[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 70 (Thursday, May 7, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5280-S5281]
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-1536. A communication from the Acting Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Premarket Approval of Pediatric Uses of 
     Devices--FY 2008''; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1537. A communication from the Acting Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     performance report relative to the Animal Drug User Fee Act 
     for fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1538. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Freight Intermodal Distribution Pilot Grant 
     Program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-1539. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the report of proposed legislation relative to 
     limiting the application of the requirement to delay the 
     effective date of certain student aid regulations; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1540. A communication from the Acting Director, 
     Legislative and Regulatory Department, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in Terminated 
     Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and 
     Paying Benefits'' (29 CFR Part 4022) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1541. A communication from the Chief Privacy Officer, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Privacy Office Second Quarter Fiscal 
     Year 2009 Report to Congress''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1542. A communication from the Director of Legislative 
     Affairs, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 
     transmitting,

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     pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for the position 
     of General Counsel, received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on May 1, 2009; to the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence.
       EC-1543. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the 
     President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Annual Analysis of the Effectiveness of the National Youth 
     Anti-Drug Media Campaign''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-1544. A communication from the Staff Director, U.S. 
     Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Commission's recent appointment of 
     members to the Georgia Advisory Committee; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       EC-1545. A communication from the Staff Director, U.S. 
     Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Commission's recent appointment of 
     members to the Tennessee Advisory Committee; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       EC-1546. A communication from the Chair, U.S. Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the amendments to 
     the federal sentencing guidelines that were proposed by the 
     Commission during the 2008 - 2009 amendment cycle; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1547. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, transmitting, a report of a 
     draft bill entitled ``Multidistrict Litigation Restoration 
     Act of 2009''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1548. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, transmitting, a report of a 
     draft bill entitled ``Federal Judgeship Act of 2009''; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1549. A communication from the Staff Director, U.S. 
     Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     2008 Annual Report and Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing 
     Statistics; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1550. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer of the Regulations and Rulings Division, Alcohol and 
     Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Establishment of the Lake Chelan Viticultural Area (2007R-
     103P)'' (RIN1513-AB42) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 5, 2009; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-1551. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Per Diem for Veterans in State Nursing 
     Homes'' (RIN2900-AM97) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 1, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.

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