[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 72 (Monday, May 9, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2622-S2624]
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-5306. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Propanamide, 2-hydroxy-N, N-dimethyl-; Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9944-10) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 29, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5307. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Pesticide Tolerance Crop Grouping Program 
     Amendment IV'' (FRL No. 9944-87) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 29, 2016; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-5308. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Mefenoxam; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9944-
     82) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on April 29, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5309. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Carfentrazone-ethyl; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL 
     No. 9942-47) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 29, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5310. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Abamectin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9945-
     29) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on April 29, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5311. A communication from the Chief of the Planning 
     and Regulatory Affairs Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Child and Adult Care Food 
     Program: Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, 
     Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010'' (RIN0584-AE18) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 29, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5312. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Specialty Crops Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Tart Cherries Grown in the States 
     of Michigan, et al.; Revision of Exemption Requirements'' 
     (Docket No. AMS-FV-15-0046) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 27, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5313. A communication from the Chief of the Planning 
     and Regulatory Affairs

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     Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Requirements for the Distribution and Control 
     of Donated Foods--The Emergency Food Assistance Program: 
     Implementation of the Agricultural Act of 2014'' (RIN0584-
     AE29) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on April 27, 2016; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5314. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     U.S. Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to a violation of the Antideficiency 
     Act; to the Committee on Appropriations.
        EC-5315. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary 
     of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report 
     on the approved retirement of General David M. Rodriguez, 
     United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of 
     general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-5316. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General John W. Hesterman III, United States Air 
     Force, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general 
     on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5317. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Admiral 
     William E. Gortney, United States Navy, and his advancement 
     to the grade of admiral on the retired list; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
        EC-5318. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary 
     of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report 
     of an officer 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-5319. A communication from the Secretary of the Army, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual 
     Report to Congress on the Activities of the Western 
     Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation for 2015''; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5320. A communication from the Senior Counsel, Legal 
     Division, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Finalization of Interim Final Rules (Subject to Any 
     Intervening Amendments) Under Consumer Financial Protection 
     Laws'' (RIN3170-AA06) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on April 28, 2016; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5321. A communication from the Assistant Director for 
     Legislative Affairs, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fair 
     Lending Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau''; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5322. 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-2016-0002)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 27, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5323. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations'' (Docket No. FEMA-
     2016-0002) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 27, 2016; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5324. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, 
     Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program: Clarification of 
     Test Procedures for Fluorescent Lamps Ballasts'' ((RIN1904-
     AD58) (Docket No. EERE-2009-BT-TP-0016)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 2, 2016; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
        EC-5325. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     and Standards Branch, Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
     Enforcement, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oil and Gas 
     and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf - 
     Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control'' (RIN1014-AA11) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 28, 2016; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
        EC-5326. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Removal of I/M Program in 
     Memphis and Revisions to the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance 
     Plan for Shelby County, Tennessee'' (FRL No. 9945-91-Region 
     4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 29, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5327. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Temporary 
     Exception for Certain Severe Wound Discharges From Certain 
     Long-Term Care Hospitals Required by the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2016; Modification of Limitations on 
     Redesignation by the Medicare Geographic Classification 
     Review Board'' ((RIN0938-AS88) (CMS-1664-IFC)) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 29, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-5328. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The 
     Medicare Secondary Payer Commercial Repayment Center in 
     Fiscal Year 2015''; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5329. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, General Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) reports 
     relative to vacancies in the Department of the Treasury, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 28, 2016; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5330. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicaid and Children's Health 
     Insurance Program (CHIP) Programs; Medicaid Managed Care, 
     CHIP Delivered in Managed Care, and Revision Related to Third 
     Party Liability'' ((RIN0938-AS25) (CMS-2390-F)) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 29, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-5331. 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 16-005); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-5332. 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 16-016); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-5333. 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 16-023); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-5334. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(c) and 36(d) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15-105); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5335. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report prepared by the Department of State 
     on progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus 
     question covering the period December 1, 2015, through 
     January 31, 2016; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5336. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report certifying for fiscal year 2016 
     that no United Nations agency or United Nations affiliated 
     agency grants any official status, accreditation, or 
     recognition to any organization which promotes and condones 
     or seeks the legalization of pedophilia, or which includes as 
     a subsidiary or member any such organization; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5337. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the activities of the 
     Millennium Challenge Corporation during fiscal year 2015; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5338. A communication from the Deputy Director of the 
     Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, Office of 
     Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Black Lung Benefits Act: Disclosure of Medical Information 
     and Payment of Benefits'' (RIN1240-AA10) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 26, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5339. A communication from the Director, Directorate of 
     Whistleblower Protection Programs, Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Procedures for Handling 
     Retaliation Complaints Under Section 402 of the FDA Food 
     Safety Modernization Act'' (RIN1218-AC58) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 27, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5340. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     a fiscal year 2017 estimate for the Free Clinic Program; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5341. 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 2015-2016 amendment cycle; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-5342. 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 Appellate 
     Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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        EC-5343. 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-5344. 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 Civil Procedure 
     that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-5345. 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 Criminal 
     Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-5346. A communication from the Principal Deputy Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Policy), transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     a report relative to the report on activities of the National 
     Guard Counterdrug Schools; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-5347. A communication from the Director of Regulation 
     Policy and Management, Veterans Health Administration, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Health Care for Certain 
     Children of Vietnam Veterans and Certain Korea Veterans--
     Covered Birth Defects and Spina Bifida'' (RIN2900-AP09) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 29, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-5348. A communication from the Director of Regulation 
     Policy and Management, Veterans Health Administration, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Technical Corrections--
     VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Nomenclature 
     Change for Position Title'' (RIN2900-AP65) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 29, 2016; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
        EC-5349. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
     of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Report to Congress; Second Quarter 
     of Fiscal Year 2016''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-5350. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Establishment of the Lewis-Clark Valley 
     Viticultural Area and Realignment of the Columbia Valley 
     Viticultural Area'' (RIN1513-AC14) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 28, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5351. 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 ``Accounting and Reporting of Business 
     Combinations, Security Investments, Comprehensive Income, 
     Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities'' (RIN2140-
     AB18) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on April 27, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-5352. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Inseason Adjustment to the 2016 Gulf of Alaska Pollock 
     Seasonal Apportionments'' (RIN0648-XE528) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 28, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5353. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod in the Aleutian Islands Subarea of the Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XE532) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 28, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-5354. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; 
     Quota Transfer'' (RIN0648-XE499) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 28, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5355. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies 
     Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustment for the Common Pool Fishery'' 
     (RIN0648-XE569) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 28, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5356. A communication from the Acting Director, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Fisheries'' (RIN0648-XE539) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 28, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5357. A communication from the Acting Director, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Commercial Aggregated 
     Large Coastal Shark and Hammerhead Shark Management Group 
     Retention Limit Adjustment'' (RIN0648-XE531) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 28, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5358. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XE556) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 28, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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