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Union Calendar No. 94 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2393 
[Report No. 114–131] 
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to repeal country of 
origin labeling requirements with respect to beef, pork, and chicken, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2015 
Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. COSTA, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of 
Georgia, Mr. GOODLATTE, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. VELA, Mr. 
NEUGEBAUER, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. FARR, Mr. THOMPSON 
of Pennsylvania, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 
ASHFORD, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. KING of Iowa, 
Mr. VARGAS, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 
GIBBS, Mr. CUELLAR, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. 
BENISHEK, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. YOHO, Mr. BOST, Mr. 
ABRAHAM, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. UPTON, Mr. THORN-
BERRY, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. YODER, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, 
Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. BLUM, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. YOUNG 
of Iowa, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. LONG, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. SMITH of Ne-
braska, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. ALLEN, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. HILL, 
Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, and Mr. RIBBLE) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ag-
riculture 
MAY 29, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. 
SWALWELL of California, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. NUNES, Mr. 
BRIDENSTINE, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. COLE, Mr. TIBERI, 
Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. REED, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. MAC-
ARTHUR, Mr. BRAT, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. FLORES, Mr. COLLINS of New 
York, Mr. DENT, Mr. GOSAR, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. VALADAO, and Mr. 
HARDY 
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doing business, or traveling in Germany because of
their religious beliefs; and
(3) calls upon the President of the United
States to assert the concern of the United States
Government to the Government of Germany regard-
ing government discrimination in Germany based on
religion or belief.
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intersection of New Jersey Avenue, N.W., and
Louisiana Avenue, N.W., between squares 631
and W632, which remains Federal property, and
whose maintenance and repair shall be the re-
sponsibility of the District of Columbia.
(B) That portion of D Street, N.W., between
its intersection with New Jersey Avenue, N.W.,
and its intersection with Louisiana Avenue,
N.W., between squares 630 and W632, which re-
mains Federal property.
(b) MISCELLANEOUS.—
(1) COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.—Compli-
ance with this section shall be deemed to satisfy the
requirements of all laws otherwise applicable to trans-
fers of jurisdiction over parcels of Federal real prop-
erty.
(2) UNITED STATES CAPITOL GROUNDS.—
(A) DEFINITION.—Section 5102 of title 40,
United States Code, is amended to include with-
in the definition of the United States Capitol
Grounds the parcels of Federal real property de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2).
(B) JURISDICTION OF CAPITOL POLICE.—
The United States Capitol Police shall have ju-
risdiction over the parcels of Federal real prop-
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Whereas on August 23, 1939, emissaries of Adolf Hitler and
Joseph Stalin, Nazi German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop
and Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov, signed an agree-
ment known as the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression
which contained secret protocols that illegally divided
Eastern Europe into spheres of influence with Estonia,
Latvia, and part of Poland going to the Soviet Union and
Lithuania and Poland going to Nazi Germany;
Whereas the Soviet Army fulfilled the Nazi-Soviet Pact of
Non-Aggression by illegally invading Lithuania on June
15, 1940, and invading both Latvia and Estonia on June
17, 1940;
Whereas this illegal and forcible occupation was never recog-
nized by the United States and successive United States
Administrations maintained continuous diplomatic rela-
tions with these countries throughout the Soviet period,
never once considering them to be ‘‘Soviet Republics’’;
Whereas the Baltic peoples valiantly re-established their inde-
pendence through peaceful means and the United States
recognized their independent governments in 1991; and
Whereas Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have achieved com-
mendable success in the eight years since they re-estab-
lished independence, including full democracy, significant
economic reforms, and civilian control of a new military
based on Western standards: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That, in observance of the 59th anniversary
of the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression, the Con-
gress—
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(1) reaffirms the United States policy of the
non-recognition of the occupation by the Soviet
Union of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia subsequent
to the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression, which
for the 50 years after the signing of such Pact was
a commendable bipartisan policy that refused to le-
gally recognize the Soviet occupation of these coun-
tries;
(2) urges Russia, in the spirit of democracy, to
renounce the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression
and its secret supplemental protocols, as illegal;
(3) welcomes and supports the signing of the
United States-Baltic Charter by the United States,
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia that reiterates the
strong historical kinship between the peoples of
these countries; and
(4) calls on the President and Secretary of
State to work to ensure that Russia understands
that the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression should
be considered illegal and null and void.
Passed the House of Representatives October 10,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
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erty described in subsection (a)(2) in accordance
with section 9 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to de-
fine the United States Capitol Grounds, to regu-
late the use thereof, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved July 31, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 1961).
(3) EFFECT
OF
TRANSFER.—A person relin-
quishing jurisdiction over any parcel of Federal real
property transferred by subsection (a) shall not retain
any interest in the parcel except as specifically pro-
vided in this section.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall apply to fiscal
year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 211. COMMISSION ON THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN
STUDY ABROAD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—(a) APPROPRIA-
TION.—There are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2005, $495,000, for the Commission
on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program
established under section 104 of division H of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 118
Stat. 435).
(b) EXTENSION
OF
REPORT
AND
TERMINATION
DATES.—Section 104 of division H of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 118 Stat.
435) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘December 1,
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘December 1, 2005’’; and
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘December 31,
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2005’’.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2005’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
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part of such amount may be used to employ more than 
58 individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide 
Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not 
more than two additional individuals for not more than 
120 days each, and not more than 10 additional individ-
uals for not more than 6 months each, for the Capitol 
Guide Service. 
STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS 
For the preparation, under the direction of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives, of the statements for the second ses-
sion of the 108th Congress, showing appropriations made, 
indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, to-
gether with a chronological history of the regular appro-
priations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to 
the persons designated by the chairmen of such commit-
tees to supervise the work. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, in-
cluding overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and 
Government contributions for health, retirement, social se-
curity, professional liability insurance, and other applica-
ble employee benefits, $203,440,000, to be disbursed by 
the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.
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GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, includ-
ing motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, 
security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, 
supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic 
services, stenographic services, personal and professional 
services, the employee assistance program, the awards pro-
gram, postage, communication services, travel advances, 
relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Fed-
eral Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more 
than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the 
Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $28,888,000, of which 
$700,000 shall remain available until expended, to be dis-
bursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee: 
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at 
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal 
year 2005 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity from funds available to the Department of Home-
land Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY. Amounts appro-
priated for fiscal year 2005 for the Capitol Police may
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Forest Foun-
dation Reauthorization Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION ACT REAUTHOR-
IZATION. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE MATCH-
ING FUNDS
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
AND PROJECT EX-
PENSES.—Section 405(b) of the National Forest Founda-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 583j–3(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘for a period of five years beginning October 1, 1992’’ 
and inserting ‘‘during fiscal years 2016 through 2018’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
410(b) of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 
583j–8(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘during the five-year 
period’’ and all that follows through ‘‘$1,000,000 annu-
ally’’ and inserting ‘‘there are authorized to be appro-
priated $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
2018’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) AGENT.—Section 404(b) of the National 
Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j–2(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘under this paragraph’’ and in-
serting ‘‘by subsection (a)(4)’’. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 407(b) of the 
National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j–
5(b)) is amended by striking the comma after ‘‘The 
Foundation shall’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2394 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the National Forest Foundation 
Act, and for other purposes.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2394 
To reauthorize the National Forest Foundation Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2015 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. BOST) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the National Forest Foundation Act, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Forest Foun-
dation Reauthorization Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION ACT REAUTHOR-
IZATION. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE MATCH-
ING FUNDS
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
AND PROJECT EX-
PENSES.—Section 405(b) of the National Forest Founda-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 583j–3(b)) is amended by striking 
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‘‘for a period of five years beginning October 1, 1992’’ 
and inserting ‘‘during fiscal years 2016 through 2018’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
410(b) of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 
583j–8(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘during the five-year 
period’’ and all that follows through ‘‘$1,000,000 annu-
ally’’ and inserting ‘‘there are authorized to be appro-
priated $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
2018’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 321
Expressing the sense of the Congress that money saved from efforts to
combat waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare Program should be
deposited in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund to ensure the
financial integrity of the Medicare Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1998
Mr. SNOWBARGER (for himself, Mr. TALENT, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. BURTON
of Indiana, and Mr. TIAHRT) submitted the following concurrent resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in
addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that money saved from
efforts to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medi-
care Program should be deposited in the Federal Hos-
pital Insurance Trust Fund to ensure the financial integ-
rity of the Medicare Program.
Whereas it is estimated that, in fiscal year 1996, waste,
fraud, and abuse in the Medicare Program cost the pro-
gram more than $23,000,000,000;
Whereas this money would otherwise be used to reimburse
costs for health care services furnished to Medicare bene-
ficiaries;
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Whereas the Congress has passed several Acts to combat
waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare Program;
Whereas proposals have been made to use any savings from
efforts to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medi-
care Program not to preserve the financial integrity of
the program, but rather to expand eligibility for health
care services under the program to individuals between
the ages of 55 and 64;
Whereas expanding eligibility under the program before guar-
anteeing the financial integrity of the program is irre-
sponsible and breaks faith with the millions of older
Americans who rely on the Medicare Program; and
Whereas in order to save money the Health Care Financing
Administration has limited certain medically necessary
benefits for Medicare beneficiaries who meet current eli-
gibility requirements under the program: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that any
money recovered from efforts to combat waste, fraud, and
abuse in the Medicare Program should be deposited into
the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund to ensure the
financial integrity of the Medicare Program and to secure
health care services for only those individuals who meet
current eligibility requirements under the program.
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IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2394 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 10, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the National Forest Foundation Act, 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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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 322
Supporting religious tolerance toward Muslims.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1998
Mr. BONIOR (for himself and Mr. DAVIS of Virginia) submitted the following
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Supporting religious tolerance toward Muslims.
Whereas the American Muslim community, comprised of ap-
proximately 5,000,000 people, is a vital part of our Na-
tion, with more than 1,500 mosques, Islamic schools, and
Islamic centers in neighborhoods across the United
States;
Whereas Islam is one of the great Abrahamic faiths, whose
significant contributions throughout history have ad-
vanced the fields of math, science, medicine, law, philoso-
phy, art, and literature;
Whereas the United States is a secular nation, with an un-
precedented commitment to religious tolerance and plu-
ralism, where the rights, liberties, and freedoms guaran-
teed by the Constitution are guaranteed to all citizens re-
gardless of religious affiliation;
•HCON 322 IH
Whereas Muslims have been subjected, simply because of
their faith, to acts of discrimination and harassment that
all too often have led to hate-inspired violence, as was the
case during the rush to judgment in the aftermath of the
tragic Oklahoma City bombing;
Whereas discrimination against Muslims intimidates Amer-
ican Muslims and may prevent Muslims from freely ex-
pressing their opinions and exercising their religious be-
liefs as guaranteed by the first amendment to the Con-
stitution;
Whereas American Muslims have regrettably been portrayed
in a negative light in some discussions of policy issues
such as issues relating to religious persecution abroad or
fighting terrorism in the United States;
Whereas stereotypes and anti-Muslim rhetoric have also con-
tributed to a backlash against Muslims in some neighbor-
hoods across the United States; and
Whereas all persons in the United States who espouse and
adhere to the values of the founders of our Nation should
help in the fight against bias, bigotry, and intolerance in
all their forms and from all their sources: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That—
(1) Congress condemns anti-Muslim intolerance
and discrimination as wholly inconsistent with the
American values of religious tolerance and pluralism;
(2) while Congress respects and upholds the
right of individuals to free speech, Congress ac-
•HCON 322 IH
knowledges that individuals and organizations that
foster such intolerance create an atmosphere of ha-
tred and fear that divides the Nation;
(3) Congress resolves to uphold a level of politi-
cal discourse that does not involve making a scape-
goat of an entire religion or drawing political conclu-
sions on the basis of religious doctrine; and
(4) Congress recognizes the contributions of
American Muslims, who are followers of one of the
three major monotheistic religions of the world and
one of the fastest growing faiths in the United
States.
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IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 323
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should
be an elected officer of the Federal Government.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1998
Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself and Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi) submitted
the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Attorney Gen-
eral should be an elected officer of the Federal Govern-
ment.
Whereas the Attorney General of the United States is the
chief law enforcement officer of the Federal Government;
Whereas the Attorney General is nominated by the President
and confirmed by the Senate;
Whereas once confirmed by the Senate, the Attorney General
serves at the will of the President and is a member of
the President’s cabinet;
Whereas the Attorney General is often confronted with a con-
flict of interest when an investigation of alleged mis-
conduct by high-level officials of the Federal Government
is necessary;
•HCON 323 IH
Whereas Attorneys General in several recent administrations
have been confronted with possible conflicts of interest;
Whereas these conflicts seriously compromise the Attorney
General’s ability to investigate alleged misconduct by
high-level officials of the Federal Government;
Whereas the public lacks confidence in the Attorney General’s
independence when an investigation of alleged misconduct
by high-level officials of the Federal Government is nec-
essary;
Whereas the creation of the independent counsel in 1978 did
not solve the problem of the Attorney General’s lack of
independence;
Whereas since the ‘‘Iran-Contra’’ investigation 22 independ-
ent counsels have been appointed, and their investigations
have cost taxpayers nearly $130,000,000;
Whereas 43 States provide for the election of their attorneys
general; and
Whereas the independent election of the Attorney General
would protect the Attorney General from conflicts of in-
terest when investigations of alleged misconduct by high-
level officials of the Federal Government are necessary:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the Attorney General should be an elected
officer of the Federal Government; and
‘‘(12) ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING AGAINST 
SPECIAL COUNSEL OR DEPUTY SPECIAL COUNSEL.— 
‘‘(A) SPECIAL COUNSEL DEFINED.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘Special Counsel’ means 
the Special Counsel appointed under section 
1211(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY
OF
INTEGRITY
COM-
MITTEE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An allegation of 
wrongdoing against the Special Counsel or 
the Deputy Special Counsel may be re-
ceived, reviewed, and referred for investiga-
tion by the Integrity Committee to the 
same extent and in the same manner as in 
the case of an allegation against an Inspec-
tor General (or a member of the staff of 
an Office of Inspector General), subject to 
the requirement that the Special Counsel 
recuse himself or herself from the consider-
ation of any allegation brought under this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) COORDINATION WITH EXISTING 
PROVISIONS
OF
LAW.—This paragraph 
does not eliminate access to the Merit Sys-
tems Protection Board for review under
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(2) the Congress should propose an amendment
to the Constitution providing for the independent
election of the Attorney General.
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