[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 14500-14501]
[From the U.S. 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-2792. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, a report relative to a recommended 
     change to 38 U.S.C. 8110(a); to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       EC-2793. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary (Legislative Affairs), Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     continuation of the waiver of certain provisions of the Trade 
     Act with respect to Turkmenistan; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-2794. A communication from the Regulations Officer, 
     Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Extension of the 
     Expiration Date for Several Body System Listings'' (RIN0960-
     AG27) received on June 23, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2795. A communication from the Chief, Regulations 
     Branch, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Tariff Treatment Related to Disassembly Operations 
     Under the North American Free Trade Agreement'' (RIN1505-
     AB41) received on June 27, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2796. A communication from the Trade Representative, 
     Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the Dominican Republic-Central 
     America-United States Free Trade Agreement, a report of the 
     Environmental Review of the Dominican Republic-Central 
     America-United States Free Trade Agreement, a report of the 
     United States Employment Impact Review of the Dominican 
     Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, 
     and the Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, 
     Guatemala,

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     Honduras, and Nicaragua Labor Rights Report; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-2797. A communication from the Regulations Officer, 
     Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendments to Annual 
     Earnings Test for Retirement Beneficiaries'' (RIN0960-AF62) 
     received on June 23, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2798. A communication from the Acting Chief, 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Update of Revenue 
     Procedure 90-11'' (Rev. Proc. 2005-40) received on June 27, 
     2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2799. A communication from the Acting Chief, 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revenue Procedure: 
     Network Upgrade Payments Made to Utilities'' (Rev. Proc. 
     2005-35) received on June 27, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-2800. A communication from the Acting Chief, 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Termination of 
     Tobacco Quotas and Price Support Programs'' (Rev. Proc. 2005-
     51) received on June 27, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2801. A communication from the counsel for the National 
     Tropical Botanical Garden (``Garden''), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the audit report for the Garden for the 
     period from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2802. A communication from the Acting Chairman, Defense 
     Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Plutonium Storage at the Department 
     of Energy's Savannah River Site''; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
       EC-2803. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Annual Report for the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve covering calendar year 2004; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2804. A communication from the Chairman, Southeast 
     Compact Commission for Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
     Management, transmitting, the Commission's 2003-2004 Annual 
     Report including the Annual Audit; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
       EC-2805. A communication from the Attorney, Office of 
     Legislation and Regulatory Law, Office of Procurement and 
     Assistance Policy, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Small 
     Business Programs'' received on June 27, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2806. A communication from the Director, Office of Human 
     Capital Management, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy in the position of 
     General Counsel, the designation of an Acting General 
     Counsel, and the name of a nominee to fill the vacancy; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2807. A communication from the Director, Office of Human 
     Capital Management, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy in the position of 
     Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy and the designation of an 
     Acting Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2808. A communication from the Director, Office of Human 
     Capital Management, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy in the position of 
     Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management and 
     the designation of an Acting Director for the position; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2809. A communication from the Director, Office of Human 
     Capital Management, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy in the position of 
     Under Secretary and the designation of an Acting Under 
     Secretary; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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