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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 191 
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Homeland Security 
in the One Hundred Tenth Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2007 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself and Mr. KING of New York) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
Homeland Security in the One Hundred Tenth Congress. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. AMOUNTS FOR COMMITTEE EXPENSES. 
For the expenses of the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the 
‘‘Committee’’), including the expenses of all staff salaries, 
there shall be paid, out of the applicable accounts of the 
House of Representatives for committee salaries and ex-
penses, not more than $16,511,877 for the One Hundred 
Tenth Congress. 
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•HRES 191 IH 
SEC. 2. SESSION LIMITATIONS. 
Of the amount specified in section 1— 
(1) not more than $8,132,028 shall be available 
for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 
noon on January 3, 2007, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2008; and 
(2) not more than $8,379,849 shall be available 
for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 
noon on January 3, 2008, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2009. 
SEC. 3. VOUCHERS. 
Payments under this resolution shall be made on 
vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the 
Chairman of the Committee, and approved in the manner 
directed by the Committee on House Administration. 
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS. 
Amounts made available under this resolution shall 
be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Committee on House Administration. 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 192 
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Small Business 
in the One Hundred Tenth Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2007 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
Small Business in the One Hundred Tenth Congress. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. AMOUNTS FOR COMMITTEE EXPENSES. 
For the expenses of the Committee on Small Business 
(hereafter in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘Com-
mittee’’), including the expenses of all staff salaries, there 
shall be paid, out of the applicable accounts of the House 
of Representatives for committee salaries and expenses, 
not more than $6,257,410.00 for the One Hundred Tenth 
Congress. 
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•HRES 192 IH 
SEC. 2. SESSION LIMITATIONS. 
Of the amount specified in section 1— 
(1) not more than $3,009,086.00 shall be avail-
able for expenses incurred during the period begin-
ning at noon on January 3, 2007, and ending imme-
diately before noon on January 3, 2008; and 
(2) not more than $3,248,324.00 shall be avail-
able for expenses incurred during the period begin-
ning at noon on January 3, 2008, and ending imme-
diately before noon on January 3, 2009. 
SEC. 3. VOUCHERS. 
Payments under this resolution shall be made on 
vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the 
Chairman of the Committee, and approved in the manner 
directed by the Committee on House Administration. 
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS. 
Amounts made available under this resolution shall 
be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Committee on House Administration. 
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•HRES 194 EH 
(2) acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, 
brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow; 
(3) apologizes to African Americans on behalf of the 
people of the United States, for the wrongs committed 
against them and their ancestors who suffered under 
slavery and Jim Crow; and 
(4) expresses its commitment to rectify the lin-
gering consequences of the misdeeds committed against 
African Americans under slavery and Jim Crow and to 
stop the occurrence of human rights violations in the fu-
ture. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 193 
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform in the One Hundred Tenth Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2007 
Mr. WAXMAN (for himself and Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Admin-
istration 
RESOLUTION 
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform in the One Hundred 
Tenth Congress. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. AMOUNTS FOR COMMITTEE EXPENSES. 
For the expenses of the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform (hereafter in this resolution referred 
to as the ‘‘Committee’’), including the expenses of all staff 
salaries, there shall be paid, out of the applicable accounts 
of the House of Representatives for committee salaries 
and expenses, not more than $22,876,214 for the One 
Hundred Tenth Congress. 
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•HRES 193 IH 
SEC. 2. SESSION LIMITATIONS. 
Of the amount specified in section 1— 
(1) not more than $10,790,667 shall be avail-
able for expenses incurred during the period begin-
ning at noon on January 3, 2007, and ending imme-
diately before noon on January 3, 2008; and 
(2) not more than $12,085,547 shall be avail-
able for expenses incurred during the period begin-
ning at noon on January 3, 2008, and ending imme-
diately before noon on January 3, 2009. 
SEC. 3. VOUCHERS. 
Payments under this resolution shall be made on 
vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the 
Chairman of the Committee, and approved in the manner 
directed by the Committee on House Administration. 
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS. 
Amounts made available under this resolution shall 
be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Committee on House Administration. 
Æ 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Screening Abdominal 
Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF ULTRASOUND SCREEN-
ING FOR ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (s)(2)(AA), by amending 
clause (i) to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) who is at least 65 years of age 
and not greater than 75 years of age;’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (ww)(2), by striking subpara-
graph (L) and redesignating subparagraphs (M) and 
(N) as subparagraphs (L) and (M), respectively. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to services furnished on or after 
January 1, 2010. 
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•HRES 195 EH 
bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule 
the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill. 
Each section of the committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute shall be considered as read. Notwithstanding 
clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order ex-
cept those printed in the portion of the Congressional Record 
designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and ex-
cept pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. Each 
amendment so printed may be offered only by the Member 
who caused it to be printed or his designee and shall be con-
sidered as read. 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 adopt-
ed. 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 or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage
•HRES 195 EH 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Res. 196
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 17, 2007.
Whereas the global celebration of World Water Day is an ini-
tiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Con-
ference on Environment and Development in Rio de Ja-
neiro; 
Whereas the United Nations General Assembly, via resolu-
tion, designated March 22 of each year as World Water 
Day; 
Whereas although water is the most widely occurring sub-
stance on earth, only 2.53 percent of all water is fresh-
water and the remainder is salt water; 
Whereas freshwater resources are further impaired by various 
forms of industrial, chemical, human, and agricultural 
pollution; 
Whereas climate change will increasingly pose a challenge for 
ensuring the availability of sufficient water supplies at 
the appropriate times; 
Whereas approximately one in six people in the world lack ac-
cess to safe drinking water and approximately two in 
every five people lack access to basic sanitation services; 
Whereas water-related diseases are among the most common 
causes of illness and death, afflicting primarily the poor 
and very poor in developing countries;
•HRES 196 EH 
Whereas up to five million people die each year from prevent-
able water and sanitation related diseases, including one 
out of every five children in the poorest countries; 
Whereas every $1 invested in safe drinking water and sanita-
tion yields an economic return of between $3 and $34, 
depending on the region; 
Whereas increasing access to safe drinking water and sanita-
tion advances efforts towards other United States devel-
opment objectives including fighting poverty and hunger, 
promoting primary education and gender equality, reduc-
ing child mortality, promoting environmental stability, 
improving the lives of slum dwellers, and strengthening 
national security; 
Whereas the participants in the 2002 World Summit on Sus-
tainable Development in Johannesburg, including the 
United States, agreed to the Plan of Implementation 
which included an agreement to work to reduce by one-
half from the baseline year 1990 ‘‘the proportion of peo-
ple who are unable to reach or to afford safe drinking 
water,’’ and ‘‘the proportion of people without access to 
basic sanitation’’ by 2015; and 
Whereas Congress passed and the President signed into law 
the ‘‘Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 
2005’’ (Public Law 109–121) which was intended to 
‘‘elevate the role of water and sanitation policy in the de-
velopment of U.S. foreign policy and improve the effec-
tiveness of U.S. official programs’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) supports the goals and ideals of World Water 
Day;
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 198 
Recognizing the significance of Black History Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2007 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. LEWIS of Geor-
gia, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. LEE, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. CUMMINGS, 
Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. MEEKS of New 
York, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of 
Florida, Ms. CARSON, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 
PAYNE, Mr. RANGEL, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. WATERS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. 
NORTON, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WYNN, Mr. TOWNS, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, 
Mr. WATT, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. 
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. 
ORTIZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. HONDA, Mrs. 
CAPPS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. SOLIS, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. 
SERRANO, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. WU, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. 
GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ 
of California, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. WILSON of South Caro-
lina, Mr. POE, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, 
and Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the significance of Black History Month. 
Whereas the first African Americans were brought forcibly to 
the shores of America as early as the 17th century; 
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•HRES 196 EH 
(2) recognizes the importance of increasing access 
to safe drinking water and sanitation, as well as the con-
servation and sustainable management of water re-
sources, to human health and quality of life across the 
globe; 
(3) urges an increased effort and the investment of 
greater resources by the Department of State, the 
United States Agency for International Development, 
and all relevant Federal departments and agencies to-
wards providing sustainable and equitable access to safe 
drinking water and sanitation for the poor and very 
poor; and 
(4) encourages the people of the United States to 
observe World Water Day with appropriate recognition, 
ceremonies, activities, and programs to demonstrate the 
importance of water to humanity. 
Attest:
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1145 
AN ACT 
To implement a National Water Research and 
Development Initiative, and for other purposes.
•HRES 197 IH 
increase by 2 to 11 degrees Fahrenheit between 1990 
and 2100; 
Whereas this rise in temperature has resulted in and will con-
tinue to result in a rise in sea levels, higher incidence of 
drought, strengthened hurricanes, and an increase in the 
number of severe weather events; 
Whereas the rise in global temperatures has already had se-
vere impacts in the Arctic, including the thawing of per-
mafrost, the retreating of glaciers, and the thinning of ice 
sheets; 
Whereas the international scientific consensus is that global 
warming is caused by greenhouse gas emissions due to 
human activities such as burning fossil fuels; 
Whereas there are many actions we can take now to reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions without harming our economy, 
including investing in renewable sources of energy and 
dramatically increasing energy efficiency; 
Whereas the film ‘‘An Inconvenient Truth’’ allowed Vice 
President Gore to reach millions with his message about 
the dangers of climate change and our ability to avert the 
worst of these dangers; 
Whereas Al Gore was also recently nominated for a Nobel 
Peace Prize for his work on global warming; and 
Whereas the Vice President’s labors have finally helped create 
the public will to seriously address the climate change cri-
sis: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates Vice President Al Gore on the 
Academy Award for Best Documentary Film being 
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•HRES 197 IH 
given to ‘‘An Inconvenient Truth’’ on February 25, 
2007; 
(2) commends director Davis Guggenheim and 
producers Lawrence Bender and Laurie David for 
having the foresight to turn Vice President Gore’s 
work on climate change into a documentary that has 
entertained and informed millions of people around 
the globe; 
(3) recognizes the role of Vice President Gore 
in making climate change one of the major issues of 
the 110th Congress; 
(4) expresses hope that the Congress and the 
President will have the wisdom and the political will 
to enact meaningful climate change legislation; and 
(5) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution 
to Vice President Al Gore. 
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H. Res. 198
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 12, 2007.
Whereas the first African Americans were brought forcibly to 
the shores of America as early as the 17th century; 
Whereas African Americans were enslaved in the United 
States and subsequently faced the injustices of lynch 
mobs, segregation, and denial of basic, fundamental 
rights; 
Whereas despite this enslavement, early Black Americans 
made significant contributions to the economic, edu-
cational, political, artistic, literary, religious, scientific, 
and technological advancement of the United States; 
Whereas in the face of these injustices, United States citizens 
of all races distinguished themselves in their commitment 
to ideals of which the United States was founded and 
fought for the rights and freedom of African Americans; 
Whereas the United States was conceived, as stated in the 
Declaration of Independence, as a new country dedicated 
to the proposition that ‘‘all Men are created equal, that 
they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalien-
able Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the 
Pursuit of Happiness’’;
•HRES 198 EH 
Whereas since its founding, the United States has been an 
imperfect work in making progress towards those noble 
goals; 
Whereas the history of the United States is the story of a 
people regularly affirming high ideals, striving to reach 
them but often failing, and then struggling to come to 
terms with the disappointment of that failure before com-
mitting themselves to trying again; and 
Whereas the month of February is officially celebrated as 
Black History Month, which dates back to 1926, when 
Dr. Carter G. Woodson set aside a special period of time 
in February to recognize the heritage and achievement of 
Black Americans: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) recognizes the significance of Black History 
Month as an important time to recognize the contribu-
tions of Black Americans in the Nation’s history, and 
encourages the continued celebration of this month to 
provide an opportunity for all people of the United 
States to learn more about the past and to better under-
stand the experiences that have shaped the Nation; and 
(2) affirms that—
(A) the contributions of Black Americans are 
a significant part of the history, progress, and her-
itage of the United States; and
•HRES 198 EH 
(B) the ethnic and racial diversity of the 
United States enriches and strengthens the Nation. 
Attest:
Clerk.
•HRES 19 IH 
cial and ethnic minorities, and citizens who have less edu-
cation and income; 
Whereas business leaders in the United States have asserted 
that the economic burden of medical care diverts cor-
porate resources from investments that could produce 
greater financial returns, and reduces the wages paid to 
employees; 
Whereas the Office of Management and Budget reports that 
the Medicaid and Medicare programs consume an in-
creasingly large portion of government funding; 
Whereas the American Journal of Public Health reports that 
the financial burden of the Medicare program will in-
crease substantially as the population ages and increasing 
numbers of people are covered by that program; 
Whereas improving the health of the American people and re-
ducing the need for medical services is a viable way to 
control medical care costs for the Nation; 
Whereas the American Journal of Health Promotion reports 
that a growing research base demonstrates that lifestyle 
factors can be modified to improve health, improve the 
quality of life, reduce medical care costs, and enhance 
workplace productivity through health promotion pro-
grams; 
Whereas the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has 
determined that less than 8 percent of health care spend-
ing is devoted to the whole area of public health, only a 
very small portion of which is devoted to health pro-
motion; 
Whereas significant additional work is required to develop the 
basic and applied science of health promotion; 
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•HRES 198 IH 
Whereas African Americans were enslaved in the United 
States and subsequently faced the injustices of lynch 
mobs, segregation, and denial of basic, fundamental 
rights; 
Whereas despite this enslavement, early Black Americans 
made significant contributions to the economic, edu-
cational, political, artistic, literary, religious, scientific, 
and technological advancement of the United States; 
Whereas in the face of these injustices, United States citizens 
of all races distinguished themselves in their commitment 
to ideals of which the United States was founded and 
fought for the rights and freedom of African Americans; 
Whereas the United States was conceived, as stated in the 
Declaration of Independence, as a new country dedicated 
to the proposition that ‘‘all Men are created equal, that 
they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalien-
able Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the 
Pursuit of Happiness’’; 
Whereas since its founding, the United States has been an 
imperfect work in making progress towards those noble 
goals; 
Whereas the history of the United States is the story of a 
people regularly affirming high ideals, striving to reach 
them but often failing, and then struggling to come to 
terms with the disappointment of that failure before com-
mitting themselves to trying again; and 
Whereas the month of February is officially celebrated as 
Black History Month, which dates back to 1926, when 
Dr. Carter G. Woodson set aside a special period of time 
in February to recognize the heritage and achievement of 
Black Americans: Now, therefore, be it 
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•HRES 198 IH 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the significance of Black History 
Month as an important time to recognize the con-
tributions of Black Americans in the Nation’s his-
tory, and encourages the continued celebration of 
this month to provide an opportunity for all people 
of the United States to learn more about the past 
and to better understand the experiences that have 
shaped the Nation; and 
(2) affirms that— 
(A) the contributions of Black Americans 
are a significant part of the history, progress, 
and heritage of the United States; and 
(B) the ethnic and racial diversity of the 
United States enriches and strengthens the Na-
tion. 
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