[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 7446-7447]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:

       By Mr. LEVIN for the Committee on Armed Services.
       Air Force nomination of Col. James E. McClain, to be 
     Brigadier General.
       Air Force nomination of Lt. Gen. David L. Goldfein, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Air Force nomination of Col. Robert C. Bolton, to be 
     Brigadier General.
       Air Force nomination of Col. Andrew P. Armacost, to be 
     Brigadier General.
       Army nomination of Brig. Gen. John F. Wharton, to be Major 
     General.
       Army nomination of Col. Gabriel Troiano, to be Brigadier 
     General.
       Army nomination of Col. Jeffrey B. Clark, to be Brigadier 
     General.
       Army nominations beginning with Brig. Gen. James A. Adkins 
     and ending with Col. James D. Campbell, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on April 11, 2013.
       Army nominations beginning with Colonel Wayne L. Black and 
     ending with Colonel Robert E. Windham, Jr., which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on April 11, 2013.
       Army nominations beginning with Brigadier General Mark E. 
     Anderson and ending with Brigadier General William L. Smith, 
     which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in 
     the Congressional Record on April 11, 2013.
       Army nominations beginning with Colonel Steven R. Beach and 
     ending with Colonel Gary S. Yaple, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on April 11, 2013. (minus 2 nominees: Colonel 
     Christopher A. Rofrano; Colonel Timothy J. Sheriff)
       Army nominations beginning with Brigadier General Louis H. 
     Guernsey, Jr. and ending with Colonel Juan A. Rivera, which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record on April 15, 2013. (minus 1 nominee: 
     Brigadier General Matthew T. Quinn)
       Army nomination of Col. Richard J. Torres, to be Brigadier 
     General.
       Army nomination of Col. Michael Dillard, to be Brigadier 
     General.
       Army nomination of Col. Donald E. Jackson, Jr., to be 
     Brigadier General.
       Army nomination of Lt. Gen. William T. Grisoli, to be 
     Lieutenant General.

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       Army nomination of Col. John M. Cho, to be Brigadier 
     General.
       Army nomination of Col. Brian E. Alvin, to be Brigadier 
     General.
       Army nominations beginning with Brigadier General William 
     F. Duffy and ending with Colonel Miyako N. Schanely, which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record on May 6, 2013.
       Navy nomination of Rear Adm. Terry J. Benedict, to be Vice 
     Admiral.
       Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Joseph W. Rixey, to be 
     Vice Admiral.
       Navy nominations beginning with Captain John W. V. Ailes 
     and ending with Captain Richard L. Williams, Jr., which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record on March 22, 2013.
       Navy nomination of Capt. Timothy J. White, to be Rear 
     Admiral (lower half).
       Navy nomination of Capt. Nancy A. Norton, to be Rear 
     Admiral (lower half).
       Navy nomination of Capt. Robert D. Sharp, to be Rear 
     Admiral (lower half).
       Navy nomination of Capt. Louis V. Cariello, to be Rear 
     Admiral (lower half).
       Navy nomination of Mark I. Fox, to be Vice Admiral.
       Navy nomination of Vice Adm. Michelle J. Howard, to be Vice 
     Admiral.
       Navy nomination of Rear Adm. Ted N. Branch, to be Vice 
     Admiral.
       Navy nomination of Rear Adm. Sean A. Pybus, to be Vice 
     Admiral.
       Navy nomination of Rear Adm. Paul A. Grosklags, to be Vice 
     Admiral.
       Navy nomination of Vice Adm. Scott H. Swift, to be Vice 
     Admiral.
       Marine Corps nomination of Maj. Gen. Robert R. Ruark, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Marine Corps nomination of Maj. Gen. Glenn M. Walters, to 
     be Lieutenant General.

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, for the Committee on Armed Services I 
report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in 
the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save 
the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that these 
nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of 
Senators.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

       Air Force nomination of Matthew J. Gervais, to be 
     Lieutenant Colonel.
       Air Force nomination of Bradly A. Carlson, to be Major.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Michael Lucas Ahmann 
     and ending with Bernard John Yosten, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on May 16, 2013. (minus 1 nominee: Robert Kenneth 
     Henderson)
       Army nominations beginning with James Acevedo and ending 
     with D011666, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 19, 2013.
       Army nominations beginning with Garland A. Adkins III and 
     ending with G010188, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 19, 
     2013.
       Army nominations beginning with Steven J. Ackerson and 
     ending with G010128, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 19, 
     2013.
       Army nomination of Michael B. Moore, to be Major.
       Army nominations beginning with Thomas G. Behling and 
     ending with Raymond G. Strawbridge, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on April 23, 2013.
       Army nomination of Shercoda G. Smaw, to be Major.
       Army nomination of Carl N. Soffler, to be Major.
       Army nomination of Owen B. Mohn, to be Major.
       Army nominations beginning with Carmelo N. Oterosantiago 
     and ending with John H. Seok, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 
     16, 2013.
       Army nominations beginning with Brent E. Harvey and ending 
     with Joohyun A. Kim, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 16, 
     2013.
       Army nominations beginning with Jerry M. Anderson and 
     ending with Maureen H. Weigl, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 
     16, 2013.
       Army nominations beginning with Dennis R. Bell and ending 
     with Kent J. Vince, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 16, 
     2013.
       Army nominations beginning with David W. Admire and ending 
     with D006281, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 16, 2013.
       Army nominations beginning with Christopher G. Archer and 
     ending with D011779, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 16, 
     2013.
       Army nominations beginning with James A. Adamec and ending 
     with Vanessa Worsham, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 16, 
     2013.
       Army nominations beginning with Edward P. C. Ager and 
     ending with John P. Zoll, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 
     16, 2013.
       Marine Corps nomination of Darren M. Gallagher, to be 
     Major.
       Marine Corps nomination of Dusty C. Edwards, to be Major.
       Marine Corps nomination of Sal L. Leblanc, to be Lieutenant 
     Colonel.
       Marine Corps nomination of Mauro Morales, to be Lieutenant 
     Colonel.
       Marine Corps nominations beginning with Jessica L. Acosta 
     and ending with Matthew S. Youngblood, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on January 23, 2013.
       Marine Corps nominations beginning with Rico Acosta and 
     ending with Andrew J. Zetts, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     January 23, 2013.
       Marine Corps nomination of Randolph T. Page, to be Colonel.
       Navy nomination of Jeremy J. Aujero, to be Commander.
       Navy nomination of John P. Newton, Jr., to be Captain.
       Navy nomination of Daniel W. Testa, to be Commander.
       Navy nomination of Kevin J. Parker, to be Captain.
       Navy nomination of Maria V. Navarro, to be Commander.
       Navy nomination of Shane G. Harris, to be Captain.
       Navy nomination of Latanya A. Oneal, to be Lieutenant 
     Commander.
       Navy nominations beginning with Stephen J. Lepp and ending 
     with John C. Rudd, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 6, 
     2013.
       Navy nomination of Sarah E. Niles, to be Lieutenant 
     Commander.
       Navy nomination of Richard Diaz, to be Lieutenant 
     Commander.
       Navy nomination of Tanya Wong, to be Lieutenant Commander.
       Navy nomination of Karen R. Dallas, to be Lieutenant 
     Commander.
       Navy nominations beginning with Ronald G. Oswald and ending 
     with Nikita Tihonov, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 16, 
     2013.
       Navy nominations beginning with Craig S. Coleman and ending 
     with William R. Volk, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 16, 
     2013.
       By Mr. HARKIN for the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       *Richard F. Griffin, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to 
     be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the 
     term of five years expiring August 27, 2016.
       *Sharon Block, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member 
     of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five 
     years expiring December 16, 2014.
       *Harry I. Johnson III, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years 
     expiring August 27, 2015.
       *Philip Andrew Miscimarra, of Illinois, to be a Member of 
     the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years 
     expiring December 16, 2017.
       *Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, to be a Member of the 
     National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years 
     expiring August 27, 2018.
       By Mr. CARPER for the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       Brian C. Deese, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       *Michael Kenny O'Keefe, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
       *Robert D. Okun, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia for the term of fifteen years.

  *Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed 
subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
  (Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the 
recommendation that they be confirmed.)

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