[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15662-15663]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2:48 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 bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 5913. An act to create an independent advisory panel 
     to comprehensively assess the management structure and 
     capabilities related to the Department of Homeland Security 
     and make recommendations to improve the efficiency and 
     effectiveness of the management of the Department.
       H.R. 5997. An act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to codify authority under existing grant guidance 
     authorizing use of Urban Area Security Initiative and State 
     Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical 
     preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis 
     capabilities.
       H.R. 6025. An act to provide for annual reports on the 
     status of operational control of the international land and 
     maritime borders of the United States and unlawful entries, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6328. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
     (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer 
     unclaimed clothing recovered at airport security checkpoints 
     to local veterans organizations and other local charitable 
     organizations, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House agree to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 915) to establish a Border Enforcement 
Security Task Force program to enhance border security by fostering 
coordinated efforts among Federal, State, and local border and law 
enforcement officials to protect United States border cities and 
communities from trans-national crime, including violence associated 
with drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien trafficking and 
smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and

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across the international borders of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  The message further announced that the Speaker has signed the 
following enrolled bills:

       H.R. 2453. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of Mark Twain.
       H.R. 6063. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to child pornography and child exploitation 
     offenses.
       H.R. 6118. An act to amend section 353 of the Public Health 
     Service Act with respect to suspension, revocation, and 
     limitation of laboratory certification.
       H.R. 6131. An act to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, 
     And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 
     2006, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6570. An act to amend the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 to consolidate certain CBO 
     reporting requirements.

  The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Inouye).

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