January 7, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 3 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session
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EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 3
(Senate - January 07, 2020)
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[Pages S55-S58] 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-3589. A communication from the Acting Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Review of Defense Solicitations by Procurement Center Representatives'' ((RIN0750-AK43) (DFARS Case 2019-D008)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-3590. A communication from the Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Annual Report on the Truth in Lending Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3591. A communication from the Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on College Credit Card Agreements; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3592. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the export to the People's Republic of China of items not detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3593. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Belarus that was declared in Executive Order 13405 of June 16, 2006; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3594. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on 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-3595. A communication from the Program Specialist, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Capital Treatment for High Volatility Commercial Real Estate (HVCRE) Exposures'' (RIN1557-AE48) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3596. A communication from the Counsel, Legal Division, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Home Mortgage Disclosure (Regulation C) Adjustment to Asset-Size Exemption Threshold'' (12 CFR Part 1003) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to [[Page S56]] the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3597. A communication from the Director of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Capital Treatment for High Volatility Commercial Real Estate (HVCRE) Exposures'' (RIN3064-AE90) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3598. A communication from the Acting General Counsel of the National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Delay of Effective Date of the Risk-Based Capital Rules'' (RIN3133- AF01) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3599. A communication from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Risk Mitigation Techniques for Uncleared Security-Based Swaps'' (RIN3235-AL83) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3600. A communication from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Rule Amendments and Guidance Addressing Cross-Border Application of Certain Security-Based Swap Requirements'' (RIN3235-AM13) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3601. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the designation as an emergency requirement all funding so designated by the Congress in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, pursuant to section 251 (b) (2) (A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, for the enclosed list of accounts; to the Committee on the Budget. EC-3602. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the designation for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism all funding (including the rescission of funds) and contributions from foreign governments so designated by the Congress in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, pursuant to section 251 (b) (2) (A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, for the enclosed list of accounts; to the Committee on the Budget. EC-3603. A communication from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual report related to the Colorado River System Reservoirs for 2020; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-3604. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Department of the Army, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The Innovative Materials and Advanced Technologies Report''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3605. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Extension of Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations Compliance Deadline'' (FRL No. 10003-87-OAR) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 23, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3606. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Partial Approval, Partial Disapproval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; California; Control of Emissions from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills'' (FRL No. 10000-52-Region 9) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 23, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3607. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Tennessee; Approval of Plan for Control of Emissions from Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units'' (FRL No. 9997-01-Region 4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3608. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2020 Annual Adjustment: Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment'' (FRL No. 10003-77-OECA) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3609. 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; Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District; Stationary Source Permits'' (FRL No. 10002-05-Region 9) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3610. 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; Indiana; Limited Maintenance Plans for the 1997 Oxone NAAQS; Evansville, Fort Wayne, Greene County, Jackson County, Muncie, and Terre Haute areas'' (FRL No. 10003-54-Region 5) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3611. 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; South Carolina; Interstate Transport for the 2008 8-hour Ozone NAAQS'' (FRL No. 10003- 56-Region 4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3612. 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; Tennessee; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard'' (FRL No. 10003-55-Region 4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3613. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Alabama; Approval of Plan for Control of Emissions from Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units'' (FRL No. 9996-80-Region 4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3614. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Idaho; Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification and Incorporation by Reference'' (FRL No. 10003-28-Region 10) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3615. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Protection of Stratospheric Ozone; Adjustments to the Allowance System for Controlling HCFC Production and Import, 2020-2029; and Other Updates'' (FRL No. 10003-80-OAR) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3616. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a consolidated budget justification display that includes all programs and activities of the Department of Defense combating terrorism program (OSS-2019-1354); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-3617. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report consistent with the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (P.L. 107-243) and the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 1991 (P.L. 102-1) for the September 10, 2019 to November 9, 2019 reporting period; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-3618. 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 for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services, to the United Kingdom for the support and installation of the MK 45 mod 4 naval gun system, type 26 ammunition handling system, and ammunition lift on the type 26 Maritime Indirect Fire System (MIFS) frigates in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 19-067); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-3619. A communication from the Executive Secretary, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) reports relative to vacancies in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-3620. A communication from the Chair, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Oversight of Institutions for Mental Diseases''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-3621. A communication from the Director, Office of Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule [[Page S57]] entitled ``Setting the Manner for the Appearance of Parties and Witnesses at a Hearing'' (RIN0960-AI09) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 18, 2019; to the Committee on Finance. EC-3622. 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 under Section 355(e) Regarding Predecessors, Successors, and Limitation on Gain Recognition; Guidance under Section 355(f)'' ((RIN1545-BN18) (TD 9888)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 20, 2019; to the Committee on Finance. EC-3623. 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 ``Interim Guidance on Income Tax Withholding from Retirement and Annuity Distributions'' (Notice 2020-3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 20, 2019; to the Committee on Finance. EC-3624. 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 ``Extension of the Phase-in Period for the Enforcement and Administration of Section 871(m)'' (Notice 2020-2) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 20, 2019; to the Committee on Finance. EC-3625. 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 ``Dividend Equivalents from Sources within the United States'' ((RIN1545-BN76) (TD 9887)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 20, 2019; to the Committee on Finance. EC-3626. 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 ``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Program Integrity'' (RIN0938-AT53) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-3627. 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 ``Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits'' (29 CFR Parts 4022 and 4044) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-3628. 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 Program'' (RIN0970- AC78) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-3629. A communication from the Chairwoman, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3630. A communication from the Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 21st Century IDEA 2019 report; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3631. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 23-278, ``Sense of the Council Supporting the Protection of Immigrant Families Resolution of 2019''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3632. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3633. A communication from the Officer, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the fiscal year 2018 annual report for the Department's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; to the Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; the Judiciary; and Select Committee on Intelligence. EC-3634. A communication from the Director of the Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Rights-of- Way on Indian Land; Bond Exemption'' (RIN1076-AF20 and RIN1076-AF37) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. EC-3635. A communication from the Director of the Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Tribal Energy Resource Agreements under the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self Determination Act'' (RIN1076-AF47) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. EC-3636. A communication from the Regulatory Documentation Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``List of Courts of Indian Offenses; Future Publication of Updates'' (RIN1076-AF46) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. EC-3637. A communication from the Assistant Administrator of the Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Cyclopropyl Fentanyl, Methoxyacetyl fentanyl, ortho-Fluorofentanyl, and para- Fluorobutyryl Fentanyl in Schedule I'' ((21 CFR Part 1308) (Docket No. DEA-507)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-3638. A communication from the Assistant Administrator of the Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Schedules of Controlled Substances: Extension of Temporary Placement of FUB-AMB in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act'' ((21 CFR Part 1308) (Docket No. DEA-472a)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-3639. A communication from the Assistant Administrator of the Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Technical Correction to Regulation Regarding Registration'' ((21 CFR Part 1301) (Docket No. DEA-511)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 30, 2019; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-3640. A communication from the Director, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Contracts and Provider Agreements for State Home Nursing Home Care'' (RIN2900-AO57) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 19, 2019; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-3641. A communication from the Director, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Reimbursement of Qualifying Adoption Expenses for Certain Veterans'' (RIN2900-AQ01) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 19, 2019; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-3642. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the mobilizations of selected reserve units, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 3, 2020; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-3643. A communication from the Secretary of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Public Rulemaking Procedures'' (RIN3038-AE90) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-3644. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' ((44 CFR Part 64) (Docket No. FEMA-2019-0003)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 19, 2019; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3645. 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 ``Addition of Software Specially Designed to Automate the Analysis of Geospatial Imagery to the Export Control Classification Number 0Y521 Series'' (RIN0694-AH89) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 2, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3646. A communication from the Director of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Community Reinvestment Act Regulations'' (RIN3064-AF20) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 3, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3647. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the [[Page S58]] Western Balkans that was declared in Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3648. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to North Korea that was declared in Executive Order 13466 of June 26, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3649. 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 ``Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants'' (NRC-2012-0026) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 3, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-3650. 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 ``Opening of the third six-year remedial amendment cycle for pre-approved defined benefit plans'' ((Rev. Proc. 2020-10) (RP-117256-19)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 20, 2019; to the Committee on Finance. ____________________
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