[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 10022-10024]
[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-1973. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Sethoxydim; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9928-
     20) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 12, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1974. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Di-n-butyl carbonate; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9928-63-OCSPP) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 12, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1975. A communication from the Administrator, Rural 
     Housing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Reserve 
     Account'' (RIN0575-AC99) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     12, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1976. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and

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     Readiness), transmitting a report on the approved retirement 
     of Vice Admiral Michael J. Connor, United States Navy, and 
     his advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired 
     list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1977. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Under Secretary of Defense (Legislative 
     Affairs), Department of Defense, received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 12, 2015; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1978. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Deputy Chief Management Officer, 
     Department of Defense, received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     12, 2015; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1979. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     ten (10) officers authorized to wear the insignia of the 
     grade of rear admiral or rear admiral (lower half), as 
     indicated, in accordance with title 10, United States Code, 
     section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1980. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report relative to the 
     national emergency that was originally declared in Executive 
     Order 12938 of November 14, 1994; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1981. 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; 
     South Carolina; Charlotte-Rock Hill; Base Year Emissions 
     Inventory and Emissions Statements Requirements for the 2008 
     8-Hour Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 9928-88-Region 4) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 12, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1982. 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; 
     Revision to the New York State Implementation Plan for Carbon 
     Monoxide'' (FRL No. 9929-11-Region 2) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 12, 2015; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1983. 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; Pennsylvania; Update of the Motor 
     Vehicle Emissions Budgets and General Conformity Budgets for 
     the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient 
     Air Quality Standard Maintenance Area'' (FRL No. 9929-07-
     Region 3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 12, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1984. A communication from the Chair of the Medicaid and 
     CHIP Payment and Access Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Report to Congress on Medicaid and 
     CHIP'' to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1985. 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 15-017); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1986. 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 15-024); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1987. 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 15-026); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1988. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to sections 36(c) and 
     36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15-047); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1989. 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 15-056); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1990. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(d) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15-030); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1991. 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 15-038); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1992. 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 15-037); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1993. 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 15-042); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1994. 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 14-149); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1995. 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 15-033); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1996. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Admiral 
     James A. Winnefeld, Jr., United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of admiral on the retired list; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1997. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting proposed 
     legislation entitled ``Modernization of Military Retirement 
     System''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1998. A communication from the Counsel, Legal Division, 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Integrated 
     Mortgage Disclosures Under the Real Estate Settlement 
     Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act 
     (Regulation Z)'' (RIN3170-AA19) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 17, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1999. 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 ``Implementation of the Australia 
     Group (AG) November 2013 Intersessional Decisions'' (RIN0694-
     AG45) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 17, 2015; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-2000. A communication from the Chairman of the Appraisal 
     Subcommittee, Federal Financial Institutions Examination 
     Council, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Appraisal 
     Subcommittee's 2014 Annual Report; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2001. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on the feasibility study that was undertaken to 
     document the development of a project for navigation of 
     Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River, Maine and New 
     Hampshire; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2002. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Sixty-Month Period of Employment 
     Requirement for Government Pension Offset Exemption'' 
     (RIN0960-AG50) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 17, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2003. A communication from the Deputy Director, Office 
     of Documents and Regulatory Management, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Removal of Obsolete Provisions'' (45 CFR 
     Part 1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 17, 2015; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2004. A communication from the Deputy Director, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Summary of Benefits and Coverage and 
     Uniform Glossary'' ((RIN0938-AS54) (CMS-9938-F)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 15, 2015; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2005. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform 
     Glossary'' (RIN1210-AB69) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 15, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2006. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Listing of 
     Color Additives Exempt from Certification; Mica-Based

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     Pearlescent Pigments'' (Docket Nos. FDA-2014-C-1616 and FDA-
     2015-C-0245) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 12, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2007. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year 2012 Annual Progress Report on the C.W. Bill Young Cell 
     Transplantation Program and National Cord Blood Inventory 
     Program''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-2008. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year 2013 Annual Progress Report on the C.W. Bill Young Cell 
     Transplantation Program and National Cord Blood Inventory 
     Program''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-2009. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semi-Annual 
     Report of the Inspector General for the period from October 
     1, 2014 through March 31, 2015 and the Semi-Annual Report of 
     the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 
     (TIGTA); to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2010. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2014 
     Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal 
     Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local, and Tribal 
     Entities''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2011. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Department's Semiannual Report from the Office of 
     the Inspector General for the period from October 1, 2014 
     through March 31, 2015 and a report entitled ``Compendium of 
     Unimplemented Recommendations''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2012. A communication from the Director, Policy and 
     Planning Analysis, Office of Personnel Management, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; Rate Setting for 
     Community-Rated Plans'' (RIN3206-AN00) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 15, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2013. A communication from the Director, Recruitment and 
     Hiring, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Designation 
     of National Security Positions in the Competitive Service, 
     and Related Matters'' (RIN3206-AM73) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 15, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2014. A communication from the Executive Analyst 
     (Political), Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) reports relative to 
     vacancies in the Department of Health and Human Services, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     17, 2015; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       EC-2015. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Regulation Policy and Management, Veterans Benefits 
     Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Presumption 
     of Herbicide Exposure and Presumption of Disability During 
     Service For Reservists Presumed Exposed to Herbicide'' 
     (RIN2900-AP43) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 17, 2015; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       EC-2016. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Regulation Policy and Management, Veterans Benefits 
     Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Delegations 
     of Authority: Office of Regulation Policy and Management 
     (ORPM)'' (RIN2900-AP47) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 17, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-2017. A joint communication from the Deputy Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs and the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Veterans Affairs and Department of 
     Defense Joint Executive Committee Fiscal Year 2014 Annual 
     Report''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-2018. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Taking of Marine Mammals 
     Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large 
     Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations'' (RIN0648-BE83) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     16, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2019. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Small-Mesh Multispecies 
     Specifications'' (RIN0648-BE87) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 17, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2020. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Special Management Zones for 
     Delaware Artificial Reefs'' (RIN0648-BD42) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 17, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2021. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Fisheries'' (RIN0648-XD973) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 17, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2022. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary/Administrator, 
     Transportation Security Administration, Department of 
     Homeland Security, received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 17, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2023. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Carriage of 
     Digital Television Broadcast Signals: Amendment to Part 76 of 
     the Commission's Rules'' (CS Docket No. 98-120, FCC 15-65) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     17, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2024. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2015 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure 
     for South Atlantic Gray Triggerfish'' (RIN0648-XD901) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 12, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2025. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment to 
     the Commission's Rules Concerning Effective Competition'' (MB 
     Docket No. 15-53, FCC 15-62) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 12, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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