[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 181 (Tuesday, November 7, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7060-S7061]
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-3383. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Black Stem Rust; Additions of 
     Rust-Resistant Species and Varieties'' (Docket No. APHIS-
     2017-0049) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 2, 2017; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3384. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Benzovindiflupyr; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9967-33-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 2, 2017; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3385. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3-benzenediol, 2-
     methyloxirane and oxirane, ethers with polyethylene glycol 
     mono-Me ether; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9969-99-OCSPP) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 2, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3386. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3-benzenediol, ethers 
     with polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9970-00-OCSPP) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 2, 
     2017; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
        EC-3387. 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; New Hampshire; Rules for Open 
     Burning and Incinerators; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule'' 
     (FRL No. 9970-41-Region 1) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 2, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3388. 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; Maryland; Continuous Monitoring 
     Requirements for Municipal Waste Combustors'' (FRL No. 9970-
     28-Region 3) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 2, 2017; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-3389. 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 ``Treatment Under 
     Section 956(c) of Certain Receivables Following Hurricane 
     Irma or Hurricane Maria'' (Notice 2017-68) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 2, 2017; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3390. 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 ``Relief for Victims of 
     Hurricane Maria and California Wildfires'' (Announcement 
     2017-15) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 2, 2017; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3391. A communication from the Deputy Director, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Calendar 
     Year 2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update 
     and Calendar Year 2019 Case-Mix Adjustment Methodology 
     Refinements; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; and 
     Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements'' ((RIN0938-AT01) 
     (CMS-1672-F)) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November 3, 
     2017; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3392. A communication from the Deputy Director, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Hospital Outpatient 
     Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment 
     Systems and Quality Reporting Programs'' ((RIN0938-AT03) 
     (CMS-1678-FC)) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November 3, 
     2017; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3393. A communication from the Deputy Director, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment 
     Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions 
     to Part B for Calendar Year 2018; Medicare Shared Savings 
     Program Requirements; and Medicare Diabetes Prevention 
     Program'' ((RIN0938-AT02) (CMS-1676-F)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 3, 2017; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3394. A communication from the Deputy Director, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Calendar Year 2018 
     Updates to the Quality Payer Program; and Quality Payment 
     Program: Extreme and Uncontrollable

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     Circumstance Policy for the Transition Year'' ((RIN0938-AT13) 
     (CMS-5522-FC and IFC)) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 3, 2017; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3395. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to section 3(d) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, as amended, the certification of a proposed 
     license for the transfer of major defense equipment relative 
     to the transfer of fifteen (15) F-16A/B aircraft, including 
     spare parts and support equipment from the Government of the 
     Republic of Jordan to Airborne Tactical Advantage Company 
     (ATAC) in the amount of $45,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. 
     RSAT-17-5442); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3396. A communication from the Chief Privacy Officer, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Department of Homeland Security 2017 
     Privacy Office Annual Report to Congress''; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3397. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to thirteen audit reports 
     issued during fiscal year 2017 regarding the Agency and the 
     Thrift Savings Plan; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3398. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Management, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the Department's 2016 list of 
     Government activities determined to be inherently 
     governmental and those determined to be not inherently 
     governmental in nature and the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) 
     for the report; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3399. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 22-170, ``Standard of Care for Animals 
     Amendment Act of 2017''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3400. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Episodic Alternative Payment Model For Radiation Therapy 
     Services''; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3401. A communication from the Federal Liaison Officer, 
     Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Rule on Attorney-Client Privilege for Trials Before the 
     Patent Trial and Appeal Board'' (RIN0651-AD10) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November 6, 
     2017; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-3402. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
     of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Report to Congress; Fourth Quarter 
     of Fiscal Year 2017; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-3403. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting proposed legislation entitled ``Veteran 
     Coordinated Access and Rewarding Experiences (CARE) Act''; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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