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H. Res. 522 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 31, 2012. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1173) to repeal the CLASS program. The first 
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate 
shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour, 
with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Ways and Means. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule for a 
period not to exceed three hours. It shall be in order to con-
sider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 
the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Com-
•HRES 522 EH 
merce now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against the committee amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 
order except those received for printing in the portion of the 
Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 
of rule XVIII in a daily issue dated January 31, 2012, or 
earlier and except pro forma amendments for the purpose of 
debate. Each amendment so received may be offered only by 
the Member who caused it to be printed or a designee and 
shall be considered as read if printed. 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 adopted. Any Member may demand a sepa-
rate 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 ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amend-
ments thereto to final passage without intervening motion ex-
cept one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
first business day of each month of the fiscal year. An
extra drawdown may be made once each fiscal year in an
amount not to exceed ten percent of the amounts appro-
priated for the fiscal year for the purposes of section
3(a)(3), and only for purposes caused by extreme or na-
tional emergencies deemed unforeseeable by the trustee.
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Trust funds to be used for the
construction of capital assets shall be released by the
trustee—
(1) to the Government of American Samoa,
only upon completion of identifiable portions of the
construction work if the work is performed by em-
ployees of the Government of American Samoa, or
(2) a bona fide contractor of the Government of
American Samoa pursuant to the terms of a con-
struction contract, on an invoice presented to the
Government of American Samoa and approved by an
appropriate official of the Government of American
Samoa.
(c) DEBT REDUCTION; MAINTENANCE REPAIR.—
Trust funds to be used for unbudgeted debt reduction or
maintenance and repair made available under sections
3(a)(2) and 3(a)(4) shall be released by the trustee on
submission by the Government of American Samoa of
proof of payment from non-Federal sources for either debt
reduction, maintenance, or repair, and proof acceptable to
the trustee of an obligation due and owing for the appro-
priate category.
SEC. 7. AUDITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with fiscal year 1996,
the Government of American Samoa must obtain, at its
own expense, a comprehensive financial audit meeting the
requirements of chapter 75 of title 31, United States
Code, and subtitle A of title 43, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, and upon which an independent auditor expresses
an opinion that the financial statements of the Govern-
ment of American Samoa present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Government of
American Samoa, and were prepared in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles. The audit shall
include the funds held in trust pursuant to this Act.
(b) SUBMISSION
OF AUDIT REPORT
TO UNITED
STATES.—Reports of audits required in this section shall
be transmitted by the Governor of American Samoa to the
chairmen and ranking members of the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the United States Senate, and the Committee
on Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the
United States House of Representatives within 180 days
•HRES 522 RH 
shall not exceed one hour, with 40 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and 20 min-
utes equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
Means. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule for a period not 
to exceed three hours. It shall be in order to consider as 
an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce now printed in the bill. The committee amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as 
read. All points of order against the committee amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amend-
ment to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall be in order except those received for printing 
in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for 
that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII in a daily issue 
dated January 31, 2012, or earlier and except pro forma 
amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment 
so received may be offered only by the Member who caused 
it to be printed or a designee and shall be considered as 
read if printed. At the conclusion of consideration of the 
bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
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•HRES 522 RH 
the bill to the House with such amendments as may have 
been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
in the House on any amendment adopted in the Com-
mittee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments 
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
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House Calendar No. 106 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 522 
[Report No. 112–375] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1173) 
to repeal the CLASS program. 
JANUARY 24, 2012 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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•HRES 525 IH 
Whereas school counselors have long emphasized the impor-
tance of personal and social development in contributing 
to academic success; 
Whereas school counselors help develop well-rounded students 
by guiding them through their academic, personal, social, 
and career development; 
Whereas school counselors play a vital role in ensuring that 
students are aware of financial aid and college opportuni-
ties; 
Whereas school counselors may encourage students to pursue 
challenging academic courses to prepare them for college 
majors and careers in the science, technology, engineer-
ing, and mathematics fields; 
Whereas school counselors provide support for students whose 
family members have been deployed to conflicts overseas; 
Whereas school counselors help students cope with serious 
and common challenges of growing up, including peer 
pressure, mental health issues, school violence, discipli-
nary problems, and problems in the home; 
Whereas school counselors are also instrumental in helping 
students, teachers, and parents cope with trauma and 
community and national tragedies; 
Whereas school counselors are among the few professionals in 
a school building that are trained in both education and 
mental health; 
Whereas, despite the important contributions of school coun-
selors to student success, counseling positions are not al-
ways protected when local budgets are cut, especially in 
tough economic times; 
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HR 5110 CDH
sum referred to in the preceding sen-
tence.
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this
paragraph—
‘‘(i) The term ‘applicable plan year’
means a plan year beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 1994, and before January 1, 2002.
‘‘(ii) The term ‘initial funded current
liability percentage’ means the funded cur-
rent liability percentage as of the first day
of the first plan year beginning after De-
cember 31, 1994.’’
(9) LIQUIDITY REQUIREMENT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(e) of such
Act is amended by redesignating paragraph (5)
as paragraph (6) and by inserting after para-
graph (4) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) LIQUIDITY REQUIREMENT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A plan to which this
paragraph applies shall be treated as failing to
pay the full amount of any required installment
to the extent that the value of the liquid assets
paid in such installment is less than the liquid-
ity shortfall (whether or not such liquidity
shortfall exceeds the amount of such install-
IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 525 
Expressing support for designation of the week of February 6 through 
February 10, 2012, as ‘‘National School Counseling Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2012 
Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of the week of February 
6 through February 10, 2012, as ‘‘National School Coun-
seling Week’’. 
Whereas the American School Counselor Association has de-
clared the week of February 6 through February 10, 
2012, as ‘‘National School Counseling Week’’; 
Whereas the House of Representatives has recognized the im-
portance of school counseling through the inclusion of el-
ementary and secondary school counseling programs in 
the last reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965; 
Whereas school counselors have long advocated that the edu-
cation system of the United States must provide equi-
table opportunities for all students; 
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and information available to county rural develop-
ment boards.
(i) REPORTS.—
(1) REGULAR
REPORTS.—Not less frequently
than annually, each county rural development board
that receives a grant made under this section shall
submit to the Secretary a report that documents the
continued involvement of the public in the activities
of the board, and includes such information as the
Secretary may require to determine whether the
projects proposed in the approved application of the
board are progressing as described in the application
toward the goals set forth in the application.
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Upon the completion of
the projects described in an approved application for
a grant under this section, the applicant shall sub-
mit to the Secretary a final report on the projects.
(j) AUDITS.—The Secretary shall require each entity
that receives a grant made under this section to perform
annual audits of the financial management system and in-
ternal controls of the entity.
(k) MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.—Each entity that
receives a grant made under this section shall maintain
records and accounts sufficient to enable a determination
as to whether the grant has been used in accordance with
•HRES 525 IH 
Whereas the average student-to-counselor ratio in America’s 
public schools, 459-to-1, is almost double the 250-to-1 
ratio recommended by the American School Counselor 
Association, the National Association for College Admis-
sion Counseling, and other organizations; 
Whereas the celebration of ‘‘National School Counseling 
Week’’ would increase awareness of the important and 
necessary role school counselors play in the lives of stu-
dents in the United States; and 
Whereas the week of February 6 through February 10, 2012, 
would be an appropriate week to designate as ‘‘National 
School Counseling Week’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Rep-
resentatives— 
(1) honors and recognizes the contributions of 
school counselors to the success of students in our 
Nation’s elementary and secondary schools; and 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe ‘‘National School Counseling Week’’ with 
appropriate ceremonies and activities that promote 
awareness of the crucial role school counselors play 
in preparing students for fulfilling lives as contrib-
uting members of society. 
Æ 
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•HRES 526 EH 
Whereas successive United States Administrations have sup-
ported Georgia’s aspirations to join the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO); 
Whereas it was declared by the Heads of State and Govern-
ment participating in the 2008 NATO Summit in Bucha-
rest, and reaffirmed in 2009 at the Summit in 
Strasbourg and Kehl and in 2010 at the Summit in Lis-
bon, that Georgia is a NATO aspirant country, and will 
become a member of NATO; 
Whereas the North Atlantic Council Foreign Ministers, meet-
ing on December 7, 2011, applauded the significant oper-
ational support provided to NATO by aspirant partners 
Georgia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 
Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina; 
Whereas the August 2008, military conflict between Russia 
and Georgia resulted in civilian and military causalities, 
the violation of Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial in-
tegrity, and increased the number of internally displaced 
persons there; 
Whereas large numbers of the Georgian population remain 
forcefully displaced from the Abkhazia and South Ossetia 
regions of Georgia as a result of the August 2008 mili-
tary conflict as well as the earlier conflicts in the 1990s; 
Whereas since 1993, the territorial integrity of Georgia has 
been reaffirmed by the international community in 36 
United Nations Security Council resolutions; 
Whereas the August 12, 2008, ceasefire agreement negotiated 
by the European Union Presidency and agreed to by the 
Presidents of Georgia and the Russian Federation, pro-
vides that all Russian troops shall be withdrawn to pre- 
conflict positions;
•HRES 526 EH 
Whereas the Russian Federation opposed consensus on the 
extension of the Organization for Security and Coopera-
tion in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Georgia, vetoed the 
extension of the United Nations Observer Mission in 
Georgia (UNOMIG) and blocked the work of the Euro-
pean Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in the occupied 
Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia; 
Whereas the United States supports Georgia’s independence, 
sovereignty, and territorial integrity within the inter-
nationally recognized borders of Georgia; 
Whereas Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stated in 
Tbilisi on July 5, 2010, that, ‘‘We continue to call for 
Russia to abide by the August 2008 ceasefire commit-
ment. . .including ending the occupation and with-
drawing Russian troops from South Ossetia and 
Abkhazia to their pre-conflict positions’’; 
Whereas the White House released a Fact Sheet on July 24, 
2010, calling for ‘‘Russia to end its occupation of the 
Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. . .’’ 
and for ‘‘a return of international observers to the two 
occupied regions of Georgia’’; 
Whereas Vice President Joseph Biden stated in Tbilisi in 
July 2009 that the United States ‘‘will not recognize 
Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states’’; 
Whereas Human Rights Watch concluded in its 2011 World 
Report that ‘‘Russia continued to exercise effective con-
trol over South Ossetia and Abkhazia, preventing inter-
national observers’ access and vetoing international mis-
sions working there’’; 
Whereas Human Rights Watch concluded in its 2011 World 
Report that ‘‘Russia continued to occupy Georgia’s
I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5087
To maintain funding and staffing for the Office of National Drug Control
Policy for fiscal year 1995.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 23, 1994
Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Government Operations
A BILL
To maintain funding and staffing for the Office of National
Drug Control Policy for fiscal year 1995.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MAINTAINING FUNDING AND PERSONNEL FOR
FISCAL YEAR 1995 FOR OFFICE OF NATIONAL
DRUG CONTROL POLICY.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
amount of funds and the number of personnel available
for the balance of fiscal year 1995 for activities of the
Office of National Drug Control Policy may not be re-
duced below the amount or number, respectively, available
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Æ
I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5088
To recognize and grant a Federal charter to the National Alliance for the
Mentally Ill.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 23, 1994
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. BRYANT) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To recognize and grant a Federal charter to the National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FEDERAL CHARTER.
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, a non-
profit corporation organized under the laws of the State
of Missouri (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘cor-
poration’’), is recognized as such and is granted a Federal
charter.
SEC. 2. OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF CORPORATION.
The objects and purposes of the corporation are those
provided in its articles of incorporation, bylaws, and policy
platform and shall include the following:
(1) Promoting a system of treatment and reha-
bilitation for chronically mentally ill veterans in VA
hospitals and in the community.
(2) Promoting increased emphasis on bio-
medical and services research for chronically men-
tally ill veterans.
(3) Conducting educational programs and ac-
tivities with the Department of Veterans Affairs to
facilitate increased knowledge about mental illness
and reducing stigma and misinformation about these
disorders.
(4) Developing community support groups with-
in the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Cen-
ters for chronically mentally ill veterans and their
families.
(5) Fostering expertise and resource allocation
in treatment and supportive services for chronically
mentally ill veterans who are homeless or in jeopardy
of becoming homeless.
(6) Improving the interface of the Department
of Veterans Affairs with other important govern-
IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 526 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect toward 
the establishment of a democratic and prosperous Republic of Georgia 
and the establishment of a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict 
with Georgia’s internationally recognized borders. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2012 
Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Ms. SCHWARTZ) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
respect toward the establishment of a democratic and 
prosperous Republic of Georgia and the establishment 
of a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict with 
Georgia’s internationally recognized borders. 
Whereas a democratic and stable Republic of Georgia is in 
the political, security, and economic interests of the 
United States; 
Whereas the security of the Black Sea and South Caucasus 
region is important for Euro-Atlantic security, transpor-
tation, and energy diversification to and from Central 
Asia; 
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mental and private entities serving chronically men-
tally ill veterans.
SEC. 3. NONDISCRIMINATION.
In establishing the conditions of membership in the
corporation and in determining the requirements for serv-
ing on the board of directors or as an officer of the cor-
poration, the corporation may not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, age, or na-
tional origin.
SEC. 4. RESTRICTIONS.
(a) LOANS.—The corporation may not make any loan
to any officer, director, or employee of the corporation.
(b) STOCK.—The corporation shall have no power to
issue any shares of stock or to declare or pay any divi-
dends.
(c) CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.—The corporation
shall not claim congressional approval or the authorization
of the Federal Government for any of its activities.
SEC. 5. AUDIT OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.
The first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to pro-
vide for audit of accounts of private corporations estab-
lished under Federal law’’, approved August 30, 1964 (36
U.S.C. 1101), is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (72) as para-
graph (71);
of the transaction is the furnishing of judg-
ment, skill, or services; or
(B) a manufacturer, seller, or biomaterials
supplier;
(3) ‘‘component part’’ means a manufactured
piece of an implant and includes a manufactured
piece that has significant nonimplant applications
and that by itself has no implant value or purpose,
but when combined with other component parts and
materials, constitutes an implant;
(4) ‘‘harm’’ means any injury to or damage suf-
fered by an individual, any illness, disease, or death
of that individual resulting from that injury or dam-
age, and any loss to that individual or any other in-
dividual resulting from that injury or damage; the
term does not include commercial loss or loss of or
damage to an implant itself;
(5) ‘‘implant’’ means a medical device that (A)
is placed into a surgically or naturally formed or ex-
isting cavity of the body or which contacts blood or
internal human tissue; and (B) which (i) is intended
by the manufacturer to remain in contact with the
body or internal tissue of the humans continuously
for a period of thirty days or more, or (ii) has label-
ing which does not contraindicate implantation or
contact for thirty days or more;
(6) ‘‘manufacturer’’ means any person who,
with respect to any particular implant—
(A) is engaged in the manufacture, prepa-
ration, propagation, compounding, or process-
ing, as defined in section 510(a)(1) of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
360(a)(1)), of an implant; and
(B) is required under section 510 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 360), and the regulations issued there-
under, to register with the Secretary of Health
and Human Services and to include the implant
on a list of devices filed with the Secretary pur-
suant to section 510(j) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(j)),
and the regulations issued thereunder;
(7) ‘‘medical device’’ means a medical device as
defined in section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(h));
(8) ‘‘qualified specialist’’ means a person who is
qualified by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or
education in the specialty areas that are the subject
of the action;