[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 149 (Thursday, September 14, 2017)]
[House]
[Pages H7420-H7421]
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:

       2537. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's direct final rule 
     -- Black Stem Rust; Additions of Rust-Resistant Species and 
     Varieties [Docket No.: APHIS-2017-0049] received September 7, 
     2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2538. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Specialty 
     Crops Program, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- U.S. Standards 
     for Grades of Shelled Walnuts and Walnuts in the Shell 
     [Document No.: AMS-SC-16-0005, SC-16-331] received September 
     7, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2539. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter authorizing Brigadier General Ronald P. 
     Clark, United States Army, to wear the insignia of the grade 
     of major general, 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.
       2540. A letter from the National Advisory Committee on 
     Institutional Quality and Integrity, Executive Director/
     Designated Federal Official, Office of Postsecondary 
     Education, Department of Education, transmitting the Annual 
     Report of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional 
     Quality and Integrity for FY 2017, pursuant to Sec. 114(e) of 
     the Higher Education Act, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       2541. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Prohibition of 
     Children's Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified 
     Phthalates: Determinations Regarding Certain Plastics [Docket 
     No.: CPSC-2016-0017] received September 7, 2017, 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.
       2542. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Safeguarding of Restricted Data by Access Permittees [Docket 
     No.: DOE-HQ-2015-0029-0001] (RIN: 1992-AA46) received 
     September 1, 2017, 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.
       2543. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's interpretive rule -- 
     Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturer Assistance Program 
     received September 1, 2017, 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.
       2544. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of 
     Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting reports 
     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(a); Public Law 92-
     403, Sec. 1(a) (as amended by Public Law 108-458, Sec. 
     7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.

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       2545. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report entitled, ``2016 Human Rights Report For International 
     Military Education and Training Participants'', pursuant to 
     Sec. 549 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2546. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Visas: Documentation of 
     Nonimmigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 
     Amended (RIN: 1400-AD30) received September 7, 2017, 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.
       2547. 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-2016-9508; Directorate Identifier 
     2016-NM-065-AD; Amendment 39-18956; AD 2017-14-12] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received August 31, 2017, 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.
       2548. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- NASA Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Award Term (NFS Case 2016-
     N027) (RIN: 2700-AE32) received August 29, 2017, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology.
       2549. A letter from the Chief, Reg. Spec. Project, Office 
     of Regulation Policy and Management, Office of the Secretary 
     (00REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Supportive Services for Veteran 
     Families Program (RIN: 2900-AP61) received September 7, 2017, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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