[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 209 (Thursday, December 21, 2017)]
[House]
[Pages H10416-H10418]
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:

       3502. A letter from the Acting Director, PDRA, Rural 
     Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Distance Learning and 
     Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program (RIN: 0572-AC37) received 
     December 11, 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.
       3503. A letter from the Under Secretary (Comptroller), 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a letter providing a 
     status report on the account balance in the Defense 
     Cooperation Account, as of September 30, 2017, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2608(e); Public Law 101-403, Sec. 202(a)(1) (as 
     amended by Public Law 112-81, Sec. 1064(7)); (125 Stat. 
     1587); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3504. A letter from the Alternate OSD FRLO, Office of the 
     Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Military Commissions [Docket No.: 
     DOD-2017-OS-0062] (RIN: 0790-AJ58) received December 13, 
     2017, 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.
       3505. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense, Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the FY 2017 annual 
     Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program 
     Report to Congress, pursuant to title 10, U.S.C. 345; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       3506. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board Of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's Major final rule -- Regulatory Capital Rules: 
     Retention of Certain Existing Transition Provisions for 
     Banking Organizations That Are Not Subject to the Advanced 
     Approaches Capital Rules [Regulation Q; Docket No.: R-1571] 
     (RIN: 7100-AE 83) received December 15, 2017, 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.
       3507. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Confidentiality Determinations for 
     Hazardous Waste Export and Import Documents [EPA-HQ-OLEM-
     2016-0492; FRL-9971-49-OLEM] (RIN: 2050-AG90) received 
     December 14, 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.
       3508. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; 
     Infrastructure Requirement for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide and 
     2010 Nitrogen Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
     [EPA-R01-OAR-2017-0151; FRL-9972-23-Region 1] received 
     December 14, 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.
       3509. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval of Arizona Air Plan Revision; 
     San Manuel, Arizona; Second 10-Year Sulfur Dioxide 
     Maintenance Plan [EPA-R09-2017-0377; FRL-9972-03-Region 9] 
     received December 14, 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.
       3510. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval of California Air Plan 
     Revisions, Placer County and Ventura County Air Pollution 
     Control Districts [EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0332; FRL-9971-76-Region 
     9] received December 14, 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.
       3511. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Arizona: Authorization of State 
     Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions [EPA-R09-RCRA-
     2017-0523; FRL-9972-09-Region 9] received December 14,

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     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.
       3512. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Authorizing Permissive Use of the 
     ``Next Generation'' Broadcast Television Standard [GN Docket 
     No.: 16-142] received December 13, 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.
       3513. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 16-072, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3514. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 17-028, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3515. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's Semiannual Report to Congress, 
     covering the six-month period ending September 30, 2017, 
     pursuant to the Inspector General Act, as amended, Sec. 5(b); 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3516. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's Semiannual 
     Report to Congress, of the Inspector General, and the 
     Management Response for the period April 1, 2017, to 
     September 30, 2017, pursuant to Sec. 5 of Public Law 95-452, 
     as amended; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       3517. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     General Law, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting a notification of an action 
     on nomination and discontinuation of service in acting role, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105-277, 151(b); 
     (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       3518. A letter from the Executive Secretary, U.S. Agency 
     for International Development, transmitting eleven (11) 
     notifications of discontinuation of service in acting role, 
     change in previously submitted reported information, and 
     designation of acting officer, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); 
     Public Law 105-277, 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3519. A letter from the Acting Chair, U.S. Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting the Inspector General's 
     Semiannual Report to Congress and the Semiannual Management 
     Report for the period ending September 30, 2017, pursuant to 
     Sec. 5(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3520. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting twelve (12) legislative 
     recommendations approved unanimously by the Commission on 
     December 14, 2017, pursuant to 52 U.S.C. 30111(a)(9); Public 
     Law 92-225, Sec. 311(a)(9) (as amended by Public Law 107-252, 
     Sec. 801(b)); (116 Stat. 1726); to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
       3521. A letter from the Division Chief, Regulatory Affairs, 
     Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Waste Prevention, 
     Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; 
     Delay and Suspension of Certain Requirements 
     [18X.LLW0310000.L13100000.PP0000] (RIN: 1004-AE54) received 
     December 11, 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.
       3522. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), Department of the Army, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the 2017 biennial report on the status of the 
     Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Fish and 
     Wildlife Mitigation Project, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and 
     Nebraska, pursuant to Public Law 113-121, Sec. 4003(e); (128 
     Stat. 1313); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3523. 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-2017-0773; Product 
     Identifier 2017-NM-067-AD; Amendment 39-19101; AD 2017-23-07] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 14, 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.
       3524. 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-2017-0249; Product 
     Identifier 2016-NM-138-AD; Amendment 39-19092; AD 2017-22-12] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 14, 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.
       3525. A letter from the Regulations Officer, FHWA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination 
     and Planning Area Reform [Docket No.: FHWA-2017-0003; FHWA 
     RIN: 2125-AF75; FTA RIN: 2132-AB33] received December 14, 
     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.
       3526. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of the Petaluma Gap Viticultural Area and 
     Modification of the North Coast Viticultural Area [Docket 
     No.: TTB-2016-0009; T.D. TTB-149; Re: Notice No.: 163] (RIN 
     1513-AC34) received December 15, 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.
       3527. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Surface 
     Transportation Board, transmitting the Board's final rule -- 
     Expediting Rate Cases [Docket No.: EP 733] received December 
     15, 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.
       3528. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of 
     General Counsel, U.S. Small Business Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Small 
     Business Investment Companies -- Administrative Fees (RIN: 
     3245-AG65) received December 11, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Small Business.
       3529. A letter from the Impact Analyst, Office of 
     Regulation Policy and Management, Office of the Secretary 
     (00REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Extra-Schedular Evaluations for 
     Individual Disabilities (RIN: 2900-AP48) received December 
     13, 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.
       3530. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Expansion of the Outer Coast Plain Viticultural Area [Docket 
     No.: TTB-2016-0008; T.D. TTB-148; Re: Notice No.: 162] (RIN: 
     1513-AC32) received December 15, 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.
       3531. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's temporary rule -- 
     Implementation of Statutory Amendments Requiring the 
     Modification of the Definition of Hard Cider; Delayed 
     Compliance Date of the Hard Cider Tax Class Labeling 
     Statement Requirement [Docket No.: TTB-2016-0016; T.D. TTB-
     147A; Re: T.D. TTB-145, T.D. TTB-146, T.D. TTB-147, Notice 
     No.: 168, and Notice No.: 168A] (RIN: 1513-AC31) received 
     December 14, 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.
       3532. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Guidance Under Section 409A for Pre-2009 
     Section 457A Deferrals [Notice 2017-75] received December 13, 
     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.
       3533. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- 2017 Required Amendments List for Qualified 
     Retirement Plans [Notice 2017-72] received December 13, 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.
       3534. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a 
     legislative proposal to remedy non-substantive errors that 
     appear throughout the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 
     Law 107-296) and other statutes that are organized under 
     title 6 U.S.C.; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
       3535. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the November 2017 report to Congress entitled, 
     ``MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility Construction and 
     Operations'', pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 2566(a)(3); Public Law 
     107-314, Sec. 4306(a)(3); (116 Stat. 2747); jointly to the 
     Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Commerce.
       3536. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's CY 2016 annual report on activities under the 
     Enterprise for the Americas Initiative and the Tropical 
     Forest Conservation Act of 1998, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
     1738m(a); July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title VI, Sec. 614 (as 
     added Public Law 101-624 Sec. 1512); (104 Stat. 3662) and 22 
     U.S.C. 2431k(a); Public Law 87-195, Sec. 813(a) (as added by 
     Public Law 105-214, Sec. 1); (112 Stat. 893); jointly to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs and Agriculture.
       3537. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting notification of the Secretary's 
     determination that, by reason of the statutory debt limit, 
     the Secretary will be unable to invest fully the Government 
     Securities Investment Fund (G Fund) of the Federal Employees' 
     Retirement System in interest-bearing securities of the 
     United States, beginning on or after December 12, 2017, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8438(h)(1); Public Law 99-335, Sec. 
     101(a) (as amended by Public Law 104-316, Sec. 103(i)); (110 
     Stat.

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     3829); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       3538. A letter from the Chairman, Medicare Payment Advisory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's report entitled 
     ``Physician Supervision Requirements in Critical Access 
     Hospitals and Small Rural Hospitals'', pursuant to Public Law 
     114-255, Sec. 16004(b); (130 Stat. 1327); jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

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