[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 22, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S326-S327]
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-141. A communication from the Director, Bureau of 
     Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     a legislative proposal entitled ``Consumer Financial 
     Protection Bureau Amendment to the Consumer Financial 
     Protection Act to Clarify Bureau Authority to Exercise Its 
     Supervisory Authority to Assess Compliance with the Military 
     Lending Act''; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-142. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Elimination of Form 80 and 
     Revision of Regulations on Recreational Opportunities and 
     Development at Licensed Hydropower Projects'' ((Docket No. 
     RM18-14-000; Order No. 852) (RIN1902-AF51)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 17, 2019; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-143. A communication from the Executive Analyst 
     (Political), Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary for Financial 
     Resources, Department of Health and Human Services, received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 17, 
     2019; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-144. A communication from the Executive Analyst 
     (Political), Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
     Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services, received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 17, 
     2019; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-145. 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 
     Japan to support the integration, installation, operation, 
     training, testing, maintenance, and repair of the IBIS III 
     System in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 18-063); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-146. 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 amendment for the export 
     of defense articles, including technical data and defense 
     services, to Belgium to support the design, development, 
     integration, and installation for the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) 
     program in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal 
     No. DDTC 18-055); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-147. 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 abroad controlled under Category I of the U.S. 
     Munitions Lists of 5.56mm rifles to Qatar for use by their 
     Internal Security Force in the amount of $1,000,000 or more 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 18-061); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-148. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to

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     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 
     firearm parts and components, including technical data and 
     defense services, abroad controlled under Category I of the 
     U.S. Munitions Lists to Italy and Qatar to support the 
     manufacture, integration, assembly, operation, training, 
     testing, and maintenance of 5.56mm upper receivers in the 
     amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 18-073); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-149. 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 amendment for the export 
     of defense articles, including technical data and defense 
     services, to Switzerland and the United Kingdom to support 
     the integration, installation, upgrade, operation, training, 
     testing, maintenance, and repair of the F/A 18 Tactical 
     Operational Flight Trainer (TOFT) in the amount of 
     $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 18-064); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-150. 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 amendment for the export 
     of defense articles, including technical data and defense 
     services, to Switzerland and the United Kingdom to support 
     the integration, installation, upgrade, operation, training, 
     testing, maintenance, and repair of the F/A 18 Tactical 
     Operational Flight Trainer (TOFT) in the amount of 
     $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 18-064); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-151. 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 to support the integration of the MK 41 
     vertical launch system (VLS) on three Type 26 Global Combat 
     Ships for the use by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense 
     in the amount of $25,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 
     18-079); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-152. 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, for 
     the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad to 
     Taiwan to support the manufacture of the AR-1500 
     International 1-Channel Airborne Radio (Transmittal No. DDTC 
     18-046); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-153. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, Secretary of Labor's response 
     to the Office of the Ombudsman's 2016 Annual Report; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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