[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6340-6341]
[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-6004. A communication from the Administrator, Rural 
     Housing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Community 
     Facility Loans'' (RIN0575-AC78) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 2, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-6005. A communication from the Associate General 
     Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, (3) three reports 
     relative to vacancies in the Department of Agriculture 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 4, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6006. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Procurement and Property Management, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Guidelines for the Transfer of Excess 
     Computers or Other Technical Equipment Pursuant to Section 
     14220 of the 2008 Farm Bill'' (RIN0599-AA13) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 7, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6007. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``1-Naphthaleneacetic acid; Pesticide Tolerances'' 
     (FRL No. 9346-9) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 8, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6008. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Ametoctradin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9339-7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 8, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-6009. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``a-(p-Nonylphenol)-w-hydroxypoly(oxyethylene) 
     Sulfate and Phosphate Esters; Exemption from the Requirement 
     of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9340-2) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 8, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6010. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``a-[p-(1,1,3,3-Tetramethylbutyl)phenyl]-u-
     hydroxypoly(oxyethylene); Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9340-1) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 8, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6011. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Order of 
     Application for Modifications'' ((RIN0750-AH56) (DFARS Case 
     2012-D002)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6012. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     two (2) officers authorized to wear the insignia of the grade 
     of brigadier general in accordance with title 10, United 
     States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6013. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     five (5) officers authorized to wear the insignia of the 
     grade of major general and brigadier general, as indicated, 
     in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6014. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     quarterly report entitled, ``Acceptance of Contributions for 
     Defense Programs, Projects, and Activities; Defense 
     Cooperation Account''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6015. A communication from the Secretary of the Navy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Program Acquisition Unit Cost and the AIM-9X program 
     exceeding the Acquisition Program Baseline values; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6016. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals and accompanying reports relative to the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6017. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting a legislative 
     proposal entitled ``Leadership, Education, Accountability and 
     Discipline on Sexual Assault Prevention Act of 2012''; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6018. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals and accompanying reports relative to the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal

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     Year 2013; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6019. A communication from the Member of the U.S. House 
     of Representatives for the 10th District of Virginia, 
     transmitting, a letter sent to the Secretary of Defense 
     relative to the establishment of an Afghanistan-Pakistan 
     Study Group; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6020. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the issuance of an Executive Order to take additional steps 
     with respect to the national emergency originally declared on 
     March 15, 1995 in Executive Order 12957 with respect to Iran; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6021. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' ((44 CFR Part 64) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2012-0003)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 2, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-6022. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Community Planning 
     and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``State Community Development Block Grant Program: 
     Administrative Rule Changes'' (RIN2506-AC22) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 2, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6023. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     continuation of a national emergency declared in Executive 
     Order 13222 with respect to the lapse of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6024. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     continuation of the national emergency declared in Executive 
     Order 13413 with respect to blocking the property of persons 
     contributing to the conflict taking place in the Democratic 
     Republic of the Congo; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6025. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the continuation of the national emergency relative to the 
     actions and policies of the Government of Sudan as declared 
     in Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6026. A communication from the Fiscal Assistant 
     Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to material violations or suspected 
     material violations of regulations relating to Treasury 
     auctions and other Treasury securities offerings for the 
     period of January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6027. A communication from the Fiscal Assistant 
     Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, an annual report for the period of January 1, 2011 
     through December 31, 2011 relative to any exceptions granted 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury to the prohibition against 
     favored treatment of a government securities broker or 
     government securities dealer; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6028. A communication from the Fiscal Assistant 
     Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, an annual report for the period of January 1, 2011 
     through December 31, 2011 relative to significant 
     modifications to the auction process for issuing United 
     States Treasury obligations; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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