[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11241-11242]
[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-2266. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to Freedom 
     of Information Act Regulations'' (RIN3038-AE57) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 10, 2017; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2267. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the report of three (3) officers authorized to 
     wear the insignia of the grade of major general in accordance 
     with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2268. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the report of two (2) officers authorized to 
     wear the insignia of the grade of major general in accordance 
     with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2269. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the report of an officer authorized to wear the 
     insignia of the grade of rear admiral (lower half) in 
     accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2270. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Vice 
     Admiral Frank C. Pandolfe, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2271. A communication from the Senior Official 
     performing the duties of the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a certification of the Advanced Arresting 
     Gear (AAG) program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2272. A communication from the Senior Official 
     performing the duties of the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     annual report of the National Security Education Program for 
     fiscal year 2016; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2273. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and 
     Technology), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative 
     to Army Industrial Facilities Cooperative Activities with 
     Non-Army Entities for Fiscal Year 2016; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-2274. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Minority and Women 
     Inclusion Final Rule'' (RIN2590-AA78) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 14, 2017; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2275. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Quality of Water, Colorado River Basin, Progress Report No. 
     25''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2276. 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; Illinois; NAAQS Updates'' (FRL 
     No. 9964-97-Region 5) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     14, 2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2277. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of New Reactors, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Generic Aging Lessons Learned for Subsequent 
     License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants'' 
     (NUREG-2191, Volumes 1 and 2; and NUREG-2192) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 14, 2017; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-2278. A communication from the Board of Trustees of the 
     Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical 
     Insurance Trust Funds, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Board's 2017 Annual Report; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2279. A communication from the Board of Trustees of the 
     Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical 
     Insurance Trust Funds, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Board's 2017 Annual Report; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2280. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Report to Congress on the Nurse Education, Practice, 
     Quality, and Retention Program'' for fiscal year 2016; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2281. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Fiscal Year 2015 and Fiscal Year 2016 Distribution of Funds 
     Under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act Report to 
     Congress''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-2282. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Department 
     of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965, as Amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act--
     Accountability and State Plans'' ((RIN1810-AB27) (Docket No. 
     ED-2016-OESE-0032)) received in the Office of the President 
     pro tempore of the Senate; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2283. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 22-97, ``Fiscal Year 2017 Revised Local 
     Budget Temporary Adjustment Act of 2017''; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2284. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 22-99, ``Fiscal Year 2018 Local Budget Act 
     of 2017''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2285. A communication from the Chief of the Regulatory 
     Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Exercise of Time-Limited 
     Authority to Increase the Fiscal Year 2017 Numerical 
     Limitation for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker 
     Program'' (RIN1615-AC12) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 18, 2017; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-2286. A communication from the Chief Financial Officer 
     and the Chief Operating Officer of the National Tropical 
     Botanical Garden, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to an audit of the Garden for the period from 
     January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       EC-2287. 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; 
     Severn River, Sherwood Forest, MD'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket 
     No. USCG-2017-0468)) received in the Office of the

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     President of the Senate on July 18, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2288. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Navigation 
     and Navigable Waters, and Shipping: Technical, 
     Organizational, and Conforming Amendments'' (Docket No. USCG-
     2016-0498) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 18, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation

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