[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 2, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2093-S2095]
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-5140. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Global Strategic Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Report Pursuant to Section 1304 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014: 
     Strategy to Modernize Cooperative Threat Reduction and 
     Prevent the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and 
     Related Materials in the Middle East and North Africa 
     Region'' (OSS-2014-0461); to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5141. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict), 
     Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Policy), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``2014 Global Defense Posture Report'' (OSS-2014-0462); to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5142. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Department's annual report concerning 
     military assistance and military exports (OSS-2014-0460); to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5143. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Swap Data 
     Repositories--Access to SDR Data by Market Participants'' 
     (RIN3038-AE14) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5144. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Clomazone; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9907-
     62) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-5145. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``S-metolachlor; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9907-61) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5146. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Propiconazole; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9907-05) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5147. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Forchlorfenuron; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9907-47) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5148. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Extension of Pilot Program on Acquisition of Military-Purpose 
     Nondevelopmental Items'' ((RIN0750-AI28) (DFARS Case 2014-
     D007)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 26, 2014; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5149. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Performance-Based Payments'' ((RIN0750-AH54) (DFARS Case 
     2011-D045)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5150. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs), Performing 
     the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve 
     Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2013 annual 
     report relative to the STARBASE Program; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
        EC-5151. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Global Strategic Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the utilization of a contribution 
     to the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5152. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary 
     of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report 
     on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Michael 
     Ferriter, United States Army, and his advancement to the 
     grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5153. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Defense 
     Production Act Annual Fund Report for Fiscal Year 2013''; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5154. A joint communication from the Vice Chairman of 
     the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Intelligence), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to maintaining the EP-3E Airborne Reconnaissance 
     Integrated Electronic System II and Special Projects Aircraft 
     platform in a manner that meets the intelligence, 
     surveillance and reconnaissance requirements in performance 
     and support of the Combatant Commanders; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
        EC-5155. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, General Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, (2) two reports 
     relative to vacancies in the Department of the Treasury, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 26, 2014; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-5156. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
     13224 of September 23, 2001, with respect to persons who 
     commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5157. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Financial Institutions Examination Council, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Council's 2013 Annual Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-5158. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, 
     Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     a rule entitled ``Prohibitions and Restrictions on 
     Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests In, and 
     Relationships With, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds''; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5159. 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'' (Docket No. FEMA-
     2014-0002) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 31, 2014; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5160. 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'' (Docket No. FEMA-
     2013-0002) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 31, 2014; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5161. 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'' (Docket No. FEMA-
     2014-0002) received in the Office of the President of the

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     Senate on March 31, 2014; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5162. A communication from the Counsel, Legal Division, 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Equal Access 
     to Justice Act Implementation Rule'' ((RIN3170-AA27) (Docket 
     No. CFPB-2012-0020)) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 
     28, 2014; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-5163. A communication from the Chairman and President 
     of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to transactions involving U.S. exports to 
     Turkey; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-5164. A communication from the Chairman and President 
     of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a transaction involving Wells Fargo, N.A. 
     and the Export-Import Bank's Working Capital Guarantee 
     Program; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-5165. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation 
     Plan, Maricopa County Area'' (FRL No. 9904-75-Region 9) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5166. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation 
     Plan'' (FRL No. 9904-83-Region 9) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 27, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5167. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation 
     Plan'' (FRL No. 9908-25-Region 9) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 27, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5168. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Update of the Motor 
     Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the Reading 1997 Eight-Hour 
     Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Maintenance 
     Area'' (FRL No. 9908-50-Region 3) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 27, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5169. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Michigan; PSD Rules for PM2.5'' (FRL 
     No. 9908-72-Region 5) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5170. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Kraft Pulp Mills NSPS Review'' (FRL No. 9907-37-
     OAR) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5171. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition 
     of Volatile Organic Compounds--Exclusion of 2-amino-2-methyl-
     1-proponal (AMP)'' (FRL No. 9906-73-OAR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 27, 2014; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5172. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Carbon Monoxide Second 
     Limited Maintenance Plan for the Pittsburgh Area'' (FRL No. 
     9908-48-Region 3) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-5173. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Virginia; Section 110(a)(2) 
     Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Ozone National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9908-46-Region 3) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5174. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     Tennessee; Conflict of Interest'' (FRL No. 9909-01-Region 4) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5175. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     Texas; Revisions to the Minor New Source Review (NSR) State 
     Implementation Plan (SIP); Types of Standard Permits, State 
     Pollution Control Project Standard Permit and Control Methods 
     for the Permitting of Grandfathered and Electing Electric 
     Generating Facilities'' (FRL No. 9908-27-Region 6) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 27, 
     2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5176. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval of States' Request to Relax the Federal 
     Reid Vapor Pressure Volatility Standard in Florida, and the 
     Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill and Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High 
     Point Areas in North Carolina'' (FRL No. 9908-13-OAR) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5177. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality 
     Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Commonwealth 
     of Virginia; Control of Emissions from Existing Sewage Sludge 
     Incineration Units'' (FRL No. 9908-89-Region 3) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 27, 2014; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5178. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Approval of the 
     Redesignation Requests and the Associated Maintenance Plans 
     of the Charleston Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Annual and 
     the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Standards'' (FRL No. 
     9908-88-Region 3) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-5179. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report on 
     the Taxation of Social Security and Railroad Retirement 
     Benefits in Calendar Years 2005 through 2009''; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-5180. 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 ``Issuance of Opinion 
     and Advisory Letters for Pre-approved Defined Contribution 
     Plans for the Second Six-Year Cycle, Deadline for Employer 
     Adoption, and Opening of Determination Letter Program for 
     Pre-approved Plan Adopters'' (Announcement 2014-16) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 31, 
     2014; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5181. 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 ``Designation of Payor 
     to Perform Acts Required of an Employer'' ((RIN1545-BJ31) (TD 
     9662)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 31, 2014; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5182. 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 ``Eligibility for 
     Premium Tax Credit for Victims of Domestic Abuse'' (Notice 
     2014-23) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 31, 2014; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5183. 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 ``Postponement of 
     Deadline for Making an Election to Deduct for the Preceding 
     Taxable Year Losses Attributable to Colorado Severe Storms, 
     Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides'' (Notice 2014-20) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5184. 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 ``Section 911(d)(4)--
     2013 Update'' (Rev. Proc. 2014-25) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 27, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-5185. 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 ``Shared Responsibility 
     for Employers Regarding Health Coverage'' ((RIN1545-BL33) (TD 
     9655)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5186. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to sections 36(c) and 
     36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-143); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5187. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to

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     law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (DDTC 14-001); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-5188. 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 14-010); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-5189. 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 14-004); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-5190. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to overseas surplus 
     property; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5191. 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 ``Food 
     Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human 
     Consumption; Vitamin D2 Bakers Yeast'' (Docket No. FDA-2009-
     F-0570) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 28, 2014; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5192. 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 ``Irradiation 
     in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food'' (Docket 
     No. FDA-1999-F-2405) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 
     28, 2014; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-5193. A communication from the Chair, Advisory Council 
     on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report that includes recommendations for 
     improving federally and privately funded Alzheimer's 
     programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-5194. A communication from the Secretary to the Board, 
     Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Railroad Retirement Board'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-5195. A communication from the Board Members, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual 
     report relative to the Board's compliance with the Government 
     in the Sunshine Act during calendar year 2013; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5196. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Global Strategic Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the Proliferation Security 
     Initiative budget plan and review for fiscal years 2012-2017; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-5197. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, 
     ``Metropolitan Police Department First Amendment 
     Investigations Substantially Complied with District Law''; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5198. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Corporation'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-5199. A communication from the Deputy Commissioner for 
     Human Resources, Social Security Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration'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-5200. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Government Accountability Office, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Office'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-5201. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Global Strategic Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the Proliferation Security 
     Initiative budget plan and review for fiscal years 2012-2017; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-5202. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department of Justice's 2013 Freedom of Information Act 
     (FOIA) Litigation and Compliance Report; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
        EC-5203. 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 ``Updated Statements of Legal 
     Authority for the Export Administration Regulations'' 
     (RIN0694-AG07) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 31, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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