[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 179 (Monday, December 12, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H7575-H7576]
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:

       7821. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a memo designating, as emergency 
     requirements, all funding so designated by the Congress in 
     the Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations 
     Act, 2017, as outlined, pursuant to Public Law 114-254, Sec. 
     4(a) (H. Doc. No. 114--187); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       7822. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting designation for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism all funding including 
     contributions from foreign governments by the Congress in the 
     Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations 
     Act, 2017, pursuant to Public Law 114-254, Sec. 4(b) (H. Doc. 
     No. 114--188); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       7823. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final regulations -- Program 
     Integrity and Improvement [Docket ID.: ED-2016-OPE-0050] 
     (RIN: 1840-AD20) received December 8, 2016, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       7824. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's 2016 report titled 
     ``Economic Dispatch and Technological Change'', pursuant to 
     42 U.S.C. 16432(c); Public Law 109-58, Sec. 1234(c); (119 
     Stat. 960) and 42 U.S.C. 16524(c); Public Law 109-58, Sec. 
     1832(c); (119 Stat. 1138); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       7825. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Agency, transmitting the 
     Commission's final NUREG -- Access Authorization -- 
     Operational Program (Section 13.6.4) received December 8, 
     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.
       7826. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final NUREG -- Site Characteristics and Site Parameters 
     (Section 2.0) received December 8, 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.
       7827. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final NUREG -- Fitness For Duty -- Introduction (Section 
     13.7) received December 8, 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.
       7828. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final NUREG -- Physical Security -- Early Site Permit and 
     Reactor Siting Criteria (Section 13.6.3) received December 8, 
     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.
       7829. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a revised alternative plan for pay 
     increases for civilian Federal employees covered by the 
     General Schedule and certain other pay systems in January 
     2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5304a(a); Public Law 101-509, 
     title I, Sec. 101(a)(1); (104 Stat. 1436) (H. Doc. No. 114--
     189); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and 
     ordered to be printed.
       7830. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's Office of Inspector 
     General Semiannual Report to the Congress for the period 
     April 1 through September 30, 2016, pursuant to Sec. 5 of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7831. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's 55th Semiannual Report to 
     Congress on Audit Follow-up covering the six-month period 
     ending September 30, 2016, pursuant to Sec. 5(b) of the 
     Inspector General Act, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       7832. A letter from the Senior Counsel for Regulatory 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Department of the Treasury 
     Acquisition Regulations; Incremental Funding of Fixed-Price, 
     Time-and-Material or Labor-Hour Contracts During a Continuing 
     Resolution received December 7, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7833. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Office of the 
     Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress for the 
     period April 1, 2016, through September 30, 2016, pursuant to 
     Sec. 5(b) of the Inspector General Act, as amended, and the 
     Commission's Management Report on Final Actions for the Six-
     Month Period Ending September 30, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       7834. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Standards of 
     Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch; 
     Amendment to the Standards Governing Solicitation and 
     Acceptance of Gifts from Outside Sources (RIN: 3209-AA04) 
     received December 8, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7835. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Election Assistance 
     Commission, transmitting the Election Assistance 
     Commission's, Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report, 
     for the period April 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016, 
     pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, Public Law 95-
     452; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7836. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Indian Child Welfare Act Proceedings [K00103 
     12/13 A3A10; 134D0102DR-DS5A300000-DR.5A 11.IA000113] (RIN: 
     1076-AF25) received December 7, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7837. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Leasing of Osage Reservation Lands for Oil and 
     Gas Mining [167A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900] (RIN: 
     1076-AF17) received December 7, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7838. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     interim final rule -- Addition of the Wind River Indian 
     Reservation to the List of Courts of Indian Offenses 
     [178A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G] (RIN: 1076-
     AF33) received December 7, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7839. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 2016 
     Bigeye Tuna Longline Fishery Reopening in the Eastern Pacific 
     Ocean [Docket No.: 130717632-4285-02] (RIN: 0648-XE902) 
     received December 7, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       7840. 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 
     Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery 
     of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 17A [Docket No.: 160222132-
     6585-02] (RIN: 0648-BF77) received December 7, 2016, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7841. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Exchange of Flatfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 150916863-6211-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XE969) received December 7, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7842. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area [Docket No.: 150916863-6211-02] (RIN: 0648-XF036) 
     received December 7, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       7843. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 150916863-6211-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XE932) received December 7, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7844. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 150916863-6211-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XF032) received December 7, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.

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       7845. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and Atlantic Region; 2016-2017 Commercial 
     Accountability Measures and Closure for King Mackerel in the 
     Florida West Coast Northern Subzone [Docket No.: 101206604-
     1758-02] (RIN: 0648-XF017) received December 7, 2016, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7846. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Georges Bank Cod Trimester 
     Total Allowable Catch Area Closure and Possession and Trip 
     Limit Reductions for the Common Pool Fishery [Docket No.: 
     151211999-6343-02] (RIN: 0648-XF002) received December 7, 
     2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       7847. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Sablefish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf Of 
     Alaska [Docket No.: 150818742-6210-02] (RIN: 0648-XE967) 
     received December 7, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       7848. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     interim final rule -- Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments 
     [167A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G] (RIN: 1076-
     AF32) received December 7, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7849. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Tribal Transportation Program [No.: BIA-2014-
     0005; 167A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G] (RIN: 
     1076-AF19) received December 7, 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.
       7850. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Office of the Assistant Secretary, Civil Works, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Corps' Savannah Harbor Expansion 
     Project Post Authorization Change Report of November 2016; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7851. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final regulations -- Income and Currency Gain or Loss with 
     Respect to a Section 987 QBU [TD 9794] (RIN: 1545-AM12) 
     received December 8, 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.
       7852. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final and temporary regulations -- Tax Return Preparer Due 
     Diligence Penalty under Section 6695(g) [TD 9799] (RIN: 1545-
     BN61) received December 8, 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.
       7853. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final regulations and removal of temporary regulations -- 
     Consistent Basis Reporting Between Estate and Person 
     Acquiring Property From Decedent [TD 9797] (RIN: 1545-BM98) 
     received December 8, 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.
       7854. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     Temporary regulations -- Covered Asset Acquisitions [TD 9800] 
     (RIN: 1545-BM75) received December 8, 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.
       7855. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Unpaid Losses Discount Factors and Payment 
     Patterns for 2016 (Rev. Proc. 2016-58) received December 8, 
     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.
       7856. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final and temporary regulations -- Recognition and Deferral 
     of Section 987 Gain or Loss [TD 9795] (RIN: 1545-BL12) 
     received December 8, 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.

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