[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 2 (Monday, January 6, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                            Monday, January 6, 2014

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3-34
Measures Introduced: One bill and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1895, and S. Res. 328.                         
  Pages S27-28
Measures Reported:
  S. 1562, to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.                       
Page S27
Measures Considered:
Unemployment Benefits Extension--Agreement: Senate resumed 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1845, to 
provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits. 
                                                     Pages S5-7, S15-18
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, and the time until 
10:30 a.m. be equally divided and controlled in the usual form; and 
that at 10:30 a.m., Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.                
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Suh Nomination Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the nomination of Rhea Sun Suh, of Colorado, to 
be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, sent to the Senate by the 
President, be referred jointly to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources and the Committee on Environment and Public Works.   
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Kumar Nomination Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the nomination of Arun Madhavan Kumar, of 
California, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General 
of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, sent to the Senate 
by the President, be referred jointly to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation.                                                
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Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination: By 56 
yeas 26 nays (Vote No. EX. 1), Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be 
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a 
term of four years.                                    
  Pages S7-15, S34
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be a Commissioner of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 
2017.
  Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission.
  J. Christopher Giancarlo, of New Jersey, to be a Commissioner of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term 
expiring April 13, 2014.
  Jessica Garfola Wright, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
  Jo Ann Rooney, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary of the Navy.
  Jamie Michael Morin, of Michigan, to be Director of Cost Assessment 
and Program Evaluation, Department of Defense.
  William A. LaPlante, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of the Air Force. Frank G. Klotz, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary 
for Nuclear Security.
  Madelyn R. Creedon, of Indiana, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, 
National Nuclear Security Administration.
  Brad R. Carson, of Oklahoma, to be Under Secretary of the Army.
  Arun Madhavan Kumar, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce and Director General

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of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service.
  Katherine M. O'Regan, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  Wanda Felton, of New York, to be First Vice President of the Export-
Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2017.
  Leslie E. Bains, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2015.
  Kelly R. Welsh, of Illinois, to be General Counsel of the Department 
of Commerce.
  Kathryn B. Thomson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Transportation.
  Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere.
  Robert Michael Simon, of Maryland, to be an Associate Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy.
  Debra L. Miller, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2017.
  Terrell McSweeny, of the District of Columbia, to be a Federal Trade 
Commissioner for the unexpired term of seven years from September 26, 
2010.
  Joseph P. Mohorovic, of Illinois, to be a Commissioner of the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from 
October 27, 2012.
  Paul Nathan Jaenichen, Sr., of Kentucky, to be Administrator of the 
Maritime Administration.
  Jo Emily Handelsman, of Connecticut, to be an Associate Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
  David J. Arroyo, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2016.
  Rhea Sun Suh, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
Wildlife.
  Ellen Dudley Williams, of Maryland, to be Director of the Advanced 
Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy.
  Christopher Smith, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Fossil Energy).
  Janice Marion Schneider, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Interior.
  Elizabeth M. Robinson, of Washington, to be Under Secretary of 
Energy.
  Franklin M. Orr, Jr., of California, to be Under Secretary for 
Science, Department of Energy.
  Neil Gregory Kornze, of Nevada, to be Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
  Esther Puakela Kia'aina, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Interior.
  Marc A. Kastner, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of 
Science, Department of Energy.
  Jonathan Elkind, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(International Affairs).
  Steven Croley, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the Department 
of Energy.
  Michael L. Connor, of New Mexico, to be Deputy Secretary of the 
Interior.
  Tommy Port Beaudreau, of Alaska, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.
  Roy K. J. Williams, of Ohio, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Economic Development.
  Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, of Illinois, to be Chief Financial 
Officer, Environmental Protection Agency.
  Richard J. Engler, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Chemical 
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
  Thomas A. Burke, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Kenneth J. Kopocis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Richard G. Frank, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.
  Tamara Wenda Ashford, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Karen Dynan, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  R. Gil Kerlikowske, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner 
of Customs, Department of Homeland Security.
  L. Paige Marvel, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Tax 
Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Sarah Bloom Raskin, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, of Missouri, to be a Member of the United 
States International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16, 
2021.
  Stefan M. Selig, of New York, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
International Trade.
  Michael G. Carroll, of New York, to be Inspector General, United 
States Agency for International Development.
  Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be United States Alternate 
Governor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of five years.
  Richard Stengel, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for 
Public Diplomacy.
  Sarah Sewall, of Massachusetts, to be an Under Secretary of State 
(Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights).

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  Puneet Talwar, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs).
  Frank A. Rose, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Verification and Compliance).
  Charles Hammerman Rivkin, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of State (Economic and Business Affairs).
  Carlos Pascual, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (Energy Resources).
  Carolyn Hessler Radelet, of Virginia, to be Director of the Peace 
Corps.
  Tomasz P. Malinowski, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
  Dana J. Hyde, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer, Millennium 
Challenge Corporation.
  Daniel W. Yohannes, of Colorado, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 
Development, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State 
for Arms Control and International Security.
  Bathsheba Nell Crocker, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of State (International Organization Affairs).
  Keith M. Harper, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his 
tenure of service as United States Representative to the UN Human 
Rights Council.
  Peter A. Selfridge, of Minnesota, to be Chief of Protocol, and to 
have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service.
  Anthony Luzzatto Gardner, of New York, to be Representative of the 
United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador.
  Crystal Nix-Hines, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during 
her tenure of service as the United States Permanent Representative to 
the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
  Adam M. Scheinman, of Virginia, to be Special Representative of the 
President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Robert A. Wood, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the Conference on 
Disarmament.
  Tina S. Kaidanow, of the District of Columbia, to be Coordinator for 
Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.
  Pamela K. Hamamoto, of Hawaii, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other 
International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Leslie Berger Kiernan, of Maryland, to be Representative of the 
United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and 
Reform, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Leslie Berger Kiernan, of Maryland, to be Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Representative of 
the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management 
and Reform.
  Michael Anderson Lawson, of California, for the rank of Ambassador 
during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of 
America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation 
Organization.
  Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate 
Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
for a term of five years; United States Alternate Governor of the 
Inter-American Development Bank for a term of five years.
  Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate 
Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
  Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State 
(Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment).
  Kevin Whitaker, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Colombia.
  Joseph William Westphal, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom 
of Saudi Arabia.
  George James Tsunis, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Norway.
  Karen Clark Stanton, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Democratic 
Republic of Timor-Leste.
  Douglas Alan Silliman, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the State of 
Kuwait.
  Robert A. Sherman, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the 
Portuguese Republic.
  Eric T. Schultz, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Zambia.
  Eunice S. Reddick, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Niger.
  Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Peru.
  Luis G. Moreno, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Jamaica.
  Carlos Roberto Moreno, of California, to be Ambassador to Belize.
  Noah Bryson Mamet, of California, to be Ambassador to the Argentine 
Republic.
  Donald Lu, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Albania.

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  Helen Meagher La Lime, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Angola.
  Amy Jane Hyatt, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Palau.
  Michael Stephen Hoza, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Cameroon.
  John Hoover, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Sierra Leone.
  Bruce Heyman, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to Canada.
  Matthew T. Harrington, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom 
of Lesotho.
  Michael A. Hammer, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Chile.
  Mark Gilbert, of Florida, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to 
serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
the Independent State of Samoa.
  John L. Estrada, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Trinidad and Tobago.
  Thomas Frederick Daughton, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Namibia.
  Maureen Elizabeth Cormack, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Bosnia 
and Herzegovina.
  Mark Bradley Childress, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the United 
Republic of Tanzania.
  Arnold A. Chacon, of Virginia, to be Director General of the Foreign 
Service.
  Dwight L. Bush, Sr., of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Kingdom of Morocco.
  Timothy M. Broas, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of the 
Netherlands.
  Colleen Bradley Bell, of California, to be Ambassador to Hungary.
  Robert C. Barber, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Iceland.
  Larry Edward Andre, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Islamic 
Republic of Mauritania.
  Cynthia H. Akuetteh, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Gabonese Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of the Democratic Republic 
of Sao Tome and Principe.
  Michael Keith Yudin, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department 
of Education.
  Portia Y. Wu, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Labor.
  David Weil, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Wage and 
Hour Division, Department of Labor.
  James H. Shelton III, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy 
Secretary of Education.
  Massie Ritsch, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Communications and Outreach, Department of Education.
  Theodore Reed Mitchell, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
Education.
  Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Massachusetts, to be Medical Director in 
the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to 
qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be 
Surgeon General of the Public Health Service for a term of four years.
  Ericka M. Miller, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
  Heather L. MacDougall, of Florida, to be a Member of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2017.
  France A. Cordova, of New Mexico, to be Director of the National 
Science Foundation for a term of six years.
  James Cole, Jr., of New York, to be General Counsel, Department of 
Education.
  Steven Joel Anthony, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Railroad 
Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2018.
  Steven M. Wellner, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Sherry Moore Trafford, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 
the term of fifteen years.
  William Ward Nooter, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Suzanne Eleanor Spaulding, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary, 
Department of Homeland Security.
  James C. Miller, III, of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for the term expiring December 8, 2017.
  Tony Hammond, of Missouri, to be a Commissioner of the Postal 
Regulatory Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2018.
  Stephen Crawford, of Maryland, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for the remainder of the term expiring December 8, 2015.
  David Michael Bennett, of North Carolina, to be a Governor of the 
United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2018.
  Nanci E. Langley, of Hawaii, to be a Commissioner of the Postal 
Regulatory Commission for a term expiring November 22, 2018.
  John Roth, of Michigan, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Homeland Security.
  Yvette Roubideaux, of Maryland, to be Director of the Indian Health 
Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for the term of four 
years.

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  Vincent G. Logan, of New York, to be Special Trustee, Office of 
Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior.
  Daniel Bennett Smith, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Intelligence and Research).
  Caroline Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia, to be General 
Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency.
  Jill A. Pryor, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Eleventh Circuit.
  Carolyn B. McHugh, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Tenth Circuit.
  Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
  Nancy L. Moritz, of Kansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Tenth Circuit.
  John B. Owens, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.
  David Jeremiah Barron, of Massachusetts, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the First Circuit.
  Robin S. Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Eleventh Circuit.
  Julie E. Carnes, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Eleventh Circuit.
  Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Fifth Circuit.
  Rosemary Marquez, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Arizona.
  Pamela L. Reeves, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
  Timothy L. Brooks, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Arkansas.
  Jeffrey Alker Meyer, of Connecticut, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Connecticut.
  James Donato, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of California.
  Beth Labson Freeman, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of California.
  Jennifer Prescod May-Parker, of North Carolina, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
  Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, of Puerto Rico, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico.
  Bruce Howe Hendricks, of South Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of South Carolina.
  Alison Renee Lee, of South Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of South Carolina.
  Vince Girdhari Chhabria, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of California.
  Matthew Frederick Leitman, of Michigan, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
  Judith Ellen Levy, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Michigan.
  Laurie J. Michelson, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Michigan.
  James Maxwell Moody, Jr., of Arkansas, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
  Linda Vivienne Parker, of Michigan, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
  Christopher Reid Cooper, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Columbia.
  Daniel D. Crabtree, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Kansas.
  M. Douglas Harpool, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Missouri.
  Sheryl H. Lipman, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Tennessee.
  Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  Edward G. Smith, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  Cynthia Ann Bashant, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of California.
  Stanley Allen Bastian, of Washington, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Washington.
  Diane J. Humetewa, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Arizona.
  Jon David Levy, of Maine, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Maine.
  Steven Paul Logan, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Arizona.
  Douglas L. Rayes, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Arizona.
  Manish S. Shah, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Illinois.
  John Joseph Tuchi, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Arizona.
  Mark G. Mastroianni, of Massachusetts, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Massachusetts.

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  Indira Talwani, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Massachusetts.
  Theodore David Chuang, of Maryland, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Maryland.
  George Jarrod Hazel, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Maryland.
  James D. Peterson, of Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Wisconsin.
  Nancy J. Rosenstengel, of Illinois, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Illinois.
  Ronnie L. White, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Missouri.
  Michael P. Boggs, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Georgia.
  Tanya S. Chutkan, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Columbia.
  Mark Howard Cohen, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Georgia.
  M. Hannah Lauck, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Virginia.
  Leigh Martin May, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Georgia.
  Eleanor Louise Ross, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Georgia.
  Leo T. Sorokin, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Massachusetts.
  James Alan Soto, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Arizona.
  Andrew Mark Luger, of Minnesota, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Minnesota for the term of four years.
  Damon Paul Martinez, of New Mexico, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of New Mexico for the term of four years.
  Kevin W. Techau, of Iowa, to be United States Attorney for the 
Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years.
  Gary Blankinship, of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Texas for the term of four years.
  Robert L. Hobbs, of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of Texas for the term of four years.
  Amos Rojas, Jr., of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Florida for the term of four years.
  Peter C. Tobin, of Ohio, to be United States Marshal for the Southern 
District of Ohio for a term of four years.
  Debo P. Adegbile, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  Leslie Ragon Caldwell, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General.
  John P. Carlin, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  Peter Joseph Kadzik, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General.
  Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Privacy 
and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 
2020.
  Myrna Perez, of Texas, to be a Member of the Election Assistance 
Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2015.
  Thomas Hicks, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Election Assistance 
Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2017.
  Sloan D. Gibson, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs.
  Linda A. Schwartz, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Policy and Planning).
  Helen Tierney, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department 
of Veterans Affairs.
  Constance B. Tobias, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of 
Veterans' Appeals for a term of six years.
  Jon M. Holladay, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Agriculture.
  David Radzanowski, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Financial 
Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  Richard A. Kennedy, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term 
expiring May 30, 2016.
  Joseph S. Hezir, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Energy.
  Charles P. Rose, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term 
expiring May 26, 2019.
  Mark Thomas Nethery, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a 
term expiring October 6, 2018.
  Anne J. Udall, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring 
October 6, 2016.
  Camilla C. Feibelman, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K.

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Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring April 15, 
2017.
  Nani A. Coloretti, of California, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of the Treasury.
  Alan L. Cohen, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Social Security 
Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2016.
  Lanhee J. Chen, of California, to be a Member of the Social Security 
Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2018.
  Henry J. Aaron, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2014.
  Henry J. Aaron, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2020.
  Mark E. Lopes, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 
2016.
  Susan McCue, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three years.
  Mark E. Lopes, of Arizona, to be United States Executive Director of 
the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of three years.
  Alfredo J. Balsera, of Florida, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
2014.
  Alfredo J. Balsera, of Florida, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
2017.
  Linda Thomas-Greenfield, an Assistant Secretary of State (African 
Affairs), to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African 
Development Foundation for the remainder of the term expiring September 
27, 2015.
  Vicki Miles-LaGrange, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term 
expiring December 10, 2015.
  Shelly Colleen Lowe, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018.
  Patricia Nelson Limerick, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018.
  Joseph Pius Pietrzyk, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2014.
  Martha L. Minow, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2014.
  Martha L. Minow, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2017.
  Gloria Valencia-Weber, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2014.
  Gloria Valencia-Weber, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2017.
  Laurie I. Mikva, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2016.
  Victor B. Maddox, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2016.
  John Gerson Levi, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2014.
  John Gerson Levi, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2014.
  Harry James Franklyn Korrell III, of Washington, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term 
expiring July 13, 2014.
  Charles Norman Wiltse Keckler, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term 
expiring July 13, 2016.
  Robert James Grey, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2017.
  Robert James Grey, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2014.
  Thomas Edgar Rothman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016.
  Mark D. Gearan, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring December 1, 2015.                                 
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Messages from the House:                                       
  Page S19
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                          
  Pages S3, S19
Executive Communications:                                  
  Pages S19-21
Petitions and Memorials:                                   
  Pages S21-27
Additional Cosponsors:                                         
  Page S28
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                
  Pages S28-30
Additional Statements:                                     
  Pages S18-19
Privileges of the Floor:                                       
  Page S30
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--1)      
  Page S14
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:53 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. (For Senate's program, see 
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of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S30.)