[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 5, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H32]
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                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

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

       1. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report on Department of Defense 
     counter-terrorism activities, pursuant to Public Law 111-84, 
     section 1022; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Foreign Participation in Acquisitions 
     in Support of Operatons in Afghanistan (DFARS Case 2009-D012) 
     (RIN: 0750-AG80) received January 3, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing 
     Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Minority and Women Inclusion (RIN: 2590-AA28) received 
     January 3, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       4. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing 
     Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Portfolio Holdings (RIN: 2590-AA22) received January 3, 2011, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       5. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing 
     Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Federal Home Loan Bank Housing Goals (RIN: 2590-AA16) 
     received January 3, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       6. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report to Congress on 
     Preventive and Obesity-Related Services Available to Medicaid 
     Enrollees, pursuant to Public Law 111-148, section 4004(i); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' 
     final rule -- Medicaid Program; Final FY 2009 and Preliminary 
     FY 2011 Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments, and Final 
     FY 2009 and Preliminary FY 2011 Institutions for Mental 
     Diseases Disproportionate Share Hospital Limits [CMS-2321-N] 
     (RIN: 0938-AQ44) received December 30, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report to Congress on 
     activities related to the regulation of free samples of 
     tobacco products; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commisson, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, 
     FM Broadcast Stations, (Pacific Junction, Iowa) [MB Docket 
     No.: 10-108] received January 3, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 
     204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c), and pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 
     31, 2003, a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to the Western Balkans that was 
     declared in Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001, pursuant 
     to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       11. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Deaprtment of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 10-108, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       12. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Publicly Available Mass Market 
     Encryption Software and Other Specified Publicly Available 
     Encryption Software in Object Code [Docket No.: 100108014-
     0121-01] (RIN: 0694-AE82) received January 3, 2011, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       13. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     annual report on foreign military or defense ministry 
     civilian involvement in the International Military Education 
     and Training (IMET) program, pursuant to Section 549 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       14. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 10-120, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       15. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a report to Congress entitled 
     ``Significant Problems Still Exist With Internal Revenue 
     Service Efforts to Identify Prisoner Tax Refund Fraud'', 
     pursuant to Public Law 110-428; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       16. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal 
     Acquisition Circular 2005-48; Introduction [Docket: FAR 2010-
     0076, Sequence 10] received January 3, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       17. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2010, 
     pursuant to Public Law 106-531; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       18. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     April 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       19. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting annual report pursuant to 
     the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, pursuant to 
     Public Law 111-84, section 587; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
       20. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, 
     transmitting List of reports pursuant to Clause 2(b), Rule II 
     of the Rules of the House of Representatives, pursuant to 
     Rule II, clause 2(b), of the Rules of the House; (H. Doc. No. 
     112-4); to the Committee on House Administration and ordered 
     to be printed.
       21. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- 
     Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and 
     Local Government Services [CRT Docket No.: 105; AG Order No. 
     3180-2010] (RIN: 1190-AA46) received December 30, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       22. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Visas: Waiver for Ineligible Nonimmigrants 
     under INA 212(d)(3)(A), As Amended; Applicants Ineligible 
     Under INA 212(a)(3)(E)(iii) [Public Notice:] received January 
     3, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       23. A letter from the Secretary, Judical Conference of the 
     United States, transmitting a letter on the adequacy of the 
     rules prescribed by the Supreme Court to protect privacy and 
     address security concerns relating to electronically filed 
     documents in the federal courts, pursuant to Public Law 107-
     347, section 205(c)(3)(C); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       24. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's annual report for fiscal year 2009 on the 
     activities of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 81p(c); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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