[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 42 (Thursday, March 13, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1650-S1651]
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-4927. A communication from the Associate Administrator 
     of the Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oranges and Grapefruit 
     Grown in Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas and Imported 
     Oranges; Change in Size Requirements for Oranges'' (Docket 
     No. AMS-FV-14-0009; FV14-906-1 IR) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 13, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4928. A communication from the Associate Administrator 
     of the Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oranges and Grapefruit 
     Grown in Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; Change in Size and 
     Grade Requirements for Oranges'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-14-0015; 
     FV14-906-2 IR) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 12, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4929. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, 
     Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Base III Conforming Amendments Related to Cross-
     References, Subordinated Debt and Limits Based on Regulatory 
     Capital'' (RIN1557-AD73) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 11, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4930. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2013 report (covering 
     trade in calendar year 2012) relative to the impact of the 
     Andean Trade Preference Act on U.S. trade and employment; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-4931. 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 ``Extension of Import 
     Restrictions on Archaeological and Ecclesiastical 
     Ethnological Materials from Honduras'' (RIN1515-AE00) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 12, 2014; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-4932. 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 ``Application of 
     Section 871(m) to Specified Equity-Linked Instruments'' 
     (Notice 2014-14) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 11, 2014; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-4933. 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 ``Information Reporting 
     of Minimum Essential Coverage'' ((RIN1545-BL31) (TD 9660)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 11, 2014; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-4934. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report certifying for fiscal 
     year 2014 that no United Nations agency or United Nations 
     affiliated agency grants any official status, accreditation, 
     or recognition to any organization which promotes and 
     condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia, or which 
     includes as a subsidiary or member any such organization; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4935. 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 March 12, 2014; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4936. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Strategic Plan for the Department of Health 
     and Human Services for fiscal years 2014-2018; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4937. A communication from the Members of the Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's 
     Congressional Justification of Budget Estimates Report for 
     fiscal year 2015; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4938. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``General Services Administration Acquisition 
     Regulation; Electronic Contracting Initiative (ECI)'' 
     (RIN3090-AJ36) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 12, 2014; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4939. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Government Ethics, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     strategic plan for the Office of Government Ethics for fiscal 
     years 2014 through 2018; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4940. A communication from the President of the James 
     Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Foundation's Annual Report for the year 
     ending September 30, 2013; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4941. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Director for Management and Administration and Designated 
     Reporting Official, Office on National Drug Control Policy, 
     Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of 
     Director of National Drug Control Policy, received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 12, 2014; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-4942. A communication from the Deputy Director of the 
     Regulation Policy and Management Office of the General 
     Counsel, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Disclosures to Participate in State 
     Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs'' (RIN2900-AO45) 
     received in the Office of the

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     President of the Senate on March 12, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-4943. A communication from the Chairwomen of the 
     Federal Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Federal Trade Commission Strategic Plan for 
     Fiscal Years 2014-2018''; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4944. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Transportation Security Administration, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Administration's decision to enter into a 
     contract with a private security screening company to provide 
     screening services at Kansas City International Airport; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4945. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Houma Navigation Canal, Mile Marker 35.5 to 36.5, and Gulf 
     Intracoastal Waterway, Mile Marker 59.0 to 60.0, West of 
     Harvey Locks, bank to bank; Houma, Terrebonne Parish, LA'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2012-0880)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 18, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4946. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Bone Island Triathlon, Atlantic Ocean; Key West, FL'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0905)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 18, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4947. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Vessel Movement, Christina River; Wilmington, DE'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2013-1002)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 18, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4948. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     BWRC Southwest Showdown Three; Parker, AZ'' ((RIN1625-AA00) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2013-1034)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 18, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-4949. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone 
     for Ice Conditions; Baltimore Captain of the Port Zone'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0509)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 18, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4950. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Olympus Tension Leg Platform'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. 
     USCG-2013-0070)) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 18, 
     2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-4951. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Potomac and Anacostia Rivers; Washington, D.C.'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2013-1050)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 18, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4952. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security 
     Zone; On the Water in Kailua Bay, Oahu, HI'' ((RIN1625-AA87) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2013-0934)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 18, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-4953. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security 
     Zone; North American International Auto Show; Detroit River, 
     Detroit, MI'' ((RIN1625-AA87) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0034)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 18, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4954. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security 
     Zone; Mississippi River, New Orleans, LA'' ((RIN1625-AA87) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2013-0994)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 18, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-4955. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulations; Eleventh Coast Guard District Annual 
     Marine Events'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0361)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 18, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4956. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Anchorage 
     Grounds and Safety Zone, Delaware River; Marcus Hook, PA'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2013-1014)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 18, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4957. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Anchorage 
     Regulations: Pacific Ocean at San Nicolas Island, CA; 
     Restricted Anchorage Areas'' ((RIN1625-AA01) (Docket No. 
     USCG-2012-0967)) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 18, 
     2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-4958. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Alaska Marine Highway System Port Valdez Ferry Terminal, Port 
     Valdez; Valdez, AK'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2012-
     0365)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 18, 2014; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4959. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual report 
     related to the Colorado River System Reservoirs for 2014; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-4960. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Annual Report to Congress on the Medicare and 
     Medicaid Integrity Programs Report for Fiscal Year 2012''; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-4961. 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 Storage Facility Loan Program; Security 
     Requirements'' (RIN0560-AI19) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 12, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4962. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, 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-2014-0271); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.

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