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ment for employment in the coastwise trade only for
the purpose of carrying passengers for hire for each
of the vessels listed in paragraph (2).
(2) VESSEL
DESCRIPTIONS.—The vessels re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) are the following:
(A) NINA (United States Coast Guard
vessel identification number CG034346).
(B) PINTA (United States Coast Guard
vessel identification number CG034345).
(C) NAO SANTA MARIA (United States
Coast 
Guard 
vessel 
identification 
number
CG034344).
(e) DOCUMENTATION OF VESSEL COLUMBUS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 27
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C.
883), sections 12102 and 12106 of title 46, United
States Code, and the endorsement limitation in sec-
tion 5501(a)(2)(B) of Public Law 102–587, and
subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Transpor-
tation may issue a certificate of documentation with
appropriate endorsement for employment in the
coastwise trade for the vessel COLUMBUS (United
States official number 590658).
(2) LIMITATION.—Coastwise trade referred to
in paragraph (1) may not include the transportation
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lowing the adjournment of the second session sine die as
authorized by law or by the House.
SEC. 6. The chairman and ranking minority member
of each standing committee and subcommittee may extend
their remarks in the Congressional Record and include a
summary of the work of their committee or subcommittee.
House Calendar No. 278
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 594
[Report No. 105–818]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of certain resolutions in
preparation for the adjournment of the second
session sine die.
OCTOBER 13, 1998
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 593
Permitting payments to be made by the House of Representatives to
reimburse Members, officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 10, 1998
Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. OBERSTAR) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Oversight
RESOLUTION
Permitting payments to be made by the House of Represent-
atives to reimburse Members, officers, and employees
for qualified adoption expenses.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF QUALIFIED ADOPTION EXPENSES
OF MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or any rule or regulation, payment may be
made from the applicable accounts of the House of Rep-
resentatives to reimburse any Member, officer, or em-
ployee of the House for qualified adoption expenses, if au-
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thorized by the employing authority of the Member, offi-
cer, or employee.
(b) LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The amount
that may be paid under this section with respect to any
child adopted by a Member, officer, or employee may not
exceed $2,000.
(c) QUALIFIED ADOPTION EXPENSES DEFINED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In this resolution, the term
‘‘qualified adoption expenses’’ means reasonable and
necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees,
and other expenses—
(A) which are directly related to, and the
principal purpose of which is for, the legal
adoption of an eligible child by the Member, of-
ficer, or employee involved;
(B) which are not incurred in violation of
State or Federal law or in carrying out any sur-
rogate parenting arrangement;
(C) which are not expenses in connection
with the adoption by an individual of a child
who is the child of the individual’s spouse; and
(D) which are not otherwise reimbursed.
(2) ELIGIBLE
CHILD.—The term ‘‘eligible
child’’ means any individual who—
(A) has not attained age 18; or
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(B) is physically or mentally incapable of
caring for himself.
SEC. 2. REGULATIONS.
The Committee on House Oversight shall issue such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out this resolu-
tion.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This resolution shall apply with respect to the One
Hundred Sixth Congress and each succeeding Congress.
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H. Res. 594
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
October 20, 1998.
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it
shall be in order to consider in the House a joint resolution
appointing the day for the convening of the first session of
the One Hundred Sixth Congress. The joint resolution shall
be considered as read for amendment. The previous question
shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final
passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of
debate equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader
and the Minority Leader or their designees; and (2) one mo-
tion to commit.
SEC. 2. A resolution providing that any organizational
caucus or conference in the House of Representatives for the
One Hundred Sixth Congress may begin on or after Novem-
ber 13, 1998, is hereby adopted.
SEC. 3. A resolution providing for the printing of a re-
vised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Rep-
resentatives for the One Hundred Sixth Congress as a House
document, and for the printing and binding of three thousand
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additional copies for the use of the House, of which nine hun-
dred copies shall be bound in leather with thumb index and
delivered as may be directed by the Parliamentarian of the
House, is hereby adopted.
SEC. 4. A resolution providing that a committee of two
Members of the House be appointed to wait upon the Presi-
dent of the United States and inform him that the House of
Representatives has completed its business of the session and
is ready to adjourn, unless the President has some other com-
munication to make to them, is hereby adopted.
SEC. 5. The Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Mi-
nority Leader may accept resignations and make appoint-
ments to commissions, boards, and committees following the
adjournment of the second session sine die as authorized by
law or by the House.
SEC. 6. The chairman and ranking minority member of
each standing committee and subcommittee may extend their
remarks in the Congressional Record and include a summary
of the work of their committee or subcommittee.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
House Calendar No. 278
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 594
[Report No. 105–818]
Providing for consideration of certain resolutions in preparation for the
adjournment of the second session sine die.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 13, 1998
Mr. SOLOMON, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of certain resolutions in prepara-
tion for the adjournment of the second session sine die.
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution
it shall be in order to consider in the House a joint resolu-
tion appointing the day for the convening of the first ses-
sion of the One Hundred Sixth Congress. The joint resolu-
tion shall be considered as read for amendment. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the joint
resolution to final passage without intervening motion ex-
cept: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled
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by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their
designees; and (2) one motion to commit.
SEC. 2. A resolution providing that any organiza-
tional caucus or conference in the House of Representa-
tives for the One Hundred Sixth Congress may begin on
or after November 18, 1998, is hereby adopted.
SEC. 3. A resolution providing for the printing of a
revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of
Representatives for the One Hundred Sixth Congress as
a House document, and for the printing and binding of
three thousand additional copies for the use of the House,
of which nine hundred copies shall be bound in leather
with thumb index and delivered as may be directed by the
Parliamentarian of the House, is hereby adopted.
SEC. 4. A resolution providing that a committee of
two Members of the House be appointed to wait upon the
President of the United States and inform him that the
House of Representatives has completed its business of the
session and is ready to adjourn, unless the President has
some other communication to make to them, is hereby
adopted.
SEC. 5. The Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the
Minority Leader may accept resignations and make ap-
pointments to commissions, boards, and committees fol-
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 595
Concerning the need to improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
factory in Tijuana, Mexico.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 13, 1998
Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr.
DELAHUNT, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts,
Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. STARK, Mr. FILNER, and Mr. BROWN of Ohio)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on International Relations
RESOLUTION
Concerning the need to improve working conditions at the
Han Young truck factory in Tijuana, Mexico.
Whereas the United States has a moral obligation to ensure
that its trading partners respect the basic democratic
rights of their workers;
Whereas workers at the Han Young truck factory in Tijuana,
Mexico, have reported deplorable working conditions, and
Mexican safety inspectors have confirmed substantial
health and safety violations;
Whereas, in April 1997, workers at the Han Young factory
began to organize a union;
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Whereas workers who pursued union activities in the factory
suffered reprisals for their organizing efforts, including
threats, shift changes, harassment, and dismissals;
Whereas workers at the Han Young factory voted more than
once to be represented by an independent union and went
on strike on May 22, 1998, because the Han Young com-
pany refused to bargain with the union;
Whereas the United States National Administrative Office
(NAO) in the Department of Labor conducted a two-part
review of the conditions at the Han Young factory pursu-
ant to its obligations under the North American Agree-
ment on Labor Cooperation;
Whereas the NAO found that Mexico’s constitution and fed-
eral laws protect workers’ freedom to organize and join
unions of their choice, and found that the placement of
obstacles to this freedom by local Conciliation and Arbi-
tration Boards is not consistent with Mexico’s obligations
under article 3 of the North American Agreement on
Labor Cooperation;
Whereas the NAO found that the reports of the workers and
safety inspectors are consistent and credible in describing
a workplace polluted with toxic airborne contaminants,
operating with unsafe machinery, strewn with electrical
cables running through puddles of water, and exhibiting
numerous other violations of minimum health and safety
standards;
Whereas the NAO has been unable to ascertain whether fines
against Han Young were imposed or collected in accord-
ance with Mexican law; and
Whereas the NAO has recommended that the Secretary of
Labor consult with Mexico’s Secretary of Labor and So-
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cial Welfare to address these issues: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) urges the Mexican government to do every-
thing in its power to ensure that the rights of the
Han Young workers are respected; and
(2) urges the President to pursue ministerial
and diplomatic consultations with the Mexican gov-
ernment in order to resolve the situation at the Han
Young truck factory in Tijuana, Mexico.
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H. Res. 597
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
October 15, 1998.
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Represent-
atives that—
(1) Mr. Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old student at
the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming, was
physically beaten and tortured, tied to a wooden fence
and left for dead;
(2) Mr. Matthew Shepard died as a result of his in-
juries on October 12, 1998, in a Colorado hospital sur-
rounded by his loving family and friends; and
(3) the House—
(A) condemns the actions which occurred in
Laramie, Wyoming, as unacceptable and out-
rageous;
(B) urges each Member of Congress and every
citizen of the United States, in his or her own way,
through his or her church, synagogue, mosque,
workplace, or social organization, to join in de-
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nouncing and encouraging others to denounce this
outrageous murder of another human being;
(C) pledges to join in efforts to bring an end
to such crimes, and to encourage all Americans to
dedicate themselves to ending violence in the United
States; and
(D) pledges to do everything in its power to
fight the sort of prejudice and intolerance that leads
to the murder of innocent people.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 597
Expressing the sense of the House with respect to the brutal killing of
Mr. Matthew Shepard.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 14, 1998
Mrs. CUBIN (for herself and Ms. DEGETTE) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House with respect to the brutal
killing of Mr. Matthew Shepard.
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House that—
(1) Mr. Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old stu-
dent at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wy-
oming, was physically beaten and tortured, tied to a
wooden fence and left for dead;
(2) Mr. Matthew Shepard died as a result of his
injuries on October 12, 1998, in a Colorado hospital
surrounded by his loving family and friends; and
(3) the House—
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(A) condemns the actions which occurred
in Laramie, Wyoming, as unacceptable and out-
rageous;
(B) urges each Member of Congress and
every citizen of the United States, in his or her
own way, through his or her church, synagogue,
mosque, workplace, or social organization, to
join in denouncing and encouraging others to
denounce this outrageous murder of another
human being;
(C) pledges to join in efforts to bring an
end to such crimes, and to encourage all Ameri-
cans to dedicate themselves to ending violence
in the United States; and
(D) pledges to do everything in its power
to fight the sort of prejudice and intolerance
that leads to the murder of innocent people.
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H. Res. 598
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
October 15, 1998.
Whereas the current financial crises in Asia, Russia, and
other regions have involved massive depreciation in the
currencies of several key steel-producing and steel con-
suming countries, along with a collapse in the domestic
demand for steel in these countries;
Whereas the crises have generated and will continue to gen-
erate surges in United States imports of steel, both from
the countries whose currencies have depreciated in the
crisis and from steel producing countries that are no
longer able to export steel to the countries in economic
crisis;
Whereas United States imports of finished steel mill products
from Asian steel producing countries—the People’s Re-
public of China, Japan, South Korea, India, Taiwan, In-
donesia, Thailand, and Malaysia—have increased by 79
percent in the first 5 months of 1998 compared to the
same period in 1997;
Whereas year-to-date imports of steel from Russia now ex-
ceed the record import levels of 1997, and steel imports
from Russia and Ukraine now approach 2,500,000 net
tons;
of) that meet the needs of the individual tribal
communities;
(G) to provide for a measurable parallel re-
duction in the Federal bureaucracy as pro-
grams, services, functions, and activities (or
portions thereof) are assumed by Indian tribes;
(H) to encourage the Secretary to identify
all programs, services, functions, and activities
(or portions thereof) of the Department of
Health and Human Services that may be man-
aged by an Indian tribe under this Act and to
assist Indian tribes in assuming responsibility
for such programs, services, functions, and ac-
tivities (or portions thereof); and
(I) to provide Indian tribes with the ear-
liest opportunity to administer programs, serv-
ices, functions, and activities (or portions there-
of) from throughout the Department of Health
and Human Services.
SEC. 4. TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE.
The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following new titles:
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Whereas foreign government trade restrictions and private re-
straints of trade distort international trade and invest-
ment patterns and result in burdens on United States
commerce, including absorption of a disproportionate
share of diverted steel trade;
Whereas the European Union, for example, despite also being
a major economy, in 1997 imported only one-tenth as
much finished steel products from Asian steel producing
countries as the United States did and has restricted im-
ports of steel from the Commonwealth of Independent
States, including Russia;
Whereas the United States is simultaneously facing a sub-
stantial increase in steel imports from countries within
the Commonwealth of Independent States, including Rus-
sia, caused in part by the closure of Asian markets;
Whereas the United States, through the International Mone-
tary Fund, generously participates in a bailout of the cri-
sis countries on terms that do not deter and in fact en-
courage them to export their way out of the crisis; and
Whereas there is a well-recognized need for improvements in
the enforcement of United States trade laws to provide
an effective response to such situations: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That—
(1) in accordance with rule IX, clause 1, of the
Rules of the House of Representatives, it is the sense of
the House of Representatives that its integrity has been
impugned by the failure of the executive branch to expe-
ditiously enforce title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 in
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response to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions; and
(2) the House of Representatives calls upon the
President—
(A) to immediately review, for the 10-day pe-
riod beginning on the date of the adoption of this
resolution, the entry into the customs territory of
the United States of all steel products that are the
product or manufacture of Australia, China, South
Africa, Ukraine, Indonesia, India, Japan, Russia,
South Korea, or Brazil;
(B) if, after the 10-day period described in
subparagraph (A), the President finds that the Gov-
ernments of Australia, China, South Africa,
Ukraine, Indonesia, India, Japan, Russia, South
Korea, or Brazil are not abiding by the spirit and
letter of international trade agreements with respect
to imports of steel products into the United States,
to immediately impose a 1-year ban on the imports
of all steel products that are the product or manu-
facture of Australia, China, South Africa, Ukraine,
Indonesia, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, or
Brazil;
(C) to establish a task force within the execu-
tive branch to closely monitor imports of steel prod-
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ucts into the United States from other countries to
determine whether or not international trade agree-
ments are being violated; and
(D) not later than January 5, 1999, to report
to Congress on any other actions the President has
taken, or intends to take, to ensure that all trading
partners of the United States abide by the spirit
and letter of international trade agreements with
respect to imports of steel products into the United
States.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 59
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Intelligence in
the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 1997
Mr. GOSS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
RESOLUTION
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on
Intelligence in the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. AMOUNTS FOR COMMITTEE EXPENSES.
For the expenses of the Committee on Intelligence
(hereinafter in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘Commit-
tee’’), including the expenses of all staff salaries, there
shall be paid, out of the applicable accounts of the House
of Representatives for committee salaries and expenses,
not more than $4,939,526.00 for the One Hundred Fifth
Congress.
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SEC. 2. SESSION LIMITATIONS.
Of the amount specified in section 1—
(1) not more than $2,420,040.00 shall be avail-
able for expenses incurred during the period begin-
ning at noon on January 3, 1997, and ending imme-
diately before noon on January 3, 1998; and
(2) not more than $2,519,486.00 shall be avail-
able for expenses incurred during the period begin-
ning at noon on January 3, 1998, and ending imme-
diately before noon on January 3, 1999.
SEC. 3. VOUCHERS.
Payments under this resolution shall be made on
vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the
Chairman of the Committee, and approved in the manner
directed by the Committee on House Oversight.
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS.
Amounts made available under this resolution shall
be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by
the Committee on House Oversight.
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IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 600
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide that certain
extraordinary bills reported by the Committee on Government Reform
and Oversight to eliminate waste and provide reform of the executive
branch are privileged.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 14, 1998
Mr. ROYCE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to
provide that certain extraordinary bills reported by the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight to
eliminate waste and provide reform of the executive
branch are privileged.
Resolved, That clause 4(a) of rule XI of the Rules
of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting
after ‘‘rule XXXVI;’’ the following: ‘‘the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight——on any bill that
eliminates waste and reforms departments, agencies, and
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instrumentalities of the executive branch and that carries
a designation that such bill is extraordinary;’’.
Æ
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 601
Returning to the Senate the bill S. 361.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 15, 1998
Mr. CRANE submitted the following resolution; which was considered and
agreed to
RESOLUTION
Returning to the Senate the bill S. 361.
Resolved, That the bill of the Senate (S. 361) entitled
the ‘‘Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1998’’, in
the opinion of this House, contravenes the first clause of
the seventh section of the first article of the Constitution
of the United States and is an infringement of the privi-
leges of this House and that such bill be respectfully re-
turned to the Senate with a message communicating this
resolution.
Æ
H. Res. 601
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
October 15, 1998.
Resolved, That the bill of the Senate (S. 361) entitled
the ‘‘Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1998’’, in the
opinion of this House, contravenes the first clause of the sev-
enth section of the first article of the Constitution of the
United States and is an infringement of the privileges of this
House and that such bill be respectfully returned to the Sen-
ate with a message communicating this resolution.
Attest:
Clerk.
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2) of this subsection and subsection (e)(2) of
this section, the Administrator may not issue a cer-
tificate under this chapter to any person—
‘‘(A) convicted of a violation of a law of the
United States or of a State relating to the instal-
lation, production, repair, or sale of a counterfeit
or falsely-represented aviation part or material;
or
‘‘(B) subject to a controlling or ownership
interest of an individual convicted of such a vio-
lation.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph
(1), the Administrator may issue a certificate under
this chapter to a person described in paragraph (1)
if issuance of the certificate will facilitate law enforce-
ment efforts.
‘‘(b) REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
sections (f) and (g) of this section, the Administrator
shall issue an order revoking a certificate issued
under this chapter if the Administrator finds that the
holder of the certificate, or an individual who has a
controlling or ownership interest in the holder—