[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 47 (Monday, March 19, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1788-S1789]
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-4599. A communication from the Acting Congressional 
     Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Importation of Campanula 
     spp. Plants for Planting in Approved Growing Media From 
     Denmark into the United States'' (RIN0579-AE31) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4600. A communication from the Acting Congressional 
     Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Viruses, Serums, Toxins, 
     and Analogous Products; Expiration Date Required for Serial 
     and Subserials and Determination of Expiration Date of 
     Product'' (RIN0579-AD06) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 
     16, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
        EC-4601. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Aluminum tris (O-ethylphosphonate); Pesticide 
     Tolerances'' (40 CFR Part 180) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-4602. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Flutianil; Pesticide Tolerances'' (40 CFR Part 
     180) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4603. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``S-Metolachlor; Pesticide Tolerances'' (40 CFR Part 
     180) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4604. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the mobilizations 
     of selected reserve units, received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 
     16, 2018; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-4605. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a notice of additional time required to complete a 
     report relative to core depot-level maintenance and repair 
     capability and sustaining workloads; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
        EC-4606. 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 Implementation Plans; State of Iowa; 
     Elements of the Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2010 
     Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS); 
     Final Rule'' (FRL No. 9975-78-Region 7) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-4607. 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 Implementation Plans; State of 
     Missouri; Elements of the Infrastructure State Implementation 
     Plan Requirements for the 2008 Ozone, 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide, 
     2010 Sulfur Dioxide, and 2012 Fine Particulate Matter 
     National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)'' (FRL No. 
     9975-71-Region 7) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 
     2018; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4608. 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/RP-
     119318-17'' (Rev. Proc. 2018-08) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-4609. 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 ``Hurricanes Harvey & 
     Irma Cost Index Sec. 165/RP-128547-17'' (Rev. Proc. 2018-09) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-4610. 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 ``Modified 2018 Cost-
     of-Living Adjustments to the Internal Revenue Code Tax Tables 
     and Other Items'' (Rev. Proc. 2018-18) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-4611. A communication from the Chair of the Medicaid 
     and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to Congress on 
     Medicaid and CHIP'' ; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-4612. 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'; Partial 
     Delay of Effective Date'' ((RIN0910-AH94) (Docket No. FDA-
     2015-N-2002)) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4613. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Federal 
     Activities Related to Stillbirth, Sudden Unexpected Infant 
     Death, and Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood'' ; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions .
        EC-4614. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year 2017 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Parts A and B 
     Supplemental Awards Report to Congress'' ; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4615. A communication from the Board of Trustees, 
     National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the annual management report relative to its 
     operations and financial condition for fiscal year 2017; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4616. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs of the Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting a legislative proposal relative to the President 
     of the United States' Fiscal Year 2019 budget request for the 
     Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
        EC-4617. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Consolidated 
     Cruise Ship Security Regulations'' ((RIN1625-AB30) (Docket 
     No. USCG-2006-23846)) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 
     16, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-4618. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Marine 
     Casualty Reporting Property damage Thresholds'' ((RIN1625-
     AC33) (Docket No. USCG-2016-0748)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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