[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10421-10422]
[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:

       6013. A letter from the Associate Administrator, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil 
     Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment 
     Percentages for the 2014-2015 Marketing Year [Doc. No.: AMS-
     FV-13-0087; FV14-985-1 FR] received May 23, 2014, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6014. A letter from the Associate Administrator, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California; 
     Increased Assessment Rate [Doc. No.: AMS-FV-14-0010; FV14-
     925-1 FR] received May 28, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6015. A letter from the Associate Administrator, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     User Fees for 2014 Crop Cotton Classification Services to 
     Growers [AMS-CN-13-0085] (RIN: 0581-AD35) received May 28, 
     2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6016. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement 
     of Lieutenant General Eric E. Fiel, United States Air Force, 
     and his advancement on the retired list to the grade of 
     lieutenant general; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       6017. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement: Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. 
     Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States (DFARS Case 
     2013-D015) (RIN: 0750-AI01) received May 23, 2014, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       6018. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, GSA, 
     General Services Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-74; 
     Introduction [Docket No.: FAR 2014-0051; Sequence No. 1] 
     received June 2, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       6019. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, GSA, 
     General Services Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; Commercial and Government Entity Code [FAC 2005-
     74; FAR Case 2012-024; Item I; Docket No.: 2012-0024, 
     Sequence No. 1] (RIN: 9000-AM49) received June 2, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       6020. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, GSA, 
     General Services Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; Expansion of Applicability of the Senior 
     Executive Compensation Benchmark [FAC 2005-74; FAR Case 2012-
     017; Item III; Docket No.: 2012-0017, Sequence No. 1] (RIN: 
     9000-AM38) received June 2, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       6021. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, GSA, 
     General Services Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; Repeal of the Recovery Act Reporting Requirements 
     [FAC 2005-74; FAR Case 2014-016; Item II; Docket No.: 2014-
     0016, Sequence No. 1] (RIN: 9000-AM77) received June 2, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       6022. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's annual report on material violations or 
     suspected material violations of regulations relating to 
     Treasury auctions and other Treasury securities offerings 
     during the period January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3121 nt; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       6023. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Thai Airways International Public Company 
     Limited (Thai Airways) of Bangkok, Thailand pursuant to 
     Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as 
     amended; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       6024. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 14-17, 
     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.
       6025. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 14-0C, 
     pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(5)(C) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       6026. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National

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     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 with respect to Belarus that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13405 of June 16, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       6027. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     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) pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 31, 
     2003, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency 
     with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order 
     12170 of November 14, 1979; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       6028. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, ``District 
     of Columbia Agencies' Compliance with Fiscal Year 2014 Small 
     Business Enterprise Expenditure Goals through the 1st Quarter 
     Fiscal Year 2014'', pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6029. A letter from the Assistant Director for Legislative 
     Affairs, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, transmitting 
     the Semiannual Report of the Bureau, as required under 
     Section 1016 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
     Consumer Protection Act; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       6030. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Civil 
     Rights, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's fiscal year 2013 annual report prepared in 
     accordance with Section 203 of the Notification and Federal 
     Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No 
     FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       6031. A letter from the Senior Vice President and Chief 
     Financial Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, 
     transmitting the 2013 management report and statements on the 
     system of internal controls of the Federal Home Loan Bank of 
     San Francisco, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6032. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting a report entitled, ``Sexual Orientation 
     and the Federal Workplace: Policy and Perception''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6033. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Office of Inspector General for the period of October 1, 
     2013 through March 31, 2014; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       6034. A letter from the Biologist, Ecological Services, 
     Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of 
     Wood Bison in Alaska [Docket No.: FWS-R7-ES-2012-0033; 70120-
     1113-0000-C3] (RIN: 1018-AW57) received May 22, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       6035. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Endangered Species 
     Listing, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for 
     Leavenworthia exigua var. laciniata (Kentucky Glade Cress) 
     [Docket No.: FWS-R4-ES-2013-0069] (RIN: 1018-AY73) received 
     May 22, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       6036. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Endangered Species 
     Listing, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Leavenworthia 
     exigua var. laciniata (Kentucky Glade Cress) [Docket No.: 
     FWS-R4-ES-2013-0015] (RIN: 1018-AZ47) received May 22, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       6037. A letter from the Branch Chief, Endangered Species 
     Listing, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Jemez 
     Mountains Salamander [Docket No.: FWS-R2-ES-2013-0005] (RIN: 
     1018-AZ28) received May 22, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6038. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting the annual 
     report of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services 
     (COPS) for Fiscal Year 2013; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       6039. A letter from the National Chairman, U.S. Naval Sea 
     Cadet Corps, transmitting the annual and financial reports 
     for the year 2013, pursuant to Public Law 87-655; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       6040. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Applicable Federal Rates -- June 2014 (Rev. 
     Rul. 2014-16) received May 27, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6041. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Depreciation of Ethanol Plants (RR-138367-08) 
     (Rev. Rul. 2014-17) received May 27, 2014, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6042. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Treatment of Property Used to Acquire 
     Parent Stock or Securities in Certain Triangular 
     Reorganizations Involving Foreign Corporations [Notice 2014-
     32] received May 21, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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