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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 637 
Censuring Vice President Richard B. Cheney for failing to respond to requests 
for information concerning allegations that he and others in the Adminis-
tration misled Congress and the American people regarding the decision 
to go to war in Iraq, misstated and manipulated intelligence information 
regarding the justification for the war, countenanced torture and cruel, 
inhuman, and degrading treatment of persons in Iraq, and permitted 
inappropriate retaliation against critics of the Administration and for 
failing to adequately account for specific misstatements he made regard-
ing the war. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2005 
Mr. CONYERS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Censuring Vice President Richard B. Cheney for failing to 
respond to requests for information concerning allega-
tions that he and others in the Administration misled 
Congress and the American people regarding the decision 
to go to war in Iraq, misstated and manipulated intel-
ligence information regarding the justification for the 
war, countenanced torture and cruel, inhuman, and de-
grading treatment of persons in Iraq, and permitted 
inappropriate retaliation against critics of the Adminis-
tration and for failing to adequately account for specific 
misstatements he made regarding the war.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 270 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 303) to amend title 10, United 
States Code, to permit certain additional retired members of the Armed 
Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability 
compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their dis-
ability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service 
or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to eliminate the phase- 
in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2005 
Mr. MARSHALL submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 303) to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to permit certain additional 
retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service- 
connected disability to receive both disability compensa-
tion from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their 
disability and either retired pay by reason of their years 
of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensa-
tion and to eliminate the phase-in period under current 
law with respect to such concurrent receipt. 
Resolved, That immediately after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to clause 2(b) of
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rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 303) to amend title 10, United 
States Code, to permit certain additional retired members 
of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected dis-
ability to receive both disability compensation from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and ei-
ther retired pay by reason of their years of military service 
or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to eliminate 
the phase-in period under current law with respect to such 
concurrent receipt. The first reading of the bill shall be 
dispensed with. All points of order against the bill and 
against its consideration are waived (except those arising 
under clause 7 of rule XVI). General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the five-minute rule. The bill 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. The previous question shall be con-
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sidered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except one mo-
tion to recommit with or without instructions. 
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vocational rehabilitation, assistive technology, or 
related fields in the model program carried out 
under the grant. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An institution of higher edu-
cation (or consortium) receiving a grant under this section 
shall use the grant funds to establish a model comprehensive 
transition and postsecondary program for students with in-
tellectual disabilities that— 
‘‘(1) serves students with intellectual disabilities, 
including students with intellectual disabilities who 
are no longer eligible for special education and re-
lated services under the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act; 
‘‘(2) provides individual supports and services 
for the academic and social inclusion of students with 
intellectual disabilities in academic courses, extra-
curricular activities, and other aspects of the institu-
tion of higher education’s regular postsecondary pro-
gram; 
‘‘(3) with respect to the students with intellectual 
disabilities participating in the model program, pro-
vides a focus on— 
‘‘(A) academic enrichment; 
‘‘(B) socialization;
H. Res. 1078
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
November 15, 2006.
Whereas the St. Louis Cardinals won the 102nd World Series 
on October 27, 2006; 
Whereas this is the 10th World Series title won by the St. 
Louis Cardinals; 
Whereas Manager Tony La Russa is one of only 2 managers 
in the history of baseball to win the World Series in both 
the National League and the American League; 
Whereas the manager and coaching staff have done a re-
markable job guiding this team to victory; 
Whereas General Manager Walt Jocketty and owner Fred 
Hanser have assembled and led a great organization; 
Whereas all 25 players on the playoff squad contributed to 
the victory, including World Series Most Valuable Player 
David Eckstein, Gold Glove winners Albert Pujols and 
Scott Rolen, as well as Chris Carpenter, Randy Flores, 
Josh Hancock, Tyler Johnson, Josh Kinney, Braden 
Looper, Anthony Reyes, Jeff Suppan, Brad Thompson, 
Adam Wainwright, Jeff Weaver, Gary Bennett, Yadier 
Molina, Ronnie Belliard, Aaron Miles, Chris Duncan, Jim 
Edmonds, Juan Encarnacion, John Rodriguez, Scott 
Spiezio, So Taguchi, and Preston Wilson;
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Whereas the sole goal of all 25 players on the playoff squad 
was winning the World Series, rather than chasing indi-
vidual glory; 
Whereas these players have been awarded a variety of honors, 
including the Most Valuable Player Award, the Cy Young 
Award, the Gold Glove Award, the Silver Slugger Award, 
the Rookie of the Year Award, and the opportunity to ap-
pear in All-Star games; 
Whereas the St. Louis Cardinals have a history of great play-
ers, including Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Ozzie Smith, Curt 
Flood, Willie McGee, and Stan Musial; 
Whereas St. Louis has a wonderful baseball tradition because 
Cardinals fans have faithfully supported their team; and 
Whereas the San Diego Padres, the New York Mets, and the 
Detroit Tigers proved worthy and honorable opponents 
during the post-season: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) congratulates the St. Louis Cardinals on win-
ning the 2006 World Series; and 
(2) commends the players, coaches, management, 
and all other personnel of the St. Louis Cardinals, as 
well as the fans, on this great victory. 
Attest:
Clerk.
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 271
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 808) to amend title 10, United 
States Code, to repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under 
the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs as dependency and indemnity compensation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2005
Mr. EDWARDS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 808) to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to repeal the offset from 
surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor 
Benefit Plan for amounts paid by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs as dependency and indemnity compensa-
tion.
Resolved, That immediately after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker shall, 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 808) to amend title 10, United 
States Code, to repeal the offset from surviving spouse an-
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nuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for 
amounts paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as de-
pendency and indemnity compensation. The first reading 
of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
against the bill and against its consideration are waived 
(except those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI). 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 Committee on Armed 
Services. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill 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 Com-
mittee of the Whole to the bill. 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.
Æ
•HRES 637 IH 
Whereas Vice President Richard B. Cheney has failed to re-
spond to requests for information concerning allegations 
that he and others in the Administration misled Congress 
and the American people regarding the decision to go to 
war in Iraq (including failing to respond to a letter from 
several Members of Congress, dated November 3, 2005, 
requesting that he explain his involvement in the disclo-
sure of the identity of Valerie Plame Wilson as a covert 
Central Intelligence Agency operative), misstated and 
manipulated intelligence information regarding the jus-
tification for the war, countenanced torture and cruel, in-
human, and degrading treatment of persons in Iraq, and 
permitted inappropriate retaliation against critics of the 
Administration; and 
Whereas Vice President Richard B. Cheney has failed to ac-
count for or explain misstatements he made in prepara-
tion for the United States military invasion of Iraq, in-
cluding— 
(1) his December 9, 2001, statement that the report 
that Mohammed Atta had met with the Iraq intelligence 
authorities in Prague in April 2001 had ‘‘been pretty well 
confirmed’’, notwithstanding the fact that the Vice Presi-
dent repeatedly learned that the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation and the Central Intelligence Agency both con-
cluded that the meeting did not take place and the Vice 
President did not then withdraw his statement; 
(2) his August 26, 2002, statement the United 
States had learned that Iraq had resumed efforts to ac-
quire nuclear weapons ‘‘from first hand testimony from 
defectors, including Saddam’s own son-in-law’’, notwith-
standing the fact that Saddam’s son-in-law had been 
killed in 1996 and United States officials had been
•HRES 637 IH 
briefed to the effect that the individual had not provided 
such first-hand testimony; and 
(3) his September 8, 2002, statement that we know 
‘‘with absolute certainty, that [Saddam Hussein] is using 
his procurement system to acquire the equipment he 
needs in order to enrich uranium to build a nuclear weap-
on’’, notwithstanding the fact that the Department of 
Defense, the Department of Energy, and the Department 
of State, as well as other credible intelligence sources, 
had contradicted his statement: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives does 
hereby censure Vice President Richard B. Cheney for— 
(1) failing to respond to requests for informa-
tion concerning allegations that he and others in the 
Administration of President George W. Bush misled 
Congress and the American people regarding the de-
cision to go to war in Iraq, misstated and manipu-
lated intelligence information regarding the justifica-
tion for the war, countenanced torture and cruel, in-
human, and degrading treatment of persons in Iraq, 
and permitted inappropriate retaliation against crit-
ics of the Administration; and 
(2) failing to adequately account for specific 
misstatements the Vice President made regarding 
the war. 
Æ
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 272 
Recognizing the historic steps India and Pakistan have taken toward achieving 
bilateral peace. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2005 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. LAN-
TOS, Ms. BERKLEY, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. SHIMKUS, 
Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Ms. 
LEE, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. WYNN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 
MEEKS of New York, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. STU-
PAK, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. RAN-
GEL, Mr. SERRANO, and Mr. PAYNE) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the historic steps India and Pakistan have taken 
toward achieving bilateral peace. 
Whereas the Republic of India achieved its independence 
from the British Empire on August 15, 1947, is home to 
some of the most ancient civilizations, and has given 
birth to four major world religions; 
Whereas on August 14, 1947, the Islamic Republic of Paki-
stan was created and is home to many of the significant 
sites of the 4,500-year old Indus Valley Civilization;
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Whereas in April 2003 former Indian Prime Minister Atal 
Behari Vajpayee offered the ‘‘hand of friendship’’ to 
Pakistan in a landmark address made in the State of 
Jammu and Kashmir; 
Whereas in February 2004 India and Pakistan began their 
first formal talks in nearly three years, the talks held in 
Islamabad, Pakistan, paved the way for full peace talks; 
Whereas in June 2004 India and Pakistan reaffirmed their 
unilateral moratorium on nuclear weapons tests and set 
up a hotline to alert each other to potential nuclear risks; 
Whereas 
in 
September 
2004 
Indian 
Prime 
Minister 
Manmohan Singh and Pakistan’s President Pervez 
Musharraf met for talks in New York on the occasion of 
the United Nations General Assembly and at the conclu-
sion of these talks they issued a joint statement in which 
they agreed that on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir 
‘‘possible options for a peaceful, negotiated settlement of 
the issue should be explored’’; 
Whereas in April 2005 India and Pakistan launched a land-
mark bus service across the Line of Control in Jammu 
and Kashmir, the ‘‘peace bus’’ allowing families divided 
by the Line of Control to be reunited for the first time 
in nearly 60 years; 
Whereas on April 18, 2005, India and Pakistan concluded a 
historic three day summit in India in which Prime Min-
ister Singh and President Musharraf held meaningful 
talks on all issues, including the issue of Jammu and 
Kashmir, and came to a series of agreements to boost 
trade and cross-border travel; 
Whereas ‘‘in this spirit the two leaders addressed the issue 
of Jammu and Kashmir and agreed to continue these dis-
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 638 
Congratulating Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, and Bono for being named time 
Magazine’s 2005 Person of the Year. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2005 
Ms. WATERS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, and Bono for 
being named time Magazine’s 2005 Person of the Year. 
Whereas Bill Gates was born in Seattle, Washington; 
Whereas, in 1977, he co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen; 
Whereas, by the late 1990s, Bill Gates had become one of the 
world’s most successful computer engineers and entre-
preneurs while in the process becoming one of the 
wealthiest men in the world; 
Whereas Melinda French was born and raised in Dallas, 
Texas; 
Whereas Melinda French earned Bachelor Degrees in Com-
puter Science and Economics from Duke University in 
1986 and an MBA from Duke in 1987;
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1079 
Recognizing and celebrating the commitment of the Student Conservation 
Association to the United States national parks and public lands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2006 
Mr. KIND submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing and celebrating the commitment of the Student 
Conservation Association to the United States national 
parks and public lands. 
Whereas Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam founded the Stu-
dent Conservation Association in 1957 to provide oppor-
tunities for young people to learn about environmental 
conservation and put their knowledge to work by volun-
teering in national parks; 
Whereas the Student Conservation Association has helped to 
protect vital habitats, threatened wildlife, and other at- 
risk resources in the United States parks, forests, and 
urban green spaces; 
Whereas since its inception, the Student Conservation Asso-
ciation has grown to become the largest conservation 
service program in the United States, placing volunteers 
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in all 50 States and internationally in Canada, Mexico, 
Brazil, Germany, and Latvia; 
Whereas the Student Conservation Association has nearly 
50,000 alumni, many of whom have dedicated their pro-
fessional careers to environmental stewardship and pres-
ervation; 
Whereas in 2005, volunteers of the Student Conservation As-
sociation performed more than 1,600,000 hours of serv-
ice; 
Whereas the Student Conservation Association has been rec-
ognized for its achievements in conservation and youth 
development by the White House, the National Park 
Service, the United States Forest Service, the Wilderness 
Society, the National Wildlife Federation, the National 
Fire Plan Council, and the Garden Club of America; and 
Whereas the people of the United States owe a debt of grati-
tude to the Student Conservation Association, whose out-
standing work to preserve and protect the United States 
natural treasures helps ensure that they will be available 
to enrich future generations of the people of the United 
States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) applauds the Student Conservation Associa-
tion for its decades of dedicated service to con-
serving the United States national parks and public 
lands; and 
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(2) expresses its best wishes to the Student 
Conservation Association for its continued success 
and growth. 
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cussions in a sincere and purposeful and forward looking 
manner for a final settlement’’ and ‘‘they were satisfied 
with the discussions and expressed their determination to 
work together to carry forward the process and to bring 
the benefit of peace to their people’’ as stated by the 
joint statement signed by Prime Minister Singh and 
President Musharraf; 
Whereas both leaders ‘‘condemned attempts to disrupt the 
Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service and welcomed its suc-
cessful operationalisation’’ and ‘‘pledged that they would 
not allow terrorism to impede the peace process’’; 
Whereas both leaders ‘‘decided to increase the frequency of 
the bus service and also decided that trucks would be al-
lowed to use this route to promote trade’’ and ‘‘also 
agreed to operationalise additional routes including that 
between Poonch and Rawalakot’’ and ‘‘look forward to 
early start of the bus service between Amritsar and La-
hore and to religious places such as Nankana Sahib’’ and 
‘‘agreed to re-establish the Khokhrapar-Munnabao route 
by 1st January 2006’’; and 
Whereas at the conclusion of the most recent talks Prime 
Minister Singh and President Musharraf declared in their 
joint statement that they were ‘‘conscious of the historic 
opportunity created by the improved environment in rela-
tions and the overwhelming desire of the peoples of the 
two countries for durable peace and recognizing their re-
sponsibility to continue to move forward towards that ob-
jective, the two leaders had substantive talks on all 
issues’’ and ‘‘they determined that the peace process was 
now irreversible’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This resolution may be cited as the ‘‘India-Pakistan 
Peace Resolution’’. 
SEC. 2. RECOGNIZING INDIA AND PAKISTAN. 
The House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates India and Pakistan on taking 
monumental steps toward achieving a comprehensive 
peace agreement; 
(2) applauds Prime Minister Singh and Presi-
dent Musharraf for their leadership in bringing their 
two nations together; and 
(3) calls upon both India and Pakistan to con-
tinue down this path of peace so that their children 
may realize a harmonious future. 
Æ
•HRES 638 IH 
Whereas, on January 1, 1994, Bill Gates and Melinda 
French were married; 
Whereas, in 2000, Bill and Melinda Gates founded the Bill 
and Melinda Gates Foundation to improve global health 
and education; 
Whereas Bono was born Paul Hewson on May 10, 1960, in 
Dublin, Ireland; 
Whereas Larry Mullen Jr., Dave Evans, Adam Clayton, and 
Bono formed the band U2 in October 1976; 
Whereas U2 has won 17 Grammy Awards and was inducted 
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005; 
Whereas Bono has been a social activist throughout his ca-
reer and has performed numerous times (ro raise money 
for various causes), including Band Aid, Live Aid in 
1985, Amnesty International Conspiracy of Hope in 
1986, Net Aid in 1999, and Live 8 concerts in 2005 to 
raise awareness of poverty and HIV/AIDS crisis in poor 
countries; 
Whereas Bono was an active supporter of the Jubilee 2000 
effort to cancel third world debts; 
Whereas Time Magazine has been naming a ‘‘Person of the 
Year’’ since 1927 to honor ‘‘the leaders, the adventurers, 
and the statesmen whose presence reached far beyond 
any single year, and whose impact we still feel today’’; 
Whereas Time Magazine has named Bill and Melinda Gates 
and Bono its 2005 ‘‘Persons of the Year’’, for their activ-
ism and charitable work to reduce global poverty and im-
prove world health; 
Whereas Time Magazine honored Bill and Melinda Gates for 
building the world’s largest charity, The Bill and Melinda