[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H2206-H2208]
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:

       1073. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of General Janet C. Wolfenbarger, 
     United States Air Force, and her advancement to the grade of 
     general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       1074. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Thomas W. 
     Travis, United States Air Force, and his advancement to the 
     grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1075. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Salvatore A. 
     Angelella, United States Air Force, and his advancement to 
     the grade of lieutenant General on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1076. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved

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     retirement of Lieutenant General Brooks L. Bash, United 
     States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       1077. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Judith A. 
     Fedder, United States Air Force, and her advancement to the 
     grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1078. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting authorization 
     for ten officers to wear the insignia of the grade of major 
     general or brigadier general, as indicated, in accordance 
     with 10 U.S.C. 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1079. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's Evaluation of the 
     TRICARE Program for FY 2015, pursuant to Sec. 717 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1996, Pub. L. 104-
     106, as amended by Sec. 714 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for FY 2013, Pub. L. 112-239; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1080. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the 2014 report to Congress on the 
     Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, pursuant to Sec. 
     342(e) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
     Protection Act; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1081. A letter from the Director, Office of Public and 
     Congressional Affairs, National Credit Union Administration, 
     transmitting the annual report to Congress of the Office of 
     Minority and Women Inclusion for calendar year 2014, in 
     accordance with Sec. 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
     and Consumer Protection Act; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       1082. A letter from the Director, Regulations and Policy 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Advisory Committee; Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee 
     [Docket No.: FDA-2009-N-0443] received April 8, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1083. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the FY 2014 report on user fee collections and 
     related expenses, as required by the Generic Drug User Fee 
     Amendments of 2012; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1084. 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; State of Montana Second 10-Year 
     Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan for Billings [EPA-R08-OAR-
     2012-0352; FRL-9925-51-Region 8] received March 27, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1085. 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; State of Montana Second 10-Year 
     Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan for Great Falls [EPA-R08-
     OAR-2012-0353; FRL-9925-50-Region 8] received March 27, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1086. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- National Oil and Hazardous Substances 
     Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP); Amending the NCP for Public 
     Notices for Specific Superfund Activities [EPA-HQ-SFUND-2014-
     0620; FRL-9924-66-OSWER] (RIN: 2050-AG76) received March 27, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       1087. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Federal 
     Implementation Plan for Oil and Natural Gas Well Production 
     Facilities; Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (Mandan, Hidatsa 
     and Arikara Nation), North Dakota; Correction [EPA-R08-OAR-
     2012-0479; FRL-9923-70-Region 8] received March 27, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1088. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's withdrawal of a direct final rule -- Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Mexico; 
     Transportation Conformity and Conformity of General Federal 
     Actions [EPA-R06-OAR-2011-0938 FRL-9925-86-Region 6] received 
     April 10, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1089. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a report certifying that the export of the 
     listed items to four different end users in the People's 
     Republic of China is not detrimental to the U.S. space launch 
     industry, pursuant to Sec. 1512 of the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1999 (Pub. L. 105-
     261), as amended by Sec. 146 of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 1999 (Pub. 
     L. 105-277), and the President's September 29, 2009 
     delegation of authority (74 Fed. Reg. 50,913 (Oct. 2, 2009)); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1090. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by Sec. 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and Sec. 204(c) 
     of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c), and pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 31, 
     2003, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency 
     with respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or 
     support terrorism that was declared in Executive Order 13224 
     of September 23, 2001; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1091. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by Sec. 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and Sec. 204(c) 
     of the International Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), 
     transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to Syria that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1092. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by Sec. 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and Sec. 204(c) 
     of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c), a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to the Central African Republic that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13667 of May 12, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1093. A letter from the Superintendent, Executive 
     Secretary, Roosevelt Campobello International Park 
     Commission, transmitting the Fifty-first Annual Report of the 
     Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission's year-end 
     audit of the Commission's financial records as of December 
     31, 2014; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1094. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a listing of two vacant positions within the 
     Department of Commerce that require Presidential appointment 
     and Senate confirmation; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1095. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's FY 2014 annual 
     report, pursuant to 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.
       1096. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2014 annual 
     report, as required by Sec. 203 of the Notification and 
     Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 
     2002, Pub. L. 107-174; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1097. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2014 annual 
     report, pursuant to 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.
       1098. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's interim 
     rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition 
     Circular 2005-81; Introduction [Docket No.: FAR 2015-0051, 
     Sequence 1] received April 10, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1099. A letter from the General Counsel and Senior Policy 
     Advisor, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of 
     the President, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 regarding a vacancy in a Senate-
     confirmed position in the Office of Management and Budget; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1100. A letter from the Chief Judge, Superior Court of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting the Family Court 2014 
     Annual Report, pursuant to the District of Columbia Family 
     Court Act of 2001 (Pub. L. 107-114); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1101. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting the Board's FY 2014 annual 
     report, pursuant to 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.
       1102. 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 rule -- Magnuson-Stevens 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries 
     of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Groundfish 
     Fishery; Fishing Year 2014; Interim Gulf of Maine Cod 
     Management Measures; Correction [Docket No.: 141002822-5169-
     03] (RIN: 0648-BE56) received April 8, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1103. 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 Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 16 
     [Docket No.: 140903744-5258-02] (RIN: 0648-BE46) received 
     April 8, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.

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       1104. 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 Cod by Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 130925836-
     4174-02] (RIN: 0648-XD714) received April 8, 2015, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       1105. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2015-2016 Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures; Amendment 24 [Docket 
     No.: 140904754-5188-02] (RIN: 0648-BE27) received April 8, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1106. 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; 
     Pacific Cod in the Western Aleutian Islands District of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 
     131021878-4158-02] (RIN: 0648-XD780) received April 8, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1107. 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; 
     Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Groundfish of the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands Off Alaska [Docket No.: 140218151-
     5171-02] (RIN: 0648-BD98) received April 8, 2015, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1108. 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; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; 2015 Commercial Run-Around Gillnet 
     Closure [Docket No.: 101206604-1758-02] (RIN: 0648-XD731) 
     received April 8, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1109. 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; 
     Pacific Cod by Trawl Catcher Vessels in the Western 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 140918791-
     4999-02] (RIN: 0648-XD823) received April 8, 2015, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       1110. 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 Resources of the South Atlantic; 
     Trip Limit Reduction [Docket No.: 130312235-3658-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XD733) received April 8, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1111. 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; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer [Docket No.: 140117052-4402-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XD799) received April 8, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1112. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the 53rd Annual Report covering the 
     activities of the Commission for FY 2014, pursuant to Sec. 
     103(e) of the Reorganization Plan No. 7 of 1961, and Sec. 208 
     of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, 46 U.S.C. 306(a); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1113. A letter from the Vice President, Government 
     Relations, Tennessee Valley Authority, transmitting the 
     Authority's Statistical Summary for FY 2014; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1114. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final and temporary regulations -- Allocation of Controlled 
     Group Research Credit [TD 9717] (RIN: 1545-BL77) received 
     April 10, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1115. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- EPCRS Update Relating to Plans with 
     Automatic Contribution Features (Rev. Proc. 2015-28) received 
     April 10, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1116. A letter from the Staff performing the duties of the 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting additional legislative proposals from 
     the Department of Defense as a follow up to an earlier 
     transmittal of a request for enactment of proposed 
     legislation titled the ``National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2016''; jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Foreign 
     Affairs, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and 
     the Judiciary.

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