[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6737-S6738]
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-2218. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulations Management Division, Rural Utilities Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Implementation of 
     Telecommunications Provisions of the Agricultural Improvement 
     Act of 2018'' (RIN0572-AC48) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 21, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-2219. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Styrene- Maleic Anhydride Ethyl Amine Salt 
     Copolymer; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' 
     (FRL No. 8960-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 21, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-2220. A communication from the Deputy Administrator for 
     Policy Support, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: 
     Non-Discretionary Quality Control Provisions of Title

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     IV of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018; Correction'' 
     (RIN0584-AE64) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 14, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-2221. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the 2020 annual report of the Farm Credit 
     Administration Regulator of the Farm Credit System; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-2222. A communication from the Deputy Administrator for 
     Policy Support, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: 
     Non-Discretionary Quality Control Provisions of the 
     Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018'' (RIN0584-AE64) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 13, 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-2223. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fluensulfone; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     8653-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 13, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-2224. A communication from the Alternate 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); Amendment'' (RIN0790-AL41) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 21, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-2225. A communication from the Alternate 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 (DoD 
     0007, Defense Reasonable Accommodation and Assistive 
     Technology Records)'' (RIN0790-AL14) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-2226. A communication from the Alternate Federal 
     Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Commercial Activities Program'' (RIN0790-
     AK91) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 13, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-2227. A communication from the Alternate Federal 
     Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment'' 
     (RIN0790-AL18) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 21, 2021; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-2228. A communication from the Alternate Federal 
     Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Improved Energy Security for Main Operating Bases in Europe'' 
     (RIN0750-AL15) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 21, 2021; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-2229. A communication from the Alternate Federal 
     Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Use of Firm-Fixed-Price Contracts for Foreign Military 
     Sales'' (RIN0750-AL37) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 21, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-2230. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Admiral 
     Craig S. Faller, United States Navy, and his advancement to 
     the grade of admiral on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
        EC-2231. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Vice 
     Admiral Gordon D . Peters, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-2232. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the report of an officer authorized to wear the 
     insignia of the grade of lieutenant general in accordance 
     with title 10, United States Code, section 777a; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-2233. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the report of an officer authorized to wear the 
     insignia of the grade of lieutenant general in accordance 
     with title 10, United States Code, section 777a; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-2234. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the report of an officer authorized to wear the 
     insignia of the grade of brigadier general in accordance with 
     title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
        EC-2235. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act, a report relative to the issuance of an 
     Executive Order addressing the situation in and in relation 
     to northern Ethiopia, which has been marked by activities 
     that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Ethiopia 
     and the greater horn of Africa region; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2236. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the 
     continuation of the national emergency that was originally 
     declared in Proclamation 7463 of September 11, 2001, with 
     respect to the terrorist attacks on the United States; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2237. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the 
     continuation of the national emergency that was originally 
     declared in Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, with 
     respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support 
     terrorism; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-2238. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the 
     continuation of the national emergency that was originally 
     declared in Executive Order 13848 of September 12, 2018, with 
     respect to the threat of foreign interference in or 
     undermining public confidence in United States elections; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2239. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12957 with respect to Iran; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2240. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13288 with respect to Zimbabwe; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2241. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13660 with respect to Ukraine; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2242. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13894 with respect to Syria; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs .
        EC-2243. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department 
     of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     Department's activities during calendar year 2020 relative to 
     the Equal Credit Opportunity Act; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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