[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 13238-13239]
[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:

       2741. A letter from the President Of The United States, 
     transmitting an alternative plan for monthly basic pay 
     increases for members of the uniformed services, pursuant to 
     37 U.S.C. 1009(e); (H. Doc. No. 113-58); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services and ordered to be printed.
       2742. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 13-41, 
     Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer and 
     Acceptance, pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2743. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report identifying, for each of the 
     Armed Forces (other than the Coast Guard) and each Defense 
     Agency, the percentage of funds that were expended during the 
     preceding fiscal year for performance of depot-level 
     maintenance and repair workloads by the public and private 
     sectors; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2744. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Rhett A. Hernandez, United States Army, 
     and his advancement on the retired list in the grade of 
     lieutenant general; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2745. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's report concerning efforts made by the United 
     Nations and the Specialized Agencies to employ an adequate 
     number of Americans during 2012, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276c-
     4; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2746. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 13-36, 
     Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer and 
     Acceptance, pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2747. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     pursuant to section 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, as 
     amended, certification regarding the proposed transfer of 
     major defense equipment (Transmittal No. RSAT-13-3520); to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2748. A letter from the Associate Director for PP&I, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Technical Amendments to Counter-terrorism 
     Sanctions Regulations Implemented by OFAC received August 10, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       2749. A letter from the Associate General Counsel, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting four reports pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2750. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     General Law, Department of

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     Homeland Security, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       2751. A letter from the President Of The United States, 
     transmitting an alternative plan for locality pay increases 
     payable to civilian Federal employees covered by the General 
     Schedule (GS) and certain other pay systems for 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5305(a)(3); (H. Doc. No. 113-57); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and ordered to 
     be printed.
       2752. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Recreational 
     Management Measures for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black 
     Sea Bass Fisheries; Fishing Year 2013 [Docket No.: 130403319-
     3545-02] (RIN: 0648-BD13) received August 10, 2013, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       2753. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual 
     Specifications [Docket No.: 121210694-3514-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XC392) received August 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2754. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Northeast (NE) Multispecies 
     Fishery; Framework Adjustment 48; Final Rule; Correction 
     [Docket No.: 120814336-3495-03] (RIN: 0648-BC27) received 
     August 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       2755. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; 
     Amendment 9 [Docket No.: 120919470-3513-02] (RIN: 0648-BC58) 
     received August 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2756. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States; 
     Regulatory Amendment 13 [Docket No.: 120815345-3525-02] (RIN: 
     0648-BC41) received August 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2757. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program 
     [Docket No.: 120806311-3530-02] (RIN: 0648-BC25) received 
     August 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       2758. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 120918468-3111-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XC739) received August 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2759. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2013 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure 
     for South Atlantic Gray Triggerfish [Docket No.: 100812345-
     2142-03] (RIN: 0648-XC728) received August 10, 2013, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       2760. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Adjusted 
     Closure of the 2013 Gulf of Mexico Recreational Sector for 
     Red Snapper [Docket No.: 130212129-3474-02] (RIN: 0648-XC715) 
     received August 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2761. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Revisions to Framework Adjustment 50 to the Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and Sector Annual Catch 
     Entitlements; Updated Annual Catch Limits for Sectors and the 
     Common Pool for Fishing Year 2013 [Docket No.: 130219149-
     3524-03] (RIN: 0648-BC97) received August 10, 2013, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       2762. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Shark Management 
     Measures; Amendment 5a [Docket No.: 110831548-3536-02] (RIN: 
     0648-BB29) received August 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2763. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting a report on 
     applications for delayed-notice search warrants and 
     extensions during fiscal year 2012; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       2764. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's 2013 annual 
     report on recommendations made by the Intelligent 
     Transportation Systems Program Advisory Committee; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2765. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``Department 
     of Energy FY 2012 Methane Hydrate Program Report to 
     Congress'', pursuant to Section 968 of the Energy Policy Act 
     of 2005; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
       2766. A letter from the Assistant Secretary For Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Certification of Factual 
     Information to Import Administration During Antidumping and 
     Countervailing Duty Proceedings [Docket No.: 0612243022-3538-
     03] (RIN: 0625-AA66) received August 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2767. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Update of Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates [Notice 2013-52] received 
     August 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2768. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- 2013 Section 43 Inflation Adjustment [Notice 
     2013-50] received August 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2769. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting Third Quarterly 
     Report of FY 2013 under The Veterans' Benefits Improvement 
     Act of 2008; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       2770. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting Second Quarterly 
     Report of FY 2013 on the Uniformed Services Employment and 
     Reemployment Rights Act of 1994; jointly to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary and Veterans' Affairs.

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