[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2649-S2650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the 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-1510. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Addition to Certain Persons to 
     the Entity List'' (RIN0694-AG58) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 29, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1511. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Minority and Women 
     Inclusion Amendments'' (RIN2590-AA67) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on April 30, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1512. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Public 
     Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Travelers' Information Stations; American 
     Association of Information Radio Operators Petition for 
     Ruling on Travelers' Information Station Rules; Highway 
     Information Systems, Inc. Petition for Rulemaking; American 
     Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 
     Petition for Rulemaking'' ((FCC 15-37) (PS Docket No. 09-19)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     5, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-1513. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15-029); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-1514. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15-011); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-1515. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15-008); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-1516. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the status of the 
     Government of Cuba's compliance with the United States-Cuba 
     September 1994 ``Joint Communique'' and on the treatment of 
     persons returned to Cuba in accordance with the United 
     States-Cuba May 1995 ``Joint Statement''; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-1517. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fenazaquin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9925-
     97) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-1518. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Defensin Proteins (SoD2 and SoD7) derived from 
     spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) in Citrus Plants; Temporary 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 
     9926-99) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-1519. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2 Protein in Soybean; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 
     9925-85) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-1520. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``1-Octanol; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9924-81) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 1, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
        EC-1521. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Review Group, Farm Service Agency, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Conservation Compliance'' (RIN0560-AI26) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 30, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-1522. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, 
     National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Authority of DOE Protective Force Officers That 
     Are Federal Employees To Make Arrests Without a Warrant for 
     Certain Crimes'' (RIN1994-AA03) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 29, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-1523. A communication from the Administrator, U.S. 
     Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The 
     Availability and Price of Petroleum and Petroleum Products 
     Produced in Countries Other Than Iran''; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-1524. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for 
     the Construction and Development Point Source Category; 
     Correcting Amendment'' (FRL No. 9926-32-OW) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 1, 2015; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-1525. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     California; South Coast Air Quality Management District; 
     Stationary Source Permits'' (FRL No. 9926-77-Region 9) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 1, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1526. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; New Mexico; Albuquerque/Bernalillo 
     County; Revisions to Emissions Inventory Requirements, and 
     General Provisions'' (FRL No. 9927-24-Region 6)

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     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 1, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1527. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Partial Withdrawal of Technical Amendments Related 
     to: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Fuel and Quality Assurance Plan 
     Provisions'' (FRL No. 9927-17-OAR) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 1, 2015; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-1528. A communication from the Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Inspector General's Semiannual Report for the six-
     month period from October 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1529. A communication from the Executive Analyst 
     (Political), Office of the Secretary, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to a vacancy in the position of Commissioner of Food 
     and Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on April 29, 2015; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-1530. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a financial 
     report relative to the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act for 
     fiscal year 2014; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-1531. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual 
     report on National HIV Testing Goals; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-1532. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a performance 
     report relative to the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act for 
     fiscal year 2014; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-1533. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     the Employment and Training Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-
     Agricultural Employment H-2B Program'' (RIN1615-AC02 and 
     RIN1205-AB69) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 29, 2015; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-1534. A communication from the Chief Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 
     Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-1535. A communication from the Chair, U.S. Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the amendments to 
     the federal sentencing guidelines that were proposed by the 
     Commission during the 2014-2015 amendment cycle; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-1536. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Tropical Botanical Garden, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to an audit of the Garden for the 
     period from January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-1537. A communication from the Director of the Office 
     of Information Policy, Office of the Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Revision of Department's Freedom 
     of Information Act Regulations'' ((RIN1105-AB43) (OAG 140)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     4, 2015; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-1538. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     the Employment and Training Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B 
     Aliens in the United States'' (RIN1205-AB76) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 29, 2015; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
        EC-1539. A communication from the Chief Impact Analyst, 
     Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program'' 
     (RIN2900-AO71) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 30, 2015; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
        EC-1540. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting proposed legislation entitled 
     ``Department of Veterans Affairs Purchased Health Care 
     Streamlining and Modernization Act''; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-1541. A communication from the Inspector General, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Review of Medicare 
     Contractor Information Security Program Evaluations for 
     Fiscal Year 2013''; to the Committee on Finance.

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