[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 31 (Tuesday, March 5, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S1126]
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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-597. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of General 
     Carter F. Ham, United States Army, and his advancement to the 
     grade of general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-598. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a notification of a completion date of May 
     2013 for a report relative to the Department of Defense 
     purchases from foreign entities for fiscal year 2012; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-599. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a meeting of the Economic 
     Adjustment Committee (EAC) relative to considering additional 
     funding sources for the Defense Access Roads (DAR) program; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-600. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to 
     Ireland; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-601. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations'' ((44 CFR Part 67) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2012-0003)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 27, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-602. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Adjustments to Civil 
     Monetary Penalty Amounts'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 27, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-603. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     a report relative to the progress made in licensing and 
     constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-604. A communication from the Administrator of the U.S. 
     Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The 
     Availability and Price of Petroleum and Petroleum Products 
     Produced in Countries Other Than Iran''; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-605. A communication from the Wildlife Biologist, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest 
     Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2013 
     Season'' (RIN1018-AY70) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 28, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-606. A communication from the Chief of the Listing 
     Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Special Rule for the Polar Bear Under Section 4(d) of the 
     Endangered Species Act'' (RIN1018-AY40) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 28, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-607. A communication from the Chief of the Listing 
     Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Designation of Critical Habitat for Astragalus lentiginosus 
     var. Coachellae (Coachella Valley milk-vetch'' (RIN1018-AX40) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 28, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-608. A communication from the Chief of the Listing 
     Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Designation of Critical Habitat for Tidewater Goby'' 
     (RIN1018-AX39) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 28, 2013; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-609. 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 ``Postponement of Deadline for Making an 
     Election to Deduct for the Preceding Taxable Year Losses 
     Attributable to Hurricane Sandy'' (Announcement 2013-21) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 1, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-610. 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 ``Reduced 2009 Estimated Income Tax Payments 
     for Individuals with Small Business Income'' ((RIN1545-BI67) 
     (TD 9613)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 1, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-611. A communication from the United States Trade 
     Representative, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2013 Trade Policy Agenda 
     and 2012 Annual Report of the President of the United States 
     on the Trade Agreements Program; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-612. 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 13-018, of the 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense 
     services to a Middle East country regarding any possible 
     effects such a sale might have relating to Israel's 
     Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-613. 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 13-003, of the 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense 
     services to a Middle East country regarding any possible 
     effects such a sale might have relating to Israel's 
     Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-614. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to 
     Congress on United States Participation in the United Nations 
     in 2011; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-615. A communication from the Acting Chief Privacy 
     Officer, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2012 DHS Data Mining 
     Report to Congress''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-616. A communication from the President, Chief Scout 
     Executive, and the National Commissioner, Boy Scouts of 
     America, transmitting, pursuant to law, the organization's 
     2012 annual report; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-617. A communication from the Principal Deputy 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 2013''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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