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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1460 
Raising a question of the privileges of the House. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 
Mr. BOEHNER submitted the following resolution; which was laid on the table 
RESOLUTION 
Raising a question of the privileges of the House. 
Whereas the gentleman from New York, Charles B. Rangel, 
serves as chairman of the House Ways and Means Com-
mittee, a position of considerable power and influence 
within the House of Representatives; 
Whereas the Committee on Ways and Means has jurisdiction 
over the United States Tax Code; 
Whereas The New York Times reported on September 5, 
2008, that, ‘‘Representative Charles B. Rangel has 
earned more than $75,000 in rental income from a villa 
he has owned in the Dominican Republic since 1988, but 
never reported it on his Federal or State tax returns, ac-
cording to a lawyer for the congressman and documents 
from the resort’’; 
Whereas in an article in the September 5, 2008, edition of 
The New York Times, his attorney confirmed that Rep-
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•HRES 1462 IH 
Whereas the Panel of Experts on the Sudan also concluded 
that ‘‘the Government of the Sudan continues to violate 
the arms embargo by transferring equipment and related 
weapons into Darfur’’ and that ‘‘[t]he Government of the 
Sudan remains adamant that it has the right to transfer 
troops and equipment into Darfur without reference to 
the sanctions Committee’’ established pursuant to Secu-
rity Council Resolution 1591; 
Whereas, in October 2007, the Panel of Experts on the 
Sudan reported numerous instances in which the Govern-
ment of Sudan had transferred arms to Darfur without 
seeking the approval of the sanctions committee; 
Whereas, according to a May 2007 report by Amnesty Inter-
national, weapons transferred to Sudan from China and 
Russia are used extensively in Darfur; 
Whereas, according to a July 2008 report by the British 
Broadcasting Corporation, weapons have been transferred 
to Darfur from China since the arms embargo imposed 
by Security Council Resolution 1591 became effective; 
Whereas, at the insistence of the Governments of China and 
Russia, arms sales to the Government of Sudan were ex-
cluded from the arms embargo imposed by Security 
Council Resolution 1556, though not from Security 
Council Resolution 1591, passed 8 months later; and 
Whereas, according to data provided by the Government of 
Sudan to the United Nations, arms sales from China to 
the Government of Sudan have increased dramatically 
since the late 1990s, and from 2004 through 2006, 
China supplied approximately 90 percent of small arms 
imported into Sudan: Now, therefore, be it 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1139 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 23, 2009 
Mr. WEINER (for himself, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONYERS, 
Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
HALL of New York, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. ISRAEL, 
Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. LATOURETTE, Ms. LEE of 
California, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, Mrs. MCCAR-
THY of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCMAHON, Mr. 
NADLER of New York, Mr. ROSS, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, 
Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SIRES, Mr. STUPAK, Ms. 
SUTTON, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. WILSON of 
Ohio, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. BISHOP of New York, and Mr. 
ENGEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT 
grant program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘COPS Improvements 
Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. COPS GRANT IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1701 of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796dd) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall carry out grant programs under which the Attor-
ney General makes grants to States, units of local govern-
ment, Indian tribal governments, other public and private 
entities, multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia, and in-
dividuals for the purposes described in subsections (b), (c), 
(d), and (e).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking the subsection heading text 
and inserting ‘‘COMMUNITY
POLICING
AND 
CRIME PREVENTION GRANTS’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, to in-
crease the number of officers deployed in com-
munity-oriented policing’’; 
(C) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(4) award grants to pay for or train officers 
hired to perform intelligence, anti-terror, or home-
land security duties;’’; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) award grants to hire school resource offi-
cers and to establish school-based partnerships be-
tween local law enforcement agencies and local 
school systems to combat crime, gangs, drug activi-
ties, and other problems in and around elementary 
and secondary schools;’’; 
(E) by striking paragraph (9); 
(F) by redesignating paragraphs (10) 
through (12) as paragraphs (9) through (11), 
respectively; 
(G) by striking paragraph (13); 
(H) by redesignating paragraphs (14) 
through (17) as paragraphs (12) through (15), 
respectively; 
(I) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(J) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated, 
by striking the period at the end and inserting 
a semicolon; and 
(K) by adding at the end the following: 
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for women who require care for substance abuse or mental 
illnesses, and for women who require obstetric and 
gynecologic care. 
(b) SPECIFIC MATTERS STUDIED.— 
(1) IDENTIFICATION OF PROGRAMS.—For each 
medical facility of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall identify 
each of the following types of programs for women 
veterans provided by the Department and determine 
whether effective health care services, including evi-
denced-based health care services, are readily avail-
able to and easily accessed by women veterans: 
(A) Health promotion programs, including 
reproductive health promotion programs. 
(B) Disease prevention programs. 
(C) Health care programs. 
(2) IDENTIFICATION OF RELEVANT ISSUES.—In 
making such determination, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall identify, for each medical facility 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs— 
(A) the frequency with which such services 
are available and provided, 
(B) the demographics of the women vet-
erans population, 
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•HRES 1463 EH 
Whereas service-learning simultaneously empowers youth as 
both engaged learners and actively engaged citizens and 
contributors to the community; 
Whereas youth engaged in service-learning provide critical 
service to the community by addressing a variety of needs 
in American towns, cities, and States, including needs 
such as tutoring for young children, elderly care, commu-
nity nutrition, disaster relief, environmental stewardship, 
financial education, public safety, and a host of other 
needs; 
Whereas far reaching and diverse research shows that serv-
ice-learning enhances the academic, career, cognitive, and 
civic development of kindergarten through 12th-grade 
students, and of higher education students; 
Whereas service-learning strengthens and increases the num-
ber of partnerships among institutions of higher edu-
cation, local schools, and communities, which strengthen 
communities and improve academic learning; 
Whereas service-learning programs unleash a multitude of 
skilled and enthusiastic college students to serve in the 
communities surrounding their colleges; 
Whereas service-learning programs engage students in com-
munity-based research and are strengthening the ability 
of America’s nonprofit organizations to meet community 
needs; 
Whereas Learn and Serve America, the only federally funded 
program dedicated to service-learning, annually engages 
over 1,500,000 youth in service-learning; 
Whereas Learn and Serve America engages these youth by 
leveraging public-private investment that leads to a high-
ly cost-effective $25 per participant amount;
•HRES 1463 EH 
Whereas the National Learn and Serve Challenge is an an-
nual event that takes place from October 6 through Octo-
ber 12 that spotlights the value of service-learning to 
youth as well as to schools, college campuses, and com-
munities; and 
Whereas the National Learn and Serve Challenge encourages 
others to launch service-learning activities, and increases 
the recognition of Learn and Serve America: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the benefits of service-learning in en-
riching and enhancing academic outcomes for youth, en-
gaging youth in positive experiences in the community, 
and making more constructive choices regarding their 
lives; 
(2) encourages schools, school districts, college cam-
puses, community-based organizations, non-profits, and 
faith-based organizations to work towards providing 
youth with more service-learning opportunities; and 
(3) expresses support for the goals of the National 
Learn and Serve Challenge. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
H. Res. 1464 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 22, 2008. 
Whereas AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with 
over 40 million members that is dedicated to improving 
the quality of life of people 50 and over as they age; 
Whereas AARP was founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus, 
a retired educator from California, around the principles 
of promoting independence, dignity and purpose for older 
Americans and encouraging current and future genera-
tions ‘‘To Serve, not to be served’’; 
Whereas AARP’s vision is ‘‘A society in which everyone ages 
with dignity and purpose and in which AARP helps peo-
ple fulfill their goals and dreams’’; 
Whereas AARP’s mission is dedicated to enhancing the qual-
ity of life for all as we age, leading positive social change 
and delivering value to members through information, ad-
vocacy, and service; 
Whereas AARP’s nonpartisan advocacy activities help mil-
lions of individuals participate in the Nation’s legislative, 
judicial, and administrative processes; 
Whereas AARP is a trusted source of reliable information on 
health, financial security, and other important issues of 
the 50+ population;
•HRES 1464 EH 
Whereas AARP provides an opportunity for volunteerism and 
service for its millions of members to better their fami-
lies, communities, and the Nation; 
Whereas AARP Services is a leader in the marketplace by 
being a force influencing companies to offer new and bet-
ter services for AARP’s members; 
Whereas AARP Foundation, its philanthropic arm, delivers 
information, education, and direct service program to the 
most vulnerable age 50+ Americans; 
Whereas AARP Foundation’s Tax Aide, the Nation’s largest, 
free, volunteer-run tax preparation program has helped 
over 40 million low- and middle-income taxpayers; 
Whereas AARP Foundation’s job placement program has 
helped over 400,000 low-income older Americans find 
jobs, giving them purpose and dignity; 
Whereas AARP’s Driver Safety Program has helped over 10 
million old drivers sharpen their driving skills; and 
Whereas, in 2008, its 50th anniversary, AARP renews its 
commitment to improving the quality of life for all older 
Americans and helping people of all generations fulfill 
their goals and dreams: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes 
and commends AARP for 50 years of outstanding service, 
promoting the lives and retirement security of older persons
•HRES 1467 IH 
(B) particular concern for the Assyrian/ 
Chaldean/Syriac Christians, who face ethno-reli-
gious cleansing; and 
(2) urges— 
(A) the Government of Iraq to commit 
adequate resources to address the humanitarian 
crisis of the refugees and internally displaced 
persons of Iraq; and 
(B) the United States Department of State 
to adopt development strategies that promote 
security, self-sustaining communities, and local 
government control, in order to address the 
plight of the members of vulnerable ethno-reli-
gious minority groups in Iraq who have become 
refugees, asylum seekers, or internally displaced 
persons. 
Æ 
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•HRES 1464 EH 
age 50 and older, and to future generations for aging Ameri-
cans. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–4) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) STUDY OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
provide for a scientific study of the effectiveness of 
the programs, projects, and activities funded under 
this part in reducing crime. 
‘‘(2) STUDY.—The Attorney General shall se-
lect one or more institutions of higher education, in-
cluding historically Black colleges and universities, 
to conduct the study described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) REPORTS.—Not later than 4 years after 
the date of the enactment of the COPS Improve-
ments Act of 2009, the institution or institutions se-
lected under paragraph (2) shall report the findings 
of the study described in paragraph (1) to the Attor-
ney General. Not later than 30 days after the receipt 
of such report, the Attorney General shall report 
such findings to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress, along with any recommendations the Attorney 
General may have relating to the effectiveness of the 
programs, projects, and activities funded under this 
part in reducing crime.’’. 
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(f) ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.—Section 1706 of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796dd–5) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘REV-
OCATION OR SUSPENSION OF FUNDING’’ and in-
serting ‘‘ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘revoke or suspend’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘take any enforcement action 
available to the Department of Justice.’’. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1709(1) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796dd–8(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘who is a sworn 
law enforcement officer’’ after ‘‘permanent basis’’. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(11) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(11)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) 
in 
subparagraph 
(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘1,047,119,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘3,050,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2009 through 2014’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘3 
percent may be used for technical assistance 
under section 1701(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘5 per-
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H. Res. 1466 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 22, 2008. 
Whereas Dr. Guion S. ‘‘Guy’’ Bluford, Jr., born in West 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was trained as an aerospace 
engineer and an Air Force pilot, conducted several com-
bat missions, logged over 5,000 hours on numerous air-
craft, conducted scientific research on computational fluid 
dynamics, and became a National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA) astronaut in 1979; 
Whereas in the early morning hours of August 30, 1983, Dr. 
Bluford became the first African-American to enter outer 
space as a crew member of the STS–8 space shuttle mis-
sion; 
Whereas Dr. Bluford’s pioneering STS–8 flight was the first 
mission to both launch and land at night; 
Whereas this mission successfully deployed a satellite, tested 
operations of the shuttle’s robotic arm, and released Get-
away Special canisters to support science experiments; 
Whereas on October 30, 1985, Dr. Bluford launched with the 
crew of STS 61–A, the first shuttle crew to include 8 
members, to conduct the United States-German coopera-
tive D–1 Spacelab mission that was dedicated to advanc-
ing our understanding of the human vestibular and ori-
entation systems and to conducting microgravity research
•HRES 1466 EH 
in materials science, life sciences, and communication and 
navigation; 
Whereas Dr. Bluford went on to successfully complete 2 addi-
tional shuttle missions with the space shuttle Discovery’s 
launch of the STS–39 on April 28, 1991, and the STS– 
53 on December 2, 1992; 
Whereas among his other technical assignments, Dr. Bluford 
worked on space shuttle systems, the shuttle robotic arm, 
payload safety and flight software verification in the 
Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory and the Flight 
Systems Laboratory, and on Spacelab systems and ex-
periments; 
Whereas in remarking on his pioneering role as the first Afri-
can-American in space, Dr. Bluford recounted, ‘‘I wanted 
to set the standard, do the best job possible so that other 
people would be comfortable with African-Americans in 
space and African-Americans would be proud of being 
participants in the space program . . . and encourage oth-
ers to do the same.’’; and 
Whereas in 1993, Dr. Bluford left NASA and retired as a 
Colonel in the Air Force to continue his distinguished 
service to the United States space program through lead-
ership positions in private industry and space-related or-
ganizations: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) salutes the 25th anniversary of the pioneering 
accomplishments of Dr. Guion ‘‘Guy’’ S. Bluford, Jr. as 
the first African-American in space; and 
(2) extends its gratitude and deep appreciation for 
Dr. Bluford’s dedication, commitment, and excellence as
•HRES 1466 EH 
an astronaut and a leader in support of the Nation’s 
space program. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1467 
Expressing the concern of the House of Representatives for the plight of 
Iraq’s vulnerable ethno-religious minorities, and urging greater measures 
to protect the members of such minorities who have become refugees, 
asylum seekers, or internally displaced persons. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 
Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. WOLF, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. FORTENBERRY, 
and Mr. MCCOTTER) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the concern of the House of Representatives for 
the plight of Iraq’s vulnerable ethno-religious minorities, 
and urging greater measures to protect the members 
of such minorities who have become refugees, asylum 
seekers, or internally displaced persons. 
Whereas vulnerable ethno-religious minority groups in Iraq, 
including Armenians, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac Chris-
tians, Jewish Iraqis, Mandaeans, and Yazidis, have suf-
fered from persecution, discrimination, and ostracism 
since the United States invasion of Iraq in 2003; 
Whereas, since then, over 40 churches and monasteries in 
Iraq have been looted and firebombed; 
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•HRES 1467 IH 
Whereas priests and nuns in Iraq have been kidnapped and 
killed, including— 
(1) Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of the Chaldean 
Catholic Church in Mosul, who was kidnapped and, on 
March 13, 2008, found killed; and 
(2) Father Youssef Adel of the Syriac Orthodox 
Church in Baghdad, who was fatally shot in a drive-by 
attack in Karrada in April 2008; 
Whereas 2,400,000 refugees and asylum seekers have fled 
Iraq since the invasion, and there are 2,700,000 inter-
nally displaced persons in Iraq; 
Whereas many of the refugees, asylum seekers, and internally 
displaced persons of Iraq are members of vulnerable 
ethno-religious minorities fleeing persecution, discrimina-
tion, and ostracism; 
Whereas the population of Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac Chris-
tians in Iraq has fallen from an estimated population of 
1,300,000 before the invasion to about 700,000 in 2008; 
Whereas Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac Christians have fled from 
all other parts of Iraq to the Nineveh Plains region— 
their historic homeland for thousands of years; and 
Whereas the refugees, asylum seekers, and internally dis-
placed persons of Iraq face overwhelming hardship in the 
form of basic needs that are not being met, particularly 
security, housing, food, health care, and education: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses— 
(A) concern for the plight of Iraq’s vulner-
able ethno-religious minorities; and 
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