[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 4 (Monday, January 8, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H16-H17]
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:

       3579. A letter from the Alternate OSD FRLO, Office of the 
     Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's Major final rule -- TRICARE; Reimbursement of 
     Long Term Care Hospitals and Inpatient Rehabilitation 
     Facilities [Docket ID: DOD-2012-HA-0146] (RIN: 0720-AB47) 
     received January 4, 2018, 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.
       3580. 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; 
     Shortraker Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 160920866-7167-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XF761) received December 21, 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.
       3581. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     Memorandum of Justification for a drawdown under section 
     506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 
     for Iraq assistance; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3582. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 22-214, ``Closing of a 
     Public Alley in Square 772, S.O. 16-25615, Act of 2017'', 
     pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 
     814); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3583. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 22-215, ``Closing of 
     Public Alley in Square 3594, S.O. 16-25309, Act of 2017'', 
     pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 
     814); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3584. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 22-216, ``Ward 4 Full-
     Service Grocery Store Amendment Act of 2017'', pursuant to 
     Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3585. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 22-217, ``Lincoln Court 
     Designation Act of 2017'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, 
     Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       3586. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 22-218, ``Union Market Tax 
     Increment Financing Act of 2017'', pursuant to Public Law 93-
     198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       3587. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting D.C. ACT 22-219, ``Office on 
     African American Affairs Establishment Act of 2017'', 
     pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 
     814); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3588. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting D.C. ACT 22-220, ``Advanced 
     Practice Registered Nurse Signature Authority Amendment Act 
     of 2017'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 
     Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       3589. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting D.C. ACT 22-222, ``Public School 
     Health Services Amendment Act of 2017'', pursuant to Public 
     Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3590. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting D.C. ACT 22-223, ``D.C. Healthcare 
     Alliance Re-Enrollment Reform Amendment Act of 2017'', 
     pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 
     814); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3591. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting D.C. ACT 22-224, ``Department of 
     Health Care Finance Independent Procurement Authority 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 2017'', pursuant to Public Law 93-
     198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       3592. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. House of 
     Representatives, transmitting a list of reports created by 
     the Clerk, pursuant to Rule II, Clause 2(b), of the Rules of 
     the House (H. Doc. No. 115--81); to the Committee on House 
     Administration and ordered to be printed.
       3593. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2017 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure 
     for Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack [Docket No.: 1206013412-
     2517-02] (RIN: 0648-XF493) received December 21, 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.
       3594. 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 Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2017 Accountability Measure-Based Closures for 
     Commercial and Recreational Species in the U.S. Caribbean off 
     Puerto Rico [Docket No.: 170126124-7124-01] (RIN: 0648-XF488) 
     received December 21, 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.
       3595. 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 Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2017 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure 
     for South Atlantic Snowy Grouper [Docket No.: 0907271173-
     0629-03] (RIN: 0648-XF492) received December 21, 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.

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       3596. 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; 2017-2018 Commercial 
     Accountability Measure and Closure for King Mackerel in the 
     Gulf of Mexico Western Zone [Docket No.: 160426363-7275-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-XF735) received December 21, 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.
       3597. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Re-
     Opening of the Commercial Sector for Blueline Tilefish 
     [Docket No.: 140501394-5279-02] (RIN: 0648-XF758) received 
     December 21, 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.
       3598. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2017 
     Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for South 
     Atlantic Yellowtail Snapper [Docket No.: 100812345-2142-03] 
     (RIN: 0648-XF465) received December 21, 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.
       3599. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2017 Commercial Accountability Measures and Closure 
     for Atlantic Migratory Group Cobia [Docket No.: 101206604-
     1758-02] (RIN: 0648-XF652) received December 21, 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.
       3600. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     modification of fishing seasons -- Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Modifications of the West Coast Commercial and 
     Recreational Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #12 Through 
     #18 [Docket No.: 161222999-7413-01] (RIN: 0648-XF715) 
     received December 21, 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.
       3601. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Commercial 
     Aggregated Large Coastal Shark and Hammerhead Shark 
     Management Group Retention Limit Adjustment [Docket No.: 
     150413357-5999-02] (RIN: 0648-XF501) received December 21, 
     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.
       3602. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin 
     Tuna Fisheries [Docket No.: 150121066-5717-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XF634) received December 21, 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.
       3603. 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 Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands [Docket No.: 161020985-7181-02] (RIN: 0648-XF509) 
     received December 21, 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.
       3604. 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; 
     ``Other Flatfish'' in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 161020985-7181-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XF580) received December 21, 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.
       3605. 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; 
     Alaska Plaice in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 161020985-7181-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XF579) received December 21, 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.
       3606. 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 Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 
     161020985-7181-02] (RIN: 0648-XF714) received December 21, 
     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.
       3607. A letter from the 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.: 161020985-7181-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XF654) received December 21, 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.
       3608. 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 Pollock in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket 
     No.: 161020985-7181-02] (RIN: 0648-XF614) received December 
     21, 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.
       3609. A letter from the 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.: 160920866-7167-02] (RIN: 0648-XF756) 
     received December 21, 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.
       3610. A letter from the Acting Deputy 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; American Plaice Trimester 
     Total Allowable Catch Area Closure for the Common Pool 
     Fishery [Docket No.: 151211999-6343-02] (RIN: 0648-XF467) 
     received December 21, 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.
       3611. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Elephant Trunk Flex 
     Access Area to General Category Individual Fishing Quota 
     Scallop Vessels [Docket No.: 161118999-7280-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XF409) received December 21, 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.
       3612. A letter from the Acting Deputy 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; 
     Yellowfin Sole for Vessels Participating in the BSAI Trawl 
     Limited Access Fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 161020985-7181-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XF468) received December 21, 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.
       3613. 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 for the Common Pool 
     Fishery [Docket No.: 151211999-6343-02] (RIN: 0648-XF586) 
     received December 21, 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.
       3614. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a draft of a bill to authorize a major 
     medical facility project for the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes, 
     pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8104(a)(2); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.

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