July 31, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5731 

prohibit imports of goods, technology, 

or services, directly or indirectly, into 

the United States from the sanctioned 

person. 

Section 5 of the order authorizes the 

Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to 

block all property and interests in 

property that are in the United States, 

that come within the United States, or 

that are or come within the possession 

or control of any United States person, 

including any foreign branch, of any 

person upon determining that the person has materially assisted, sponsored, 

or provided financial, material, or 

technological support for, or goods or 

services in support of, NIOC, NICO, or 

the Central Bank of Iran, or the purchase or acquisition of U.S. bank notes 

or precious metals by the Government 

of Iran. 

I have delegated to the Secretary of 

the Treasury the authority, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 

to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and 

to employ all powers granted to the 

President by IEEPA, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 1, 4, and 5 of the order. 

The order was effective at 12:01 a.m. 

eastern daylight time on July 31, 2012. 

All agencies of the United States Government are directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority 

to carry out the provisions of the 

order. 

I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order I have issued. 

BARACK OBAMA.

THE W

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HITE HOUSE, July 30, 2012. 

MEASURES PLACED ON THE 

CALENDAR 

The following bills were read the second time, and placed on the calendar: 

S. 3457. A bill to require the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs 

corps, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 4078. An act to provide that no agency 

may take any significant regulatory action 

until the unemployment rate is equal to or 

less than 6.0 percent. 

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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: 

Special Report entitled ‘‘Activities of the 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs During the 111th Congress’’ (Rept. No. 112-193). 

By Mr. KERRY, from the Committee on 

Foreign Relations, without amendment: 

S. 641. A bill to provide 100,000,000 people 

with first-time access to safe drinking water 

and sanitation on a sustainable basis within 

six years by improving the capacity of the 

United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the 

Poor Act of 2005 (Rept. No. 112-09194). 

By Mr. AKAKA, from the Committee on 

Indian Affairs, without amendment: 

H.R. 1560. A bill 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. 

By Mr. LIEBERMAN, from the Committee 

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

substitute: 

S. 792. A bill to authorize the waiver of certain debts relating to assistance provided to 

individuals and households since 2005. 

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, without amendment: 

S. 3410. A bill to extend the Undertaking 

Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement 

With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, 

and for other purposes. 

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EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF 

COMMITTEE 

The following executive reports of 

nominations were submitted: 

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER for the Committee 

on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

*National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nomination of Gerd F. Glang, 

to be Rear Admiral (lower half). 

*National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nomination of Michael S. 

Devany, to be Rear Admiral. 

*National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nomination of David A. Score, 

to be Rear Admiral (lower half). 

*William P. Doyle, of Pennsylvania, to be 

a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the 

term expiring June 30, 2013. 

*Michael Peter Huerta, of the District of 

Columbia, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of 

five years. 

*Patricia K. Falcone, of California, to be 

an Associate Director of the Office of 

Science and Technology Policy. 

*Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed subject to the nominee’s commitment to 

respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate. 

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EXECUTIVE REPORT OF 

COMMITTEE—TREATY 

The following executive report of 

committee was submitted: 

By Mr. KERRY, from the Committee on 

Foreign Relations: 

Treaty Doc. 112–7 Convention on the Rights 

of Persons with Disabilities with 3 reservations, 8 understandings, and 2 declarations 

(Ex. Rept. 112–6) 

TEXT OF THE COMMITTEE-RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION

Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present 

concurring therein), 

That the Senate advises and consents to 

the ratification of the Convention on the 

Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted 

by the United Nations General Assembly on 

December 13, 2006, and signed by the United 

States of America on June 30, 2009 (‘‘the Convention’’) (Treaty Doc. 112–7), subject to the 

reservations of subsection (a), the understandings of subsection (b), and the declarations of subsection (c). 

(a) Reservations.—The advice and consent 

of the Senate to the ratification of the Convention is subject to the following reservations, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: 

(1) This Convention shall be implemented 

by the Federal Government of the United 

States of America to the extent that it exercises legislative and judicial jurisdiction 

over the matters covered therein, and otherwise by the state and local governments; to 

the extent that state and local governments 

exercise jurisdiction over such matters, the 

obligations of the United States of America 

under the Convention are limited to the Federal Government’s taking measures appropriate to the Federal system, which may include enforcement action against state and 

local actions that are inconsistent with the 

Constitution, the Americans with Disabilities Act, or other Federal laws, with the ultimate objective of fully implementing the 

Convention. 

(2) The Constitution and laws of the United 

States of America establish extensive protections against discrimination, reaching all 

forms of governmental activity as well as 

significant areas of non-governmental activity. Individual privacy and freedom from 

governmental interference in certain private 

conduct are also recognized as among the 

fundamental values of our free and democratic society. The United States of America 

understands that by its terms the Convention can be read to require broad regulation 

of private conduct. To the extent it does, the 

United States of America does not accept 

any obligation under the Convention to 

enact legislation or take other measures 

with respect to private conduct except as 

mandated by the Constitution and laws of 

the United States of America. 

(3) Article 15 of the Convention memorializes existing prohibitions on torture and 

other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment contained in Articles 2 

and 16 of the United Nations Convention 

Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman, 

or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 

(CAT) and in Article 7 of the International 

Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 

(ICCPR), and further provides that such protections shall be extended on an equal basis 

with respect to persons with disabilities. To 

ensure consistency of application, the obligations of the United States of America 

under Article 15 shall be subject to the same 

reservations and understandings that apply 

for the United States of America with respect to Articles 1 and 16 of the CAT and Article 7 of the ICCPR. 

(b) Understandings.—The advice and consent of the Senate to the ratification of the 

Convention is subject to the following understandings, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification: 

(1) The United States of America understands that this Convention, including Article 8 thereof, does not authorize or require 

legislation or other action that would restrict the right of free speech, expression, 

and association protected by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America. 

(2) Given that under Article 1 of the Convention ‘‘[t]he purpose of the present Convention is to promote, protect, and ensure 

the full and equal enjoyment of all human 

rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities,’’ with respect to the 

application of the Convention to matters related to economic, social, and cultural 

rights, including in Articles 4(2), 24, 25, 27, 28 

and 30, the United States of America understands that its obligations in this respect are 

to prevent discrimination on the basis of disability in the provision of any such rights insofar as they are recognized and implemented under U.S. Federal law. 

(3) Current U.S. law provides strong protections for persons with disabilities against 

unequal pay, including the right to equal pay 

for equal work. The United States of America understands the Convention to require 


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