[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S72]
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-1. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Homeland Defense and Global Security), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a consolidated budget 
     justification display that includes all programs and 
     activities of the Department of Defense combating terrorism 
     program (OSS-2021-0006); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation (direct final rule)'' 
     (RIN0790-AK47) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 6, 2021; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-3. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Assignment of American National Red Cross and United 
     Services Organizations, Inc., Employees to Duty with the 
     Military Services'' (RIN0790-AK50) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 6, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Civil Money Penalties and Assessments Under the Military 
     Health Care Fraud and Abuse Prevention Program'' (RIN0720-
     AB74) received on January 6, 2021; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-5. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Department of Defense Policy on Organizations That Seek to 
     Represent or Organize Members of the Armed Forces in 
     Negotiations or Collective Bargaining'' (RIN0790-AK23) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 6, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Implementation of Government wide Guidance for Grants and 
     Cooperative Agreements'' (RIN0790-AJ45) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 6, 2021; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Definitions for Department of Defense Grant and Agreement 
     Regulations in Subchapters A through F'' (RIN0790-AJ46) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 6, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Award Format for Department of Defense Grants and 
     Cooperative Agreements'' (RIN0790-AJ47) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 6, 2021; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-9. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Department Grant and Agreement Regulations'' (RIN0790-AJ50) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 6, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-10. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``National Policy Requirements: General Award Terms and 
     Conditions'' (RIN0790-AJ48) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 6, 2021; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-11. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual 
     (NISPOM)'' (RIN0790-AK85) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 6, 2021; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-12. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 73 
     rescissions of budget authority; referred jointly, pursuant 
     to the order of January 30, 1975, as modified by the order of 
     April 11, 1986; to the Committees on Appropriations; 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Foreign Relations; 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions; Energy and Natural Resources; Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs; the Judiciary; Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs; Environment and Public Works; and 
     Rules and Administration.
       EC-13. Acommunication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act, the National Emergencies Act, and 
     section 301 of title 3, United States Code, a report relative 
     to the issuance of an Executive Order taking further steps to 
     deal with the threat posed by the People's Republic of 
     China's (PRC) increasing exploitation of United States 
     capital which continues to allow the PRC to directly threaten 
     the United States homeland and United States forces overseas; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-14. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to the National Emergencies 
     Act, a report of the continuation of the national emergency 
     that was originally declared in Proclamation 9844 of February 
     15, 2019, with respect to the southern border of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-15. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Economic Report of 
     the President together with the annual report of the Council 
     of Economic Advisors; to the Joint Economic Committee.
       EC-16. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to Full-Up, System Level (FUSL) 
     survivability testing, and a Live Fire Test and Evaluation 
     (LFT&E) on the F-15EX aircraft; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-17. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Fiscal Year 2019 Armed Forces Demographic 
     Profile Report''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-18. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on the 
     approved retirement of Lieutenant General Eric P. Wendt, 
     United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.

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