[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 188 (Thursday, November 29, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7238-S7240]
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-7284. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Margin Requirements 
     for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap 
     Participants'' (RIN3038-AE71) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 27, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7285. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to violations of the Antideficiency Act that 
     involved fiscal years 2015-2017 Operation and Maintenance 
     (O&M) Navy funds and was assigned case number 17-01; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-7286. A communication from the Alternate Federal 
     Register Liaison Officer, Office

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     of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Department 
     of Defense Identity Management'' (RIN0790-AJ36) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November 28, 
     2018; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7287. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to the 
     stabilization of Iraq that was declared in Executive Order 
     13303 of May 22, 2003; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7288. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to United 
     States citizens detained in Iran and efforts to secure their 
     release; to the Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs; Finance; and Foreign Relations.
       EC-7289. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of General Counsel, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Manufactured 
     Home Procedural and Enforcement Regulations; Clarifying the 
     Exemption for Manufacture of Recreational Vehicles'' 
     (RIN2502-AJ33) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 28, 2018; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7290. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Standards for Business 
     Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines; Final Rule'' 
     ((RIN1902-AF54) (Docket No. RM96-1-041)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 28, 2018; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-7291. 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; California; South Coast Air 
     Quality Management District'' (FRL No. 9986-9-Region 9) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 27, 2018; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-7292. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to 
     Congress: Evaluation of the Independence at Home 
     Demonstration''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7293. 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 ``Hurricane Michael Leave-Based Donation 
     Programs'' (Notice 2018-89) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 26, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-7294. 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 ``Rev. Proc. on Section 471 Costs/Negative 
     Additional Section 263A Costs'' (Rev. Proc. 2018-56) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 20, 
     2018; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-7295. 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 ``Extension of 
     Transition Relief Under Rev. Rul. 2018-17 on Withholding and 
     Reporting with Respect to Payments from IRAs to State 
     Unclaimed Property Funds'' (Notice 2018-90) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 26, 2018; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-7296. 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 ``Moral Exemptions and 
     Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventative Services 
     Under the Affordable Care Act'' (RIN1545-BN91) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November 26, 
     2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-7297. 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 ``Religious Exemptions 
     and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventative 
     Services Under the Affordable Care Act'' (RIN1545-BN92) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 26, 2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-7298. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Semiannual 
     Report of the Office of the Inspector General for the period 
     from April 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7299. 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 Inspector General, Department of Homeland 
     Security, received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 28, 2018; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7300. 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 Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland 
     Security, received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 28, 2018; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7301. A communication from the Administrator, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the cost 
     of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3399-EM in the 
     State of Hawaii having exceeded the 
     $5,000,000 limit for a single emergency declaration; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7302. A communication from the Director, National 
     Science Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the Foundation's fiscal 
     year 2018 Agency Financial Report; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7303. A communication from the Director of the National 
     Gallery of Art, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Gallery's compliance with the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7304. A communication from the Treasurer, National 
     Gallery of Art, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Gallery's 
     Performance and Accountability Report for the year ended 
     September 30, 2018; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7305. A communication from the Vice Chairman, Merit 
     Systems Protection Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Board's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2018; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7306. A communication from the Staff Director, U.S. 
     Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Commission's Performance and Accountability Report for 
     fiscal year 2018; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7307. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the Department's Agency 
     Financial Report for fiscal year 2018; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7308. A communication from the Acting Chairman, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal 
     year 2018; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7309. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Test Procedures and Labeling Standards for 
     Recycled Oil'' (RIN3084-AB48) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7310. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pacific 
     Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands'' (RIN0648-XG509) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7311. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ```Other 
     Rockfish' in the Aleutian Islands Subarea of the Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands'' (RIN0648-XG510) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7312. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Reopening of 
     Federal Waters off Georgia to Penaeid Shrimp Fishing'' 
     (RIN0648-XG231) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7313. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2018 Closure 
     of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area'' 
     (RIN0648-XG202) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7314. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Dusty 
     Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 
     Alaska'' (RIN0648-XG505) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7315. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled

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     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Northern Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf 
     of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XG504) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7316. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Hook-and-Line Catcher/Processors in the 
     Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-
     XG501) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on November 28, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
        EC-7317. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Pot Catcher/Processors in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XG398) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 28, 
     2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-7318. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Exchange of Flatfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area'' (RIN0648-XG508) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7319. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 620 in the Gulf of Alaska'' 
     (RIN0648-XG529) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7320. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska'' 
     (RIN0648-XG528) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7321. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Deep-
     Water Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of 
     Alaska'' (RIN0648-XG225) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7322. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Jig Gear in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XG285) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 28, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-7323. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Greenland Turbot in the Aleutian Islands Management Area of 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands'' (RIN0648-XG193) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 28, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-7324. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Northern Rockfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands'' 
     (RIN0648-XG492) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7325. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Commercial Aggregated 
     Large Costal Shark and Hammerhead Shark Management Group 
     Retention Limit Adjustment'' (RIN0648-XG181) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 28, 2018; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7326. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West 
     Coast Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries; Inseason 
     Action 1'' (RIN0648-XG222) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7327. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Fisheries; Inseason General Category Retention Limit 
     Adjustment'' (RIN0648-XG216) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7328. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Gulf of Maine Cod Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area 
     Closure for the Common Pool Fishery'' (RIN0648-XG175) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 28, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-7329. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``2018 Closure of the Closed Area 1 Scallop Access Area for 
     the Limited Access'' (RIN0648-XG267) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7330. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Fisheries; Closure of the Angling Category Gulf of Mexico 
     Trophy Fishery'' (RIN0648-XG237) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7331. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Commercial Harvest Closure for Yellowtail Snapper in the 
     South Atlantic'' (RIN0648-XG253) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7332. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Commercial King Mackerel Gulf of Mexico Western Zone 
     Closure'' (RIN0648-XG523) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 28, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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