[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11821]
[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:

       2086. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Specialty Crops Program, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's affirmation of 
     interim rule as final rule -- Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla 
     Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No.: AMS-SC-16-0116; SC17-
     956-1 FIR] received July 24, 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.
       2087. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary for 
     Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's Selected Acquisition 
     Report for the Army Major Defense Acquisition Programs; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       2088. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``Premarket Approval of 
     Pediatric Uses of Devices -- FY 2015''; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       2089. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Incorporation by Reference of 
     American Society of Mechanical Engineers Codes and Code Cases 
     [NRC-2011-0088] (RIN: 3150-AI97) received July 26, 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.
       2090. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's revision 4 of RG 1.20 rule -- Comprehensive 
     Vibration Assessment Program for Reactor Internals During 
     Preoperational and Startup Testing [Regulatory Guide 1.20] 
     received July 26, 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.
       2091. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's regulatory guide withdrawal -- Evaluation of 
     Shipper-Receiver Differences in the Transfer of Special 
     Nuclear Material (Regulatory Guide 5.28, Revision 0); 
     Internal Transfers of Special Nuclear Material (Regulatory 
     Guide 5.49, Revision 0); Shipping and Receiving Control of 
     Strategic Special Nuclear Material (Regulatory Guide 5.57, 
     Revision 1) received July 26, 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.
       2092. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Anti-
     Doping Agency, transmitting the Agency's 2016 Annual Report, 
     pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 2002(b); Public Law 109-469, Sec. 
     702(b); (120 Stat. 3534); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       2093. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to terrorists who threaten to 
     disrupt the Middle East peace process that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12947 of January 23, 1995, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 
     1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); 
     (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2094. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 17-016, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2095. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 16-134, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2096. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 17-042, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2097. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 17-020, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2098. A letter from the Acting Chairman, National 
     Transportation Safety Board, transmitting the Board's FY 2017 
     inventory of commercial and inherently governmental 
     activities performed, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 501 note; Public 
     Law 105-270, Sec. 2(c)(1)(A); (112 Stat. 2382); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2099. A letter from the Chief, Legal, External Affairs and 
     Performance Branch, Office of Government Ethics, transmitting 
     a notice of a 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.
       2100. A letter from the Chief, Regulatory Coordination 
     Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary 
     rule -- Exercise of Time-Limited Authority to Increase the 
     Fiscal Year 2017 Numerical Limitation for the H-2B Temporary 
     Nonagricultural Worker Program [CIS No.: 2605-17; DHS Docket 
     No.: USCIS-2017-0004] (RIN: 1615-AC12) received July 19, 
     2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2101. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Severn 
     River, Sherwood Forest, MD [Docket No.: USCG-2017-0468] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received July 19, 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.
       2102. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Navigation and Navigable Waters, 
     and Shipping; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming 
     Amendments [Docket No.: USCG-2016-0498] received July 19, 
     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.
       2103. A letter from the Chief, Trade and Commercial 
     Regulations Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Technical Corrections to U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection Regulations [CBP Dec. 17-08] 
     received July 24, 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.
       2104. A letter from the Board Members, Federal Old-Age and 
     Survivors Insurance and Federal Disability Insurance Trust 
     Funds, transmitting the 2017 Annual Report of the Board of 
     Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and 
     the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 910(a); Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title VII, Sec. 709 
     (as added by Public Law 98-21, Sec. 143); (97 Stat. 102); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.

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