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land that has not been conveyed to private parties
or to the State of Montana by the United States.
(18) UNDISPOSED OF OIL, GAS, COAL METH-
ANE, OR OTHER MINERALS.—The term ‘‘undisposed
of oil, gas, coal methane, or other minerals’’ means
oil, gas, coal methane, or other minerals (excluding
coal) that have not been conveyed to private parties
or to the State of Montana by the United States.
SEC. 4. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
(a) EXECUTION
OF
THE
SETTLEMENT
AGREE-
MENT.—Subject to the terms and conditions of this Act,
the Secretary shall enter into the Settlement Agreement
with the Crow Tribe.
(b) RATIFICATION
OF
THE SETTLEMENT AGREE-
MENT.—Subject to the conditions set forth in section 9(a),
the United States hereby approves, ratifies, and confirms
the Settlement Agreement, to the extent that such Settle-
ment Agreement does not conflict with this Act.
(c) MODIFICATION OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREE-
MENT.—The terms and conditions of the Settlement
Agreement may be modified by mutual agreement of the
Crow Tribe and the Secretary if such modification—
(1) is not inconsistent with this Act; and
(2) does not diminish or impair any right or
benefit secured to the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, the
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3547
AN ACT
To provide for the conveyance of a parcel of real
property in the Apache National Forest in the
State of Arizona to the Alpine Elementary School
District 7 to be used for the construction of
school facilities and related playing fields.
(2) two shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the House;
(3) two shall be appointed by the President of
the Senate;
(4) three shall be appointed by the Mayor of
the District of Columbia; and
(5) three shall be appointed by the Council of
the District of Columbia.
(c) The Commission shall advise the President, the
Congress, the Mayor, the Council, and the Governor and
House of Delegates for the State of New Columbia, as
appropriate, concerning necessary procedures to effect an
orderly transition to statehood for the District of Colum-
bia and other matters relating to the assumption of the
property, functions, and activities of the District of Co-
lumbia by the State of New Columbia during the first 2
years of the existence of the State of New Columbia. The
Commission shall submit such reports as the Commission
considers appropriate or as may be requested.
(d) The Commission shall cease to exist 2 years after
the date of the admission into the Union of the State of
New Columbia.
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IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 35 
Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2013 
Mr. CRENSHAW (for himself and Mr. MEEKS) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day. 
Whereas April 25th of each year is recognized internationally 
as World Malaria Day; 
Whereas malaria is a leading cause of death and disease in 
many developing countries, despite being preventable and 
treatable; 
Whereas fighting malaria is in the national security interest 
of the United States, as reducing the risk of malaria pro-
tects members of the Armed Forces of the United States 
serving overseas in malaria-endemic regions, and reduc-
ing malaria deaths helps to lower risks of instability in 
less developed countries; 
Whereas support for efforts to fight malaria is in the diplo-
matic and moral interest of the United States, as that 
support generates goodwill toward the United States and 
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build resilience for, and adapt to climate 
change. 
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confirms the validity or invalidity of any claim re-
ferred to in paragraph (1), and the determination of
the applicability or effect of any law to any such
claim shall be unaffected by anything in this Act.
SEC. 205. PRESERVATION OF SCENIC VISTAS.
(a) SCENIC EASEMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall take a scenic easement in the space above all lots with-
in the State (in accordance with such terms and procedures
as the Secretary of the Interior may establish, including
terms and procedures relating to the payment of compensa-
tion towards the value of the easement taken), and such sce-
nic easement shall be reserved by the United States. The
scenic easement is described as follows:
(1) GENERAL RULE.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the scenic easement shall be
in all space above a lot beginning at a height equal
to the sum of—
(A) the width of the street, avenue, or high-
way in front of the lot; and
(B) 20 feet.
(2) PROPERTY ON COMMERCIAL STREET.—With
respect to a lot on a business street, avenue, or high-
way, the scenic easement shall be in all space above
the lot beginning at a height equal to 130 feet above
the sidewalk of the street, avenue, or highway (or, in
limitation, to the Secretary for distribution to the
Crow Tribe in accordance with subsection (d).
(b) CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
CROW
TRIBAL
TRUST
FUND.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2)
and the requirements of section 10—
(A) on or before November 30, 1994, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit into the
Crow Tribal Trust Fund an amount equal to
the amounts of royalties received and retained
by the United States during fiscal year 1994
from the East Decker, West Decker, and
Spring Creek coal mines; and
(B) commencing with fiscal year 1995 and
for such period thereafter as may be necessary,
the Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury
shall make necessary and proper arrangements
for the monthly payment, transfer, or deposit
(or any combination thereof) into the Crow
Tribal Trust Fund of the royalties received and
retained by the United States for the imme-
diately preceding month from the East Decker,
West Decker, and Spring Creek coal mines in
the State of Montana for the life of such mines,
including any extensions of the existing leases
areas along the 107th meridian to the north and
south of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation
were opened to settlement in the late nineteenth cen-
tury and early part of the twentieth century. Patents
were issued to non-Indian persons and to the State
of Montana for most of the surface land and a sig-
nificant portion of the minerals in these areas be-
tween the 107th meridian and the 1891 survey line.
(B) The 12,964 acres included in the Northern
Cheyenne Reservation have been treated as part of
the Northern Cheyenne Reservation and occupied by
the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and the Northern
Cheyenne allottees, and their successors in interest.
(5) Legislation to resolve the 107th meridian
boundary dispute was introduced in Congress in the
1960’s and 1970’s, and again in 1992, but no such
legislation was enacted into law.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to settle
the 107th meridian boundary dispute created by the erro-
neous survey of the eastern boundary of the Crow Indian
Reservation made by the Federal Government described
in subsection (a)(3).
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
through ‘‘education-related’’ and inserting ‘‘An education-
related’’.
SEC. 5. RELATIONSHIP OF OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOP-
MENT PLAN TO PUBLIC WORKS AND DEVEL-
OPMENT FACILITY LOANS.
Section 201(a) of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141(a)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ‘‘representing any redevelopment area there-
of’’ and inserting ‘‘acting in cooperation with an of-
ficial of a local government’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) such area has an approved overall eco-
nomic development plan as provided in section 402
and the project for which financial assistance is
sought is consistent with such plan.’’.
SEC. 6. ELIMINATION OF OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM.
Section 202(b) of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3142(b)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Such finan-
cial assistance shall not be extended’’ and inserting
IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 3 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force 
by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Con-
gress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under 
article II, section 4 of the Constitution. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2013 
Mr. JONES submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive 
military force by a President without prior and clear 
authorization of an Act of Congress constitutes an im-
peachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II, 
section 4 of the Constitution. 
Whereas the cornerstone of the Republic is honoring Con-
gress’ exclusive power to declare war under article I, sec-
tion 8, clause 11 of the Constitution: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that, except 
in response to an actual or imminent attack against the 
territory of the United States, the use of offensive military 
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force by a President without prior and clear authorization 
of an Act of Congress violates Congress’ exclusive power 
to declare war under article I, section 8, clause 11 of the 
Constitution and therefore constitutes an impeachable 
high crime and misdemeanor under article II, section 4 
of the Constitution. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 41 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Whereas the Republic of Korea (in this resolution referred to 
as ‘‘South Korea’’) and the Democratic People’s Republic 
of Korea (in this resolution referred to as ‘‘North 
Korea’’) have never formally ended hostilities and have 
been technically in a state of war since the Armistice 
Agreement was signed on July 27, 1953;
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States of America and the Crow Tribe of Indians con-
cluded May 7, 1868 (commonly known as the ‘‘Fort Lara-
mie Treaty of 1868’’; 15 Stat. 649).
SEC. 12. SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS.
The benefits available to the Crow Tribe under the
terms and conditions of this Act and the Settlement
Agreement shall constitute full and complete satisfaction
of all claims by the Crow Tribe and the members of the
Crow Tribe arising from or related to the erroneous survey
of the 107th meridian described in section 2(a)(3).
SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of the Interior such sums as are necessary to
carry out this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives October 7 (leg-
islative day, October 6), 1994.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
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IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 41 
Encouraging peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2013 
Mr. RANGEL submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 
on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Encouraging peace and reunification on the Korean 
Peninsula. 
Whereas the Republic of Korea (hereinafter in this resolution 
referred to as ‘‘South Korea’’) and Democratic People’s 
Republic of Korea (hereinafter in this resolution referred 
to as ‘‘North Korea’’) have never formally ended hos-
tilities and have been technically in a state of war since 
the Armistice Agreement was signed on July 27, 1953; 
Whereas the United States, as representing the United Na-
tions Forces Command which was a signatory to the Ar-
mistice Agreement, and with 28,500 of its troops cur-
rently stationed in South Korea, has a stake in the 
progress towards peace and reunification on the Korean 
Peninsula; 
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Whereas progress towards peace and reunification on the Ko-
rean Peninsula would mean greater security and pros-
perity for the region and the world; 
Whereas at the end of World War II, Korea officially gained 
independence from Japanese rule, as agreed to at the 
Cairo Conference on November 22, 1943, through No-
vember 26, 1943; 
Whereas on August 10, 1945, the Korean Peninsula was tem-
porarily divided along the 38th parallel into two military 
occupation zones commanded by the United States and 
the Soviet Union; 
Whereas on June 25, 1950, communist North Korea invaded 
the South, thereby initiating the Korean War and dimin-
ishing prospects for a peaceful unification of Korea; 
Whereas during the Korean War, approximately 1,789,000 
members of the United States Armed Forces served in- 
theater along with the South Korean forces and 20 other 
members of the United Nations to secure peace on the 
Korean Peninsula and the Asia-Pacific region; 
Whereas since the end of the Korean War era, the United 
States Armed Forces have remained in South Korea to 
promote regional peace; 
Whereas North Korea’s provocations in the recent years have 
escalated tension and instability in the Asia-Pacific re-
gion; 
Whereas one of the largest obstacles to peace and reunifica-
tion on the Korean Peninsula is the presence of nuclear 
weapons in North Korea; 
Whereas North Korea’s refusal to denuclearize disrupts peace 
and security on the Korean Peninsula; 
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Whereas beginning in 2003, the United States along with the 
two Koreas, Japan, People’s Republic of China, and the 
Russian Federation, have engaged in six rounds of Six- 
Party Talks, aimed at finding a peaceful resolution to the 
security concerns resulting from North Korea’s nuclear 
development; 
Whereas North Korea has recently signaled openness to re-
sume the Six-Party Talks, which halted in 2009 due to 
North Korea’s increasing inflammatory rhetoric and bel-
ligerent acts, including a satellite launch, sinking of 
South Korean naval ship, and shelling of Yeonpyeong Is-
land; 
Whereas the three-mile wide buffer zone between the two Ko-
reas, known as the Demilitarized Zone or DMZ, is the 
most heavily armed border in the world; 
Whereas South Korea and North Korea remain the only di-
vided nation in the world; 
Whereas the Korean War separated more than 10,000,000 
Korean family members, including 100,000 Korean 
Americans who after 60 years of separation are still wait-
ing to see their families in North Korea; 
Whereas reunification remains a long-term goal for the Gov-
ernments of both North and South Korea; 
Whereas South Korea and North Korea are both full mem-
bers of the United Nations, whose stated purpose in-
cludes maintaining international peace and security, and 
to that end ‘‘take effective collective measures for the 
prevention and removal of threats to the peace’’; 
Whereas the United States and South Korea have continu-
ously stood shoulder-to-shoulder to promote and defend 
international peace and security, economic prosperity, 
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human rights, and the rule of law both on the Korean 
Peninsula and beyond; and 
Whereas July 27, 2013, marks the 60th anniversary of the 
Armistice Agreement of the Korean War: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes the historical importance of the 
Korean War, which began on June 25, 1950; 
(2) honors the noble service and sacrifice of the 
United States Armed Forces and the armed forces 
of allied countries that served in Korea since 1950 
to the present; 
(3) reaffirms the commitment of the United 
States to its alliance with South Korea for the bet-
terment of peace and prosperity on the Korean Pe-
ninsula; and 
(4) calls on North Korea to abide by inter-
national law and cease its nuclear proliferation in 
order to resume talks that could eventually lead to 
peace and reunification. 
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Cheyenne Tribe of Indians, with the Northern Chey-
enne Tribal Council as the duly recognized governing
body of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation.
(6) 107TH
MERIDIAN
BOUNDARY
DISPUTE.—
The term ‘‘107th meridian boundary dispute’’ means
the dispute resulting from the disparity between the
location of the 107th meridian and the location of
the 1891 survey line.
(7) 107TH
MERIDIAN
ESCROW
FUND.—The
term ‘‘107th meridian escrow fund’’ means the reve-
nues that arise from, or are derived from, parcel
number 2, including all accrued interest on such rev-
enues, which are held by the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs in an escrow account as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
(8) PARCEL
NUMBER
1.—The term ‘‘parcel
number 1’’ means the area, encompassing approxi-
mately 11,317 acres, bounded on the south by the
Montana-Wyoming border, on the east by the 107th
meridian, on the north by the extension to the west
of the southern boundary of the Northern Cheyenne
Indian Reservation, and on the west by the 1891
survey line.
(9) PARCEL
NUMBER
2.—The term ‘‘parcel
number 2’’ means the area, encompassing approxi-
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Americans who, after 60 years of separation, are still 
waiting to see their families in North Korea; 
Whereas reunification remains a long-term goal of South 
Korea; 
Whereas South Korea and North Korea are both full mem-
bers of the United Nations, whose stated purpose in-
cludes maintaining international peace and security, and 
to that end ‘‘take effective collective measures for the 
prevention and removal of threats to the peace’’; 
Whereas the Governments and people of the United States 
and South Korea have continuously stood shoulder-to- 
shoulder to promote and defend international peace and 
security, economic prosperity, human rights, and the rule 
of law both on the Korean Peninsula and beyond, and the 
denuclearization of North Korea; and 
Whereas July 27, 2013, marks the 60th anniversary of the 
Armistice Agreement of the Korean War: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes the historical importance of the 
Korean War, which began on June 25, 1950; 
(2) honors the noble service and sacrifice of 
members of the United States Armed Forces and 
the armed forces of allied countries that have served 
in Korea since 1950; 
(3) reaffirms the commitment of the United 
States to its alliance with South Korea for the bet-
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terment of peace and prosperity on the Korean Pe-
ninsula; and 
(4) calls on North Korea to respect the funda-
mental human rights of its citizens, abandon and 
dismantle its nuclear weapons program, and end its 
nuclear and missile proliferation as integral steps to-
ward peace and eventual reunification. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 31, 2013. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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occasion of the 95th anniversary of his birth. Physical 
preparations for the ceremony shall be carried out in ac-
cordance with such conditions as the Architect of the Cap-
itol may prescribe. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2013. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 42 
Recognizing and congratulating the Detroit brand on the occasion of its 
75th anniversary in Michigan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2013 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. HUIZENGA of 
Michigan, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. PETERS of Michigan, 
Mr. CAMP, and Mr. KILDEE) submitted the following concurrent resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing and congratulating the Detroit brand on the 
occasion of its 75th anniversary in Michigan. 
Whereas 2013 marks the 75th anniversary of the Detroit 
brand; 
Whereas the Detroit brand is rooted in Detroit’s rich auto-
motive heritage, beginning in the Great Depression and 
continuing today as a leader in producing heavy-truck en-
gines; 
Whereas the origin of the Detroit brand began as the Detroit 
Diesel Corporation in 1938; 
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Whereas in the 1930s and 1940s, Detroit was producing en-
gines used by the Allied Forces in tanks, landing craft, 
and generators among other equipment; 
Whereas in the 1950s Detroit expanded its product line and 
began to focus on the heavy-duty truck market; 
Whereas in the 1960s and 1970s, Detroit’s business growth 
tripled as it formed new alliances, becoming Detroit Die-
sel Allison; 
Whereas in the late 1980s, Detroit launched its signature 
four-cycle heavy-duty engine, the Series 60, which be-
came a leader in the North American engine market; 
Whereas in 1988, Detroit Diesel Allison became the Detroit 
Diesel Corporation and saw its United States market 
share rapidly expand; 
Whereas in 2000, the Detroit Diesel Corporation joined the 
Daimler group; 
Whereas in 2005, Detroit Diesel launched the Renaissance 
project, creating jobs and investing hundreds of millions 
of dollars in expanded engine production in Michigan; 
Whereas in 2009, the 1 millionth Series 60 engine was sold; 
Whereas in 2010, Detroit Diesel continued to invest in Michi-
gan and launched new cleaner diesel technology; and 
Whereas in 2012, the Detroit brand of engines, axles, and 
transmissions was launched with new capital investment 
and additional new jobs in Detroit, Michigan: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress recognizes and congratulates 
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the Detroit brand on the occasion of its 75th anniversary 
in Michigan. 
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