[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 22, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S3252]
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                   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-5902. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Source Rules Involving U.S. Possessions and 
     Other Conforming Changes'' ((RIN1545-BF85)(TD 9391)) received 
     on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5903. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a 
     proposed technical assistance agreement for the export of 
     technical data in support of the A400M Military Transport 
     Aircraft; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5904. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of a commercial 
     communications satellite to Russia and Kazakhstan for launch; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5905. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of the 
     proposed transfer of eight Patriot missile systems from the 
     Government of Germany to the Government of the Republic of 
     Korea; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5906. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a 
     proposed agreement for the export of defense articles to 
     support the Portuguese Air Force P-3C Aircraft Program; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5907. A communication from the Acting 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 2008-35--2008-43); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-5908. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Toll-Free Number for Reporting Adverse Events on 
     Labeling for Human Drug Products'' ((RIN0910-AC35)(Docket No. 
     2003N-0342)) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5909. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of action on a nomination for the 
     position of Assistant Secretary for Health, received on April 
     17, 2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-5910. A communication from the Chairman, U.S. Merit 
     Systems Protection Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled, ``In Search of Highly Skilled Workers: A 
     Study on the Hiring of Upper Level Employees from Outside the 
     Federal Government''; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5911. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     Community Relations Service, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of action on a 
     nomination for the position of Director, received on April 
     17, 2008; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5912. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition and Technology), transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to the steps taken by the 
     Department to implement the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned 
     Small Business Program; to the Committee on Small Business 
     and Entrepreneurship.

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