[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12382-12383]
[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-2604. A communication from the Chairman, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's 
     Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress for 
     the period from October 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2605. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and the Management 
     Response for the period of October 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-2606. A communication from the Inspector General, United 
     States Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Board's Semiannual Report for the period of October 
     1, 2004 through March 31, 2005; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2607. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department's Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report 
     for the period of October 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2608. A communication from the Chairman, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Administration's Inspector General Semiannual Report for 
     October 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2609. A communication from the Administrator, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Report on 
     Competitive Sourcing Results for Fiscal Year 2004; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2610. A communication from the Executive Assistant to 
     the Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Facilities Management 
     Reorganization Is Progressing, but Funding Remains a 
     Challenge''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2611. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Inspector General Semiannual Report for the 
     period October 1, 2004-March 31, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2612. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Arts, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and the Chairman's 
     Semiannual Report on Final Action Resulting from Audit 
     Reports for the period of October 1, 2004 through March 31, 
     2005; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-2613. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's 
     Inspector General Semiannual Report for the period of 
     September 30, 2004 through April 1, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2614. A communication from the Chairman, Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for 
     the period of October 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2615. A communication from the Administrator, U.S. 
     Agency for International Development, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Semiannual Report of the Office of Inspector 
     General for the period ending March 31, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2616. A communication from the Chairman, Board of 
     Governors, United States Postal Service, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report of the Office of 
     Inspector General and the Postal Service management response 
     to the report for the period ending March 31, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2617. A communication from the Chair, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Inspector General's Semiannual Report and Management's Report 
     for the period ending March 31, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2618. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report on Audit 
     Follow-Up covering the period of October 1, 2004 through 
     March 31 2005; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2619. A communication from the Chairman, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Office of the Inspector General for 
     the period of October 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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       EC-2620. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Science Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the National 
     Science Foundation (NSF) Inspector General's Semiannual 
     Report for the period from October 1, 2004 through March 31, 
     2005 and reports on final actions on audits prepared by NSF 
     management and approved by the National Science Board; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2621. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Agency's Office of Inspector General Semiannual 
     Report for the period of October 1, 2004 through March 31, 
     2005; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-2622. A communication from the Auditor of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Review of the School Transit Subsidy Program Administered 
     by the District of Columbia Department of Transportation''; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-2623. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law the report of a rule entitled ``5 CFR Parts 1600, 1601, 
     1604, 1605 1606, 1620, 1640, 1645, 1650, 1651, 1653, 1655, 
     and 1690, Various Changes to the Thrift Savings Plan'' 
     received on June 14, 2005; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2624. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2004 Annual 
     Report for the Department's Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-2625. A communication from the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the impacts of the Compacts of Free Association 
     with the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of 
     Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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