[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 117 (Wednesday, July 12, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3958-S3960]
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-2097. 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; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; 
     Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits'' (29 
     CFR Part 4022 and 29 CFR Part 4044) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 21, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-2098. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Assistance to States for the Education of Children with 
     Disabilities and the Preschool Grants for Children with 
     Disabilities Program; Early Intervention Program for Infants 
     and Toddlers with Disabilities'' (RIN1820-AB74) received in 
     the Office of the President pro tempore of the Senate; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-2099. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a vacancy in the position of General Counsel, 
     Department of Education received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 29, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-2100. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department 
     of Education received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 29, 2017; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-2101. A communication from the General Counsel, Office 
     of Special Counsel, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the vacancy in the position of Special Counsel, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     27, 2017; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-2102. A communication from the Associate General 
     Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Administrator, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 28, 
     2017; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-2103. A communication from the Executive Secretary, 
     Office of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a vacancy for the position of Director, 
     Office of Personnel Management, received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 27, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-2104. A communication from the Acting Director, 
     Employee Services, Office of Personnel Management, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of Certain 
     Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas'' 
     (RIN3206-AN48) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 27, 2017; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-2105. 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 October 1, 2016 through March 
     31, 2017; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-2106. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 22-91, ``Primary Date Alteration Amendment 
     Act of 2017''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-2107. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 22-92, ``Medical Marijuana Cultivation 
     Center Relocation Temporary Amendment Act of 2017''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-2108. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 22-90, ``St. Mary's Way Designation Act of 
     2017''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-2109. A communication from the Senior Counsel for 
     Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, Patent and Trademark 
     Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revival of Abandoned 
     Applications, Reinstatement of Abandoned Applications and 
     Cancelled or Expired Registrations, and Petitions to the 
     Director'' (RIN0651-AC41) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 28, 2017; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
        EC-2110. A communication from the Director, Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, an annual report to Congress concerning intercepted 
     wire, oral, or electronic communications; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
        EC-2111. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting 
     proposed legislation entitled ``National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018''; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
        EC-2112. A communication from the Director, Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the report 
     entitled ``2016 Report of Statistics Required by the 
     Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 
     2005''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-2113. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Formula 
     Grant Program'' (RIN1121-AA83) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 16, 2017; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-2114. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Office of Hearings and Appeals, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Rules of Procedure Governing Cases Before 
     the Office of Hearings and Appeals'' (RIN3245-AG82) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 28, 
     2017; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
        EC-2115. A communication from the Acting Chairman of the 
     National Transportation Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Board's 2016 Annual Report to Congress; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-2116. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of 
     International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine 
     Mammals Incidental to Waterfront Construction'' (RIN0648-
     BG32) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 21, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2117. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2016-9571)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2118. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2017-0573)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2119. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc 
     Turbofan Engines'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2016-
     9553)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2120. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines 
     Reciprocating Engines'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2016-
     9512)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2121. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal

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     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Pratt and Whitney Division 
     Turbofan Engines'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2016-
     9405)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2122. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Pratt and Whitney 
     Division Turbofan Engines'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-
     2013-0740)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-2123. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Safety Management System for Domestic, Flag 
     and Supplemental Operations Certificate Holders; Technical 
     Amendment'' ((RIN2120-AJ86) (Docket No. FAA-2009-0671)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     20, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2124. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment and Removal of VOR Federal 
     Airways; Eastern United States'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. 
     FAA-2017-0107)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-2125. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2016-
     9432)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2126. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2016-
     9115)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2127. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2017-
     0531)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2128. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; General Electric 
     Company Turbofan Engines'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-
     2017-0016)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-2129. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled '' Airworthiness Directives; General Electric 
     Company Turbofan Engines'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-
     2016-9490)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-2130. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft 
     Ltd. Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2017-0194)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2131. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2016-9387)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2132. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems 
     (Operations) Limited'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2016-
     4220)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2133. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Empresa 
     Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer) Airplanes'' 
     ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2015-3143)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 29, 2017; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-2134. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; 
     Aspen, CO; and Pueblo, CO'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-
     2017-0054)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-2135. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Moses Lake, 
     WA; Olympia, WA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2017-0217)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2136. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of VOR Federal Airways; Eastern 
     United States'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2016-9178)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2137. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace 
     for the following Idaho towns; Lewiston, ID; Pocatello, ID; 
     and Twin Falls, ID'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2017-
     0216)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 29, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2138. A communication from the Senior Official 
     performing the duties of the Senior Official performing the 
     duties of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics), transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) for the Chemical 
     Demilitarization-Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives 
     (Chem Demil-ACWA) and Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) 
     programs; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-2139. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting 
     legislative proposals relative to the ``National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018'' ; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
        EC-2140. A communication from the Senior Official 
     performing the duties of the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Personnel and Readiness), Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2017 
     Report to Congress on Sustainable Ranges'' ; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
        EC-2141. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office of the 
     Comptroller's 2016 Annual Report on Preservation and 
     Promotion of Minority-Owned National Banks and Federal 
     Savings Institutions; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2142. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Financial Institutions Examination Council, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Council's 2016 Annual Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-2143. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13441 with respect to Lebanon; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2144. A communication from the Chair of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Board's semiannual Monetary Policy Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-2145. A communication from the Chair of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Report to the Congress on the 
     Profitability of Credit Card Operations of Depository 
     Institutions'' ; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-2146. 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 ``Availability 
     of Funds and Collection of Checks'' (RIN7100-AD68) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 10, 
     2017; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-2147. A communication from the Chair of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Board's semiannual Monetary Policy Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-2148. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the

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     report of a rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program: 
     Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Cooler and Freezer 
     Refrigeration Systems'' ((RIN1904-AD59) (Docket No. EERE-
     2015-BT-STD-0016)) received in the Office of the President of 
     Senate on July 10, 2017; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
        EC-2149. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Annual Report to Congress on the Medicare and 
     Medicaid Integrity Programs Report for Fiscal Year 2015''; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-2150. 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 ``Update of Pre-
     Approved Plan Revenue Procedure'' (Rev. Proc. 2017-41) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     10, 2017; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-2151. 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 ``Cumulative List of 
     Changes in Plan Qualification Requirements for Pre-Approved 
     Defined Contribution Plans for 2017'' (Notice 2017-37) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     10, 2017; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-2152. 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 ``Guidelines for the 
     Streamlined Process of applying for Recognition of Section 
     501(c)(3) Status'' ((RIN1545-BM06) (TD 9819)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 10, 2017; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-2153. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department 
     of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, of the proposed sale or export of defense 
     articles and/or defense services to a Middle East country 
     (OSS-2017-0723); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-2154. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department 
     of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, of the proposed sale or export of defense 
     articles and/or defense services to a Middle East country 
     (OSS-2017-0722); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-2155. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department 
     of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, of the proposed sale or export of defense 
     articles and/or defense services to a Middle East country 
     (OSS-2017-0721); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-2156. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department 
     of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, of the proposed sale or export of defense 
     articles and/or defense services to a Middle East country 
     (OSS-2017-0720); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-2157. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department 
     of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, of the proposed sale or export of defense 
     articles and/or defense services to a Middle East country 
     (OSS-2017-0719); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-2158. A communication from the Bureau of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of defense articles, including technical data, 
     and defense services for the operational support, 
     maintenance, and overhaul of F110-GE-100/100B/129/129B/129C/
     129D/129E/132/132A aircraft engines used in F-15 and F-16 
     aircraft to the Republic of Turkey in the amount of 
     $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 16-091); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-2159. A communication from the Bureau of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to 
     section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of defense articles, including technical data, 
     and defense services to support the manufacture and 
     maintenance of South Korea's T-50 aircraft program for 
     ultimate end-use by the Kingdom of Thailand, Royal Air Force 
     in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 
     17-002); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-2160. A communication from the Bureau of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of 5.56mm 
     carbines with extra magazines and parts to Malaysia in the 
     amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 17-027); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-2161. A communication from the Bureau of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of M16A4 
     rifles, spare parts, accessories, and training to the United 
     Arab Emirates in the amount of $1,000,000 or more 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 16-123); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-2162. A communication from the Bureau of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of M4A1 
     carbines with flash and sound suppressors, associated 
     components and equipment to the Republic of Tunisia in the 
     amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 16-129); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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