of each kind of tobacco. The 
law eliminates the current Federal tobacco price support and 
supply control program and compensates tobacco quota owners and 
growers for the elimination of the quota. Rather than being 
funded by the taxpayer, the buyout is funded by assessments on 
tobacco manufacturers and importers. The law does not provide 
authority for the Food and Drug Administration to regulate 
tobacco or tobacco products. The total cost of the law is 
limited to $10.14 billion over 10 years. (Note.-- For a 
description of P.L. 108-357, see under ``C. Digest of Bills 
Within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Agriculture on 
Which Some Action Has Been Taken'')

Economic Assistance

     Early in the 108th Congress, a $3.1 billion agricultural 
disaster assistance package was approved (P.L. 108-7). A 
portion of the measure was earmarked for livestock producers, 
as well as producers who suffered losses due to several years 
of persistent drought and other disasters.
     Later in the Congress, the committee saw enacted 
Agricultural Disaster Assistance which was included in the 
conference report to H.R. 4837, the Military Construction 
Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental 
Appropriations Act 2005, which became Public Law 108-324.
     In addition to experiencing excessive rains and wind from 
five major hurricanes making landfall in the United States, 
producers also suffered damages from early freezes, floods, 
droughts, and other natural disasters in 2004. The Agricultural 
Disaster Assistance measure contains funding for various 
assistance provisions, including crop loss, livestock, and tree 
assistance. Most of the provisions are offset by capping 
available funds for the Conservation Security Program at $6.037 
billion for fiscal year 2005 through 2014. (Note.-- For a 
description of P.L. 108-7 and P.L. 108-324, see under ``C. 
Digest of Bills Within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on 
Agriculture on Which Some Action Has Been Taken'')

Trade

     Trade continues to be a primary interest to the committee. 
Since fiscal year 1999, U.S. agricultural exports have show an 
upward trend, increasing from $49 billion to an estimated $55.5 
billion for fiscal year 2003 and a projected $57 billion for 
fiscal year 2004. These exports account for about a quarter of 
the gross income of U.S. farmers and ranchers and generate both 
farm and nonfarm employment. U.S. agricultural imports, 
estimated at $45 billion in fiscal year 2003 and $47.5 billion 
in fiscal year 2004, are fostered by low average U.S. tariffs, 
the relative strength of the U.S. dollar, and consumer tastes 
and preferences for high value food products, the largest 
component of imports.
     While various world economic and other factors influence 
exports, many farm groups believe that U.S. agriculture's 
future prosperity depends on U.S. trade policies such as 
negotiating improved market access for U.S. products 
bilaterally, regionally, and multilaterally; assuring market 
access and consumer acceptance at home and abroad for products 
of agricultural biotechnology; assuring that China adheres to 
its World Trade Organization (WTO) agricultural market access 
commitments; and resolving commodity trade disputes.
     The committee oversaw multilateral negotiations on 
agricultural trade liberalization in the WTO. The fifth 
ministerial conference was held September 2003 in Cancun, 
Mexico; however, the conference ended without an agreement on a 
framework for negotiating reductions in farm subsidies and 
agricultural tariffs, raising doubts about the ability of WTO 
member countries to complete the current round of negotiations, 
known as the Doha Development Agenda, by the scheduled deadline 
of January 1, 2005.
     Free trade agreements (FTA's) with Chile, Singapore, 
Australia, and Morocco were signed into law (P.L. 108-77, P.L. 
108-78, P.L. 108-286, and P.L. 108-302). Passage of the FTA's 
were expedited under the fast track procedure in the Trade Act 
of 2002. (Note.-- For a description of the FTA's, see P.L. 108-
77, P.L. 108-78, P.L. 108-286 and P.L. 108-302, see under ``C. 
Digest of Bills Within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on 
Agriculture on Which Some Action Has Been Taken'')

                  B. STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

(1) Statistics on bills referred to the Committee on Agriculture

    Number of bills referred:

House bills.......................................................   218
Senate bills......................................................    13
House joint resolutions...........................................     2
House resolutions.................................................     5
House concurrent resolutions......................................     3
Senate joint resolutions..........................................     1
Senate concurrent resolutions.....................................     0
                                                                  ______
     Total........................................................   242

Disposition of bills containing items under the jurisdiction of the 
Committee on Agriculture

Bills enacted into law............................................    26
Bills acted on by the committee included in other bills that 
    became law....................................................     0
Bills vetoed......................................................     0
Bills acted on by both Houses, but not enacted....................     3
Bills passed by the House but not considered by the Senate........    12
House resolutions passed..........................................     2
Bills reported to the House but not considered....................     2
Bills ordered reported, but not reported..........................    22
Bills defeated in the House.......................................     0
Other bills acted on by the committee.............................     4
(2) Statistics on hearings and markups

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                                                                  Open
                                                                business    Washington     Field        Total
                                                                meeting      hearings     hearings
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Full committee..............................................            9           19            1           29
Subcommittees:
    General Farm Commodities and Risk Management............            0            9            2           11
    Livestock and Horticulture..............................            0            3            2            5
    Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs........            0            1            0            1
    Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research...            1            5            3            9
    Department Opeerations, Oversight, Nutrition, and                   0            3            1            4
     Forestry...............................................
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      Total.................................................           10           40            9           59
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1. Bills Enacted into Law

             Public Law 108-58 (H.R. 2474)
     To authorize the Congressional Hunger Center to award Bill 
Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships for fiscal years 
2003 and 2004 (approved July 14, 2003).
     This Act ensures that funds appropriated to operate the 
Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellows Program are 
administered through the Congressional Hunger Center for fiscal 
years 2003 and 2004.
    Legislative History: H.R. 2474 was introduced by 
Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson on June 16, 2003. The bill was 
referred to the Committee on Agriculture and in addition to the 
Committee on International Relations. On June 25, 2003, the 
bill passed the House, under suspension of the rules by a vote 
of 411 yeas to 0 nays. On June 27, 2003, the bill passed the 
Senate by unanimous consent. On July 14, 2003, the bill was 
signed by the President into Public Law 108-58.
             Public Law 108-136 (H.R. 1588, S. 1050)
     To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year 
for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes (approved November 
24, 2003).
     This Act known as the National Defense Authorization 
included two provisions within the Committee on Agriculture's 
jurisdiction.
     Section 2852 of the Act authorizes the Secretary of the 
Air Force to take appropriate action to quiet title to tracts 
of land located in the platted subdivision of Falling Waters, 
Okalossa County, Florida adjacent to Eglin Air Force Base in 
order to resolve certain encroachment issues.
     The land was at one time within the Choctawatchee National 
Forest that was transferred in 1940 from the control and 
jurisdiction of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, 
to the control and jurisdiction of the War Department for 
military purposes. However, according to the 1940 Act, in the 
event that the area transferred within or adjacent to the 
national forest shall cease to be needed for military purposes, 
it be restored to a national-forest status.
     Section 1058 of the Act requires the Director of OMB to 
conduct a review of existing authorities regarding the use of 
Air Force and Air National Guard modular airborne fire-fighting 
system units and other DOD assets to fight wildfires to ensure 
that such assets are available in the most expeditious manner 
to fight wildfire on Federal or non-Federal land at the request 
of a Federal agency or State government. The Act also 
authorizes the Director to report to Congress on results and 
policy revisions and prohibits implementation of any revised 
policies until 30 days after the report has been submitted.
    Legislative History: H.R. 1588 was introduced by 
Representative Duncan Hunter on April 3, 2003. It was reported 
by the Committee on Armed Services on May 16, 2003, (H.Rept. 
108-106). On May 22, 2003, the bill was agreed to in the House 
by a vote of 361 yeas to 68 nays. On June 4, 2003, the bill was 
agreed to in the Senate with an amendment by voice vote. On 
July 16, 2003, the House appointed conferees from the Committee 
on Agriculture for consideration of sections 1057 and 2822 of 
the House bill. On November 7, 2003, the conference report 
(H.Rept. 108-354) was agreed to in the House by a vote of 362 
yeas to 40 nays, and 2 present. On November 12, 2003, the 
conference report was agreed to in the Senate by a vote of 95 
yeas to 3 nays. On November 24, 2003, the bill was signed by 
the President into Public Law 108-136.
             Public Law 108-140 (S.J. Res.22, H.J. Res. 74)
     Recognizing the Agricultural Research Service of the 
Department of Agriculture for 50 years of outstanding service 
to the Nation through agricultural research (approved December 
1, 2003).
     The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the primary 
research agency of the Department of Agriculture that provides 
the Department of Agriculture and other Federal offices with 
objective research that is critical to the mission of those 
offices. The agricultural research conducted by ARS has an 
enormous impact on the economic viability of agriculture in the 
United States and around the world. The ARS has achieved major 
scientific breakthroughs that have benefited farmers, ranchers, 
agribusiness, and consumers.
     This Act recognizes the Agricultural Research Service of 
the Department of Agriculture for 50 years of outstanding 
service to the Nation through agricultural research. The Act 
acknowledges the promise of ARS to continue to perform 
outstanding agricultural research in the next 50 years and 
beyond.
    Legislative History: H.J. Res. 74 was introduced by 
Chairman Goodlatte on October 21, 2003. On October 29, 2003, 
the Committee on Agriculture met in an open business meeting 
and ordered favorably reported H.J. Res. 74. S.J.Res. 22 was 
introduced by Senator Cochran on November 3, 2003. It was 
agreed to in the Senate without amendment by unanimous consent 
on November 3, 2003. On November 17, 2003, S.J.Res. 22 was 
agreed to in the House under suspension of the rules by a vote 
of 332 yeas to 0 nays. On December 1, 2003, the bill was signed 
by the President into Public Law 108-140.
            Public Law 108-148 (H.R. 1904, S. 2449)
     To improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture 
and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct hazardous fuels 
reduction projects on National Forest System land and Bureau of 
Land Management lands aimed at protecting communities, 
watershed, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic 
wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address 
threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic 
wildfire, across the landscape, and for other purposes 
(approved December 3, 2003; short title ``The Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act'').
     Major provisions of the ``Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act'' include:
    Hazardous Fuels Reduction on Federal Land: Directs the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior with 
respect to National Forest System lands, and public lands 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, to plan and 
conduct hazardous fuel reduction projects on specified types of 
Federal lands, including on certain lands that contain 
threatened and endangered species habitat. Directs the 
Secretary concerned to fully maintain, or contribute toward the 
restoration of, the structure and composition of old growth 
stands according to pre-fire suppression old growth conditions 
characteristic of the forest type. The Secretary should take 
into account the contribution of the stand to landscape fire 
adaptation and watershed health, and retain the large trees 
contributing to old growth.
     The Act directs the Secretary concerned to establish a 
multiparty monitoring, evaluation, and accountability process 
to assess ecological and social effects of authorized fuel 
projects. Directs the Secretary concerned to track, by the 
degree of severity, acres burned by wildfires and develop a 
process for monitoring the maintenance of treated areas, over 
time, to preserve the forest health benefits achieved.
     The Act directs the Secretary concerned to give priority 
to fuel projects that provide for the protection of communities 
and watersheds. Requires the Secretary concerned to plan and 
conduct fuel projects in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and other applicable laws, 
analyze alternative options to proposed agency actions, with 
exceptions for projects in wildland-urban interface areas and 
facilitate collaboration among State and local governments, 
Indian tribes, and interested persons during the preparation of 
each fuel project in a manner consistent with standards in the 
Western Governors Association's wildfire management strategy.
    Biomass: The Act amends the Biomass Research and 
Development Act to extend certain research by developing new 
tools for land managers, including tools to estimate the cost 
of delivering varying quantities of wood to a particular 
location.
     The Act amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 to allow the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service and in collaboration 
with eligible institutions, to accelerate adoption of biomass 
technologies, create community-based enterprises, and establish 
small-scale business enterprises to find uses for biomass.
     The measure also authorizes the Secretary to make grants 
to persons that own or operate facilities that use biomass for 
wood-based products or other commercial purposes to offset the 
costs incurred to purchase biomass.
    Watershed Forestry Assistance: The Act amends the 
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to permit the 
Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance to State 
foresters and State officials, or to Cooperative Extension 
officials at land grant colleges and universities and specified 
institutions, for the purpose of expanding State forest 
capacities and activities to address watershed issues on non-
Federal forested land and potentially forested lands. The Act 
directs the Secretary to develop, a technical assistance 
program to protect water quality, and establish a watershed 
forestry cost-share program.
    Insect Infestations and Related Diseases: The Act directs 
the Secretary concerned to establish an accelerated program to 
plan, conduct, and promote comprehensive and systematic 
information gathering on forest-damaging insects and associated 
diseases.
     The measure also allows the Secretary concerned to conduct 
applied silvicultural assessments on Federal lands that are 
infested with forest-damaging insects or that are at risk of 
such infestation.
    Healthy Forests Reserve Program: The Act directs the 
Secretary of Agriculture to establish the healthy forest 
reserve program within the Forest Service for the purpose of 
restoring and enhancing forest ecosystems to promote the 
recovery of threatened and endangered species as well as 
improve biodiversity and enhance carbon sequestration.
     The measure directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in 
coordination with the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce, 
to designate rare forest ecosystems to be eligible for the 
program. The Act sets forth eligibility criteria for private 
lands and specifies that lands may be enrolled pursuant to a 
10-year cost-share agreement, a 30-year easement, or a long-
term easement with a buyback option.
     The Act requires that lands enrolled in the program 
compile a restoration plan, which shall be developed jointly by 
the land owner and the Secretary of Agriculture. It sets forth 
the payment structures for the various methods of enrollment in 
the program and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide 
landowners with the technical assistance necessary to comply 
with the terms of the plan under the program.
     The Act also directs the Secretary of the Interior to 
provide safe harbor provisions under the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 to landowners who enroll land in the program when such 
enrollment will result in a net conservation benefit for 
listed, candidate, or other species.
    Miscellaneous: The Act directs the Secretary of Agriculture 
to carry out a program to inventory and monitor forest stands 
including forest stands in the National Forest System and on 
private forest land that will address issues such as the early 
detection and assessment of environmental threats and to 
develop an early warning system for potential catastrophic 
environmental threats to forests.
    Legislative History: H.R. 1904 was introduced by 
Representative McInnis on May 1, 2003, and referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture and in addition to the Committee on 
Resources. On May 9, 2003, the Committee on Agriculture 
reported the bill to the House, H.Rept. 108-96 part I, and the 
Committee on Resources was discharged from further 
consideration. However, on that same date, the bill was 
sequentially referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. On May 
16, 2003, the Committee on the Judiciary reported the bill to 
the House, H.Rept. 108-96 part II. On May 20, 2003, the bill 
passed the House by a vote of 256 yeas to 170 nays. On July 31, 
2003, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and 
Forestry reported the bill to the Senate, S.Rept. 108-121. On 
October 30, 2003, the bill passed the Senate by a vote of 80 
yeas to 14 nays. On November 20, 2003, Conference Report 108-
386 was filed. On November 21, 2003, the Conference Report 
passed the House, by a vote of 286 yeas to14 nays. On that same 
date, the Conference Report passed the Senate by unanimous 
consent. On December 3, 2003, the bill was signed by the 
President into Pubic Law 198-148. (Note.-- See also the 
discussion under ``D. Oversight. Summary for April 30, 2003, 
Hearing Serial No. 108-3'')
             Public Law 108-152 (S. 117, H.R. 482)
     To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or 
exchange certain land in the State of Florida, and for other 
purposes (approved December 1, 2003).
     This Act authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell 
or exchange specified land in Florida. The Act also requires 
the concurrence of the Secretary of the Air Force with respect 
to the sale or exchange of certain land.
    Legislative History: S. 117 was introduced by Senator 
Graham of Florida on January 9, 2003. On January 9, 2003, the 
Senate agreed to the bill, without amendment, by unanimous 
consent. The bill was then referred to the House Committee on 
Agriculture. On November 19, 2003, the bill was passed by the 
House, under suspension of the rules by a voice vote. On 
December 3, 2003, the bill was signed by the President into 
Public Law 108-152.
             Public Law 108-161 (H.R. 1367, 1858)
     To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a 
loan repayment program regarding the provision of veterinary 
services in shortage situations, and for other purposes 
(approved December 6, 2003).
     This Act authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, subject 
to the availability of appropriations, to assist veterinarians 
in repaying their educational loans if they agree to provide 
veterinary medical services in areas where the Secretary has 
determined a shortage of qualified veterinarians exist.
     In addition, the Act authorizes the Secretary to provide 
additional loan repayment for those veterinarians in the 
program who agree to provide services to the Federal Government 
in emergency situations. Examples of when this may be important 
include California's outbreak of Exotic Newcastle Disease and 
the outbreak of low pathogenic Avian Influenza in Virginia. In 
both of these examples, the Federal Government, acting through 
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, mobilized 
its resources in order to detect, control and eradicate 
diseases. Having a pool of qualified veterinarians able to 
assist in a time of emergency simply bolsters the ability to 
rapidly contain diseases which can cost our economy millions of 
dollars.
    Legislative History: H.R. 1367 was introduced by 
Representative Pickering on March 19, 2003. The Committee on 
Agriculture ordered reported the bill on October 29, 2003. On 
November 17, 2003, the bill passed the House, under suspension 
of the rules by a voice vote. The bill passed the Senate, 
without amendment, by unanimous consent. On December 6, 2003, 
the bill was signed by the President into Public Law 108-161.
             Public Law 108-204 (S. 523)
     To make technical corrections to laws relating to Native 
Americans, and for other purposes (approved March 2, 2004).
     This Act makes technical changes to Indian laws relating 
to tribal sovereignty, culture, and economic development 
potential. These changes include the extension of several 
expiring authorizations, amending provisions and statutes 
relating to particular Indian tribes, and modifying certain 
Native American programs.
     Of interest to this committee is section 128 of the Act 
which adds the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College in Mount 
Pleasant, Michigan to the list of 1994 Land Grant Institutions.
    Legislative History: S. 523 was introduced by Senator 
Campbell on March 5, 2003. On May 15, 2003, the bill was 
reported to the Senate by the Committee on Indian Affairs, S. 
Rept.108-49. On July 30, 2003, the bill passed the Senate by 
unanimous consent. The bill was referred to the House Committee 
on Resources. On November 17, 2003, the Committee on Resources 
reported the bill, H.Rept. 108-374 part I. However, on that 
same date, the House Committee on Agriculture received a 
sequential referral of the bill. On January 31, 2004, the 
Committee on Agriculture was discharged from further 
consideration. On February 11, 2004, the bill passed the House, 
under suspension of the rules by a voice vote. On March 2, 
2004, the bill was signed by the President into Public Law 108-
204.
             Public Law 108-278 (H.R. 3846, S. 2134)
     To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement or 
contract with Indian tribes meeting certain criteria to carry 
out projects to protect Indian forest land (approved July 22, 
2004).
     This Act establishes a process for the Secretaries of 
Agriculture and the Interior to enter into contracts or 
agreements with certain Indian tribes to carry out land 
management activities on Federal lands adjacent to tribal 
forests or rangelands. The purpose of such projects would be to 
restore lands that pose a risk of fire, disease, or other 
threat to tribal lands.
    Legislative History: H.R. 3846 was introduced by 
Representative Pombo on February 26, 2004 and referred to the 
Committee on Resources and in addition to the Committee on 
Agriculture. On May 20, 2004, the Committee on Resources 
reported the bill, H.Rept. 108-509 pt. 1. On that same date, 
the Committee on Agriculture discharged the bill from further 
consideration. On June 21, 2004, the bill passed the House, as 
amended, under suspension of the rules by a voice vote. On June 
22, 2004, H.R. 3846 was received in the Senate. On June 25, 
2004, the bill passed the Senate without amendment, by 
unanimous consent. On July 22, 2004, the President signed H.R. 
3846 into Public Law 108-278.
             Public Law 108-279 (S. 1167, H.R. 2304)
     To resolve boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone Counties 
in the State of Missouri (approved July 22, 2004).
     This Act establishes a process for the Forest Service and 
the U.S. Army to resolve boundary disputes with private 
landowners around the Mark Twain National Forest. The Act 
provides property owners who have ownership disputes with the 
two agencies 15 years to notify the Federal Government of their 
claim. Upon receipt of a valid claim, the appropriate agency 
would then either convey the disputed property to owners or 
confirm Federal ownership and compensate the private owners for 
the value of the disputed land. In the first case, the agencies 
could convey the land without consideration and pay associated 
administrative costs and reimbursements to the landowner.
    Legislative History: S. 1167 was introduced by Senator Bond 
on June 2, 2003. On June 3, 2003, the companion bill H.R. 2304 
was introduced by Representative Blunt. On November 17, 2003, 
H.R. 2304 passed the House, amended, under suspension of the 
rules by a voice vote. On March 9, 2004, the Senate Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources reported S. 1167, amended, S. 
Rept. 108-234. On May 19, 2004, S. 1167 was agreed to by the 
Senate by unanimous consent. On July 12, 2004, S. 1167 passed 
the House, without amendment, under suspension of the rules by 
a voice vote. On July 22, 2004, the President signed S. 1167 
into Public Law 108-279.
             Public Law 108-317 (HR. 2696)
     To establish Institutes to demonstrate and promote the use 
of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of 
wildfires, and restore the health of fire-adapted forest 
woodland ecosystems of the interior West (approved October 5, 
2004).
     The Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 
2004 directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service to establish institutes to promote 
the use of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of 
wildfires and restore the health of forest and woodland 
ecosystems in the interior West (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, 
Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah). The Act would also authorize the 
appropriation of $15 million for the Secretary of Agriculture 
to establish and provide assistance to three research 
institutes. Those institutes would be required to develop 
strategies, conduct research on, transfer, promote, and monitor 
restoration-based hazardous fuel reduction treatments to reduce 
the risk of severe wildfires and enhance the health of forests 
within the interior West.
    Legislative History: H.R. 2696 was introduced by 
Representative Rick Renzi on July 10, 2003. The bill was 
referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the 
Committee on Agriculture. On November 21, 2003, the Committee 
on Resources reported the measure, amended, H.Rept. 108-397 pt. 
1, and the Committee on Agriculture was discharged from further 
consideration. On February 24, 2004, H.R. 2696 passed the 
House, as amended, under suspension of the rules by a voice 
vote, and the bill was referred to the Senate Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources. On March 29, 2004, the Senate 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources reported the measure, 
without amendment, S. Rept. 108-252. On September 15, 2004, 
H.R. 2696 passed the Senate, without amendment, by unanimous 
consent. On October 5, 2004, the President signed H.R. 2696 
into Public Law 108-317.
             Public Law 108-319 (H.R. 3249)
     To extend the term of the Forest Counties Payments 
committee (approved October 5, 2004).
     This Act extends the term of the Forest Counties Payments 
committee to coincide with the sunset of the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, which 
expires on September 30, 2007. The committee was created in the 
fiscal year 2001 Interior Appropriations bill and is comprised 
of local government county and school officials. Its purpose 
was to develop long-term solutions to ensure the proper 
management of our national forests, emphasizing forest health 
and economic activity, and evaluate the effectiveness of the 
County Schools legislation.
    Legislative History: H.R. 3249 was introduced by 
Congressman Greg Walden on October 3, 2003. The bill was 
referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the 
Committee on Agriculture. On October 28, 2003, H.R. 3249 passed 
the House, under suspension of the rules by a voice vote, and 
was referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources. On May 20, 2004, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources reported the bill, without amendment, S.Rept. 108-
277. On September 15, 2004, the bill passed the Senate, without 
amendment, by unanimous consent. On October 5, 2004, the 
President signed H.R. 3249 into Public Law 108-319.
             Public Law 108-341 (S. 1814, H.R. 3433)
     To transfer Federal lands between the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior (approved October 
18, 2004)
     This Act transfers administrative jurisdiction of certain 
Federal lands in Stoddard County, Missouri, from the Secretary 
of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture for continued 
operation of the Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center. 
The Act also transfers eligible employees, with their benefits 
and without a break in Federal service and without competition, 
from the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, to the Department of Agriculture (approved October 18, 
2004).
    Legislative History: S. 1814 was introduced by Senator Bond 
on November 3, 2003 and referred to the Senate Committee on 
Environment and Public Works. On April 20, 2004, S. 1814 passed 
the Senate, without amendment by unanimous consent. On April 
21, 2004, the bill was referred to the House Committee on 
Resources, and in addition to the committees on Agriculture, 
and Education and the Workforce. On October 4, 2004, the bill 
was reported by the Committee on Resources, without amendment, 
H.Rept. 108-716, and the committees on Agriculture and 
Education and the Workforce were discharged. On that same date, 
the bill passed the House, under suspension of the rules by a 
vote of 333 yeas to 0 nays. On October 18, 2004, the President 
signed the S. 1814 into Public Law 108-341.
             Public Law 108-350 (S. 33, H.R. 3744)
     To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or 
exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other 
land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forest and 
to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, 
construct, or improve administrative sites (approved October 
21, 2004).
     This Act allows the Forest Service to sell or exchange a 
total of 23 administrative sites on National Forest lands in 
Arkansas and Oklahoma and use the funds generated to relocate 
and renovate offices as well as purchase and replace 
administrative sites. The total value of the sites to be sold 
is $3.375 million. The total acreage involved requires an act 
of Congress to allow the agency to sell these lands. These 
sales will encourage efficient management of the National 
Forest system lands in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
    Legislative History: S. 33 was introduced by Senator 
Blanche Lincoln on January 1, 2003 and referred the Senate 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. On November 
24, 2003, S. 33 passed the Senate by unanimous consent. On 
December 8, 2003, S. 33 was referred to the Committee on 
Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture. On 
September 23, 2004, S. 33 was ordered reported, without 
amendment, by the Committee on Agriculture. On October 5, 2004, 
S. 33 passed the House, without amendment, under suspension of 
the rules by a voice vote. On October 21, 2004, S. 33 was 
signed by the President into Public Law 108-350.
             Public Law 108-357 (H.R.4520, S. 1637)
     To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove 
impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, 
and high-technology business and workers more competitive and 
productive both at home and abroad (approved October 22, 2004).
     Title VI of H.R. 4520 repeals the tobacco marketing quota 
program and provides tobacco farmers and quota holders with 
transitional assistance payments over 10 years that are 
financed with assessments on tobacco companies. The Act capped 
the program at $10.14 billion.
     The Act also includes the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax 
(VEETC) which extends the Ethanol Tax Incentive through 2010 
and ensures that the full amount of user excise taxes levied 
will be collected and remitted to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). 
On average, this provision will generate more than $3 billion 
per year in additional HTF revenue. The Small Ethanol Producer 
Tax Credit will allow the credit to be passed through to the 
farmer owners of a cooperative promoting the growth of small 
business and farmer owned ethanol refineries. For the first 
time the biodiesel industry will receive a tax credit to 
encourage and promote the use of a clean fuel for diesel 
engines.
     Several timber-related tax provisions were included that 
allow small landowners to treat timber sale income as capital 
gains, expensing of reforestation costs, and expansion of 
biomass tax credit to include open-loop biomass. These 
provisions were drawn from several stand-alone bills, including 
H.R. 974, the Timber Tax Simplification Act, H.R. 1310, the 
Reforestation Tax Act, and portions of H.R. 6, (comprehensive 
energy bill). Most of these provisions are low- or no-cost 
items that will provide incentives for landowners to continue 
to replant forests, and provide new markets for undervalued 
timber resources on both public and private lands.
    Legislative History: H.R. 4520 was introduced by 
Representative Bill Thomas on June 4, 2004 and referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
on Agriculture. On June 16, 2004, H.R. 4520 was reported, 
amended, by the Committee on Ways and Means, H.Rept. 108-548 
pt. 1, and the Committee on Agriculture was discharged from 
further consideration. On June 17, 2004, H.R. 4520 passed the 
House, as amended, by a vote of 251 yeas to 178 nays. On July 
15, 2004, the Senate struck all after the enacting clause and 
inserted the text of S. 1637 as previously considered. A 
conference was held on September 29, 2004, October 4, 5, and 6, 
2004. On October 7, 2004, a conference report was filed, 
H.Rept. 108-755, and passed by the House, by a vote of 280 yeas 
to 141 nays. On October 11, 2004, the conference report passed 
the Senate by a vote of 69 yeas to 17 nays. On October 22, 
2004, H.R. 4520 was signed by the President into Public Law 
108-357.
             Public Law 108-375 (H.R. 4200, S. 2400)
     To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year 
for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes (approved October 
28, 2004).
     The Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2005 authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 
2005 for the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, and Air Force for 
aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement
     Section 1086 of the Act authorizes the Secretary of 
Agriculture to purchase ten aircraft for the National 
Interagency Fire Center for use in aerial firefighting. The 
measure requires that the aircraft be certified by the Chief of 
the Forest Service as suited for conditions commonly carried 
out in the United States, including Alaska.
    Legislative History: H.R. 4200 was introduced by 
Representative Duncan Hunter on April 22, 2004 and referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services. On May 14, 2004, H.R. 4200 was 
reported by the Committee on Armed Serviced, as amended, 
H.Rept. 108-491. On May 20, 2004, H.R. 4200 passed the House, 
as amended, by a vote of 391 yeas to 34 yeas. On June 23, 2004, 
H.R. 4200 passed the Senate after striking all after the 
enacting clause and inserting the text of S. 2400 by unanimous 
consent. On June 24, 2004, the Senate insisted on its 
amendment, requested a conference and appointed conferees. On 
September 28, 2004, the House disagreed to the Senate 
amendment, agreed to a conference and appointed conferees. 
Appointed from the Committee on Agriculture were Messrs. 
Goodlatte, Burns, and Stenholm. On September 29, 2004, a 
conference was held. On October 8, 2004, Conference Report 108-
767 was filed and passed by the House by a vote of 359 yeas to 
14 nays. On October 9, 2004, the Conference Report passed the 
Senate by unanimous consent. On October 28, 2004, H.R. 4200 was 
signed by the President into Public Law 108-375.
             Public Law 108-379 (H.R. 2984, S. 1827)
     To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to remove the 
requirement that processors be members of an agency 
administering a marketing order applicable to pears (approved 
October 30, 2004).
     H.R. 2984 amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act to remove 
the requirement that processors be members of an agency 
administering a marketing order applicable to pears. The Act 
allows producers to dictate how their funds will be used in 
pear promotion activities.
    Legislative History: H.R. 2984 was introduced by 
Congressman Greg Walden on July 25, 2003 and referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture. On September 23, 2004, H.R. 2984 was 
ordered reported by the Committee on Agriculture, without 
amendment. On October 5, 2004, H.R.2984 passed the House, 
without amendment, under suspension of the rules, by a voice 
vote. On October 11, 2004, the measure passed the Senate by 
unanimous consent. On October 30, 2004, H.R. 2984 was signed by 
the President into Public Law 108-379.
             Public Law 108-381 (H.R. 3217)
     To provide for the conveyance of several small parcels of 
National Forest System land in the Apalachicola National 
Forest, Florida, to resolve boundary discrepancies involving 
the Mt. Trial Primitive Baptist Church of Wakulla County, 
Florida, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 3217 authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to 
convey without consideration specified parcels of real property 
in the Apalachicola National Forest to the Mt. Trial Primitive 
Baptist Church of Wakulla County, Florida, to resolve boundary 
discrepancies. The measure also authorizes the Secretary to 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance as may be necessary to protect the interests of 
the Unites States.
    Legislative History: H.R. 3217 was introduced by 
Representative Allen Boyd on October 1, 2003 and referred to 
the Committee on Agriculture. On October 29, 2003, H.R. 3217 
was ordered reported by the Committee on Agriculture, without 
amendment. On November 17, 2003, H.R. 3217 passed the House, 
without amendment, under suspension of the rules by a voice 
vote. On October 11, 2004, the measure passed the Senate by 
unanimous consent. On October 30, 2004, H.R. 3217 was signed by 
the President into Public Law 108-381.
             Public Law 108-384 (H.R. 3479)
     To provide for the control and eradication of the brown 
tree snake on the island of Guam and the prevention of the 
introduction of the brown tree snake to other areas of the 
United States, and for other purposes (approved October 30, 
2004).
     The Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act of 2004 
expresses the sense of Congress that there is a need for better 
coordinated control, interdiction, research, and eradication of 
the brown tree snake.
     The Act directs the Secretaries of the Interior and 
Agriculture to fund snake control, interdiction, research, and 
eradication efforts carried out by the Department of the 
Interior and the Department of Agriculture, other Federal 
agencies, States, territorial governments, local governments, 
and private sector entities.
     The measure also designates the brown tree snake as an 
agricultural pest under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act and as non-mailable matter.
    Legislative History: H.R. 3479 was introduced by Delegate 
Madeleine Bordallo of Guam on November 7, 2003 and referred to 
the Committee on Resources and in addition to the Committee on 
Agriculture. On September 15, 2004, H.R. 3479 was reported, 
amended, by the Committee on Resources, H.Rept. 108-687. On 
that same date, the measure was discharged from further 
consideration from the Committee on Agriculture. On September 
28, 2004, the measure passed the House, as amended, under 
suspension of the rules by a voice vote. On October 10, 2004, 
H.R. 3479 passed the Senate, without amendment, by unanimous 
consent. On October 30, 2004, H.R. 3479 was signed by the 
President into Public Law 108-384.
             Public Law 108-412 (S. 144, HR. 119)
     To require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a 
program to provide assistance through States to eligible weed 
management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative 
weeds on public and private land.
     The Noxious Weed Control Act of 2004 requires the 
Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide 
financial assistance through States to eligible weed management 
entities to control or eradicate ``noxious weeds,'' as defined 
by the Plant Protection Act. The measure limits the scope of 
potentially noxious weeds as animals, pests, and row crops are 
specifically ineligible. In developing the program, the 
Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior, 
representatives from States and Indian tribes with weed 
management entities or that have particular problems with 
noxious weeds, and public and private entities with experience 
in noxious management.
     Under the measure, weed management entities are to submit 
weed eradication or control projects initially to the States 
for approval. States would then submit projects to the 
Secretary. Based on priorities established in the Act, the 
Secretary may provide funding to the States, who serve as a 
pass through to those eligible weed management entities. 
Federal monies are limited to State, private and Federal lands 
under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service and the 
Bureau of Land Management. Priority for funding proposed 
projects will be given on the basis of the severity or 
potential severity of the noxious weed problem, the extent to 
which the Federal funds will be used to leverage non-Federal 
funds, the extent to which the State has made progress in 
addressing noxious weed problems, and such other factors as the 
Secretary deems relevant. The Secretary is mandated to provide 
special consideration for States with approved weed management 
entities established by Indian Tribes, and may also provide an 
additional allocation to a State to meet the particular needs 
and projects that such a tribal weed management entity will 
address. The Secretary will also make States responsible for 
the auditing and reporting of funded projects, as well as 
prescribe to States the requirements for funding applications 
to be made by the States to the Secretary.
     The Act authorizes $50 million annually from 2005-2009. 
Administrative costs incurred by the Secretary may not exceed 5 
percent in any given year, and the Federal share of any project 
carried out on non-Federal land may not exceed 50 percent. 
Administrative costs incurred by States are limited to 10 
percent annually.
     The Act also establishes an emergency response program 
that allows weed management entities at the request of the 
governor of the State in which they reside to forgo the 
application process established under the Act and request 
emergency funds from the Secretary to enable a rapid response 
to noxious weed outbreaks. The reporting and auditing 
requirements remain consistent with those established for non-
emergency funding requests under the Act.
    Legislative History: S. 144 was introduced by Senator Larry 
Craig on January 13, 2003 and referred to the Senate Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources. On February 11, 2003, S. 144 
was reported, amended, by the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources, S.Rept. 108-6. On March 4, 2003, S. 144 passed the 
Senate, as amended, by unanimous consent. On March 5, 2003, S. 
144 was referred to the Committee on Resources and in addition 
to the Committee on Agriculture. On June 1, 2004, S. 144 was 
reported, amended, by the Committee on Resources, H.Rept. 108-
517 pt. 1. On September 30, 2004, the Committee on Agriculture 
was discharged from further consideration. On October 4, 2004, 
S. 144 passed, the House, as amended, under suspension of the 
rules by a voice vote. On October 10, 2004, the Senate agreed 
to the House amendment by unanimous consent. On October 30, 
2004, the President signed S. 144 into Public Law 108-412.
             Public Law 108-421 (H.R. 1964, S. 999)
     To establish the Highlands Stewardship Area in the States 
of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, and for 
other purpose (approved November 30, 2004).
     The Highlands Conservation Act is to promote conservation 
of critical natural resources and priority conservation lands 
identified in the U.S. Forest Service's update of the New York-
New Jersey Highlands Regional Study (an area encompassing more 
than 2 million acres extending from eastern Pennsylvania 
through New Jersey and New York to northwestern Connecticut 
(the Highlands States)) and State open space plans. As passed 
by the House, the bill would authorize $10 million annually 
over 10 years for land conservation partnership projects, and 
$1 million over 10 years for U.S. Forest Service studies and 
technical assistance to private landowners and local 
communities.
    Legislative History: H.R. 1964 was introduced by 
Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen on May 6, 2003, and 
referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the 
Committee on Agriculture. On November 17, 2003, the Committee 
on Resources reported the bill, as amended, H.Rept. 108-373. On 
November 21, 2003, the Committee on Agriculture was discharged 
from further consideration and bill passed the House, as 
amended, under suspension of the rules by a voice vote. On 
December 9, 2003, H.R.1964 was received in the Senate and 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. On 
September 28, 2004, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources reported H.R. 1964, as amended, S. Rept. 108-376. On 
October 10, 2004, H.R. 1964 passed the Senate, as amended, by 
unanimous consent. On November 17, 2004, the House agreed to 
the Senate amendment to H.R. 1964, under suspension of the 
rules by a voice vote. On November 30, 2004 the President 
signed H.R. 1964 into Public Law 108-421.
             Public Law 108-444 (S. 2965)
     To amend the Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 
1999 to modify the termination date for mandatory price 
reporting (approved December 3, 2004).
     S. 2965 amends the Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting Act 
of 1999 to extend the termination date of such Acts mandatory 
beef and swine reporting and related authorities to September 
30, 2005.
    Legislative History: S. 2965 was introduced by Senator Thad 
Cochran on October 8, 2004. On that same date, the bill passed 
the Senate, without amendment by unanimous consent. On October 
9, 2004, S. 2965 was received in the House and referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture. On November 17, 2004, S. 2965 passed 
the House, without amendment, under suspension of the rules by 
a voice vote. On December 3, 2004, the President signed S. 2965 
into Public Law 108-444.
             Public Law 108-460 (H.R. 2119)
     To provide for the use by the State of North Carolina of 
Federal lands, improvements, equipment, and resource materials 
at the Oxford Research Station in Granville County, North 
Carolina (approved December 21, 2004).
     This Act authorizes the U.S. Department of Agriculture to 
convey, without any consideration, to the State of North 
Carolina, all rights, title and interest of the United States 
in, and real property and related personal property 
administered by USDA, as part of the Oxford Research Station. 
The research station, which has been abandoned for some time, 
was established in 1912 and is located at the western city 
limits of Oxford, NC. The North Carolina Department of 
Agriculture would like to use the facility to study invasive 
species.
    Legislative History: H.R. 2119 was introduced by 
Representative Frank Ballance on May 15, 2003 and referred to 
the Committee on Agriculture and in addition to the Committee 
on Government Reform. On September 23, 2004, the Committee on 
Agriculture ordered reported H.R. 2119, as amended. On October 
5, 2004, H.R. 2119, passed the House, as amended, under 
suspension of the rules by a voice vote. On October 6, 2004, 
H.R. 2119 was received in the Senate. On December 7, 2004, H.R. 
2119 passed the Senate without amendment by unanimous consent. 
On December 21, 2004, H.R. 2119 was signed by the President 
into Public Law 108-460.
             Public Law 108-465 (H.R. 3242)
     To ensure an abundant and affordable supply of highly 
nutritious fruits, vegetables, and other specialty crops for 
American consumers and international markets by enhancing the 
competitiveness of United States-grown specialty crops, and for 
other purposes (approved December 21, 2004.
     The Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 was 
intended to make changes in Federal agriculture policy in order 
to accomplish the goals of increasing fruit, vegetable and nut 
consumption and improving the competitiveness of United States 
specialty crop producers.
     The Act is an authorization of $54 million per year over 5 
years with several provisions designed to help U.S. specialty 
crop producers compete globally and export internationally, 
improve the focus of specialty crop research, and help improve 
response to pest and disease problems.
     The measure authorizes $44.5 million per year in State 
block grants to be used solely to enhance the competitiveness 
of specialty crops. Base grants of $100,000 would be awarded to 
each State with remaining monies to be allotted based on the 
proportion of the value of specialty crop production of each 
State in relation to the national value of specialty crop 
production for that year. Each State would have to submit a 
plan that fulfills the requirements of enhancing the 
competitiveness of specialty crops to the Secretary of 
Agriculture for approval. Additionally there are yearly audit 
requirements and the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to 
disqualify states for future grant receipt if the states fail 
to comply with the requirements of the plan.
     This Act also authorizes the appropriation of $2 million 
per year, in addition to Commodity Credit Corporation funds 
already made available, to carry out the Technical Assistance 
for Specialty Crops (TASC) program; authorizes $5 million per 
year and requires the Secretary of Agriculture to elevate the 
priority of current methyl bromide alternative research and 
extension activities and re-examine the risks and benefits of 
extending the phase-out deadline; authorizes $1.5 million per 
year for the maintenance of the Agricultural Marketing Service 
inspection training center in Fredericksburg, Virginia; and 
establishes and authorizes $1 million per year on the books of 
the Treasury a pest and disease response fund account. The 
Secretary shall have complete discretion regarding the use of 
this fund to support activities in response to economic and 
health threats posed by pests and diseases affecting 
agricultural commodities.
     The measure requires the Secretary of Agriculture to 
reduce the export petition certificate backlog, submit a report 
to Congress on the significant sanitary/phytosanitary issues 
that affect the export of specialty crops, and instructs the 
Secretary of Agriculture to enter into an agreement with the 
National Plant Board to obtain peer review of procedures and 
standards that govern consideration of import/export requests. 
Additionally the bill adds specialty crop research to the list 
of the United States Department of Agriculture's high priority 
research and extension activities, and establishes a permanent 
specialty crops committee under an existing board to study 
research needs of specialty crops and make recommendations. 
Specialty crops are defined for the purposes of this Act.
    Legislative History: H.R. 3242 was introduced by 
Representative Doug Ose on October 2, 2003 and referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture and in addition to the Committee on 
Ways and Means. On October 6, 2004, the Committee on 
Agriculture reported H.R. 3242, amended, H.Rept. 108-750 pt. 1, 
and the Committee on Ways and Means was discharged from further 
consideration. On October 7, 2004, H.R. 3242 passed the House, 
as amended, under suspension of the rules by a voice vote. On 
that same date H.R. 3242 was received in the Senate. On 
December 7, 2004, H.R. 3242 passed the Senate without amendment 
by unanimous consent. On December 21, 2004, H.R. 3242 was 
signed by the President into Public Law 108-465. (Note.-- See 
also the discussion under ``D. Oversight. Summary for November 
5, 2003, Hearing Serial No. 108-20'')
             Public Law 108-470 (H.R. 4620, S. 2866)
     To confirm the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture 
to collect approved State commodity assessments on behalf of 
the State from the proceeds of marketing assistance loans 
(approved December 21, 2004).
     For years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has 
collected State commodity checkoff assessments from marketing 
loans to fund research and promotion. In recent years, however, 
when producers within a State have voted to increase 
assessments on themselves, USDA has found that it lacks the 
statutory authority to recognize modified memorandums of 
understanding with a state. This Act provides USDA the 
authority to collect these assessments and allows USDA to 
recognize modified agreements with the States.
    Legislative History: H.R. 4620 was introduced by 
Representative George Nethercutt on June 18, 2004 and referred 
to the Committee on Agriculture. On September 23, H.R. 4620 was 
ordered reported, amended, by the Committee on Agriculture. On 
October 5, 2004, the measure passed the House, as amended, 
under suspension of the rules by a voice vote. On October 6, 
2004, H.R. 4620 was received in the Senate with no further 
action being taken. The companion bill S. 2866 was introduced 
by Senator Jim Inhofe on September 29, 2004. On September 30, 
S. 2866 was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under 
General Orders. On November 21, 2004, S. 2866 passed the 
Senate, without amendment by unanimous consent. On November 24, 
2004, S. 2866 was received in the House and referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture. On December 7, 2004, H.R. 4620 passed 
the Senate without amendment by unanimous consent. On December 
21, 2004, H.R. 4620 was signed by the President into Public Law 
108-470.
             Public Law 108-488 (H.R. 4569, S. 2575)
     To provide for the development of a national plan for the 
control and management of Sudden Oak Death, a tree disease 
caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, and 
for other purposes (approved December 23, 2004).
     This Act directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the 
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service and in consultation 
with other Federal agencies that have appropriate expertise, to 
develop a national plan to control and manage Sudden Oak Death, 
a forest disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen 
Phytophthora ramorum.
     The Act also directs such plan to address information 
derived by USDA to identify Phytophthora ramorum hosts and 
survey the extent of Sudden Oak Death, past and current efforts 
to understand the risk posed by Phytophthora ramorum.
    Legislative History: H.R. 4569 was introduced by 
Representative Max Burns on June 15, 2004 and referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture. On September 23, 2004, H.R. 4569 was 
ordered reported, without amendment, by the Committee on 
Agriculture. On October 5, 2004, the measure passed the House, 
without amendment, under suspension of the rules by a voice 
vote. On October 6, 2004, H.R. 4569 was received in the Senate 
. On December 8,2004, H.R. 4569 passed the Senate without 
amendment by unanimous consent. On that same date, the 
companion bill, S. 2575 passed the Senate without amendment by 
unanimous consent, after discharging the Senate Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. On December 23, 2004, 
H.R. 4569 was signed by the President into Public Law 108-488.
             Public Law 108-498 (S. 2856)
     To limit the transfer of certain Commodity Credit 
Corporation funds between conservation programs for technical 
assistance for the programs (approved December 23, 2004).
     This Act amends the Food Security Act of 1985 which makes 
certain Commodity Credit Corporation technical assistance 
funding available for producers and landowners participating in 
specified agricultural conservation programs. The measure 
limits the use of such funding only to the program for which it 
was made available.
    Legislative History: S. 2856 was introduced by Senator Thad 
Cochran on September 28, 2004 and referred to the Senate 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. On October 
11, 2004, S. 2856 was discharged from the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and passed by the Senate 
without amendment by unanimous consent. On November 16, 2004, 
S. 2856 was received in the House and referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture. On December 6, 2004, S. 2856 passed the House 
under suspension of the rules by a voice vote. On December 23, 
S. 2856 was signed by the President into Public Law 108-498. 
(Note.-- See also the discussion under ``D. Oversight. 
Summaries for June 4, 2003, Hearing Serial No. 108-7 and June 
15, 2004, Hearing Serial No. 108-32.)

Other Laws

     Several bills acted on by other authorizing committees, 
but not acted on by the Committee on Agriculture, were enacted 
with provisions relating to matters within the committee's 
jurisdiction. Following are abbreviated summaries of these 
bills, including some of the relevant provisions:

Legislative Matters

             Public Law 108-30 (S. 870)
     To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
to extend the availability of funds to carry out the fruit and 
vegetable pilot program (approved May 29, 2003).
     This Act extends the authorization to allow the funds for 
the fresh and dried fruit and fresh vegetable pilot program 
within the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to 
remain available through the completion of the 2003-2004 school 
years. The 2002 farm bill authorized $6 million for a fresh and 
dried fruit and fresh vegetable pilot program in a limited 
number of schools. Children in participating schools receive 
fresh fruits and vegetables at no cost throughout the school 
day. The pilot program is currently operating in 25 schools in 
each of 4 States (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Iowa) and one 
Indian reservation. The pilot program was to begin in September 
2002, however due to the timing of the passage of the farm 
bill, it did not begin until late November. As a result, the 
funds provided for this pilot were not fully expended.
    Legislative History: On April 20, 2003, S. 870 was 
introduced by Senator Harkin and passed by the Senate without 
amendment by unanimous consent. The bill was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce, but was not considered. 
On May 14, 2003, the bill passed the House under suspension of 
the rules by a voice vote. On May 29, 2003, the bill was signed 
by the President into Public Law 108-30.
             Public Law 108-73 (H.R. 2465, S. 1323)
     To extend for six months the period for which chapter 12 
of title 11 of the U.S.Code is reenacted (approved August 15, 
2003).
     Chapter 12 is a specialized form of bankruptcy relief 
available only to a family farmer with regular annual income. 
This form of bankruptcy relief permits eligible family farmers, 
under the supervision of a bankruptcy trustee to reorganize 
their debts pursuant to a repayment plan. The special 
attributes of chapter 12 make it better suited to meet the 
particularized needs of family farmers in financial distress 
then other forms of bankruptcy relief, such as chapter 11 
(business organization) and chapter 13 (individual 
reorganization).
     Chapter 12 was enacted on a temporary 7-year basis as part 
of the Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family 
Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 in response to the farm financial 
crisis of the early 1980's. It has subsequently been extended 
several times.
     This Act amends the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, as amended, to extend 
until January 1, 2004, the reenactment of chapter 12 of the 
Federal Bankruptcy Code (Adjustment of Debts of a Family Farmer 
with Regular Annual Income) thereby extending family farmer 
bankruptcy relief.
    Legislative History: On June 12, 2003, H.R. 2465 was 
introduced by Representative F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. On 
June 23, 2003, the bill passed the House under suspension of 
the rules by a voice vote. On June 24, 2003, the bill was 
received in the Senate, however, it was not referred to a 
committee. On July 31, 2003, the bill passed the Senate without 
amendment, by unanimous consent, clearing the measure for the 
President. On August 15, 2003, the bill was signed by the 
President into Public Law 108-73.
             Public Law 108-77 (H.R. 2738, S. 1416)
     To implement the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement 
(approved September 3, 2003).
     The U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is intended to 
benefit key U.S. export sectors including agriculture and 
construction equipment, autos and auto parts, computers and 
other information technology products, medical equipment and 
paper products. More than 85 percent of trade in these areas 
will become tariff free immediately, with most of the remainder 
to be phased out over 4 years.
     More than three-quarters of U.S. farm goods will enter 
Chile duty-free within 4 years and duties on U.S. products will 
be phased out over 12 years. Key U.S. farm products will 
benefit from improved market access, including pork and pork 
products, beef and beef products, soybeans, and soybean meal, 
durum wheat, feed grains, potatoes, and processed food products 
such as French fries, pasta, distilled spirits and breakfast 
cereals. Tariffs on U.S. and Chilean wines will first be 
equalized at low U.S. rates and then eliminated
     U.S. farmers will have access to Chile that is as good as 
or better than the European Union or Canada, both of which 
already have FTAs with Chile.
     Chilean price bands, under which important duties on the 
same product may vary according to price level, will be phased 
out. During the phase out, producer of these products will be 
treated as good as or better than their competitors with other 
countries.
     The FTA eliminated the use of export subsidies on U.S.-
Chilean farm trade, but preserves the right to respond to third 
countries' use of export subsidies to displace U.S. products in 
the Chilean market and vice-versa.
     The U.S.-Chile FTA establishes a Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary (SPS) Matters whose objective is to enhance 
implementation of the WTO SPS Agreement and develop a mutual 
understanding of each other's SPS and regulatory processes.
     The U.S.-Chile FTA also renewed their commitment to 
continue to work on resolving important sanitary and 
phytosanitary issues, such as meat and dairy inspection and 
meat grading, which are inhibiting trade.
    Legislative History: On July, 15, 2004, Representative 
DeLay and Representative Rangel introduced H.R. 2738, both by 
request. The bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary. On 
July 21, 2003, the bill was reported by the Committee on Ways 
and Means, H.Rept. 108-224 pt I and on July 22, 2003, reported 
by the Committee on the Judiciary, H.Rept. 108-224, pt II. On 
July 24, 2003, the bill passed the House by a vote 270 yeas to 
156 nays. On July 31, 2003, the bill passed the Senate, without 
amendment by a vote of 65 yeas to 32 nays. On September 3, 
2003, H.R. 2738 was signed by the President into Public Law 
108-77. (Note.-- See also the discussion under ``D. Oversight. 
Summaries for May 21, 2003, June 18, 2003, and July 22, 3003, 
Hearing Serial No. 108-5, and April 28 2004 and May 19, 2004, 
Hearing Serial No. 108-29'')
             Public Law 108-78 (H.R. 2739, S. 1417)
     To implement the United States-Singapore Free Trade 
Agreement (approved September 3, 2003).
     The United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement is 
intended to enhance the commercial relationship with American's 
12th largest trading partner. It will also serve as the 
foundation for other possible FTAs in southeast Asia.
     In 2002, American farmers exported around $259 million 
worth of food products to Singapore. By binding all of its 
tariffs at zero, Singapore will open its markets to American 
agricultural products and create new opportunities for American 
farmers to sell their produce to a national whose small size 
prevents it from being able to grow enough food for consumption 
by its citizens
    Legislative History: On July, 15, 2004, Representative 
DeLay and Representative Rangel introduced H.R. 2739, both by 
request. The bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary. On 
July 21, 2003, the bill was reported by the Committee on Ways 
and Means, H.Rept. 108-225 pt I and on July 22, 2003, reported 
by the Committee on the Judiciary, H.Rept. 108-225, pt II. On 
July 24, 2003, the bill passed the House by a vote 309 yeas to 
114 nays. On July 31, 2003, the bill passed the Senate, without 
amendment by a vote of 66 yeas to 32 nays. On September 3, 
2003, H.R. 2739 was signed by the President into Public Law 
108-78. (Note.-- See also the discussion under ``D. Oversight. 
Summaries for May 21, 2003, June 18, 2003, and July 22, 3003, 
Hearing Serial No. 108-5, and April 28 2004 and May 19, 2004, 
Hearing Serial No. 108-29.)
             Public Law 108-130 (S. 313, H.R. 1260)
     To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
establish a program of fees relating to animal drugs (approved 
November 18, 2003).
     In 1996 Congress enacted the Animal Drug Availability Act 
to streamline drug review and approval procedures. However, 
contrary to Congressional intent and despite additional 
resources, it became more difficult to get new products 
approved. This Act will authorize a program of fees by the Food 
and Drug Administration (FDA) relating to the review of new 
animal drugs. Under this legislation, the additional revenues 
generated from fees paid by the animal health industry would be 
dedicated for use in expediting the new animal drug review 
process, in accordance with performance goals that would be 
developed by FDA in consultation with the industry.
    Legislative History: S. 313 was introduced by Senator 
Ensign on February 5, 2003 and referred to the Senate Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. On May 21, 2003, the 
bill was reported, amended, by the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor and Pensions, H.Rept. 108-51. On May 23, 2003, 
the bill passed the Senate, as amended, by unanimous consent. 
On June 4, 2003, the bill was referred in the House to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce. On November, 4, 2003, S. 313 
passed the House under suspension of the rules, amended, by a 
voice vote. On November 7, 2003, the Senate agreed to the House 
amendment, clearing the measure for the President. On November 
12, 2003, the President signed S. 313 into Public Law 108-130.
             Public Law 108-134 (H.R. 3232)
     To reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition 
programs through March 31, 2004 (approved November 22, 2003).
     The Act amends the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act, and the Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC 
Amendments of 1987, to reauthorize certain school lunch and 
child nutrition programs through March 31, 2004.
    Legislative History: H.R. 3232 was introduced by 
Representative Castle on October 2, 2003 and referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce. On October 28, 2003, 
H.R. 3232 passed the House, as amended, under suspension of the 
rules by a voice vote, On October 29, 2003, the bill was 
referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry. On November 6, 2003, the Senate Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged and the 
bill was passed by the Senate by unanimous consent, clearing 
the measure for the President. On November 22, 2003, H.R. 3232 
was signed by the President into Public Law 108-134.
             Public Law 108-211 (S. 2241)
     To reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition 
programs through June 30, 2004 (approved March 31, 2004).
     This Act extends provisions in the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch and Commodity Distribution Reform Act 
that are due to expire on March 31, 2004. These provisions 
ensure that low income children have access to safe and 
nutritious food in school, after school, and during the summer 
months. Passage of this legislation will give Congress 
additional time to complete work on H.R. 4, the ``Personal 
Responsibility, Work, and Family Protection Act of 2003.''
    Legislative History: S. 2241 was introduced by Senator 
Cochran on March 26, 2004. It was agreed to in the Senate 
without amendment by unanimous consent on March 26, 2004. The 
bill was held at the desk in the House and agreed to under 
suspension of rules by a voice vote on March 30, 2004. On March 
31, 2004, the bill was signed by the President into Public Law 
108-211.
             Public Law 108-265 (S. 2507, H.R 3873)
     To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide children with 
increased access to food and nutrition assistance, to simplify 
program operations and improve program management, to 
reauthorize child nutrition programs, and for other purposes 
(approved June 30, 2004).
     This Act reauthorizes programs contained in the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act 
of 1966 through fiscal year 2008. Some of the various programs 
include the Special Nutrition Supplemental Program for Women, 
Infants, and Children (WIC), the Summer Food Service Program, 
the State Administrative Expense Program, and the WIC Farmer's 
Market Nutrition Program.
     This Act also amends the Commodity Distribution Reform Act 
and WIC Amendments of 1987 to reform certain commodity 
provisions as they relate to Federal child nutrition programs.
     The Act requires school food authorities (which currently 
are only authorized) to certify directly as eligible for free 
school meals, without further application, any child who is a 
member of a food stamp household. The Act amends the Food Stamp 
Act of 1977 to require State food stamp agencies to enter into 
agreements to cooperate in such direct certification. This 
requirement would be phased in over 3 years based on district 
size, starting with the largest school districts.
     The Act expands the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable program to 
eight States and three Indian reservations. The program 
proivides free fresh and dried fruits and vegetables to 
eligible schools.
    Legislative History: H.R. 3873 was introduced by 
Representative Castle on March 2, 2004 and referred to the 
committee Education and the Workforce. On March 23, 2004, H.R. 
3873 was reported, amended, by the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce, H.Rept. 108-445, and passed by the House under 
suspension of the rules, by a vote of 419 yeas to 5 nays. On 
March 25, 2004, H.R. 3873 was referred to the Senate Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. S. 2507 was introduced 
by Senator Cochran and reported by the Senate Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on June 7, 2004. See S. 
Rept. 108-279. On June 23, 2004, S. 2507 passed the Senate, 
amended, by unanimous consent. On June 24, 2004, S. 2507 passed 
the House, without amendment, by unanimous consent. On June 30, 
2004, the bill was signed by the President into Public Law 108-
265.
             Public Law 108-282 (S. 741, H.R. 2079)
     To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with 
regard to new animal drugs, and for other purposes (approved 
August 2, 2004).
     This Act addresses the critical shortage of animal drugs 
available for minor species, which are defined as animals other 
than humans that are not major species (cattle, horses, swine, 
chickens, turkeys, dogs and cats), and for minor uses for major 
species, which are defined as the use of a drug in a major 
species for a disease that occurs infrequently in a small 
number of animals, or in limited geographic areas in a small 
number of animals annually.
     The Act also provides for new requirements for the 
labeling of food in order to protect consumers with food 
allergies. Specifically, food that contains one of the eight 
major food allergens (milk, eggs, fish, Crustacean shellfish, 
tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybean) must list the food 
source from which the major food allergen is derived either 
immediately after the list of ingredients or in parentheses 
following an ingredient that contains a food allergen.
    Legislative History: S. 741 was introduced by Senator 
Sessions on March 27, 2003. On February 8, 2004, S. 741 was 
reported, amended, by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor 
and Pensions, S.Rept. 108-226. On March 8, 2004, S. 741 passed 
the Senate, as amended, by unanimous consent. On July 15, 2004, 
S. 741 was reported, without amendment, by the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, H.Rept. 108-608. On July 20, 2004, the 
bill passed the House, without amendment, under suspension of 
the rules, by a voice vote. On August 2, 2004, the bill was 
signed by the President into Public Law 108-282.
             Public Law 108-286 (H.R. 4759, S. 2610)
     To implement the United States-Australia Free Trade 
Agreement (approved August 3, 2003).
     The U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement is intended to 
provide expanded export opportunities for a range of U.S. 
agricultural goods. Duties on all U.S. agricultural exports to 
Australia, which totaled $700 million in 2003, will be 
eliminated immediately upon entry into force of the Agreement. 
Currently, Australia maintains duties of 5 percent on fresh and 
processed fruits and vegetables, soups, processed food, some 
grains, oilseeds and other products. For some dairy products, 
Australia's tariffs reach 30 percent. Duties on most imports 
from Australia will be phased out over a period of 4 to 18 
years. Duties will be maintained on sugar and certain dairy 
products. In addition, for certain products, including beef, 
dairy, cotton, peanuts, and certain horticultural products, the 
Agreement includes other mechanisms, such as preferential 
tariff rate quotas and safeguards. The United State and 
Australia agree to work together in WTO agriculture 
negotiations to improve market access; reduce, with a view to 
phasing out, all forms of export subsidies; to develop 
disciplines eliminating State trading enterprises' monopoly 
export rights; and to substantially reduce trade-distorting 
domestic support.
    Legislative History: On July, 6, 2004, Representative DeLay 
and Representative Rangel introduced H.R. 4759, both by 
request. The bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means. Also, on July 6, 2004, Senator Grassley introduced S. 
2610, which was referred to the Committee on Finance. On July 
12, 2004, the Committee on Ways and Means reported the bill 
without amendment, H.Rept. 108-597. On July 14, 2004, H.R. 4759 
passed the House by a vote of 314 yeas to 109 nays. On July 15, 
2004, H.R. 4759 passed the Senate by a vote of 80 yeas to 16 
nays. On August 3, 2004, the President signed H.R. 4759 into 
Public Law 108-286. On August 25, 2004, S. 2610 was reported by 
the Committee on Finance, S.Rept. 108-316. (Note.-- See also 
the discussion under ``D. Oversight. Summaries for May 21, 
2003, June 18, 2003, and July 22, 3003, Hearing Serial No. 108-
5, and April 28 2004 and May 19, 2004, Hearing Serial No. 108-
29.'')
             Public Law 108-302(H.R. 4842, S.2677)
     To implement the United States-Morocco Free Trade 
Agreement (approved August 17, 2004).
     The United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement will go 
into effect on or after January 1, 2005, if the President 
determines that Morocco has complied with certain provisions of 
the Agreement.
     For agriculture, U.S. poultry, beef, wheat, corn, and 
sorghum exports will benefit from liberalization of Morocco's 
tariff-rate quotas. Morocco will also provide immediate duty-
free access on products such as pecans, frozen potatoes, and 
breakfast cereals and more graduated duty-free on other 
products such as soybeans, sorghum, and grapes. For its part, 
the United States will phase-out all agricultural tariffs 
within 15 years.
    Legislative History: On July 15, 2004, Representative DeLay 
and Representative Rangel introduced H.R. 4842, both by 
request. The bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means. Also on July 15, 2004, Senator Grassley introduced S. 
2677, which was referred to the Committee on Finance. On July 
21, 2004, the Committee on Ways and Means filed a report to 
accompany H.R. 4842, H.Rept. 108-627. On that same day, S. 
2677, passed the Senate, without amendment by a vote of 85 yeas 
to 13 nays. On July 22, 2004, H.R. 4842 passed the House, 
without amendment, by a vote of 323 yeas to 99 nays. On that 
same day, H.R. 4842 passed the Senate by unanimous consent. On 
August 17, 2004, H.R. 4842 was signed by the President into 
Public Law 108-302. On August 25, 2004, S. 2677 was reported by 
the Committee on Finance, S. Rept. 108-317. (Note.-- See also 
the discussion under ``D. Oversight. Summaries for May 21, 
2003, June 18, 2003, and July 22, 3003, Hearing Serial No. 108-
5, and April 28 2004 and May 19, 2004, Hearing Serial No. 108-
29.'')
             Public Law 108-369 (S. 2864, H.R. 5167)
     To extend for 18 months the period for which chapter 12 of 
title 11, United States Code, is reenacted.
     The Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2004 amends the 
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1999, to extend for 18 additional months (until July 1, 
2005) the period for which chapter 12 of the Federal Bankruptcy 
Code (Adjustments of Debts of a Family Farmer) is reenacted.
    Legislative History: S. 2864 was introduced by Senator 
Charles Grassley on September 29, 2004 and referred to the 
Senate Committee on the Judiciary. On October 6, 2004, S. 2864 
passed the Senate, without amendment by unanimous consent. On 
October 8, 2004, the measure passed the House, without 
amendment by unanimous consent. On October 25, 2004, the 
President signed S. 2864 into Public Law 108-369.
    Appropriations
             Public Law 108-7 (H.J. Res.2)
     Making further Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal 
Year 2003, and for other purposes (approved February 20, 2003).
     Division N, title 2 of Public Law 108-7 is known as the 
``The Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003'' and provides 
disaster payments for crop losses for either 2001 or 2002 (a 
producer will choose which year) and will operate like the 2000 
disaster program (with a few exceptions). The Agricultural 
Assistance Act covers all traditional disaster crops.
     The Act expands eligibility for the 2002 Livestock 
Compensation Program (LCP) which was initiated by the 
Administration to provide assistance for selected types of 
livestock in counties designated as disaster counties. The Act 
re-establishes a more targeted Livestock Assistance Program 
(LAP) for producers suffering grazing losses in counties 
designated as disaster counties due to weather-related 
problems.
     The Act also provides the Livestock Compensation Program 
with a flat payment by number and type of livestock to all 
livestock producers in a qualifying disaster county. The 
measure provides funding through the Commodity Credit 
Corporation (CCC) to producers who were in counties eligible to 
be declared 2001 or 2002 primary disaster counties but had not 
applied for a disaster designation by the original cutoff date, 
in addition to counties designated as disaster counties for 
reasons other than drought.
     The Act authorized the Livestock Assistance Program to 
provide payments to livestock producers for grazing losses in a 
primary disaster county. However, payments vary by the severity 
of the grazing loss.
     The Act provided $250 million for replenishment of section 
32 funds. section 32 funds are used for government purchases of 
surplus fruits and vegetables and other commodities that are 
used by schools and food banks.
     The Act gives direct payments to tobacco growers who are 
eligible at a $.0555 per pound based on the national basic 
poundage quota for the 2002 marketing year.
     The Act provides compensation for losses to the cottonseed 
industry resulting from hurricanes and other conditions in 
2002. The measure also provides disaster assistance to 
sugarcane producers for losses resulting from hurricanes in 
2002.
     The Act further provides disaster assistance for sugar 
beet losses for either 2001 or 2002. A producer will choose 
which year.
     The Act provides assistance to agricultural producers 
located along Rio Grande for suffering economic losses because 
of irrigation water shortages caused by Mexico's failure to 
deliver water to the United States under treaty obligations.
     The Act provides $1.65 million to reimburse producers in 
New Mexico for losses during 2002 due to pesticide 
misapplications by the Federal Government.
     The Act allows the Secretary to use up to $18.2 million of 
funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation to compensate 
Florida commercial citrus and lime growers for lost production 
from trees removed to control citrus canker and certified 
citrus nursery stocks placed in a citrus canker quarantine 
area. It specifies that to be eligible for assistance due to 
tree removal a grower must have removed the tree after 
September 30, 2001.
     The Act ensures that the reduction in Conservation Reserve 
Program (CRP) annual payments on CRP acres approved for haying 
and grazing in 2002 because of drought and other weather 
problems is waived for all producers.
     The Act specifies that the Secretary may use funds from 
the Commodity Credit Corporation made available for USDA 
conservation programs for the provision of technical 
assistance.
     The Act allows producer-owned coops to forfeit 1999, 2000 
and 2001 crops of type 21 fire-cured tobaccos or type 37 
Virginia sun-cured tobacco.
     The Act provides $15 million to address chronic bovine 
tuberculosis problems in the El Paso region.
     The Act provides $70 million to USDA to cover 
administrative costs of implementing this title and the 2002 
farm bill.
    Legislative History: H.J. Res. 2 was introduced by 
Representative Young of Florida on January 7, 2003 and referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations. On January 8, 2003, the 
resolution passed the House, without amendment by a voice vote. 
On January 9, 2003, the resolution was received by the Senate 
and placed on the Senate legislative calendar for 
consideration. On January 23, 2003, the resolution passed the 
Senate, as amended, by a vote of 69 yeas to 29 nays. After 
passage, the Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a 
conference and appointed conferees. On January 29, 2003, the 
House disagreed to the Senate amendment, agreed to a conference 
and appointed conferees. A Conference was held on February 10, 
and 11, 2003. On February 13, 2003, conference report 108-10 
was filed and passed by the House by a vote of 338 yeas to 83 
ayes. On that same date, the conference report was filed in the 
Senate and passed by a vote of 76 yeas to 20 nays. On February 
20, 2003, the resolution was signed by the President into 
Public Law 108-7. (Note.-- See also the discussion under ``D. 
Oversight. Summary for April 10, 2003, Hearing Serial No. 108-
2'')
             Public Law 108-83 (H.R. 2657, S. 1383)
     Making appropriations for the legislative branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes 
(approved September 30, 2003).
     The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act funds House and 
certain Senate operations as well as various joint support 
services and Federal agencies. Included in this Act was an 
additional $319 million for wildland fire management.
    Legislative History: H.R. 2657 was introduced and reported 
as an original measure by Representative Kingston on July 1, 
2003. See House Report 108-186. On July 9, 2003, the bill 
passed the House, as amended, by a vote of 394 yeas to 26 nays. 
On July 10, 2003, the Senate received the bill and began 
consideration. On July 11, 2003, the bill passed the Senate, 
amended, by a vote of 85 yeas to 7 nays. On that same date, the 
Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference and 
appointed conferees. On September 16, 2003, the House disagreed 
to the Senate amendment, agreed to a conference and appointed 
conferees. On September 18, 2003, conference report 108-279 was 
filed in the House. On September 24, 2003, the conference 
report passed the House, by a vote of 371 yeas to 56 nays and 
the Senate by unanimous consent. On September 30, 2003, the 
President signed H.R. 2657 into Public Law 108-83.
             Public Law 108-108 (H.R. 2691, S. 1391)
     Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes (approved November 10, 2003).
     The Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2004, reduced Forest Service funding to 
just over $67 million, a roughly 25 percent cut from the 
previous fiscal year. It mandated that if the Forest Service 
was forced to transfer funds from other programs to cover fire 
suppression expenses, the first source of those funds was to be 
the Forest Legacy Program.
    Legislative History: H.R. 2691 was introduced and reported, 
H.Rept. 108-195, as an original measure by Representative 
Charles Taylor on July 10, 2003. On July 17, 2003, H.R. 2691 
passed the House, as amended, by a vote of 268 yeas to 152 
nays. On September 23, 2003, the bill passed the Senate, 
amended, by a voice vote. On that same date, the Senate 
insisted on its amendment, requested a conference and appointed 
conferees. On October 1, 2004, the House disagreed to the 
Senate Amendment, agreed to a conference, and appointed 
conferees. On October 28, 2003, Conference Report 108-330 was 
filed. On October 30, 2003, the Conference Report passed the 
House by a vote of 190 yeas to 229 nays. On November 3, 2003, 
the report passed the Senate by a vote of 87 yeas 2 nays. On 
November 10, 2003, H.R. 2691 was signed by the President into 
Public Law 108-108.
             Public Law 108-199 (H.R. 2673, S. 1427)
     Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the 
Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes 
(approved January 23, 2004).
     This Act--known also as the ``Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2004''--provides $80.6 billion for the Department of 
Agriculture and related agencies and programs. Broken down, it 
provides: (1) $3.27 billion for agriculture credit program loan 
authorizations; (2) $1.15 billion for the Agricultural Research 
Service; 3) $989 million for the Farm Service Agency; 4) $858 
million for conservation activities; (5) $784.5 million for the 
Food Safety and Inspection Service; (6) 725.5 million for the 
Animal and Plant Healthy Inspection Service; (7) $30.9 billion 
for the Food Stamp Program; (8) $11.42 billion for child 
nutrition programs; (9) $4.64 billion for Special Supplemental 
Nutrition Programs for Women, Infants and Children; and (10) 
$1.19 billion for the Food for Peace Program.
     The Act delays until September 30, 2006 the mandatory 
country of origin labeling for all products except for farm-
raised and wild fish be delayed until September 30, 2006. Under 
the 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107-171), the labeling program was 
scheduled to begin on September 30, 2004.
    Legislative History: H.R. 2673 was introduced and reported 
as an original measure by Representative Bonilla on July 9, 
2003. See House Report 108-193. On July 14, 2003, the bill 
passed the House, as amended, by a vote of 347 yeas to 64 nays. 
On November 6, 2003, the bill passed the Senate, amended, by 
vote of 93 yeas to 1 nay. On November 17, 2003, the Senate then 
insisted on its amendment, requested a conference and appointed 
conferees. On November 18, 2003, the House disagreed to the 
Senate amendment, agreed to a conference, and appointed 
conferees. A Conference was held on November 19, 2003. On 
December 8, 2003, conference report 108-401 was filed in the 
House and passed by a vote of 242 to 176 nays. On January 22, 
2004, the conference report passed the Senate by a vote of 65 
yeas to 28 nays. On January 23, 2004, H.R. 2673 was signed by 
the President into Public Law 108-199.
             Public Law 108-324 (H.R. 4837, S.2674)
     Making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for 
other purposes (approved October 13, 2004).
     This Act provides $2.9 billion in emergency assistance for 
agricultural producers experiencing crop loss caused by natural 
disasters including drought conditions, hurricanes, and other 
disasters.
     The measure provides financial assistance to producers 
incurring qualifying crop or quality losses due to damaging 
weather or related condition for either the 2003, 2004, or 2005 
crop. Assistance is limited to only one of the crop years 2003, 
2004, or 2005 as elected by the producer. Qualifying crop 
losses for the 2005 crop are limited to only those losses 
caused by a hurricane or tropical storm of the 2004 hurricane 
season in counties receiving a Presidential disaster 
declaration.
     The measure requires that USDA administer the program in 
the same manner as the disaster bill contained in the 2001 
Agriculture Appropriations bill and deems ineligible for 
financial assistance those producers who did not purchase crop 
insurance or file appropriate paperwork for a noninsurable 
commodity for the year incurring the losses. The measure 
provides a waiver if the producers enter into a contract to 
purchase insurance coverage (at higher than the catastrophic 
level) for the insurable commodity for each of the next two 
crops, or in the case of a noninsurable commodity, to file the 
required paperwork and pay the administrative fee for each of 
the next two crops.
     The Act deems ineligible for financial assistance those 
producers with adjusted gross incomes of greater than $2.5 
million in 2003 and deems ineligible for financial assistance 
those producers not in compliance with highly erodible land 
conservation and wetland conservation provisions.
     The measure limits financial assistance to no greater than 
95 percent of what the value of the crop would have been in the 
absence of the losses and does not allow producers to be 
eligible for payments if they receive payments from section 32 
funds with respect to 2004 hurricane crop losses.
     The measure also provides financial assistance for 
livestock losses to producers for 2003 or 2004 losses (but not 
both years) in a county that has received an emergency 
designation by the President or the Secretary after January 1, 
2003. It requires that USDA administer the program in the same 
manner as the disaster provisions in the 2001 Agriculture 
Appropriations bill.
     The Act provides funding to producers who suffered tree 
losses during the period beginning on December 1, 2003, through 
December 31, 2004. I also provides an additional $15 million to 
eligible forest land owners who produce periodic crops of 
timber from trees for commercial purposes and who have suffered 
tree losses during the period beginning on December 1, 2003, 
through December 31, 2004. However, it does not allow producers 
to be eligible for payments if they receive payments from 
section 32 funds with respect to 2004 hurricane crop losses.
     The Act provides for assistance to participants in the 
Emergency Conservation Program.
     The Act caps the Conservation Security Program at 
$6,037,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2005 through 
2014.
    Legislative History: H.R. 4837 was introduced and reported 
as an original measure on July 15, 2004, by Representative 
Knollenberg, H.Rept. 108-607. On July 22, 2004, H.R. 4837 
passed the House, as amended, by a vote of 420 yeas to nay. On 
September 20, 2004, H.R. 4837 passed the Senate, as amended, by 
a vote of 91 yeas to 0 nays, in lieu of S. 2674. On October 9, 
2004, conference report 108-773 was filed and passed by the 
House by a vote of 374 yeas to 0 nays. On October 11, 2004, the 
Senate agreed to the conference report by a voice vote. On 
October 13, 2004, the President signed H.R. 4837 into Public 
Law 108-324.
             Public Law 108-447 (H.R. 4818, S. 2812)
     Making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal years ending 
September 20, 2005, and for other purposes (approved December 
8, 2004).
     This Act known also as the ``Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2005'' provides $83.3 billion for the Department of 
Agriculture and related agencies and programs. Broken down, it 
provides: (1) $16.5 billion for the Commodity Credit 
Corporation; (2) $1.299 billion for the Agricultural Research 
Service; (3) $1.008 million for the Farm Service Agency; (4) 
$837 million for conservation activities; (5) $824 million for 
the Food Safety and Inspection Service; (6) $820 million for 
the Animal and Plant Healthy Inspection Service; (7) $35.2 
billion for the Food Stamp Program; (8) $11.8 billion for child 
nutrition programs; 9) $5.3 billion for Special Supplemental 
Nutrition Programs for Women, Infants and Children; and (10) 
$1.8 billion for the Food for Peace Program.
     In order to offset part of the cost of the Act, division 
J, title I, section 122, requires that fiscal year 2005 
appropriations (and obligation limitations), with certain 
exceptions, be cut across the board by 0.80 percent. (The 
exceptions pertain to funding provided in the Defense, Homeland 
Security, and Military Construction Appropriations Acts enacted 
earlier in the session, as well as any supplemental 
appropriations for fiscal year 2005.) In addition, the cut 
applies to advance appropriations for fiscal year 2005 provided 
in prior appropriations acts and certain contract authority. 
According to preliminary estimates, the across-the-board cut is 
expected to yield savings of about $3.5 billion in budget 
authority and $1.9 billion in outlays for fiscal year 2005.
     The Act also: provides that $33,197,000 of the 
$814,623,000 allocated to the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service for Salaries and Expenses may be spent on an 
animal I.D. program; caps the Conservation Security Program at 
$202,411,000; rescinds all of the funds appropriated for the 
Local Television Loan Guarantee program; rescinds $3,500,000 of 
the funds in the Agricultural Conservation Program account; 
rescinds $163,000,000 of section 32 funds; rescinds 
$191,108,000 of the funds available for P.L. 480 Title I; adds 
producers of elk, reindeer and bison to the list of livestock 
producers eligible for emergency feed assistance; provides $1 
million to the Virginia Horse Center; provides $6 million to 
the Florida Department of Citrus; incorporates Chairman 
Goodlatte's legislation designating the oak tree as the 
national tree; and authorizes the Forest Service to charge 
recreation fees to visitors of Federal recreational lands and 
waters.
     The Act also removed the funding limitation for salaries 
and expenses for the Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP), 
however, it did include a provision canceling $20 million of 
the mandatory funds provided in the farm bill.
    Legislative History: H.R. 4818 was introduced and reported 
as an original measure by Representative Jim Kolbe of the 
Committee on Appropriations, H.Rept. 108-599. On July 15, 2004, 
H.R. 4818 passed the House, amended, by a vote of 365 yeas to 
41 nays. H.R. 4818 was expanded at the conference stage to 
cover eight other regular appropriations acts. The conference 
report, H.Rept.108-792, was reported on November 19, 2004.
     The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 4818, by 
a vote of 344-51, on November 20, 2004. The conference report 
was considered pursuant to the terms of a special rule, H. Res. 
866, which had been reported by the House Rules Committee 
earlier that day (H.Rept. 108-794). During House consideration 
of the special rule, it was amended to provide for automatic 
adoption in the House of a measure (discussed below) providing 
for enrollment corrections in H.R. 4818. The Senate agreed to 
the conference report, by a vote of 65-30, later that day.
     On December 6, 2004, the House completed action on H. Con. 
Res. 528, a measure correcting the enrollment of H.R. 4818.
    Among other things, the enrollment correction measure 
reduced from 0.83 percent to 0.80 percent the across-the-board 
cut in discretionary programs included in the conference 
report. (Note.-- See also the discussion under ``D. Oversight. 
Summary for July 20, 2004, Hearing Serial No. 108-35'')

2. Bills Acted on by the Committee Included in Other Laws Enacted

     None.

3. Bills Vetoed

     None.

4. Bills Acted on by Both Chambers But Not Enacted

            H.R. 4, to reauthorize and improve the program of block 
                    grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
                    families, improve access to quality child care and 
                    for other purposes.
     H.R. 4 was introduced by Representative Deborah Pryce on 
February 4, 2003 and referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means and in addition to the committees on Energy and Commerce, 
Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, and Financial 
Services. On February 13, 2003, H.R. 4 passed the House, 
without amendment, by a vote of 230 yeas to 192 nays. On 
October 3, 2003, the Senate Committee on Finance, reported the 
bill, amended, S.Rept. 108-162. On April 1, 2004, the Senate 
was unable to invoke a cloture motion by a vote of 51 yeas to 
47 nays.
     H.R. 4 as passed by the House was a bill to continue 
funding and revise the block grant Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families (TANF), which was created in the 1996 welfare 
reform law. Under the TANF block grant program, caseloads have 
fallen 50 percent, and is widely considered a success.
     The House passed measure included changes in law with 
regard to food stamps by 1) establishing a new Federal ``super 
waiver'' authority that would allow states to set aside or 
change Federal food stamp policies and 2) permit up to five 
states the authority to operate a food assistance block grant 
program in place of the regular Food Stamp Program.
            H.R. 6, to enhance energy conservation and research and 
                    development, to provide for security and diversity 
                    in the energy supply for the American people, and 
                    for other purposes.
     H.R. 6 was introduced by Representative Billy Tauzin on 
April 7, 2003 and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce and in addition to the committees on Science, Ways and 
Means, Resources, Education and the Workforce, Transportation 
and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Agriculture. On 
April 11, 2004, H.R. 6 passed the House, as amended, by a vote 
of 247 yeas to 175 nays. On July 31, 2003, H.R. 6 passed the 
Senate as amended, by a vote of 84 yeas to 14 nays. The Senate 
also insisted on its amendment, requested a conference and 
appointed conferees. On September 5, 2003, the House disagreed 
to the Senate amendment, agreed to a conference and appointed 
conferees. On November 18, 2003, Conference Report 108-375 was 
filed and passed by the House by a vote 246 yeas to 180 nays. 
On November 21, 2003, the Senate was unable to invoke a cloture 
motion by a vote of 57 yeas to 40 nays.
     H.R. 6 included a provision that set minimum ethanol 
production at 5 billion gallons, nearly doubling the number of 
bushels of corn for ethanol production from 1 billion bushels 
currently to about 2 billion by 2012. This would provide a 
boost to corn and sorghum prices by 10 to perhaps 30 cents per 
bushel. It would also have spillover effects to other crop 
prices as farmers shift acreage to corn and sorghum. The 
overall effect would be positive for net farm income by an 
estimated $2 to $4 billion by the year 2012. The measure also 
extends and expands income tax credit for the production of 
electricity from qualified energy resources including wind, 
closed-loop biomass, open-loop biomass, geothermal energy, 
solar energy, small irrigation power, and municipal solid 
waste.
     Renewable energy provisions relating to ethanol and 
biodiesel that were contained in this bill were modified and 
included in P.L. 108-357. (Note.-- See also the discussion 
under ``D. Oversight. Summary for March 15, 2004, Hearing 
Serial No. 108-26'')
     H.R. 2707, to direct the Secretaries of the Interior and 
Agriculture, acting through the U.S. Forest Service, to carry 
out a demonstration program to assess potential water saving 
through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive on forests and 
public lands administered by the Department of the Interior and 
the U.S. Forest Service.
     H.R. 2707 was introduced by Representative Stevan Pearce 
on July 10, 2003 and referred to the Committee on Resources and 
in addition to the Committee on Agriculture. On February 24, 
2004, the Committee on Resources reported H.R. 2707, as 
amended, H.Rept. 108-424 pt. 1. On that same date, the 
Committee on Agriculture was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill and H.R. 2707 passed the House, as 
amended, under suspension of the rules, by a vote of 367 yeas 
to 40 nays. On February 25, H.R. 2707 was received in the 
Senate and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under 
General Orders. The companion, bill S. 1516, was introduced by 
Senator Pete Domenici on July 31, 2003 and referred to the 
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. On March 9, 
2004, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources reported S. 
1516, as amended, S.Rept. 108-235. On May 19, 2004, S. 1516 
passed the Senate, as amended, by unanimous consent. On May 20, 
2004, S. 1516 was received by the House and held at the desk.
     H.R. 2707 directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in 
cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior to assess the 
extent of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive invasion in the western 
United States. The Act also authorizes a demonstration program 
to control Salt Cedar and Russian Olive on public lands.

 Bills Acted on by the House But Not the Senate

            H.J. Res. 49, Recognizing the important service to the 
                    Nation provided by the Foreign Agricultural Service 
                    of the Department of Agriculture on the occasion of 
                    its 50th anniversary.
     H.J. Res. 49 was introduced by Chairman Goodlatte on April 
10, 2003 and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and in 
addition to the Committee on International Relations. On June 
16, 2003, H.J. Res. 49 was reported by the Committee on 
Agriculture, H.Rept. 155 pt. 1, and the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further 
consideration. On June 25, 2004, the measure passed the House, 
under suspension of the rules by a vote of 409 yeas to 0 nays. 
On June 26, 2003, H.J. Res. 49 was referred to the Senate 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry with no 
further action being taken. (Note.-- On April 7, 2003, the 
Senate passed S. Res. 106, expressing the sense of the Senate 
with respect to the 50th anniversary of the Foreign 
Agricultural Service of the Department of Agriculture by 
unanimous consent. The House does not have the opportunity to 
act on Senate Resolutions.)
     H.J. Res. 49 cites the FAS for representing U.S. 
agriculture interests for 50 years and acknowledges the 
benefits that have been seen as agriculture exports have risen 
from $3 million in 1953 to over $50 million in 2002.
     The measure recognizes the FAS and its employees for 
cooperating with the agriculture community, identifying private 
partners capable of carrying out the FAS mission, identifying 
and expanding markets for U.S. agriculture products, 
introducing innovative and creative ways of expanding markets 
for agriculture products, providing international food 
assistance to feed the hungry worldwide, addressing unfair 
barriers to United States agriculture exports, implementing 
strict procedures governing the use of programs and funds for 
FAS, and overseeing the efficient and effective use of Federal 
funds to carry out programs.
            H. Con. Res. 494, Supporting the goals and purposes of 
                    National Farm Safety and Health Week and applauding 
                    the men and women who provide a stable supply of 
                    food and fiber for the United States and the world.
     H. Con. Res. 494 was introduced by Representative Thomas 
Reynolds on September 21, 2004 and referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture. On September 22, 2004, H. Con. Res. 494 passed the 
House, without amendment, under suspension of the rules by a 
voice vote. On September 23, 2004, H. Con. Res. 494 was 
referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry with no further action being taken.
     H. Con. Res. 494 declares that Congress supports the goals 
and purposes of National Farm Safety and Health Week, and 
applauds the men and women who provide a stable supply of food 
and fiber for the United States and the world.
            H.R. 1014, To require Federal land managers to support, and 
                    to communicate, coordinate, and cooperate with, 
                    designated gateway communities, to improve the 
                    ability of gateway communities to participate in 
                    Federal land management planning conducted by the 
                    Forest Service and agencies of the Department of 
                    the Interior, and to respond to the impacts of the 
                    public use of the Federal land administered by 
                    these agencies, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 1014 was introduced by Representative George 
Radanovich on February 27, 2003 and referred to the Committee 
on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture. 
On May 20, 2004, the Committee on Resources reported the bill, 
amended, H.Rept. 108-508 pt. 1, and the Committee on 
Agriculture was discharged from further consideration. On July 
19, 2004, H.R. 1014 passed the House, as amended, under 
suspension of the rules by a voice vote. On July 20, 2004, H.R. 
1014 was referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources with no further action being taken.
     H.R. 1014 directs the Secretary of the Interior or the 
Secretary of Agriculture to take certain steps to solicit 
involvement by government officials of local gateway 
communities (communities, including recognized Indian tribes or 
Alaska Native villages, that are near public lands) in the 
development of land use plans, programs, regulations, and 
decisions projects, or policies for public land under the 
jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the United States 
Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau 
of Land Management which are likely to have a significant 
impact.
            H.R. 2432, To amend the Paperwork Reduction Act and titles 
                    5 and 31, United States Code, to reform Federal 
                    paperwork and regulatory processes.
     H.R. 2432 was introduced by Representative Doug Ose on 
June 11, 2003 and referred to the Committee on Government 
Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget. On May 
14, 2004, H.R. 2432 was reported, amended, by the Committee on 
Government Reform, H.Rept. 108-490 pt. 1, and the measure was 
sequential referred to the Committee on Agriculture because of 
its jurisdictional interest in agriculture commodity programs 
created and reauthorized in the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002. On that same date, the Committee on the 
Budget and the Committee on Agriculture was discharged from 
further consideration. On May 18, 2004, H.R. 2432 passed the 
House, amended, by a vote of 373 yeas to 54 nays. However, H.R. 
2432 was laid on the table and its text appended to H.R. 2728, 
pursuant to H. Res. 645. H.R. 2728 passed the House by a vote 
of 251 yeas to 177 nays on May 18, 2004. On May 20, 2004, H.R. 
2728 was received in the Senate and placed on the Legislative 
Calendar under General Orders.
     Section 4 of the Paperwork and Regulatory Improvements Act 
removes statutory exemptions in the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-171) from various paperwork 
review and regulatory requirements.
            H.R. 2966, To preserve the use and access of pack and 
                    saddle stock animals on public land, including 
                    wilderness areas, national monuments, and other 
                    specifically designated areas, administered by the 
                    National Park Service, the Bureau of Land 
                    Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife 
                    Service, or the Forest Service where there is a 
                    historical tradition of such use, and for other 
                    purposes.
     H.R. 2966 was introduced by Representative George 
Radnovich on July 25, 2003 and referred to the Committee on 
Resources and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture. On 
May 20, 2004, H.R. 2966 was reported, amended, by the Committee 
on Resources, H.Rept. 108-513 pt. 1. On June 30, 2004, the 
Committee on Agriculture was discharged from further 
consideration. On September 21, 2004, H.R. 2966 passed the 
House, amended, under suspension of the rules by a voice vote. 
On September 22, 2004, H.R. 2966 was referred to the Senate 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with no further 
action being taken.
     The Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2004 
amends Public Law 91-383 to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to issue regulations 
directing Federal land management agencies to preserve and 
facilitate the continued use and access of pack and saddle 
stock animals on the lands they administer. Under the measure, 
as a general rule, trails and areas now used by pack and saddle 
stock animals would remain open and accessible for such use.
            H.R. 3157, To provide for the designation of a Department 
                    of Agriculture disaster liaison to assist State and 
                    local employees of the Department in coordination 
                    with other disaster agencies in response to a 
                    federally declared disaster areas as a result of a 
                    disaster.
     H.R. 3157 was introduced by Representative Roy Blunt on 
September 24, 2003 and referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture. On October 29, 2003, the Committee on Agriculture 
ordered reported the measure, as amended. On November 17, 2003, 
H.R. 3157 passed the House, as amended, under suspension of the 
rules by a voice vote. On November 18, 2003, H.R. 3157 was 
referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry with no further action being taken.
     H.R. 3157 would designate a specific disaster liaison from 
USDA headquarters to work with State and local USDA offices in 
federally-declared disaster areas. The liaison would coordinate 
the implementation of USDA disaster assistance with other 
Federal agencies' assistance and also with state department of 
agriculture.

            H.R. 3247, To provide consistent enforcement authority to 
                    the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park 
                    Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife 
                    Service, and the Forest Service to respond to 
                    violations of regulations regarding the management, 
                    use, and protection of public lands under the 
                    jurisdiction of these agencies, to clarify the 
                    purposes for which collected fines may be used, and 
                    for other purposes.
     H.R. 3247 was introduced by Representative Thomas Tancredo 
on October 2, 2003 and referred to the Committee on Resources, 
and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture. On May 20, 
2004, H.R. 3247 was reported, amended, by the Committee on 
Resources, H.Rept. 108-511 pt. 1, and the bill was then 
sequentially referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. On 
that same date, the Committee on Agriculture was discharged 
from further consideration. On June 30, 2004, the Committee on 
the Judiciary reported the measure, amended, H.Rept. 108-511 
pt. 2. On September 28, 2004, H.R. 3247 passed the House, as 
amended, under suspension of the rules by a voice vote. On 
September 29, 2004, the bill was received in the Senate with no 
further action being taken.
     The Trail Responsibility and Accountability for the 
Improvement of Lands Act amends Federal laws to provide that 
any person who knowingly violates or fails to comply with any 
of the provisions of such an Act or any regulations issued 
under such Act concerning the management, use, and protection 
of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands, National Park 
System (NPS) lands, National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) lands, and 
National Forest (NF) land shall be guilty of a Class A 
misdemeanor, subject to fine and or imprisonment as provided 
under Federal criminal law.
     The Act also set a minimum fine of $500 for fire usage 
violations on BLM lands, National Park Systems lands, and 
National Forest System lands, if the violation was the result 
of reckless conduct, occurred in an area subject to a complete 
ban on open fires, and resulted in damage to public or private 
property.
            H.R. 3514, To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
                    convey certain lands and improvements associated 
                    with the National Forest System in the State of 
                    Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 3514 was introduced by Representative John Peterson 
on November 18, 2003 and referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture. On September 23, 2004, H.R. 3514 was ordered 
reported, amended, by the Committee on Agriculture. On October 
5, 2004, the measure passed the House, as amended, under 
suspension of the rules by a voice vote. On October 6, 2004, 
H.R. 3514 was received in the Senate with no further action 
being taken.
     The Pennsylvania National Forest Improvement Act of 2003, 
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or convey six 
parcels of land from the Allegheny National Forest to local 
municipalities or private individuals. All of these parcels 
have been identified by the Forest Service as outlying parcels 
that are not connected to the National Forest. Three of the 
parcels would be conveyed to local government agencies, 
allowing them to consolidate operations to better serve their 
communities. Proceeds from the land sold would be used to 
improve administrative sites and acquire in holdings from 
willing sellers.
             H.R. 4503, To enhance energy conservation and research and 
                    development, to provide for security and diversity 
                    in the energy supply for the American people, and 
                    for other purposes.
     H.R. 4503 was introduced by Representative Joe Barton on 
June 3, 2004 and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce and in addition to the committees on Science, Ways and 
Means, Resources, Education and the Workforce, Transportation 
and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Agriculture, and the 
Budget. On June 14, 2004, H.R. 4503 passed the House, by a vote 
of 244 yeas to 178 nays. On June 16, 2004, H.R. 4503 was 
received in the Senate with no further action being taken.
     The Energy Policy Act of 2004 included provisions crucial 
to the agriculture sector including the Renewable Fuel Standard 
(RFS) and renewable energy tax provisions.
     The measure allowed for RFS to increase over time the 
contribution of ethanol and biodiesel, a clean-burning 
alternative fuel made from domestic renewable fuel sources, to 
our Nation's fuel supply, so that by 2012, 5 billion gallons of 
renewable fuels would be required. The mandate would begin at 
3.1 billion gallons in 2005.
     It was estimated that the legislation, which would 
dramatically increase the use of renewable fuels, would reduce 
the Nation's trade deficit by more than $34 billion, increase 
the GDP by $156 billion by 2012, create more than 214,000 jobs 
throughout the entire economy, expand household income by an 
additional $51.7 billion, increase net farm income nearly $6 
billion per year, create $5.3 billion of new investment in 
renewable fuel production capacity and displace more than 1.6 
billion barrels of oil.
     Additionally, the measure extends the production tax 
credit for alternative fuels to producers of electricity from 
wind, biomass (including livestock waste nutrients), and 
methane derived from farm wastes.
     The bill also has many provisions that allow for more 
domestic oil and natural gas exploration. (Note.-- This bill is 
similar to H.R. 6, for further discussion, see H.R. 6 under 
``4. Bills Acted on by Both Chambers But Not Enacted.'')
            H.R. 4617, To amend the Small Tracts Act to facilitate the 
                    exchange of small tracts of land, and for other 
                    purposes.
     H.R. 4617 was introduced by Representative John Doolittle 
on June 18, 2004 and referred to the Committee on Resources, 
and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture. On September 
8, 2004, H.R. 4617 was reported, amended, by the Committee on 
Resources, H.Rept. 108-666 pt. 1, and the Committee on 
Agriculture was discharged from further consideration. On 
September 28, 2004, the measure passed the House, as amended, 
under suspension of the rules by a voice vote. On September 29, 
2004, H.R. 4617 was received by the Senate with no further 
action being taken.
     H.R. 4617 authorizes two land exchanges between private 
landowners and the U.S. Forest Service of the U.S. Department 
of Agriculture. The Act provides for the Secretary of 
Agriculture to acquire two small tracts of land from two 
private landowners in the Tahoe National Forest. While the 
parcels are small enough to be exchanged under the Small Tracts 
Act, other antiquated limitations would prevent the exchange.
            H.R. 4838, To establish a Healthy Forest Youth Conservation 
                    Corps to provide a means by which young adults can 
                    carry out rehabilitation and enhancement projects 
                    to prevent fire and suppress fires, rehabilitation 
                    public land affected or altered by fires, and 
                    provide disaster relief, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 4838 was introduced by Representative Greg Walden on 
July 15, 2004 and referred to the Committee on Resources, and 
in addition to the Committee on Agriculture. On September 28, 
2004, H.R. 4838 passed the House, as amended, under suspension 
of the rules by a voice vote. On September 29, 2004, H.R. 4838 
was received in the Senate with no further action being taken.
     The Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Act of 2004 
establishes a Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Crops to be 
composed of young adults enrolled as members of a service and 
conservation corps covered by a contract or cooperative 
agreement to work on projects that prevent and suppress fires, 
rehabilitate public land affected by fires, and provide 
disaster relief. The Act authorizes the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
contracts or cooperative agreements directly with any service 
and conservation corps or State department of natural 
resources, agriculture, or forest to carry out such projects.
     The Act also directs the Secretaries to give priority to 
certain projects that will reduce hazardous fuels on publics 
lands, restore public land affected or threatened by disease or 
insect infestation, rehabilitate public land affected or 
altered by fires, assess public land at high risk of reburn, 
and address public land located near a municipal watershed and 
water supply.
            H.R. 5042, To amend the Department of Agriculture Organic 
                    Act of 1944 to ensure that the dependents of 
                    employees of the Forest Service stationed in Puerto 
                    Rico receive a high-quality elementary and 
                    secondary education.
     H.R. 5042 was introduced by Representative Anibal Acevedo-
Vila on September 9, 2004 and referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture. On September 23, 2004, H.R. 5042 was ordered 
reported, without amendment, by the Committee on Agriculture. 
On October 5, 2004, the measure passed the House, without 
amendment, under suspension of the rules by a voice vote. On 
October 6, 2004, H.R. 5042 was received in the Senate with no 
further action being taken.
     H.R. 5042 amends the Department of Agriculture Organic Act 
of 1944 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to pay for 
expenses related to the education of certain dependents of 
Forest Service employees stationed in Puerto Rico. Those 
expenses would include tuition at primary and secondary schools 
and the cost of transporting students to those schools. The 
measure specifies that the Forest Service could use any funds 
available to the agency to pay for those costs, including 
permanently appropriated funds.

Other Bills

     Several bills acted on by other authorizing committees, 
but not acted on by the Committee on Agriculture, were enacted 
with provisions relating to matters within the committee's 
jurisdiction. Following are abbreviated summaries of these 
bills, including some of the relevant provisions:

Legislative Matters

            H.R. 108, To amend the Education Land Grant Act to require 
                    the Secretary of Agriculture to pay the costs of 
                    environmental reviews with respect to conveyances 
                    under that Act.
     H.R. 108 was introduced by Representative J.D. Hayworth on 
January 7, 2003 and referred to the Committee on Resources. On 
April 8, 2004, H.R. 108 passed the House, without amendment, 
under suspension of the rules by a vote of 406 yeas to 8 nays. 
On April 9, 2003, H.R. 108 was received in the Senate and 
referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry with no further action being taken.
     H.R. 108 amends the Education Land Grant Act to require 
that the Forest Service pay the cost for all action required 
under the National Environmental Policy Act with respect to 
conveyance under the Education Land Grant Act. Additionally, 
both the conveyance of land under this Act and the forest plan 
amendment requires an environmental analysis under the National 
Environmental Policy Act. The Act and the interim Forest 
Service manual are silent on who bears the cost of the 
environmental analysis. H.R. 108 requires the Forest Service to 
bear the full cost of environmental analysis.

Appropriation Matters

     H.R. 4568, Making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 4568 was introduced and reported as an original 
measure by Mr. Taylor of the Committee on Appropriations, 
H.Rept. 108-542, on June 15, 2004. On June 16, 2004, the 
measure passed the House, as amended by a vote of 334 yeas to 
86 nays. Also on that date, two points of order were sustained 
that were brought up by Chairman Goodlatte against the bill 
that constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. On June 
21, 2004, H.R. 4568 was receive in the Senate and referred to 
the Senate Committee on Appropriations with no further action 
being taken.
     The House-passed bill further reduced Forest Service Land 
Acquisition from last year's $67 million to $15.5 million, a 77 
percent reduction.
     The House passed bill retained (in the Administrative 
Provisions) a funding limitation preventing the Forest Service 
from paying salaries or expenses related to the Forest Land 
Enhancement Program (FLEP). Chairman Goodlatte had language 
that would have cancelled $40 million in mandatory funding for 
FLEP struck from the bill on a point of order when the bill was 
considered on the floor of the House.
     The House passed bill (Sec. 317) amends the Knutson-
Vandenberg Act (Act of June 9, 1930, 16 USC 576(b)) to allow 
the Secretary to determine that receipts should be made 
available for fire suppression costs before they are determined 
to be ``excess'' and returned to the Treasury. Previous 
practice by the Forest Service had created questions about 
whether the Forest Service ``owed'' prior year receipts to the 
Treasury because they should have been declared ``excess'' 
under the K-V Act.
     Section 331 of the measure requires more detailed 
reporting to Congress on competitive sourcing studies conducted 
by the Forest Service, and restricts the application of 
competitive sourcing studies to activities with substantial 
potential to reduce costs.
     Title IV of the measure provided an additional $400 
million for emergency wildfire suppression activities, and, if 
not used for that purpose, to reimburse appropriated funds 
diverted to fire suppression in previous fiscal years.
     Section 402 of the passed bill prohibited the use of funds 
to plan, design, or construct forest roads on the Tongass 
National Forest in Alaska if such roads were necessary in order 
to conduct timber sales. (Note.-- For further action, see the 
discussion of Public Law 108-447 (H.R. 4818) under ``1. Bills 
Enacted Into Law'')
     H.R. 4766, Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
for fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes.
     H.R. 4766 was introduced and reported as an original 
measure by Mr. Bonilla of the Committee on Appropriations, 
H.Rept. 108-584, on July 7, 2004. On July 13, 2004, the bill 
passed the House by a vote of 389 yeas to 31 nays. On July 22, 
2004, H.R. 4766 was received in the Senate and referred to the 
Senate Committee on Appropriations with no further action being 
taken.
     This Act provided $83.1 billion for the Department of 
Agriculture and related agencies and programs. Broken down, it 
provided: 1) $16.5 billion for Commodity Credit Corporation; 2) 
$1.3 billion for the Agricultural Research Service; 3) $1 
billion for the Farm Service Agency; 4) $814 million for 
conservation activities; 5) $825 million for the Food Safety 
and Inspection Service; 6) $814 million for the Animal and 
Plant Healthy Inspection Service; 7) $34 billion for the food 
stamp program; 8) $11.4 billion for child nutrition programs; 
9) $4.9 billion for Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs for 
Women, Infants and Children; and 10) $1.18 billion for the Food 
for Peace Program.
     This Act also: rejected an administration proposal to fund 
technical assistance for two mandatory conservation programs 
with a new fiscal year 2005 discretionary account; provided 
funding increases for animal and plant pest and disease 
surveillance and eradication, including an expansion in funding 
of $20 million and oversight for bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy (BSE) activities; reduced spending for 
discretionary rural development programs by $86 million, but 
provided $152 million more than the administrations request; 
prohibited FDA from using funds to enforce the current stature 
that bans importation of prescription drugs by parties other 
than drug companies; and prohibited USDA employees from 
implementing a tobacco quota buyout program if the buyout 
payments are from appropriated funds. (Note.-- For further 
discussion see P.L. 108-447 (H.R. 4818) under ``1. Bills 
Enacted into Law'')
     H.R. 5212, Making emergency supplemental appropriations 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, for additional 
disaster assistance relating to storm damage, and for other 
purposes.
     H.R. 5212 was introduced by Representative Bill Young on 
October 5, 2004 and referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
and in addition to the Committee on the Budget. On October 6, 
H.R. 5212 passed the House, amended, by a vote of 412 yeas to 0 
nays. On October 7, 2004, H.R. 5212 was received by the Senate 
with no further action being taken.
     The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Hurricane 
Disasters Assistance Act of 2005 included language that would 
provide disaster assistance to producers affected by weather 
related disasters across the country. The provision contained 
offsets that impose a cap on spending for the Conservation 
Security Program (CSP). However, the language stipulated that 
producers could not received disaster assistance that exceeds 
95 percent of the crop's worth absent the disaster.
     Similar disaster assistance was included in the Senate 
version of H.R. 4567, fiscal year 2005 Homeland Security 
Appropriations bill. (Note.-- For further action, see the 
discussion of Public Law 108-324 (H.R. 4837) under ``1. Bills 
Enacted Into Law'')

6. House Resolutions Approved

    H. Res. 261, Expressing the support of the House of 
Representatives for the efforts of organizations such as Second 
Harvest to provide emergency food assistance to hungry people 
in the United States, and encouraging all Americans to provide 
volunteer services and other support for local antihunger 
advocacy efforts and hunger relief charities, including food 
banks, food rescue organizations, food pantries, soup kitchens, 
and emergency shelters.
     H. Res. 261 was introduced by Representative Frank Wolf on 
June 5, 2005 and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. On 
September 23, 2004, H. Res. 261 was ordered reported, without 
amendment, by the Committee on Agriculture. On October 5, 2004, 
the measure passed the House, without amendment, under 
suspension of the rules by a voice vote.
     This resolution recognizes the efforts of community-and 
faith-based groups such a Second Harvest to recover surplus 
food from restaurants and other facilities and donate it to 
local soup kitchens. These efforts play an important role in 
combating hunger which afflicts many American, particularly 
children.
    H. Res.481,Recognizing the establishment of Hunters for the 
Hungry programs across the United States and the contributions 
of those programs to efforts to decrease hunger and help feed 
those in need.
     H. Res. 481 was introduced by Representative Phil Gingrey 
on December 8, 2003 and referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture. On September 23, 2004, H. Res. 481 was ordered 
reported, without amendment, by the Committee on Agriculture. 
On October, 5, 2004, the measure passed the House, without 
amendment, under suspension of the rules by a voice vote.
     This resolution recognizes and encourages Hunters for the 
Hungry programs. These are voluntary, cooperative efforts among 
hunters, sportsmen's associations, meat processors, State meat 
inspectors, and hunger relief organizations to help feed those 
in need.
    Other Resolutions:
     Several other resolutions acted on by other authorizing 
committees, but not acted on by the Committee on Agriculture, 
were enacted with provisions relating to matters within the 
committee's jurisdiction. Following are abbreviated summaries 
of these bills, including some of the relevant provisions:
    H. Res.252, Expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives supporting the United States in its efforts 
within the World Trade Organization (WTO) to end the European 
Union's protectionist and discriminatory trade practices of the 
past 5 years regarding agricultural biotechnology.
     H. Res. 252 was introduced by Representative Roy Blunt on 
May 22, 2003 and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. 
On June 10, 2003, H. Res. 252 passed the House, amended, under 
suspension of the rules by a vote of 339 yeas to 80 nays.
     This resolution supports and applauds the efforts of the 
administration on behalf of the Nation's farmers and ranchers, 
and sound science by challenging the long-standing, unwarranted 
moratorium imposed in the European Union on agriculture and 
food biotech products. (Note.-- See also the discussion under 
``D. Oversight. Summary for June 17, 2003, Hearing Serial No. 
108-9.'')
    H. Res. 425, Recognizing and honoring the firefighters and 
other public servants who responded to the October 2003, 
historically devastating, outbreak of wildfires in Southern 
California.
     H. Res. 425 was introduced by Representative Susan Davis 
on October 30, 2003 and referred to the Committee on Government 
Reform. On November 5, 2003, H. Res. 425 passed the House, 
without amendment, under suspension of the rules by a voice 
vote.
     H. Res. 425 commends the firefighters and public servants 
who participated in responding to the October 2003 wildfires in 
southern California for their dedicated service to the people 
of California.
    7. Bills Reported to the House But Not Considered
            H.R. 1038, To increase the penalties to be imposed for a 
                    violation of fire regulations applicable to the 
                    public lands, National Park System lands, or 
                    National Forest System lands when the violation 
                    results in damage to public or private property, to 
                    specify the purpose for which collected fines may 
                    be used, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 1038 was introduced by Representative Thomas Tancredo 
on February 27, 2003 and refereed to the Committee on Resources 
and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture. On July 17, 
2003, H.R. 1038 was reported by the Committee on Resources, 
without amendment, H.Rept. 108-218 pt. 1, and the bill was 
sequentially referred to the Committee on the Judiciary until 
September 15, 2003. On September 10, 2003, the Committee on 
Resources filed a supplemental report, H.Rept. 108-218 pt. II. 
On September 15, 2003, the Committee on the Judiciary reported 
the measure, amended, H.Rept. 108-218 pt. III, and the 
Committee on Agriculture was discharged from further 
consideration. No further action was taken.
     The Public Lands Fire Regulations Enforcement Act of 2003 
amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to 
increase to $1,000 the maximum fine for violations of public 
lands regulations to the fine as provided under current Federal 
criminal law with respect to lands under the Bureau of Land 
Management.
     The measure also amend the National Park Service Organic 
Act, and other Federal laws concerning the National Forest 
System, to increase the maximum $500 fines to $10,000 for use 
and management violations with respect to national park and 
national forest lands.
     The bill also amends such Acts to set a minimum fine of 
$500 for fire usage violations on BLM public lands, National 
Park System lands, or National Forest System lands if the 
violation was the result of reckless conduct, occurred in an 
area subject to a complete ban on open fires, and resulted in 
damage to public or private property.
            H.R. 3283, To improve recreational facilities and visitor 
                    opportunities on Federal recreational lands by 
                    reinvesting receipts from fair and consistent 
                    recreational fees and passes and for other 
                    purposes.
     The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act was 
introduced by Representative Ralph Regula on October 8, 2003 
and referred to the Committee on Resources and in addition to 
the Committee on Agriculture. On November 19, 2004, H.R. 3283 
was reported, as amended, by the Committee on Resources, 
H.Rept. 108-790 pt. 1. On November 22, 2004, the Committee on 
Agriculture was granted an extension for further consideration 
ending not later than December 10, 2004. (Note.-- For further 
discussion, see P.L. 108-447 (H.R. 4818) under ``1. Bills 
Enacted Into Law'')
     H.R. 3283 directs the Secretary of the Interior (with 
respect to the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Bureau 
of Reclamation) and the Secretary of Agriculture (with respect 
to the Forest Service) to establish fair and equitable basic 
recreation fees, expanded recreation fees, and special 
recreation permit fees and guidelines identifying the process 
by which Federal land management agencies shall establish and 
change amounts charged for such fees.
    Other Bills
     One bill was reported by another authorizing committee, 
but not considered with provisions relating to matters within 
the Committee on Agriculture's jurisdiction. Following is an 
abbreviated summary of the bill, including some of the relevant 
provisions.
     H.R. 4264, To amend title 18, United States Code, to 
strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for other 
purposes.
     H.R. 4264 was introduced by Representative Mark Green on 
May 4, 2004 and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. On 
October 7, 2004, H.R. 4264 was reported, amended, by the 
Committee on the Judiciary, H.Rept. 108-756. No further action 
was taken.
     The Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2004 
amends the Federal criminal code to make the buying selling, or 
transporting of animals for participation in animal fighting 
ventures felonies to be charged under Title I8 of the U.S. 
Code. It authorizes jail time of up to 2 years for violations 
of the Federal animal fighting law doubling the current 
misdemeanor penalty of up to 1 year. Under current law, animal 
fighting prohibitions are misdemeanors under Title 7 of the 
U.S. Code.
    8. Bills Defeated in the House
     None.
    9. Other Bills Acted on by the committee
            H.R. 1907, to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to ensure 
                    that availability of funds to provide technical 
                    assistance for certain conservation programs of the 
                    Department of Agriculture.
     H.R. 1907 was introduced by Representative Frank Lucas on 
May 1, 2003 and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. On 
June 17, 2003, the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit and 
Rural Development, and Research ordered reported the bill, 
amended, to the Full committee with no further action being 
taken.
     H.R. 1907 amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to declare 
that certain funds reserved for technical assistance for the 
Farmland Protection Program, the Grassland Reserve Program, and 
the Environmental Quality Incentives Program shall be available 
only for the conservation program from which the funds were 
reserved and not for other specified programs. (Note.-- See 
also the discussion for P.L. 108-498 (S. 2856) under ``1. Bills 
Enacted Into Law'')

            H.R. 3372, To designate the facility of the Agriculture 
                    Research Service of the Department of Agriculture 
                    located at State Highway 26 West in Poplarville, 
                    Mississippi, as the ``Thad Cochran Southern 
                    Horticultural Laboratory.''
     H.R. 3372 was introduced by Representative Gene Taylor on 
October 21, 2003 and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. 
On September 23, 2004, H.R. 3372 was ordered reported, without 
amendment, by the Committee on Agriculture. In compliance with 
House rule XXII, clause 1(6), no further action was taken.
     H.R. 3372 would designate the Agriculture Research Service 
facility in Poplarville, Mississippi as the ``Thad Cochran 
Southern Horticultural Laboratory.'' This facility assists the 
Gulf Coast States in research and development of small fruits.

            H.R. 4576, To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 
                    to establish a voluntary program for the provision 
                    of country of origin information with respect to 
                    certain agricultural products, and for other 
                    purposes.
     H.R. 4576 was introduced by Chairman Bob Goodlatte on June 
15, 2004 and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. On July 
22, 2004, H.R. 4576 was ordered reported, without amendment, by 
the Committee on Agriculture. No further action was taken.
     Under current law, the U.S. Department of Agriculture must 
require country of origin labels for fish sold in the U.S. by 
September 30, 2004, and for meat, vegetable, and fruit 
commodities by September 30, 2006. H.R. 4576 would replace 
those requirements with a voluntary labeling program. A person 
participating in the voluntary program would be required to use 
a label created by the Secretary of Agriculture and to follow 
specific requirements and definitions to label food as 
originating in the United States.
     The measure also requires USDA to conduct a nationwide 
survey during the first year after enactment, and every 2 years 
thereafter, to evaluate whether consumers are able to determine 
the country of origin of fresh fruits and vegetables. Results 
of the survey and any recommendations for improving consumer 
awareness of the country of origin of fruits and vegetables 
would be reported to Congress. The Secretary of Agriculture 
would be authorized to assess labeling program participants a 
civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for violations of the terms 
of the program. (Note.-- See also the discussion under ``D. 
Oversight. Summaries for June 26, 2003, Hearing Serial No. 108-
12 and October 1, 2003 Hearing Serial No. 108-17.'')
            H.R. 5120, To improve the operation and utilization of the 
                    United States National Arboretum in the District of 
                    Columbia, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 5120 was introduced by Representative Calvin Dooley 
on September 22, 2004 and referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture. On September 30, 2004, H.R. 5120 was ordered 
reported, amended, by the Committee on Agriculture. No further 
action was taken.
     The U.S. National Arboretum Appreciation Act of 2004 
requires the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a contract 
with the Friends of the National Arboretum, either through a 
sole-source contract or other method and authorize the Friends 
of the National Arboretum to act as an agent of the USDA to 
allow the use of the grounds and facilities of the National 
Arboretum by private persons and entities. The measure also 
provides guidelines for services related to planning and 
overseeing special events. (Note.-- See also the discussion 
under ``D. Oversight. Summary for October 21, 2003, Hearing 
Serial No. 108-19.'')

                              D. OVERSIGHT

     The Committee on Agriculture and its subcommittees were 
active in their oversight functions, holding a number of 
oversight hearings both in the field and in Washington, DC 
during the course of the 108th Congress. The hearings related 
to the application, administration, and effectiveness of laws 
that lie within the committee's jurisdiction as well as the 
organization and operation of the Department of Agriculture and 
other Federal agencies having responsibility for the 
administration of such laws. The hearings often resulted in 
recommendations for improvements in the administration of the 
laws, regulations and policies in effect in the executive 
branch as they related to the committee's jurisdiction. 
Information gathered at these hearings was useful in preparing 
legislation for consideration in the House of Representatives.
     As part of its hearings, the committee and its 
subcommittees reviewed the way the particular Federal agency or 
department (usually the Department of Agriculture) administered 
existing laws related to the subject matter of the legislation 
before, or to be considered by, the committee. In some cases, 
legislation favorably reported to the House carries a 
termination date (a ``sunset'') to ensure that in the future 
Congress will again review the effectiveness and the methods 
with which the executive branch of Government has carried out 
the letter and the spirit of that statute.
     In keeping with the objective of the Oversight Plan as 
submitted to the Committee on Government Reform and House 
Administration, the committee and its subcommittees conducted 
the following chronological oversight hearings during the 108th 
Congress (Note.-- To see a copy of the Oversight Plan as 
submitted, see ``I. Summary of Organization, Jurisdiction, and 
Oversight Plan of the Committee on Agriculture.''):

 Oversight hearings

    March 26, 2003: Review of Artificial Barriers to United 
States Agricultural Trade and Foreign Food Assistance. Full 
committee. Hearing Serial No. 108-1.
     The committee held its first hearing on the issue of 
artificial barriers to U.S. trade and food aid, focusing on the 
European Union's moratorium on agricultural biotechnology, and 
how it may have influenced some developing African countries, 
currently in the throws of a severe famine, to reject much 
needed U.S. food aid because the shipments contained corn 
produced with biotechnology. The witness testimony largely held 
that EU policy concerning biotechnology is not based on sound 
science, and is severely detrimental not only to U.S. farmers 
and ranchers but to those throughout the world who are in the 
grip of starvation.
     April 10, 2003: Review the implementation of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and the Agricultural 
Assistance Act of 2003. Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities and Risk Management. Hearing Serial No. 108-2.
     The purpose of this hearing was to review the 
implementation of the 2002 farm bill that made several changes 
to agricultural policy, particularly the commodity title. The 
commodity programs continue the fixed direct payment and 
marketing loans for grains, cotton, and oilseeds. A new 
counter-cyclical assistance program was also implemented. Also 
under review by the subcommittee was the Agricultural 
Assistance Act of 2003 that was signed into public law under 
the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003. Under 
Secretary J.B. Penn of the Farm and Foreign Agriculture 
Services of the U.S. Department of Agriculture testified that 
the Direct Payment and Counter-Cyclical Payment Program was in 
place with benefits available to producers. In his testimony, 
Under Secretary Penn also discussed the distribution of 
disaster assistance to producers in areas struggling from 
multiple years of drought and highlighted efforts by the USDA 
to ensure efficient and timely delivery of assistance to 
producers. Foremost among these efforts was the launching of a 
new website which gives producers a single location to access 
information, find answers to frequently asked questions and 
submit suggestions. (Note.-- For discussion of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Resolution, 2003, see P.L. 108-7 (H.J. Res. 2) 
under ``1. Bills Enacted Into Law'')
     May 20, 2003: Review of the state of the dairy industry. 
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, 
and Forestry. Hearing Serial No. 108-4.
     The purpose of this subcommittee hearing was to review the 
state of the Nation's dairy industry and gather information to 
provide a sound basis for future dairy policy discussions. The 
subcommittee heard testimony from three panels of witnesses 
which included economists from both the USDA and academia, 
representatives from dairy organizations, and producers 
representing different regions of the country.
     May 21, 2003: Review of the status of the World Trade 
Organization (WTO) negotiations on Agriculture. Full committee. 
Hearing Serial No. 108-5.
     Chairman Goodlatte emphasized that the voices of America's 
farmers and ranchers must be heard in the WTO negotiations. 
This hearing provided Members of the committee the opportunity 
to question USDA Secretary Ann Veneman and USTR Ambassador 
Robert Zoellick about the status of WTO negotiations on 
agriculture. Chairman Goodlatte recognized that for American 
farmers and ranchers, trade is an essential part of their 
livelihood and that the WTO negotiations offer an opportunity 
for the United States to increase agricultural exports. USDA 
Secretary Veneman, in prepared remarks, discussed the 
importance of export markets to agriculture and how past trade 
agreements have benefited agriculture before taking questions. 
Ambassador Zoellick centered his remarks around the position 
agricultural trade holds in the current U.S. trade strategy 
before discussing the major challenges that continue to exist.
    (Note.-- See also the discussion on P.L. 108-77 (H.R. 
2783), P.L. 108-78 (H.R.2739), P.L. 108-286 (H.R. 4759) and 
P.L. 108-302 (H.R. 4842) under ``1. Bills Enacted Into Law'')
     May 22, 2003: Review of the financial condition of crop 
insurance and the implementation of the Agriculture at Risk 
Protection Act. Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management. Hearing Serial No. 108-6.
     The purpose of this hearing was to review the financial 
state of the Crop Insurance Program, specifically, the affect 
of the Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000 (ARPA) has had 
on the program. The ARPA was passed to reform and improve the 
Crop Insurance Program, while reducing the participation cost 
of farmers. The subcommittee heard from four witnesses 
including Dr. Keith Collins, USDA Chief Economist and 
Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Corporation, and Ronald Davidson, Administrator of 
the USDA Risk Management Agency.
     June 4, 2003: Review of Conservation Technical Assistance 
and the Implementation of the Conservation Title of the 2002 
farm bill. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural 
Development and Research. Hearing Serial No. 108-7.
     The purpose of this hearing was to review current 
conservation technical assistance and the implementation of the 
Conservation Title of the 2002 farm bill. Subcommittee Chairman 
Lucas noted in his opening statement that all of the testimony 
the committee received concluded that the current technical 
assistance funding is not equitable. In comments addressing 
disagreements arising from the implementation of the 
Conservation Title of the 2002 farm bill, Chairman Lucas stated 
``It is up to this subcommittee to help keep the implementation 
process on track.'' Mr. Lucas maintained that the subcommittee 
``will make sure that the implementation process is fair and 
equitable.'' Testimony was received from three panels of 
witnesses. The panels included representatives from the USDA, 
producer organizations and environmental and conservation 
groups. (Note.-- See also the discussion on P.L. 108-498 (S. 
2856) ``1. Bills Enacted Into Law'')
     June 5, 2003: Review of regulatory and enforcement 
activity since the passage of the Commodity Futures 
Modernization Act. Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management. Hearing Serial No. 108-8.
     The Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk 
Management received the testimony of James Newsome, Chairman of 
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Chairman Newsome's 
testimony focused on the regulatory and enforcement activity 
since the passage of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 
2000. Chairman Newsome said, ``I am excited by the remarkable 
changes we have seen in just the short time since enactment of 
the Commodity Futures Modernization Act.''
     June 17, 2003: Review of biotechnology in agriculture. 
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and 
Research. Hearing Serial No. 108-9.
     The purpose of this hearing was to review the status of 
biotechnology in U.S. agriculture. The subcommittee focused 
specifically on the active role the Federal Government has 
taken in regulating genetically modified foods and plants. 
Testimony was received from a panel of three witnesses; each 
witness represented a Federal agency with regulatory 
responsibility over biotechnology. The hearing conveniently 
followed the passage of H. Res. 252 by the House of 
Representatives. In his opening statement Chairman Lucas noted 
that during the debate on H. Res. 252 statements were made 
which ``erroneously suggested that products of biotechnology 
were not regulated.''
     Regarding the concerns of many in the agricultural 
community over the seeming lack of progress by the FDA to 
publish a final decision on pre-market notification, Chairman 
Goodlatte asked the USDA witness if it would be feasible for 
APHIS to formalize a consultation process with the FDA to 
ensure that the FDA is notified of the availability of an 
agricultural biotechnology product prior to commercialization. 
The USDA witness responded that this was a viable method of 
dealing with this issue and that the agency would be 
considering this approach as part of their ongoing review of 
their regulatory process. (Note.-- See also the discussion of 
H. Res. 252 under ``6. House Resolutions Approved.'')
     June 18, 2003: Review of current Multilateral and 
Bilateral Agricultural Trade Negotiations. Full committee. 
Hearing Serial No. 108-5.
     The purpose of this hearing was to review the current 
state of multilateral and bilateral agricultural trade 
negotiations. In his opening statement Chairman Goodlatte said, 
``United States agriculture depends on exports and a vibrant 
trade policy is important to United States farmers and 
ranchers. We want to seek greater opportunity for our 
agricultural products and trade negotiations can make that 
possible.'' The committee heard from three panels of witnesses 
representing commodity and producer groups. Among the testimony 
heard by the committee were concerns raised by Ernest Reeves. 
Reeves stated that ``there is a concern that past negotiations 
have given more access than we have received. Future trade 
agreements must provide favorable access to for U.S. 
agricultural products.'' (Note.-- See also the discussion on 
P.L. 108-77 (H.R. 2783), P.L. 108-78 (H.R.2739), P.L. 108-286 
(H.R. 4759) and P.L. 108-302 (H.R. 4842) under ``1. Bills 
Enacted Into Law.'')
     June 19, 2003: Review of the implementation of the 
Commodity Futures Modernization Act. Subcommittee on General 
Farm Commodities and Risk Management. Hearing Serial No. 108-8.
     This hearing focused on the implementation of the 
Commodity Futures Modernization Act, (CFMA) market changes 
since the passage of the Act, and recent developments in the 
futures industry. The subcommittee heard testimony from the 
Chairmen of both the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago 
Mercantile Exchange, in addition to executives representing the 
New York Mercantile Exchange and several industry associations.
     June 21, 2003: Review of proposals to ban packer ownership 
of livestock. Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture Field 
Hearing. Hearing Serial No. 108-10.
     The purpose of this hearing was to discuss proposals to 
ban packer ownership of livestock and to hear the comments from 
both packers and producers. The 2002 farm bill encouraged 
hearings such as this one to discuss the many differing 
viewpoints regarding a ban of packer ownership of livestock. 
Chairman Hayes, in his opening statement, acknowledged, ``In 
convening this hearing, and taking time to listen to folks who 
would be directly impacted by such proposals, we are honoring 
the intent of the farm bill, and we have begun a helpful 
dialog.''
     June 25, 2003: Review of the Department of Agriculture's 
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program. Full committee. 
Hearing Serial No. 108-11.
     The purpose of this hearing was to review the USDA's 
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program. Chairman Goodlatte 
remarked that ``Funding for distance learning and telemedicine 
services are having a positive impact on many residents in our 
rural areas.'' The committee first discussed the program with 
Tom Dorr, USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development, before 
participating in a live telemedicine and distance learning 
demonstration.
     June 26, 2003: Hearing to review mandatory country of 
origin labeling. Full committee. Hearing Serial No. 108-12.
     Three panels of witnesses, totaling fifteen witnesses, 
testified and responded to questions regarding the 2002 farm 
bill's mandatory country of origin labeling provision. The 
committee heard from the administration, producers, packers, 
processors and retailers, in, an effort to gauge concerns and 
possible problems developing during the programs voluntary 
stage. Chairman Goodlatte stated that ``testimony at today's 
hearing underscored that there is still a lack of consensus 
about what the law says, how it should be implemented, and 
whether or not it will ultimately do more harm than good.'' 
(Note.-- See also the discussion of H.R. 4576 under ``9. Other 
Bills Acted on by the committee.'')
     July 10, 2003: Review of crop insurance products available 
for specialty crop producers. Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities and Risk Management. Hearing Serial No. 108-13.
     The first in a series of subcommittee hearings reviewing 
crop insurance, the purpose of this hearing was to review the 
availability of crop insurance products to producers of 
specialty crops, specifically in the eastern United States. 
Chairman Moran expressed a concern of the subcommittee. 
``Despite significant progress, it can still be difficult for 
producers to obtain coverage for their particular crops'' he 
said. The subcommittee heard from a panel of four witnesses 
representing growers and State administrators. The subcommittee 
plans to continue to hold hearings reviewing crop insurance by 
region and commodity.
     July 22, 2003: Hearing to review Geographical Indications 
and the World Trade Organization's agricultural negotiations. 
Full committee. Hearing Serial No. 108-5.
     The purpose of the hearing was to review the issue of 
geographical indications and the potential effect of proposals 
by countries in the World Trade Organization (WTO) agricultural 
negotiations on United States agriculture and food exports. 
Chairman Goodlatte noted that, if adopted, the European Union's 
proposals would ``severely impact our domestic producers and 
consumers while simultaneously undermining valuable 
intellectual property rights.'' The committee heard from two 
panels of witnesses. During the hearing Jon W. Dudas, Deputy 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and 
Deputy Director of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, stated 
concerns regarding ``systematic discrimination'' that U.S. 
geographical indicator owners face in the EU. The second panel 
consisted of several witnesses whose products are affected by 
geographical indications policy, including representatives from 
the Idaho Potato Commission, Kraft Food North America, and 
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. among others. (Note.-- See also 
the discussion on P.L. 108-77 (H.R. 2783), P.L. 108-78 
(H.R.2739), P.L. 108-286 (H.R. 4759) and P.L. 108-302 (H.R. 
4842) under ``1. Bills Enacted Into Law'')
    July 23, 2002. Hearing to review the 2002 Wildfire Season 
and the Wildfire Threats of the 2003 Season. Full committee. 
Hearing Serial No. 108-14.
     Congress has appropriated over half a billion dollars over 
the last three fiscal years to reduce hazardous fuel loads on 
the National Forests, and has increased other fire suppression 
and operations funding as well. The purpose of the hearing was 
to explore what administrative barriers are preventing timely 
fuels treatment, and provided an opportunity to examine the on-
the-ground impact of catastrophic fires, insect, and disease 
outbreaks on public lands on States, counties and private 
landowners. The committee heard from two panels of witnesses. 
The first panel featured Mark E. Rey, the Under Secretary for 
Natural Resources and Environment at the USDA. The second panel 
included representatives from State and local governments that 
are affected by the administration of public forests.
     August 19, 2003: Review of Crop Insurance and the 
Commodity Programs. Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities 
and Risk Management. Hearing Serial No. 108-13.
     This was the second hearing conducted in a series of 
hearings to review crop insurance. However, this was a field 
hearing that heard first-hand from State and local agricultural 
leaders in Minnesota and North Dakota on how the results of the 
crop insurance reforms approved 3 years ago, along with new 
farm bill programs, have benefited their operations. In 
addition to discussing what is working well, the subcommittee 
heard testimony on how the program might be improved to better 
serve the farmers of the region, as well as their lenders and 
insurance agents.
     September 24, 2003: Review of Crop Insurance for Program 
Crops. Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk 
Management. Hearing Serial No. 108-13.
     This hearing was the third in a series of hearings to 
review crop insurance by commodity and region. This hearing 
provided an overview of the crop insurance program for 
commodity crops, including corn, cotton, grain sorghum, 
soybeans, and wheat grown primarily in the midwest, southeast, 
and southwest areas of the U.S. The hearing also focused on the 
availability of insurance products and adequate coverage 
levels, changes that have been made as a result of implementing 
of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act, and improvements that 
could enhance the ability of crop insurance to better manage 
risk for producers.
    October 1, 2003: Review of mandatory country of origin 
labeling. Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. Hearing 
Serial No. 108-17.
     The 2002 farm bill as amended contained language that will 
require retailers to provide country of origin labeling (COOL) 
on fresh fruits and vegetables, red meats, seafood, and peanuts 
beginning September 30, 2004. Until then the program is 
voluntary. The purpose of this hearing was to focus on how the 
implementation of the law could specifically affect the fruit, 
vegetable, fish and peanut industries. (Note.-- See also the 
discussion of H.R. 4576 under ``9. Other Bills Acted on by the 
committee'')
    October 2, 2003: Review of Crop Insurance for Specialty 
Crop Producers. Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management. Hearing Serial No. 108-13.
     This was the second hearing on crop insurance coverage for 
specialty crops in a series of hearings on crop insurance. The 
hearing focused on additional issues for non-commodity 
agriculture including apples, sweet potatoes, and floral 
products. Three witnesses testified before the subcommittee as 
to how crop insurance is an increasingly important part of the 
risk management strategy for many farmers.
     October 16, 2003: To examine new generation cooperatives 
and strategies to maximize farm and ranch income. Full 
committee. Hearing Serial No. 108-18.
     The focus of this hearing was to examine how traditional 
cooperatives sustain themselves during the rapidly changing and 
globalizing agricultural economy and to learn more about the 
new structures of farmer associations that are working to 
maximize economic returns to the U.S. agriculture industry. 
Twelve witnesses testified before the committee including 
producers who are seeking new business structures that may 
abandon the traditional cooperative model and seek outside 
investors who may have an interest in the community where the 
operation is located but otherwise are looking for a reasonable 
return on their investment.
    October 21, 2003: Review the U.S. National Arboretum. 
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, 
and Forestry. Hearing Serial No. 108-19.
     The purpose of this hearing was to review the U.S. 
National Arboretum, including its public facilities and 
research missions. Two panels testified before the subcommittee 
including the Honorable Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the 
District of Columbia Appropriations Subcommittee, Dr. Rodney J. 
Brown, Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education and 
Economics of USDA, and Ms. Tuckie Westfall, Chairwoman of the 
Friends of the National Arboretum.
     On September 22, 2004, H.R. 5120 was introduced by 
Representative Calvin Dooley and referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture. On September 30, 2004, H.R. 5120 was ordered 
reported, as amended by the Committee on Agriculture. (Note.-- 
For further discussion, see H.R. 5120 under ``9. Other Bills 
Acted on by the committee'')
     November 5, 2003: Review domestic policies affecting the 
specialty crop industry. Subcommittee Livestock and 
Horticulture. Hearing Serial No. 108-20.
     The purpose of this hearing was to review domestic 
policies that affect the U.S. produce industry ranging from 
conservation, research, and market access to marketing orders 
and risk management tools. The subcommittee heard from eight 
representatives of the fruit and vegetable sector on a variety 
of critical issues including the implementation of the 2002 
farm bill, the Homeland Security Act of 2002, and the 2001 
Economic Assistance Package which included specialty crop State 
block grants.
     On October 2, 2003, H.R. 3242 was introduced by 
Representative Doug Ose and referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means. 
On September 30, 2004, H.R. 3242 was ordered reported, as 
amended by the Committee on Agriculture. (Note.-- See also the 
discussion on P.L. 108-465 (H.R. 3242) ``1. Bills Enacted Into 
Law'')
     November 6, 2003: Review the application for contract 
market designation of the United States Futures Exchange LLC 
before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Full 
committee. Hearing Serial No. 108-21.
     The purpose of this hearing was to review EUREX's pending 
application for designation as a U.S. futures exchange. With 
the passage of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act (P.L. 
106-554), exchanges, both new and old, have been able to bring 
innovative ideas to the marketplace, while compelling the 
Commission to define anew its charge to preserve the integrity 
of markets. Seven witnesses testified before the committee that 
provided insight on the new regulatory approval process.
     December 1, 2003: Review crop insurance and commodity 
programs. Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk 
Management. Hearing Serial No. 108-13.
     This was the second field hearing in a series of hearings 
to review of crop insurance. The purpose of this field hearing 
was to hear from State and local agricultural leaders and 
producers in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas on crop insurance 
reforms that were enacted 3 years ago, along with new farm bill 
programs, and how they have benefited their operations. In 
addition to understanding what is working well, the 
subcommittee heard testimony on how the program might be 
improved to better serve the farmers of the region, as well as 
their lenders and insurance agents.
     January 21, 2004: Review USDA's Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopahty (BSE) Response. Full committee. Hearing Serial 
No. 108-22.
     The purpose of this hearing was to review the USDA's 
response to the discovery of a Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalophathy (BSE) positive cow in the U.S. The committee 
heard from Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, marking the first 
time she had testified on Capitol Hill since the discovery. The 
committee commended the Secretary and USDA for their diligent 
work in maintaining public confidence; however, the committee 
questioned USDA's announcement regarding non-ambulatory, or 
``downer'' cattle, saying that it had failed to address 
important questions. Among the concerns raised was what happens 
to these animals when they do not move forward in the food 
production system. Prior to the announcement, non-ambulatory 
animals were the principle target of the U.S. BSE surveillance 
and testing regime. Had the current policy been in place 
previously, the U.S. would likely not have found the BSE-
infected cow.
     March 5, 2004: Review the development of USDA's animal 
identification program. Full committee. Hearing Serial No. 108-
24.
     This was a field hearing held at the Houston Livestock 
Show and Rodeo, to review the development of the USDA's animal 
identification program. Animal identification has been at the 
forefront of policy discussions within the livestock sector and 
various proposals to implement a nationwide identification 
system have gained awareness since the December 23, 2003, 
discovery of Bovine Spongiform Encephalophay (BSE) in 
Washington State. Since then, USDA has accelerated efforts to 
develop a national animal ID program.
     Six witnesses testified before the committee including 
administration officials, representatives of one of the largest 
of livestock groups, and the hosts of the hearing, the 
International Livestock Congress.
     March 11, 2004: Review the peanut program. Subcommittee on 
Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs. Hearing 
Serial No. 108-25.
     The purpose of this hearing was to review the peanut 
program. Congress made historic changes to the peanut program 
in the Farm Security Act of 2002. A 1930's depression era 
program was replaced with a peanut program for the 21st 
century. A supply management program that relied on quotas was 
replaced with a program that gives a safety net to producers 
while also giving them the freedom to make production choices 
that best suit them for each particular year.
     Seven witnesses testified before the subcommittee 
including administration officials, and producers and growers 
who are familiar with all aspects of the peanut industry.
     March 15, 2004: Review energy and the rural economy. 
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Forestry. 
Hearing Serial No. 108-26.
     The purpose of this field hearing was to discuss the 
opportunities, challenges, and benefits of renewable energy, 
particularly the benefits it provides to rural America.
    Seven witnesses appeared before the subcommittee and 
testified about how agriculture has gone through an amazing 
transformation, from working in the fields to feed their 
families to feeding the world. In the last few decades, 
agriculture has branched out into a whole host of new arenas 
that provide markets for American crops, create jobs for 
American workers, and offer new products for U.S. consumers as 
well as consumer around the world. (Note.-- See also the 
discussion of H.R. 6 under ``4. Bills Act on by Both Chambers 
But Not Enacted'')
     March 29, 2004: Review agricultural research. Subcommittee 
on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research. 
Hearing Serial No. 108-27.
     The purpose of this field hearing was to review 
agriculture research and extension. The subcommittee heard from 
two panels of witnesses on how agricultural research is 
critical to the U.S. For example, in the 1960's, one farmer 
supplied 25.8 people in the U.S. and abroad with their food. In 
1994, one farmer supplied food for 129 people in the U.S. and 
abroad. The efficiency of U.S. farmers also benefits U.S. 
consumers. U.S. consumers spend approximately 9 percent of 
their income on food compared with 11 percent in the United 
Kingdom, 17 percent in Japan, 27 percent in South Africa, and 
53 percent in India.
     April 8, 2004: Review agricultural conservation. 
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and 
Research. Hearing Serial No. 108-28.
     The purpose of this field hearing was to review how 
agricultural conservation programs benefit agricultural 
producers in Hawaii. Hawaii has a long and diverse history of 
agricultural products. The fact that fruits, rice, hogs, 
cattle, nuts, coffee beans, sugarcane, forestry products, 
flowers and nursery products either are or have been major 
agricultural products show just a glimpse of how necessary 
conservation programs are to give producers the tools to grow 
crops in an environmentally sound manner. Six witnesses 
testified on how the 2002 farm bill greatly increased 
conservation funding and that in fiscal year 2003, Hawaii 
received 37 EQIP contracts worth over $2.1 million but that 
there were still many contracts left unfunded.
     April 28, 2004: To Review Agricultural Trade Negotiations. 
Full committee. Hearing Serial No. 108-29.
     The purpose of this hearing was to review agricultural 
trade negotiations during which only Administrative witnesses 
testified. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman and U.S. Trade 
Representative Robert Zoellick assured the committee that they 
will consult with and keep Members of the committee fully 
informed of all activities related to the recent decision in 
the WTO trade dispute filed by Brazil against the U.S. 
Additionally they will aggressively pursue all possible appeals 
in the case so that the U.S. can maintain its farm programs 
that were designed to be and are fully consistent with the WTO 
obligations. (Note.-- See also the discussion on P.L. 108-77 
(H.R. 2783), P.L. 108-78 (H.R.2739), P.L. 108-286 (H.R. 4759) 
and P.L. 108-302 (H.R. 4842) under ``1. Bills Enacted Into 
Law'')
     May 19, 2004: To Review Agricultural Trade Negotiations. 
Full committee. Hearing Serial No. 108-29.
     This was the second in a series of hearings related to 
agricultural trade negotiations during which the committee 
heard from farmers and ranchers who are most affected by 
agricultural trade. Testifying before the committee were 15 
groups including, but not limited to, the National Chicken 
Council, National Cotton Council, National Farmers Union, 
National Milk Producers, and National Cattlemen's Beef 
Associations. Discussion focused on many trade issues 
confronted by the agricultural sector that restrict and even 
halt U.S. exports. It was noted that the future strength of 
agricultural economy in the U.S. will depend on expanding trade 
opportunities. Thus, the committee was urged to help ensure 
real and broad-based market access along with careful 
consideration of regional and multilateral negotiations. 
(Note.-- See also the discussion on P.L. 108-77 (H.R. 2783), 
P.L. 108-78 (H.R.2739), P.L. 108-286 (H.R. 4759) and P.L. 108-
302 (H.R. 4842) under ``1. Bills Enacted Into Law'')
     May 20, 2004: Review the second anniversary of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and its impact on the 
farm economy. Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk 
Management. Hearing Serial No. 108-30.
     The purpose of this hearing was to review the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, a comprehensive law 
that attempted to return income stability to U.S. farmers and 
ranchers. The subcommittee heard from high level officials from 
the USDA, as well as national farm and commodity organizations 
on the policies within the legislation as well as the 
performance of the programs.
     June 2, 2004: To Review the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
Corporation. Full committee. Hearing Serial No. 108-31.
     The purpose of this hearing was to examine the programs 
and financial products of the Federal Agriculture Mortgage 
Corporation. The hearing also focused on an October 2003 report 
from the General Accounting Office entitled, ``Farmer Mac: Some 
Progress Made, but Greater Attention to Risk Management, 
Mission, and Corporate Governance Is Needed.'' In this report, 
GAO made observations about Farmer Mac's operations, and point 
to several issues of relevance to the committee in terms of 
Farmer Mac's mission and management. In addition to GAO, the 
committee heard from the Farm Credit Administration, which over 
the last several months has increased examination and 
supervision of Farmer Mac's management and board activities as 
well as its portfolio of agricultural real estate loans and 
acquired property, and from the Farmer Mac's Board Chairman and 
President.
    June 15, 2004: To Review the implementation of the 
Conservation Title of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural 
Development and Research. Hearing Serial No. 108-32.
     The Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural 
Development and Research convened a hearing to review 
implementation of the farm bill conservation programs. Many of 
the programs assist farmers in accomplishing significant 
improvements in environmental quality. These programs are 
critical tools for the long-term conservation of soil, water, 
and wildlife habitat that also ensure a sound financial base 
for agriculture. Discussion involved how the commitments by 
agriculture supporters to environmental protection and 
improvement are constantly being reshaped by dynamic forces and 
pressures at the local, state, national and international 
level. Several witnesses expressed concerns about continued 
funding of conservation programs. Witnesses also provided 
suggestions to move the needle and go beyond the basics to 
achieve the full potential of the 2002 farm bill. (Note.-- See 
also the discussion on P.L. 108-498 (S. 2856) ``1. Bills 
Enacted Into Law'')
    June 16, 2004: To Review Iraqi Agriculture, from Oil for 
Food to the future of Iraqi production agriculture and trade. 
Full committee. Hearing Serial No. 108-33.
     The purpose of this hearing was to focus on the successful 
food assistance operation that enabled the U.S. and the World 
Food Program to feed 26 million Iraqis during the transition 
from Saddam's Iraqi to a free Iraq. Even though the food 
assistance to Iraq was provided temporarily during the 
transition last summer, the importance and effectiveness of the 
U.S. Food Aid Program in preventing disruption to the food 
supply and keeping the needy fed is clear. USAID is working 
toward implementation of both short and long-term interventions 
which link agricultural development, trade and food aid in 
order to promote food security. In addition, the committee 
wanted to receive an update on the investigations into the Oil 
for Food Program while facilitating discussion about the future 
of Iraqi production agriculture and trade. Compared to many 
other countries in the region, Iraq has significant water 
resources. Since the arrival of U.S. forces in Iraq, miles of 
irrigation, canals and ditches have been restored. Thus, 
increased agricultural production is likely in 2004.
    June 23, 2004: To Review How Products of Biotechnology are 
Used in Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, 
Rural Development, and Research. Hearing Serial No. 108-34.
     The Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Research and 
Rural Development held a hearing to review the importance of 
new technology and its impact on agricultural input costs and 
techniques. Witnesses aptly pointed out how certain events such 
as trade restrictions have caused domestic usage of 
biotechnology to ebb and flow at times. Witnesses also 
discussed current and future products that are in the research 
pipelines. Biotechnology has made significant contributions to 
the enhanced production of key commodities such as corn, 
soybeans, cotton and canola. Biotechnology also offers the 
ability to improve the quality and enhance the nutritional 
content of various foods. Congress was urged to continue to 
dismantle any non-scientifically-based trade barriers that 
would seek to restrict trade of commodities produced with 
biotechnology and promote trade agreements that guarantee the 
free and open trade of our agricultural products, whether 
produced through traditional or newer methods.
    July 14, 2004: To Review USDA's Expanded BSE Cattle 
Surveillance Program. Full committee Joint Hearing. Hearing 
Serial No. 108-39.
     The House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee 
on Government Reform held a joint hearing to review the USDA's 
expanded Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) cattle 
surveillance program. The purpose of the hearing was to examine 
USDA's recently implemented expanded surveillance plan and 
USDA's efforts to detect the prevalence of BSE in the U.S. 
cattle population. The U.S. developed and implemented an active 
surveillance program for BSE in 1990. The USDA's improved 
surveillance programs are intended to take a snapshot of the 
Nation's cattle herd; a baseline from which prevalence of BSE 
can be determined. The surveillance in the U.S. is designed to 
sample those cattle where BSE would most likely occur (most 
susceptible) and where the disease would most likely be 
detected. Congress wants to ensure that the USDA has the tools 
and resources necessary to ensure the American beef supply 
stays BSE free and the cattle markets remain stable.
    July 20, 2004: To Review Implementation of the Forest Land 
Enhancement Program. Hearing Serial No. Full committee. 108-35.
     The Full committee held an oversight hearing to review the 
Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP), which was authorized in 
the 2002 farm bill, but has thus far received only $20 million 
of the $100 million in mandatory funds authorized. Congress has 
long recognized the importance of private forest lands to the 
Nation's fiber supply, as well as important sources of other 
forest values such as wildlife habitat, water quality, 
recreation, and open space. The intent of FLEP was to create a 
flexible companion program to the Forest Stewardship program 
that would utilize the existing State Stewardship committees to 
identify a range of needed forest conservation and productivity 
practices that most efficiently met the needs of each state. 
Program implementation has in effect come to a stop since funds 
have dried up. This situation has left forest landowners 
frustrated, and states facing requests for assistance that far 
exceeded even the funding that was available before the funds 
were diverted for other purposes. (Note.-- See also the 
discussion on P.L. 108-447 (H.R. 4818) under ``1. Bills Enacted 
Into Law'')
     July 21, 2004: To Review the Federal Crop Insurance 
System. Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk 
Management. Hearing Serial No. 108-36.
     The Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk 
Management held a hearing to address problems concerning the 
current crop insurance system in regard to affordable coverage, 
multi-year losses, and other key factors that have affected 
producers. The hearing was intended to consider ways to improve 
the effectiveness of the crop insurance system as a risk 
management tool for producers.
    July 22, 2004: To Review USDA's National Animal 
Identification System. Subcommittee on Livestock and 
Horticulture. Hearing Serial No. 108-24.
     The Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture held a 
hearing to discuss the National Animal Identification System. 
Because the ability to track ``at-risk'' cattle has become a 
major concern for the government, consumers, and industry 
alike, national animal identification was propelled onto the 
fast track towards implementation. Testimony included witnesses 
who have worked on a regional basis with producers, the 
livestock industry, State animal health officials, and USDA 
officials on how to begin identifying animals.
    July 26, 2004: To Review the Endangered Species Act and its 
Impact on Agricultural Producers. Subcommittee on Conservation, 
Credit, Rural Development and Research. Hearing Serial No. 108-
37.
     The Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural 
Development, and Research held a hearing to discuss the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and its impact on agriculture. The 
ESA was intended to restore populations of species at risk from 
becoming extinct. However, ESA can play a critical role in how 
farmers and ranchers do business in the very near future. ESA 
places restrictions on how agricultural producers can use their 
property in order to protect plants and animals deemed 
endangered or threatened. Farmers and ranchers face fines and 
imprisonment for even the most basic farm practices if Federal 
regulators believe such actions would disturb the endangered 
species. Witnesses provided suggestions to Congress on how to 
improve the ESA. First witness asserted, the statute should 
require the formulation and publication of recovery goals to 
accompany any species listing proposal. Secondly, witnesses 
urged Congress to amend the standard of ``best available 
scientific and commercial information'' to require that the 
science be peer-reviewed.
    August 17, 2004: To Review USDA's National Animal 
Identification System. Subcommittee on Livestock and 
Horticulture. Hearing Serial No. 108-24.
     This was a field hearing held in Fayetteville, NC. It was 
the second hearing held by the Subcommittee on Livestock and 
Horticulture to review USDA's National Animal Identification 
System (NAIS). In March 2004, the Full committee held a hearing 
to gain an understanding of USDA's vision for a NAIS as well as 
hear from representatives of various producers groups. On July 
22, 2004, the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture held a 
hearing in Washington to review USDA's progress toward 
implementing animal ID. Today, seven witnesses appeared before 
the subcommittee that included the administration as well as 
representatives of various State and national producer groups. 
Several witnesses expressed concerns with the cost of 
implementing a system, confidentiality, whether it will be a 
voluntary or mandatory program, which technology will be used, 
and making sure that this is not a ``one size fits all'' 
program.
    September 29, 2004: Review the Farm Credit System. 
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and 
Research. Hearing Serial No. 108-38.
     Providing credit to America's farmers and ranchers is a 
necessary and serious undertaking for many lenders in the U.S. 
This hearing provided a venue for discussion of the Farm Credit 
Act and its guidelines for a Farm Credit System Association 
that wishes to exit the Farm Credit System (FCS or the System). 
Recently, Farm Credit Services of America (FSCA), an 
institution of the FCS, initiated procedures to terminate its 
involvement in the System. Eight witnesses appeared before the 
subcommittee and testified on the many challenges facing 
agriculture and rural America today that raise the question of 
whether there should be modifications to the System's 
chartering legislation in order to enhance agricultural and 
rural economies of the future.

2. Legislative Oversight

     April 30, 2003: Review of H.R. 1904 the President's 
Healthy Forests Initiative. Full committee. Hearing Serial No. 
108-3.
     The purpose of this hearing was to review the President's 
proposed Healthy Forests Initiative. In preparation for the 
upcoming 2003 fire season the committee focused on this high 
priority legislation which would allow Federal agencies to 
reduce the risk to U.S. forest and rangelands from catastrophic 
wildfire, disease and infestation through better management. 
The committee received testimony from eight individuals 
including representatives from the USDA, Department of the 
Interior, Forest Service, among others. (Note.-- For further 
discussion, see P.L. 108-148 (H.R. 1904) under ``1. Bills 
Enacted Into Law'')
    January 28, 2004: Review the potential impact of recent 
temporary guest worker proposals on the agriculture sector. 
Full committee. Hearing Serial No. 108-23.
     The purpose of this hearing was to review the potential 
impact of recent temporary guest worker proposals on the 
agriculture sector. The committee heard from three panels of 
witnesses representing the major sections of the agriculture 
industry, as well as witnesses representing the views of those 
concerned with the U.S. immigration policy.
     On November 21, 2003, H.R. 3604 was introduced by Chairman 
Bob Goodlatte and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 3604 was 
a bi-partisan bill designed to reform the H-2A guest worker 
program and to streamline the labor certification process while 
also creating a wage standard that is more fair.

                    E. PRINTED HEARINGS (BY SUBJECT)

    ARTIFICIAL BARRIERS TO UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL TRADE AND 
FOREIGN FOOD ASSISTANCE. Full committee. March 26, 2003. Serial 
No. 108-1
    IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT 
ACT OF 2002 AND AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2003. 
Subcommittee on GeneralFarm Commodities and Risk Management. 
April 10, 2003. Serial No. 108-2
    PRESIDENT'S HEALTHY FORESTS INITIATIVE. Full committee. 
April 30, 2003. Serial No. 108-3
    DAIRY INDUSTRY. Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. May 20, 2003. Serial No. 
108-4
    WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION NEGOTIATIONS ON AGRICULTURE. Full 
committee. May 21, June 18, July 22, 2003. Serial No. 108-5
    FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CROP INSURANCE INDUSTRY. 
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Managment. 
May 22, 2003. Serial No. 108-6
    CONSERVATION TITLE OF THE FARM SECURITY AND RURAL 
INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, 
Rural Development, and Research. June 4, 2003. Serial No. 108-7
    COMMODITY FUTURES MODERNIZATION ACT. Subcommittee on 
General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. June 5, 19, 2003. 
Serial No. 108-8
    BIOTECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE. Subcommittee on Conservation, 
Credit, Rural Development, and Research. June 17, 2003. Serial 
No. 108-9
    PROPOSALS TO BAN PACKER OWNERSHIP OF LIVESTOCK. 
Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. June 21, 2003 
(Grand Island, NE). Serial No. 108-10
    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S DISTANCE LEARNING AND 
TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM. Full committee. June 25, 2003. Serial No. 
108-11
    MANDATORY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING. Full committee. June 
26, 2003. Serial No. 108-12
    REVIEW CROP INSURANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS. 
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. 
July 10, August 19 (Ada, MN), September 24, October 2, and 
December 1, 2003 (Lubbock, TX). Serial No. 108-13
    2002 WILDFIRE SEASON AND THE WILDFIRE THREATS OF THE 2003 
SEASON. Full committee. July 23, 2003. Serial No. 108-14
    TOBACCO QUOTA BUYOUT. Full committee. July 24, 2003. Serial 
No. 108-15
    OPERATIONS OF THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM. Subcommittee on 
Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. July 
24, 2003. Serial No. 108-16
    MANDATORY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING, Part II. Subcommittee 
on Livestock and Horticulture. October 1, 2003. Serial No. 108-
17
    NEW GENERATION COOPERATIVES AND STRATEGIES TO MAXIMIZE FARM 
AND RANCH INCOME. Full committee. October 16, 2003. Serial No. 
108-18
    UNITED STATES NATIONAL ARBORETUM. Subcommittee on 
Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. 
October 21, 2003. Serial No. 108-19
    DOMESTIC POLICIES AFFECTING THE SPECIALTY CROP INDUSTRY. 
Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. November 5, 2003. 
Serial No. 108-20
    APPLICATION FOR CONTRACT MARKET DESIGNATION OF THE UNITED 
STATES FUTURES EXCHANGE LLC BEFORE THE COMMODITY FUTURES 
TRADING COMMISSION. Full committee. November 6, 2003. Serial 
No. 108-21
    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S BOVINE SPONGIFORM 
ENCEPHALOPATHY (BSE) RESPONSE. Full committee. January 21, 
2004. Serial No. 108-22
    TEMPORARY GUEST WORKER PROPOSALS ON THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR. 
Full committee. January 28, 2004. Serial No. 108-23
    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S NATIONAL ANIMAL 
IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM. Full committee. March 5, 2004 (Houston, 
TX). Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. July 22 and 
August 17, 2004 (Fayetteville, NC). Serial No. 108-24
    PEANUT PROGRAM. Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign 
Agriculture Programs. March 11, 2004. Serial No. 108-25
    RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE RURAL ECONOMY. Subommittee on 
Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. 
March 15, 2004 (Rochester, MN. Serial No. 108-26
    AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION. Subcommittee on 
Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research. March 
29, 2004 (Athens, GA). Serial No. 108-27
    AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. Subcommittee on 
Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research. April 8, 
2004 (Hilo, HI). Serial No. 108-28
    AGRICULTURAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS. Full committee. April 28, 
May 19, 2004. Serial No. 108-29
    FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002. 
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. 
May 20, 2004. Serial No. 108-30
    FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION. Full committee. 
June 2, 2004. Serial No. 108-31
    CONSERVATION TITLE OF THE FARM SECURITY AND RURAL 
INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, 
Rural Development, and Research. June 15, 2004. Serial No. 108-
32
    IRAQI AGRICULTURE: FROM OIL FOR FOOD TO THE FUTURE OF IRAQI 
PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE, AND TRADE. Full committee. June 16, 
2004. Serial No. 108-33
    AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY. Subcommittee on Conservation, 
Credit, Rural Development, and Research. June 23, 2004. Serial 
No. 108-34
    FOREST LAND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. Full committee. July 20, 
2004. Serial No. 108-35
    FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE SYSTEM. Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities and Risk Management. July 21, 2004. Serial No. 108-
36
    ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. Subcommittee on Conservation, 
Credit, Rural Development and Research. July 26, 2004 (Greeley, 
CO). Serial No. 108-37
    FARM CREDIT SYSTEM. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, 
Rural Development and Research. September 29, 2004. Serial No. 
108-38
    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S BSE CATTLE SURVEILLANCE 
PROGRAM. Full committee, joint with Committee on Government 
Reform. July 14, 2004. Serial No. 108-39

                    PRINTED HEARINGS (BY SERIAL NO.)

    108-1 ARTIFICIAL BARRIERS TO UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL 
TRADE AND FOREIGN FOOD ASSISTANCE. Full committee. March 26, 
2003.
    108-2 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FARM SECURITY AND RURAL 
INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002 AND AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2003. 
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. 
April 10, 2003.
    108-3 PRESIDENT'S HEALTHY FORESTS INITIATIVE. Full 
committee. April 30, 2003.
    108-4 STATE OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY. Subcommittee on 
Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. May 
20, 2003.
    108-5 WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION NEGOTIATIONS ON AGRICULTURE. 
Full committee. May 21, June 18, July 22, 2003.
    108-6 FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CROP INSURANCE INDUSTRY. 
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Managment. 
May 22, 2003.
    108-7 CONSERVATION TITLE OF THE FARM SECURITY AND RURAL 
INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, 
Rural Development, and Research. June 4, 2003.
    108-8 COMMODITY FUTURES MODERNIZATION ACT. Subcommittee on 
General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. June 5, 19, 2003.
    108-9 BIOTECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE. Subcommittee on 
Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research. June 17, 
2003.
    108-10 PROPOSALS TO BAN PACKER OWNERSHIP OF LIVESTOCK. 
Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. June 21, 2003 
(Grand Island, NE).
    108-11 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S DISTANCE LEARNING 
AND TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM. Full committee. June 25, 2003.
    108-12 MANDATORY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING. Full 
committee. June 26, 2003.
    108-13 CROP INSURANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS. 
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. 
July 10, August 19 (Ada, MN), September 24, October 2, and 
December 1, 2003 (Lubbock, TX).
    108-14 2002 WILDFIRE SEASON AND THE WILDFIRE THREATS OF THE 
2003 SEASON. Full committee. July 23, 2003.
    108-15 TOBACCO QUOTA BUYOUT. Full committee. July 24, 2003.
    108-16 OPERATIONS OF THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM. Subcommittee 
on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. 
July 24, 2003.
    108-17 MANDATORY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING, Part II. 
Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. October 1, 2003.
    108-18 NEW GENERATION COOPERATIVES AND STRATEGIES TO 
MAXIMIZE FARM AND RANCH INCOME. Full committee. October 16, 
2003.
    108-19 UNITED STATES NATIONAL ARBORETUM. Subcommittee on 
Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. 
October 21, 2003.
    108-20 DOMESTIC POLICIES AFFECTING THE SPECIALTY CROP 
INDUSTRY. Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. November 
5, 2003.
    108-21 APPLICATION FOR CONTRACT MARKET DESIGNATION OF THE 
UNITED STATES FUTURES EXCHANGE LLC BEFORE THE COMMODITY FUTURES 
TRADING COMMISSION. Full Committee. November 6, 2003.
    108-22 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S BOVINE SPONGIFORM 
ENCEPHALOPATHY (BSE) RESPONSE. Full committee. January 21, 
2004.
    108-23 TEMPORARY GUEST WORKER PROPOSALS ON THE AGRICULTURE 
SECTOR. Full committee. January 28, 2004.
    108-24 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S NATIONAL ANIMAL 
IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM. Full committee. March 5, 2004 (Houston, 
TX). Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. July 22 and 
August 17, 2004 (Fayetteville, NC).
    108-25 PEANUT PROGRAM. Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and 
Foreign Agriculture Programs. March 11, 2004.
    108-26 RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE RURAL ECONOMY. Subommittee 
on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. 
March 15, 2004 (Rochester, MN).
    108-27 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH. Subcommittee on Conservation, 
Credit, Rural Development, and Research. March 29, 2004 
(Athens, GA).
    108-28 AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. Subcommittee on 
Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research. April 8, 
2004 (Hilo, HI).
    108-29 AGRICULTURAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS. Full committee. 
April 28, May 19, 2004.
    108-30 FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002. 
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. 
May 20, 2004.
    108-31 FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION. Full 
committee. June 2, 2004.
    108-32 CONSERVATION TITLE OF THE FARM SECURITY AND RURAL 
INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, 
Rural Development, and Research. June 15, 2004.
    108-33 IRAQI AGRICULTURE. Full committee. June 16, 2004.
    108-34 AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY. Subcommittee on 
Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research. June 23, 
2004.
    108-35 FOREST LAND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. Full committee. 
July 20, 2004.
    108-36 FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE SYSTEM. Subcommittee on 
General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. July 21, 2004.
    108-37 ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. Subcommittee on 
Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research. July 26, 
2004 (Greeley, CO).
    108-38 FARM CREDIT SYSTEM. Subcommittee on Conservation, 
Credit, Rural Development and Research. September 29, 2004.
    108-39 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S BSE CATTLE 
SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM. Full committee, joint with Committee on 
Government Reform. July 14, 2004.

                        F. HEARINGS NOT PRINTED

    Full committee. Open business meeting. Organizational 
meeting and approval by voice vote of Committee Oversight Plan 
for 108th Congress. February 12, 2003.
    Full committee. Open business meeting. Approval by voice 
vote of budget views and estimates letter to be forwarded to 
the Committee on the Budget. Approval by voice vote of en bloc 
amendment to committee rules for the 108th Congress. February 
26, 2003.
    Full committee. Open business meeting. H.J. Res. 49, 
recognizing the important service to the Nation provided by the 
Foreign Agriculture Service of the Department of Agriculture on 
the occasion of its 50th Anniversary, ordered favorably 
reported to the House; and H.R. 1904, the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003, ordered favorably reported to the 
House. May 8, 2003.
    Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, 
and Research. Open business meeting. H.R. 1907, to amend the 
Food Security Act of 1985 to ensure the availability of funds 
to provide technical assistance for certain conservation 
programs of the Department of Agriculture, ordered favorably 
reported to the full Committee on Agriculture.June 17, 2003. 
Full committee. Open business meeting. Without objection, House 
Committee on Agriculture findings, pursuant to section 301 of 
the Conference Report (H. Rept. 108-71) to accompany the 
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for fiscal year 2004 (H. 
Con. Res. 95), adopted and forwarded to the House Committee on 
the Budget. September 10, 2003.
    Full committee. Open business meeting. H.J. Res. 74, 
ordered favorably reported by voice vote; H.R. 1367, ordered 
favorably reported, as amended, by voice vote; H.R. 2304, 
ordered favorably reported, as amended, by voice vote; H.R. 
3157, ordered favorably reported, as amended, by voice vote; 
and H.R. 3217, ordered favorably reported, by voice vote. 
October 29, 2003.
    House-Senate Conference on Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003(H.R. 1904). Open conference meeting. Consideration of 
titles I-VI. November 20, 2003.
    Full committee. Open business meeting. Approval by voice 
vote of budget views and estimates letter to be forwarded to 
the Committee on the Budget. March 3, 2004.
    Full committee. Open business meeting. H.R. 4576, ordered 
favorably reported by voice vote. July 22, 2004.
    Full committee. Open business meeting. H. Res. 261, ordered 
favorably reported by voice vote; H. Res. 481, ordered 
favorably reported by voice vote; H.R. 2119, ordered favorably 
reported, as amended, by voice vote; H.R. 2984, ordered 
favorably reported by voice vote; H.R. 3372, ordered favorably 
reported by voice vote; H.R. 3514, ordered favorably reported, 
as amended, by voice vote; H.R. 4569, ordered favorably 
reported by voice vote; H.R. 4620, ordered favorably reported, 
as amended, by voice vote; H.R. 5042, ordered favorably 
reported by voice vote; S. 33, ordered favorably reported by 
voice vote; and S. 1814, ordered favorably reported by voice 
vote. September 23, 2004.
    Full committee. Open business meeting. H.R. 3242, ordered 
favorably reported, as amended, by voice vote; and H.R. 5102, 
ordered favorably reported, as amended, by voice vote. 
September 30, 2004.

                          G. COMMITTEE PRINTS

    Special Orders in Tribute to the Honorable Larry Combest. 
Tuesday, May 19, 2003.
    Ceremony Unveiling the Portrait of the Honorable Thomas S. 
Foley, June25, 2003.

                             III. Appendix


                      A. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

    1--January 7, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Brucellosis: Testing of Rodeo Bulls Docket No. 01-095-2. 
Received December 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2--January 7, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, Rural 
Utilities Services, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Exceptions of RUS Operational Controls 
Under Section 306E of the RE Act (RIN: 0572-AB68) Received 
December 2, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3--January 7, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, Rural 
Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Rural Business 
Enterprise Grants and Television Demonstration Grants; 
Definition of ``rural area'' and new types of ``eligible small 
and emerging private business enterprises'' (RIN: 0570-AA36) 
Received December 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4--January 7, 2003; Letter from the Chief, Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber; 
Extension of Timber Sale Contracts To Facilitate Urgent Timber 
Removal From Other Lands (RIN: 0596-AB48) Received December 13, 
2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5--January 7, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Mexican Fruit Fly; Addition of Regulated Area Docket No. 
02-121-1. Received December 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    6--January 7, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Change in Disease Status of Great Britain With Regard to 
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Docket No. 01-018-4. Received December 
20, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7--January 7, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, Rural 
Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Business and Industry 
Loans; Revision to Definition of Rural Area (RIN: 0570-AA38) 
Received December 20, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8--January 7, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review & Foreign Investment Disclosure Group, Farm Service 
Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Skip Row and Strip Crops (RIN: 0560-
AG55) Received December 20, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    9--January 7, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; 
Decrease in Desirable Carryout Used to Compute Trade Demand 
Docket No. FV02-989-6 FIR. Received December 20, 2002, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10--January 7, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
Florida; Change in the Minimum Maturity Requirements for Fresh 
Grapefruit Docket No. FVO2-905-2 FIR. Received December 20, 
2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    11--January 7, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of 
Regulations for Determining Price Quotations for Spot Cotton. 
Doc. CN-01-004. (RIN: 0581-ACOO) Received December 20, 2002, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    12--January 7, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Stall Reservations at Import Quarantine Facilities Docket 
No. 02-024-1. Received December 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    13--January 7, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, Rural 
Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Demand Side Management and Renewable 
Energy Systems (RIN: 0572-AB65) Received December 2, 2002, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    14--January 7, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; 
Possession, Use, and Transfer of Biological Agents and Toxins 
Docket No. 02-088-1. (RIN: 0579-AB47) Received December 20, 
2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    15--January 7, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
final rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; 
Temporary Suspension of a Provision, and Extension of Certain 
Deadlines Under the Raisin Diversion Program Docket No. FV03-
989-2 IFR. Received December 20, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    16--January 7, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Carboxin; 
Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2002-0326; FRL-7282-1. Received 
December 4, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    111--January 8, 2003; Letter from the Chief, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--2002 Farm Bill Regulations--Marketing 
Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments for Peanuts, 
Pulse Crops, Wheat, Feed Grains, Soybeans and Other Oilseeds 
(RIN: 0560-AG72) Received November 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    112--January 8, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pesticides; 
Tolerance Exemptions for Active and Inert Ingredients for Use 
in Antimicrobial Formulations (Food-Contact Surface Sanitizing 
Solutions). OPP-2002-0278; FRL-6824-2. Received November 26, 
2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    113--January 8, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyriproxyfen; 
Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemption. OPP-2002-0314; 
FRL-7281-2. Received November 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    114--January 8, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule-Pyrithiobac Sodium 
(sodium 2-chloro-6.(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)thio.benzoate); 
Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2002-0005; FRL-7279-5. Received 
November 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    115--January 8, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cyromazine; 
Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2002-0237; FRL-7274-8. Received 
December 2, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    280--January 29, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Poultry Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Increase in Fees and Charges for Egg, 
Poultry, and Rabbit Grading Docket No. PY-02-002. (RIN: 0581-
AC10) Received January 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    331--January 31, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Termination of Designation of the State of Missouri With 
Respect to the Inspection of Meat and Meat Food Products and 
Poultry and Poultry Food Products Docket No. 00-052F. Received 
January 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    332--January 31, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Establishment of Minimum Quality and Handling Standards 
for Domestic and Imported Peanuts Marketed in the United States 
and Termination of the Peanut Marketing Agreement and 
Associated Rules and Regulations Docket No. FV02-996-1 FIR. 
Received January 23, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    333--January 31, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in Lower Rio Grande Valley 
in Texas; Decreased Assessment Rate Docket No. FV02-906-1 FIR. 
Received January 23, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    334--January 31, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh Cut Greens Promotion and 
Information Order; Termination. FV-02-710. Received January 23, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    335--January 31, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; 
Increased Assessment Rate Docket No. FV02-989-7 FR. Received 
January 23, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    336--January 31, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Mandatory Inspection of Ratites and Squabs Docket No. 01-
045F. Received January 27, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    337--January 31, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Movement and Importation of Fruits and 
Vegetables Docket No. 00-059-1. Received January 27, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    338--January 31, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Cold Treatment for Fresh Fruits; Port 
of Corpus Christi, TX Docket No. 00-068-3. Received January 27, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    339--January 31, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Mexican Fruit Fly; Regulated Areas 
Docket No. 02-129-1. Received January 27, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    340--January 31, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Increases in Fees for Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products 
Inspection Services--Fiscal Year 2002 Docket No. 01-019F. (RIN: 
0583-AC89) Received January 27, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    341--January 31, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Use of Transglutaminase Enzyme and Pork Collagen as 
Binders in Certain Meat and Poultry Products Docket No. 01-
016DF. Received January 27, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    441--February 4, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Termination of Designation of the State of Maine with 
Respect to the Inspection of Meat and Meat Food Products and 
Poultry and Poultry Food Products Docket No. 02-028F. Received 
January 28, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    442--February 4, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Urea; Exemption 
from the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2002-0277; FRL-7284-2. 
Received December 20, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    443--February 4, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Urea: Revocation 
of Tolerance Exemptions. OPP-2 002-0276; FRL-7284-3. Received 
December 20, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    766--February 26, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting Agency's final rule--Lambda-cyhalothrin; 
Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2002-0335; 
FRL-7285-2. Received December 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    767--February 26, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Mesotrione; 
Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2002-0303; FRL-7282-4. Received 
December 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    768--February 26, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--S-metolachor; 
Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2002-0331; 
FRL-7283-2. Received December 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    785--February 27, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Extension of 
Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions (Multiple Chemicals). OPP-
2002-0336; FRL-7284-8. Received January 21, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    924--March 5, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Imported Fire Ant; Additions to 
Quarantined Areas Docket No. 02-114-1. Received February 11, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    925--March 5, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Karnal Bunt; Restrictions on the Use 
of Grain Originating in a Regulated Area Docket No. 01-118-2. 
Received February 11, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    926--March 5, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Interstate Movement of Gardenia From 
Hawaii Docket No. 01-042-2. Received February 11, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    927--March 5, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Fruits and Vegetables From Hawaii 
Docket No. 00-052-2. Received February 11, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    928--March 5, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, Dairy 
Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Milk in the Central Marketing Area; 
Interim Order Amending the Order Docket No. AO-313-A44; DA-01-
07. Received February 12, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    929--March 5, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, Dairy 
Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Milk in the Northeast and Other 
Marketing Areas: Order Amending the Orders Docket No. AO-14-
A69, et al.: DA-00-03. Received February 12, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    930--March 5, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agriculture Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
Florida; Exemption for Shipments of Tree Run Citrus Docket No. 
FV02-905-4 FIR. Received February 12, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    931--March 5, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; 
Modifications to the Raisin Diversion Program Docket No. FV03-
989-1IFR. Received February 12, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    932--March 5, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; 
Additional Opportunity for Participation in 2002 Raisin 
Diversion Program Docket No. FV02-989-5 FIR. Received February 
12, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    933--March 5, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Farm Service Agency, Rural Housing 
Service, Rural Utilities Service, Rural Business-Cooperative 
Service (RIN: 0560-AE02) Received February 13, 2002, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    934--March 5, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Farm Loan Programs Account Servicing 
Policies-Reduction of Amortized Shared Appreciation Recapture 
Amortization Rate (RIN: 0560-AG43) Received February 13, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    935--March 5, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Importation of Used Farm Equipment 
From Regions Affected With Foot-and-Mouth Disease Docket No. 
01-037-2. Received February 11, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    969--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Tobacco Loss Assistance Program 2001 
(RIN: 0560-AG61) Received February 13, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    970--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Livestock Indemnity Program (RIN: 
0560-AG33) Received February 13, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    971--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Chief, Regulatory 
Review and Foreign Investment Disclosure Group, Department of 
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Hard 
White Wheat Incentive Program (RIN: 0560-AG71) Received 
February 13, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    972--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, Farm 
Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Apple Market Loss Assistance Payment 
Program III (RIN: 0560-AG85) Received February 13, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    973--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Mexican Fruit Fly; Addition of 
Regulated Area Docket No. 02-121-2. Received February 20, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    974--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--AQI User Fees: Extension of Current 
Fees Beyond Fiscal Year 2002 Docket No. 02-085-2. Received 
February 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    975--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Exotic Newcastle Disease; Additions to 
Quarantined Area Docket No. 02-117-3. Received February 20, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    976--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Swine Health Protection Docket No. 03-
008-1. Received February 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    977--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Remove Texas From Lists of States 
Approved to Receive Stallions and Mares From CEM-Affected 
Regions Docket No. 03-004-1. Received February 20, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    978--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Exotic Newcastle Disease; Additions to 
Quarantined Area Docket No. 02-117-4. Received February 20, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    979--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Witchweed; Regulated Areas Docket No. 
02-042-1. Received February 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    980--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Animal Health Protection Act; 
Revisions to Authority Citations Docket No. 02-076-1. Received 
February 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    981--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Implementation of the United States 
Warehouse Act (RIN: 0560-AG45) Received February 20, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    982--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Tobacco Marketing Quotas, Acreage 
Allotsments and Production Adjustment (RIN: 0560-AG51) Received 
February 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    983--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Dairy Indemnity Payment Program (RIN: 
0560-AG08) Received February 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    984--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Grazing Payments for 2001 Wheat, 
Barley, or Oats (RIN: 0560-AG22) Received February 20, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    985--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Collecting Guaranteed Loss Payments 
From FSA Farm Loan Program Borrowers (RIN: 0560-AG44) Received 
February 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    986--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Limitations on the Amount of Farm 
Service Agency Guaranteed Loans (RIN: 0560-AG64) Received 
February 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    987--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Conservation Reserve Program-Farmable 
Wetlands Pilot Program (RIN: 0560-AG38) Received February 20, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    988--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Sale and Purchase of Flue-Cured 
Tobacco Across County Lines (Florida and Georgia) Received 
February 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    989--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Conservation Reserve Program-Good 
Faith Reliance and Excessive Rainfall (RIN: 0560-AG37) Received 
February 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    990--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Boll Weevil Eradication Loan Program 
(RIN: 0560-AG69) Received February 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    991--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--2002 Farm Bill Regulations-Termination 
of Peanut Market Quota Program and Revised Flue-Cured Tobacco 
Reserve Stock Level (RIN: 0560-AG75) Received February 20, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    992--March 6, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Amendments to the Tobacco Marketing 
Quota Regulations (RIN: 0560-AG40) Received February 20, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1002--March 10, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Payment Limits (RIN: 0560-AG77) 
Received February 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1028--March 11, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Thiophanate 
Methyl; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2002-
0355; FRL-7285-9. Received February 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1029--March 11, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cyprodinil; 
Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2002-0344; FRL-7289-7. Received 
February 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1030--March 11, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--6-Benzyladenine; 
Temporary Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-
2002-0308; FRL-7287-2. Received February 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1031--March 11, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Oxadiazon; 
Tolerance Revocations. OPP-2002-0086; FRL-7187-3. Received 
January 22, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1032--March 11, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--4-
(Dichloroacetyl)-1-Oxa-4-Azaspiro. 4.5. Decane; Pesticide 
Import Tolerance. OPP-2002-0245; FRL-7199-4. Received January 
22, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1033--March 11, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pesticides; 
Tolerance Exemptions for Polymers. OPP-2003-0039; FRL-7291-7. 
Received February 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1034--March 11, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pelargonic Acid 
(Nonanoic Acid); Exemption from the Requirement of a Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2002-273; FRL-7278-7. Received February 20, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1078--March 12, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Decanoic Acid; 
Exemption from the Requirement of a Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2002-0272; FRL-7278-6. Received February 20, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1079--March 12, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imazamox; 
Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2003-0034; 
FRL-7291-3. Received February 11, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    1130--March 13, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Payments for Cattle and Other Property 
Because of Tuberculosis Docket No. 00-105-2. (RIN: 0579-AB36) 
Received March 7, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1131--March 13, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Unshu Oranges From Honshu Island, 
Japan Docket No. 02-108-1. Received March 7, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1132--March 13, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Aluminum tris (O-
ethylphosphonate); Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2002-0348; FRL-
7292-6. Received March 6, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    1133--March 13, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--1,3 Benzene 
Dicarboxylic Acid, 5-Sulfo-, 1,3-Dimethyl Ester, Sodium Salt, 
Polymer with 1,3-Benzene Dicarboxylic Acid, 1,4-Benzene 
Dicarboxylic Acid, Dimethyl 1,4-Benzene Dicarboxylate and 1,2-
Ethanediol; Tolerance Exemption. OPP-2003-0037; FRL-7290-9. 
Received March 4, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1134--March 13, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyriproxyfen; 
Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2002-0345; FRL-7289-6. Received March 
4, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1220--March 20, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Mexican Fruit Fly; Treatments Docket No. 02-129-2. 
Received March 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1221--March 20, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Mexican Fruit Fly; Addition of Regulated Area Docket No. 
02-129-3. Received March 18, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    1222--March 20, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Licensing and Inspection Requirements for Dealers of Dogs 
Intended for Hunting, Breeding, or Security Purposes Docket No. 
99-087-3. Received March 18, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    1303--March 24, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, Rural 
Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--RUS Specification for Voice Frequency 
Loading Coils--Received March 13, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    1304--March 24, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imazethapyr; 
Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2003-0032; FRL-7294-1. Received March 
18, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1380--March 25, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Walnuts Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate 
Docket No. FV02-984-1 FIR. Received March 20, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1381--March 25, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Limes Grown in Florida and Imported Limes; Termination of 
Marketing Order and Implementing Rules and Regulations Docket 
No. FV03-911-1 FR. Received March 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1382--March 25, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Onions Grown in South Texas; Revision of Rules and 
Regulations Docket No. FV03-959-2 IFR. Received March 20, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1383--March 25, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Establishment 
of Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2002-2003 
Marketing Year Docket No. FV03-982-1 IFR. Received March 20, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1384--March 25, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; 
Reduction in Production Cap for 2003 Diversion Program Docket 
No. FV03-989-3 IFR. Received March 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1385--March 25, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; 
Temporary Suspension of a Provision, and Extension of Certain 
Deadlines Under the Raisin Diversion Program Docket No. FV03-
989-2 FIR. Received March 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    1433--March 26, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Folpet; Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2003-0075; FRL-7296-2. Received February 27, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1434--March 26, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hexythiazox; 
Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2003-0036; FRL-7292-8. Received 
February 27, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1560--March 31, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bacillus pumilus 
GB 34; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2002-
0328; FRL-7286-9. Received March 27, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    1561--March 31, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--S-Metolachlor; 
Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2003-0 046; FRL-7229-8. Received March 
27, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1674--April 7, 2003; Letter from the Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
administration's final rule--Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan 
Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; Capital 
Adequacy--ABS and MBS Investments (RIN: 3052-AC14) Received 
March 31, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1702--April 8, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Lactic acid, 
ethyl ester and Lactic acid, n-butyl ester; Exemptions from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance; Technical Correction. OPP-2002-0-
217; FRL-7298-4. Received April 1, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    1703--April 8, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Modified Acrylic 
Polymers; Revision of Tolerance Exemption. OPP-2003-0079; FRL-
7297-8. Received April 1, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    1723--April 8, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fellowships. FRL-
7476-2. (RIN: 2030-AA77) Received April 1, 2002, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1813--April 12, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Recognition of Animal Disease Status 
of Regions in the European Union Docket No. 98-090-5. (RIN: 
0579-AB03) Received April 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    1814--April 12, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review and Foreign Investment Disclosure Group, Department of 
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--2002 
Farm Bill Regulations-General Credit Provisions (RIN: 0560-
AG78) Received March 31, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    1815--April 12, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, Rural 
Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Methodology and 
Formulas for Allocation of Loan and Grant Program Funds (RIN: 
0570-AA30) Received April 8, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    1816--April 12, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Decanoic Acid; 
Exemption from the Requirement of a Pesticide Tolerance; 
Technical Correction. OPP-2002-0272; FRL-7296-9. Received April 
4, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    1817--April 12, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pesticides; 
Tolerance Exemptions for Active and Inert Ingredients for Use 
in Antimicrobial Formulations (Food-Contact Surface Sanitizing 
Solutions); Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule. OPP-2002-0278; 
FRL-7299-4. Received March 24, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    1976--May 1, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; 
State Designations; California Docket No. 03-005-1. Received 
April 29, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2010--May 5, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agriculture Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Onions Grown in South Texas; Increased Assessment Rate 
Docket No. FV03-959-1 FR. Received April 21, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2011--May 5, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate; 
Correction Docket No. FV03-966-03 C. Received April 21, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2060--May 7, 2003; Letter from the General Counsel, 
Department of the Treasury, transmitting a draft bill entitled, 
``Rural Electrification Act Amendments of 2003''.
    2089--May 8, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Tobacco Payment Program (RIN: 0560-
AG96) Received May 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2145--May 13, 2003; Letter from the Directors, FinCEN, 
Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Customer Identification Programs for Futures Commission 
Merchants and Introducing Brokers (RIN: 1506-AA34) Received May 
1, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2146--May 13, 2003; Letter from the Regulatory Contact, 
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Fees for Rice Inspection Services (RIN: 0580-AA82) 
Received May 6, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2147--May 13, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, Rural 
Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Useful Life of Facility Determination 
(RIN: 0572-AB80) Received May 6, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    2148--May 13, 2003; Letter from the Under Secretary, Food 
Stamp Program, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Food Stamp Program: Anticipating 
Income and Reporting Changes. Amendment No. 376. (RIN: 0584-
AB57) Received May 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2149--May 13, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bacillus Thuringiensis 
Cry1F Protein in Cotton; Temporary Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2003-0147; FRL-7302-4. Received 
April 29, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2186--May 14, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pesticide Tolerance 
Processing Fees; Annual Adjustment. OPP-2003-0140; FRL-7302-7. 
Received May 1, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2187--May 14, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Indoxacarb; Time-Limited 
Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2003-0173; FRL-7307-6. Received May 7, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2188--May 14, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Sapote Fruit Fly Docket No. 03-032-1. 
Received May 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2189--May 14, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Imported Fire Ant; Additions to 
Quarantined Areas Docket No. 02-114-2. Received May 9, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2190--May 14, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Cottonseed Payment Program (RIN: 0560-
AG97) Received May 12, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2226--May 15, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Raisin Produced from Grapes Grown in California; Final 
Free and Reserve Percentages for 2002-03 Crop Natural (Sun-
Dried) Seedless and Zante Currant Raisins Docket No. FV03-989-4 
IFR. Received April 21, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    2227--May 15, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Sweet Cherries Grown in Designated Counties in 
Washington; Established of Procedures to Allow the Grading or 
Packing of Sweet Cherries Outside the Production Area Docket 
No. FV02-923-1 IFR. Received April 21, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2228--May 15, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Dried Prunes Produced in California; Revising the 
Regulations Concerning Compensation Rates for Handlers' 
Services Performed Regarding Reserve Prunes Covered Under the 
California Dried Prune Marketing Order Docket No. FV02-993-2 
FR. Received April 21, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2229--May 15, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Revision of 
Handling Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and Peaches Docket 
No. FV03-916-2 IFR. Received April 21, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2230--May 15, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Olives Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate 
Docket No. FV03-932-1 FR. Received May 7, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2231--May 15, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern 
California; Establishment of Safeguards and Procedures for 
Suspension of Packing Holidays Docket No. FV03-925-2 IFR. 
Received May 7, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2232--May 15, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, PACA Branch, Department of 
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA): Amending 
Regulations to Extend PACA Coverage to Fresh and Frozen Fruits 
and Vegetables that are Coated or Battered Docket No. FV02-369. 
(RIN: 0581-AC21) Received May 7, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    2233--May 15, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Winter Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Order 
Amending Marketing Order No. 927 Docket No. FV00-927-3. 
Received May 7, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2234--May 15, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Exotic Newcastle Disease; Additions to 
Quarantined Area Docket No. 02-117-5. Received April 21, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2282--May 19, 2003; Letter from the Fiscal Assistant 
Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
Department's March 2003 ``Treasury Bulletin'', pursuant to 26 
U.S.C. 9602(a).
    2283--May 19, 2003; Letter from the Director, Executive 
Office of the President, transmitting a bill to reauthorize the 
Office of National Drug Control Policy.
    2284--May 20, 2003; Letter from the Regulatory Contact, 
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Exceptions to Geographic Areas for Official Agencies 
Under the USGSA Docket No. FGIS 2003-003. (RIN: 0580-AA76) 
Received May 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2285--May 20, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review and Foreign Investment Disclosure Group, Department of 
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Acreage 
Reporting and Common Provisions (RIN: 0560-AG79) Received May 
14, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2286--May 20, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pesticides; Minimal Risk 
Tolerance Exemptions. OPP-2003-0126; FRL-7302-6. Received May 
16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2287--May 20, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Indoxacarb; Pesticide 
Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2003-0151; FRL-7305-2. 
Received May 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2288--May 20, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyriproxyfen; Pesticide 
Tolerances. OPP-2003-0109; FRL-7305-9. Received May 14, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2289--May 20, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyraflufen-ethyl; 
Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2003-0163; FRL-7306-1. Receive May 14, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2320--May 21, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--.alpha.-Hydro-.omega.-
Hydroxypoly (oxythylene) C8-C18-Alkyl Ether Citrates, 
Poly(oxyethylene) content is 4-12 moles Tolerance Exemption. 
OPP-2003-0023; FRL-7290-8. Received April 28, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2321--May 21, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bifenthrin; Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2002-0358; FRL-7304-4. Received April 28, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2322--May 21, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Mefenpyr-Diethyl; 
Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2003-0077; FRL-7297-9. Received April 
28, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2323--May 21, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyraflufen-ethyl; 
Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2003-0110; FRL-7300-9. Received April 
28, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2344--May 22, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--2002 Farm Bill--Conservation Reserve 
Program--Long-Term Policy (RIN: 0560-AG74) Received May 19, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2367--June 2, 2003; Letter from the Regulatory Contact, 
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Official Performance and Procedural Requirements for 
Grain Weighing Equipment and Related Grain Handling Systems, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2368--June 2, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Bioenergy Program (RIN: 0560-AG84) 
Received May 19, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2369--June 2, 2003; Letter from the Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
Administration's final rule--Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan 
Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; Capital 
Adequacy (RIN: 3052-AC05) Received April 21, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2511--June 4, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Importation of Beef from Uruguay 
Docket No. 02-109-3. Received June 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2512--June 4, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulations 
Policy and Management Staff, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Change in Disease 
Status of Canada Because of BSE Docket No. 03-058-1. Received 
June 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2531--June 5, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Exotic Newcastle Disease; Additions to 
Quarantined Area (Docket No. 02-117-7. Received May 27, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2532--June 5, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantined 
Areas and Regulated Articles Docket No. 03-018-1. Received May 
27, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2533--June 5, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Movement and Importation of Fruits and 
Vegetables Docket No. 00-059-2. Received May 27, 2003, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2534--June 5, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Hot Water Dip Treatment for Mangoes 
Docket No. 02-026-5. Received May 27, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2535--June 5, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Additional Declaration for Imported 
Articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum spp. To Prevent 
Introduction of Potato Brown Rot Docket No. 03-019-1. Received 
May 27, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2554--June 9, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Exotic Newcastle Disease; Removal of 
Areas From Quarantine Docket No. 02-117-6. Received May 27, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2555--June 9, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Ports Designated for Exportation of 
Livestock; Portland, OR Docket No. 02-127-1. Received May 27, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2556--June 9, 2003; Letter from the Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Thymol and Eucalyptus 
Oil; Exemptions from the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2003-
0002; FRL-7308-1. Received June 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    2672--June 16, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Requirements for the USDA ``Produced From'' Grademark for 
Shell Eggs Docket No. PY-02-007. (RIN: 0581-AC24) Received June 
2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2673--June 16, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Dried Prunes Produced in California; Revising the 
Regulations Pertaining to a Voluntary Prune Plum Diversion 
Program Docket No. FV02-993-3 FR. Received May 29, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2674--June 16, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil 
Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment 
Percentages for the 2003-2004 Marketing Year Docket No. FV-03-
985-1 FR. Received June 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    2675--June 16, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; 
Reduction in Production Cap for 2003 Diversion Program Docket 
No. FV03-989-3 FIR. Received June 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    2676--June 16, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, Tobacco 
Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Flue-Cured Tobacco Advisory Committee; 
Amendment to Regulations. Doc. No. TB-02-14. (RIN: 0581-AC11) 
Received June 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2677--June 16, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, Cotton 
Program, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: 
Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports, (2003 Amendments) 
Docket No. CN-03-002. Received June 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2678--June 16, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, Cotton 
Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Revision of User Fees for 2003 Crop 
Cotton Classification Services to Growers. CN-02-006. (RIN: 
0581-AC17) Received June 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    2679--June 16, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Increased 
Assessment Rate Docket No. FV03-985-2 FIR. Received June 2, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2680--June 16, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Establishment 
of Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2002-2003 
Marketing Year Docket No. FV03-982-1 FIR. Received June 2, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2681--June 16, 2003; Letter from the Regulatory Contact, 
Grain Inspection, Packersand Stockyards Administration, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Fees for Official Inspection and Official Weighing 
Services (RIN: 0580-AA81) Received May 29, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2701--June 17, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable, Department 
of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Modifications 
to the Raisin Diversion Program Docket No. FV03-989-1 FIR. 
Received June 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2723--June 18, 2003; Letter from the Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Methoprene, 
Watermelon Mosaic Virus-2 Coat Protein, and Zucchini Yellow 
Mosaic Virus Coat Protein; Final Tolerance Actions. OPP-2003-
0159; FRL-7309-5. Received June 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    2724--June 18, 2003; Letter from the Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glyphosate; Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2003-0155; FRL-7308-8. Received June 12, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2725--June 18, 2003; Letter from the Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide 
Tolerances. OPP-2003-0103; FRL-7310-8. Received June 12, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2730--June 18, 2003; Letter from the Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bacillus Pumilus Strain 
QST2808; Temporary Exemption From the Requirement of a 
Tolerance. OPP-2003-0113; FRL-7301-1. Received June 11, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2753--June 19, 2003; Letter from the Chairman, Council on 
Environmental Quality, transmitting an account of the actions 
taken by the administration to implement the President's 
climate change strategy.
    2754--June 23, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Removal of Cold Treatment Requirement for Ya Pears 
Imported From Hebei Province in China Docket No. 02-084-2. 
Received June 17, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2755--June 23, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Exotic Newcastle Disease; Removal of Areas from 
Quarantine Docket No. 02-117-8. Received June 17, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2756--June 23, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; Standard 
Requirements for Determination of Residual Free Formaldehyde 
Content of Biological Products Docket No. 01-091-2. Received 
June 17, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    2757--June 23, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting The Department's final 
rule--Tuberculosis Testing for Imported Cattle Docket No. 00-
102-2. Received June 17, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    2800--June 24, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, FSA, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--2002 Marketing Quota and Price Support 
for Flue-Cured Tobacco (RIN: 0560-AG60) Received June 19, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3009--July 8, 2003; Letter from the Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Extension of Tolerances 
for Emergency Exemptions (Multiple Chemicals). OPP-2003-0179; 
FRL-7311-5. Received June 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    3010--July 8, 2003; Letter from the Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Flufenacet (N-(4-
fluorophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2-..5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-
thiadiazol -2-yl.oxy. acetamide; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2003-
0181; FRL-7313-9. Received June 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    3011--July 8, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clothianidin; Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2003-0133; FRL-7306-8. Revceived May 29, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3012--July 8, 2003; Letter from the Acting Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Methoxyfenozide; 
Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2003-0088; FRL-7308-6. Received May 
29, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3013--July 8, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Bacillus thuringiensis Cry34Ab1 and 
Cry35Ab1 Proteins and the Genetic Material Necessary for their 
Production in Corn; Temporary Exemption from the Requirement of 
a Tolerance. OPP-2003-0154; FRL-7310-1. Received July 1, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3014--July 8, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Diallyl Sulfides; Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2003-0134; FRL-7303-6. Received 
July 1, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3015--July 8, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Famoxadone; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2003-0130; FRL-7310-9. Received July 1, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3016--July 8, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Fludioxonil; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2003-0135; FRL-7313-7. Received July 1, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3017--July 8, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Glyphosate; Pesticide Tolerance; 
Technical Correction. OPP-2003-0155; FRL-7316-5. Received July 
1, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3018--July 8, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Pesticide Tolerance Nomenclature 
Changes; Technical Amendment. OPP-2002-0043; FRL-7308-9. 
Received July 1, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3019--July 8, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Pesticide Tolerance Nomenclature 
Changes; Technical Amendment. OPP-2002-0043; FRL-7316-9. 
Received July 1, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3059--July 9, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Salmonella Enteritidis Phage-Type 4; 
Remove Import Restrictions and Salmonella Enteritidis Serotype 
Enteritidis; Remove Regulations Docket No. 00-107-2. (RIN: 
0579-AB31) Received July 1, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    3060--July 9, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Irradiation of Sweetpotatoes From 
Hawaii Docket No. 03-062-1. Received July 1, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3061--July 9, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Importation of Fruits and Vegetables 
Docket No. 02-026-4. Received July 1, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3062--July 9, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, Risk 
Management Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
Small Grains Crop Insurance Provisions and Wheat Crop Insurance 
Winter Coverage Endorsement (RIN: 0563-AB63) Received July 1, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3143--July 14, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Emamectin; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2003-0220; FRL-7316-6. Received July 8, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3144--July 14, 2003; Letter from the Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Azoxystrobin; Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2003-0196; FRL-7311-2. Received July 7, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3145--July 14, 2003; Letter from the Principal Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Buprofezin; Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2003-0136; FRL-7310-7. Received July 7, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3233--July 16, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Disqualification for Crop Insurance 
Fraud (RIN: 0560-AG70) Received July 15, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3234--July 16, 2003; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--2003 Agricultural Assistance Act--Crop 
Disaster Program and Livestock Assistance Program (RIN: 0560-
AG95) Received July 15, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    3235--July 16, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Addition of Australia and New Zealand to the List of 
Foreign Countries Eligible to Import Poultry Products (Ratite 
Only) Into the United States Docket No. 02-015DF. (RIN: 0583-
AC97) Received July 14, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    3257--July 17, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Aspergillus flavus AF36; Exemption 
from the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2003-0138; FRL-7311-6. 
Received July 14, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3258--July 17, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Cymoxanil; Pesticide Tolerances. OPP-
2003-0219; FRL-7313-6. Received July 14, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3259--July 17, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide Tolerances 
Technical Correction. OPP-2003-0103; FRL-7317-1.Received July 
14, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3263--July 18, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Dried Prunes Produced in California; Changes in Reporting 
Requirements Docket No. FV03-993-1 IFR. Received July 10, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3264--July 18, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; 
Increased Assessment Rate Docket No. FV03-930-2 FR. Received 
July 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3265--July 18, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Increase in Membership 
on the Area No. 2 Colorado Potato Administrative Committee 
Docket No. FV03-948-1 FR. Received July 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3266--July 18, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Changes in Fees for Federal Meat Grading and 
Certification Services Docket No. LS-02-06. (RIN: 0581-AC13) 
Received 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3267--July 18, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
``Major'' final rule--Control of Listeria monocytogenes in 
Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Docket No. 97-013F. 
(RIN: 0583-AC46) Received July 14, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    3278--July 21, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Dried Prunes Produced in California; Temporary Suspension 
of the Prune Reserve and the Voluntary Producer Prune Plum 
Diversion Provisions Docket No. FV03-993-2IFR. Received July 
16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3279--July 21, 2003; Letter from the Branch Chief, EBT-
Benefit Redemption Divisor, Food and Nutrition Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Food Stamp Program: Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) 
Systems Interoperability and Portability. Amendment No. 384. 
(RIN: 0584-AC91) Received July 1, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    3280--July 21, 2003; Letter from the Chief, Retailer 
Management Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of 
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Food 
Stamp Program: Administrative Review Requirements--Food 
Retailers and Wholesalers (RIN: 0584-AD23) Received July 7, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3333--July 22, 2003; Letter from the Secretary, Department 
of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's draft bill 
entitled, ``To amend sections 7D, 16(i)(2), and 19 of the 
United States Grain Standards Act to authorize the Secretary of 
Agriculture to recover through user fees the costs of 
standardization activities''.
    3378--July 23, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern 
California; Establishment of Safeguards and Procedures for 
Suspension of Packing Holidays Docket No. FV03-925-2 FIR. 
Received July 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3379--July 23, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Raisins Produced from Grapes Grown in California; Final 
Free and Reserve Percentages for 2002-03 Crop Natural (Sun-
dried) Seedless and Zante Currant Raisins Docket No. FV03-989-4 
FIR. Received July 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3380--July 23, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Thiophanate Methyl; Pesticide 
Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2003-0242; FRL-7317-5. 
Received July 18, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3454--July 24, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Bacillus subtilis var. 
amyloliquefaciens strain FZB24; Exemption from the Requirement 
of a Tolerance. OPP-2003-0059; FRL-7309-8. Received July 23, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3495--July 25, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza; 
Payment of Indemnity Docket No. 02-048-2. (RIN: 0579-AB46) 
Received July 25, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3496--July 25, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Oriental Fruit Fly; Removal of 
Quarantined Area Docket No. 02-130-2. Received July 25, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3497--July 25, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; 
State Designations; New Mexico Docket No. 03-044-1. Received 
July 25, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3498--July 25, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Japanese Beetle; Domestic Quarantine 
and Regulations Docket No. 03-057-1. Received July 25, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3499--July 25, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, Rural 
Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Extensions of Payments of Principal 
and Interest (RIN: 0572-AB79) Received July 25, 2003, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3500--July 25, 2003; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
the Department's final rule--Sapote Fruit Fly; Removal of 
Quarantined Area in Texas Docket No. 03-032-2. Received July 
25, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3501--July 25, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Boscalid; 3-pyridinecarboxamide, 2-
chloro-N-(4'chloro.1,1'-biphenyl.-2-yl); Pesticide Tolerance. 
OPP-2003-0246; FRL-7319-6. Received July 25, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3616--July 25, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Secretary, 
Department of State, transmitting a draft of proposed 
legislation entitled ``Compact of Free Association Amendments 
Act of 2003''.
    3639--September 3,, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
FSIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
final rule--Changes in Fees for Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products 
Inspection Services--Calendar Year (CY) 2003 Docket No. 02-
034F. (RIN: 0583-AC94) Received August 12, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3640--September 3, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; 
Revision of Varietal Types Docket No. FV03-989-6 IFR. Received 
August 12, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3641--September 3, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Dried Prunes Produced in California; Temporary Suspension 
of the Mandatory Outgoing Prune Inspection and Quality 
Requirements, and Modification of the Undersized Prune 
Disposition Requirements Under the Marketing Order; and 
Suspension of the Prune Import Regulation Docket No. FV03-993-3 
IFR. Received August 12, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    3642--September 3, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Kiwifruit Grown in California; Relaxation of Pack 
Requirements Docket No. FV03-920-1 FR. Received August 12, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3643--September 3, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; 
Reduction in Additional Storage Payments Regarding Reserve 
Raisins Intended for Use as Cattle Feed Docket No. FV03-989-7 
IFR. Received August 12, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    3644--September 3, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Dried Prunes Produced in California; Decreased Assessment 
Rate Docket No. FV03-993-4 IFR. Received August 12, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3645--September 3, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Grapefruit and Oranges (Texas and States Other than 
Florida, California, and Arizona); Grade Standards Docket 
Number FV-00-304. Received August 12, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3646--September 3, 2003; Letter from the Secretary, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting a copy of the 
Department's draft bill entitled, ``Packers and Stockyards 
Licensing Fee Act of 2003''.
    3647--September 3, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--2,6-Diisopropylnaphthalene; Temporary 
Tolerances. OPP-2003-0127; FRL-7321-6. Received August 6, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3648--September 3, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Hydramethylnon; Pesticide Tolerance. 
OPP-2003-0251; FRL-7319-5. Received August 6, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3649--September 3, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Tralkoxydim; Time-Limited Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2003-0180; FRL-7315-9. Received August 6, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3650--September 3, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Department's final rule--Diallyl Sulfides; Exemption from 
the Requirement of a Tolerance Correction. OPP-2003-0134; FRL-
7320-5. Received August 13, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    3651--September 3, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Envrionmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Spinosad; Pesticide Tolerances for 
Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2003-0207; FRL-7317-3. Received 
August 6, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3951--September 4, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Change in Minimum Quality and Handling Standards for 
Domestic and Imported Peanuts Marketed in the United States 
Docket No. FV03-996-2 IFR. Received September 2, 2003, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3952--September 4, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Revision of 
Handling Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and Peaches Docket 
No. FV03-916-2 IFR-A. Received September 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3953--September 4, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Onions Grown in Certain Designated Counties in Idaho, and 
Malheur County, Oregon; Increased Assessment Rate and Defined 
Fiscal Period Docket No. FV03-958-01 FR. Received September 2, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3954--September 4, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Increased 
Assessment Rates Docket No. FV03-916-4 IFR. Received September 
2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3955--September 4, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Milk in the Central Marketing Area Docket # DA-03-09; AO-
313-A45. Received September 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    3956--September 4, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Milk in the Upper Midwest Marketing Area: Order Amending 
the Order Docket No. DA-01-03; AO-361-A35. Received September 
2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    3957--September 4, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--United States Standards for Grades of Pistachio Nuts in 
the Shell, and United States Standards for Grades of Shelled 
Pistachio Nuts Docket Number FV-98-304. Received September 2, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4041--September 9, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Acetamiprid; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2002-0299; FRL-7324-1. Received August 27, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4042--September 9, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Bifenthrin; Pesticide Tolerance for 
Emergency Exemption; Technical Amendment. OPP-2003-0288; FRL-
7323-9. Received August 27, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    4043--September 9, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Lambda Cyhalothrin; Pesticide 
Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2003-0267; FRL-7321-3. 
Received August 27, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4044--September 9, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Propylene Carbonate; Exemption from 
the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2003-0284; FRL-7323-7. 
Received September 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4045--September 9, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Diflubenzuron; Pesticide Tolerances 
for Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2003-0279; FRL-7323-1. Received 
August 26, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4148--September 10, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Veterinary Services User Fees; Fees 
for Endorsing Export Certificates for Ruminants Docket No. 02-
040-2. Received September 4, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    4149--September 10, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Witchweed; Regulated Areas Docket No. 
02-042-2. Received September 4, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    4150--September 10, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Mexican Fruit Fly; Removal of 
Regulated Area Docket No. 02-121-3. Received September 4, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4151--September 10, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Exotic Newcastle Disease; Removal of 
Areas From Quarantine Docket no. 02-117-9. Received September 
2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4152--September 10, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Introductions of Plants Genetically 
Engineered to Produce Industrial Compounds Docket No. 03-038-1. 
Received September 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4153--September 10, 2003; Letter from the Regulatory 
Contact, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Swine Packer Marketing Contracts; 
Contract Library. PSA-2000-01-b. (RIN: 0580-AA71) Received 
September 5, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4154--September 10, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Flumioxazin; Pesticide Tolerance for 
Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2003-0253; FRL-7319-4. Received 
August 22, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4155--September 10, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances for 
Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2003-0254; FRL-7320-2. Received 
August 22, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4206--September 11, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Trifloxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerance. 
OPP-2003-0244; FRL-7322-7. Received September 9, 2003, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4224--September 15, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Update of Nursery 
Stock Regulations Docket No. 98-062-2. (RIN: 0579-AB23) 
Received September 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4225--September 15, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Requirements for 
Recognizing the Animal Health Status of Foreign Regions Docket 
No. 01-036-2. Received September 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    4226--September 15, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
FSIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
final rule--Definitions and Standards of Identity or 
Composition: Elimination of the Pizza with Meat or Sausage 
Standards Docket No. 01-018F. Received September 9, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4227--September 15, 2003; Letter from the Director, 
Regulatory Review Group, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Sugar Beet Disaster 
Program (RIN: 0560-AH04) Received September 10, 2003, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4228--September 15, 2003; Letter from the Director, 
Regulatory Review Group, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Outside Storage of 
Extra Long Staple Loan Cotton (RIN: 0560-AH03) Received 
September 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4229--September 15, 2003; Letter from the Director, 
Regulatory Review Group, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--2003 Agricultural 
Assistance Act--Crop Diaster Program and Livestock Assistance 
Program (RIN: 0560-AG95) Received September 10, 2003, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4307--September 22, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Butafenacil; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2003-0282; FRL-7324-6. Received September 16, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4308--September 22, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Cyprodinil; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2003-0278; FRL-7326-4. Received September 16, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4309--September 22, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Cyromazine; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2003-0269; FRL-7326-5. Received September 16, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4310--September 22, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Fenhexamid; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2003-0301; FRL-7326-7. Received September 16, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4311--September 22, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--S-Metolachlor; Pesticide Tolerances. 
OPP-2003-0300; FRL-7324-9. Received September 16, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4312--September 22, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Sulfentrazone; Pesticide Tolerances. 
OPP-2003-0270; FRL-7324-5. Received September 16, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4313--September 22, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances. 
OPP-2003-0306; FRL-7327-5. Received September 16, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4396--September 24, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Importation of Pork-
Filled Pasta Docket No. 02-003-2. Received September 16, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4397--September 24, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Asian Longhorned 
Beetle; Quarantined Areas and Regulated Articles Docket No. 03-
018-2. Received September 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    4458--September 29, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Chlorfenapyr; Pesticide Tolerance. 
OPP-2003-0146; FRL-7320-8. Received September 24, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4459--September 29, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Dimethomorph; Pesticide Tolerances. 
OPP-2003-0303; FRL-7327-3. Received September 24, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4460--September 29, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Glufosinate Ammonium; Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2003-0058; FRL-7327-9. Received September 24, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4461--September 29, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Indian Meal Moth Granulosis Virus; 
Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2003-0256; 
FRL-7328-8. Received September 24, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    4462--September 29, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Quinoxyfen; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2003-0218; FRL-7318-2. Received September 24, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4463--September 29, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Sethoxydim; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2003-0315; FRL-7328-6. Received September 24, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4483--October 1, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Trifloxysulfuron; Pesticide Tolerance. 
OPP-2003-0286; FRL-7325-1. Received September 30, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4549--October 2, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Reinstatement of the 
Continuing Assessment Rate Docket No. FV03-948-2 FR. Received 
September 30, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4550--October 2, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--National Dairy Promotion and Research Program; Amendment 
to the Order Docket No. DA-03-06. Received September 30, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4551--October 2, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
Florida; Extension and Modification of the Exemption for 
Shipments of Tree Run Citrus Docket No. FV03-905-1 IFR. 
Received September 30, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4552--October 2, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
Florida; Limiting the Volume of Small Red Seedless Grapefruit 
Docket No. FV03-905-3 IFR. Received September 30, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4553--October 2, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
Florida and Imported Grapfruit; Removing All Seeded Grapefruit 
Regulations, Relaxation of Grade Requirements for Valencia and 
Other Late Type Oranges, and Removing Quality and Size 
Regulations on Imported Seeded Grapefruit Docket No. FV03-905-
2-IFR. Received September 30, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    4554--October 2, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Increased Assessment 
Rate Docket No. FV03-948-3 FR. Received September 30, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4555--October 2, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Dried Prunes Produced in California; Changes in Reporting 
Requirements Docket No. FV03-993-1 FIR. Received September 30, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4556--October 2, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Domestic Dates Produced or Packaged in Riverside County, 
CA; Decreased Assessment Rate Docket No. FV03-987-1 FR. 
Received September 30, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4557--October 2, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
Florida; Increased Assessment Rate Docket No. FV03-905-4 FR. 
Received September 30, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4558--October 2, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Increased Assessment Rates for Specified Marketing Orders 
Docket No. FV03-922-1 FR. Received September 30, 2003, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4662--October 7, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Zinc Phosphide; Pesticide Tolerance. 
OPP-2003-0319; FRL-7329-9. Received September 30, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4714--October 10, 2003; Letter from the Director, Office of 
Energy Policy and New Uses, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Biodiesel Fuel 
Education Program--Administrative Provisions--Received 
September 30, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4752--October 15, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Part 1778--Emergency 
and Imminent Community Water Assistance Grants--Received 
October 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4849--October 24, 2003; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--Review by the National Futures 
Association of Disclosure Documents Required To Be Filed by 
Commodity Pool Operators for Publicly-Offered Commodity Pools--
Received October 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4850--October 24, 2003; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--Foreign Futures and Options 
Transactions--Received October 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    4851--October 24, 2003; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--Foreign Futures and Foreign Options 
Transactions--Received October 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    4852--October 24, 2003; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--Performance Data and Disclosure for 
Commodity Trading Advisors (RIN: 3038-AB39) Received October 
16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4853--October 24, 2003; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--In the Matter of the New York 
Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Petition for Interpretation Pursuant 
to Section 1a(12)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act--Received 
October 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4854--October 24, 2003; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--Amendment to Appendix C of Part 40 and 
Redesignation as Appendix D of Part 30--Received October 16, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4855--October 24, 2003; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--Account Identification for Eligible 
Bunched Orders (RIN: 3038-AB93) Received October 16, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4856--October 24, 2003; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--In the Matter of Washington Mutual, 
Inc. and Its Various Subsidiaries Request for Relief--Received 
October 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4857--October 24, 2003; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--Commodity Pool Operators--Received 
October 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4858--October 24, 2003; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--In the Matter of the New York 
Mercantile Exchange, Inc. and the Intercontinental Exchange, 
Inc., Petitions for Treatment of Floor Brokers and Floor 
Traders as Eligible Commercial Entities Pursuant to Section 
1a(11)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act--Received October 16, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4859--October 24, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast 
Washington and Northeast Oregon; Fiscal Period Change Docket 
No. FV03-956-1 FR. Received October 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4860--October 24, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; 
Increased Assessment Rate Docket No. FV03-930-3 FR. Received 
October 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4861--October 24, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Livestock and Seed Program, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Soybean Promotion and Research: Amend the Order to Adjust 
Representation on the United Soybean Board. No. LS-03-03. 
Received October 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4862--October 24, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Research and Promotion Branch, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Mango Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Subpart 
B-Referendum Procedures. Doc. # FV-02-708-FR. Received October 
10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4915--October 28, 2003; Letter from the Staff Director, 
Office of Regulatory and Management Services, Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Notice, Comment, and Appeal Procedures for National 
Forest System Projects and Activites (RIN:0596-AB89) Received 
October 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4916--October 28, 2003; Letter from the Staff Director, 
Office of Regulatory and Management Services, Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Forest Land Enhancement Program (RIN: 0596-AB95) Received 
October 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4917--October 28, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Emerald Ash Borer; 
Quarantine and Regulations Docket No. 02-125-1. Received 
October 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4918--October 28, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Sapote Fruit Fly 
Docket No. 03-032-3. Received October 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4919--October 28, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Imported Fire Ant; 
Approved Treatments Docket No. 02-115-2. Received October 20, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4920--October 28, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Change in Disease 
Status of East Anglia With Regard to Classical Swine Fever 
Docket No. 00-080-3. Received October 20, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4921--October 28, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Vinclozolin; Time-Limited Pesticide 
Tolerances. OPP-2003-0311; FRL-7327-6. Received Ocotber 7, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4973--October 29, 2003; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--Additional Registration and Other 
Regulatory Relief for Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity 
Trading Advisors; Past Performance Issues (RIN: 3038-AB97) 
Received October 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4974--October 29, 2003; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--Denomination of Customer Funds and 
Location of Depositories (RIN: 3038-AB31) Received October 16, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4975--October 29, 2003; Letter from the Under Secretary, 
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Department of 
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Food 
Stamp Program: Non-Discretionary Quality Control Provisions of 
Title IV of Public Law 107-171 (RIN: 0584-AD31) Received 
October 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4976--October 29, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas Docket No. 02-037-2. 
Received October 7, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4977--October 29, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegatable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Irish Potatoes Grown in Certain Designated Counties in 
Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon; Increased Assessment Rate 
Docket No. FV03-945-1 FR. Received October 20, 2003, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4978--October 29, 2003; Letter from the Deputy General 
Counsel. Office of Financial Assistance, Small Business 
Administration, transmitting the administration's final rule--
Business Loans and Development Company Loans (RIN: 3245-AE68) 
Received October 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4986--October 30, 2003; Letter from the Regulatory Contact, 
GIPSA, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
final rule--Official Performance Requirements for Grain 
Inspection Equipment (RIN: 0580-AA57) Received October 22, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    4987--October 30, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide Tolerances for 
Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2003-0327; FRL-7330-4. Received 
October 28, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5101--November 6, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, AMS, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Fresh Bartlett Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; 
Increased Assessment Rate Docket No. FV03-931-1 FR. Received 
November 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5102--November 6, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, AMS, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Processed Fruits and Vegetables--Received November 3, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5103--November 6, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, AMS, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--National Organic Program; Amendments to the National List 
of Allowed and Prohibited Substances Docket Number TM-02-03. 
(RIN: 0581-AC19) Received November 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5104--November 6, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Mexican Fruit Fly; 
Removal of Regulated Area Docket No. 02-129-4. Received October 
30, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5421--November 18, 2003; Letter from the Secretary, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's draft 
bill entitled, ``To make technical ammendments to the Commodity 
Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996''.
    5422--November 18, 2003; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Extension of Tolerance 
for Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2003-0329; FRL-7330-2. Received 
October 24, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5621--November 21, 2003; Letter from the Secretary, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting a draft of proposed 
legislation, ``To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act, 
the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Egg Products 
Inspection Act to require establishments and official plants to 
pay the costs of Federal Inspection for additional shifts, and 
for other purposes''.
    5625--November 25, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Veterinary Services 
User Fees; Fee for Use of Animal Ramp at Miami International 
Airport Docket No. 02-041-2. Received November 18, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5626--November 25, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Interstate Movement 
of Swine Within a Production System; Inspection of Swine Docket 
No. 02-069-2. Received November 18, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    5627--November 25, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection 
Act of 2002; Possession, Use, and Transfer of Biological Agents 
and Toxins Docket No. 02-088-3. (RIN: 0579-AB47) Received 
November 18, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5628--November 25, 2003; Letter from the Director, 
Regulatory Review Group, Farm Service Agency, Department of 
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Prompt 
Disaster Set-Aside Consideration and Primary Loan Servicing 
Facilitation (RIN: 0560-AG56) Received October 24, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5629--November 25, 2003; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Dried Prunes Produced in California; Temporary Suspension 
of the Prune Reserve and the Voluntary Producer Prune Plum 
Diversion Provisions Docket No. FV03-993-2 FIR. Received 
November 4, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5718--December 8,, 2003; Letter from the Director, 
Regulatory Review Group, FSA, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Removal of Obsolete 
Regulations (RIN: 0560-AH04) Received November 3, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5719--December 8, 2003; Letter from the Regulatory Contact, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Review Inspection Requirements (RIN: 0580-AA58) Received 
October 24, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5720--December 8, 2003; Letter from the Director, 
Regulatory Review Group, Commodity Credit Corporation, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Removal of Obsolete Regulations (RIN: 0560-AH04) Received 
November 6, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5721--December 8, 2003; Letter from the Director, 
Regulatory Review Group, FSA, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Removal of Obsolete 
Regulations (RIN: 0560-AH04) Received October 24, 2003, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5722--December 8, 2003; Letter from the Staff Director, 
Office of Regulatory and Management Services, Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--National Forest System Land and Resource Management 
Planning; Extension of Compliance Deadline for Site-Specific 
Projects (RIN: 0596-AC02) Received October 10, 2003, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5723--December 8, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Tuberculosis in 
Cattle and Bison; State Designations; California Docket No. 03-
005-2. Received December 1, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    5724--December 8, 2003; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Tuberculosis in 
Cattle and Bison; State Designations; New Mexico Docket No. 03-
044-2. Received December 1, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    5725--December 8, 2003; Letter from the Secretary, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's draft 
bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide 
financial assistance to the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 
the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau 
under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978.
    5945--January 20, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Ports of Entry for 
Certain Plants and Plants Products Docket No. 03-067-1. 
Received December 19, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5946--January 20, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Pine Shoot Beetle; 
Additions to Quarantined Areas Docket No. 03-120-1. Received 
January 13, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5947--January 20, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Golden Nematode; 
Regulated Areas Docket No. 03-082-1. Received January 13, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5948--January 20, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Karnal Bunt; 
Regulated Areas Docket No. 03-047-1. Received January 13, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5949--January 20, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Science & Technology, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Removal of Cottonseed Chemist Licensing Program, Updating 
of Commodity Laboratory and Office Addresses, and Adoption of 
Information Symbols Docket Number ST02-03. (RIN: 0581-AC18) 
Received January 5, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5950--January 20, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agriculture Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Tomatoes Grown in 
Florida; Increased Assessment Rate Docket No. FV03-966-4 FR. 
Received January 5, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5951--January 20, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Fluroxypyr; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2003-0377; FRL-7340-5. Received December 29, 2003, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5952--January 20, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Cyprodinil; Time-Limited Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2003-0394; FRL-7337-5. Received December 29, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5953--January 20, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Vinclozolin; Time-Limited Pesticide 
Tolerances Technical Correction. OPP-2003-0311; FRL-7337-7. 
Received December 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    5954--January 20, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Extension of Tolerances for Emergency 
Exemptions Multiple Chemicals. OPP-2003-0402; FRL-7339-8. 
Received January 8, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6286--January 23, 2004; Letter from the Regulatory Officer, 
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Predecisional Administrative Review 
Process for Hazardous Fuel Reduction Projects Authorized Under 
the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (RIN: 0596-AC15) 
Received January 22, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6287--January 23, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Oriental Fruit Fly; 
Designation of Quarantined Area Docket No. 02-096-2. Received 
January 20, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6288--January 23, 2004; Letter from the Program Manager, 
OPPM, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
final rule--Office of Procurement and Property Management 
(OPPM); Uniform Procedures for the Acquisition and Transfer of 
Excess Personal Property (RIN: 0599-AA10) Received January 8, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6289--January 23, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Copper (II) Hydroxide; Exemption from 
the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2003-0356; FRL-7341-1. 
Received January 20, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6290--January 23, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Formaldehyde, polymer with a-.bis(1-
phenylethyl)phenyl.-w-hydroxypoly (oxy-1,2-ethanedil); 
Tolerance Exemption. OPP-2003-0392; FRL-7340-9. Received 
January 20, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6366--January 27, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Export Sales 
Reporting Requirements--Received January 14, 2004, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6367--January 27, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Rural Housing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
the Department's final rule--Fire and Rescue and Other 
Community Facilities Projects (RIN: 0575-AC53) Received 
December 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6368--January 27, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule-Importation of 
Artificially Dwarfed Plants in Growing Media from the People's 
Republic of China Docket No. 98-103-5. Received January 20, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6369--January 27, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Importation of 
Eucalyptus Logs, Lumber, and Wood Chips From South America 
Docket No. 02-097-2. Received January 20, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6427--January 28, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agriculture Marketing Service, Poultry Programs, Department of 
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Increase 
in Fees and Charges for Egg, Poultry, and Rabbit Grading Docket 
No. PY-03-001. Received December 17, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    6428--January 28, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agriculture Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Oranges and Grapefuit Grown in Lower Rio Grande Valley in 
Texas; Increased Assessment Rate Docket No. FV-906-1 IFR. 
Received December 17, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6429--January 28, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agriculture Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Walnuts Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate 
Docket No. FV04-984-1IFR. Received December 17, 2003, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6430--January 28, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agriculture Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing 
Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--National Organic Program; Amendments 
to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances 
Docket Number TM-03-02. (RIN: 0581-AC27) Received December 17, 
2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6431--January 28, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agriculture Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Division, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Revision of Fees for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable 
Terminal Market Inspection Services Docket Number FV-03-301. 
(RIN: 0581-AB63) Received January 5, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    6432--January 28, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agriculture Marketing Service, Livestock and Seed Program, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Amendment to the Soybean Promotion and Research Rules and 
Regulations. Doc. No. LS-02-14. Received Janaury 5, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6433--January 28, 2004; Letter from the Regulatory Contact, 
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Fees for Processed Commodity Analytical Services (RIN: 
0580-AA84) Received January 8, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    6434--January 28, 2004; Letter from the Acting Staff 
Director, Office of Regulatory and Management Services, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber; 
Extension of Timber Sale Contracts To Facilitate Urgent Timber 
Removal From Other Lands (RIN: 0596-AB48) Received January 8, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6466--January 30, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Yucatan Peninsula; 
Addition to the List of Regions Considered Free of Exotic 
Newcastle Disease Docket No. 02-036-2. Received January 28, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6467--January 30, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Lactic Acid, n-Butyl Ester, (S) and 
Lactic Acid, Ethyl Ester, (S); Exemption from the Requirement 
of a Tolerance. OPP-2003-0341; FRL-7338-4. Received January 26, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6468--January 30, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Sulfuryl Fluoride; Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2003-0373; FRL-7342-1. Received January 26, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6649--February 6, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Established of 
Interim Final and Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 
2003-2004 Marketing Year Docket No. FV04-982-1 IFR. Received 
February 2, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6650--February 6, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Onions Grown in South Texas; Decreased Assessment Rate 
Docket No. FV03-959-4FR. Received February 2, 2004, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6651--February 6, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Dairy Programs, Department of 
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Milk in 
the Pacific Northwest Marketing Area; Interim Order Amending 
the Order Docket No. AO-368-A30; DA-01-08-PNW. Received 
February 2, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6652--February 6, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Almonds Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate 
Docket No. FV04-981-1 IFR. Received February 2, 2004, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6653--February 6, 2004; Letter from the Secretary, LOCAL 
Television Loan Guarantee Board, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--LOCAL Television Loan 
Guarantee Program (RIN: 0572-AB82) Received January 28, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6654--February 6, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, Food 
Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Agency Organization 
Docket No. 00-033F. (RIN: 0583-AC78) Received January 26, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6818--February 26, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Aminoethoxyvenylglycine hydrochloride 
(aviglycine HCI); Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2003-0389; FRL-7341-
6. Received February 20, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    6819--February 26, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Bifenazate; Pesticide Tolerances for 
Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2003-0370; FRL-7335-6. Received 
February 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6820--February 26, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Aldicarb, Atrazine, Cacodylic Acid, 
Carbofuran, et al.; Tolerance Actions. OPP-2003-0344; FRL-7338-
3. Received February 11, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    6821--February 26, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Thifensulfuron mehtyl; Tolerances 
Actions. OPP-2003-0363; FRL-7338-6. Received February 11, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    6999--March 4, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Cold Treatment of Fruits Docket No. 
02-071-2. Received February 10, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7000--March 4, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Irradiation of Sweetpotatoes From 
Hawaii Docket No. 03-062-2. Received February 23, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7001--March 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Gellan Gum; Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0003; FRL-7344-1. Received 
March 2, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7002--March 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Pyriproxyfen; Pesticide Tolerance for 
Emergency Exemption. OPP-2004-0028; FRL-7345-3. Received March 
2, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7003--March 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Yeast Extract Hydrolysate from 
Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
Tolerance. OPP-2003-0403; FRL-7343-9. Received March 2, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7047--March 8, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Ports of Entry for Certain Plants and 
Plant Products Docket No. 03-067-2. Received February 18, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7048--March 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Olives Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate 
Docket No. FV04-932-1 IFR. Received February 18, 2004, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7049--March 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et. al.; 
Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2003-2004 Crop 
Year for Tart Cherries Docket No. FV04-930-1 FR. Received 
February 18, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7141--March 11, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--National Poultry Improvement Plan; Technical Amendment 
Docket No. 03-017-3. Received February 23, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7171--March 16, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantined 
Areas Docket No. 04-002-1. Received March 11, 2004, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7172--March 16, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Cattle From Mexico Docket No. 00-112-
2. Received March 4, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7173--March 16, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area 
Classifications; Missouri Docket No. 01-015-1. Received March 
4, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7174--March 16, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Unshu Oranges from Honshu Island, 
Japan Docket No. 02-108-2. Received March 4, 2004, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7175--March 16, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Blood and Tissue Collection at 
Slaughtering and Rendering Establishments Docket No. 99-017-3. 
(RIN: 0579-AB13) Received March 4, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7200--March 22, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Pesticide Tolerance Fees; Suspension 
of Collection. OPP-2004-0084; FRL-7349-7. Received March 17, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7262--March 25, 2004; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--Foreign Futures and Options 
Transactions--Received March 10, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7263--March 25, 2004; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--In the Matter of Intermarket Clearing 
Corporation--Request for Vacation From Designation as 
Derivatives Clearing Organization--Received March 10, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7264--March 25, 2004; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--Investment of Customer Funds (RIN: 
3038-AC01) Received March 19, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7265--March 25, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Plant Protection Act; Revisions to 
Authority Citations; Technical Amendment Docket No. 00-063-3. 
Received March 19, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7288--March 29, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, Food 
Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final ``Major'' rule--Meat 
Produced by Advanced Meat
     Bone Seperation Machinery and Meat Recovery (AMR) Systems 
Docket No. 03-0381F. (RIN: 0583-AC51) Received March 23, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7289--March 29, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, Food 
Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Prohibition of the 
Use of Certain Stunning Devices Used to Immobilize Cattle 
During Slaughter Docket No. 01-033IF. Received March 23, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7290--March 29, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, Food 
Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Prohibition of the 
Use of Specified Risk Materials for Human Food and Requirements 
for the Disposition of Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle Docket 
No. 03-025IF. Received March 23, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7291--March 29, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, Food 
Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Transfer of Voluntary 
Inspection of Egg Products Regulations Docket No. 01-031F. 
(RIN: 0583-AC94) Received March 23, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7292--March 29, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Ammonium Bicarbonate; Exemption from 
the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0001; FRL-7341-3. 
Received March 22, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7293--March 29, 2004; Letter from the Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting 
notification of the 2004 compensation program adjustments, 
including the Agency's current salary range structure and the 
performance-based merit pay matrix.
    7350--March 31, 2004; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, FSA, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Farm Loan Programs Account Servicing 
Policies--Elimination of 30-Day Past-Due Period (RIN: 0560-
AG50) Received March 23, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7397--April 1, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--6-Benzyladenine; Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0013; FRL-7347-6. Received 
March 31, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7398--April 1, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2; 
Amended Exemption From Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-
0029; FRL-7345-4. Received March 31, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7399--April 1, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Bacillus Thuringiensis CryIF Protein 
in Cotton; Extension of Temporary Exemption From Requirement of 
a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0007; FRL-7242-3. Received March 31, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7400--April 1, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Flumioxazin; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2004-0089; FRL-7351-2. Received March 31, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7401--April 1, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Bacillus Thuringiensis Cry3Bb1; 
Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2003-0415; 
FRL-7350-5. Received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7402--April 1, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant; Exemption 
from the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2003-0281; FRL-7347-7. 
Received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7403--April 1, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Time-Limited Exemption from 
Requirement of a Tolerance; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
Tolerance. OPP-2004-0035; FRL-7350-8. Received March 24, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7404--April 1, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Zoxamide; Pesticide Tolerances for 
Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2004-0052; FRL-7349-3. Received March 
24, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7508--April 2, 2004; Letter from the Secretary, Department 
of Agriculture, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation, 
``To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe, 
adjust, and collect fees to cover the costs incurred by the 
Secretary for activities related to the review and maintenance 
of licenses and registration under the Animal Welfare Act''.
    7558--April 20, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Fosthiazate; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2003-0296; FRL-7339-4. Received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7559--April 20, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Hygromycin B phosphotransferase; 
Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0036; 
FRL-7352-8. Received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7560--April 20, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Lambda-Cyhalothrin and an Isomer 
Gamma-Cyhalothrin; Tolerances for Residues. OPP-2004-0025; FRL-
7353-4. Received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7561--April 20, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Mesosulfuron-Methyl; Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2003-0257; FRL-7351-4. Received April 6, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7623--April 21, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Support the Tribal Pesticide Program 
Council (TPPC); Notice of Funds Availability. OPP-2003-0399; 
FRL-7349-1. Received April 9, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7624--April 21, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Boscalid; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2004-0075; FRL-7353-1. Received April 9, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7715--April 22, 2004; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Extra Long Staple Cotton Outside 
Storage and Strength Adjustment for Loan (RIN: 0560-AH03) 
Received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7716--April 22, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; 
State and Zone Designations; Delay of Compliance Date Docket 
No. 03-072-2. Received March 25, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7717--April 22, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Japanese Beetle; Domestic Quarantine 
and Regulations Docket No. 03-057-2. Received March 25, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7718--April 22, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Animal Welfare; Transportation of Animals on Foreign Air 
Carriers Docket No. 02-012-2. (RIN: 0579-AB51) Received April 
7, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7719--April 22, 2004; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Emergency 
Conservation Program (RIN: 0560-AG26) Received April 7, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7720--April 22, 2004; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Tree Assistance 
Program (RIN: 0560-AG83) Received April 7, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7721--April 22, 2004; Letter from the Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
administration's final rule--Electronic Commerce; Organization; 
Standards of Conduct and Refferal of Known or Suspected 
Criminal Violations; Loan Policies and Operations; Funding and 
Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding 
Operations; Borrower Rights (RIN: 3052-AB69) Received March 25, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7722--April 22, 2004; Letter from the Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
administration's final rule--Loan Policies and Operations; 
Borrower Rights; Effective Interest Rate Disclosure (RIN: 3052-
AC04) Received April 14, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7870--April 29, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Revocation of Tolerance Exemptions for 
Certain Biopesticides. OPP-2003-0416; FRL-7353-5. Received 
April 21, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7911--April 30, 2004; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--Fees for Product Review and Approval--
Received April 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7912--April 30, 2004; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--Fees for Review of the Rule 
Enforcement Programs of Contract Markets and Registered Futures 
Association--Received April 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7913--April 30, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Classical Swine Fever Status of France 
and Spain Docket No. 98-090-7. (RIN: 0579-AB03) Received April 
27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7914--April 30, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Cattle From Australia and New Zealand; 
Testing Exemptions Docket No. 99-071-3. Received April 27, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7915--April 30, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Golden Nematode; Regulated Area Docket 
No. 03-082-2. Received April 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7916--April 30, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Certification Program for Imported 
Articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum spp. To Prevent 
Introduction of Potato Brown Rot Docket No. 03-019-2. Received 
April 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7917--April 30, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; 
State and Zone Designation; Michigan Docket No. 02-112-3. 
Received April 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7918--April 30, 2004; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of 
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Flexible 
Marketing Allotments for Sugar (RIN: 0560-AH08) Received April 
27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7919--April 30, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, Rural 
Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--General Requirements 
for Cooperative Services Grant Programs, Value-Added Producer 
Grants, Agriculture Innovation Centers and Rural Cooperative 
Development Grants (RIN: 0570-AA40) Received April 27, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7920--April 30, 2004; Letter from the Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer, Farm Credit Admininstration, transmitting 
the administration's final rule--Loan Policies and Operations; 
Disclosure to Shareholders; Disclosure to Investors in 
Systemwide and Consolidated Bank Debt Obligations of the Farm 
Credit System (RIN: 3052-AC07) Received April 6, 2004, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7973--May 6, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast 
Washington and Northeast Oregon; Establishment of Special 
Purpose Shipping Regulations and Modification of Reporting 
Requirements Docket No. FV04-956-1 IFR. Received April 29, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7974--May 6, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Melons Grown in South Texas; Increased Assessment Rate 
Docket No. FV04-979-1 FR. Received April 29, 2004, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7975--May 6, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Final 
Free and Reserve Percentages for 2003-04 Crop Natural (Sun-
Dried) Seedless Raisins Docket No. FV04-989-1 IFR. Received 
April 29, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7976--May 6, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Almonds Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate 
Docket No. FV04-981-1 FIR. Received April 29, 2004, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7977--May 6, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern 
California; Establishment of Reporting Requirements Docket No. 
FV04-925-1 IFR. Received April 29, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7978--May 6, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Revision of 
Handling Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and Peaches Docket 
No. FV04-916
    917-02 IFR. Received April 29, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    7979--May 6, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Cranberries Grown in the States of Massachusetts, et al.; 
Order Amending Marketing Agreement and Order No. 929 Docket 
Nos. AO-341-A6; FV02-929-1. Received April 29, 2004, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7980--May 6, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Pistachios Grown in California; Order Regulating Handling 
Docket Nos. AO-F&V-983-2 FV02-983-01. Received April 29, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7981--May 6, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Imported Fire Ant; Additions to 
Quarantined Areas Docket No. 03-109-1. Received May 3, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7982--May 6, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of 
Indemnity Docket No. 01-126-2. (RIN: 0579-AB37) Received May 3, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7983--May 6, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Pesticides; Tolerance Exemptions for 
Active and Inert Ingredients for Use in Antimicrobial 
Formulations (Food-Contact Surface Sanitizing Solutions). OPP-
2003-0368; FRL-7335-4. Received April 22, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    7984--May 6, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Geraniol; Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0068; FRL-7351-1. Received 
April 22, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8141--May 13, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Pyraflufen-ethyl; Pesticide Tolerance. 
OPP-2004-0094; FRL-7358-2. Received May 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8142--May 13, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Harpin Protein; Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0097; FRL-7356-5. Received 
May 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8143--May 13, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant; Exemption 
from the Requirement of a Tolerance; Technical Correction. OPP-
2003-0281; FRL-7356-2. Received May 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8166--May 17, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Procedures for Reestablishing a Region 
as Free of a Disease Docket No. 02-001-2. (RIN: 0579-AB53) 
Received May 11, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8167--May 17, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza; 
Additional Restrictions Docket No. 04-011-1. Received May 11, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8178--May 18, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Phosphomannose Isomerase and the 
Genetic Material Necessary for Its Production in All Plants; 
Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0135; 
FRL-7358-9. Received May 13, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    8226--May 20, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Corrdinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Importation of Orchids of the Genus 
Phalaenopsis From Taiwan in Growing Media Docket No. 98-035-5. 
(RIN: 0579-AB75) Received May 7, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    8227--May 20, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Veterinary Diagnostic Services User 
Fees Docket No. 00-024-2. (RIN: 0579-AB22) Received May 7, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8228--May 20, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Pine Shoot Beetle; Additions to 
Quatantined Areas Docket No. 03-102-2. Received May 7, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8229--May 20, 2004; Letter from the Regulatory Contact, 
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Fees for Official Inspection and Official Weighing 
Services (RIN: 0580-AA80) Received May 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8230--May 20, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Homeland Security, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Karnal Bunt; 
Compensation for Custom Harvesters in Northern Texas Docket No. 
03-052-1. Received May 7, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    8231--May 20, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Isoxadifen-ethyl; Pesticide Tolerance. 
OPP-2004-0093; FRL-7355-8. Received May 18, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8232--May 20, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Indoxacarb; Time-Limited Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2004-0130; FRL-7359-1. Received May 18, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8325--June 1, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a draft of 
proposed legislation ``To amend the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to implement pesticide-related 
obligations of the United States under the international 
conventions or protocols known as the PIC Convention, the POPs 
Convention, and the LRTAP POPs Protocol''.
    8327--June 1, 2004; Letter from the Fiscal Assistant 
Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the annual 
reports due to Congress that appearon pages 111-134 of the 
March 2004 Treasury Bulletin as required by 26 U.S.C. 9602(a), 
42 U.S.C. 10222(e)(1), 16 U.S.C. 1606a(c)(1), 42 U.S.C. 
2297g(b)(1), and 7 U.S.C. 7101 note.
    8328--June 2, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Extension of Tolerances for Emergency 
Exemptions (Multiple Chemicals). OPP-2004-0136; FRL-7358-7. 
Received May 21, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8329--June 2, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Ultramarine Blue; Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0056; FRL-7357-6. Received 
May 21, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8330--June 2, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide Tolerance. 
OPP-2004-0090; FRL-7348-1. Received May 21, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8411--June 8, 2004; Letter from the Director, Regulatory 
Review Group, Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--2002 Farm Bill 
Regulations--Loan Eligibility Provisions (RIN: 0560-AG81) 
Received June 7, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8412--June 8, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Indoxacarb; Tolerances for Residues; 
Technical Correction. OPP-2004-0169;FRL-7362-4. Received June 
4, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8413--June 8, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Humates; Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0166; FRL-7361-6. Received 
June 4, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8414--June 8, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Streptomyces Iydicus WYEC 108; 
Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0041; 
FRL-7361-3. Received June 2, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    8415--June 8, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Novaluron; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2004-0125; FRL-7359-2. Received June 2, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8544--June 16, 2004; Letter from the Director, Economic and 
Policy Analysis Staff, Regulatory Review Group, Department of 
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--2002 
Farm Bill--Conservation Reserve Program--Long-Term Policy (RIN: 
0560-AG74) Received May 20, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    8545--June 16, 2004; Letter from the Assistant Director, 
Directives and Regulations Branch, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Sale and Disposal of 
National Forest System Timber; Timber Sale Contracts, 
Modification of Contracts (RIN: 0596-AC16) Received May 11, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8546--June 16, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Animal Welfare; Definition of Animal 
Docket No. 98-106-3. (RIN: 0579-AB69) Received June 7, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8547--June 16, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Plum Pox Compensation Docket No. 00-
035-3. (RIN: 0579-AB19) Received June 2, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8548--June 16, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Spring Viremia of Carp; Payment of 
Indemnity Docket No. 02-091-1. Received May 26, 2004, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8549--June 16, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas Docket 
No. 04-038-1. Received May 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    8550--June 16, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Gypsy Moth Generally Infested Areas 
Docket No. 04-025-1. Received June 8, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8551--June 16, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Pine Shoot Beetle; Additions to 
Quarantined Areas Docket No. 04-036-1. Received June 8, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8552--June 16, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Fenpyroximate; Pesticide Tolerance. 
OPP-2004-0174; FRL-7362-9. Received June 9, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8553--June 16, 2004; Letter from the Chairman and Chief 
Executive, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
administration's final rule--Loan Policies and Operations; 
Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and 
Funding Operations; OFI Lending (RIN: 3052-AB96) Received May 
28, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8624--June 18, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Sulfuryl Fluoride; Pesticide 
Tolerance; Technical Correction. OPP-2003-0373; FRL-7346-1. 
Received June 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8986--July 12, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882; 
Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0164; 
FRL-7364-2. Received July 7, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    8987--July 12, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--C8, C10, and C12 Straight-Chain Fatty 
Acid Monoesters of Glycerol and Propylene Glycol; Exemption 
from the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2003-0379; FRL-7352-6. 
Received July 7, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    8988--July 12, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Lactic acid, n-propyl ester, (S); 
Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0040; 
FRL-7362-3. Received July 7, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    8989--July 12, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Sulfuric Acid; Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0190; FRL-7364-4. Received 
July 7, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9096--July 15, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area 
Classifications; Wyoming Docket No. 04-009-2. Received July 9, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9097--July 15, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, AMS, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Revision of User Fees for 2004 Crop Cotton Classification 
Services to Growers. Doc. No. CN-03-007. (RIN: 0581-AC34) 
Received July 2, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9098--July 15, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, AMS, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Program: Rules 
and Regulations. No. LS-02-05. Received July 2, 2004, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9099--July 15, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, AMS, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Program: Rules 
and Regulations. No. LS-02-05. Received July 6, 2004, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9100--July 15, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, AMS, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Milk in the Mideast Marketing Area: Order Amending the 
Order Docket No. AO-361-A35; DA-01-04. Received July 2, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9101--July 15, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, AMS, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; 
Revision of Current Procedures for Handlers To Receive Exempt 
Use
    Diversion Credit for New Product and New Market Development 
Activities Docket No. FV03-930-5-IFR. Received July 2, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9218--July 20, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Brucellosis in Sheep, Goats, and 
Horses; Payment of Indemnity Docket No. 00-002-2. (RIN: 0579-
AB42) Received July 15, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    9219--July 20, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Classical Swine Fever Status of Chile 
Docket No. 03-009-2. Received July 15, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9220--July 20, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Animal Welfare; Inspection, Licensing, 
and Procurement of Animals Docket No. 97-121-3. (RIN: 0579-
AA94) Received July 15, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    9221--July 20, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Japanese Beetle; Domestic Quarantine 
and Regulations Docket No. 04-032-1. Received July 9, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9222--July 20, 2004; Letter from the Congressional Review 
Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Karnal Bunt; Compensation for Custom 
Harvesters in Northern Texas Docket No. 03-052-2. Received July 
15, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9223--July 20, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Pesticide Environmental Stewardship 
(PESP) Regional Grants; Notice of Funds Availability. OPP-2004-
0171; FRL-7361-8. Received July 14, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    9224--July 20, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Spiroxamine; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2004-0120; FRL-7367-1. Received July14, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9225--July 20, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Acequinocyl; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2004-0141; FRL-7364-1. Received July 14, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9226--July 20, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Propoxycarbazone-sodium; Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2004-0172; FRL-7365-7. Received July 1, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9227--July 20, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Office of Pesticide Programs Address 
Changes. OPP-2004-0216; FRL-7368-4. Received July 1, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9313--July 22, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, AMS, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Milk in the Pacific Northwest Marketing Area: Order 
Amending the Order Docket No. AO-368-A29; DA-01-06. Received 
July 22, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9353--September 7, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Pyrimethanil; Pesticide Tolerances. 
OPP-2004-0195; FRL-7371-2. Received August 30, 2004, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9354--September 7, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Propiconazole; Time-Limited Pesticide 
Tolerances. OPP-2004-0086; FRL-7352-1. Received July 30, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9355--September 7, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Propanoic Acid; Pesticide Tolerance. 
OPP-2003-0283; FRL-7358-4. Received July 30, 2004, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9356--September 7, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Propamocarb hydrochloride; Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2004-0100; FRL-7368-8. Received July 30, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9476--September 8, 2004; Letter from the Secretary, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's report 
entitled, ``Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest 
Recovery Act Pilot Project Status Report to Congress Fiscal 
Year 2003''.
    9526--September 13, 2004; Letter from the Executive 
Director, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting 
the Commission's final rule--Exempt Commercial Markets--
Received July 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9527--September 13, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Importation of 
Unmanufactured Wood Articles From Mexico Docket No. 98-054-3. 
(RIN: 0579-AB02) Received August 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    9528--September 13, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Brucellosis in 
Cattle; State and Area Classifications; Missouri Docket No. 01-
015-2. Received August 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    9619--September 21, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Bitertanol, Chlorpropham, Cloprop, 
Combustion Product Gas, Cyanazine, et al.; Tolerance Actions. 
OPP-2004-0088; FRL-7358-6. Received July 20, 2004, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9847--September 29, 2004; Letter from the Director, 
Regulatory Review Group, Farm Service Agency, Department of 
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Guaranteed Loans--Rescheduling Terms and Loan Subordinations 
(RIN: 0560-AG53) Received August 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    9848--September 29, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Folpet; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2004-
0168; FRL-7369-1. Received August 20, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9849--September 29, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Flumioxazin; Pesticide Tolerances. 
OPP-2004-0212; FRL-7369-9. Received August 20, 2004, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9850--September 29, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--DCPA; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2004-
0200; FRL-7673-6. Received August 20, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9851--September 29, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Pesticide Worker Protection Standard; 
Glove Liners, and Chemical-Resistant Glove Requirements of 
Agricultural Pilots. OPP-2003-0169; FRL-7352-3. (RIN: 2070-
AC93) Received August 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    9928--October 4,, 2004; Letter from the Under Secretary for 
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Department of 
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
rule--Food Stamp Program: Vehicle and Maximum Excess Shelter 
Expense Deduction Provisions of Pub. L. 106-387. Amendment No. 
396. (RIN: 0584-AD13) Received August 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9929--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Bacillus thuringiensis var. aizawai 
strain PS811 (Cry1F insecticidal protein); Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0249; FRL-7372-6. Received 
September 29, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9930--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Cyazofamid; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2004-0211; FRL-7367-4. Received September 29, 2004, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9931--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Dichlormid; Time-Limited Pesticide 
Tolerances. OPP-2004-0318; FRL-7680-8. Received September 29, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9932--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Forchlorfenuron; Pesticide Tolerance. 
OPP-2004-0272; FRL-7681-5. Received September 29, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9933--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Mesotrione; Pesticide Tolerances for 
Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2004-0313; FRL-7678-8. Received 
September 29, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9934--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Octanal; Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0298; FRL-7678-7. Received 
September 29, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9935--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Sodium Thiosulfate; Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0289; FRL-7677-1. Received 
September 29, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9936--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Dinotefuran; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2004-0155; FRL-7368-1. Received September 14, 2004, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9937--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances for 
Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2004-0254; FRL-7675-6. Received 
September 14, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9938--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Thifensulfuron Methyl; Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2004-0277; FRL-7679-4. Received September 14, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9939--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Tribenuron Methyl; Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2004-0278; FRL-7679-5. Received September 14, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9940--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Allethrin, Bendiocarb, Burkholderia 
cepacia, Fenridazon potassium, and Molinate; Tolerance Actions. 
OPP-2004-0260; FRL-7679-7. Received September 24, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9941--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Fenamidone; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2004-0255; FRL-7681-3. Received September 24, 2004, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9942--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Fludioxonil; Pesticide Tolerances. 
OPP-2004-0321; FRL-7682-3. Received September 24, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9943--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Methoxyfenozide; Pesticide Tolerances. 
OPP-2004-0312; FRL-7681-6. Received September 24, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    9944--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Forchlorfenuron; N-(2-Chloro-4-pyridin 
l)-N'-phenylurea; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-2004-
0145; FRL-7362-1. Received August 9, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    9945--October 4, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Isodecyl Alcohol Ethoxylated (2-8 
moles) Polymer with Chloromethyl Oxirane; Tolerance Exemption. 
OPP-2004-0204; FRL-7368-3. Received August 16, 2004, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10260--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commoditity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--Foreign Futures and Foreign Options 
Transactions (RIN: 3038-AB45) Received September 21, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10261--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commoditity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Commission's final rule--Collection of Claims Owed the United 
States Arising From Activities Under the Commission's 
Jurisdiction (RIN: 3038-AC03) Received September 21, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10262--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Executive Director, 
Commoditity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
Department's final rule--Correction to Regional Office 
Information, Reference to Section 4D(2) and Criteria for CPO 
Registration Exemption--Received July 23, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10263--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Importation of Wood 
Packaging Material Docket No. 02-032-3. (RIN: 0579-AB48) 
Received September 22, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10264--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Tuberculosis in 
Cattle; Import Requirements Docket No. 03-081-2. Received 
August 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10265--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Oriental Fruit Fly; 
Removal of Quarantined Area Docket No. 02-130-3. Received 
August 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10266--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Karnal Bunt; 
Regulated Areas Docket No. 03-047-2. Received August 30, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10267--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Pine Shoot Beetle; 
Additions to Quarantined Areas Docket No. 04-036-2. Received 
September 9, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10268--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Citrus Canker; 
Quarantined Areas Docket No. 04-045-1. Received September 16, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10269--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Gypsy Moth Generally 
Infested Areas Docket No. 04-025-2. Received October 6, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10270--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
Florida; Exemption for Shipments of Tree Run Citrus Docket No. 
FV04-905-2 IFR. Received August 17, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    10271--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Mango Promotion, Research, and Information Order. Doc. 
No. FV-02-707-FR. (RIN: 0581-AC05) Received October 6, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10272--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegatable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Decreased Assessment Rates for Specified Marketing Orders 
Docket No. FV04-922-1 IFR. Received August 16, 2004, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10273--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Winter Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Decrease of 
a Continuing Supplemental Assessment Rate for the Beurre 
d'Anjou Variety of Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington Docket 
No. FV04-927-2 FR. Received October 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10274--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Dried Prunes Produced in California; Increased Assessment 
Rate Docket No. FV04-993-2 FR. Received October 6, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10275--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Decreased 
Assessment Rates Docket No. FV04-916
    917-4 IFR. Received August 17, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    10276--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
Florida; Modifying the Procedures Used To Limit the Volume of 
Small Red Seedless Grapefruit Grown in Florida Docket No. FV04-
905-5 IFR. Received August 17, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    10277--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Kiwifruit Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rates 
Docket No. FV04-920-2 IFR. Received September 22, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10278--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Revision of 
Reporting Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and Peaches Docket 
No. FV04-916
    917-03 FR. Received September 13, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10279--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Fresh Prunes Grown in Designated Counties in Washington 
and in Umatilla County, OR; Increased Assessment Rate Docket 
No. FV04-924-1 FR. Received September 9, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10280--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Kiwifruit Grown in California; Relaxation of Pack and 
Container Requirements Docket No. FV04-920-1 FR. Received 
September 9, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10281--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Onions Grown in Certain Designated Counties in Idaho, and 
Malheur County Oregon; Increased Assessment Rate Docket No. 
FV04-958-02 FR. Received July 22, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    10282--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Revision of 
Handling Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and Peaches Docket 
No. FV04-916
    917-02 FIR. Received July 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    10283--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Pistachios Grown in California; Delay of the Effective 
Date for Aflatoxin, Size and Quality Requirements Docket No. 
FV02-983-1 FR. Received July 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    10284--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in Lower Rio Grande Valley 
in Texas; Decreased Assessment Rate Docket No. FV04-906-2 IFR. 
Received July 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10285--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Livestock and Seed Program, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Fish and 
Shellfish. No. LS-03-04. (RIN: 0581-AC26) Received October 6, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10286--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Livestock and Seed Program, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Livestock Mandatory Reporting; Amendment To Revise Lamb 
Reporting Definitions Docket No. LS-01-08. (RIN: 0581-AB98) 
Received September 9, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10287--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Poultry Programs, Department of 
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Regulations Governing the Inspection of Eggs Docket No. PY-04-
002. (RIN: 0581-AB74) Received October 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10288--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Director, Faith 
Based and Community Initiatives, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Equal Opportunity for 
Religious Organizations (RIN: 0503-AA27) Received July 22, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10289--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Acting 
Administrator, FSIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
the Department's final rule--Beef or Pork with Barbeque Sauce; 
Revision of Standard Docket No. 96-006F. (RIN: 0583-AC09) 
Received July 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10290--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Broadband Grant 
Program (RIN: 0572-AB94) Received August 17, 2004, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10291--October 8, 2004; Letter from the RMA, Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Commom Crop Insurance Regulations; Processing Tomato Crop 
Insurance Provisions (RIN: 0563-AB90) Received August 17, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10292--October 8, 2004; Letter from the RMA, Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Blueberry Crop 
Insurance Provisions (RIN: 0563-AB76) Received August 31, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10293--October 8, 2004; Letter from the RMA, Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Pecan Revenue Crop 
Insurance Provisions (RIN: 0563-AB91) Received August 31, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10294--October 8, 2004; Letter from the RMA, Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Apple Crop Insurance 
Provisions (RIN: 0563-AB92) Received August 31, 2004, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10295--October 8, 2004; Letter from the RMA, Administrator, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--General Administrative Regulations, Catastrophic Risk 
Protection Endorsement; Group Risk Plan of Insurance 
Regulations for the 2004 and Succeeding Crop Years; and the 
Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Basic Provisions (RIN: 0563-
AB94) Received August 17, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    10296--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Dimethenamid; Pesticide Tolerance. 
OPP-2004-0315; FRL-7680-1. Received September 22, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10297--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Penoxsulam, 2-(2,2-difluoroethoxy)-N-
(5, 8-dimethoxy.1,2,4. triazolo. 1,5-c. pyrimdin-2-yl) -6-
(trifluoromethyl) benzenesulfonamide; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2004-0286; FRL-7678-6. Received September 22, 2004, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10298--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Citrate Esters; Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0300; FRL-7677-6. Received 
September 22, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10299--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Carfentrazone-ethyl; Pesticide 
Tolerance. OPP-2004-0256; FRL-7678-9. Received September 22, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10300--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Lactofen; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2004-0293; FRL-7680-2. Received September 22, 2004, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10301--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Pesticide Tolerance. 
OPP-2004-0209; FRL-7680-9. Received September 22, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10302--October 8, 2004; Letter from the Chariman and Chief 
Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
administration's final rule--Eligibility and Scope of 
Financing; Loan Policies and Operations; General Provisions; 
Credit and Related Services (RIN: 3052-AC06) Received July 27, 
2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10539--October 9, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
rule--Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
Florida; Limiting the Volume of Small Red Seedless Grapefruit 
Docket No. FV04-905-3 IFR. Received August 17, 2004, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10827--November 17, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Hexythiazox; Pesticide Tolerance for 
Emergency Exemptions. OPP-2004-0329; FRL-7684-2. Received 
November 5, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10828--November 17, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Thifensulfuron-methyl; Tolerance 
Actions. OPP-2004-0206; FRL-7683-2. Received October 28, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10829--November 17, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Pyraclostrobin; Pesticide Tolerances. 
OPP-2004-0325; FRL-7681-9. Received October 28, 2004, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10830--November 17, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Deltamethrin; Pesticide Tolerance. 
OPP-2004-0331; FRL-7683-5. Received October 28, 2004, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10831--November 17, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Bacillus pumilus strain QST 2808; 
Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance. OPP-2004-0215; 
FRL-7684-4. Received October 28, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    10904--November 18, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Glyphosate; Pesticide Tolerance. OPP-
2004-0323; FRL-7683-9. Received November 15, 2004, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10905--November 18, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Mepanipyrim; Pesticide Tolerances. 
OPP-2004-0299; FRL-7681-8. Received October 18, 2004, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    10906--November 18, 2004; Letter from the Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
the Agency's final rule--Cyprodinil; Pesticide Tolerances. OPP-
2004-0327; FRL-7682-1. Received October 18, 2004, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    11006--November 18, 2004; Letter from the Acting Secretary 
of the Army and Secretary of Agriculture, Departments of the 
Army and Agricutlure, transmitting notice of intention of the 
Departments of the Army and Agriculture to interchange 
jurisdiction of Army and National Forest lands at the Joint 
Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and Fort Polk, Louisiana and 
the Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 
505a (70 Stat. 656).
    11010--November 19, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Importation of Fruits 
and Vegetables Docket No. 02-106-2. Received November 15, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    11011--November 19, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Pine Shoot Beetle 
Host Material From Canada Docket No. 00-073-2. (RIN: 0579-AB76) 
October 22, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    11012--November 19, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Bees and Related 
Articles Docket No. 98-109-2. (RIN: 0579-AB20) Received October 
22, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    11013--November 19, 2004; Letter from the Congressional 
Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Oriental Fruit Fly; 
Designation of Quarantined Area Docket No. 04-106-1. Received 
November 17, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    11014--November 19, 2004; Letter from the Acting 
Administrator, FSIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
the Department's final rule--Nutrition Labeling; Nutrient 
Content Claims on Multi-Serve, Meal-Type Meat and Poultry 
Products Docket No. 00-046F. (RIN: 0583-AD07) Received November 
5, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    11015--November 19, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agriculture Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Walnuts Grown in 
California; Decreased Assessment Rate Docket No. FV04-984-2 
IFR. Received November 15, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).
    11016--November 19, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agriculture Marketing Service, 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 2004-2005 Marketing 
Year Docket No. FV04-985-2 IFR. Received November 15, 2004, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    11017--November 19, 2004; Letter from the Administrator, 
Agriculture Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
transmitting the Department's final rule--Domestic Dates 
Produced or Packed in Riverside County, CA; Increased 
Assessment Rate Docket No. FV04-987-2 IFR. Received November 
15, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).

                        B. PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGES

    11--February 13, 2003; Communication from the President of 
the United States, transmitting the administration's 2003 
National Drug Control Strategy, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 1504
    61--March 2, 2004; Communication from the President of the 
United States, transmitting the administration's 2004 National 
Drug Control Strategy, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 1504, 21 U.S.C. 
1705.

        C. PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMTIONS AND OTHE ITEMS OF INTEREST

    Message to the Congress transmitting notification of 
intention to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with Chile. 
Transmitted January 29, 2003.
    Message to the Congress transmitting notification of 
intention to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with Singapore. 
Transmitted January 29, 2003.
    Economic Report of the President. H. Doc. 108-2. 
Transmitted to Congress, February, 2003.
    Budget of the United States Government. Fiscal year 2004. 
Submitted February 3, 2003.
    Memorandum on Implementation of section 3017 of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, Relating to Food for 
Education and Child Nutrition. Submitted March 11, 2003.
    Statement on House of Representatives Passage of 
Comprehensive Energy Legislation. Submitted April 11, 2003.
    Statement on Earth Day. Submitted April 22, 2003.
    Remarks at a signing ceremony for the United States-
SingaporeFree Trade Agreement. Submitted May 6, 2003.
    Message to Congress transmitting a Report on Trade and 
Investment Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa and implementation of 
the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Submitted May 19, 2003.
    Remarks on the Healthy Forests Initiative. Submitted May 
20, 2003.
    Memorandum on Determination under subsection 402(d)(1) of 
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended--Continuation of Waiver 
Authority for the Republic of Belarus. Submitted May 29, 2003.
    Memorandum on Determination under Subsection 402(d)(1) of 
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended--Continuation of Waiver 
Authority for the Republic of Vietnam. Submitted May 29, 2003.
    Letter to Congressional Leaders transmitting Documentation 
on the Extension of Normal Trade Relations Status for Belarus. 
Submitted May 29, 2003.
    Letter to Congressional Leaders transmitting Documentation 
on the Extension of Normal Trade Relations Status for Vietnam. 
Submitted May 29, 2003.
    Letter to Congressional Leaders transmitting proposed 
legislative changes to implement the United States-Chile Free 
Trade Agreement. Submitted July 3, 2003.
    Letter to Congressional Leaders transmitting proposed 
legislative changes to implement the United States-Singapore 
Free Trade Agreement. Submitted July 3, 2003.
    Executive Order No. 13314. Waiver Under the Trade Act of 
1974 with respect to Turkmenistan. Submitted August 8, 2003.
    Remarks on the Healthy Forests Initiative in Summerhaven, 
AZ. Submitted August 11, 2003.
    Remarks at a Signing Ceremony for the Chile and Singapore 
Free Trade Agreements. Submitted September 3, 2003.
    Remarks following a meeting with the Congressional 
Conference Committee on energy legislation and an exchange with 
reporters. Submitted September 17, 2003.
    Presidential Proclamation. National Farm Safety and Health 
Week, 2003. Proclamation No. 7708. Submitted September 25, 
2003.
    Statement on Signing the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2004. Submitted September 30, 2003.
    Presidential Proclamation. National Forest Products Week, 
2003. Proclamation No. 7723. Submitted October 17, 2003.
    Statement on Senate Passage of the ``Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act.'' Submitted October 30, 2003.
    Remarks on Signing the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003. Submitted December 3, 2003.
    Presidential Proclamation. To implement the United States-
Chile Free Trade Agreement. Proclamation No. 7746. Submitted 
December 30, 2003.
    Presidential Proclamation. To implement the United States-
Singapore Free Trade Agreement. Proclamation No. 7747. 
Submitted December 30, 2003.
    Statement on Signing the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2004. Submitted January 23, 2004.
    Directive on Defense of United States Agriculture and Food. 
SubmittedJanuary 30, 2004.
    Budget of the United States Government. Fiscal year 2005. 
Submitted February 2, 2004.
    Notice of Intention to Enter into a Free Trade Agreement 
withAustralia. Submitted February 13, 2004.
    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Notice of 
Intentionto Enter into a Free Trade Agreement with Australia. 
SubmittedFebruary 13, 2004.
    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Notice of 
Intention to Enter into a Free Trade Agreement with Costa Rica, 
El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. Submitted 
February 20, 2004.
    Notice of intention to enter into a Free Trade Agreement 
with Morocco. Submitted March 8, 2004.
    Message to the Congress transmitting a notice of intention 
to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with Morocco. Submitted 
March 8, 2004.
    Notice of intention to enter into a Free Trade Agreement 
with the Dominican Republic. Submitted March 24, 2004.
    Message to the Congress transmitting a notice of intention 
to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with the Dominican 
Republic. Submitted March 24, 2004.
    Determination under subsection 402(d) of the Trade Act of 
1974, asamended--Continuation of Waiver Authority for 
Turkmenistan. Presidential Determination No. 2004-32. Submitted 
June 3, 2004.
    Message to the Congress transmitting a notice of intention 
to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with Turkmenistan. 
Submitted June 3, 2004.
    Determination under subsection 402(d) of the Trade Act of 
1974, asamended--Continuation of Waiver Authority for the 
Republic of Belarus. Presidential Determination No. 2004-33. 
Submitted June 3, 2004.
    Message to the Congress transmitting a notice of intention 
to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with the Republic of 
Belarus. Submitted June 3, 2004.
    Determination under Subsection 402(d) of the Trade Act of 
1974, as amended--Continuation of Waiver Authority for Vietnam. 
Presidential Determination No. 2004-34. Submitted June 3, 2004.
    Message to the Congress transmitting a notice of intention 
to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam. Submitted 
June 3, 2004.
    Notice of intention to enter into a Free Trade Agreement 
with Bahrain. Submitted June 15, 2004.
    Message to the Congress transmitting a notice of intention 
to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with Bahrain. Submitted 
June 15, 2004.
    Letter to Congressional Leaders submitting proposed 
legislative changes to implement the United States-Australia 
Free Trade Agreement. Submitted July 2, 2004.
    Message to the Congress transmitting legislation to 
implement the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement. 
Submitted July 6, 2004.
    Message to the Congress transmitting legislation to 
implement the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement. 
Submitted July 15, 2004.
    Remarks on signing the United States-Australia Free Trade 
Agreement Implementation Act. Submitted August 3, 2004.
    Remarks at the Farm Progress Show in Alleman, Iowa. 
Submitted August 31, 2004.
    Memorandum on Determination and Waiver of Application of 
section 908(a)(1) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export 
Enhancement Act of 2000 with Respect to Libya. Submitted 
September 20, 2004.
    Presidential Proclamation. National Farm Safety and Health 
Week, 2004. Proclamation No. 7818. Submitted September 20, 
2004.
    Presidential Proclamation. To implement the 2004 United 
States-Israel Agreement on Trade in Agricultural Products. 
Proclamation No. 7826. Submitted October 4, 2004.
    Statement on Signing the Military Construction 
Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental 
Appropriations Act. Submitted October 13, 2004.
    Statement on Signing the Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2005. Submitted October 18, 2004.
    Presidential Proclamation. National Forest Products Week, 
2004. Proclamation No. 7836. Submitted October 20, 2004.
    Statement on the resignation of Ann M. Veneman as Secretary 
of Agriculture. Submitted November 15, 2004.
    Presidential Proclamation. National Farm-City Week, 2004. 
Proclamation No. 7847. Submitted November 19, 2004.
    Remarks on the Nomination of Governor Mike Johanns to be 
Secretary of Agriculture. Submitted December 2, 2004.

                          D. STATUTORY REPORTS

    USDA: Letter from A. Ellen Terpstra, Administrator, Foreign 
Agriculture Service, expressing USDA's interest in using the 
Dairy Export Initiative Program (DEIP) for 2002-03 to help 
develop overseas markets for dairy products in a manner 
consistent with World Trade Organization standards. Submitted 
by USDA, January 24, 2003.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Wayne National Forest, 
Ohio, and Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia, required by 
section 17(b) of the National Forest Management Act of 1976, 
P.L. 94-588, as amended. Submitted by USDA, January 27, 2003.
    Charter: Renewal of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture 
Statistics, required by P.L. 92-463, the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. Submitted by USDA, January 27, 2003.
    EPA: Fiscal Year 2002 Annual Report, required by the 
Government Performance and Results Act. Submitted by EPA, 
January 31, 2003.
    USDA: Pesticide Data Program, Annual Summary, Calendar Year 
2001, required by the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act. 
Submitted by USDA, February, 2003.
    USDA: Budget Summary 2004. Submitted by USDA, February 3, 
2003.
    USDA: Proposed land purchases in Chequamegon National 
Forest, Wisconsin, and Hoosier National Forest, Indiana, 
required by section 17(b) of the National Forest Management Act 
of 1076, P.L. 94-588, as amended. Submitted by USDA, February 
3, 2003.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Chequamegon National 
Forest, Wisconsin, required by section 17(b) of the National 
Forest Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. 
Submitted by USDA, February 6, 2003.
    GAO: Food Assistance, pursuant to request. Submitted by 
GAO, February 12, 2003.
    USDA: Final Report on Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Bovine 
Spongiform Encephalopathy, required by the Animal Disease Risk 
Assessment, Prevention, and Control Act of 2001, P.L. 107-9. 
Submitted by USDA, February 13, 2003.
    USDA: Requests for equitable relief, pursuant to sections 
1613(b) and (e) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002. Submitted by USDA, February 13, 2003.
    USDA: Notification of change in the Milk Price Support 
Program purchase prices of butter and nonfat dry milk, required 
by section 1501(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002. Submitted by USDA, February 13, 2003.
    USDA: The Global Food for Education Pilot Program: A Review 
of Project Implementation and Impact. Submitted by USDA, 
February 13, 2003.
    GAO: Report on a major rule issued by the Agricultural 
Marketing Service entitled, ``Milk in the Northeast and other 
Marketing Areas: Order Amending the Orders,'' pursuant to 
section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5 of the United States Code. 
Submitted by GAO, February 25, 2003.
    Agricultural Marketing Service: Intention to release a list 
of citrus growers covered by a Federal marketing order, as 
required under section 1663 of the Food Security Act of 1985, 
amending the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, and 
pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 608d(2). Submitted by USDA, March 3, 2003.
    USDA: Organizational chart. Submitted by USDA, March 7, 
2003.
    USDA: Grain: World Markets and Trade. Submitted by USDA, 
April, 2003.
    USDA: Amber Waves. Submitted by USDA, April, 2003.
    EPA: Fiscal Year 2002 Annual Report, required by the 
Government Performance and Results Act. Submitted by EPA, April 
2, 2003.
    GAO: Wildland Fires, pursuant to request. Submitted by GAO, 
April 4, 2003.
    USDA: Letter from Under Secretary Bill Hawks, Marketing and 
Regulatory Programs, regarding implementation of the Ralstonia 
Action Plan. Submitted by USDA, April 28, 2003.
    USDA: Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program, 
pursuant to section 702(c) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 
1978, as amended by section 3105(a)(2) of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002. Submitted by USDA, April 30, 
2003.
    Department of Commerce: Quarterly Report to Congress on 
Activities undertaken by the Department of Commerce, pursuant 
to section 906(a)(1) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export 
Enhancement Act of 2000. Submitted by the United States 
Department of Commerce, May 8, 2003.
    GAO: Fiscal Year 2004 International Affairs Issue Papers. 
Submitted by GAO, June 3, 2003.
    USDA: Vegetables and Melons, Situation and Outlook 
Yearbook. Submitted by USDA, July, 2003.
    USDA: Report in response to section 7201 of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (PL 107-171). 
Submitted by USDA, July 1, 2003.
    USAID: Final Report, Streamlining the P.L. 480 title II 
Program, pursuant to the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002. Submitted by USAID, July 13, 2003.
    USDA: Report of the Commission on the Application of 
Payment Limitations for Agriculture. Submitted by USDA, August 
30, 2003.
    Charter: Resource Advisory Committees for the Pacific 
Southwest, required by P.L. 92-463, the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act.Submitted by USDA, September 26, 2003.
    Charter: Resource Advisory Committees for the State of 
Montana, required by P.L. 92-463, the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. Submitted by USDA, September 26, 2003.
    Agricultural Marketing Service: Notice of request under the 
Freedom of Information Act for a list of almond growers covered 
by a Federal Marketing Order, required by section 1663 of the 
Food Security Act of 1985, amending the Agricultural Marketing 
Agreement Act of 1937, and pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 608d(2). 
Submitted by USDA, September 29, 2003.
    USDA: Food Safety and Inspection Service oversight of 
production process and recall at Conagra Plant, requested by 
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 
Submitted by USDA, September 30, 2003.
    USDA: Household Food Security in the United States, 2002. 
Submitted by USDA, October, 2003.
     USDA: Office of the Inspector General, Management 
Challenges, pursuant to the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000. 
Submitted by USDA, October 2, 2003.
    EPA: Environmental Protection Agency's Fiscal Year 2003-08 
Strategic Plan, as requited by the Government Performance and 
Results Act of 1993. Submitted by EPA, October 27, 2003.
    USDA: Grain: World Markets and Trade. Submitted by USDA, 
November, 2003.
    USDA: Draft bill to amend the Commodity Promotion, 
Research, and Information Act of 1996. Submitted by USDA, 
November 6, 2003.
    USDA: Draft legislation amending section 111(1) and section 
130(12) of the Dairy Promotion Stabilization Act of 1983. 
Submitted by USDA, November 7, 2003.
    USDA: Report entitled ``Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust and 
the Future of United States Food Aid'', pursuant to Senate 
section 102 of the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the 
Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (P.L. 
108-11). Submitted by USDA, November 7, 2003.
    Charter: Two-year renewal of the Opal Creek Scenic 
Recreation Area Advisory Council. Submitted by USDA November 8, 
2003.
    USDA: Report on Geographically Disadvantaged Farmers and 
Ranchers, required by section 10906 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-171). Submitted by USDA, 
November 18, 2003.
    EPA: Fiscal Year 2003 Annual Report, required by the 
Government Performance and Results Act. Submitted by EPA, 
November 21, 2003.
    USDA: Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies in Cervids 
and Livestock, required by the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002. Submitted by USDA, November 25, 2003.
    USDA: Characteristics of Food Stamp Households: Fiscal Year 
2002. Submitted by USDA, November 28, 2003.
    CFTC: Semiannual Report of the Office of the Inspector 
General, for the period ending September 30, 2003, required by 
section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. 
Submitted by CFTC, November 30, 2003.
    USDA: Estimating Eligibility and Participation in the WIC 
Program, pursuant to request. Submitted by USDA, December 3, 
2003.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase for Daniel Boone National 
Forest, Kentucky, required by section 17(b) of the National 
Forest Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. 
Submitted by USDA, December 3, 2003.
    USDA: Report to Congress on the National Dairy Promotion 
and Research Program, pursuant to the Dairy Production 
Stabilization Act of 1983 and the Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 
1990. Submitted by USDA, December 5, 2003.
    USDA: Foreign Ownership of U.S. Agricultural Land Through 
February 28, 2003, pursuant to the Agricultural Foreign 
Investment Disclosure Act of 1978. Submitted by USDA, December 
8, 2003.
    USDA: Farmland Protection Policy Act Annual Report 2002, 
required by section 1546 of the Farmland Protection Policy Act. 
Submitted by USDA, December 12, 2003.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase for Monongahela National 
Forest, West Virginia, required by section 17(b) of the 
National Forest Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as 
amended. Submitted by USDA, December 18,2003.
    EPA: Letter to Chairman Goodlatte from Michael O. Leavitt 
regarding the EPA's proposed meat and poultry products effluent 
guidelines rulemaking. Submitted by EPA, December 31, 2003.
    USDA: National Survey of Conservation Reserve Program 
Participants on Environmental Effects, Wildlife Issues, and 
Vegetation Management on Program Lands. Submitted by USDA, 
January 16, 2004.
    USDA: Report on production, trade, inspections, and prices 
of fresh fruits and vegetables, processed citrus, and cut 
flowers. Required by section 321(e) of the North American Free-
Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1993. Submitted by USDA, 
January 8, 2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the Local Government Advisory 
Committee. Submitted by EPA, January 9, 2004.
    EPA: Letter from Michael O. Leavitt, Administrator, to 
Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture, regarding 
EPA's proposed Meat and Poultry Products effluent guidelines 
rulemaking. Submitted by EPA, January 12, 2004.
    USDA: Letter from Thomas C. Door, Senior Advisor to the 
Secretary, to Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture, 
regarding Rural Development's accountability to its programs. 
Submitted by USDA, January 13, 2004.
    USTR: Letter from Robert B. Zoellick, United States Trade 
Representative, to Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Committee on 
Agriculture, regarding the European Union's demands in World 
Trade Organization negotiations for enhanced geographical 
indication protection. Submitted by USTR, January 22, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchases in Green Mountain National 
Forest, Vermont, and White Mountain National Forest, New 
Hampshire, required by section 17(b) of the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. Submitted by 
USDA, January 27, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchases in Daniel Boone National 
Forest, Kentucky, and Chequamegon National Forest, Wisconsin, 
required by section 17(b) of the National Forest Management Act 
of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. Submitted by USDA, January 
27, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Chequamegon National 
Forest, Wisconsin, required by section 17(b) of the National 
Forest Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. 
Submitted by USDA, January 28, 2004.
    USDA: Report on requests for equitable relief, required by 
section 1613 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002. Submitted by USDA, February 5, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Chequamegon National 
Forest, Wisconsin, and land exchange in Ouachita National 
Forest, Arkansas, as required by section 17(b) of the National 
Forest Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. 
Submitted by USDA, February 6, 2004.
    USDA: Report on Access to Broadband Telecommunications 
Services in Rural Areas, pursuant to the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002, title VI, Sec. 601(i). Submitted 
by USDA, February 10, 2004.
    USDA: Report on imports of sugar and sugar-containing 
products for indications of circumvention of the U.S. sugar 
tariff-quota, required by section 5203 of the Trade Act of 
2002. Submitted by USDA, February 23, 2004.
    EPA: Proposal to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Submitted by EPA, February 25, 
2004.
    Wheat Situation Outlook and Yearbook. Submitted by USDA, 
March, 2004.
     EPA: Fiscal Year 2003 Annual Report, required by the 
Government Performance and Results Act and the Reports 
Consolidation Act. Submitted by EPA, March 2, 2004.
    USDA: Statistical summaries of the end user identification 
program for imported flue-cured and burley tobacco, required by 
section 1166 of the Food Security Act of 1985. Submitted by 
USDA, March 9, 2004.
    USDA: Summary of recommended Food for Progress proposals--
2004, pursuant to section 3106 of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002. Submitted by USDA, March 10, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Chequamegon/Nicolet 
National Forest in Wisconsin, required by section 17(b) of the 
National Forest Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as 
amended. Submitted by USDA, March 11, 2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the Land Between the Lakes Advisory 
Board, in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
P.L. 92-463. Submitted by USDA, March 12, 2004.
    EPA: Letter from Michael O. Leavitt, Administrator, EPA, to 
Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture, regarding 
actions on triazines. Submitted by EPA, March 15, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Chequamegon/Nicolet 
National Forest, Wisconsin, required by section 17(b) of the 
National Forest Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as 
amended. Submitted by USDA, March 18, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Talladega National Forest, 
Alabama, required by section 17(b) of the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. Submitted by 
USDA, March 18, 2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the Environmental Financial Advisory 
Board, pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
Submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency, March 19, 
2004.
    USTR: Letter from Robert B. Zoellick, United States Trade 
Representative, to Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Committee on 
Agriculture, regarding dispute with Mexico concerning high 
fructose corn syrup. Submitted by USTR, March 22, 2004.
    EPA: Draft copy of proposed rule, pursuant to section 25(a) 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. 
Submitted by EPA, March 23, 2004.
    Charter: Establishment of the Resource Advisory Committees 
for the Alaska Region, required by P.L. 92-463, the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act. Submitted by USDA, March 25, 2004.
    Agricultural Marketing Service: Notice of request under the 
Freedom of Information Act for a list of tart cherry growers 
covered by a Federal Marketing Order, required by section 1663 
of the Food Security Act of 1985, amending the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1937. Submitted by USDA, March 25, 2004.
    Feed Situation and Outlook Yearbook. Submitted by USDA, 
April, 2004.
    Department of the Treasury: Quarterly Report, January 1-
March 31, 2004, pursuant to the Trade Sanctions Reform and 
Export Enhancement Act of 2000. Submitted by the Department of 
the Treasury, April 1, 2004.
    USDA: Administrative Expenses on Programs Established under 
Commodity Promotion Laws, required by The Federal Agriculture 
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996. Submitted by USDA, April 7, 
2004.
     USDA: Letter from Mark Rey, Under Secretary, Natural 
Resources and Environment, to Chairman Goodlatte, Committee on 
Agriculture, regarding accountability of the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service. Submitted by USDA, April 8, 2004.
    USDA: Pesticide Data Program Summary of 2002 and the March 
2004 Progress Report. Submitted by USDA, April 9, 2004.
    Charter: Establishment of Resource Advisory Committees for 
the Southwest Region, pursuant to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. Submitted by the USDA, April 14, 2004.
    USDC: Quarterly report to the Congress relating to exports 
of agricultural commodities to Cuba for January-March, 2004, 
pursuant to section 906(b) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and 
Export Enhancement Act of 2000. Submitted by the United States 
Department of Commerce, April 15, 2004.
    GAO: School Meal Programs, pursuant to request. Submitted 
by GAO April 23, 2004.
    USTR: Letter from Ambassador Robert B. Zoellick, USTR, to 
Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture, regarding the 
importance of U.S. agriculture in multilateral and bilateral 
trade negotiations. Submitted by USTR, April 26, 2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the Invasive Species Advisory 
Committee, pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
Submitted by the Department of the Interior, April 27, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Daniel Boone National 
Forest, Kentucky, required by section 17(b) of the National 
Forest Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. 
Submitted by USDA, April 28, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Mark Twain National Forest, 
Missouri, required by section 17(b) of the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. Submitted by 
USDA, April 30, 2004.
    Charter: Establishment of the Endocrine Disrupter Methods 
Validation Advisory Committee, pursuant to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. Submitted by EPA, May 6, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Nicolet National Forest, 
Wisconsin, and and Manistee National Forest, Michigan, required 
by section 17(b) of the National Forest Management Act of 1976, 
P.L. 94-588, as amended. Submitted by USDA, May 11, 2004.
    USDA: GIPSA Fiscal Year 2003 Annual Report, required by the 
United States Grain Standards Act. Submitted by USDA, May 12, 
2004.
    USDA: Case study of National School Lunch Program 
Verification Outcomes in Large Metropolitan School Districts. 
Submitted by USDA, May 13, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Chequamegon National 
Forest, Wisconsin, required by section 17(b) of the National 
Forest Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. 
Submitted by USDA, May 17, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Chattahoochee National 
Forest, Georgia, required by section 17(b) of the National 
Forest Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. 
Submitted by USDA, May 18, 2004.
    USAID: Report regarding the reason's for USAID's waiver of 
the subminimum tonnage requirement, required by section 
204(a)(3) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance 
Act of 1954, as amended, P.L. 480. Submitted by USAID, May 18, 
2004.
    FCA: Final rule adopted by the Farm Credit Administration 
Board under the provisions of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as 
amended. The rule amends title 12, Chapter VI of the Code of 
Federal Regulations. Submitted by FCA, May 20, 2004. USDA: 
Report to Congress on Fiscal Year 2003 Competitive Sourcing 
Activities, required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 
2004, P.L. 108-199. Submitted by USDA, May 25, 2004.
    USDA: Report to Congress on Fiscal Year 2004 Competitive 
Sourcing Activities, required by the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2004, P.L. 108-199. Submitted by USDA, 
May 25, 2004.
    GAO: Fragmentation and Overlap in the Federal Food Safety 
System, pursuant to request. Submitted by GAO, May 26, 2004. 
GAO: Report entitled ``2002 Farm Bill--Conservation Reserve 
Program Long Term Policy,'' pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) 
of title V, United States Code. Submitted by GAO, May 27, 2004.
    Homeland Security: Semiannual Report to Congress, October 
1-March 31, 2004, pursuant to section 5 of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, P.L. 95-452. Submitted by Homeland 
Security, May 28, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Pisgah National Forest, 
North Carolina, required by section 17(b) of the National 
Forest Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. 
Submitted by USDA, June 3, 2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory 
Committee, pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
Submitted by the Department of Agriculture, June 7, 2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the Advisory Committee on Emerging 
Markets, pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
Submitted by the Department of Agriculture, June 7, 2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the Forest Research Advisory Committee, 
pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Submitted by 
the Department of Agriculture, June 7, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Sumter National Forest, 
South Carolina, required by section 17(b) of the National 
Forest Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. 
Submitted by USDA, June 9, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Monongahela National 
Forest, West Virginia, required by section 17(b) of the 
National Forest Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as 
amended. Submitted by USDA, June 14, 2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the EPA-USDA Committee to Advise on 
Reassessment and Transition, pursuant to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. Submitted by EPA, June 17, 2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the National Advisory Council for 
Environmental Policy and Technology, pursuant to the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act. Submitted by EPA, June 18, 2004.
    EPA: Draft copy of a final rule under the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Submitted 
by EPA, June 23, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchases in Ottawa National Forest, 
Michigan, and Francis Marion National Forest, South Carolina, 
required by section 17(b) of the National Forest Management Act 
of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. Submitted by USDA, June 28, 
2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchases in Mark Twain National 
Forest, Missouri, and Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont, 
required by section 17(b) of the National Forest Management Act 
of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. Submitted by USDA, June 29, 
2004.
    USDA: Status of OIG Investigation into the Cramer Fire in 
the Salmon-Challis National Forest, required by P.L. 107-203. 
Submitted by USDA, June 30, 2004.
    USDA: Vegetables and Melons, Situation Outlook and 
Yearbook. Submitted by USDA, July, 2004.
    USDA: National Dairy Promotion and Research Program. 
Submitted by USDA, July 1, 2004.
    Department of the Treasury: Quarterly Report of Licensing 
Activities, pursuant to the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export 
Enhancement Act of 2000. Submitted by the Department of the 
Treasury, July 2, 2004.
    Charter: Establishment of the Crook County Resource 
Advisory Committee, pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act. Submitted by USDA, July 6, 2004.
    Agricultural Marketing Service: Intention to release a list 
of raisin growers covered by a Federal marketing order, as 
required under section 1663 of the Food Security Act of 1985, 
amending the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, and 
pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 608d(2). Submitted by USDA, July 8, 2004.
    USDC: Quarterly Report to Congress on Agricultural 
Commodities to Cuba: April-June, 2004, pursuant to the Trade 
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. Submitted 
by the USDC, July 12, 2004.
    Agricultural Marketing Service: Intention to release a list 
of prune growers covered by a Federal marketing order, as 
required under section 1663 of the Food Security Act of 1985, 
amending the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, and 
pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 608d(2). Submitted by USDA, July 15, 2004.
    Department of the Army: Report to Congress regarding 
activities carried out under title I of the Estuaries and Clean 
Waters Act of 2000, pursuant to the Estuaries and Clean Waters 
Act of 2000. Submitted by the Department of the Army, July 26, 
2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in San Bernardino Forest, 
California, required by section 17(b) of the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. Submitted by 
USDA, July 27, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Chattahoochee National 
Forest, Georgia, required by section 17(b) of the National 
Forest Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. 
Submitted by USDA, July 28, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Mark Twain National Forest, 
Missouri, and Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont, required 
by section 17(b) of the National Forest Management Act of 1976, 
P.L. 94-588, as amended. Submitted by USDA, July 29, 2004.
    Supreme Court of the United States: Brief of Amici Curiae 
Thad Cochran, Bob Goodlatte, and Charles W. Stenholm regarding 
the Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985. Nos. 03-1164, 03-
1165. Submitted to Supreme Court, August, 2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the Environmental Laboratory Board, 
pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Submitted by 
EPA, August 5, 2004.
    GAO: Report on a major rule promulgated by the USDA, Food 
and Nutrition Service, entitled ``Food Stamp Program: Vehicle 
and Maximum Excess Shelter Expense Deduction Provisions of 
Public Law 106-387,'' pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 
5, U.S.C. Submitted by GAO, August 11, 2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the Advisory Committee on Universal 
Cotton Standards, pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act. Submitted by USDA, August 11, 2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the National Organic Standards Board, 
pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Submitted by 
the USDA, August 26, 2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the National Advisory Committee for 
Tobacco Inspection Services, pursuant to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. Submitted by the USDA, August 26, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Cherokee National Forest, 
Tennessee, required by section 17(b) of the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. Submitted by 
USDA, August 30, 2004.
    USDA: The Role of Economics in Eating Choices and Weight 
Outcomes. Submitted by USDA, September, 2004.
    USDA: Economic Effects of U.S. Dairy Policy and Alternative 
Approaches to Milk Pricing, pursuant to the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002. Submitted by USDA, September 7, 
2004.
    GAO: Embassy Management, pursuant to request. Submitted by 
GAO, September 7, 2004.
    USDA: Management Challenges, Office of the Inspector 
General, pursuant to the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000. 
Submitted by USDA, September 7, 2004.
    USDA: Report on Imports of Sugar and Sugar-Containing 
Products, pursuant to the Trade Act of 2002. Submitted by USDA, 
September 8, 2004.
    GAO: Maritime Security Fleet. Submitted by GAO, September 
13, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed Criteria for Selecting the WIC Food 
Packages. Submitted by USDA, September 14, 2004.
    GAO: Food Stamp Program. Submitted by GAO, September 16, 
2004.
    GAO: Best Practices. Submitted by GAO, September 16, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Sumter National Forest, 
South Carolina, required by section 17(b) of the National 
Forest Management Act of 1976, P.L. 94-588, as amended. 
Submitted by USDA, September 21, 2004.
    Agricultural Marketing Service: Intention to release a list 
of almond growers covered by a Federal marketing order, as 
required under section 1663 of the Food Security Act of 1985, 
amending the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, and 
pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 608d(2). Submitted by USDA, September 21, 
2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the Gulf of Mexico Program Policy 
Review Board, pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
Submitted by the USDA, September 24, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Sumter National Forest and 
Francis Marion National Forest, South Carolina, required by 
section 17(b) of the National Forest Management Act of 1976, 
P.L. 94-588, as amended. Submitted by USDA, September 28, 2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the National Advisory Committee on 
Microbiological Criteria for Foods, pursuant to the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act. Submitted by the USDA, September 28, 
2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the General Conference Committee of the 
National Poultry Improvement Plan, pursuant to the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act. Submitted by the USDA, September 28, 
2004.
    USDA: Household Food Security in the United States, 2003. 
Submitted by the USDA, October, 2004.
    Department of the Treasury: Quarterly Report of Licensing 
Activities for July 1-September 30, 2004, pursuant to the Trade 
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. Submitted 
by the Department of the Treasury, October 1, 2004.
    Department of the Treasury: Biennial Report of Licensing 
Activities for October 1, 2002-September 30, 2004, pursuant to 
the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. 
Submitted by theDepartment of the Treasury, October 1, 2004.
    USDA: Forest Insect and Disease Conditions in the United 
States, 2003, pursuant to the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
Act of 1978, as amended. Submitted by USDA, October 4, 2004.
    GAO: Food Safety, pursuant to request. Submitted by GAO, 
October 6, 2004.
    FCA: Proposed amendments to title 12, Chapter VI of the 
Code of Federal Regulations. Submitted by FCA, October 15, 
2004.
    GAO: Report on a major rule promulgated by the Department 
of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service, entitled, 
``Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Fish and Shellfish,'' 
pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 
Code. Submitted by GAO, October 15, 2004.
    Charter: Renewal of the Resource Advisory Committee for the 
States of Oregon and Washington, pursuant to the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act. Submitted by the USDA, October 18, 
2004.
    USDA: Information Systems Security Program Review, required 
by the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002. 
Submitted by USDA, November 1, 2004. USDA: Proposed land 
purchase in Cleveland National Forest, California, required by 
section 17(b) of the National Forest Management Act of 1976, 
P.L. 94-588, as amended. Submitted by USDA, November 3, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Cleveland National Forest, 
California, required by section 17(b) of the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976,P.L. 94-588, as amended. Submitted by 
USDA, November 3, 2004.
    USDC: Quarterly Report to Congress on Activities undertaken 
by the Department of Commerce, pursuant to Sec. 906(a)(1) of 
the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. 
Submitted by USDC, November 5, 2004.
    USDA: Proposed land purchase in Mark Twain National Forest, 
Oregon, and Shawnee National Forest, Illinois, required by 
secion 17(b) of the National Forest Management Act of 1976, 
P.L. 94-588, as amended. Submitted by USDA, November 12, 2004.
    USDC: Department of Commerce Report on Actions Taken by the 
Bureau of Industry and Security, pursuant to section 906(a)(1) 
of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 
2000. Submitted by USDC, November 17, 2004.
    U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Semiannual Report to 
Congress, April 1-September 30, 2004, pursuant to section 5 of 
the Inspector General Act of 1978, Public Law 95-452. Submitted 
by U.S. Department of Homeland Security, November 30, 2004.
    USDA: Report on Specialty Crop Insurance, required by 
section 10006 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002. Submitted by USDA, December, 2004.
    Office of Management and Budget. Program Assessment 
Summary. Submitted by Office of Management and Budget, 
December, 2004.

                              E. MEMORIALS

    45--May 13, 2003; Memorial of the Senate of the State of 
Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 49 memorializing 
the United States Congress and the Department of Agriculture to 
provide assistance, including financial assistance, in the 
effort to deal with the infestation of the emerald ash borer.
    61--June 2, 2003; Memorial of the Legislature of the State 
of Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 208 
memorializing the United States Congress that the Bush 
administration and the United States Congress are requested to 
appropriate financial impact assistance for health, education, 
and other social services for Hawaii's Freely Associated States 
Citizens.
    62--June 2, 2003; Memorial of the legislature of the State 
of Hawaii, relative to House Resolution No. 176 memorializing 
the United States Congress to take specific actions to help the 
airlines serving the State in the event of a war.
    63--June 4, 2003; Memorial of the Legislature of the State 
of Washington, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 8015 
memorializing the United States Congress to pray that new 
Federal procedures be established to assure that future sales 
of wheat stocks from federally held grain reserves be conducted 
in a manner that such sales will not unduly disrupt the market 
while also fulfilling the original intent.
    64--June 4, 2003; Memorial of the House of Representatives 
of the State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 58 
memorializing the United States Congress to continue providing 
assistance to Michigan to help eradicate bovine tuberculosis.
    70--June 4, 2003; Memorial of the Legislature of the State 
of Washington, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 8002 
memorializing the United States Congress to provide adequate 
funding levels for the United States Forest Service and 
continually assess the progress towards a healthy forest 
environment.
    81--June 11, 2003; Memorial of the House of Representatives 
of the State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 36 
memorializing the United States Congress to establish a 
quarantine for the emerald ash borer and provide assistance to 
help Michigan combat the infestation.
    82--June 11, 2003; Memorial of the Legislature of the State 
of Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 18 
memorializing the United States Congress to take immediate and 
focused efforts to improve the enforcement of food import 
restrictions of seafood imports that contain the use of banned 
antibiotics, especially in foreign imported shrimp.
    83--June 11, 2003; Memorial of the Legislature of the State 
of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 90 
memorializing the United States Congress to urge the Secretary 
of Agriculture to expeditiously implement and expand cost of 
production insurance for cotton that is based on a producer's 
actual production cost history and to implement a cost of 
production insurance pilot program.
    94--June 11, 2003; Memorial of the Legislature of the State 
of Idaho, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 12 
memorializing the United States Congress that the Idaho 
Legislature supports the Healthy Forests Initiative and its 
individual proposals and that we respectfully request the 
entire Congress to fully support the Healthy Forests Initiative 
and its individual proposals.
    96--June 11, 2003; Memorial of the Legislature of the State 
of Idaho, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 10 
memorializing the United States Congress to preserve access to 
backcountry airstrips by introducing into the current 108th 
Congress Senate Bill No. 681, the Backcountry Landing Strip 
Access Act from the 107th Congress and its companion 
legislation House Resolution No. 1363.
    134--June 26, 2003; Memorial of the Senate of the State of 
Hawaii, relative to Senate Resolution No. 36 memorializing the 
United States Congress to appropriate adequate financial impact 
assistance for health, education, and other social services for 
Hawaii's Freely Associated States citizens.
    135--July 7, 2003; Memorial of the Senate of the State of 
Louisiana, relative to Senate Resolution No. 57 memorializing 
the Congress of the United States that the Senate of the 
Legislature of Louisiana desires to clarify Senate Concurrent 
Resolution No. 18 of the 2003 Regular Session, enrolled on May 
8, 2003, that the Louisiana Legislature only supports the 
testing of imported seafood by the Federal Food and Drug 
Administration within the boundaries of the United States.
    145--July 16, 2003; Memorial of the Senate of the State of 
Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 87 memorializing 
the United States Congress to continue providing assistance to 
Michigan to help eradicate bovine tuberculosis.
    149--July 22, 2003; Memorial of the House of 
Representatives of the State of Michigan, relative to House 
Concurrent Resolution No. 11 memorializing the United States 
Congress to enact legislation that will address the issue of 
the improper labeling and classification of dairy products.
    202--September 9, 2003; Memorial of General Assembly of the 
State of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 207 
memorializing the President and the Congress of the United 
States to adopt a more effective approach to handling domestic 
security and terrorism preparedness issues through better 
national coordination, resource support, and political 
leadership, and to take into considerartion certain 
recommendations based upon the report issued by the Independent 
Task Force.
    224--November 19, 2003; Memorial of the Legislature of the 
State of Florida, relative to House Memorial No. 1669 
memorializing the Congress of the United States to provide for 
the conveyance of the National Forest System lands underlying 
the George Kilpatrick Dam on the Oklawaha River near Palatka, 
Florida, and the National Forest System lands lying below the 
21 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) underlying the 
Rodman Reservoir formed by such dam and National Forest Service 
Tract #C-615 to the State of Florida.
    240--January 20, 2004; Memorial of the Legislature of the 
State of Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 103 
memorializing the United States Congress to improve the 
enforcement of food import restrictions on seafood imports.
    268--April 1, 2004; Memorial of the Legislature of the 
State of Wyoming, relative to a Joint Resolution memorializing 
the United States Government to work with the State of Wyoming 
to eliminate brucellosis from wildlife in the Greater 
Yellowstone Area.
    297--Apr. 22, 2004; Memorial of the Legislature of the 
State of Washington, relative to Engrossed Senate Joint 
Memorial No. 8050 memorializing the U.S. Congress and the Dept. 
of Agriculture by fully aware of the current expertise that 
exists as the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory & 
College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University 
and the head start this institution has to fulfill needs on 
projects related to TSEs including an ability to develop a BSE 
test for live cattle; conduct an itemized list of enhanced TSE 
research projects; or administer a quick surveillance BSE 
testing program for the state or the region.
    315--April 22, 2004; Memorial of the Legislature of the 
State of Idaho, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 110 
memorializing the congressional delegation representing the 
state of Idaho to work toward enactment of the Clearwater Basin 
Project Act.
    316--April 22, 2004; Memorial of the Legislature of the 
State of Idaho, relative to Senate Joint Memorial No. 107 
memorializing the United States Congress to preserve access to, 
and the historic use of, backcountry airstrips by introducing 
into Congress legislation which will preserve backcountry 
landing strips on currently-owned Federal lands and any future 
Federal acquisition of lands.
    381--June 25, 2004/ Memorial of the Legislature of the 
State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 
5 memorializing the United States Congress to study and 
consider revising the income guidelines for senior citizens and 
reduce them by ten percent so that they may participate in or 
receive more assistance through the Federal food stamp program.
    392--July 19, 2004; Memorial of the Legislature of the 
State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 
No. 75 memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
authorize and fund the establishment of the Coastal Forest 
Reserve Program, and to memorialize the United States 
Department of Agriculture Forest Service, the Louisiana 
Department of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Louisiana State 
University School of Renewable Natural Resources, with the 
assistance from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and 
other Louisiana universites, to provide an inventory and 
assessment of coastal forests.
    406--July 19, 2004; Memorial of the Senate of the State of 
Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 171 memorialzing 
the Congress of the United States and the Federal Government to 
work with Michigan officials to align the ownership of mineral 
rights and surface rights on state and Federal lands in 
Michigan.
    426--September. 24, 2004; Memorial of the House of 
Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative 
to House Resolution No. 770 memorializing the United States 
Department of Agriculture to reconsider its recent policy 
change relating to Pennsylvania'a Nutrition Education Program 
(PA NEP).
    459--November 18, 2004/
    Memorial of the Senate of the State of Michigan, relative 
to Senate Resolution No. 279 memorializing the Congress of the 
United States to enact the Specialty Crop Competitiveness Act.
    468--November 19, 2004; Memorial of the Legislature of the 
State of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 
69 memorializing the Congress of the United States to support 
the passage of H.R. 3242, the Speciality Crop Competitiveness 
Act of 2003.

                              F. PETITIONS

    58--March 1, 2004; Petition of the Common Council of the 
city of Buffalo, NY, relative to Resolution No. 218, supporting 
the filibuster and defeat of the Energy Policy Act of 2003.
    104--September 9, 2004; Petition of the Kentucky Interim 
Joint Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, relative 
to a resolution petitioning the President and Congress of the 
United States to support and enact legislation establishing a 
tobacco buyout program.
    115--September 29, 2004; Petition of the Tobacco Task Force 
and the Committee on Agriculture and Small Business of the 
General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, relative to a 
resolution expressing full support for the implementation of a 
fair and equitable tobacco buyout program to compensate tobacco 
growers and quota owners for their loss; petitioning for the 
provision of an economic stimulus for the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky; and petitioning the President and Congress of the 
United States to support and enact legislation to establish 
such a buyout program for the tobacco industry.

                                  
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