[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 35 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S1709]
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                   EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

  The following communications were laid before the Senate, together 
with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as 
indicated:

       EC-774. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 
     Amendments to the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment 
     Parameters for 2014'' (RIN0938-AR74) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 1, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-775. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Extension of the Payment 
     Adjustment for Low-volume Hospitals and the Medicare-
     dependent Hospital (MDH) Program Under the Hospital Inpatient 
     Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) for Acute Care Hospitals 
     for Fiscal Year 2013'' (RIN0938-AR12) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 7, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-776. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 
     HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014'' 
     (RIN0938-AR51) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 1, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-777. A communication from the Administrator, U.S. Agency 
     for International Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the fiscal year 2012 Agency Financial Report; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-778. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     certification regarding the Essential Health Benefits (EHB) 
     requirements of the Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-779. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 
     Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review'' (RIN0938-AR40) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 7, 2013; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-780. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 
     Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review'' (RIN0938-AR40) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 25, 2013; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-781. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 
     Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial 
     Value, and Accreditation'' (RIN0938-AR03) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 7, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-782. A communication from the Deputy Director for 
     Policy, Legislative and Regulatory Department, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in 
     Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Paying Benefits'' (29 CFR Part 4022) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 5, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-783. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Additional 
     Safeguards for Children in Clinical Investigations of Food 
     and Drug Administration-Regulated Products'' ((RIN0910-AG71) 
     (Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0009)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 7, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-784. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Filings Required of Multiple Employer Welfare 
     Arrangements and Certain Other Related Entities'' (RIN1210-
     AB51) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 5, 2013; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-785. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Ex Parte Cease and Desist and Summary Seizure 
     Orders--Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements'' (RIN1210-
     AB48) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 5, 2013; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-786. A communication from the Special Inspector General 
     for Iraq Reconstruction, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Learning from Iraq''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-787. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     status of Data Mining Activities by the Department of State; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-788. A communication from the Director, Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to compliance by the United States 
     courts of appeals and district courts with the time 
     limitations established for deciding habeas corpus death 
     penalty petitions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-789. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment to the Standards of Identity for 
     Distilled Spirits'' (RIN1513-AB33) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 7, 2013; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-790. A communication from the Acting Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of 
     Justice's Office of Justice Programs Annual Report to 
     Congress for fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-791. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 17 to the 
     Salmon Fishery Management Plan'' (RIN0648-BC28) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 7, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-792. A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska'' 
     (RIN0648-XC493) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 7, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-793. A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Pot Gear in the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-
     XC465) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 7, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-794. A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Western 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XC466) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 7, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-795. A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip Limit Increase'' (RIN0648-
     XC474) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 7, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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