[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2466-S2467]
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-3777. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Guide (RG) 4.7 Rev 
     4, `General Site Suitability Criteria for Nuclear Power 
     Stations''' received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 12, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-3778. A communication from the Supervisor, Human 
     Resources Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) reports 
     relative to vacancies in the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 19, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3779. A communication from the Chair of the United 
     States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Commission's Congressional Budget Justification 
     for fiscal year 2025; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-3780. A communication from the Director of the U.S. 
     Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled, ``Integrated Science 
     Strategy for Assessing and Monitoring Water Availability and 
     Migratory Birds for Terminal Lakes Across the Great Basin, 
     United States''; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3781. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``FY24 Brownfields Job Training (JT) Grants''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3782. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``FY24 Guidelines for Brownfield Assessment Grants 
     (Community-Wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes)''; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3783. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``FY24 Guidelines for Brownfield Cleanup Grants''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3784. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``FY24 Guidelines for Technical Assistance to Existing and 
     Potential Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant Recipients''; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3785. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Consumer Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program''; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3786. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``South Carolina; Approval and Promulgation of State 
     Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Control of 
     Emissions from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills'' 
     (FRL No. 10507-02-R4) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on March 12, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3787. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Determination to Defer Sanctions; California; 
     South Coast Air Quality Management District'' (FRL No. 11558-
     03-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 12, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3788. 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 Revisions; California; Sacramento Air 
     Quality Management District'' (FRL No. 11585-02-R9) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 12, 
     2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3789. 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; Kentucky; 2015 8-Hour Ozone 
     Nonattainment New Source Review Permit Program Requirements 
     and Rule Revision for Jefferson County'' (FRL No. 11644-02-
     R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 12, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3790. 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; New Hampshire; Single Source 
     Order for PAK Solutions'' (FRL No. 11679-02-R1) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 12, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3791. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Priorities List'' (FRL No. 11725-02-OLEM) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 12, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3792. A communication from the 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: Gasoline Distribution Technology Reviews and New 
     Source Performance Standards Review for Bulk Gasoline 
     Terminals'' (FRL No. 8202-02-OAR) received in the Office of 
     the President of the

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     Senate on March 12, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-3793. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program; 
     Program Guidance for States and Territories''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3794. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Underground Injection Control Class VI Wells Program Grant 
     Implementation Document''; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-3795. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Gulf Hypoxia Program FY 22 
     Guidance for State Cooperative Agreements''; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3796. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2023 Request for 
     Applications for Small Watershed Grants Program and 
     Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Program Funded by 
     the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3797. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Healthy and Resilient Gulf of Mexico 2023 Bipartisan 
     Infrastructure Law''; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-3798. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Elective Payment of 
     Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit'' (RIN1545-BQ75) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 19, 2024; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3799. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Elective Payment of 
     Applicable Credits'' (RIN1545-BQ63) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 19, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-3800. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Public Utility Storm 
     Remediation'' (Rev. Proc. 2024-15) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 19, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-3801. A communication from the Inspector General, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Early Alert: Part B 
     Payment Amount for Tezspire Included a Noncovered Self-
     Administered Version in 2023''; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3802. A communication from the Inspector General, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Medicare Part B Spending 
     on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests in 2022''; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-3803. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Finalizing 
     Medicare Rules under Section 902 of the Medicare Prescription 
     Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 for Calendar 
     Year 2023''; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3804. A communication from the Supervisory Regulations 
     Coordinator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``New York 
     1332 Waiver Approval and Specific Terms and Conditions'' 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 11, 2024; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3805. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Administration for Children and Families, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Modifications to Performance 
     Standards During Natural Disasters and Other Calamities'' 
     (RIN0970-AC95) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 5, 2024; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3806. A communication from the Chairman of the United 
     States International Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Commission's Annual Performance Report for fiscal 
     year 2023 and Annual Performance Plan for fiscal year 2024-
     2025; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3807. A communication from the Chair, Medicare Payment 
     Advisory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``March 2024 Report to the Congress: Medicare 
     Payment Policy''; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3808. 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 deploying a security force of military 
     personnel to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to strengthen United 
     States embassy security; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-3809. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to section 1705(e)(6) of the 
     Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, as amended by Section 102(g) of 
     the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 
     1996, a semiannual report relative to telecommunications-
     related payments made to Cuba during the period from July 1, 
     2023 through December 31, 2023; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-3810. 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 13694 with respect to significant malicious 
     cyber-enabled activities; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-3811. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Addition to List 
     of Proscribed Countries'' (RIN1400-AF80) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 18, 2024; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-3812. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license amendment for the export 
     of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
     services to Qatar and the UK in the amount of $50,000,000 or 
     more (Transmittal No. DDTC 23-055); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-3813. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, the certification of a proposed amendment for 
     the export of defense articles, including technical data and 
     defense services to Norway in the amount of $100,000,000 or 
     more (Transmittal No. DDTC 23-058); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-3814. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license amendment for the export 
     of firearms, parts, and components under Category I of the 
     U.S. Munitions List to Timor-Leste in the amount of 
     $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 23-050); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3815. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license amendment for the export 
     of firearms, parts, and components under Category I of the 
     U.S. Munitions List to Mexico in the amount of $1,000,000 or 
     more (Transmittal No. DDTC 23-059); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-3816. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license amendment for the export 
     of firearms abroad controlled under Category I of the U.S. 
     Munitions List to Mexico in the amount of $1,000,000 or more 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-003); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-3817. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license amendment for the export 
     of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
     services to Canada and the UK in the amount of $100,000,000 
     or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 23-065); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.

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