[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 177 (Thursday, November 15, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14487-S14488]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:

       By Mr. LEVIN for the Committee on Armed Services.
       *Douglas A. Brook, of California, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Navy.
       *John J. Young, Jr., of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
       *Robert L. Smolen, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy 
     Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security 
     Administration.
       Air Force nomination of Lt. Gen. Carrol H. Chandler, 9115, 
     to be General.
       Army nomination of Col. Donald L. Rutherford, 5430, to be 
     Brigadier General.
       Army nominations beginning with Colonel Joseph Caravalho, 
     Jr. and ending with Colonel Keith W. Gallagher, which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record on October 18, 2007.
       Army nomination of Lt. Gen. Thomas F. Metz, 5686, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sorenson, 3510, to 
     be Lieutenant General.

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, for the Committee on Armed Services I 
report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in 
the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save 
the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that these 
nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of 
Senators.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

       Air Force nomination of Michael V. Siebert, 6633, to be 
     Captain.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Brian D. O'neil and 
     ending with Frank R. Vidal, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     November 1, 2007.
       Army nomination of Anthony Barber, 5447, to be Colonel.
       Army nomination of Tim C. Lawson, 5165, to be Colonel.
       Army nomination of Richard D. Fox II, 3613, to be Colonel.
       Army nomination of John G. Goulet, 3964, to be Colonel.
       Army nomination of David L. Patten, 9398, to be Colonel.
       Army nominations beginning with Mark J. Benedict and ending 
     with Gustav D. Waterhouse, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     November 1, 2007.
       Marine Corps nomination of Melvin L. Chattman, 5718, to be 
     Lieutenant Colonel.
       Marine Corps nominations beginning with Dana R. Brown and 
     ending with Mark R. Reid, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     November 1, 2007.
       Navy nominations beginning with Julian D. Arellano and 
     ending with Jared W. Wyrick, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     November 1, 2007.
       By Mr. LEAHY for the Committee on the Judiciary.

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       Reed Charles O'Connor, of Texas, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
       Amul R. Thapar, of Kentucky, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

  *Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed 
subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
  (Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the 
recommendation that they be confirmed.)

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