[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 156 (Friday, January 2, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H10329-H10333]
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:

       8420. A letter from the Acting Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and

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     Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Importation of 
     Plants for Planting [Docket No.: APHIS-2008-0071] (RIN: 0579-
     AD47) received December 17, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8421. A letter from the Regulatory Review Group Director, 
     Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's interim rule -- Noninsured Crop Disaster 
     Assistance Program (RIN: 0560-AI20) received December 18, 
     2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8422. A letter from the Director, Issuances Staff, Food 
     Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Uniform 
     Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations [Docket No.: 
     FSIS-2014-0042] (RIN: 0583-AD05) received December 30, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8423. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's interim rule -- 
     Khapra Beetle; New Regulated Countries and Regulated Articles 
     [Docket No.: APHIS-2013-0079] received December 30, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8424. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside 
     County, California; Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No.: 
     AMS-FV-14-0057; FV14-987-3 FIR], pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8425. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Housing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Direct Single Family Housing Loans 
     and Grants (RIN: 0575-AD01) received December 30, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8426. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Labeling of Pesticide Products and 
     Devices for Export; Clarification of Requirements [EPA-HQ-
     OPP-2009-0607; FRL-9919-63] (RIN: 2070-AJ53) received 
     December 18, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8427. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting designation as emergency requirements 
     all funding so designated by the Congress, pursuant to 
     Section 6 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2015; (H. Doc. No. 113--177); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       8428. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting designation as Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism all funding (including the 
     rescission of funds) and contributions from foreign 
     governments so designated by the Congress; (H. Doc. No. 113--
     178); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       8429. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting authorization 
     for Major General Frederick S. Rudesheim, United States Army, 
     to wear the authorized insignia of the grade of lieutenant 
     general for a period not to exceed 14 days before assuming 
     the duties of the position for which the higher grade is 
     authorized, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 777a; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       8430. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a letter regarding the report on the amount of DoD purchases 
     from foreign entities in fiscal year 2013, pursuant to 41 
     U.S.C. 8305; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8431. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter 
     authorizing Rear Admiral (lower half) John C. Scorby, Jr., 
     United States Navy, to wear the insignia of the grade of rear 
     admiral, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 777; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       8432. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the period April 1, 2014, through September 30, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); 
     Public Law 95-452, section 5(b); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       8433. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility; Virginia: Clinchport, 
     Town of, Scott County; [Docket ID: FEMA-2014-0002] [Internal 
     Agency Docket No.: FEMA-8361] received December 30, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       8434. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations; Platte County, 
     Missouri, and Incorporated Areas; [Docket ID: FEMA-2014-0002; 
     Docket Nos.: FEMA-B-1178] received December 30, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       8435. A letter from the Regulatory Specialist, LRAD, Office 
     of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Annual 
     Stress Test -- Schedule Shift and Adjustments to Regulatory 
     Capital Projections [Docket ID: OCC-2014-0015] (RIN: 1557-
     AD85) received December 23, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8436. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing 
     Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Credit Risk Retention (RIN: 2590-AA43) received December 30, 
     2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       8437. A letter from the Secretary, Division of Investment 
     Management, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule -- Temporary Rule Regarding 
     Principal Trades With Certain Advisory Clients [Release No.: 
     IA-3984; File No.: S7-23-07] (RIN: 3235-AL56) received 
     December 23, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       8438. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report on discretionary appropriations 
     legislation required by the Consolidated and Further 
     Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
       8439. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the ``Physician Compare Report to Congress'' for 
     2014, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395w-5; Public Law 111-148, 
     section 10331(f); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8440. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting a report 
     entitled ``The Availability and Price of Petroleum and 
     Petroleum Products Produced in Countries Other Than Iran'', 
     pursuant to National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2012, Section 1245(d)(4)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8441. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear 
     Energy, Department of Energy, transmitting a report on the 
     effect of the U.S.-Russia Highly Enriched Uranium Agreement 
     on domestic uranium mining, conversion, and enrichment 
     industries for Fiscal Year 2012, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2297h-
     10(b)(10); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8442. 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; 
     Advantame [Docket No.: FDA-2009-F-0303] received December 30, 
     2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8443. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Beauveria bassiana strain ANT-03; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-
     2013-0717; FRL-9918-65] received December 22, 2014, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8444. 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; Missouri; Withdrawal of Direct 
     Final Rule, Controlling Emissions During Episodes of High Air 
     Pollution Potential [EPA-R07-OAR-2014-0602; FRL-9921-08-
     Region 7] received December 22, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8445. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Rulemaking on the Definition of Solid 
     Waste [EPA-HQ-RCRA-2010-0742; FRL-9728-5-OSWER] (RIN: 2050-
     AG62) received December 19, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8446. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final amendments -- Oil and Natural Gas Sector: 
     Reconsideration of Additional Provisions of New Source 
     Performance Standards [EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0505; FRL-9921-03-OAR] 
     (RIN: 2060-AR75) received December 19, 2014, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8447. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Quality Designations for the 2012 
     Primary Annual Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standards (NAAQS) [EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0918; FRL-9921-00-
     OAR] (RIN: 2060-AR95) received December 19, 2014, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8448. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plan; Pennsylvania; Determination of 
     Attainment for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standard for the Lyons Nonattainment Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2014-
     0409; FRL-9920-68-Region-3] received December 19, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8449. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Identification of Nonattainment 
     Classification and Deadlines for Submission of State 
     Implementation Plan (SIP) Provisions for the 1997 Fine 
     Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
     (NAAQS) and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS; Correcting Amendment [EPA-HQ-
     OAR-2013-0694; FRL-

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     9920-83-Region 4] received December 19, 2014, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8450. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program: 
     Addition of Global Warming Potentials to the General 
     Provisions and Amendments and Confidentiality Determinations 
     for Fluorinated Gas Production; Correction [EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-
     0927; FRL-9920-59-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AR78) received December 19, 
     204, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8451. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana; Ozone and PM2.5 
     Standards [EPA-R05-OAR-2014-0661; FRL-9920-47-Region-5] 
     received December 19, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8452. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval of Implementation Plans and 
     Designation of Areas; Georgia; Redesignation of the Georgia 
     Portion of the Chattanooga, 1997 PM2.5 Nonattainment Area to 
     Attainment [EPA-R04-OAR-2014-0267; FRL-9920-60-Region 4] 
     received December 19, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8453. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval of Implementation Plans and 
     Designation of Areas; Alabama; Redesignation of Alabama 
     Portion of the Chattanooga, 1997 PM2.5 Nonattainment Area to 
     Attainment [EPA-R04-OAR-2014-0674; FRL-9920-61-Region 4] 
     received December 19, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8454. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Zeta-cypermethrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0210; FRL-9920-23] received 
     December 18, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8455. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Benzidine-Based Chemical Substances; 
     Di-n-pentyl Phthalate (DnPP); and Alkanes, C12-13, Chloro; 
     Significant New Use Rule [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0573; FRL-9915-60] 
     (RIN: 2070-AJ73) received December 18, 2014, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8456. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Significant New Use Rules on Certain 
     Chemical Substances; Withdrawal [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0390; FRL-
     9920-63] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received December 18, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8457. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Tobacco mild green mosaic tobamovirus 
     strain U2; Amendment to an Exemption from the Requirement of 
     a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0761; FRL-9919-26] received 
     December 18, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8458. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of an Executive Order 
     issued with respect to North Korea that expands the national 
     emergency declared in Executive Order 13466 of June 26, 2008, 
     as amended by Executive Order 13551 of August 30, 2010, and 
     Executive Order 13570 of April 18, 2011, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; (H. Doc. No. 113--180); to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       8459. A letter from the Under Secretary for Industry and 
     Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting a foreign 
     policy report to Congress on the Expansion of the 
     Microprocessor Military End Use and End User Control, 
     pursuant to the Export Administration Act, Section 6(f)(2); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8460. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the annual report for FY 2014 of the 
     Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), pursuant 
     to the Export Administration Act of 1979, Section 14, as 
     amended; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8461. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Expansion of the Microprocessor Military End-Use and End-User 
     Control [Docket No.: 140813667-4667-01] (RIN: 0694-AG27) 
     received December 23, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8462. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Corrections and Clarifications to the Export Administration 
     Regulations [Docket No.: 141027899-4899-01] (RIN: 0694-AG34) 
     received December 30, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8463. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting Pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Executive 
     Order 13637, Transmittal No. 18-14, informing the Congress of 
     the Department's intent to sign a Memorandum of Understanding 
     with Australia; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8464. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting consistent with 
     the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
     Resolution of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-243) and the Authorization 
     for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 1991 
     (Pub. L. 102-1), and in order to keep the Congress fully 
     informed, a report prepared by the Department of State for 
     the June 15, 2014 -- August 14, 2014 reporting period; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8465. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus 
     question, covering the period August 1 through September 30, 
     2014, pursuant to Section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, and in accordance with Section 1(a)(6) of 
     Executive Order 13313, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       8466. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a six-month 
     periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the 
     proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that was 
     declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, and 
     continued by the President each year, most recently on 
     November 7, 2014; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8467. 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, pursuant to 1 
     U.S.C. 112b; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8468. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms 
     Regulations: United States Munitions List Category XI 
     (Military Electronics), Correction, and Other Changes (RIN: 
     1400-AD25) received December 30, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8469. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 14-104, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8470. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an Executive Order further expanding the 
     scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
     13660 of March 6, 2014, and expanded in scope by Executive 
     Order 13661 of March 16, 2014, that takes additional steps to 
     address the Russian occupation of the Crimea Region of 
     Ukraine; (H. Doc. No. 113--179); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       8471. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the sixty-ninth Semiannual Report to Congress of 
     the Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 2014, 
     through September 30, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act), section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       8472. A letter from the Executive Analyst, Office of the 
     Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting two reports pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       8473. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting three reports 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8474. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's semiannual reports to 
     Congress from the Treasury Inspector General and the Treasury 
     Inspector General for Tax Administration for the period of 
     April 1, 2014, through September 30, 2014, pursuant to the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       8475. A letter from the Director, Congressional Affairs, 
     Federal Election Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     semiannual report from the Office of Inspector General for 
     the period April 1, 2014, through September 30, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); 
     Public Law 95-452, section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8476. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting in 
     accordance with Section 647(b) of Title VI of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, Pub. L. 108-199, the 
     Commission's report to Congress on FY 2014 competitive 
     sourcing efforts; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       8477. A letter from the Deputy Inspector General, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     semiannual report to the Congress from the Office of 
     Inspector General for the 6-month period ending September 30, 
     2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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       8478. A letter from the Chairman, Holocaust Memorial 
     Museum, transmitting the Museum's FY 2014 Report on Audit and 
     Investigative Activities, pursuant to the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       8479. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2014; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8480. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting pursuant to the provisions of the 
     Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998 (Pub. 
     L. 105-270) and OMB Circular A-76, Performance of Commercial 
     Activities, the Endowment's FY 2014 inventory of commercial 
     and inherently governmental activities performed by federal 
     employees; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       8481. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's annual report for Fiscal 
     Year 2013, prepared in accordance with Title II, Section 203 
     of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination 
     and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Pub. L. 107-174; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8482. A letter from the Acting Commissioner, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     report for fiscal year 2014 on competitive sourcing efforts, 
     as required by Section 647(b) of Division F of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, Pub. L. 108-199; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8483. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's legislative 
     recommendations, 2014, pursuant to 52 U.S.C. 30111(a)(9); to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
       8484. A letter from the Acting Director, NMFS, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries/Greater Atlantic Region, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's Inseason Action -- Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer 
     [Docket No.: 140214138-4482-02] (RIN: 0648-XD609) received 
     December 18, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       8485. 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; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; 
     Inseason Adjustments [Docket No.: 120814338-2711-02] (RIN: 
     0648-BE64) received December 18, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8486. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; 
     Northern Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No.: 130925836-4174-02] (RIN: 0648-XD632) 
     received December 18, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8487. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 130925836-4174-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XD631) received December 18, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8488. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Inseason Adjustment to the 2014 Gulf of Alaska Pollock 
     Seasonal Apportionments [Docket No.: 130925836-4174-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XD627) received December 18, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8489. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific 
     Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Restrictions on the 
     Use of Fish Aggregating Devices in Purse Seine Fisheries for 
     2015 [Docket No.: 140710571-4977-02] (RIN: 0648-BE36) 
     received December 18, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8490. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2014 
     Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for South 
     Atlantic Gag [Docket No.: 120924488-3671-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XD599) received December 18, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8491. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 2014 
     Commercial Fishing for Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern 
     Pacific Ocean; Commercial Retention Limit [Docket No.: 
     141103918-4918-01] (RIN: 0648-BE58) received December 18, 
     2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8492. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Bluefish 
     Fishery; Quota Transfer [Docket No.: 140214138-4482-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XD638) received December 18, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8493. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2014 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure 
     for Atlantic Migratory Group Cobia [Docket No.: 101206604-
     1758-02] (RIN: 0648-XD601) received December 18, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8494. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for the State of 
     New Jersey [Docket No.: 140117052-4402-02] (RIN: 0648-XD571) 
     received December 18, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8495. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Commercial 
     Aggregated Large Coastal Sharks (LCS) and Hammerhead Sharks 
     in the Atlantic Region [Docket No.: 130402317-3966-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XD636) received December 18, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8496. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Closure of the 
     2014 Trimester 2 Directed Longfin Squid Fishery [Docket No.: 
     130903775-4276-02] (RIN: 0648-XD378) received December 18, 
     2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8497. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery Management Plan; Trawl Rationalization Program; 
     Chafing Gear Modifications [Docket No.: 130405338-4987-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-BC84) received December 18, 2014, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8498. 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; Gulf 
     of Alaska Trawl Economic Data Report [Docket No.: 140311229-
     4978-02] (RIN: 0648-BE09) received December 18, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8499. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2006 Consolidated 
     Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management 
     Plan; Amendment 7 [Docket No.: 120328229-4949-02] (RIN: 0648-
     BC09) received December 18, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8500. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final 
     Endangered Listing of Five Species of Sawfish Under the 
     Endangered Species Act [Docket No.: 101004485-4999-03] (RIN: 
     0648-XZ50) received December 23, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8501. A letter from the Federal Liaison Officer, Patent and 
     Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Reduction of Fees for Trademark 
     Applications and Renewals [Docket No.: PTO-T-2014-0011] (RIN: 
     0651-AC94) received December 17, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8502. A letter from the Deputy Director, Administration for 
     Children and Families, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's interim final rule -- 
     Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Sexual Abuse and 
     Sexual Harassment Involving Unaccompanied Children (RIN: 
     0970-AC61) received December 23, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8503. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     monthly report for November 2014, prepared by Citizen

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     and Immigration Services, on ``Adjustments of Status Granted 
     Under Section 13 of the Act of September 11, 1957'', as 
     amended; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8504. A letter from the Project Manager, Citizenship and 
     Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Notices of 
     Decisions and Documents Evidencing Lawful Status [CIS No.: 
     2517-11; Docket No.: USCIS-2012-0006] (RIN: 1615-AC01) 
     received December 30, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8505. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's report entitled 
     ``2014 Fundamental Properties of Asphalts and Modified 
     Asphalts -- III'', pursuant to the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Section 6016(e); the 
     Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century, Section 
     5117(b)(5); and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
     Transportation Equity Act:; A Legacy for Users, Section 
     5204(g)(1) and (3) to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8506. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     ``Report of the Task Force on the Prohibition of Importation 
     of Products of Forced or Prison Labor from the People's 
     Republic of China (PRC): October 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014'', 
     pursuant to Public Law 106-286; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       8507. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Fiscal Year 2014 Semiannual Report to Congress on the 
     Softwood Lumber Act of 2008, prepared by Customs and Border 
     Protection, pursuant to Public Law 110-246, section 3301; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8508. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     fourth-quarter, fiscal year 2014 (July -- September 2014) 
     report to Congress on Automated Commercial Environment, 
     prepared by Customs and Border Protection, pursuant to Public 
     Law 107-210, Section 311(b)(3); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       8509. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled ``List of Goods 
     Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor'', pursuant to the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8510. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final IRB Only rule -- Update of Rev. Proc. 2012-24, 
     Implementation of Nonresident Alien Deposit Interest 
     Regulations (Rev. Proc. 2012-6424) received December 19, 
     2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8511. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final IRB Only rule -- 2015 Standard Mileage Rates [Notice 
     2014-79] received December 19, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8512. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final IRB Only rule -- Reallocation of Section 48B Credits 
     under the Qualifying Gasification Project Program [Notice 
     2014-81] received December 19, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8513. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Reporting of Specified Foreign Financial Assets 
     [TD 9706] (RIN: 1545-BJ69) received December 19, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       8514. A letter from the Administrator, TSA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Administration's 
     certification that the level of screening services and 
     protection provided at Dawson Community Airport (GDV), 
     Glasgow International Airport (GGW), Havre City-County 
     Airport (HVR), Wolf Point International Airport (OLF), and 
     Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport (SDY) will be equal to or 
     greater than the level that would be provided at the airports 
     by TSA Transportation Security Officers, pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. 44920(d); to the Committee on Homeland Security.
       8515. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a 
     report entitled ``Update on Integrated Scanning System 
     Operations'', pursuant to Public Law 109-347, section 232(c); 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security.
       8516. A letter from the Administration, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting an Interim Report to Congress 
     on Endangered Species Act Implementation in Pesticide 
     Evaluation Programs, pursuant to Public Law 113-79, section 
     10013(a); jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and 
     Natural Resources.
       8517. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting a report to Congress on the activities of the 
     Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, pursuant to the 
     Social Security Act, section 1115A(g), as amended; jointly to 
     the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       8518. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting a report on the activities of the Center for 
     Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, pursuant to the Social 
     Security Act, section 1115A(g), as amended; jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

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