[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S195-S196]
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-117. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Regulations and Legislation, Office of Fair Housing and 
     Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Assessing a Person's Request to Have an 
     Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the Fair Housing 
     Act'' (FHEO 2020-01) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on December 31, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-118. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Disclosure of Payments 
     by Resource Extraction Issuers'' (RIN3235-AM06) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 31, 
     2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-119. A communication from the Program Specialist, 
     Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Activities and Operations of National Banks and 
     Federal Savings Associations'' (RIN1557-AE74) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 5, 2021; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-120. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Exemption from the 
     Definition of `Clearing Agency' for Certain Activities of 
     Security-Based Swap Dealers and Security-Based Swap Execution 
     Facilities'' (RIN3235-AK74) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 31, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-121. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Custody of Digital Asset 
     Securities by Special Purpose Broker-Dealers'' (17 CFR Part 
     240) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 31, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-122. A communication from the Program Specialist, 
     Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Temporary Asset Thresholds'' (RIN1557-AF06) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 5, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-123. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to North Korea 
     that was declared in Executive Order 13466 of June 26, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-124. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Department's Annual Report of 
     Interdiction of Aircraft Engaged in Illicit Drug Trafficking; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-125. A communication from the Vice President, Office of 
     External Affairs, U.S. International Development Finance 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Annual Report on Development Impact for Fiscal Year 2019 
     for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)''; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-126. A communication from the Managing Director, 
     Congressional Affairs, U.S. International Development Finance 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Report on Activities: Independent Accountability Mechanism, 
     Fiscal Year 2020''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-127. 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-
     0104--2020-0107); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-128. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the Chemical Weapons 
     Convention and the Australia Group; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-129. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the issuance of an Executive Order declaring additional steps 
     to be taken concerning the national emergency with respect to 
     significant malicious cyber enabled activities declared in 
     Executive Order 13694 of April 1, 2015, received during 
     adjournment of the Senate on January 18, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-130. A communication from the Board Members, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's 
     Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2020, 
     including the Office of Inspector General's Auditor's Report; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-131. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 21st 
     Century IDEA 2020 report; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-132. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's 
     Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2020; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-133. A communication from the Chair of the U.S. Nuclear 
     Waste Technical Review Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Board's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2020; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-134. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Financial Reporting and Policy, Office of the Chief Financial 
     Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``FY 2020 Agency Financial Report''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-135. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2018 
     Information Collection Budget of the United States 
     Government''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-136. A communication from the Chief Privacy Officer and 
     Chief FOIA Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2019 Data 
     Mining Report to Congress''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-137. A communication from the Chairman, Board of 
     Governors, United States Postal Service, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Postal Services' 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-138. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the 2019 Annual Report to the President and 
     Congress; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-139. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2017 NASA FAIR Act 
     Inventory''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-140. A communication from the Secretary of the Board of 
     Governors, United States Postal Service, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Board's annual report relative to its 
     compliance with Section 3686(c) of the Postal Accountability 
     and Enhancement Act of 2006; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-141. A communication from the Director of the Peace 
     Corps, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Corps' Agency 
     Financial Report for fiscal year 2020; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-142. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Uniform 
     Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations'' (Docket No. 
     FDA-2000-N-0011) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 8, 2021; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-143. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of 
     Benefits and Assets; Expected Retirement Age'' (29 CFR Part 
     4044) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 31, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-144. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Office of the General

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     Counsel, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Department of Health and Human Services Good Guidance 
     Practices'' (RIN0906-AC17) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 31, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-145. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Office of the General Counsel, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Department of Health and Human Services Good 
     Guidance Practices'' (RIN0991-AC17) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 31, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-146. A communication from the Compliance Specialist, 
     Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Tip 
     Regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)'' 
     (RIN1235-AA21) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 5, 2021; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-147. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Improving Investment Advice for 
     Workers and Retirees'' (RIN1210-ZA29) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 31, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-148. A communication from the Director, Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the report 
     entitled ``2019 Report of Statistics Required by the 
     Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 
     2005''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-149. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, 
     Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Appellate Procedures and Decisional Finality in 
     Immigration Proceedings; Administrative Closure'' (RIN1125-
     AA96) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 31, 2020; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-150. A communication from the Chief of the Regulatory 
     Coordination Division, Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Temporary Changes to 
     Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due to the COVID-19 
     National Emergency; Extension of Certain Flexibilities'' 
     (RIN1615-AC55) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 31, 2020; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
        EC-151. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, 
     Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal'' 
     (RIN1125-AA93) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 31, 2020; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
        EC-152. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, 
     Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Executive Office for Immigration Review; Fee 
     Review'' (RIN1125-AA90) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 31, 2020; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-153. A communication from the Agency Representative, 
     Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Rules of Practice to Allocate the Burden of Persuasion on 
     Motions to Amend in Trial Proceedings Before the Patent Trial 
     and Appeal Board'' (RIN0651-AD34) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 31, 2020; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-154. A communication from the Agency Representative, 
     Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Small Entity Government Use License Exception'' (RIN0651-
     AD33) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 31, 2020; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-155. A communication from the Chief of the Regulatory 
     Coordination Division, Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Modification of 
     Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-
     Subject H-1B Petitions'' (RIN1615-AC61) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 13, 2021; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
        EC-156. A communication from the Secretary of the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Report On The Continuing Need For 
     Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
        EC-157. A communication from the Director, Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, an annual report to Congress concerning intercepted 
     wire, oral, or electronic communications; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
        EC-158. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; 
     Las Vegas, Nevada'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2020-
     0353)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 5, 2020; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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