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H. Res. 945 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 1, 2008. 
Whereas there are approximately three million Americans em-
ployed within the justice system; 
Whereas approximately seven million adults are on probation, 
parole, or are incarcerated; 
Whereas millions of Americans have been victims of crime 
and, consequently, lost income, incurred medical ex-
penses, and suffered emotionally; 
Whereas the cost of crime to individuals, communities, busi-
nesses, and the various levels of government exceeds the 
billions of dollars spent each year in administering the 
criminal justice system; 
Whereas, in 2006, fifty percent of Americans admitted they 
fear that their home would be burglarized when they are 
not home; thirty-four percent of American women feared 
that they would be sexually assaulted; and forty-four per-
cent of Americans feared they would be a victim of a ter-
rorist attack; 
Whereas approximately thirty-five percent of Americans have 
very little or no confidence in the criminal justice system 
and the negative effects of crime in regard to confidence 
in governmental agencies and overall social stability are 
immeasurable;
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as provided under paragraph (5), except the 
Secretary shall not include a State’s data if 
that State does not permit its applicants for 
State assistance to use the EZ FAFSA. 
‘‘(iv) FREE
AVAILABILITY
AND
DATA 
DISTRIBUTION.—The provisions of para-
graphs (6) and (10) shall apply to the EZ 
FAFSA. 
‘‘(C) PHASE-OUT OF FULL PAPER FAFSA.— 
‘‘(i) PHASE-OUT OF PRINTING OF FULL 
PAPER FAFSA.—At such time as the Sec-
retary determines that it is not cost-effective 
to print the full paper version of FAFSA, 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(I) phase out the printing of the 
full paper version of FAFSA; 
‘‘(II) maintain on the Internet 
easily accessible, downloadable formats 
of the full paper version of FAFSA; 
and 
‘‘(III) provide a printed copy of 
the full paper version of FAFSA upon 
request. 
‘‘(ii) USE OF SAVINGS.—The Secretary 
shall utilize any savings realized by phas-
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 61 
Recognizing the unique effects that proposals to reform Social Security may 
have on women. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2005 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Ms. JACKSON-LEE 
of Texas, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mrs. JONES 
of Ohio, Ms. SOLIS, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. BORDALLO, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. 
LEE, Ms. WATERS, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, 
Ms. WATSON, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Ms. BALD-
WIN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. KENNEDY of 
Rhode Island, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. MORAN of 
Virginia, Mr. HONDA, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
NADLER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. STARK, and Mr. AL GREEN 
of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the unique effects that proposals to reform 
Social Security may have on women. 
Whereas Social Security is a successful, efficient middle-class 
retirement program; 
Whereas Social Security provides a predictable, guaranteed 
benefit for women, who tend to live longer than men and 
have fewer lifetime earnings;
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Whereas the Social Security benefit structure is of particular 
importance to low-wage women, especially widows and 
wives of retirees; 
Whereas Social Security is the only source of retirement in-
come for 29 percent of unmarried elderly women; 
Whereas women represent 58 percent of all Social Security 
beneficiaries aged 62 and older and approximately 70 
percent of beneficiaries aged 85 and older; 
Whereas without Social Security, 52 percent of white women, 
65 percent of African American women, and 61 percent 
of Hispanic women over 65 years of age would live in 
poverty; 
Whereas women reaching age 65 in 2004 are expected to live, 
on average, an additional 20 years compared with 17 
years for men; 
Whereas women’s earnings relative to men are 77 percent in 
2002; 
Whereas at the end of 2003, women’s average monthly retire-
ment benefit was $798, and men’s average benefit was 
$1,039; 
Whereas elderly women are less likely than elderly men to 
have significant income from pensions other than Social 
Security; and 
Whereas for unmarried women––including widows––aged 65 
and older, Social Security comprises 52 percent of their 
total income, contrasted with 38 percent of unmarried el-
derly men’s retirement income and 35 percent of elderly 
couples’ income: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes the unique obstacles that women face in ensuring
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 940
To amend the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act to clarify 
the exemption for recreational vessel support employees, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2005
Mr. KELLER (for himself, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. WELDON of 
Florida, Mr. SHAW, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. FOLEY, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. 
DICKS, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. RENZI, Mr. 
BROWN of South Carolina, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. TAYLOR of 
Mississippi, and Mr. UPTON) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensa-
tion Act to clarify the exemption for recreational vessel 
support employees, 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 ‘‘Recreational Marine 
Employment Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF RECREATIONAL VESSEL WORK-
ER EXEMPTION. 
The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation 
Act (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 2 (33 U.S.C. 902) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (3)—
(i) so that subparagraph (C) reads as 
follows: 
‘‘(C) individuals employed by or at, or en-
gaged in the construction or maintenance of, a 
recreational marine facility or structure;’’; 
(ii) so that subparagraph (F) reads as 
follows: 
‘‘(F) individuals employed principally to 
build, repair, test, maintain, accommodate, buy, 
sell, store, restore, transport by land, or dis-
mantle a recreational vessel;’’; and 
(iii) by striking the unenumerated text 
following subparagraph (H) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘if the employer of an individual described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (F) is in compliance with a State 
workers’ compensation law.’’; and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (22) as 
paragraph (24) and inserting after paragraph 
(21) the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(22) The term ‘recreational marine facility or 
structure’ means a place used principally to build, 
repair, test, maintain, accommodate, buy, sell, store, 
restore, or dismantle recreational vessels. 
‘‘(23) The term ‘recreational vessel’ means a 
vessel manufactured principally for pleasure use.’’. 
(2) Section 5(b) (33 U.S.C. 905(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘a person covered under this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a person in maritime employment who 
does not qualify as a seaman under section 20 of the 
Act of March 4, 1915 (46 App. U.S.C. 688; Chap. 
153; 38 Stat. 1185) (as such section was amended 
by section 33 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 
(Chap. 250, 41 Stat. 1007; commonly known as the 
Jones Act))’’.
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4712 
To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on formulations 
of Clodinafop-propargyl. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2007 
Mr. TERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty 
on formulations of Clodinafop-propargyl. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FORMULATIONS OF CLODINAFOP-PROPARGYL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.12.5 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
formulations of Clodinafop-propargyl) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘1.7%’’ and inserting ‘‘Free’’; 
and 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 941 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitation 
on the deduction for college tuition and related expenses and to make 
the deduction permanent. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2005 
Mrs. KELLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify 
the limitation on the deduction for college tuition and 
related expenses and to make the deduction permanent. 
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 ‘‘More Money for Col-
lege Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR COLLEGE TUITION AND RELATED 
EXPENSES. 
(a) REPEAL OF DOLLAR LIMITATION AND IMPOSI-
TION OF INCOME LIMITATION.—Section 222 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to qualified tuition 
and related expenses) is amended by striking subsection 
(b) and by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No deduction shall be al-
lowed under subsection (a) in the case of any tax-
payer whose modified adjusted gross income for the 
taxable year exceeds $80,000 (twice such amount in 
the case of a joint return). 
‘‘(2) MODIFIED
ADJUSTED
GROSS
INCOME.— 
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 
‘modified adjusted gross income’ means adjusted 
gross income determined— 
‘‘(A) without regard to this section and 
sections 199, 911, 931, and 933, and 
‘‘(B) after application of sections 86, 135, 
137, 219, 221, and 469. 
‘‘(3) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of 
any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 
2005, the dollar amount in paragraph (1) shall be 
increased by an amount equal to the product of— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, and 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar
year in which the taxable year begins, deter-
mined by substituting ‘2004’ for ‘1992’ in sub-
paragraph (B) thereof. 
If any increase determined under the preceding sen-
tence is not a multiple of $500, such increase shall 
be rounded to the nearest multiple of $500.’’. 
(b) REPEAL
OF TERMINATION CLAUSE.—Section 
222 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (e). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to payments made in taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 2004. 
(d) PROVISION MADE PERMANENT.—Title IX of the 
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 
2001 (relating to sunset of provisions of such Act) shall 
not apply to section 431 of such Act. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 943
To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue standards ad-
dressing open flame ignition of consumer products containing poly-
urethane foam. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2005
Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, and Mr. CON-
YERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue 
standards addressing open flame ignition of consumer 
products containing polyurethane foam.
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 ‘‘Foam Fire Safety 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following:
(1) More than two billion pounds of poly-
urethane foam are sold in the United States every 
year. 
(2) Polyurethane foam is found in mattresses, 
bedding, upholstered furniture, carpet padding, 
soundproofing materials, and countless other objects 
commonly found in homes and office buildings. 
(3) Firefighters refer to polyurethane foam as 
‘‘solid gasoline’’ because of its flammability, and 
when burning, it emits deadly gases including ar-
senic. 
(4) Between 1980 and 1998, mattress, bedding, 
and upholstered furniture fires killed almost 30,000 
people in the United States. During the same period, 
these fires injured more than 95,000 people. 
(5) Direct property damage from foam fires 
over the same period was nearly $10 billion. 
(6) Exposed polyurethane soundproofing foam 
led to 100 deaths and 200 injuries at the Station 
nightclub fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island, on 
February 20, 2003. 
(7) A typical room fire will reach ‘‘flashover’’, 
the high temperature point at which all combustible 
materials in a room ignites, in 5 minutes or less 
from the time at which polyurethane foam filled fur-
niture catches fire. The National Fire Protection As-
sociation’s standard requires that 90 percent of the 
time, the first firefighters must arrive at the fire 
within 4 minutes. 
(8) The United Kingdom and the State of Cali-
fornia have enacted laws and regulations requiring 
that fire-retardant materials be added to the foam 
used in furniture, but nationally, the United States 
lags behind. 
SEC. 3. OPEN FLAME IGNITION STANDARDS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
shall, pursuant to section 4 of the Flammable Fabrics Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1193(a)), promulgate safety standards that 
address open flame ignition of mattresses, bedding, uphol-
stered furniture, sound proofing materials, and other ma-
terials containing polyurethane foam, as the Commission 
considers appropriate. Such standards shall, at minimum, 
be consistent with the safety standards for polyurethane 
foam products of the State of California, as proposed in 
Technical Bulletin 117, issued by the California Depart-
ment of Consumer Affairs in February 2002.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Heroes Credit 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF CREDIT RATINGS OF MEMBERS OF 
THE RESERVE COMPONENTS DEPLOYED IN 
SUPPORT OF CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Servicemembers 
Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 521 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 208. PROTECTION OF CREDIT RATINGS OF MEMBERS 
OF RESERVE COMPONENTS DEPLOYED IN 
SUPPORT OF CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
‘‘(a) REQUEST
FOR MILITARY SERVICE DEPLOY-
MENT EXPLANATION.—At any time during or after serv-
ing on active duty in support of a contingency operation, 
an eligible servicemember may request that a consumer 
reporting agency include a military service deployment ex-
planation with respect to a qualifying account in the file 
of that servicemember at the consumer reporting agency. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF CONSUMER REPORTING 
AGENCIES.—Upon receiving a request from an eligible 
servicemember under subsection (a), a consumer reporting 
agency shall— 
‘‘(1) include a military service deployment ex-
planation with respect to a qualifying account in the 
file of that servicemember and provide the military
paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available 
until expended. 
SEC. 202. ASSISTANCE FOR HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE DE-
VELOPMENT. 
(a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon transmitting a deter-
mination to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that a democratically elected government in 
Haiti is in power, the President, acting through the 
Secretary of State and the United States Army 
Corps of Engineers, is authorized to provide assist-
ance, on such terms and conditions as the President 
may determine, to facilitate the development of the 
basic sanitation and transportation infrastructure of 
Haiti. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
SUPPORTED.—Assistance pro-
vided under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, be used to carry out the following 
activities: 
(A) Expand and further develop transpor-
tation and infrastructure projects in Haiti, in-
cluding paving of roads and the availability of 
a health care vehicle or establishment of an 
emergency transportation plan in townships or
villages located more than 30 to 40 miles away 
from a health clinic. 
(B) Commission an environmental impact 
study focused on the cost of development and 
paving of primary ‘‘dirt roads’’ located up to 
30–40 miles away from major health clinics and 
provide the basic resources for the development 
and paving of such roads. 
(b) REPORT.—The President shall prepare and trans-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that contains the results of the environmental impact 
study carried out pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(B), includ-
ing a cost analysis of carrying out the activities described 
in such subsection. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2006 
and 2007. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations under 
paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available 
until expended.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5140 
AN ACT 
To provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to 
individuals, incentives for business investment, and an 
increase in conforming and FHA loan limits. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
H. Res. 947 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 7, 2008. 
Whereas the United States and the Republic of Korea share 
a longstanding and comprehensive alliance rooted in the 
common principles of freedom and democracy; 
Whereas on June 11, 2007, the House of Representatives 
passed H. Res. 295 recognizing ‘‘the strong alliance be-
tween the Republic of Korea and the United States and 
expresses appreciation to the Republic of Korea for its 
contributions to international efforts to combat ter-
rorism’’; 
Whereas on December 19, 2007, the Senate passed S. Res. 
279 recognizing that ‘‘the strength and endurance of the 
alliance between the United States and the Republic of 
Korea should be acknowledged and celebrated’’; 
Whereas, since 2000, the United States House of Representa-
tives and the Republic of Korea National Assembly have 
engaged in an interparliamentary exchange to discuss 
issues central to the U.S.-Republic of Korea relationship; 
Whereas there are deep cultural and personal ties between 
the peoples of the United States and the Republic of 
Korea, as exemplified by the large flow of visitors and ex-
changes each year between the two nations, as well as the 
nearly two million Korean-Americans;
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HR 6899 RDS
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 
45M(f) (defining qualified energy efficient appliance) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED
ENERGY
EFFICIENT
APPLI-
ANCE.—The term ‘qualified energy efficient appli-
ance’ means— 
‘‘(A) any dishwasher described in sub-
section (b)(1), 
‘‘(B) any clothes washer described in sub-
section (b)(2), and 
‘‘(C) any refrigerator described in sub-
section (b)(3).’’. 
(2) CLOTHES WASHER.—Section 45M(f)(3) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘commercial’’ before ‘‘residen-
tial’’ the second place it appears. 
(3) TOP-LOADING
CLOTHES
WASHER.—Sub-
section (f) of section 45M is amended by redesig-
nating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as para-
graphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively, and by in-
serting after paragraph (3) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) TOP-LOADING
CLOTHES
WASHER.—The 
term ‘top-loading clothes washer’ means a clothes 
washer which has the clothes container compartment 
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engineers, architects, and any other individual determined 
to be appropriate by the President. 
(d) RECRUITMENT.—The President shall ensure that 
information on the program is widely distributed, includ-
ing the distribution of information to schools and univer-
sities where professionals attain certification, hospitals, 
clinics, nongovernmental organizations working in the 
areas of international health and development, and any 
other location the President deems fit. 
(e) COORDINATION.—Placement of participants in 
the program shall be coordinated with the United States 
Agency for International Development in countries in 
which the Agency is conducting such programs. Overall 
placement of participants in the program shall be made 
by the President or his designee. 
(f) INCENTIVES.—The President may offer such in-
centives as the President determines to be necessary to 
encourage individuals to participate in the program, such 
as partial payment of principal, interest, and related ex-
penses on government and commercials loans for edu-
cational expenses relating to professional training in their 
respective fields, and where possible, deferment of repay-
ments on such loans, the provision of retirement benefits 
that would otherwise jeopardize participation in the pro-
gram, and other incentives.
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of the Act, the President shall transmit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
steps taken to establish the program, including— 
(1) the process of recruitment, including the 
venues for recruitment, the number of candidates re-
cruited, the incentives offered, if any, and the cost 
of those incentives; 
(2) the process, including the criteria used, for 
the selection of participants; 
(3) the number of participants placed, the local-
ity in which they were placed, and why those profes-
sionals were selected for that particular region of 
Haiti; and 
(4) the potential for expansion of the program. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2006 
and 2007. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations under 
paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available 
until expended. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 68 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to allow the Sec-
retary of the Army to extend the period during which the Secretary 
may provide beach nourishment for a water resources development 
project. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. MCINTYRE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 
to allow the Secretary of the Army to extend the period 
during which the Secretary may provide beach nourish-
ment for a water resources development project. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BEACH NOURISHMENT. 
Section 156 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5f) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2099
AN ACT
To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Manage-
ment Act of 1996 to provide adequate funding authoriza-
tion for the Vancouver National Historic Reserve.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,