[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 28, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S526-S527]
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-4441. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, an interim response to the Conference Report 112-705 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for 2013, Section 737; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4442. A communication from the President of the United 
     States of America, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the continuation of the national emergency that 
     was declared in Executive Order 12947 with respect to 
     terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace 
     process; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-4443. 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-AK86) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 16, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4444. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations'' ((44 CFR Part 67) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2013-0002)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 15, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4445. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Executive Compensation'' 
     (RIN2590-AA12) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 23, 
     2014; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-4446. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Golden Parachute 
     Payments'' (RIN2590-AA08) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 23, 2014; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-4447. A communication from the Director of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, three (3) reports relative to vacancies in 
     the Environmental Protection Agency, received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 23, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4448. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered 
     and Threatened Species; Designation of a Nonessential 
     Experimental Population of Central Valley Spring-Run Chinook 
     Salmon Below Friant Dam in the San Joaquin River, CA'' 
     (RIN0648-BC68) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 15, 2014; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-4449. 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 ``Bond Premium Carryforward'' ((RIN1545-BL28) 
     (TD 9653)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 16, 2014; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4450. 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 ``Sales-Based Royalties and Vendor 
     Allowances'' ((RIN1545-BI57) (TD 9652)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 16, 2014; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4451. 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 ``Computation of, and Rules Relating to, 
     Medical Loss Ratio'' ((RIN1545-BL05) (TD 9651)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 16, 
     2014; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4452. 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 Prevailing State Assumed Interest 
     Rates'' (Rev. Rul. 2014-4) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 16, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-4453. 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 ``Exclusion from Income of Payments to Care 
     Providers from Medicaid Waiver Programs'' (Notice 2014-7) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 16, 2014; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4454. 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 ``Current Refundings of Recovery Zone 
     Facility Bonds'' (Notice 2014-9) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 16, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-4455. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Political-

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     Military Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, an addendum to a certification, 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 (OSS-2014-0042); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4456. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to groups designated by 
     the Secretary of State as Foreign Terrorist Organizations 
     (OSS 2014-0043); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4457. A communication from the Assistant Administrator, 
     Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development (USAID), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Agency's response to the GAO report entitled 
     ``Central America: U.S. Agencies Considered Various Factors 
     in Funding Security Activities, but Need to Assess Progress 
     in Achieving Interagency Objectives''; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-4458. A communication from the 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 13-155); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-4459. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, twenty-nine (29) reports relative to 
     vacancies in the Department of State, received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on January 16, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4460. A communication from the Chairman of the United 
     States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report entitled ``Report to Congress on the Current 
     Disposition of Highly Enriched Uranium Exports Used as Fuel 
     or Targets in Nuclear Research or Test Reactors''; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4461. 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 2014-
     0001--2014-0010); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4462. A communication from the Executive Analyst, Office 
     of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, four (4) reports relative to 
     vacancies in the Department of Health and Human Services; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4463. 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 ``Medical 
     Devices; Pediatric Uses of Devices; Requirement for 
     Submission of Information on Pediatric Subpopulations That 
     Suffer From a Disease or Condition That a Device Is Intended 
     To Treat, Diagnose, or Cure'' ((RIN0910-AG29) (Docket No. 
     FDA-2009-N-0458)) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 17, 
     2014; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-4464. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Payment of Premiums; Large-Plan Flat-Rate 
     Premium'' (RIN1212-AB26) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 15, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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