[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 94 (Monday, June 3, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3929-S3930]
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-4812. A communication from the Principal Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting 
     additional legislative proposals that the Department of 
     Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 
     118th Congress; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
        EC-4813. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     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 Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
        EC-4814. 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 
     ``Fiscal Year 2024 Request for Applications - Behind the Tray 
     - Food Science for School Meals; an Immersive Education 
     Program Cooperative Agreement'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 23, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4815. 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 
     ``Fiscal Year 2024 Request for Applications for Team 
     Nutrition Training Grants for Meal Pattern Modernization and 
     Retention and Mentorship Opportunities'' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 23, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4816. A communication from the Assistant to the 
     Director of the Office of Regulatory Affairs and 
     Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Class III Tribal State Gaming Compacts'' 
     (RIN1076-AF68) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 23, 2024; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
        EC-4817. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition), transmitting, pursuant to law, an 
     interim response to the requirement to establish a unified 
     major force program for Nuclear Command, Control, and 
     Communications programs to prioritize such programs in 
     accordance with the requirements of the Department of Defense 
     and national security; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-4818. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     vice admiral in accordance with title 10, United States Code, 
     section 777a; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-4819. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     lieutenant general in accordance with title 10, United States 
     Code, section 777a; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-4820. A communication from the Chief Operating Officer 
     of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to a real estate lease transaction; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-4821. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting proposed legislation entitled ``To establish 
     authority for the Administrator for the Nuclear Security 
     Administration to permit the use of passenger carriers for 
     transporting contractor staff between their place of 
     employment and a mass transit facility, when appropriate to 
     further mission activities''; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-4822. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: DoD 
     Mentor-Protege Program (DFARS Case 2023-D011)'' (RIN0750-
     AL84) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 23, 2024; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-4823. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Trade 
     Agreements Thresholds (DFARS Case 2023-D023)'' (RIN0750-AL92) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     23, 2024; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-4824. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Use of 
     Fixed-Price Contracts for Certain Major Defense Acquisition 
     Programs (DFARS Case 2023-D009)'' (RIN0750-AL82) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 23, 2024; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-4825. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Replacement of Fluorinated Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (DFARS 
     Case 2020-D011)'' (RIN0750-AK98) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 23, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
        EC-4826. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Department of Defense Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity 
     Activities'' (RIN0790-AK86) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 23, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
        EC-4827. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Identification Cards for Members of the Uniformed Service, 
     Their Dependents, and Other Eligible Individuals; 
     Correction'' (RIN0790-AJ37) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 23, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
        EC-4828. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation'' (RIN0790-AL64) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     23, 2024; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-4829. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     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 Armed Services.
        EC-4830. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), 
     transmitting additional legislative proposals that the 
     Department of

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     Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 
     118th Congress; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-4831. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Export Administration 
     Regulations: Guidance on Penalty Determinations in the 
     Settlement of Administrative Enforcement Cases Involving 
     Antiboycott Matters'' (RIN0694-AI91) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on May 23, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4832. 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 ``Revisions of Temporary Denial 
     Order Provisions to Allow for Extended Renewals in Certain 
     Circumstances'' (RIN0694-AJ36) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 23, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4833. 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 ``Adoption of Congressional 
     Notification Requirement for Certain Semiautomatic Firearms 
     Exports under the Export Administration Regulations'' 
     (RIN0694-AI89) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 22, 2024; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4834. A communication from the Principal Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting 
     additional legislative proposals that the Department of 
     Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 
     118th Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-4835. 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 13219 with respect to the Western Balkans; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4836. 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 13466 with respect to North Korea; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4837. 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-4838. 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 12170 with respect to Iran; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4839. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     material violations or suspected material violations of 
     regulations relating to Treasury auctions and other Treasury 
     securities offerings for the period of January 1, 2023 
     through December 31, 2023; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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