[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 8, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H3054-H3056]
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:

       5265. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Swap Data Repositories -- Access to SDR Data by Market 
     Participants (RIN: 3038-AE14) received March 21, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5266. A letter from the Associate Administrator, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Oranges

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     and Grapefruit Grown in Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; 
     Change in Size and Grade Requirements for Grapefruit [Doc. 
     No.: AMS-FV-14-0015; FV14-906-2 IR] received March 21, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5267. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Importation of Potatoes From Mexico [Docket 
     No.: APHIS-2013-0037] (RIN: 0579-AD78) received April 2, 
     2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5268. A letter from the Associate Administrator, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Olives Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate [Doc. 
     No.: AMS-FV-14-0002; FV14-932-1 FR] received April 1, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5269. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Organization; Disclosure to 
     Shareholders; Disclosure to Investors in System-wide and 
     Consolidated Bank Debt Obligations of the Farm Credit System; 
     Advisory Vote (RIN: 3052-AD00) received April 3, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5270. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement 
     of Lieutenant General Michael Ferriter, United States Army, 
     and his advancement on the retired list in the grade of 
     lieutenant general; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5271. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's annual report for 2013 on the STARBASE Program; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5272. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement: Clauses with Alternates-Research and 
     Development Contracting (DFARS Case 2013-D026) (RIN: 0750-
     AI10) received March 26, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5273. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement: Clauses with Alternates-Quality 
     Assurance (DFARS Case 2013-D004) (RIN: 0750-AH95) received 
     March 26, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5274. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement: Performance-Based Payments (DFARS Case 
     2011-D045) (RIN: 0750-AH54) received March 28, 2014, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5275. A letter from the Vice Chairman and Under Secretary 
     for Intelligence, Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Department of 
     Defense, transmitting certification that the EP-3E Airborne 
     Reconnaissance Integrated Electronic System II and the 
     Special Projects Aircraft platforms meet all current 
     requirements; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5276. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     System's final rule -- Application of the Revised Capital 
     Framework to the Capital Plan and Stress Test Rules 
     [Regulations Y and YY; Docket Nos.: R-1463 and R-1464; RIN: 
     7100 AE-01 and AE-02] received April 1, 2014, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5277. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report on the Defense Production Act 
     (DPA) Title III fund for Fiscal Year 2013; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       5278. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     Legislation and Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Conforming Amendment to the Section 184 Indian Housing Loan 
     Guarantee Program Regulations [Docket No.: FR-5772-F-01] 
     (RIN: 2577-AC91) received March 21, 2014, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5279. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Alternative Fuel Transportation Program; Alternative Fueled 
     Vehicle Credit Program Modification and Other Amendments 
     [Docket ID No.: EERE-2011-OT-0066] (RIN: 1904-AB81) received 
     March 24, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5280. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- 
     Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards 
     for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment [Docket Number: EERE-
     2010-BT-STD-0003] (RIN: 1904-AC19) received April 2, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       5281. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food Additives 
     Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; 
     Vitamin D2 Bakers Yeast [Docket No.: FDA-2009-F-0750] 
     received March 28, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5282. A letter from the Deputy Chief, CGB, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Closed Captioning of Video Programming; 
     Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. 
     Petition for Rulemaking [CG Docket No.: 05-231] (PRM11CG) 
     received March 21, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5283. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Freedom of Information Act; Miscellaneous Rules received 
     March 28, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5284. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Enforcement Guidance Memorandum 
     2014-001: Interim Guidance for Dispositioning 10 CFR Part 37 
     Violations with Respect to Large Components or Robust 
     Structures Containing Category 1 or Category 2 Quantities of 
     Material at Power Reactor Facilities Licensed Under 10 CFR 
     Parts 50 and 52 (RIN: 3150-AI12) received April 3, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       5285. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a certification of export to China; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5286. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting Pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) 
     of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. 14-13 informing of 
     an intent to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with 
     Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, 
     Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5287. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a memorandum of understanding with the 
     Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development of 
     Canada; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5288. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on U.S. support for Taiwan's participation as an 
     observer at the 67th World Health Assembly and in the work of 
     the World Health Organization, as mandated in the 2004 
     Participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization Act, 
     Pub. L. 108-235, Sec. 1(c); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       5289. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of 
     Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 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.
       5290. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, transmitting Fiscal Year 2013 Annual 
     Performance; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       5291. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-305, 
     ``Marijuana Possession Decriminalization Amendment Act of 
     2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5292. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-306, 
     ``DC Promise Establishment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5293. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-304, 
     ``Belmont Park Designation and Establishment Act of 2014''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5294. 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.
       5295. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's 
     annual report for Fiscal Year 2013 prepared in accordance 
     with Section 203(a) of the Notification and Federal Employee 
     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), 
     Public Law 107-174; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5296. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, General 
     Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting two reports pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5297. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Labor Relations 
     Authority, transmitting the Authority's Fiscal Year 2013 
     annual report prepared in accordance with Section 203 of the 
     Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5298. A letter from the Chairman, National Labor Relations 
     Board, transmitting the

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     Board's FY 2013 Buy American Act report; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5299. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Pay for 
     Senior-Level and Scientific or Professional Positions (RIN: 
     3206-AL88) received March 10, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       5300. A letter from the President and CEO, Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, transmitting the Department's Fiscal 
     Year 2013 Annual Notification and Federal Employee 
     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act of 2002 
     Report; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5301. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a copy of the annual report for Calendar 
     Year 2013, in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine 
     Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5302. A letter from the Deputy Commissioner for Human 
     Resources, Social Security Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's annual report for FY 2013 prepared in 
     accordance with Section 203 of the Notification and Federal 
     Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No 
     FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       5303. 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 Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2014 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure 
     for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico 
     and South Atlantic [Docket No.: 001005281-0369-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XD137) received March 25, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5304. 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/Processors Using Hook-and-Line Gear in 
     the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 120918468-3111-02] (RIN: 0648-XD157) received March 24, 
     2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5305. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment of Georges Bank and Southern 
     New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail Flounder Annual Catch 
     Limits [Docket No.: 140113030-4109-01] (RIN: 0648-XD081) 
     received March 24, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5306. 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 Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2014 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure 
     for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico 
     and South Atlantic [Docket No.: 001005281-0369-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XD137) received March 24, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5307. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Individual Fishing Quota Program [Docket No.: 120416009-4095-
     02] (RIN: 0648-BB78) received March 24, 2014, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5308. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; 2014 and 2015 Harvest 
     Specifications for Groundfish [Docket No.: 131021878-4158-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-XC927) received March 24, 2014, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5309. A letter from the Director, Administrative Offices of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting the Office's report 
     entitled, ``Executive Summary of the 2013 Annual Report of 
     the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. 
     Courts''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5310. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting the PRO IP Act 
     Annual Report FY 2013; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5311. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Civil Works, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a recommendation to 
     modify the cost of the Poplar Island, Maryland, project; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5312. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Civil Works, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a recommendation for 
     modifying the cost of the Illinois Shoreline Erosion, Interim 
     III, Wilmette, Illinois, to the Illinois-Indiana State Line 
     (Chicago Shoreline) project; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5313. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Civil Works, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting recommendations to 
     increase the authorized total projected cost of the Western 
     Sarpy and Clear Creek, Nebraska flood risk reduction project; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5314. A letter from the Regulatory Ombudsman, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Gross Combination Weight Rating; Definition [Docket No.: 
     FMCSA-2012-0156] (RIN: 2126-AB72; Formerly RIN: 2126-AB53) 
     received April 2, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5315. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Seaway Regulations and Rules: Periodic Update, Various 
     Categories [Docket No.: SLSDC-2014-0001] (RIN: 2135-AA33) 
     received April 2, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5316. A letter from the Assistant Chief Counsel for 
     Hazardous Materials Safety, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Hazardous 
     Materials: Adoption of Certain Special Permits and Competent 
     Authorities into Regulations [Docket No.: PHMSA-2011-0158 
     (HM-233C)] (RIN: 2137-AE82) received April 2, 2014, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5317. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a proposed bill entitled the 
     ``Federal Aviation Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2014''; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5318. A letter from the Associate Administrator, Office of 
     Government Contracting and Business Development, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     annual report for fiscal year 2012 on Minority Small Business 
     and Capital Ownership Development; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
       5319. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a report on the taxation of Social 
     Security and Railroad Retirement Benefits for Calendar Years 
     2005 through 2009, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 401 nt; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5320. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Electronic Submission of Forms, the Finished 
     Products Records for Distilled Spirits Plants, and Closures 
     on Certain Distilled Spirits Products [Docket No.: TTB-2014-
     0004; T.D. TTB-119] (RIN: 1513-AB97) received April 3, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5321. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Issuance of Opinion and Advisory Letters for 
     Pre-approved Defined Contribution Plans for the Second Six-
     Year Cycle, Deadline for Employer Adoption and Opening of 
     Determination Letter Program for Pre-approved Plan Adopters 
     (Announcement 2014-16) received March 31, 2014, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5322. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Section 911(d)(4) Update (Rev. Proc. 
     2014-25) received March 27, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5323. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Eligibility for Premium Tax Credit for Victims 
     of Domestic Abuse [Notice 2014-23] received March 31, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5324. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Shared Responsibility for Employers 
     Regarding Health Coverage [TD 9655] (RIN: 1545-BL33) received 
     March 27, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5325. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a joint report that describes 
     activities related to the Proliferation Security Initiative 
     (PSI) Budget Plan and Review for FY 2012-2017; jointly to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs and Armed Services.
       5326. A letter from the Vice Chairman, World War One 
     Centennial Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     activities to date and the initial strategic plan; jointly to 
     the Committees on Financial Services, Natural Resources, and 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5327. A letter from the Chairman and Vice Chairman, U.S.-
     China Economic and Security Review Commission, transmitting 
     notification of a public hearing held on ``China's Military 
     Modernization and its Implications for the United States''; 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, 
     and Foreign Affairs.

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