[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 35 (Monday, March 2, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H1522-H1523]
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:

       614. A letter from the Chair, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's semiannual 
     Monetary Policy Report, pursuant to Pub. L. 106-569; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       615. A letter from the Deputy Director, Administration for 
     Children and Families, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Head 
     Start Program (RIN: 0970-AC46) received February 25, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       616. A letter from the Deputy Director, ODRM, CCIIO, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's Major final rule -- Patient Protection

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     and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment 
     Parameters for 2016 [CMS-9944-F] (RIN: 0938-AS19) received 
     February 25, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       617. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the FY 
     2013 Performance Report to Congress for the Office of 
     Combination Products, as required by the Medical Device User 
     Fee and Modernization Act of 2002; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       618. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Final Report to Congress on the Implementation of Section 
     3507 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 
     2010; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       619. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's report entitled ``Annual Report to Congress on 
     the Use of Mandatory Recall Authority'', submitted pursuant 
     to Sec. 206f of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, Pub. 
     L. 111-353; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       620. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Homeland 
     Defense and Global Security, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     (CTR) Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2016, in 
     accordance with Sec. 1341, 1342 and 1343 of the Department of 
     Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C.); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       621. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, National 
     Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Assistance to 
     Foreign Atomic Energy Activities (RIN: 1994-AA02) received 
     February 24, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       622. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a determination, 
     pursuant to Sec. 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       623. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 14-146, pursuant to the reporting requirements of Sec. 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       624. A letter from the Chief Information Security Officer, 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's FY 2014 
     Federal Information Security Management Act Report and 
     Privacy Management Report, as directed by Pub. L. 107-347; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       625. A letter from the District of Columbia Auditor, Office 
     of the District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting a report 
     entitled ``The District of Columbia Board of Elections 
     Election Day Preparation and Administration Can Be 
     Improved''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       626. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     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; Correction 
     [Docket No.: 120328229-5064-03] (RIN: 0648-BC09) received 
     February 24, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       627. 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; Atlantic Bluefin 
     Tuna Fisheries [Docket No.: 120328229-4949-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XD672) received February 24, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       628. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 131021878-4158-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XD750) received February 26, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       629. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's temporary final rule -- Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 
     Adjustments to 2015 Annual Catch Limits [Docket No.: 
     141002820-5113-01] (RIN: 0648-XD536) received February 24, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       630. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 131021878-4158-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XD744) received February 24, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       631. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 131021878-4158-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XD725) received February 24, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       632. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Pot Catcher/Processors in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 131021878-4158-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XD758) received February 28, 2015, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       633. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction [Docket No.: 
     001005281-0369-02] (RIN: 0648-XD717) received February 24, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       634. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands [Docket No.: 131021878-4158-02] (RIN: 0648-XD728) 
     received February 24, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       635. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's quarterly report from the Office of Privacy 
     and Civil Liberties for the second quarter of FY 2014, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2000ee-1(f); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       636. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Foreign Tax Credit Splitting Events [TD 9710] 
     (RIN: 1545-BK50) received February 25, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       637. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Extension 
     for 2014 [Notice 2015-13] received February 25, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       638. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Round 2 of Section 48A Phase III Program 
     under the Qualifying Advanced Coal Project Program [Notice 
     2015-14] received February 25, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       639. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Applicable Federal Rates -- March 2015 (Rev. 
     Rul. 2015-4) received February 25, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       640. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Small Business Modifications to Tangibles 
     Method Changes (Rev. Proc. 2015-20) received February 25, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       641. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored 
     Health Coverage [Notice 2015-16] received February 25, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       642. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's report entitled ``Report to Congress on the 
     Administration, Cost and Impact of the Quality Improvement 
     Organization (QIO) Program for Medicare Beneficiaries for 
     Fiscal Year 2011''; jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.

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