[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 43 (Thursday, March 15, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S1733]
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                   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 5352. 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; Bombardier, Inc. 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120 AA64) (Docket No. FAA 2011 0916)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 6, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC 5353. 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; Airbus 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120 AA64) (Docket No. FAA 2011 0918)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 6, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC 5354. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program'' 
     (RIN0596 AC84) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 13, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC 5355. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Global Strategic Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the Department's renotification of 
     the intent to obligate up to $30 million in funds for the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC 5356. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Reserves Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the National Guard Youth Challenge Program 2011 annual 
     report; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC 5357. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the continuation of the national emergency with respect to 
     Iran declared in Executive Order 12957; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC 5358. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to blocking the 
     property of certain persons contributing to the conflict in 
     Somalia that was declared in Executive Order 13536 of April 
     12, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC 5359. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Private Transfer Fees'' 
     (RIN2590 AA41) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 13, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC 5360. A communication from the Director of Insular 
     Affairs, Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to 
     Congress on the Compacts of Free Association with the 
     Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands for Fiscal Years 2009 and 2010''; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC 5361. A communication from the Director of Insular 
     Affairs, Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``First 
     Five-Year Review of the Compact of Free Association, As 
     Amended, Between the Governments of the United States and the 
     Republic of the Marshall Islands''; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC 5362. A communication from the Director of Insular 
     Affairs, Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``First 
     Five-Year Review of the Compact of Free Association, As 
     Amended, Between the Governments of the United States and the 
     Federated States of Micronesia''; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
       EC 5363. A communication from the Deputy Chief of the 
     National Forest System, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     detailed boundary for the Presque Isle Wild and Scenic River 
     in Michigan to be added to the National Wild and Scenic 
     Rivers System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC 5364. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of 
     July 31, 2003, a semiannual report detailing 
     telecommunications-related payments made to Cuba pursuant to 
     Department of the Treasury licenses; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC 5365. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     export to the People's Republic of China of an item not 
     detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC 5366. 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 license for permanent export of 
     defense articles, including, technical data, or defense 
     services sold commercially under contract for use by the 
     Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service Iraq Special Forces for 
     military purposes in the amount of $1,000,000 or more; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC 5367. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Rising to the Challenge: A New Era in Victim Services''; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC 5368. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Annual Report to 
     Congress for the Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of 
     Justice Assistance for fiscal year 2010; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC 5369. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual 
     report relative to Food and Drug Administration Advisory 
     Committee Vacancies and Public Disclosures; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC 5370. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, an 
     annual report relative to Federal sector equal employment 
     opportunity complaints filed with the Office during fiscal 
     year 2011; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC 5371. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
     of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Report to Congress; First Quarter 
     of Fiscal Year 2012''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC 5372. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``National Airspace System Capital Investment Plan 
     Fiscal Years 2013 2017''; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC 5373. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Implementation of the Commercial Advertisement Loudness 
     Mitigation (CALM) Act'' (MB Docket No. 11 93; FCC 11 182) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 29, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC 5374. A communication from the Deputy Bureau Chief, 
     Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Connect America Fund; A National Broadband 
     Plan for Our Future; Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates 
     for Local Exchange Carriers, . . . Universal Service Reform--
     Mobility Fund'' ((RIN3060 AF85) (DA 12 147)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 2, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC 5375. A communication from the Deputy Bureau Chief, 
     Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Lifeline and Link Up Reform and 
     Modernization; Lifeline and Link Up; Federal-State Joint 
     Board on Universal Service; Advancing Broadband Availability 
     Through Digital Literacy Training'' ((RIN3060 AF85) (FCC 12 
     11)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC 5376. A communication from the Associate Bureau Chief, 
     Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Implementation of the Commercial Spectrum 
     Enhancement Act and Modernization of the Commission's 
     Competitive Bidding Rules and Procedures'' (WT Docket No. 05 
     211; FCC 12 12) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 2, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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