[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 28, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H1479]
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:

       4578. A letter from the Director, Naval Reactors, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Environmental Monitoring and Disposal of Radioactive Wastes 
     From U.S. Naval Nuclear-Powered Ships and Their Support 
     Facilities''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4579. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting a proposal regarding the decision by the United 
     States Court of Appeals in National Association of Regulatory 
     Utility Commissioners v. United States Department of Energy 
     (Nos. 11-1066 and 11-1068; D.C. Cir. 2013); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       4580. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a Report to Congress on the 
     Evaluation of the Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric 
     Demonstration; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4581. A letter from the Deputy Bureau Chief, Wireline 
     Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Rural Call 
     Completion [WC Docket No.: 13-39] received January 16, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       4582. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting Periodic Report on the National Emergency Caused 
     by the Lapse of the Export Administration Act of 1979 for 
     February 26, 2013-August 25, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       4583. A letter from the Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Inspector General and the semiannual 
     management report for the period ending September 30, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4584. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a semiannual management report 
     to the Congress for the period April 1, 2013 to September 30, 
     2013; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4585. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting a report entitled ``Preserving the 
     Integrity of the Federal Merit Systems: Understanding and 
     Addressing Perceptions of Favoritism'', pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     1204(a)(3); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       4586. A letter from the Clerk, Court of Appeals, 
     transmitting an opinion of the United States Court of Appeals 
     regarding Katherine Elizabeth Barnet, docket no. 13-612; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4587. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``2013 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and 
     Transit: Conditions and Performance''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4588. A letter from the Director, Regulation Policy and 
     Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Loan Guaranty: Minimum Property and Construction Requirements 
     (RIN: 2900-AO67) received January 14, 2014, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4589. A letter from the Director, Regulation Policy and 
     Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     VA Compensation Service and Pension and Fiduciary Service 
     Nomenclature Changes (RIN: 2900-AO64) received January 14, 
     2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       4590. A letter from the Chief, Trade and Commercial 
     Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Import 
     Restrictions Imposed on Certain Archaeological and 
     Ecclesiastical Ethnological Material from Bulgaria [CBP Dec. 
     14-01] (RIN: 1515-AD95) received January 15, 2014, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4591. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Prevailing State Assumed Interest 
     Rates (Rev. Rule. 2014-4) received January 15, 2014, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4592. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Current Refundings of Recovery Zone 
     Facility Bonds [Notice 2014-9] received January 15, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4593. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Sales-Based Royalties and Vendor Allowances 
     [TD: 9652] (RIN: 1545-BI57) received January 15, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4594. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Computation of, and Rules Relating to, Medical 
     Loss Ratio [TD 9651] (RIN: 1545-BL05) received January 15, 
     2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       4595. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Exclusion from Income of Payments to Care 
     Providers from Medicaid Waiver Programs [Notice 2014-7] 
     received January 15, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4596. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Bond Premium Carryforward [TD 9653] (RIN: 1545-
     BL28) received January 15, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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