[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 172 (Thursday, November 10, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H7404-H7405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

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

       3786. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Admiral Gary Roughead, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of admiral on the retired list; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       3787. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final 
     rule -- Reporting by Investment Advisers to Private Funds and 
     Certain Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading 
     Advisors on Form PF [Release No.: IA-3308; File No.: S7-05-
     11] (RIN: 3235-AK92) received November 4, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       3788. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     (OJJDP) Annual Report 2009'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5617; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3789. A letter from the Section Chief -- Division of 
     Individual Exemptions, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Prohibited Transaction Exemption 
     Procedures; Employee Benefit Plans (RIN: 1210-AB49) received 
     October 27, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3790. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the FY 2010 Performance Report 
     to Congress for the Food and Drug Administration's Office of 
     Combination Products required by the Medical Device User Fee 
     and Modernization Act of 2002; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       3791. 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 persons undermining democratic 
     processes or institutions in Zimbabwe that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13288 of March 6, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       3792. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the semiannual report detailing 
     payments made to Cuba as a result of the provision of 
     telecommunications services pursuant to Department of the 
     Treasury specific licenses as required by section 1705(e)(6) 
     of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, as amended by Section 
     102(g) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
     (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, 22 U.S.C. 6004(e)(6), and pursuant to 
     Executive Order 13313 of July 31, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       3793. A letter from the Deputy to the Chairman for External 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's 2011 Annual Performance Plan, in accordance 
     with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3794. A letter from the Director, Office of Financial 
     Management, United States Capitol Police, transmitting the 
     semiannual report of receipts and expenditures of 
     appropriations and other funds for the period April 1, 2011 
     through September 30, 2011, pursuant to Public Law 109-55, 
     section 1005; (H. Doc. No. 112--70); to the Committee on 
     House Administration and ordered to be printed.
       3795. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting notification that the Supreme 
     Court will open the October 2011 Term on Monday, October 3, 
     2011 at 10:00 a.m. and will continue until all matters before 
     the Court ready for argument have been disposed of or 
     decided; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3796. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Surety Bond Guarantee Program; Timber Sales (RIN: 
     3245-AG14) received October 19, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       3797. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Medicare Part B 
     Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rate, and Annual Deductible 
     Beginning January 1, 2012 [CMS-8045-N] (RIN: 0938-AQ16) 
     received November 3, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and 
     Means.
       3798. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the final report 
     entitled ``Higher Rebates for Brand-Name Drugs Result in 
     Lower Costs for Medicaid Compared to Medicare Part D'' (OEI-
     03-10-00320); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       3799. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Final Waivers in 
     Connection With the Shared Savings Program [CMS-1439-IFC] 
     (RIN: 0938-AR30) received Novermber 3, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       3800. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal 
     Disease Prospective Payment System and Quality Incentive 
     Program; Ambulance Fee Schedule; Durable Medical Equipment; 
     and Competitive Acquisition of Certain Durable Medical 
     Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies [CMS-1577-F] 
     (RIN: 0938-AQ27) received November 3, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       3801. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Medicare

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     Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations [CMS-
     1345-F] (RIN: 0938-AQ22) received November 3, 2011, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       3802. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Home Health 
     Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2012 
     [CMS-1353-F] (RIN: 0938-AQ30) received November 3, 2011, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       3803. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare and Medicaid Programs: 
     Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment; Ambulatory Surgical 
     Center Payment; Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program; 
     Physician Self-Referral; and Patient Notification 
     Requirements in Provider Agreements [CMS-1525-FC] (RIN: 0938-
     AQ26) received November 3, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       3804. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Payment Policies 
     Under the Physician Fee Schedule, Five-Year Review of Work 
     Relative Value Units, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: 
     Signature on Requisition, and Other Revisions to Part B for 
     CY 2012 [CMS-1524-FC and CMS-1436-F] (RIN: 0938-AQ25 and 
     0938-AQ00) received November 3, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       3805. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting third quarterly report of 
     FY 2011 on the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment 
     Rights Act; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Veterans' Affairs.

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