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Zone Off Alaska; Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in 

the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 

Alaska’’ (RIN0648–XC093) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 

1, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7118. A communication from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant 

to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Marine 

Recreational Fisheries of the United States; 

National Saltwater Angler Registry and 

State Exemption Program’’ (RIN0648–BB49) 

received in the Office of the President of the 

Senate on August 1, 2012; to the Committee 

on Commerce, Science, and Transportation . 

EC–7119. A communication from the Acting 

Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the 

Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska’’ (RIN0648–XC109) received in the Office of 

the President of the Senate on August 1, 

2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7120. A communication from the Acting 

Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in the 

Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska’’ (RIN0648–X094) received in the Office of 

the President of the Senate on August 1, 

2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7121. A communication from the Acting 

Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Arrowtooth Flounder, Flathead Sole, Rex Sole, Deep-Water Flatfish, 

and Shallow-Water Flatfish in the Gulf of 

Alaska Management Area’’ (RIN0648–XC110) 

received in the Office of the President of the 

Senate on August 1, 2012; to the Committee 

on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7122. A communication from the Acting 

Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment of Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder Annual Catch Limits’’ (RIN0648–X077) received in the Office of the President of the 

Senate on August 1, 2012; to the Committee 

on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7123. A communication from the Acting 

Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-Water Species 

Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the 

Gulf of Alaska’’ (RIN0648–XC112) received in 

the Office of the President of the Senate on 

August 1, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7124. A joint communication from the 

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

and the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to maintaining the EP–3E Airborne Reconnaissance Integrated Electronic 

System II and the Special Projects Aircraft 

platform in a manner that meets the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements of the Commanders of the Combatant Commands; to the Committee on 

Armed Services. 

EC–7125. A communication from the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 

a rule entitled ‘‘Changes in Flood Elevation 

Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Part 65) (Docket 

No. FEMA–2012–0003)) received in the Office 

of the President of the Senate on August 1, 

2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 

and Urban Affairs. 

EC–7126. A communication from the Acting 

Secretary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the export to 

the People’s Republic of China of an item not 

detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

EC–7127. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the 

Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 

the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other 

than treaties (List 2012–0085—2012–0096); to 

the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

EC–7128. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare 

and Medicaid Services, Department of 

Health and Human Services, transmitting, 

pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care 

Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital 

Prospective Payment System and Fiscal 

Year 2013 Rates; Hospitals’ Resident Caps for 

Graduate Medical Education Payment Purposes; Quality Reporting Requirements for 

Specific Providers and for Ambulatory Surgical Centers’’ (RIN0938–AR12) received in 

the Office of the President of the Senate on 

August 31, 2012; to the Committee on Finance. 

EC–7129. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 

on D.C. Act 19–399, ‘‘Walter Reed Army Medical Center Base Realignment and Closure 

Homeless Assistance Submission Approval 

Act of 2012’’; to the Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs. 

EC–7130. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 

on D.C. Act 19–400, ‘‘Heat Wave Safety Temporary Amendment Act of 2012’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

EC–7131. A joint communication from the 

Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, and the Acting Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 

the activities and accomplishments of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Joint Executive Council for 

fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. 

EC–7132. A communication from the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 

a rule entitled ‘‘Changes in Flood Elevation 

Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Part 65) (Docket 

No. FEMA–2012–0003)) received in the Office 

of the President of the Senate on August 1, 

2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 

and Urban Affairs. 

EC–7133. A communication from the Director of Legislative Affairs, Legal Office, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 

entitled ‘‘Permissible Investments for Federal and State Savings Associations: Corporate Debt Securities’’ (RIN3064–AD88) received in the Office of the President of the 

Senate on August 1, 2012; to the Committee 

on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

EC–7134. A communication from the Acting 

Director, Office of Management and Budget, 

Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a notification of the 

President’s intent to exempt all military 

personnel accounts from sequester for fiscal 

year 2013, if sequester is necessary; to the 

Committee on the Budget. 

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PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS 

The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and 

were referred or ordered to lie on the 

table as indicated: 

POM–129. A concurrent resolution adopted 

by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio 

designating Central State University as 

Ohio’s 1890 land grant university and requesting that the United States Congress 

pass legislation and the United States Department of Agriculture take steps to recognize that designation and provide the institution with all of the benefits of the designation; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 30 

Whereas, the United States Congress enacted and the President of the United States 

signed into law the Morrill Act of 1862 permitting each state to designate at least one 

institution as a ‘‘land grant’’ college or university where the leading object is the teaching of agriculture and the mechanic arts, initially endowing such institution with a 

grant of land or scrip for the receiving state 

to sell and invest on behalf of the institution; and 

Whereas, the United States Congress enacted and the President of the United States 

signed into law the Second Morrill Act of 

1890 to extend access to higher education by 

providing sustained federal support for all 

land grant institutions and to expand and 

enhance educational opportunities in agriculture and the mechanic arts for Black 

Americans; and 

Whereas, the State of Ohio established The 

Ohio State University as the state’s land 

grant university under the Morrill Act of 

1862 in order to provide excellent educational 

opportunities to all Ohioans; and 

Whereas, the State of Ohio, in 1887, created 

the Combined Normal and Industrial Department of Wilberforce University to provide 

teacher training and vocational education 

open to all qualified applicants of good and 

moral character; and 

Whereas, Central State University is the 

successor of that institution and continues 

to provide baccalaureate and graduate educational opportunities in a wide variety of 

agriculture-related disciplines; and 

Whereas, Central State University is 

Ohio’s only public historically Black college 

or university; and 

Whereas, Central State University and its 

predecessor institutions have made the same 

extraordinary contributions to the education 

of African Americans in the State of Ohio as 

other 1890 universities have made in their respective states; and 

Whereas, the Ohio General Assembly desires to designate Central State University 

as an 1890 land grant university under the 

Second Morrill Act; therefore be it 

Resolved, That we, the members of the 

129th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting 

this Resolution, designate Central State University as a land grant university under the 

Second Morrill Act of 1890 and request that 

the United States Congress pass legislation, 

and the United States Department of Agriculture take the necessary steps, to recognize that designation and to provide Central 

State University with all of the benefits of 

such designation; and be it further 

Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate 

transmit a duly authenticated copy of this 

Resolution to the Secretary of the United 

States Department of Agriculture, the 

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Leader of the United States House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader 

of the United States Senate. 

POM–130. A resolution adopted by the 

House of Representatives of the State of Illinois urging the President and Congress to 

begin an expedited withdrawal of forces from 

Afghanistan; to the Committee on Armed 

Services. 

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 824 

Whereas, the United States of America was 

attacked in a well-coordinated operation by 

a group of terrorists on September 11, 2001; 

and 

Whereas, almost 3,000 innocent men, 

women, and children were killed as a result 

of the airplanes that were hijacked by the 

terrorists and subsequently crashed into the 

World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and an 

open field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania; and 

Whereas, the terrorists were proven to be 

members of the terrorist organization known 

as al-Qaeda, which was led by Osama bin 

Laden; and 

Whereas, the al-Qaeda terrorist organization had operated for years from sanctuary 

locations based in Afghanistan; the group 

conducted numerous acts of terror over the 

years against U.S. targets both on the U.S. 

mainland and in other locations throughout 

the world, which had been planned in those 

sanctuary locations; and 

Whereas, in order to disrupt and destroy 

the al-Qaeda terrorist organization and capture or eliminate its leaders, it was necessary to attack the organization’s sanctuary bases; and 

Whereas, in October of 2001, the United 

States military, acting under orders issued 

by Commander-in-Chief President George W. 

Bush, attacked al-Qaeda sanctuary bases in 

Afghanistan in conjunction with local Afghan forces opposed to the terrorist organization operating in their country; and 

Whereas, the United States military, in 

the finest traditions of America’s fighting 

forces, had great success in disrupting, dispersing, and destroying al-Qaeda operations 

and eliminating many of its senior leaders; 

and 

Whereas, President Barack Obama, succeeding President Bush as Commander-inChief, did continue and strengthen the efforts to completely destroy al-Qaeda; such 

efforts resulted in the killing of Osama bin 

Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, bringing the 

world’s leading terrorist to justice for the 

many acts of murder which he and his organization carried out; and 

Whereas, the United States, having joined 

forces with nations from around the world, 

led an effort to stabilize Afghanistan by supporting infrastructure projects beneficial to 

all Afghans and by helping the Afghans understand the positive benefits of equal rights 

for all, judicial due process, and the rule of 

law; and 

Whereas, after more than a decade of extended military operations to enhance security and with contributions of hundreds of 

billions of dollars of nation-building resources having been put into the country to 

foster development, much progress has been 

made toward the goals of a free and secure 

society within Afghanistan; and 

Whereas, while this progress has come at a 

high financial cost, it has also cost the lives 

of more than 1,500 brave American service 

members and dozens of fighting forces of 

other nations, all of whom made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country; 

and 

Whereas, despite this progress, it appears 

from recent events involving all the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) 

that the presence of the United States military and that of other countries, as well as 

the civilian consultants that are working to 

help the Afghan people, has not been accepted by a broad spectrum of the Afghanistan 

population; and 

Whereas, this lack of acceptance places all 

foreign military and civilian consultant personnel in grave danger, which results in an 

inability for those personnel to properly conduct the types of operations in which they 

are engaged; and 

Whereas, there is already in place a plan to 

withdraw most forces from Afghanistan in 

the 2014 time frame; therefore, be it 

Resolved, by the House of Representatives of 

the Ninety-Seventh General Assembly of the 

State of Illinois, That we urge the President 

and Congress to begin an expedited withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan, to the 

fullest extent possible consistent with strategic military objectives, thus accelerating 

the current withdrawal plan set in place; and 

be it further 

Resolved, That suitable copies of this resolution be sent to the President, the Speaker 

of the United States House of Representatives, and the President pro tempore of the 

United States Senate. 

POM–131. A resolution adopted by the 

Pecos River Commission requesting that 

Congress fully fund the National Streamflow 

Information Program (NSIP) gages associated with the Pecos River Basin and the U.S. 

Geological Survey place a priority on funding these gages under NSIP; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 

POM–132. A resolution adopted by the 

Pecos River Commission requesting that 

Congress reauthorize the Water Resources 

Development Act of 2007, Section 5056, and to 

appropriate sufficient funds to carry out 

work related to that legislation; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 

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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 

The following reports of committees 

were submitted: 

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, with an amendment in the nature of 

a substitute: 

S. 1956. A bill to prohibit operators of civil 

aircraft of the United States from participating in the European Union’s emissions 

trading scheme, and for other purposes 

(Rept. No. 112–195). 

By Mr. INOUYE, from the Committee on 

Appropriations, with an amendment in the 

nature of a substitute: 

H.R. 5856. A bill making appropriations for 

the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 112–196). 

By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, from the 

Committee on Appropriations, with an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute: 

H.R. 5882. A bill making appropriations for 

the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 112–197). 

By Mr. AKAKA, from the Committee on 

Indian Affairs, without amendment: 

S. 546. A bill to extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and for other purposes 

(Rept. No. 112–198). 

By Mr. AKAKA, from the Committee on 

Indian Affairs, with an amendment in the 

nature of a substitute: 

S. 1065. A bill to settle land claims within 

the Fort Hall Reservation (Rept. No. 112–199). 

By Mr. AKAKA, from the Committee on 

Indian Affairs, without amendment: 

S. 1218. A bill to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, 

and for other purposes (Rept. No. 112–200). 

S. 379. A bill to extend Federal recognition 

to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the 

Chickahominy Indian Tribe—Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe (Rept. 

No. 112–201). 

By Mr. LIEBERMAN, from the Committee 

on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, with an amendment: 

S. 772. A bill to protect Federal employees 

and visitors, improve the security of Federal 

facilities and authorize and modernize the 

Federal Protective Service (Rept. No. 112– 

202). 

By Mr. LEAHY, from the Committee on 

the Judiciary, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute: 

S. 225. A bill to permit the disclosure of 

certain information for the purpose of missing child investigations. 

By Mr. LEAHY, from the Committee on 

the Judiciary, without amendment: 

S.J. Res. 44. A joint resolution granting 

the consent of Congress to the State and 

Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding. 

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EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF 

COMMITTEES 

The following executive reports of 

nominations were submitted: 

By Mr. LEAHY for the Committee on the 

Judiciary. 

Thomas M. Durkin, of Illinois, to be United 

States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. 

William H. Orrick, III, of the District of 

Columbia, to be United States District Judge 

for the Northern District of California. 

Jon S. Tigar, of California, to be United 

States District Judge for the Northern District of California. 

By Mrs. MURRAY for the Committee on 

Veterans’ Affairs. 

*Thomas Skerik Sowers II, of Missouri, to 

be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Public and Intergovernmental Affairs). 

*Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed subject to the nominee’s commitment to 

respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate. 

(Nominations without an asterisk 

were reported with the recommendation that they be confirmed.) 

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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 Mrs. MCCASKILL (for herself and 

Ms. AYOTTE): 

S. 3481. A bill to appropriately limit the 

authority to award bonuses to employees 

and to require approval of high cost Government conferences and reporting regarding 

Government conferences; to the Committee 

on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. PAUL, Mr. 

DEMINT, Mr. COBURN, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. 

RISCH, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. 

ISAKSON, Mr. VITTER, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. 

CORNYN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. JOHNSON of 

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