[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 10552-10553]
[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-2291. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 
     Department of Defense , transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to proposed test and evaluation (T&E) budgets 
     that are not certified by the Director of the Defense Test 
     Resource Management Center (TRMC) to be adequate; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2292. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the impact of the 
     improvements to compensation and benefits made by the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 on 
     the recruiting and retention programs of the Armed Forces; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2293. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Act of 1990, as amended; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2294. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, the report of a retirement; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-2295. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, the report of a retirement; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-2296. 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 Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics), received on May 18, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2297. 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 (Logistics and 
     Materiel Readiness), received on May 18, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2298. 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 Under Secretary of the Army, received on May 18, 
     2005; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2299. 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 Under Secretary of the Air Force, received on May 
     18, 2005; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2300. 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 Secretary of

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     Defense, received on May 18, 2005; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-2301. 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 Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial 
     Management), received on May 18, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-2302. 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 Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial 
     Management), received on May 18, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-2303. 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 Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics), received on May 18, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2304. 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 Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations 
     and Environment), received on May 18, 2005; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-2305. 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 Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), 
     received on May 18, 2005; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2306. 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 Secretary of the Air Force, received on May 18, 
     2005; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2307. 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 Secretary of the Air Force, received on May 18, 
     2005; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2308. 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 Secretary of the Air Force, received on May 18, 
     2005; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2309. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under contract 
     in the amount of $59,000,000 to Iraq; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-2310. A communication from the Chairman, Federal Mine 
     Safety and Health Review Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to the Notification and Federal 
     Employee Anti-discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2311. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Treble Damages for Failure to Engage in 
     Loss Mitigation'' ((RIN2501-AC66) (FR-4553-F-03)) received on 
     May 17, 2005; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2312. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and 
     Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Maintenance Plans; Michigan; Southeast 
     Michigan Ozone Maintenance Plan Update to the State 
     Implementation Plan'' (FRL No. 7915-8) received on May 18, 
     2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2313. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and 
     Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``XL 
     Rulemaking Extension of Expiration Date for New York State 
     Public Utilities; Hazardous Waste Management Systems'' (FRL 
     No. 7916-2) received on May 18, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2314. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and 
     Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Underground 
     Storage Tank Program: Approved State Program for Minnesota'' 
     (FRL No. 7909-5) received on May 18, 2005; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2315. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and 
     Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Waste 
     Management System; Testing and Monitoring Activities; Methods 
     Innovation Rule and SW-846 Final Update IIIB'' (FRL No. 7916-
     1) received on May 18, 2005; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.

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