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all Americans to participate in the observance of this an-
niversary;
Whereas bells should be caused to toll at places of worship
and institutions of learning for the duration of 1 minute
commencing at 12 o’clock noon, central standard time,
throughout the Nation, on the 200th anniversary of the
death of George Washington;
Whereas the flag of the United States should be lowered to
halfstaff on the 200th anniversary of the death of George
Washington; and
Whereas the example set by George Washington is of the ut-
most importance to the future of the Nation, and it is
the responsibility of private and government institutions
to prepare for the observation of the 200th anniversary
of the death of George Washington: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That—
(1) the Congress calls upon the Nation to re-
member the life of George Washington and his con-
tributions to the Nation; and
(2) the President of the United States is—
(A) authorized and requested to issue a
proclamation calling upon the people of the
United States—
(i) to commemorate the death of
George Washington with appropriate cere-
monies and activities; and
•HCON 196 EH1S
(A) In subparagraph (1) of section 502(e)
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(as proposed to be amended by such section
412(c)), in subclause (iii) of clause (A), insert
before the period the following: ‘‘or to prescrip-
tion drugs’’.
(B) Strike ‘‘(c) MISBRANDING.—Subpara-
graph (1) of section 502(e)’’ and insert the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) MISBRANDING.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (1) of sec-
tion 502(e)’’.
(C) Add at the end the following:
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in
this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall
affect the question of the authority of the Secretary
of Health and Human Services regarding inactive
ingredient labeling for prescription drugs under sec-
tions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
other than section 502(e)(1)(A)(iii).’’.
(6) Strike section 501 of the bill and insert the
following:
‘‘SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in
this Act, this Act and the amendments made by this Act
•HCON 196 EH1S
shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act.
‘‘(b) IMMEDIATE EFFECT.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (a), the provisions of and the amendments made
by sections 111, 121, 125, and 307 of this Act, and the
provisions of section 510(m) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (as added by section 206(a)(2)), shall
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 13,
1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
H.L.C.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. l
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. BLILEY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on lllllllllllllll
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To correct the enrollment of the bill S. 830.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (S. 830)
to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and
the Public Health Service Act to improve the regulation
of food, drugs, devices, and biological products, and for
other purposes, the Secretary of the Senate shall make
the following corrections:
(1) In section 119(b) of the bill:
(A) Strike paragraph (2) (relating to con-
forming amendments).
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European Union if the Trade Representative deter-
mines that such negotiations would undermine the
ability of the United States to achieve a successful
result in the World Trade Organization negotiations
on agriculture set to begin in December 1999; and
(7) the President should consult with the Con-
gress in a meaningful and timely manner concerning
trade negotiations in agriculture.
Passed the House of Representatives August 4,
1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
HR 975 PCS 
debtor to reimburse the trustee for all reasonable costs 
in prosecuting a motion filed under section 707(b), includ-
ing reasonable attorneys’ fees, if—
‘‘(i) a trustee files a motion for dismissal or 
conversion under this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) the court—
‘‘(I) grants such motion; and 
‘‘(II) finds that the action of the attorney 
for the debtor in filing under this chapter vio-
lated rule 9011 of the Federal Rules of Bank-
ruptcy Procedure. 
‘‘(B) If the court finds that the attorney for the debt-
or violated rule 9011 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 
Procedure, the court, on its own initiative or on the motion 
of a party in interest, in accordance with such procedures, 
may order—
‘‘(i) the assessment of an appropriate civil pen-
alty against the attorney for the debtor; and 
‘‘(ii) the payment of such civil penalty to the 
trustee, the United States trustee (or the bank-
ruptcy administrator, if any). 
‘‘(C) The signature of an attorney on a petition, 
pleading, or written motion shall constitute a certification 
that the attorney has—
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 197
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas Sara E. Lister, Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Manpower and Reserve Affairs, on October 26, 1997, at
a public conference held in Baltimore, Maryland, stated
that ‘‘The Marines are extremists.’’;
Whereas such a characterization denigrates 222 years of sac-
rifice and dedication to the Nation by the Marine Corps
•HCON 197 EH
and dishonors the hundreds of thousands of Marines
whose blood has been shed in the name of freedom;
Whereas citizens from all walks of life have donned the Ma-
rine Corps uniform and gone to war to defend the Na-
tion, many never to return;
Whereas the young people of America join the Marine Corps
to be challenged, to be held to high standards, and to be
part of something bigger than themselves;
Whereas a characterization of the Marines as ‘‘extremists’’,
especially when made by a senior military department of-
ficial with responsibility for military personnel policy, has
the potential to have an extraordinarily detrimental effect
on morale, recruitment, and retention not just for the
Marine Corps but for all branches of the Armed Forces;
Whereas Marines and Army soldiers have fought and died
side by side time and again in defense of the Nation;
Whereas the values of honor, courage, and commitment em-
bodied by the Marine Corps are not extreme; and
Whereas to describe the Marines as ‘‘extremists’’ violates all
rules of propriety and does not reflect the views of the
American people: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That (1) Sara E. Lister, Assistant Secretary
of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, should
•HCON 197 EH
immediately resign from office, and (2) if she does not
so resign, the President should remove her from office.
Passed the House of Representatives November 13,
1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 197
Calling for the resignation or removal from office of Sara E. Lister, Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. MCHALE, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. ARMEY, Mr.
BUNNING, Mr. BUYER, Mr. COX of California, Mr. DREIER, Mr.
GILCHREST, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. INGLIS of South Caro-
lina, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JONES, Mr. KASICH, Mr. KINGS-
TON, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. METCALF, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr.
PACKARD, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. STUMP, Mr.
TAYLOR of North Carolina, and Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania) submitted
the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on National Security
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Calling for the resignation or removal from office of Sara
E. Lister, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower
and Reserve Affairs.
Whereas Sara E. Lister, Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Manpower and Reserve Affairs, on October 26, 1997, at
a public conference held in Baltimore, Maryland, stated
that ‘‘The Marines are extremists.’’;
Whereas such a characterization denigrates 222 years of sac-
rifice and dedication to the Nation by the Marine Corps
•HCON 197 IH
and dishonors the hundreds of thousands of Marines
whose blood has been shed in the name of freedom;
Whereas citizens from all walks of life have donned the Ma-
rine Corps uniform and gone to war to defend the Na-
tion, many never to return;
Whereas the young people of America join the Marine Corps
to be challenged, to be held to high standards, and to be
part of something bigger than themselves;
Whereas a characterization of the Marines as ‘‘extremists’’,
especially when made by a senior military department of-
ficial with responsibility for military personnel policy, has
the potential to have an extraordinarily detrimental effect
on morale, recruitment, and retention not just for the
Marine Corps but for all branches of the Armed Forces;
Whereas Marines and Army soldiers have fought and died
side by side time and again in defense of the Nation;
Whereas the values of honor, courage, and commitment em-
bodied by the Marine Corps are not extreme; and
Whereas to describe the Marines as ‘‘extremists’’ violates all
rules of propriety and does not reflect the views of the
American people: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That (1) Sara E. Lister, Assistant Secretary
of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, should
immediately resign from office, and (2) if she does not
so resign, the President should remove her from office.
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III
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 197
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 27, 1998
Received and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas Sara E. Lister, Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Manpower and Reserve Affairs, on October 26, 1997, at
a public conference held in Baltimore, Maryland, stated
that ‘‘The Marines are extremists.’’;
Whereas such a characterization denigrates 222 years of sac-
rifice and dedication to the Nation by the Marine Corps
athlete, professional entertainer, or certain public 
figures. 
(3) PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE.—The term ‘‘pro-
fessional athlete’’ means a person who performs 
services in a professional athletic event, provided 
that the wages or other remuneration are paid to 
such person for performing services in his or her ca-
pacity as a professional athlete. 
(4) PROFESSIONAL ENTERTAINER.—The term 
‘‘professional entertainer’’ means a person who per-
forms services in the professional performing arts 
for wages or other remuneration on a per-event 
basis, provided that the wages or other remuneration 
are paid to such person for performing services in 
his or her capacity as a professional entertainer. 
(5) CERTAIN
PUBLIC
FIGURES.—The term 
‘‘certain public figures’’ means persons of promi-
nence who perform services for wages or other remu-
neration on a per-event basis, provided that the 
wages or other remuneration are paid to such person 
for services provided at a discrete event, in the na-
ture of a speech, public appearance, or similar event. 
(6) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3401(d) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3401(d)), 
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and dishonors the hundreds of thousands of Marines
whose blood has been shed in the name of freedom;
Whereas citizens from all walks of life have donned the Ma-
rine Corps uniform and gone to war to defend the Na-
tion, many never to return;
Whereas the young people of America join the Marine Corps
to be challenged, to be held to high standards, and to be
part of something bigger than themselves;
Whereas a characterization of the Marines as ‘‘extremists’’,
especially when made by a senior military department of-
ficial with responsibility for military personnel policy, has
the potential to have an extraordinarily detrimental effect
on morale, recruitment, and retention not just for the
Marine Corps but for all branches of the Armed Forces;
Whereas Marines and Army soldiers have fought and died
side by side time and again in defense of the Nation;
Whereas the values of honor, courage, and commitment em-
bodied by the Marine Corps are not extreme; and
Whereas to describe the Marines as ‘‘extremists’’ violates all
rules of propriety and does not reflect the views of the
American people: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That (1) Sara E. Lister, Assistant Secretary
of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, should
HCON 197 RFS
immediately resign from office, and (2) if she does not
so resign, the President should remove her from office.
Passed the House of Representatives November 13,
1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 198
To correct a technical error in the enrollment of the bill S. 1026.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
Mr. CASTLE submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on House Oversight
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To correct a technical error in the enrollment of the bill
S. 1026.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (S. 1026)
to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United
States, the Secretary of the Senate shall strike subsection
(a) of section 2 and insert the following:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7 of the Export-Import
Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635f) is amended by strik-
ing ‘until’ and all that follows through ‘but’ and inserting
‘until the close of business on September 30, 2001, but’.’’.
Æ
•HCON 199 IH
Whereas the Administration reportedly invited Mr. Ndiaya, a
former lawyer and senior official with Amnesty Inter-
national, to visit the United States and meet with Fed-
eral and local government officials between September 21
and October 8, and he is now reporting his findings to
the commission on ‘‘extrajudicial, summary and arbi-
trary’’ executions in the United States;
Whereas visits of this type have been traditionally reserved
for nations considered serious human rights offenders
and on his most recent trip Mr. Ndiaya visited Sri Lanka
where there are widespread reports of disappearances and
killings committed by both the government and Tamil
separatists;
Whereas in March of this year, the United Nations Human
Rights Commission voted against the death penalty for
the first time, but the United States opposed the move
and affirmed its right to use capital punishment;
Whereas the commission’s disdain of victims and states’
rights is indicative of why the United Nations has earned
justified criticism by the American people and has gen-
erated anti-United Nations sentiment in the United
States;
Whereas legislation now in conference between the House of
Representatives and the Senate contains language that
conditions payment of United States arrears to the Unit-
ed Nations based on respect for United States sov-
ereignty and the commission’s investigation into capital
punishment in the United States raises serious concerns
about the United States capacity to achieve meaningful
reform at the United Nations; and
•HCON 199 IH
Whereas there is a concern that the commission’s human
rights investigation could be used by the United Nations
Human Rights Commission or other United Nations bod-
ies to impose mandates at variance with the Constitution
of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the
Administration should—
(1) explain the full extent of its cooperation
with the United Nations Human Rights Commission
investigation of capital punishment in the United
States;
(2) provide the Congress with a detailed written
explanation of the assistance offered by all United
States Government agencies, particularly the De-
partment of State, for the investigation;
(3) ascertain and provide to the Congress a list
of other countries to be visited by Mr. Ndiaya;
(4) provide to the Congress a full explanation
of the costs to the United States of the commission’s
investigation;
(5) state the position of the Administration on
the view that extrajudicial summary and arbitrary
executions occur in the American judicial system;
and
•HCON 199 IH
(6) continue to oppose any global standard on
capital punishment imposed on the United States by
the United Nations Human Rights Commission or
any other United Nations body.
Æ
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Whereas, subsequently, these patients were killed by starva-
tion and an overdose of a sleeping drug, Luminal;
Whereas there is documentation with Dr. Sewering’s signa-
ture on it that transfers a 14-year-old epileptic girl
named Babette Frowis from the sanitarium to the heal-
ing center on October 26, 1943;
Whereas Babette Frowis was pronounced dead on November
16, 1943, just 15 days after being transferred there by
Dr. Sewering;
Whereas Dr. Sewering has enjoyed a successful and lengthy
medical career after the war, most recently acting as the
President of the Federal Physicians’ Chamber in Ger-
many;
Whereas 4 Franciscan nuns, who worked in the sanitarium
at the time these acts occurred, came forward in January
of 1993 to corroborate the accusations against Dr.
Sewering made by physicians in Germany;
Whereas these nuns broke a 50-year-long vow of silence at
the suggestion of the Bishop of Munich to expose Dr.
Sewering and share their accounts of the patients;
Whereas, upon being elected president-elect of the World
Medical Association in 1993, protest by the American
Medical Association about his alleged crimes led Dr.
Sewering to resign as president-elect;
Whereas the German Government has never conducted a
criminal inquiry or indicted Dr. Sewering;
Whereas the German Government has all of the patient
records, including the signature of the doctor that or-
dered the transfers to the ‘‘Healing Center’’, in a govern-
ment archival center, and these records have never been
examined by government prosecutors; and
•HCON 19 IH
Whereas the German Government has so far protected this
criminal: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the
German Government should investigate and prosecute Dr.
Hans Joachim Sewering for his war crimes of active eu-
thanasia and crimes against humanity committed during
World War II.
Æ
IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 1
Expressing the sense of the Congress that retirement benefits for Members
of Congress should not be subject to cost-of-living adjustments.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. COBLE submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition
to the Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that retirement benefits
for Members of Congress should not be subject to cost-
of-living adjustments.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that re-
tirement benefits should not, to the extent that they are
based on the service of an individual as a Member of Con-
gress, be subject to cost-of-living adjustments.
Æ
IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 200
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a series of postage stamps should
be issued in recognition of the recipients of the Congressional Medal
of Honor.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. BOYD, Mr. MANTON, Mr. FRANK of Massachu-
setts, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. JOHNSON of Wiscon-
sin, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. REYES, Mr. VISCLOSKY,
Ms. CARSON, Mr. KIND, Mr. GORDON, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr.
MCNULTY, 
Ms. 
SANCHEZ, 
Mr. 
BISHOP, 
Ms. 
KAPTUR, 
Mr.
FRELINGHUYSEN, and Mr. BILIRAKIS) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Re-
form and Oversight
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a series of postage
stamps should be issued in recognition of the recipients
of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Whereas since July 12, 1862, the United States has recog-
nized the individual gallantry of its soldiers, sailors, and
airmen with the Congressional Medal of Honor;
Whereas nearly 3,400 veterans have received this honor in
recognition of their valor in times of war and times of
peace, such as—
•HCON 200 IH
(1) Lieutenant William Winegar, 1st New York
Dragoons, who while advancing ahead of his company at
Five Forks, Virginia, accosted a Confederate flagbearer,
and with the firing of only one shot secured the surren-
der of the entire opposing unit;
(2) Hospital Apprentice First Class David E. Hay-
den, United States Navy, of Florence, Texas, who while
serving in France during World War I braved machine-
gun fire sweeping an open field in an effort to save a
mortally wounded Marine corporal;
(3) Major Richard Ira Bong, United States Army
Air Corps, of Poplar, Wisconsin, the top-scoring United
States ace in World War II, whose 40 aerial victories
surpassed Eddie Rickenbacker’s World War I record;
(4) Sergeant Joseph C. Rodriguez, United States
Army, of San Bernardino, California, who led his squad
in a daring attack on a North Korean strongpoint in
which he raced 60 yards through enemy fire and single-
handedly wiped out five gun emplacements, leading to
the rout of the enemy;
(5) Private First Class Robert H. Jenkins, Jr.,
United States Marine Corps, of Interlachen, Florida,
who while serving in Vietnam sacrificed himself to save
a fellow Marine from a North Vietnamese grenade; and
HCON 205 IH
Kosova directly for the first time in 1997, supporting an
enhanced status for Kosova within the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia; one that would fully protect the rights of
the Albanian population in accordance with OSCE stand-
ards and the U.N. Charter;
Whereas H. Con. Res. 155, which passed the House of Rep-
resentatives on July 26, 1996, called for a resolution to
the crisis in Kosova, maintenance of the outer wall of
sanctions against Belgrade, and the appointment of a
Special Envoy on Kosova; and
Whereas, with the continued implementation of the Dayton
agreement on Bosnia, future peace in the Balkans hinges
largely on a settlement of the status of Kosova: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the situation in Kosova must be resolved be-
fore the outer wall of sanctions against Serbia is lift-
ed and Serbia is able to return to the international
community;
(2) the human rights of the people of Kosova
must be restored to levels guaranteed by inter-
national law;
(3) the United States should support the legiti-
mate claims of the people of Kosova to determine
their own political future;
(4) a solution to the conflict in Kosova can only
be achieved through dialogue, not violence;
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(6) the soldiers interred in the Memorial Amphi-
theater at Arlington National Cemetery, and those thou-
sands that are not named;
Whereas too often the Nation allows the remarkable sacrifice
and valor of such individuals to fade from memory; and
Whereas postage stamp series have been commissioned in the
past to honor other significant elements of American cul-
ture and history: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) a series of postage stamps should be issued
in recognition of recipients of the Congressional
Medal of Honor; and
(2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee of
the United States Postal Service should recommend
to the Postmaster General that such a series of post-
age stamps be issued.
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