[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9678-9680]
[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-5832. A communication from the Chairman, Medicare 
     Payment Advisory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Report to the Congress: Medicare and the 
     Health Care Delivery System''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5833. 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 ``Recovery of Investment in the Contract from 
     Payments Received From a Qualified Defined Benefit Plan by an 
     Employee During Phased Retirement'' (Notice 2016-39) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 20, 
     2016; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5834. 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 ``Section 108.--Income from Discharge of 
     Indebtedness'' (Rev. Rul. 2016-15) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 20, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-5835. 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 ``Phased Retirement for Non-Qualified Plans'' 
     (Rev. Proc. 2016-36) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on June 20, 2016; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5836. 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 of Weighted

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     Average Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and Segment Rates'' 
     (Notice 2016-38) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 20, 2016; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5837. 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 15-139); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5838. 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 16-035); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5839. 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 15-126); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5840. 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 16-012); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5841. 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 16-033); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5842. 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 16-018); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5843. 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 15-125); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5844. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report prepared by the Department of State 
     on progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus 
     question covering the period February 1, 2016 through March 
     31, 2016; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5845. 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 ``Use of 
     Symbols in Labeling'' ((RIN0910-AG74) (Docket No. FDA-2013-N-
     0125)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 20, 2016; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5846. A communication from the Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the actuarial status of the railroad retirement system; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5847. A communication from the Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Railroad Unemployment Insurance System''; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5848. 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 American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start 
     Facilities, FY 2015''; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5849. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Education's 
     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-5850. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``The Department of General Services Failed to Provide 
     Information the DC Council Needed to Make Informed Decisions 
     on the Scope and Cost of Modernizing the Duke Ellington 
     School of the Arts''; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5851. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security 
     Zone; Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO); Concord, 
     California'' ((RIN1625-AA87) (Docket No. USCG-2015-0330)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     20, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5852. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulated 
     Navigation Area; Holiday Events; Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA11) (Docket No. USCG-2015-0786)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 20, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5853. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Renaming of 
     Sector Baltimore as Sector Maryland-National Capital Region; 
     Conforming Amendments'' ((RIN1625-AA11) (Docket No. USCG-
     2016-0060)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 20, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5854. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Kennebec River, Richmond and Dresden, 
     ME'' ((RIN1625-AA09) (Docket No. USCG-2016-0344)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 20, 2016; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5855. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety 
     Zones; Upper Mississippi River between mile 179.2 and 180.5, 
     St. Louis, MO and between mile 839.5 and 840, St. Paul, MN'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2016-0354)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 20, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5856. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Broad Creek, Laurel, DE'' ((RIN1625-
     AA09) (Docket No. USCG-2015-1011)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 20, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5857. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Monongahela River mile 97.5 to mile 100.5, Morgantown, WV'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2016-0202)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 20, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5858. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, VA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket 
     No. USCG-2016-0319)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on June 20, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5859. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Upper New York Bay, Liberty Island, NY'' ((RIN1625-AA00) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2016-0318)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 20, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5860. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Raritan Bay, Perth Amboy, NJ'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. 
     USCG-2016-0297)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 20, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5861. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Ohio River mile 25.2 to mile 25.6, Beaver, PA'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2016-0424)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 20, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5862. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Ohio River mile 43.2 to mile 43.6, East Liverpool, OH'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2016-0389)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 20, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5863. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Cincinnati Reds Season Fireworks'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket 
     No. USCG-2016-0145)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on June 20, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5864. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Monongahela River mile 97.5 to mile 100.5, Morgantown, WV'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2016-0202)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 20, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5865. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulation for Marine Events; James River, Midlothian, 
     VA'' ((RIN1625-

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     AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2016-0355)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 20, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5866. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Marine Events 
     Held in the Coast Guard Northern New England Captain of the 
     Port Zone'' ((RIN1625-AA00 and RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. 
     USCG-2015-1052)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 20, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5867. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulations; Marine Events held in the Sector Long 
     Island Sound Captain of the Port Zone'' ((RIN1625-AA08) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2016-0324)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 20, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5868. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulation; Midwest Masters Sprints; Maumee River; 
     Toledo, OH'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2016-0463)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     20, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5869. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulations; Marine Events in the Seventh Coast Guard 
     District'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0272)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     20, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5870. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulation; On Water Activities Associated With the 
     2016 Macy's 4th of July Fireworks, East River, Manhattan, 
     NY'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2016-0377)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 20, 2016; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5871. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulation; Ohio River mile 791.0 to 795.0, Evansville, 
     IN'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2016-0395)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 20, 2016; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5872. A communication from the Legal Intern, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulation; Cumberland River, Mile 190.5 to 194.0; 
     Nashville, TN'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2016-0322)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     20, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5873. A communication from the Legal Intern, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulations; Sector Ohio Valley Annual and Recurring 
     Special Local Regulations Update'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket 
     No. USCG-2015-1039)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on June 20, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5874. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulation for Marine Events; James River, Midlothian, 
     VA'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2016-0355)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 20, 2016; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5875. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Inspection 
     of Towing Vessels'' ((RIN1625-AB06) (Docket No. USCG-2006-
     24412)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 20, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5876. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Indian River, Miami Beach, FL'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA09) (Docket No. USCG-2015-0940)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 20, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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