[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 134 (Wednesday, October 2, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7139-S7140]
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-3273. 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 2013-1595, of the 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense 
     services to a Middle East country regarding any possible 
     effects such a sale might have relating to Israel's 
     Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3274. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Global Strategic Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Department of Defense's 2013 annual report to 
     Congress entitled ``The Worldwide Nuclear, Biological, and 
     Chemical Weapons and Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat'' 
     (DCN OSS 2013-1593); to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3275. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Allowability of Legal Costs for Whistleblower Proceedings'' 
     ((RIN0750-AI04) (DFARS Case 2013-D022)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 27, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3276. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Acquisitions in Support Operations in Afghanistan'' 
     ((RIN0750-AH98) (DFARS Case 2013-D009)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 27, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3277. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Enhancement of Contractor Employee Whistleblower 
     Protections'' ((RIN0750-AH) (DFARS Case 2013-D010)) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 27, 
     2013; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3278. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Temporary Registration 
     as a Municipal Advisor; Required Amendments; and Withdrawal 
     from Temporary Registration'' (RIN3235-AK69) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 26, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3279. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Registration of 
     Municipal Advisors'' (RIN3235-AJ86) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 26, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3280. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Maintenance, Testing, and Replacement of Vented Lead-Acid 
     Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power Plants'' (Regulatory 
     Guide 1.129, Revision 3) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 27, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3281. A communication from the Chief of the Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``United States - Colombia 
     Trade Promotion Agreement'' (RIN1515-AD88) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 27, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3282. A communication from the Chief of the Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``United States - Panama 
     Trade Promotion Agreement'' (RIN1515-AD93) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 27, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3283. A communication from the Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Regulatory Reorganization; Administrative 
     Changes to Regulations Due to Consolidation of the Financial 
     Management Service and the Bureau of the Public Debt into the 
     Bureau of the Fiscal Service'' (RIN1510-AB31) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 27, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3284. A communication from the Assistant Administrator, 
     Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development (USAID), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report responding to a GAO report entitled ``Haiti 
     Reconstruction: USAID Infrastructure Projects Have Had Mixed 
     Results and Face Sustainability Challenges''; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3285. 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 ``Unique 
     Device Identification System'' (Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0090) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 27, 2013; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-3286. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Implementation of United States v. Windsor'' (5 CFR Parts 
     1651 and 1690) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on

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     September 27, 2013; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3287. A communication from the Chief Judge, Superior 
     Court of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to modifications to the Jury Plan for 
     the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3288. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Commission's fiscal year 2013 FAIR Act inventory; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.

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