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Senate Floor Activity - Friday, January 3, 2014


Mr. Harry Reid, from the State of Nevada, called the Senate to order at 12 noon

Executive Business (Friday, January 3)

PN4: Jill A. Pryor, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN19: Rosemary Marquez, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN29: William L. Thomas, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN37: Richard J. Engler, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN58-2: Colonel Scott C. Long, in the Air Force, to be Brigadier General
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN119: Nicholas Christopher Geale, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2013
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN123: Patricia Nelson Limerick, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN124: Shelly Colleen Lowe, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN175: Vincent G. Logan, of New York, to be Special Trustee, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN195: Kenneth J. Kopocis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN198: Stephen Crawford, of Maryland, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for the remainder of the term expiring December 8, 2015
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN213: Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, in the Marine Corps, to be Lieutenant General
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN238: Constance B. Tobias, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals for a term of six years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN245: Vicki Miles-LaGrange, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2015
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN247: 94 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Julie Ann Koenen and ending with Brian Keith Woody
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN248: 381 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Beata Angelica and ending with Benjamin Beardsley Dille
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN258-2: Capt. Daniel J. Zinder, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral (lower half)
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN293: 11 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with James Benjamin Green and ending with Geoffrey W. Wiggin
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN299-2: 2 nominations in the Army beginning with Colonel Christian A. Rofrano and ending with Colonel Timothy J. Sheriff
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN325-2: Brigadier General Matthew T. Quinn, in the Army, to be Major General
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN332: Henry J. Aaron, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2014
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN333: Henry J. Aaron, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2020
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN335: Gloria Valencia-Weber, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN338: Carlos Pascual, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Energy Resources)
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN339: David Michael Bennett, of North Carolina, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2018
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN340: Yvette Roubideaux, of Maryland, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for the term of four years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN381: Nanci E. Langley, of Hawaii, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission for a term expiring November 22, 2018
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN387: 121 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Kate E. Addison and ending with William F. Zeman
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN395-2: Colonel Joseph J. Heck, in the Army, to be Brigadier General
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN416: Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN418: Mark D. Gearan, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring December 1, 2015
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN421: Carolyn B. McHugh, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN423: Pamela L. Reeves, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN427: Robert James Grey, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN430-2: Robert Kenneth Henderson, in the Air Force, to be Colonel
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN455: Jon M. Holladay, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Agriculture
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN464: 242 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Matthew D. Lowe and ending with Wilbur G. Zehr
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN517: Jason R. Purvis, in the Army, to be Major
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN531: Timothy L. Brooks, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN532: Jeffrey Alker Meyer, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN536: Thomas Hicks, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2013
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN537: Thomas Hicks, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2017
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN538: Myrna Perez, of Texas, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2015
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN539: Laurie I. Mikva, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2013
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN540: Laurie I. Mikva, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2016
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN545: Keith Michael Harper, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Representative to the UN Human Rights Council
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN546: Michael G. Carroll, of New York, to be Inspector General, United States Agency for International Development
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN547: James Cole, Jr., of New York, to be General Counsel , Department of Education
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN551: Mark Thomas Nethery, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2018
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN552: Charles P. Rose, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring May 26, 2019
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN553: John Gerson Levi, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN564: James Donato, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN565: Beth Labson Freeman, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN566: Jennifer Prescod May-Parker, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN587: James C. Miller, III, of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for the term expiring December 8, 2017
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN588: Anne J. Udall, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2016
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN590: Terrell McSweeny, of the District of Columbia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the unexpired term of seven years from September 26, 2010
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN597: Michael A. Hammer, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chile
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN599: Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Peru
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN605: 23 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Scott Thomas Bruns and ending with Janelle Weyek
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN611: Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN612: Bruce Howe Hendricks, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN613: Alison Renee Lee, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN619-2: 2 nominations in the Army beginning with Colonel David W. Riggins and ending with Colonel Robert J. Ulses
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN630: Katherine M. O'Regan, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN642: Wanda Felton, of New York, to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2017
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN643: Mark Bradley Childress, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN644: Tomasz P. Malinowski, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN645: Carlos Roberto Moreno, of California, to be Ambassador to Belize
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN648: 112 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Kathleen M. Adams and ending with Sean Young
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN669: John Hoover, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN670: Crystal Nix-Hines, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN672: Michael Keith Yudin, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN673: William Ward Nooter, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN674: Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, of Missouri, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16, 2021
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN683: Adam M. Scheinman, of Virginia, to be Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with the rank of Ambassador
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN684: Jessica Garfola Wright, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN685: Elizabeth M. Robinson, of Washington, to be Under Secretary of Energy
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN686: Frank A. Rose, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Verification and Compliance)
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN687: Carolyn Hessler Radelet, of Virginia, to be Director of the Peace Corps
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN689: Timothy M. Broas, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN692: Martha L. Minow, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN693: Joseph Pius Pietrzyk, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN712: Vince Girdhari Chhabria, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN713: Matthew Frederick Leitman, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN714: Judith Ellen Levy, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN715: Laurie J. Michelson, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN716: James Maxwell Moody, Jr., of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN717: Linda Vivienne Parker, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN718: Leslie E. Bains, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2015
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN719: Robert Michael Simon, of Maryland, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN721: Donald Lu, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Albania
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN722: Robert A. Sherman, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN723: Tony Hammond, of Missouri, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2018
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN743: Jo Emily Handelsman, of Connecticut, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN744: Michael L. Connor, of New Mexico, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN745: Sarah Bloom Raskin, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN746: L. Paige Marvel, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN747: John L. Estrada, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN748: Noah Bryson Mamet, of California, to be Ambassador to the Argentine Republic
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN750: Thomas Frederick Daughton, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN752: Michael Stephen Hoza, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN753: Eunice S. Reddick, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Niger
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN754: Karen Clark Stanton, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN757: Amy Jane Hyatt, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Palau
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN758: France A. Cordova, of New Mexico, to be Director of the National Science Foundation for a term of six years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN759: Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN760: Nancy L. Moritz, of Kansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN761: John B. Owens, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN762: Christopher Reid Cooper, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN763: Daniel D. Crabtree, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN764: Sheryl H. Lipman, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN765: Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN766: M. Douglas Harpool, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN767: Edward G. Smith, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN768: Gary Blankinship, of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Texas for the term of four years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN769: Robert L. Hobbs, of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Texas for the term of four years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN770: Amos Rojas, Jr., of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Florida for the term of four years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN771: Peter C. Tobin, of Ohio, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio for a term of four years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN773: J. Christopher Giancarlo, of New Jersey, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2014
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN775: Frank G. Klotz, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN780: Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN781: Steven Croley, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN782: Karen Dynan, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN783: R. Gil Kerlikowske, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Customs, Department of Homeland Security
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN785: Matthew T. Harrington, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN787: Pamela K. Hamamoto, of Hawaii, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN788: Sarah Sewall, of Massachusetts, to be an Under Secretary of State (Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights)
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN792: Suzanne Eleanor Spaulding, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN793: Peter Joseph Kadzik, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN794: Linda A. Schwartz, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN795: Dwight L. Bush, Sr., of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN796: Roy K. J. Williams, of Ohio, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN797: Paul Nathan Jaenichen, Sr., of Kentucky, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN798: Christopher Smith, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy)
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN799: Esther Puakela Kia'aina, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN801: Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, of Illinois, to be Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN802: Richard G. Frank, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN803: Larry Edward Andre, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN804: Helen Meagher La Lime, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN805: Luis G. Moreno, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Jamaica
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN806: George James Tsunis, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN807: Puneet Talwar, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs)
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN809: Michael Anderson Lawson, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN810: Daniel W. Yohannes, of Colorado, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN811: Anthony Luzzatto Gardner, of New York, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN812: Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, of the District of Columbia, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN813: Barbara Lee, of California, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN814: Mark Meadows, of North Carolina, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN815: Theodore Strickland, of Ohio, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN816: Stephen N. Zack, of Florida, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN817: 277 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Kevin Timothy Covert and ending with Paul Wulfsberg
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN819: David Weil, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN820: James H. Shelton III, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Education
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN821: John P. Carlin, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN822: Sloan D. Gibson, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN823: Jo Ann Rooney, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary of the Navy
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN824: Jamie Michael Morin, of Michigan, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Department of Defense
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN828: Rodney E. Garfield, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN829: Clarence E. Dingman, in the Army, to be Major
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN851: David J. Arroyo, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2016
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN852: Cynthia H. Akuetteh, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN853: Eric T. Schultz, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN854: Camilla C. Feibelman, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring April 15, 2017
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN866: Tamara Wenda Ashford, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN867: Richard Stengel, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN868: Leslie Ragon Caldwell, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN869: Cynthia Ann Bashant, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN870: Stanley Allen Bastian, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN871: Diane J. Humetewa, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN872: Jon David Levy, of Maine, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maine
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN873: Steven Paul Logan, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN874: Douglas L. Rayes, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN875: Manish S. Shah, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN876: John Joseph Tuchi, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN881: Paul A. Thomas, in the Army, to be Major
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN884: Charles Norman Wiltse Keckler, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2016
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN885: Kathryn B. Thomson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN886: Bruce Heyman, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to Canada
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN887: Kevin Whitaker, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN888: Brig. Gen. John L. Gronski, in the Army, to be Major General
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN890: David Jeremiah Barron, of Massachusetts, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN891: Mark G. Mastroianni, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN892: Indira Talwani, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN893: Debra L. Miller, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2017
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN894: Steven Joel Anthony, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Railroad Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2018
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN895: Theodore David Chuang, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN896: George Jarrod Hazel, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN897: Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State (Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment)
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN898: 3 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Christopher David Frederick and ending with Julio Maldonado
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN899: Susan McCue, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN900: Dana J. Hyde, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN901: Mark E. Lopes, of Arizona, to be United States Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of three years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN902: Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN903: Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of five years; United States Alternate Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of five years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN904: Lanhee J. Chen, of California, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2018
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN905: Alan L. Cohen, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2016
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN906: Kelly R. Welsh, of Illinois, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN907: Arun Madhavan Kumar, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN908: Arnold A. Chacon, of Virginia, to be Director General of the Foreign Service
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN909: Daniel Bennett Smith, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research)
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN910: Helen Tierney, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN924: Alfredo J. Balsera, of Florida, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2014
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN926: Col. Roosevelt Allen, Jr., in the Air Force, to be Major General
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN929: Col. Lisa L. Turner, in the Air Force, to be Brigadier General
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN937: Joseph S. Hezir, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN938: Nani A. Coloretti, of California, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN939: Jonathan Elkind, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs)
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN940: Rhea Sun Suh, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN941: Charles Hammerman Rivkin, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Economic and Business Affairs)
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN942: Robert C. Barber, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN943: Bathsheba Nell Crocker, of the District of Columbia , to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Organization Affairs)
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN944: Mark Gilbert, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to New Zealand
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN945: Tina S. Kaidanow, of the District of Columbia, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN946: Theodore Reed Mitchell, of California, to be Under Secretary of Education
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN947: Massie Ritsch, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach, Department of Education
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN948: William A. LaPlante, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN958: Joseph P. Mohorovic, of Illinois, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2012
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN959: Janice Marion Schneider, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN960: Ellen Dudley Williams, of Maryland, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN961: Colleen Bradley Bell, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to Hungary
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN962: Joseph William Westphal, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN963: Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be United States Alternate Governor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of five years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN964: Madelyn R. Creedon, of Indiana, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN970: Robin S. Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN971: James D. Peterson, of Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN972: Nancy J. Rosenstengel, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN973: Ronnie L. White, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN974: Kevin W. Techau, of Iowa, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN975: Tommy Port Beaudreau, of Alaska, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN976: Neil Gregory Kornze, of Nevada, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN977: Thomas A. Burke, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN978: Stefan M. Selig, of New York, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN979: Ericka M. Miller, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN980: Caroline Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN983: Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2017
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN984: Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN985: Mark Gilbert, of the District of Columbia, to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Independent State of Samoa
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN989: Mark E. Lopes, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2016
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN990: Harry James Franklyn Korrell III, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN991: Victor B. Maddox, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2016
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN992: Franklin M. Orr, Jr., of California, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN993: Marc A. Kastner, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Science, Department of Energy
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN994: Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Massachusetts, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service for a term of four years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN995: Debo P. Adegbile, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN996: Linda Thomas-Greenfield, an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs), to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for the remainder of the term expiring September 27, 2015
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN997: Brandon K. Doan, in the Air Force, to be Colonel
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1001: Sherry Moore Trafford, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1002: Steven M. Wellner, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1003: Andrew Mark Luger, of Minnesota, to be United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota for the term of four years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1004: Damon Paul Martinez, of New Mexico, to be United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico for the term of four years
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1005: 196 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Gerald Michael Feierstein and ending with David Michael Satterfield
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1006: Col. Robert I. Miller, in the Air Force, to be Brigadier General
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1008: Brig. Gen. Christopher F. Burne, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant General
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1010: Brad R. Carson, of Oklahoma, to be Under Secretary of the Army
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1011: Richard A. Kennedy, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring May 30, 2016
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1012: David Radzanowski, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1013: Maureen Elizabeth Cormack, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1014: Leslie Berger Kiernan, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U. N. Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1015: Leslie Berger Kiernan, of Maryland, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U. N. Management and Reform
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1016: Heather L. MacDougall, of Florida, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2017
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1017: John Roth, of Michigan, to be Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1019: Brig. Gen. Margaret C. Wilmoth, in the Army, to be Major General
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1020: Maj. Gen. Bennet S. Sacolick, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1025: Randolph S. Wardle, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1028: Peter A. Selfridge, of Minnesota, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1029: Douglas Alan Silliman, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the State of Kuwait
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1030: Robert A. Wood, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the Conference on Disarmament
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1031: Portia Y. Wu, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1032: Thomas Edgar Rothman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1033: Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2020
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1034: Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1035: Julie E. Carnes, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1036: James Alan Soto, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1037: Leo T. Sorokin, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1038: Eleanor Louise Ross, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1039: Leigh Martin May, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1040: M. Hannah Lauck, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1041: Mark Howard Cohen, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1042: Tanya S. Chutkan, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

PN1043: Michael P. Boggs, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia
-- Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of Friday, January 3, 2014, at 12:00 p.m. the ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of Friday, January 3, 2014, until 2 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2014.