[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 182 (Wednesday, November 30, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1283-D1289]
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                                       Wednesday, November 30, 2011

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8009-S8078
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1924-1932, S.J. Res. 30-32, and S. Res. 340-341. 
                                                         Pages S8067-68
Measures Passed:
  National Christmas Tree Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 341, 
designating the first full week of December in 2011 as ``National 
Christmas Tree Week''.                                       
  Page S8074
Measures Considered:
  Department of Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
consideration of S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                               Pages S8012-54, S8060-62
Adopted:
  McCain (for Wicker) Amendment No. 1056, to provide for the freedom of 
conscience of military chaplains with respect to the performance of 
marriages.                                           
Pages S8013, S8015
  McCain (for Ayotte) Amendment No. 1066, to modify the Financial 
Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan to provide that a complete and 
validated full statement of budget resources is ready by not later than 
September 30, 2014.                                  
Pages S8013, S8015
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1102, to require a report on the feasibility of 
using unmanned aerial systems to perform airborne inspection of 
navigational aids in foreign airspace.               
Pages S8013, S8015
  McCain (for Wicker) Amendment No. 1116, to improve the transition of 
members of the Armed Forces with experience in the operation of certain 
motor vehicles into careers operating commercial motor vehicles in the 
private sector.                                      
Pages S8013, S8015
  Levin (for Shaheen) Amendment No. 1122, to authorize the acquisition 
of real property and associated real property interests in the vicinity 
of Hanover, New Hampshire, as may be needed for the Engineer Research 
and Development Center laboratory facilities at the Cold Regions 
Research and Engineering Laboratory.                     
Pages S8016-17
  Levin (for Reid) Amendment No. 1129, to redesignate the Mike 
O'Callaghan Federal Hospital in Nevada as the Mike O'Callaghan Federal 
Medical Center.                                              
Page S8017
  Levin (for Reid/Inhofe) Amendment No. 1130, to clarify certain 
provisions of the Clean Air Act relating to fire suppression agents. 
                                                             Page S8017
  Ayotte (for McCain/Ayotte) Amendment No. 1132, to require a plan to 
ensure audit readiness of statements of budgetary resources. 
                                                     Pages S8013, S8015
  Ayotte (for Blunt) Amendment No. 1134, to require a report on the 
policies and practices of the Navy for naming vessels of the Navy. 
                                                             Page S8015
  Levin (for Hagan/Portman) Amendment No. 1143, to require the 
Comptroller General to review medical research and development 
sponsored by the Department of Defense relating to improved combat 
casualty care and saving lives on the battlefield.           
Page S8017
  Begich/Murkowski Modified Amendment No. 1149, to authorize a land 
conveyance and exchange at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska. 
                                                  Pages S8012, S8017-18
  Levin (for Warner) Amendment No. 1162, to provide for the 
consideration of energy security and reliability in the development and 
implementation of energy performance goals.                  
Page S8018
  Levin (for Warner) Amendment No. 1164, to promote increased 
acquisition and procurement exchanges between officials in the 
Department of Defense and defense officials in India.        
Page S8018
  Levin (for Warner) Amendment No. 1165, to express the sense of 
Congress on the use of modeling and simulation in Department of Defense 
activities.                                                  
Page S8018
  Levin (for Warner) Amendment No. 1166, to express the sense of 
Congress on ties between the Joint Warfighting and Coalition Center and 
the Allied Command Transformation of NATO.                   
Page S8018
  Levin (for Warner) Modified Amendment No. 1167, to require a report 
on the effects of planned

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reductions of personnel at the Joint Warfare Analysis Center on 
personnel skills at the Center.                              
Page S8018
  Levin (for Murray) Modified Amendment No. 1178, to require a report 
on the authorities available to the Department of Defense for multiyear 
contracts for the purchase of advanced biofuels.             
Page S8018
  Collins Modified Amendment No. 1180, relating to man-portable air-
defense systems originating from Libya.           
Pages S8012, S8015-16
  Sessions Modified Amendment No. 1183, to require reports to Congress 
on the modification of the force structure for strategic nuclear 
weapons delivery systems of the United States.               
Page S8016
  Levin (for Coburn) Amendment No. 1207, to require Comptroller General 
of the United States reports on the major automated information system 
programs of the Department of Defense.                       
Page S8018
  Levin (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 1210, to require an assessment 
of the advisability of stationing additional DDG-51 class destroyers at 
Naval Station Mayport, Florida.                              
Page S8015
  McCain/Portman Amendment No. 1227, to require a Comptroller General 
report on redundancies, inefficiencies, and gaps in DOD 6.1-6.3 Science 
and Technology (S&T) programs.                           
Pages S8018-19
  Casey Modified Amendment No. 1215, to require a certification on 
efforts by the Government of Pakistan to implement a strategy to 
counter improvised explosive devices.                        
Page S8016
  McCain/Portman Amendment No. 1228, to require a Comptroller General 
report on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) 
initiatives.                                                 
Page S8019
  Levin (for Shaheen) Amendment No. 1237, to require a Department of 
Defense assessment of the industrial base for night vision image 
intensification sensors.                                     
Page S8019
  Levin (for Warner) Amendment No. 1240, to provide for installation 
energy metering requirements.                                
Page S8019
  McCain Amendment No. 1245, to provide for increased efficiency and a 
reduction of Federal spending required for data servers and centers. 
                                                             Page S8019
  Ayotte (for McCain) Amendment No. 1250, to require the Secretary of 
Defense to submit a report on the probationary period in the 
development of the short take-off, vertical landing variant of the 
Joint Strike Fighter.                                        
Page S8015
  Levin (for Warner) Amendment No. 1266, to establish a training policy 
for Department of Defense energy managers.                   
Page S8019
  Levin (for Baucus) Amendment No. 1276, to require a pilot program on 
the receipt by members of the Armed Forces of civilian credentialing 
for skill required of military occupational specialties. 
                                                         Pages S8019-20
  McCain Amendment No. 1280, to require the Secretary of Defense to 
submit, with the budget justification materials supporting the 
Department of Defense budget request for fiscal year 2013, information 
on the implementation of recommendations made by the Government 
Accountability Office with respect to the acquisition of launch 
services through the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. 
                                                             Page S8020
  Ayotte (for McCain) Modified Amendment No. 1281, to require a plan 
for normalizing defense cooperation with the Republic of Georgia. 
                                                             Page S8016
  Levin (for Webb/Graham) Amendment No. 1298, to extend the time limit 
for submittal of claims under TRICARE for care provided outside the 
United States.                                               
Page S8020
  Levin Amendment No. 1301, to authorize the award of the distinguished 
service cross for Captain Fredrick L. Spaulding for acts of valor 
during the Vietnam War.                                      
Page S8020
  Levin/McCain Amendment No. 1303, to authorize the exchange with the 
United Kingdom of certain F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter 
aircraft.                                                    
Page S8020
  Levin (for Hatch) Amendment No. 1315, to require the Secretary of 
Defense to submit to Congress a long-term plan for maintaining a 
minimal capacity to produce intercontinental ballistic missile solid 
rocket motors.                                               
Page S8020
  Levin (for Portman) Amendment No. 1317, to require a report on the 
analytic capabilities of the Department of Defense regarding foreign 
ballistic missile threats.                               
Pages S8020-21
  Levin (for Cochran/Wicker) Amendment No. 1324, to extend the 
authorization for a military construction project for the Air National 
Guard to relocate a munitions storage complex at Gulfport-Biloxi 
International Airport, Mississippi.                          
Page S8021
  Levin (for Risch) Amendment No. 1326, to require exploration of 
opportunities to increase foreign military training with allies at test 
and training ranges in the continental United States.        
Page S8021
  Levin (for Lieberman/Cornyn) Amendment No. 1332, to require a report 
on the approval and implementation of the Air Sea Battle Concept. 
                                                             Page S8021
  McCain (for Corker) Modified Amendment No. 1172, to require a report 
assessing the reimbursements from the Coalition Support Fund to the 
Government of Pakistan for operations conducted in support of Operation 
Enduring Freedom.                                        
Pages S8033-35
  Merkley Modified Amendment No. 1257, to require a plan for the 
expedited transition of responsibility for military and security 
operations in Afghanistan to the Government of Afghanistan. 
                                               Pages S8045-48, S8048-49

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  Ayotte (for McCain) Amendment No. 1229, to provide for greater 
cybersecurity collaboration between the Department of Defense and the 
Department of Homeland Security.                         
                                                         Pages S8049-50
  Ayotte (for McCain) Modified Amendment No. 1246, to require the 
Secretary of Defense to consult with the Armed Services committees in 
commissioning an independent assessment of United States security 
interests in East Asia and the Pacific region.           
                                                         Pages S8060-61
  Sessions Modified Amendment No. 1185, to require a report on the 
missile defense hedging strategy of the United States.       
                                                             Page S8061
  Inhofe Modified Amendment No. 1098, to require a report on the impact 
of foreign boycotts on the defense industrial base. 
                                                  Pages S8013, S8061-62
                                                             Withdrawn:
  Cardin/Mikulski Amendment No. 1073, to prohibit expansion or 
operation of the District of Columbia National Guard Youth Challenge 
Program in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.            
                                                     Pages S8012, S8032
  Ayotte (for McCain) Further Modified Amendment No. 1230, to modify 
the annual adjustment in enrollment fees for TRICARE Prime. 
                                                             Page S8033
  McCain (for Ayotte) Modified Amendment No. 1067, to require 
notification of Congress with respect to the initial custody and 
further disposition of members of al-Qaeda and affiliated entities. 
                                                         Pages S8053-54
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1094, to include the Department of Commerce in 
contract authority using competitive procedures but excluding 
particular sources for establishing certain research and development 
capabilities.                                        
                                                     Pages S8012, S8062
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1095, to express the sense of the Senate on the 
importance of addressing deficiencies in mental health counseling. 
                                                     Pages S8012, S8062
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1096, to express the sense of the Senate on 
treatment options for members of the Armed Forces and veterans for 
Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. 
                                                     Pages S8012, S8062
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1101, to strike section 156, relating to a 
transfer of Air Force C-12 aircraft to the Army.     
Pages S8013, S8062
Pending:
  Merkley Amendment No. 1174, to express the sense of Congress 
regarding the expedited transition of responsibility for military and 
security operations in Afghanistan to the Government of Afghanistan. 
                                                             Page S8012
  Feinstein Amendment No. 1125, to clarify the applicability of 
requirements for military custody with respect to detainees. 
                                                  Pages S8012, S8025-26
  Feinstein Amendment No. 1126, to limit the authority of the Armed 
Forces to detain citizens of the United States under section 1031. 
                                 Pages S8012, S8025-26, S8036-45, S8048
  Franken Amendment No. 1197, to require contractors to make timely 
payments to subcontractors that are small business concerns. 
                                                             Page S8012
  Begich Amendment No. 1114, to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for members of 
the reserve components, a member or former member of a reserve 
component who is eligible for retired pay but for age, widows and 
widowers of retired members, and dependents.                 
Page S8012
  Shaheen Amendment No. 1120, to exclude cases in which pregnancy is 
the result of an act of rape or incest from the prohibition on funding 
of abortions by the Department of Defense.                   
Page S8012
  Collins Amendment No. 1105, to make permanent the requirement for 
certifications relating to the transfer of detainees at United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries and other 
foreign entities.                                            
Page S8012
  Collins Amendment No. 1155, to authorize educational assistance under 
the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship program for pursuit of 
advanced degrees in physical therapy and occupational therapy. 
                                                             Page S8012
  Collins Amendment No. 1158, to clarify the permanence of the 
prohibition on transfers of recidivist detainees at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries and entities. 
                                                             Page S8012
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1097, to eliminate gaps and redundancies between 
the over 200 programs within the Department of Defense that address 
psychological health and traumatic brain injury.         
Pages S8012-13
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1099, to express the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of Defense should implement the recommendations of the 
Comptroller General of the United States regarding prevention, 
abatement, and data collection to address hearing injuries and hearing 
loss among members of the Armed Forces.                      
Page S8013
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1100, to extend to products and services from 
Latvia existing temporary authority to procure certain products and 
services from countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 
                                                             Page S8013
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1093, to require the detention at United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, of high-value enemy combatants who 
will be detained long-term.                                  
Page S8013
  Casey Amendment No. 1139, to require contractors to notify small 
business concerns that have been

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included in offers relating to contracts let by Federal agencies. 
                                                             Page S8013
  McCain (for Cornyn) Amendment No. 1200, to provide Taiwan with 
critically needed United States-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
strengthen its self-defense capability against the increasing military 
threat from China.                                           
Page S8013
  McCain (for Ayotte) Amendment No. 1068, to authorize lawful 
interrogation methods in addition to those authorized by the Army Field 
Manual for the collection of foreign intelligence information through 
interrogations.                                   
Pages S8013, S8050-53
  McCain (for Brown (MA)/Boozman) Amendment No. 1119, to protect the 
child custody rights of members of the Armed Forces deployed in support 
of a contingency operation.                                  
Page S8013
  McCain (for Brown (MA)) Amendment No. 1090, to provide that the basic 
allowance for housing in effect for a member of the National Guard is 
not reduced when the member transitions between active duty and full-
time National Guard duty without a break in active service. 
                                                             Page S8013
  McCain (for Brown (MA)) Amendment No. 1089, to require certain 
disclosures from post-secondary institutions that participate in 
tuition assistance programs of the Department of Defense.    
Page S8013
  Udall (NM) Amendment No. 1153, to include ultralight vehicles in the 
definition of aircraft for purposes of the aviation smuggling 
provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930.                        
Page S8013
  Udall (NM) Amendment No. 1154, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that members 
of the Armed Forces who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and 
fumes caused by open burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq 
receive information regarding such exposure.                 
Page S8013
  Udall (NM)/Schumer Amendment No. 1202, to clarify the application of 
the provisions of the Buy American Act to the procurement of 
photovoltaic devices by the Department of Defense.           
Page S8013
  McCain (for Corker) Amendment No. 1171, to prohibit funding for any 
unit of a security force of Pakistan if there is credible evidence that 
the unit maintains connections with an organization known to conduct 
terrorist activities against the United States or United States allies.
                                                             Page S8013
  McCain (for Corker) Amendment No. 1173, to express the sense of the 
Senate on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.            
Page S8013
  Levin (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 1117, to provide for national 
security benefits for White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss. 
                                                             Page S8013
  Levin (for Gillibrand/Portman) Amendment No. 1187, to expedite the 
hiring authority for the defense information technology/cyber 
workforce.                                                   
Page S8013
  Levin (for Gillibrand/Blunt) Amendment No. 1211, to authorize the 
Secretary of Defense to provide assistance to State National Guards to 
provide counseling and reintegration services for members of reserve 
components of the Armed Forces ordered to active duty in support of a 
contingency operation, members returning from such active duty, 
veterans of the Armed Forces, and their families. 
                                                  Pages S8013, S8023-24
  Merkley Amendment No. 1239, to expand the Marine Gunnery Sergeant 
John David Fry scholarship to include spouses of members of the Armed 
Forces who die in the line of duty.                          
Page S8013
  Merkley Amendment No. 1256, to require a plan for the expedited 
transition of responsibility for military and security operations in 
Afghanistan to the Government of Afghanistan.                
Page S8013
  Merkley Amendment No. 1258, to require the timely identification of 
qualified census tracts for purposes of the HUBZone program. 
                                                             Page S8013
  Leahy Amendment No. 1087, to improve the provisions relating to the 
treatment of certain sensitive national security information under the 
Freedom of Information Act.                                  
Page S8013
  Leahy/Grassley Amendment No. 1186, to provide the Department of 
Justice necessary tools to fight fraud by reforming the working capital 
fund.                                                        
Page S8013
  Wyden/Merkley Amendment No. 1160, to provide for the closure of 
Umatilla Army Chemical Depot, Oregon.                        
Page S8013
  Wyden Amendment No. 1253, to provide for the retention of members of 
the reserve components on active duty for a period of 45 days following 
an extended deployment in contingency operations or homeland defense 
missions to support their reintegration into civilian life. 
                                                             Page S8013
  Ayotte (for Graham) Amendment No. 1179, to specify the number of 
judge advocates of the Air Force in the regular grade of brigadier 
general.                                                     
Page S8013
  Ayotte (for Heller/Kirk) Amendment No. 1137, to provide for the 
recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the relocation to 
Jerusalem of the United States Embassy in Israel.            
Page S8013
  Ayotte (for Heller) Amendment No. 1138, to provide for the exhumation 
and transfer of remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces buried 
in Tripoli, Libya.                                           
Page S8013
  Ayotte (for McCain) Amendment No. 1247, to restrict the authority of 
the Secretary of Defense to develop public infrastructure on Guam until 
certain

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conditions related to Guam realignment have been met.        
Page S8013
  Ayotte (for McCain/Ayotte) Amendment No. 1249, to limit the use of 
cost-type contracts by the Department of Defense for major defense 
acquisition programs.                                        
Page S8013
  Ayotte (for McCain) Amendment No. 1220, to require Comptroller 
General of the United States reports on the Department of Defense 
implementation of justification and approval requirements for certain 
sole-source contracts.                                       
Page S8013
  Ayotte (for McCain) Amendment No. 1248, to expand the authority for 
the overhaul and repair of vessels to the United States, Guam, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.                
Page S8013
  Ayotte (for McCain) Amendment No. 1118, to modify the availability of 
surcharges collected by commissary stores.                   
Page S8013
  Sessions Amendment No. 1182, to prohibit the permanent stationing of 
more than two Army Brigade Combat Teams within the geographic 
boundaries of the United States European Command.            
Page S8013
  Sessions Amendment No. 1184, to limit any reduction in the number of 
surface combatants of the Navy below 313 vessels.            
Page S8013
  Sessions Amendment No. 1274, to clarify the disposition under the law 
of war of persons detained by the Armed Forces of the United States 
pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force. 
                                                  Pages S8013, S8030-32
  Levin (for Reed) Amendment No. 1146, to provide for the participation 
of military technicians (dual status) in the study on the termination 
of military technician as a distinct personnel management category. 
                                                             Page S8013
  Levin (for Reed) Amendment No. 1147, to prohibit the repayment of 
enlistment or related bonuses by certain individuals who become 
employed as military technicians (dual status) while already a member 
of a reserve component.                                      
Page S8013
  Levin (for Reed) Amendment No. 1148, to provide rights of grievance, 
arbitration, appeal, and review beyond the adjutant general for 
military technicians.                                        
Page S8013
  Levin (for Reed) Amendment No. 1204, to authorize a pilot program on 
enhancements of Department of Defense efforts on mental health in the 
National Guard and Reserves through community partnerships. 
                                                             Page S8014
  Levin (for Reed) Amendment No. 1294, to enhance consumer credit 
protections for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. 
                                                             Page S8014
  Levin Amendment No. 1293, to authorize the transfer of certain high-
speed ferries to the Navy.                                   
Page S8014
  Levin (for Boxer) Amendment No. 1206, to implement common sense 
controls on the taxpayer-funded salaries of defense contractors. 
                                                             Page S8014
  Chambliss Amendment No. 1304, to require a report on the 
reorganization of the Air Force Materiel Command.            
Page S8014
  Levin (for Brown (OH)) Amendment No. 1259, to link domestic 
manufacturers to defense supply chain opportunities.         
Page S8014
  Levin (for Brown (OH)) Amendment No. 1261, to extend treatment of 
base closure areas as HUBZones for purposes of the Small Business Act. 
                                                             Page S8014
  Levin (for Brown (OH)) Amendment No. 1263, to authorize the 
conveyance of the John Kunkel Army Reserve Center, Warren, Ohio. 
                                                             Page S8014
  Levin (for Leahy) Amendment No. 1080, to clarify the applicability of 
requirements for military custody with respect to detainees. 
                                                             Page S8014
  Levin (for Wyden) Amendment No. 1296, to require reports on the use 
of indemnification agreements in Department of Defense contracts. 
                                                             Page S8014
  Levin (for Pryor) Amendment No. 1151, to authorize a death gratuity 
and related benefits for Reserves who die during an authorized stay at 
their residence during or between successive days of inactive duty 
training.                                                    
Page S8014
  Levin (for Pryor) Amendment No. 1152, to recognize the service in the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring 
them with status as veterans under law.                      
Page S8014
  Levin (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 1209, to repeal the requirement 
for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by 
veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.             
Page S8014
  Levin (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 1236, to require a report on 
the effects of changing flag officer positions within the Air Force 
Material Command.                                            
Page S8014
  Levin (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 1255, to require an 
epidemiological study on the health of military personnel exposed to 
burn pit emissions at Joint Base Balad.                      
Page S8014
  Ayotte (for Blunt/Gillibrand) Amendment No. 1133, to provide for 
employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to 
full-time National Guard duty.                               
Page S8014
  Ayotte (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 1286, to require a Department of 
Defense Inspector General report on theft of computer tapes containing 
protected information on covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE 
program.                                                     
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  Ayotte (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 1287, to provide limitations on 
the retirement of C-23 aircraft.                             
Page S8014
  Ayotte (for Rubio) Amendment No. 1290, to strike the national 
security waiver authority in section 1032, relating to requirements for 
military custody.                                            
Page S8014
  Ayotte (for Rubio) Amendment No. 1291, to strike the national 
security waiver authority in section 1033, relating to requirements for 
certifications relating to transfer of detainees at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries and entities. 
                                                             Page S8014
  Levin (for Menendez/Kirk) Amendment No. 1414, to require the 
imposition of sanctions with respect to the financial sector of Iran, 
including the Central Bank of Iran.               
Pages S8014, S8027-30
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 88 yeas to 12 nays (Vote No. 212), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the bill.       
Pages S8021-22
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, December 1, 2011; 
that Levin Amendment No. 1293 (listed above), be the pending amendment; 
and that all time during adjournment and morning business count post-
cloture on the bill.                                         
Page S8075
Payroll Tax Relief--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the motion 
to proceed to consideration of S. 1917, to create jobs by providing 
payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses. 
                                                         Pages S8011-12
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of 
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will 
occur on Friday, December 2, 2011.                           
Page S8011
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.         
Page S8011
House Messages:
  Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act: Senate 
concurred in the amendment of the House of Representatives to the 
amendment of the Senate to H.R. 394, to amend title 28, United States 
Code, to clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal courts.     
  Page S8074
Appointments:
  National Commission for Review of Research and Development Programs 
of the United States Intelligence Community: The Chair, on behalf of 
the Republican Leader, after consultation with the Vice Chairman of the 
Select Committee on Intelligence, and pursuant to provisions of Public 
Law 107-306, as amended by Public Law 111-259, announced the 
appointment of the following individual to serve as a member of the 
National Commission for Review of Research and Development Programs of 
the United States Intelligence Community: John J. Young of Virginia. 
                                                             Page S8075
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Marie F. Smith, of Hawaii, to be a Member of the Social Security 
Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2016.
  Arunava Majumdar, of California, to be Under Secretary of Energy.
  Frederick D. Barton, of Maine, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Conflict and Stabilization Operations).
  Frederick D. Barton, of Maine, to be Coordinator for Reconstruction 
and Stabilization.
  Timothy S. Hillman, of Massachusetts, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Massachusetts.
  Robin S. Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Florida.
  Robert J. Shelby, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Utah.
  42 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  4 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.        
Pages S8075-78
Nomination Discharged: The following nomination was discharged from 
further committee consideration and placed on the Executive Calendar:
  Michael E. Horowitz, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department 
of Justice, which was sent to the Senate on July 29, 2011, from the 
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 
                                                             Page S8078
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S8065-66
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S8066
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S8066, S8075
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S8066
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8068-71
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S8071-72
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S8065
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S8072-74

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Notices of Intent:                                           
  Page S8074
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S8074
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S8074
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--212) 
                                                             Page S8022
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:40 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2011. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8075.)