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IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 376
Recognizing ironworkers for their service in the rescue and recovery efforts
in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks against the United States
on September 11, 2001.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 15, 2002
Mr. LYNCH submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Government Reform
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing ironworkers for their service in the rescue and
recovery efforts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks
against the United States on September 11, 2001.
Whereas thousands of Americans and citizens of other na-
tions perished in the terrorist attacks against the United
States on September 11, 2001;
Whereas many police officers, firemen, and other emergency
rescue workers also perished or were injured in their he-
roic efforts to save people at the site of the World Trade
Center in New York City, and also worked in the rescue
and recovery efforts at the Pentagon in Virginia, just
outside Washington, D.C.;
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Whereas the rescue operations also involved thousands of
union ironworkers who performed rescue and recovery
duties, particularly in New York City;
Whereas these men and women performed their duties at se-
rious risk to their health and welfare and many suffered
injuries during the rescue and recovery process; and
Whereas these men and women were an important component
of the larger rescue and recovery efforts: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) thousands of union ironworkers from New
York City, and across North America, were instru-
mental in the emergency response operations in New
York City and Virginia in the aftermath of the ter-
rorist attacks on the United States on September
11, 2001;
(2) by risking their lives in the recovery effort
these men and women embodied the true American
spirit;
(3) these brave men and women endured ex-
haustion, exposure to noxious fumes and active fires,
risks from falling debris and collapses, and other
hazards during the rescue and recovery efforts; and
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(4) the Nation owes a debt of gratitude for the
service given by these men and women of the Iron
Workers International Union.
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IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 377
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the establishment by the Hyundai
Motor Company of its first automotive manufacturing facility in the
United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 16, 2002
Mr. RILEY (for himself, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr.
CRAMER, Mr. EVERETT, and Mr. HILLIARD) submitted the following con-
current resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the establish-
ment by the Hyundai Motor Company of its first auto-
motive manufacturing facility in the United States.
Whereas on April 1, 2002, the Hyundai Motor Company de-
cided to locate an automotive manufacturing facility in
Montgomery, Alabama;
Whereas this automotive manufacturing plant will be
Hyundai’s first facility in the United States;
Whereas the expected investment in the United States econ-
omy from the new Montgomery Hyundai plant is more
than $1,000,000,000;
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Whereas Hyundai’s Montgomery, Alabama, facility will em-
ploy an estimated 2,000 primary workers and create
more than 4,000 additional jobs in related industries; and
Whereas to date trade relations between the United States
and the Republic of Korea with respect to automotive
manufacturing 
have 
resulted 
in 
an 
approximate
$6,000,000,000 deficit with Korea: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress—
(1) commends the Hyundai Motor Company for
its decision to locate its first United States auto-
motive manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Ala-
bama;
(2) recognizes that the new facility in Mont-
gomery, Alabama, will result in the gainful employ-
ment of several thousand Americans, as well as fos-
ter economic growth in the surrounding area; and
(3) recognizes that Hyundai’s decision to locate
this facility in Alabama is a positive step in improv-
ing trade relations between the United States and
the Republic of Korea.
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H. Con. Res. 378
Agreed to July 12, 2002
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
Concurrent Resolution
Whereas the terrorist and anthrax attacks of September and
October 2001 required Congress and the entire Congressional
community to respond to a heightened state of emergency;
Whereas the men and women of the United States Capitol Police
were required to shoulder the greatest burden of this emergency
response by working tremendously increased hours under difficult
conditions, requiring great sacrifices by them and their families;
Whereas the District of Columbia National Guard responded to
the call of the Capitol Police Board and provided National Guard
troops to assist the United States Capitol Police in protecting
the Capitol complex, providing great relief to the members of
the United States Capitol Police; and
Whereas the combined efforts of the United States Capitol Police
and the District of Columbia National Guard have made the
Capitol complex secure for Members of Congress, Congressional
employees, and visitors, and thereby have enabled Congress to
continue to discharge its constitutional duties on behalf of the
American people: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That Congress commends the District of Columbia National
Guard, the National Guard Bureau, and the entire Department
of Defense for the assistance provided to the United States Capitol
H. Con. Res. 378—2
Police and the entire Congressional community in response to the
terrorist and anthrax attacks of September and October 2001.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 378
Commending the District of Columbia National Guard, the National Guard
Bureau, and the entire Department of Defense for the assistance pro-
vided to the United States Capitol Police and the entire Congressional
community in response to the terrorist and anthrax attacks of September
and October 2001.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 16, 2002
Mr. NEY (for himself and Mr. HOYER) submitted the following concurrent
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Commending the District of Columbia National Guard, the
National Guard Bureau, and the entire Department of
Defense for the assistance provided to the United States
Capitol Police and the entire Congressional community
in response to the terrorist and anthrax attacks of Sep-
tember and October 2001.
Whereas the terrorist and anthrax attacks of September and
October 2001 required Congress and the entire Congres-
sional community to respond to a heightened state of
emergency;
Whereas the men and women of the United States Capitol
Police were required to shoulder the greatest burden of
this emergency response by working tremendously in-
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creased hours under difficult conditions, requiring great
sacrifices by them and their families;
Whereas the District of Columbia National Guard responded
to the call of the Capitol Police Board and provided Na-
tional Guard troops to assist the United States Capitol
Police in protecting the Capitol complex, providing great
relief to the members of the United States Capitol Police;
and
Whereas the combined efforts of the United States Capitol
Police and the District of Columbia National Guard have
made the Capitol complex secure for Members of Con-
gress, Congressional employees, and visitors, and thereby
have enabled Congress to continue to discharge its con-
stitutional duties on behalf of the American people: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress commends the District of Co-
lumbia National Guard, the National Guard Bureau, and
the entire Department of Defense for the assistance pro-
vided to the United States Capitol Police and the entire
Congressional community in response to the terrorist and
anthrax attacks of September and October 2001.
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III
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 378
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 24, 2002
Received and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Commending the District of Columbia National Guard, the
National Guard Bureau, and the entire Department of
Defense for the assistance provided to the United States
Capitol Police and the entire Congressional community
in response to the terrorist and anthrax attacks of Sep-
tember and October 2001.
Whereas the terrorist and anthrax attacks of September and
October 2001 required Congress and the entire Congres-
sional community to respond to a heightened state of
emergency;
Whereas the men and women of the United States Capitol
Police were required to shoulder the greatest burden of
this emergency response by working tremendously
HCON 378 RFS
increased hours under difficult conditions, requiring great
sacrifices by them and their families;
Whereas the District of Columbia National Guard responded
to the call of the Capitol Police Board and provided Na-
tional Guard troops to assist the United States Capitol
Police in protecting the Capitol complex, providing great
relief to the members of the United States Capitol Police;
and
Whereas the combined efforts of the United States Capitol
Police and the District of Columbia National Guard have
made the Capitol complex secure for Members of Con-
gress, Congressional employees, and visitors, and thereby
have enabled Congress to continue to discharge its con-
stitutional duties on behalf of the American people: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress commends the District of Co-
lumbia National Guard, the National Guard Bureau, and
the entire Department of Defense for the assistance pro-
vided to the United States Capitol Police and the entire
Congressional community in response to the terrorist and
anthrax attacks of September and October 2001.
Passed the House of Representatives April 23, 2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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(6) Widespread use of private long-term care
insurance has the potential to protect families from
the catastrophic costs of long-term care services
while, at the same time, easing the burden on Med-
icaid as the baby boom generation ages.
(7) The Federal Government has endorsed the
concept of private long-term care insurance by estab-
lishing Federal tax rules for tax-qualified policies in
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996.
(8) The Federal Government has ensured the
availability of quality long-term care insurance prod-
ucts and sales practices by adopting strict consumer
protections in the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that—
(1) the Federal Government should take all ap-
propriate steps to inform the public about the finan-
cial risks posed by rapidly increasing long-term care
costs and about the need for families to plan for
their long-term care needs;
(2) the Federal Government should take all ap-
propriate steps to inform the public that Medicare
does not cover most long-term care costs and that
IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 379
Recognizing the efforts and activities of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign
to prevent all unintentional injuries among children, including bicycle-
related traumatic brain injuries.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 16, 2002
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan submitted the following concurrent resolution; which
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the efforts and activities of the National SAFE
KIDS Campaign to prevent all unintentional injuries
among children, including bicycle-related traumatic brain
injuries.
Whereas unintentional injury is the number one cause of
death of children under the age of 15;
Whereas in 1999 more than 382,000 children under the age
of 15 were treated in hospital emergency rooms for bicy-
cle-related injuries;
Whereas more than 40 percent of all bicycle-related deaths
are a result of head injuries and approximately three-
fourths of all bicycle-related head injuries occur among
children under the age of 15;
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Whereas every dollar spent on a bicycle helmet saves our Na-
tion $30 in direct medical costs and other costs to soci-
ety;
Whereas the single most effective safety device available to
reduce head injury and death from bicycle crashes is a
helmet;
Whereas each year motor vehicle crashes claim more than
1,700 child passengers and result in an estimated
265,000 injuries;
Whereas child safety seats and safety belts, when used cor-
rectly and consistently, are extremely effective in saving
lives and preventing injuries;
Whereas each year more than 575 children under the age of
15 die in residential fires and nearly 40,000 children
under the age of 15 are injured by fires in the home;
Whereas households without working smoke alarms are ap-
proximately two and a half times more likely to have a
fire than those with working smoke alarms;
Whereas the chances of dying in a residential fire are reduced
by 50 percent when a smoke alarm is installed in the
home;
Whereas drowning remains the leading cause of unintentional
injury-related death among children under the age of 5;
Whereas 
approximately 
percent 
of 
boating-related
drownings could be prevented if the victim had been
wearing a personal flotation device (PFD);
Whereas the National SAFE KIDS Campaign promotes
childhood injury prevention by uniting diverse groups into
State and local coalitions, developing innovative edu-
cational 
tools 
and 
strategies, 
initiating 
legislative
•HCON 379 IH
changes, promoting new technology, and raising aware-
ness through the media; and
Whereas the National SAFE KIDS Campaign will launch
SAFE KIDS Week 2002, ‘‘Use Your Head, Wear A Hel-
met’’, which focuses on the prevention of bicycle-related
traumatic brain injury and also is concerned with the
prevention of all unintentional childhood injuries: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress calls upon all United States
citizens to recognize the efforts and activities of the Na-
tional SAFE KIDS Campaign to prevent all unintentional
injuries among children, including bicycle-related trau-
matic brain injuries.
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IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 383
Commending the NephCure Foundation for its sponsorship of National Kid-
ney Cure Week and encouraging the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to make more information available to the public concerning
kidney diseases.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 18, 2002
Ms. RIVERS submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Commending the NephCure Foundation for its sponsorship
of National Kidney Cure Week and encouraging the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services to make more
information available to the public concerning kidney dis-
eases.
Whereas the Surgeon General designated kidney diseases as
one of the focus areas of the Healthy People 2010 cam-
paign;
Whereas 2,500,000 people in the United States suffer from
kidney diseases and of that number approximately
398,000 are afflicted with End Stage Renal Disease, 90
percent of which is caused by glomerular diseases;
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Whereas glomerular diseases of the kidney cause 360,000
people in the United States to rely on dialysis for life and
that number is expected to escalate to 660,000 people by
the year 2010;
Whereas countless more people in the United States live with
the early effects of glomerular diseases and too many
cases are undiagnosed or misdiagnosed;
Whereas there is not yet a cure for glomerular diseases, but
there are treatments available when quickly and accu-
rately diagnosed;
Whereas glomerular diseases cost the United States
$15,000,000,000 in direct public health expenditures per
year;
Whereas people of color are disproportionately affected by
glomerular diseases;
Whereas greater resources should be directed to researching
the causes of glomerular diseases and to finding a cure;
and
Whereas the NephCure Foundation, with national head-
quarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a foundation which
combats kidney diseases, will sponsor a National Kidney
Cure Week the first week of October in order to further
educate health care providers and the public about glo-
merular diseases: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) commends the NephCure Foundation for its
sponsorship of National Kidney Cure Week; and
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(2) encourages the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to—
(A) make more information available to the
public concerning glomerular diseases and the
developments made by researchers into the
causes of glomerular diseases; and
(B) present public service announcements
on kidney disease prevention and diagnosis.
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‘‘(B) the number of Indians eligible for
health services in each service unit or Indian
tribe or tribal organization; and
‘‘(C) the number of Indians using the
Service resources made available to each service
unit or Indian tribe or tribal organization, and,
to the extent available, information on the wait-
ing lists and number of Indians turned away for
services due to lack of resources.
‘‘(f) Funds appropriated under this section for any
fiscal year shall be included in the base budget of the Serv-
ice for the purpose of determining appropriations under
this section in subsequent fiscal years.
‘‘(g) Nothing in this section is intended to diminish
the primary responsibility of the Service to eliminate exist-
ing backlogs in unmet health care needs, nor are the provi-
sions of this section intended to discourage the Service
from undertaking additional efforts to achieve equity
among Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
‘‘(h) Any funds appropriated under the authority of
this section shall be designated as the ‘Indian Health Care
Improvement Fund’.
IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 384
Recognizing the United States Air Force B–52 Stratofortress bomber on
the occasion of its 50th anniversary and honoring the pilots and crew
members who have served aboard that aircraft.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 18, 2002
Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. MCCRERY) submitted the following
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the United States Air Force B–52 Stratofortress
bomber on the occasion of its 50th anniversary and hon-
oring the pilots and crew members who have served
aboard that aircraft.
Whereas the B–52 Stratofortress bomber has been the prime
weapon in the United States strategic bomber fleet since
the first flight of that aircraft in 1952;
Whereas the B–52 bomber as currently configured can per-
form strategic attack, air interdiction, offensive counter-
air, and maritime operations missions;
Whereas the B–52 bomber is capable of dropping or launch-
ing the widest array of weapons of any aircraft in the
United States aircraft inventory, including gravity bombs,
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cluster bombs, precision guided missiles, and joint direct
attack munitions;
Whereas the B–52 bomber was a key component of the
United States arsenal during the Cold War;
Whereas during the Cold War, there were always B–52
bombers aloft armed with nuclear weapons forming a
major component of America’s nuclear deterrence poli-
cies;
Whereas during Operation Desert Storm, B–52 bombers de-
livered 40 percent of all the weapons dropped by coalition
forces;
Whereas the B–52 bomber has recently contributed in Oper-
ation Enduring Freedom and Operation Anaconda in Af-
ghanistan;
Whereas current engineering analyses show that the life span
of the B–52 bombers currently in service can be extended
to beyond the year 2045; and
Whereas the year 2002 marks the 50th anniversary of the
entrance of the B–52 Stratofortress bomber: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress recognizes the United
States Air Force B–52 Stratofortress bomber on the occa-
sion of its 50th anniversary and honors the pilots and crew
members who have served aboard that aircraft.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 385
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services should
conduct or support research on certain tests to
screen for ovarian cancer, and Federal health
care programs and group and individual health
plans should cover the tests if demonstrated to
be effective, and for other purposes.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 385
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas ovarian cancer is a serious and underrecognized
threat to women’s health;
Whereas ovarian cancer, the deadliest of the gynecologic can-
cers, is the fourth leading cause of cancer death among
women in the United States;
Whereas ovarian cancer occurs in 1 out of 57 women in the
United States;
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Whereas approximately 50 percent of the women in the
United States diagnosed with ovarian cancer die as a re-
sult of the cancer within 5 years;
Whereas ovarian cancer is readily treatable when it is de-
tected in the beginning stages before it has spread be-
yond the ovaries, but the vast majority of cases are not
diagnosed until the advanced stages when the cancer has
spread beyond the ovaries;
Whereas in cases where ovarian cancer is detected in the be-
ginning stages, more than 90 percent of women survive
longer than 5 years;
Whereas only 25 percent of ovarian cancer cases in the
United States are diagnosed in the beginning stages;
Whereas in cases where ovarian cancer is diagnosed in the
advanced stages, the chance of 5-year survival is only
about 25 percent; and
Whereas ovarian cancer may be difficult to diagnose because
symptoms are easily confused with other diseases and be-
cause there is no reliable, easy-to-administer screening
tool: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, acting through the Director of the National In-
stitutes of Health—
(A) should conduct or support research on
the effectiveness of the medical screening tech-
nique of using proteomic patterns in blood
serum to identify ovarian cancer, including the
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effectiveness of using the technique in combina-
tion with other screening methods for ovarian
cancer; and
(B) should continue to conduct or support
other promising ovarian cancer research that
may lead to breakthroughs in screening tech-
niques;
(2) the Secretary should submit to the Congress
a report on the research described in paragraph
(1)(A), including an analysis of the effectiveness of
the medical screening technique for identifying ovar-
ian cancer; and
(3) if the research demonstrates that the med-
ical screening technique is effective for identifying
ovarian cancer, Federal health care programs and
group and individual health plans should cover the
technique.
Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2002.
Attest:
Clerk.