S5898 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 1, 2012 

rights of an individual under section 552a(p) 

of title 5, United States Code. 

(f) DEVELOPMENT AND ACCESS TO A DATABASE OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.—Not 

later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress recommendations for increasing the use of, access to, and the technical feasibility of using data on the Federal, 

State, and local conviction and incarceration status of individuals for purposes of 

identifying and preventing improper payments by Federal agencies and programs and 

fraud. 

(g) PLAN TO CURB FEDERAL IMPROPER PAYMENTS TO DECEASED INDIVIDUALS BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND USE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

DEATH MASTER FILE.— 

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In conjunction with 

the Commissioner of Social Security and in 

consultation with relevant stakeholders that 

have an interest in or responsibility for providing the data, and the States, the Director 

of the Office of Management and Budget 

shall establish a plan for improving the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of death data 

maintained by the Social Security Administration, including death information reported to the Commissioner under section 

205(r) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

405(r)). 

(2) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS UNDER PLAN.—The 

plan established under this subsection shall 

include recommended actions by agencies 

to— 

(A) increase the quality and frequency of 

access to the Death Master File and other 

death data; 

(B) achieve a goal of at least daily access 

as appropriate; 

(C) provide for all States and other data 

providers to use improved and electronic 

means for providing data; 

(D) identify improved methods by agencies 

for determining ineligible payments due to 

the death of a recipient through proactive 

verification means; and 

(E) address improper payments made by 

agencies to deceased individuals as part of 

Federal retirement programs. 

(3) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

shall submit a report to Congress on the plan 

established under this subsection, including 

recommended legislation. 

SEC. 6. IMPROVING RECOVERY OF IMPROPER 

PAYMENTS. 

(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 

‘‘recovery audit’’ means a recovery audit described under section 2(h) of the Improper 

Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 

2010. 

(b) REVIEW.—The Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget shall determine— 

(1) current and historical rates and 

amounts of recovery of improper payments 

(or, in cases in which improper payments are 

identified solely on the basis of a sample, recovery rates and amounts estimated on the 

basis of the applicable sample), including a 

list of agency recovery audit contract programs and specific information of amounts 

and payments recovered by recovery audit 

contractors; and 

(2) targets for recovering improper payments, including specific information on 

amounts and payments recovered by recovery audit contractors. 

The committee-reported substitute, 

as amended, was agreed to. 

The bill (S. 1409), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and 

passed. 

PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF BARBARA BARRETT AS 

A CITIZEN REGENT OF THE 

BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE 

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed 

to the consideration of S.J. Res. 49. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will report the joint resolution 

by title. 

The assistant legislative clerk read 

as follows: 

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

for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a 

citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the 

Smithsonian Institution. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the joint resolution. 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the joint resolution 

be read a third time and passed, the 

motion to reconsider be laid upon the 

table, there be no intervening action or 

debate, and any statements related to 

the matter be printed in the RECORD. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The joint resolution (S.J. Res. 49) 

was ordered to be engrossed for a third 

reading, was read the third time, and 

passed, as follows: 

S.J. RES. 49 

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in 

Congress assembled, That, in accordance with 

section 5581 of the Revised Statutes of the 

United States (20 U.S.C. 43), the vacancy on 

the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, in the class other than Members of 

Congress, occurring by reason of the expiration of the term of Alan Spoon of Massachusetts on May 5, 2012, is filled by the appointment of Barbara Barrett of Arizona. The appointment is for a term of 6 years, beginning 

on the later of May 5, 2012, or the date of the 

enactment of this joint resolution. 

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NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE 

FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM WORKERS 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 519, and that the 

Senate proceed to the resolution. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The clerk will report the resolution 

by title. 

The assistant legislative clerk read 

as follows: 

A resolution (S. Res. 519) designating October 30, 2012, as a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the resolution. 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed 

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

table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in 

the RECORD as if read. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The resolution (S. Res. 519) was 

agreed to. 

The preamble was agreed to. 

The resolution, with its preamble, 

reads as follows: 

S. RES. 519 

Whereas, since World War II, hundreds of 

thousands of men and women, including uranium miners, millers, and haulers, have 

served the United States by building nuclear 

weapons for the defense of the United States; 

Whereas those dedicated workers paid a 

high price for their service to develop a nuclear weapons program for the benefit of the 

United States, including by developing disabling or fatal illnesses; 

Whereas the Senate recognized the contribution, service, and sacrifice those patriotic men and women made for the defense of 

the United States in Senate Resolution 151, 

111th Congress, agreed to May 20, 2009; Senate Resolution 653, 111th Congress, agreed to 

September 28, 2010; and Senate Resolution 

275, 112th Congress, agreed to September 26, 

2011; 

Whereas a national day of remembrance 

time capsule has been crossing the United 

States, collecting artifacts and the stories of 

nuclear weapons program workers relating 

to the nuclear defense era of the United 

States, and a remembrance quilt has been 

constructed to memorialize the contribution 

of those workers; 

Whereas the stories and artifacts reflected 

in the time capsule and the remembrance 

quilt reinforce the importance of recognizing 

nuclear weapons program workers; and 

Whereas those patriotic men and women 

deserve to be recognized for the contribution, service, and sacrifice they have made 

for the defense of the United States: Now, 

therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) designates October 30, 2012, as a national day of remembrance for the nuclear 

weapons program workers, including uranium miners, millers, and haulers, of the 

United States; and 

(2) encourages the people of the United 

States to support and participate in appropriate ceremonies, programs, and other activities to commemorate October 30, 2012, as 

a national day of remembrance for past and 

present workers in the nuclear weapons program of the United States. 

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RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY 

Mr. REID. 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. 536, S. 

Res. 537, S. Res. 538, S. Res. 539, and S. 

Res. 540. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. The Senate 

will proceed to consider the resolutions 

en bloc. 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 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 any statements 

related to these matters be printed in 

the RECORD as if read. 

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: 


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