[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 82 (Wednesday, June 8, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3611-S3613]
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-1945. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Oversight 
     of Contractor Ethics Programs'' ((RIN9000-AL92)(FAC 2005-52)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     31, 2011; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1946. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal 
     Acquisition Circular 2005-52; Introduction'' (FAC 2005-52) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     31, 2011; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1947. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Prohibition 
     on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations'' 
     ((RIN9000-AL28)(FAC 2005-52)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 31, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1948. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical 
     Amendments'' (FAC 2005-52) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 31, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1949. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small 
     Entity Compliance Guide'' (FAC 2005-52) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 31, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1950. A communication from the Chairman, Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Women in the Federal Government: Ambitions and 
     Achievements''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1951. A communication from the Executive Director, U.S. 
     Election Assistance Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to action taken on audit reports (for 
     the period October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011); to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1952. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Policy), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Proliferation Security Initiative; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1953. A communication from the Director, Congressional 
     Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for 
     the period from October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1954. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and the 
     Administrator's Semiannual Management Report to Congress for 
     the period

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     from October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1955. A communication from the Administrator of the U.S. 
     Agency for International Development, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for 
     the period from October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1956. A communication from the Federal Co-Chair, 
     Appalachian Regional Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General for the period from October 1, 2010 through March 31, 
     2011; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-1957. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Labor's 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period 
     from October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1958. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs' Semiannual Report of the Inspector General 
     for the period from October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-1959. A communication from the Chairman of the National 
     Endowment for the Arts, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General, the Chairman's 
     Semiannual Report on Final Action Resulting from Audit 
     Reports, Inspection Reports, and Evaluation Reports for the 
     period from October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1960. A communication from the Commissioners, U.S. 
     Election Assistance Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General for the period from October 1, 2010 through March 31, 
     2011; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-1961. A communication from the Chairman, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period 
     from October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1962. A communication from the Chairman, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and a 
     Management Report for the period from October 1, 2010 through 
     March 31, 2011; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1963. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Energy's 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period 
     from October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1964. A communication from the Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Administration's Semiannual Report of 
     the Inspector General and the Semiannual Management Report on 
     the Status of Audits for the period from October 1, 2010 
     through March 31, 2011; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1965. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of 
     the Interior's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for 
     the period from October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1966. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for 
     the period from October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1967. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department 
     of Transportation's Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General for the period from October 1, 2010 through March 31, 
     2011; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-1968. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department 
     of Health and Human Service's Semiannual Report of the 
     Inspector General for the period from October 1, 2010 through 
     March 31, 2011; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1969. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Martin 
     Corporation/Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Model 382, 
     382B, 382E, 382F, and 382G Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket 
     No. FAA-2009-1228)) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 2, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1970. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, (13) reports relative 
     to vacancies within the Department, received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 2, 2011; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-1971. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the Department's activities under the Civil Rights of 
     Institutionalized Persons Act; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-1972. A communication from the Staff Director, U.S. 
     Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the compliance of federal district courts 
     with documentation submission requirements; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       EC-1973. A joint communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness) and the Deputy Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the activities of the Center of Excellence in the 
     Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Traumatic 
     Extremity Injuries, and Amputations; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-1974. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Importation of Plants for 
     Planting; Establishing a Category of Plants for Planting Not 
     Authorized for Importation Pending Pest Risk Analysis'' 
     ((RIN0579-AC03)(Docket No. APHIS-2006-0011)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 31, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1975. A communication from the Chief of Planning and 
     Regulatory Affairs, Food and Nutrition Services, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: 
     Civil Rights Protections for SNAP Households'' (RIN0584-AD89) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     27, 2011; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1976. A communication from the Chief of Planning and 
     Regulatory Affairs, Food and Nutrition Services, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: 
     Privacy Protections of Information from Applicant 
     Households'' (RIN0584-AD91) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 27, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1977. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Bromoxynil; Pesticide 
     Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8873-9) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 1, 2011; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1978. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Ethylene Glycol; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 
     8870-7) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 1, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1979. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pyraflufen-ethyl; 
     Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8873-5) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 1, 2011; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1980. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a new 
     Unified Command Plan approved by the President; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1981. 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 11-027, 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 Armed Services.
       EC-1982. A communication from the Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the 97th Annual Report of the Federal Reserve Board; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1983. A communication from the Senior Vice President and 
     Chief Financial Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's 2010 Management 
     Report; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1984. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report relative to the national emergency that was declared 
     in Executive Order 12938 with respect to the proliferation of 
     weapons of mass destruction; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1985. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, General Law, Ethics,

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     and Regulation, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the 
     position of Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 3, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1986. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Record Retention for 
     Regulated Entities and Office of Finance'' (RIN2590-AA10) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     6, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1987. A communication from the Associate Director, 
     Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Taliban (Afghanistan) Sanctions Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 
     545) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 31, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1988. A communication from the Deputy Secretary, 
     Enforcement Division, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Implementation of the Whistleblower Provisions of Section 
     21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934'' (RIN3235-AK78) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     27, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1989. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Wyoming 
     Regulatory Program'' (Docket No. WY-038-FOR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-1990. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Requirements for Bicycles'' (RIN3041-AC95) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 27, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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