[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8440-8441]
[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-1641. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators 
     Rule; Delay of Effective Date'' (FRL No. 9962-94) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 23, 2017; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1642. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the report of four (4) officers authorized to 
     wear the insignia of the grade of rear admiral in accordance 
     with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1643. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of General 
     Daniel B. Allyn, United States Army, and his advancement to 
     the grade of general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1644. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Defense 
     Production Act Annual Fund Report for Fiscal Year 2016''; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1645. 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-1646. 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-1647. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Quality Designations for the 2012 Primary 
     Annual Fine Particle Matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Areas in Tennessee'' ((RIN2060-
     AT44) (FRL No. 9962-89-OAR)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 23, 2017; 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 Implementation Plans; 
     Louisiana; Volatile Organic Compounds Rule Revision and Stage 
     II Vapor Recovery'' (FRL No. 9962-21-Region 6) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 23, 2017; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1649. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; El Paso Carbon 
     Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan'' (FRL No. 9962-20-Region 
     6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 23, 2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-1650. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Compliance Date Extension; Formaldehyde Emission 
     Standards for Composite Wood Products'' ((RIN2070-AK35) (FRL 
     No. 9962-86)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 23, 2017; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-1651. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to List 6 Foreign 
     Species of Elasmobranchs Under the Endangered Species Act 
     (RIN0648-XE184) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 23, 2017; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1652. A communication from the United States Trade 
     Representative, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     negotiations with Canada and Mexico regarding modernization 
     of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-1653. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Advancing Care 
     Coordination Through Episode Payment Models (EPMs); Cardiac 
     Rehabilitation Incentive Payment Model; and Changes to the 
     Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model (CJR); Delay 
     of Effective Date'' ((RIN0938-AS90) (CMS-5519-F3)) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 18, 2017; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1654. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Advancing Care 
     Coordination Through Episode Payment Models (EPMs); Cardiac 
     Rehabilitation Incentive Payment Model; and Changes to the 
     Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model (CJR)'' 
     ((RIN0938-AS90) (CMS-5519-F)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 23, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-1655. A communication from the 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 (OSS-2017-0516); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1656. A communication from the 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 (OSS-2017-0517); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1657. A communication from the 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 (OSS-2017-0515); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1658. A communication from the 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 (OSS-2017-0514); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1659. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``340B Drug Pricing Program Ceiling 
     Price and Manufacturer Civil Monetary Penalties Regulation'' 
     (RIN0906-AA89) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 18, 2017; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1660. 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 
     ``Clarification of When Products Made or Derived From Tobacco 
     Are Regulated as Drugs, Devices, or Combination Products; 
     Amendments to Regulations Regarding `Intended Uses'; Further 
     Delayed Effective Date; Request for Comments; Extension of 
     Comment Period'' ((RIN0910-AH19) (Docket No. FDA-2015-N-
     2002)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 23, 2017; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1661. A communication from the Acting Chief Executive 
     Officer, Corporation for National and Community Service, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Corporation's fiscal year 
     2016 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-1662. A communication from the Deputy Inspector General 
     for Audit Services, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``U.S. 
     Department of Health and Human Services Met Many Requirements 
     of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 but Did Not 
     Fully Comply for Fiscal Year 2016''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1663. A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Fisheries'' (RIN0648-XF210) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 23, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1664. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Fisheries'' (RIN0648-XF259) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 23, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1665. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Pacific Island Fisheries; 2016 Annual Catch Limits 
     and Accountability Measures'' (RIN0648-XF587) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 23, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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