[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 127 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6455-S6458]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 65

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
65, a bill to reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians.


                                 S. 202

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Alabama (Mr. 
Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 202, a bill to require a full 
audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the 
Federal Reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States 
before the end of 2012, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 202, supra.


                                 S. 227

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 227, a bill to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home health 
services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program.


                                 S. 274

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 274, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to 
medication therapy management services under the Medicare prescription 
drug program.


                                 S. 339

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 339, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for 
contributions of qualified conservation contributions.


                                 S. 563

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 563, a bill to provide 
for equal access to COBRA continuation coverage.


                                 S. 751

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 751, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a comprehensive national 
manufacturing strategy, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 810

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 810, a bill to 
prohibit the conducting of invasive research on great apes, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 811

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 811, a bill to prohibit 
employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender 
identity.


                                 S. 821

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 821, a bill to amend the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by 
permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful 
permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the 
same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and 
to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent 
partnerships.


                                 S. 891

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 891, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the recognition 
of attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve 
hospice patients.


                                 S. 961

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 961, a bill to create 
the income security conditions and family supports needed to ensure 
permanency for the Nation's unaccompanied youth, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 996

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 996, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets tax credit 
through 2016, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1171

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1171, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
health coverage for employees' spouses and dependent children to 
coverage provided to other eligible dependent beneficiaries of 
employees.


                                S. 1309

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1309, a bill to amend 
title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services 
delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid 
beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care.


                                S. 1391

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1391, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation 
evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans 
with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related 
to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1450

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1450, a bill to amend 
title 23, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a 
commercial truck safety program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1454

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1454, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended months 
of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant 
patients and other renal dialysis provisions.


                                S. 1461

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Nevada (Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1461, a bill to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and 
Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and 
to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, 
manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.


                                S. 1782

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1782, a bill to 
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for the reduction in unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted 
infections, including HIV, and the promotion of healthy relationships, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1862

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1862, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children 
and reduce the occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death and to 
enhance public health activities related to stillbirth.


                                S. 1872

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1872, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established 
under State programs for the care of family members with disabilities, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1910

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1910, a bill to provide benefits to domestic partners 
of Federal employees.


                                S. 2032

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2032, a bill to amend 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding proprietary institutions of 
higher education in order to protect students and taxpayers.


                                S. 2047

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2047, a bill to authorize 
the Secretary of Education to make demonstration grants to eligible 
local educational agencies for the purpose of reducing the student-to-
school nurse ratio in public elementary schools and secondary schools.


                                S. 2057

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2057, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician 
assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to 
supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation 
programs.


                                S. 2088

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2088, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently double the 
amount of start-up expenses entrepreneurs can deduct from their taxes.


                                S. 2123

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2123, a bill to amend title 
V of the Social Security Act to extend funding for family-to-family 
health information centers to help families of children with 
disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about 
health care for their children.


                                S. 2189

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2189, a bill to amend 
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to 
clarify appropriate standards for Federal antidiscrimination and 
antiretaliation claims, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2192

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2192, a bill to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to provide for the participation of optometrists in 
the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2250

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2250, a bill to prevent homeowners from 
being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt.


                                S. 2347

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2347, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued 
access of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services.


                                S. 2472

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2472, a bill 
to provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal by the United 
States Postal Service for research and demonstration projects relating 
to autism spectrum disorders.


                                S. 2620

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2620, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of 
the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased 
payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program.


                                S. 3227

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3227, a bill to 
enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to 
establish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of research, 
education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for 
concrete masonry products.


                                S. 3239

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3239, a bill to provide for a uniform 
national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 3289

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3289, a bill 
to expand the Medicaid home and community-based services waiver to 
include young individuals who are in need of services that would 
otherwise be required to be provided through a psychiatric residential 
treatment facility, and to change references in Federal law to mental 
retardation to references to an intellectual disability.


                                S. 3310

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3310, a bill to direct the 
President, in consultation with the Department of State, United States 
Agency for International Development, Millennium Challenge Corporation, 
and the Department of Defense, to establish guidelines for United 
States foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3325

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3325, a bill 
to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, to 
carry out a 5-year demonstration program to fund mental health first 
aid training programs at 10 institutions of higher education to improve 
student mental health.


                                S. 3331

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
3331, a bill to provide for universal intercountry adoption 
accreditation standards, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3347

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the names of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3347, a bill to require reports on countries with 
which the United States negotiates trade agreements, to establish terms 
for future trade agreements, and to enhance the promotion of exports of 
United States goods and services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3391

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3391, a bill to amend section 353 of the Public Health 
Service

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Act with respect to suspension, revocation, and limitation of 
laboratory certification.


                                S. 3394

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, the names of the 
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Baucus), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), the Senator from 
Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) and the 
Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) were added as cosponsors of S. 3394, 
a bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund 
Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect 
to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3402

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3402, a bill to require 
the Secretary of Labor to maintain a publicly available list of all 
employers that relocate a call center overseas, to make such companies 
ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans, and to require 
disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging in 
customer service communications, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3407

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 3407, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
and other programs, to promote education in palliative care and 
hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in academic 
palliative medicine.


                                S. 3430

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3430, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to foster more effective 
implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-
diabetes and diabetes.


                                S. 3461

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3461, a bill to amend title IV of the Public 
Health Service Act to provide for a National Pediatric Research 
Network, including with respect to pediatric rare diseases or 
conditions.


                                S. 3463

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) and the 
Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of S. 
3463, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce 
the incidence of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries.


                                S. 3494

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3494, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to qualify formerly homeless individuals 
who are full-time students for purposes of low income housing tax 
credit.


                                S. 3500

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3500, a bill to amend the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of 
certain settlements.


                                S. 3512

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3512, a bill to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act to facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for 
the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the 
combustion of coal and other fossil fuels.


                                S. 3522

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 3522, a bill to provide for the expansion of 
affordable refinancing of mortgages held by the Federal National 
Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.


                                S. 3523

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3523, a bill to amend 
title 17, United States Code, to extend protection to fashion design, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3525

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the 
Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) were added as cosponsors of S. 3525, 
a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, 
fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3527

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3527, a bill to provide 
for enhanced criminal penalties for individuals who file a SEVP 
certification petition under false pretenses, to prohibit certain 
schools from accessing SEVIS or participating in the SEVP and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3536

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3536, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit for 
hiring veterans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3539

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3539, a bill 
to encourage the adoption and use of certified electronic health record 
technology by safety net providers and clinics.


                                S. 3546

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, the names of the 
Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. 
Cantwell) were added as cosponsors of S. 3546, a bill to amend the 
Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to 
ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American 
languages.


                                S. 3547

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3547, a bill 
to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted 
by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of 
certain wildlife species, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3551

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee), the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the 
Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) were added as cosponsors of S. 3551, a 
bill to require investigations into and a report on the September 11-
13, 2012, attacks on the United States missions in Libya, Egypt, and 
Yemen, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 39

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 39, a joint 
resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal 
rights amendment.


                              S.J. RES. 50

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 50, a joint resolution 
providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Family 
Assistance of the Administration for Children and Families of the 
Department of Health and Human Services relating to waiver and 
expenditure authority under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1315) with respect to the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
Families program.


                            S. CON. RES. 46

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 46, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site at 
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Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard should be provided for the Man 
in the Sea Memorial Monument to honor the members of the Armed Forces 
who have served as divers and whose service in defense of the United 
States has been carried out beneath the waters of the world.


                            S. CON. RES. 50

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Brown), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) and the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Kirk) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 50, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding 
actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
under which the Internet has thrived.


                              S. RES. 176

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 176, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States 
Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp to support medical 
research relating to Alzheimer's disease.


                              S. RES. 181

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 181, a 
resolution designating May 15, 2011, as ``National MPS Awareness Day''.


                              S. RES. 232

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 232, a resolution recognizing the continued 
persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 12th 
anniversary of the campaign by the Chinese Communist Party to suppress 
the Falun Gong movement, recognizing the Tuidang movement whereby 
Chinese citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese Communist Party and 
its affiliates, and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to 
persecute Falun Gong practitioners.


                              S. RES. 434

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and 
the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 
434, a resolution supporting the goal of preventing and effectively 
treating Alzheimer's disease by the year 2025, as articulated in the 
draft National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease from the Department 
of Health and Human Services.


                              S. RES. 466

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name and the name of the Senator 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 466, 
a resolution calling for the release from prison of former Prime 
Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko.


                              S. RES. 543

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 543, a resolution to express the sense of the 
Senate on international parental child abduction.


                              S. RES. 556

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 556, a resolution expressing 
the sense of the Senate that foreign assistance funding to the 
Governments of Libya and Egypt should be suspended until the President 
certifies to Congress that both governments are providing proper 
security at United States embassies and consulates pursuant to the 
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.


                              S. RES. 558

  At the request of Mr. Heller, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 558, a resolution congratulating the athletes from the State of 
Nevada and throughout the United States who participated in the 2012 
Olympic and Paralympic Games as members of the United States Olympic 
and Paralympic Teams.

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