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EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

The following communications were laid before the Senate, together
with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as
indicated:

EC-3964. A communication from the Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Grapefruit and Oranges (Texas and States Other Than
Florida, California, and Arizona); Grade Standards'' (Doc.
No. FV-00-304) received on August 11, 2003; to the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3965. A communication from the Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``United States Standards for Grades of Pistachio Nuts in the
Shell and United States Standards for Grades of Shelled
Pistachios'' (Doc. No. FV-98-304) received on September 2,
2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
EC-3966. A communication from the Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Increased
Assessment Rates'' (Doc. No. FV030-916-4 IFR) received on
September 2, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3967. A communication from the Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Onions Grown in Certain Designated Counties in Idaho, and
Malheur County, Oregon; Increased Assessment Rate and Defined
Fiscal Period'' (Doc. No. FV03-958-1 FR) received on
September 2, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3968. A communication from the Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Revision of
Handling Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and Peaches''
(Doc. No. FV03-916-2 IFR-A) received on September 2, 2003; to
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3969. A communication from the Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Change in Minimum Quality and Handling Standards for
Domestic and Imported Peanuts Marketed in the United States''
(Doc. No. FV03-996-2 IFR) received on September 2, 2003; to
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3970. A communication from the Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Dairy Programs, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Milk in the
Upper Midwest Marketing Area--Final Order'' (Doc. No. DA-01-
03) received on September 2, 2003; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3971. A communication from the Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Dairy Programs, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Milk in the
Central Marketing Area--Technical Amendment'' (Doc. No. DA-
03-09) received on September 2, 2003; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3972. A communication from the Congressional Review
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Classical Swine Fever Status of
Mexican States of Baja California, Baja California Sur,
Chihuahua, and Sinaloa'' (Doc. No. 01-074-2) received on
August 13, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry.
EC-3973. A communication from the Deputy Associate
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Diflubenzuron; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency
Exemptions'' (FRL#7323-1) received on September 2, 2003; to
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3974. A communication from the Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Dried Prunes Produced in California; Decreased Assessment
Rate'' (Doc. No. FV03-993-4 IFR) received on August 11, 2003;
to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3975. A communication from the Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``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'' (Doc. No. FV03-
993-3 IFR) received on August 11, 2003; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3976. A communication from the Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Kiwifruit Grown in California; Relaxation of Pack
Requirements'' (Doc. No. FV03-920-1 FR) received on August
11, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
EC-3977. A communication from the Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Raisins Produced from Grapes Grown in California; Reduction
in Additional Storage Payments Regarding Reserve Raisins
Intended for Use as Cattle Feed'' (Doc. No. FV03-989-7 IFR)
received on August 11, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3978. A communication from the Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Raisins Produced from Grapes Grown in California; Revision
of Varietal Types'' (Doc . No. FV03-989-6 IFR) received on
August 11, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry.
EC-3979. A communication from the Director, Regulatory
Review Group, Farm Service Agency, transmitting, pursuant to
law, the report of a rule entitled ``Disqualification for
Crop Insurance Fraud'' (RIN0560-AG70) received on August 11,
2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
EC-3980. A communication from the Director, Regulatory
Review Group, Farm Service Agency, transmitting, pursuant to
law, the report of a rule entitled ``2003 Agricultural
Assistance Act--Crop Disaster Program and Livestock
Assistance Program'' (RIN0560-AG95) received on August 11,
2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.

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EC-3981. A communication from the Administrator, Rural
Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``7 CFR Part
1794, Environmental Policies and Procedures'' (RIN0572-AB73)
received on August 11, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3982. A communication from the Administrator, Food and
Safety Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Changes in Fees for Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products
Inspection Services--Calendar Year 2003'' (RIN05823-AC94)
received on September 2, 2003; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3983. A communication from the Congressional Review
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Final Testing of Plants
Genetically Engineered to Produce Industrial Components''
(Doc. No. 03-038-1) received on September 2, 2003; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3984. A communication from the Congressional Review
Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Exotic Newcastle Disease; Removal
of Areas from Quarantine'' (Doc. No. 02-117-9) received on
September 2, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry .
EC-3985. A communication from the Regulatory Contact, Grain
Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration,
Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Swine Packer Marketing Contracts;
Contract Library'' (RIN0580-AA71) received on September 2,
2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
EC-3986. A communication from the Deputy Associate
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Propylene
Carbonate; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance''
(FRL#7323-7) received on September 2, 2003; to the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3987. A communication from the Deputy Associate
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Acetamiprid;
Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL#7324-1) received on September 2,
2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
EC-3988. A communication from the Deputy Associate
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Bifenthrin;
Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemption; Technical
Amendment'' (FRL#7323-9) received on September 2, 2003; to
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3989. A communication from the Deputy Associate
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Lambda
Cyhalothrin; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions''
(FRL#7321-3) received on September 2, 2003; to the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3990. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture,
transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3991. A communication from the Deputy Associate
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Flumioxazin,
Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions'' (FRL#7319-4)
received on September 2, 2003; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3992. A communication from the Deputy Associate
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency
Exemptions'' (FRL#7320-2) received on September 2, 2003; to
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3993. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Trade and
Development Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report
of Agency relative to Colombia; to the Committee on
Appropriations.
EC-3994. A communication from the Secretary of
Transportation , transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of
a violation of the Antideficiency Act relative to the Federal
Transit Administration; to the Committee on Appropriations.
EC-3995. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Trade and
Development Agency, a report of Agency funding obligations
relative to Colombia and Pakistan; to the Committee on
Appropriations.
EC-3996. A communication from the Director, Defense
Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Multiyear Procurement Authority for Environmental Services
for Military Installations'' (DFARS Case 2003-D004) received
on August 11, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-3997. A communication from the Director, Defense
Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Buy-to-Budget Acquisition of End Items'' (DFARS Case 2002-
D036) received on August 11, 2003; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
EC-3998. A communication from the Under Secretary of
Defense, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the
conclusion of test programs regarding the transportation of
household good; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-3999. A communication from the Under Secretary of
Defense, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense,
transmitting, the report of a retirement; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
EC-4000. A communication from the Under Secretary of
Defense, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense,
transmitting, the report of a retirement; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
EC-4001. A communication from the Under Secretary of
Defense, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Consolidated
Financial Statement, Independent Auditor Report, and Opinion
of the Auditor General of the Army; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
EC-4002. A communication from the Alternate OSD Federal
Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Transactions Other than Contracts, Grants, or Cooperative
Agreements for Prototype Projects'' (RIN0720-AA49) received
on August 11, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-4003. A communication from the Under Secretary of
Defense, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Department
of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative
to the C-5 Modernization Program and Alternative Live Fire
Test and Evaluation Test Plan; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
EC-4004. A communication from the Chairman, Naval Sea Cadet
Corps, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Corps' 2001 Annual
Audit and Annual Report; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-4005. A communication from the Deputy Chief of Naval
Operations, Manpower and Personnel, Department of the Navy,
transmitting, a report relative to a decision to convert to
contractor performance a function of the Department of
Defense (DoD) performed by 307 DoD civilian employees; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
EC-4006. A communication from the Assistant Director,
Executive and Political Personnel, Department of the Army,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for
the position of Secretary of the Army, received on August 11,
2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-4007. A communication from the Assistant Director,
Executive and Political Personnel, Department of the Army,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination
confirmed for the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense,
Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict, received on
September 2, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-4008. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Indian Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of
a rule entitled ``Distribution of Fiscal Year 2003 Indian
Reservation Roads Funds'' (RIN1076-AE34) received on August
13, 2003; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
EC-4009. A communication from the Director, Office of
Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to direct
spending or receipts legislation dated June 5, 2003; to the
Committee on the Budget.
EC-4010. A communication from the Director, Office of
Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pennsylvania
Regulatory Program'' (PA-137-FOR) received on August 13,
2003; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-4011. A communication from the Commissioner, Federal
Election Commission, transmitting, the report of a Statement
of Policy Regarding Deposition Transcripts in Nonpublic
Investigations; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
EC-4012. A communication from the Director, Regulations
Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Schedule for
Rating Disabilities; the Spine'' (FIM2900-AL68) received on
August 22, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4013. A communication from the Director, Regulations
Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medication
Prescribed by Non-VA Physicians'' (RIN2900-AL68) received on
August 22, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4014. A communication from the Director, Regulations
Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Presumption
of Service Connection for Cirrhosis of the Liver in Former
Prisoners of War'' (RIN2900-AL36) received on August 22,
2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4015. A communication from the Director, Regulations
Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Increases in
Rates Payable Under the Montgomery GI Bill--Selected
Reserve'' (RIN2900-AL41) received on August 22, 2003; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4016. A communication from the Director, Regulations
Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting,
pursuant

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to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Filipino Veterans
Eligible for Hospital Care, Nursing Home Care, and Medical
Services'' (RIN2900-AL18) received on August 22, 2003; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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