[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 24, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H4648-H4649]
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:

       1901. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of 
     Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities 
     and Allotment Percentages for the 2015-2016 Marketing Year 
     [Doc. No.: AMS-FV-14-0096; FV15-985-1 FR] received June 22, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1902. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Business-
     Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's interim final rule -- Biorefinery, Renewable 
     Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance 
     Program (RIN: 0570-AA73) received June 22, 2015, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1903. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Report to Congress on the 
     Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) for Fiscal Years 2012 
     and 2013'', pursuant to Pub. L. 113-186, Sec. 658L; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1904. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food 
     Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; 
     Gamma-Linolenic Acid Safflower Meal [Docket No.: FDA-2010-F-
     0537] received June 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1905. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food 
     Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human 
     Consumption; TBHQ [Docket No.: FDA-2014-F-0364] received June 
     19, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       1906. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the ``2012-2013 Report to Congress on Organ 
     Donation and the Recovery, Preservation, and Transportation 
     of Organs'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 274f-4, added by Pub. L. 
     108-216, the Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1907. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the report to Congress on the Ryan White HIV/
     AIDS Program Parts A and B Supplemental Funds for FY 2011 
     through 2014, pursuant to Secs. 2603(e) and 2620(d) of Title 
     XXVI of the Public Health Service Act; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       1908. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Food and Drug Administration's FY 2014 
     annual Performance Report to Congress, pursuant to the 
     Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       1909. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, 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, as amended, 
     Pub. L. 94-329, Transmittal No.: 15-41; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1910. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Country Reports on Terrorism 2014'', pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2656f; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1911. 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 (Pub. L. 102-1), for the February 14, 2015, to 
     April 15, 2015 reporting period.; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1912. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the ``Report on 
     External Quality Control Review'' for the year ending on 
     September 30, 2014; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1913. A letter from the Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties 
     Officer, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation [CPCLO 
     Order No.: 008-2015] received June 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1914. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, Executive Office of The President, transmitting the 
     ``2014 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of 
     Federal Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local, 
     and Tribal Entities'', as required by 31 U.S.C. 1105 note and 
     2 U.S.C. 1531-1538; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1915. A letter from the Senior Vice President and Chief 
     Accounting Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, 
     transmitting the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des

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     Moines 2014 management report and financial statements, 
     pursuant to the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1916. A letter from the Officer, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity, International Boundary and Water Commission, 
     U.S. Section, 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.
       1917. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia Auditor, transmitting a report entitled ``District 
     of Columbia Agencies' Compliance with Fiscal Year 2015 Small 
     Business Enterprise Expenditure Goals through the 2nd Quarter 
     of Fiscal Year 2015''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1918. A letter from the Executive Analyst, Office of the 
     Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting two reports pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-277; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1919. A letter from the Acting Commissioner, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting the semiannual report 
     to Congress from the Social Security Administration Office of 
     Inspector General during the period from October 1, 2014, 
     through March 31, 2015, pursuant to the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1920. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting a notification that the Department, 
     through the Bureau of Land Management, intends to accept a 
     gift of land in Tulare County, California, from the Mojave 
     Desert Land Trust, pursuant to Sec. 6 of the Wilderness Act 
     of 1964, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1135); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1921. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's interim rule -- International Fisheries; 
     Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory 
     Species; Fishing Effort Limits in Purse Seine Fisheries for 
     2015 [Docket No.: 150406346-5346-01] (RIN: 0648-BF03) 
     received June 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1922. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, National Park 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Technical Edits [NPS-WASO-18005; 
     PPWOVPADU0, PPMPSPD1Y.YM0000] (RIN: 1024-AE25) received June 
     19, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       1923. 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 -- Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Special Management Zones for 
     Delaware Artificial Reefs [Docket No.: 130702585-5454-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-BD42) received June 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1924. 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 -- Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Small-Mesh Multispecies 
     Specifications [Docket No.: 150205118-5443-02] (RIN: 0648-
     BE87) received June 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1925. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting a report on compliance 
     within the time limitations established for deciding habeas 
     corpus death penalty petitions under Title I of the 
     Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, in 
     accordance with 28 U.S.C. 2266 subsections (b)(5) and (c)(5); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1926. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the 2014 Report to Congress on the STOP (Services, Training, 
     Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grants 
     Program (STOP Program), as required by the Violence Against 
     Women Act, codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. 3796gg-3, and the 
     2014 Report to Congress on the Sexual Assault Services 
     Formula Grants Program, as required by Sec. 1003(b) of the 
     Violence Against Women Act of 2000, codified at 42 U.S.C. 
     3789p; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1927. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Amendment to the Titles of 
     Restricted Areas R-5301, R-5302A, R-5302B, and R-5302C; North 
     Carolina [Docket No.: FAA-2015-1862; Airspace Docket No.: 15-
     ASO-6] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1928. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; The 
     Boeing Company Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2014-0485; 
     Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-093-AD; Amendment 39-18176; AD 
     2015-12-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 22, 2015, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1929. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Tribune, KS [Docket No.: FAA-2014-0744; Airspace Docket No.: 
     14-ACE-5] received June 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1930. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Learjet 
     Inc. Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2014-0249; Directorate 
     Identifier 2012-NM-211-AD; Amendment 39-18180; AD 2015-12-06] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1931. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 
     Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2014-0585; Directorate Identifier 
     2013-NM-248-AD; Amendment 39-18182; AD 2015-12-08] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received June 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1932. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 
     Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2014-0618; Directorate Identifier 
     2012-NM-171-AD; Amendment 39-18178; AD 2015-12-05] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received June 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1933. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Avidyne 
     Corporation Integrated Flight Displays [Docket No.: FAA-2015-
     2191; Directorate Identifier 2015-CE-019-AD; Amendment 39-
     18183; AD 2015-10-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 22, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1934. A letter from the FMCSA Division Chief, Regulatory 
     Development, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Medical Examiner's Certification 
     Integration [Docket No.: FMCSA-2012-0178] (RIN: 2126-AB40) 
     received June 19, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1935. A letter from the Regulations Officer, Federal 
     Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Procurement, 
     Management, and Administration of Engineering and Design 
     Related Services [FHWA Docket No.: FHWA-2012-0043] (RIN: 
     2125-AF44) received June 19, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1936. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     temporary regulations -- Suspension of Benefits under the 
     Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 [TD 9723] (RIN: 
     1545-BM73) received June 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1937. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final regulations and removal of temporary regulations -- 
     Portability of a Deceased Spousal Unused Exclusion Amount [TD 
     9725] (RIN: 1545-BK74) received June 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1938. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final and temporary regulations -- Partnership Transactions 
     Involving Equity Interests of a Partner [TD 9722] (RIN: 1545-
     BM35) received June 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1939. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Credit for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration: 
     2015 Section 45Q Inflation Adjustment Factor [Notice 2015-44] 
     received June 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1940. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- 2014 Section 45K(d)(2)(C) Reference Price 
     [Notice 2015-45] received June 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1941. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rules -- Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform 
     Glossary [TD 9724] (RIN: 1545-BM53) received June 22, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

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