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IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 98 
Urging the President to immediately request the resignation of Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2014 
Mr. FARENTHOLD submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Urging the President to immediately request the resignation 
of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki. 
Whereas Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki is as-
signed to provide the Nation’s veterans the quality of 
care and benefits they deserve and have earned; 
Whereas Secretary Shinseki’s poor oversight and failed lead-
ership has led to the tragic and avoidable deaths of some 
of the Nation’s veterans; 
Whereas officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs re-
vealed inexcusable delays in providing emergency health 
care to the Nation’s veterans; 
Whereas Secretary Shinseki has shown ineffectiveness and a 
lack of transparency as the top official at the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs; 
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Whereas the clerks at the Department of Veterans Affairs 
were instructed how to falsify appointment records to 
meet agency goals; 
Whereas Secretary Shinseki has displayed an unwillingness or 
inability to change the culture of falsifying documents at 
the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
Whereas Secretary Shinseki has failed to implement modern 
age technology to reduce backlogs in veterans’ claims; 
Whereas reports indicate that the Department of Veterans 
Affairs has paid out more than $200,000,000 in wrong-
ful-death claims to the families of nearly 1,000 veterans 
since September 11, 2001; and 
Whereas veterans have earned the right to have timely access 
to quality healthcare: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress urges the President, in light 
of these aforementioned failures, to immediately request 
the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric 
Shinseki. 
Æ 
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‘‘(3) Any leases or other appropriate agreements en-
tered into under this subsection shall be subject to such
procedures, terms, conditions and restrictions as the Sec-
retary deems necessary. The Secretary is authorized to ne-
gotiate and enter into leases or other agreements, at fair
market value and without regard to section 321 of chapter
314 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b), fair
market value shall take into account the uses permitted
by the General Management Plan and this Act. The pre-
ceding sentence shall not apply to any interagency permit-
ting agreement entered into between the Secretary and the
Secretary of Defense regarding the housing of activities
and employees of the Sixth United States Army. For pur-
poses of any such lease or other agreements, the Secretary
may adjust the rental by taking into account any amounts
to be expended by the lessee for preservation, mainte-
nance, restoration, improvement, repair and related ex-
penses with respect to the leased properties.
‘‘(4) The proceeds from leases under this subsection,
and from concession and other use authorizations and
from other services that may be provided by the recreation
area under this subsection shall be retained by the Sec-
retary for 5 years after the date of enactment of this para-
graph or until the leased property is transferred to the
Presidio Trust and shall be available without further ap-
IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 99 
Expressing support for designation of a ‘‘National Lao-Hmong Recognition 
Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2014 
Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Ms. MOORE, Mr. COSTA, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
ELLISON, Mr. HONDA, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. POCAN, Mr. KIND, and Mr. 
DUFFY) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of a ‘‘National Lao- 
Hmong Recognition Day’’. 
Whereas the Lao-Hmong, which means ‘‘free people’’, are 
Laotian members of the Hmong tribe and are noted for 
their warrior tradition, loyalty, and bravery; 
Whereas beginning in 1960, the United States recruited 
thousands of the Lao-Hmong to fight against the Com-
munist Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese Army regulars 
in Laos; 
Whereas the United States relied heavily on the Lao-Hmong 
Special Guerrilla Units to engage in direct combat with 
North Vietnamese troops from 1960 to 1975; 
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government corporation to be known as the Presidio Trust
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Trust’’). The
Trust shall manage, in accordance with the purposes set
forth in section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish
the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in the State
of California, and for other purposes’’, approved October
27, 1972 (Public Law 92–589; 86 Stat. 1299; 16 U.S.C.
460bb), and with this Act, the leasing, maintenance, reha-
bilitation, repair and improvement of property within the
Presidio which is transferred to the Trust by the Secretary
of the Interior (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the
‘‘Secretary’’). The Trust may participate in the develop-
ment of programs and activities at the properties that
have been transferred to the Trust.
(b) TRANSFER.—Except as provided in this sub-
section, the Secretary shall transfer to the Trust, under
such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appro-
priate, a leasehold in the following properties within the
Presidio under the control of the Secretary: the
Letterman-LAIR complex, Fort Scott, Main Post, Cavalry
Stables, Presidio Hill, Wherry Housing, East Housing, the
structures at Crissy Field, and such other properties,
within the Presidio as the Secretary and the Trust deems
appropriate. Any such property shall be transferred within
60 days after a request is made by the Trust. The lease-
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Whereas the Lao-Hmong conducted tactical guerrilla actions, 
flew thousands of deadly combat missions in support of 
the Armed Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency, 
and fought in conventional and guerrilla combat clashes 
with extreme casualties; 
Whereas the Lao-Hmong, although outnumbered, fought 
against enemy forces to disrupt the flow of troops and 
war supplies along the Ho Chi Minh Trail; 
Whereas the Lao-Hmong protected United States personnel, 
guarded United States Air Force radar installations, 
gathered critical intelligence about enemy operations, and 
undertook rescue missions to save the lives of downed 
United States pilots; 
Whereas more than 35,000 of the Lao-Hmong lost their lives, 
and many more were seriously injured and disabled; 
Whereas thousands of Lao-Hmong suffered grievous injuries 
and permanent disabilities, and thousands more were 
captured and sent to concentration camps; 
Whereas after the conclusion of the war, many Lao-Hmong 
soldiers were the victims of acts of retribution and atroc-
ities by the Pathet Lao, causing many of the Lao-Hmong 
to flee to neighboring Thailand and become refugees; and 
Whereas beginning with the City Council of Golden, Colo-
rado, in 1995, various State and local governments have 
issued proclamations declaring July 22 as ‘‘Lao-Hmong 
Recognition Day’’, and the establishment of a ‘‘National 
Lao-Hmong Recognition Day’’ would recognize the brav-
ery, sacrifice, and loyalty to the United States exhibited 
by the Lao-Hmong in Southeast Asia: Now, therefore, be 
it 
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) expresses support for the designation of 
‘‘National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day’’; and 
(2) requests that the President issue a procla-
mation calling upon the people of the United States 
to observe ‘‘National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day’’ 
with appropriate ceremonies and activities. 
Æ 
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IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 9 
Prohibiting the House or Senate from adjourning for a period of more 
than 5 days during a fiscal year unless the House involved has adopted 
a concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal year and has 
approved legislation to provide funding for the operations of the govern-
ment for the entire fiscal year. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2013 
Mr. RIGELL submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Rules 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Prohibiting the House or Senate from adjourning for a pe-
riod of more than 5 days during a fiscal year unless 
the House involved has adopted a concurrent resolution 
on the budget for such fiscal year and has approved 
legislation to provide funding for the operations of the 
government for the entire fiscal year. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Govern Before 
Going Home Resolution’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING ADJOURNMENT UNTIL ADOPTION OF 
BUDGET AND FUNDING. 
(a) PROHIBITING ADJOURNMENT.—The House of 
Representatives or Senate may not adjourn for a period 
of more than 5 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and 
legal holidays, except when the House or Senate is in ses-
sion on such a day) during a fiscal year unless, at the 
time the period of adjournment begins, the House or Sen-
ate (as the case may be)— 
(1) has adopted a concurrent resolution on the 
budget for such fiscal year; and 
(2) has approved each regular appropriation bill 
for such fiscal year or, to the extent that it has not 
approved such a bill, has approved a continuing res-
olution to provide funding for the entire fiscal year 
for the projects and activities covered by such bill. 
(b) REGULAR APPROPRIATION BILL DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘regular appropriation bill’’ means 
any annual appropriation bill making appropriations, oth-
erwise making funds available, or granting authority, for 
any of the following categories of projects and activities: 
(1) Agriculture, rural development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and related agencies pro-
grams. 
(2) The Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and related agencies. 
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propriation and used to offset the costs of preservation,
restoration, maintenance, improvement, repair and related
expenses including administration of the above, incurred
by the Secretary with respect to Presidio properties, with
the balance used to offset other costs incurred by the Sec-
retary in the administration of the Presidio.
‘‘(5) Each lessee of a lease entered into under this
subsection shall keep such records as the Secretary may
prescribe to enable the Secretary to determine that all
terms of the lease have been and are being faithfully per-
formed. The Secretary and the Comptroller General and
their duly authorized representatives shall, for the purpose
of audit and examination, have access to financial records
pertinent to the lease and all the terms and conditions
thereof.
‘‘(6) The Secretary shall annually prepare and submit
to Congress a report on property leased under this sub-
section.
‘‘(7) In addition to other available authorities, the
Secretary may, in his discretion, enter into cooperative
agreements and permits for any of the purposes of the
recreation area set out in section 1 of this Act.’’.
SEC. 3. THE PRESIDIO TRUST.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within
the Department of the Interior a non-profit public benefit
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(3) The Department of Defense. 
(4) Energy and water development, and related 
agencies. 
(5) Financial services and general government. 
(6) The Department of Homeland Security. 
(7) The Department of the Interior, environ-
ment, and related agencies. 
(8) The Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and related agen-
cies. 
(9) The legislative branch. 
(10) Military construction and veterans affairs. 
(11) The Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs. 
(12) The Departments of Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and related agen-
cies. 
Æ 
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expenses of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Devel-
opment Authority. 
SEC. 130. Notwithstanding section 101, the level for 
‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Departmental Adminis-
tration, General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
Administration’’ shall be $2,455,490,000. 
SEC. 131. The authority provided by the penultimate 
proviso under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, Rental Assistance Demonstration’’ in 
division C of Public Law 112–55 shall continue in effect 
through the date specified in section 106 of this joint reso-
lution. 
SEC. 132. Notwithstanding section 101, the level for 
‘‘Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Admin-
istration, Operations’’ shall be $9,248,418,000. 
SEC. 133. Section 601(e)(1)(B) of division B of Pub-
lic Law 110–432 shall be applied by substituting the date 
specified in section 106 for ‘‘4 years after such date’’. 
SEC. 134. Notwithstanding section 101, the level for 
‘‘Maritime Administration, Maritime Security Program’’ 
shall be $186,000,000. 
SEC. 135. Section 44302(f) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the date specified in section 
106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘the date specified in section 106 of the Full- 
Year Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014’’. 
SEC. 136. Section 44303(b) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the date specified in section 
106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the date specified in section 106 of the Full- 
Year Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014’’. 
SEC. 137. Section 44310 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the date specified in section 
106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the date specified in section 106 of the Full- 
Year Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014’’. 
SEC. 138. Not later than March 1, 2014, the head 
of each department and agency of the Federal Government 
shall prepare, and submit to the committee of the United 
States House of Representatives with primary jurisdiction, 
a report that specifies the top legislative and policy prior-
ities of the department or agency for fiscal year 2014 and 
includes proposals for legislation consistent with such pri-
orities. 
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Full-Year 
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014’’. 
Æ 
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IA 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 101 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit 
the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2013 
Mr. PALAZZO introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to limit the number of consecutive terms that 
a Member of Congress may serve. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. No person who has been a Senator for 
two consecutive terms shall again be eligible for election 
or appointment to the Senate until the date that is one 
year after the end of such second consecutive term. 
‘‘SECTION 2. No person who has been a Representa-
tive for six consecutive terms shall again be eligible for 
election to the House of Representatives until the date 
that is one year after the end of the sixth consecutive 
term. 
‘‘SECTION 3. For purposes of this article, any term 
a person serves as a Senator or Representative to fill a 
vacancy shall not be included in determining the number 
of consecutive terms that the person has been a Senator 
or Representative unless the period of time for which the 
person fills the vacancy is greater than three years in the 
case of a Senator or greater than one year in the case 
of a Representative. 
‘‘SECTION 4. For the purposes of this article, any 
term that began before the date of the ratification of this 
article shall not be included in determining the number 
of consecutive terms that a person has been a Senator or 
Representative.’’. 
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IA 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 102 
Providing for the appointment of Risa Lavizzo-Mourey as a citizen regent 
of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2013 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. BECERRA, and Mr. COLE) intro-
duced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on House Administration 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for the appointment of Risa Lavizzo-Mourey as 
a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithso-
nian Institution. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That, in accordance with section 5581 of the Revised Stat-
utes (20 U.S.C. 43), the vacancy on the Board of Regents 
of the Smithsonian Institution, in the class other than 
Members of Congress, occurring by reason of the expira-
tion of the term of Patricia Q. Stonesifer of Washington 
on December 22, 2013, is filled by the appointment of 
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey of Pennsylvania. The appointment is 
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for a term of 6 years, beginning on the later of December 
22, 2013, or the date of the enactment of this joint resolu-
tion. 
Æ 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 933 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments 
and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2013, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
IA 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 103 
Providing for the appointment of John Fahey as a citizen regent of the 
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2013 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. BECERRA, and Mr. COLE) intro-
duced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on House Administration 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for the appointment of John Fahey as a citizen 
regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Insti-
tution. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That, in accordance with section 5581 of the Revised Stat-
utes (20 U.S.C. 43), the vacancy on the Board of Regents 
of the Smithsonian Institution, in the class other than 
Members of Congress, occurring by reason of the expira-
tion of the term of Roger W. Sant of the District of Co-
lumbia on October 24, 2013, is filled by the appointment 
of John Fahey of the District of Columbia. The appoint-
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ment is for a term of 6 years, beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this joint resolution. 
Æ 
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IA 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 104 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal 
the sixteenth article of amendment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2013 
Mr. BRIDENSTINE (for himself, Mr. MASSIE, and Mr. DESANTIS) introduced 
the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), 
SECTION 1. The following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, 
which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part 
of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of 
three-fourths of the several States within seven years after 
the date of its submission for ratification: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘Effective 2 years after the ratification of this article 
of amendment, the sixteenth article of amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States is repealed, and the 
Congress shall have no power to lay and collect taxes on 
incomes, from whatever source derived, except in time of 
war declared by the Congress.’’. 
SEC. 2. Not later than 180 days after the ratification 
of the article of amendment in section 1, the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall submit a report to Congress con-
taining recommendations for any legislation that may be 
necessary to implement such article. 
Æ 
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