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hands, spasms of blood vessels causing severe discomfort
in the fingers and toes, weight loss, joint pain, difficulty
swallowing, extreme fatigue, and ulcerations on the fin-
gertips which are slow to heal;
Whereas people with advanced Scleroderma may be unable to
perform even the simplest tasks;
Whereas 80 percent of the people suffering from Scleroderma
are women between the ages of 25 and 55;
Whereas Scleroderma is the 5th leading cause of death
among all autoimmune diseases for women who are 65
years old or younger;
Whereas the wide range of symptoms and localized and sys-
temic variations of Scleroderma make it difficult to diag-
nose;
Whereas the average diagnosis of Scleroderma is made 5
years after the onset of symptoms;
Whereas the cause of Scleroderma is still unknown and there
is no known cure;
Whereas Federal funding for Scleroderma research is less
than for other diseases of similar prevalence; and
Whereas the estimated annual direct and indirect costs of
Scleroderma in the United States are $1,500,000,000:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that—
(1) private organizations and health care pro-
viders should be recognized for their efforts to pro-
mote awareness and research of Scleroderma;
III
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 31
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 8, 2001
Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the impor-
tance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation
and supporting National Donor Day.
Whereas more than 70,000 individuals await organ trans-
plants at any given moment;
Whereas another man, woman, or child is added to the na-
tional organ transplant waiting list every 20 minutes;
Whereas despite the progress in the last 15 years, more than
15 people per day die because of a shortage of donor or-
gans;
HCON 31 RFS
Whereas almost everyone is a potential organ, tissue, and
blood donor;
Whereas transplantation has become an element of main-
stream medicine that prolongs and enhances life;
Whereas for the fourth consecutive year, a coalition of health
organizations is joining forces for National Donor Day;
Whereas the first three National Donor Days raised a total
of nearly 25,000 units of blood, added over 4,000 poten-
tial donors to the National Marrow Donor Program Reg-
istry, and distributed tens of thousands of organ and tis-
sue pledge cards;
Whereas National Donor Day is America’s largest one-day
organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation event;
and
Whereas a number of businesses, foundations, health organi-
zations, and the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices have designated February 10, 2001, as National
Donor Day: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) supports the goals and ideas of National
Donor Day;
(2) encourages all Americans to learn about the
importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood
donation and to discuss such donation with their
families and friends; and
(3) requests that the President issue a procla-
mation calling on the people of the United States to
HCON 31 RFS
conduct appropriate ceremonies, activities, and pro-
grams to demonstrate support for organ, tissue,
bone marrow, and blood donation.
Passed the House of Representatives March 7,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
IV
House Calendar No. 5
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 31
[Report No. 107–10]
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the importance of organ,
tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation and supporting National Donor
Day.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2001
Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr.
KILDEE, Mr. SPRATT, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. KLECZKA, Ms. ESHOO, Mr.
BARRETT, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut,
Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon,
Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. TANNER, Mr. STARK, Mr.
HILLIARD, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. COYNE, Mr. MATSUI, Mr.
GIBBONS, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr.
SESSIONS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr.
UPTON, and Mr. PASCRELL) submitted the following concurrent resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
MARCH 6, 2001
Additional sponsors: Mr. PLATTS, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mrs.
TAUSCHER, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr.
BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. INSLEE, Mr.
LUCAS of Kentucky, and Mr. UNDERWOOD
MARCH 6, 2001
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the impor-
•HCON 31 RH
tance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation
and supporting National Donor Day.
Whereas more than 70,000 individuals await organ trans-
plants at any given moment;
Whereas another man, woman, or child is added to the na-
tional organ transplant waiting list every 20 minutes;
Whereas despite the progress in the last 15 years, more than
15 people per day die because of a shortage of donor or-
gans;
Whereas almost everyone is a potential organ, tissue, and
blood donor;
Whereas transplantation has become an element of main-
stream medicine that prolongs and enhances life;
Whereas for the fourth consecutive year, a coalition of health
organizations is joining forces for National Donor Day;
Whereas the first three National Donor Days raised a total
of nearly 25,000 units of blood, added over 4,000 poten-
tial donors to the National Marrow Donor Program Reg-
istry, and distributed tens of thousands of organ and tis-
sue pledge cards;
Whereas National Donor Day is America’s largest one-day
organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation event;
and
Whereas a number of businesses, foundations, health organi-
zations, and the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices have designated February 10, 2001, as National
Donor Day: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
•HCON 31 RH
(1) supports the goals and ideas of National
Donor Day;
(2) encourages all Americans to learn about the
importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood
donation and to discuss such donation with their
families and friends; and
(3) requests that the President issue a procla-
mation calling on the people of the United States to
conduct appropriate ceremonies, activities, and pro-
grams to demonstrate support for organ, tissue,
bone marrow, and blood donation.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 320
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding
scleroderma.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 320
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas scleroderma is a debilitating and potentially fatal
autoimmune disease with a broad range of symptoms
which may be either localized or systemic;
Whereas scleroderma may attack vital internal organs, in-
cluding the heart, esophagus, lungs, and kidneys, and
may do so without causing any external symptoms;
•HCON 320 EH
Whereas more than 300,000 people in the United States suf-
fer from scleroderma;
Whereas the symptoms of scleroderma include hardening and
thickening of the skin, swelling, disfigurement of the
hands, spasms of blood vessels causing severe discomfort
in the fingers and toes, weight loss, joint pain, difficulty
swallowing, extreme fatigue, and ulcerations on the fin-
gertips which are slow to heal;
Whereas people with advanced scleroderma may be unable to
perform even the simplest tasks;
Whereas 80 percent of the people suffering from scleroderma
are women between the ages of 25 and 55;
Whereas scleroderma is the 5th leading cause of death among
all autoimmune diseases for women who are 65 years old
or younger;
Whereas the wide range of symptoms and localized and sys-
temic variations of scleroderma make it difficult to diag-
nose;
Whereas the average diagnosis of scleroderma is made 5
years after the onset of symptoms;
Whereas the cause of scleroderma is still unknown and there
is no known cure; and
Whereas the estimated annual direct and indirect costs of
scleroderma in the United States are $1,500,000,000:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
•HCON 320 EH
(1) private organizations and health care pro-
viders should be recognized for their efforts to pro-
mote awareness of and research on scleroderma;
(2) the people of the United States, including
the medical community, should make themselves
aware of the symptoms of scleroderma and con-
tribute to the fight against scleroderma;
(3) the National Institutes of Health should
continue to take a leadership role in research efforts
regarding the fight against scleroderma and should
allow for broad dissemination of the information
learned from such research; and
(4) the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion should consider additional methods to improve
disease surveillance of scleroderma.
Passed the House of Representatives September 10,
2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 320
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding Scleroderma.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 7, 2002
Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. MILLENDER-
MCDONALD, Mr. HYDE, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mrs.
MORELLA, Mr. COSTELLO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. OWENS,
Mr. PAYNE, Mr. TOWNS, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Ms. NORTON, Mr. HIN-
CHEY, Mr. WYNN, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. PELOSI, Ms. LEE, Mr. FRANK, Mr.
BLAGOJEVICH, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. REYES, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. LIPIN-
SKI, and Mr. RODRIGUEZ) submitted the following concurrent resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding Scleroderma.
Whereas Scleroderma is a debilitating and potentially fatal
autoimmune disease with a broad range of symptoms
which may be either localized or systemic;
Whereas Scleroderma may attack vital internal organs, in-
cluding the heart, esophagus, lungs, and kidneys, and
may do so without causing any external symptoms;
Whereas more than 300,000 people in the United States suf-
fer from Scleroderma;
Whereas the symptoms of Scleroderma include hardening and
thickening of the skin, swelling, disfigurement of the
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2001, it stand adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
February 27, 2001, for morning-hour debate, or until
noon on the second day after Members are notified to reas-
semble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution,
whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate recesses
or adjourns at the close of business on Thursday, Feb-
ruary 15, 2001, or Friday, February 16, 2001, on a mo-
tion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its
Majority Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or ad-
journed until noon on Monday, February 26, 2001, or
until such time on that day as may be specified by its
Majority Leader or his designee in the motion to recess
or adjourn, or until noon on the second day after Members
are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this
concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority
Leader of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with
the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Lead-
er of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House
and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble whenever, in
their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.
Passed the House of Representatives February 14,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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(2) the people of the United States should make
themselves aware of the symptoms of Scleroderma
and contribute to the fight against Scleroderma;
(3) the Federal Government has a responsibility
to promote awareness regarding Scleroderma, to
adequately 
fund 
research 
projects 
regarding
Scleroderma, and to continue to consider ways to
improve the quality of health care services provided
for Scleroderma patients, including making prescrip-
tion medication more affordable;
(4) the National Institutes of Health should
continue to play a leadership role in the fight
against Scleroderma by—
(A) working more closely with private or-
ganizations and researchers to find a cure for
Scleroderma;
(B) funding research projects regarding
Scleroderma conducted by private organizations
and researchers;
(C) holding a Scleroderma symposium
which would bring together distinguished sci-
entists and clinicians from across the United
States to determine the most important prior-
ities in Scleroderma research;
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(D) supporting the formation of small
workgroups composed of experts from diverse
but 
related 
scientific 
fields 
to 
study
Scleroderma;
(E) conducting more genetic, environ-
mental, 
and 
clinical 
research 
regarding
Scleroderma;
(F) training more basic and clinical sci-
entists to carry out such research; and
(G) providing for better dissemination of
the information learned from such research;
and
(5) the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion should give priority consideration to the estab-
lishment of a national epidemiological study to bet-
ter track the incidence of Scleroderma and to gather
information about the disease that could lead to a
cure.
Æ
III
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 320
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 11, 2002
Received and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding scleroderma.
Whereas scleroderma is a debilitating and potentially fatal
autoimmune disease with a broad range of symptoms
which may be either localized or systemic;
Whereas scleroderma may attack vital internal organs, in-
cluding the heart, esophagus, lungs, and kidneys, and
may do so without causing any external symptoms;
HCON 320 RFS
Whereas more than 300,000 people in the United States suf-
fer from scleroderma;
Whereas the symptoms of scleroderma include hardening and
thickening of the skin, swelling, disfigurement of the
hands, spasms of blood vessels causing severe discomfort
in the fingers and toes, weight loss, joint pain, difficulty
swallowing, extreme fatigue, and ulcerations on the fin-
gertips which are slow to heal;
Whereas people with advanced scleroderma may be unable to
perform even the simplest tasks;
Whereas 80 percent of the people suffering from scleroderma
are women between the ages of 25 and 55;
Whereas scleroderma is the 5th leading cause of death among
all autoimmune diseases for women who are 65 years old
or younger;
Whereas the wide range of symptoms and localized and sys-
temic variations of scleroderma make it difficult to diag-
nose;
Whereas the average diagnosis of scleroderma is made 5
years after the onset of symptoms;
Whereas the cause of scleroderma is still unknown and there
is no known cure; and
Whereas the estimated annual direct and indirect costs of
scleroderma in the United States are $1,500,000,000:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
HCON 320 RFS
(1) private organizations and health care pro-
viders should be recognized for their efforts to pro-
mote awareness of and research on scleroderma;
(2) the people of the United States, including
the medical community, should make themselves
aware of the symptoms of scleroderma and con-
tribute to the fight against scleroderma;
(3) the National Institutes of Health should
continue to take a leadership role in research efforts
regarding the fight against scleroderma and should
allow for broad dissemination of the information
learned from such research; and
(4) the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion should consider additional methods to improve
disease surveillance of scleroderma.
Passed the House of Representatives September 10,
2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 321
Supporting the efforts of the United Nations to formulate a comprehensive
convention on international terrorism and urging the President to con-
tinue to work in cooperation with all interested members of the United
Nations to formulate such a convention.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 7, 2002
Mr. MEEKS of New York submitted the following concurrent resolution; which
was referred to the Committee on International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Supporting the efforts of the United Nations to formulate
a comprehensive convention on international terrorism
and urging the President to continue to work in coopera-
tion with all interested members of the United Nations
to formulate such a convention.
Whereas the elimination of international terrorism requires
international cooperation;
Whereas the United Nations is in the process of formulating
a comprehensive convention on international terrorism
based on a global consensus definition of terrorism and
an agreement among member states not to assist, sup-
port, or facilitate terrorist activities or harbor terrorist
organizations; and
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Whereas the terrorist attacks against the United States that
occurred on September 11, 2001, demonstrate the need
for a comprehensive convention on international ter-
rorism: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress—
(1) supports the efforts of the United Nations
to formulate a comprehensive convention on inter-
national terrorism; and
(2) urges the President to continue to work in
cooperation with all interested members of the
United Nations to formulate such a convention.
Æ
IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 322
Commending President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan for his leadership and
friendship and welcoming him to the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 7, 2002
Mr. PITTS submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Commending President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan for
his leadership and friendship and welcoming him to the
United States.
Whereas President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan has shown
credible and courageous leadership in cooperating with
the United States in the fight against terrorism;
Whereas the war against terrorism underscores the impor-
tance of strengthening the historic bilateral relationship
between the United States and Pakistan;
Whereas President Musharraf has pursued the return of
Pakistan to democracy and civil society and has adhered
to the timetable for restoring democratic elections to
Pakistan;
•HCON 322 IH
Whereas President Musharraf has shown great fortitude in
confronting extremists and outlawing terrorism in Paki-
stan;
Whereas President Musharraf has established a joint elec-
torate system so that minorities are no longer
disenfranchised and underrepresented in a separate elec-
torate system; and
Whereas the Pakistani-American community in the United
States plays an important role in developing a closer rela-
tionship between the peoples of the United States and
Pakistan: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress commends President Pervez
Musharraf of Pakistan for his leadership and friendship
and welcomes him to the United States.
Æ
IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 324
Commending President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan for his leadership and
friendship and welcoming him to the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 2002
Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. HYDE, and Mr. LANTOS) submitted the following
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations
FEBRUARY 12, 2002
Committee on International Relations discharged; considered under suspension
of the rules and agreed to
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Commending President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan for
his leadership and friendship and welcoming him to the
United States.
Whereas President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan has shown
courageous leadership in cooperating with the United
States in the fight against terrorism;
Whereas President Musharraf has shown great fortitude in
confronting extremists and outlawing terrorism in Paki-
stan;
•HCON 324 ATH
Whereas the efforts of President Musharraf in fighting ter-
rorism are both in the national interest of Pakistan and
of great importance to Pakistani-American relations;
Whereas the war against terrorism underscores the impor-
tance of strengthening the historic bilateral relationship
between the United States and Pakistan;
Whereas President Musharraf has worked to improve the po-
litical representation of minorities in Pakistan; and
Whereas the Pakistani-American community in the United
States makes important contributions to the United
States and plays a vital role in developing a closer rela-
tionship between the peoples of the United States and
Pakistan: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress commends President Pervez
Musharraf of Pakistan for his leadership and friendship
and welcomes him to the United States.
Æ
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necessary to meet the requirements established for each 
fund, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not 
transfer funds from the emergency or the contingency re-
serve funds to the extent that such a transfer would lower 
the fiscal year 2005 total percentage below 7 percent. 
SEC. 132. (a) Section 6 of the Policemen and Fire-
men’s Retirement and Disability Act Amendments of 1957 
(sec. 5–732, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting 
the following: ‘‘, and for the administrative costs associ-
ated with making such benefit payments.’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding 
fiscal year. 
SEC. 133. (a) CONTINUING
AVAILABILITY
OF 
AMOUNTS
IN
CHARTER
SCHOOL
FUND.—Section 
2403(b)(1) of the District of Columbia School Reform Act 
of 1995 (sec. 38–1804.03(b)(1), D.C. Official Code) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘Amounts in the Charter School Fund shall remain avail-
able until expended, and any amounts in the Fund remain-
ing unobligated or unexpended at the end of a fiscal year 
shall not revert to the General Fund of the District of 
Columbia.’’.
‘‘(B) to be employed for a period of years 
equivalent to the period of the traineeship, in a 
public or private nonprofit child welfare agency 
in any State, within a period of time (deter-
mined by the Secretary in accordance with reg-
ulations) after completing the postsecondary 
education for which the traineeship was award-
ed; 
‘‘(C) to furnish to the institution and the 
Secretary evidence of compliance with subpara-
graphs (A) and (B); and 
‘‘(D) if the recipient fails to comply with 
subparagraph (A) or (B) and does not qualify 
for any exception to this subparagraph which 
the Secretary may prescribe in regulations, to 
repay to the Secretary all (or an appropriately 
prorated part) of the amount of the stipend, 
plus interest, and, if applicable, reasonable col-
lection fees (in accordance with regulations pro-
mulgated by the Secretary); and 
‘‘(2) provides assurances that the institution 
will—
‘‘(A) enter into agreements with child wel-
fare agencies for onsite training of recipients;