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for the remainder of the 112th Congress: Sara Butler, Anderson Heiman, 

Luke Johnson, Rolland Smith, and 

David Swedman. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that Rebecca 

Sadwick and Jessica Flannery of my 

staff be granted privileges of the floor 

for the duration of today’s session. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY 

Mr. BROWN of Ohio. I ask unanimous 

consent that the Senate proceed to the 

immediate consideration en bloc of the 

following resolutions which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 548, S. 

Res. 549, and S. Res. 550. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the resolutions 

en bloc. 

Mr. BROWN of Ohio. I ask unanimous 

consent 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 that 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. 548

(Designating the week beginning September 

9, 2012, as ‘‘National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week.’’) 

Whereas direct support professionals, direct care workers, personal assistants, personal attendants, in-home support workers, 

and paraprofessionals (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘direct support professionals’’) are 

the primary providers of publicly funded 

long term supports and services for millions 

of individuals with disabilities; 

Whereas a direct support professional must 

build a close, trusted relationship with an individual with disabilities; 

Whereas a direct support professional assists an individual with disabilities with the 

most intimate needs on a daily basis; 

Whereas direct support professionals perform a broad range of activities for individuals with disabilities, including preparing 

meals, managing medications, bathing, 

dressing, helping with mobility, providing 

transportation to school, work, and religious 

and recreational activities, and helping with 

general daily affairs; 

Whereas a direct support professional provides essential support to help keep an individual with disabilities connected to the 

family and community of the individual; 

Whereas direct support professionals enable individuals with disabilities to live 

meaningful, productive lives; 

Whereas direct support professionals are 

the key to allowing an individual with disabilities to live successfully in the community and avoid more costly institutional 

care; 

Whereas the majority of direct support 

professionals are female, and many are the 

sole breadwinners of their families; 

Whereas, although direct support professionals work and pay taxes, many are impoverished and are eligible for the same Federal 

and State public assistance programs that 

individuals with disabilities depend on; 

Whereas Federal policies, State policies, 

and the opinion of the Supreme Court in 

Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999) assert the 

right of an individual to live in his or her 

home and community; 

Whereas the majority of direct support 

professionals are employed in home and community-based settings, and the percentage of 

direct support professionals employed in 

such settings is projected to increase during 

this decade; 

Whereas there is a documented critical and 

growing shortage of direct support professionals in every community throughout the 

United States; and 

Whereas many direct support professionals 

are forced to leave jobs due to inadequate 

wages and benefits, creating high turnover 

and vacancy rates, which, research demonstrates, adversely affects the quality of 

supports provided to individuals with disabilities: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) designates the week beginning September 9, 2012, as ‘‘National Direct Support 

Professionals Recognition Week’’; 

(2) recognizes the dedication and vital 

role of direct support professionals, direct 

care workers, personal assistants, personal 

attendants, in-home support workers, and 

paraprofessionals (referred to in this resolution as ‘‘direct support professionals’’) in enhancing the lives of individuals of all ages 

with disabilities; 

(3) appreciates the contribution of direct 

support professionals in serving needs that 

are beyond the capacity of millions of families in the United States; 

(4) commends direct support professionals as integral participants in the longterm support and services system of the 

United States; and 

(5) finds that the successful implementation of the public policies of the United 

States depends on the dedication of direct 

support professionals. 

S. RES. 549

(Designating September 2012 as ‘‘Campus 

Fire Safety Month.’’) 

Whereas, each year, States across the 

United States formally designate the month 

of September as ‘‘Campus Fire Safety 

Month’’; 

Whereas, since January 2000, at least 152 

people, including students, parents, and children, have died in campus-related fires; 

Whereas 85 percent of those deaths occurred in off-campus residences; 

Whereas a majority of college students in 

the United States live in an off-campus residence; 

Whereas many fatal fires have occurred in 

a building in which the occupants had compromised or disabled the fire safety system; 

Whereas automatic fire alarm systems provide the early warning of a fire that is necessary for occupants of a building and the 

fire department to take appropriate action; 

Whereas automatic fire sprinkler systems 

are a highly effective method of controlling 

or extinguishing a fire in the early stages, 

thus protecting the lives of building occupants; 

Whereas many college students live in an 

off-campus residence, fraternity or sorority 

housing, or a residence hall that is not adequately protected by automatic fire sprinkler systems and automatic fire alarm systems; 

Whereas fire safety education is an effective method of reducing the occurrence of 

fires and the resulting loss of life and property damage; 

Whereas college students do not routinely 

receive effective fire safety education while 

in college; 

Whereas educating young people in the 

United States about the importance of fire 

safety is vital to help ensure that young people engage in fire-safe behavior during college and after college; and 

Whereas developing a generation of adults 

who practice fire safety may significantly 

reduce future loss of life from fires: Now, 

therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) designates September 2012 as ‘‘Campus Fire Safety Month’’; and 

(2) encourages administrators of institutions of higher education and municipalities 

across the United States— 

(A) to provide educational programs to 

all college students in September and 

throughout the school year; 

(B) to evaluate the level of fire safety 

being provided in both on-campus and offcampus student housing; and 

(C) to ensure fire-safe living environments through fire safety education, the installation of fire suppression and detection 

systems, and the development and enforcement of applicable codes relating to fire safety. 

S. RES. 550

(Designating September 13, 2012, as 

‘‘National Celiac Disease Awareness Day.’’) 

Whereas according to the National Center 

for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, celiac disease 

affects approximately 1 in every 141 people in 

the United States; 

Whereas the majority of people with celiac 

disease have yet to be diagnosed; 

Whereas celiac disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is classified as both an 

autoimmune condition and a genetic condition; 

Whereas celiac disease causes damage to 

the lining of the small intestine, which results in overall malnutrition; 

Whereas when a person with celiac disease 

consumes foods that contain certain protein 

fractions, that person suffers a cell-mediated 

immune response that damages the villi of 

the small intestine, interfering with the absorption of nutrients in food and the effectiveness of medications; 

Whereas such problematic protein fractions are found in wheat, barley, rye, and 

oats, which are used to produce many foods, 

medications, and vitamins; 

Whereas because celiac disease is a genetic 

disease, there is an increased incidence of celiac disease in families with a known history 

of celiac disease; 

Whereas celiac disease is underdiagnosed 

because the symptoms can be attributed to 

other conditions and are easily overlooked 

by doctors and patients; 

Whereas as recently as 2000, the average 

person with celiac disease waited 11 years for 

a correct diagnosis; 

Whereas 1⁄2 of all people with celiac disease 

do not show symptoms of the disease; 

Whereas celiac disease is diagnosed by 

tests that measure the blood for abnormally 

high levels of the antibodies of 

immunoglobulin A, antitissue 

transglutaminase, and IgA antiendomysium 

antibodies; 

Whereas celiac disease can be treated only 

by implementing a diet free of wheat, barley, 

rye, and oats, often called a ‘‘gluten-free 

diet’’; 

Whereas a delay in the diagnosis of celiac 

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malnutrition, anemia, lymphoma, adenocarcinoma, osteoporosis, miscarriage, congenital malformation, short stature, and disorders of the skin and other organs; 

Whereas celiac disease is linked to many 

autoimmune disorders, including thyroid 

disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, type 

1 diabetes, liver disease, collagen vascular 

disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and Sjo ̈gren’s 

syndrome; 

Whereas the connection between celiac disease and diet was first established by Dr. 

Samuel Gee, who wrote, ‘‘if the patient can 

be cured at all, it must be by means of diet’’; 

Whereas Dr. Samuel Gee was born on September 13, 1839; and 

Whereas the Senate is an institution that 

can raise awareness in the general public and 

the medical community of celiac disease: 

Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) designates September 13, 2012, as ‘‘National Celiac Disease Awareness Day’’; 

(2) recognizes that all people of the 

United States should become more informed 

and aware of celiac disease; 

(3) calls upon the people of the United 

States to observe National Celiac Disease 

Awareness Day with appropriate ceremonies 

and activities; and 

(4) respectfully requests the Secretary of 

the Senate to transmit a copy of this resolution to the Celiac Sprue Association, the 

American Celiac Society, and the Celiac Disease Foundation. 

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ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 

Mr. BROWN of Ohio. I ask unanimous 

consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn 

until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 12; that following the prayer 

and pledge, the Journal of proceedings 

be approved to date, the morning hour 

be deemed expired, the time for the two 

leaders be reserved for their use later 

in the day; that the Senate resume 

consideration of the motion to proceed 

to S. 3457, the Veterans Jobs Corps Act, 

postcloture; that the first 70 minutes 

be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with the Republicans controlling the first half and the majority 

controlling the latter half; further, 

that all time during adjournment, recess, and morning business be counted 

postcloture on the motion to proceed 

to S. 3457. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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PROGRAM 

Mr. BROWN of Ohio. We will begin 

consideration of the Veterans Jobs 

Corps Act tomorrow. Senators will be 

notified when votes are scheduled. 

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ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. 

TOMORROW 

Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. President, if 

there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the 

previous order. 

There being no objection, the Senate, 

at 7:31 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. 

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NOMINATIONS 

Executive nominations received by 

the Senate: 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

JOSHUA D. WRIGHT, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A FEDERAL 

TRADE COMMISSIONER FOR THE TERM OF SEVEN YEARS 

FROM SEPTEMBER 26, 2012, VICE J. THOMAS ROSCH, TERM 

EXPIRING. 

UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

F. SCOTT KIEFF, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 

UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 

FOR THE TERM EXPIRING JUNE 16, 2020, VICE DANIEL 

PEARSON, TERM EXPIRED. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

ROSE EILENE GOTTEMOELLER, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE 

UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ARMS CONTROL AND 

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, VICE ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, 

RESIGNED. 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

T. CHARLES COOPER, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AN ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 

FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, VICE JEFFREY J. 

GRIECO. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

ROBERT STEPHEN BEECROFT, OF CALIFORNIA, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, 

CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR 

EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ. 


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