[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 151 (Thursday, November 29, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7215-S7219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                S. 1086

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1086, a bill to 
reauthorize the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, to 
provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and 
development of mentoring programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1616

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1616, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real 
estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United 
States real property interests, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1696

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1696, a bill to improve the 
Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program.


                                S. 1728

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, the name of the Senator 
from Montana (Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1728, a bill 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal offense 
relating to fraudulent claims about military service.


                                S. 1908

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1908, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the employment tax 
treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer 
organization, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2004

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2004, a 
bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended 
Bataan during World War II.


                                S. 2234

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2234, a bill to 
prevent human trafficking in government contracting.


                                S. 2347

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) 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. 3487

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3487, a bill 
to provide for auditable financial statements for the Department of 
Defense, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3616

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3616, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to make permanent the expansion of tax benefits for adoption 
enacted in 2001 and to permanently reinstate the expansion of tax 
benefits for adoption enacted in 2010, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 45

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 45, a joint 
resolution amending title 36, United States Code, to designate June 19 
as ``Juneteenth Independence Day''.


                              S. RES. 453

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 453, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that supporting seniors and 
individuals with disabilities is an important responsibility of the 
United States, and that a comprehensive approach to expanding and 
supporting a strong home care workforce and making long-term services 
and supports affordable and accessible in communities is necessary to 
uphold the right of seniors and individuals with disabilities in the 
United States to a dignified quality of life.


                              S. RES. 518

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 518, a resolution 
congratulating the Southern Baptist Convention for electing Reverend 
Fred Luter, Jr., as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, 
acknowledging Reverend Luter's unique role as the first African-
American leader of the Southern Baptist Convention, and honoring the 
commitment of the Southern Baptist Convention to an inclusive faith-
based community and society.


                              S. RES. 595

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut

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(Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley), the Senator 
from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. 
Murray), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the 
Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from 
South Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) 
and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors 
of S. Res. 595, a resolution expressing support for the goals of 
National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national 
awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating 
children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people 
of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for 
all children.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2940

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 2940 proposed to S. 3254, an original 
bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2941

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2941 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2946

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2946 intended to be 
proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2962

  At the request of Ms. Collins, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2962 proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2970

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2970 intended 
to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2982

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2982 intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2989

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2989 
proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2997

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator 
from Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Gillibrand) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2997 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2998

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) and the 
Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 2998 intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2999

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2999 intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an 
original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3004

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 3004 intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3005

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 3005 intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an 
original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3009

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3009 intended 
to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3014

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3014 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3017

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3017 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year

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2013 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, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3018

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Alaska (Mr. Begich) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Rockefeller) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3018 proposed to 
S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2013 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, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3021

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3021 intended 
to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3025

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3025 intended to be proposed to S. 
3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 
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, and for 
other purposes.
  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3025 intended to be proposed to S. 3254, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3026

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3026 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3029

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3029 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3049

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
3049 intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3058

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3058 proposed to S. 3254, an 
original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3059

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3059 
proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3063

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3063 intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3066

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3066 
intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3073

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 3073 intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an 
original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3081

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3081 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3085

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
3085 proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3085 proposed to S. 3254, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3090

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 3090 proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3090 proposed to S. 3254, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3095

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the 
Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. 
Stabenow), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator 
from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) and 
the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 3095 proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.

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                           AMENDMENT NO. 3096

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from 
New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), 
the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Washington (Ms. 
Cantwell), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from 
North Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the 
Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken), the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Gillibrand), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the 
Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from New York (Mr. 
Schumer), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the 
Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 
3096 proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, his name was added as a cosponsor 
of amendment No. 3096 proposed to S. 3254, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3102

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3102 
intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3103

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3103 
intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3104

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3104 intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3105

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3105 intended to be proposed 
to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2013 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, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3106

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3106 
intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3111

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
3111 intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3122

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3122 intended to be proposed to S. 
3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 
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, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3124

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the 
Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3124 
proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3138

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3138 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3144

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3144 intended to be 
proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3145

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3145 intended to be 
proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3153

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
3153 intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3154

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
3154 intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3158

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Manchin) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3158 proposed to S. 
3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 
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

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such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3175

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3175 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3179

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 3179 intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an 
original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3180

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), 
the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) and the 
Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 3180 proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3181

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) and the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3181 intended 
to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3182

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3182 
intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3183

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3183 
intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3184

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator 
from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3184 intended to be 
proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2013 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, and for other purposes.

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