[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 80 (Thursday, May 31, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H3360-H3362]
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:

       6216. A letter from the Secretary, Navy, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting notification that increases in both the 
     Program Acquisition Unit Cost (PAUC) and the Procurement Unit 
     Cost (PUC) for the AIM-9X program has exceeded the baseline 
     estimate by at least 50 percent, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2433(e)(1); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       6217. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's report on the amount of 
     purchases

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     from foreign entities in Fiscal Year 2011, pursuant to Public 
     Law 104-201, section 827 (110 Stat. 2611); to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       6218. 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 March 31, 2012; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       6219. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting authorization of 5 officers to wear 
     the authorized insignia of the grade of major general; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       6220. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: FEMA-
     2012-0003] received May 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       6221. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: FEMA-
     2012-0003] received May 1, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       6222. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     report that no exceptions to the prohibition against favored 
     treatment of a government securities broker or government 
     securities dealer were granted by the Secretary during the 
     period January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       6223. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting notice of 41 
     competitive and non-competitive bidding violations; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       6224. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting during the period of 
     January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011, there were no 
     significant modifications to the auction process; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       6225. A letter from the Deputy Director for Policy, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 
     final rule -- Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer 
     Plans; Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits received May 
     1, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       6226. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Requirements for Fingerprint-Based 
     Criminal History Records Checks for Individuals Seeking 
     Unescorted Access to Non-power Reactors (Research or Test 
     Reactors) [NRC-2008-0619] (RIN: 3150-AI25) received May 15, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       6227. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's 
     determination that six countries are not cooperating fully 
     with U.S. antiterrorism efforts: Cuba, Eritrea, Iran, North 
     Korea (DPRK), Syria, and Venezuela; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       6228. A letter from the Special Inspector General for 
     Afghanistan Reconstruction, transmitting the fifteenth 
     quarterly report on the Afghanistan reconstruction; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       6229. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the System's Semiannual 
     Report to Congress for the six-month period ending March 31, 
     2012, as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6230. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Policy, 
     Management and Budget, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's Fiscal Year 2011 Annual 
     Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation (No FEAR) Act of 2002 Report; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       6231. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on the activities of the Office of 
     Inspector General of the Farm Credit Administration for the 
     period October 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6232. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Fisheries [Docket No.: 110210132-1275-02] (RIN: 0648-XB116) 
     received May 1, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6233. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Deep-
     Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No.: 111207737-2141-02] (RIN: 0648-XC001) 
     received May 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6234. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer [Docket No.: 111220786-1781-
     01] (RIN: 0648-XC002) received May 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6235. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Shrimp Fisheries of the Gulf 
     of Mexico and South Atlantic; Revisions of Bycatch Reduction 
     Device Testing Protocols [Docket No.: 111104664-2106-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-BB61) received May 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6236. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; 2012 Atlantic 
     Bluefish Specifications [Docket No.: 120201086-2418-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XA904) received May 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6237. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 
     111213751-2102-02] (RIN: 0648-XB176) received May 14, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       6238. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; 
     Inseason Adjustments [Docket No.: 100804324-1265-02] (RIN: 
     0648-BC02) received May 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6239. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in 
     the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 111207737-2141-02] (RIN: 0648-XB119) received May 14, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       6240. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2012 Management Measures 
     [Docket No.: 120424023-1023-01] (RIN: 0648-XA921) received 
     May 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       6241. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Special Local Regulations; Lowcountry Splash Open Water 
     Swim, Wando River and Cooper River, Mount Pleasant, SC 
     [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0252] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received May 
     14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6242. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zones; TriMet Bridge Project, Willamette River, 
     Portland, OR [Docket No.: USCG-2011-1173] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received May 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6243. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Special Local Regulation; Galveston Bay, Kemah, TX [Docket 
     No.: USCG-2012-0170] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received May 14, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6244. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Magothy River, Sillery Bay, MD [Docket No.: 
     USCG-2012-0001] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 14, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6245. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Potomac 
     River, Charles County, MD [Docket No.: USCG-2011-1176] (RIN: 
     1625-AA08) received May 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6246. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Special Local Regulation; Tuscaloosa Dragon Boat Race; 
     Black Warrior River; Tuscaloosa, AL [Docket No.: USCG-2012-
     0218] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received May 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6247. A letter from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
     Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final

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     rule -- Technical Revisions to Update Reference to the 
     Required Assessment Tool for State Nursing Homes Receiving 
     Per Diem Payments from VA (RIN: 2900-AO02) received May 1, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       6248. A letter from the Special Inspector General For Iraq 
     Reconstruction, transmitting the Special Inspector General 
     for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) April 2012 Quarterly Report; 
     jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and 
     Appropriations.
       6249. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report entitled, ``Finalizing 
     Medicare Regulations under Section 902 of the Medicare 
     Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 
     (MMA) for Calendar Year 2011''; jointly to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

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