[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16684]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              PUBLIC INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION ACT OF 2012

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs Committee be discharged from further 
consideration of S. 3564 and the Senate proceed to its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3564) to extend the Public Interest 
     Declassification Act of 2000 until 2018, and for other 
     purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Lieberman 
substitute amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as 
amended, be read three times and passed, the Lieberman title amendment 
which is at the desk be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any 
related statements be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 3326) was agreed to, as follows:

                (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Public Interest 
     Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012''.

     SEC. 2. PUBLIC INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION BOARD.

       (a) Subsequent Appointment.--Section 703(c)(2)(D) of the 
     Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-
     567; 50 U.S.C. 435 note) is amended by striking the period at 
     the end and inserting ``from the date of the appointment.''.
       (b) Vacancy.--Section 703(c)(3) of the Public Interest 
     Declassification Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-567; 50 U.S.C. 
     435 note) is amended by striking ``A member of the Board 
     appointed to fill a vacancy before the expiration of a term 
     shall serve for the remainder of the term.''.
       (c) Extension of Sunset.--Section 710(b) of the Public 
     Interest Declassification Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-567; 50 
     U.S.C. 435 note) is amended by striking ``2012.'' inserting 
     ``2014.''.

  The amendment (No. 3327) was agreed to, as follows:

                     (Purpose: To amend the title)

       Amend the title so as to read: ``To extend the Public 
     Interest Declassification Act of 2000 until 2014 and for 
     other purposes.''.

  The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read 
the third time.
  The bill (S. 3564), as amended, was passed.

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