[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 11716-11717]
[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-2452. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Executive Secretariat, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Conforming Amendments to Implement the No 
     Child Left Behind Act of 2000'' (RIN1076-AE54) received on 
     June 6, 2005; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       EC-2453. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Veterans Education: Non-payment of VA 
     Educational Assistance to Fugitive Felons'' (RIN2900-AL79) 
     received on June 3, 2005; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       EC-2454. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and 
     the Humanities, transmitting, the Foundation's Annual report 
     on the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program for Fiscal Year 
     2004; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-2455. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Testing for Rapid Detection of Adulteration of 
     Food''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-2456. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Oregon State Plan; Final Approval 
     Determination'' (RIN1218-AC13) received on June 2, 2005; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2457. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Office of Special Education and 
     Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers 
     Programs--Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers'' 
     received on June 1, 2005; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2458. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Office of Special Education and 
     Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects--Knowledge 
     Dissemination and Utilization Projects'' (RIN1820-ZA36) 
     received on June 1, 2005; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2459. A communication from the Chief of Staff, 
     Comptroller of the Currency, Administrator of National Banks, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Agency's annual reports 
     for fiscal years 2003 and 2004, four issues of the Quarterly 
     Journal of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 
     (OCC) for calendar year 2003 and one for calendar year 2004; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2460. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel 
     for Equal Opportunity and Administrative Law, Office of 
     General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy in the 
     position of Assistant Secretary for Community Planning

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     and Development, received on June 3, 2005; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2461. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel 
     for Equal Opportunity and Administrative Law, Office of 
     General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy in the 
     position of Assistant Secretary for Housing/Federal Housing 
     Commissioner, received on June 3, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2462. A communication from the Under Secretary, 
     Emergency Preparedness and Response, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     that funding for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a 
     result of the record/near record snow on January 22-23, 2005, 
     has exceeded $5,000,000; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2463. A communication from the Under Secretary, 
     Emergency Preparedness and Response, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     that funding for the State of Indiana as a result of the 
     record/near record snow on December 21-23, 2004, has exceeded 
     $5,000,000; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2464. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to the National Emergencies 
     Act, a report relative to the national emergency that was 
     declared in Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997 with 
     respect to Burma; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-2465. A communication from the Director, Financial 
     Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Anti-Money Laundering 
     Programs for Dealers in Precious Metals, Stones, or Jewels'' 
     (RIN1506-AA58) received on June 6, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2466. A communication from the Administrator, Energy 
     Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     country of origin and the sellers of uranium and uranium 
     enrichment services purchased by owners and operators of U.S. 
     nuclear power reactors for 2004; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
       EC-2467. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Standards for Business 
     Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines'' (RIN1902-
     AC63) received on June 6, 2005; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
       EC-2468. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Amendment of Lower St. Johns River 
     Manatee Refuge in Florida'' (RIN1018-AU10) received on May 
     26, 2005; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2469. A communication from the Staff Director, United 
     States Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to probable violations of the 
     Antideficiency Act; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-2470. A communication from the Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on violations of the Antideficiency Act; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.

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