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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 295
Providing for the sine die adjournment of the first session of the One
Hundred Seventh Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 20, 2001
Mr. ARMEY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
considered and agreed to
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for the sine die adjournment of the first session
of the One Hundred Seventh Congress.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Thursday, December 20, 2001, or Friday, De-
cember 21, 2001, on a motion offered pursuant to this
concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his des-
ignee, it stand adjourned sine die, or until Members are
notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concur-
rent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the
Senate adjourns at the close of business on Thursday, De-
cember 20, 2001, or Friday, December 21, 2001, on a
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motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by
its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned
sine die, or until Members are notified to reassemble pur-
suant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever
occurs first.
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority
Leader of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with
the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Lead-
er of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House
and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such place
and time as they may designate whenever, in their opinion,
the public interest shall warrant it.
Passed the House of Representatives December 20,
2001.
Attest:
Clerk.
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 295
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Thursday, December 20, 2001, or Friday, De-
cember 21, 2001, on a motion offered pursuant to this
concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his des-
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ignee, it stand adjourned sine die, or until Members are
notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concur-
rent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the
Senate adjourns at the close of business on Thursday, De-
cember 20, 2001, or Friday, December 21, 2001, on a
motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by
its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned
sine die, or until Members are notified to reassemble pur-
suant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever
occurs first.
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority
Leader of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with
the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Lead-
er of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House
and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such place
and time as they may designate whenever, in their opinion,
the public interest shall warrant it.
Passed the House of Representatives December 20,
2001.
Attest:
Clerk.
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 295
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for the sine die adjournment of the first
session of the One Hundred Seventh Congress.
H. Con. Res. 295
Agreed to December 20, 2001
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and one
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative day of
Thursday, December 20, 2001, or Friday, December 21, 2001, on
a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its
Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned sine die, or
until Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2
of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when
the Senate adjourns at the close of business on Thursday, December
20, 2001, or Friday, December 21, 2001, on a motion offered pursu-
ant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his
designee, it stand adjourned sine die, or until Members are notified
to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution,
whichever occurs first.
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader
of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority
Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall
notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively,
to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate when-
ever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
III
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 295
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
DECEMBER 20 (legislative day, DECEMBER 18), 2001
Received
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for the sine die adjournment of the first session
of the One Hundred Seventh Congress.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Thursday, December 20, 2001, or Friday, De-
cember 21, 2001, on a motion offered pursuant to this
concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his
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designee, it stand adjourned sine die, or until Members
are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this
concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that
when the Senate adjourns at the close of business on
Thursday, December 20, 2001, or Friday, December 21,
2001, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent res-
olution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand
adjourned sine die, or until Members are notified to reas-
semble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution,
whichever occurs first.
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority
Leader of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with
the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Lead-
er of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House
and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such place
and time as they may designate whenever, in their opinion,
the public interest shall warrant it.
Passed the House of Representatives December 20,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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independence in 1903, ensuring the protection of the
Canal and its unfettered operations;
Whereas the United States Armed Forces have depended
upon the Panama Canal for rapid transit in times of
global conflict, including during World War II, the Ko-
rean War, the Vietnam War, the Cuban Missile Crisis,
and the Persian Gulf War;
Whereas the 1977 Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neu-
trality and Operation of the Panama Canal provides that
Panama and the United States have the joint responsi-
bility to ensure that the Panama Canal will remain open
and secure, and provides that each signatory, in accord-
ance with their constitutional processes, shall defend the
Canal against any threat to its neutrality and shall have
the right to act against threats against the peaceful tran-
sit of vessels through the Canal;
Whereas the Government of Panama, in the bilateral Protocol
of Exchange of instruments of ratification, agreed to con-
sider negotiating future arrangements or agreements to
maintain military forces necessary to fulfill the responsi-
bility of both signatories to maintain the neutrality of the
Canal;
Whereas the common interests of Panama and the United
States have produced close relations between the two na-
tions and a shared interest in protecting the Canal and
its operations;
Whereas the attacks against the United States that occurred
on September 11, 2001, have called for increased security
at all key economic and strategic locations in the United
States and abroad; and
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Whereas the Panama Canal will continue to serve as a vital
link in our military efforts to combat international ter-
rorism and therefore, must remain safe and secure: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the President should negotiate a new base
rights agreement with the Government of the Repub-
lic of Panama—
(A) to permit stationing of United States
Armed Forces in Panama; and
(B) to ensure that the Panama Canal re-
mains open, secure, and neutral, consistent with
the Panama Canal Treaty, the Treaty Con-
cerning the Permanent Neutrality and Oper-
ation of the Panama Canal, and the resolutions
of ratification thereto; and
(2) the President should ensure that United
States military facilities which could be utilized for
stationing of United States Armed Forces should be
fully maintained and secured if the Government of
Panama is willing to enter into good faith negotia-
tions for a continued United States military pres-
ence in Panama.
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III 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 297
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2002
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the historical significance of 100 years of 
Korean immigration to the United States.
Whereas missionaries from the United States played a central 
role in nurturing the political and religious evolution of 
modern Korea; 
Whereas in December 1902, 56 men, 21 women and 25 chil-
dren left Korea and traveled across the Pacific Ocean on 
the S.S. Gaelic and landed in Honolulu, Hawaii on Janu-
ary 13, 1903;
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Whereas the early Korean-American community was united 
around the common goal of obtaining independence from 
their colonized mother country; 
Whereas members of the Korean-American community have 
served with distinction in the Armed Forces of the 
United States during World War I, World War II, and 
the Korean Conflict; 
Whereas on June 25, 1950, Communist North Korea invaded 
South Korea with approximately 135,000 troops, thereby 
initiating the involvement of approximately 5,720,000 
personnel, both military and civilian from South Korea 
and the United States, who worked to stem the spread 
of communism in Korea; 
Whereas casualties in the United States Armed Forces in-
cluded 54,260 dead, of whom 33,665 were battle deaths, 
92,134 wounded, and 8,176 listed as missing in action or 
prisoners of war; 
Whereas in the early 1950s, thousands of Koreans, fleeing 
from war, poverty, and desolation, came to the United 
States seeking opportunities; 
Whereas Korean-Americans, like waves of immigrants that 
came to the United States before them, have taken root 
and thrived in the United States through strong family 
ties, community support, and hard work; 
Whereas Korean immigration has invigorated businesses, 
churches, and academic communities in the United 
States; 
Whereas according to the 2000 United States Census, Ko-
rean-Americans own and operate 135,571 businesses 
across the United States that have gross sales of
IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 298
Expressing the sense of the Congress that State and local officials should
designate school nurses as ‘‘first responders’’ and remove any legal
or regulatory barriers that would impede school nurses from responding
to a biological or chemical attack.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 20, 2001
Mr. ISRAEL submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that State and local
officials should designate school nurses as ‘‘first respond-
ers’’ and remove any legal or regulatory barriers that
would impede school nurses from responding to a biologi-
cal or chemical attack.
Whereas there are more than 47,000 nurses in the Nation’s
elementary and secondary schools;
Whereas some children spend up to 10 hours in school each
day;
Whereas school children and teachers work in close proximity
to other people, quickening the spread of airborne dis-
eases;
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Whereas school nurses are the only professional health care
providers in many schools;
Whereas if a child becomes sick or arrives at school sick, a
school nurse is often the first medical professional to see,
diagnose, and treat the child;
Whereas in a biological or chemical attack on the United
States, school nurses would be among the first medical
professionals to respond, would put themselves at risk,
and would be responsible even for the children and teach-
ers not subject to the attack; and
Whereas school children, including a large number of
mainstreamed children with disabilities, may be more vul-
nerable to biological or chemical attack, and therefore
show symptoms sooner than the general population: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that, in
response to the terrorist attacks on the United States on
September 11, 2001, State and local officials should—
(1) designate school nurses as ‘‘first respond-
ers’’, conferring upon them all rights and respon-
sibilities such status implies in a particular State or
locality; and
(2) remove any legal or regulatory barriers that
would impede school nurses from doing everything
within medical guidelines for responding to a biologi-
cal or chemical attack.
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IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 299
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the
President on the state of the Union.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 23, 2002
Mr. ARMEY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
considered and agreed to
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message
from the President on the state of the Union.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the two Houses of Congress assemble
in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Tuesday,
January 29, 2002, at 9 p.m., for the purpose of receiving
such communication as the President of the United States
shall be pleased to make to them.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 299
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive
a message from the President on the state of the
Union.
H. Con. Res. 299
Agreed to January 23, 2002
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That the two Houses of Congress assemble in the Hall of
the House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 29, 2002, at
9 p.m., for the purpose of receiving such communication as the
President of the United States shall be pleased to make to them.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
III
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 299
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 23, 2002
Received
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message
from the President on the state of the Union.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the two Houses of Congress assemble
in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Tuesday,
January 29, 2002, at 9 p.m., for the purpose of receiving
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such communication as the President of the United States
shall be pleased to make to them.
Passed the House of Representatives January 23,
2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 29
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the conviction of ten members
of Iran’s Jewish community.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2001
Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) submitted the following con-
current resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International
Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the
conviction of ten members of Iran’s Jewish community.
Whereas on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Passover 1999,
13 Jews, including community and religious leaders in
the cities of Shiraz and Isfahan, were arrested by the au-
thorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran and accused of
spying for the United States and Israel;
Whereas the 13 defendants were tried in a Revolutionary
Court that was closed to all independent journalists, out-
side media, international observers, and family members;
Whereas no evidence was brought forth at these trials other
than taped ‘‘confessions’’;
Whereas Jews in Iran are prohibited from holding any posi-
tions that would give them access to state secrets;
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Whereas the judge in the case also served as prosecutor, chief
investigator, and arbiter of punishment;
Whereas the Secretary of State has identified the case of the
13 Jews in Shiraz as ‘‘one of the barometers of United
States-Iran relations’’;
Whereas countless nations have expressed their concern for
these individuals and especially their human rights under
the rule of law;
Whereas ten of the 13 Jews were convicted on July 1, 2000,
of spying for Israel, and were sentenced to prison terms
of four to 13 years;
Whereas the head of state of Iran has the authority to par-
don the ten Iranian Jews;
Whereas the international community, including former
President Clinton, has condemned the convictions;
Whereas Iran must show signs of respecting human rights as
a prerequisite for improving its relationship with the
United States; and
Whereas President Khatami and the Iranian Parliament were
elected on a platform of moderation and reform: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the
United States Government—
(1) should condemn, in the strongest possible
terms, the arrest of the 13 Jews by the authorities
of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the unfair proce-
dures employed against them leading up to and
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throughout their trials, and the convictions of ten of
the 13 Jews by such authorities;
(2) should demand that these convictions be
overturned and that the individuals be released
forthwith;
(3) should call on the Government of Iran to
pardon the ten Iranian Jews; and
(4) should ensure that Iran’s handling of this
case is a benchmark for determining the nature of
current and future United States-Iran relations.
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IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 2
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued
in honor of the United States Masters Swimming program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. ENGLISH submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Government Reform
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp
should be issued in honor of the United States Masters
Swimming program.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) a postage stamp should be issued in honor
of the United States Masters Swimming program;
and
(2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
should recommend to the Postmaster General that
such a stamp be issued.
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ernment to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil 
action which seeks to require Congress to provide for vot-
ing representation in Congress for the District of Colum-
bia. 
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Co-
lumbia Corporation Counsel from reviewing or com-
menting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting 
with officials of the District government regarding such 
lawsuits. 
SEC. 118. (a) None of the funds contained in this 
Act may be used for any program of distributing sterile 
needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any ille-
gal drug. 
(b) Any individual or entity who receives any funds 
contained in this Act and who carries out any program 
described in subsection (a) shall account for all funds used 
for such program separately from any funds contained in 
this Act. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds contained in this Act 
may be used after the expiration of the 60-day period that 
begins on the date of the enactment of this Act to pay 
the salary of any chief financial officer of any office of 
the District of Columbia government (including any inde-
pendent agency of the District of Columbia) who has not 
filed a certification with the Mayor and the Chief Finan-
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 301
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas section 901 of title 36, United States Code, author-
izes members of the immediate family of individuals serv-
ing in the Armed Forces to display a service flag ap-
proved by the Secretary of Defense in a window of their
place of residence during any period of war or hostilities
in which the Armed Forces are engaged;
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Whereas such section also authorizes members of the imme-
diate family of individuals serving in the Armed Forces
to wear a service lapel button approved by the Secretary
of Defense during any period of war or hostilities in
which the Armed Forces are engaged;
Whereas the traditions of displaying the service flag and
wearing the service lapel button have not been widely
practiced since the end of World War II; and
Whereas reinvigorating the traditions of displaying the serv-
ice flag and wearing the service lapel button would foster
patriotism and express support for the members of the
Armed Forces during the war on terrorism: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the members of American Gold Star Moth-
ers, Incorporated, and Blue Star Mothers of Amer-
ica, Incorporated, should be recognized for their sac-
rifices and for their dedicated and patriotic support
of the United States;
(2) during the period in which the Armed
Forces are engaged in the war on terrorism, mem-
bers of the immediate family of individuals serving
in the Armed Forces should be encouraged to dis-
play a service flag approved by the Secretary of De-
fense under section 901 of title 36, United States
Code, in the window of their place of residence and
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wear a service lapel button approved under such sec-
tion; and
(3) the President should issue a proclamation
calling on members of the immediate family of indi-
viduals serving in the Armed Forces to display a
service flag approved by the Secretary of Defense
under section 901 of title 36, United States Code,
in the window of their place of residence and wear
a service lapel button approved under such section
during the period in which the Armed Forces are en-
gaged in the war on terrorism.
SEC. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives
shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the American
Gold Star Mothers, Incorporated, and the Blue Star Moth-
ers of America, Incorporated.
Passed the House of Representatives September 24,
2002.
Attest:
Clerk.