[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4438-S4439]
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-2059. 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 declaring a national emergency to deal with 
     the threat of advancement by countries of concern in 
     sensitive technologies and products critical to the military, 
     intelligence, surveillance, or cyber-enabled capabilities of 
     such countries; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-2060. 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 
     Ethiopia that was declared in Executive Order 14046 of 
     September 17, 2021; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-2061. 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 the 
     terrorist attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001 
     that was declared in Proclamation 7463 of September 14, 2001; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2062. 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 the 
     threat of foreign interference in or undermining public 
     confidence in United States elections that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13848 of September 12, 2018; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2063. 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-2064. 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-2065. 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 14064 with respect to the widespread 
     humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and the potential for a 
     deepening economic collapse in Afghanistan; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2066. 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 13848 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-2067. 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 14014 with respect to the situation in and in 
     relation to Burma; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-2068. 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 13566 with respect to Libya; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2069. A communication from the Chair and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to 
     Kazakhstan; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-2070. A communication from the Chair and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to 
     Iraq; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-2071. A communication from the Chair and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to 
     Angola; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-2072. 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-2073. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition and

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     Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Defense Production Act Fund Annual Report For 
     Fiscal Year 2022''; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-2074. A communication from the Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the 109th Annual Report of the Federal Reserve Board 
     covering operations for calendar year 2022; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2075. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and 
     Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to the 
     Unverified List'' (RIN0694-AJ28) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 12, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2076. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Trading and Markets, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Exemption for Certain Exchange Members'' (RIN3235-AN17) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 6, 2023; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-2077. 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 ``Mali Sanctions Regulations'' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 6, 2023; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2078. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Cybersecurity Risk 
     Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure'' 
     (RIN3235-AM89) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on August 23, 2023; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2079. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Private Fund Advisors; 
     Documentation of Registered Investment Adviser Compliance 
     Review'' (RIN3235-AN07) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 
     23, 2023; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-2080. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting additional 
     legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests 
     be enacted during the first session of the 118th Congress; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-2081. A communication from the Acting Chief of the 
     Regulations and Standards Branch, Bureau of Safety and 
     Environmental Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental 
     Shelf--Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions'' 
     (RIN1014-AA52) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 6, 2023; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
        EC-2082. 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 Dehumidifiers'' (RIN1904-AE60) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 6, 2023; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-2083. 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 Dishwashers'' (RIN1904-AF50) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 6, 2023; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-2084. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Improvements to Generator 
     Interconnection Procedures and Agreements'' ((RIN1902-AG00) 
     (Docket No. RM22-14-000)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 6, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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