[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 172 (Thursday, December 1, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6661-S6663]
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-7767. A communication from the Associate General 
     Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative 
     to a vacancy in the position of Deputy Secretary of 
     Agriculture, received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 29, 2016; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-7768. A communication from the Associate General 
     Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative 
     to a vacancy in the position of Under Secretary for Marketing 
     and Regulatory Programs, received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 29, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-7769. 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 ``Clarifications and Revisions to 
     Military Aircraft, Gas Turbine Engines and Related Items 
     License Requirements'' (RIN0694-AG76) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 28, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7770. 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; Massachusetts: 
     Marshfield, Town of, Plymouth County'' ((44 CFR Part 64) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2016-0002)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 28, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7771. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to the 
     stabilization of Iraq that was declared in Executive Order 
     13303 of May 22, 2003; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7772. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a final report on 
     the national emergency with respect to Burma that was 
     declared in Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7773. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Yemen that 
     was originally declared in Executive Order 13611 on May 16, 
     2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-7774. A communication from the Director of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revision of 
     the FDIC's Freedom of Information Act Regulations'' (RIN3064-
     AE53) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on November 29, 2016; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7775. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Civil Monetary 
     Penalty Inflation Adjustment'' (RIN3133-AE59) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 30, 2016; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7776. A communication from the Senior Counsel, Legal 
     Division, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Prepaid Accounts Under the electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     (Regulation E) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z)'' 
     (RIN3170-AA22) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 30, 2016; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7777. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report relative to the 
     continuation of the national emergency with respect to the 
     proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that was 
     originally declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 
     1994; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-7778. A communication from the Chief of the Forest 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the Department's proposal to accept 
     a 3,323-acre donation from the American River Conservancy; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-7779. A communication from the Counsel to the Director, 
     Office of Hearings and Appeals, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Resource Agency Hearings and Alternatives Development 
     Procedures in Hydropower Licenses'' (RIN0596-AC42; RIN1090-
     AA91; RIN0648-AU01) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on November 29, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-7780. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revision of Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria 
     Applicable to Washington'' ((RIN2040-AF56) (FRL No. 9955-40-
     OW)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 28, 2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-7781. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 
     (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System General Permit 
     Remand Rule'' ((RIN2040-AF57) (FRL No. 9955-11-OW)) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 28, 
     2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7782. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Quality Plans; Tennessee; Infrastructure 
     Requirements for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standard'' (FRL No. 9955-58-Region 4) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 28, 2016; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7783. 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: AK; Permitting Fees Revision'' 
     (FRL No. 9955-48-Region 10) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 28, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7784. 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; MA; Decommissioning of Stage II 
     Vapor Recovery Systems'' (FRL No. 9950-92-Region 1) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 28, 
     2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7785. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``2015 Revision and Confidentiality Determinations 
     for Data Elements Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule'' 
     ((RIN2060-AS60) (FRL No. 9954-42-OAR)) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 28, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7786. 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 Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category--
     Implementation Date Extension'' ((RIN2040-AF68) (FRL No. 
     9955-65-OW)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 28, 2016; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-7787. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Recovery 
     Auditing in Medicare Fee-for-Service for Fiscal Year 2015''; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-7788. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating 
     Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and for 
     Evaluating Functional Limitations in Immune system 
     Disorders'' (RIN0960-AG71) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 28, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-7789. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment to 
     the International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Corrections 
     and Clarifications'' (RIN1400-AE05) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 28, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.

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        EC-7790. A communication from the Supervisory Management 
     and Program Analyst, Office of Acquisition and Assistance, 
     U.S. Agency for International Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Requirement 
     for Nondiscrimination against End-Users of Supplies or 
     Services ('Beneficiaries') under USAID-Funded Contracts'' 
     (RIN0412-AA81) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 28, 2016; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-7791. 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 ``Indirect 
     Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard Components'' (Docket No. 
     FDA-2016-F-1153) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 28, 2016; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-7792. 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 ``Medical Gas 
     Containers and Closures; Current Good Manufacturing Practice 
     Requirements'' ((RIN0910-AC53) (Docket No. FDA-2005-N-0343)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 28, 2016; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-7793. 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 ``Uniform 
     Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations'' (Docket No. 
     FDA-2000-N-0011) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 28, 2016; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-7794. 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 ``Food and 
     Drug Administration Review and Action on Over-the-Counter 
     Time and Extent Applications'' ((RIN0910-AH30) (Docket No. 
     FDA-2016-N-0543)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 28, 2016; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-7795. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Allocation of assets in Single-Employer 
     Plans; Valuation of Benefits and Assets; Expected Retirement 
     Age'' (29 CFR Part 4044) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 28, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-7796. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Department's Semiannual Report from the Office of 
     the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2016 
     through September 30, 2016; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7797. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Arts, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Endowment's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2016; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7798. A communication from the Chairman of the National 
     Endowment for the Arts, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and the Chairman's 
     Semiannual Report on Final Action Resulting from Audit 
     Reports, Inspection Reports, and Evaluation Reports for the 
     period from April 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7799. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Career and Career-Conditional 
     Employment'' (RIN3206-AM64) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 28, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7800. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Veterans' Preference'' (RIN3206-
     AM79) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on November 28, 2016; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7801. A communication from the Acting Director, 
     Planning and Policy Analysis, Office of Personnel Management, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program Coverage for 
     Certain Firefighters and Intermittent Emergency Response 
     Personnel'' (RIN3206-AM66) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 28, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7802. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Energy's 
     Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2016; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7803. communication from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Department of Defense Agency Financial Report 
     (AFR) for fiscal year 2016; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7804. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs' Semiannual Report of the Inspector General 
     for the period from April 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-7805. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Arts, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Endowment's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2016; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7806. A communication from the Chairman, Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2016; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7807. A communication from the Chairman, Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's 
     Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2016; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7808. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal 
     year 2016; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7809. A communication from the Administrator, Saint 
     Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Corporation's annual financial audit and management report 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7810. A communication from the Chairwoman of the 
     Federal Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's fiscal year 2016 Agency Financial Report and the 
     Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the report; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7811. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Energy's 
     Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2016; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7812. A communication from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Millennium Challenge Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report for 
     the period of April 1 , 2016 through September 30, 2016, and 
     the Millennium Challenge Corporation's response; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7813. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the Administration's 
     fiscal year 2016 Agency Financial Report; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7814. A communication from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General and the Corporation for National and Community 
     Service's Response and Report on Final Action for the period 
     from April 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7815. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for 
     the period from April 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7816. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department 
     of Transportation's Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General for the period from April 1, 2016 through September 
     30, 2016; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7817. A communication from the Federal Co-Chair, 
     Appalachian Regional Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General for the period from April 1, 2016 through September 
     30, 2016; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7818. A communication from the Chairman, Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2016; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7819. A communication from the Board Members of the 
     Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period 
     from April 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7820. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2015 
     Outcome Evaluations of Administration for Native Americans 
     (ANA) Projects Report to Congress''; to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs.
        EC-7821. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting,

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     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 
     Report to Congress on Contract Funding of Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act Awards''; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
        EC-7822. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year 2012 Report to Congress on Administration of the Tribal 
     Self-Governance Program''; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
        EC-7823. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year 2013 Report to Congress on Administration of the Tribal 
     Self-Governance Program''; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
        EC-7824. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year 2014 Report to Congress on Administration of the Tribal 
     Self-Governance Program''; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
        EC-7825. A communication from the Executive Analyst 
     (Political), Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Commissioner, Administration on Native 
     Americans, Department of Health and Human Services, received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 30, 
     2016; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
        EC-7826. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Commission's 2016-2020 Strategic Plan; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7827. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Commission's 2016-2020 Strategic Plan; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7828. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Office 
     of the Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy for the 
     position of Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 
     Department of Transportation, received in the office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 30, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7829. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Wireline 
     Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other 
     Telecommunications Services'' ((FCC 16-148) (WC Docket No. 
     16-106)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 30, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7830. A communication from the Deputy Bureau Chief, 
     Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Connect America Fund'' ((FCC 16-143) (WC 
     Docket No. 10-90)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 30, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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