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(2) In the case of the program required by 

subsection (b), the delivery of controlled substances under the program to such employees of the Veterans Health Administration of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to 

such other acceptance mechanisms, as the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Attorney General jointly specify for purposes of 

the program. 

(3) Appropriate guidelines and procedures 

to prevent the diversion, misuse, theft, or 

loss of controlled substances delivered under 

such programs. 

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NOTICE OF HEARING 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER

Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I 

would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public 

that a hearing has been scheduled before the Subcommittee on Water and 

Power of the Committee on Energy and 

Natural Resources. The hearing will be 

held on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 

at 9:30 a.m., in room SD–366 of the 

Dirksen Senate Office Building in 

Washington, DC. 

The purpose of this hearing will be to 

hear testimony on four items: 

S. 3265, a bill to amend the Federal 

Power Act to remove the authority of 

the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to collect land use fees for land 

that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 

reservation; 

H.R. 2842, Bureau of Reclamation 

Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2012; 

S. 3464, Mni Wiconi Project Act 

Amendments of 2012; and 

S. 3483, Crooked River Collaborative 

Water Security Act. 

Because of the limited time available 

for the hearing, witnesses may testify 

by invitation only. However, those 

wishing to submit written testimony 

for the hearing record ‘should send it 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, 

Washington, DC 20510–6150, or by email 

to MeaganllGins@energy.senate.gov. 

For further information, please contact Sara Tucker at (202) 224–6224 or 

Meagan Gins at (202) 224–0883. 

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AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO 

MEET 

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 12, 2012, at 2 p.m. in room 

253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The Committee will conduct a 

hearing entitled, ‘‘The Path from LEO 

to Mars.’’ 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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 

12, 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 ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC

WORKS AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON CLEAN AIR

AND NUCLEAR SAFETY

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

Committee on Environment and Public 

Works and the Subcommittee on Clean 

Air and Nuclear Safety be authorized 

to meet during the session of the Senate on September 12, 2012, at 10 a.m. in 

Dirksen 406 to conduct a hearing entitled, ‘‘Oversight Hearing: NRC’s Implementation of Recommendations for Enhancing Nuclear Reactor Safety in the 

21st Century.’’ 

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 12, 2012, at 10 

a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled, 

‘‘Update on the Crisis in Syria and 

Iran’’. 

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 12, 2012, at 

2:45 p.m. 

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 12, 2012, at 10 a.m. to 

conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘Moving 

from Scandal to Strategy: The Future 

of the General Services Administration.’’ 

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 12, 2012, at 10 

a.m., in room SD–226 of the Dirksen 

Senate Office Building, to conduct a 

hearing entitled ‘‘The Citizens United 

Court and the Continuing Importance 

of the Voting Rights Act.’’ 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS

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

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs be authorized to meet during the session on 

September 12, 2012, in room 418 of the 

Senate Russell Office Building beginning at 10 a.m. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR 

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Andrea Chapman, Claire Green, Sarah 

Weaver, Sterling Laudon, Owen 

Haacke, James Mathis, and Joseph 

Steffens, staff of the Finance Committee, be granted the privilege of the 

floor for the remainder of the 112th 

Congress. 

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. 

Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I 

ask unanimous consent that Robert 

Morus, an intern in the office of the 

Senator from Oregon, be granted the 

privilege of the floor for the balance of 

the day. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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ACCEPTING AND DEPICTING 

FREDERICK DOUGLASS STATUE 

Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent 

that the Senate proceed to the consideration of H.R. 6336. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will report the bill by title. 

The legislative clerk read as follows: 

A bill (H.R. 6336) to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District 

of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in Emancipation 

Hall of the United States Capitol. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the bill. 

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, the statues and busts in the U.S. Capitol depicting distinguished Americans number more than 120. However, among the 

collection are only two African Americans, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and 

Sojourner Truth. This disparity fails to 

acknowledge the historically significant contributions of African Americans to our Nation. I am pleased that 

passage of H.R. 6336 today begins to address this need to display in the U.S. 

Capitol the statues and busts of outstanding African Americans whose contributions to the country deserve such 

recognition. 

In my fiscal year 2013 Senate Financial Services and General Government 

appropriations bill reported by the 

committee on June 14, I included a provision to permit the District of Columbia to donate and the Joint Committee 

on the Library to accept a statue of 

Frederick Douglass for placement in 

the United States Capitol. All costs of 

the transportation and placement of 

the statue would be borne by the District of Columbia. Subsequently, I 

joined Senator SCHUMER in introducing 

a free-standing resolution for acquisition of the Douglass statue. The House 

acted on its own measure and unanimously approved it earlier this week. 

Frederick Douglass was one of the 

most influential orators and writers of 

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