[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 144 (Wednesday, October 7, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10216-S10217]
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-3265. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Reserve Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to proposed changes to its Fiscal Year 2008 
     National Guard and Reserve Equipment Appropriation from the 
     Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3266. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     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 Armed 
     Services.
       EC-3267. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Boards of Directors: Eligibility and Elections Final Rule'' 
     (RIN2590-AA03) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 5, 2009; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3268. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Post-Employment 
     Restriction for Senior Examiners'' (RIN2590-AA19) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on October 2, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3269. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office's 2008 
     Annual Report to Congress; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-3270. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     General Services Administration, Department of Defense and 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to additional lease 
     prospectuses that support the U.S. General Services 
     Administration's Fiscal Year 2010 Capital Investment and 
     Leasing Program; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-3271. 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 ``2009-2010 Per Diem Rates'' (Rev. Proc. 
     2009-47) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 5, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3272. 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 ``Guidance on 2009 Required Minimum 
     Distributions'' (Notice 2009-82) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 1, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3273. 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 ``Tier III-Industry Director Directive-Field 
     Directive on the Planning and Examination of IRC Section 263A 
     Issues in the Auto Dealership'' (LMSB-04-0909-035) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 1, 
     2009; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3274. 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 ``Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act'' 
     (RIN1545-BI03) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 5, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3275. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, transmittal number: DDTC 066-09, of the 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles, including 
     technical data, and defense services to a Middle East country 
     regarding any possible affects such a sale might have 
     relating to Israel's Qualitative Military Edge over military 
     threats to Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3276. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, transmittal number: DDTC 092-09, of the 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles, including 
     technical data, and defense services to a Middle East country 
     regarding any possible affects such a sale might have 
     relating to Israel's Qualitative Military Edge over military 
     threats to Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3277. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, transmittal number: DDTC 103-09, of the 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles, including 
     technical data, and defense services to a Middle East country 
     regarding any possible affects such a sale might have 
     relating to Israel's Qualitative Military Edge over military 
     threats to Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3278. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, transmittal number: DDTC 105-09, of the 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles, including 
     technical data, and defense services to a Middle East country 
     regarding any possible affects such a sale might have 
     relating to Israel's Qualitative Military Edge over military 
     threats to Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3279. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a Selected Acquisition Report 
     relative to the Average Procurement Unit Cost for the E-2D 
     Advanced Hawkeye program; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-3280. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers from Lake Ontario Ordnance Works, 
     Niagara Falls, New York, to the Special Exposure Cohort; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3281. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers from Norton Company, Worcester, 
     Massachusetts, to the Special Exposure Cohort; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3282. A communication from the Auditor of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative 
     to the People's Counsel Agency Fund for Fiscal Year 2004; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3283. A communication from the Auditor of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative 
     to the People's Counsel Agency Fund for Fiscal Year 2003; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3284. A communication from the Director, Strategic Human 
     Resources Policy Division, Office of Personnel Management, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule

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     entitled ``General Schedule Locality Pay Areas'' (RIN3206-
     AL27) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 1, 2009; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3285. A communication from the Director of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Services, Department of 
     Commerce, 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'' (RIN0648-XR32) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 2, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3286. A communication from the Director of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Services, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Modification of the Gear 
     Requirements for the U.S./Canada Management Area'' (RIN0648-
     XR42) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 2, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3287. A communication from the Director of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Services, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup 
     Fishery; Adjustment to the 2009 Winter II Quota'' (RIN0648-
     XQ56) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 2, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3288. A communication from the Director of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Services, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and 
     South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South 
     Atlantic; Closure of the July-December 2009 Commercial 
     Fishery for Vermillion Snapper in South Atlantic'' (RIN0648-
     XR06) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 2, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3289. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries in 
     the Western Pacific; Compensation to Federal Commercial 
     Bottomfish and Lobster Fishermen Due to Fishery Closures in 
     the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Northeastern 
     Hawaiian Islands'' (RIN0648-AW52) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 2, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3290. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Services, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch for Vessels in 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Trawl Limited Access 
     Fishery in the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XR78) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 2, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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