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•HCON 417 IH
Whereas the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has a
fundamental obligation to protect American consumers
from excessive electricity price increases;
Whereas section 206(a) of the Federal Power Act provides
that ‘‘whenever the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis-
sion, after a hearing had upon its own motion or upon
complaint, shall find that any rate, charge, or classifica-
tion, demanded, observed, charged, or collected by any
public utility for any transmission or sale subject to the
jurisdiction of the Commission, or that any rule, regula-
tion, practice, or contract affecting such rate, charge, or
classification is unjust, unreasonable, unduly discrimina-
tory or preferential, the Commission shall determine the
just and reasonable rate, charge, classification, rule, reg-
ulation, practice, or contract to be thereafter observed
and in force, and shall fix the same by order’’;
Whereas the Commission’s authority under section 206(a)
was recognized by the courts during Louisiana Public
Service Commission v. FERC, with the U.S. Court of Ap-
peals for the District of Columbia Circuit which stated
that ‘‘as to matters within its jurisdiction, the Commis-
sion has the duty-not the option-to reform rates that by
virtue of changed circumstances are no longer just and
reasonable’’; and
Whereas the Commission, through its willingness to hold a
hearing on the justness and reasonableness of the rates,
charges and practices of public utility sellers of wholesale
power into the markets of the California Independent
System Operator and California Power Exchange, has ac-
knowledged that it recognizes its authority to establish
new rates and charges pursuant to the findings of that
hearing: Now, therefore, be it
•HCON 417 IH
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the Fed-
eral Energy Regulatory Commission has the duty, not the
option, to reform the unjust and unreasonable electric
power rates in California without further delay.
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IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 418
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the current level of violence
between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 5, 2000
Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. GILMAN, and Mr. REYNOLDS) submitted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the current
level of violence between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
Whereas the United States has consistently supported the
peaceful resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict;
Whereas the current level of violence between the Israelis and
the Palestinians is the worst in years;
Whereas the current round of violence comes at a time when
the Israeli Government is prepared to make historic com-
promises towards peace;
Whereas there is clear evidence that this violence was a pre-
meditated and coordinated action by the Palestinian Au-
thority;
•HCON 418 IH
Whereas the active participation of armed uniformed Pales-
tinian police in attacks against Israelis is an indication
of the unwillingness of the Palestinian Authority to work
towards a halt to this violence;
Whereas the Palestinian Authority’s encouragement of vio-
lence is a violation of the underlying basis on which the
entire Oslo peace process has been built, particularly the
incitement by Palestinian television;
Whereas the Palestinians are mounting a concerted inter-
national campaign to justify the violence by blaming
Israel; and
Whereas the Palestinian renunciation of violence in the Oslo
peace process does not provide any basis for the justifica-
tion of the resumption of violence: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) condemns, in the strongest possible terms,
statements and actions by Palestinians designed to
inflame and encourage violence;
(2) demands that Palestinian Authority Chair-
man Yasser Arafat make a public appeal on Pales-
tinian television for the public to cease further acts
of violence;
(3) urges the President to use all of the diplo-
matic means available to the United States Govern-
ment to seek an end to the violence and return the
Palestinians to the negotiating table;
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(4) strongly supports actions by the Israeli Gov-
ernment designed to bring this current round of vio-
lence to a peaceful conclusion;
(5) urges the Administration to oppose—
(A) any United Nations effort to put for-
ward one-sided anti-Israel resolutions or state-
ments; and
(B) the establishment of any international
commissions of inquiry; and
(6) will consider the response of Palestinians to
the escalation of violence in their future relations
with the United States.
Æ
•HCON 420 IH
sample of each lot of the initial im-
ported shipment was tested at an ap-
propriate Food and Drug Administra-
tion approved United States labora-
tory for authenticity and degradation
by the importer or manufacturer of
such product;
‘‘(IV) 
documentation 
dem-
onstrating that a statistically valid
sample of all subsequent shipments
from such recipient was tested at an
appropriate Food and Drug Adminis-
tration approved United States lab-
oratory for authenticity and degrada-
tion by the importer or manufacturer
of such product; and
‘‘(V) certification from the im-
porter or manufacturer of such prod-
uct that the product is approved for
marketing in the United States and
meets all labeling requirements under
this Act; and
‘‘(ii) not coming from the first foreign
recipient of the product, documentation
demonstrating that a statistically valid
IV
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 41
To express the sense of the Congress that the Bureau of Labor Statistics
should develop and publish monthly a cost of living index.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1999
Mr. PICKETT submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To express the sense of the Congress that the Bureau of
Labor Statistics should develop and publish monthly a
cost of living index.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the
Bureau of Labor Statistics should develop an index—
(1) which would provide a reliable means of
measuring the monthly change in the cost of living
in the United States;
(2) for which information would be compiled
monthly, and which would be published on a month-
ly basis; and
•HCON 41 IH
(3) which would be distinct from any index that
the Bureau of Labor Statistics now publishes.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 423
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the
Million Family March.
•HCON 424 IH
‘‘(1) section 903(b) of H.R. 5426 is deemed to
read as follows:
‘(b) EXISTING SANCTIONS.—The President shall ter-
minate any unilateral agricultural sanction or unilateral
medical sanction that is in effect as of the date of the
enactment of this Act (except any such sanction that is
applicable to Iran, Libya, Syria, or Sudan).’; and
‘‘(2) section 906(a)(1) is deemed to be amended
by striking ‘(other than section 904)’ and inserting
‘(other than sections 903(b) and 904)’.’’.
(2) In section 1(b), insert before the period at
the end the following: ‘‘, except that in such appen-
dix the text of section 903(b) shall be the text for
such section that is described in subsection (a)(1) of
this section and the text of section 906(a)(1) shall
be the text for such section as amended by sub-
section (a)(2) of this section’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 423
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
•HCON 423 EH
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF MILLION FAMILY MARCH
ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.
Million Family March, Incorporated (in this resolu-
tion referred to as the ‘‘sponsor’’) shall be permitted to
sponsor a public event, the Million Family March, on the
Capitol Grounds on October 16, 2000, or on such other
date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate
may jointly designate.
SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The event authorized by section
1 shall be free of admission charge to the public and ar-
ranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress, under
conditions to be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol
and the Capitol Police Board.
(b) EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES.—The sponsor shall
assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities
incident to all activities associated with the event.
SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.
(a) STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.—Subject to the
approval of the Architect of the Capitol, beginning on the
day preceding the event authorized by section 1, the spon-
sor may erect or place and keep on the Capitol Grounds,
until not later than 8:00 p.m. of the day succeeding the
event, such stage, sound amplification devices, and other
•HCON 423 EH
related structures and equipment as may be required for
the event.
(b) ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.—The Architect of
the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are authorized
to make any such additional arrangements as may be re-
quired to carry out the event.
SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.
The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforce-
ment of the restrictions contained in section 4 of the Act
of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), con-
cerning sales, advertising, displays, and solicitations on
the Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applica-
ble to the Capitol Grounds, with respect to the event au-
thorized by section 1.
SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS ON REPRESENTATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No person may represent, either
directly or indirectly, that this resolution or any activity
carried out under this resolution in any way constitutes
approval or endorsement by the Federal Government of
any person or any product or service.
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—The Architect of the Capitol
and the Capitol Police Board shall enter into an agree-
ment with the sponsor, and such other persons partici-
pating in the event authorized by section 1 as the Archi-
tect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board considers
•HCON 423 EH
appropriate, under which such persons shall agree to com-
ply with the requirements of subsection (a). The agree-
ment shall specifically prohibit the use of any photograph
taken at the event for a commercial purpose and shall pro-
vide for the imposition of financial penalties if any viola-
tions of the agreement occur.
Passed the House of Representatives October 12,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Con. Res. 423
Agreed to October 13, 2000
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring),
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF MILLION FAMILY MARCH ON CAPITOL
GROUNDS.
Million Family March, Incorporated (in this resolution referred
to as the ‘‘sponsor’’) shall be permitted to sponsor a public event,
the Million Family March, on the Capitol Grounds on October
16, 2000, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate may jointly designate.
SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The event authorized by section 1 shall be
free of admission charge to the public and arranged not to interfere
with the needs of Congress, under conditions to be prescribed by
the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board.
(b) EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES.—The sponsor shall assume full
responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to all activities
associated with the event.
SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.
(a) STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.—Subject to the approval of
the Architect of the Capitol, beginning on the day preceding the
event authorized by section 1, the sponsor may erect or place
and keep on the Capitol Grounds, until not later than 8:00 p.m.
of the day succeeding the event, such stage, sound amplification
devices, and other related structures and equipment as may be
required for the event.
(b) ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.—The Architect of the Capitol
and the Capitol Police Board are authorized to make any such
additional arrangements as may be required to carry out the event.
SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.
The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the
restrictions contained in section 4 of the Act of July 31, 1946
(40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), concerning sales, advertising, dis-
plays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as well as other
restrictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds, with respect to the
event authorized by section 1.
SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS ON REPRESENTATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No person may represent, either directly
or indirectly, that this resolution or any activity carried out under
IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 425
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the continued participation of
the Russian Federation in the Group of Eight must be conditioned
on Russia’s own voluntary acceptance of and adherence to the norms
and standards of democracy.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 12, 2000
Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and Mr.
BERMAN) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on International Relations.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the continued
participation of the Russian Federation in the Group
of Eight must be conditioned on Russia’s own voluntary
acceptance of and adherence to the norms and standards
of democracy.
Whereas in 1991 and subsequent years the leaders of the
Group of Seven (‘‘G7’’), the forum of the heads of state
or heads of government of the major free-market econo-
mies of the world which meet annually in a summit meet-
ing, invited Russia to a post-summit dialogue, and in
1998 the leaders of the Group of Seven formally invited
Russia to participate in an annual gathering that there-
after became known as the Group of Eight (‘‘G8’’), al-
H. Con. Res. 423—2
this resolution in any way constitutes approval or endorsement
by the Federal Government of any person or any product or service.
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—The Architect of the Capitol and the Cap-
itol Police Board shall enter into an agreement with the sponsor,
and such other persons participating in the event authorized by
section 1 as the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police
Board considers appropriate, under which such persons shall agree
to comply with the requirements of subsection (a). The agreement
shall specifically prohibit the use of any photograph taken at the
event for a commercial purpose and shall provide for the imposition
of financial penalties if any violations of the agreement occur.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 424
Providing for corrections in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 4461.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 11, 2000
Mr. LAZIO submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for corrections in the enrollment of the bill H.R.
4461.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (H.R.
4461) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2001, and for other purposes, the Clerk of the House
shall make the following corrections:
(1) In section 1(a), insert before the period at
the end the following: ‘‘, except that—
IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 427
Directing the Clerk of the House to correct the enrollment of H.R. 2415.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 12, 2000
Mr. Mr. SESSIONS submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
considered and agreed to
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Directing the Clerk of the House to correct the enrollment
of H.R. 2415.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 2415)
entitled ‘‘An Act to enhance security of United States mis-
sions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations
for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for
other purposes’’, the Clerk of the House shall make the
following corrections:
(1) Amend section 1(a) of the bill to read as
follows:
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘The Gekas-Grassley Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000.’ ’’.
HCON 427 ATH
(2) Strike ‘‘Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000’’
each place it appears throughout the bill and insert
‘‘Gekas-Grassley Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000’’.
Æ
•HCON 42 EH1S
plebiscite or referendum on independence
for Kosovo; and
(v) a detailed discussion and expla-
nation of any requirement for forces par-
ticipating in the NATO peacekeeping oper-
ation implementing the peace agreement to
enforce any provision of such peace agree-
ment.
SEC. 4. LIMITATION.
The authorization in section 3 is subject to the limita-
tion that the number of United States Armed Forces per-
sonnel participating in a deployment described in that sec-
tion may not exceed 15 percent of the total NATO force
deployed to Kosovo in the peacekeeping operation de-
scribed in that section, except that such percentage may
be exceeded if the President determines that United States
forces or United States citizens are in danger and notifies
Congress of that determination.
Passed the House of Representatives March 11,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 427
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Directing the Clerk of the House to correct the
enrollment of H.R. 2415.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 427
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 2415)
entitled ‘‘An Act to enhance security of United States mis-
sions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations
for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for
•HCON 427 EH
other purposes’’, the Clerk of the House shall make the
following corrections:
(1) Amend section 1(a) of the bill to read as
follows:
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘The Gekas-Grassley Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000.’ ’’.
(2) Strike ‘‘Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000’’
each place it appears throughout the bill and insert
‘‘Gekas-Grassley Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 12,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
Post Office, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Mi-
chael J. Healy Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the Michael J. Healy Post 
Office Building.
Æ
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 428
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That in the enrollment of the bill, H.R. 5164,
entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 49, United States Code,
to require reports concerning defects in motor vehicles or
tires or other motor vehicle equipment in foreign coun-
•HCON 428 EH
tries, and for other purposes’’, the Clerk of the House of
Representatives shall make the following corrections in
section 6:
(1) insert before ‘‘Section 30120(c)’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(a) REMEDY PROGRAM.—’’; and
(2) insert at the end of section 6 the following:
‘‘(b) REIMBURSEMENT PRIOR TO RECALL.—Section
30120(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
inserting at the end thereof the following: ‘‘A manufactur-
er’s remedy program shall include a plan for reimbursing
an owner or purchaser who incurred the cost of the rem-
edy within a reasonable time in advance of the manufac-
turer’s notification under subsection (b) or (c) of section
30118. The Secretary may prescribe regulations estab-
lishing what constitutes a reasonable time for purposes of
the preceding sentence and other reasonable conditions for
the reimbursement plan.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 12,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Con. Res. 428
Agreed to October 17, 2000
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That in the enrollment of the bill, H.R. 5164, entitled ‘‘An
Act to amend title 49, United States Code, to require reports con-
cerning defects in motor vehicles or tires or other motor vehicle
equipment in foreign countries, and for other purposes’’, the Clerk
of the House of Representatives shall make the following corrections
in section 6:
(1) insert before ‘‘Section 30120(c)’’ the following: ‘‘(a)
REMEDY PROGRAM.—’’; and
(2) insert at the end of section 6 the following:
‘‘(b) REIMBURSEMENT PRIOR TO RECALL.—Section 30120(d) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end
thereof the following: ‘‘A manufacturer’s remedy program shall
include a plan for reimbursing an owner or purchaser who incurred
the cost of the remedy within a reasonable time in advance of
the manufacturer’s notification under subsection (b) or (c) of section
30118. The Secretary may prescribe regulations establishing what
constitutes a reasonable time for purposes of the preceding sentence
and other reasonable conditions for the reimbursement plan.’’.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
III
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 428
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 13 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Received
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for corrections in the enrollment of the bill (H.R.
5164) amending title 49, United States Code, to require
reports concerning defects in motor vehicles or tires or
other motor vehicle equipment in foreign countries, and
for other purposes.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That in the enrollment of the bill, H.R. 5164,
entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 49, United States Code,
to require reports concerning defects in motor vehicles or
tires or other motor vehicle equipment in foreign coun-
HCON 428 RDS
tries, and for other purposes’’, the Clerk of the House of
Representatives shall make the following corrections in
section 6:
(1) insert before ‘‘Section 30120(c)’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(a) REMEDY PROGRAM.—’’; and
(2) insert at the end of section 6 the following:
‘‘(b) REIMBURSEMENT PRIOR TO RECALL.—Section
30120(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
inserting at the end thereof the following: ‘‘A manufactur-
er’s remedy program shall include a plan for reimbursing
an owner or purchaser who incurred the cost of the rem-
edy within a reasonable time in advance of the manufac-
turer’s notification under subsection (b) or (c) of section
30118. The Secretary may prescribe regulations estab-
lishing what constitutes a reasonable time for purposes of
the preceding sentence and other reasonable conditions for
the reimbursement plan.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 12,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.