[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 45 (Monday, April 24, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3418-S3419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   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-6355. A communication from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Weighted Average Interest Rate Update'' 
     (Notice 2006-39) received on April 7, 2006; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-6356. A communication from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``National Median Gross Income for 2006 Revenue 
     Procedure'' (Rev. Proc. 2006-20) received on April 7, 2006; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6357. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for the position 
     of Chief Financial Officer, received on April 7, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6358. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Management, Department of Energy, transmitting, the 
     Department's 2005 lists of Government activities determined 
     to be inherently governmental and those to be not inherently 
     governmental in nature; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-6359. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, the report of proposed legislation to enhance 
     the effectiveness of the intelligence and counterintelligence 
     programs within the Department of Energy; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-6360. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, the report of proposed legislation to 
     facilitate international participation in the Second Line of 
     Defense Program and to utilize such funds without further 
     appropriation and without fiscal year limitation; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-6361. A communication from the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a Program 
     Acquisition Unit Cost (PAUC) breach for C-130AMP, and Average 
     Procurement Unit Cost (APUC) breach for Joint Air-to-Surface 
     Standoff Missile (JASSM), and both PAUC and APUC breaches for 
     Joint Strike Fighter (F-35) and Joint Primary Aircraft 
     Training System (JPATS); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6362. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the status of active duty female 
     members of the Armed Forces for Fiscal Year 2005; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6363. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department 
     of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 80-
     26 (PTE 80-26) for Certain Interest Free Loans to Employee 
     Benefits Plans'' (Application Number D-11046) received on 
     April 7, 2006; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-6364. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Food 
     Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human 
     Consumption; Glycerides and Polyglycerides'' (Docket No. 
     1994F-0457) received on April 7, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-6365. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Equal Access to Public School Facilities for 
     the Boy Scouts of America and Other Designated Youth Groups'' 
     (RIN1870-AA12) received on April 7, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-6366. A communication from the Secretary of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to United States Policy in Iraq Act, 
     section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2006, a report relative to the current military, 
     diplomatic, political, and economic measures that are being 
     or have been undertaken to complete our mission in Iraq 
     successfully; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-6367. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the status of consular 
     training with respect to travel and identity documents; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-6368. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Nomenclature 
     Changes Reflecting Creation of Department of Homeland 
     Security'' (22 CFR

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     Parts 40, 41, and 42) received on April 7, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-6369. A communication from the U.S. Global AIDS 
     Coordinator, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``The President's Emergency Plan for 
     AIDS Relief: Report on Refugees and Internally Displaced 
     Persons--February 2006''; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-6370. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 06-67-06-
     75); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-6371. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, (9) 
     reports relative to vacancy announcements for the position of 
     United States Attorney (9 districts); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-6372. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Federal Employees Clean Air 
     Incentives Act 2003/2004 Report and Reporting Requirements 
     Assessment''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-6373. A communication from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Part 305--Rule Concerning Disclosures 
     Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use of Certain Home 
     Appliances and Other Products Required Under the Energy 
     Policy and Conservation Act (`Appliance Labeling Rule')'' 
     (RIN3084-AA74) received on April 7, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6374. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and 
     Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Corrections and 
     Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations'' 
     (RIN0694-AD67) received on April 7, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6375. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction'' (I.D. No. 
     022306B) received on April 7, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6376. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure'' (I.D. No. 030906E) 
     received on April 7, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6377. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Processor Vessels Using Trawl Gear in 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (I.D. 
     No. 030906G) received on April 7, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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