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                   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-1491. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted 
     during the first session of the 119th Congress; to the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence.
        EC-1492. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted 
     during the first session of the 119th Congress; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-1493. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted 
     during the first session of the 119th Congress; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-1494. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted 
     during the first session of the 119th Congress; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1495. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted 
     during the first session of the 119th Congress; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-1496. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted 
     during the first session of the 119th Congress; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-1497. A communication from the Manager of Legal 
     Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; 
     Airbus SAS Airplanes; Amendment 39-23076'' ((RIN2120-AA64) 
     (Docket No. FAA-2024-1702)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1498. A communication from the Manager of Legal 
     Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; 
     Airbus SAS Airplanes; Amendment 39-23080'' ((RIN2120-AA64) 
     (Docket No. FAA-2025-1356)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1499. A communication from the Manager of Legal 
     Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; 
     Dassault Aviation Airplanes; Amendment 39-23077'' ((RIN2120-
     AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2025-0484)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1500. A communication from the Manager of Legal 
     Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; DG 
     Aviation GmbH (Type Certificate Previously Held by DG 
     Flugzeugbau GmbH) Gliders; Amendment 39-23074'' ((RIN2120-
     AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2025-1119)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1501. A communication from the Manager of Legal 
     Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Modernization of Special 
     Airworthiness Certification; Amdt. Nos. 1-80, 21-109, 22-1, 
     36-55, 43-63, 45-32, 61-159, 65-66, 91-381, 119-22, and 147-
     10'' ((RIN2120-AL50) (Docket No. FAA-2023-1377)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1502. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2023 Commercial Hook-and-Line Closure for Golden 
     Tilefish in the South Atlantic'' (RIN0648-XD427) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1503. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Herring Fishery; Inseason Adjustment to the 2023 Atlantic 
     Herring Specifications'' (RIN0648-XD421) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1504. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reopening of Commercial Harvest of Red Snapper in 
     the South Atlantic for 4 Days'' (RIN0648-XD408) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1505. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2023-2024 Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason 
     Adjustments'' (RIN0648-BM62) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1506. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XD425) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1507. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Atka mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XD359) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1508. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United

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     States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer from North 
     Carolina to Virginia'' (RIN0648-XD393) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1509. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West 
     Coast Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries; Inseason 
     Actions #19-26'' (RIN0648-XD334) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1510. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Commercial harvest closure for Atlantic migratory group 
     Spanish mackerel in the northern zone'' (RIN0648-XD394) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     28, 2025; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-1511. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels using Trawl Gear in the 
     Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-
     XD305) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-1512. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``2025 Recreational Harvest Closure for Gulf Gag'' (RIN0648-
     XE986) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-1513. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 2025 Recreational Fishing 
     Season Announcement and Closure for Blueline Tilefish in the 
     South Atlantic'' (RIN0648-XE866) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1514. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Several Groundfish Species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XF002) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1515. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fishery Management Plans of Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. 
     Thomas and St. John; Amendment 3'' (RIN0648-BN06) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1516. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Pacific Cod in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 
     Alaska'' (RIN0648-XD678) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1517. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2024 Recreational Closure for Golden Tilefish in 
     the South Atlantic'' (RIN0648-XD672) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1518. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands'' (RIN0648-XD774) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1519. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2023 Commercial Closure for Blueline Tilefish in 
     the South Atlantic'' (RIN0648-XD176) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1520. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2024 Recreational Fishing Season and Closure Date 
     for Blueline Tilefish in the South Atlantic'' (RIN0648-XD427) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     28, 2025; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-1521. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; the Highly Migratory 
     Species Fishery; El Nino Pacific Loggerhead Conservation Area 
     Closure'' (RIN0648-XD988) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1522. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Fisheries; General Category January Through March Quota 
     Transfer'' (RIN0648-XE544) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1523. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2025-2026 Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason 
     Adjustments'' (RIN0648-BN48) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1524. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West 
     Coast Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #18'' 
     (RIN0648-XD191) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1525. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfers from New Jersey to North 
     Carolina and Rhode Island'' (RIN0648-XD279) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1526. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Greater than or equal to 50 
     feet Length Overall using Hook-and-line Gear in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XD283) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     28, 2025; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-1527. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XD263) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1528. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West 
     Coast Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries; Inseason 
     Actions #11-#16'' (RIN0648-XD128) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1529. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Fisheries; Closure of the Harpoon Category Fishery for 2023'' 
     (RIN0648-XD160) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1530. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Fisheries; Harpoon Category Quota Transfer'' (RIN0648-XD185) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     28, 2025; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-1531. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery; Gulf of Maine Cod Trimester Total 
     Allowable Catch Area Closure for the Common Pool Fishery'' 
     (RIN0648-XD202) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1532. A communication from the Biologist, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical 
     Habitat for Five Species of

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     Threatened Indo-Pacific Corals'' (RIN0648-BJ52) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1533. 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 ``Taking Marine Mammals Incidental 
     to the Port of Alaska Modernization Program Phase 2B: Cargo 
     Terminals Replacement Project in Anchorage, Alaska'' 
     (RIN0648-BM30) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1534. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revised Reporting Requirements Due to Catastrophic 
     Conditions for Federal Seafood Dealers, Individual Fishing 
     Quota Dealers, and Charter Vessels and Headboats in Portions 
     of Florida'' (RIN0648-XC518) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1535. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Herring Fishery; 2022 Management Area 1A Possession Limit 
     Adjustment'' (RIN0648-XC508) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1536. A communication from the Branch Chief, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Blueline 
     Tilefish Fishery; 2023 Blueline Tilefish Commercial Quota 
     Harvested'' (RIN0648-XD324) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1537. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific cod in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XC277) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 28, 
     2025; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-1538. A communication from the Manager of Legal 
     Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments; Amdt. No. 4171'' 
     ((RIN2120-AA65) (Docket No. 31611)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1539. A communication from the Chairman of the National 
     Transportation Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Board's Fiscal Year 2024 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-1540. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 26-111, ``Review of Agency Action 
     Clarification Amendment Act of 2025''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1541. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 26-114, ``Peace DC Omnibus Amendment Act 
     of 2025''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1542. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Generic Aging Lessons Learned for Subsequent License 
     Renewal (GALL-SLR), Final Report, Revision 1, Volumes 1 and 
     2; Standard Review Plan for Review of Subsequent License 
     Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants, Final Report, 
     Revision 1; Technical Bases for Changes in the Subsequent 
     License Renewal Guidance Documents, NUREG-2191, Revision 1, 
     and NUREG-2192, Revision 1, Supplement 1'' (NUREG-2191, 2192, 
     2221) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on August 1, 2025; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-1543. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 26-112, ``Board of Trustees Training 
     Amendment Act of 2025''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1544. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 26-113, ``Disconnect Act of 2025''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1545. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 26-116, ``Safe Passage Training and School 
     Engagement Amendment Act of 2025''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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