[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 158 (Thursday, November 7, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7926-S7927]
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-3517. A communication from the Acting Commissioner of 
     the Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Administration's Annual Report of Payment Recapture 
     Audits; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3518. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Extension of the Expiration Date for State 
     Disability Examiner Authority to Make Fully Favorable Quick 
     Disability Determinations and Compassionate Allowances'' 
     (RIN0960-AH59) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 4, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3519. 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, Premium Stabilization Programs, 
     and Market Standards; Amendments to the HHS Notice of Benefit 
     and Payment Parameters for 2014'' (RIN0938-AR82; RIN0938-
     AR74) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 29, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3520. A communication from the Assistant Director of the 
     Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Credit for Production from 
     Advanced Nuclear Facilities'' (Notice 2013-68) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November 4, 
     2013; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3521. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Announcement of the Results of the 2012-
     2013 Phase III Allocation Round of the Qualifying Advanced 
     Coal Project Program'' (Announcement 2013-43) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 4, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3522. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Update of Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates'' (Notice 2013-66) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 4, 
     2013; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3523. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``2014 Cost-of-Living Adjustments to the 
     Internal Revenue Code Tax Tables and Other Items'' (Rev. 
     Proc. 2013-35) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 4, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3524. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Q and A Tax Credits for Sections 25C and 
     25D'' (Notice 2013-70) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 4, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-3525. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``FFI Agreement for Participating FFI and 
     Reporting Model 2 FFI'' (Notice 2013-69) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 4, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3526. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of General Counsel, Department of Homeland 
     Security, received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 1, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3527. A communication from the President and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to its audit 
     and investigative activities; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3528. A communication from the Acting Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal 
     Acquisition Circular 2005-70; Small Entity Compliance Guide'' 
     (FAC 2005-70) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 30, 2013; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3529. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the District of 
     Columbia's fiscal year 2014 Budget and Financial Plan; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3530. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Labor Relations Authority, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report for the period 
     of April 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3531. A communication from the Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Inspector General's Semiannual Report for the six-
     month period from April 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-3532. A communication from the Program Manager, Office 
     of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
     Technology, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``2014 Edition Electronic Health Record Certification 
     Criteria: Revision to the Definition of `Common Meaningful 
     Use (MU) Data Set' '' (RIN0991-AB91) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 4, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3533. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Food and Drug Administration Safety and 
     Innovation Act of 2012 (FDASIA); to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3534. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan 
     Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William 
     D. Ford Federal Loan Program'' (RIN1840-AD12) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 6, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3535. 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 in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November

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     6, 2013; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-3536. A communication from the Secretary of the Senate, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the receipts and 
     expenditures of the Senate for the period from April 1, 2013 
     through September 30, 2013, received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 7, 2013; ordered to lie 
     on the table.
       EC-3537. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Boscalid; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9401-5) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 6, 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-3538. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``FD and C Green No. 3; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9402-7) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 6, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3539. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Prothioconazole; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9400-4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on November 6, 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3540. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Review Group, Farm Service Agency, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Farm Loan Programs; Clarification and 
     Improvement'' (RIN0560-AI14) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on August 1, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3541. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Swap Dealers and 
     Major Swap Participants; Clerical or Ministerial Employees'' 
     (RIN3038-AE00) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 6, 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3542. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' ((44 CFR Part 64) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2013-0002)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 6, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3543. A communication from the Director, Community 
     Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Modification of Financial Reporting Requirements 
     for Non-Profit Organizations'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 6, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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