[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2298]
[From the U.S. 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:

       5095. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement 
     of Admiral Robert F. Willard, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of admiral on the retired list; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       5096. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement 
     of Lieutenant General John D. Gardner, United States Army, 
     and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5097. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     Legislation and Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Single Family Lender 
     Insurance Process: Eligibility, Indemnification, and 
     Termination [Docket No.: FR-5156-F-02] (RIN: 2502-AI58) 
     received February 6, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5098. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     Legislation and Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual 
     Orientation or Gender Identity [Docket No.: FR 5359-F-02] 
     (RIN: 2501-AD49) received February 15, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5099. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee 
     Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Group Health 
     Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of 
     Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act (RIN: 1210-AB44) received February 15, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       5100. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee 
     Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Summary of 
     Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary -- Templates, 
     Instructions, and Related Materials; and Guidance for 
     Compliance received February 15, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5101. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee 
     Benefits Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Summary of Benefits and 
     Coverage and Uniform Glossary (RIN: 1210-AB52) received 
     February 15, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5102. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 11-54, 
     pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5103. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting Pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) 
     of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. 1-12 informing of 
     an intent to sign a Project Agreement with the United Kingdom 
     of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5104. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a message from the 
     Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5105. A letter from the Assistant Legal Advisor for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting report prepared by 
     the Department of State 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; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5106. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Treasury, 
     transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the National 
     Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c), a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13581 of July 
     24, 2011; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5107. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Guidelines for Determining Probability of 
     Causation under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
     Compensation Program Act of 2000; Revision of Guidelines on 
     Non-Radiogenic Cancers [Docket Number: NIOSH-209] (RIN: 0920-
     AA39) received February 6, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5108. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Wage Methodology for the Temporary 
     Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program; Delay of Effective 
     Date (RIN: 1205-AB61) received February 6, 2012, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5109. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Little League Baseball, transmitting the Annual 
     Report of Little League Baseball, Incorporated for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2011, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 
     1084(b); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5110. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting Sabine-
     Neches Waterway Channel Improvement Project Southeast Texas 
     and Southwest Louisiana Final Environmental Impact Statement 
     and Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites Final Environmental 
     Impact Statement; (H. Doc. No. 112--90); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       5111. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of the General Counsel, Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Schelule for Rating Disabilities; AL Amyloidosis (Primary 
     Amyloidosis) (RIN: 2900-AN75) received February 8, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       5112. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Foreign Tax Credit Splitting Events [TD 9577] 
     (RIN: 1545-BK50) received February 15, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5113. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform 
     Glossary [TD 9575] (RIN: 1545-BJ94) received February 14, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       5114. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Medicare Ombudsman report to 
     Congress for the year 2010; jointly to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

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