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him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 

117, making continuing appropriations 

for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 

table; as follows: 

On page 22, line 13, insert ‘‘for civilian Federal computer networks’’ after ‘‘cybersecurity activities’’. 

SA 2841. Mr. PAUL submitted an 

amendment intended to be proposed by 

him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 

117, making continuing appropriations 

for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 

table; as follows: 

At the appropriate place, insert the following: 

SEC. ll. LIMITATION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts may be obligated or expended to provide any direct 

United States assistance, loan guarantee, or 

debt relief to a Government described under 

subsection (b). 

(b) COVERED GOVERNMENTS.—The Governments referred to in subsection (a) are as follows: 

(1) The Government of Libya. 

(2) The Government of Egypt. 

(3) The Government of Pakistan. 

(4) The Government of a host country of a 

United States diplomatic facility on the list 

submitted to Congress pursuant to subsection (c). 

(c) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.—The 

Secretary of State shall submit to Congress 

a list of all United States diplomatic facilities attacked, trespassed upon, breached, or 

attempted to be attacked, trespassed upon, 

or breached on or after September 1, 2012, 

not later than 5 days after the date of enactment of this Act and not later than 5 days 

after any subsequent attack, trespass, 

breach, or attempt. 

(d) CERTIFICATION.—Beginning 90 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

President may certify to Congress that— 

(1) a Government described under subsection (b)— 

(A) is cooperating or has cooperated fully 

with investigations into an attack, trespass, 

breach, or attempted attack, trespass, or 

breach; 

(B) has arrested or facilitated the arrest of, 

and if requested has permitted extradition 

of, all identifiable persons in such country 

associated with organizing, planning, or participating in the attack, trespass, breach, or 

attempted attack, trespass, or breach; 

(C) is facilitating or has facilitated any security improvements at United States diplomatic facilities, as requested by the United 

States Government; and 

(D) is taking or has taken sufficient steps 

to strengthen and improve reliability of 

local security in order to prevent any future 

attack, trespass, or breach; and 

(2) all identifiable persons associated with 

organizing, planning, or participating in the 

attack, trespass, breach, or attempted attack, trespass, or breach— 

(A) have been identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, or other United States law 

enforcement entity; and 

(B) are in United States custody. 

(e) REQUEST TO SUSPEND PROHIBITION ON

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 

paragraph (2), upon submitting a certification under subsection (d) with respect to a 

Government described under subsection (b), 

the President may submit a request to Congress to suspend the prohibition on foreign 

assistance to the Government. 

(2) PAKISTAN.—No request under paragraph 

(1) may be submitted with respect to the 

Government of Pakistan until— 

(A) Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released 

alive from prison in Pakistan; 

(B) any criminal charges brought against 

Dr. Afridi, including treason, have been 

dropped; and 

(C) if necessary to ensure his freedom, Dr. 

Afridi has been allowed to leave Pakistan 

alive. 

(f) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF PRESIDENTIAL REQUEST.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘joint resolution’’ means 

only a joint resolution introduced in the period beginning on the date on which a request under subsection (e) is received by 

Congress and ending 60 days thereafter (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: ‘‘That 

Congress approves the request submitted by 

the President to suspend the prohibition on 

foreign assistance to the Government of ll 

in effect since ll, and such prohibition 

shall have no force or effect.’’(The blank 

spaces being appropriately filled in). 

(2) REFERRAL.—A joint resolution described in paragraph (1) shall be referred to 

the committees in each House of Congress 

with jurisdiction. 

(3) SUBMISSION DATE DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘submission 

date’’ means the date on which a House of 

Congress receives the request submitted 

under subsection (e). 

(4) DISCHARGE OF SENATE COMMITTEE.—In 

the Senate, if the committee to which is referred a joint resolution described in paragraph (1) has not reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint resolution) at the 

end of 20 calendar days after the submission 

date, such committee may be discharged 

from further consideration of such joint resolution upon a petition supported in writing 

by 30 Senators, and such joint resolution 

shall be placed on the calendar. 

(5) SENATE CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION.— 

(A) MOTIONS.—In the Senate, when the 

committee to which a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a committee is 

discharged (under paragraph (4)) from further consideration of a joint resolution described in paragraph (1), it is at any time 

thereafter in order (even though a previous 

motion to the same effect has been disagreed 

to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points 

of order against the joint resolution (and 

against consideration of the joint resolution) 

are waived. The motion is not subject to 

amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or 

to a motion to proceed to the consideration 

of other business. A motion to reconsider the 

vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion 

to proceed to the consideration of the joint 

resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution 

shall remain the unfinished business of the 

Senate until disposed of. 

(B) DEBATE.—In the Senate, debate on the 

joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, 

shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, 

which shall be divided equally between those 

favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion further to limit debate is in 

order and not debatable. An amendment to, 

or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, 

or a motion to recommit the joint resolution 

is not in order. 

(C) VOTE ON FINAL PASSAGE.—In the Senate, 

immediately following the conclusion of the 

debate on a joint resolution described in 

paragraph (1), and a single quorum call at 

the conclusion of the debate if requested in 

accordance with the rules of the Senate, the 

vote on final passage of the joint resolution 

shall occur. 

(D) APPEALS OF DECISIONS OF THE CHAIR.— 

Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the 

Senate to the procedure relating to a joint 

resolution described in paragraph (1) shall be 

decided without debate. 

(6) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—In the Senate, the procedures specified in paragraph (4) or (5) shall not apply to 

the consideration of a joint resolution respecting a request— 

(A) after the expiration of the 60 session 

days beginning with the applicable submission date; or 

(B) if the request submitted under subsection (e) was submitted during the period 

beginning on the date occurring— 

(i) in the case of the Senate, 60 session 

days, or 

(ii) in the case of the House of Representatives, 60 legislative days, 

before the date the Congress adjourns a session of Congress through the date on which 

the same or succeeding Congress first convenes its next session, after the expiration of 

the 60 session days beginning on the 15th session day after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes. 

(7) RECEIPT OF JOINT RESOLUTION FROM

OTHER HOUSE.—If, before the passage by one 

House of a joint resolution of that House described in paragraph (1), that House receives 

from the other House a joint resolution described in paragraph (1), then the following 

procedures shall apply: 

(A) The joint resolution of the other House 

shall not be referred to a committee. 

(B) With respect to a joint resolution described in paragraph (1) of the House receiving the joint resolution— 

(i) the procedure in that House shall be the 

same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House; but 

(ii) the vote on final passage shall be on 

the joint resolution of the other House. 

(g) REPORT ON UNSECURED WEAPONS IN

LIBYA.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the President 

shall submit a report to Congress examining 

the extent to which advanced weaponry remaining unsecured after the fall of 

Moammar Qaddafi was used by the individuals responsible for the September 11, 2012, 

attack on the United States consulate in 

Benghazi, Libya. 

(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

this section may be construed as an authorization for the use of military force. 

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NOTICES OF HEARINGS 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, 

AND PENSIONS

Mr. HARKIN. Mr President, I wish to 

announce that the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet in on Thursday, September 20, 2012, at 10 a.m. in room 430 

of the Dirksen Senate Office Building 

to conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘Roundtable Discussion: Pension Modernization for a 21st Century Workforce.’’ 

For further information regarding 

this meeting, please contact Michael 

Kreps of the committee staff on (202) 

224–6572. 

COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I would 

like to announce that the Committee 

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session of the Senate on September 20, 

2012, in room SD–628 of the Dirksen 

Senate Office Building, at 2:15 p.m., to 

conduct a business meeting to consider 

the following: 

S. 65, A bill to reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians; S. 2024, 

A bill to make technical amendment to 

the T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust 

Area Act, and for other purposes; S. 

3546, Esther Martinez Language Preservation Act Reauthorization; S. 3548, To 

clarify certain provisions of the Native 

American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act of 1994; and H.R. 2467, To 

take certain Federal lands in Mono 

County, California, into trust for the 

benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony). 

Those wishing additional information 

may contact the Indian Affairs Committee at (202) 224–2251. 

COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I would 

like to announce that the Committee 

on Indian Affairs will meet during the 

session of the Senate on September 20, 

2012, in room SD–628 of the Dirksen 

Senate Office Building, at 2:15 p.m., to 

conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘Advancing 

the Federal-Tribal Relationship 

through Self-Governance and Self-Determination.’’ 

Those wishing additional information 

may contact the Indian Affairs Committee at (202) 224–2251. 

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AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO 

MEET 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL

RESOURCES

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during 

the session of the Senate on September 

19, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., in room 366 of the 

Dirksen Senate Office Building. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of 

the Senate on September 19, 2012, at 

9:30 a.m. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND

TRANSPORTATION

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation be authorized to meet 

during the session of the Senate on 

September 19, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. in room 

253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled, 

‘‘Five Years of the America COMPETES Act: Progress, Challenges, and 

Next Steps.’’ 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of 

the Senate on September 19, 2012, at 

2:15 p.m. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, 

AND PENSIONS

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 

meet during the session of the Senate 

on September 19, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in 

room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office 

Building. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs be authorized to 

meet during the session of the Senate 

on September 19, 2012, at 10 a.m. to 

conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘Homeland 

Threats and Agency Responses.’’ 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the 

Senate on September 19, 2012, at 10 

a.m., in room SD–226 of the Dirksen 

Senate Office Building, to conduct a 

hearing entitled ‘‘Judicial Nominations.’’ 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the 

Senate on September 19, 2012, at 2:30 

p.m. in room 562 of the Dirksen Senate 

Office Building to conduct a hearing 

entitled ‘‘Eliminating Waste and Fraud 

in Medicare: An Examination of Prior 

Authorization Requirements for Power 

Mobility Devices.’’ 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTION, CIVIL RIGHTS, 

AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil 

Rights, and Human Rights, be authorized to meet during the session of the 

Senate on September 19, 2012, at 2:30 

p.m., in room SH–216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘Hate Crimes and the 

Threat of Domestic Extremism.’’ 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT

MANAGEMENT, THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE, 

AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs’, Subcommittee 

on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the 

District of Columbia, be authorized to 

meet during the session of the Senate 

on September 19, 2012, at 2:30 p.m., to 

conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘Investing 

in an Effective Federal Workforce.’’ 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR 

Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that Freny Dessai, 

Sarah Butler, Talitha James, Amanda 

Sellers, Bryan Watt, Daniel Lind, and 

Daniel West, staff of the Finance Committee, be granted the privilege of the 

floor for the duration of the consideration of the continuing resolution. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that Paul 

Schirduan, with the Homeland Security Committee, be granted the privilege of the floor for the remainder of 

the Congress. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that Mike Sobaski 

and Peter Visser of my staff be granted 

the privilege of the floor for the duration of today’s proceedings. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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MEASURES SUBMITTED TODAY 

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

to the consideration of the following 

resolutions, en bloc, which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 562, S. 

Res. 563, S. Res. 564, S. Res. 565, S. Res. 

566, S. Res. 567, S. Res. 568, S. Res. 569, 

and S. Res. 570. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the resolutions 

en bloc. 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 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 the resolutions be printed in 

the RECORD. 

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: 

S. RES. 562 

Whereas healthcare information technology and management systems have been 

recognized as essential tools for improving 

patient care, ensuring patient safety, stopping duplicative tests and paperwork, and reducing healthcare costs; 

Whereas the Center for Information Technology Leadership has estimated that the 

implementation of national standards for 

interoperability and the exchange of health 


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