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                              ADJOURNMENT

  Mr. ALTMIRE. Madam Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn.
  The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 4 o'clock and 55 minutes 
p.m.), the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 
at 10 a.m.

                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
       1. A letter from the OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     DoD, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- TRICARE; Hospital Outpatient 
     Prospective Payment System (OPPS) [DOD-2007-HA-0048] (RIN: 
     0720-AB19) received January 5, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Regulatory Changes to Implement 
     the Additional Protocol to the US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement 
     [NRC-2008-0543] (RIN: 3150-AH38) received January 5, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       3. A letter from the Secretary to the Board, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's report for FY 2008 
     on competitive sourcing activities, in accordance with 
     Section 647(b) of Division F of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2004, Pub. L. 108-199; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, 
     transmitting a list of reports pursuant to clause 2(b), Rule 
     II of the Rules of the House of Representatives; (H. Doc. No. 
     111-4); to the Committee on House Administration and ordered 
     to be printed.
       5. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants 
     [Docket No.: USCIS-2007-0055;

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     CIS No. 2428-07] (RIN: 1615-AB65) received January 5, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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