[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 15, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1674-S1675]
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-882. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Reporting Certain Post-Enactment Swap Transactions'' ((17 
     CFR Part 44)(RIN3038-AD29)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 11, 2011; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-883. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government'' (DFARS Case 
     2010-D010) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 5, 2011; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-884. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on the 
     approved retirement of Lieutenant General Thomas G. Miller, 
     United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-885. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of (3) 
     officers authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     brigadier general in accordance with title 10, United States 
     Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-886. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of (6) 
     officers authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     brigadier general in accordance with title 10, United States 
     Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-887. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Policy), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-888. A communication from the Legal Information 
     Assistant, Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Community Reinvestment Act--Community 
     Development'' (RIN1550-AB48) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 11, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-889. A communication from the Legal Information 
     Assistant, Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Personal Transactions in Securities'' (RIN1550-
     AC16) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 11, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-890. A communication from the Legal Information 
     Assistant, Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Stock Benefit Plans in Mutual-to-Stock Conversions 
     and Mutual Holding Company Structures'' (RIN1550-AC07) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 11, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-891. A communication from the Legal Information 
     Assistant, Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Permissible Activities of Savings and Loan Holding 
     Companies'' (RIN1550-AC10) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 
     11, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-892. A communication from the Legal Information 
     Assistant, Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Prohibited Service at Savings and Loan Holding 
     Companies'' (RIN1550-AC14) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 
     11, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-893. A communication from the Legal Information 
     Assistant, Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of

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     a rule entitled ``Community Reinvestment Act--Interagency 
     Uniformity'' (RIN1550-AC08) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 11, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-894. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel, 
     General Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     a vacancy announcement in the position of Under Secretary 
     (Terrorism and Financial Crimes), received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 11, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-895. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to transactions involving U.S. exports to 
     Ireland; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-896. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Bank's 2010 Annual Report; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-897. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Revisions to the 
     Reductions and Increases to Hospitals' FTE Resident Caps for 
     Graduate Medical Education Payment Purposes'' (RIN0938-AQ92) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 14, 2011; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-898. A communication from the Chief of the Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Extension of Import 
     Restrictions Imposed on Certain Archaeological and 
     Ethnological Materials from Colombia'' (RIN1515-AD73) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 11, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-899. A communication from the Chief of the Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Country of Origin of 
     Textile and Apparel Products'' (RIN1515-AD57) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 14, 2011; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-900. A communication from the Deputy Chief Human Capital 
     Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Department's third and final report on the category 
     rating system; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-901. A communication from the Chairman of the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Buy American 
     Act Report for fiscal year 2010; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-902. A communication from the Senior Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Departmental Offices, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Garnishment of Accounts Containing Federal Benefit 
     Payments'' (RIN1505-AC20) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 10, 2011; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-903. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2011 National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Strategic Plan''; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-904. A communication from the Chairman of the Merit 
     Systems Protection Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Making the Right Connections: Targeting the 
     Best Competencies for Training''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-905. A communication from the Chairman of the Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Performance and 
     Accountability Report; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-906. A communication from the Chairman of the National 
     Capital Planning Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Commission's Performance and Accountability Report for 
     fiscal year 2010; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-907. A communication from the Chairman, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Authority's Fiscal Year 2010 Performance and Accountability 
     Report; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-908. A communication from the Director, Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to a one-year extension of the 
     District of Arizona's declaration of a judicial emergency; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-909. A communication from the Director, Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Report of the Proceedings of the 
     Judicial Conference of the United States'' for the September 
     2010 session; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-910. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Office of Surety Guarantees, Small Business Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Surety Bond Guarantee Program; Disaster and Miscellaneous 
     Amendments'' (RIN3245-AF77) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 11, 2011; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
       EC-911. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulations Management Office of the General Counsel, Office 
     of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``U.S. Paralympics Monthly Assistance 
     Allowance'' (RIN2900-AN43) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 15, 2011; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-912. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 31, 
     2003, the semiannual report detailing payments made to Cuba 
     as a result of the provision of telecommunications services 
     pursuant to Department of the Treasury specific licenses; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-913. A communication from the Acting 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, to include 
     technical data, and defense services to Singapore related to 
     the sale of one G550 aircraft modified with a military TACAN 
     beacon system and an AN/ARC-210 VHF/UHF radio in the amount 
     of $50,000,000 or more; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-914. A communication from the Acting 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, to include 
     technical data, and defense services to the Commonwealth of 
     Australia for the manufacture, assembly, testing, 
     qualification, maintenance and repair of military aiming 
     lasers, infrared illuminators, and associated military 
     electronics; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-915. A communication from the Acting 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, to include 
     technical data, and defense services to Japan for the 
     manufacture and support of the KD2R-5 Aerial Target System 
     Program for the Japanese Ministry of Defense in the amount of 
     $100,000,000 or more; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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