[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 51 (Monday, March 31, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1869-S1870]
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-5026. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(d) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-181); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5027. 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 14-014); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5028. 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 13-167); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5029. 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 13-184); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5030. 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 13-162); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5031. 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 13-185); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5032. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     export to the People's Republic of China of items not 
     detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5033. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the elimination of the 
     danger pay allowance for Cote d'Ivoire; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5034. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of 
     July 31, 2003, a semiannual report detailing 
     telecommunications-related payments made to Cuba pursuant to 
     Department of the Treasury licenses; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5035. A communication from the Acting 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 2014-0014-2014-0019); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-5036. A communication from the Prime Minister, Kurdistan 
     Regional Government, transmitting, a request that the Obama 
     Administration remove the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) 
     and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) from the Foreign 
     Terrorist Organizations list; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-5037. A communication from the General Counsel, National 
     Endowment for the Humanities, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Public Access to NEH Records 
     Under the Freedom of Information Act'' (RIN3136-AA32) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 25, 2014; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-5038. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Food 
     Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; 
     Benzoic Acid'' (Docket No. FDA-2012-F-1100) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 14, 2014; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5039. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``New Animal 
     Drug Applications; Confidentiality of Data and Information in 
     a New Animal Drug Application File'' (Docket No. FDA-2014-N-
     0108) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 21, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5040. 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 ``Basic Health Program: State Administration 
     of Basic Health Programs . . .Trust Fund and Financial 
     Integrity'' (RIN0938-AR93) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 11, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5041. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Report to Congress on the Evaluation of the 
     Medicare Care Management Performance (MCMP) Demonstration''; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5042. A communication from the Program Manager, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and 
     Payment Parameters for 2015'' (RIN0938-AR89) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 11, 2014; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5043. 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 ``Olives Grown in 
     California; Decreased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-
     14-0002; FV14-932-1 IR) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 26, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5044. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Importation of Potatoes From 
     Mexico'' ((RIN0579-AD78) (Docket No. APHIS-2013-0037)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 26, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-5045. A communication from the Board Chair and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting 
     the Agency's proposed fiscal year 2015 budget; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5046. A communication from the Acting Chairman of the 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Commission's Annual Performance Report for fiscal 
     year 2013; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5047. A communication from the Chairman of the Merit 
     Systems Protection Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Board's Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2014-2018 and the 
     Annual Performance Plan for fiscal year 2013 and Annual 
     Performance Plan for fiscal years 2014-2015; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5048. A communication from the Chief Human Resources 
     Officer, United States Postal Service, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Postal Service's fiscal year 2013 annual report 
     relative to the Notification and Federal Employee 
     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5049. A communication from the Chairman, Occupational 
     Safety and Health Review Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report of the Commission's Strategic Plan for 2014-
     2018; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-5050. A communication from the Human Resources 
     Specialist, Office of the Executive Director, Office of 
     Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the No FEAR Act for fiscal year 
     2013; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-5051. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Economic Impact and Diversity, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's fiscal year 
     2013 report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee 
     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-5052. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation's Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report 
     to Congress and the Director's Semiannual Report to Congress 
     on Management Decisions for the periods from April 1,

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     2012 through September 30, 2012, October 1, 2012 through 
     March 31, 2013, and April 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-5053. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Implementation of the 
     Understandings Reached at the June 2013 Australia Group (AG) 
     Plenary Meeting and the December 2012 AG Intersessional 
     Decisions'' (RIN0694-AG04) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 26, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5054. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Wyoming 
     Regulatory Program'' (Docket No. WY-044-FOR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 26, 2014; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-5055. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Civil Monetary Penalties'' (RIN 1029-AC67) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 26, 2014; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-5056. A communication from the Administrator, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the cost 
     of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3366-EM in the 
     State of West Virginia having exceeded the $5,000,000 limit 
     for a single emergency declaration; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5057. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 20-291, ``Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support 
     Technical Clarification Amendment Act of 2014''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5058. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 20-292, ``Vending Regulations Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5059. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 20-300, ``Classroom Animal for Education 
     Purposes Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2014''; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5060. 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 Director, United States Citizenship and 
     Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 19, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5061. 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 Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and 
     Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 19, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5062. 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 Under Secretary, National Protection and 
     Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 20, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5063. 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 Inspector General, Office of Inspector 
     General, Department of Homeland Security, received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 19, 2014; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5064. 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 Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 26, 
     2014; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-5065. 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 Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection, Department of Homeland Security, received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 20, 2014; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5066. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Public and Indian 
     Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Conforming Amendment to the Section 184 Indian Housing Loan 
     Guarantee Program Regulations'' (RIN2577-AC91) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 19, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Indian Affairs.
       EC-5067. A communication from the Staff Director, U.S. 
     Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the compliance of federal district courts 
     with documentation submission requirements; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       EC-5068. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     third quarter of fiscal year 2013 quarterly report of the 
     Department of Justice's Office of Privacy and Civil 
     Liberties; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5069. A communication from the Chief of the Office of 
     Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
     Explosives, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Importation of Arms, 
     Ammunition and Defense Articles--Removal of Certain Defense 
     Articles Currently on the U.S. Munitions Import List That No 
     Longer Warrant Import Control Under the Arms Export Control 
     Act'' (RIN1140-AA45) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-5070. A communication from the Director, Congressional 
     Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Commission's Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2014 
     through 2019; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
       EC-5071. 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 ``VA Dental Insurance Program--
     Federalism'' (RIN2900-AO85) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 25, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-5072. 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 ``Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment 
     Program: Changes Related to the Honoring America's Veterans 
     and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012'' (RIN2900-
     AO87) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 25, 2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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