[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Pages 24724-24726]
[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-4507. A communication from the Assistant to the 
     Secretary of Defense, Nuclear and Chemical and Biological 
     Defense Programs, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     from the Counterproliferation Program Review Committee 
     entitled ``Report on Activities and Programs for Countering 
     Proliferation and NBC Terrorism'' (revised to include 
     administrative corrections); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-4508. A communication from the Director, Administration 
     and Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the total 
     cost for the planning, design, construction and installation 
     of equipment for the renovation of Wedges 2 through 5 of the 
     Pentagon; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4509. A communication from the Acting Deputy Secretary 
     of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Seventeenth 
     Report of the Federal Voting Assistance Program; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4510. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management and the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant

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     to law, a report jointly submitted by the Office of Personnel 
     Management and the Department of Defense relative to final 
     regulations for the National Security Personnel System 
     (NSPS); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4511. A communication from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Payment and Billing Instructions'' (DFARS Case 2003-D009) 
     received on October 31, 2005; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-4512. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a change in 
     previously submitted reported information relative to the 
     vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     (Public Affairs), received on October 31, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4513. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a change in 
     previously submitted reported information relative to the 
     vacancy in the position of Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     received on October 31, 2005; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-4514. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination and 
     the designation of an acting officer for the position of 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs), received on 
     October 31, 2005; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4515. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for 
     the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense (International 
     Security Policy), received on October 31, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4516. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for 
     the position of Under Secretary of Defense (Policy), received 
     on October 31, 2005; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4517. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     discontinuation of service in the acting role for the 
     position of Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, 
     received on October 31, 2005; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-4518. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the designation 
     of an acting officer for the position of Director, Defense 
     Research and Engineering, received on October 31, 2005; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4519. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the confirmation 
     of a nominee for the position of Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), received on October 31, 2005; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4520. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy and 
     designation of an acting officer for the position of 
     Inspector General, received on October 31, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4521. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy in the 
     position of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
     Readiness), received on October 31, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-4522. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for 
     the position of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics 
     and Materiel Readiness), received on October 31, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4523. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a recess 
     appointment for the position of Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Policy), received on October 31, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-4524. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of the Army, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     discontinuation of service in the acting role and the 
     confirmation of a nominee for the position of Assistant 
     Secretary of the Army (Installations and Environment), 
     received on October 31, 2005; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-4525. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for 
     the position of Director, Defense Research and Engineering, 
     received on October 31, 2005; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-4526. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy in the 
     position of Director, Defense Research and Engineering, 
     received on October 31, 2005; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-4527. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     discontinuation of service in the acting role and 
     confirmation of a nominee for the position of Deputy Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Logistics and Materiel Readiness), 
     received on October 31, 2005; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-4528. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     discontinuation of service in the acting role for the 
     position of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative 
     Affairs), received on October 31, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-4529. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     discontinuation of service in the acting role and a recess 
     appointment in the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     (International Security Policy), received on October 31, 
     2005; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4530. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of the Navy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for 
     the position of Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, 
     Development and Acquisition), received on October 31, 2005; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4531. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of the Navy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for 
     the position of Secretary of the Navy, received on October 
     31, 2005; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4532. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of the Air 
     Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     nomination for the position of Secretary of the Air Force, 
     received on October 31, 2005; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-4533. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of the Air 
     Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     nomination for the position of Under Secretary of the Air 
     Force, received on October 31, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-4534. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of the Air 
     Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     confirmation of a nominee for the position of Under Secretary 
     of the Air Force, received on October 31, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4535. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of the Air 
     Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy 
     and designation of an acting officer in the position of 
     Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, 
     Environment, and Logistics), received on October 31, 2005; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4536. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of the Air 
     Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     discontinuation of service in the acting role for the 
     position of Secretary of the Air Force, received on October 
     31, 2005; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4537. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of the Air 
     Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     designation of an acting officer in the position of Secretary 
     of the Air Force, received on October 31, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4538. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of the Army, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     discontinuation of service in the acting role for the 
     position of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and 
     Reserve Affairs), received on October 31, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4539. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of the Army, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     discontinuation of service in the acting role for the 
     position of Under Secretary of the Army, received on October 
     31, 2005; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4540. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of the Army, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination and 
     designation of an acting officer for the position of 
     Assistant Secretary of the

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     Army (Installations and Environment), received on October 31, 
     2005; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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