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H. Res. 594
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 4, 2004.
Whereas on March 27, 2004, the Kennesaw State University
Owls defeated the University of Southern Indiana
Screaming Eagles in Bakersfield, California, to win the
2004 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball National
Championship;
Whereas 2004 marks the Kennesaw State University Owls’
first NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball National Cham-
pionship;
Whereas the Kennesaw State University Owls won their final
26 consecutive games and achieved a 35–4 season record
in the 2003–2004 season;
Whereas 
the 
Kennesaw 
State 
University 
Owls 
were
undefeated in the Peach Belt Conference in the 2003–
2004 season, and they became the first team from the
Peach Belt Conference to win the Division II National
Championship;
Whereas the Kennesaw State University Owls were led to vic-
tory by Head Coach Tony Ingle, Assistant Coaches Jeff
Jones and Stace Tedford, Graduate Assistant Greg
Matta, Bench Coach Ron Smith, Student Assistant Tony
Ingle, Jr., and Head Athletic Trainer Karen Pfeifer;
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Whereas the Kennesaw State University Owls’ team of out-
standing players, including Will Davis, Darrell Fisher,
Terrence Hill, Israel Ingle, Georgy Joseph, Kenan
Knight, Rey Luque, Kevin McDonald, Reggie McKoy,
Taylor Patternson, Tobias Seldon, Cardale Talley, Justin
Thompson, and Tommy Thompson contributed extraor-
dinary performances both throughout the regular season
and during the postseason in the Peach Belt Conference
Tournament and the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball
Tournament;
Whereas the Kennesaw State University Owls’ senior guard
Terrence Hill, who CBS named the game’s Most Valu-
able Player, was critical to the team’s championship,
scoring a game-high 26 points and making 8 of 16 field
goal attempts, including 4 of 7 attempts at 3-point shots;
Whereas Kennesaw State University, located in Kennesaw,
Georgia, is headed by President Betty L. Siegel and has
an enrollment of 15,600 students; and
Whereas the Kennesaw State University Owls men’s basket-
ball team has brought great pride to Kennesaw State
University, the city of Kennesaw, and the State of Geor-
gia: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) congratulates the Kennesaw State University
Owls for winning the 2004 NCAA Division II Men’s
Basketball National Championship;
(2) recognizes the contributions of the Kennesaw
State University Owls’ players, coaches, staff, faculty,
families, and supporters in winning the 2004 NCAA Di-
vision II Men’s Basketball National Championship;
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(3) commends the city of Kennesaw, Georgia, for its
enthusiastic support of the Kennesaw State University
Owls; and
(4) hopes that the high academic and athletic
standards set by the Kennesaw State University Owls
will continue to inspire fans and young players around
the world by producing student athletes of a high cal-
iber.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 594 
Congratulating the Kennesaw State University Owls for winning the 2004 
NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 1, 2004 
Mr. ISAKSON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the Kennesaw State University Owls for win-
ning the 2004 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Na-
tional Championship, and for other purposes. 
Whereas on March 27, 2004, the Kennesaw State University 
Owls defeated the University of Southern Indiana 
Screaming Eagles in Bakersfield, California, to win the 
2004 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball National 
Championship; 
Whereas 2004 marks the Kennesaw State University Owls’ 
first NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball National Cham-
pionship; 
Whereas the Kennesaw State University Owls won their final 
26 consecutive games and achieved a 35–4 season record 
in the 2003–2004 season;
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Whereas 
the 
Kennesaw 
State 
University 
Owls 
were 
undefeated in the Peach Belt Conference in the 2003– 
2004 season, and they became the first team from the 
Peach Belt Conference to win the Division II National 
Championship; 
Whereas the Kennesaw State University Owls were led to vic-
tory by Head Coach Tony Ingle, Assistant Coaches Jeff 
Jones and Stace Tedford, Graduate Assistant Greg 
Matta, Bench Coach Ron Smith, Student Assistant Tony 
Ingle, Jr., and Head Athletic Trainer Karen Pfeifer; 
Whereas the Kennesaw State University Owls’ team of out-
standing players, including Will Davis, Darrell Fisher, 
Terrence Hill, Israel Ingle, Georgy Joseph, Kenan 
Knight, Rey Luque, Kevin McDonald, Reggie McKoy, 
Taylor Patternson, Tobias Seldon, Cardale Talley, Justin 
Thompson, and Tommy Thompson contributed extraor-
dinary performances both throughout the regular season 
and during the postseason in the Peach Belt Conference 
Tournament and the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball 
Tournament; 
Whereas the Kennesaw State University Owls’ senior guard 
Terrence Hill, who CBS named the game’s Most Valu-
able Player, was critical to the team’s championship, 
scoring a game-high 26 points and making 8 of 16 field 
goal attempts, including 4 of 7 attempts at 3-point shots; 
Whereas Kennesaw State University, located in Kennesaw, 
Georgia, is headed by President Betty L. Siegel and has 
an enrollment of 15,600 students; and 
Whereas the Kennesaw State University Owls men’s basket-
ball team has brought great pride to Kennesaw State
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Whereas there exists a broad-based movement and desire for 
political change in Iran that represents all sectors of Ira-
nian society, including youth, women, students, military 
personnel, and religious figures, and that is pro-demo-
cratic movement that seeks freedom and economic oppor-
tunity; 
Whereas some elected members of Iran’s parliament have ex-
pressed a willingness to conduct a dialogue with Members 
of the United States House of Representatives; 
Whereas the future of Iran must be decided by the people of 
Iran without outside interference; and 
Whereas the people of Iran deserve the support of the United 
States in their quest for liberty, as defined by the people 
of Iran: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) expresses its heartfelt gratitude and appre-
ciation to the courageous people of Iran for their 
brave expressions of support following the Sep-
tember 11, 2001, attacks on the United States; 
(2) recognizes and supports the people of Iran 
in their daily struggle for democracy, reform, self-de-
termination, human rights, economic prosperity, and 
the rule of law; 
(3) supports the notion that as the people of 
Iran move toward a future defined by greater free-
dom and tolerance, they will have a no better friend 
than the United States; and
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University, the city of Kennesaw, and the State of Geor-
gia: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates the Kennesaw State Univer-
sity Owls for winning the 2004 NCAA Division II 
Men’s Basketball National Championship; 
(2) recognizes the contributions of the Ken-
nesaw State University Owls’ players, coaches, staff, 
faculty, families, and supporters in winning the 
2004 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball National 
Championship; 
(3) commends the city of Kennesaw, Georgia, 
for its enthusiastic support of the Kennesaw State 
University Owls; and 
(4) hopes that the high academic and athletic 
standards set by the Kennesaw State University 
Owls will continue to inspire fans and young players 
around the world by producing student athletes of a 
high caliber. 
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IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 595 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prevent the consider-
ation of any tax measure unless it contains a title simplifying the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2004 
Mr. HOUGHTON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
prevent the consideration of any tax measure unless it 
contains a title simplifying the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986. 
Resolved, That clause 5 of rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(c) It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint 
resolution, amendment or conference report carrying a tax 
measure unless that bill, joint resolution, amendment, or
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conference report contains a title simplifying the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
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IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 597 
Congratulating the American Library Association (ALA) as it celebrates its 
first annual National Library Workers Day on April 20, 2004. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2004 
Mr. OWENS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the American Library Association (ALA) as 
it celebrates its first annual National Library Workers 
Day on April 20, 2004. 
Whereas the American Library Association (ALA) is dedi-
cated to enriching the lives of people of all ages through-
out the United States; 
Whereas the ALA represents more than 64,000 library work-
ers and library supporters who are committed to serving 
communities in rural, urban, and suburban neighbor-
hoods, and in public, school, academic, and special librar-
ies; 
Whereas the lives of millions of young children have been 
touched by the devotion and professionalism of librarians;
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Whereas there are currently more than 117,000 public librar-
ies nationwide that serve a diverse clientele; 
Whereas more than 400,000 people on a daily basis depend 
on public libraries to conduct research and borrow mate-
rials; 
Whereas librarians play a critical role in educating students 
of all ages by maintaining a comprehensive catalog of 
books, electronic resources, online databases, journals, 
newspaper articles, microforms, and historical documents; 
Whereas the 21st Century Literacy program is one of five 
key action areas adopted by the American Library Asso-
ciation to fulfill its mission of providing the highest qual-
ity library and information services for all people; 
Whereas the ALA is committed to helping children and 
adults develop the necessary skills to compete in today’s 
global economy; 
Whereas libraries are facing drastic budget cuts at the local, 
State, and Federal level yet continue to provide quality 
service; 
Whereas the ‘‘Campaign to Save America’s Libraries’’ has 
fought to increase funding for libraries in dire need of 
new equipment; 
Whereas the mission of the ALA is to ‘‘provide leadership for 
the development, promotion and improvement of library 
and information services and the profession of librarian-
ship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to 
information for all’’; 
Whereas the ALA is committed to diversity by actively re-
cruiting people from all ethnic backgrounds to fill key po-
sitions;
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(4) urges the President to engage with and ex-
press support for the Iranian people’s domestic 
movement for democracy and reform and their legiti-
mate aspiration for freedom and democracy.
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Whereas the ALA actively defends the right of library users 
to seek and receive information freely as guaranteed by 
the First Amendment; and 
Whereas America’s library workers are the knowledge naviga-
tors and the 21st century information specialists who 
have served America’s populace with dedication and ex-
cellence, but for all too long have been underpaid and 
have not enjoyed the status and compensation appro-
priate to their education, experience, and expertise: Now, 
therefore be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the important role librarians play 
in educating citizens of all ages; 
(2) urges members of both parties to support 
dramatic increases in funding for libraries; 
(3) recognizes that librarians hold the key to 
unlocking the potential of students from various so-
cioeconomic backgrounds; 
(4) supports the American Library Associa-
tion’s fight to equip libraries with up-to-date tech-
nology; 
(5) recognizes that librarians are the key to ex-
panding opportunities for all students and families; 
and 
(6) concludes that— 
(A) the necessity for continuing education 
in our complex world requires an expanding role
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for libraries as we provide our users with infor-
mation relative to maintaining prosperity, im-
proving civic competence, providing homeland 
security and promoting peace; and 
(B) the people who work in libraries should 
be compensated at a level comparable to this 
extraordinarily important role they play in help-
ing Americans meet these information needs so 
crucial to the functioning of our great democ-
racy. 
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H. Res. 598
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 4, 2004.
Whereas there are approximately 750,000 school-aged chil-
dren of members of the active duty Armed Forces in the
United States;
Whereas there are approximately 650,000 of these military
children served in public schools across the United
States;
Whereas there are approximately 100,500 military children
served in Department of Defense Education Activity
schools in the United States and overseas;
Whereas schools serving military installations stress the im-
portance of being aware of what is happening in the
world and the impact of world events on the lives of mili-
tary families;
Whereas schools serving military installations can provide
students a sense of safety and reassurance;
Whereas schools serving military installations understand the
importance of providing a normal environment and reg-
ular routine for children of parents in the military before
learning can ever take place;
Whereas such schools can offer increased counseling for mili-
tary children due to the deployment of family members;
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Whereas such schools can offer additional counseling for
staff, many of whom are spouses, parents, brothers, and
sisters of deployed members of the Armed Forces;
Whereas schools serving military installations often have ad-
ditional security measures in place and are continually
looking at further security measures for their schools;
Whereas schools serving military installations serve students
whose parents can be deployed for long periods of time
and often with short notice;
Whereas teachers and counselors working in schools serving
military installations are trained to work with military
children and their classmates when there is a service-re-
lated incident or death;
Whereas school districts surrounding military installations
can assist other school districts impacted by National
Guard and Reserve deployments with support for stu-
dents; and
Whereas the Impact Aid program provides support for mili-
tary impacted schools in their efforts to serve students:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) recognizes the contributions of the teachers, ad-
ministration, and staff of Military Impacted Schools and
the Department of Defense Education Activity schools
world-wide; and
(2) commends the teachers in military impacted
communities who work on the front lines at home to
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educate students during times of peace and times of con-
flict.
Attest:
Clerk.
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‘‘(B) establish an investigative subcommittee; or 
‘‘(C) request that the committee extend the ap-
plicable 45-calendar day or five-legislative day period 
by one additional 45-calendar day period when they 
determine more time is necessary in order to make 
a recommendation under subdivision (A). 
‘‘(2) The committee shall adopt rules providing that 
if the chairman and ranking minority member jointly de-
termine that information submitted to the committee 
meets the requirements of the rules of the committee for 
what constitutes a complaint, and the complaint is not dis-
posed of within the applicable time periods under subpara-
graph (1), then they shall establish an investigative sub-
committee and forward the complaint, or any portion 
thereof, to that subcommittee for its consideration. How-
ever, if, at any time during those periods, either the chair-
man or ranking minority member places on the agenda 
the issue of whether to establish an investigative sub-
committee, then an investigative subcommittee may be es-
tablished only by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 
members of the committee.
H. Res. 599
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 4, 2004.
Whereas the University of Connecticut is the first school to
win both the men and women’s Division I basketball Na-
tional Championship titles in the same year;
Whereas the University of Connecticut Huskies men’s basket-
ball team won its second National Collegiate Athletic As-
sociation championship by defeating Georgia Tech by the
score of 82–73;
Whereas the University of Connecticut Huskies women’s bas-
ketball team won its fifth National Collegiate Athletic As-
sociation championship by defeating the University of
Tennessee by the score of 70–61;
Whereas Emeka Okafor was named Co-National Player of
the Year, National Defensive Player of the Year, and the
Final Four Most Outstanding Player;
Whereas Diana Taurasi was named the national women’s
Player of the Year, the Final Four Most Outstanding
Player and received the Nancy Lieberman Award;
Whereas University of Connecticut Huskies men’s head coach
Jim Calhoun has led his team to two National Champion-
ships in six years, making him one of just seven coaches
to ever win two titles during his coaching career;
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 5
Adopting rules for the One Hundred Eighth Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. DELAY submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
agreed to 
RESOLUTION 
Adopting rules for the One Hundred Eighth Congress.
Resolved, That the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives of the One Hundred Seventh Congress, including ap-
plicable provisions of law or concurrent resolution that 
constituted rules of the House at the end of the One Hun-
dred Seventh Congress, are adopted as the Rules of the 
House of Representatives of the One Hundred Eighth 
Congress, with amendments to the standing rules as pro-
vided in section 2, and with other orders as provided in 
sections 3 and 4.
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Whereas University of Connecticut Huskies women’s head
coach Geno Auriemma has led his team to three consecu-
tive National Championship titles, only the second coach
to accomplish this feat, and five titles overall;
Whereas the high caliber of the University of Connecticut
Huskies in both athletics and academics has significantly
advanced the sport of college basketball and provided in-
spiration for future generations of young men and women
alike; and
Whereas the University of Connecticut Huskies’ champion-
ship season has rallied Connecticut residents of all ages
behind a common purpose and triggered a wave of eupho-
ria across the State: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives commends
the University of Connecticut Huskies men’s and women’s
basketball teams for winning the 2004 National Collegiate
Athletic Championships.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 599 
Congratulating the University of Connecticut Huskies for winning the 2004 
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men and women’s 
basketball championships. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 20, 2004 
Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, and Ms. DELAURO) submitted the following res-
olution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the University of Connecticut Huskies for 
winning the 2004 National Collegiate Athletic Associa-
tion Division I men and women’s basketball champion-
ships. 
Whereas the University of Connecticut is the first school to 
win both the men and women’s Division I basketball Na-
tional Championship titles in the same year; 
Whereas the University of Connecticut Huskies men’s basket-
ball team won its second National Collegiate Athletic As-
sociation championship by defeating Georgia Tech by the 
score of 82–73; 
Whereas the University of Connecticut Huskies women’s bas-
ketball team won its fifth National Collegiate Athletic As-
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sociation championship by defeating the University of 
Tennessee by the score of 70–61; 
Whereas Emeka Okafor was named Co-National Player of 
the Year, National Defensive Player of the Year, and the 
Final Four Most Outstanding Player; 
Whereas Diana Taurasi was named the national women’s 
Player of the Year, the Final Four Most Outstanding 
Player and received the Nancy Lieberman Award; 
Whereas University of Connecticut Huskies men’s head coach 
Jim Calhoun has led his team to two National Champion-
ships in six years, making him one of just seven coaches 
to ever win two titles during his coaching career; 
Whereas University of Connecticut Huskies women’s head 
coach Geno Auriemma has led his team to three consecu-
tive National Championship titles, only the second coach 
to accomplish this feat, and five titles overall. 
Whereas the high caliber of the University of Connecticut 
Huskies in both athletics and academics has significantly 
advanced the sport of college basketball and provided in-
spiration for future generations of young men and women 
alike; and 
Whereas the University of Connecticut Huskies’ champion-
ship season has rallied Connecticut residents of all ages 
behind a common purpose and triggered a wave of eupho-
ria across the State: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives com-
mends the University of Connecticut Huskies men’s and 
women’s basketball teams for winning the 2004 National 
Collegiate Athletic Championships. 
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