[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 65 (Friday, May 1, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H2789-H2790]
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:

       1348. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Vice 
     Admiral Kenneth E. Floyd, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1349. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility (Accomack County, VA, 
     et al.) [Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0001] [Internal Agency Docket 
     No.: FEMA-8379] received April 28, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1350. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing 
     Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Minority and Women Inclusion Amendments (RIN: 2590-AA67) 
     received April 30, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1351. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the FY 2014

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     Medical Device User Fee Financial Report required by the 
     Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2012; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       1352. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Communications Reliability Standards [Docket No.: 
     RM14-13-000; Order No.: 808] received April 30, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1353. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer and Acceptance 
     to Australia, pursuant to Sec. 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, Pub. L. 94-329, as amended, Transmittal No.: 15-
     26; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1354. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer and Acceptance 
     to Australia, pursuant to Sec. 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, Pub. L. 94-329, as amended, Transmittal No.: 15-
     22; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1355. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer and Acceptance 
     to India, pursuant to Sec. 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, Pub. L. 94-329, as amended, Transmittal No.: 15-
     15; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1356. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a report certifying that the export of the 
     listed items to two 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.
       1357. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List [Docket No.: 
     150318286-5286-01] (RIN: 0694-AG58) received April 30, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1358. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to Sec. 804 of the Palestine Liberation Organization 
     Commitments Compliance Act of 1989 (Title VIII, Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, FY 1990 and 1991 (Pub. L. 101-
     246)), as amended, and Secs. 603-604 (Middle East Peace 
     Commitments Act of 2002) and 699 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, FY 2003 (``the Act'', Pub. L. 107-228); to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1359. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report 
     consistent with the Authorization for Use of Military Force 
     Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-243) and the 
     Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
     Resolution of 1991 (Pub. L. 102-1), for the December 15, 2014 
     to February 13, 2015 reporting period.; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1360. A letter from the Assistant Legal Advisor, Office of 
     Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report 
     concerning international agreements other than treaties 
     entered into by the United States, to be transmitted to 
     Congress within sixty days in accordance with the Case-
     Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1361. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification, 
     pursuant to Sec. 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 14-129; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1362. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification, 
     pursuant to Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     Transmittal No.: DDTC 14-142; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1363. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification, 
     pursuant to Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     Transmittal No.: DDTC 14-148; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1364. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a report 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 situation in or in relation to 
     the Democratic Republic of the Congo that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       1365. 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 
     declared in Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, with 
     respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in 
     Colombia; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1366. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     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.
       1367. A letter from the Assistant Director, Senior 
     Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-277; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1368. A letter from the Assistant Director, Senior 
     Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-277; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1369. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     three reports pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998, Pub. L. 105-277; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1370. A letter from the Associate General Counsel, Office 
     of the General Counsel, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-277; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1371. A letter from the Counsel to the Clerk, Court of 
     Appeals, transmitting an opinion of the United States Court 
     of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, United States v. White, No. 
     14-7031, 2015 WL 1516385 (10th Cir. Apr. 6, 2015); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       1372. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal Rules 
     of Bankruptcy Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme 
     Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2075; (H. Doc. No. 114--32); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       1373. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal Rules 
     of Civil Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme 
     Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2072; (H. Doc. No. 114--33); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       1374. A letter from the Chief Impact Analyst, Regulation 
     Policy Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's interim 
     final rule -- Driving Distance Eligibility for the Veterans 
     Choice Program (RIN: 2900-AP24) received April 27, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       1375. A letter from the Adjutant General, Veterans of 
     Foreign Wars of the United States, transmitting the 
     proceedings of the 115th National Convention of the Veterans 
     of Foreign Wars of the United States, held in St. Louis, 
     Missouri, July 20-23, 2014; (H. Doc. No. 114--31); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       1376. A letter from the Chairman and Vice Chairman, U.S.-
     China Economic and Security Review Commission, transmitting 
     notification of the Commission's March 18, 2015 public 
     hearing on ``Looking West: China and Central Asia'' pursuant 
     to the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act, 
     amended by Pub. L. 109-108, Sec. 635(a) and amended by Pub. 
     L. 113-291, Sec. 1259 B; jointly to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs.

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