[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 208 (Wednesday, December 9, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H7108-H7109]
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-5928. A letter from the Secretary, Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements (RIN: 
     3038-AE31) 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-5929. A letter from the Secretary, Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Amendments to Regulations Relating to Certain Swap Data 
     Repository and Data Reporting Requirements (RIN: 3038-AE32) 
     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-5930. A letter from the Secretary, Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Real-Time Public Reporting Requirements (RIN: 3038-AE60) 
     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-5931. A letter from the Deputy Administrator for Policy 
     Support, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Child Nutrition Programs: Rescission of Milk, Whole Grains, 
     and Sodium Flexibilities: Notice of Vacatur [FNS-2020-0037] 
     (RIN: 0584-AE84) 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-5932. A letter from the Secretary, Division of Clearing 
     and Risk; Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule -- Swap Clearing Requirement 
     Exemptions (RIN: 3038-AE33) 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-5933. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition and 
     Sustainment, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     titled, ``Summary Report to Congress of the Department of 
     Defense Fiscal Year 2019 Inventory of Contracted Services'', 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2330a(c)(1); Public Law 107-107, Sec. 
     801(c)(1) (as amended by Public Law 114-328, Sec. 812); (130 
     Stat. 2269); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5934. A letter from the OSD Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     interim rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement: Restriction on the Acquisition of Tantalum (DFARS 
     Case 2020-D007) [Docket: DARS-2020-0035] (RIN: 0750-AK94) 
     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-5935. A letter from the OSD Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related 
     Thresholds (DFARS Case 2019-D036) [Docket: DARS-2020-0002] 
     (RIN: 0750-AK76) 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-5936. A letter from the OSD Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement: Treatment of Certain Items as Commercial Items 
     (DFARS Case 2019-D029) [Docket: DARS-2019-0052] (RIN: 0750-
     AK66) 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-5937. A letter from the OSD Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement: Repeal of DFARS Clause ``Substitutions for 
     Military or Federal Specifications and Standards'' (DFARS 
     Case 2019-D023) [Docket: DARS-2020-0006] (RIN: 0750-AK60) 
     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-5938. A letter from the OSD Federal Register Liaison, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Repeal of DFARS Provision ``Alternate Preservation, 
     Packaging, and Packing'' (DFARS Case 2019-D022) [Docket: 
     DARS-2019-0056] (RIN: 0750-AK59) 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-5939. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement: Repeal of DFARS Provision and Clause on Reserve 
     Officer Training Corps and Military Recruiting on Campus 
     [Docket No.: DARS-2020-0030] (RIN: 0750-AK89) 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-5940. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement: Repeal of DFARS Clauses related to Taxes Applied 
     to Foreign Contracts in Afghanistan [Docket No.: DARS-2020-
     0018] (RIN: 0750-AL11) 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-5941. A letter from the Director, Regulations Management 
     Division, Rural Development, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Guaranteed Rural 
     Rental Housing Change in Initial Guarantee Fee and Annual 
     Guarantee Fee [Docket No.: RHS-20-MFH-0027] (RIN: 0575-AD15) 
     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 Financial Services.
       EC-5942. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing 
     Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's Major final rule -- 
     Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework (RIN: 2590-AA95) 
     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 Financial Services.
       EC-5943. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's policy 
     Statement -- Statement on Central Counterparties Authorized 
     under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation Seeking 
     to Register as a Clearing Agency or to Request Exemption from 
     Certain Requirements Under the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 [Release No.: 34-90490] 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 Financial Services.
       EC-5944. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's policy 
     statement -- Commission Statement on Certain Provisions of 
     Business Conduct Standards for Security-Based Swap Dealers 
     and Major Security-Based Participants [Release No.: 34-84511; 
     File No.: S7-24-18] (RIN: 3235-AL10) 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 Financial 
     Services.
       EC-5945. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Management's Discussion and Analysis, Selected Financial 
     Data, and Supplementary Financial Information [Release No.: 
     33-10890; 34-90459; IC-34100; File No.: S7-01-20] (RIN: 3235-
     AM48) 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 Financial Services.
       EC-5946. A letter from the Chief of Staff, OSHA, Department 
     of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Cranes 
     and Derricks in Construction: Railroad Roadway Work [Docket 
     ID: OSHA-2015-0012] (RIN: 1218-AD07) 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-5947. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Benefits Payable 
     in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Paying Benefits 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 Education and Labor.
       EC-5948. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's Report to Congress on ``The 
     12th Review of the Backlog of Postmarketing Requirements and 
     Postmarketing Commitments'', pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 
     355(k)(5)(B); June 25, 1938, ch. 675, Sec. 505(k)(5)(B) (as 
     added by Public Law 110-85, Sec. 921); (121

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     Stat. 962); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-5949. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Revision of the Commission's Part 76 Review [MB 
     Docket No. 20-70]; Modernization of Media Regulation 
     Initiative [MB Docket No. 17-105]; Revision of the 
     Commission's Program Carriage Rules [MB Docket No. 11-131] 
     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 Energy and Commerce.
       EC-5950. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of 
     Economics and Analytics, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Establishing a 5G 
     Fund for Rural America [GN Docket No.: 20-32] December 9, 
     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-5951. A letter from the Director, Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's NUREG report -- Dry Storage and 
     Transportation of High Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel Final Report 
     (NUREG-2224) received December 7, 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-5952. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the Board's Office of the Inspector 
     General Semiannual Report to the Congress, for the period 
     April 1, 2020 -- September 30, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
       EC-5953. A letter from the Branch of Delisting and Foreign 
     Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Reclassification of the American Burying Beetle From 
     Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule [Docket 
     No.: FWS-R2-ES-2018-0029; FF09E22000 FXES11130900000 201] 
     (RIN: 1018-BD46) received December 7, 2020, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       EC-5954. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's Annual 
     Report to Congress on Investigation, Enforcement, and 
     Implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and 
     Notification Act Requirements, pursuant to 34 U.S.C. 20991; 
     Public Law 109-248, Sec. 635; (120 Stat. 644); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5955. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's Semiannual Reports of 
     Lobbying Disclosure Act Enforcement for 2017 -- 2019 and 
     January 1, 2020, through June 30, 2020; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-5956. A letter from the Agency Representative, Patent 
     and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Trademark Fee Adjustment 
     [Docket No.: PTO-T-2019-0027] (RIN: 0651-AD42) 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 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-5957. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Breton 
     Sound, New Orleans [Docket No.: USCG-2020-0684] (RIN: 1625-
     AA00) 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 Transportation and Infrastructure.
       EC-5958. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; J5D Optic 
     Line Replacement, Detroit River, Detroit, MI [Docket No.: 
     USCG-2020-0610] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 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 Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       EC-5959. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; East River, 
     New York, NY [Docket No.: USCG-2020-0600] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     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 Transportation and Infrastructure.
       EC-5960. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fleet Week 
     Demonstration Area, San Diego, CA [Docket No.: USCG-2020-
     0655] (RIN: 1625-AA87) 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 Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       EC-5961. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local 
     Regulation; Boat Parade; San Diego, CA [Docket No.: USCG-
     2020-0656] (RIN: 1625-AA08) 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 Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       EC-5962. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Breton 
     Sound, New Orleans, LA [Docket No.: USCG-2020-0684] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) 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 Transportation and Infrastructure.
       EC-5963. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Lower 
     Mississippi River, Mile Marker 721-725, Memphis, TN [Docket 
     No.: USCG-2020-0564] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 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 Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       EC-5964. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulation 
     and Policy Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Reimbursement of 
     Qualifying Adoption Expenses for Certain Veterans (RIN: 2900-
     AQ01) 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 Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-5965. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulation 
     Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Extension of 
     Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) Application Periods in 
     Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (RIN: 2900-
     AQ98) 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 Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-5966. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulation 
     Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Administrative 
     Procedures: Guidance Documents (RIN: 2900-AQ92) 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 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-5967. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulation 
     Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's interim final rule -- Authority 
     of VA Professionals to Practice Health Care (RIN: 2900-AQ94) 
     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 Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-5968. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulation 
     Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Disclosure of 
     Certain Protected Records Without Written Consent (2900-AQ64) 
     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 Veterans' Affairs.

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