[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2260-S2261]
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-4921. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the National Defense Stockpile (NDS) Annual Materials 
     Plan (AMP) for fiscal year 2019 and the succeeding four 
     years, fiscal years 2020 - 2023; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-4922. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to the Secretary of Defense 
     entering into an agreement with a Federally Funded Research 
     Development Center (FFRDC) to provide an independent analysis 
     of the feasibility of developing a budget request for the 
     full Future Years Defense Program (FYDP); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
        EC-4923. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Joseph P. 
     DiSalvo, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade 
     of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
        EC-4924. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr., 
     United States Navy, and his advancement to the grade of 
     admiral on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-4925. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Kenneth E. 
     Tovo, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
        EC-4926. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals relative to the ``National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2019''; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-4927. 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 Fiscal-year 
     Blended Tax Rates for Corporations'' (Rev. Proc. 2018-38) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 17, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-4928. 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 ``Interim Notice 
     regarding the post-enactment application of Rev. Proc. 2004-
     34'' (Rev. Proc. 2018-35) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 17, 2018; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-4929. 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 ``Depreciation 
     Deductions for Passenger Automobiles'' (Rev. Proc. 2018-25) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 17, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-4930. 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; Contract Year 
     2019 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage, 
     Medicare Cost Plan, Medicare Fee-for-Service, the Medicare 
     Prescription Drug Benefit Programs, and the PACE Program'' 
     ((RIN0938-AT08) (CMS-4182-F)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 12, 2018; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-4931. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, two reports relative to the Treaty Between 
     the United States of America and the Russian Federation on 
     Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of 
     Strategic Offensive Arms (the New START Treaty) (OSS-2018-
     0460); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4932. A communication from the 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 
     Italy to support the final assembly and check-out facility of 
     F-35 aircraft in the amount of

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     $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 17-088); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4933. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to section 36(c) and (d) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, the certification of a proposed license for the 
     manufacture of significant military equipment abroad and the 
     export of defense articles, including technical data, and 
     defense services to Israel to support the manufacture, 
     integration, installation, operation, testing, maintenance, 
     and repair of the 120mm GPS Phase 1 and (SAL/GPS) Phase 2 
     Dual Mode Mortar in the amount of $100,000,000 or more 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 17-087); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-4934. A communication from the 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 
     firearms and accessories abroad controlled under Category I 
     of the United States Munitions List to Saudi Arabia in the 
     amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 17-054); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4935. A communication from the 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 
     the United Arab Emirates for integration and installation 
     into military vehicles in the amount of $50,000,000 or more 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 17-009); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-4936. A communication from the 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 
     the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces to provide training, 
     maintenance, and engineering support on AT-802U and S2R-660 
     Archangel border patrol aircraft in the amount of $50,000,000 
     or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 16-081); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-4937. A communication from the 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 
     the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense to support the 
     assessment, demonstration, and manufacture phase of the 
     Scavenger/PROTECTOR Program and the subsequent follow on 
     phases in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 17-080); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4938. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Office of General Counsel, Small Business Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Rules of Practice for Protests and Appeals Regarding 
     Eligibility for Inclusion in the U.S. Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation Database'' 
     (RIN3245-AG87) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 17, 2018; to the Committee on Small Business 
     and Entrepreneurship.

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