[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 176 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6921-S6922]
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-3276. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain F727; Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9968-40-OCSPP) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 25, 2017; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-3277. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Hexythiazox; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9968-
     12-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 25, 2017; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3278. A communication from the Management Analyst, 
     Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Scope of Sections 202(a) and (b) 
     of the Packers and Stockyards Act'' (RIN0580-AB28) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 25, 
     2017; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
        EC-3279. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Rural Housing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law , the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Multi-Family Housing Program Requirements to Reduce 
     Financial Reporting Requirements'' ((7 CFR Part 3560) 
     (RIN0575-AC98)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 25, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3280. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary 
     of Defense (Intelligence), transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department of Defense's fiscal year 2015/2016 report to 
     Congress relative to the Worldwide Nuclear, Biological, and 
     Chemical Weapons and Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat (OSS 
     2017-1119); to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3281. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     current and future military strategy of Iran (OSS-2017-1157); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3282. 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 Existing Validated 
     End-User Authorization in the People's Republic of China: Lam 
     Research Service Company, Ltd.'' (RIN0694-AH40) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on October 25, 
     2017; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-3283. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Division of Trading and Markets, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Covered Securities Pursuant to Section 18 of 
     the Securities Act of 1933'' (RIN3235-AM07) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 30, 2017; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3284. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel 
     for Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, four (4) reports relative to 
     vacancies in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 25, 2017; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-3285. A communication from the Assistant Director for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Office of Foreign Assets Control, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Global Terrorism Sanctions 
     Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 594) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 30, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3286. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the designation as an emergency requirement all funding 
     (including the repurposing of funds and cancellation of debt) 
     so designated by the Congress in the Further Continuing and 
     Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, pursuant to 
     section 251 (b) (2) (A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, for the enclosed 
     list of accounts; to the Committee on the Budget.
        EC-3287. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Insular Areas, Office of the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) reports 
     entitled ``Second Five-Year Review of the Compact of Free 
     Association, As Amended, Between the Governments of the 
     United States and the Federated States of Micronesia'' and 
     ``Second Five-Year Review of the Compact of Free Association, 
     As Amended, Between the Governments of the United States and 
     the Republic of the Marshall Islands''; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-3288. 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; Minnesota; State Board 
     Requirements'' (FRL No. 9970-14-Region 5) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 25, 2017; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3289. 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; Illinois; Volatile Organic 
     Compounds Definition'' (FRL No. 9970-17-Region 5) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on October 25, 
     2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3290. 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; 2017 Revisions to NR 
     400 and 406'' (FRL No. 9969-89-Region 5) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 26, 2017; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3291. 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; Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania's Adoption 
     of Control Techniques Guidelines for Automobile and Light-
     Duty Truck Assembly Coatings'' (FRL No. 9969-83-Region 3) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 26, 2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3292. 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 State Air Quality 
     Plans and Designated Facilities and Pollutants; City of 
     Philadelphia; Control of Emissions from Existing Sewage 
     Sludge Incineration Units'' (FRL No. 9969-92-Region 3) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 26, 2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3293. 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 by the Attainment Date 
     for the 2008 Ozone Standard; Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic 
     City, PA-NJ-MD-DE Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 9969-93-
     Region 3) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 26, 2017; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-3294. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants for Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing; Flame 
     Attenuation Lines'' (FRL No. 9970-08-OAR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 26, 2017; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3295. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants: Publicly Owned

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     Treatment Works Residual Risk and Technology Review'' (FRL 
     No. 9969-95-OAR) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 26, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3296. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Voluntary Consensus Standards Update; Formaldehyde 
     Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products'' ((RIN2070-
     AK36) (FRL No. 9962-84)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 26, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3297. A communication from the Deputy Chief Counsel, 
     Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Elimination of Regulations Implementing Community Trade 
     Adjustment Assistance Program'' (RIN0610-AA70) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on October 25, 
     2017; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3298. A communication from the Chief of the Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Bureau of Customs and Border 
     Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Removing the 
     Prohibition on the Importation of Jadeite or Rubies Mined or 
     Extracted from Burma, and Articles of Jewelry Containing 
     Jadeite or Rubies Mined or Extracted from Burma'' ((RIN1515-
     AE27) (CBP Dec. 17-15)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 25, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-3299. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; End-State Renal 
     Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment for Renal 
     Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals with Acute Kidney 
     Injury, and End-State Renal Disease Quality Incentive 
     Program'' ((RIN0938-AT04) (CMS-1674-F)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 30, 2017; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3300. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2017-
     0176-2017-0187); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3301. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, 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 defense articles, including technical data, and 
     defense services to Canada to support the design, 
     development, demonstration, qualification, assembly, 
     manufacture, processing, analysis , test, and modification of 
     Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wirelessly-guided (TOW) 
     Launch Motor propellant for the TOW Weapon System in the 
     amount of $28,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 17-051); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3302. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report consistent with the 
     Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
     Resolution of 2002 (P.L. 107-243) and the Authorization for 
     the Use of Force Against Iraq Resolution (P.L. 102-1) for the 
     June 9, 2017-August 8, 2017 reporting period; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3303. A communication from the Bureau of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     a report relative to the amendment of a designation of a 
     group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the Secretary of 
     State (OSS-2017-1115); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3304. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Clinical 
     Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA); Fecal 
     Occult Blood (FOB) Testing'' (RIN0938-AS04) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2017; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-3305. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Services, Office of Postsecondary 
     Education, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Student Assistance 
     General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal 
     Family Education Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct 
     Loan Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College 
     and Higher Education Grant Program'' (RIN1840-AD25) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 24, 
     2017; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-3306. A communication from the Acting Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-
     Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits'' 
     (29 CFR Part 4022) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 25, 2017; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-3307. A communication from the Acting Director, 
     Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Federal Employees' Retirement System; Government Costs'' 
     (RIN3206-AN22) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 25, 2017; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3308. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Prevailing Rate Systems; 
     Definition of Brown County, Wisconsin, and Forsyth and 
     Mecklenburg Counties, North Carolina, to Nonappropriated Fund 
     Federal Wage System Wage Areas'' (RIN3206-AN50) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on October 25, 
     2017; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-3309. 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 Secretary of Homeland Security, received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 25, 
     2017; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-3310. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the 
     Administration's 2016 FAIR Act Commercial Activities 
     Inventory, the 2016 FAIR Act Inherently Governmental 
     Activities Inventory, and the 2016 FAIR Act Executive 
     Summary; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3311. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment 
     Program (FEORP) for Fiscal Year 2015'' ; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3312. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 22-150, ``Access to Emergency Epinephrine 
     in Schools Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2017'' ; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-3313. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 22-151, ``Public School Nurse Assignment 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 2017'' ; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3314. 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 Director, United States Citizenship and 
     Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 26, 2017; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-3315. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revitalization of the AM Radio Service'' ((MB Docket No. 
     13-249) (FCC 17-119)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on October 25, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3316. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Recreational 
     Boat Flotation Standards--Update of Outboard Engine Weight 
     Test Requirements'' ((RIN1625-AC37) (Docket No. USCG-2016-
     1012)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 25, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
        EC-3317. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Safety Standard for Infant Bouncer Seats'' 
     ((16 CFR Part 1229) (Docket No. CPSC-2015-0028)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on October 25, 
     2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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