[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 8, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S91-S93]
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-3651. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, quarterly exception Selected Acquisition Reports 
     (SARs) as of September 30, 2019; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-3652. 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 ``Commissary Credit and Debit Card User Fee'' 
     (RIN0790-AK92) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 7, 2020; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-3653. A communication from the Deputy Chief Financial 
     Officer and Director for Financial Management, Office of the 
     Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Civil 
     Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation'' (RIN0605-AA54) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3654. A communication from the Deputy Bureau Chief, 
     Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Protecting Against National Security Threats 
     to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs; 
     Huawei Designations; ZTE Designations'' ((FCC 19-121) (WC 
     Docket No. 18-89)) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 
     2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3655. A communication from the Program Analyst, 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Odometer Disclosure Requirements'' 
     (RIN2127-AL39) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 6, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3656. A communication from the Senior Attorney, Federal 
     Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related 
     Railroad Employees'' (RIN2130-AC86) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3657. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream 
     Aerospace Corporation Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. 
     FAA-2019-0960)) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 
     2019; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3658. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-
     0252)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3659. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-
     0487)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3660. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland 
     Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held 
     by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. 
     FAA-2019-0675)) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 
     2019; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3661. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Embraer S.A. 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-0519)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3662. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Engine Alliance 
     Turbofan Engines'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-
     0912)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3663. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; 328 Support 
     Services GmbH (Type Certificate previously Held by AvCraft 
     Aerospace GmbH Fairchild Dornier GmbH; Dornier Luftahrt GmbH) 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-0674)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3664. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-0481)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3665. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; 
     Miscellaneous Amendments; Amendment No. 3883'' ((RIN2120-
     AA65) (Docket No. 31287)) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3666. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-
     0406)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3667. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-0698)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3668. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-0704)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3669. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-0604)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3670. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal

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     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes'' 
     ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-0326)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3671. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-
     0980)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3672. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. 
     Simmons, GA and Brunswick, GA; Revocation of Class E 
     Airspace; Brunswick, GA; and, Amendment of Class E Airspace 
     Brunswick, GA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2019-0591)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3673. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Revocation and Amendment of the Class E 
     Airspace; Lafayette, LA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-
     2019-0613)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3674. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Pittsfield, 
     MA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2019-0563)) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3675. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Grove City, 
     PA'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-0590)) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3676. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.A. 
     Helicopters'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-0813)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3677. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-
     0992)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3678. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; 
     Miscellaneous Amendments; Amendment No. 3884'' ((RIN2120-
     AA65) (Docket No. 31288)) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3679. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Tensaw River, Hurricane, AL'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA09) (Docket No. USCG-2018-0956)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3680. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security 
     Zone; San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA'' ((RIN1625-AA87) (Docket 
     No. USCG-2019-0953)) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 2, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3681. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Niantic Bridge, Niantic, CT'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA09) (Docket No. USCG-2019-0545)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3682. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Isabel Holmes Bridge, Wilmington NC'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket 
     No. USCG-2019-0904)) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 2, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3683. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Ohio River, Brookport, IL'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-
     2019-0486)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3684. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulation; Temporary Change for Recurring Marine Event 
     in the Seventh Coast Guard District'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket 
     No. USCG-2019-0908)) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 2, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3685. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp 
     Trawling Requirements'' (RIN0648-BG45) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3686. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Pacific Whiting; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 2104; Catch Share Program, 
     5-Year Review, Follow-on Actions'' (RIN0648-BI35) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3687. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries 
     Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 
     Annual Specifications and Management Measures for the 2019 
     Tribal and Non-Tribal Fisheries for Pacific Whiting, and 
     Requirement To Consider Chinook Salmon Bycatch Before 
     Reapportioning Tribal Whiting; Correction'' (RIN0648-BI67) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3688. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries 
     Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 
     Seabird Bycatch Avoidance Measures'' (RIN0648-BI99) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3689. A communication from the Acting Director, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Limited Reopening of the 2019 U.S. Pelagic Longline Fishery 
     for Bigeye Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean'' 
     (RIN0648-XP005) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3690. A communication from the Acting Director, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer From NC to RI'' (RIN0648-
     XX028) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3691. A communication from the Acting Director, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer From NC to VA'' (RIN0648-
     XX030) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3692. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens

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     Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries 
     of the Northeastern United States; Essential Fish Habitat'' 
     (RIN0648-BJ45) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3693. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal 
     Pelagic Species Fisheries; Biennial Specifications'' 
     (RIN0648-BJ22) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3694. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Taking and Importing Marine Mammals 
     Incidental to Construction and Operation of the Liberty 
     Drilling and Production Island, Beaufort Sea, Alaska'' 
     (RIN0648-BI00) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3695. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off 
     Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea Subarea of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-
     XY056) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3696. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off 
     Alaska; Halibut Deck Sorting Monitoring Requirements for 
     Trawl Catcher/Processors Operating in Non-Pollock Groundfish 
     Fisheries Off Alaska; Correction'' (RIN0648-BI53) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3697. 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 
     Australia of 120mm.50 caliber inbore sub-caliber training 
     devices in the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 19-091); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3698. A communication from the Division Director for 
     Policy, Legislation, and Regulation, Employment and Training 
     Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Wagner-Peyser Act 
     Staffing Flexibility'' (RIN1205-AB87) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on January 6, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-3699. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of 
     Justice's Indian Country Investigations and Prosecution 
     Report for calendar year 2018; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.

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