[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 178 (Wednesday, December 9, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H9204]
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:

       3732. A letter from the Director, Issuance Staff, Office of 
     Policy and Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's Major final rule -- Mandatory Inspection of Fish 
     of the Order Siluriformes and Products Derived From Such Fish 
     [Docket No.: FSIS-2008-0031] (RIN: 0583-AD36) received 
     December 8, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3733. 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, 2015, to deal with the 
     threat the national security, foreign policy, and economy of 
     the United States caused by the lapse of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); 
     Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec. 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3734. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a notice of Proposed 
     Issuance of Letter of Offer and Acceptance to the Government 
     of Japan, Transmittal No. 15-62, pursuant to Sec. 36(b)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       3735. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's interim final rule 
     -- Amendment to the Export Administration Regulations to Add 
     XBS Epoxy System to the List of 0Y521 Series; Technical 
     Amendment to Update Other 0Y521 Items [Docket No.: 150825777-
     5777-01] (RIN: 0694-AG70) received December 7, 2015, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3736. A letter from the Director, Congressional Affairs, 
     Federal Election Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     Semiannual Report to Congress for the period from April 1, 
     2015, through September 30, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); Public Law 95-452, 
     Sec. 5(b); (92 Stat. 1103); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       3737. A letter from the Chairman, National Mediation Board, 
     transmitting the Board's Annual Performance and 
     Accountability Report 2015, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a); 
     Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a); (104 Stat. 2849); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3738. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and Standards 
     Branch, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer 
     Continental Shelf -- Decommissioning Costs [Docket ID: BSEE-
     2015-0012; 15XE1700DX EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000] (RIN: 
     1014-AA24) received December 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3739. A letter from the United States Trade Representative, 
     Executive Office of the President, transmitting a letter 
     regarding the pending accession to the World Trade 
     Organization of the Republic of Liberia and the Islamic 
     Republic of Afghanistan, pursuant to Sec. 122 of the Uruguay 
     Round Agreements Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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