[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4792-4793]
[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-5158. 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 (MMA) for 
     Calendar Year (CY) 2015''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5159. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Performance Report for 
     fiscal year 2015 for the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5160. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a financial report relative to 
     the Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2012 for fiscal 
     year 2015; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-5161. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to imported 
     foods for fiscal year 2015; to the Committees on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions; and Appropriations.
       EC-5162. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity, Office of the 
     Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a compilation of fiscal year 
     2015 reports from the Department of Defense Components 
     relative to the implementation of the Notification and 
     Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 
     2002 (No FEAR Act); to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5163. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Cyprodinil; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9943-
     85) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on April 15, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5164. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     seventeen (17) officers authorized to wear the insignia of 
     the grade of major general or brigadier general in accordance 
     with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5165. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``National Flood Insurance Program: Update To Address 
     Information for Claims Appeals'' ((RIN1660-AA88) (Docket No. 
     FEMA-2016-0009)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 14, 2016; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5166. 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'' (Docket No. FEMA-
     2016-0002) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 14, 2016; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5167. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to the Central 
     African Republic that was declared in Executive Order 13667 
     of May 12, 2014; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-5168. A communication from the Assistant Director for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Office of Foreign Assets Control, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Hizballah Financial Sanctions 
     Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 566) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 14, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5169. 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 Plan 
     Revisions; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead, 
     2008 Ozone, 2010 NO2, 2010 SO2, and 2012 PM2.5 National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standards; Montana'' (FRL No. 9945-14-
     Region 8) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 15, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5170. 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; 
     State of Louisiana; Revisions to the State Implementation 
     Plan; Fee Regulations'' (FRL No. 9945-09-Region 6) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 15, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5171. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Amendments Related to: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle 
     Emission and Fuel Standards and 40 CFR Part 80'' (FRL No. 
     9941-85-OAR) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 15, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5172. 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; Vermont; Stage I Vapor Recovery 
     Requirements'' (FRL No. 9945-12-Region 1) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 15, 2016; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-5173. 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; Rhode Island; Infrastructure 
     State Implementation Plan Requirements for Particle Matter, 
     Ozone, Lead, Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide'' (FRL No. 
     9945-13-Region 1) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 15, 
     2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5174. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Corrective 
     Actions Programs for Fuel Cycle Facilities'' (Regulatory 
     Guide 3.75, Revision 0) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 14, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5175. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standard 
     Format and Content for a License Application for an 
     Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation or a Monitored 
     Retrievable Storage Facility'' (Regulatory Guide 3.50, 
     Revision 2) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 14, 2016; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-5176. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``General Site 
     Suitability for Nuclear Power Stations'' (Regulatory Guide 
     4.7, Revision 3) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 14, 2016; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-5177. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``U.S. Assistance for 
     Palestinian Security Forces and Benchmarks for Palestinian 
     Security Assistance Funds''; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-5178. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Demonstrating Improvement in the Maternal, Infant, and 
     Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: A Report to 
     Congress''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-5179. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a financial report relative to 
     the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act for fiscal year 2015; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5180. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a financial report relative to 
     the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act for fiscal year 2015; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5181. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to 
     Congress on the Feasibility of Mechanisms to Assist Providers 
     in Comparing and Selecting Certified EHR''; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5182. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative

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     Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Debt Collection Recovery Activities 
     of the Department of Justice for Civil Debts Referred for 
     Collection Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2015''; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5183. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting proposed legislation entitled ``Coast Guard 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017''; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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