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“OMITTED FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OF FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013 AT PAGE H5408” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H5433-H5434 on Sept. 9, 2013.
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OMITTED FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OF FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013 AT
PAGE H5408
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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
2738. A letter from the President Of The United States, transmitting Draft Legislation Regarding Authorization for Use of United States Armed Forces in Connection with the Conflict in Syria; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
2739. A letter from the President Of The United States, transmitting the Continuation of the National Emergency with respect to Export Control Regulations; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
2740. A letter from the President Of The United States, transmitting An Executive Order prohibiting the importation into the United States of any jadeite or rubies mined or extracted from Burma; jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
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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 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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