[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12322-12324]
[From the U.S. 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-2374. 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 Fresh Citrus Fruit 
     From Uruguay, Including Citrus Hybrids and Fortunella spp., 
     Into the Continental United States'' ((RIN0579-AD59) (Docket 
     No. APHIS-2011-0060)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on July 11, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2375. A communication from the Chief of the Planning and 
     Regulatory Affairs Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``National School Lunch Program and 
     School Breakfast Program: Nutrition Standards for All Foods 
     Sold in School as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids 
     Act of 2010'' (RIN0584-AE09) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 9, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2376. 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 ``Revisions to the Export 
     Administration Regulations Based on the 2012 Missile 
     Technology Control Regime Plenary Agreements'' (RIN0694-AF81) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     18, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2377. A communication from the Acting Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13441 with respect to Lebanon; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2378. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the continuation of the national emergency with respect to 
     significant transnational criminal organizations that was 
     established in Executive Order 13581 on July 24, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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       EC-2379. A communication from the Associate Director, 
     Financial Reporting and Accounting Policy, Federal Home Loan 
     Bank of Des Moines, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2012 
     Statement on the System of Internal Controls of the Federal 
     Home Loan Bank of Des Moines and accompanying reports; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2380. A communication from the President and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's 2012 Management 
     Report; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2381. A communication from the Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Board's semiannual Monetary Policy Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2382. 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 
     Ireland; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2383. 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 
     Israel; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2384. 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 
     Mexico; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2385. 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 
     Singapore; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2386. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Disqualification of 
     Felons and Other ``Bad Actors'' from Rule 506 Offerings'' 
     (RIN3235-AK97) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 11, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2387. A communication from the President and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Financing Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Corporation's Statement on the System of 
     Internal Controls and the 2012 Audited Financial Statements; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2388. A communication from the President and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Resolution Funding Corporation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Corporation's Statement on 
     the System of Internal Controls and the 2012 Audited 
     Financial Statements; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2389. A communication from the Special Inspector General 
     for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, transmitting, the 
     January 2013 Quarterly Report to Congress of the Special 
     Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Programs; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2390. A communication from the President and Chief 
     Executive Officer, United States Enrichment Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's eighteenth annual report 
     regarding its activities as Executive Agent for the U.S. 
     government in the implementation of the 20-year contract to 
     purchase low enriched uranium derived from dismantled Russian 
     nuclear weapons; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-2391. A communication from the Chief of the Branch of 
     Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Critical Habitat Map for the Fountain Darter'' (RIN1018-AZ68) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     16, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2392. A communication from the Chief of the Endangered 
     Species Listing Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Determination of Endangered Species Status for Six 
     West Texas Aquatic Invertebrates'' (RIN1018-AX70) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 16, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2393. A communication from the Chief of the Endangered 
     Species Listing Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Six West Texas 
     Aquatic Invertebrates'' (RIN1018-AZ26) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on July 16, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2394. A communication from the Chief of the Foreign 
     Species Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Listing One Distinct Population Segment of Broad-Snouted 
     Caiman as Endangered and a Second as Threatened with a 
     Special Rule'' (RIN1018-AT56) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 16, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2395. A communication from the Chief of the Endangered 
     Species Listing Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Buena Vista Lake 
     Shrew'' (RIN1018-AW85) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 16, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2396. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revision of 
     Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2013'' (RIN3150-
     AJ19) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 18, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-2397. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Service 
     Limits and Loading Combinations for Class 1 Linear Type 
     Supports'' (Regulatory Guide 1.124, Revision 3) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 18, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2398. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Service 
     Limits and Loading Combinations for Class 1 Plate-and-Shell-
     Type Supports'' (Regulatory Guide 1.130, Revision 3) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 18, 
     2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2399. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Preparation 
     of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Plant License 
     Renewal Applications'' (Regulatory Guide 4.2, Supplement 1, 
     Revision 1) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 18, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-2400. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Community Right-to-Know; Direct Final Rule to 
     Adopt 2012 North American Industry Classification System 
     (NAICS) Codes for Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting'' 
     (FRL No. 9825-8) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 18, 2013; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-2401. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Protection of Stratospheric Ozone; The 2013 
     Critical Use Exemption from the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide'' 
     (FRL No. 9809-7) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 18, 2013; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-2402. A communication from the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Part D Plans Generally 
     Include Drugs Commonly Used by Dual Eligibles: 2013 (OEI-05-
     13-00090)''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2403. A communication from the Chairman of the United 
     States International Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report entitled ``The Year in Trade 2012''; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2404. 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 ``Media Space, Inc. v. Commissioner'' (AOD 
     2012-08) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 22, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2405. 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 ``Applicable Federal Rates--August 2013'' 
     (Rev. Rul. 2013-13) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 22, 
     2013; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2406. 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 ``Update of Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates'' (Notice 2013-46) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 18, 
     2013; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2407. 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 ``Revised Timeline and Other Guidance 
     Regarding the Implementation of FATCA'' (Notice 2013-43) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     18, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.

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       EC-2408. 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 ``Expanded Eligibility for Temporary Housing 
     for Individuals Displaced by Severe Storms, Flooding, and 
     Tornadoes in Oklahoma'' (Notice 2013-47) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 18, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2409. 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 ``Updated Static Mortality Tables for the 
     Years 2014 and 2015'' (Notice 2013-49) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on July 18, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2410. A joint communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     Chair of the Board and the Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Corporation's 
     fiscal year 2012 actuarial evaluation of the expected 
     operations and status of the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation funds; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2411. 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 in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; 
     Ammonium Formate'' (Docket No. FDA-2008-F-0151) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 18, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2412. 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 ``Animal Feeds 
     Contaminated With Salmonella Microorganisms'' (Docket No. 
     FDA-2013-N-0253) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 18, 2013; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2413. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Labor's 
     fiscal year 2011 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 
     annual report; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-2414. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Health, United States, 2012''; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2415. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for General Law, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to a vacancy in the position of Deputy Secretary, 
     Department of Homeland Security, received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 9, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2416. A communication from the General Counsel, Office 
     of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Deputy Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 18, 2013; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2417. A communication from the Director of the Diversity 
     and Inclusion Division, Office of the Secretary, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Department's fiscal year 2012 annual 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-2418. A communication from the Senior Vice President and 
     Chief Financial Officer, Potomac Electric Power Company, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Company's Balance Sheet as 
     of December 31, 2012; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2419. A communication from the Director, Court Services 
     and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Agency's fiscal year 2012 
     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-2420. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Commerce's 
     Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2012; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-2421. A communication from the Chairman and Members of 
     the Federal Labor Relations Authority, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report for 
     the period of October 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2422. A communication from the Chairman of the Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semi-Annual Report of the Inspector General for the period 
     from October 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2423. A communication from the Director, National 
     Security Agency, transmitting a report relative to classified 
     information sharing and safeguarding efforts on computer 
     networks; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

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