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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4948
AN ACT
To designate Building Number 137 of the Tuscaloosa Veter-
ans’ Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as the
‘‘Claude Harris, Jr. Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
Building Number 137 of the Tuscaloosa Veterans’
Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, shall be known
and designated as the ‘‘Claude Harris, Jr. Building’’.
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SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the building
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Claude Harris, Jr. Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 4,
1994.
Attest:
Clerk.
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4948
AN ACT
To designate Building Number 137 of the Tusca-
loosa Veterans’ Medical Center in Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, as the ‘‘Claude Harris, Jr. Building’’.
IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 275 
Honoring the 113th anniversary of the independence of the Philippines. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2011 
Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. 
HANABUSA, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. 
AUSTRIA, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. FILNER, and Mr. FARR) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the 113th anniversary of the independence of the 
Philippines. 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the historic significance of the 
113th anniversary of the sovereign and independent 
country of the Philippines on June 12, 1898; 
(2) reaffirms the bonds of friendship and co-
operation which have existed between the United 
States and the Philippines and commits to strength-
ening those bonds; 
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(3) commends the people of the Philippines for 
enduring through struggle and hardship; 
(4) reaffirms its support for the Philippines to 
defend its internal security from terrorism; 
(5) reaffirms its enduring support for the Phil-
ippines; 
(6) supports increased public awareness of the 
events surrounding the Philippine Declaration of 
Independence, and the vibrant and beautiful culture 
of the Philippines; 
(7) recognizes the courage and bravery of the 
Filipino and Filipino American servicemen and serv-
icewomen who have fought alongside and in the 
United States Armed Forces; and 
(8) supports the continuing development of the 
Filipino American community as a integral part of 
America’s cultural fabric. 
Æ 
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consideration of the bill (H.R. 1540) to authorize appro-
priations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, 
and for other purposes. No further general debate shall 
be in order. 
SEC. 2. (a) It shall be in order to consider as an origi-
nal bill for the purpose of amendment under the five- 
minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now 
printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points 
of order against the committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute are waived. 
(b) No amendment to the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution and amendments en bloc described 
in section 3 of this resolution. 
(c) Each amendment printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules shall be considered only in the order 
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 
be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
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I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4948
To designate Building Number 137 of the Tuscaloosa Veterans’ Medical
Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as the ‘‘Claude Harris, Jr. Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 12, 1994
Mr. BACHUS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. BEVILL, Mr. BROWDER, Mr. CAL-
LAHAN, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. MONTGOMERY,
Mr. ROWLAND, and Mr. HUTTO) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To designate Building Number 137 of the Tuscaloosa Veter-
ans’ Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as the
‘‘Claude Harris, Jr. Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
Building Number 137 of the Tuscaloosa Veterans’
Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, shall be known
and designated as the ‘‘Claude Harris, Jr. Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the building
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Claude Harris, Jr. Building’’.
Æ
IIA
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4948
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 5 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994
Received
OCTOBER 8 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
AN ACT
To designate Building Number 137 of the Tuscaloosa Veter-
ans’ Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as the
‘‘Claude Harris, Jr. Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
Building Number 137 of the Tuscaloosa Veterans’
Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, shall be known
and designated as the ‘‘Claude Harris, Jr. Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the building
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Claude Harris, Jr. Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 4,
1994.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
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shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub-
ject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. 
(d) All points of order against amendments printed 
in the report of the Committee on Rules or against amend-
ments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution are 
waived. 
SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair 
of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee to 
offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments print-
ed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en 
bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered 
as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Armed Services or their designees, 
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub-
ject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. The original proponent 
of an amendment included in such amendments en bloc 
may insert a statement in the Congressional Record imme-
diately before the disposition of the amendments en bloc. 
SEC. 4. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 
bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
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adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 
House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 
the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 
to final passage without intervening motion except one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
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House Calendar No. 40 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 276 
[Report No. 112–88] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1540) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2012 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense and for military construction, to pre-
scribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 
2012, and for other purposes. 
MAY 24, 2011 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1299
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment
of certain charitable risk pools.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 1995
Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. STARK, and Mr. FARR) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect
to the treatment of certain charitable risk pools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CHARITABLE RISK
POOLS.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Section 501 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exemption from tax on
corporations, certain trusts, etc.) is amended by redesig-
nating subsection (n) as subsection (o) and by inserting
after subsection (m) the following new subsection:
‘‘(n) CHARITABLE RISK POOLS.—
(3) by inserting after subparagraph
(A) the following:
‘‘(B) a pipeline facility and does
not report the damage promptly to
the operator of the pipeline facility
and other appropriate authorities;
or’’.
SEC. 17. ANNUAL REPORTS.
Section 60124 and the item relating to
such section in the analysis for chapter 601
are repealed.
SEC. 18. POPULATION ENCROACHMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 601 is amended
by inserting after section 60123 the following
new section:
‘‘§ 60124. Population encroachment
‘‘(a) LAND
USE
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The
Secretary of Transportation shall make avail-
able to an appropriate official of each State,
as determined by the Secretary, the land use
recommendations of the Transportation Re-
search Board’s Special Report 219, entitled
‘Pipelines and Public Safety’.
‘‘(b) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall
evaluate the recommendations in the report
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House Calendar No. 238
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4948
[Report No. 103–823]
To designate Building Number 137 of the Tuscaloosa Veterans’ Medical
Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as the ‘‘Claude Harris, Jr. Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 12, 1994
Mr. BACHUS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. BEVILL, Mr. BROWDER, Mr. CAL-
LAHAN, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. MONTGOMERY,
Mr. ROWLAND, and Mr. HUTTO) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
OCTOBER 3, 1994
Additional sponsor: Mr. STUMP
OCTOBER 3, 1994
Reported and referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To designate Building Number 137 of the Tuscaloosa Veter-
ans’ Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as the
‘‘Claude Harris, Jr. Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
Building Number 137 of the Tuscaloosa Veterans’
Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, shall be known
and designated as the ‘‘Claude Harris, Jr. Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the building
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Claude Harris, Jr. Building’’.
Æ
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 494
To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in the
relief effort in Somalia shall be entitled to certain tax benefits in the
same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 20, 1993
Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. WHEAT, Mr. BAKER of Lou-
isiana, Mr. OWENS, and Mr. MONTGOMERY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing
services in the relief effort in Somalia shall be entitled
to certain tax benefits in the same manner as if such
services were performed in a combat zone.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING
SERVICES IN OPERATION RESTORE HOPE.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Any individual who performs
Operation Restore Hope services shall be entitled to the
benefits of the following provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 in the same manner as if such services were
performed in an area designated by the President of the
United States by Executive order as a ‘‘combat zone’’ for
purposes of section 112 of such Code:
(1) Section 112 (relating to exclusion of combat
pay).
(2) Section 692 (relating to income taxes of
members of Armed Forces on death).
(3) Section 2201 (relating to members of the
Armed Forces dying in combat zone or by reason of
combat-zone incurred wounds).
(4) Section 7508 (relating to time for perform-
ing certain acts postponed by reason of service in
combat zone).
(b) OPERATION RESTORE HOPE SERVICES.—For
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Operation Restore
Hope services’’ means any services in the Armed Forces
of the United States if—
(1) such services are performed in the area des-
ignated by the President pursuant to this paragraph
as the ‘‘Operation Restore Hope area’’, and
(2) such services are performed during the pe-
riod beginning on December 3, 1992, and ending on
the date designated by the President by Executive
order as the date on which substantial involvement
in relief efforts in Somalia by United States Armed
Forces has terminated.
For purposes of subsection (a)(4), services in support of
the Armed Forces of the United States shall be treated
in the same manner as services in such Armed Forces.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this sub-
section shall apply to periods beginning on or after
December 3, 1992.
Æ
H. Res. 27 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 7, 2011. 
Whereas, Representative-elect Sessions and Representative- 
elect Fitzpatrick were not administered the oath of office 
pursuant to the third clause in article VI of the Constitu-
tion until after the completion of legislative business on 
January 6, 2011; and 
Whereas, the votes cast by Representative-elect Sessions and 
Representative-elect Fitzpatrick on rollcalls 3 through 8 
therefore were nullities: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) the votes recorded for Representative-elect Ses-
sions and Representative-elect Fitzpatrick on rollcalls 3 
through 8 be deleted and the vote-totals for each of 
those rollcalls be adjusted accordingly, both in the Jour-
nal and in the Congressional Record; 
(2) the election of Representative-elect Sessions to 
a standing committee and his participation in its pro-
ceedings be ratified; 
(3) the measures delivered to the Speaker for refer-
ral by Representative-elect Sessions be considered as in-
troduced and retain the numbers assigned;
•HRES 27 EH 
(4) any submissions to the Congressional Record by 
Representative-elect Sessions or Representative-elect 
Fitzpatrick be considered as valid; 
(5) any cosponsor lists naming Representative-elect 
Sessions or Representative-elect Fitzpatrick be consid-
ered as valid; and 
(6) any non-voting participation by Representative- 
elect Sessions or Representative-elect Fitzpatrick in pro-
ceedings on the floor be ratified. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this title—
‘‘(A) a qualified charitable risk pool shall
be treated as an organization organized and op-
erated exclusively for charitable purposes, and
‘‘(B) subsection (m) shall not apply to a
qualified charitable risk pool.
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED CHARITABLE RISK POOL.—For
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘qualified char-
itable risk pool’ means any organization—
‘‘(A) which is organized and operated sole-
ly to pool insurable risks of its members (other
than risks related to medical malpractice) and
to provide information to its members with re-
spect to loss control and risk management,
‘‘(B) no part of the net earnings of which
inures to the benefit of any member or other
person other than through providing insurance
coverage (or information) described in subpara-
graph (A),
‘‘(C) which is comprised solely of members
that are organizations described in subsection
(c)(3) and exempt from tax under subsection
(a), and
‘‘(D) which meets the organizational re-
quirements of paragraph (3).
‘‘(3) ORGANIZATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—An
organization (hereinafter in this subsection referred
to as the ‘risk pool’) meets the organizational re-
quirements of this paragraph if—
‘‘(A) such risk pool is organized as a non-
profit organization under State law provisions
authorizing risk pooling arrangements for chari-
table organizations,
‘‘(B) such risk pool is exempt from any in-
come tax imposed by the State (or will be so ex-
empt after such pool qualifies as an organiza-
tion exempt from tax under this title),
‘‘(C) such risk pool has obtained at least
$1,000,000 in startup capital from nonmember
charitable organizations,
‘‘(D) such risk pool is controlled by a
board of directors elected by its members, and
‘‘(E) the organizational documents of such
risk pool require that—
‘‘(i) each member of such pool shall at
all times be an organization described in
subsection (c)(3) and exempt from tax
under subsection (a),
‘‘(ii) any member which receives a
final determination that it no longer quali-
fies as an organization described in sub-
section (c)(3) shall immediately notify the
pool of such determination and the effec-
tive date of such determination, and
‘‘(iii) each policy of insurance issued
by the risk pool shall provide that such
policy will not cover the insured with re-
spect to events occurring after the date
such final determination was issued to the
insured.
An organization shall not cease to qualify as a quali-
fied charitable risk pool solely by reason of the fail-
ure of any of its members to continue to be an orga-
nization described in subsection (c)(3) if, within a
reasonable period of time after such pool is notified
as required under subparagraph (C)(ii), such pool
takes such action as may be reasonably necessary to
remove such member from such pool.
‘‘(4) OTHER
DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of
this subsection—
‘‘(A) STARTUP CAPITAL.—The term ‘start-
up capital’ means any capital contributed to,
and any program-related investments (within
the meaning of section 4944(c)) made in, the
referred to in subsection (a), determine to
what extent the recommendations are being
implemented, consider ways to improve im-
plementation of the recommendations, and
consider other initiatives to further improve
awareness of local planning and zoning enti-
ties regarding issues involved with popu-
lation encroachment in proximity to the
rights-of-ways of any interstate gas pipeline
facility or interstate hazardous liquid pipe-
line facility.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analy-
sis for chapter 601 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 60123 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘60124. Population encroachment.’’.
SEC. 19. USER FEES.
Within 6 months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall transmit to the Congress a re-
port analyzing whether the assessment of
pipeline safety user fees solely on the basis of
mileage is the most appropriate measure of
the resources used by the Department of
Transportation in the regulation of pipeline
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buy or sell any stock, bond, currency, commodity, or 
precious metal within seventy-two hours before or 
after a vote in the House to change the statutory 
limit on the public debt.’’. 
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In the Senate of the United States,
September 30 (legislative day, September 12), 1994.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 4950) entitled ‘‘An Act to extend the authorities
of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and for
other purposes’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘OPIC Amendments Act
of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. RAISING CEILING ON INSURANCE.
Section 235(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 
U.S.C. 
2195(a)(1)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking
‘‘$9,000,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000,000’’.
SEC. 3. RAISING CEILING ON INVESTMENT GUARANTEES.
Section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2195(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking subparagraph (B);
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(2) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘GUARANTEES.—’’;
and
(3) by striking ‘‘$2,500,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$5,000,000,000’’.
SEC. 4. EXTENDING ISSUING AUTHORITY.
Section 235(a)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2195(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘1994’’ and
inserting ‘‘1995’’.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
Section 235 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2195) is amended by striking subsection (g).
Attest:
Secretary.
H. Res. 281 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 26, 2011. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution, it shall 
be in order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill (S. 990) 
to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs 
under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Invest-
ment Act of 1958, and for other purposes, with the Senate 
amendment to the House amendment thereto, and to consider 
in the House, without intervention of any point of order, a 
motion offered by the chair of the Committee on the Judici-
ary or his designee that the House concur in the Senate 
amendment to the House amendment. The Senate amend-
ment shall be considered as read. The motion shall be debat-
able for one hour, with 40 minutes equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Judiciary and 20 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The pre-
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vious question shall be considered as ordered on the motion 
to final adoption without intervening motion. 
Attest: 
Clerk.