To require the Director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to carry out a national public awareness and participation campaign for the Veterans' History Project of the American Folklife Center.
What it does: Adds SEC. 1084. NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION CAMPAIGN FOR VETERANS' HISTORY PROJECT OF AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER at the end of subtitle H of title X
Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)What it changes
1 change to S. 3254 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1084. NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION CAMPAIGN FOR VETERANS' HISTORY PROJECT OF AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER at the end of subtitle H of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 3254 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(2) to strongly urge the Department of Defense to investigate innovative mechanisms (subject to all appropriate security requirements) to access to the pool of talent of non- United States citizens with advanced scientific and technical degrees from United States institutions of higher education, especially in those scientific and technical areas that are most vital to the national defense (such as those identified by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Armed Forces).
Inserted: SEC. 1084. NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION CAMPAIGN FOR VETERANS' HISTORY PROJECT OF AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER.
Inserted: (a) In General.--The Director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress shall carry out a national public awareness and participation campaign for the program required by section 3(a) of the Veterans' Oral History Project Act (20 U.S.C. 2142(a)). Such campaign shall provide for the following:
Inserted: (1) Encouraging the people of the United States, veterans organizations, community groups, and national organizations to participate in such program.
Inserted: (2) Ensuring greater awareness and participation throughout the United States in such program.
Inserted: (3) Providing meaningful opportunities for learning about the experiences of veterans.
Inserted: (4) Complementing the efforts supporting the readjustment and successful reintegration of veterans into civilian life after service in the Armed Forces.
Inserted: (b) Coordination and Cooperation.--To the degree practicable, the Director shall, in carrying out the campaign required by subsection (a), coordinate and cooperate with veterans service organizations.
Inserted: (c) Veterans Service Organization Defined.--In this section, the term "veterans service organization" means any organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the representation of veterans under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code.
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At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
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SA 3227. Mr. CONRAD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3254, 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1084. NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION CAMPAIGN FOR VETERANS' HISTORY PROJECT OF AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER.
(a) In General.--The Director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress shall carry out a national public awareness and participation campaign for the program required by section 3(a) of the Veterans' Oral History Project Act (20 U.S.C. 2142(a)). Such campaign shall provide for the following:
(1) Encouraging the people of the United States, veterans organizations, community groups, and national organizations to participate in such program.
(2) Ensuring greater awareness and participation throughout the United States in such program.
(3) Providing meaningful opportunities for learning about the experiences of veterans.
(4) Complementing the efforts supporting the readjustment and successful reintegration of veterans into civilian life after service in the Armed Forces.
(b) Coordination and Cooperation.--To the degree practicable, the Director shall, in carrying out the campaign required by subsection (a), coordinate and cooperate with veterans service organizations.
(c) Veterans Service Organization Defined.--In this section, the term “veterans service organization” means any organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the representation of veterans under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code.
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3227 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
December 3, 2012
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3227 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
December 3, 2012
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3227 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Conrad.
December 3, 2012
Amendment SA 3227 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Conrad. (consideration: CR S7324-7329; text: CR S7328) To require the Director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to carry out a national public awareness and participation campaign for the Veterans' History Project of the American Folklife Center.
December 3, 2012
Amendment SA 3227 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
December 3, 2012
Senate amendment submitted
November 29, 2012