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Daily Digest - Monday, July 21, 2014

Monday, July 21, 2014

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Measures Introduced: One bill and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2633, and S. Res. 509.

Pages S4661-62

Measures Reported:

S. 2577, to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United States-Israeli citizen, that began on June 12, 2014. (S. Rept. No. 113-213)
H.R. 4028, to amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to include the desecration of cemeteries among the many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom. (S. Rept. No. 113-214)

Page S4661

Measures Passed:

Honoring the Life of Mattie Stepanek: Senate agreed to S. Res. 509, honoring the extraordinary and courageous life of Mattie Stepanek.

Page S4664

Measures Considered:

Bring Jobs Home Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2569, to provide an incentive for businesses to bring jobs back to America.

Pages S4637-39, S4650-55

Page S4650

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By a unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. EX. 233), Julie E. Carnes, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.

Pages S4649, S4665

Pages S4649, S4665

Pages S4650, S4665

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
James L. Huffman, 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, 2014.
James L. Huffman, 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, 2020.
Charles H. Fulghum, of North Carolina, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
Barbara A. Leaf, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.
Virginia E. Palmer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malawi.
William V. Roebuck, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Adri Davin Jayaratne, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
Mickey D. Barnett, of New Mexico, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2020.

Page S4665

Measures Placed on the Calendar:

Pages S4637-38, S4658-59

Executive Communications:

Pages S4659-60

Petitions and Memorials:

Pages S4660-61

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S4662-63

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

Pages S4661-62

Additional Statements:

Pages S4657-58

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S4663-64

Privileges of the Floor:

Page S4664

Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--233)

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:24 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4665.)

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Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, to hold hearings to examine building economically resilient communities, focusing on local and regional approaches, 3 p.m., SD-538.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine leveraging America's resources as a revenue generator and job creator, focusing on the state and local government benefits in terms of revenue generated and jobs created from natural resource production, 10:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the United States Tax Code, 9:45 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 13, 2006, and signed by the United States of America on June 30, 2009 (the ``Convention'') (Treaty Doc. 112-07), and S.J. Res. 36, relating to the approval and implementation of the proposed agreement for nuclear cooperation between the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 10 a.m., S-116, Capitol.

Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps, to hold hearings to examine United States security implications of international energy and climate policies and issues, 3 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold hearings to examine coal miners, focusing on black lung claimants, 9:45 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine abuse of structured financial products, focusing on misusing basket options to avoid taxes and leverage limits, including a set of transactions that utilize financial engineering and structured financial products, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Robert Alan McDonald, of Ohio, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 3 p.m., SD-G50.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``21st Century Cures: Examining Barriers to Ongoing Evidence Development and Communication'', 3 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 3136, the ``Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2013''; and H.R. 4984, the ``Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act'', 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings to examine anti-semitism, racism and discrimination in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) region, including xenophobia, discrimination against Christians, and members of other religions, and intolerance and discrimination against Muslims, 10 a.m., SD-562.

On Tuesday, at 10:45 a.m., Senate will vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the nominations of Andre Birotte, Jr., of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, Robin L. Rosenberg, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and John W. deGravelles, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana. If cloture is invoked on the nominations, at D8182:15 p.m., Senate will vote on confirmation of the nominations.

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During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.

July 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 1340, to improve passenger vessel security and safety, focusing on improving consumer protections for cruise passengers, 2:45 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 22, to hold hearings to examine leveraging America's resources as a revenue generator and job creator, focusing on the state and local government benefits in terms of revenue generated and jobs created from natural resource production, 10:30 a.m., SD-366.

July 23, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine H.R. 412, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and its tributaries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 1189, to adjust the boundaries of Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park to include Hinchliffe Stadium, S. 1389 and H.R. 1501, bills to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument in Fort Greene Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, as a unit of the National Park System, S. 1520 and H.R. 2197, bills to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the York River and associated tributaries for study for potential inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 1641, to establish the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area, S. 1718, to modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, S. 1750, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with States and political subdivisions of States providing for the continued operation, in whole or in part, of public land, units of the National Park System, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and units of the National Forest System in the State during any period in which the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture is unable to maintain normal level of operations at the units due to a lapse in appropriations, S. 1785, to modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in the States of Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System, S. 1794, to designate certain Federal land in Chaffee County, Colorado, as a national monument and as wilderness, S. 1866, to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor of former President John Adams and his legacy, S. 2031, to amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, to adjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, S. 2104, to require the Director of the National Park Service to refund to States all State funds that were used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the October 2013 shutdown, S. 2111, to reauthorize the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, S. 2221, to extend the authorization for the Automobile National Heritage Area in Michigan, S. 2264, to designate memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, S. 2293, to clarify the status of the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park System, S. 2318, to reauthorize the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act, S. 2346, to amend the National Trails System Act to include national discovery trails, and to designate the American Discovery Trail, S. 2356, to adjust the boundary of the Mojave National Preserve, S. 2392, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 2576, to establish the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area in the State of Washington, and S. 2602, to establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the State of Washington, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.

July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 23, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed carbon pollution standards for existing power plants, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.

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Committee on Finance: July 22, to hold hearings to examine the United States Tax Code, 9:45 a.m., SD-215.

July 23, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, to hold hearings to examine saving for an uncertain future, focusing on how the ``Achieving a Better Life Experience Act'' (ABLE) can help people with disabilities and their families, 10 a.m., SD-215.

July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Social Security, focusing on a fresh look at workers' disability insurance, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: July 22, business meeting to consider The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 13, 2006, and signed by the United States of America on June 30, 2009 (the ``Convention'') (Treaty Doc.112-07), and S. J.Res. 36, relating to the approval and implementation of the proposed agreement for nuclear cooperation between the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 10 a.m., S-116, Capitol.

July 22, Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps, to hold hearings to examine United States security implications of international energy and climate policies and issues, 3 p.m., SD-419.

July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Iraq at a crossroads, focusing on options for United States policy, 10 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 22, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold hearings to examine coal miners, focusing on black lung claimants, 9:45 a.m., SD-430.

July 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 315, to reauthorize and extend the Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008, S. 2154, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program, S. 531, to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Human Services of physical activity guidelines for Americans, S. 2405, to amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain trauma care programs, S. 2406, to amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents, S. 2539, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to traumatic brain injury and to trauma research, S. 2511, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the definition of substantial cessation of operations, and any pending nominations, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.

July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the role of states in higher education, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 22, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine abuse of structured financial products, focusing on misusing basket options to avoid taxes and leverage limits, including a set of transactions that utilize financial engineering and structured financial products, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.

July 23, Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, to hold hearings to examine a more efficient and effective government, focusing on the National Technical Information Service, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.

July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Anne E. Rung, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.

July 24, Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine making the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) more effective for streamlined disaster operations, focusing on the path to efficiency, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.

July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Joseph L. Nimmich, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 3:45 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: July 23, to hold an oversight hearing to examine Indian gaming, focusing on the next 25 years, 3:30 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: July 24, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Stephen R. Bough, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, Armando Ormar Bonilla, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, and Wendy Beetlestone, Mark A. Kearney, and Joseph F. Leeson, Jr., all to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 10:15 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Rules and Administration: July 23, to hold hearings to examine S. 2516, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, focusing on the need for expanded public disclosure of funds raised and spent to influence Federal elections, 10 a.m., SR-301.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: July 23, to hold hearings to examine empowering women entrepreneurs, focusing on understanding successes, addressing persistent challenges, and identifying new opportunities, 1:45 p.m., SH-216.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 22, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Robert Alan McDonald, of Ohio, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 3 p.m., SD-G50.
Select Committee on Intelligence: July 22, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

Committee on Agriculture, July 24, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition, hearing on the role of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in relation to other Federal assistance programs, 2:30 p.m., 1300 Longworth.

Committee on Armed Services, July 23, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled ``Adapting U.S. Missile D820Defense for Future Threats: Russia, China and Modernizing the National Missile Defense (NMD) Act'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.,

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July 25, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing on amphibious fleet requirements, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.

Committee on Education and the Workforce, July 23, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``Improving the Federal Wage and Hour Regulatory Structure'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 23, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, entitled ``Modernizing the Business of Environmental Regulation and Protection'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.

July 24, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled ``Labs of Democracy: The Economic Impacts of State Energy Policies'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

July 24, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 3670, the ``Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013''; the ``LPTV and Translator Act of 2014''; and the ``E-LABEL Act'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.

Committee on Financial Services, July 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Assessing the Impact of the Dodd-Frank Act Four Years Later'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

July 24, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Terrorist March in Iraq: The U.S. Response'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.,

July 23, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``The Troubling Case of Meriam Ibrahim'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

July 23, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled ``U.S.-Dominican Republic Relations: Bolstering Economic Growth and Energy Independence'', 2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.

, July 24, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, hearing entitled ``The Struggle for Civil Society in Egypt'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

July 24, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``The Global Challenge of Autism'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.

July 24, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled ``U.S.-India Relations Under the Modi Government'', 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

July 25, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, markup on H. Res. 665, Condemning the murder of Israeli and Palestinian children in Israel and the ongoing and escalating violence in that country; and H. Con. Res. 107, Denouncing the use of civilians as human shields by Hamas and other terrorist organizations in violation of international humanitarian law, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

Committee on Homeland Security, July 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Rising Terrorist Threat and the Unfulfilled 9/11 Recommendation'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.

July 24, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, hearing entitled ``Jihadist Safe Havens: Efforts to Detect and Deter Terrorist Travel'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.

Committee on House Administration, July 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining the Voting Process-How States Can Build on Recommendations from the Bauer-Ginsberg Commission'', 10:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.

Committee on the Judiciary, July 24, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Constitutional Solutions to our Escalating National Debt: Examining Balanced Budget Amendments'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

July 24, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, hearing on copyright remedies, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.

July 25, Over-Criminalization Task Force, hearing entitled ``The Crimes on the Books and Committee Jurisdiction'', 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.

Committee on Natural Resources, July 23, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ``American Metals and Mineral Security: An examination of the domestic critical minerals supply and demand chain'', 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.

July 23, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 3109, to assist Alaskan Native Handicrafts; H.R. 3409, the ``National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Limitation Act''; H.R. 5026, the ``Fish Hatchery Protection Act''; and H.R. 5069, the ``Federal Duck Stamp Act'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.

July 24, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation, hearing entitled ``Threats, Intimidation and Bullying by Federal Land Managing Agencies, Part II'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, July 23, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``An Update on the IRS Response to Its Targeting Scandal'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

July 24, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Federal Trade Commission and Its Section 5 Authority: Prosecutor, Judge, and Jury'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

July 24, Full Committee, markup on pending legislation, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

July 25, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``White House Office of Political Affairs: Is Supporting Candidates and Campaign Fund-Raising an Appropriate Use of a Government Office?''; markup on pending legislation, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

Committee on Rules, July 23, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 3393, the ``Student and Family Tax Simplification Act''; and H.R. 4935, the ``Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

Committee on Small Business, July 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs-Part II'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.

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July 24, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade, hearing entitled ``Modernizing Agriculture Producer Size Standards'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 23, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing entitled ``Implementing U.S. Policy in the Arctic'', 10:30 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.

July 23, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``Domestic Aviation Manufacturing: Challenges and Opportunities'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

July 24, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled ``Integrated Planning and Permitting Framework: An Opportunity for EPA to Provide Communities with Flexibility to Make Smart Investments in Water Quality'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 24, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Restoring Trust: The View of the Acting Secretary and the Veterans Community'', 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.

Committee on Ways and Means, July 23, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on the integrity of the administration of the Affordable Care Act's Premium Tax Credit, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.

July 24, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the status of the Medicare Advantage program and the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the Medicare Advantage program, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 24, Full Committee, markup on Technical and Tactical Intelligence report; member access requests, 10 a.m., 304-HVC. A portion of the markup will close.

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: July 22, to hold hearings to examine anti-semitism, racism and discrimination in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) region, including xenophobia, discrimination against Christians, and members of other religions, and intolerance and discrimination against Muslims, 10 a.m., SD-562.

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Program for Tuesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 10:45 a.m.), Senate will vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the nominations of Andre Birotte, Jr., of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, Robin L. Rosenberg, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and John W. deGravelles, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana. If cloture is invoked on the nominations, at 2:15 p.m., Senate will vote on confirmation of the nominations.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)

Program for Tuesday: The House is scheduled to meet at 12 noon on Tuesday, July 22, 2014.

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