[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2109-2110]
[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-554. A communication from the Senior Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Office of Financial Stability, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``TARP Conflicts of Interest'' (RIN1505-AC05) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 26, 2009; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-555. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Interior and the General Counsel, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting draft legislation entitled ``The Albatross and 
     Petrel Conservation Act of 2009''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-556. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Credit Rates on Tax Credit Bonds'' (Notice 
     2009-15) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 28, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-557. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the extension of the waiver of restrictions contained in 
     Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act of 1992; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-558. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Civil Rights, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the annual report of the Office for Civil Rights for 
     fiscal years 2007-2008; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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       EC-559. A communication from the Director of Legislative 
     Affairs, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     vacancy, designation of acting officer and nomination for the 
     position of Director of National Intelligence, received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 28, 
     2009; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

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