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“MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE RECEIVED DURING ADJOURNMENT, 112th CONGRESS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Senate section on pages S12-S13 on Jan. 3, 2013.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE RECEIVED DURING ADJOURNMENT, 112th CONGRESS
Enrolled Bills and Joint Resolution Signed
Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 5, 2011, the Secretary of the Senate, on January 3, 2013, during the adjournment of the Senate, received a message from the House of Representatives announcing that the Speaker had signed the following enrolled bills and joint resolution:
H.R. 443. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.
H.R. 2076. An act to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the statutory authority for the longstanding practice of the Department of Justice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4212. An act to prevent the introduction into commerce of unsafe drywall, to ensure the manufacturer of drywall is readily identifiable, to ensure that problematic drywall removed from homes is not reused, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4606. An act to authorize the issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6029. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for increased penalties for foreign and economic espionage, 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.
H.R. 6586. An act to extend the application of certain space launch liability provisions through 2014.
H.R. 6621. An act to correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35, United States Code.
H.R. 6655. An act to establish a commission to develop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities resulting from child abuse and neglect.
S. 2318. An act to authorize the Secretary of State to pay a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals, and for other purposes.
S. 3331. An act to provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards, and for other purposes.
S. 3472. An act to amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to provide improvements to such Act.
S.J. Res. 44. Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding.
Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 5, 2011, the enrolled bills and joint resolution were signed on January 3, 2013, during the recess of the Senate, by the President pro tempore (Mr. Leahy).
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