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Expressing the sense of Congress that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and therefore consistent with the location of other United States embassies the United States embassy in Israel should be located in Jerusalem.

Expressing the sense of Congress that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and therefore, consistent with the location of other United States embassies, the United States embassy in Israel should be located in Jerusalem. Whereas the city of Jerusalem is the seat of Israel’s Government, including its President, Parliament, and Supreme Court, and is the site of numerous government ministries and social and cultural institutions; Whereas since June 7, 1967, the city of Jerusalem has been an undivided city; Whereas since 1995, it has been Federal law to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to relocate to Jerusalem the United States Embassy in Israel, and this law has not been superseded; Whereas this sense of Congress has no bearing on the final status of Jerusalem as the United States is not a party to the Israel-Palestinian conflict; Whereas the United States maintains its embassy in the functioning capital of every country except in the case of the United States democratic friend and strategic ally, the State of Israel; and Whereas the United States maintains a consulate in the city of Jerusalem that conducts the official business of the United States Government: Now, therefore, be it That it is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States Government should officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; and (2) the United States embassy in Israel should be located in the city of Jerusalem.

Summary: It is the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. government should officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and (2) the U.S. embassy in Israel should be located in Jerusalem.
Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the United States Capitol for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus.

Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the United States Capitol for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus. 1. Use of rotunda of the Capitol for ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus The rotunda of the United States Capitol is authorized to be used on March 24, 2015, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus. Physical preparations for the conduct of the ceremony shall be carried out in accordance with such conditions as the Architect of the Capitol may prescribe. Passed the House of Representatives February 2, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

Summary: Authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on March 24, 2015, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus.
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 3rd Annual Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation Ceremony.

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 3rd Annual Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation Ceremony. 1. Use of Capitol Grounds for Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation Ceremony (a) In general The Congressional Fire Services Institute and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (in this resolution referred to jointly as the sponsor event (b) Date of event The event shall be held on September 28, 2016, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate jointly designate. 2. Terms and conditions (a) In general Under conditions to be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board, the event shall be— (1) free of admission charge and open to the public; and (2) arranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress. (b) Expenses and liabilities The sponsor shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to all activities associated with the event. 3. Event preparations Subject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, the sponsor is authorized to erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound amplification devices, and other related structures and equipment as may be required for the event. 4. Additional arrangements The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are authorized to make such additional arrangements as may be required to carry out the event. 5. Enforcement of restrictions (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), the Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, concerning sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds, with respect to the event. (b) Use of fire equipment Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Capitol Police Board may allow the sponsor, as part of the event, to use traditional, hand-held fire equipment, such as axes and Pulaski tools, and any other fire equipment that the Board determines can be used in a safe manner and will not cause damage to the Capitol Grounds or harm to any individual. March 23, 2016 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Summary: Permits the Congressional Fire Services Institute and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to sponsor the 3rd Annual Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation Ceremony as a free public event on the Capitol grounds on September 28, 2016, to honor the firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2015. Authorizes the Capitol Police Board to allow the sponsor, as part of the event, to use traditional, hand-held fire equipment, such as axes and Pulaski tools, and any other fire equipment that the Board determines can be used in a safe manner and will not cause damage to the Capitol grounds or harm to any individual.
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the Paris Agreement announced on December 12 2015 at the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the Paris Agreement Whereas the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (in this resolution referred to as the Convention Whereas the Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015, is another attempt by the Convention’s Conference of Parties Whereas the Paris Agreement does not contain binding specific targets, compliance mechanisms, enforcement provisions, penalties, or rewards; Whereas the Paris Agreement fails to consider adequately economies that would be negatively impacted by measures to respond to climate change, including those found within the United States, as addressed in Article 4, Paragraph 10 of the Convention; Whereas the Paris Agreement has not been submitted to the United States Senate for review and ratification; Whereas the Paris Agreement could result in serious harm to the United States economy, including significant job loss, increased energy and consumer costs, risks to grid reliability, or any combination thereof; Whereas by using the free market the United States has significantly reduced carbon dioxide emissions to the lowest they have been in 15 years, and the United States energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are projected to remain below 2005 levels through 2040, while such emissions in the developing world are projected to grow to 120 percent above 2005 levels by 2040; Whereas the People’s Republic of China is the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide and, in accordance with the 2014 agreement with the Obama Administration, intends to increase its coal consumption until 2030; Whereas the Republic of India announced that, notwithstanding the Paris Agreement, it will continue its reliance on coal and plans to double the nation’s coal output within the next 5 years; Whereas, according to an October 2015 MIT Technology Review report, increased coal consumption in the Republic of India will negate any global efforts to limit carbon dioxide, regardless of anything that the United States does to decrease its emissions; and Whereas the emissions reduction goals of the Paris Agreement cannot be met without the global development and deployment of critical new technologies, including energy storage technologies and advanced nuclear reactors, as well as commercial-scale carbon, capture, utilization, and storage technologies that are not currently viable economically and will require substantial investment into further research: Now, therefore, be it That it is the sense of Congress that the Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015, should not be signed, ratified, acceded to or adopted by the United States.

Summary: Expresses the sense of Congress that the Paris Agreement on climate change, adopted in December 2015, should not be signed, ratified, acceded to, or adopted by the United States.
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.

Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch. 1. Annual Joint Session of Congress to Receive a Presentation by the Comptroller General (a) In general Not later than 45 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) after the date on which the Secretary of the Treasury submits to Congress the audited financial statement required under paragraph (1) of section 331(e) of title 31, United States Code, on a date agreed upon by Congress and the Comptroller General of the United States, the two Houses of Congress shall assemble in the Hall of the House of Representatives to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General reviewing the findings of the audit required under paragraph (2) of such section and providing, with respect to the information included by the Secretary in the report accompanying such audited financial statement, an analysis of the financial position and condition of the Federal Government, including financial measures (such as the net operating cost, income, budget deficits, or budget surpluses) and sustainability measures (such as the long-term fiscal projection or social insurance projection) described in such report. (b) Effective date The requirement under subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any audited financial statement submitted on or after the date of the enactment of this resolution.

Summary: Requires both chambers of Congress to assemble annually in the Hall of the House of Representatives to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General on the Government Accountability Office's audited financial statement of the accounts and associated activities of the executive branch, together with an analysis of the financial position and condition of the federal government.
To correct the enrollment of S. 178.

To correct the enrollment of S. 178. That in the enrollment of S. 178, an Act to provide justice for the victims of trafficking, the Secretary of the Senate shall— (1) in section 702(b)(2), insert pilot program identified by the (2) strike section 1002 and insert the following: 1002. Protections for human trafficking survivors Section 1701(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796dd(c) (1) in paragraph (1), by striking or (2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) from an applicant in a State that has in effect a law— (A) that— (i) provides a process by which an individual who is a human trafficking survivor can move to vacate any arrest or conviction records for a non-violent offense committed as a direct result of human trafficking, including prostitution or lewdness; (ii) establishes a rebuttable presumption that any arrest or conviction of an individual for an offense associated with human trafficking is a result of being trafficked, if the individual— (I) is a person granted nonimmigrant status pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(T)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T)(i) (II) is the subject of a certification by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 107(b)(1)(E) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(E) (III) has other similar documentation of trafficking, which has been issued by a Federal, State, or local agency; and (iii) protects the identity of individuals who are human trafficking survivors in public and court records; and (B) that does not require an individual who is a human trafficking survivor to provide official documentation as described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of subparagraph (A)(ii) in order to receive protection under the law. . Clerk of the House of Representatives. Secretary of the Senate.

Summary: Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make corrections in the enrollment of S.178 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) with respect to: (1) the pilot program for testing best practices for identifying victims of human trafficking, and (2) criteria for granting preference to grant applicants under the public safety and community-oriented policing grant program of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
Expressing support for the designation of a National Purebred Dog Day.

Expressing support for the designation of a National Purebred Dog Day Whereas there is currently no day set aside to celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of the purebred dog, and we wish to designate a day to expressly recognize those contributions; Whereas purebred dogs are living legacies of the cultures that created them, and historically these dogs worked alongside their people and provided them companionship; Whereas today, the service of these breeds continues as they work alongside humans and provide inestimable companionship while serving as guide dogs, service dogs, conservation dogs, livestock guardians, search and rescue dogs, earth dogs, police dogs, canine soldiers serving by the sides of our military men and women, and ultimately guardians of family, home, and hearth; Whereas purebred dogs have been of enormous help to medical science, serving as models for many heritable human diseases, playing a role in humanity's understanding of the human and canine genomes, and benefiting pharmaceutical research and development; Whereas purebred dogs are working dogs, serving as avalanche dogs, trackers and trailers, herders, controllers of vermin, water rescuers, carting and sled dogs, retrievers, protectors, hunters, and bird dogs, and always they are the heartbeat of a companion near and dear to humans; Whereas all dogs should be valued, whatever their ancestry, but the purpose-bred dog and the predictability of its breed should be cherished and preserved; and Whereas each breed is indelibly etched in the history of the culture that created it just as surely as that culture's music, art, and language: Now, therefore, be it That Congress supports the designation of a National Purebred Dog Day

Summary: Expresses support for the designation of a National Purebred Dog Day.
Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2577.

Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2577. That in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2577, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall amend the long title so as to read: Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.

Summary: Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2577 to change the title to read "Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes."
Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment.

Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment. 1. Use of Emancipation Hall for Ceremony to Commemorate 150th Anniversary of Ratification of 13th Amendment (a) Authorization Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center is authorized to be used on (b) Preparations Physical preparations for the conduct of the ceremony described in subsection (a) shall be carried out in accordance with such conditions as the Architect of the Capitol may prescribe. Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

Summary: Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on December 9, 2015, for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery in the United States.
Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System.

Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System. Whereas forests, covering one-third of the land in the United States, provide all citizens, clean drinking water, clean air, abundant wildlife habitat, renewable wood for buildings, furniture, energy, and paper needs, space to recreate, as well as good-paying jobs across the Nation; Whereas most of the Nation’s forests are owned by the people who reside and steward our rural regions, families, and individuals; Whereas 75 years ago, the American Tree Farm System was founded to help family and individual woodland owners sustain their forests and the benefits we all receive from them; Whereas with more than 79,000 individuals and families, who combined manage more than 20,500,000 acres of forest, the American Tree Farm System remains a strong and essential program today to conserve and manage the Nation’s forests and their benefits, especially in the face of growing pressures such as wildfires, invasive insects and diseases, and development pressures; Whereas tree farmers invest time, manpower, and personal funds to practice sustainable forest management on their working land so we can enjoy all the benefits these forests provide us; Whereas the American Tree Farm System is made possible by volunteers from the local small woodlands associations, conservation organizations, State forestry agencies, forest products companies, and university extensions; Whereas to support our family forests and family woodland owners and support continued voluntary conservation on working forests, it’s important to expand the reach of the American Tree Farm System to additional woodland owners; and Whereas a similar resolution has now been proclaimed in 14 States across the Nation: Now, therefore, be it That Congress— (1) recognizes the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System; (2) encourages the public to participate in activities that celebrate this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities that recognize the importance of this vital program, working family-owned forests, the clean water, wildlife habitat, and wood supply they provide for the people of the United States; and (3) supports conservation and management of the Nation’s trees and forests through landowner participation in the Conservation Reserve Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, the Conservation Stewardship Program, and the Forest Stewardship Program, as authorized by the Agricultural Act of 2014 and previous Farm Bills.

Summary: Recognizes the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System. Encourages the public to participate in ceremonies and activities that recognize the importance of this program, working family-owned forests, and the clean water, wildlife habitat, and wood supply they provide. Supports conservation and management of the nation's trees and forests through landowner participation in the Conservation Reserve Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, the Conservation Stewardship Program, and the Forest Stewardship Program.
Welcoming Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan on his official visit to the United States in October 2015.

Welcoming Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on his official visit to the United States in October 2015. Whereas Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, will undertake an official visit to the United States in October 2015; Whereas the people of Pakistan have consistently aspired to democracy and rule of law; Whereas Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is a democratically elected leader of Pakistan and is a symbol of the first successful democratic transition in Pakistani history; Whereas Pakistanis have been victim of attacks by Al-Qaida and other terrorist networks and more than 50,000 Pakistanis have lost their lives in these attacks; Whereas terrorists have also targeted schools, including the Army Public School, where 140 school children were killed in a gruesome attack in December 2014; Whereas Pakistan has undertaken successful military operations against militants in the border areas at a huge material and human cost; Whereas Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is leading implementation of a National Action Plan to defeat terrorism so that all Pakistani communities, including religious and ethnic minorities, can live safely; Whereas there are tremendous opportunities to enhance people-to-people exchanges between Pakistan and the United States through trade, education, and development; and Whereas over the past decade the United States has extended support and assistance to Pakistan to meet its security and economic challenges: Now, therefore, be it That Congress— (1) welcomes Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on his official visit to the United States in October 2015; (2) expresses solidarity with the people of Pakistan in their struggle against terrorism; (3) supports strengthening of the democratic process in Pakistan; (4) reaffirms friendship and strategic partnership with a democratic Pakistan; and (5) encourages and supports ongoing cooperation between the United States and Pakistan in a range of areas, including security, economic development, strengthening of democratic institutions, education, and trade.

Summary: Welcomes Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on his official visit to the United States in October 2015. Expresses solidarity with the people of Pakistan in their struggle against terrorism. Reaffirms friendship and strategic partnership with a democratic Pakistan. Supports cooperation between the United States and Pakistan in a range of areas, including security, economic development, strengthening of democratic institutions, education, and trade.