[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 102 (Friday, June 24, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H4178-H4180]
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:

       5782. A letter from the Chair, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's semiannual 
     Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, pursuant to Public 
     Law 106-569; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5783. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's Report to Congress on American 
     Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Facilities, in accordance 
     with Sec. 650(b) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9801), as 
     amended on December 12, 2007 by the Improving Head Start for 
     School Readiness Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-134); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       5784. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval of Iowa's State 
     Implementation Plan (SIP); Definition of Greenhouse Gas and 
     Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Plantwide 
     Applicability Limits (PALs) Revisions [EPA-R07-OAR-2016-0280; 
     FRL-9947-81-Region 7] received June 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 Energy and Commerce.
       5785. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation 
     of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Partial Approval and 
     Partial Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans and 
     Federal Implementation Plan; Utah; Revisions to Regional Haze 
     State Implementation Plan; Federal Implementation Plan for 
     Regional Haze [EPA-R08-OAR-2015-0463; FRL-9947-42-Region 8] 
     received June 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 Energy and Commerce.
       5786. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- South Dakota: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions and Incorporation by Reference [EPA-R08-RCRA-2016-
     0131; FRL-9947-04-Region 8] received June 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 Energy and Commerce.
       5787. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Wyoming: Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions and 
     Incorporation by Reference [EPA-R08-RCRA-2016-0174; FRL-9947-
     06-Region 8] received June 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 Energy and Commerce.
       5788. A letter from the Chair, Medicaid and CHIP Payment 
     and Access Commission, transmitting the June 2016 Report to 
     Congress on Medicaid and CHIP, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     1396(b)(1)(D); Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XIX, Sec. 1900 
     (as amended by Public Law 111-148, Sec. 2801(a)(1)(A)(v)); 
     (123 Stat. 91); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5789. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's report entitled 
     ``Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences: Fiscal Year 
     2015'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5848; Public Law 93-438, Sec. 
     208 (as amended by Public Law 104-66, Sec. 2171); (109 Stat. 
     731); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5790. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-125, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(2)(C); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 
     36(c) (as added by Public Law 94-329, Sec. 211(a)); (82 Stat. 
     1326) and 22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(2)(A); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 
     36(c) (as added by Public Law 104-164, Sec. 141(c)); (110 
     Stat. 1431); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5791. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State,

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     transmitting a certification of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-126, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c)(2)(C); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 36(c) (as added by 
     Public Law 94-329, Sec. 211(a)); (82 Stat. 1326) and 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c)(2)(A); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 36(c) (as added 
     by Public Law 104-164, Sec. 141(c)); (110 Stat. 1431); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5792. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 16-012, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(2)(C); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 
     36(c) (as added by Public Law 94-329, Sec. 211(a)); (82 Stat. 
     1326) and 22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(2)(A); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 
     36(c) (as added by Public Law 104-164, Sec. 141(c)); (110 
     Stat. 1431); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5793. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-135, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(2)(A); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 
     36(c) (as added by Public Law 104-164, Sec. 141(c)); (110 
     Stat. 1431); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5794. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 16-035, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(2)(A); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 
     36(c) (as added by Public Law 104-164, Sec. 141(c)); (110 
     Stat. 1431); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5795. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-097, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(2)(A); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 
     36(c) (as added by Public Law 104-164, Sec. 141(c)); (110 
     Stat. 1431); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5796. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 16-033, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(2)(A); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 
     36(c) (as added by Public Law 104-164, Sec. 141(c)); (110 
     Stat. 1431); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5797. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-072, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(2)(C); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 
     36(c) (as added by Public Law 94-329, Sec. 211(a)); (82 Stat. 
     1326); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5798. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-139, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(2)(C); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 
     36(c) (as added by Public Law 94-329, Sec. 211(a)); (82 Stat. 
     1326); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5799. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 16-018, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(2)(C); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 
     36(c) (as added by Public Law 94-329, Sec. 211(a)); (82 Stat. 
     1326); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5800. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 16-004, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(2)(C); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 
     36(c) (as added by Public Law 94-329, Sec. 211(a)); (82 Stat. 
     1326); and 22 U.S.C. 2776(d)(1); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 
     36(d) (as added by Public Law 94-32 9, Sec. 211(a)); (90 
     Stat. 740); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5801. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser, 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 the 
     Congress within the sixty-day period specified in the Case-
     Zablocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(d)(1); Public Law 92-
     403, Sec. 1; (86 Stat. 619); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       5802. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on data 
     mining activity in the Department of State for calendar year 
     2015, pursuant to Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
     Commission Act of 2007 Sec. 804; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       5803. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus 
     question covering the period of February 1 -- March 31, 2016, 
     pursuant to Sec. 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, as amended, and in accordance with Sec. 1(a)(6) of 
     Executive Order 13313; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5804. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial 
     Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, transmitting the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Financial Statements for 
     the Year Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5805. 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 Moines 2015 
     management report, pursuant to the Chief Financial Officers 
     Act of 1990; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       5806. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia Auditor, transmitting a report entitled ``The 
     Department of General Services Failed to Provide Information 
     the DC Council Needed to Make Informed Decisions on the Scope 
     and Cost of Modernizing the Duke Ellington School of the 
     Arts''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5807. A letter from the Acting Commissioner, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     Semiannual Report to Congress for October 1, 2015 through 
     March 31, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     Sec. 5(b); Public Law 95-452, Sec. 5(b); (92 S tat. 1103); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5808. A letter from the Executive Director, United States 
     Access Board, transmitting the Board's FY 2015 No FEAR Act 
     report, pursuant to Public Law 107-174, 203(a); (116 Stat. 
     569); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5809. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Inspection of Towing Vessels 
     [Docket No.: USCG-2006-24412] (RIN: 1625-AB06) received June 
     21, 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.
       5810. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Monongahela 
     River mile 97.5 to mile 100.5, Morgantown, WV [Docket No.: 
     USCG-2016-0202] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received June 21, 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.
       5811. A letter from the Trial Attorney, Federal Railroad 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Railroad Workplace Safety; 
     Roadway Worker Protection Miscellaneous Revisions (RRR) 
     [Docket No.: FRA-2008-0086] (RIN: 2130-AB89) received June 
     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 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5812. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Chief Counsel for 
     Safety, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Control of Alcohol and Drug Use: Coverage of Maintenance of 
     Way (MOW) Employees and Retrospective Regulatory Review-Based 
     Amendments [Docket No.: FRA-2009-0039, Notice No.: 3] (RIN: 
     2130-AC10) received June 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 Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5813. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Section 108 -- Income with respect to 
     Discharge of Qualified Real Property Business Indebtedness 
     (Rev. Rul. 2016-15) received June 20, 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.
       5814. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Recovery of Investment in the Contract from 
     Payments received from a Qualified Defined Benefit Plan by an 
     Employee During Phased Retirement [Notice 2016-39] received 
     June 20, 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.
       5815. A letter from the Assistant Secretaries of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State and Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a joint report on the ongoing bilateral 
     security relationship between the United States and the 
     Republic of Cyprus, pursuant to Sec. 1276 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016; jointly to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs and Armed Services.
       5816. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a report on the actuarial status of the 
     railroad retirement system, including any recommendations for 
     financing changes, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f-1; Public Law 
     98-76, Sec. 502; (97 Stat. 440); jointly to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5817. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the 2016 annual report on the financial 
     status of the railroad unemployment insurance system, 
     pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 369; Public Law 100-647, Sec. 7105; 
     (102 Stat. 3772); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means 
     and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5818. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's report entitled ``Human Trafficking Awareness 
     Training for Department of Homeland Security Personnel'', 
     pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 643(a); Public Law 114-22, Sec. 903(a); 
     (129 Stat. 265); jointly to the Committees on Homeland 
     Security and the Judiciary.
       5819. A letter from the Director for Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: 
     Fiscal Year 2015 report to Congress, pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 
     345(b); Public Law 107-296, Sec. 705; (116 Stat. 2219); 
     jointly to the Committees on Homeland Security and the 
     Judiciary.

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