S5870 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 1, 2012 

Rev. Proc. 2007–38’’ (Rev. Proc. 2012–32) received in the Office of the President of the 

Senate on July 31, 2012; to the Committee on 

Finance. 

EC–7091. 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 ‘‘Revisions to Rev. 

Proc. 98–32’’ (Rev. Proc. 2012–33) received in 

the Office of the President of the Senate on 

July 31, 2012; to the Committee on Finance. 

EC–7092. 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 ‘‘2012 Section 43 Inflation Adjustment’’ (Notice 2012–49) received 

in the Office of the President of the Senate 

on July 31, 2012; to the Committee on Finance. 

EC–7093. 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 ‘‘2012 Marginal Production Rates’’ (Notice 2012–50) received in 

the Office of the President of the Senate on 

July 31, 2012; to the Committee on Finance. 

EC–7094. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military 

Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 

pursuant to law, an addendum to a certification, transmittal number: DDTC 12–089, of 

the proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense services to a Middle East 

country regarding any possible effects such a 

sale might have relating to Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to 

Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

EC–7095. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to 

law, a report entitled ‘‘Country Reports on 

Terrorism 2011′′; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

EC–7096. A communication from the Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Railroad Unemployment Insurance System’’; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

Pensions. 

EC–7097. A joint communication from the 

Executive Director and the Chair of the 

Board of Governors, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Institute’s 2011 Annual Report; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

EC–7098. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military 

Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 

pursuant to law, an addendum to a certification, transmittal number: DDTC 12–092, of 

the proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense services to a Middle East 

country regarding any possible effects such a 

sale might have relating to Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to 

Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

EC–7099. A communication from the Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the cost of response and recovery efforts for FEMA–3330–EM in the 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts having exceeded the $5,000,000 limit for a single emergency declaration; to the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

EC–7100. A communication from the Federal Liaison Officer, Patent and Trademark 

Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Implementation of Statute of Limitations Provisions for Office Disciplinary 

Proceedings’’ (RIN0651–AC76) received in the 

Office of the President of the Senate on July 

30, 2012; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 

The following reports of committees 

were submitted: 

By Mr. AKAKA, from the Committee on 

Indian Affairs, without amendment: 

H.R. 1272. A bill to provide for the use and 

distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the United 

States Court of Federal Claims in Docket 

Numbers 19 and 188, and for other purposes. 

By Mrs. BOXER, from the Committee on 

Environment and Public Works, without 

amendment: 

S. 3370. A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel 

of real property in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation. 

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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND 

JOINT RESOLUTIONS 

The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first 

and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated: 

By Mr. KERRY: 

S. 3465. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to define care coordination, 

include care coordination as a fully restorative service, and detail the care coordination 

functions of the Assistant Secretary, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mr. MENENDEZ: 

S. 3466. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for employer-provided job training, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. JOHANNS: 

S. 3467. A bill to establish a moratorium on 

aerial surveillance conducted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency; to the Committee on Environment 

and Public Works. 

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. 

WARNER, and Ms. COLLINS): 

S. 3468. A bill to affirm the authority of the 

President to require independent regulatory 

agencies to comply with regulatory analysis 

requirements applicable to executive agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

By Mr. BINGAMAN: 

S. 3469. A bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes; 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and 

Mr. CRAPO): 

S. 3470. A bill to permanently extend the 

private mortgage insurance tax deduction; to 

the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. RUBIO: 

S. 3471. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the tax on 

Olympic medals won by United States athletes; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. 

GRASSLEY, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. BLUNT, 

Mrs. BOXER, Mr. FRANKEN, and Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR): 

S. 3472. A bill to amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to 

provide improvements to such Act; to the 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

Pensions. 

By Mr. INHOFE: 

S. 3473. A bill to replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. MIKULSKI, and Mr. HARKIN): 

S. 3474. A bill to provide consumer protection for students; to the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Ms. LANDRIEU: 

S. 3475. A bill to increase the participation 

of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and industry; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. 

FRANKEN, and Mr. KERRY): 

S. 3476. A bill to amend the Child Care and 

Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to ensure access to high—quality child care for 

homeless children and families, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mrs. 

HUTCHISON, Mr. CASEY, Ms. SNOWE, 

Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, and 

Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts): 

S. 3477. A bill to ensure that the United 

States promotes women’s meaningful inclusion and participation in mediation and negotiation processes undertaken in order to 

prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict 

and implements the United States National 

Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security; 

to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. 

GRASSLEY, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. BLUNT, 

Mrs. BOXER, Mr. FRANKEN, and Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR): 

S. 3478. A bill to amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to 

provide improvements to such Act; to the 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

Pensions. 

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. 

BLUNT, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. 

SNOWE, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. WARNER): 

S. 3479. A bill to strengthen manufacturing 

in the United States through improved training, retention, and recruitment of workers, 

to deter evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and to promote United 

States exports, and for other purposes; to the 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

Pensions. 

By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. 

CRAPO, Mr. TESTER, Mr. KOHL, Mr. 

TOOMEY, and Mrs. HAGAN): 

S. 3480. A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; to the Committee on 

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. COCHRAN, and Mr. REED): 

S.J. Res. 49. A joint resolution providing 

for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a 

citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the 

Smithsonian Institution; considered and 

passed. 

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SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND 

SENATE RESOLUTIONS 

The following concurrent resolutions 

and Senate resolutions were read, and 

referred (or acted upon), as indicated: 

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and 

Mr. CHAMBLISS): 

S. Res. 535. A resolution recognizing the 

goals and ideals of the Movement is Life 

Caucus; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 


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