September 10, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 156 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Pages S5547-S5549]
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                   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-5304. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Citrus tristeza virus expressing spinach defensin 
     proteins 2, 7, and 8; Temporary Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 1011-47-OCSPP) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 4, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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        EC-5305. A communication from the Chairman, Farm Credit 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2019 
     annual report on the Farm Credit System; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5306. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Evaluation of the TRICARE Program; 
     Fiscal Year 2020 Report to Congress''; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
        EC-5307. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Bradford J. Shwedo, United States Air 
     Force, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general 
     on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5308. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     three (3) officers authorized to wear the insignia of the 
     grade of brigadier general in accordance with title 10, 
     United States Code, section 777, this will not cause the 
     Department to exceed the number of frocked officers 
     authorized; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5309. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Giovanni K. Tuck, United States Air Force, 
     and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5310. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Vice 
     Admiral Timothy J. White, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5311. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Vice 
     Admiral Luke M. McCollum, United States Navy Reserve, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5312. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     vice admiral in accordance with title 10, United States Code, 
     section 777a; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5313. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Michael A. Bills, United States Army, and 
     his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5314. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, 
     section 777a, this will not cause the Department to exceed 
     the number of frocked officers authorized; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
        EC-5315. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, United States Army, and 
     his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5316. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     four (4) officers authorized to wear the insignia of the 
     grade of brigadier general in accordance with title 10, 
     United States Code, section 777, this will not cause the 
     Department to exceed the number of frocked officers 
     authorized; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5317. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Jay B. Silveria, United States Air Force, 
     and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5318. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, a report relative to the completion of the 
     Department's Army Watercraft Requirements Review; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5319. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, Office 
     of General Counsel, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Administrator, Department of 
     Transportation, received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on August 24, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5320. A communication from the Chairman and President 
     of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to transactions involving U.S. exports to 
     Mexico; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-5321. A communication from the Chairman and President 
     of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to transactions involving U.S. exports to 
     Iraq; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-5322. A communication from the Director of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule - 
     Incorporation of Existing Statement of Policy Regarding 
     Requests for Participation in the Affairs of an Insured 
     Depository Institution by Convicted Individuals'' (RIN3064-
     AF19) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on August 28, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5323. A communication from the Congressional Assistant, 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Regulatory Capital Rule: Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity 
     Facility'' (RIN7100-AF79) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 
     24, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-5324. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Prioritization and Allocation of Certain Scarce and 
     Critical Health and Medical Resources for Domestic Use'' 
     (RIN1660-AB01) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on August 24, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5325. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to persons who 
     commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism that was 
     declared in Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5326. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Libya that 
     was originally declared in Executive Order 13566 of February 
     25, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-5327. A communication from the Congressional Assistant, 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
     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'' (RIN7100-AF70) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on August 24, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5328. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Qualifying Facility 
     Rates and Requirements; Implementation Issues Under the 
     Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978'' ((RIN1902-
     AF67) (Docket Nos. RM19-15-000, AD16-16-000) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on August 28, 2020; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
        EC-5329. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Filing Requirements 
     for Electric Utility Service Agreements, et al.'' ((RIN1902-
     AF27) (Docket Nos. RM01-8-000, RM10-12-000, RM12-3-000, and 
     ER02-2001-000)) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on August 24, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-5330. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 3.15, `Standard Format 
     and Content of License Applications for Receipt and Storage 
     of Unirradiated Power Reactor Fuel and Associated Radioactive 
     Material at a Nuclear Power Plant' '' received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on August 24, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5331. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Safety Evaluation of Technical Specifications Task 
     Force Traveler TSTF-582, `RPV [Reactor Pressure Vessel] WIC 
     [Water Inventory Control] Enhancements' '' received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 3, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5332. 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 ``Flexibility 
     to Use Armed Responders for Security Events, SFAQ 20-01'' 
     ((10 CFR 73.55b) (NEI 05-10)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 3, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5333. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Transportation Infrastructure Finance and 
     Innovation Act: 2020 Report to Congress''; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5334. A communication from the Deputy Director, Office 
     of Documents and Regulations Management, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``FY 2021 Hospice Wage Index and Payment 
     Rate Update (CMS-1733-F)'' (RIN0938-AU09) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 2, 2020; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5335. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch,

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     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Third Six-Year Cycle Pre-Approved Defined Contribution 
     Plans; Issuance of Opinion Letters; Plan Adoption Deadline; 
     and Opening of Determination Letter Program'' (ANN 2020-7) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 2, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-5336. 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 ``Election of 
     Alternative Minimum Funding Standards for Community Newspaper 
     Plans'' (Notice 2020-60) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 
     25, 2020; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5337. A communication from the Director of the Legal 
     Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Notice: Update to Notice 2020-18, Additional 
     Relief for Taxpayers Affected by Ongoing Coronavirus Disease 
     2019 Pandemic'' (Notice 2020-23) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     August 26, 2020; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5338. A communication from the Director of the Legal 
     Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Changes to User Fees for Certain Letter 
     Ruling and Determination Letter Requests Submitted to 
     Employee Plans Rulings and Agreements, Effective January 4, 
     2021'' (Announcement 2020-14) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on August 26, 2020; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-5339. 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 on Excess 
     Deferred Taxes Under the TCJA'' (Rev. Proc. 2020-39) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on August 26, 2020; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-5340. 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 ``Recapture of Excess 
     Employment Tax Credits under the Families First Act and the 
     CARES Act'' ((RIN1545-BP89) (TD 9904)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 2, 2020; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5341. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medicare 
     Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for 
     Acute Care Hospitals and the Long Term-Care Hospital 
     Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 
     2021 Rates; Quality Reporting and Medicare and Medicaid 
     Promoting Interoperability Programs Requirements for Eligible 
     Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals'' (RIN0938-AU11) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 4, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-5342. 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; Gluten-Free Labeling of Fermented or Hydrolyzed 
     Foods'' (RIN0910-AH00) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 
     24, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-5343. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Administration for Children and Families, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Head Start Designation Renewal 
     System'' (RIN0970-AC77) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 2, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5344. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Standards of Care for Chimpanzees Held in the 
     Federally Supported Sanctuary System'' (RIN0925-AA66) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 2, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5345. 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 ``Office of 
     Regulatory Affairs Division Director; Technical Amendments'' 
     (Docket No. FDA-2019-N-0011) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     August 24, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5346. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Conflict of Interest Rule - 
     Retirement Investment Advice: Notice of Court Vacatur'' 
     (RIN1210-AB96) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on August 24, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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