September 10, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6065 

(Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3516, a bill to encourage 

spectrum licenses to make unused 

spectrum available for use by rural and 

smaller carriers in order to expand 

wireless coverage. 

S.J. RES. 39

At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the 

name of the Senator from Michigan 

(Mr. LEVIN) was added as a cosponsor of 

S.J. Res. 39, a joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of 

the equal rights amendment. 

S. CON. RES. 48

At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the 

name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 

HUTCHISON) was added as a cosponsor of 

S. Con. Res. 48, a concurrent resolution 

recognizing 375 years of service of the 

National Guard and affirming congressional support for a permanent Operational Reserve as a component of the 

Armed Forces. 

S. CON. RES. 50

At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the 

names of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 

CORNYN) and the Senator from Oregon 

(Mr. WYDEN) were added as cosponsors 

of S. Con. Res. 50, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 

regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance 

model under which the Internet has 

thrived. 

S. RES. 88

At the request of Ms. SNOWE, the 

names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 

ROBERTS), the Senator from Wyoming 

(Mr. ENZI) and the Senator from South 

Dakota (Mr. THUNE) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 88, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that 

businesses of the United States should 

retain the option to organize as those 

businesses choose, including as flowthrough entities, and not be forced to 

reorganize as C corporations. 

S. RES. 448

At the request of Mrs. BOXER, the 

names of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 

NELSON), the Senator from Michigan 

(Mr. LEVIN), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. LIEBERMAN), the Senator 

from Oregon (Mr. WYDEN), the Senator 

from California (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and 

the Senator from Maryland (Ms. MIKULSKI) were added as cosponsors of S. 

Res. 448, a resolution recognizing the 

100th anniversary of Hadassah, the 

Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc. 

S. RES. 543

At the request of Mrs. BOXER, the 

names of the Senator from New Jersey 

(Mr. MENENDEZ), the Senator from 

Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY), the Senator 

from Kansas (Mr. MORAN), the Senator 

from Oregon (Mr. WYDEN), the Senator 

from Connecticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) 

and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 

HUTCHISON) were added as cosponsors of 

S. Res. 543, a resolution to express the 

sense of the Senate on international 

parental child abduction. 

S. RES. 546

At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the 

name of the Senator from Arkansas 

(Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 546, a resolution designating the week of September 10, 2012, 

as ‘‘National Adult Education and 

Family Literacy Week’’. 

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AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND 

PROPOSED 

SA 2780. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 

bill S. 3457, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs 

corps, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table. 

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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS 

SA 2780. Mr. CASEY submitted an 

amendment intended to be proposed by 

him to the bill S. 3457, to require the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other 

purposes; which was ordered to lie on 

the table; as follows: 

At the end, add the following: 

SEC. ll. CREDIT FOR STATE LICENSURE AND 

CERTIFICATION COSTS OF MILITARY 

SPOUSES ARISING BY REASON OF A 

PERMANENT CHANGE IN THE DUTY 

STATION OF THE MEMBER OF THE 

ARMED FORCES TO ANOTHER 

STATE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of 

subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting 

after section 30D the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 30E. STATE LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION COSTS OF MILITARY 

SPOUSE ARISING FROM TRANSFER 

OF MEMBER OF ARMED FORCES TO 

ANOTHER STATE. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an eligible 

individual, there shall be allowed as a credit 

against the tax imposed by this chapter for 

the taxable year an amount equal to the 

qualified relicensing costs of such individual 

which are paid or incurred by the taxpayer 

during the taxable year. 

‘‘(b) MAXIMUM CREDIT.—The credit allowed 

by this section with respect to each change 

of duty station shall not exceed $500. 

‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 

‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘eligible individual’ means any individual— 

‘‘(A) who is married to a member of the 

Armed Forces of the United States at the 

time that the member moves to another 

State under a permanent change of station 

order, and 

‘‘(B) who moves to such other State with 

such member. 

‘‘(2) QUALIFIED RELICENSING COSTS.—The 

term ‘qualified relicensing costs’ costs— 

‘‘(A) which are for a license or certification 

required by the State referred to in paragraph (1) to engage in the profession that 

such individual engaged in while within the 

State from which the individual moved, and 

‘‘(B) which are paid or incurred during the 

period beginning on the date that the orders 

referred to in paragraph (1)(A) are issued and 

ending on the date which is 1 year after the 

reporting date specified in such orders.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 

sections for such subpart A is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30D 

the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 30E. State licensure and certification 

costs of military spouse arising 

from transfer of member of 

Armed Forces to another 

State.’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 

made by this section shall apply to taxable 

years beginning after December 31, 2011. 

NOTICES OF HEARINGS 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL

RESOURCES

Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I 

would like to announce for the information of the Senate an the public 

that a hearing has been scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy 

and Natural Resources. The hearing 

will be held on Wednesday, September 

12, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD–366 of 

the Dirksen Senate Office Building in 

Washington, DC. 

The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 3469, the Nuclear 

Waste Administration Act of 2012. 

Because of the limited time available 

for the hearing, witnesses may testify 

by invitation only. However, those 

wishing to submit written testimony 

for the hearing record should send it to 

the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources, United States Senate, 

Washington, DC 20510–6150, or by email 

to AbigaillCampbell@energy.senate.gov. 

For further information, please contact Sam Fowler at (202) 224–7571 or 

Abigail Campbell at (202) 224–4905. 

COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I would 

like to announce that the Committee 

on Indian Affairs will meet during the 

session of the Senate on September 13, 

2012, in room SD–628 of the Dirksen 

Senate Office Building, at 2:15 p.m., to 

conduct a business meeting to consider 

S. 675, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2011; S. 

1345, the Spokane Tribe of Indians of 

the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee 

Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act; and S. 1684, the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2011 to be 

followed immediately to conduct a 

hearing entitled ‘‘Addressing the Costly Administrative Burdens and Negative Impacts of the Carcieri and 

Patchak Decisions’’. 

Those wishing additional information 

may contact the Indian Affairs Committee (202) 224–2251. 

COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I would 

like to announce that the Committee 

on Indian Affairs will meet during the 

session of the Senate on September 14, 

2012, in room SD–628 of the Dirksen 

Senate Office Building, at 2:30 p.m., to 

conduct a hearing on the President’s 

Nomination of Kevin K. Washburn to 

be Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, 

U.S. Department of the Interior’’. 

Those wishing additional information 

may contact the Indian Affairs Committee at (202) 224–2251. 

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PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR 

Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that Courtney 

Zinter and Jessica Cullen be granted 

floor privileges for the duration of today’s proceedings. 

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. 


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