[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 112 (Monday, July 8, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4230-S4237]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

  The following communications were laid before the Senate, together 
with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as 
indicated:

       EC-5100. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Establishment of the Upper Cumberland 
     Viticultural Area'' (RIN1513-AD02) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5101. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Key West July 4th Fireworks, Key West, FL'' ((RIN1625-AA00) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2024-0472)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 28, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5102. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA09) (Docket No. USCG-2023-0188)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5103. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Trenton DTE Boiler Demolition, Trenton, MI'' ((RIN1625-AA00) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2024-0519)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 28, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5104. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Annual Fireworks Displays within the Sector Columbia River 
     Captain of the Port Zone'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-
     2024-0253)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 28, 2024; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5105. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Upper Mississippi River, Prairie du Chien, WI'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2024-0366)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5106. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fixed and 
     Moving Safety Zone; Vicinity of the M/V HAPPY DIAMOND; 
     Houston Ship Channel and Seabrook, TX'' ((RIN1625-AA00) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2024-0425)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 28, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5107. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulation; Elizabeth River, Norfolk Harbor, Norfolk, 
     VA'' ((RIN1625-AA08)

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     (Docket No. USCG-2024-0506)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 28, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5108. A communication from the Biologist, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Regulations Governing the Taking of Marine Mammals'' 
     (RIN0648-BI58) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 21, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5109. A communication from the Marine Resources 
     Management Specialist, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Takes of Marine Mammals 
     Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals 
     Incidental to the Sunrise Wind Offshore Wind Farm Project 
     Offshore New York'' (RIN0648-BL67) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 2, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5110. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Bacillus Velezensis strain 11604; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 11889-01-OCSPP) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 2, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5111. A communication from the Chairman, Farm Credit 
     System Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Corporation's annual report for calendar year 2023; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5112. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), polymer with 1,2-
     ethandiol, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, hexanedioic acid, 1,4 
     benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,1'-
     methylenebis[4-isocyanatobenzene] and 2-ethyl-2-
     (hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol in Pesticide Formulations; 
     Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 12022-01-OCSPP) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 17, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5113. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Afidopyropen; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency 
     Exemption'' (FRL No. 12024-01-OCSPP) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 17, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5114. A communication from the Program Analyst, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fees for Official Inspection and Weighing Services Under 
     the United States Grain Standard Act'' (RIN0581-AE28) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     17, 2024; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-5115. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Spiromesifen; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     11977-01-OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 25, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5116. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a violation of the Antideficiency Act that 
     involved fiscal year 2017 through 2018 Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense (O&M); and Research, Development, Test, 
     and Evaluation, Defense (RDT&E) funds and was assigned case 
     number 23-01; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-5117. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     brigadier general in accordance with title 10, United States 
     Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5118. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted 
     during the second session of the 118th Congress; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5119. A communication from the Alternate Federal 
     Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement: Data Requirements for Commercial Products for 
     Major Weapon Systems (DFARS Case 2023-D010)'' (RIN0750-AL83) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     12, 2024; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5120. A communication from the Alternate Federal 
     Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``TRICARE; Removal of Certain Temporary 
     Regulation Changes Made in Response to COVID-19'' (RIN0720-
     AB89) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 12, 2024; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5121. A communication from the Alternate Federal 
     Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement: Restriction on Certain Metal Products (DFARS Case 
     2021-D015)'' (RIN0750-AL33) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 12, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-5122. A communication from the Alternate Federal 
     Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement: Limitation on the Acquisition of Certain Goods 
     Other Than United States Goods (DFARS Case 2021-D022)'' 
     (RIN0750-AL40) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 12, 2024; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5123. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation (All-domain Anomaly 
     Resolution Office Report System)'' (RIN0790-AL77) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 12, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5124. A communication from the Executive Secretary, 
     Board of Actuaries, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the 2024 Report of the Department of Defense 
     Board of Actuaries; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5125. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Central Liquidity 
     Facility'' (RIN3133-AF15) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     28, 2024; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-5126. A communication from the Senior Congressional 
     Liaison, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Consumer 
     Information Requests to Large Banks and Credit Unions'' (12 
     CFR Chapter X) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 25, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5127. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Updates to Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands 
     Regulations to Implement the Federal Flood Risk Management 
     Standard'' (RIN1660-AB12) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     2, 2024; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-5128. A communication from the Senior Congressional 
     Liaison, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Quality 
     Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models'' (RIN3170-
     AA57) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5129. A communication from the Director, Consumer 
     Financial Protection Bureau, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``2023 Fair Lending Report of the Consumer 
     Financial Protection Bureau''; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5130. A communication from the Senior Congressional 
     Liaison, Consumer Financial Projection Bureau, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Small 
     Business Lending under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act 
     (Regulation B); Extension of Compliance Dates'' (RIN3170-
     AA09) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5131. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Temporary Regulatory 
     Relief in Response to COVID-19 Extension'' (RIN3133-AF15) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 21, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5132. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Mortgage Servicing 
     Assets'' (RIN3133-AF26) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     21, 2024; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-5133. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Cyber Incident 
     Notification Requirements for Federally Insured Credit 
     Unions'' (RIN3133-AF47) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     21, 2024; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-5134. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to

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     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Subordinated Debt'' 
     (RIN3133-AE98) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 21, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5135. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Derivatives'' 
     (RIN3133-AF29) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 21, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5136. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Capital 
     Rule: Paycheck Program Lending Facility and Paycheck 
     Protection Program Loans'' (RIN3133-AF16) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 21, 2024; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5137. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to significant 
     transnational criminal organizations that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13581 of July 24, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5138. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Subordinated Debt'' 
     (RIN3133-AF43) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 25, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5139. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Mali that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13882 of July 26, 2019; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5140. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the six-month 
     periodic report on the national emergency with respect to 
     serious human rights abuse and corruption that was declared 
     in Executive Order 13818 of December 20, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5141. A communication from the Sanctions Regulations 
     Advisor, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Cuban Assets Control Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 
     515) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 18, 2024; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-5142. A communication from the Sanctions Regulations 
     Advisor, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Syrian Sanctions Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 542) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     20, 2024; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-5143. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Congressional and Public Affairs, Bureau of Industry and 
     Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to expenditures pursuant to the 
     national emergency declared by Executive Order 13873 as well 
     as Executive Orders 14034 and 14117; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5144. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Temporary Regulatory 
     Relief in Response to COVID-19'' (RIN3133-AF15) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 21, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5145. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to global 
     illicit drug trafficking that was declared in Executive Order 
     14059 of December 15, 2021; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5146. A communication from the Chair of the Appraisal 
     Subcommittee, Federal Financial Institutions Examination 
     Council, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Appraisal 
     Subcommittee's 2023 Annual Report; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5147. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Control of Deuterium That is 
     Intended for Use Other Than in a Nuclear Reactor Under the 
     Export Administration Regulations (EAR)'' (RIN0694-AI44) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     23, 2024; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-5148. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
     Enforcement, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Civil 
     Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment'' ((RIN1029-AC86) 
     (Docket ID OSM-2024-0001)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 17, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-5149. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
     Enforcement, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Wyoming 
     Regulatory Program [WY-050-FOR]'' (Docket ID OSM-2021-0004) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     17, 2024; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-5150. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
     Enforcement, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``West 
     Virginia Regulatory Program [WV-118/126-FOR]'' (Docket ID 
     OSM-2011-0009) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 17, 2024; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-5151. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
     Enforcement, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Acceptable 
     Payment Methods'' ((RIN1029-AC25) (Docket ID OSM-2023-0010)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     17, 2024; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-5152. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
     Enforcement, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``West 
     Virginia Regulatory Program [WV-125-FOR]'' (Docket ID OSMRE-
     2017-0003) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 17, 2024; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources .
       EC-5153. A communication from the Chief of Delisting and 
     Foreign Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Threatened Status for the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle 
     with a Section 4(d) Rule'' (RIN1018-BE80) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 2, 2024; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-5154. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``NRC 
     Regulatory Issue Summary 2024-02 Required Assessment of U.S. 
     Department of Energy Laboratories by Licenses, Applicants, 
     and Suppliers to Verify the Effective Implementation of their 
     Quality Assurance Programs'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 18, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5155. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.210 Rev 
     1, `Qualification of Class 1E Battery Chargers, Inverters and 
     Uninterruptable Power Supply Systems for Production and 
     Utilization Facilities' '' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 18, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5156. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Evaluation for EPRI 
     Technical Report 3002023774, EPRI MOV Performance Prediction 
     Methodology, Version 4.1'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 18, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5157. A communication from the Associate Administrator 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``National Occurrence and 
     Causes of Boil Water Advisories in the United States Report 
     to Congress''; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5158. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Standards and Practices for All Appropriate 
     Inquiries'' (FRL No. 11691-01-OLEM) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 25, 2024; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works .
       EC-5159. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; IA; Linn County Ordinances'' 
     (FRL No. 11827-02-R7) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     25, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5160. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Revisions; California; Vehicle Inspection 
     and Maintenance Contingency Measure'' (FRL No. 11525-02-R9) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 2, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5161. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation

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     Plans; Massachusetts; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan 
     for the Second Implementation Period'' (FRL No. 11616-02-R1) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 2, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5162. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Source Monitoring, 
     Record Keeping and Reporting'' (FRL No. 11783-02-R1) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 2, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5163. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; State of Utah; Utah State 
     Implementation Plan Revisions'' (FRL No. 12019-01-R8) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 2, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5164. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for the 
     Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) and 
     National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 
     (NESHAP) for the SOCMI and Group I & II Polymers and Resins 
     Industry and NESHAP: Gasoline Distribution Technology Reviews 
     and NSPS Review for Bulk Gasoline Terminals; Correction'' 
     ((RIN2060-AU97) (RIN2060-AV71) (FRL No. 12066-01-OAR)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 2, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5165. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants: Lime Manufacturing Plants Technology Review'' 
     ((RIN2060-AV59) (FRL No. 5948.1-01-OAR)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 2, 2024; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-5166. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Integrating e-Manifest with Hazardous Waste 
     Exports and Other Manifest-Related Reports, PCB Manifest 
     Amendments, and Technical Corrections'' ((RIN2050-AH12) (FRL 
     No. 7308-02-OLEM)) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 2, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5167. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``FY 2024 Distribution of State Revolving Funds 
     Appropriation'' received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 17, 2024; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-5168. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``FY25 Brownfields Job Training Grants'' received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 17, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5169. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty 
     Vehicles - Phase 3; Correction'' ((RIN2060-AV50) (FRL No. 
     8952-03-OAR)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 17, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-5170. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Clean Air Act Reclassification of the San Antonio, 
     Dallas-Fort Worth, and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Ozone 
     Nonattainment Areas; TX'' (FRL No. 11640-02-R6) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 17, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5171. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, 
     and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing 
     Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Final 
     rule; Corrections'' ((RIN2060-AW18) (FRL No. 11890-01-OAR)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     17, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5172. A communication from the Associate Administrator 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2023 Puget Sound Federal 
     Leadership Task Force Biennial Report''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5173. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fee 
     Schedules, Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2024'' (RIN3150-AK74) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     12, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5174. A communication from the Director of Civil Works, 
     Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Reissuance 
     and Modification of Nationwide Permits; Final Rule'' 
     (RIN0710-AA84) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the office of the President of the Senate on June 28, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5175. A communication from the Management Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Control of Non-Volatile Particulate Matter 
     from Aircraft Engines: Emission Standards and Test 
     Procedures; Correction'' ((RIN2120-AL83) (Docket No. FAA-
     2023-2434)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 20, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5176. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Exclusive Economic Zone and Maritime Boundaries; Notice of 
     Limits'' (RIN1400-AF74) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 20, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5177. A communication from the Management Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Establishment of Class E Airspace, 
     Valkaria, FL'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2024-0298)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     17, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5178. A communication from the Management Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Modification of Class D and E Airspace; 
     McClellan-Palomar Airport, Carlsbad, CA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) 
     (Docket No. FAA-2023-0786)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 17, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5179. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a notification of the 
     designation of Amy Karpel as Chair of the United States 
     International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 
     2026; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5180. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulations and Disclosure Law Division, Customs and Border 
     Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Import 
     Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological and Ethnological 
     Material From Ecuador; Correction'' (RIN1515-AE39) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 17, 
     2024; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5181. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Administration for Children and Families, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Temporary Assistance for Needy 
     Families Work Outcomes Measures'' (RIN0970-AD04) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-5182. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Notice: Forthcoming Guidance Regarding 
     Certain Partnership Related-Party Transactions'' (Notice 
     2024-54) received during adjournment in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 25, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-5183. A communication from the Senior Policy and 
     Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
     Services, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Medicare Program; Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit 
     Program; Health Information Technology Standards and 
     Implementation Specifications'' (RIN0938-AV24) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 17, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5184. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Increased Amounts of Credit or Deduction 
     for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered 
     Apprenticeship Requirements'' ((RIN1545-BQ62) (TD 9998)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 25, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-5185. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Certain Exceptions to the 10 Percent 
     Additional Tax Under Code

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     Section 72(t)'' (Notice 2024-55) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     July 2, 2024; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5186. A communication from the Section Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Guidance Related to 
     the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived 
     Intangible Income'' ((RIN1545-BP70) (TD9959)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 17, 2024; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5187. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, the certification of a proposed license for the 
     export of firearms, parts, and components abroad controlled 
     under Category I of the U.S. Munitions List to Brazil in the 
     amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 24-019); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5188. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, the certification of a proposed license for the 
     export of defense articles, including technical data, and 
     defense services to the Philippines in the amount of 
     $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 24-009); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5189. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, the certification of a proposed license 
     amendment for the export of defense articles, including 
     technical data, and defense services to Australia, Finland, 
     and Norway in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal 
     No. DDTC 24-022); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5190. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, the certification of a proposed license for the 
     export of defense articles, including technical data, and 
     defense services to Switzerland in the amount of $1,000,000 
     or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 24-029); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5191. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license 
     for the export of defense articles, including technical data, 
     and defense services to Mexico in the amount of $50,000,000 
     or more and the manufacture of significant military equipment 
     abroad (Transmittal No. DDTC 24-011); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5192. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, the certification of a proposed license for the 
     export of defense articles, including technical data, and 
     defense services to Japan in the amount of $100,000,000 or 
     more (Transmittal No. DDTC 24-012); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5193. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles, including technical data, and defense services to 
     Mexico in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 24-016); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5194. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year 2016 and Fiscal Year 2017 Report to Congress on 
     Administration of the Tribal Self-Governance Program''; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       EC-5195. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Revision to U.S. 
     Munitions List Category XI--High-Energy Storage Capacitors'' 
     (RIN1400-AF27) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 25, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5196. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to hostage-
     taking and the wrongful detention of United States nationals 
     abroad that was declared in Executive Order 14078 of July 19, 
     2022; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5197. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Determination Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to Provide Military Assistance 
     to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5198. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Determination Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to Provide Military Assistance 
     to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5199. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Public Access to Information'' (RIN1400-AE00) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 20, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5200. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Immigrant Visas'' (RIN1400-AE83) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-5201. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Third-Party Attendance at Appointments for 
     Passport, Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and Certain 
     Other Services'' (RIN1400-AF54) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 28, 2024; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5202. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Exchange Visitor Program - General Provisions'' 
     (RIN1400-AC36) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 28, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5203. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license 
     for the export of defense articles, including technical data, 
     and defense services to Israel and the UK in the amount of 
     $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 23-097); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5204. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(d) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license 
     for the export of defense articles, including technical data, 
     and defense services to Australia for the manufacture of 
     significant military equipment abroad (Transmittal No. DDTC 
     24-023); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5205. A communication from the Chief of Congressional 
     and Intergovernmental Affairs, Census Bureau, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR): State Department 
     Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Filing Requirement and 
     Clarifications to Current Requirements'' (RIN0607-AA61) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 31, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5206. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to the 
     situation in Hong Kong that was declared in Executive Order 
     13936 of July 14, 2020; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-5207. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting a legislative proposal to amend the Energy 
     Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program act of 
     2000 to clarify the Secretary of Energy's ongoing authority 
     to designate beryllium vendors, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5208. A communication from the Board Members, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2024 
     annual report on the financial status of the railroad 
     unemployment insurance system; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5209. A communication from the Regulatory Policy 
     Analyst, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Medicated Feed Mill License; Veterinary 
     Feed Directive Drugs; Change of Address'' (Docket No. FDA-
     2024-N-2731) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 25, 2024; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5210. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, FY 2024; 
     Availability of Funds and Funding Opportunity Announcements'' 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5211. A communication from the Director, Women's Bureau, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``FY24 Women in Apprenticeship and 
     Nontraditional Occupations Technical Assistance Grant 
     Program'' received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 28, 2024; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5212. A communication from the Director, Women's Bureau, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``FY24 Fostering Access Rights and 
     Equity Grant Program'' received

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     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5213. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Policy, Mine Safety and Health Administration, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Funding Opportunity Announcement 
     for Mine Health and Safety State Grants'' received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 21, 2024; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5214. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Senior Community Employment Program National Grants 
     Competition for Program Year 2024'' received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 21, 2024; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5215. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Senior Community Service Employment Program Optional 
     Demonstration Grants on Sector-Based Training for Low-Income 
     Older Adult Workers'' received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     21, 2024; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-5216. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Employee 
     Benefits Security Administration's Interpretive Bulletin 95-
     1''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-5217. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Current Good Manufacturing Practice, 
     Certification, Postmarketing Safety Reporting, and Labeling 
     Requirements for Certain Medical Gases'' (RIN0910-AH96) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5218. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Office of the Inspector General, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Grants, Contracts, and Other Agreements: 
     Fraud and Abuse; Information Blocking; Office of Inspector 
     General's Civil Money Penalty Rules'' (RIN0936-AA09) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5219. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Mine 
     Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Funding Opportunity Announcement for Mine Health and Safety 
     State Grants'' received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 28, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5220. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Service Grants'' 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 21, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5221. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``National Farmworker Jobs Program Grants for Career Services 
     and Training'' received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 21, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5222. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities Round 6: A 
     Grant Initiative for the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern 
     Border Regions'' received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 21, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5223. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Apprenticeship Building America, Round 2'' received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 21, 2024; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5224. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula, Round 2'' received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 21, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5225. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``DOL Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Grant Program, 
     Round 2'' received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 21, 2024; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5226. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Workforce Pathways for Youth--Rounds 4 and 5'' received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 21, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5227. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Critical Sector Job Quality Grants, Round 2'' received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 21, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5228. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Growth Opportunities--Rounds 4 and 5'' received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 21, 2024; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5229. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Pathway Home 5'' received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 21, 
     2024; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-5230. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Job Corps Information Technology Academy/Hub'' received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 21, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5231. A communication from the Board of Trustees, 
     National Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Twenty-Ninth Actuarial Valuation of 
     the Assets and Liabilities Under the Railroad Retirement Acts 
     as of December 31, 2022''; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5232. A communication from the Director, National 
     Science Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Making Visible the Invisible: STEM Talent of Rural 
     America''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-5233. A communication from the Inspector General, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``System Review Report''; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-5234. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Secretariat Division, Office of Governmentwide 
     Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``General 
     Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 
     Reduction of Single-use Plastic Packaging (GSAR Case 2022-
     G517)'' (RIN3090-AK60) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     25, 2024; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5235. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Guidance Procedures'' (RIN3206-
     AO63) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 17, 2024; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5236. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Program Fraud Civil Remedies: 
     Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment'' (RIN3206-AO65) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     17, 2024; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5237. A communication from the Chair of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for 
     the period from October 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024 and 
     the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the report; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5238. A communication from the Acting Secretary of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period 
     from October 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5239. A communication from the Associate Administrator 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Semiannual Report to 
     Congress and Supplemental Management Report''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5240. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Education's 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period 
     from October 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024 received in the 
     Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on

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     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5241. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report and the 
     Management Response for the period of October 1, 2023 through 
     March 31, 2024; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5242. A communication from the Executive Director of 
     Operations, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office's fiscal year 2023 
     annual report relative to the Notification and Federal 
     Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No 
     FEAR Act); to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5243. A communication from the Chair of the Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General and the Semiannual Management Report for the period 
     from October 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5244. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office of 
     Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Annual Report for 
     fiscal year 2023; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5245. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Trade Regulation Rule relating to Power 
     Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment 
     Products'' (RIN3084-AB62) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     28, 2024; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5246. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``FY 2022 Report for Violence Against Women Act 
     Reauthorization of 2022 Women in Federal Incarceration''; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5247. A communication from the Agency Representative, 
     Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Rules Governing Pre-Issuance Internal Circulation and 
     Review of Decisions Within the Patent Trial and Appeal 
     Board'' (RIN0651-AD68) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 13, 2024; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-5248. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Immigration Policy, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Securing the Border'' ((RIN1615-AC92) (RIN1125-
     AB32)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 4, 2024; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5249. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation 
     Adjustments'' (RIN3245-AI01) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 17, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
       EC-5250. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Eliminating Self-Certification for Service-
     Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses'' (RIN3245-AI10) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     17, 2024; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
       EC-5251. A communication from the Regulation Development 
     Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Update and Clarify 
     Regulatory Bars to Benefits Based on Character of Discharge'' 
     (RIN2900-AQ95) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 17, 2024; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       EC-5252. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     a typographical error in a report submitted in accordance 
     with sections 107 and 502 of the Foreign Intelligence Act of 
     1978, as amended, 50 U.S.C. section 1801 et seq., and section 
     118 of USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 
     2005, as amended. The report provided information regarding, 
     among other things, certain requests made by the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation (FBI) pursuant to national security 
     letter (NSL) authorities in calendar year 2019. The report 
     stated the FBI had reported it made 19,601 NSL requests, and 
     the correct number should have been 19,601; to the Committees 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Select Committee on 
     Intelligence; and the Judiciary.
       EC-5253. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Housing, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Certification of Tribal Housing Counselors'' (RIN2502-AJ64) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     17, 2024; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       EC-5254. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Health Breach Notification Rule'' 
     (RIN3084-AB56) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 28, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5255. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulations and Disclosure Law Division, Customs and Border 
     Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Enforcement 
     of Copyrights and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act'' 
     (RIN1515-AE26) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 20, 2024; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5256. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Minority and Women Inclusion, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Corporation's 
     fiscal year 2023 report relative to the Notification and 
     Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 
     2002 (No FEAR Act); to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5257. A communication from the Congressional Affairs 
     Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Florida Keys National Marine 
     Sanctuary: Establishment of Temporary Special Use Area for 
     Coral Nursery'' (RIN0648-BN10) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     July 2, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5258. A communication from the Chief, Wireline 
     Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program'' 
     ((RIN3060-AK57) (FCC 24-63) (WC Docket No. 22-234)) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 18, 
     2024; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5259. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Schedule of Fees for Consular Services - Nonimmigrant and 
     Special Visa Fees'' (RIN1400-AF33) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 25, 2024; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-5260. A communication from the Chief Regulatory Officer, 
     Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Implementation of a Family Reunification Parole 
     Process for Salvadorans'' (RIN1615-ZC00) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-5261. A communication from the Chief Regulatory Officer, 
     Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Implementation of a Family Reunification Parole 
     Process for Columbians'' (RIN1615-ZB99) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-5262. A communication from the Chief Regulatory Officer, 
     Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Implementation of a Family Reunification Parole 
     Process for Hondurans'' (RIN1615-ZC02) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-5263. A communication from the Chief Regulatory Officer, 
     Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Implementation of a Family Reunification Parole 
     Process for Guatemalans'' (RIN1615-ZC00) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-5264. A communication from the Chief Regulatory Officer, 
     Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Implementation of Changes to the Haitian Family 
     Reunification Parole Process'' (RIN1615-ZC03) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-5265. A communication from the Chief Regulatory Officer, 
     Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Implementation of Changes to the Cuban Family 
     Reunification Parole Process'' (RIN1615-ZC04) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-5266. A communication from the Chief Regulatory Officer, 
     Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Implementation of a Family Reunification Parole 
     Process for Ecuadorians'' (RIN1615-ZC07) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 28, 2024; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-5267. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to

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     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Schedule of Fees for 
     Consular Services - Elimination of the `Return Check 
     Processing Fee' '' (RIN1400-AF48) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 25, 2024; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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