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H. Res. 856 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 17, 2007. 
Whereas the community of Omaha, Nebraska has suffered 
through a tragic event at the Westroads Mall that re-
sulted in the loss of 9 lives and the wounding of several 
others; 
Whereas on December 5, 2007, a troubled young man en-
tered a department store in the Westroads Mall in 
Omaha, Nebraska carrying a rifle; 
Whereas the young man began to randomly fire his rifle at 
shoppers and store clerks within the Von Maur depart-
ment store and other locations within Westroads Mall; 
Whereas the result of this shooting spree resulted in the 
deaths of Gary Scharf, John McDonald, Angie Schuster, 
Maggie Webb, Janet Jorgensen, Diane Trent, Gary Joy, 
and Beverly Flynn; 
Whereas Fred Wilson, Michelle Oldham, Jeff Schaffert, and 
Brad Stafford were wounded as a result of the shootings; 
Whereas the first responders, officers of the Omaha Police 
Department, Douglas and Sarpy County Sheriff’s De-
partment, and Omaha Fire Department, arrived at the 
Westroads Mall within minutes and secured all entrances 
and exits to the mall and discovered a number of de-
ceased persons, including the shooter;
•HRES 856 EH 
Whereas on December 6, 2007 Nebraska Governor Dave 
Heineman ordered that all United States and State flags 
in Nebraska be flown at half-staff through Sunday, Dec. 
9; and 
Whereas the grieving and celebration of the lives of those lost 
in this senseless tragedy will be with the greater Omaha 
community for months and years to come: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Representa-
tives— 
(1) expresses its heartfelt sympathy for the victims 
and families of the shootings in Omaha, Nebraska on 
Wednesday, December 5, 2007; and 
(2) conveys its gratitude to the city and county offi-
cials, and all the police, fire, sheriff, and emergency 
medical teams who responded swiftly to the scene and 
secured the mall and surrounding area. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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Whereas she appealed that ruling and the judges ruled on her 
appeal on November 13, 2007, increasing her sentence to 
200 lashes and six months in jail; 
Whereas according to press reporting, the judges informed 
the rape victim that they increased her punishment be-
cause of ‘‘her attempt to aggravate and influence the ju-
diciary through the media’’; 
Whereas in response to an American reporter’s question on 
November 20, 2007, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al- 
Faisal pledged that ‘‘the Saudi judiciary will review the 
case’’; 
Whereas Saudi government authorities have ordered the 
woman, her lawyer, and her husband to stop talking to 
the press and have refused to provide the woman or her 
husband with a copy of the verdict in her case, further 
delaying the appellate process; 
Whereas the trial and conviction of the ‘‘Qatif Girl’’ will dis-
suade future victims of rape from coming forth to accuse 
their attackers; and 
Whereas the Saudi law forbidding a woman from being alone 
in a car with men she is not related to is an anachro-
nistic assault on women’s dignity and should be abol-
ished: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Rep-
resentatives— 
(1) condemns the Saudi judiciary for convicting 
the ‘‘Qatif Girl’’ on the anachronistic charge of 
being alone in a car with a man she is not related 
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•HRES 857 IH 
to, as well as for the inhumane punishment to which 
she was sentenced; 
(2) calls on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to 
take immediate action to overturn the conviction and 
sentence and to drop all charges against the Saudi 
rape victim known as the ‘‘Qatif Girl’’; 
(3) urges the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to take 
the steps necessary to ensure that victims of rape 
are not penalized for bringing forth allegations 
against their attackers; 
(4) calls upon the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to 
abolish its law forbidding a woman from being alone 
in a car with men she is not related to, as well as 
other laws that compromise women’s freedom, dig-
nity, and equality; and 
(5) expresses sympathy for the ‘‘Qatif Girl’’ for 
her physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her 
rapists and of the Saudi judicial system. 
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•HRES 884 EH 
‘‘(h) DIFFERENTIAL WAGE PAYMENTS
TO ACTIVE 
DUTY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), any differential wage payment shall be treated as 
a payment of wages by the employer to the employee. 
‘‘(2) DIFFERENTIAL WAGE PAYMENT.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), the term ‘differential wage 
payment’ means any payment which— 
‘‘(A) is made by an employer to an indi-
vidual with respect to any period during which 
the individual is performing service in the uni-
formed services (as defined in chapter 43 of title 
38, United States Code) while on active duty for 
a period of more than 30 days, and 
‘‘(B) represents all or a portion of the wages 
the individual would have received from the em-
ployer if the individual were performing service 
for the employer.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this subsection shall apply to remuneration paid after 
December 31, 2007. 
(b) TREATMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL WAGE PAYMENTS 
FOR RETIREMENT PLAN PURPOSES.— 
(1) PENSION PLANS.—
H. Res. 859 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 13, 2007. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider the conference report to accompany 
the bill (H.R. 2082) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
the United States Government, the Community Management 
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, and for other purposes. All points of order 
against the conference report and against its consideration 
are waived. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
•HRES 859 RH 
company the bill (H.R. 2082) to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-re-
lated activities of the United States Government, the Com-
munity Management Account, and the Central Intelligence 
Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other 
purposes. All points of order against the conference report 
and against its consideration are waived. 
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House Calendar No. 166 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 859 
[Report No. 110–487] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the conference report 
to accompany the bill (H.R. 2082) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intel-
ligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
United States Government, the Community Man-
agement Account, and the Central Intelligence 
Agency Retirement and Disability System, and 
for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 11, 2007 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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H. Res. 85
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 23, 2007.
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES: Mr. Wexler (to 
rank immediately after Mr. Donnelly). 
COMMITTEE
ON
THE
JUDICIARY: Ms. Wasserman 
Schultz (to rank immediately after Mr. Davis of Alabama). 
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Mr. Kan-
jorski (to rank immediately after Mr. McNerney) and Ms. 
Hooley (to rank immediately after Mr. Kanjorski). 
COMMITTEE
ON
SMALL
BUSINESS: Ms. Millender-
McDonald, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
Larsen of Washington, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Bean, 
Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr.
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Altmire, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. 
Johnson of Georgia, and Mr. Sestak. 
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Res. 860 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 12, 2007. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider the conference report to accompany 
the bill (H.R. 1585) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of De-
fense, 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. All 
points of order against the conference report and against its 
consideration are waived. 
SEC. 2. The House being in possession of the official pa-
pers, the managers on the part of the House at the con-
ference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 
3093 shall be, and they are hereby, discharged to the end
•HRES 860 EH 
that H.R. 3093 and its accompanying papers, be, and they 
are hereby, laid on the table. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
sponsibility under the provisions of this section (and 
the amendments made thereby) are administered so 
as to have the same effect at all times; and 
(2) coordination of policies relating to enforcing 
the same requirements through such Secretaries in 
order to have a coordinated enforcement strategy 
that avoids duplication of enforcement efforts and 
assigns priorities in enforcement. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1219 
To make amendments to the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2009 
Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. FILNER, and Mrs. DAVIS of California) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
A BILL 
To make amendments to the Reclamation Projects 
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lake Hodges Surface 
Water Improvement and Reclamation Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 
575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 16ll the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 16ll. LAKE HODGES SURFACE WATER IMPROVE-
MENT AND RECLAMATION PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Olivenhain Municipal Water District, Cali-
fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 
and construction of projects to treat, reclaim, and reuse 
impaired surface water from Lakes Hodges in San Diego 
County, California. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the costs 
of the projects authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation or maintenance of a project au-
thorized by this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 2 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 16ll the following: 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Lake Hodges surface water improvement and reclamation 
project.’’. 
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for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe mili-
tary personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes. All points of order against the conference report 
and against its consideration are waived. 
SEC. 2. The House being in possession of the official 
papers, the managers on the part of the House at the con-
ference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
H.R. 3093 shall be, and they are hereby, discharged to 
the end that H.R. 3093 and its accompanying papers, be, 
and they are hereby, laid on the table. 
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House Calendar No. 167 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 860 
[Report No. 110–488] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the conference report 
to accompany the bill (H.R. 1585) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for mili-
tary construction, and for defense activities of 
the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes. 
DECEMBER 11, 2007 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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H. Res. 861 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 12, 2007. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
4351) to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide indi-
viduals temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax, 
and for other purposes. All points of order against consider-
ation of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 
9 or 10 of rule XXI. The bill shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against provisions of the bill are waived. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
Means; and (2) one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 2. During consideration of H.R. 4351 pursuant to 
this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the previous
•HRES 861 EH 
question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the 
bill to such time as may be designated by the Speaker. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
House Calendar No. 168 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 861 
[Report No. 110–489] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4351) 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide 
individuals temporary relief from the alternative 
minimum tax, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 11, 2007 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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H. Res. 862 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 12, 2007. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
4299) to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the De-
partment of the Treasury, and for other purposes. All points 
of order against consideration of the bill are waived except 
those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The bill shall 
be considered as read. All points of order against provisions 
of the bill are waived. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the bill to final passage without inter-
vening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Financial Services; and (2) one motion 
to recommit. 
SEC. 2. During consideration of H.R. 4299 pursuant to 
this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the previous
•HRES 862 EH 
question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the 
bill to such time as may be designated by the Speaker. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
House Calendar No. 169 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 862 
[Report No. 110–490] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4299) to extend the Terrorism 
Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury, and for other 
purposes 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2007 
Mr. ARCURI, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4299) to extend 
the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department 
of the Treasury, and for other purposes 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 
it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
4299) to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the 
Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes. All 
points of order against consideration of the bill are waived 
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 
The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order 
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against provisions of the bill are waived. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final 
passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour 
of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Finan-
cial Services; and (2) one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 2. During consideration of H.R. 4299 pursuant 
to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the 
previous question, the Chair may postpone further consid-
eration of the bill to such time as may be designated by 
the Speaker. 
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House Calendar No. 169 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 862 
[Report No. 110–490] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4299) 
to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of 
the Department of the Treasury, and for other 
purposes 
DECEMBER 11, 2007 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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•HRES 866 EH 
recognition, continue to show dedication and selfless serv-
ice in protecting the Nation and the American people: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Representa-
tives honors the United States Coast Guard, with its proud 
217 year legacy of maritime law enforcement and border pro-
tection, along with the brave men and women whose efforts 
clearly demonstrate the honor, respect, and devotion to duty 
that ensures America’s parents can sleep soundly knowing 
the Coast Guard is on patrol. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
•HRES 866 IH 
Whereas keeping illegal drugs from reaching our shores 
where they undermine American values and threaten 
families, schools, and communities continues to be an im-
portant national priority; 
Whereas through robust interagency teamwork, collaboration 
with international partners, and ever-more effective tools 
and tactics, the Coast Guard has seized more than 
2,000,000 pounds of cocaine during the past 10 years 
and will continue to tighten the web of detection and 
interdiction at sea; and 
Whereas the Coast Guard men and women who, while away 
from family and hundreds of miles from our shores, exe-
cute this dangerous mission, as well as other vital mari-
time safety, security, and environmental protection mis-
sions, with quiet dedication and without want of public 
recognition, continue to show dedication and selfless serv-
ice in protecting the Nation and the American people: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Rep-
resentatives honors the United States Coast Guard, with 
its proud 217 year legacy of maritime law enforcement 
and border protection, along with the brave men and 
women whose efforts clearly demonstrate the honor, re-
spect, and devotion to duty that ensures America’s parents 
can sleep soundly knowing the Coast Guard is on patrol. 
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(3) recognizes the natural and historical impor-
tance of the Muir Woods National Monument in the 
State of California and to the Nation. 
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•HRES 884 EH 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 414(u) (relating 
to special rules relating to veterans’ reemploy-
ment rights under USERRA), as amended by 
section 103(b), is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) TREATMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL WAGE PAY-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
this paragraph, for purposes of applying this 
title to a retirement plan to which this sub-
section applies— 
‘‘(i) an individual receiving a differen-
tial wage payment shall be treated as an 
employee of the employer making the pay-
ment, 
‘‘(ii) the differential wage payment 
shall be treated as compensation, and 
‘‘(iii) the plan shall not be treated as 
failing to meet the requirements of any pro-
vision described in paragraph (1)(C) by 
reason of any contribution or benefit which 
is based on the differential wage payment. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR DISTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A)(i), for purposes of section
H. Res. 866 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 22, 2008. 
Whereas the estimated street value of the cocaine seized by 
the Coast Guard in 2007 is more than $4,700,000,000 
or nearly half of the Coast Guard’s annual budget; 
Whereas the Coast Guard’s at sea drug interdictions are 
making a difference in the lives of American citizens evi-
denced by the reduced supply of cocaine in more than 35 
major cities throughout the United States; 
Whereas keeping illegal drugs from reaching our shores 
where they undermine American values and threaten 
families, schools, and communities continues to be an im-
portant national priority; 
Whereas through robust interagency teamwork, collaboration 
with international partners, and ever-more effective tools 
and tactics, the Coast Guard has seized more than 
2,000,000 pounds of cocaine during the past 10 years 
and will continue to tighten the web of detection and 
interdiction at sea; and 
Whereas the Coast Guard men and women who, while away 
from family and hundreds of miles from our shores, exe-
cute this dangerous mission, as well as other vital mari-
time safety, security, and environmental protection mis-
sions, with quiet dedication and without want of public