[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 195 (Tuesday, December 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7430-S7431]
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-7393. A communication from the Regulations Team Lead, 
     Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Buy American Requirement'' (RIN0572-AC42) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 5, 2018; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-7394. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical 
     Substances; Withdrawal'' (FRL No. 9986-43) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 7, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-7395. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Margin and 
     Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities'' (RIN3052-
     AD28) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 6, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-7396. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Increased Assessment 
     Rate for Fresh Pears'' (AMS-SC-18-0048) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 5, 2018; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-7397. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Reynold N. Hoover, United States Army 
     National Guard, and his advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
        EC-7398. 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 ``Registration of Privately Owned Motor 
     Vehicles'' (RIN0790-AK15) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 5, 2018; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
        EC-7399. A communication from the Acting Director, 
     Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report entitled ``2017 Fair Lending Report of the 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection''; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7400. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel 
     for Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary, Administration, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 5, 2018; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7401. A communication from the Acting Director, Bureau 
     of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Truth in Lending 
     (Regulation Z)'' (RIN3170-AA90) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 6, 2018; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7402. A communication from the Acting Director, Bureau 
     of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Consumer Leasing 
     (Regulation M)'' (RIN3170-AA89) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 6, 2018; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7403. A communication from the Acting Director, Bureau 
     of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Appraisals for Higher-
     Priced Mortgage Loans Exemption Threshold'' (RIN3170-AA91) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 6, 2018; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-7404. A communication from the Secretary, Securities 
     and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Covered Investment Fund Research 
     Reports'' (RIN3235-AM24) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 5, 2018; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7405. 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; Indiana; Cross-State Air 
     Pollution Rule'' (FRL No. 9987-75-Region 5) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 7, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7406. 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 ``Relief from the Once-
     In-Always-In Condition for Excluding Part-time Employees from 
     Making Elective Deferrals under Section 403(b) Plan'' (Notice 
     2018-95) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 7, 2018; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-7407. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2018-0203 
     - 2018-0206); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-7408. A communication from the Executive Secretary, 
     U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) 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 10, 2018; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-7409. 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 ``Listing of 
     Drug Products That Have Been Withdrawn or Removed From the 
     Market for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness'' ((RIN0910-
     AH35) (Docket No. FDA-2016-N-2462)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 10, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-7410. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Labor's 
     Semiannual Report 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-7411. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period 
     from April 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018 and the Uniform 
     Resource Locator (URL) for the report; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7412. A communication from the Chief Financial Officer 
     and Associate Administrator for Performance Management, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Administration's fiscal

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     year 2018 Agency Financial Report and the Uniform Resource 
     Locator (URL) for the report; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7413. A communication from the Chief Operating Officer, 
     Millennium Challenge Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the Office of 
     Inspector General's Semiannual Report for the period of April 
     1, 2018 through September 30, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7414. 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 April 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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