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IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 463 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2004 
Mr. FILNER submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp 
should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed 
in the line of duty. 
Whereas more than 16,500 law enforcement officers have lost 
their lives in the line of duty in American communities 
since 1794, when records first started to be kept; 
Whereas 145 law enforcement officers lost their lives in the 
line of duty in American communities in 2003; 
Whereas 870,000 law enforcement officers risk danger to 
their lives and safety each day to serve and protect Amer-
ican communities; 
Whereas America’s law enforcement officers set an example 
of strength, courage, and valor that all Americans can 
admire and learn from;
•HCON 463 IH 
Whereas following September 11, 2001, on which day 72 law 
enforcement officers were killed while responding to at-
tacks perpetrated against this Nation, law enforcement 
has taken on the additional responsibility of protecting 
our homeland and the American people from the threat 
of terrorism; and 
Whereas issuing a postage stamp to honor the sacrifices of 
America’s law enforcement officers is proper and fitting: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) a postage stamp should be issued to honor 
law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; 
and 
(2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee of 
the United States Postal Service should recommend 
to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be 
issued. 
Æ
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 464
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Honoring the 10 communities selected to receive
the 2004 All-America City Award.
H. Con. Res. 464
Agreed to November 18, 2004
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
Concurrent Resolution
Whereas the All-America City award is the oldest and most
respected community recognition program in the Nation;
Whereas for 55 years the National Civic League has encouraged
and recognized civic excellence by honoring communities of all
sizes where business, citizens, voluntary organizations, and
governments work together to address critical issues;
Whereas the All-America City Award recognizes exemplary grass-
roots community-oriented problem-solving, and is given to
communities that confront challenges and achieve results coopera-
tively; and
Whereas more than 4000 communities have competed and more
than 500 communities have been named All-America Cities: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That the Congress honors the cities of Concord, North Caro-
lina; Evansville, Indiana; Cottage Grove, Oregon; Spokane, Wash-
ington; Springfield, Ohio; Montevideo, Minnesota; Pembroke Pines,
Florida; Stockton, California; Philippi, West Virginia; and Hidalgo,
Texas, on receiving the National Civic League 2004 All-America
City Award.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 464 
Honoring the 10 communities selected to receive the 2004 All-America City 
Award. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2004 
Mr. HAYES (for himself, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. NETHERCUTT, 
Mr. HOBSON, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. 
DEUTSCH, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. MOLLOHAN, and Mr. HINOJOSA) submitted 
the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Honoring the 10 communities selected to receive the 2004 
All-America City Award. 
Whereas the All-America City award is the oldest and most 
respected community recognition program in the Nation; 
Whereas for 55 years the National Civic League has encour-
aged and recognized civic excellence by honoring commu-
nities of all sizes where business, citizens, voluntary orga-
nizations, and governments work together to address crit-
ical issues; 
Whereas the All-America City Award recognizes exemplary 
grassroots community-oriented problem-solving, and is 
given to communities that confront challenges and 
achieve results cooperatively; and
•HCON 464 IH 
Whereas more than 4000 communities have competed and 
more than 500 communities have been named All-Amer-
ica Cities: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress honors the cities of Con-
cord, North Carolina; Evansville, Indiana; Cottage Grove, 
Oregon; Spokane, Washington; Springfield, Ohio; Monte-
video, Minnesota; Pembroke Pines, Florida; Stockton, 
California; Philippi, West Virginia; and Hidalgo, Texas, 
on receiving the National Civic League 2004 All-America 
City Award. 
Æ
III 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 464 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 7, 2004 
Received 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Honoring the 10 communities selected to receive the 2004 
All-America City Award. 
Whereas the All-America City award is the oldest and most 
respected community recognition program in the Nation; 
Whereas for 55 years the National Civic League has encour-
aged and recognized civic excellence by honoring commu-
nities of all sizes where business, citizens, voluntary orga-
nizations, and governments work together to address crit-
ical issues;
HCON 464 RDS 
Whereas the All-America City Award recognizes exemplary 
grassroots community-oriented problem-solving, and is 
given to communities that confront challenges and 
achieve results cooperatively; and 
Whereas more than 4000 communities have competed and 
more than 500 communities have been named All-Amer-
ica Cities: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress honors the cities of Con-
cord, North Carolina; Evansville, Indiana; Cottage Grove, 
Oregon; Spokane, Washington; Springfield, Ohio; Monte-
video, Minnesota; Pembroke Pines, Florida; Stockton, 
California; Philippi, West Virginia; and Hidalgo, Texas, 
on receiving the National Civic League 2004 All-America 
City Award. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 6, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
•HCON 466 IH 
his rescue team were attacked with guns, knives, and 
other weapons and they sustained serious head and bod-
ily injuries before barely escaping their assailants and 
leaving behind the Nepalese children trapped in the Great 
Roman Circus; 
Whereas the local civil and police authorities in the Gonda 
District of Uttar Pradesh did nothing to prevent this 
brutal attack and there is mounting evidence of their 
complicity in it, in flagrant contradiction of the improv-
ing national efforts by the Government of India to re-
dress the problems and suffering associated with at least 
50,000,000 child laborers in India; 
Whereas the defenseless children that Kailash Satyarthi and 
his colleagues tried to rescue through nonviolent means 
are still being held captive by the owners and operators 
of the Great Roman Circus; and 
Whereas Kailash Satyarthi began an indefinite fast on June 
18, 2004, outside the halls of the provincial government 
of Uttar Pradesh to demand the immediate and uncondi-
tional release of all captive children in the Great Roman 
Circus, the arrest and prosecution of those responsible 
for holding the children against their will, and a thorough 
governmental investigation into the employment and con-
ditions of the children working in all of the circuses in 
India: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) urges the Government of India, the provin-
cial government in Uttar Pradesh, and the local gov-
ernment in the Gonda District to take immediate ac-
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 466 
Urging the Government of India to conduct a thorough and transparent 
investigation of the scope of abusive child labor in circuses throughout 
India and to pursue immediate and effective remedies to end such abuse, 
and to provide immediate and continuous police protection to secure 
the personal safety of Kailash Satyarthi, his family, and his colleagues 
in the South Asian Coalition Against Child Servitude. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2004 
Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. WOLF, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, and 
Mr. LANTOS) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Urging the Government of India to conduct a thorough and 
transparent investigation of the scope of abusive child 
labor in circuses throughout India and to pursue imme-
diate and effective remedies to end such abuse, and 
to provide immediate and continuous police protection 
to secure the personal safety of Kailash Satyarthi, his 
family, and his colleagues in the South Asian Coalition 
Against Child Servitude. 
Whereas Kailash Satyarthi, his family, and his colleagues in 
the South Asian Coalition Against Child Servitude 
(SACCS) have rescued tens of thousands of defenseless
•HCON 466 IH 
children from slavery and other manifestations of the 
worst forms of child labor around the world; 
Whereas Kailash Satyarthi is widely respected around the 
world for his extraordinary work as Chairperson of the 
Global March Against Child Labor, which prompted 
unanimous adoption by the International Labor Organi-
zation in 1999 of Convention 182 on the Elimination of 
the Worst Forms of Child Labor and its subsequent rati-
fication by 150 countries at a record-setting pace, includ-
ing its ratification by the United States in 1999; 
Whereas Kailash Satyarthi is one of the founders and leaders 
of the Global Campaign for Universal Access to Basic 
Education, the mission of which is to ensure that by 
2015 all children in the world receive a basic education; 
Whereas the courageous and innovative work of Kailash 
Satyarthi has secured the release of countless children on 
every continent from the scourge of abusive child labor 
during the past twenty years, has inspired both the pow-
erful and the powerless to fight anew against abusive 
child labor, and has empowered more children to reach 
their fullest human potential and realize more of their 
dreams; 
Whereas Kailash Satyarthi, his son, and his SACCS col-
leagues were brutally attacked on June 15, 2004, when 
they were leading a group of local activists and parents 
to rescue Nepalese children trafficked and trapped in 
bondage with the Great Roman Circus camping at 
Colonelganj town in the Gonda District of the Province 
of Uttar Pradesh in India; 
Whereas, according to eyewitness accounts and media reports 
on major news channels in India, Kailash Satyarthi and
HCON 467 RFS 
Whereas Article 2 of the Convention on the Prevention and 
Punishment of the Crime of Genocide declares that ‘‘in 
the present Convention, genocide means any of the fol-
lowing acts committed with the intent to destroy, in 
whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious 
group, as such: (a) killing members of the group; (b) 
causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the 
group; (c) deliberately inflicting on the group conditions 
of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction 
in whole or in part; (d) imposing measures intended to 
prevent births within the group; and (e) forcibly transfer-
ring children of the group to another group’’; 
Whereas Article 3 of the Convention on the Prevention and 
Punishment of the Crime of Genocide affirms that ‘‘[the] 
following acts shall be punishable: (a) genocide; (b) con-
spiracy to commit genocide; (c) direct and public incite-
ment to commit genocide; (d) attempt to committed geno-
cide; and (e) complicit in genocide’’; 
Whereas in Darfur, Sudan, an estimated 30,000 innocent ci-
vilians have been brutally murdered, more than 130,000 
people have been forced from their homes and have fled 
to neighboring Chad, and more than 1,000,000 people 
have been internally displaced; and 
Whereas in March 2004 the United Nations Resident Hu-
manitarian Coordinator stated: ‘‘[T]he war in Darfur 
started off in a small way last year but it has progres-
sively gotten worse. A predominant feature of this is that 
the brunt is being borne by civilians. This includes vul-
nerable women and children . . . The violence in Darfur 
appears to be particularly directed at a specific group 
based on their ethnic identity and appears to be 
systemized.’’: Now, therefore, be it
•HCON 467 EH
(10) urges the Administration to seriously con-
sider multilateral or even unilateral intervention to
stop genocide in Darfur, Sudan, should the United
Nations Security Council fail to act;
(11) calls on the Administration to impose tar-
geted sanctions, including visa bans and the freezing
of assets of the Sudanese National Congress and af-
filiated business and individuals directly responsible
for the atrocities in Darfur, Sudan; and
(12) calls on the United States Agency for
International Development to establish a Darfur Re-
settlement, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Fund
so that those individuals driven off their land may
return and begin to rebuild their communities.
Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
HCON 469 RFS 
Whereas it is reported that suicide bomber Ibrahim Hussein 
Berro, a Lebanese citizen, carried out the attack on 
AMIA; 
Whereas it has been reported that contact was made by the 
Iranian embassy in Buenos Aires to Ibrahim Hussein 
Berro, who lived in a mosque in Canuelas, Argentina, in 
the days before the AMIA bombing; 
Whereas Argentine officials have acknowledged that there 
was negligence in the initial phases of the investigation 
into the 1994 bombing, including the destruction or dis-
appearance of material evidence; 
Whereas the first major criminal trial regarding the bombing 
did not begin until September 2001, and those who are 
currently on trial are former policemen and civilians who 
are accused of playing roles only in the procurement and 
delivery of the vehicle which was used in the bombing at-
tack; 
Whereas the judge who had presided since 2001 over the in-
vestigation and trial related to the AMIA bombing was 
removed in December 2003 due to charges that he bribed 
a key witness in the AMIA case; 
Whereas the new trial judge, Rodolfo Canicoba Corral, deals 
with many other important cases and has few supporting 
staff; 
Whereas on March 17, 1992, terrorists bombed the Embassy 
of Israel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 29 people 
and injuring over 200, and the perpetrators of the attack 
also remain at large; 
Whereas the inability to extradite suspected Islamic militants 
and Iranian officials has debilitated the efforts of the Ar-
•HCON 469 EH
(5) calls upon the international community to
cooperate fully with the investigation, including by
making information, witnesses, and suspects avail-
able for review and questioning by the appropriate
Argentine authorities;
(6) encourages the President to direct United
States law enforcement agencies to provide support
and cooperation to the Government of Argentina, if
requested, for the purposes of deepening and ex-
panding the investigation into this bombing and sus-
pected activities in support of terrorism in the Tri-
Border area where the borders of Argentina, Para-
guay, and Brazil meet;
(7) encourages the President to direct the
United States Representative to the Organization of
American States (OAS) to—
(A) seek support from OAS member coun-
tries for the creation of a special task force of
the Inter-American Committee Against Ter-
rorism to assist, as requested by the Govern-
ment of Argentina, in the investigation of all
aspects of the 1994 AMIA terrorist attack; and
(B) urge OAS member countries to des-
ignate Hizballah as a terrorist organization if
they have not already done so;
•HCON 469 EH
(8) stresses the need for international pressure
on Iran and Syria to extradite for trial individuals
and government officials who are accused of plan-
ning or perpetrating the AMIA attack, and to imme-
diately, unconditionally, and permanently cease any
and all assistance to terrorists; and
(9) desires a lasting, warm relationship between
the United States and Argentina which is built, in
part, on mutual abhorrence of terrorism and com-
mitments to peace, stability, and democracy in the
Western Hemisphere.
Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 470 
Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising during World 
War II. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 8, 2004 
Mr. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. HYDE, and Mr. FOLEY) submitted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising 
during World War II. 
Whereas August 1, 2004, marks the 60th anniversary of the 
Warsaw Uprising, when against seemingly insurmount-
able odds and extreme hardships, Polish citizens revolted 
against the Nazi occupiers in Warsaw, Poland, in one of 
the most heroic battles during World War II; 
Whereas the Warsaw Uprising was a part of a nationwide re-
sistance against the Nazi occupation, was started by the 
underground Home Army, and lasted 63 days; 
Whereas the Polish resistance, many of them teenagers, while 
heavily outnumbered and armed with mostly homemade 
weapons, fought bravely against the German soldiers and 
lost approximately 250,000 civilians and troops;
•HCON 470 IH 
Whereas, to punish Poland for the uprising, the Nazis sys-
tematically razed 70 percent of Warsaw, including monu-
ments, cultural treasures, and historical buildings; 
Whereas the heroism and spirit of the Polish resistance are 
an inspiration to all peoples in their pursuit of liberty 
and democracy and are evident today in Polish contribu-
tions to the global war against terrorism and the more 
than 2,300 Polish troops currently deployed in Operation 
Iraqi Freedom; and 
Whereas the heroic undertaking of the Polish underground 
represents one of the most important contributions to the 
Allied war effort during World War II and remains ven-
erated in the Polish consciousness, even for the genera-
tions born after it ended: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress recognizes the 60th anniver-
sary of the Warsaw Uprising during World War II which 
will forever serve as a symbol of heroism in the face of 
great adversity and the pursuit of freedom. 
Æ
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 473
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas, across the Nation and around the world, people of
all ages and walks of life collectively witnessed an event
of immense tragedy on September 11, 2001;
Whereas the events of that day instantly transformed many
lives, some through personal loss, and many others
through an unfamiliar sense of individual and national
vulnerability;
•HCON 473 EH
Whereas an unprecedented, historic bonding of Americans
arose from the collective shock, unifying the Nation in a
sustained outpouring of national spirit, pride, selfless-
ness, generosity, courage, and service;
Whereas, on that day and the immediate days that followed,
many brave people heroically, tirelessly, and courageously
participated in an extraordinarily difficult and dangerous
rescue and recovery effort, in many cases voluntarily put-
ting their own well being at risk;
Whereas September 11 will never and should never be just
another day in the hearts and minds of all Americans;
Whereas the creation of memorials and monuments honoring
the lives lost on September 11, as well as the efforts of
those who participated in rescue, recovery, and voluntary
service efforts, are necessary, proper, and fitting, but
alone cannot fully capture the Nation’s desire to pay trib-
ute in a meaningful way;
Whereas it is fitting and essential to establish a lasting,
meaningful, and positive legacy of service for future gen-
erations as a tribute to those heroes of September 11;
Whereas many citizens wish to memorialize September 11 by
engaging in personal and individual acts of community
service or other giving activities as part of a national day
of recognition and tribute; and
Whereas to lose this opportunity to bring people together for
such an important endeavor would be a tragedy unto
itself: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), —
•HCON 473 EH
(1) it is the sense of Congress that it is appro-
priate to annually observe Patriot Day, September
11, with voluntary acts of service and compassion in
honor of the lives lost on that day and in the spirit
of selflessness and unity demonstrated by those who
participated in the rescue, recovery, and voluntary
service activities that day; and
(2) Congress urges the President to issue a
proclamation calling upon the people of the United
States to annually observe Patriot Day, September
11, with appropriate and personal expressions of vol-
untary service, charity, and compassion toward oth-
ers.
Passed the House of Representatives September 22,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Con. Res. 473
Agreed to October 10, 2004
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
Concurrent Resolution
Whereas, across the Nation and around the world, people of all
ages and walks of life collectively witnessed an event of immense
tragedy on September 11, 2001;
Whereas the events of that day instantly transformed many lives,
some through personal loss, and many others through an unfa-
miliar sense of individual and national vulnerability;
Whereas an unprecedented, historic bonding of Americans arose
from the collective shock, unifying the Nation in a sustained
outpouring of national spirit, pride, selflessness, generosity, cour-
age, and service;
Whereas, on that day and the immediate days that followed, many
brave people heroically, tirelessly, and courageously participated
in an extraordinarily difficult and dangerous rescue and recovery
effort, in many cases voluntarily putting their own well being
at risk;
Whereas September 11 will never and should never be just another
day in the hearts and minds of all Americans;
Whereas the creation of memorials and monuments honoring the
lives lost on September 11, as well as the efforts of those who
participated in rescue, recovery, and voluntary service efforts,
are necessary, proper, and fitting, but alone cannot fully capture
the Nation’s desire to pay tribute in a meaningful way;
Whereas it is fitting and essential to establish a lasting, meaningful,
and positive legacy of service for future generations as a tribute
to those heroes of September 11;
Whereas many citizens wish to memorialize September 11 by
engaging in personal and individual acts of community service
or other giving activities as part of a national day of recognition
and tribute; and
Whereas to lose this opportunity to bring people together for such
an important endeavor would be a tragedy unto itself: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That—
(1) it is the sense of Congress that it is appropriate to
annually observe Patriot Day, September 11, with voluntary
acts of service and compassion in honor of the lives lost on
that day and in the spirit of selflessness and unity dem-
onstrated by those who participated in the rescue, recovery,
and voluntary service activities that day; and
H. Con. Res. 473—2
(2) Congress urges the President to issue a proclamation
calling upon the people of the United States to annually observe
Patriot Day, September 11, with appropriate and personal
expressions of voluntary service, charity, and compassion
toward others.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.