[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 4, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3423-S3424]
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-5918. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Administrator's Semiannual Management Report to 
     Congress for the period from October 1, 2013 through March 
     31, 2014; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5919. 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 ``Further Guidance on 
     the Implementation of FATCA and Related Withholding 
     Provisions'' (Notice 2014-33) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 2, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-5920. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``HHS Secretary's Efforts to Improve Children's 
     Health Care Quality in Medicaid and CHIP''; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-5921. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Interim Report to Congress on the Community First 
     Choice (CFC) Option''; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5922. 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-5923. A joint communication from the Deputy Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs and the Acting Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense 
     Joint Executive Committee Fiscal Year 2013 Annual Report''; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-5924. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program: 
     Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial and Industrial 
     Electric Motors'' (RIN1904-AC28) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 30, 2014; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
        EC-5925. A communication from the Chairman, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     semiannual report relative to the status of the Commission's 
     licensing activities and regulatory duties; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5926. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Preheat and Interpass Temperature Control for the Welding 
     of Low-Alloy Steel for Use in Fuel Reprocessing Plans and in 
     Plutonium Processing and Fuel Fabrication Plants'' 
     (Regulatory Guide 3.29) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 2, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5927. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``NRC Acquisition of Supplies and Services'' (Management 
     Directive 11.1) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 2, 2014; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-5928. A communication from the Administrator, Rural 
     Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Intermediary Relending Program'' (RIN0570-AA86) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 28, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5929. 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 ``Marketing Order 
     Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far 
     West; Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 
     2014-2015 Marketing Year'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-13-0087; FV14-
     985-1 FR) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 27, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5930. A communication from the Associate Administrator 
     of the Cotton and Tobacco Programs, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``User Fees for 2014 Crop 
     Cotton Classification Services to Growers'' ((RIN0581-AD35) 
     (Docket No. AMS-CN-13-0085)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 27, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
        EC-5931. 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 for Direct Addition to Food for Human 
     Consumption; Advantame'' (Docket No. FDA-2009-F-0303) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 27, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5932. A communication from the Acting Chief 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 ``Copayment for Medications in 2014'' 
     (RIN2900-AO91) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 27, 2014; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-5933. 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 ``Accelerated Cost 
     Recovery System'' (Rev. Rul. 2014-17) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 27, 2014; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5934. 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 ``Determination of 
     Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt Instruments Issued 
     for Property'' (Rev. Rul. 2014-16) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 27, 2014; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5935. A communication from the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the ``2014 Report to Congress on Vulnerability 
     Assessments for Fiscal Year 2013'' (OSS-2014-0741); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5936. 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; 
     Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan, Conformity Budgets, 
     Emissions Inventories; State of New York'' (FRL No. 9911-56-
     Region 2) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 30, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5937. 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 for Permitting of Particulate Matter with 
     Diameters Less Than or Equal to 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5)'' 
     (FRL No. 9909-35-Region 6) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     30, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5938. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a Determination and 
     Certification under Section 40A of the Arms Export Control 
     Act relative to countries not cooperating fully with United 
     States antiterrorism efforts; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-5939. 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 14-039); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-5940. 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 14-048); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-5941. A joint communication from the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
     transmitting a request relative to issuing a travel 
     restriction on senior officials' travel to Afghanistan for 
     the period of June 1, 2014 through September 20, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.

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        EC-5942. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary 
     of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to the Department of Defense 
     assigning women to previously closed positions in the Army's 
     160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
        EC-5943. 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, a report relative to 
     Reserve Component Equipment Procurement and Military 
     Construction for fiscal year 2015; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.

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