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play a role in determining the future of the 

United States; 

Whereas effective character education is 

based on core ethical values, which form the 

foundation of a democratic society; 

Whereas examples of character are trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, 

caring, citizenship, and honesty; 

Whereas elements of character transcend 

cultural, religious, and socioeconomic differences; 

Whereas the character and conduct of our 

youth reflect the character and conduct of 

society, and, therefore, every adult has the 

responsibility to teach and model ethical 

values and every social institution has the 

responsibility to promote the development of 

good character; 

Whereas Congress encourages individuals 

and organizations, especially those that have 

an interest in the education and training of 

the young people of the United States, to 

adopt the elements of character as intrinsic 

to the well-being of individuals, communities, and society; 

Whereas many schools in the United States 

recognize the need, and have taken steps, to 

integrate the values of their communities 

into their teaching activities; and 

Whereas the establishment of ‘‘National 

Character Counts Week’’, during which individuals, families, schools, youth organizations, religious institutions, civic groups, 

and other organizations focus on character 

education, is of great benefit to the United 

States: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) designates the week beginning October 

21, 2012, as ‘‘National Character Counts 

Week’’; and 

(2) calls upon the people of the United 

States and interested groups— 

(A) to embrace the elements of character 

identified by local schools and communities, 

such as trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship; and 

(B) to observe the week with appropriate 

ceremonies, programs, and activities. 

S. RES. 570 

Whereas all 50 States and 7 other countries 

provide services through the Parents as 

Teachers evidence-based home visiting 

model for nearly 260,000 children annually, 

which offers a multifaceted approach to 

building strong families and promoting a 

positive parent-child interaction so children 

are healthy, safe, and ready to learn; 

Whereas Parents as Teachers provides 

evidence- and research-based training that 

assists parent educators in developing proficiencies in— 

(1) family support and parenting education; 

(2) child and family development; 

(3) human diversity within family systems; 

(4) health, safety, and nutrition; and 

(5) relationships between families and communities; 

Whereas the Parents as Teachers evidencebased home visiting model is an essential 

component to prepare children to be school 

ready and narrows the achievement gap between children in poverty and nonpoverty 

households; and 

Whereas there are more than 3,000 organizations offering Parents as Teachers services 

across the United States and around the 

world, which give parents of young children 

the support and information necessary so all 

children will learn, grow, and develop to realize their full potential: Now, therefore, be 

it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) designates the November 8, 2012, as ‘‘National Parents as Teachers Day’’; 

(2) recognizes the importance of parent 

education and the role the education plays in 

the development of a child; and 

(3) commends Parents as Teachers for its 

work with families across the United States. 

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HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS 

OF LODI GYALTSEN GYARI 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from 

further consideration of S. Res. 557 and 

the Senate proceed to its consideration. 

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. 557) 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. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the resolution. 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 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 that any statements relating to the measure be printed in the 

RECORD. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The resolution (S. Res. 557) was 

agreed to. 

The preamble was agreed to. 

The resolution, with its preamble, 

reads as follows: 

S. RES. 557 

Whereas Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, who was 

born in Nyarong, Kham in 1949, was recognized according to Tibetan Buddhist tradition as a reincarnate lama and began his monastic studies at 4 years of age in 

Lhumorhab Monastery, which was located in 

what is now Kardze Prefecture, Sichuan 

Province; 

Whereas, in 1958, 9-year-old Lodi Gyari fled 

Nyarong with his family to avoid pursuit by 

the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and 

was said to have led his group to safety in 

India through prayer and divinations; 

Whereas Lodi Gyari, as a young man in 

India, began a career-long commitment to 

the Tibetan struggle against Chinese oppression in Tibet, becoming editor for the Tibetan Freedom Press, founder of the Tibetan 

Review, the first English language journal 

published by Tibetans in exile, and a founding member of the Tibetan Youth Congress; 

Whereas Lodi Gyari served as a civil servant in the Central Tibetan Administration of 

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as Chairman of 

the Tibetan Parliament in exile, and as a 

Deputy Cabinet Minister for the Departments of Religious Affairs and Health and 

Cabinet Minister for the Department of Information and International Relations; 

Whereas, in 1991, Lodi Gyari moved to the 

United States in the capacity of Special 

Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and 

was soon after selected to be President of the 

International Campaign for Tibet; 

Whereas, for 3 decades, Lodi Gyari has met 

with leaders and diplomats of governments 

around the world and with Members of the 

United States Congress and parliaments of 

other nations— 

(1) to explain the Tibetan position with regard to engagement with China; 

(2) to urge supportive strategies and policies from governments; 

(3) to explain the Dalai Lama’s ‘‘Middle 

Way’’ philosophy of seeking genuine autonomy for Tibet within the People’s Republic 

of China that contributes to harmony between the Tibetan and Chinese peoples; and 

(4) to promote Tibetan statecraft as the 

Dalai Lama’s senior ambassador-at-large; 

Whereas, during his time as Special Envoy 

based in Washington, DC, Congress approved 

many policy and programmatic measures on 

Tibet, which served to institutionalize the 

Tibet issue within the Government of the 

United States, most notably the establishment of a Special Coordinator on Tibetan 

Issues within the Department of State and 

support for Tibetan refugees; 

Whereas, in 1999, Lodi Gyari became a 

United States citizen; 

Whereas in May 1998, His Holiness the 

Dalai Lama authorized Special Envoy Lodi 

Gyari to be the principal person to reestablish contact with the Chinese government on 

the Tibetan issue; 

Whereas, between September 2002 and January 2010, Lodi Gyari led the Dalai Lama’s 

negotiating team in 9 formal rounds of meetings with Chinese officials with tireless drive 

and immense skill, winning the respect of 

the international community; 

Whereas Lodi Gyari presented the Chinese 

government with the Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People and 

its accompanying Note, thus detailing the 

Tibetan side’s vision for a political solution 

for Tibet consistent within the framework of 

the Chinese constitutional and laws on autonomy; 

Whereas Lodi Gyari, in service to the Dalai 

Lama, came to represent in national capitals 

around the world, the great hope and conviction that the rights of Tibetans could be protected and their repression could be ended. 

Whereas, in the personally and professionally difficult task of representing Tibetan interests in dialogue with the People’s 

Republic of China, Lodi Gyari demonstrated 

spirit, intelligence, and extraordinary tact, 

and brought civility, reason and a measure 

of mutual understanding to the Tibetan-Chinese relationship; 

Whereas Lodi Gyari has credited the farsighted wisdom of His Holiness the Dalai 

Lama in empowering the Tibetan people by 

his devolution of his political authority to 

an elected Tibetan leadership; and 

Whereas, Lodi Gyari resigned his position, 

effective June 1, 2012, in the context of the 

deteriorating situation inside Tibet, including increasing incidents of Tibetan self-immolations, and expressing deep frustration 

over the lack of positive response from the 

Chinese side in their nearly 10-year dialogue, 

and in respect for the process of the devolution of political power to the elected Tibetan 

leaders. 

Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) honors the service of Lodi Gyaltsen 

Gyari as Special Envoy of His Holiness the 

Dalai Lama; 

(2) commends the achievements of Lodi 

Gyaltsen Gyari in building an international 

coalition of support for Tibet that recognizes— 

(A) the imperative to preserve the distinct 

culture and religious traditions of Tibet; and 

(B) that the Tibetan people are entitled 

under international law to their own identity and dignity and genuine autonomy within the People’s Republic of China that fully 

preserves the rights and dignity of the Tibetan people; 

(3) acknowledges the role of Lodi Gyaltsen 

Gyari, as a naturalized United States citizen, 

to promoting understanding in the United 

States of the Tibetan people, their culture 


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and religion, and their struggle for genuine 

autonomy, human rights, dignity, and the 

preservation of unique linguistic, cultural, 

and religious traditions; and 

(4) strongly supports a political solution 

for Tibet within the People’s Republic of 

China that satisfies the legitimate grievances and aspirations of the Tibetan people. 

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MEASURE READ THE FIRST 

TIME—S. 3576 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I understand S. 3576, introduced earlier today 

by Senator PAUL, is at the desk. I believe it is due for its first reading. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will read the bill by title for the 

first time. 

The legislative clerk read as follows: 

A bill (S. 3576) to provide limitations on 

United States assistance, and for other purposes. 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now ask 

for a second reading but object to my 

own request. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will be read for 

the second time on the next legislative 

day. 

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ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 

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

completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 20; that following the prayer 

and pledge, the Journal of proceedings 

be approved to date, the morning hour 

be deemed expired, and the time for the 

two leaders be reserved for their use 

later in the day; that the majority 

leader be recognized and the first 2 

hours be equally divided and controlled 

between the two leaders or their designees, with the Republicans controlling the first half and the majority 

controlling the final half; that at 2:00 

p.m., all postcloture time on the motion to proceed to H.J. Res. 117, the 

continuing resolution, be considered 

expired and the Senate proceed to vote 

on the motion to proceed to H.J. Res. 

117; and that following that vote the 

majority leader be recognized. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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PROGRAM 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, we will 

begin consideration of the continuing 

resolution tomorrow. We hope to reach 

an agreement to move up several votes 

and avoid being in session this weekend 

in order to get our work completed. 

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ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. 

TOMORROW 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, if there is 

no further business to come before the 

Senate, I ask unanimous consent that 

it adjourn under the previous order. 

There being no objection, the Senate, 

at 7:25 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, 

September 20, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. 

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NOMINATIONS 

Executive nominations received by 

the Senate: 

UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE

JOSEPH ELDRIDGE, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO 

BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE 

UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE FOR A TERM OF 

FOUR YEARS, VICE ANNE CAHN, TERM EXPIRED. 

GEORGE E. MOOSE, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS. (REAPPOINTMENT) 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

SYLVIA M. BECKER, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT 

COMMISSION OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, VICE RALPH E. MARTINEZ, 

TERM EXPIRED. 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

KEITH KELLY, OF MONTANA, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR FOR VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND 

TRAINING, VICE RAYMOND M. JEFFERSON. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

BIBIANA BOERIO, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE DIRECTOR 

OF THE MINT FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, VICE EDMUND 

C. MOY, RESIGNED. 

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION

BOARD

BETH J. ROSENBERG, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE A 

MEMBER OF THE CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, VICE 

WILLIAM B. WARK, TERM EXPIRED. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

ROBERT F. GODEC, OF VIRGINIA, A CAREER MEMBER OF 

THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTERCOUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 

PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

TO THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA. 

UNITED NATIONS

CHERYL SABAN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 

SIXTY-SEVENTH SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

OF THE UNITED NATIONS. 

THE JUDICIARY

CAITLIN JOAN HALLIGAN, OF NEW YORK, TO BE UNITED 

STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT, VICE JOHN G. ROBERTS, JR., ELEVATED. 

JENNIFER A. DORSEY, OF NEVADA, TO BE UNITED 

STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA, VICE LARRY R. HICKS, RETIRING. 

ANDREW PATRICK GORDON, OF NEVADA, TO BE UNITED 

STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA, VICE KENT J. DAWSON, RETIRED. 

MICHAEL J. MCSHANE, OF OREGON, TO BE UNITED 

STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON, 

VICE MICHAEL R. HOGAN, RETIRED. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

DEREK ANTHONY WEST, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, VICE THOMAS JOHN 

PERRELLI, RESIGNED. 

IN THE COAST GUARD

PURSUANT TO TITLE 14, U.S. CODE SECTION 211(A)(2), I 

NOMINATE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD TO 

THE GRADE INDICATED. 

To be lieutenant commander 

KENNETH T. BOYT 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

FREDERICK VOLLRATH, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. (NEW POSITION). 


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