[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 178 (Monday, October 30, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5229]
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-2624. 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 13851 with respect to Nicaragua; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2625. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Amendments to Existing Validated 
     End-User Authorizations in the People's Republic of China: 
     Samsung China Semiconductor Co. Ltd. and SK hynix 
     Semiconductor (China) Ltd.'' (RIN0694-AJ39) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 26, 2023; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2626. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Addition of Entities to the 
     Entity List'' (RIN0694-AJ40) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 19, 2023; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2627. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Clarification to the Export 
     Administration Regulations (EAR): Transfer of access 
     information and release of software (source code and object 
     code)'' (RIN0694-AJ37) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 19, 2023; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2628. A communication from the Senior Congressional 
     Liaison, Legislative Affairs, Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``The Consumer Credit Card Market--Oct. 2023''; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2629. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Reporting of Securities 
     Loans'' (RIN3235-AN01) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 23, 2023; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2630. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Short Position and Short 
     Activity Reporting by Institutional Investment Managers'' 
     (RIN3235-AM34) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 23, 2023; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2631. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations; 
     Consistency Update for Virginia'' (FRL No. 9366-02-R3) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 18, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-2632. 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 Disapproval; Delaware; Removal of Excess 
     Emissions Provisions'' (FRL No. 11037-02-R3) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 18, 2023; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-2633. 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 Approval Plan; Arkansas; Excess Emissions'' 
     (FRL No. 11128-02-R6) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on October 18, 2023; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-2634. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Findings of Failure to Submit State Implementation 
     Plan (SIP) Revisions for Reclassified Moderate Nonattainment 
     Areas for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards (NAAQS)'' (FRL No. 11287-01-OAR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 18, 2023; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-2635. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Non-Hazardous Secondary Material Standards; 
     Response to Petition'' (FRL No. 7815-01-OLEM) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 18, 2023; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-2636. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Finding that Lead Emissions from Aircraft Engines 
     that Operate on Leaded Fuel Cause or Contribute to Air 
     Pollution that May Reasonably Be Anticipated to Endanger 
     Public Health and Welfare'' (FRL No. 5934-02-OAR) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on October 18, 
     2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-2637. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Reference Measurement Principle and Calibration 
     Procedure for the Measurement of Ozone in the Atmosphere 
     (Chemiluminescence Method)'' ((RIN2060-AV63) (FRL No. 9344-
     02-OAR)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 12, 2023; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-2638. 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; Virginia; 1997 8-Hour Ozone 
     National Ambient Air Quality Standard Second Maintenance Plan 
     for the Hampton Roads Area'' (FRL No. 10213-02-R3) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 12, 
     2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-2639. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Reformulated Gasoline Covered Areas'' ((RIN2060-
     AV87) (FRL No. 10290-01-OAR)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 12, 2023; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-2640. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on 
     the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons under the American 
     Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020'' (FRL No. 8831-02-
     OAR) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 12, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-2641. A communication from the President of the United 
     States to the President pro tempore of the United States 
     Senate, transmitting, consistent with the War Powers Act, a 
     report relative to United States forces conducting targeted 
     strikes against facilities in eastern Syria, received during 
     adjournment of the Senate on October 27, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.

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