[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 48 (Monday, March 23, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H1846-H1847]
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:

       825. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Business-
     Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's interim final rule -- Rural Business 
     Development Grant (RIN: 0570-AA92) received March 19, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       826. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Special 
     Operations/Low Intensity Conflict, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter regarding the Department's report on 
     the activities of the National Guard Counterdrug Schools for 
     the preceding year, pursuant to Public Law 109-469, section 
     901(f); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       827. A letter from the Director, Defense Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Agency's Biennial Report to Congress for March 2015, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2352, and the DARPA ``Breakthrough Technologies 
     for National Security'' compilation; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       828. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee 
     Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendments to 
     Excepted Benefits (RIN: 1210-AB70) received March 18, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       829. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee 
     Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's direct final rule -- Fiduciary 
     Requirements for Disclosure in Participant-Directed 
     Individual Account Plans--Timing of Annual Disclosure (RIN: 
     1210-AB68) received March 19, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       830. 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; District of Columbia; 
     Preconstruction Requirements -- Nonattainment New Source 
     Review [EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0186; FRL-9924-57-Region 3] received 
     March 19, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       831. 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; State of Missouri; 
     Reporting Emission Data, Emission Fees and Process 
     Information [EPA-R07-OAR-2015-0134; FRL-9924-44-Region 7] 
     received March 19, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       832. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Significant New Use Rule for Pentane, 
     1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoro-4-(1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropoxy)-- 
     [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0941; FRL-9922-30] (RIN: 2070-AB27) 
     received March 19, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       833. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Mississippi Infrastructure Requirements 
     for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
     [EPA-R04-OAR-2013-0270; FRL-9924-99-Region 4] received March 
     19, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       834. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of State 
     Implementation Plans; California; Regional Haze Progress 
     Report [EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0586; FRL-9924-64-Region 9] received 
     March 19, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       835. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- 2-Propenoic acid, polymer with ethenyl 
     acetate, ethenylbenzene, 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate and ethyl 
     2-propenoate; Tolerance Exemption [EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0847; FRL-
     9923-63] received March 19, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       836. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revocation of Significant New Uses of 
     Metal Salts of Complex Inorganic Oxyacids [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-
     0702; FRL-9924-09] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received March 19, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       837. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Sodium L-lactate and Sodium DL-
     lactate; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2014-0326; FRL-9924-24] received March 19, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       838. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendments to Existing Validated End-User Authorization in 
     the People's Republic of China: Samsung China Semiconductor 
     Co. Ltd. [Docket No.: 150206120-5120-01] (RIN: 0694-AG50) 
     received March 19, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       839. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer and Acceptance 
     to the Netherlands, pursuant to Sec. 36(b)(1) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act as amended (Transmittal No.: 15-06); to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       840. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report by the 
     Department on progress toward a negotiated solution of the 
     Cyprus question covering the period October 1, 2014, through 
     November 30, 2014, pursuant to Sec. 620C(c) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and in accordance with 
     Sec. 1(a)(6) of Executive Order 13313; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       841. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     determination and certification, pursuant to Sec. 
     490(b)(1)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, that the top five exporting and importing countries 
     of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine have cooperated fully with 
     the United States or have taken adequate steps on their own 
     to achieve full compliance with the goals established by the 
     1988 United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in 
     Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       842. A letter from the Associate General Counsel, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting two reports pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       843. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, General 
     Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting eleven reports pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       844. A letter from the Director, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity and Inclusion, Farm Credit Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's annual report for FY 2014, 
     prepared in accordance with Sec. 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.
       845. A letter from the Director, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity and Inclusion, Farm Credit System Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's annual report for 
     FY 2014, prepared in accordance with Sec. 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.
       846. A letter from the General Counsel, Institute of Museum 
     and Library Services, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       847. A letter from the President, Inter-American 
     Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's annual report for 
     FY 2014 prepared in accordance with Title II, Sec. 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.
       848. A letter from the Secretary and Chief Administrative 
     Officer, Postal Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's annual report to Congress Fiscal Year 2014, 
     prepared in accordance with Title II, Sec. 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.
       849. A letter from the Chair, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's inventories of 
     commercial and inherently governmental activities performed 
     for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, pursuant to Public Law 105-
     270, section 2(c)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       850. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration's Chesapeake Bay Office Biennial Report to 
     Congress for Fiscal Years 2013-2014, as required by the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization 
     Act of 1992, as amended by Sec. 401 of Pub. L. 107-372; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       851. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, 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 March 19, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       852. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, Contract Management Division, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- NASA FAR Supplement, 
     Contractor Whistleblower Protections (RIN: 2700-AE08) 
     received March 19,

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     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.
       853. A letter from the Chief, Impact Analyst, Regulation 
     Policy and Management, Office of the General Counsel (02REG), 
     Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Schedule 
     for Rating Disabilities ---- Mental Disorders and Definition 
     of Psychosis for Certain VA Purposes (RIN: 2900-AO96) 
     received March 19, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       854. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the FY 
     2014 report of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office 
     (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office), pursuant to Sec. 
     2602(e) of the Affordable Care Act; jointly to the Committees 
     on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       855. A letter from the Chairman, Medicare Payment Advisory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's March 2015 ``Report 
     to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

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