SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2017 FIRST SESSION { SECOND SESSION { EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Tuesday, December 19, 2017 PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JULIE E. ADAMS, SECRETARY OF THE SENATE http://www.senate.gov/ExecutiveCalendar By Jennifer A. Gorham, Executive Clerk Issue No. 185 UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT Jennifer Gillian Newstead (Cal. No. 430) Ordered, That at 12 noon on Tuesday, December 18, 2017, the Senate proceed to executive session for the consideration of the nomination of Jennifer Gillian Newstead, of New York, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State. Ordered further, That there be 10 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form, and that following the use or yielding back of time, the Senate vote on the nomination with no intervening action or debate, and that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and the President be immediately notified of the Senate’s actions. (Dec. 14, 18, 2017.) 1 RESOLUTIONS CALENDAR S. RES. REPORTED SUBJECT NO. NO. BY 2 TREATIES CALENDAR TREATY REPORTED SUBJECT NO. DOC. NO. BY 3 NOMINATIONS CALENDAR MESSAGE REPORTED NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR NO. NO. BY EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT * 153 367 Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Deputy Jun 21, 2017 Reported by Mr. Director of the Office of Management and Johnson, Committee on Budget, vice Brian C. Deese. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, without printed report. Jun 14, 2017 Reported by Mr. Enzi, Committee on the Budget, without printed report. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION * 155 403 Adam J. Sullivan, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Jun 21, 2017 Placed on the Secretary of Transportation, vice Dana G. Calendar pursuant to S.Res. Gresham. 116, 112th Congress. ARMY 156 529-2 The following named officers for appointment Jun 20, 2017 Reported by Mr. in the Reserve of the Army to the grades McCain, Committee on Armed indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section Services, without printed 12203: report. to be Brigadier General Col. Darius S. Gallegos NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION * 168 560 Annie Caputo, of Virginia, to be a Member of Jul 12, 2017 Reported by Mr. the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the Barrasso, Committee on term of five years expiring June 30, 2021, Environment and Public vice William Charles Ostendorff, term Works, without printed expired. report. * 169 562 David Wright, of South Carolina, to be a Jul 12, 2017 Reported by Mr. Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Barrasso, Committee on Commission for the term of five years Environment and Public expiring June 30, 2020, vice Jeffery Martin Works, without printed Baran, resigned. report. THE JUDICIARY 173 375 Damien Michael Schiff, of California, to be a Jul 13, 2017 Reported by Mr. Judge of the United States Court of Federal Grassley, Committee on the Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice George Judiciary, without printed W. Miller, retired. report. * Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 4 NOMINATIONS CALENDAR MESSAGE REPORTED NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR NO. NO. BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE * 192 554 Charles Douglas Stimson, of Virginia, to be Jul 20, 2017 Reported by Mr. General Counsel of the Department of the Inhofe for Mr. McCain, Navy, vice Paul Luis Oostburg Sanz. Committee on Armed Services, without printed report. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY * 224 677 Isabel Marie Keenan Patelunas, of Jul 25, 2017 Reported by Mr. Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary for Burr, Select Committee on Intelligence and Analysis, Department of the Intelligence, without printed Treasury, vice S. Leslie Ireland. report. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION * 260 732 Brendan Carr, of Virginia, to be a Member of Aug 02, 2017 Reported by Mr. the Federal Communications Commission for Thune, Committee on a term of five years from July 1, 2018. Commerce, Science, and (Reappointment) Transportation, without printed report. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION * 261 737 Ronald L. Batory, of New Jersey, to be Aug 02, 2017 Reported by Mr. Administrator of the Federal Railroad Thune, Committee on Administration, vice Sarah Elizabeth Commerce, Science, and Feinberg. Transportation, without printed report. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES * 263 520 Brett Giroir, of Texas, to be Medical Director in Aug 02, 2017 Reported by Mr. the Regular Corps of the Public Health Alexander, Committee on Service, subject to the qualifications therefor Health, Education, Labor, as provided by law and regulations, and to be and Pensions, without printed an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human report. Services, vice Howard K. Koh, resigned. * Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 5 NOMINATIONS CALENDAR MESSAGE REPORTED NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR NO. NO. BY COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION * 270 594 Dawn DeBerry Stump, of Texas, to be a Aug 02, 2017 Reported by Mr. Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Roberts, Committee on Trading Commission for a term expiring Agriculture, Nutrition, and April 13, 2022, vice Timothy G. Massad Forestry, without printed resigned. report. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 282 584 Jeffrey Bossert Clark, of Virginia, to be an Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Mr. Assistant Attorney General, vice John Grassley, Committee on the Charles Cruden. Judiciary, without printed report. DEPARTMENT OF STATE * 287 409 Jay Patrick Murray, of Virginia, to be Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Mr. Alternate Representative of the United Corker, Committee on States of America for Special Political Affairs Foreign Relations, without in the United Nations, with the rank of printed report. Ambassador. * 288 410 Jay Patrick Murray, of Virginia, to be an Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Mr. Alternate Representative of the United Corker, Committee on States of America to the Sessions of the Foreign Relations, without General Assembly of the United Nations, printed report. during his tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR * 294 738 Susan Combs, of Texas, to be an Assistant Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Ms. Secretary of the Interior, vice Rhea S. Suh, Murkowski, Committee on resigned. Energy and Natural Resources, without printed report. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES * 297 368 Matthew Bassett, of Tennessee, to be an Sep 07, 2017 Reported by Mr. Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Hatch, Committee on Services, vice Jim R. Esquea. Finance, without printed report. * Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 6 NOMINATIONS CALENDAR MESSAGE REPORTED NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR NO. NO. BY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE * 298 518 Gilbert B. Kaplan, of the District of Columbia, Sep 07, 2017 Reported by Mr. to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Hatch, Committee on International Trade, vice Stefan M. Selig, Finance, without printed resigned. report. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES * 299 563 Robert Charrow, of Maryland, to be General Sep 07, 2017 Reported by Mr. Counsel of the Department of Health and Hatch, Committee on Human Services, vice William B. Schultz. Finance, without printed report. FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM * 302 735 Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of Sep 07, 2017 Reported by Mr. the Board of Governors of the Federal Crapo, Committee on Reserve System for the term of fourteen Banking, Housing, and Urban years from February 1, 2018. Affairs, without printed (Reappointment) report. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE * 311 678 Robert P. Storch, of the District of Columbia, to Sep 14, 2017 Reported by Mr. be Inspector General of the National Security Johnson, Committee on Agency. (New Position) Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, without printed report. Sep 12, 2017 Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged pursuant to S. Res. 470 of the 113th Congress. Jul 25, 2017 Reported by Mr. Burr, Select Committee on Intelligence, without printed report. THE JUDICIARY 315 590 Stephen S. Schwartz, of Virginia, to be a Judge Sep 14, 2017 Reported by Mr. of the United States Court of Federal Claims Grassley, Committee on the for a term of fifteen years, vice Lynn Jeanne Judiciary, without printed Bush, term expired. report. * Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 7 NOMINATIONS CALENDAR MESSAGE REPORTED NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR NO. NO. BY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY * 320 517 David S. Jonas, of Virginia, to be General Sep 19, 2017 Reported by Ms. Counsel of the Department of Energy, vice Murkowski, Committee on Steven Croley, resigned. Energy and Natural Resources, without printed report. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR * 322 858 Ryan Douglas Nelson, of Idaho, to be Solicitor Sep 19, 2017 Reported by Ms. of the Department of the Interior, vice Hilary Murkowski, Committee on Chandler Tompkins. Energy and Natural Resources, without printed report. DEPARTMENT OF STATE * 326 462 Doug Manchester, of California, to be Sep 19, 2017 Reported by Mr. Ambassador Extraordinary and Corker, Committee on Plenipotentiary of the United States of Foreign Relations, without America to the Commonwealth of The printed report. Bahamas. * 329 605 Kathleen Troia McFarland, of New York, to be Sep 19, 2017 Reported by Mr. Ambassador Extraordinary and Corker, Committee on Plenipotentiary of