December 3, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 192 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session
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EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 192
(Senate - December 03, 2019)
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[Pages S6822-S6824] From the Congressional Record Online through the 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-3315. A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Almonds Grown in California; Revisions to the Accepted User Program Requirements and New Information Collection'' ((7 CFR Part 981) (Docket No. AMS-SC-18-0099)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 26, 2019; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-3316. A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Dried Prunes Produced in California; [[Page S6823]] Decreased Assessment Rate'' ((7 CFR Part 993) (Docket No. AMS-SC-19-0056)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 26, 2019; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-3317. A communication from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Swine Health Protection Act; Amendments to Garbage Feeding Regulations'' ((RIN0579-AE50) (Docket No. APHIS-2018-0067)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 27, 2019; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-3318. A communication from the Director of the Issuances Staff, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Publication Method for Lists of Foreign Countries Eligible to Export Meat, Poultry, or Egg Products to the United States'' (RIN0583-AD72) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2019; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-3319. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Vice Admiral Bruce H. Lindsey, United States Navy, and his advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-3320. A communication from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to serious human rights abuse and corruption that was declared in Executive Order 13818 of December 20, 2017; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3321. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel for Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) reports relative to vacancies in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 18, 2019; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3322. A communication from the Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Truth in Lending (Regulation Z); Screening and Training Requirements for Mortgage Loan Originators With Temporary Authority'' (12 CFR Part 1026) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2019; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3323. 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 ``Venezuela Sanctions Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 591) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 20, 2019; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3324. A communication from the Director of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships With, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds'' (RIN3064-AE67) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 20, 2019; to the Committee on Banking , Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3325. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Other Real Estate Owner and Technical Amendments'' (RIN1557-AE50) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 22, 2019; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3326. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans Exemption Threshold'' (RIN1557-AE68) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 22, 2019; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3327. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Addition of Entities to the Entity List, Revision of an Entry on the Entity List, and Removal of Entities from the Entity List'' (RIN0694-AH85) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 25, 2019; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3328. A communication from the Senior Legal Advisor for Regulatory Affairs, Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``IMARA Calculation Under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program'' ((RIN1505-AC62) (31 CFR Part 50)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2019; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3329. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Temporary General License: Extension of Validity'' (RIN0694-AH97) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2019; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3330. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Temporary General License: Extension of Validity'' (RIN0694-AH97) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2019; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3331. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting proposed legislation to provide for utility incentives that the Department of Homeland Security may receive, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-3332. A joint communication from the Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, and the Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2018 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions and Performance''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3333. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Miscellaneous Corrections'' (RIN3150-AK34) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3334. 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; Connecticut; Regional Haze Five Year Progress Report'' (FRL No. 10002-42-Region 1) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 22, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3335. 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; Reasonably Available Control Technology for the 2008 and 2015 Ozone Standards'' (FRL No. 10002-16-Region 1) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 22, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3336. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Ohio; Redesignation of the Ohio Portion of the Steubenville Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 10002-56-Region 5) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 22, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3337. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Increasing Recycling: Adding Aerosol Cans to the Universal Waste Regulations'' ((RIN2050-AG92) (FRL No. 10002- 49-OLEM)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 22, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3338. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``North Dakota: Codification and Incorporation by Reference of Approved State Underground Storage Tank Program'' (FRL No. 10000-51-Region 8) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 22, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3339. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act'' ((RIN2050-AG95) (FRL No. 10002-69-OLEM)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 27, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3340. 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; Iowa; Revisions to Regional Haze Plan and Visibility Requirements in Infrastructure State Implementation Plans for the 2006 PM2.5, 2012 PM2.5, 2010 NO2, 2010 SO2, 2008 Ozone, and 2015 Ozone NAAQS'' (FRL No. 10001-89-Region 7) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 27, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. [[Page S6824]] EC-3341. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to California State Implementation Plan; Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District and Ventura County Air Pollution Control District; Nonattainment New Source Review Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 10001-66-Region 9) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 27, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3342. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to sections 36(c) and (d) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license for the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad and the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to the Philippines for the manufacture of 22 Magnum pistols in the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 17-085); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-3343. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of firearms, parts, and components abroad controlled under Category I of the U.S. Munitions List of .300 caliber automatic rifles and spare parts to the Netherlands in the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 19-066); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-3344. 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 ``Estate and Gift Taxes, Difference in the Basic Exclusion Amount'' (RIN1545- BO72) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 26, 2019; to the Committee on Finance. EC-3345. 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 ``Guidance to Qualified States Requesting Allocations of Unused Low-Income Housing Credit Carryovers'' (Rev. Proc. 2019-45) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 26, 2019; to the Committee on Finance. EC-3346. 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 ``Medicaid Program; Covered Outpatient Drug; Further Delay of Inclusions of Territories in Definitions of States and United States'' (RIN0938-AT09) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 22, 2019; to the Committee on Finance. EC-3347. 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 ``Per Diem Allowances'' (Rev. Proc. 2019-48) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 27, 2019; to the Committee on Finance. EC-3348. A communication from the Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Labor's fiscal year 2016, fiscal year 2017, and fiscal year 2018 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs annual report; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-3349. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal Year 2017 Performance Report to Congress for the Office of Combination Products''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-3350. A communication from the Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2019; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-3351. 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 ``Food Labeling: Calorie Labeling of Articles of Food Sold From Certain Vending Machines; Front of Package Type Size'' (RIN0910-AH83) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 22, 2019; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-3352. A communication from the Division Director for Policy, Legislation, and Regulation, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Procurement Roles and Responsibilities for Job Corps Contracts'' (RIN1205-AB96) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 25, 2019; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-3353. A communication from the Acting Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Services, Office of General Counsel, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Priority for Discretionary Grant Programs'' (RIN1875-AA12) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 27, 2019; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-3354. A communication from the Acting Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Services, Office of General Counsel, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Total and Permanent Disability Discharge of Loans under Title IV of the Higher Education Act'' (RIN1840-AD48) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 27, 2019; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-3355. A communication from the Secretary of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Title I, Part C--Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged; Education of Migratory Children'' (RIN1810- AB49) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 27, 2019; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-3356. A communication from the Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in Terminated Single- Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits'' (29 CFR Part 4022) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2019; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. ____________________
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