[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 176 (Thursday, November 17, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7776-S7777]
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                     JUDICIAL CONFERENCE AUTHORITY

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to Calendar No. 232, H.R. 1059.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 1059) to protect the safety of judges by 
     extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact 
     sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure 
     reports, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which

[[Page S7777]]

had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, with an amendment, as follows:
  (Omit the part in boldface brackets and insert the part printed in 
italic.)

                               H.R. 1059

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF REDACTION AUTHORITY CONCERNING 
                   SENSITIVE SECURITY INFORMATION.

       Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
     (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       [(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Marshall'' and 
     inserting ``Marshals''; and
       [(2) by striking subparagraph (E).]
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Marshall'' and 
     inserting ``Marshals'';
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``and the Senate 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
     the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform'' 
     after ``Senate''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``2011'' both places 
     it appears and inserting ``2017''.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the committee-
reported amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third 
time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with 
no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendment was agreed to.
  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill (H.R. 1059), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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