October 21, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 180 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

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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-5652. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Sulfuric Acid Tolerance Exemption to Cover Hop 
     Vines'' (FRL No. 10013-16-OCSPP) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 13, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-5653. 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 ``Diquat; Pesticide 
     Tolerances'' (FRL No. 10012-67-OCSPP) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 13, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5654. 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 ``Deregulation of Pine Shoot 
     Beetle'' ((RIN0579-AE41) (Docket No. APHIS-2016-0065)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 13, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5655. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Post-Trade Name Give-
     Up on Swap Execution Facilities'' (RIN3038-AE79) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 13, 2020; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5656. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Margin Requirements 
     for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap 
     Participants'' (RIN3038-AF02) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 13, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-5657. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Margin Requirements 
     for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap 
     Participants'' (RIN3038-AE77) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 13, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-5658. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Margin Requirements 
     for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap 
     Participants'' (RIN3038-AE89) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 13, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-5659. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Exemption from the 
     Swap Clearing Requirement for Certain Affiliated Entities--
     Alternative Compliance Frameworks for Anti-Evasionary 
     Measures'' (RIN3038-AE92) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 13, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-5660. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Cross-Border 
     Application of the Registration Thresholds and Certain 
     Requirements Applicable to Swap Dealers and Major Swap 
     Participants'' (RIN3038-AE84) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 13, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-5661. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Capital Requirements 
     of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants'' (RIN3038-AD54) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 13, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5662. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to South Sudan 
     that was declared in Executive Order 13664 of April 3, 2014; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5663. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Sudan that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5664. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Burundi that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13712 of November 22, 2015; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5665. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Nicaragua 
     that was declared in Executive Order 13851 of November 27, 
     2018; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-5666. 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 of November 14, 1979; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5667. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Somalia that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13536 of April 12, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5668. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     continuation of the national emergency with respect to 
     narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia that was declared 
     in Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5669. A communication from the Senior Legal Advisor for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Provisions 
     Pertaining to Certain Investments in the United States by 
     Foreign Persons'' (RIN1505-AC68) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 8, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-5670. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Update of Statistical 
     Disclosures for Bank and Savings and Loan Registrants'' 
     (RIN3235-AL79) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on October 13, 
     2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-5671. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, 
     Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Project Management Oversight'' (RIN2132-AB35) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on October 20, 
     2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-5672. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program'' (FRL No. 10015-30-Region 5) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 13, 2020; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5673. 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; Kentucky; Revisions to 
     Jefferson County VOC Definition'' (FRL No. 10014-96-Region 4) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 13, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5674. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to Congress on 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Section 
     1332 State Innovation Waivers''; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5675. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Child 
     Welfare Outcomes 2017: Report to Congress''; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-5676. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Child 
     Welfare Outcomes 2018: Report to Congress''; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-5677. A communication from the Supervisor of the 
     Regulations and Dissemination Team, Employment and Training 
     Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Welfare-to-Work 
     Grants, Final Rule; Technical Amendment'' (RIN1205-AB98) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 16, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-5678. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Employment and Training, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a Change 
     for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 to the Allocation Formula 
     Methodology for Funds Appropriated for the Reemployment 
     Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-5679. 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 ``Meals and 
     Entertainment Expenses Under Section 274'' ((RIN1545-BP23) 
     (TD 9925)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 13, 2020; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5680. 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 ``Income Tax Withholding on Certain Periodic 
     Retirement and Annuity Payments Under Section 3405(a)'' 
     ((RIN1545-BP69) (TD 9920)) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 13, 2020; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5681. 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 ``Income Tax Withholding From Wages'' 
     ((RIN1545-B032) (TD

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     9924)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 13, 2020; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5682. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the International Labor 
     Organization Recommendations concerning violence and 
     harassment in the workplace (No. 206), adopted by the 108th 
     session of the International Labor Conference at Geneva; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5683. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to significant 
     malicious cyber-enabled activities that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13694 of April 1, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-5684. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2020-
     0081--2020-0087); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5685. 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 ``Removing Financial Disincentives 
     to Living Organ Donation'' (RIN0906-AB23) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 5, 2020; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5686. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Privacy Act Regulation; Exemption for Insider 
     Threat Program Records'' (29 CFR Parts 4902) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 16, 2020; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5687. A communication from the 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 Parts 4022) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 16, 
     2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-5688. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, National Institutes of Health, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Report to Congress: Pediatric Research in 
     Fiscal Year 2019''; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions

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