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•HRES 66 IH 
Whereas contributions from Dominican-Americans can be 
found in every facet of United States life, including base-
ball stars, such as Hall of Fame inductee Pedro Mar-
tinez, United States Secretary of Labor Thomas Edward 
Perez, and thousands of professionals, soldiers, doctors, 
lawyers, journalists, educators, and public servants; 
Whereas many of our hemisphere’s first institutions were es-
tablished on the shores of the Dominican Republic, in-
cluding the first cathedral and the oldest university; 
Whereas Dominicans are freedom loving people who first 
began their campaign for their independence in 1831 
under the leadership of Juan Pablo Duarte, who formed 
a secret political military organization named La 
Trinitaria (The Trinity) that led to a decisive uprising of 
a democratic government, resulting in the end of the Hai-
tian occupation and transforming the Dominican Repub-
lic into an independent, self-sufficient nation; 
Whereas after the long and hard fought campaign for free-
dom from Haiti, a ceremonial musket shot fired on Feb-
ruary 27, 1844, which marked the Dominican Republic’s 
first official Independence Day; 
Whereas it is appropriate that the United States reserve the 
period between January 21 to February 27 to celebrate 
and honor Dominican heritage; 
Whereas it would be befitting to celebrate Dominican heritage 
beginning on January 21, The Day of the Procession of 
Altagracia, the Dominican Republic’s most important re-
ligious celebration; 
Whereas it would also be befitting to end the period of Do-
minican heritage on February 27, the Dominican Repub-
lic’s Independence Day; 
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Whereas it would give us the opportunity to acknowledge and 
applaud the economic, cultural, and social contributions 
Dominican-Americans have made to the United States; 
and 
Whereas it would also give us an opportunity to consider the 
many Dominican achievements, on the island and in the 
United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of Dominican 
Heritage Month; 
(2) supports the establishment of a national 
month of Recognition for Dominican-Americans to 
honor the Dominican people and their contributions; 
and 
(3) urges the people of the United States to ob-
serve a national month of recognition for Domini-
can-Americans with appropriate ceremonies, pro-
grams, and activities. 
Æ 
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IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 670 
Expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2016, as a ‘‘National 
Day of Reason’’ and recognizing the importance of reason in the better-
ment of humanity. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2016 
Mr. HONDA (for himself and Ms. NORTON) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2016, 
as a ‘‘National Day of Reason’’ and recognizing the 
importance of reason in the betterment of humanity. 
Whereas the application of reason has proven to offer hope 
for human survival upon Earth, improving conditions 
within the universe, and cultivating intelligent, moral, 
and ethical interactions among people and their environ-
ments; 
Whereas those who wrote the Constitution of the United 
States, the basic document for governing the affairs of 
humankind within the United States, based it upon prin-
ciples delineated within the philosophies distinguishing 
the historical Age of Reason; 
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•HRES 670 IH 
Whereas most citizens of the United States purport to value 
reason and its application; 
Whereas it is the duty and responsibility of every citizen to 
promote the development and application of reason; and 
Whereas May 5, 2016, would be an appropriate date to des-
ignate as a ‘‘National Day of Reason’’: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Day 
of Reason’’; and 
(2) encourages all citizens, residents, and visi-
tors to join in observing this day and focusing upon 
the employment of reason, critical thought, the sci-
entific method, and free inquiry to the resolution of 
human problems and for the welfare of humankind. 
Æ 
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ment, and patient education and self-management,
asthma is a controllable disease.
(6) Public health interventions have been prov-
en effective in the treatment and management of
asthma. Population-based research supported by the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) has effectively
demonstrated the benefits of combining aggressive
medical treatment with patient education to improve
the management of asthma. The National Asthma
Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) helps
raise awareness that asthma is a serious chronic dis-
ease, and helps promote more effective management
of asthma through patient and professional edu-
cation.
(7) The alarming rise in prevalence, asthma-re-
lated deaths, and expenditures demonstrate that, de-
spite extensive knowledge on effective asthma man-
agement strategies, current federal policy and fund-
ing regarding the education, treatment, and manage-
ment of asthma is inadequate.
(8) Additional federal direction, funding, and
support is necessary to increase awareness of asth-
ma as a chronic illness, its symptoms, and the envi-
ronmental factors (indoor and outdoor) that affect
the disease, as well as to promote education pro-
which is evidenced by records maintained
by the Commissioner of Social Security; or
(ii) applied for any benefit under the
Immigration and Nationality Act by means
of an application establishing the alien’s
presence in the United States prior to Jan-
uary 1, 1987; or
(B) shall make such other demonstration
of physical presence as the Attorney General
may provide for by regulation.
(c) STAY OF REMOVAL; WORK AUTHORIZATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall
provide by regulation for an alien subject to a final
order of deportation or removal to seek a stay of
such order based on the filing of an application
under subsection (a).
(2) DURING CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.—Notwith-
standing any provision of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act, the Attorney General shall not order
any alien to be removed from the United States, if
the alien is in exclusion, deportation, or removal pro-
ceedings under any provision of such Act and has
applied for adjustment of status under subsection
(a), except where the Attorney General has rendered
a final administrative determination to deny the ap-
plication.
(3) WORK
AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney
General may authorize an alien who has applied for
adjustment of status under subsection (a) to engage
in employment in the United States during the
pendency of such application and may provide the
alien with an ‘‘employment authorized’’ endorsement
or other appropriate document signifying authoriza-
tion of employment, except that if such application
is pending for a period exceeding 180 days, and has
not been denied, the Attorney General shall author-
ize such employment.
(d) ADJUSTMENT
OF STATUS
FOR SPOUSES
AND
CHILDREN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The status of an alien shall
be adjusted by the Attorney General to that of an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if—
(A) the alien is a national of Bangladesh;
(B) the alien is the spouse, child, or un-
married son or daughter, of an alien whose sta-
tus is adjusted to that of an alien lawfully ad-
mitted for permanent residence under sub-
section (a), except that in the case of such an
unmarried son or daughter, the son or daughter
nent and serious risk to the health of individ-
uals enrolled with the organization under this
part in the area (or Area).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) apply to terminations for which notice is
provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5. CONTINUITY OF CARE IN CASE OF INVOLUNTARY
TERMINATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1852(d) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–22(d)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) CONTINUITY OF CARE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If—
‘‘(i) an individual’s enrollment with a
Medicare+Choice 
plan 
offered 
by 
a
Medicare+Choice organization under this
part is terminated by the organization
(other than for cause with respect to that
individual), and
‘‘(ii) on the effective date of such ter-
mination of enrollment the individual is in
a course of treatment for which coverage is
available under the plan and the individual
is not at that time covered under another
Medicare+Choice plan,
H. Res. 671 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 13, 2016. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3340) to 
place the Financial Stability Oversight Council and the Office 
of Financial Research under the regular appropriations proc-
ess, to provide for certain quarterly reporting and public no-
tice and comment requirements for the Office of Financial 
Research, and for other purposes. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services now printed in the bill shall be considered as 
adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 
are waived. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment 
thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except: 
(1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services; (2) the further amendment printed in part
•HRES 671 EH 
A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution, if offered by the Member designated in the report, 
which shall be in order without intervention of any point of 
order, shall be considered as read, shall be separately debat-
able for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not 
be subject to a demand for division of the question; and (3) 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3791) to raise 
the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank hold-
ing company policy statement, and for other purposes. All 
points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 
The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any 
amendment thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Financial Services; (2) the amendment printed 
in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution, if offered by the Member designated 
in the report, which shall be in order without intervention of 
any point of order, shall be considered as read, shall be sepa-
rately debatable for the time specified in the report equally
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divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the 
question; and (3) one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
•HRES 699 IH 
Whereas in 2013, Hispanics were 1.4 times more likely than 
non-Hispanic Whites to die of diabetes; 
Whereas Latino men are twice as likely to have either HIV 
infections or AIDS as compared to non-Hispanic White 
men; 
Whereas Latina women are 3 times more likely to have AIDS 
as compared to non-Hispanic White women; 
Whereas in 2014, although African-Americans represented 
only 13 percent of the United States population, they ac-
counted for 43 percent of HIV infections in that year; 
Whereas in 2010, African-American youth accounted for an 
estimated 57 percent of all new HIV infections among 
youth in the United States, followed by 20 percent of 
Latino youth; 
Whereas Asian American women are 18.2-percent more likely 
to be diagnosed with HIV than non-Hispanic White 
women; 
Whereas Native Hawaiians living in Hawaii are 5.7 times 
more likely to die of diabetes than non-Hispanic Whites 
living in Hawaii; 
Whereas in 2012, Asian Americans were 1.6 times more like-
ly than non-Hispanic Whites to contract Hepatitis A; 
Whereas among all ethnic groups in 2012, Asian Americans 
and Pacific Islanders had the highest incidence of Hepa-
titis A; 
Whereas Asian American women are 1.5 times more likely 
than non-Hispanic Whites to die from viral hepatitis; 
Whereas Asian Americans are 5.5 times more likely than 
non-Hispanic Whites to develop chronic Hepatitis B; 
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notwithstanding such termination the organiza-
tion shall continue to provide coverage for the
covered course of treatment for a period of 90
days after such effective date.
‘‘(B) PERMISSIBLE
TERMS
AND
CONDI-
TIONS.—The coverage provided under subpara-
graph (A) shall be under the same terms and
conditions (including applicable policies, proce-
dures, and quality assurance standards) as ex-
isted on the date before the effective date of the
termination.
‘‘(C) TERMINATE DEFINED.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘terminate’ includes the termi-
nation of a Medicare+Choice plan as a result
of the expiration or nonrenewal of a contract by
the organization under this part.
‘‘(D) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to require the cov-
erage of benefits which would not have been
covered on the effective date of the termination
involved.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to contracts entered into or re-
newed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Æ
H. Res. 672 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 13, 2016. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion 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. 2666) to prohibit the Federal Communications Com-
mission from regulating the rates charged for broadband 
Internet access service. 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 equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce. After general debate 
the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five- 
minute rule. 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 substitute recommended by 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the 
bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute
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shall be considered as read. All points of order against the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are 
waived. No amendment to the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed 
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the 
order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not 
be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de-
mand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 
amendments are waived. 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 separate 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 question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final
•HRES 672 EH 
passage without intervening motion except one motion to re-
commit with or without instructions. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES
For carrying out activities authorized by Public Law
107–279 and section 672 of the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act, $526,804,000: Provided, That, of the
amount appropriated, $195,518,000 shall be available for
obligation through September 30, 2006.
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Department of Education Organization Act, in-
cluding rental of conference rooms in the District of Co-
lumbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles,
$421,055,000.
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil
Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department
of Education Organization Act, $90,248,000.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector
General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department
of Education Organization Act, $47,790,000.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be
used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for
the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in
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charged for broadband Internet access service. 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 equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be con-
sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 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 substitute recommended by the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 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 nature of a substitute 
are waived. No amendment to the committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution. Each such amendment may be of-
fered only in the order printed in the report, may be of-
fered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 
be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec-
ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend-
ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
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of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 
waived. 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 separate 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 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 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 672 
[Report No. 114–490] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2666) 
to prohibit the Federal Communications Commis-
sion from regulating the rates charged for 
broadband Internet access service. 
APRIL 12, 2016 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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H. Res. 673 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 19, 2016. 
Whereas each year, Internal Revenue Service Publication 17, 
entitled ‘‘Your Federal Income Tax’’, provides individuals 
with general instructions on how to file their tax returns 
for the previous taxable year; 
Whereas in each year prior to 2015, free printed versions of 
Internal Revenue Service Publication 17 were made wide-
ly available to taxpayers at libraries, post offices, and 
taxpayer service offices, and even by mail at the request 
of a taxpayer; 
Whereas the Internal Revenue Service no longer disseminates 
a free printed version of Internal Revenue Service Publi-
cation 17 as it transitions to a fully electronic tax filing 
system, including an electronic system for providing in-
structions on filing tax returns; 
Whereas the Internal Revenue Service directs taxpayers to 
the Internet to download an electronic version of Internal 
Revenue Service Publication 17, even though the limited 
availability of a printed version of this publication bur-
dens individuals who do not have access to a computer 
or printer and individuals who struggle to navigate a 
computer;
Nations Security Council Resolution 687 (April 3,
1991) requiring Iraq, among other things, to dis-
close fully and permit the dismantlement of its
weapons of mass destruction programs and submit
to long-term monitoring and verification of such dis-
mantlement.
(6) In April 1993, Iraq orchestrated a failed
plot to assassinate former President George Bush
during his April 14–16, 1993, visit to Kuwait.
(7) In October 1994, Iraq moved 80,000 troops
to areas near the border with Kuwait, posing an im-
minent threat of a renewed invasion of or attack
against Kuwait.
(8) On August 31, 1996, Iraq suppressed many
of its opponents by helping one Kurdish faction cap-
ture Irbil, the seat of the Kurdish regional govern-
ment.
(9) Since March 1996, Iraq has systematically
sought to deny weapons inspectors from the United
Nations Special Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM) ac-
cess to key facilities and documents, has on several
occasions 
endangered 
the 
safe 
operation 
of
UNSCOM helicopters transporting UNSCOM per-
sonnel in Iraq, and has persisted in a pattern of de-