[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 84 (Thursday, June 13, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H3589-H3590]
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:

       1834. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Vice 
     Admiral Gerald R. Beaman, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1835. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Richard P. Formica, United States Army, 
     and his advancement on the retired list in the grade of 
     lieutenant general; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1836. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Francis J. Wiercinski, United States Army, 
     and his advancement on the retired list in the grade of 
     lieutenant general; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1837. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Vice 
     Admiral Kendall L. Card, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1838. A letter from the Assistant Legal Advisor for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 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; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1839. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of the determination of a waiver under 
     Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to 
     Belarus; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1840. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's report entitled, ``Country Reports on Terrorism 
     2012''; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1841. 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 Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c), a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency blocking property of the Government of the Russian 
     Federation relating to the disposition of the highly enriched 
     uranium extracted from nuclear weapons that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13617 of June 25, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1842. 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), a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to North Korea that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13466 of June 26, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1843. A letter from the Director, International 
     Broadcasting Bureau, Broadcasting Board of Governors, 
     transmitting the Board's semiannual report from the office of 
     the Inspector General for the period October 1, 2012 through 
     March 31, 2013; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1844. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting the Department's semiannual report from 
     the office of the Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     2012 through March 31, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act), section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1845. A letter from the Executive Vice President and Chief 
     Financial Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, 
     transmitting the 2012 management report and statements on 
     system of internal controls of the Federal Home Loan Bank of 
     Atlanta, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1846. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Office of Inspector General for the period of October 1, 
     2012 through March 31, 2013; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       1847. 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; Final 2013-
     2015 Spiny Dogfish Fishery Specifications [Docket No.: 
     130103002-3396-02] (RIN: 0648-BC85) received June 3, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1848. 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; 
     Monkfish Fishery; Emergency Action [Docket No.: 121126649-
     3347-02] (RIN: 0648-BC79) received June 3, 2013, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1849. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; 
     2013 Sector Operations Plans and Contracts and Allocation of 
     Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Entitlements [Docket No.: 
     120912442-3395-02] (RIN: 0648-XC240) received June 3, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1850. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon 
     Fisheries; 2013 Management Measures [Docket No.: 130108020-
     3409-01] (RIN: 0648-XC438) received June 3, 2013, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1851. 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; 
     Greenland Turbot in the Aleutian Islands Subarea of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 
     121018563-3148-02] (RIN: 0648-XC369) received June 3, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1852. 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 Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer [Docket No.: 121009528-2729-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XC634) received June 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1853. A letter from the 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; Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the Southern Atlantic 
     States; Amendment 18B [Docket No.: 120404257-3325-02] (RIN: 
     0648-BB58) received June 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1854. 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; Atka 
     Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area [Docket No.: 121018563-3148-02] (RIN: 0648-XC654) 
     received June 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1855. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Temporary Rule To Extend the Increase of the Commercial 
     Annual Catch Limit for South Atlantic Yellowtail Snapper 
     [Docket No.: 120919471-2584-01] (RIN: 0648-BC59) received 
     June 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       1856. 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; 
     Pacific Cod

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     by Catcher Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Western 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 120918468-
     3111-02] (RIN: 0648-XC612) received June 3, 2013, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1857. 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 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure 
     for South Atlantic Golden Tilefish [Docket No.: 120403249-
     2492-02] (RIN: 0648-XC626) received June 3, 2013, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1858. A letter from the Acting Deputy 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.: 120814338-2711-02] (RIN: 
     0648-BD14) received June 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1859. 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 610 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 120918468-3111-02] (RIN: 0648-XC606) received June 3, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1860. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West 
     Coast Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries; Inseason 
     Actions #1 and #2 [Docket No.: 120424023-1023-01] (RIN: 0648-
     XC631) received June 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1861. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan; Correcting 
     Amendment [Docket No.: 130123063-3423-03] (RIN: 0648-BC75) 
     received June 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1862. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting the Office of 
     Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Fiscal Year 2012 
     Annual Report; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1863. A letter from the Adjutant General, Veterans of 
     Foreign Wars of the U.S., transmitting proceedings of the 
     113th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of 
     the United States, held in Reno, Nevada, July 21-25, 2012, 
     pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 118 and 44 U.S.C. 1332; (H. Doc. No. 
     113--35); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and ordered 
     to be printed.

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