[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 81 (Monday, May 23, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H2959-H2961]
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:

       5435. A letter from the Acting Director, Legislative 
     Affairs, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's interim rule 
     adopted as final with changes -- Environmental Quality 
     Incentives Program (EQIP) [Docket No.: NRCS-2014-0007] (RIN: 
     0578-AA62) received May 16, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5436. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter 
     authorizing Rear Admiral (lower half) Timothy J. White, 
     United States Navy, to wear the insignia of the grade of rear 
     admiral, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 777(b)(3)(B); Public Law 104-
     106, Sec. 503(a)(1) (as added by Public Law 108-136, Sec. 
     509(a)(3)); (117 Stat. 1458); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       5437. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement: Duty-Free Entry Threshold (DFARS 2015-
     D036) [Docket No.: DARS-2015-0052] (RIN: 0750-A176) received 
     May 5, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       5438. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Housing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Single Family Housing Guaranteed 
     Loan Program (RIN: 0575-AD04) received May 13, 2016, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5439. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting proposed 
     legislation related to financial transparency; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       5440. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final and temporary regulations -- Self-employment Tax 
     Treatment of Partners in a Partnership that Owns a 
     Disregarded Entity [TD 9766] (RIN: 1545-BM87) received May 
     13, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       5441. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Office for 
     Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- 
     Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (RIN: 
     0945-AA02) received May 13, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5442. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Maleic anhydride; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0853; FRL-9945-
     82] received May 17, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5443. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Source Determination for Certain 
     Emission Units in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector [EPA-HQ-OAR-
     2013-0685; FRL-9946-55-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AS06) received May 17, 
     2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       5444. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Quaternary ammonium compounds, 
     benzylbis(hydrogenated tallow alkyl)methyl, bis(hydrogenated 
     tallow alkyl)dimethylammonium salts with sepiolite; and 
     Quaternary ammonium compounds, benzylbis(hydrogenated tallow 
     alkyl)methyl, bis(hydrogenated tallow alkyl)dimethylammonium 
     salts with saponite; Exemptions from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0018, EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0020; FRL-
     9945-76) received May 17, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5445. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Partial Approval and Partial 
     Disapproval of Air Quality State Implementation Plans; 
     Arizona; Infrastructure Requirements to Address Interstate 
     Transport for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS [EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0793; 
     FRL-9946-58-Region 9] received May 17, 2016, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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       5446. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Arkansas; New Mexico; Oklahoma; 
     Disapproval of Greenhouse Gas Biomass Deferral, Step 2 and 
     Minor Source Permitting Requirements [EPA-R06-OAR-2015-0783; 
     FRL-9946-66-Region 6] received May 17, 2016, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5447. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Alaska: Updates to Incorporation by 
     Reference and Miscellaneous Revisions [EPA-R10-OAR-2015-0353; 
     FRL-9946-49-Region 10] received May 17, 2016, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5448. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Belarus that was declared 
     in Executive Order 13405 of June 16, 2006, 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.
       5449. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 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.
       5450. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting D.C. ACT 21-392, ``Repeal of 
     Outdated and Unnecessary Audit Mandates Amendment Act of 
     2016'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 
     Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       5451. A letter from the Senior Vice President, Controller 
     and Chief Accounting Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of 
     Boston, transmitting the 2015 management report of the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, pursuant to the Chief 
     Financial Officers Act of 1990; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       5452. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Skokomish River Basin Ecosystem Restoration project in Mason 
     County, Washington for April 2015, pursuant to Public Law 87-
     874, Sec. 209; (76 Stat. 1197) (H. Doc. No. 114--139); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to 
     be printed.
       5453. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the Army's 
     determination on the Cano Martin Pena Ecosystem Restoration 
     Project, Puerto Rico, pursuant to Public Law 110-114, Sec. 
     5127; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5454. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     recommendation for modifying the total project first cost of 
     the authorized Blue River Basin, Kansas City, Missouri 
     project, pursuant to Public Law 99-662, Sec. 902; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5455. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     recommendation for modifying the total project first cost of 
     the authorized Turkey Creek Basin, Kansas City, Kansas and 
     Kansas City, Missouri project, pursuant to Public Law 99-662, 
     Sec. 902; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5456. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     recommendation for modifying the total project first cost of 
     the authorized Ohio River Shoreline, Paducah, Kentucky 
     project, pursuant to Public Law 99-662, Sec. 902; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5457. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the Kansas 
     Citys, Missouri and Kansas Flood Risk Management Project 
     Report for May 2014 (H. Doc. No. 114--138); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be 
     printed.
       5458. 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-2015-0075; 
     Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-202-AD; Amendment 39-18461; AD 
     2016-07-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 17, 2016, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5459. 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-2015-4817; Directorate Identifier 
     2014-NM-115-AD; Amendment 39-18465; AD 2016-07-20] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received May 17, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5460. 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-2015-2464; 
     Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-195-AD; Amendment 39-18476; AD 
     2016-07-31] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 17, 2016, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5461. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-
     Royce plc Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2015-4076; 
     Directorate Identifier 2015-NE-30-AD; Amendment 39-18483; AD 
     2016-08-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 17, 2016, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5462. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; GE 
     Aviation Czech s.r.o. Turboprop Engines [Docket No.: FAA-
     2016-3692; Directorate Identifier 2016-NE-05-AD; Amendment 
     39-18458; AD 2016-07-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 17, 
     2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5463. 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-2015-2959; 
     Directorate Identifier 2015-NM-008-AD; Amendment 39-18470; AD 
     2016-07-25] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 17, 2016, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5464. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the FY 2014 Annual Report to the Congress on the 
     Child Support Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10); Aug. 
     14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, Sec. 452 (as amended by Public 
     Law 93-647, Sec. 101(a)); (88 Stat. 2352); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       5465. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- List of Automatic Changes in Method of 
     Accounting (Rev. Proc. 2016-29) received May 13, 2016, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5466. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final regulations -- Additional Limitation on Suspension of 
     Benefits Applicable to Certain Pension Plans Under the 
     Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 [TD 9767] (RIN: 
     1545-BN24) received May 13, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5467. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Diversification Requirements for Variable 
     Annuity, Endowment, and Life Insurance Contracts under 
     Section 817(h) [Notice 2016-32] received May 13, 2016, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5468. A letter from the Chief, Publications Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- United States and Area Median Gross Income 
     Figures for 2016 (Rev. Proc. 2016-26) received May 13, 2016, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5469. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Temporary Relief for Money Market Funds 
     (Revenue Procedure 2016-31) received May 13, 2016, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5470. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final and temporary regulations -- Certified Professional 
     Employer Organizations [TD 9768] (RIN: 1545-BN20) received 
     May 13, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5471. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Medicare Program; Obtaining Final Medicare Secondary Payer 
     Conditional Payment Amounts via Web Portal [CMS-6054-F] (RIN: 
     0938-AR90) received May 13, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and 
     Means.
       5472. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting Anti-Corruption 
     Legislative Proposals; jointly to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary and Financial Services.

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