[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 87 (Monday, May 20, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3779-S3780]
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-4569. 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 the UK in the amount of $100,000,000 or more 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 23-081); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-4570. 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 Finland, the Netherlands, and the UK in the 
     amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 23-075); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4571. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted 
     during the second session of the 118th Congress; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4572. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the intent to exercise 
     under section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, to provide assistance to Ukraine; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-4573. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Memorandum of 
     Justification for the Emergency Arms Transfers to Ukraine 
     under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act''; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4574. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Special Access Program 
     Reporting''; to the Committees on Foreign Relations; 
     Appropriations; and Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-4575. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted 
     during the second session of the 118th Congress; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4576. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted 
     during the second session of the 118th Congress; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4577. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted 
     during the second session of the 118th Congress; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4578. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Foreign 
     Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, Department 
     of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's 
     annual report for calendar year 2022; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-4579. 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 controlled under Category 
     I of the U.S. Munitions List to Norway in the amount of 
     $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 24-003); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4580. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under 
     Section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to 
     Provide Assistance to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-4581. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to section 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed transfer of major defense 
     equipment, with a sales value of approximately $95,752,446 
     (Transmittal No. RSAT-24-10259); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-4582. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Index of Legally Marketed Unapproved New Animal 
     Drugs for Minor Species'' (Docket No. FDA-2006-N-0239) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     16, 2024; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-4583. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual 
     Report to Congress: Qualifying Payment Amount Audits''; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4584. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting proposed legislation entitled ``To amend the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act to eliminate 
     withdrawal liability when, pursuant to a Department of Energy 
     National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) contract 
     competition, a new contractor is selected to continue 
     operations at a government-owned, contractor-operated 
     facility or site of DOE/NNSA pursuant to a cost reimbursement 
     contract, and to make the changes provided in Section 1''; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4585. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Non-Compete Clause Rule'' (RIN3084-AB74) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     7, 2024; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-4586. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; 
     Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and 
     Local Government Entities'' (RIN1190-AA79) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 23, 2024; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4587. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's 2023 FAIR Act Inventory of Inherently 
     Governmental Activities and Inventory of Commercial 
     Activities; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4588. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted 
     during the second session of the 118th Congress; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4589. A communication from the Acting Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Department's fiscal year 2023 annual report relative to 
     the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) received in the Office 
     of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4590. A communication from the Chief Executive Officer 
     of Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to corrections of misstatements in 
     previously issued Federal Prison Industries's financial 
     statements; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4591. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, proposed legislation entitled ``To permanently 
     establish an Alternative Personnel System based on the 
     National Nuclear Security Administration's current Pay 
     Bending and Performance-Based Adjustment Demonstration 
     Project and for other purposes''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4592. A communication from the Director, Government 
     Publishing Office, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Office's annual report for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 2023; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4593. A communication from the Director of Equal 
     Employment Opportunity, Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
     Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Service's fiscal 
     year 2023 annual report relative to the Notification and 
     Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) 
     Act of 2002 received in the Office of the President pro 
     tempore; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4594. A communication from the Administrator of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
     Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to 
     OMB's Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for 
     Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race 
     and Ethnicity (Note: OMB has concluded that this memorandum 
     is not a `rule' within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 804(3). 
     Nevertheless, out of an abundance of caution, OMB is 
     submitting it to each House of the Congress and to the 
     Comptroller General consistent with the procedures set forth 
     in 5 U.S.C. 801(a))'' received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 
     22, 2024; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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        EC-4595. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting a legislative proposal relative to exempting 
     ``S'' nonimmigrants; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-4596. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted 
     during the second session of the 118th Congress; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-4597. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, fourteen (14) reports 
     relative to vacancies in the Department of Justice, received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 3, 2024; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
        EC-4598. 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 ``Unaccompanied Children Program 
     Foundational Rule'' (RIN0970-AC93) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 22, 2024; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
        EC-4599. A communication from the Chief of the Regulatory 
     Coordination Division, Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Classification for 
     Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons; 
     Eligibility for `T' Nonimmigrant Status'' (RIN1615-AA59) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     1, 2024; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-4600. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Premerger Notification; Reporting and 
     Waiting Period Requirements'' (RIN3084-AB36) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 3, 2024; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-4601. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Merger Guidelines'' received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 2, 2024; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-4602. A communication from the Program Analyst, Office 
     of Budget and Program Analysis, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities-Building Markets 
     and Investing in America's Climate-Smart Farmers, Ranchers & 
     Forest Owners to Strengthen U.S. Rural and Agriculture 
     Communities'' received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 8, 2024; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4603. A communication from the Program Analyst, Office 
     of Budget and Program Analysis, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Indigenous Knowledge Technical Rule'' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4604. A communication from the Associate Director, 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Bacillus Thuringensis Cry1B.868 and Cry1Da_7 
     Proteins; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance'' 
     (FRL No. 11674-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 14, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4605. A communication from the Associate Director, 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Tetraniliprole; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     11958-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 14, 2024; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4606. A communication from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative 
     to a violation of the Antideficiency Act that occurred in the 
     Agency Treasury account 1291701D, Economic Research Service; 
     to the Committee on Appropriations.
        EC-4607. A communication from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative 
     to a violation of the Antideficiency Act that occurred in the 
     Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
        EC-4608. A communication from the President of the United 
     States transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the designation as emergency requirements all funding 
     (including the transfer and repurposing of funds) so 
     designated by the Congress in the emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 
     pursuant to section 251 (b)(2)(A) of the of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as outlined 
     in the enclosed list of accounts received during adjournment 
     of the Senate on April 25, 2024; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
        EC-4609. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     discretionary appropriations legislation within seven 
     calendar days of enactment (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and 
     legal holidays); to the Committee on the Budget.
        EC-4610. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``OMB Final 
     Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal 
     Year 2024''; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; 
     Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; 
     Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian 
     Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; 
     Rules and Administration; Joint Committee on Taxation; Small 
     Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.

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