[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3598-S3599]
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-5483. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting proposed legislation; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-5484. A communication from the Chairwoman of the 
     Nuclear Weapons Council, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the President's budget requests for the 
     National Nuclear Security Administration for fiscal year 
     2019; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5485. 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 (Mason County, 
     Illinois, et al.)'' ((44 CFR Part 64) (Docket No. FEMA-2018-
     0002)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 7, 2018; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-5486. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a revised report entitled 
     ``Evaluation of the Graduate Nurse Education Demonstration 
     Project: Report to Congress''; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5487. 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; Changes to the 
     Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Payment Model (CJR): 
     Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy for the CJR 
     Model'' ((RIN0938-AT16) (CMS-5524-F2)) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 7, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-5488. 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 Marginal 
     Production Rates'' (Notice 2018-51) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 7, 2018; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-5489. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department's Semiannual Report of the Office of Inspector 
     General for the period from October 1, 2017 through March 31, 
     2018; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-5490. A communication from the Acting Chairman, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for 
     the period from October 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5491. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Museum's 2017 annual report and 
     financial audit; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-5492. A communication from the Regulation Policy 
     Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Case 
     Management Services Grant Program'' (RIN2900-AQ15) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 7, 2018; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-5493. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Reimbursement for Emergency Treatment'' (RIN2900-
     AQ08) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 7, 2018; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-5494. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico 
     and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 
     Hogfish Management Measures in Amendment 43'' (RIN0648-BG18) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-5495. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies 
     Fishery; Approval of Modifications to a Regulatory Exemption 
     for Groundfish Sectors'' (RIN0648-XF138) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 7, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5496. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Recreational Management Measures for the Summer Flounder and 
     Scup Fisheries; Fishing Year 2017'' (RIN0648-BG68) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 7, 2018; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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        EC-5497. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Golden Tilefish Fishery; 2018 
     and Projected 2019-2020 Specifications'' (RIN0648-XF571) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-5498. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Omnibus 
     Framework Adjustment Requiring Electronic Vessel Trip 
     Reporting for Federally-Permitted Party and Charter Vessel 
     Operators in Mid-Atlantic Region'' (RIN0648-BG60) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 7, 2018; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5499. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, Black 
     Sea Bass Fisheries; 2018 and Projected 2019 Scup 
     Specifications and Announcement of Final 2018 Summer Flounder 
     and Black Sea Bass Specifications'' (RIN0648-XF669) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 7, 2018; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5500. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Magnuson-
     Stevens Act Provisions: Fisheries Off West Coast States; 
     Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2017-18 Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures; Amendment 27; 
     Correction'' (RIN0648-BG17) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 7, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5501. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area; American Fisheries Act; 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization 
     Program'' (RIN0648-BG84) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 7, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5502. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pacific 
     Island Pelagic Fisheries Exemption for Large U.S. Longline 
     Vessels To Fish in Portions of American Samoa Large Vessel 
     Prohibited Area; Court Order'' (RIN0648-BG79) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 7, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5503. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pacific 
     Island Fisheries; 2017 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability 
     Measures'' (RIN0648-XF186) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 7, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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