[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9456-9458]
[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-5790. A joint communication from the Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State and the 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the ongoing 
     bilateral security relationship between the United States and 
     the Republic of Cyprus; to the Committees on Armed Services; 
     and Foreign Relations.
       EC-5791. A joint communication from the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
     transmitting a request relative to issuing a travel 
     restriction on senior officials' travel to Iraq for the 
     period of June 15, 2016 through August 31, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5792. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of General Frank J. Grass, Army 
     National Guard of the United States, and his advancement to 
     the grade of general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-5793. A communication from the Honors Attorney, Legal 
     Division, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustments'' (RIN3170-AA62) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     15, 2016; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-5794. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Wyoming: Final Authorization of State Hazardous 
     Waste Management Program Revisions and Incorporation by 
     Reference'' (FRL No. 9947-06-Region 8) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 16, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5795. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``South Dakota: Final Authorization of State 
     Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions and 
     Incorporation by Reference'' (FRL No. 9947-04-Region 8) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     16, 2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5796. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Partial Approval and Partial 
     Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans and Federal 
     Implementation Plan; Utah; Revisions to Regional Haze State 
     Implementation Plan; Federal Implementation Plan for Regional 
     Haze'' (FRL No. 9947-42-Region 8) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 16, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5797. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval of Iowa's State Implementation Plan 
     (SIP); Definition of Greenhouse Gas and Prevention of 
     Significant Deterioration (PSD) Plantwide Applicability 
     Limits (PALs) Revisions'' (FRL No. 9947-81-Region 7) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 16, 
     2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5798. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fuel Retrievability in Spent Fuel 
     Storage Applications'' (NRC-2015-0241) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 15, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5799. 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.

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       EC-5800. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department 
     of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, of the proposed sale or export of defense 
     articles and/or defense services to a Middle East country 
     regarding any possible affects such a sale might have 
     relating to Israel's Qualitative Military Edge over military 
     threats to Israel (OSS-2016-0851); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5801. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, 
     Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an 
     addendum to a certification, of the proposed sale or export 
     of defense articles and/or defense services to a Middle East 
     country regarding any possible affects such a sale might have 
     relating to Israel's Qualitative Military Edge over military 
     threats to Israel (OSS-2016-0850); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5802. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department 
     of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, of the proposed sale or export of defense 
     articles and/or defense services to a Middle East country 
     regarding any possible affects such a sale might have 
     relating to Israel's Qualitative Military Edge over military 
     threats to Israel (OSS-2016-0849); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5803. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department 
     of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, of the proposed sale or export of defense 
     articles and/or defense services to a Middle East country 
     regarding any possible affects such a sale might have 
     relating to Israel's Qualitative Military Edge over military 
     threats to Israel (OSS-2016-0848); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5804. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department 
     of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, of the proposed sale or export of defense 
     articles and/or defense services to a Middle East country 
     regarding any possible affects such a sale might have 
     relating to Israel's Qualitative Military Edge over military 
     threats to Israel (OSS-2016-0845); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5805. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the UN Multidimensional 
     Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) mandate; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5806. 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 15-146); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5807. 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 16-144); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5808. 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 16-002); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5809. 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 15-097); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5810. 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 15-135); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5811. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2016-
     0077--2016-0083); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5812. A communication from the Deputy Special Master, 
     Civil Division, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``James Zadroga 9/11 
     Victim Compensation Fund Reauthorization Act'' (RIN1105-AB49) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     15, 2016; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-5813. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs'' (RIN1250-
     AA05) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 15, 2016; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5814. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 21-414, ``Fiscal Year 2017 Local Budget 
     Act of 2016''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5815. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 21-412, ``Homeless Shelter Replacement Act 
     of 2016''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5816. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Semiannual Report from the Office of the Inspector 
     General for the period from October 1, 2015 through March 31, 
     2016; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-5817. A communication from the Chair of the Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General and the Semiannual Management Report for the period 
     from October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5818. A communication from the Chairwoman of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period 
     from October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5819. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Semiannual 
     Report to Congress on Audit Follow-up for the period of 
     October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5820. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Civil Rights, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Department's fiscal year 2015 annual 
     report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee 
     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs .
       EC-5821. 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 ``Redelegation 
     of Functions; Delegation of Authority to Drug Enforcement 
     Administration Official'' (Docket No. DEA-441) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 14, 2016; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5822. A communication from the Acting Chief of the 
     Office of Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
     Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
     entitled ``Recordkeeping Regulations'' (RIN1140-AA50) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     15, 2016; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5823. A communication from the Trial Attorney, Federal 
     Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Railroad Workplace Safety; Roadway Worker Protection 
     Miscellaneous Revisions (RRR)'' (RIN2130-AB89) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 16, 2016; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5824. A communication from the Trial Attorney, Federal 
     Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory Reporting 
     Requirements'' (RIN2130-AC55) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 16, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5825. A communication from the Senior Attorney Advisor, 
     Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Heavy Vehicle Use Tax; Technical Correction'' (RIN2125-
     AF71) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 16, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5826. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Chief 
     Counsel for Safety, Federal Railroad Administration, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Control of Alcohol and Drug 
     Use: Coverage of Maintenance of Way (MOW) Employees and 
     Retrospective Regulatory Review-Based Amendments'' (RIN2130-
     AC10) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 16, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5827. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Cooperative Agreements with Commercial 
     Firms'' (RIN2700-AE25) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 15, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5828. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, 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: Snapper-
     Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 
     35'' (RIN0648-BE70) received in

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     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 15, 2016; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5829. 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 Off West Coast 
     States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2016 Management Measures 
     and a Temporary Rule'' (RIN0648-BF56) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 15, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5830. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pacific 
     Island Fisheries; 2015-16 Annual Catch Limits and 
     Accountability Measures; Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 
     Bottomfish'' (RIN0648-XE062) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 15, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5831. 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 Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; 
     Trawl Rationalization Program; Flow Scale Requirements'' 
     (RIN0648-BF39) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 15, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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