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               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, December 7, 2004.
     The Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on December 6, 2004 at 7:30 
     p.m.:
       That the Senate agreed to conference report H.R. 4818.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
     Clerk of the House.

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