[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 126 (Thursday, August 1, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5767-S5770]
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-5484. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department 
     of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative 
     to the Department's activities under the Civil Rights of 
     Institutionalized Persons Act during fiscal year 2023 
     received in the Office of the President pro tempore; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-5485. A communication from the Program Analyst, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Pummelos Grown in 
     Florida; Increased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. AMS-SC-23-
     0041) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 31, 2024; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.

[[Page S5768]]

  

        EC-5486. A communication from the Program Analyst, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Olives Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate'' 
     (Docket No. AMS-SC-23-0087) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 31, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5487. A communication from the Program Analyst, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Cranberries Grown in Massachusetts, et al; Termination of 
     Marketing Order and Data Collection Requirements for 
     Cranberries Not Subject to the Marketing Order'' (Docket No. 
     AMS-SC-23-0047) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 31, 2024; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5488. A communication from the Program Analyst, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Temporary 
     Relaxation of Substandard and Maturity Dockage Requirements'' 
     (Docket No. AMS-SC-23-0062) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 31, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5489. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, 
     Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, advance notice of the Department's intention 
     to accept donations of land which will be incorporated into 
     Congressionally designated wilderness areas; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-5490. A communication from the Manager 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; 
     Endangered Species Status for Sira Curassow and Southern 
     Helmeted Curassow'' (RIN1018-BG55) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 31, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5491. A communication from the 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; Inpatient 
     Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for 
     Federal Fiscal Year 2025 and Updates to the IRF Quality 
     Reporting Program'' (RIN0938-AV31) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 31, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-5492. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``FY 2025 Hospice Wage Index and 
     Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program 
     Requirements'' (RIN0938-AV29) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 31, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-5493. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``FY 2025 Inpatient Psychiatric 
     Facilities Prospective Payment System - Rate Update Final 
     Rule'' (RIN0938-AV32) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on July 31, 2024; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5494. A communication from the 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; Prospective 
     Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing 
     Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program and 
     Value-Based Purchasing Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2025'' 
     (RIN0938-AV30) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 31, 2024; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5495. A communication from the 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 and Medicaid Programs; 
     Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care 
     Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment 
     System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2025 Rates; Quality 
     Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program 
     Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access 
     Hospitals; and Other Policy Changes; Final Rule'' (RIN0938-
     AV34) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 31, 2024; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5496. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department 
     of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Report of the Attorney General to the Congress of the 
     United States on the Administration of the Foreign Agents 
     Registration Act of 1938, as amended, for the six months 
     ending June 30, 2023''; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-5497. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 25-501, ``Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget 
     Act of 2024''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5498. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 25-521, ``Medical Cannabis Conditional 
     License and Unlicensed Establishment Closure Clarification 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 2024''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5499. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 25-520, ``2024 Summer Olympics, Paralympic 
     Games, Art All Night, and Dine All Night Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 2024''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5500. A communication from the Program Analyst, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education, 
     and Information Order; Adjustment to Membership'' (Docket No. 
     AMS-SC-22-0088) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 31, 2024; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5501. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Department's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General 
     for the period from October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-5502. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Eighty-Second 
     Financial Statement for the period of October 1, 2022 through 
     September 30, 2023; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5503. 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 ``Reconsideration of 
     Burial and Memorialization Decisions'' (RIN2900-AR37) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     31, 2024; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-5504. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulated 
     navigation area; NW Natural Gasco Sediment Site Field Pilot 
     Study, Willamette River, Portland Oregon'' ((RIN1625-AA11) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2024-0971)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 10, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-5505. A communication from the Chief of the Regulatory 
     Coordination Division, Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Exercise of Time-Limited 
     Authority to Increase the Numerical Limitation for FY 2023 
     for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program and 
     Portability for H-2B Workers Seeking To Change Employers--
     Resubmission'' ((RIN1615-AC82) (RIN1205-AC14)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 5, 2024; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-5506. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Pendimethalin; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 
     12049-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5507. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Ethanol, 2,2',2''-nitrilotris, compd. with a-
     hydro-hydroxypoly (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl ether with N-[4-[[-
     [bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]phenyl](2,4-
     disulfophenyl)methylene]-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene]-2-
     hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethanaminium inner salt (1:4:1); 
     Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 12129-01-OCSPP) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on August 1, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5508. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Potassium Carbonate; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 12153-01-OCSPP) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-5509. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Selective Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Director's Annual Report for calendar year 2023 received in 
     the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
        EC-5510. 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 ``Export Control Measures Under the 
     Export Administration Regulations To Address Iranian 
     Aggression Against Israel and Military Support for Russia'' 
     (RIN0694-AJ61) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 23, 2024; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.

[[Page S5769]]

  

        EC-5511. A communication from the Senior Congressional 
     Liaison, Legislative Affairs, Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-
     04'' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-5512. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     President, Executive Secretary and Deputy Chief of Staff, 
     National Security Council, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a certified addendum to the Transmittal of 
     an amendment to the Agreement Between the Government of the 
     United States of America and the Government of the United 
     Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation 
     on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes of 
     July 3, 1958 (OSS-2024-0965); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-5513. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Passports: Form DS-3053 Statement of Consent'' 
     (RIN1400-AF71) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-5514. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Determination Under Section 506(a) (1) and Section 
     614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to 
     Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine''; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-5515. 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; KY; Revisions to Jefferson 
     County Definitions'' (FRL No. 11798-02-R4) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 17, 2024; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5516. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Clean Water Act Methods Update Rule for the 
     Analysis of Effluent'' ((RIN2040-AG25) (FRL No. 9346-02-OW)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     17, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5517. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit Program 
     Revision; West Virginia'' (FRL No. 11788-02-R3) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on August 1, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5518. 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; Colorado; Interim Final 
     Determination to Stay and Defer Sanctions in the Denver 
     Metro/North Front Range 2008 Ozone Nonattainment'' (FRL No. 
     12122-02-R8) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-5519. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning 
     Purposes; Connecticut; Greater Connecticut 2015 8-Hour Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area; Reclassification to Serious'' (FRL No. 
     12126-01-R1) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-5520. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning 
     Purposes; Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware; 
     Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE 2015 8-
     Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; Reclassification to Serious'' 
     (FRL No. 12132-01-R3) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5521. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Massachusetts: Final Approval of State Underground 
     Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification, and 
     Incorporation by Reference'' (FRL No. 11752-02-R1) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 1, 
     2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5522. 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 State Plans for 
     Designated Facilities and Pollutants; State of Idaho; 
     Delegation of Authority, Federal Plan for Existing Hospital/
     Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators'' (FRL No. 11570-01-
     R10) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5523. 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; Kansas; Regional Haze'' (FRL 
     No. 11576-02-R7) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-5524. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning 
     Purposes; Maryland; Baltimore, MD 2015 8-Hour Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area; Reclassification to Serious'' (FRL No. 
     12131-01-R3) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-5525. 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; WA; Update to Materials 
     Incorporated by Reference'' (FRL No. 11672-01-R10) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 1, 
     2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5526. A communication from the Congressional and Public 
     Affairs Specialist, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Standards-Related Activities and 
     the Export Administration Regulations'' (RIN0694-AI06) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-5527. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     six (6) officers 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-5528. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Renewing Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses - 
     Environmental Review'' (RIN3150-AK32) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on August 1, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5529. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Environmental Evaluation of Accident Tolerant Fuels with 
     Increased Enrichment and Higher Burnup Levels'' received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on August 1, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5530. A communication from the Ombudsman, Energy 
     Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``2023 Annual Report to Congress''; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5531. 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 ``Veteran and Spouse 
     Transitional Assistance Grant Program'' (RIN2900-AR68) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     17, 2024; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-5532. 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 ``CHAMPVA Coverage of 
     Audio-Only Telehealth, Mental Health Services, and Cost 
     Sharing for Certain Contraceptive Services and Contraceptive 
     Products Approved, Cleared, or Granted by FDA'' (RIN2900-
     AR55) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 17, 2024; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-5533. 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 ``VA Servicer Handbook 
     M26-4 Appendix F: VA Home Retention Waterfall'' received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on August 1, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-5534. 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 ``VA Servicer Handbook 
     M26-4, Chapter 9: VA Purchase'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-5535. 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 ``VA Manual M26-3, Chapter 
     9: VA Purchase'' received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
        EC-5536. A communication from the Management Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Greenville, 
     NC'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2023-1004)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on August 1, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

[[Page S5770]]

  

        EC-5537. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Procedures for Transportation 
     Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs'' (RIN2105-AE94) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-5538. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Procedures for Transportation 
     Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: Technical 
     Amendments'' (RIN2105-AE94) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5539. A communication from the Management Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Safety Management Systems'' ((RIN2120-AL60) 
     (Docket No. FAA-2021-0419)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5540. A communication from the Chief of the Policy and 
     Rules Division, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Allocation of Spectrum for Non-
     Federal Space Launch Operations; Amendment of Part 2 of the 
     Commission's Rules for Federal Earth Stations Communicating 
     with Non-Federal Fixed Satellite Service Space Stations; and 
     Federal Space Station Use of the 399.9-400.05 MHZ Band'' 
     ((FCC 23-76) (ET Docket No. 21-363)) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on August 1, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5541. A communication from the Chief of the Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Bureau of Customs and Border 
     Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Imposition 
     of Import Restrictions on Archaeological and Ethnological 
     Material of Tunisia'' ((RIN1515-AE66) (CBP Dec. 24-12)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5542. 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; 
     Green River, Calhoun, KY'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-
     2024-0498)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5543. 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 Mile Markers 219.5 to 218.5 Grafton, 
     IL'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2024-0569)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on August 1, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5544. 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 Regulations; Recurring Marine Events, Sector Key West, 
     Update'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2023-0690)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-5545. 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; 
     Missouri River, Mile Marker 27-366'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket 
     No. USCG-2024-0112)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5546. 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; 
     Illinois River, Mile Marker 87.1 to 87.7'' ((RIN1625-AA00) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2024-0113)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5547. 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; 
     Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, TX'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2024-0571)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on August 1, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5548. 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; 
     Atlantic Ocean, Virginia Beach Oceanfront, VA; Air Show'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2024-0346)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on August 1, 2024; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5549. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security 
     Zones; 2024 Republican National Convention; Lake Michigan, 
     Milwaukee Harbor, Kinnickinnic River, Menomonee River and 
     Milwaukee River, Milwaukee, WI'' ((RIN1625-AA87) (Docket No. 
     USCG-2024-0254)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5550. 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; 
     Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, TX'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2024-0006)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on August 1, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5551. 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; 
     Redwood City Fourth of July Fireworks, Redwood Creek, Redwood 
     City, CA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2024-0493)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-5552. 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; 
     Port of Los Angeles, Main Channel'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket 
     No. USCG-2024-0562)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5553. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Assistance Provided to Foreign Aviation 
     Authorities for FY 2023''; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5554. A communication from the Chief, Wireline 
     Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Incarcerated People's Communications Services; 
     Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act; Rates for 
     Interstate Inmate Calling Services, Report and Order, Order 
     on Reconsideration, Clarification and Waiver, and Further 
     Notice of Proposed Rulemaking'' ((RIN3060-AK08) (WC Docket 
     Nos. 23-62 and 12-375)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5555. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Definition of Unreasonable 
     Refusal to Deal or Negotiate with Respect to Vessel Space 
     Accommodations Provided by an Ocean Common Carrier'' 
     (RIN3072-AC92) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on August 1, 2024; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5556. A communication from the Senior Counsel, 
     Executive Office for United States Trustees, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Registration Requirements Under the Sex Offender 
     Registration and Notification Act'' (RIN1105-AB52) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 1, 
     2024; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-5557. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Attorney General, Civil Division, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Process for Determining That an Individual Shall Not Be 
     Deemed an Employee of the Public Health Service'' (RIN1105-
     AB37) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on August 1, 2024; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

                          ____________________