[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H3504-H3505]
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:

       1529. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting a report of a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act, as required by 31 U.S.C. 1351; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       1530. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Admiral 
     Samuel J. Locklear III, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of Admiral on the retired list; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       1531. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Charles T. 
     Cleveland, United States Army, and his advancement to the 
     grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1532. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility; Iowa: Buchanan 
     County, Unincorporated Areas [Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0001] 
     [Internal Agency Docket No.: FEMA-8383] received May 19, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       1533. A letter from the General Counsel, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final 
     rule -- Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; 
     Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits received May 19, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1534. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a report prepared by the Department of 
     Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security on the national 
     emergency declared by Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 
     2001 and continued through August 7, 2014, to deal with the 
     threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy 
     of the United States caused by the lapse of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979, consistent with Sec. 204(c) of 
     the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c)), Sec. 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1641(c)), and Sec. 1(d) of Executive Order 13313 of 
     July 31, 2003; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1535. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on gifts 
     given by the United States to foreign individuals in FY 2014, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C.A. Sec. 2694; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1536. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a letter regarding 
     commitments in the Joint Plan of Action, pursuant to the Iran 
     Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012, the Iran 
     Sanctions Act of 1996, and Sec. 1245 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1537. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification, 
     pursuant to Sec. 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-004; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1538. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State,

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     transmitting a certification, pursuant to Sec. 36(c) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-036; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1539. 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 15-020; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1540. 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 14-144; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1541. 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 14-145; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1542. 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 15-003; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1543. 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 15-007; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1544. A letter from the Executive Analyst, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a report pursuant to 
     the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-277; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1545. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, General 
     Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting two reports pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-277; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1546. A letter from the Federal Liaison Officer, Patent and 
     Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Amendments to the Rules of 
     Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board 
     [Docket No.: PTO-P-2015-0032] (RIN: 0651-AD00) received May 
     19, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       1547. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting a 
     report on Assistance Provided to Foreign Aviation Authorities 
     for FY 2014, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 40113(e)(4) and the FAA 
     Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-95; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1548. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting a 
     report on Assistance Provided to Foreign Aviation Authorities 
     for FY 2013, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 40113(e)(4) and Sec. 207 
     of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-
     95; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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