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(c) In view of the special relationship of the United 
States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands described 
in subsection (b) of this section, if termination occurs pur-
suant to section 441 following the twentieth anniversary 
of the effective date of this Compact, as amended, the Re-
public of the Marshall Islands shall be entitled to receive 
proceeds from the Trust Fund described in section 216 
of this Compact, as amended, in the manner described in 
those provisions and the Trust Fund Agreement. 
Section 452
(a) Should termination occur pursuant to section 442 
prior to the twentieth anniversary of the effective date of 
this Compact, as amended, the following provisions of this 
amended Compact shall remain in full force and effect 
until the twentieth anniversary of the effective date of this 
Compact, as amended, and thereafter as mutually agreed: 
(1) Article VI and sections 172, 173, 176 and 
177 of Title One; 
(2) Article One and sections 232 and 234 of 
Title Two; 
(3) Title Three; and 
(4) Articles II, III, V and VI of Title Four. 
(b) Should termination occur pursuant to section 442 
before the twentieth anniversary of the effective date of 
this Compact, as amended:
H. Res. 252
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
October 5, 2001.
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. 2883) to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2002 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of
the United States Government, the Community Management
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability System, and for other purposes. The first reading
of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against
consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 3(c)
of rule XIII are waived. General debate shall be confined to
the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. After gen-
eral 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-
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minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended by the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in
the nature of a substitute shall be considered by title rather
than by section. Each title shall be considered as read. Points
of order against the committee amendment in the nature of
a substitute for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI
are waived. No amendment to the committee amendment in
the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those print-
ed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for
that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma
amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment so
printed may be offered only by the Member who caused it to
be printed or his designee and shall be considered as read.
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 pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
•HRES 252 EH
tion except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Res. 253
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
October 7, 2002.
Whereas the Slovak Republic came into existence in 1993
after a peaceful division of Czechoslovakia;
Whereas Slovakia has consistently conducted peaceful trans-
fers of political power;
Whereas Slovakia has demonstrated the maturity of its de-
mocracy in democratic, free and fair elections of Sep-
tember 2002 with high voter turnout;
Whereas Slovakia has shown a consistent record of progress
in the areas of human rights, civil society, and a free
market economy;
Whereas Slovakia’s past government (1998-2002), which in-
cluded three ethnic Hungarians, including a Deputy
Prime Minister, demonstrated its commitment to im-
proved relations with national minorities;
Whereas Slovakia reconfirmed its ability to address issues of
the past, including the recent decision of its Government
to compensate the Holocaust victims;
Whereas Slovakia has continually worked to retain civilian
control of its military through active participation with
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces, and
the members of the North Atlantic community have co-
•HRES 253 EH
operated closely with the military of Slovakia in its re-
form;
Whereas Slovakia has demonstrated its ability to operate with
the military forces of NATO members within activities of
the Partnership for Peace program and participated in
missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo;
Whereas Slovakia sent its troops to Afghanistan in support
of the war against terrorism and Operation Enduring
Freedom;
Whereas Slovakia, geographically located in a strategically
significant position, contributed within the framework of
Visegrad Four together with its neighbors, the Czech Re-
public, Hungary, and Poland—all members of NATO
since 1999—to regional security and stability; and
Whereas NATO will consider at its 2002 summit meeting in
Prague extension of invitations to new democracies of
Central and Eastern Europe to join the Alliance: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Represent-
atives that—
(1) the Slovak Republic should be commended for
progressing toward political and economic liberty and for
its efforts to meet the guidelines for prospective North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members set out
in Chapter 5 of the September 1995 Study on NATO
Enlargement;
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(2) Slovakia would make significant contributions to
furthering the goals of the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization;
(3) extension of the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation to include Slovakia would significantly contribute
to security and peace of Europe and the region as a
whole; and
(4) Slovakia should be invited to be a full member
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance at the
NATO 2002 summit in Prague.
Attest:
Clerk.
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Emergency Response and Rescue Workers: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that—
(1) a National Day of Appreciation for Emer-
gency Response and Rescue Workers should be es-
tablished; and
(2) the President should issue a proclamation
calling on the people of the United States to observe
such a day with appropriate programs and activities.
Æ
H. Res. 254
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
October 9, 2001.
Whereas each year, approximately 1,000,000 pregnancies in
the United States end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or the
death of a newborn baby;
Whereas it is a great tragedy to lose the life of a child;
Whereas babies sometimes live within or outside their moth-
ers’ wombs for only a short period of time;
Whereas even the shortest lives are still valuable, and the
grief of those who mourn the loss of these lives should
not be trivialized;
Whereas more than 35 States have designated October 15,
2001, as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day;
Whereas the observance of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Re-
membrance Day can give validation to those who have
lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or other com-
plications;
Whereas Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day will
provide the people of the United States with an oppor-
tunity to increase their understanding of the great trag-
edy involved in the deaths of unborn and newborn babies;
and
•HRES 254 EH
Whereas Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day will
enable the people of the United States to consider how,
as individuals and communities, they can meet the needs
of bereaved mothers, fathers, and family members and
work to prevent the causes of these deaths: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports
the goals of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 254
Supporting the goals of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 4, 2001
Mr. ARMEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
RESOLUTION
Supporting the goals of Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Remembrance Day.
Whereas each year, approximately 1,000,000 pregnancies in
the United States end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or the
death of a newborn baby;
Whereas it is a great tragedy to lose the life of a child;
Whereas babies sometimes live within or outside their moth-
ers’ wombs for only a short period of time;
Whereas even the shortest lives are still valuable, and the
grief of those who mourn the loss of these lives should
not be trivialized;
Whereas more than 35 States have designated October 15,
2001, as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day;
•HRES 254 IH
Whereas the observance of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Re-
membrance Day can give validation to those who have
lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or other com-
plications;
Whereas Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day will
provide the people of the United States with an oppor-
tunity to increase their understanding of the great trag-
edy involved in the deaths of unborn and newborn babies;
and
Whereas Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day will
enable the people of the United States to consider how,
as individuals and communities, they can meet the needs
of bereaved mothers, fathers, and family members and
work to prevent the causes of these deaths: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports
the goals of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance
Day.
Æ
H. Res. 256
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
October 10, 2001.
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it
shall be in order without intervention of any point of order
to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1992) to amend the
Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the opportunities
for higher education via telecommunications. The bill shall be
considered as read for amendment. The amendment rec-
ommended by the Committee on Education and the Work-
force now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto to
final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour
of debate on the bill, as amended, equally divided and con-
trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Education and the Workforce; (2) the further
amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules
accompanying this resolution, if offered by Representative
Mink of Hawaii or her designee, which shall be in order with-
out intervention of any point of order, shall be considered as
•HRES 256 EH
read, and shall be separately debatable for one hour equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent;
and (3) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
House Calendar No. 81
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 256
[Report No. 107–232]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1992) to amend the Higher
Education Act of 1965 to expand the opportunities for higher education
via telecommunications.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 9, 2001
Mr. LINDER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1992) to amend
the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the oppor-
tunities for higher education via telecommunications.
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution
it shall be in order without intervention of any point of
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1992) to
amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the
opportunities for higher education via telecommunications.
The bill shall be considered as read for amendment. The
amendment recommended by the Committee on Education
HRES 256 RH
and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be consid-
ered as adopted. The previous question shall be considered
as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further
amendment thereto to final passage without intervening
motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill, as
amended, equally divided and controlled by the chairman
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce; (2) the further amendment
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution, if offered by Representative Mink
of Hawaii or her designee, which shall be in order without
intervention of any point of order, shall be considered as
read, and shall be separately debatable for one hour equal-
ly divided and controlled by the proponent and an oppo-
nent; and (3) one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions.
House Calendar No. 81
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 256
[Report No. 107–232]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1992)
to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to
expand the opportunities for higher education via
telecommunications.
OCTOBER 9, 2001
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 257
Designating majority membership on certain standing committees of the
House.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 10, 2001
Mr. FOLEY submitted the following resolution; which was considered and
agreed to
RESOLUTION
Designating majority membership on certain standing
committees of the House.
Resolved, That the following Member be and is hereby
elected to the following standing committee of the House
of Representatives:
STANDARDS
OF
OFFICIAL
CONDUCT: 
Mr.
LaTourette.
Æ
IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 259
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the establish-
ment of a National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and
Rescue Workers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 10, 2001
Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr.
KING, Mr. WALSH, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr.
THUNE, Mr. FRANK, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. HEFLEY, Ms. WATSON of Cali-
fornia, Mr. FROST, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr.
PASCRELL, and Mr. BONIOR) submitted the following resolution; which
was referred to the Committee on Government Reform
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regard-
ing the establishment of a National Day of Appreciation
for Emergency Response and Rescue Workers.
Whereas firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emer-
gency services personnel perform vital public services;
Whereas firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emer-
gency services personnel are ready to provide life saving
care to people in need 24 hours a day and 7 days a week;
Whereas more than 1,940,000 men and women serve as fire-
fighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency services
personnel in the United States;
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Whereas firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emer-
gency 
services 
personnel 
respond 
to 
more 
than
16,000,000 emergency calls each year, without reserva-
tion and with little regard for their personal safety;
Whereas firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emer-
gency services personnel are the first to respond to an
emergency, whether the emergency involves a fire, med-
ical emergency, spill of hazardous materials, natural dis-
aster, act of terrorism, or transportation accident;
Whereas firefighting, law enforcement, and emergency serv-
ices are among the most dangerous professions in the
United States;
Whereas approximately 100 firefighters and emergency serv-
ices personnel die in the line of duty each year;
Whereas 78 emergency response and rescue workers lost their
lives while responding to the terrorist attacks against the
United States that occurred on September 11, 2001;
Whereas an additional 343 firefighters, 63 law enforcement
officers, and 2 emergency services personnel are still
missing in the aftermath of such attacks;
Whereas the people of the United States benefit each day
from the knowledge, skills, and service of firefighters, law
enforcement officers, and emergency services personnel;
Whereas a National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Re-
sponse and Rescue Workers would provide the people of
the United States with an opportunity to express their
appreciation and gratitude to firefighters, law enforce-
ment officers, and emergency services personnel for their
vital service; and
Whereas September 11 of each year would be an appropriate
day to establish as a National Day of Appreciation for
•HRES 260 IH
to designate September 11 as United We Stand Remem-
brance Day.
Æ
H. Res. 261
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
April 30, 2002.
Whereas the First Congress passed the Residence Act author-
izing the establishment of a Federal Capital as the seat
of Government of the new Republic;
Whereas President George Washington, acting under the au-
thority of the Residence Act, selected the present site of
the District of Columbia as the new Federal Capital and
seat of government;
Whereas President Washington, aided by then Secretary of
State Thomas Jefferson, took personal charge of the
plans for the development of the new seat of government;
Whereas President Washington decided that the public build-
ings of the new capital city should be faced in stone so
that these buildings would equal or exceed in beauty the
buildings of the established capitals of Europe and pro-
mote permanence and majesty on the Potomac;
Whereas President Washington, a boyhood resident of Staf-
ford County, Virginia, recommended that the freestone
quarries on Aquia Creek in Stafford County be purchased
by the Commissioners of Public Buildings as stone quar-
ries for the public buildings of the District of Columbia,
a recommendation acted on by Pierre L’Enfant, the plan-
ner of the new capital city;
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Whereas the new quarries, later named Government Island,
became the major source of building stone for the Cap-
itol, the White House, and numerous other public build-
ings in the District of Columbia;
Whereas there exists substantial evidence of 18th and 19th
century stone cutting and quarrying techniques on Gov-
ernment Island, and this physical evidence sheds light on
a valuable and informative chapter in the development of
the United States Capital; and
Whereas the Board of Supervisors and residents of Stafford
County, Virginia, have undertaken action to preserve
Government Island for posterity and to make it available
for the education and enlightenment of the public: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) recognizes the national historical significance of
the Aquia sandstone quarries of Government Island in
Stafford County, Virginia, for their substantial contribu-
tion to the construction of the new Capital of the United
States under the direction of President George Wash-
ington; and
(2) commends the Board of Supervisors and resi-
dents of Stafford County, Virginia, for their efforts to
•HRES 261 EH
preserve Government Island and to make it available for
visitation by the public.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 261
Recognizing the historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of
Government Island in Stafford County, Virginia, for their contributions
to the construction of the Capital of the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 11, 2001
Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia (for herself, Mr. GOODE, Mr. WOLF, Mr.
SCHROCK, Mr. FORBES, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. SCOTT, Mr.
MORAN of Virginia, Mr. CANTOR, and Mr. GOODLATTE) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
RESOLUTION
Recognizing the historical significance of the Aquia sandstone
quarries of Government Island in Stafford County, Vir-
ginia, for their contributions to the construction of the
Capital of the United States.
Whereas the First Congress passed the Residence Act author-
izing the establishment of a Federal Capital as the seat
of Government of the new Republic;
Whereas President George Washington, acting under the au-
thority of the Residence Act, selected the present site of
the District of Columbia as the new Federal Capital and
seat of government;
•HRES 261 IH
Whereas President Washington, aided by then Secretary of
State Thomas Jefferson, took personal charge of the
plans for the development of the new seat of government;
Whereas President Washington decided that the public build-
ings of the new capital city should be faced in stone so
that these buildings would equal or exceed in beauty the
buildings of the established capitals of Europe and pro-
mote permanence and majesty on the Potomac;
Whereas President Washington, a boyhood resident of Staf-
ford County, Virginia, recommended that the freestone
quarries on Aquia Creek in Stafford County be purchased
by the Commissioners of Public Buildings as stone quar-
ries for the public buildings of the District of Columbia,
a recommendation acted on by Pierre L’Enfant, the plan-
ner of the new capital city;
Whereas the new quarries, later named Government Island,
became the major source of building stone for the Cap-
itol, the White House, and numerous other public build-
ings in the District of Columbia;
Whereas there exists substantial evidence of 18th and 19th
century stone cutting and quarrying techniques on Gov-
ernment Island, and this physical evidence sheds light on
a valuable and informative chapter in the development of
the United States Capital; and
Whereas the Board of Supervisors and residents of Stafford
County, Virginia, have undertaken action to preserve
Government Island for posterity and to make it available
for the education and enlightenment of the public: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
•HRES 261 IH
(1) recognizes the national historical signifi-
cance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of Govern-
ment Island in Stafford County, Virginia, for their
substantial contribution to the construction of the
new Capital of the United States under the direction
of President George Washington; and
(2) commends the Board of Supervisors and
residents of Stafford County, Virginia, for their ef-
forts to preserve Government Island and to make it
available for visitation by the public.
Æ