[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S8588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:04 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bill, without amendment:

       S. 3202. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     ensure that deceased veterans with no known next of kin can 
     receive a dignified burial, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 3159. An act to direct the President to establish 
     guidelines for United States foreign development assistance, 
     and for other purposes.

  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4057) to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a 
comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans 
and members of the Armed Forces through the provision of information on 
institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes, without 
amendment.
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  At 1:54 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bill, without amendment:

  S. 3666. An act to amend the Animal Welfare Act to modify the 
definition of ``exhibitor''.


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  At 5:53 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has 
signed the following enrolled bills:

       S. 3202. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     ensure that deceased veterans with no known next of kin can 
     receive a dignified burial, and for other purposes.
       S. 3666. An act to amend the Animal Welfare Act to modify 
     the definition of ``exhibitor''.
       H.R. 3263. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to allow the storage and conveyance of nonproject 
     water at the Norman project in Oklahoma, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3641. An act to establish Pinnacles National Park in 
     the State of California as a unit of the National Park 
     System, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4057. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a 
     comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to 
     veterans and members of the Armed Forces through the 
     provision of information on institutions of higher learning, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4073. An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a 
     railroad right of way within and adjacent to Pike National 
     Forest in El Paso County, Colorado, originally granted to the 
     Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company pursuant to the 
     Act of March 3, 1875.
       H.R. 6014. An act to authorize the Attorney General to 
     award grants for States to implement DNA arrestee collection 
     processes.
       H.R. 6620. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     eliminate certain limitations on the length of Secret Service 
     Protection for former Presidents and for the children of 
     former Presidents.
  The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Leahy).

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