[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 20541-20542]
[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-3751. A communication from the Commissioner, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting, the report of a draft 
     bill entitled ``Social Security Amendments of 2005'' received 
     August 31, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3752. A communication from the United States Trade 
     Representative, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The 
     African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Competitiveness 
     Report''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3753. A communication from the Secretary, Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Utilization and Beneficiary Access to Services 
     Post-Implementation of the Inpatient Rehabilitation 
     Facilities Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS)''; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3754. A communication from the Secretary, Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, the Administration's draft 
     proposals that would protect and strengthen the financing of 
     the Medicaid program, as described in the President's Fiscal 
     Year 2006 Budget; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3755. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program: Conditions for 
     Payment of Power Mobility Devices, Including Power 
     Wheelchairs and Power-Operated Vehicles'' (RIN0938-AM74) 
     received on August 31, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3756. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicaid Program; State 
     Allotments for Payment of Medicare Part B Premiums for 
     Qualifying Individuals: Federal Fiscal Year 2005'' (RIN0938-
     AO04) received on August 31, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-3757. 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 ``Differential Earnings 
     Rate for 2004 under Section 809'' (Rev. Rul. 2005-58) 
     received on August 22, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3758. 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 ``Section 411(d)(6) 
     Protected Benefits'' ((RIN1545-BC26)(TD 9219)) received on 
     August 22, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3759. 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 ``Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics Price Indexes for Department Stores--July 2005'' 
     (Rev. Rul. 2005-63) received on August 31, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3760. 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 ``Stranded Cost No 
     Rule'' (Rev. Proc. 2005-61) received on August 31, 2005; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3761. 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 ``Modification of 
     Revenue Procedure 2002-49'' (Rev. Proc. 2005-62) received on 
     August 31, 2005; to the Committee on Finance
       EC-3762. 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 ``Staggered Remedial 
     Amendment Period Revenue Procedure'' (Rev. Proc. 2005-66) 
     received on August 31, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3763. 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 ``Interaction of 
     section 420 and the Code and section 101 of the Medicare 
     Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003'' 
     (Rev. Rul. 2005-60) received on August 31, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3764. 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 ``Collected Excise 
     Taxes; Duties of Collector'' ((RIN1545-BB75)(TD 9221)) 
     received on August 31, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3765. 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 ``Guidance under 
     Section 951 for Determining Pro Rata Share'' (RIN1545-
     BD49)(TD 9222) received on August 31, 2005; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-3766. 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 ``Value of Life 
     Insurance Contracts when Distributed from a Qualified 
     Retirement Plan'' ((RIN1545-BC20)(TD 9223)) received on 
     August 31, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3767. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Presidential 
     Determination 2005-31 relative to waiving prohibition

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     on United States Military assistance with respect to 
     Cambodia; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3768. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Presidential 
     Determination 2005-26 relative to waiving prohibition on 
     United States Military assistance with respect to the 
     Dominican Republic; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3769. A communication from the Under Secretary, Food, 
     Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)--Plain Language, 
     Program Accountability, and Program Flexibility'' (RIN0584-
     AC84) received August 22, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3770. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation relative to 
     providing financial assistance to the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the 
     Republic of Palau under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
     Act of 1978; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-3771. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, the report of draft bills relative to changes 
     to the Commodity Credit Corporation funded Farm Bill 
     programs, crop insurance and Food Stamp programs and requests 
     authority to charge fees for several activities; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3772. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Migratory Bird Hunting; 
     Approval of Iron-Tungsten-Nickel Shot as Nontoxic for Hunting 
     Waterfowl and Coots'' (RIN1018-AT87) received on August 22, 
     2005; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3773. A communication from the Administrator, Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
     Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Eighth Annual Report on 
     Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and 
     Conformity Assessment''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3774. A communication from the Human Resources 
     Specialist, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration and Management, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of action on a 
     nomination and the discontinuation of service in the acting 
     role for the position of Assistant Secretary for Veterans 
     Employment and Training; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3775. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, 
     Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Electronic Filing and Disclosure of Beneficial 
     Ownership Reports'' (RIN1557-AC75) received on August 22, 
     2005; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.

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