[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 205 (Friday, December 4, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H6856-H6857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       EC-5782. A letter from the Secretary, Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's interim 
     final rule -- Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for 
     Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants [RIN: 3038-AF02] 
     received November 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       EC-5783. A letter from the Deputy Director, Legislative 
     Affairs, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's Major final rule -- Position Limits for 
     Derivatives (RIN: 3038-AD99) received December 2, 2020, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       EC-5784. A letter from the OSD Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting the Department's Major interim rule 
     -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity 
     Requirements (DFARS Case 2019-D041) [Docket DARS-2020-0034] 
     (RIN: 0750-AJ81) received December 2, 2020, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5785. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- 
     Transparency in Coverage (RIN: 1210-AB93) received November 
     17, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
       EC-5786. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- 
     Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (RIN: 1210-
     AB95) received November 17, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       EC-5787. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical Recovery Combustion 
     Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone Semichemical 
     Pulp Mills; Standards of Performance for Kraft Pulp Mill 
     Affected Sources for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or 
     Modification Commenced After May 23, 2013 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-
     0741; FRL-10015-72-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AU53) received November 4, 
     2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       EC-5788. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Partial Approval and Partial 
     Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Arizona; 
     Nonattainment Plan for the Hayden SO2 Nonattainment Area 
     [EPA-R09-OAR-2020-0109; FRL-10014-84-Region 9] received 
     November 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public 
     Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       EC-5789. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Thiamine Mononitrate; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0112; FRL-
     10015-69] received November 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-5790. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Trinexapac-ethyl; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0046; FRL-10012-51] received November 4, 
     2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       EC-5791. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; New Jersey; Revisions to Emissions 
     Reporting Requirements [EPA-R02-OAR-2019-0681; FRL-10014-13-
     Region 2] received November 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-5792. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Calcium Pantothenate; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0117; FRL-
     10015-71] received November 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-5793. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Findings of Failure To Submit State 
     Implementation Plans Required for Attainment of the 2010 1-
     Hour Primary Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standard (NAAQS) [EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0377; FRL-10015-79-
     OAR] received November 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-5794. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes; California; South Coast Moderate Area Plan 
     and Reclassification as Serious Nonattainment for the 2012 
     PM2.5 NAAQS [EPA-R09-OAR-2019-0145; FRL-10015-43-Region 9] 
     received November 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-5795. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Pennsylvania; 
     Attainment Plan for the Indiana, Pennsylvania Nonattainment 
     Area for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide Primary National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standard [EPA-R03-OAR-2017-0615; FRL-10015-78-Region 
     3] received November 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-5796. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; 
     Control of Particulate Matter and Visible Emissions [EPA-R01-
     OAR-2020-0255; FRL-10013-47-Region 1] received November 4, 
     2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       EC-5797. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Volatile 
     Organic Compounds [EPA-R05-OAR-2019-0302, EPA-R05-OAR-2019-
     0676; FRL-10015-49-Region 5] received November 4, 2020, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.

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       EC-5798. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Office 
     of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
     Technology, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- Information 
     Blocking and the ONC Health IT Certification Program: 
     Extension of Compliance Dates and Timeframes in Response to 
     the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (RIN: 0955-AA02) 
     received November 24, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-5799. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Office 
     of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
     Technology, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- 21st 
     Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, 
     and the ONC Health IT Certification Program (RIN: 0955-AA01) 
     received November 24, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-5800. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 1979, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 
     1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); 
     (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       EC-5801. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Somalia that was declared 
     in Executive Order 13536 of April 12, 2010, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 
     1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); 
     (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       EC-5802. A letter from the Assistant Legal Advisor, Office 
     of Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report 
     concerning international agreements other than treaties 
     entered into by the United States to be transmitted to the 
     Congress within the sixty-day period specified in the Case-
     Zablocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); Public Law 92-
     403, Sec. 1(a) (as amended by Public Law 108-458, Sec. 
     7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       EC-5803. A letter from the Director, Office of Management 
     and Budget, Executive Office of The President, transmitting 
     the Office's report on Other U.S. Contributions to the United 
     Nations for FY 2018, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 287b-1(a); Public 
     Law 114-323, Sec. 312(a); (130 Stat. 1925); to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       EC-5804. A letter from the Secretary, American Battle 
     Monuments Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2020 
     No FEAR Act report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public 
     Law 107-174, 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 
     604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.
       EC-5805. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's Office of 
     Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress, covering 
     the period ending September 30, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
       EC-5806. A letter from the Board Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting 
     the semiannual report of the Office of the Inspector General, 
     pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended 
     covering the period of April 1, 2020, through September 30, 
     2020; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
       EC-5807. A letter from the Board Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's FY 2020 Performance and Accountability 
     Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, 
     Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); 
     (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
       EC-5808. A letter from the Chairman of the Board and 
     Chairman of the Audit Committee, Farm Credit System Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's report addressing 
     the requirements of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act of 1982; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
       EC-5809. A letter from the Administrator, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's annual inventory of commercial of activities 
     performed by federal government sources, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 501 note; Public Law 105-270, Sec. 2(c)(1)(A); (112 
     Stat. 2382); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
       EC-5810. A letter from the Chair, United States 
     International Trade Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     Agency Financial Report for FY 2020, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by 
     Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
       EC-5811. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing 
     Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final regulations -- Income Tax Withholding From 
     Wages [TD 9924] (RIN: 1545-B032) received November 4, 2020, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       EC-5812. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing 
     Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's Major final rule -- Meals and Entertainment 
     Expenses Under Section 274 [TD 9925] (RIN: 1545-BP23) 
     received November 4, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       EC-5813. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing 
     Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Income Tax Withholding on Certain 
     Periodic Retirement and Annuity Payments Under Section 
     3405(a) [TD 9920] (RIN: 1545-BP69) received November 4, 2020, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       EC-5814. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting a report titled, ``Supplemental Benefits to 
     Treat or Prevent Substance Use Disorders under Medicare 
     Advantage Plans'', pursuant to Public Law 115-271, Sec. 
     6084(a); (132 Stat. 3995); jointly to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       EC-5815. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final 
     rule -- Medicare Program; Modernizing and Clarifying the 
     Physician Self-Referral Regulations [CMS-1720-F] (RIN: 0938-
     AT64) received December 2, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and 
     Means.
       EC-5816. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final 
     rule -- Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Organ Procurement 
     Organizations Conditions for Coverage: Revisions to the 
     Outcome Measure Requirements for Organ Procurement 
     Organizations [CMS-3380-F] (RIN: 0938-AU02) received December 
     2, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); jointly to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       EC-5817. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major interim 
     final rule -- Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model [CMS-5528-IFC] 
     (RIN: 0938-AT91) received November 24, 2020, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy 
     and Commerce.

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