The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the revised definitions of ``Construction'' and ``site of the work'' in the Department of Labor (DoL) regulations. In addition, the Councils are proposing to clarify several

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Veterans Affairs Department

This document amends our rules to implement domestically various allocation decisions from several World Radiocommunication Conferences (``WRCs'') concerning the frequency bands between 28 MHz and 36 GHz, and to otherwise update our rules in this frequency range. The following actions are the most significant to nonFederal government operations:

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION : Veterans Affairs Department

The Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Board) is adopting as final the interim rule the Board published in June 2003 to implement the new Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) record keeping system and to permit the making of catchup contributions by TSP participants who are age 50 and over.

FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD : Veterans Affairs Department

The Department of the Treasury (``Treasury,'' ``We,'' or ``Us'') proposes to amend 31 CFR Part 356 (Uniform Offering Circular for the Sale and Issue of Marketable BookEntry Treasury Bills, Notes, and Bonds) by converting it to plain language. We are proposing this amendment to make our marketable securities auction rules easier to understand. This

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Veterans Affairs Department

The LOCAL Television Loan Guarantee Board (Board) is issuing regulations to implement the LOCAL Television Loan Guarantee Program (Program or LOCAL TV Program) as authorized by the Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act of 2000 (the Act). Section 1002 of the Act sets forth that the primary purpose of the Act is to facilitate

LOCAL TELEVISION LOAN GUARANTEE BOARD : Veterans Affairs Department

The LOCAL Television Loan Guarantee Board (Board) announces a 120day application window for the submission of guarantee
applications.

LOCAL TELEVISION LOAN GUARANTEE BOARD : Veterans Affairs Department

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Proclamation 7745 of December 17, 2003

Wright Brothers Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
A spirit of exploration and discovery has been a part of the American character since our founding

Presidential Documents : Veterans Affairs Department

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Executive Order 13321 of December 17, 2003

Appointments During National Emergency
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the National Emergencies Act (50

Presidential Documents : Veterans Affairs Department

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Presidential Determination No. 2004-12 of December 9, 2003

Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me as President by

Presidential Documents : Veterans Affairs Department

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Presidential Determination No. 2004-11 of December 8, 2003

Determination Consistent with Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and Section 512 of the FY 2002 and 2003 Foreign Operations, Export

Presidential Documents : Veterans Affairs Department

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Presidential Determination No. 2004-14 of December 11, 2003

Imposition and Waiver of Sanctions Under Section 604 of the FY 2003 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (Public Law 107-228)
Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Presidential Documents : Veterans Affairs Department

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The President
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Presidential Determination No. 2004-10 of December 6, 2003

Presidential Determination on Waiver of
Conditions on Obligation and Expenditure of Funds for

Presidential Documents : Veterans Affairs Department

This staff accounting bulletin revises or rescinds portions of the interpretative guidance included in Topic 13 of the codification of staff accounting bulletins in order to make this interpretive guidance consistent with current authoritative accounting and auditing guidance and SEC rules and regulations. The principal revisions relate to the

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Veterans Affairs Department

The Commission is revising its rules governing cancelled securities certificates to improve the processing of securities certificates by transfer agents. The Commission is adopting a new rule under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that will require every transfer agent to establish and implement written procedures for the cancellation, storage,

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Veterans Affairs Department

Public Law 104-275 was enacted on October 9, 1996. It allowed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a monetary allowance towards the private purchase of an outer burial receptacle for use in a VA national cemetery. Under VA regulation (38 CFR 1.629), the allowance is equal to the average cost of governmentfurnished graveliners minus

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to continue a recurring computer matching program matching Office of Personnel Management (OPM) records with VA pension and parents' dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) records.

The goal of this match is to compare income status as reported to VA with

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to continue a recurring computer matching program matching Social Security Administration (SSA) records with VA pension and parents' dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) records.

The purpose of the match is to compare income status as reported to VA with records

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department