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States Embassy compound in Kabul involved an 

assault that sparked a 20-hour-long gun battle 

and left 16 Afghans dead, 5 police officers and 

at least 6 children among them. 

(3) The report further states that ‘‘U.S. and 

Afghan officials concluded the Embassy 

attackers were members of the Haqqani network’’. 

(4) In September 22, 2011, testimony before the 

Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral 

Mullen stated that ‘‘[t]he Haqqani network, for 

one, acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan’s InterServices Intelligence agency. With ISI support, 

Haqqani operatives plan and conducted that 

[September 13] truck bomb attack, as well as the 

assault on our embassy. We also have credible 

evidence they were behind the June 28th attack 

on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul and a 

host of other smaller but effective operations’’. 

(5) In October 27, 2011, testimony before the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

Representatives, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated that ‘‘we are taking action to target 

the Haqqani leadership on both sides of the border. We’re increasing international efforts to 

squeeze them operationally and financially. We 

are already working with the Pakistanis to target those who are behind a lot of the attacks 

against Afghans and Americans. And I made it 

very clear to the Pakistanis that the attack on 

our embassy was an outrage and the attack on 

our forward operating base that injured 77 of 

our soldiers was a similar outrage.’’. 

(6) At the same hearing, Secretary of State 

Clinton further stated that ‘‘I think everyone 

agrees that the Haqqani Network has safe havens inside Pakistan; that those safe havens 

give them a place to plan and direct operations 

that kill Afghans and Americans.’’. 

(7) On November 1, 2011, the United States 

Government added Haji Mali Kahn to a list of 

specially designated global terrorists under Executive Order 13224. The Department of State 

described Khan as ‘‘a Haqqani Network commander’’ who has ‘‘overseen hundreds of fighters, and has instructed his subordinates to conduct terrorist acts.’’ The designation continued, 

‘‘Mali Khan has provided support and logistics 

to the Haqqani Network, and has been involved 

in the planning and execution of attacks in Afghanistan against civilians, coalition forces, 

and Afghan police’’. According to Jason 

Blazakis, the chief of the Terrorist Designations 

Unit of the Department of State, Khan also has 

links to al-Qaeda. 

(8) Five other top Haqqani Network leaders 

have been placed on the list of specially designated global terrorists under Executive Order 

13224 since 2008, and three of them have been so 

placed in the last year. Sirajuddin Haqqani, the 

overall leader of the Haqqani Network as well as 

the leader of the Taliban’s Mira shah Regional 

Military Shura, was designated by the Secretary 

of State as a terrorist in March 2008, and in 

March 2009, the Secretary of State put out a 

bounty of $5,000,000 for information leading to 

his capture. The other four individuals so designated are Nasiruddin Haqqani, Khalil al 

Rahman Haqqani, Badruddin Haqqani, and 

Mullah Sangeen Zadran. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

Congress that— 

(1) the Haqqani Network meets the criteria for 

designation as a foreign terrorist organization 

as set forth in section 219 of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and 

(2) the Secretary of State should so designate 

the Haqqani Network as a foreign terrorist organization under such section 219. 

(c) REPORT.— 

(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— 

(A) a detailed report on whether the Haqqani 

Network meets the criteria for designation as a 

foreign terrorist organization as set forth in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

(8 U.S.C. 1189); and 

(B) if the Secretary determines that the 

Haqqani Network does not meet the criteria set 

forth under such section 219, a detailed justification as to which criteria have not been 

met. 

(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

may include a classified annex. 

(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS

DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 

on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on 

Intelligence of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 

(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act may 

be construed to infringe upon the sovereignty of 

Pakistan to combat militant or terrorist groups 

operating inside the boundaries of Pakistan. 

Mr. SCHUMER. I make a motion to 

concur in the House amendment, and I 

know of no further debate on this 

measure. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

question is on agreeing to the motion. 

The motion was agreed to. 

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be 

laid upon the table and that any statements relating to the bill be printed at 

this point in the RECORD. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL 

CENTURY OF SERVICE COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT 

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs be discharged from further consideration of 

S. 1299 and that the Senate proceed to 

its immediate consideration. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 

will report the bill by title. 

The bill clerk read as follows: 

A bill (S. 1299) to require the Secretary of 

the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment 

of Lions Clubs International. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the bill. 

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time 

and passed, the motion to reconsider be 

laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in 

the RECORD. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The bill (S. 1299) was ordered to be 

engrossed for a third reading, was read 

the third time, and passed, as follows: 

S. 1299 

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 ‘‘Lions Clubs 

International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act’’. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

The Congress finds as follows: 

(1) Lions Clubs International is the world’s 

largest service club organization founded in 

1917 by Chicago business leader Melvin 

Jones. Lions Clubs International empowers 

volunteers to serve their communities, meet 

humanitarian needs, encourage peace and 

promote international understanding 

through Lions clubs. 

(2) Today, Lions Clubs International has 

over 1.35 million members in more than 

45,000 clubs globally, extending its mission of 

service throughout the world every day. 

(3) In 1945, Lions Clubs International became one of the first nongovernmental organizations invited to assist in drafting the 

United Nations Charter and has enjoyed a 

special relationship with the United Nations 

ever since. 

(4) In 1968, Lions Clubs International Foundation was established to assist with global 

and large-scale local humanitarian projects 

and has since then awarded more than $700 

million to fund five unique areas of service: 

preserving sight, combating disability, promoting health, serving youth and providing 

disaster relief. 

(5) In 1990, the Lions Clubs International 

Foundation launched the SightFirst program 

to build comprehensive eye care systems to 

fight the major causes of blindness and care 

for the blind or visually impaired. Thanks to 

the generosity of Lions worldwide, over $415 

million has been raised, resulting in the prevention of serious vision loss in 30 million 

people and improved eye care for hundreds of 

millions of people. 

(6) On June 7, 2017, Lions Clubs International will celebrate 100 years of community service to men, women, and children in 

need throughout the world. 

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

(a) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary of the 

Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as 

the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue not 

more than 400,000 $1 coins in commemoration 

of the centennial of the founding of the 

Lions Clubs International, each of which 

shall— 

(1) weigh 26.73 grams; 

(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 

(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 

copper. 

(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted 

under this Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States 

Code. 

(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of 

sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United 

States Code, all coins minted under this Act 

shall be considered to be numismatic items. 

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins 

minted under this Act shall be emblematic 

of the centennial of the Lions Clubs International. 

(2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

each coin minted under this Act, there shall 

be— 

(A) a designation of the value of the coin; 

(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2017’’; and 

(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 

‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

(b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins 

minted under this Act shall be— 

(1) chosen by the Secretary after consultation with Lions Clubs International Special 

Centennial Planning Committee and the 

Commission of Fine Arts; and 

(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. 

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under 

this Act shall be issued in uncirculated and 

proof qualities. 

(b) MINT FACILITY.—Only one facility of 

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strike any particular quality of the coins 

minted under this Act. 

(c) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary 

may issue coins under this Act only during 

the calendar year beginning on January 1, 

2017. 

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under 

this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a 

price equal to the sum of— 

(1) the face value of the coins; 

(2) the surcharge provided in section 7 with 

respect to such coins; and 

(3) the cost of designing and issuing the 

coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of 

machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, 

and shipping). 

(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall 

make bulk sales of the coins issued under 

this Act at a reasonable discount. 

(c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for the coins minted 

under this Act before the issuance of such 

coins. 

(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to 

prepaid orders under paragraph (1) shall be 

at a reasonable discount. 

SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins issued 

under this Act shall include a surcharge of 

$10 per coin. 

(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 

5134(f) of title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the 

sale of coins issued under this Act shall be 

promptly paid by the Secretary to the Lions 

Clubs International Foundation for the purposes of— 

(1) furthering its programs for the blind 

and visually impaired in the United States 

and abroad; 

(2) investing in adaptive technologies for 

the disabled; and 

(3) investing in youth and those affected by 

a major disaster. 

(c) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of 

the United States shall have the right to examine such books, records, documents, and 

other data of the Lions Clubs International 

Foundation as may be related to the expenditures of amounts paid under subsection (b). 

(d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may be included 

with respect to the issuance under this Act 

of any coin during a calendar year if, as of 

the time of such issuance, the issuance of 

such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin programs issued during 

such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative coin program issuance limitation 

under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United 

States Code. The Secretary may issue guidance to carry out this subsection. 

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PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS 

IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN 

NATIONAL REGISTERED 

APPRENTICESHIP MONTH 

TEAM USA AND THE 2012 OLYMPIC 

AND PARALYMPIC GAMES 

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Senate 

proceed to the immediate consideration en bloc of the following resolutions which were submitted earlier 

today: S. Res. 529, S. Res. 530, and S. 

Res. 531. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the resolutions 

en bloc. 

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, 

the preambles be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the 

table en bloc with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements related to the resolutions be 

printed in the RECORD. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The resolutions were agreed to. 

The preambles were agreed to. 

The resolutions, with their preambles, read as follows: 

S. RES. 529 

Whereas the incidence of prostate cancer 

in African-American men is more than one 

and a half times higher than in any other racial or ethnic group in the United States; 

Whereas African-American men have the 

highest mortality rate of any ethnic and racial group in the United States, dying at a 

rate that is approximately two and a half 

times higher than other ethnic and racial 

groups; 

Whereas that rate of mortality represents 

the largest disparity of mortality rates in 

any of the major cancers; 

Whereas prostate cancer can be cured with 

early detection and the proper treatment, regardless of the ethnic or racial group of the 

cancer patient; 

Whereas African Americans are more likely to be diagnosed at an earlier age and at a 

later stage of cancer progression than all 

other ethnic and racial groups, leading to 

lower cure rates and lower chances of survival; 

Whereas, for patients diagnosed early, 

studies show a 5-year survival rate of nearly 

100 percent, but the survival rate drops significantly to 28 percent for patients diagnosed in late stages; and 

Whereas recent genomics research has increased the ability to identify men at high 

risk for aggressive prostate cancer: Now, 

therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) recognizes that prostate cancer has created a health crisis for African-American 

men; 

(2) recognizes the importance of health 

coverage and access to care, as well as promoting informed decisionmaking between 

men and their doctors, taking into consideration the known risks and potential benefits 

of screening and treatment options for prostate cancer; 

(3) urges Federal agencies to support— 

(A) research to address and attempt to end 

the health crisis created by prostate cancer; 

(B) efforts relating to education, awareness, and early detection at the grassroots 

level to end that health crisis; and 

(C) the Office of Minority Health of the Department of Health and Human Services in 

focusing on improving health and healthcare 

outcomes for African Americans at an elevated risk of prostate cancer; and 

(4) urges investment by Federal agencies in 

research focusing on the improvement of 

early detection and treatment of prostate 

cancer, such as the use of— 

(A) biomarkers to accurately distinguish 

indolent forms of prostate cancer from lethal 

forms; and 

(B) advanced imaging tools to ensure the 

best level of individualized patient care. 

S. RES. 530 

Whereas 2012 marks the 75th anniversary of 

the enactment of the Act of August 16, 1937 

(29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) (commonly known as 

the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’), which 

established the national registered apprenticeship system; 

Whereas the State of Wisconsin created the 

first State registered apprenticeship system 

in 1911; 

Whereas the Act of August 16, 1937 (29 

U.S.C. 50 et seq.) (commonly known as the 

‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’) established 

a comprehensive system of partnerships 

among employers, labor organizations, educational institutions, and Federal and State 

governments, which has shaped skill training for succeeding generations of United 

States workers; 

Whereas for 75 years, the national registered apprenticeship system has provided 

state of the art training using an model 

known as ‘‘earn while you learn’’ that offers 

a pathway to the middle class and a sustainable career for millions of workers in the 

United States; 

Whereas the national registered apprenticeship system has grown to include approximately 24,000 programs across the 

United States, providing education and 

training for apprentices in emerging and 

high-growth sectors, such as information 

technology and health care, as well as in traditional industries; 

Whereas the national registered apprenticeship system leverages approximately 

$1,000,000,000 in private investment, reflecting the strong commitment of the sponsors 

of the system, which include industry associations, individual employers, and labormanagement partnerships; 

Whereas the national registered apprenticeship system is an important post-secondary pathway for United States workers, 

offering a combination of academic and technical instruction with paid, on-the-job training, resulting in a nationally and industryrecognized occupational credential that ensures higher earnings for apprentices and a 

highly skilled workforce for United States 

businesses; 

Whereas the national registered apprenticeship system has continually modernized 

and developed innovative training approaches to meet the workforce needs of industry and address the evolving challenges of 

staying competitive in the global economy; 

Whereas the national registered apprenticeship system of the 21st century, as envisioned by the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship of the Secretary of Labor and 

administered as a partnership between the 

Federal Government and State apprenticeship programs, is positioned to produce the 

highly skilled workers the United States 

economy needs now and in the future; and 

Whereas the celebration of National Registered Apprenticeship Month— 

(1) honors the industries that use the registered apprenticeship model; 

(2) encourages other industries that could 

benefit from the registered apprenticeship 

model to train United States workers using 

the model; and 

(3) recognizes the role the national registered apprenticeship system has played in 

preparing United States workers for jobs 

with family-sustaining wages: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) designates August 2012, as ‘‘National 

Registered Apprenticeship Month’’; 

(2) celebrates the 101st anniversary of the 

enactment of the first State registered apprenticeship law; and 

(3) celebrates the 75th anniversary of the 

enactment of the Act of August 16, 1937 (29 

U.S.C. 50 et seq.) (commonly known as the 

‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’). 

S. RES. 531 

Whereas, for over 100 years, the Olympic 

Movement has built a more peaceful and better world by educating young people through 


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