[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 177 (Wednesday, November 6, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6446-S6447]
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-3103. A communication from the Senior Advisor, Office 
     of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Inspector General, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on October 30, 2019; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-3104. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, General Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to a vacancy in the position of Inspector General, 
     Department of Treasury received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 31, 2019; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-3105. 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 ``Information Reporting 
     for Certain Life Insurance Contract Transactions and 
     Modifications to the Transfer for Valuable Consideration 
     Rules'' (RIN1545-BO49) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 30, 2019; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-3106. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal 
     Disease Prospective Payment System'' (RIN0938-AT70) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 5, 
     2019; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3107. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs; 
     CY 2020 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; 
     Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; Home Health Quality 
     Reporting Requirements; and Home Infusion Therapy 
     Requirements'' (RIN0938-AT68) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 5, 2019; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-3108. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Changes to 
     Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory 
     Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting 
     Programs'' (RIN0938-AT74) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 5, 2019; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-3109. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; CY 2020 
     Revisions to Payment Politics under the Physician Fee 
     Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies'' 
     (RIN0938-AT72) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 5, 2019; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3110. 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 2019-0104 
     - 2019-0107); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3111. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of

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     a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 30, 2019; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-3112. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a vacancy in the position of Commissioner, 
     Rehabilitative Services Administrative, Department of 
     Education, received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 30, 2019; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-3113. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Administrative Simplification: 
     Rescinding the Adoption of the Standard Unique Health Plan 
     Identifier and Other Entity Identifier'' (RIN0938-AT42) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 29, 2019; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-3114. A communication from the Deputy 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 October 29, 2019; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-3115. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Visas: 
     Ineligibility Based on Public Charge Grounds'' (RIN1400-AE87) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 25, 2019; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-3116. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Museum's 2018 annual report and 
     financial audit; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-3117. A communication from the Chief of the Regulatory 
     Coordination Division, Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Adjustment to Premium 
     Processing Fee'' (RIN1615-ZB81) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 31, 2019; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
        EC-3118. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
     of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Report to Congress; Fourth Quarter 
     of Fiscal Year 2019''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-3119. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Center for Innovation for Care and Payment'' 
     (RIN2900-AQ56) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 31, 2019; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.

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