[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 29 (Monday, February 14, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S673-S674]
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-3191. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a violation of the Antideficiency Act that 
     involved fiscal years 2015 through 2019 Research, 
     Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E), Army funds and was 
     assigned case number 19-02; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
        EC-3192. 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 ``2022 Cumulative List of Changes in Section 
     403(b) Requirements for Section 403(b) Pre-approved Plans'' 
     (Notice 2022-8) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 9, 2022; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3193. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``2021 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures'' 
     (Notice 2021-19) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 20, 2022; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3194. 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 ``Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; 
     Part 1'' (RIN1545-BQ04) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 9, 2022; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-3195. 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 2022-10'' (Rev. Proc. 2022-
     10) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 1, 2022; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3196. 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 Application of Section 305 to 
     Stock Distributions by Real Estate Investment Trusts and 
     Regulated Investment Companies'' (Rev. Proc. 2021-53) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 1, 2022; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3197. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Performing Duties of the Inspector General, Department of 
     Health and

[[Page S674]]

     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``COVID-19 Tests Drove an Increase in Total Medicare 
     Part B Spending on Lab Tests in 2020, While Use of Non-COVID-
     19 Tests Decreased Significantly''; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-3198. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``State 
     Challenges and Best Practices Implementing PDMP Requirements 
     Under Section 5042 of the SUPPORT Act''; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-3199. 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 ``Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model'' 
     (RIN0938-AT91) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 14, 2022; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3200. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-
     MSIS) Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Data Book''; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-3201. A communication from the Branch Chief of the 
     Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, 
     Department of the Treasury , transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Adjusted Applicable Dollar 
     Amount for Fee Imposed by Sections 4375 and 4376'' (Notice 
     2022-4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on January 14, 2022; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3202. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, notice of the intent 
     to designate Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3203. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Peace Corps, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative 
     to a vacancy in the position of Director of the Peace Corps, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 11, 2022; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3204. 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 13936 with respect to Hong Kong; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3205. 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 2022-0001 
     - 2022-0007); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3206. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Interdiction of Aircraft 
     Engaged in Illicit Drug Trafficking, 2021''; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3207. 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 2022-0008 
     - 2022-0024); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

                          ____________________