[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 29, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S741]
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                   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-163. A communication from the Acting Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting the report of an officer authorized to 
     wear the insignia of the grade of general in accordance with 
     title 10, United States Code, section 777a, for a period not 
     to exceed 14 days before assuming the duties of the position 
     for which the higher grade is authorized, this will not cause 
     the Department to exceed the number of frocked officers 
     authorized; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-164. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Secretary of Defense, Department of 
     Defense, received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 25, 2019; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-165. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (A&S), 
     Department of Defense, received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 25, 2019; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
        EC-166. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     (Readiness), Department of Defense, received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 25, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-167. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health 
     Affairs), Department of Defense, received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 25, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-168. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower 
     & Reserve), Department of Defense, received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 25, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-169. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     (International Security Affairs), Department of Defense, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 25, 2019; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-170. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Energy, 
     Installations & Environment), Department of Defense, received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 25, 
     2019; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-171. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Chief Management Officer, Department of 
     Defense, received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 25, 2019; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-172. A communication from the Director, Bureau of 
     Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Disclosure of Loan-Level HMDA 
     Data'' (Docket No. CFPB-2017-0025) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 24, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-173. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Final Safety Evaluations of 
     Technical Specifications Task Force Traveler TSTF-557, 
     Revision 1, `Spent Fuel Storage Rack Neutron Absorber 
     Monitoring Program' '' (NUREG-1430, 1431, 1432, 1433, 1434, 
     and 2194) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 23, 2019; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-174. A communication from the Executive Analyst 
     (Political), Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) reports relative to 
     vacancies in the Department of Health and Human Services, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 25, 2019; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-175. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; 
     Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits'' (29 CFR Part 4022) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 25, 2019; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions

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