[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 7253-7255]
[From the U.S. 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-1606. A communication from the Secretary of the Senate, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the receipts and 
     expenditures of the Senate for the period from October 1, 
     2014 through March 31, 2015, received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 14, 2015; ordered to lie on 
     the table.
       EC-1607. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Logistics and Materiel Readiness), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the percentage of funds 
     that was expended during the preceding fiscal year and is 
     projected to be expended during the current and ensuing 
     fiscal year for the Department's depot maintenance and repair 
     workloads by the public and private sectors; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-1608. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, General Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to a vacancy in the position of Under Secretary 
     (Terrorism and Financial Intelligence), Department of the 
     Treasury, received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 13, 2015; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1609. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to 
     Turkey; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1610. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the foreign aviation authorities to which the 
     Administration provided services during fiscal year 2014; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1611. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the foreign aviation authorities to which the 
     Administration provided services during fiscal year 2013; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1612. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, General Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to a vacancy in the position of Member, IRS 
     Oversight Board, received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 13, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1613. A communication from the Lead Regulations Writer, 
     Office of Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating 
     Cancer (Malignant Neoplastic Diseases)'' (RIN0960-AH43) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     14, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1614. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15-020); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1615. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to

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     law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (DDTC 15-007); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-1616. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15-003); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1617. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 14-145); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1618. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 14-144); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1619. 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 ``Update for Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates'' (Notice 2015-39) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 14, 2015; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1620. 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 ``Triple Drop and Check'' (Rev. Rul. 2015-10) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     14, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1621. 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 ``Eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage 
     for Purposes of the Premium Tax Credit'' (Notice 2015-37) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     14, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1622. 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 ``Revocation of Rev. Rul. 78-130'' (Rev. Rul. 
     2015-9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 14, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1623. 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 ``Annual Price Inflation Adjustments for 
     Contribution Limitations Made to a Health Savings Account 
     Pursuant to Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code'' (Rev. 
     Proc. 2015-30) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 14, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1624. 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 ``Notional Principal Contracts; Swaps with 
     Nonperiodic Payments'' ((RIN1545-BM62) (TD 9719)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 14, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1625. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the quarterly exception 
     Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) as of December 31, 2014 
     (DCN OSS 2015-0656); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1626. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Admiral 
     Samuel J. Locklear III, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of admiral on the retired list; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1627. A joint communication from the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Energy, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the fiscal year 2016 report on the plan for the 
     nuclear weapons stockpile, complex, delivery systems, and 
     command and control systems; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-1628. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Intelligence), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Department's plans to adopt continuous 
     evaluation (CE) and Insider Threat capabilities within the 
     Department of Defense (DoD); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-1629. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Trinexapac-ethyl; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9926-62) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1630. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Trichoderma asperelloides strain JM41R; Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9926-87) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 15, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1631. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fragrance Components; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9927-38) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 15, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1632. A communication from the Under Secretary for Rural 
     Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Strategic 
     Economic and Community Development'' (RIN0570-AA94) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 14, 2015; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1633. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' ((44 CFR Part 64) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2015-0001)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 14, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1634. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations'' ((44 CFR Part 67) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2014-0002)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 14, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1635. 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 13405 of June 16, 2006, with respect to 
     Belarus; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1636. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Iran that 
     was declared in Executive Order 12170 on November 14, 1979; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1637. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     continuation of a national emergency declared in Executive 
     Order 13222 with respect to the lapse of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1638. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist of 
     the Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of 
     the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Integration of National Bank and Federal Savings 
     Association Regulations: Licensing Rules; Final Rule'' 
     (RIN1557-AD80) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 19, 2015; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1639. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Department's annual report concerning 
     military assistance and military exports; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1640. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a Determination and 
     Certification under Section 40A of the Arms Export Control 
     Act relative to countries not cooperating fully with United 
     States antiterrorism efforts; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-1641. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a section of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (RSAT 15-004); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-1642. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15-036); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1643. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     issuance of a determination to waive certain restrictions on 
     maintaining a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Office 
     in Washington and on the receipt and expenditure of PLO funds 
     for a period of six months; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-1644. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     issuance of a determination to waive certain restrictions on 
     maintaining a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Office 
     in Washington and on the receipt and expenditure of PLO funds 
     for a period of six months; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-1645. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Amendment of the Commission's Rules with Regard to 
     Commercial Operation in the 3550-3650 MHz Band, Report

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     and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking'' 
     ((GN Docket No. 12-354) (FCC 15-47)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 15, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1646. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Illinois; NAAQS Update'' (FRL No. 9927-
     48-Region 5) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1647. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     Texas; Revision to Control Volatile Organic Compound 
     Emissions from Storage Tanks and Transport Vessels'' (FRL No. 
     9927-59-Region 6) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 13, 2015; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1648. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; State of Utah; Utah County--Trading of 
     Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for PM10 Transportation 
     Conformity'' (FRL No. 9927-68-Region 8) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 13, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1649. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; District of Columbia, Maryland, and 
     Virginia; 2011 Base Year Emissions Inventories for the 
     Washington DC-MD-VA Nonattainment Area for the 2008 Ozone 
     National Ambient Air Quality Standard'' (FRL No. 9927-70-
     Region 3) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 13, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-1650. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) reports 
     relative to vacancies in the Department of Justice, received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 14, 2015; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1651. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator of the Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
     Enforcement Agency, Department of Justice, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Schedules of 
     Controlled Substances; Extension of Temporary Placement of 
     UR-144, XLR11, and AKB48 in Schedule I of the Controlled 
     Substances Act'' (Docket No. DEA-414) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on May 18, 2015; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1652. A communication from the Federal Liaison Officer, 
     Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the 
     Patent Trial and Appeal Board'' (RIN0651-AD00) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 18, 2015; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1653. A communication from the Project Manager, 
     Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Dependent 
     Spouses; Final Rule'' (RIN1615-AB92) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on May 12, 2015; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1654. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the third quarter of 
     fiscal year 2014 quarterly report of the Department of 
     Justice's Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1655. A communication from the Acting Chairman of the 
     National Endowment for the Arts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and the 
     Chairman's Semiannual Report on Final Action Resulting from 
     Audit Reports, Inspection Reports, and Evaluation Reports for 
     the period from October 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1656. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for 
     the period from October 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1657. A communication from the Chairman, Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``What is Due Process in Federal Civil Service 
     Employment?''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1658. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department 
     of Transportation's Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General for the period from October 1, 2014 through March 31, 
     2015; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-1659. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Office's Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act Inventory 
     for fiscal years 2012 and 2013; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1660. A communication from 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 ``Leasing of Osage 
     Reservation Lands for Oil and Gas Mining'' (RIN1076-AF17) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     14, 2015; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

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