[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 2 (Thursday, January 4, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S45-S46]
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-3833. A communication from the Executive Secretary, 
     Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     2017 Report of the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible 
     Retiree Health Care Fund (MERHCF); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-3834. 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 ``Certificate of Release or Discharge from 
     Active Duty (DD Form 214/5 Series)'' (RIN0790-AJ88) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 21, 
     2017; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3835. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Pricing and Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     New Qualifying Country - Latvia'' ((RIN0750-AJ47) (DFARS Case 
     2017-0020)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 21, 2017; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-3836. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low-Intensity 
     Conflict), transmitting, pursuant to law, the fiscal year 
     2017 annual report on the Regional Defense Combating 
     Terrorism Fellowship Program; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-3837. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Pricing and Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Trade Agreements Thresholds'' ((RIN0750-AJ65) (DFARS Case 
     2018-D001)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 21, 2017; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-3838. 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 ``Regulatory 
     Capital Rules: Retention of Certain Existing Transition 
     Provisions for Banking Organizations That Are Not Subject to 
     the Advanced Approaches Capital Rules'' (RIN7100-AE83) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 15, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3839. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility (New Jersey: Beverly, 
     City of, Burlington County, et al.)'' ((44 CFR Part 64) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2017-0002)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 21, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3840. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Amine salty of styrene acrylic polymer, ammonium 
     salt: Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 9970-89) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 21, 2017; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3841. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Worker Safety and Health 
     Program'' (RIN1992-AA55) received in the Office of the 
     President of Senate on December 21, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-3842. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Finding of Failure to Submit a Section 110 State 
     Implementation Plan for Interstate Transport for the 2012 
     Annual National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Fine 
     Particles; Massachusetts'' (FRL No. 9972-39-Region 1) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 21, 2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3843. 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; Reasonably Available Control Technology for Volatile 
     Organic Compound Emissions in the Dallas-Fort Worth Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 9972-00-Region 6) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 21, 
     2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3844. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval of California Air Plan Revisions; Anti-
     Idling Regulations'' (FRL No. 9972-49-Region 9) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 21, 
     2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3845. 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; 
     Louisiana; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan'' (FRL No. 
     9971-85-Region 6) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 21, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3846. 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; 
     Arkansas; Revisions to the Definitions for Arkansas Plan of 
     Implementation for Air Pollution Control: Volatile Organic 
     Compounds'' (FRL No. 9971-86-Region 6) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 21, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3847. 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; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule'' (FRL No. 9972-
     32-Region 5) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 21, 2017; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-3848. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Ohio; 
     Regional Haze Five-Year Progress Report State Implementation 
     Plan'' (FRL No. 9972-34-Region 5) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 21, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3849. 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; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule'' (FRL 
     No. 9972-33-Region 5) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on December 21, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3850. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, notification of his 
     intent to end the suspension of Argentina's designation as a 
     beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System 
     of Preferences program; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3851. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to United 
     States Citizens Detained by Iran; to the Committees on 
     Finance; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-3852. 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; Medicare Part B 
     Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rates , and Annual 
     Deductible Beginning January 1, 2018'' ((RIN0938-AS72) (CMS-
     8067-N)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 21, 2017; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3853. 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; CY 2018 
     Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care 
     Services Coinsurance Amounts'' ((RIN0938-AT05) (CMS-8065-N)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 21, 2017; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3854. 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 
     2018-3'' (Rev. Proc. 2018-3) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 21, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-3855. 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 ``2018 Standard Mileage 
     Rates'' (Notice 2018-3) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 21, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-3856. 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 ``Loss Safe Harbor and 
     Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Cost-Index'' (Rev. Proc. 2018-8 
     and Rev. Proc. 2018-9) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 21, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-3857. 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 5.56mm upper receiver assemblies, barrel 
     assemblies, and accessories to the United Arab Emirates in 
     the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 17-
     028); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3858. 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 rifles and accessories to Bahrain in the amount of 
     $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 16-072); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3859. A communication from the Executive Secretary, 
     U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, nine (9) reports relative to 
     vacancies in the U.S. Agency for International Development 
     (USAID), received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 21, 2017; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-3860. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Government National Mortgage Association 
     (Ginnie Mae) management report for the fiscal year 2017; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3861. 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, 2017 through September 
     30, 2017; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3862. A communication from the Director of the Office 
     of Strategic Planning and Management, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department's fiscal year 2016 inventory of commercial and 
     inherently governmental activities; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3863. 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 December 21, 
     2017; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-3864. A communication from the Solicitor General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, an 
     opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     District of Columbia Circuit (United States v. Slatten); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-3865. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Election Commission, transmitting proposed legislation; to 
     the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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