[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 133 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5174-S5175]
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-1538. 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 ``Regulatory Capital Rule: Emergency Capital 
     Investment Program'' (RIN1557-AF09) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 21, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1539. A communication from the Sanctions Regulations 
     Advisor, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``International Criminal Court-Related Sanctions 
     Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 520) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 20, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1540. A communication from the Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Board's semiannual Monetary Policy Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-1541. A communication from the Senior Counsel, Legal 
     Division, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Role of Supervisory Guidance'' (RIN3170-AB02) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1542. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Burundi that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13712 of November 22, 2015; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1543. A communication from the Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Report to the Congress on the 
     Profitability of Credit Card Operations of Depository 
     Institutions''; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-1544. A communication from the Associate General 
     Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Housing-
     Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Manufactured Home Construction and Safety 
     Standards; Delay of Effective Date'' (RIN2502-AJ49) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 
     2021; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-1545. 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 Central 
     African Republic that was declared in Executive Order 13667 
     of May 12, 2014; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-1546. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to persons who 
     commit, threaten to commit , or support terrorism declared in 
     Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1547. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Ukraine that 
     was originally declared in Executive Order 13660 of March 6, 
     2014; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-1548. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to South Sudan 
     that was declared in Executive Order 13664 of April 3, 2014; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1549. A communication from the Senior Congressional 
     Liaison, Office of Legislative Affairs, Bureau of Consumer 
     Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2021 
     annual report relative to the Fair Debt Collection Practices 
     Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1550. A communication from the Senior Congressional 
     Liaison, Legislative Affairs, Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Consumer Response Annual Report'' ; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1551. A communication from the President and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Securities Investor Protection 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Order Approving the Determination of the 
     Board of Directors of the Securities Investor Protection 
     Corporation not to Adjust for Inflation the Standard Maximum 
     Cash Advance Amount and Notice of the Standard Maximum Cash 
     Advance Amount'' received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1552. 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 ``Announcement and Report Concerning Advance 
     Pricing Agreements'' (Announcement 2021-6) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1553. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Secure 
     Electronic Prior Authorization For Medicare Part D Program; 
     Delay in Effective Date'' (RIN0938-AT94) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1554. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs; 
     Organ Procurement Organization Conditions for Coverage: 
     Revisions to the Outcome Measure Requirements for Organ 
     Procurement Organizations; Public Comment Period; Delay of 
     Effective Date'' (RIN0938-AU02) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-1555. A communication from the Director of the Legal 
     Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the

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     report of a rule entitled ``Revenue Procedure 2021-4'' (Rev. 
     Proc. 2021-4) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1556. 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 ``Extension of Relief for Qualified Opportunity 
     Funds and Investors Affected by Ongoing Coronavirus Disease 
     2019 Pandemic'' (Notice 2021-10) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-1557. 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 ``Excise Taxes; Transportation of Persons by 
     Air; Transportation of Property by Air; Aircraft Management 
     Services'' (RIN1545-BP37) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-1558. 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 ``Revenue Procedure 2021-12'' (Rev. Proc. 2021-
     12) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     July 26, 2021; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1559. 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 ``Guidance on the Employee Retention Credit 
     under the CARES Act for the First and Second Calendar 
     Quarters of 2021'' (Notice 2021-23) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-1560. 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 ``Guidance on the Employee Retention Credit 
     under Section 2301 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 
     Economic Security Act'' (Notice 2021-20) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1561. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Section 199A Rules 
     for Cooperatives and their Patrons'' (RIN1545-B090) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 
     2021; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1562. 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 ``Revenue Procedure 2021-3'' (Rev. Proc. 2021-
     3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     July 26, 2021; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1563. 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 ``Tax on Excess Tax-Exempt Organization 
     Executive Compensation'' (RIN1545-BO99) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1564. 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 ``Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration'' 
     (RIN1545-BP42) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on Finance .
        EC-1565. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Guidance under 
     Section 1061'' (RIN1545-BO81) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-1566. 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 ``Deduction for Foreign-Derived Intangible 
     Income and Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income'' (RIN1545-
     BO55) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1567. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual 
     report on the Child Support Program for fiscal year 2017; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1568. 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 ``Guidance on Passive Foreign Investment 
     Companies'' (RIN1545-BO59) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-1569. 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 ``Denial of Deduction for Certain Fines, 
     Penalties, and Other Amounts; Related Information Reporting 
     Requirements'' (RIN1545-BO67) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-1570. A communication from the Chief of the Legal 
     Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Additional Guidance Regarding Limitation on 
     Deduction for Business Interest Expense'' (RIN1545-BP73) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     26, 2021; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1571. 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 2021-0010 
     - 2021-0020); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-1572. 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 2021-0001 
     - 2021-0009); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-1573. 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 
     malicious cyber-enabled activities that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13694 of April 1, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-1574. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to section 1705(e)(6) of the 
     Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, as amended by Section 102(g) of 
     the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 
     1996, a semiannual report relative to telecommunications-
     related payments made to Cuba during the period from July 1, 
     2020 through December 31, 2020; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations

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