[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 160 (Thursday, October 5, 2017)]
[House]
[Pages H7885-H7886]
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:

       2774. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Importation of Fresh Persimmons From New Zealand Into the 
     United States [Docket No.: APHIS-2015-0052] (RIN: 0579-AE26) 
     received October 4, 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.
       2775. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a determination that a negotiated comprehensive 
     subcontracting plan did not meet the subcontracting goals 
     negotiated in their prior fiscal year, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 
     637 note; Public Law 114-92, Sec. 872(d)(2); (129 Stat. 939); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2776. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification that in FY 2017 and FY 2018, the 
     Department proposed no military construction projects under 
     the Sec. 2803(c)(1) of the Defense Laboratory Modernization 
     Pilot Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2777. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's report on 
     the Availability of Credit to Small Businesses, September 
     2017, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 252(a)(1); Public Law 104-208, 
     Sec. 2227(a)(1); (110 Stat. 3009-417); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       2778. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 
     final rule -- Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; 
     Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; 
     Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits received 
     October 4, 2017, 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.
       2779. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to significant malicious 
     cyber-enabled activities that was declared in Executive Order 
     13694 of April 1, 2015, 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.
       2780. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Sudan that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997, 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.
       2781. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to South Sudan that was 
     declared in Executive Order 13664 of April 3, 2014, 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.
       2782. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Office of the Under Secretary, Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's intent to sign the Memorandum of 
     Understanding Among the Department of Defence of Australia, 
     and the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Denmark and the 
     Department of Defense of the United States of America, 
     Transmittal No. 01-17, pursuant to Sec. 27(f) of the Arms 
     Export Act, and Executive Order 13637; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       2783. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     annual report entitled ``Report of U.S. Persons Expropriation 
     Claims and Certain Other Commercial and Investment 
     Disputes'', dated October 2017, pursuant to Sec. 527(f) of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 
     and 1995, Public Law 103-236 dated October 2017; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2784. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, Department of

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     Defense, transmitting Transmittal No. 17-44, pursuant to the 
     reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2785. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Updated Statements of Legal Authority for the Export 
     Administration Regulations to Include the Continuation of 
     Emergency Declared in Executive Order 13222 [Docket No.: 
     170316279-7279-01] (RIN: 0694-AH38) received October 4, 2017, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2786. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Significant Improvements Needed in DCRA Management of 
     Vacant and Blighted Property Program'', pursuant to Public 
     Law 93-198, Sec. 455(d); (87 Stat. 803); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       2787. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting the Endowment's FY 2017 Commercial and 
     Inherently Governmental Activities Inventory, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 501 note; Public Law 105-270, Sec. 2(c)(1)(A); (112 
     Stat. 2382); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       2788. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the Board's annual submission 
     regarding agency compliance with the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act and revised Office of Management and 
     Budget Circular A-123; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       2789. A letter from the Acting Branch Chief, Unified 
     Listing Team, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened 
     Species Status for Pearl Darter [Docket No.: FWS-R4-ES-2016-
     0037; 4500030113] (RIN: 1018-BB55) received October 4, 2017, 
     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.
       2790. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Land 
     and Minerals Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Negotiated Noncompetitive Agreements for the 
     Use of Sand, Gravel, and/or Shell Resources on the Outer 
     Continental Shelf [Docket ID: BOEM-2010-0041] (RIN: 1010-
     AD90) received October 4, 2017, 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.
       2791. A letter from the Acting Manager, Species Assessment 
     Team, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered 
     Species Status for Guadalupe Fescue; Designation of Critical 
     Habitat for Guadalupe Fescue [Docket No.: FWS-R2-ES-2016-0099 
     and FWS-R2-ES-2016-0100; 4500030113] (RIN: 1018-BA74) 
     received October 4, 2017, 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.
       2792. A letter from the SAT Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Threatened Species Status for the Iiwi (Drepanis 
     coccinea) [Docket No.: FWS-R1-ES-2016-0057; 4500030113] (RIN: 
     1018-BB54) received October 4,2017, 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.
       2793. A letter from the SAT Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Sonoyta Mud Turtle 
     [Docket No.: FWS-R2-ES-2016-0103; 4500030113] (RIN: 1018-
     AZ02) received October 4, 2017, 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.
       2794. A letter from the Chief, Branch of FS, U.S. Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Technical Correction for Tonkin Snub-
     nosed Monkey [Docket No.: FWS-HQ-ES-2017-0026; 4500090024] 
     (RIN: 1018-BC64) received October 4, 2017, 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.
       2795. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's notice -- Subsistence Taking of Northern 
     Fur Seals on the Pribilof Islands; Final Annual Subsistence 
     Harvest Levels for 2017-2019 [Docket No.: 170303228-7752-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-BG71) received October 4, 2017, 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.
       2796. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting a 
     report regarding settlements and consent decrees/orders, 
     approved by an officer of the Department of Justice (Second 
     Quarter 2017), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530D(a)(1); Public Law 
     107-273, Sec. 202(a); (116 Stat. 1771); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       2797. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Revised Guidance Related to Obtaining and 
     Reporting Taxpayer Identification Numbers and Dates of Birth 
     by Financial Institutions [Notice 2017-46] received September 
     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 Ways and 
     Means.
       2798. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and Publications 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Treatment Under Section 956(c) of Certain 
     Inventory Temporarily Located in the United States Following 
     Hurricane Irma or Hurricane Maria [Notice 2017-55] received 
     September 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 
     Ways and Means.
       2799. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Fringe Benefits Aircraft Valuation Formula 
     (Revenue Ruling 2017-19) received October 4, 2017, 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.
       2800. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Extended Due Date under Notice 2017-10 for 
     Participants Affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria 
     [Notice 2017-58] received October 4, 2017, 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.
       2801. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the 23rd report of the Caribbean 
     Basin Economic Recovery Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and 
     Consumers and on Beneficiary Countries, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 
     2704(a)(1); Public Law 102-182, Sec. 206(a) (as amended by 
     Public Law 106-200, Sec. 211(d)(2)); (114 Stat. 287); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2802. A letter from the Inspector General, Office of 
     Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting a report on Medicare payments for clinical 
     diagnostic laboratory tests, pursuant to the Protecting 
     Access to Medicare Act of 2014, Public Law 113-93; jointly to 
     the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

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