[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9778-9779]
[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-1601. A communication from the Under Secretary (Research 
     Education Economics), Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Small Business Innovation Research Grants Program'' 
     (RIN0524-AA31) received on April 20, 2007; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1602. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a violation of the Antideficiency Act that is 
     identified as being case number 05-07; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       EC-1603. A communication from the Deputy Secretary, 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Section 230.146 Rules 
     Under Section 18 of the Act (17 CFR 230.146)'' (RIN3235-AJ73) 
     received on April 20, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1604. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Expanded Examination Cycle 
     for Certain Small Insured Depository Institutions and U.S. 
     Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banks'' (RIN3064-AD17) 
     received on April 23, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1605. A communication from the Administrator, Energy 
     Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Emissions 
     of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2005 Executive 
     Summary''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-1606. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, the report of a draft bill intended to repeal 
     certain oil and gas incentives contained in the Energy Policy 
     Act of 2005; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-1607. A communication from the Acting Inspector General, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Interagency Review of U.S. Export Controls 
     for China''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1608. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Research and Engineering, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     management and adequacy of biometrics programs; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1609. A communication from the Chief Judge, Superior 
     Court of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the activities carried out by the 
     Family Court during 2006; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1610. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to

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     the use of student loan repayments by Federal agencies during 
     fiscal year 2006; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1611. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of five recommendations for legislative action; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
       EC-1612. A communication from the Chairman, Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower Memorial Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Commission's sixth report; to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration.

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