[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 174 (Tuesday, December 10, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H7626-H7627]
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:

       4038. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food Additive 
     Regulations; Incorporation by Reference of the Food chemicals 
     Codex, 7th Edition [Docket No.: FDA-2010-F-0320] received 
     December 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4039. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the fiscal year 2012 report entitled, 
     ``Operation and Financial Support of Military Museums''; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       4040. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Final Priority; Rehabilitation 
     Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program--
     Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling [CFDA Number: 84.129B] 
     received November 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4041. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Program Integrity Issues 
     [Docket ID: ED-2010-OPE-0004] (RIN: 1840-AD02) received 
     November 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4042. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Student Assistance 
     General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal 
     Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal 
     Direct Loan Program [Docket ID: ED-2013-OPE-0063] (RIN: 1840-
     AD12) received November 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4043. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Advisory 
     Committee; Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee; 
     Termination [Docket No.: FDA-2013-N-1380] received December 
     2, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       4044. A letter from the Associate Bureau Chief, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Special Access for Price Cap Local Exchange 
     Carriers; AT&T Corporation Petition for Rulemaking to Reform 
     Regulation of Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier Rates for 
     Interstate Special Access Services WC [Docket No.: 05-25] 
     [RM-10593] received November 26, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4045. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Communication of Operational Information 
     Between Natural Gas Pipelines and Electric Transmission 
     Operators [Docket No.: RM13-17-000; Order No. 787] received 
     November 26, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4046. A letter from the Secretary of the Commission, 
     Federal Trade Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Guides for Private Vocational and Distance Education 
     Schools received November 26, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4047. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Bureau for 
     Legislative and Public Affairs, Agency for International 
     Development, transmitting a formal response to the GAO report 
     ``Global Food Security: USAID is Improving Coordination but 
     Needs to Require Systematic Assessments of Country-Level 
     Risks''; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4048. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 13-66, 
     Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer and 
     Acceptance, pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4049. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter regarding a Memorandum of 
     Understanding between the Department of Defense and 
     Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of 
     Canada; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4050. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the semiannual report 
     on the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period April 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4051. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4052. A letter from the Senior Deputy Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Arts, transmitting the Semiannual Report of 
     the Inspector General and the Semiannual Report on Final 
     Action Resulting from Audit Reports, Inspection Reports, and 
     Evaluation Reports for the period April 1, 2013 through 
     September 30, 2013; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4053. A letter from the Chair, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the 
     Inspector General and a separate management report for the 
     period April 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4054. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's 
     quarterly report from the Office of Privacy and Civil 
     Liberties for the third quarter of fiscal year 2013 April 1, 
     2013 -- June 30, 2013; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4055. A letter from the Administrator, Saint Lawrence 
     Seaway Development Corporation, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's annual financial audit and 
     management report for the fiscal year 2013, in accordance 
     with OMB Circular A-136; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4056. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Dividend Equivalents from Sources 
     within the United States [TD 9648] (RIN: 1545-BK53] received 
     December 5, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4057. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- User Fees for Processing Installment 
     Agreements and Offers in Compromise [TD 9647] (RIN: 1545-
     BL37) received December 5, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4058. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Voluntary Witholding on Dividends and 
     Other Distributions by Alaska Native Corporations [Notice 
     2013-77] received December 5, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4059. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- 2013 Base Period T-Bill Rate (Rev. 
     Rul. 2013-24)received December 5, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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       4060. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Rulings and Determination Letters 
     (Rev. Proc. 2014-7) received December 5, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4061. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Net Investment Income Tax [TD 9644] 
     (RIN: 1545-BK44) received December 5, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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