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the Office of the President of the Senate on 

August 17, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7501. A communication from the Acting 

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–XC056) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 

President of the Senate on August 17, 2012; to 

the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation. 

EC–7502. A communication from the Acting 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Commercial Gulf of Mexico Non-Sandbar Large 

Coastal Shark Fishery’’ (RIN0648–XC080) received during adjournment of the Senate in 

the Office of the President of the Senate on 

August 17, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7503. A communication from the Acting 

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

‘‘Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 

2012 Commercial Accountability Measure 

and Closure for Gulf of Mexico Gray 

Triggerfish’’ (RIN0648–XC076) received during 

adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 

the President of the Senate on August 17, 

2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7504. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory 

Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 

pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone 

Off Alaska; Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management in the Gulf of Alaska Pollock Fishery; Amendment 93’’ (RIN0648–BB24) received 

during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 

22, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7505. 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; ‘Other Rockfish’ in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska’’ 

(RIN0648–XC167) received in the Office of the 

President of the Senate on September 10, 

2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7506. 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; 

White Hake Trimester Total Allowable 

Catch Area Closure for the Common Pool 

Fishery’’ (RIN0648–XC153) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 11, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7507. 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; Squid in the Bering Sea and 

Aleutian Islands Management Area’’ 

(RIN0648–XC119) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 8, 2012; to the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation. 

EC–7508. A communication from the Acting 

Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources 

of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; 

2012–2013 Accountability Measure and Closure for Gulf King Mackerel in Western 

Zone’’ (RIN0648–XC160) received in the Office 

of the President of the Senate on September 

11, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7509. 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; Deep-Water Species Fishery 

by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of 

Alaska’’ (RIN0648–XC142) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 11, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7510. A communication from the Acting 

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

‘‘Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2012 Recreational Accountability 

Measure and Closure for South Atlantic 

Golden Tilefish’’ (RIN0648–XC025) received 

during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 

17, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7511. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department 

of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Safety Zone; Temporary Change for Recurring Fireworks Display within the Fifth 

Coast Guard District, Pamlico River and Tar 

River; Washington, NC’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) 

(Docket No. USCG–2012–0097)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 

of the President of the Senate on August 6, 

2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7512. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department 

of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval of Classification Societies’’ ((RIN1625– 

AB35) (Docket No. USCG–2007–27668)) received during adjournment of the Senate in 

the Office of the President of the Senate on 

August 8, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7513. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department 

of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Validation of Merchant Mariners’ Vital Information and Issuance of Coast Guard Merchant Mariner’s Licenses and Certificates of 

Registry (MMLs)’’ ((RIN1625–AA85) (Docket 

No. USCG–2004–17455)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 

President of the Senate on August 6, 2012; to 

the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation. 

EC–7514. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department 

of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Alternate Tonnage Threshold for Oil Spill Response Vessels’’ ((RIN1625–AB82) (Docket No. 

USCG–2011–0966)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 6, 2012; to the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation. 

EC–7515. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department 

of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Swim Events in the Captain of the Port 

New York Zone; Hudson River, East River, 

Upper New York Bay, Lower New York Bay; 

New York, NY’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. 

USCG–2011–1000)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 6, 2012; to the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation. 

EC–7516. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department 

of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Navigation and Navigable Waters; Technical, Organizational and Conforming 

Amendments’’ ((RIN1625–AB86) (Docket No. 

USCG–2012–0306)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 6, 2012; to the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation. 

EC–7517. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department 

of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Validation of Merchant Mariners’ Vital Information and Issuance of Coast Guard Merchant Mariner’s Documents (MMDs)’’ 

((RIN1625–AB81) (Docket No. USCG–2003– 

14500)) received during adjournment of the 

Senate in the Office of the President of the 

Senate on August 6, 2012; to the Committee 

on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

EC–7518. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department 

of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Carbon Dioxide Fire Suppression Systems on 

Commercial Vessels’’ ((RIN1625–AB44) (Docket No. USCG–2006–24797)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 

President of the Senate on August 6, 2012; to 

the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation. 

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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 

The following reports of committees 

were submitted: 

By Mr. LIEBERMAN, from the Committee 

on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, with an amendment in the nature of a 

substitute and an amendment to the title: 

S. 2170. A bill to amend the provisions of 

title 5, United States Code, which are commonly referred to as the ‘‘Hatch Act’’ to 

eliminate the provision preventing certain 

State and local employees from seeking elective office, clarify the application of certain 

provisions to the District of Columbia, and 

modify the penalties which may be imposed 

for certain violations under subchapter III of 

chapter 73 of that title (Rept. No. 112–211). 

By Mr. AKAKA, from the Committee on 

Indian Affairs, without amendment: 

S. 2389. A bill to deem the submission of 

certain claims to an Indian Health Service 

contracting officer as timely. 

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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 Mr. SCHUMER: 

S. 3537. A bill to require all recreational 

vessels to have and post passenger capacity 

limits and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself and Mr. 

TESTER): 

S. 3538. A bill to reform laws relating to 

small public housing agencies, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

By Mr. KERRY: 

S. 3539. A bill to encourage the adoption 

and use of certified electronic health record 

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technology by safety net providers and clinics; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. TESTER: 

S. 3540. A bill to reduce Federal advertising 

budgets; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. JOHANNS): 

S. 3541. A bill to amend section 520 of the 

Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data 

and population requirements for areas to be 

considered as rural areas for purposes of such 

Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 

and Urban Affairs. 

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and 

Mr. BLUNT): 

S. 3542. A bill to authorize the Assistant 

Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to modify 

screening requirements for checked baggage 

arriving from preclearance airports, and for 

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

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. 

HUTCHISON): 

S. 3543. A bill to exempt from the Lacey 

Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water 

District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority; to the Committee on Environment 

and Public Works. 

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, 

Mr. SCHUMER, and Ms. STABENOW): 

S. 3544. A bill to make available funds from 

the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 

of 2008 for funding pension benefits with respect to former employees of Delphi Corporation; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 

and Urban Affairs. 

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and 

Mr. FRANKEN): 

S. 3545. A bill to amend title 11 of the 

United States Code to clarify the rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from the disposition of farm assets under chapter 12 bankruptcies; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for 

himself, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. TESTER, Mr. 

UDALL of New Mexico, and Mr. 

FRANKEN): 

S. 3546. A bill to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a 

provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. 

By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. SANDERS, and Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL): 

S. 3547. A bill to amend the Lacey Act 

Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to 

further the conservation of certain wildlife 

species, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 

By Mr. AKAKA: 

S. 3548. A bill to clarify certain provisions 

of the Native American Veterans’ Memorial 

Establishment Act of 1994; to the Committee 

on Indian Affairs. 

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND: 

S. 3549. A bill to amend the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, Compensation, and 

Liability Act of 1980 to provide grants for the 

revitalization of waterfront brownfields, and 

for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and 

Mr. HARKIN): 

S. 3550. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect students from 

deceptive practices and high-pressure sales 

by institutions of higher education, to provide a waiting period for students to make 

enrollment decisions, to guard against misrepresentation, to standardize and elevate 

institutional disclosures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mr. DEMINT (for himself and Mr. 

CORKER): 

S. 3551. A bill to require investigations into 

and a report on the September 11–13, 2012, attacks on the United States missions in 

Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and 

Mr. ROBERTS): 

S. 3552. A bill to reauthorize the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; 

considered and passed. 

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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 Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. 

CORNYN): 

S. Res. 554. A resolution calling on the 

Government of the People’s Republic of 

China to facilitate the immediate and unconditional release of Gao Zhisheng, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 

Relations. 

By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. ENZI, 

and Mr. CARDIN): 

S. Res. 555. A resolution supporting the 

goals and ideals of ‘‘National Save for Retirement Week’’, including raising public 

awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles and increasing personal financial literacy; to the Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mr. INHOFE: 

S. Res. 556. A resolution expressing the 

sense of the Senate that foreign assistance 

funding to the Governments of Libya and 

Egypt should be suspended until the President certifies to Congress that both governments are providing proper security at 

United States embassies and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular 

Relations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. 

LUGAR, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. LEAHY, 

Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. KIRK, Mr. MCCAIN, and Mrs. 

BOXER): 

S. Res. 557. A resolution honoring the contributions of Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari as Special 

Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and in 

promoting the legitimate rights and aspirations of the Tibetan people; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

By Mr. REID: 

S. Res. 558. A resolution congratulating the 

athletes from the State of Nevada and 

throughout the United States who participated in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic 

Games as members of the United States 

Olympic and Paralympic Teams; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS 

S. 621

At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, 

the name of the Senator from West 

Virginia (Mr. MANCHIN) was added as a 

cosponsor of S. 621, a bill to amend the 

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide for use of excess funds available under that Act to 

provide for certain benefits, and for 

other purposes. 

S. 755

At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the 

name of the Senator from New Jersey 

(Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. 755, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an 

offset against income tax refunds to 

pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past-due. 

S. 810

At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the 

name of the Senator from Maryland 

(Ms. MIKULSKI) was added as a cosponsor of S. 810, a bill to prohibit the conducting of invasive research on great 

apes, and for other purposes. 

S. 821

At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the 

name of the Senator from Colorado 

(Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 821, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate 

discrimination in the immigration 

laws by permitting permanent partners 

of United States citizens and lawful 

permanent residents to obtain lawful 

permanent resident status in the same 

manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize 

immigration fraud in connection with 

permanent partnerships. 

S. 829

At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the 

name of the Senator from Michigan 

(Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cosponsor of S. 829, a bill to amend title XVIII 

of the Social Security Act to repeal the 

Medicare outpatient rehabilitation 

therapy caps. 

S. 996

At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, 

the name of the Senator from Alaska 

(Ms. MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor of S. 996, a bill to amend the 

Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 

the new markets tax credit through 

2016, and for other purposes. 

S. 998

At the request of Mr. AKAKA, the 

name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. CONRAD) was added as a cosponsor of S. 998, a bill to amend title 

IV of the Employee Retirement Income 

Security Act of 1974 to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in 

the case of airline pilots who are required by regulation to retire at age 60, 

to compute the actuarial value of 

monthly benefits in the form of a life 

annuity commencing at age 60. 

S. 1171

At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the 

names of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) and the Senator 

from Michigan (Ms. STABENOW) were 

added as cosponsors of S. 1171, a bill to 

amend the Internal Revenue Code of 

1986 to extend the exclusion from gross 

income for employer-provided health 

coverage for employees’ spouses and 

dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible dependent beneficiaries of employees. 

S. 1301

At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the 

name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 

HARKIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 

1301, a bill to authorize appropriations 

for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 for the 

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