August 2, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 132 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages H7486-H7487]
From the Congressional Record Online through the 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:

       1805. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rulemaking 
     action -- Notification of Decision To Authorize the 
     Importation of Fresh Raspberry Fruit From Morocco Into the 
     Continental United States [Docket No.: APHIS-2015-0053] 
     received July 26, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1806. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Navy, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the report to Congress on 
     Optimizing Surface Navy Vessel Inspections and Crew 
     Certifications, pursuant to Public Law 115-232, Sec. 335(a); 
     (132 Stat. 1727); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1807. A letter from the Program Specialist, Chief Counsel's 
     Office, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Regulatory Capital Rule: Simplifications to the Capital Rule 
     Pursuant to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork 
     Reduction Act of 1996 [Docket ID: OCC-2017-0018] (RIN: 1557-
     AE10) received July 26, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1808. A letter from the Program Specialist, Chief Counsel's 
     Office, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rules -- 
     Revisions to Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary 
     Trading and Certain Interests In, and Relationships With, 
     Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds [Docket ID: OCC-2018-
     0029] received July 26,

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     2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       1809. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- Joint Ownership Deposit 
     Accounts (RIN: 3064-AF04) received July 25, 2019, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1810. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rules -- Revisions to Prohibitions 
     and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests 
     In, and Relationships With, Hedge Funds and Private Equity 
     Funds (RIN: 3064-AE88) received July 25, 2019, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1811. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- Regulatory Capital Rule: 
     Simplifications to the Capital Rule Pursuant to the Economic 
     Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 (RIN: 
     3064-AE59) received July 25, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1812. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Program 
     Integrity: Gainful Employment [Docket ID: ED-2018-OPE-0042] 
     (RIN: 1840-AD31) received July 29, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       1813. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee 
     Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- Definition 
     of ``Employer'' Under Section 3(5) of ERISA--Association 
     Retirement Plans and Other Multiple-Employer Plans (RIN: 
     1210-AB88) received August 1, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.


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  August 2, 2019, on page H7487, the following appeared: 1813. A 
letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security 
Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
final rule--Definition of ``Employer'' Under Section 3(5) of 
ERISA--Association Retirement Plans and Other Multiple-Employer 
Plans (RIN: 1210-AB88) received August 1, 2019, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
868); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: 1813. A letter 
from the Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security 
Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
Major final rule--Definition of ``Employer'' Under Section 3(5) of 
ERISA--Association Retirement Plans and Other Multiple-Employer 
Plans (RIN: 1210-AB88) received August 1, 2019, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
868); to the Committee on Education and Labor.


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       1814. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting the Department's Vehicle Fleet Report 
     on Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV) Report for FY 2018, 
     pursuant to the Energy Conservation Reauthorization Act of 
     1998 and 42 U.S.C. 13218; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       1815. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Significant New Use Rules on Certain 
     Chemical Substances [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0366; FRL-9994-72] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB27) received July 26, 2019, 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.
       1816. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval of Missouri Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Redesignation of the Missouri Portion 
     of the St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL 2012 PM2.5 
     Unclassified Area [EPA-R07-OAR-2019-0190; FRL-9996-08-Region 
     7] received July 26, 2019, 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.
       1817. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Maine; Reasonably 
     Available Control Technology for the 2008 Ozone Standard 
     [EPA-R01-OAR-2019-0218; FRL-9996-99-Region 1] received July 
     26, 2019, 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.
       1818. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; TN; Updates to the 
     National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Chattanooga [EPA-
     R04-OAR-2019-0004; FRL-9997-38-Region 4] received July 26, 
     2019, 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.
       1819. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; Title V 
     Operation Permit Program [EPA-R05-OAR-2018-0285; FRL-9997-36-
     Region 5] received July 26, 2019, 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.
       1820. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Oklahoma [EPA-R06-OAR-2017-0145; FRL-
     9996-93-Region 6] received July 26, 2019, 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.
       1821. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Kentucky; 
     Interstate Transport (Prongs 1 and 2) for the 2010 1-Hour NO2 
     Standard [EPA-R04-OAR-2018-0759; FRL-9997-40-Region 4] 
     received July 26, 2019, 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.
       1822. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Children's Television Programming 
     Rules [MB Docket No. 18-202]; Modernization of Media 
     Regulation Initiative [MB Docket No. 17-105] received July 
     25, 2019, 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.
       1823. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final evaluation of vendor submittal -- Final 
     Safety Evaluation by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 
     ``Materials Reliability Program: Pressurized Water Reactor 
     Internals Inspection and Evaluation Guideline (MRP-227 
     Revision 1)'' received July 25, 2019, 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.
       1824. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Pricing Policy 
     Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Business Data Services in an Internet Protocol Environment 
     [WC Docket No.: 16-143]; Technology Transitions [GN Docket 
     No.: 13-5]; Special Access for Price Cap Local Exchange 
     Carriers [WC Docket No.: 05-25]; AT&T Corporation Petition 
     for Rulemaking to Reform Regulation of Incumbent Local 
     Exchange Carrier Rates for Interstate Special Access Services 
     [RM-10593]; Petition of USTelecom for Forbearance Pursuant to 
     47 U.S.C 160(c) to Accelerate Investment in Broadband and 
     Next-Generation Networks [WC Docket No.: 18-141] received 
     July 29, 2019, 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.
       1825. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting the Department's FY 2018 No FEAR Act 
     report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, 
     203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 
     Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
       1826. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Water and 
     Science, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Annual 
     Operating Plan for Colorado River System Reservoirs for 2019; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1827. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Regulatory 
     Coordination Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
     Services, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program 
     Modernization [CIS No.: 2555-14; DHS Docket No.: USCIS-2016-
     0006] (RIN: 1615-AC07) received July 26, 2019, 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.
       1828. A letter from the Staff Director, United States 
     Sentencing Commission, transmitting a report on the 
     compliance of the federal district courts with the 
     documentation submission requirements of 28 U.S.C. 994(w)(1), 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(w)(3); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1829. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's FY 2020 -- FY 2024 Five Year 
     Service and Asset Line Plans and FY 2020 General and 
     Legislative Annual Report to Congress, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
     24320(a)(1); Public Law 114-94, Sec. 11203(a)(1); (129 Stat. 
     1630); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1830. A letter from the General Counsel, Acting Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Personnel Readiness, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Annual Joint Report for Fiscal Year 2018 regarding the 
     activities and accomplishments of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs and Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee, 
     pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8111(f)(1); Public Law 96-22, Sec. 
     301(a) (as amended by Public Law 97-174, Sec. 3(a)(3)); (96 
     Stat. 73); jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       1831. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Administration's Fiscal Year 2018 Report, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3213; Public Law 89-136, Sec. 603 (as 
     added by Public Law 105-393, Sec. 102(a)); (112 Stat. 3614); 
     jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Financial Services.
       1832. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting notification of the Secretary's 
     determination that, by reason of the statutory debt limit, 
     the Secretary will be unable to fully invest the portion of 
     the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (CSRDF) not 
     immediately required to pay beneficiaries, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 8348(l)(2); Public Law 89-554, Sec. 8348(l)(2) (as 
     added by Public Law 99-509, Sec. 6002(c)); (100 Stat. 1933); 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Oversight and 
     Reform.

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