[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8502-8504]
[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-5800. 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 ``Irish Potatoes Grown in 
     Washington; Modification of the Handling Regulations for 
     Yellow Fleshed and White Type of Potatoes'' (Docket No. AMS-
     FV-14-0026; FV14-946-1 IR) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 14, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5801. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Amine salts of alkyl (C8-C24) benzenesulfonic acid 
     (dimethylaminopropylamine, isopropylamine, mono-, di-, and 
     triethanolamine); Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9909-17) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 14, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5802. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Activities (Intelligence), Office of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of a delay 
     in submission of a report relative to data mining; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5803. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Eric E. Fiel, 
     United States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-5804. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     continuation of a national emergency declared in Executive 
     Order 13222 with respect to the lapse of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5805. 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 
     Luxembourg; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-5806. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous 
     Opacity Monitoring Systems at Stationary Sources'' ((RIN2060-
     AH23) (FRL No. 9909-98-OAR)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 14, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5807. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Iowa; Ambient 
     Air Quality Standards, and Controlling Pollution'' (FRL No. 
     9910-69-Region 7) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 14, 2014; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-5808. 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 California State Implementation 
     Plan; Ventura County Air Pollution Control District; 
     Reasonably Available Control Technology for Ozone'' (FRL No. 
     9910-85-Region 9) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 14, 2014; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-5809. 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; 
     State of Iowa'' (FRL No. 9910-67-Region 7) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 14, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5810. 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; 
     State of Florida: New Source Review--Prevention of 
     Significant Deterioration'' (FRL No. 9909-91-R04) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 14, 2014; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5811. 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; 
     Massachusetts; Reasonably Available Control Technology for 
     the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 9908-52-Region 1) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     14, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5812. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Interim Final Determination to Defer Sanctions, 
     State of California, Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin'' (FRL 
     No. 9911-06-Region 9) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on May 14, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5813. 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 California State Implementation 
     Plan, Ventura County Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL 
     No. 9909-71-Region 9) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on May 14, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5814. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to material 
     violations or suspected material violations of regulations 
     relating to Treasury auctions and other Treasury securities 
     offerings for the period of January 1, 2013 through December 
     31, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-5815. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13405 of June 16, 2006 with respect to 
     Belarus; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-5816. A communication from the Senior Vice President and 
     Chief Financial Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of San 
     Francisco, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's 2013 
     Management Report; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-5817. 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 for Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates'' (Notice 2014-34) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 13, 2014; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5818. 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 ``Tax Treatment of Qualified Plan Payment of 
     Accident or Health Insurance Premiums'' ((RIN1545-BG12)(TD 
     9665)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 13, 2014; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5819. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``HHS Secretary's Efforts to Improve the Quality of 
     Health Care for Adults Enrolled in Medicaid''; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-5820. 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 ``United States-Panama 
     Trade Promotion Agreement'' (RIN1515-AD93) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 14, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-5821. A communication from the Executive Analyst, Office 
     of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Secretary of Health and Human Services; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5822. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Medicare National Coverage Determinations for 
     Fiscal Year 2013''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5823. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Finalizing Medicare Rules under Section 902 of the 
     Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization 
     Act of 2003 (MMA) for Calendar Year (CY) 2013''; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-5824. 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 ``Revenue Procedure: Procedures for Automatic 
     Change in Method of Accounting for Sales-Based Royalties and 
     Sales-Based Vendor Chargebacks'' (Rev. Proc. 2014-33) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 16, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-5825. 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 ``Revenue Ruling: Retiree Health Benefits 
     Provided Through Employer's Wholly-Owned Subsidiary'' (Rev. 
     Rul. 2014-15) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 16, 2014; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5826. 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 ``African Growth and 
     Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Generalized System of Preferences 
     and Trade Benefits under AGOA'' (RIN1515-AD47 (formerly 
     RIN1505-AB26) and RIN1515-AD50 (formerly RIN1505-AB38)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 16, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-5827. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report of the 
     National Advisory Council on International Monetary and 
     Financial Policies; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5828. 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 14-056); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5829. 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 14-012); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5830. 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 13-189); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5831. 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 14-034); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5832. A communication from the 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-
     0054--2014-0070); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5833. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Financial 
     Report for the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) for 
     fiscal year 2013; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5834. 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 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 19, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5835. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, reports 
     entitled ``The National Healthcare Quality Report 2013'' and 
     ``The National Healthcare Disparities Report 2013''; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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       EC-5836. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     General Counsel and Legal Policy, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Technical Updating Amendments to Executive Branch 
     Financial Disclosure and Standards of Ethical Conduct 
     Regulations'' (RIN3209-AA00 and RIN3209-AA04) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 14, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5837. A communication from the Chairman, Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Sexual Orientation and the Federal Workplace: 
     Policy and Perception''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5838. A communication from the President, Inter-American 
     Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Foundation'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-5839. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Visas: 
     Documentation of Immigrants Under the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, as Amended'' (RIN1400-AD52) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 19, 2014; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-5840. A communication from the Federal Liaison Officer, 
     Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revisions to Implement the Patent Term Adjustment 
     Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Technical 
     Corrections Act'' (RIN0651-AC84) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 14, 2014; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.

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