[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 13, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2238-S2240]
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-5288. A communication from the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the Average Procurement Unit Cost for the Wideband Global 
     SATCOM (WGS) program satellites; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-5289. A communication from the Secretary of the Army, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Average Procurement Unit Cost for the Advanced Threat 
     Infrared Countermeasure and Common Missile Warning System 
     (ATIRCM/CMWS) program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5290. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller), Department 
     of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative 
     to meals sold by messes for the United States Navy and Naval 
     Auxiliary vessels; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5291. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), Department 
     of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative 
     to the Army's intent to enter into a contract in support of 
     depot maintenance programs performed at Corpus Christi Army 
     Depot, Texas, for the AH-64 and CH-47 Systems; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5292. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Potato Research and Promotion 
     Plan'' (Docket Nos. AMS-FV-09-0024; FV-09-706C) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 31, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5293. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
     13224 of September 23, 2001, with respect to persons who 
     commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5294. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Financial Institutions Examination Council, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Council's 2009 Annual Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-5295. A communication from the Chairman, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the Buy American Act; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5296. A communication from the Deputy to the Chairman 
     for Legal Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Transitional Safe Harbor Protection for Treatment by the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Conservator or 
     Receiver of Financial Assets Transferred by an Insured 
     Depository Institution in Connection With a Securitization or 
     Participation'' (RIN3064-AD55) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 1, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-5297. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Electronic Fund Transfers'' (FRS 
     Docket No. R-1377) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 26, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5298. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulatory Law, Office of Energy 
     Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards 
     for Small Electric Motors'' (RIN1904-AB70) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 1, 2010; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-5299. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife Parks, National Wildlife Refuge Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Refuge Specific Regulations; 
     Public Use; Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge'' (RIN1018-AW15) 
     as received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 1, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5300. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Delegation of New Source Performance Standards and National 
     Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the State 
     of Louisiana'' (FRL No. 9137-2) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 12, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5301. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Wyoming; Revisions to the Wyoming Air Quality 
     Standards and Regulations; Direct Final Rule'' (FRL No. 9136-
     6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 12, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5302. 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 ``Striping Transactions for Qualified Tax 
     Credit Bonds'' (Notice No. 2010-28) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 31, 2010; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5303. 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 ``American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act 
     of 2009 Clarifications'' (Notice No. 2010-18) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 31, 2010; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5304. 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 ``Issuance of Opinion and Advisory Letters 
     and Opening of the EGTRRA Determination Letter Program for 
     Pre-Approved Defined Benefit Plans'' (Announcement 2010-20) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 31, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-5305. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the waiver of the 
     restrictions contained in Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support 
     Act of 1992; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5306. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the withdrawal of 
     certification granted to Mexico in relation to the incidental 
     capture of sea turtles in commercial shrimping operations; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5307. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed amendment to a manufacturing 
     license agreement for the export of defense articles, 
     including, technical data, and defense services for the 
     manufacture of Small Diameter Bomb Increment I (SDB I) Weapon 
     System in Italy; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5308. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement 
     for the export of defense articles, including, technical 
     data, and defense services for the continued manufacture of 
     M791, M792, and M793 Ammunition and Components for sale to 
     Turkey; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5309. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement 
     for the export of defense articles, including, technical 
     data, and defense services for the manufacture of Combat 
     Identification System Products, Subsystems, and

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     Ancillary Equipment for the Italian Ministry of Defense; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5310. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement 
     for the export of defense articles, including, technical 
     data, and defense services to Israel for the manufacture of 
     the Video Matrix Switch with Quad Processor (VMS-Q) in the 
     amount of $50,000,000 or more; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-5311. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed technical assistance agreement 
     for the export of defense articles, including, technical 
     data, and defense services to support the Proton launch of 
     the Astra 1N Commercial Communication Satellite from the 
     Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in the amount of 
     $50,000,000 or more; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5312. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed amendment to a technical 
     assistance agreement for the export of defense articles, 
     including, technical data, and defense services to develop, 
     integrate, and manufacture the Integrated Color Display 
     System for modernization of the Republic of China (Taiwan) 
     Air Force Indigenous Defense Fighter in the amount of 
     $50,000,000 or more; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5313. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement 
     for the export of defense articles, including, technical 
     data, and defense services for the continued manufacture of 
     the T55-L712 and 55-L714A engines powering the Japanese 
     Ministry of Defense's CH-47J Helicopter in the amount of 
     $100,000,000 or more; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5314. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to U.S. 
     support for Taiwan's participation as an observer at the 63rd 
     World Health Assembly and in the work of the World Health 
     Organization; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5315. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     justification for the President's waiver of the restrictions 
     on the provision of funds to the Palestinian Authority; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5316. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal 
     Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act--2009 
     Implementation'' (RIN1625-AB40) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 9, 2010; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-5317. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Services, Office of Elementary and Secondary 
     Education, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Race to the Top Fund'' 
     (RIN1810-AB10) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on April 8, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5318. A communication from the Acting Director, 
     Legislative and Regulatory Department, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Allocation of Assets in Single-
     Employer Plans; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-
     Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying 
     Benefits'' (29 CFR Parts 4022 and 4044) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 29, 2010; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5319. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; 
     Bismuth Citrate'' (Docket No. FDA-2008-C-0098) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 8, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5320. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Advisory Committees; Technical Amendment'' (Docket No. FDA-
     2010-N-0001) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 8, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5321. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Medical Devices; Technical Amendment'' (Docket No. FDA-
     2010-N-0010) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 9, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5322. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Administrative Practices and Procedures; Good Guidance 
     Practices; Technical Amendment'' (Docket No. FDA-1999-N-3539) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 9, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5323. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``New Animal Drugs; Removal of Obsolete and Redundant 
     Regulations'' (Docket No. FDA-2003-N-0446) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 9, 2010; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5324. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revision of Organization and Conforming Changes to 
     Regulations'' (Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0148) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 9, 2010; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5325. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Medical Devices; Pediatric Uses of Devices; Requirement for 
     Submission of Information on Pediatric Subpopulations That 
     Suffer From a Disease or Condition That a Device is Intended 
     to Treat, Diagnose, or Cure; Direct Final Rule'' (Docket No. 
     FDA-2009-N-0458) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on April 9, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5326. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers from the Nevada Test Site, Mercury, 
     Nevada, to the Special Exposure Cohort; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5327. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers from the Lawrence Livermore 
     National Laboratory, Livermore, California, to the Special 
     Exposure Cohort; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5328. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers from the Lawrence Berkeley National 
     Laboratory in Berkeley, California, to the Special Exposure 
     Cohort; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-5329. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers from the Westinghouse Electric 
     Corp., Bloomfield, Illinois, to the Special Exposure Cohort; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5330. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers from the Area IV of Santa Susana 
     Field, Santa Susana, California, to the Special Exposure 
     Cohort; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-5331. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Standards, Regulations, and Variances, Mine Safety and Health 
     Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``High-Voltage 
     Continuous Mining Machine Standard for Underground Coal 
     Miners'' (RIN1219-AB34) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 12, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5332. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Standards, Regulations, and Variances, Mine Safety and Health 
     Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Coal Mine Dust 
     Sampling Devices'' (RIN1219-AB61) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 12, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5333. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-329, ``Service Animal Amendment Act of 
     2010''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5334. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-330, ``Uniform Interstate Depositions 
     and Discovery Act of 2010''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5335. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report

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     on D.C. Act 18-331, ``Closing of a Portion of an Unimproved 
     Public Alley in Square 5795, S.O. 08-7766, Act of 2010''; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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