[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1207-S1210]
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-905. A communication from the Director, Naval Reactors, 
     Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program's reports on 
     environmental monitoring and radioactive waste disposal, 
     radiation exposure, and occupational safety and health; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-906. 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'' (RIN0790-
     AL11) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on

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     March 28, 2023; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-907. 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 ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Restriction on Acquisition of Personal Protective Equipment 
     and Certain Items from Non-Allied Foreign Nations (DFARS Case 
     2022-D009)'' (RIN0750-AL60) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 20, 2023; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-908. 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 ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Treatment of Incurred Independent Research and Development 
     Costs (DFARS Case 2017-D018)'' (RIN0750-AJ27) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 20, 2023; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-909. 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 ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Revision of Definition of `Commercial Item' (DFARS Case 2018-
     D066)'' (RIN0750-AL60) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 
     20, 2023; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-910. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the 
     continuation of the national emergency with respect to 
     specified harmful activities of the Government of the Russian 
     Federation that was originally declared in Executive Order 
     14024 of April 15, 2021; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-911. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     continuation of the national emergency that was originally 
     declared in Executive Order 13536 of April 12, 2010, with 
     respect to Somalia; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-912. A communication from the Chief of Staff of the 
     Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Office of the 
     President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative 
     to a vacancy in the position of Chair of the Council of 
     Economic Advisers, Executive Office of the President, 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 14, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-913. 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 ``Belarus Sanctions Regulations'' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 17, 2023; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-914. 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 ``Reinstatement of HUD's Discriminatory Effects 
     Standard'' (RIN2529-AB02) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 17, 2023; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-915. 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 
     13611 with respect to Yemen; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-916. 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 
     13667 with respect to the Central African Republic; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-917. 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 
     13338 with respect to Syria; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs .
       EC-918. 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 the situation in and in relation to 
     Syria; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-919. A communication from the Senior Congressional 
     Liaison, Legal Division, Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Agency Contact Information'' ; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-920. A communication from the Acting Executive Director 
     of Minority and Women Inclusion, Comptroller of the Currency, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Office of the Comptroller's 2022 Office of Minority and 
     Women Inclusion Annual Report to Congress; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-921. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Financial Institutions Examination Council, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Council's 2022 Annual Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-922. 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 
     14046 with respect to Ethiopia; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-923. 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 
     13224 with respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit, 
     or support terrorism; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-924. 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 
     14024 with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of 
     the Government of the Russian Federation; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-925. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of General Counsel, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Increased 
     Forty-Year Term for Loan Modifications'' (RIN2502-AJ59) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 20, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-926. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of General Counsel, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Adjustable 
     Rate Mortgages: Transitioning from LIBOR to Alternate 
     Indices'' (RIN2502-AJ51) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 20, 2023; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-927. A communication from the President and Chair of the 
     Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the Bank's Annual 
     Performance Plan for fiscal year 2024, and the Annual 
     Performance Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-928. A communication from the Acting Director, Financial 
     Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties'' received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 14, 
     2023; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-929. 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 
     13664 with respect to South Sudan; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-930. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of General Counsel, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Increased 
     Forty-Year Term for Loan Modifications'' (RIN2502-AJ59) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 14, 2023; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-931. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure 
     for Consumer Boilers'' (RIN1904-AE83) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on April 17, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-932. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy 
     Conservation Standards for Variable Refrigerant Flow Multi-
     Split Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps'' (RIN1904-AE42) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 17, 2023; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-933. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure 
     for Television Sets'' (RIN1904-AD70) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 29, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-934. A communication from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Seventh Biennial Report to Congress: Estimates of Natural 
     Gas and Oil Reserves, Reserves Growth, and Undiscovered 
     Resources in Federal and State Waters off the Coasts of 
     Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama''; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-935. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection

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     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Report''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-936. A communication from the Supervisor, Human 
     Resources Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, seven (7) reports 
     relative to vacancies in the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 17, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-937. A communication from the Biologist of the Branch of 
     Recovery and Conservation Planning, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a 
     Nonessential Experimental Population of the Guam Kingfisher, 
     of Sihek, on Palmyra Atoll, USA'' (RIN1018-BF61) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on April 17, 2023; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-938. A communication from the Chair of the United States 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, a response 
     relative to Executive Order 14074, `Advancing Effective, 
     Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to 
     Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety'; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-939. A communication from the Biologist of the Branch of 
     Domestic Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Endangered Species Status for Bog Buck Moth'' 
     (RIN1018-BF69) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 29, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-940. A communication from the Biologist of the Branch of 
     Domestic Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for 
     Longsolid and Round Hickorynut and Designation of Critical 
     Habitat'' (RIN1018-BD32) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 29, 2023; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-941. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Office 
     of General Counsel, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     for the position of Administrator, Federal Highway 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 02, 2023; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-942. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Federal `Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 8670-02-OAR) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 28, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-943. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Interim Final 
     Determination To Stay and Defer Sanctions in the Detroit 
     Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 10788-03-R5) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 28, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-944. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants: Wood Preserving Area Sources Technology Review; 
     Technical Correction for Surface Coating of Wood Building 
     Products'' (FRL No. 8473-03-OAR) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 20, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-945. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; North Dakota; Revisions to 
     Permitting Rules; and Correction'' (FRL No. 8683-02-R8) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 20, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-946. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Restriction of 
     Visible Air Containment Emissions'' (FRL No. 10184-02-R7) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 20, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-947. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Disapprovals; Interstate Transport of Air 
     Pollution for the 2015 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standards; Correction'' (FRL No. 10209-02-OAR) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 20, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-948. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     New Jersey; Motor Vehicle Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance 
     Program; Diesel Opacity Cutpoints'' (FRL No. 10210-02-R2) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 20, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-949. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; California; Ventura County Air 
     Pollution Control District'' (FRL No. 10294-02-R9) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 20, 2023; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-950. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 
     Purposes; California; Coachella Valley Ozone Nonattainment 
     Area; Reclassification to Extreme'' (FRL No. 10502-02-R9) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 20, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-951. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Georgia; Macon Area Limited 
     Maintenance Plan for the 1997 9-Hour Ozone NAAQS'' (FRL No. 
     10510-02-R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 20, 2023; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-952. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Tennessee; Eastman Chemical 
     Company Nitrogen Oxides SIP Call Alternative Monitoring'' 
     (FRL No. 10541-02-R4) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 
     20, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-953. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Healthcare 
     Fraud Prevention Partnership Report on Real-Time Analytics''; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-954. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the first of several legislative proposals that 
     support the President's Fiscal Year 2024 budget request for 
     the Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-955. A communication from the Branch Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Treatment of certain 
     nonfungible tokens as collectibles'' (Notice 2023-27) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 29, 2023; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-956. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, General Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to a vacancy in the position of Commissioner of 
     Internal Revenue, Department of Treasury received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 29, 2023; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-957. A communication from the Branch 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 45J Credit 
     for Production of Electricity from Advanced Nuclear Power 
     Facilities'' (Notice 2023-24) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 28, 2023; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-958. A communication from the Branch Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revenue Procedure: 
     Certified Professional Employer Organization Application and 
     Maintenance'' (Rev. Proc. 2023-18) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 28, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-959. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the intent to exercise 
     the authorities under section 506(a)(1) of the FAA to provide 
     military assistance to Ukraine, including for self-defense 
     and border security operations; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-960. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under 
     Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance

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     Act of 1961 (FAA) to Provide Military Assistance to 
     Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-961. A communication from the Regulatory Policy 
     Analyst, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Medical Devices; Orthopedic Devices; 
     Classification of Spinal Spheres for Use in Intervertebral 
     Fusion Procedures'' (RIN0910-AI32) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 17, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-962. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Scarlett's 
     Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act''; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-963. A communication from the Regulatory Policy 
     Analyst, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Mammography Quality Standards Act'' 
     (RIN0910-AH04) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 29, 2023; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-964. A communication from the Security Officer II of 
     the Office of Senate Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     a report regarding Risk Management and Mitigation Plan (OSS-
     2023-0374); to the Committee on Armed Services.

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