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Whereas drug treatment is proven to cut drug use in half, 
reduce crime by 80 percent, and reduce arrests by 64 
percent; 
Whereas for every dollar spent on prevention in Ohio, there 
is an economic savings of $7 in reduced crime, child 
abuse and neglect, homelessness, and lost productivity; 
Whereas the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) finds that stigma is a barrier 
that discourages individuals and their families from get-
ting help; 
Whereas stigma can result in inadequate insurance coverage 
for mental health and substance use disorder services; 
Whereas stigma may lead to fear and mistrust toward people 
living with mental illness or substance use disorders and 
their families; 
Whereas stigma may cause families and friends to turn their 
backs on people with mental illness or substance use dis-
orders; 
Whereas SAMHSA finds that many people would rather tell 
employers that they committed a petty crime and served 
time in jail than admit to spending time in a psychiatric 
hospital; 
Whereas the Surgeon General finds that stigma must no 
longer be tolerated if we are to reduce the burden of 
mental illness, improve access to care, and achieve ur-
gently needed knowledge about the brain, mind, and be-
havior; 
Whereas the American Medical Association, the National In-
stitute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute on Al-
cohol Abuse and Addiction concur—addiction is a chem-
ical change in the brain; and 
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Whereas treatment can work, people can recover, and Ameri-
cans are well worth the investment: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress— 
(1) recognizes that stigma fosters discrimina-
tion against individuals with mental health and sub-
stance use disorders and discourages individuals 
with mental health and substance use disorders from 
seeking treatment; 
(2) encourages efforts to increase awareness of 
the existence and impact of stigma on individuals 
with mental health and substance use disorders; 
(3) recognizes the efforts of the Ohio Depart-
ment of Mental Health and the Ohio Department of 
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services to decrease 
stigma through the ‘‘Think Outside the Stigma’’ 
campaign; and 
(4) encourages each and every American to 
work toward overcoming the stigma associated with 
mental illness and substance use disorders. 
Æ 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on Octo-
ber 1, 2008. 
(2) NO ADJUSTMENT IN ASSISTANCE AMOUNTS 
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2009.—The 
adjustment 
in 
amounts of educational assistance otherwise required 
for fiscal year 2009 under section 3303(a)(2) of title 
38, United States Code (as amended by subsection 
(b)), shall not be made. 
Æ 
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HR 3580 RDS
regulation under subparagraph (D), after 
the earlier of— 
‘‘(I) the estimated completion 
date of the trial as described in para-
graph (2)(A)(ii)(I)(jj)); or 
‘‘(II) the actual date of comple-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) CLINICAL TRIALS DESCRIBED.— 
An applicable clinical trial described in this 
clause is an applicable clinical trial subject 
to— 
‘‘(I) paragraph (2)(C); and 
‘‘(II)(aa) subparagraph (C); or 
‘‘(bb) 
the 
regulations 
issued 
under subparagraph (D). 
‘‘(iii) DELAYED SUBMISSION OF RE-
SULTS
WITH
CERTIFICATION.—If the re-
sponsible party for an applicable clinical 
trial submits a certification that clause (iv) 
or (v) applies to such clinical trial, the re-
sponsible party shall submit to the Direc-
tor of NIH for inclusion in the registry 
and results data bank the clinical trial in-
formation described in subparagraphs (C) 
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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 974 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Myositis Awareness Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Ms. FOXX) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Myositis 
Awareness Day. 
Whereas an estimated 30,000 to 50,000 people are affected 
by myositis in the United States, many of whom remain 
undiagnosed or misdiagnosed; 
Whereas myositis is a general term used to describe swelling 
of the muscles, but the effects of the inflammatory 
myopathies (often referred to as ‘‘myositis’’) are much 
more severe than just inflammation; 
Whereas myositis patients suffer from their immune systems 
attacking their body’s own normal, healthy tissue, result-
ing in inflammation or swelling; 
Whereas inflammatory myopathies are thought to be auto-
immune diseases, such that the body’s immune system, 
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which normally fights infections and viruses, does not 
stop fighting once the infection or virus is gone; 
Whereas myositis can cause muscle weakness, and patients 
often live in chronic pain and have long-term health prob-
lems that lead to permanent disability; 
Whereas myositis is difficult to diagnose and treatment is 
often delayed, resulting in unnecessary suffering; 
Whereas many patients with treatable forms of myositis often 
have severe long-term disabilities because of failure to di-
agnose and/or treat the disease correctly; 
Whereas some myositis patients will die at a much earlier age 
than they would have if they had received the proper 
care, particularly for the children who have permanent 
scarring and deformities due to failure to treat properly; 
Whereas The Myositis Association, the national patient advo-
cacy organization serving the myositis patient commu-
nity, focuses its efforts on public policy, research funding, 
patient services, and public awareness and education re-
lated to developing effective treatments and a cure for 
myositis; 
Whereas a National Myositis Awareness Day would educate 
communities across the Nation about myositis and the 
need for research funding, accurate diagnosis, and effec-
tive treatments; and 
Whereas it would be appropriate to observe September 21, 
2006, as National Myositis Awareness Day: Now, there-
fore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the goals and ideals of a National Myositis Awareness 
Day. 
Æ 
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IA 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 87 
Limiting the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed 
sale of defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2008 
Mr. WEINER introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Limiting the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to 
a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense 
services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 
Whereas record-high gasoline prices are placing considerable 
fiscal strain on American households that are already 
burdened by a weakening United States economy; 
Whereas the increase in gasoline prices is principally due to 
the increasing price of crude oil, which has reached a 
price of more than $120 per barrel in recent weeks, the 
highest price on record in inflation-adjusted terms; 
Whereas, because United States gasoline refiners must pur-
chase crude oil on the world market, the price they pay 
is highly sensitive to crude oil production decisions made 
by entities with significant shares in the market; 
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Whereas since 1973, the Organization of the Petroleum Ex-
porting Countries (OPEC) has cartelized the crude oil 
market, effectively controlling the supply and price of pe-
troleum products; 
Whereas the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through the national-
ized oil company Saudi Aramco, controls 98 percent of 
the more than 260,000,000,000 barrels of crude oil re-
serves in Saudi Arabia, and daily production of crude oil 
in Saudi Arabia constitutes more than 10 percent of the 
world daily production of crude oil; 
Whereas, as the dominant member of Organization of the Pe-
troleum Exporting Countries, the Kingdom of Saudi Ara-
bia has historically exercised considerable market power 
by producing between 1,000,000 and 5,000,000 barrels of 
crude oil per day below its maximum daily capacity; 
Whereas in April 2008, crude oil production by the Kingdom 
of Saudi Arabia was nearly 2,000,000 barrels per day 
below its maximum daily capacity; 
Whereas crude oil production by the Kingdom of Saudi Ara-
bia in 2007 was approximately 800,000 barrels per day 
less than in 2005; 
Whereas energy economic analysis has determined that, hold-
ing world demand constant, an increase by one percent 
of the crude oil supply of the world results in a reduction 
by between 20 percent and 25 percent in world crude oil 
prices in the near term; 
Whereas, according to this analysis, an increase in crude oil 
production by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by 1,000,000 
barrels per day, which would result in an increase in 
world crude oil supply of more than one percent, could— 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1103 
To codify Executive Order 12898, relating to environmental justice, to require 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to fully imple-
ment the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Agency and 
the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2007 
Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mr. WYNN, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. UDALL of 
Colorado, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. ELLISON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To codify Executive Order 12898, relating to environmental 
justice, to require the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to fully implement the rec-
ommendations of the Inspector General of the Agency 
and the Comptroller General of the United States, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘8. (a) By February 1, May 1, July 30, and Novem-
ber 11 of each session, the majority leader shall introduce 
a rescission bill. If such bill is not introduced by that date, 
then whenever a rescission bill is introduced during a ses-
sion on or after that date, a motion to discharge the com-
mittee from its consideration shall be privileged after the 
10-legislative day period beginning on that date for the 
first 5 such bills. 
‘‘(b) It shall not be in order to offer any amendment 
to a rescission bill except an amendment that increases 
the amount of budget authority that such bill rescinds. 
‘‘(c) As used in this clause and in clause 6, the term 
‘rescission bill’ has the meaning given such term in clause 
4(b)(2)(B) of rule X.’’. 
(e) Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Represent-
atives (as amended by subsection (d)) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘8. (a) It shall not be in order to consider any rescis-
sion bill, or conference report thereon or amendment 
thereto, unless— 
‘‘(1) in the case of such bill or conference re-
port thereon, it is made available to Members and 
the general public on the Internet for at least 48 
hours before its consideration; or 
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‘‘(2)(A) in the case of an amendment to such 
rescission bill made in order by a rule, it is made 
available to Members and the general public on the 
Internet within one hour after the rule is filed; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of an amendment under an 
open rule, it is made available to Members and the 
general public on the Internet immediately after 
being offered; in a format that is searchable and 
sortable. 
‘‘(b) No amendment to an amendment to a rescission 
bill shall be in order unless germane to the amendment 
to which it is offered.’’. 
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(1) reduce world oil prices by between percent 20 
and 25 percent, and result in a reduction in the price of 
a barrel of crude oil by more than $25 per barrel from 
the current price of $126 per barrel; and 
(2) in turn, reduce the price of gasoline by between 
13 percent and 17 percent, or by more than 62 cents off 
the expected summer regular-grade price of $3.66 per 
gallon; 
Whereas, despite the refusal of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
to increase its oil production, the Administration con-
tinues to reward Saudi Arabia with lucrative arms deals; 
Whereas, since October 2007, the Administration has offered 
to sell the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia $1,400,000,000 
worth of arms, including 900 Joint Direct Attack Muni-
tion (JDAM) kits, which are applied to conventional 
bombs to make them laser-guided bombs; and 
Whereas the Administration should cease the sale of weapons 
to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia unless and until it increases 
its production of crude oil: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN PROPOSED SALES OF 
DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES 
TO THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The issuance of a letter of offer 
with respect to each proposed sale of defense articles and 
defense services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia specified 
in subsection (b) is hereby prohibited unless the Kingdom 
of Saudi Arabia— 
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(1) commencing not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Joint Resolution, 
increases its oil production by 1,000,000 barrels of 
oil per day in excess of its oil production as of Janu-
ary 1, 2008 (as reported by the International En-
ergy Agency); and 
(2) maintains such increased oil production for 
not less than 90 days after the date on which such 
increased oil production is reached (as so reported). 
(b) PROPOSED SALES OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND 
DEFENSE SERVICES.—The proposed sales of defense arti-
cles and defense services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
specified in this subsection are the proposed sales as fol-
lows: 
(1) The proposed sale of defense articles and 
defense services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia de-
scribed in the certifications transmitted to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate pursuant to section 36(b) of the Arms 
Export Control Act on October 4, 2007 (Transmittal 
Number 08–03). 
(2) The proposed sale of defense articles and 
defense services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia de-
scribed in the certifications transmitted to the 
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(7) The cost to the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development of administering the programs 
and activities relating to veterans. 
(8) Any other information that the Secretary 
considers relevant in assessing the programs and ac-
tivities of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development relating to veterans . 
(c) ASSESSMENT OF HOUSING NEEDS OF VERY LOW- 
INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the first report sub-
mitted pursuant to subsection (a) and every fifth re-
port thereafter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall— 
(A) conduct an assessment of the housing 
needs of very low-income veteran families (as 
such term is defined in section 3); and 
(B) shall include in each such report find-
ings regarding such assessment. 
(2) CONTENT.—Each assessment under this 
subsection shall include— 
(A) conducting a survey of, and direct 
interviews with, a representative sample of very 
low-income veteran families (as such term is de-
fined in section 3) to determine past and cur-
rent— 
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Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate pursuant to section 36(b) of the Arms 
Export Control Act on December 7, 2007 (Trans-
mittal Number 08–28). 
(3) The proposed sale of defense articles and 
defense services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia de-
scribed in the certifications transmitted to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate pursuant to section 36(b) of the Arms 
Export Control Act on December 7, 2007 (Trans-
mittal Number 08–29). 
(4) The proposed sale of defense articles and 
defense services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia de-
scribed in the certifications transmitted to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate pursuant to section 36(b) of the Arms 
Export Control Act on January 14, 2008 (Trans-
mittal Number 08–18). 
Æ 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Environmental Justice 
Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 12898. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President of the United 
States is authorized and directed to execute, administer 
and enforce as a matter of Federal law the provisions of 
Executive Order 12898, dated February 11, 1994, (‘‘Fed-
eral Actions To Address Environmental Justice In Minor-
ity Populations and Low-Income Populations’’) with such 
modifications as are provided in this section. 
(b) DEFINITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.—For 
purposes of carrying out the provisions of Executive Order 
12898, the following definitions shall apply: 
(1) The term ‘‘environmental justice’’ means 
the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all 
people regardless of race, color, national origin, edu-
cational level, or income with respect to the develop-
ment, implementation, and enforcement of environ-
mental laws and regulations in order to ensure 
that— 
(A) minority and low-income communities 
have access to public information relating to 
human health and environmental planning, reg-
ulations and enforcement; and 
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IA 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 88 
Amending the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reinsert the 
trade title contained in the conference report to accompany H.R. 2419 
of the 110th Congress (Report 110–627). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2008 
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota introduced the following joint resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Amending the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
to reinsert the trade title contained in the conference 
report to accompany H.R. 2419 of the 110th Congress 
(Report 110–627). 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That, effective on the date of the enactment of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, the Food, Con-
servation, and Energy Act of 2008 is amended by insert-
ing after title II the following new title: 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5762 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the creation 
of disaster protection funds in the District of Columbia by property 
and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders’ 
claims arising from natural catastrophic events. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2010 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
for the creation of disaster protection funds in the Dis-
trict of Columbia by property and casualty insurance 
companies for the payment of policyholders’ claims aris-
ing from natural catastrophic events. 
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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
National Disaster Insurance Protection Act’’. 
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