[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 17, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6515-S6517]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   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-2861. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual 
     report relative to the activities of the Office of the 
     Medicare Ombudsman; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2862. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department 
     of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, transmittal number: DDTC 2013-1056, of the 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense 
     services to a Middle East country regarding any possible 
     affects such a sale might have relating to Israel's 
     Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2863. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department 
     of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, transmittal number: DDTC 2013-1288, of the 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense 
     services to a Middle East country regarding any possible 
     affects such a sale might have relating to Israel's 
     Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2864. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report consistent with the 
     Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
     Resolution of 1002 (P.L. 107-243) and the Authorization for 
     the Use of Force Against Iraq Resolution (P.L. 102-1) for the 
     April 21, 2013-June 19, 2013 reporting period; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2865. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to amendment to part 126 
     of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR); to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2866. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of State, Legislative Affairs, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the interdiction of 
     aircraft engaged in illicit drug trafficking; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2867. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2013-
     0142-2013-0149); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2868. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2013-
     0136-2013-0141); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2869. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended,

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     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2013-
     0150-2013-0155); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2870. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report prepared by the 
     Department of State on progress toward a negotiated solution 
     of the Cyprus question covering the period April 1, 2013 
     through May 31, 2013; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2871. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to section 
     36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-118); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2872. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, certification of proposed issuance of an export 
     license pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act (Transmittal No. DDTC 12-113); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-2873. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, certification of proposed transfer of major 
     defense equipment pursuant to section 36(d) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (Transmittal No. RSAT-13-3520); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2874. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, certification of proposed transfer of major 
     defense equipment pursuant to section 36(d) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (Transmittal No. RSAT-12-3037); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2875. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to sections 
     36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-067); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2876. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-096); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2877. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-117); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2878. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-092); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2879. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-111); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2880. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-107); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2881. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to sections 
     36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-120); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2882. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to sections 
     36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-115); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2883. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, the report of a rule entitled ``Visas: 
     Documentation of Nonimmigrants--Visa Classification; T Visa 
     Class'' (RIN1400-AD42) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 3, 2013; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2884. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     international financial institutions; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-2885. 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; 
     Program Integrity: Exchange, SHOP, and Eligibility Appeals'' 
     (RIN0938-AR82) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on August 29, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2886. 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 ``Food 
     Labeling; Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods'' (Docket No. FDA-
     2005-N-0404) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on August 8, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2887. 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 ``Listing of 
     Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Spirulina 
     Extract'' (Docket No. FDA-2011-C-0878) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on August 22, 2013; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2888. A communication from the General Counsel, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in 
     Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing and Paying Benefits'' (29 CFR Part 4022) received 
     during adjournment in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on August 8, 2013; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2889. A communication from the Acting Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Services, Department of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Student Assistance General Provisions'' (RIN1880-AA87) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on August 23, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2890. A communication from the Acting Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Services, Office of Postsecondary 
     Education, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Pell Grant 
     Program'' (RIN1840-AD11) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 
     23, 2013; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-2891. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
     Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Final Priority--National 
     Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research--
     Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers'' (CFDA No. 
     84.133B-11) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on August 15, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2892. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Services, Office of Elementary and Secondary 
     Education, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Priorities, 
     Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria; Race to 
     the Top--Early Learning Challenge'' (RIN1810-AB18) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 9, 
     2013; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-2893. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Wage Methodology for the 
     Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program; Delay of 
     Effective Date'' (RIN1205-AB61) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 22, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2894. A communication from the Director of the 
     Implementation and Support Unit, Office of the Deputy 
     Secretary, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Priorities, 
     Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria; Race to 
     the Top--District'' (RIN1810-AB17) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 9, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2895. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual 
     report entitled ``Report to Congress on the Refugee 
     Resettlement Program''; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2896. A communication from the Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's 2013 Annual 
     Report for fiscal year 2012; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2897. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the premarket approval of devices that may be 
     used in pediatric patients; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2898. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Implementation of Section 3507 of the Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010''; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2899. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Performance Report of the Food and Drug Administration's 
     Office of Combination Products for fiscal year 2012; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2900. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Regulations: Education Department General 
     Administrative Regulations'' (RIN1890-AA14) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on August 29, 2013; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2901. A communication from the Inspector General, 
     Railroad Retirement Board,

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     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Office of Inspector General's budget request for the fiscal 
     year 2015; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-2902. A joint communication from the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report on 
     Thefts, Losses, or Releases of Select Agents or Toxins''; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2903. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Report to Congress on the Application of 
     Electronic Health Records (EHR) Payment Incentives for 
     Providers Not Receiving Other Incentive Payments''; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2904. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Delays in Approvals of Applications Related to 
     Citizen Petitions and Petitions for Stay of Agency Action for 
     Fiscal Year 2012''; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2905. A joint communication from the Executive Director 
     and the Chair of the Board of Governors, Patient-Centered 
     Outcomes Research Institute, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Institute's 2012 Annual Report; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2906. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Regulations--Student Assistance General Provisions 
     Amendment of the Electronic Filing Procedures for 
     Administrative Adjudication Proceedings Involving Title IV of 
     the Higher Education Act'' (RIN1880-AA87) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on August 8, 2013; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2907. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     an alternative plan for pay increases for civilian Federal 
     employees covered by the General Schedule and certain other 
     pay systems for 2014; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2908. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Premerger Notification; Reporting and 
     Waiting Period Requirements'' (RIN3084-AA91) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on August 8, 2013; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-2909. A communication from the Director, Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to intercepted wire, oral, or 
     electronic communications; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2910. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Office of Justice Programs Annual Report to 
     Congress for Fiscal Year 2012''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-2911. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     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 2012; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-2912. A communication from the Director, Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to applications for delayed-notice 
     search warrants and extensions during fiscal year 2012; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2913. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     second quarter of fiscal year 2013 quarterly report of the 
     Department of Justice's Office of Privacy and Civil 
     Liberties; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2914. A communication from the Staff Director, U.S. 
     Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the compliance of federal district courts 
     with documentation submission requirements; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       EC-2915. A communication from the Director, Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Report of the Proceedings of the 
     Judicial Conference of the United States'' for the March 2013 
     session; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2916. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     first quarter of fiscal year 2013 quarterly report of the 
     Department of Justice's Office of Privacy and Civil 
     Liberties; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2917. A communication from the Secretary of State, State 
     of Florida, transmitting, a Senate Memorial, adopted by the 
     Legislature of the State of Florida, relative to the creation 
     of the Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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