[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 14 (Thursday, January 25, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S267]
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                   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-3409. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Calendar 
     Year (CY) 2024 Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers 
     Act Medicare Secondary Payer Non-Group Health Plan Threshold 
     Report to Congress''; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3410. 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 45W 
     Commercial Clean Vehicles and Incremental Cost of 2024'' 
     (Notice 2024-5) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 22, 2024; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3411. 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 ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs: 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Advancing 
     Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes 
     for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care 
     Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children's Health Insurance 
     Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, 
     Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-
     Facilitated Exchanges, Merit-based Incentive Payment System 
     (MIPS) Eligible Clinicians, and Eligible Hospitals and 
     Critical Access Hospitals in the Medicare Promoting 
     Interoperability Program'' (RIN0938-AU87) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 22, 2024; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3412. 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-3413. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Bureau for Management, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Participation by Religious 
     Organizations in USAID Programs'' (RIN0412-AA69) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 22, 
     2024; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3414. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Bureau for Management, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Various Administrative Changes 
     and Clauses to the USAID Acquisition Regulation'' (RIN0412-
     AA78) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on January 22, 2024; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3415. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Bureau for Management, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Procurement of Certain Essential 
     Medical Supplies To Address the COVID-19 Pandemic'' (RIN0412-
     AB09) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on January 22, 2024; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3416. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Bureau for Management, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Agency for International 
     Development Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR): Preference for 
     Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels'' (RIN0412-AA82) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 22, 2024; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3417. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Bureau for Management, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Freedom of Information Act'' 
     (RIN0412-AA89) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 22, 2024; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-3418. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Ryan White 
     HIV/AIDS Program Parts A and B Supplemental Awards for Fiscal 
     Year 2023''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
        EC-3419. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer 
     Plans; Valuation of Benefits and Assets; Expected Retirement 
     Age'' (29 CFR Part 4044) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 22, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-3420. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Adjustment of Civil Penalties for Inflation'' 
     (RIN1212-AB45) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 22, 2024; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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