[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 75 (Friday, May 24, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H2962-H2964]
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:

       1612. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB Sequestration Preview Report to the 
     President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2014 and the OMB 
     Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee Reductions for 
     Fiscal year 2014, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 902(d)(2); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       1613. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement 
     of Lieutenant General John W. Morgan III, United States Army, 
     and his advancement on the retired list in the grade of 
     lieutenant general; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1614. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement 
     of Vice Admiral Kevin M. McCoy, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1615. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the 2013 Major Automated Information 
     System (MAIS) Annual Reports (MARs); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       1616. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report on discretionary appropriations 
     legislation within seven calendar days of enactment; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
       1617. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Final 
     priority. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation 
     Research ---- Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects 
     and Centers Program ---- Rehabilitation Research Training 
     Centers [CFDA Number: 84.133B-7] received May 23, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1618. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Final 
     Priorities. National Institute on Disability and 
     Rehabilitation Research ---- Rehabilitation Research and 
     Training Centers [CFDA Numbers: 84.133B-3, 84.133B-4, 
     84.133B-5, and 84.133B-6] received May 23, 2013, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1619. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Final 
     Priority. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation 
     Research ---- Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers 
     [CFDA Number: 84.133B-9] received May 23, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1620. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Final 
     Priority; National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation 
     Research ---- Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects 
     ---- Inclusive Cloud and Web Computing [CFDA Number: 84.133A-
     1] received May 23, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1621. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Final 
     priorities and definitions ---- NIDRR DRRP -- Community 
     Living and Participation, Health and Function, and Employment 
     of Individuals with Disabilities [CDFA Numbers: 84.133A-3 and 
     84.133A-9; 84.133A-4 and 84.133A-10; and 84.133A-5 and 
     84.133A-11] received May 23, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1622. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Final 
     Priority. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation 
     Research ---- Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects 
     and Centers Program ---- Rehabilitation Engineering Research 
     Centers [CDFA Number: 84.133E-1] received April 26, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1623. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report on Tobacco Product 
     Exports That Do Not Conform to Tobacco Product Standards; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1624. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- State Medicaid Fraud Control United; Data 
     Mining [OIG-1203-F] received May 16, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1625. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Program 
     [CMS-9995-IFC3] (RIN: 0938-AQ70) received May 21, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1626. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Lake and Porter Counties, 
     Indiana, 1997 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan and 1997 Annual 
     Fine Particulate Matter Maintenance Plan Revision to Approved 
     Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets [EPA-R05-OAR-2013-0021 and 
     EPA-R05-OAR-2013-0022; FRL-9812-4] received May 10, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1627. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana; Sulfur Dioxide and 
     Nitrogen Dioxide Ambient Air Quality Standards [EPA-R05-OAR-
     2011-0406; EPA-R05-OAR-2013-0083; FRL-9811-6] received May 
     10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       1628. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Minnesota; Flint Hills 
     Resources Pine Bend [EPA-R05-OAR-2011-0328; FRL-9811-7] 
     received May 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1629. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio; Canton-Massillon 1997 8-
     Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan Revision to Approved Motor 
     Vehicle Emissions Budgets [EPA-R05-OAR-2012-0968; FRL-9812-2] 
     received May 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1630. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; North Carolina; State Implementation 
     Plan Miscellaneous Revisions [EPA-R04-OAR-2007-0602; FRL-
     9813-5] received May 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1631. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revocation of TSCA Section 4 Testing 
     Requirements for One High Production Volume Chemical 
     Substance [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0033; FRL-9369-1] (RIN: 2070-
     AD16) received May 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1632. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: 
     Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Substances ---- 
     Fire Suppression and Explosion Protection [EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-
     0111; FRL-9800-9] (RIN: 2060-AQ84) received May 22, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1633. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: 
     Revision to Best Available Monitoring Method Request 
     Submission Deadline for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems 
     Source Category [EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0417; FRL-9806-7] received 
     May 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1634. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revision to the Washington State 
     Implementation Plan; Tacoma-Pierce County Nonattainment Area 
     [EPA-R10-OAR-2012-0712; FRL-9817-1] received May 22, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1635. A letter from the Associate Bureau Chief, Wireline 
     Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Support; Lifeline 
     and Link Up Reform; Virgin Mobile USA, L.P. Petition for 
     Forbearance; Cox Communications, Inc. Petition for 
     Forbearance; Time Warner Cable, Inc. Petition for

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     Forbearance; i-wireless, LLC Petition for Forbearance; Q Link 
     Wireless, LLC Petition for Forbearance; Global Connection 
     Inc. of America Petition for Forbearance [WC Docket No.: 09-
     197] [WC Docket No.: 11-42] received May 23, 2013, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       1636. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Connect America Fund [WC Docket 
     No.: 10-90] received May 23, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1637. A letter from the Deputy Chief, CGB, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Implementation of Sections 716 and 717 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934, as Enacted by the Twenty-First 
     Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010; 
     Amendments to the Commission's Rules Implementation Sections 
     255 and 251(a)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
     Enacted by the Telecommunications Act of 1996; In the Matter 
     of Accessible Mobile Phone Options for People who are Blind, 
     Deaf-Blind, or have Low Vision [CG Docket No.: 10-213] [WT 
     Docket No.: 96-198] [CG Docket No.: 10-145] received May 21, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       1638. A letter from the Deputy Bureau Chief, Wireline 
     Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Connect America 
     Fund; High-Cost Universal Service Support [WC Docket No.: 10-
     90] [WC Docket No.: 05-337] received May 21, 2013, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       1639. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Regulatory Guide 1.57; Design 
     Limits and Loading Combinations for Metal Primary Reactor 
     Containment System Components received May 22, 2013, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       1640. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report on gifts given by the United States to foreign 
     individuals for Fiscal Year 2012, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2694(2); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1641. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a notice of a proposed lease 
     with the Government of Canada (Transmittal No. 02-13) 
     pursuant to Section 62(a) of the Arms Export Control Act; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1642. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 13-22, 
     pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1643. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 13-24, 
     pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1644. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting Periodic Report on the National 
     Emergency Caused by the Lapse of the Export Administration 
     Act of 1979 for August 26, 2012 -- February 25, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1645. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 13-059, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1646. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 13-035, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Secion 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1647. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 13-071, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1648. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 13-054, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Secion 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1649. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 13-039, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1650. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 13-062, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1651. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 13-014, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1652. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 13-060, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1653. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 13-052, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1654. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 13-061, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1655. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 13-018, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1656. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Announcement of Effective Date for 
     Regulations Implementing the Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty 
     between the United States and Australia (RIN: 1400-AD38) 
     received May 23, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1657. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     letter regarding violations of retransfer obligations by the 
     Government of Albania; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1658. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of State, transmitting a letter regarding the 
     unauthorized retransfer of defense articles; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       1659. A letter from the Presiding Governor, Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors, transmitting the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors' 2012 Annual Report, pursuant to Section 305(a)(9) 
     of the U.S. International Broadcasting Act of 1994, Pub. L. 
     103-236, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 6204; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1660. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Listing, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Threatened Status and Designation of Critical Habitat for 
     Eriogonum codium (Umtanum Desert Buckwheat) and Physaria 
     douglasii subsp. tuplashensis (White Bluffs Bladderpod) 
     [Docket Nos.: FWS-R1-ES-2012-0017; FWS-R1-ES-2013-0012] (RIN: 
     1018-AX72) (RIN: 1018-AZ54) received May 21, 2013, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       1661. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Listing, 
     Endangered Species, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for 
     38 Species on Molokai, Lanai, and Maui [Docket No.: FWS-R1-
     ES-2011-0098] (RIN: 1018-AX14) received May 21, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1662. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 48 
     [Docket No.: 120814336-3408-02] (RIN: 0648-BC27) received May 
     21, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       1663. A letter from the 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; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures for the 2013 Tribal 
     and Non-Tribal Fisheries for Pacific Whiting [Docket No.: 
     130114034-3422-02] (RIN: 0648-BC93) received May 21, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1664. A letter from the Acting Deputy 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 120918468-3111-02] (RIN: 0648-XC581) received May 23, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1665. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery; Exempted Fishery for the Spiny Dogfish 
     Fishery in the Waters East and West of Cape Cod, MA [Docket 
     No.: 120905422-3394-01] (RIN: 0648-BC50) received May 23, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1666. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries in the Western Pacific; American Samoa Pelagic

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     Longline Limited Entry Program (RIN: 0648-XC629) received May 
     23, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       1667. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2013 Accountability Measures for Species in the 
     U.S. Caribbean [Docket Nos.: 100120037-1626-02 and 101217620-
     1788-03] (RIN: 0648-XC574) received May 22, 2013, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1668. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Visas: Classification of Immediate 
     Family Members as G Nonimmigrants (RIN: 1400-AD21) received 
     May 21, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       1669. A letter from the Staff Director, United States 
     Sentencing Commission, transmitting the Commission's report 
     entitled, ``2012 Annual Report and Sourcebook of Federal 
     Sentencing Statistics'', pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 997; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       1670. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0333; Directorate Identifier 2013-NM-
     080-AD; Amendment 39-17436; AD 2013-08-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 23, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1671. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2012-18033; Directorate Identifier 2004-CE-
     16-AD; Amendment 39-17400; AD 2004-21-08 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1672. A letter from the Director, Regulation Policy and 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Copayments for Medications in 2013 
     (RIN: 2900-AO58) received May 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       1673. A letter from the Chief, Trade and Commercial 
     Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- United States-
     Korea Free Trade Agreement [USCBP-2012-0007] [CBP Dec. 13-08] 
     (RIN: 1515-AD86) received May 24, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1674. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Standards of Identity for Pisco and Cognac 
     [Docket No.: TTB-2012-0001; T.D. TTB-113; Re: Notice No. 126] 
     (RIN: 1513-AB91) received May 23, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1675. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a letter stating that the Department 
     will begin implementing the standard set of extraordinary 
     measures that enable them to protect the full faith and 
     credit of the United States; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       1676. A letter from the Assistant Director, Legal 
     Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Regulations Enabling Elections 
     for Certain Transactions under Section 336(e) (RIN: 1545-
     BD84) (TD 9619) received May 20, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1677. A letter from the Assistant Director, Legal 
     Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Biodiesel and Alternative Fuels; 
     Claims for 2012; Excise Tax [Notice 2013-26] received May 20, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1678. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Credit for Carbon Dioxide 
     Sequestration 2013 Section 45Q Inflation Adjustment Factor 
     [Notice 2013-34] received May 20, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1679. A letter from the Assistant Director, Legal 
     Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Services final rule -- Applicable Federal Rates -- June 
     2013 (Rev. Rul. 2013-12) received May 20, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1680. A letter from the Assistant Director, Legal 
     Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Fringe Benefits Aircraft 
     Valuation Formula (Revenue Ruling 2013-8) received May 23, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1681. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Opinion and Advisory Letters for Section 403(b) 
     Pre-approved Plans (Revenue Procedure 2013-22) received May 
     22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       1682. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Update of Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates [Notice 2013-28] received May 
     22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       1683. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Fringe Benefits Aircraft Valuation Formula 
     (Revenue Ruling 2012-27) received May 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1684. A letter from the Assistant Director, Legal 
     Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Update of Weighted Average 
     Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and Segment Rates [Notice 2013-
     28] received May 23, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1685. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicare Program; Medical Loss Ratio 
     Requirements for the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare 
     Prescription Drug Benefit Programs [CMS-4173-F] (RIN: 0938-
     AR69) received May 21, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       1686. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting additional legislative 
     proposals that the Department requests be enacted during the 
     first session of the 113th Congress; jointly to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government 
     Reform, Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, 
     the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs.
       1687. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting additional legislative proposals that 
     the Department requests be enacted during the first session 
     of the 113th Congress; jointly to the Committees on House 
     Administration, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Ways 
     and Means, Education and the Workforce, Armed Services, 
     Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and Appropriations.
       1688. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting proposed legislation, titled ``National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014''; jointly to 
     the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, 
     Financial Services, Natural Resources, House Administration, 
     Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, Science, 
     Space, and Technology, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, Veterans' 
     Affairs, and the Judiciary.

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