[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1117-S1118]
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-4002. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``OMB 
     Sequestration Preview Report to the President and Congress 
     for Fiscal Year 2021''; to the Special Committee on Aging; 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed 
     Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural 
     Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on 
     Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; 
     Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the 
     Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-4003. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``OMB Report 
     to the Congress on the Joint Committee Reductions for Fiscal 
     Year 2021''; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; 
     Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; 
     Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian 
     Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; 
     Rules and Administration; Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-4004. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Federal Agency Drug-Free Workplace Program''; to the 
     Committees on Appropriations; and Armed Services.
        EC-4005. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) for two Army 
     programs as of September 30, 2019; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-4006. A communication from the Management Analyst, 
     Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Subpart C - 
     Conveyance of Small Tracts'' (RIN0596-AD40) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4007. A communication from the Assistant Director for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Office of Foreign Assets Control, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Mali Sanctions Regulations'' 
     (31 CFR Part 555) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 13, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4008. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Lebanon that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13441 of August 1, 2007; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4009. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Ukraine that 
     was originally declared in Executive Order 13660 of March 6, 
     2014; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-4010. A communication from the Acting Associate General 
     Counsel for Regulations and Legislation, Office of Housing, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Project 
     Approval for Single-Family Condominiums'' (RIN2502-AJ42) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 7, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4011. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on appropriations 
     legislation within seven days of enactment; to the Committee 
     on the Budget.
        EC-4012. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Revisions to NOx SIP 
     Call and CAIR Rules'' (FRL No. 10005-34-Region 5) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 12, 
     2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4013. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Iowa; Linn County; State 
     Implementation Plan'' (FRL No. 10005-35-Region 7) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 12, 
     2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4014. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Washington; Revised Public 
     Notice Provisions and other Miscellaneous Revisions'' (FRL 
     No. 10005-18-Region 10) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 12, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4015. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Allegheny County 
     Administrative Revisions to Definitions, Remedies, and 
     Enforcement Orders Sections and Incorporation by Reference of 
     National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 10005-16-
     Region 3) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 12, 2020; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-4016. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; West Virginia; 2019 Amendments to West 
     Virginia's Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 10005-34-
     Region 5) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 12, 2020; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-4017. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     State of Utah; Salt Lake County, Utah County, and Ogden City 
     PM 10 Redesignation to Attainment, Designation of Areas for 
     Air Quality Planning Purposes and State Implementation Plan 
     Revisions'' (FRL No. 10004-94-Region 8) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 12, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4018. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 Ozone National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standards; Wyoming'' (FRL No. 10004-97-
     Region 8) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 12, 2020; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-4019. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Georgia; Final Approval and Incorporation by 
     Reference of State Underground Storage Tank Program 
     Revisions'' (FRL No. 10004-27-Region 4) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 12, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4020. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants; Stationary Combustion Turbine Residual Risk and 
     Technology Review'' (FRL No. 10005-14-OAR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 12, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4021. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Significant New Use Rules on Certain

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     Chemical Substances (18-1); Technical Correction'' (FRL No. 
     10003-45-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 12, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4022. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulations and Disclosure Law Division, Customs and Border 
     Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Import 
     Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological and Ethnological 
     Material from Ecuador'' (RIN1515-AE52) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on February 12, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-4023. 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 France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, 
     Switzerland, and the UK to support the manufacture, 
     production, test, inspection, modification, enhancement, 
     rework, and repair of the Trailing Edge Flap Bonded Assembly 
     for the F/A-18E/F/G aircraft in the amount of $50,000,000 or 
     more (Transmittal No. DDTC 19-059); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-4024. 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 Japan to support the manufacture of 2.75-inch 
     rockets and subcomponents, including MK66 rocket motors, 
     M261/M267 submunition warheads, M151 warheads, M274 practice 
     warheads, and WTU-1/B practice warheads in the amount of 
     $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 19-068); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4025. 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 the Republic of Korea to support the manufacture 
     of 155mm artillery combustible cartridge cases, 60mm and 81mm 
     mortar increment containers, and 120mm tank combustible 
     cartridge cases in the amount of $100,000,000 or more 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 19-080); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-4026. 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 Israel and the Netherlands, to support the 
     manufacture, production, test, and inspection of composite 
     components, subassemblies, and metallic components for the F-
     35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft center fuselage in the 
     amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 19-063); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4027. A communication from the Inspector General of the 
     Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Inspector General's Congressional Budget Justification for 
     fiscal year 2021; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4028. 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 ``Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, 
     and Improvements'' (RIN1212-AB34) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 13, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4029. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Control of Communicable 
     Diseases; Foreign Quarantine'' (RIN0920-AA75) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4030. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) reports relative to 
     vacancies in the Department of Homeland Security, received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 
     2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-4031. A communication from the Acting Chief Financial 
     Officer, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Annual Performance Plan for fiscal years 
     2019-2021, and the Annual Performance Report for fiscal years 
     2019-2021; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4032. A communication from the Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a vacancy in the position of 
     Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 
     Department of Justice, received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 12, 2020; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-4033. A communication from the Acting Secretary of the 
     Commission, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the 
     Clayton Act'' received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 13, 2020; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
        EC-4034. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Vehicle Fleet Report on Alternative Fuel 
     Vehicles for fiscal year 2019; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.

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