S5894 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 1, 2012 

hearing entitled, ‘‘Streamlining and 

Strengthening HUD’s Rental Housing 

Assistance Programs.’’ 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR 

Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that privileges of 

the floor be granted to Jenny Carson, 

an intern in my office, for the remainder of the day. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that Katharine 

Beamer, a Department of State 

detailee from my office, be granted the 

privilege of the floor during today’s 

session. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that Jasper Craven 

of my staff be given the privileges of 

the floor for the rest of today. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that Jeanette 

Quick, a detailee on the Banking Committee staff, as well as Ingianni Acosta 

and Georgina Cannan, two interns on 

Senator JOHNSON’s staff, be granted 

floor privileges for the remainder of today’s session. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. President, I 

ask unanimous consent that Kareem 

Yakub and Ghazan Jamal, members of 

my staff, be granted the privilege of 

the floor. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I 

ask unanimous consent that the following interns from my office be granted floor privileges for today’s session: 

Jenessa Albertson, Carly Colligan, Cale 

Clingenpeel, Courtney Lewis, Travis 

Logan, Joseph Mueller, Katherine 

Tomera, Marissa Torgerson, Sierra 

Udland, Douglas Watts, Mari Freitag, 

and Parker Haymans. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there 

objection? Without objection, it is so 

ordered. 

DESIGNATING THE WARREN 

LINDLEY POST OFFICE 

DESIGNATING THE REVEREND ABE 

BROWN POST OFFICE BUILDING 

DESIGNATING THE SERGEANT 

RICHARD FRANKLIN ABSHIRE 

POST OFFICE BUILDING 

DESIGNATING THE SPC NICHOLAS 

SCOTT HARTGE POST OFFICE 

DESIGNATING THE FIRST SERGEANT LANDRES CHEEKS POST 

OFFICE BUILDING 

Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent 

that the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee be discharged from the following postal-naming bills en bloc, and the Senate proceed to their consideration en bloc: 

H.R. 1369 through H.R. 3276, H.R. 3412, 

H.R. 3501 and H.R. 3772. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The Senate proceeded to consider the 

bills. 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bills be read a 

third time and passed en bloc; the motions to reconsider be laid upon the 

table en bloc, with no intervening action or debate; and any related statements be printed in the RECORD. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The bill (H.R. 1369) to designate the 

facility of the United States Postal 

Service located at 1021 Pennsylvania 

Avenue in Hartshorne, Oklahoma, as 

the ‘‘Warren Lindley Post Office’’ was 

ordered to a third reading, was read the 

third time, and passed. 

The bill (H.R. 3276) to designate the 

facility of the United States Postal 

Service located at 2810 East 

Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa, Florida, as the ‘‘Reverend Abe Brown Post 

Office Building,’’ was ordered to a third 

reading, was read the third time, and 

passed. 

The bill (H.R. 3412) to designate the 

facility of the United States Postal 

Service located at 1421 Veterans Memorial Drive in Abbeville, Louisiana, as 

the ‘‘Sergeant Richard Franklin 

Abshire Post Office Building,’’ was ordered to a third reading, was read the 

third time, and passed. 

A bill (H.R. 3501) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 Kerr Avenue in Rome 

City, Indiana, as the ‘‘SPC Nicholas 

Scott Hartge Post Office,’’ was ordered 

to a third reading, was read the third 

time, and passed. 

A bill (H.R. 3772) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 150 South Union Street 

in Canton, Mississippi, as the ‘‘First 

Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office 

Building,’’ was ordered to a third reading, was read the third time, and 

passed. 

AMENDING THE YSLETA DEL SUR 

PUEBLO AND ALABAMA AND 

COUSHATTA INDIAN TRIBES OF 

TEXAS RESTORATION ACT 

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

proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 480, H.R. 1560. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will report the bill by title. 

The assistant legislative clerk read 

as follows: 

A bill (H.R. 1560) to amend the Ysleta del 

Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to 

allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for 

membership in that tribe. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the bill. 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a 

third time and passed, the motion to 

reconsider be made and laid upon the 

table, there be no intervening action or 

debate, and that any statements related to this measure be printed in the 

RECORD. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The bill (H.R. 1560) was ordered to a 

third reading, was read the third time, 

and passed. 

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IMPROPER PAYMENTS ELIMINATION AND RECOVERY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2012 

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

to the consideration of Calendar No. 

449, S. 1409. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will report the bill by title. 

The assistant legislative clerk read 

as follows: 

A bill (S. 1409) to intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, 

waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal 

spending. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the bill, which 

had been reported from the Committee 

on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, with an amendment to 

strike all after the enacting clause and 

insert in lieu thereof the following: 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement 

Act of 2012’’. 

SEC. 2. DEFINITION. 

In this Act, the term ‘‘agency’’ means an executive agency as that term is defined under section 102 of title 31, United States Code. 

SEC. 3. IMPROVING THE DETERMINATION OF IMPROPER PAYMENTS BY FEDERAL 

AGENCIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Improper 

Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 

3321 note) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through 

(g) as subsections (c) through (h), respectively; 

(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 

‘‘(b) IMPROVING THE DETERMINATION OF IMPROPER PAYMENTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office 

of Management and Budget shall on an annual 

basis— 


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