Volume 167, No. 132 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress (2021 - 2022) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S5139-S5140 on July 28.
More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
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-1518. A communication from the Director of the Regulations Management Division, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Streamlining Electric Program Procedures'' (RIN0572-AC53) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 15, 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-1519. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic Acid (1-ACC); Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10021-90-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 21, 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-1520. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fluxapyroxad; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. -8663-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 21, 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture , Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-1521. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Alkoxylated C8-C18 Saturated and Unsaturated Alcohol and Adipic Acid (AASUAA); Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. -8581-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 21, 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-1522. A communication from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Implementing Interagency Working Group (IWG) Recommendations on Improving the Consultation Process Required Under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act for Pesticide Registration and Registration Review''; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-1523. A communication from the Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to violations of the Antideficiency Act; to the Committee on Appropriations.
EC-1524. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Screening the Ready Reserve'' (RIN0790-AL00) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1525. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``TRICARE: Referring of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy by Doctors of Podiatric Medicine Acting Within the Scope of their License'' (RIN0720-AB71) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1526. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``TRICARE Coverage of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Coronavirus Disease 2019 Clinical Trials''
(RIN0720-AB83) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1527. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Administration and Support of Basic Research by the Department of Defense'' (RIN0790-AK51) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1528. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services (DFARS Case 2018-D022)'' (RIN0750-AJ84) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1529. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Property Loss Reporting in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (DFARS Case 2020-D005)'' (RIN0750- AK92) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1530. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Repeal of DFARS Clause `Tariff Information' (DFARS Case 2018-D044)''
(RIN0750-AK07) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1531. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation''
(RIN0790-AL16) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 15, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1532. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``TRICARE: Extended Care Health Option (ECHO) Respite Care'' (RIN0720-AB69) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 15, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1533. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medical Malpractice Claims by Members of the Uniformed Services'' (RIN0790-AL22) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 15, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1534. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medical Malpractice by Members of the Uniformed Services; Correction'' (RIN0790-AL22) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 15, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1535. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Data Collection and Inventory for Services Contracts (DFARS Case 2018-D063)'' (RIN0750-AK30) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 15, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1536. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Eleven-Year Update, Longitudinal Study on Traumatic Brain Injury Incurred by Members of the Armed Forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1537. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting additional legislative proposals relative to the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022''; to the Committee on Armed Services
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