[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 177 (Wednesday, December 2, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H13463-H13465]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

   Under clause 2 of Rule XXIV, executive communications were taken 
from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       4777. A letter from the Regulatory Analyst, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Scales; Accurate Weights, Repairs, Adjustments or 
     Replacements After Inspection (RIN: 0580-AB09) received 
     October 22, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4778. A letter from the Acting Farm Bill Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Grassland Reserve Program (RIN: 0578-AA53) 
     received November 18, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4779. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Pyriproxyfen; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0018; FRL-8795-3] received October 21, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4780. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter to report the Antideficiency 
     Act violation, Air Force case number 07-07, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1351; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       4781. A letter from the Chief Judge, Chair, Joint Committee 
     on Judicial Administration, District of Columbia Courts, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency 
     Act by the District of Columbia Courts, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       4782. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's quarterly report 
     entitled, ``Acceptance of contributions for defense programs, 
     projects, and activities; Defense Cooperation Account'', for 
     the period ending September 30, 2009, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2608; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4783. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's annual report for 
     fiscal year 2008 on the quality of health care furnished 
     under the health care programs of the Department of Defense; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4784. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     the Navy, Department of Defense, transmitting notice of the 
     completion of a public-private competition for identification 
     card and administrative functions; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       4785. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; World Trade Organization Government 
     Procurement Agreement Designated Country [DFARS Case 2009-
     D010] received November 16, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4786. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Reserve's ``Major'' final rule -- Electronic Fund Transfers 
     [Regulation E; Docket No.: R-1343] received November 2, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.

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       4787. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transaction involving 
     U.S. exports to Ireland pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       4788. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the twenty-ninth annual report 
     on the implementation of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 
     by departments and agencies which administer programs of 
     Federal financial assistance, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6106a(b); 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       4789. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Race to the Top Fund 
     [Docket ID: ED-2009-OESE-0006] (RIN: 1810-AB07) received 
     November 2, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
       4790. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Institutions and 
     Lender Requirements Relating to Education Loans, Student 
     Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, 
     Federal Family Education Loan Progam, and William D. Ford 
     Federal Direct Loan Program [Docket ID.: ED-2009-OPE-0003] 
     (RIN: 1840-AC95) received October 20, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       4791. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Report to Congress on the Social and Economic 
     Conditions of Native Americans: Fiscal Years 2003 and 2004'', 
     pursuant to Section 811A of the Native American Programs Act 
     of 1974; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       4792. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee 
     Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Interim 
     final Rules Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Genetic 
     Information In Health Insurance Coverage and Group Health 
     Plans (RIN: 1210-AB27) received October 7, 2009, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
       4793. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation and Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Energy 
     Conservation Program: Repeal of Test Procedures for 
     Televisions [Docket No.: EERE-2009-BT-TP-0020] (RIN: 1904-
     AC09) received October 21, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4794. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report entitled ``Performance 
     Evaluation of Accreditation Bodies under the Mammography 
     Quality Standards Act of 1992 as amended by the Mammography 
     Quality Standards Reauthorization Acts of 1998 and 2004'' 
     covering the year 2008; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       4795. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Requirements and Procedures for Consumer Assistance To 
     Recycle and Save Program [Docket No.: NHTSA-2009-0120] (RIN: 
     2127-AK61) received October 20, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4796. A letter from the Acting Deputy Administrator, 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report entitled ``A National 
     Plan for Migrating to IP-Enabled 9-1-1 Systems''; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4797. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) for documents 
     recently issued related to regulatory programs; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4798. A letter from the Assistant Legal Advisor for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report prepared 
     by the Department of State concerning international 
     agreements other than treaties entered into by the United 
     States to be transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day 
     period specified in the Case-Zablocki Act, pursuant to 1 
     U.S.C. 112b(b); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4799. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 1979, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4800. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report 
     concerning methods employed by the Government of Cuba to 
     comply with the United States-Cuba September 1994 ``Joint 
     Communique'' and the treatment by the Government of Cuba of 
     persons returned to Cuba in accordance with the United 
     States-Cuba May 1995 ``Joint Statement'', together known as 
     the Migration Accords, pursuant to Public Law 105-277, 
     section 2245; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4801. A letter from the Special Inspector General for 
     Afghanistan Reconstruction, transmitting the October 2009 
     Quarterly Report on reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, 
     pursuant to Public Law 110-181; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       4802. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4803. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's final rule 
     -- Uniformed Services Accounts; Death Benefits; Court Orders 
     and Legal Processes Affecting Thrift Savings Plan Accounts; 
     Thrift Savings Plan received October 20, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4804. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled ``Addressing 
     Poor Performers and the Law''; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       4805. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report entitled, ``Statistical 
     Programs of the United States Government: Fiscal Year 2010'', 
     pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(2); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       4806. A letter from the Acting President, Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, transmitting the Annual Report on 
     Audit and Investigative Activities for Fiscal Year 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4807. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 2007 
     annual report on reasonably identifiable expenditures for the 
     conservation of endangered or threatened species by Federal 
     and State agencies, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1544; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       4808. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a copy of a report 
     required by Section 202(a)(1)(C) of Pub. L. 107-273, the 
     ``21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations 
     Authorization Act'', related to certain settlements and 
     injunctive relief, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530D Public Law 107-
     273, section 202; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4809. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transporation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No.: 30695; Amdt. No. 3347] received November 13, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4810. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No.: 30690 Amdt. No. 3312] received November 13, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4811. A letter from the Assistant Chief Counsel, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Hazardous Materials: Chemical Oxygen Generators [Docket 
     No.: PHMSA-2009-0238 (HM-224G)] (RIN: 2137-AE49) received 
     October 20, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4812. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA), Model C-212-CB,C-212-CC, C-212-CD, and C-212-CE 
     Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0611; Directorate Identifier 
     2008-NM-165-AD; Amendment 39-16033; AD 2009-20-10] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 20, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4813. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Chuathbaluk, AK [Docket 
     No.: FAA-2009-0231; Airspace Docket No. 09-AAL-6] received 
     October 20, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4814. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-535E4 
     Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0057; 
     Directorate Identifier 85-ANE-25-AD; Amendment 39-16037; AD 
     2009-20-14] (RIN: 2120-AA54) received October 20, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4815. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-300 and 737-400 
     Series Airplanes[Docket No.: FAA-2009-0429; Directorate 
     Identifier 2007-NM-059-AD; Amendment 39-16038; AD 2009-21-01] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 20, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4816. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Eastsound, WA [Docket No.: 
     FAA-2009-0554; Airspace Docket No. 09-ANM-8] received October 
     20, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       4817. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No.: 30693; Amdt. No. 3345] received November 13, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4818. A letter from the Assistant CC for General Law, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Pipeline Safety: Incorporation by Reference 
     Update: American Petroleum Institute (API) Standards 5L and 
     1104 [Docket No.: PHMSA-2008-0334.] (RIN: 2137-AE42) received 
     November 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4819. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Brake Systems 
     [Docket No.: NHTSA-2009-0151] (RIN: 2127-AK44) received 
     November 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4820. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting informational copies of lease 
     prospectuses that support the General Services 
     Administration's Fiscal Year 2010 Capital Investment and 
     Leasing Program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4821. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``2008 
     Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor'', pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2464; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4822. A letter from the Branch Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Cost-of-Living Adjustments for 2010 
     to certain items as required (Rev. Proc. 2009-50) received 
     October 21, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4823. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Guidance for Expatriates Under 
     Section 877A [Notice 2009-85] received October 21, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4824. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Guidance under Section 2053 Regarding 
     Post-Death Events [TD 9468] (RIN: 1545-BC56) received October 
     21, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4825. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Tax-free sales of articles for use by the 
     purchaser as supplies for vessels or aircraft (Rev. Rul. 
     2009-34) received October 21, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4826. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Determination of Issue Price in the 
     Case of Certain Debt Instruments Issued for Property (Rev. 
     Rul. 2009-35) received October 21, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4827. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Withholding on Wages of Nonresident 
     Alien Employees Performing Services Within the United States 
     [Notice 2009-91] received November 16, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4828. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Effective Date of Regulations Under Sec. 
     411(b)(5)(B)(i); Relief Under Sec. 411(d)(6); and Notice to 
     Pension Plan Participants received November 13, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4829. A letter from the Director, Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy, Excutive Office of the President, 
     transmitting the office's acceptance of recommendations of 
     the report entitled ``Firearms Trafficking: U.S. Efforts to 
     Combat Arms Trafficking to Mexico Face Planning and 
     Coordination Challenges''; jointly to the Committees on 
     Foreign Affairs and the Judiciary.
       4830. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report entitled ``Report on 
     Residual Radioactive and Beryllium Contamination at Atomic 
     Weapons Employer Facilities and Beryllium Vendor 
     Facilities''; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Education and Labor.
       4831. A letter from the Office Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Interim Final Rules Prohibiting Discrimination 
     Based on Genetic Information in Health Insurance Coverage and 
     Group Health Plans (RIN: 0938-AP37) received October 7, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.
       4832. A letter from the Administrator, FEMA, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the Preliminary Damage Assessment 
     information on FEMA-1857-DR for the State of New York; 
     jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Appropriations, and Homeland Security.
       4833. A letter from the Administrator, FEMA, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the denial of appeal for disaster 
     assistance for the State of Oklahoma; jointly to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Appropriations, and Homeland Security.
       4834. A letter from the Administrator, FEMA, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the Preliminary Damage Assessment 
     information on FEMA-1856-DR for the State of Tennessee; 
     jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Appropriations, and Homeland Security.
       4835. A letter from the Administrator, FEMA, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the denial of appeal for 
     assistance for the State of Pennsylvania; jointly to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Appropriations, and Homeland Security.
       4836. A letter from the Chairman, U.S.-China Economic and 
     Security Review Commission, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Capability of the People's Republic of China to Conduct 
     Cyber Warfare and Computer Network Exploitation''; jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Foreign 
     Affairs.

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