[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 122 (Tuesday, July 13, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4852-S4854]
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-1276. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting 
     additional legislative proposals relative to the ``National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022''; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-1277. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting 
     additional legislative proposals relative to the ``National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022''; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1278. A communication from the Associate General 
     Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Fair 
     Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Restoring Affirmatively Furthering Fair 
     Housing Definitions and Certifications'' (RIN2529-AB01) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 7, 2021; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1279. A communication from the Congressional Assistant 
     to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Guidance'' (Docket No. OP-1644) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 7, 2021; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1280. A communication from the Senior Congressional 
     Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Protections for Borrowers Affected by the COVID-19 
     Emergency Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act 
     (RESPA), Regulation X'' (RIN3170-AB07) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 7, 2021; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1281. A communication from the Chairman of the 
     Appraisal Subcommittee, Federal Financial Institutions 
     Examination Council, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Appraisal Subcommittee's 2020 Annual Report; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1282. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on

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     the national emergency with respect to transnational criminal 
     organizations that was declared in Executive Order 13581 of 
     July 24, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-1283. A communication from the Acting First Vice 
     President and Vice Chairman of the Export-Import Bank, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     transactions involving U.S. exports to Turkey; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1284. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to the 
     stabilization of Iraq that was declared in Executive Order 
     13303 of May 22, 2003; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1285. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to significant 
     foreign narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia that was 
     declared in Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1286. 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 declared 
     in Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995, with respect to 
     Iran; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-1287. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the six-month 
     periodic report on the national emergency with respect to 
     Mali that was declared in Executive Order 13882 of July 26, 
     2019; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-1288. 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 ``Collective Investment Funds: Prior Notice Period 
     for Withdrawals'' (RIN1557-AE99) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 24, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1289. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.187 
     (Rev 3) Guidance for Implementation of 10 CFR 50.59, Changes, 
     Tests, and Experiments'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 23, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1290. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulations, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Implementation of Quality 
     Assurance Criteria and 10 CFR 50.59 for Nuclear Power Plant 
     Components Produced Using Advanced Manufacturing 
     Technologies'' received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 23, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-1291. A communication from the Acting Associate 
     Administrator, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental 
     Relations, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Returning the Urban Sea 
     to Abundance: A five-year review of the 2015 Comprehensive 
     Conservation and Management Plan''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1292. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Enforcement, International Trade 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Aluminum 
     Import Monitoring and Analysis System'' (RIN0625-AB18) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 7, 2021; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-1293. 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 ``Mandatory 60-Day Postponement of Certain Tax-
     Related Deadlines by Reason of a Federally Declared 
     Disaster'' (RIN1545-BP98) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 24, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-1294. 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 2021-0076 
     - 2021-0080); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-1295. 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 2021-0071 
     - 2021-0075); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-1296. A communication from the Board of Trustees, 
     Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     2021 annual report on the financial status of the railroad 
     unemployment insurance system; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-1297. A communication from the Board of Trustees, 
     National Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Twenty-Eighth Actuarial Valuation of 
     the Assets and Liabilities Under the Railroad Retirement Acts 
     as of December 31, 2019''; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-1298. A communication from the Deputy Assistant General 
     Counsel of the Division of Regulatory Services, Office of 
     Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Repeal of the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program 
     Subsidized Usage Limit Restriction'' (RIN1840-AD60) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 7, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-1299. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Postsecondary Education, Department of 
     Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Final Regulations'' (RIN1840-AD62) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 23, 
     2021; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-1300. A communication from the Acting Secretary of 
     Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties for 
     Inflation'' ((RIN1801-AA21) (34 CFR Parts 36 and 668)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     23, 2021; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-1301. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a financial 
     report relative to the Generic Drug User Fee Act for fiscal 
     year 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-1302. A communication from the Compliance Specialist, 
     Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Independent 
     Contractor Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act: 
     Withdrawal'' (RIN1235-AA34) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 23, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-1303. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Eleventh Annual Report on Delays in Approvals of 
     Applications Related to Citizen Petitions and Petitions for 
     Stay of Agency Action for Fiscal Year 2018'' ; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-1304. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of General Counsel, Department of Homeland 
     Security, received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 7, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1305. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Promotion and Internal 
     Placement'' (RIN3206-AN77) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 24, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1306. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Economic Impact and Diversity, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's fiscal year 
     2020 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal 
     Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No 
     FEAR Act); to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1307. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Administration's Semiannual Report of 
     the Inspector General and the Semiannual Management Report on 
     the Status of Audits for the period from October 1, 2020 
     through March 31, 2021; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1308. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Semiannual 
     Report of the Inspector General for the period from October 
     1, 2020 through March 31, 2021; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1309. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2019-001, Analysis 
     for Equipment Acquisitions'' (RIN9000-AN84) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 7, 2021; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1310. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition 
     Circular 2021-06, Small Entity Compliance Guide'' (FAC 2021-
     06) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on July 7, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1311. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal

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     Acquisition Circular 2021-06, Technical Amendments'' (FAC 
     2021-06) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 7, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1312. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2020-004, 
     Application of Micro-Purchase Threshold to Task and Delivery 
     Orders'' (RIN9000-AO04) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     7, 2021; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1313. A communication from the Acting Chief Financial 
     Officer, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Annual Performance Plan for fiscal years 
     2020-2022, and the Annual Performance Report for fiscal years 
     2020-2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs

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