[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 117 (Thursday, August 2, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D816-D820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Thursday, August 2, 2012

[[Page D816]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S. 3326, African Growth and Opportunity Act.
      Senate and House passed H.R. 5986, African Growth and Opportunity 
      Act.
      Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 56, Adjournment Resolution.
      Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 59, Adjournment Resolution.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5901-S6019
Measures Introduced: Forty bills and eleven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3481-3520, S. Res. 541-547, and S. Con. Res. 
56-59.                                                   
  Pages S5976-78
Measures Reported:
  S. 1956, to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United States 
from participating in the European Union's emissions trading scheme, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-195)
  H.R. 5856, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-196)
  H.R. 5882, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-197)
  S. 546, to extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe 
of Chippewa Indians of Montana. (S. Rept. No. 112-198)
  S. 1065, to settle land claims within the Fort Hall Reservation, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-199)
  S. 1218, to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North 
Carolina. (S. Rept. No. 112-200)
  S. 379, to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian 
Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper 
Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian 
Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe. (S. Rept. No. 112-201)
  S. 772, to protect Federal employees and visitors, improve the 
security of Federal facilities and authorize and modernize the Federal 
Protective Service, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 112-202)
  S. 225, to permit the disclosure of certain information for the 
purpose of missing child investigations, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
  S.J. Res. 44, granting the consent of Congress to the State and 
Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding. 
                                                             Page S5976
Measures Passed:
  African Growth and Opportunity Act: Senate passed S. 3326, to amend 
the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country 
fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible 
for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile 
and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-
United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import 
restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 
2003, after taking action of the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                        Pages S5904-07, S5919-21, S5934
Rejected:
  By 40 yeas to 58 nays (Vote No. 188), Coburn Amendment No. 2771, in 
the nature of a substitute.                    
Pages S5905-07, S5919-20
  African Growth and Opportunity Act: Senate passed H.R. 5986, to amend 
the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country 
fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible 
for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the 
Harmonized

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Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and 
apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-
United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import 
restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 
2003.                                                        
  Page S5934
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 56, providing 
for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an 
adjournment of the House of Representatives.                 
  Page S5940
  National Security: Senate passed S. 3510, to prevent harm to the 
national security or endangering the military officers and civilian 
employees to whom internet publication of certain information applies. 
                                                         Pages S5940-41
  Ambassador James R. Lilley and Congressman Stephen J. Solarz North 
Korea Human Rights Reauthorization Act: Senate passed H.R. 4240, to 
reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004.       
  Page S6006
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 58, directing 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the 
enrollment of H.R. 4240.                                     
  Page S6006
  Immigration: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 3245, to extend by 3 years the authorization of the 
EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special 
Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
J-1 Visa Waiver Program, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing 
to the following amendments proposed thereto:            
  Pages S6006-07
  Reid (for Leahy) Amendment No. 2773, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S6007
  Reid (for Leahy/Grassley) Amendment No. 2774, to amend the title. 
                                                             Page S6007
  Battery Recharging Stations: Senate passed H.R. 1402, to authorize 
the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations 
for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of 
the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government. 
                                                             Page S6007
  Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 3670, to require the Transportation Security 
Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and 
Reemployment Rights Act, and the bill was then passed.       
  Page S6007
  Condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 402, condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army 
for committing crimes against humanity and mass atrocities, and 
supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government and 
governments in central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and Lord's 
Resistance Army commanders from the battlefield, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S6007-10
  Reid (for Coons) Amendment No. 2775, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S6008
  Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: Committee on Armed Services was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 418, commemorating the 70th 
anniversary and commending the brave men of the 17th Bombardment Group 
(Medium) who became known as the ``Doolittle Tokyo Raiders'' for 
outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in 
conducting the bombing of Tokyo on April 18, 1942, and the resolution 
was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S6010-11
  Reid (for Brown (OH)) Amendment No. 2776, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S6010
  Reid (for Brown (OH)) Amendment No. 2777, to amend the preamble. 
                                                             Page S6010
  Reid (for Brown (OH)) Amendment No. 2778, to amend the title. 
                                                         Pages S6010-11
  Support of the 2002 Declaration of Conduct of Parties in ASEAN and 
the People's Republic of China: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 524, reaffirming the 
strong support of the United States for the 2002 declaration of conduct 
of parties in the South China Sea among the member states of ASEAN and 
the People's Republic of China, and the resolution was then agreed to, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S6011-12
  Reid (for Webb) Amendment No. 2779, to amend the preamble. 
                                                             Page S6011
  100th Anniversary of Navy Dental Corps: Senate agreed to S. Res. 544, 
congratulating the Navy Dental Corps on its 100th anniversary. 
                                                             Page S6012
  75th Anniversary of Air Force Weather: Senate agreed to S. Res. 545, 
commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Air Force Weather.     
  Page S6012
  National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 546, designating the week of September 10, 2012, as ``National 
Adult Education and Family Literacy Week''.              
  Pages S6012-13

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  Honoring the life of Dr. Sally Ride: Senate agreed to S. Res. 547, 
honoring the life of pioneering astronaut Dr. Sally Ride and expressing 
the condolences of the Senate on her death.                  
  Page S6013
  Authorizing the Use of the Rotunda: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 
135, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the 
presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, 
in recognition of her leadership and perseverance in the struggle for 
freedom and democracy in Burma.                              
  Page S6013
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 59, providing 
for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an 
adjournment of the House of Representatives.             
  Pages S6013-14
Measures Considered:
Veterans Jobs Corps Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3457, to require the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps. 
                           Pages S5901-04, S5921-27, S5934-40, S5941-50
  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, and pursuant to the 
unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, August 2, 2012, a vote on 
cloture will occur at 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. 
                                                             Page S5950
Cybersecurity Act--Cloture: By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 187), 
three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted 
in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to close further debate 
on S. 3414, to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and 
communications infrastructure of the United States.      
  Pages S5907-19
  Subsequently, Senator Reid entered a motion to reconsider the vote by 
which cloture was not invoked on the bill.                   
Page S5919
Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the 
upcoming recess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the 
Senate, the President Pro Tempore and the Majority and Minority Leaders 
be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, 
conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by 
concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. 
                                                             Page S6014
Authority for Committees--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that, notwithstanding the Senate's recess, committees 
be authorized to report legislative and executive matters on Tuesday, 
August 28, 2012 from 12 noon until 2 p.m.                    
  Page S6014
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that from Thursday, August 2, 2012 through Monday, September 
10, 2012, the Majority Leader and Senators Webb, Reed, Conrad, and 
Cardin be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. 
                                                             Page S6014
Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Senate convene for pro forma session only, 
with no business conducted, on the following dates and times, and that 
following each pro forma session, the Senate adjourn until the next pro 
forma session: Friday, August 3, 2012 at 10:15 a.m.; Tuesday, August 7, 
2012 at 11 a.m.; Friday, August 10, 2012 at 11 a.m., Tuesday, August 
14, 2012 at 2:30 p.m.; Friday, August 17, 2012 at 11:30 a.m.; Tuesday, 
August 21, 2012 at 10 a.m.; Friday, August 24, 2012 at 10 a.m., 
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at 2:30 p.m.; Friday, August 31, 2012 at 11:30 
a.m.; Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 11:30 a.m.; and Friday, September 
7, 2012 at 12 p.m.; and that the Senate adjourn on Friday, September 7, 
2012, until 2 p.m., on Monday, September 10, 2012, unless the Senate 
has received a message from the House that it has adopted S. Con. Res. 
59 which is the adjournment resolution, and if the Senate has received 
such a message, the Senate adjourn until Monday, September 10, 2012, at 
2 p.m., under the provisions of S. Con. Res. 59.             
  Page S6014
Rose Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at 5 p.m., on Monday, September 10, 2012, Senate 
begin consideration of the nomination of Stephanie Marie Rose, of Iowa, 
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa; 
that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; 
that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote, without 
intervening action or debate, on confirmation of the nomination; and 
that no further motions be in order.                         
  Page S6004
Status Quo Nominations--Agreement: As if in executive session, if the 
Senate adjourns under S. Con. Res. 59, a unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that all nominations received by the Senate 
during the 112th Congress, 2nd session, remain in status quo, 
notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, with the following exception: Caitlin 
Joan Halligan, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
District of Columbia Circuit.                                
  Page S6006

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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 55 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 189), Gershwin A. Drain, of 
Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Michigan.                                             
Pages S5927-32
  James Xavier Dempsey, of California, to be a Member of the Privacy 
and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 
2016.
  Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Privacy 
and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 
2014.
  Laura A. Cordero, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a 
term expiring December 15, 2015.
  Steven H. Cohen, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring 
December 10, 2013.
  Matthew S. Rutherford, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Treasury.
  Paul W. Hodes, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016.
  Meredith M. Broadbent, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United 
States International Trade Commission for a term expiring June 16, 
2017.
  Mark J. Mazur, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Rachel L. Brand, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil 
Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2017.
  Patricia M. Wald, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 
29, 2013.
  Major General John Peabody, United States Army, to be a Member and 
President of the Mississippi River Commission.
  Danny Chappelle Williams, Sr., of Oklahoma, to be United States 
Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma for the term of four 
years.
  Patricia K. Falcone, of California, to be an Associate Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
  Ingrid A. Gregg, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring 
December 10, 2017.
  James L. Henderson, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term 
expiring December 10, 2017.
  Gene Allan Cretz, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Ghana.
  Sean Sullivan, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2015.
  Deborah Ruth Malac, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Liberia.
  Thomas Skerik Sowers II, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Public and Intergovernmental Affairs).
  Thomas Hart Armbruster, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of the Marshall Islands.
  David Bruce Wharton, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Zimbabwe.
  Greta Christine Holtz, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Sultanate 
of Oman.
  Alexander Mark Laskaris, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Guinea.
  Marcie B. Ries, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Bulgaria.
  John M. Koenig, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Cyprus.
  Kimberley Sherri Knowles, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 
the term of fifteen years. (Prior to this action, Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration.)                                          
Pages S6004-06
  Michael David Kirby, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Serbia.
  James B. Cunningham, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Islamic 
Republic of Afghanistan. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration.)        
Page S6006
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  3 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nominations in the 
rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.                     
Pages S6005
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Pamela Ki Mai Chen, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of New York.
  Christopher J. Meade, of New York, to be General Counsel for the 
Department of the Treasury.
  Iqbal Paroo, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 
2017.
  William J. Mielke, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Advisory Board 
of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
  Arthur H. Sulzer, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Advisory 
Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
  Eric Kenneth Fanning, of the District of Columbia, to be Under 
Secretary of the Air Force.

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  Jenny R. Yang, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 
2017.
  John Hardy Isakson, of Georgia, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sixty-seventh Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations.
  Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sixty-seventh Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations.
  Kevin K. Washburn, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.
  3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  8 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.        
Pages S6014-19
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S5972-73
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S5973-74
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S5974
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S5974, S6014
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S5974
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5974-75
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5975-76
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5976
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5978-80
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5980-95
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5969-72
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S5995-S6004
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S6004
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S6004
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--189) 
                                                  Pages S5919-20, S5932
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned, pursuant to 
the provisions of S. Con. Res. 59, at 8:31 p.m., until 10:15 a.m. on 
Friday, August 3, 2012 (Unless the Senate has received a message from 
the House of Representatives that the House has adopted S. Con. Res. 
59, Adjournment Resolution. And if the Senate has received such a 
message, the Senate stand adjourned until 2 p.m., on Monday, September 
10, 2012). (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority 
Leader in today's Record on page S6014.)