[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 40 (Monday, March 14, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1462-S1463]
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-4674. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Margin and 
     Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities'' (RIN3052-
     AC69) received in the Office of the President pro tempore of 
     the Senate; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-4675. A communication from the Acting Administrator of 
     the Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Livestock 
     Mandatory Reporting: Revision of Lamb Reporting 
     Requirements'' ((RIN0581-AD46) (Docket No. AMS-LPS-15-0071)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 9, 2016; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-4676. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico; 
     Increased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-15-0038) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 9, 2016; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-4677. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, 
     California; Decreased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-
     15-0034) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 9, 2016; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4678. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower 
     and Reserve Affairs), received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on March 8, 2016; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-4679. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, 
     Installations and Environment), received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 8, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-4680. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, 
     Installations and Environment), received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 8, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-4681. 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 ``Updated Legal Authority Citations 
     for 15 CFR Chapter VII'' (RIN0694-AG84) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 8, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4682. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the 
     continuation of the national emergency with respect to Iran 
     that was declared in Executive Order 12957 on March 15, 1995; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4683. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower 
     and Reserve Affairs), received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on March 8, 2016; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-4684. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the

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     report of a rule entitled ``Determination of Housing Cost 
     Amounts Eligible for Exclusion or Deduction for 2016'' 
     (Notice 2016-21) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 9, 2016; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4685. 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 ``Consistent Basis Reporting Between Estate 
     and Person Acquiring Property From Decedent'' ((RIN1545-BM98) 
     (TD 9757)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 9, 2016; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4686. 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 ``Modification of Rev. Rul. 2005-3'' (Rev. 
     Rul. 2016-8) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 9, 2016; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4687. 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 ``Utility Allowances Submetering'' ((RIN1545-
     BI91) (TD 9755)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 9, 2016; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4688. 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 ``Regulations under IRC Section 7430 Relating 
     to Awards of Administrative Costs and Attorneys' Fees'' 
     ((RIN1545-BX46) (TD 9756)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 9, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-4689. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Pharmaceutical Science and Clinical Pharmacology Advisory 
     Committee'' (Docket No. FDA-2016-N-0001) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 9, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4690. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 21-323, ``Chancellor of the District of 
     Columbia Public Schools Salary and Benefits Approval 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 2016''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4691. A communication from the Chairman of the Office of 
     Proceedings, Surface Transportation Board, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Information Required in Notices and 
     Petitions Containing Interchange Commitments'' (RIN2140-AB13) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 9, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4692. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Toys: Determination Regarding Heavy 
     Elements for Unfinished and Untreated Wood'' (CPSC Docket No. 
     CPSC-2011-0081) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 9, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4693. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Amendment to Clarify When Component Part 
     Testing Can Be Used and Which Textile Products Have Been 
     Determined Not To Exceed the Allowable Lead Content Limits; 
     Delay of Effective Date and Reopening of Comment Period'' 
     (CPSC Docket No. CPSC-2011-0081) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 9, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4694. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 21-324, ``Protecting Pregnant Workers 
     Fairness Temporary Amendment Act of 2016''; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4695. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 21-325, ``Marion S. Barry Summer Youth 
     Employment Expansion Temporary Amendment Act of 2016''; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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