[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 196 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7507]
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-7415. A communication from the Regulations Team Lead, 
     Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Rural Development Environmental Regulation for Rural 
     Infrastructure Projects'' (RIN0572-AC44) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 5, 2018; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-7416. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the fiscal year 2018 annual 
     report on the Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship 
     Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-7417. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     export to the People's Republic of China of an item not 
     detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7418. A communication from the Program Specialist of 
     the Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of 
     the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans Exemption 
     Threshold Adjustment'' (RIN1557-AE53) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7419. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the semi-annual 
     Implementation Report on Energy Conservation Standards 
     Activities of the Department of Energy; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-7420. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Department's proposal to sell 3,380.69 acres of public land 
     in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, Arizona, to the Gila River 
     Indian Community (GRIC), a federally recognized Indian Tribe; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-7421. A communication from the Deputy Inspector General 
     for Audit Services, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Review of 
     Medicare Administrative Contractor Information Security 
     Program Evaluations for Fiscal Year 2017''; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-7422. A communication from the Chief of the Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Bureau of Customs and Border 
     Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Modernized 
     Drawback'' ((RIN1515-AE23) (CBP Dec. 18-15)) 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-7423. A communication from the Correspondence 
     Specialist, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act; Adoption of the 
     Methodology for the HHS-operated Permanent Risk Adjustment 
     Program for the 2018 Benefit Year Final Rule'' ((RIN0938-
     AT66) (CMS-9919-F)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on December 10, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-7424. A communication from the Director of the Peace 
     Corps, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Corps' Agency 
     Financial Report for fiscal year 2018; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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