[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 204 (Thursday, December 3, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7210-S7212]
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-5997. A communication from the Deputy Administrator for 
     Policy Support, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Child Nutrition Programs: Rescission of Milk, 
     Whole Grains, and Sodium Flexibilities: Notice of Vacatur'' 
     (RIN0584-AE84) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 02, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5998. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Sethoxydim; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 10016-
     23-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 2, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5999. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Adipic acid; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10015-57-OCSPP) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-6000. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Repeal of DFARS Clauses Related to Taxes Applied to Foreign 
     Contracts in Afghanistan'' (RIN0750-AL11) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2020; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-6001. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Repeal of DFARS Provision and Clause on Reserve Officer 
     Training Corps and Military Recruiting on Campus'' (RIN0750-
     AK89) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 2, 2020; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-6002. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Restriction on the Acquisition of Tantalum'' (RIN0750-AK94) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 2, 2020; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-6003. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of

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     a rule entitled ``Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related 
     Threshold'' (RIN0750-AK76) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 2, 2020; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
        EC-6004. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Repeal of DFARS Provision 'Alternate Preservation, 
     Packaging, and Packing''' (RIN0750-AK59) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2020; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-6005. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Repeal of DFARS Clause 'Substitutions for Military or 
     Federal Specifications and Standards''' (RIN0750-AK60) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 2, 2020; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-6006. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Treatment of Certain Items as Commercial Items'' (RIN0750-
     AK66) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 2, 2020; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-6007. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the continuation of the national emergency that was 
     originally declared in Executive Order 13851 of November 27, 
     2018, with respect to Nicaragua; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-6008. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Management's Discussion 
     and Analysis, Selected Financial Data, and Supplementary 
     Financial Information'' (RIN3235-AM28) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-6009. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Rhode Island; Final Approval of State Underground 
     Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification, and 
     Incorporation by Reference'' (FRL No. 10015-22-Region 1) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 2, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-6010. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Chemical Data Reporting; Extension of the 2020 
     Submission Period'' (FRL No. 10016-96-OCSPP) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2020; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-6011. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``South Carolina: Final Authorization of State 
     Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions'' (FRL No. 
     10016-11-Region 4) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 2, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-6012. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA 
     Section 108(b) for Facilities in the Electric Power 
     Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Industry; the 
     Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing Industry; and the 
     Chemical Manufacturing Industry'' (FRL No. 10017-87-OLEM) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 2, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-6013. 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 Chemical 
     Substances (20-2.B)'' (FRL No. 10015-16-OCSPP) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 
     2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-6014. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Additional Policy and Regulatory 
     Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health 
     Emergency'' (RIN1210-AB98) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 10, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-6015. A communication from the Director of the Legal 
     Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in 
     Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency'' ((RIN1545-
     BP97) (TD 9931)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 16, 2020; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-6016. 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; Modernizing and 
     Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations (CMS-1720-
     F)'' (RIN0938-AT64) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on December 2, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-6017. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Foreign 
     Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, Department 
     of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's 
     annual report for calendar year 2019; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-6018. 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 2020-0101 
     - 2020-0103); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-6019. 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 2020-0091 
     - 2020-0100); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-6020. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Transparency in Coverage'' 
     (RIN1210-AB93) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 17, 2020; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-6021. A communication from the Director, National 
     Science Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2020 and 
     the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the Report; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-6022. A communication from the Commissioner, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2020; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-6023. A communication from the Chief Financial Officer, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Department's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 
     2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-6024. A communication from the Chair of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Inspector General's Semiannual Report for the six-
     month period from April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-6025. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Agency's Semiannual Report of the Office of 
     Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2020 through 
     September 30, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-6026. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for 
     the period from April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-6027. A communication from the Inspector General of the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress 
     for the period from April 1, 2020, through September 30, 
     2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-6028. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal 
     year 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-6029. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs' Semiannual Report of the Inspector General 
     for the period from April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-6030. A communication from the Chairman of the Surface 
     Transportation Board, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for fiscal year 2020; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-6031. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs' Semiannual Report of the Inspector General 
     for the period from October 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-6032. A communication from the Section Chief of the 
     Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Implementation of the Ryan Haight 
     Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008'' (RIN1117-
     AB20) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on November 9, 2020; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-6033. A communication from the Section Chief of the 
     Diversion Control Division,

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     Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Implementation of the Combat Metamphetamine Epedemic Act of 
     2005; Retail Sales; Notice of Transfers Following Importation 
     or Exportation'' (RIN1117-AB05) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 2, 2020; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
        EC-6034. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Museum's 2019 annual report and 
     financial audit; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-6035. A communication from the President and Chief 
     Executive Officer, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 
     Amtrak, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a 
     request for additional funding as a part of a COVID-19 relief 
     bill; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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