S5978 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 2, 2012 

S. 3514. A bill to repeal a limitation on annual payments under the Surface Mining 

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977; to the 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. 

WYDEN, and Mr. TESTER): 

S. 3515. A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide 

additional protections for privacy and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Ms. SNOWE: 

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; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and 

Mrs. BOXER): 

S. 3517. A bill to require the Secretary of 

the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific 

International Exposition and the Panama 

Canal; to the Committee on Banking , Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

By Mr. WYDEN: 

S. 3518. A bill to make it a principal negotiating objective of the United States in 

trade negotiations to eliminate government 

fisheries subsidies, and for other purposes; to 

the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. DEMINT (for himself, Mr. 

COBURN, Mr. CORKER, Mr. JOHNSON of 

Wisconsin, Mr. LEE, Mrs. MCCASKILL, 

Mr. PAUL, Mr. RISCH, Mr. SESSIONS, 

and Mr. TOOMEY): 

S. 3519. A bill to require sponsoring Senators to pay the printing costs of ceremonial 

and commemorative Senate resolutions; read 

the first time. 

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. 

AKAKA, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, 

Mr. FRANKEN, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. 

LAUTENBERG, and Mr. LEVIN): 

S. 3520. A bill to require a portion of closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with 

respect to certain refinanced mortgage 

loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

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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 Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mrs. 

BOXER, Mr. BOOZMAN, and Mr. DURBIN): 

S. Res. 541. A resolution condemning the 

Government of Vietnam for human rights 

violations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and 

Mr. BEGICH): 

S. Res. 542. A resolution expressing the 

sense of the Senate that the United States 

Government should continue to support democracy and human rights in Taiwan following the January 2012 presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. KERRY, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. 

INHOFE, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. MIKULSKI, 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. 

LANDRIEU, Mr. MERKLEY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. LEAHY, and Mr. 

KIRK): 

S. Res. 543. A resolution to express the 

sense of the Senate on international parental 

child abduction; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. 

COBURN): 

S. Res. 544. A resolution congratulating the 

Navy Dental Corps on its 100th anniversary; 

considered and agreed to. 

By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself and Mr. 

NELSON of Nebraska): 

S. Res. 545. A resolution commemorating 

the 75th Anniversary of Air Force Weather; 

considered and agreed to. 

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. 

ALEXANDER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. WEBB, 

Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. 

JOHNSON of South Dakota, Ms. MURKOWSKI, and Mr. ENZI): 

S. Res. 546. A resolution designating the 

week of September 10, 2012, as ‘‘National 

Adult Education and Family Literacy 

Week’’; considered and agreed to. 

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. SNOWE, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. 

ROCKEFELLER, Mr. NELSON of Florida, 

Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. BOOZMAN, and 

Mr. COONS): 

S. Res. 547. A resolution honoring the life 

of pioneering astronaut Dr. Sally Ride and 

expressing the condolences of the Senate on 

her death; considered and agreed to. 

By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. 

MCCONNELL): 

S. Con. Res. 56. A concurrent resolution 

providing for a conditional adjournment or 

recess of the Senate and an adjournment of 

the House of Representatives; considered and 

agreed to. 

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER: 

S. Con. Res. 57. A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the census surveys and the information derived 

from those surveys are crucial to the national welfare; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

By Mr. KERRY: 

S. Con. Res. 58. A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment 

of H.R. 4240; considered and agreed to. 

By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. 

MCCONNELL): 

S. Con. Res. 59. A concurrent resolution 

providing for a conditional adjournment or 

recess of the Senate and an adjournment of 

the House of Representatives; considered and 

agreed to. 

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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS 

S. 202

At the request of Mr. PAUL, the 

names of the Senator from Alabama 

(Mr. SHELBY) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. ENZI) were added as cosponsors of S. 202, a bill to require a full 

audit of the Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller 

General of the United States before the 

end of 2012, and for other purposes. 

S. 225

At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the 

name of the Senator from Connecticut 

(Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a cosponsor of S. 225, a bill to permit the 

disclosure of certain information for 

the purpose of missing child investigations. 

S. 227

At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the 

name of the Senator from New York 

(Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a cosponsor of S. 227, a bill to amend title 

XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home 

health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program. 

S. 645

At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the 

name of the Senator from Connecticut 

(Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a cosponsor of S. 645, a bill to amend the 

National Child Protection Act of 1993 

to establish a permanent background 

check system. 

S. 672

At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, 

the name of the Senator from New 

Mexico (Mr. UDALL) was added as a cosponsor of S. 672, a bill to amend the 

Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 

and modify the railroad track maintenance credit. 

S. 847

At the request of Mr. LAUTENBERG, 

the name of the Senator from Florida 

(Mr. NELSON) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 847, a bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that 

risks from chemicals are adequately 

understood and managed, and for other 

purposes. 

S. 1045

At the request of Ms. LANDRIEU, the 

name of the Senator from New York 

(Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1045, a bill to amend the 

Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to require that group and 

individual health insurance coverage 

and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child’s 

congenital or developmental deformity 

or disorder due to trauma, burns, infection, tumor, or disease. 

S. 1061

At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the 

name of the Senator from Oklahoma 

(Mr. INHOFE) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 1061, a bill to amend title 5 and 28, 

United States Code, with respect to the 

award of fees and other expenses in 

cases brought against agencies of the 

United States, to require the Administrative Conference of the United States 

to compile, and make publically available, certain data relating to the Equal 

Access to Justice Act, and for other 

purposes. 

S. 1265

At the request of Mr. BINGAMAN, the 

name of the Senator from Washington 

(Mrs. MURRAY) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1265, a bill to amend the Land 

and Water Conservation Fund Act of 

1965 to provide consistent and reliable 

authority for, and for the funding of, 

the land and water conservation fund 

to maximize the effectiveness of the 

fund for future generations, and for 

other purposes. 

S. 1385

At the request of Mr. VITTER, the 

names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 

MORAN) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) were added 

as cosponsors of S. 1385, a bill to terminate the $1 presidential coin program. 

S. 1454

At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the 

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(Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1454, a bill to amend title 

XVIII of the Social Security Act to 

provide for extended months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive 

drugs for kidney transplant patients 

and other renal dialysis provisions. 

S. 1526

At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, 

the name of the Senator from Ohio 

(Mr. BROWN) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 1526, a bill to amend the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 

incentive for the installation and 

maintenance of mechanical insulation 

property. 

S. 1775

At the request of Mr. TESTER, the 

name of the Senator from New Mexico 

(Mr. UDALL) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 1775, a bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public 

lands and for other purposes. 

S. 1880

At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the 

name of the Senator from Arkansas 

(Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1880, a bill to repeal the health 

care law’s job-killing health insurance 

tax. 

S. 1981

At the request of Mr. HELLER, the 

name of the Senator from Wyoming 

(Mr. ENZI) was added as a cosponsor of 

S. 1981, a bill to provide that Members 

of Congress may not receive pay after 

October 1 of any fiscal year in which 

Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and 

passed the regular appropriations bills. 

S. 1993

At the request of Mr. NELSON of Florida, the names of the Senator from 

Alaska (Mr. BEGICH), the Senator from 

Hawaii (Mr. INOUYE), the Senator from 

Michigan (Ms. STABENOW), the Senator 

from California (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and 

the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 

KERRY) were added as cosponsors of S. 

1993, a bill to posthumously award a 

Congressional Gold Medal to Lena 

Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American 

culture and the civil rights movement. 

S. 2123

At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the 

name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 

INOUYE) was added as a cosponsor of S. 

2123, a bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act to extend funding for 

family-to-family health information 

centers to help families of children 

with disabilities or special health care 

needs make informed choices about 

health care for their children. 

S. 2151

At the request of Mr. MCCAIN, the 

name of the Senator from Kentucky 

(Mr. MCCONNELL) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2151, a bill to improve information security, and for other purposes. 

S. 2272

At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the 

name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 

BEGICH) was added as a cosponsor of S. 

2272, a bill to designate a mountain in 

the State of Alaska as Mount Denali. 

S. 2347

At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the 

names of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 

HELLER) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. LANDRIEU) were added as 

cosponsors of S. 2347, a bill to amend 

title XVIII of the Social Security Act 

to ensure the continued access of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services. 

S. 2374

At the request of Mr. BINGAMAN, the 

name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 

BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 

2374, a bill to amend the Helium Act to 

ensure the expedient and responsible 

draw-down of the Federal Helium Reserve in a manner that protects the interests of private industry, the scientific, medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and Federal agencies, and for other purposes. 

S. 2620

At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the 

name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 

INOUYE) was added as a cosponsor of S. 

2620, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 

Social Security Act to provide for an 

extension of the Medicare-dependent 

hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare 

low-volume hospital program. 

S. 3204

At the request of Mr. JOHANNS, the 

name of the Senator from Delaware 

(Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 3204, a bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic 

Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes. 

S. 3245

At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the 

name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 

COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S. 

3245, a bill to extend by 3 years the authorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, 

the Special Immigrant Nonminister 

Religious Worker Program, and the 

Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. 

S. 3318

At the request of Mrs. BOXER, the 

name of the Senator from Maryland 

(Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 3318, a bill to amend title 38, 

United States Code, to prohibit the use 

of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI 

Bill to give a false impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 

purposes. 

S. 3325

At the request of Mr. BEGICH, the 

name of the Senator from New Mexico 

(Mr. BINGAMAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3325, a bill to authorize the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator 

of the Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, to carry out a 5-year demonstration program to fund mental 

health first aid training programs at 10 

institutions of higher education to improve student mental health. 

S. 3332

At the request of Mr. BEGICH, the 

name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 

HUTCHISON) was added as a cosponsor of 

S. 3332, a bill to provide for the establishment of nationally uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the United States. 

S. 3342

At the request of Mr. MCCONNELL, his 

name was added as a cosponsor of S. 

3342, a bill to improve information security, and for other purposes. 

S. 3370

At the request of Mr. UDALL of New 

Mexico, the name of the Senator from 

New Mexico (Mr. BINGAMAN) was added 

as a cosponsor of 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. 

S. 3382

At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the 

name of the Senator from Alabama 

(Mr. SESSIONS) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3382, a bill to impose certain 

limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that 

require the agencies to take regulatory 

action in accordance with the terms 

thereof, and for other purposes. 

S. 3394

At the request of Mr. JOHNSON of 

South Dakota, the name of the Senator 

from Delaware (Mr. CARPER) was added 

as a cosponsor of S. 3394, a bill to address fee disclosure requirements under 

the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to 

amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 

Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes. 

S. 3397

At the request of Mr. HATCH, the 

name of the Senator from Mississippi 

(Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 3397, a bill to prohibit waivers relating to compliance with the work requirements for the program of block 

grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other 

purposes. 

S. 3415

At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the 

name of the Senator from Wyoming 

(Mr. BARRASSO) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3415, a bill to require the disclosure of all payments made under the 

Equal Access to Justice Act. 

S. 3456

At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, 

the name of the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a 

cosponsor of S. 3456, a bill to amend 

title 18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography and child 

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S. 3457

At the request of Mr. NELSON of Florida, the names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. WYDEN) and the Senator 

from New York (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) were 

added as cosponsors of S. 3457, a bill to 

require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, 

and for other purposes. 

S. 3463

At the request of Mr. FRANKEN, the 

names of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 

BEGICH) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. KERRY) were added as cosponsors of S. 3463, a bill to amend title 

XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes among 

Medicare beneficiaries. 

S. 3471

At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the 

names of the Senator from Tennessee 

(Mr. ALEXANDER), the Senator from 

Georgia (Mr. ISAKSON), the Senator 

from Louisiana (Mr. VITTER), the Senator from Utah (Mr. LEE) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. BOOZMAN) 

were added as cosponsors of S. 3471, a 

bill to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to eliminate the tax on 

Olympic medals won by United States 

athletes. 

S. 3474

At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the 

name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. 

DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 

3474, a bill to provide consumer protection for students. 

S. 3480

At the request of Mr. JOHANNS, the 

name of the Senator from Minnesota 

(Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3480, a bill to provide end 

user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act 

and the Securities Exchange Act of 

1934. 

S.J. RES. 29

At the request of Mr. UDALL of New 

Mexico, the name of the Senator from 

New Jersey (Mr. MENENDEZ) was added 

as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 29, a joint 

resolution proposing an amendment to 

the Constitution of the United States 

relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. 

S. CON. RES. 47

At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the 

name of the Senator from Maryland 

(Ms. MIKULSKI) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 47, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress on the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over all of the territory of 

the island of Cypress. 

S. CON. RES. 50

At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the 

name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 

RISCH) was added as a cosponsor 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. 392

At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the 

name of the Senator from Vermont 

(Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 392, a resolution urging 

the Republic of Turkey to safeguard its 

Christian heritage and to return confiscated church properties. 

AMENDMENT NO. 2653

At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the 

name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2653 intended to be proposed to S. 3414, a bill 

to enhance the security and resiliency 

of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States. 

AMENDMENT NO. 2732

At the request of Mr. FRANKEN, the 

names of the Senator from Kentucky 

(Mr. PAUL), the Senator from Oregon 

(Mr. WYDEN), the Senator from New 

York (Mr. SCHUMER), the Senator from 

Hawaii (Mr. AKAKA), the Senator from 

Delaware (Mr. COONS), the Senator 

from Connecticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL), 

the Senator from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), the Senator from New Mexico 

(Mr. UDALL), the Senator from Oregon 

(Mr. MERKLEY), the Senator from New 

Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN), the Senator from Washington (Ms. CANTWELL), 

the Senator from Alaska (Mr. BEGICH), 

the Senator from Iowa (Mr. HARKIN), 

the Senator from Illinois (Mr. DURBIN), 

the Senator from Montana (Mr. 

TESTER), the Senator from Virginia 

(Mr. WEBB) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) were added as 

cosponsors of amendment No. 2732 proposed to S. 3414, a bill to enhance the 

security and resiliency of the cyber and 

communications infrastructure of the 

United States. 

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STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED 

BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS 

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and 

Mr. GRASSLEY): 

S. 3486. A bill to implement the provisions of the Hague Agreement and 

the Patent Law Treaty; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I am 

pleased to introduce today legislation 

that will help American businesses and 

inventors by reducing obstacles for obtaining patent protection overseas. 

This bipartisan measure implements 

two patent law treaties that were 

signed under President Clinton and 

submitted for the Senate’s advice and 

consent by President George W. Bush. 

The Senate voted to ratify the treaties 

in 2007 without a single Senator in dissent. With this implementing legislation, Congress will complete its work 

so that the treaties at last can be ratified and go into effect. 

Our patent system plays a key role in 

encouraging innovation and bringing 

new products to market. The discoveries made by American inventors and 

research institutions, commercialized 

by our companies, and protected and 

promoted by our patent laws, have 

made our system the envy of the world. 

But in this global economy, it is not 

enough to have an effective domestic 

patent system; we must also help 

American inventors and businesses to 

protect their inventions and thrive in 

markets around the world. Consistent 

with last year’s landmark patent reform legislation, the Leahy-Smith 

America Invents Act, this legislation 

will benefit American inventors by implementing two measures to reduce application barriers around the world. 

The Hague Agreement Concerning 

International Registration of Industrial Designs provides a simplified application system for U.S. creators of 

industrial designs who, by filing a single standardized application for a design patent at the U.S. Patent and 

Trademark Office, can apply for design 

protection in each country that has 

ratified the Treaty. American design 

patent applicants who previously had 

to file separate applications in numerous countries may now file a single, 

English-language application at the 

U.S. Patent Office, reducing the costs 

and burdens of obtaining international 

protections. The U.S. Patent Office 

may also receive applications that 

have been filed internationally, but its 

substantive examination process remains unchanged. The standard for obtaining a design patent is not affected. 

By simplifying the process for American businesses to obtain design patents overseas, the Hague Agreement 

will reduce barriers for small and midsize companies to expand into foreign 

markets. 

The Patent Law Treaty also streamlines the process for American businesses seeking patent protection overseas. It limits the formalities different 

countries can require in patent applications, which are often used to disadvantage American applications in 

foreign jurisdictions. American businesses and inventors will benefit from 

harmonized applications, reducing the 

cost of doing business and encouraging 

U.S. innovators to protect and export 

their products internationally. 

In June, Director Kappos of the U.S. 

Patent and Trademark Office testified 

before the Judiciary Committee about 

the important need for this implementing legislation, stating that the 

treaties are ‘‘pro-American innovation, 

pro-global innovation, pro-jobs, pro-opportunity.’’ I agree. I urge the Senate 

to act quickly on this final step so that 

the treaties can at last be ratified, and 

American innovators and businesses 

can benefit from them as U.S. products 

continue to thrive on the global stage. 

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed 

in the RECORD. 

There being no objection, the text of 

the bill was ordered to be printed in 

the RECORD, as follows: 

S. 3486 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in 

Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Patent Law 

Treaties Implementation Act of 2012’’. 


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