[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 12 (Monday, January 23, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S395-S398]
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-476. A communication from the Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Commission's fiscal year 2016 Agency Financial Report; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-477. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``2,4-D; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9958-07) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-478. A communication from the Chairman of the Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a violation of the Antideficiency Act; to 
     the Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-479. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Vice 
     Admiral Joseph P. Mulloy, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-480. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment'' 
     (RIN0790-ZA12) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 18, 
     2017; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-481. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-482. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Bank's 2016 Annual Report; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-483. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Total Loss-
     Absorbing Capacity, Long-Term Debt, and Clean Holding Company 
     Requirements for Systematically Important U.S. Bank Holding 
     Companies and Intermediate Holding Companies of 
     Systematically Important Foreign Banking Organizations'' 
     (RIN7100-AE37) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 17, 2017; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-484. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the continuation of 
     the national emergency originally declared in Executive Order 
     13692 on March 8, 2015, with respect to Venezuela; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-485. A communication from the President of the United 
     States of America, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the continuation of the national emergency that 
     was declared in Executive Order 12947 with respect to 
     terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace 
     process; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-486. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the continuation of 
     the national emergency originally declared in executive order 
     13288 on March 6, 2003, with respect to the actions and 
     policies of certain members of the Government of Zimbabwe and 
     other persons to undermine Zimbabwe's democratic processes or 
     institutions; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-487. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the continuation of 
     the national emergency originally declared in Executive Order 
     13660 on March 6, 2014, with respect to Ukraine; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-488. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     continuation of the national emergency with respect to Cuba 
     and of the emergency authority relating to the regulation of 
     the anchorage and movement of vessels, as amended; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-489. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the continuation of the national emergency with respect to 
     Libya declared in Executive Order 13566; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-490. 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-491. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to operation 
     of the Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) for fiscal year 
     2016; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-492. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     export to the People's Republic of China of items not 
     detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-493. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, an Executive Order 
     that revokes sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order 13067 of 
     November 3, 1997, and revokes Executive Order 13412 of 
     October 13, 2006, in its entirety; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-494. A communication from the Attorney, Legal Division, 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Civil 
     Penalty Inflation Adjustments'' (12 CFR Part 1083) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-495. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     continuation of a national emergency declared in Executive 
     Order 13222 with respect to the lapse of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-496. 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 Statements of Legal 
     Authority for the Export Administration Regulations'' 
     (RIN0694-AH22) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 18, 
     2017; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-497. 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 ``Amendments to the Export 
     Administration Regulations Implementing an Additional Phase 
     of India-US Export Control Cooperation'' (RIN0694-AH26) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 18, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-498. A communication from the Chief of the Policy, 
     Performance, and Management Programs Division, Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Subsistence 
     Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska--2016-17 
     and 2017-18 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations'' 
     (RIN1018-BA39) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 11, 2017; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-499. A communication from the Deputy Designate Agency 
     Ethics Official, Office of the Solicitor, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for 
     Employees of the Department of the Interior'' (RIN1092-AA12) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in

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     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 13, 
     2017; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-500. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments'' 
     (RIN 1029-AC74) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 13, 
     2017; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-501. A communication from the Division Chief of 
     Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Onshore Oil and Gas Operations--Annual Civil 
     Penalties Inflation Adjustments'' (RIN1004-AE49) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 17, 
     2017; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-502. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Department's proposal to accept a 3590-acre donation from The 
     Wilderness Land Trust; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-503. A joint communication from the Special 
     Representative, Office of Insular Affairs, Department of the 
     Interior and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
     Special Representative, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Report to the President on 902 
     Consultations''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-504. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, reports entitled ``Report to the Congress: 
     Compact Impact Analysis of the 2015 Reports on Guam and 
     Hawaii'' and ``Impact of the Compacts of Free Association on 
     Guam FY (Fiscal Year) 2004 through FY 2015''; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-505. A communication from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual report related to 
     the Colorado River System Reservoirs for 2017; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-506. A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, 
     Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, ``Report to 
     Congress Eliminating Principal or Major Uses on Tracts of 
     Land in California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, 
     Wyoming, and Montana (exceeding 100,000 acres)''; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-507. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Technical Correction to the National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards for Particulate Matter'' ((RIN2060-AS89) (FRL No, 
     9958-29-OAR)) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 13, 
     2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-508. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances; 
     Withdrawal'' ((RIN2070-AB27) (FRL No. 9958-20)) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-509. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Promulgation of State Implementation Plan Revisions; 
     Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead, 2008 Ozone, 
     2010 NO2, 2010 SO2, and 2012 PM2.5 National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standards; Wyoming'' (FRL No. 9958-35-Region 8) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-510. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in 
     Procurements Under EPA Financial Assistance Agreements'' 
     ((RIN2090-AA40) (FRL No. 9958-44-OA)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-511. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Electronic 
     Reporting Requirements'' ((RIN2060-AS75) (FRL No. 9958-30-
     OAR)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-512. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Extension of Deadline for Action on the November 28, 2016 
     Section 126 Petition From Delaware'' (FRL No. 9958-26-OAR) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-513. 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 
     Dental Category'' ((RIN2040-AF26) (FRL No. 9957-10-OW)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-514. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Determination of Attainment and Approval of Base Year 
     Emissions Inventories for the Imperial County, California 
     Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 9958-
     21-Region 9) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 13, 2017; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-515. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Aquatic Life Criteria for Cadmium in Oregon'' ((RIN2040-
     AF60) (FRL No. 9958-40-OW)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 13, 2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-516. 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 Implementation Plans; Texas; 
     El Paso Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan'' (FRL No. 
     9957-56-Region 6) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 13, 
     2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-517. 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 Implementation Plans; New 
     Mexico; Albuquerque/Bernalillo County; Inspection and 
     Maintenance Program Error Correction'' (FRL No. 9957-41-
     Region 6) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 13, 2017; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-518. 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; State of Utah; Revisions to Nonattainment Permitting 
     Regulations'' (FRL No. 9958-28-Region 8) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-519. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Amendment to Standards and Practices for All Appropriate 
     Inquiries Under CERCLA'' (FRL No. 9958-47-OLEM) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-520. 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 Disapproval; AL; Prong 4 Visibility for the 2008 
     8-hour Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 9958-42-Region 4) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-521. 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; Wisconsin; NOx as a Precursor to Ozone, 
     PM2.5 Increment Rules and PSD Infrastructure DIP 
     Requirements'' (FRL No. 9957-58-Region 5) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-522. 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; District of Columbia; Update to 
     Materials Incorporated by Reference'' (FRL No. 9955-98-Region 
     3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-523. A communication from the Chief of the Policy, 
     Performance, and Management Programs Division, Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Identification of 14 
     Distinct Population Segments of the Humpback Whale and 
     Revision of Species-Wide Listing'' (RIN1018-BB80) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 11, 
     2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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       EC-524. 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 ``Revenue Procedure regarding the Section 
     403(b) Remedial Amendment Period'' (Rev. Proc. 2017-18) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 17, 2017; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-525. 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 ``Medicare and Medicaid Program; Conditions 
     of Participation for Home Health Agencies'' ((RIN0938-AG81) 
     (CMS-3819-F)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 17, 2017; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-526. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a notification of the 
     designation of Rhonda Schnare Schmidtlein as Chair of the 
     United States International Trade Commission for the term 
     expiring June 16, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-527. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The Center 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: Report to Congress''; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-528. 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 ``Maximum Vehicle Values for 2017 for Use 
     With Vehicle Cents-Per-Mile and Fleet-Average Valuation 
     Rules'' (Notice 2017-03) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 11, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-529. 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 ``Availability and Use of an Account 
     Transcript as a Substitute for and Estate Tax Closing 
     Letter'' (Notice 2017-12) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 11, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-530. 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 ``Medicare Program; The Use of New or 
     Increased Pass-Through Payments in Medicaid Managed Care 
     Delivery Systems'' ((RIN0938-AT10) (CMS-2402-F)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 17, 
     2017; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-531. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medicare 
     Program: Changes to the Medicare Claims and Entitlement, 
     Medicare Advantage Organization Determination, and Medicare 
     Prescription Drug Coverage Determination Appeals Procedures'' 
     (RIN0991-AC02) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 17, 2017; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-532. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Finalizing 
     Medicare Rules under Section 902 of the Medicare Prescription 
     Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) for 
     Calendar Year (CY) 2016''; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-533. 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 ``Allocation Rules for Post-2000 State 
     Housing Credit Ceiling'' (Rev. Rul. 2016-29) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-534. A communication from the Senior Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Departmental Offices, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Regulation Regarding Nondiscrimination on the 
     Basis of Race, Color, or National Origin in Programs or 
     Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance From the 
     Department of the Treasury'' (RIN1505-AC45) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 17, 2017; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-535. A communication from the Chair of the Medicaid and 
     CHIP Payment and Access Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Recommendations for the Future of 
     CHIP and Children's Coverage''; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-536. 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 
     ``Clarification of When Products Made or Derived From Tobacco 
     Are Regulated as Drugs, Devices, or Combination Products; 
     Amendments to Regulations Regarding `Intended Uses' '' 
     ((RIN0910-AH19) (Docket No. FDA-2015-N-2002)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-537. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records'' 
     (RIN0930-AA21) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 17, 2017; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-538. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers who were employed at the Pantex 
     Plant site in Amarillo, Texas, to the Special Exposure 
     Cohort; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor , and 
     Pensions.
        EC-539. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Student Assistance General Provisions'' (RIN1840-AD22) 
     received in the Office of the President pro tempore of the 
     Senate; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-540. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2014-2015 
     Scientific and Clinical Status of Organ Transplantation 
     Report to Congress''; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-541. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``National 
     Health Service Corps Report to Congress for the Year 2015''; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-542. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year 2016 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Parts A and B 
     Supplemental Awards Report to Congress''; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-543. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2015 
     Progress Report on Understanding the Long-Term Health Effects 
     of Living Organ Donation''; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-544. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Poison 
     Help Campaign Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2015''; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-545. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2014-2015 
     Report to Congress on Organ Donation and the Recovery, 
     Preservation, and Transportation of Organs''; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-546. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year (FY) 2016 Performance Report to Congress for the Medical 
     Device User Fee Amendments''; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-547. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year 2015 Report to Congress: Older Americans Act''; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-548. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year 2016 Annual Report on the Food and Drug Administration 
     (FDA) Advisory Committee Vacancies and Public Disclosures''; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-549. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year 2016 Performance Report to the President and Congress 
     for the Biosimilar User Fee Act''; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-550. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Control of Communicable 
     Diseases'' (RIN0920-AA63) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 17, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-551. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers who were employed at Area IV of the 
     Santa Susana Field Laboratory site in Ventura County, 
     California, to the Special Exposure Cohort; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-552. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary for Policy, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 
     Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2017'' (RIN1290-AA31) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 18, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-553. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Division of Select Agents

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     and Toxins, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins; 
     Biennial Review of the List of Select Agents and Toxins and 
     Enhanced Biosafety Requirements'' (RIN0920-AA59) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 18, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-554. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Update of FEMA's Public Assistance Grant Regulations to 
     Reflect the Terminology of Uniform Administrative 
     Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements'' 
     ((RIN1660-AA89) (Docket No. FEMA-2016-0034)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 11, 2017; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-555. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Government Ethics, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation 
     Adjustments for Ethics in Government Act Violations'' 
     (RIN3209-AA00 and RIN3209-AA38) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 13, 2017; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-556. A communication from the Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Commission's fiscal year 2016 Agency Financial Report; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-557. A communication from the Chairwoman of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's fiscal year 2016 Agency Financial Report; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-558. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and the Management 
     Response for the period from April 1, 2016 through September 
     30, 2016; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-559. A communication from the Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to mileage reimbursement rates for Federal 
     employees who use privately owned vehicles while on official 
     travel; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-560. 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-561. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 21-621, ``Constitution and Boundaries for 
     the State of Washington, D.C. Approval Resolution of 2016''; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-562. A communication from the Chairman and Members of 
     the Federal Labor Relations Authority, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report for 
     the period of April 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-563. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, 
     ``The D.C. Government Must Improve Policies and Practices for 
     the Protection of Personally Identifiable Information''; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-564. A communication from the Staff Attorney, National 
     Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Privacy Act Procedures'' 
     (RIN3141-AA65) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 18, 
     2017; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
        EC-565. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``2015 Annual Report of the National Institute of Justice''; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-566. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     activities of the Community Relations Service for fiscal year 
     2015; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-567. A communication from the Human Resources 
     Specialist, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of 
     Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, 
     Department of Justice, received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 18, 2017; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-568. A communication from the Human Resources 
     Specialist, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of 
     Solicitor General, Department of Justice, received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 18, 2017; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
        EC-569. A communication from the Human Resources 
     Specialist, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of 
     Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Department of 
     Justice, received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 18, 2017; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-570. A communication from the Human Resources 
     Specialist, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of 
     Director, Community Relations Service, Department of Justice, 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 18, 2017; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-571. A communication from the Human Resources 
     Specialist, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of 
     Director, Community Relations Service, Department of Justice, 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 18, 2017; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-572. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, 
     Regulatory Affairs Law Division, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Eliminating Exception to Expedited Removal 
     Authority for Cuban Nationals Arriving by Air'' (RIN1601-
     AA81) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-573. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Eliminating Exception to Expedited Removal 
     Authority for Cuban Nationals Arriving by Air'' (RIN1125-
     AA80) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on January 13, 2017; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-574. A communication from the Chief of the Regulatory 
     Coordination Division, Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``International 
     Entrepreneur Rule'' (RIN1615-AC04) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 17, 2017; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-575. A communication from the Chairman, Occupational 
     Safety and Health Review 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-576. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Diseases Associated with Exposure to Contaminants 
     in the Water Supply at Camp Lejeune'' (RIN2900-AP66) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 18, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.

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