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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 836 
Granting the authority provided under clause 4(c)(3) of rule X of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives to the Committee on Education and 
Labor for purposes of its investigation into the deaths of 9 individuals 
that occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine near Huntington, Utah. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2007 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Granting the authority provided under clause 4(c)(3) of rule 
X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the 
Committee on Education and Labor for purposes of its 
investigation into the deaths of 9 individuals that oc-
curred at the Crandall Canyon Mine near Huntington, 
Utah. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. GRANTING INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY TO 
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR. 
The Committee on Education and Labor is granted 
the authority provided under clause 4(c)(3) of rule X of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives in furtherance 
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of the investigation by such Committee into the deaths of 
9 individuals that occurred during August 2007 at the 
Crandall Canyon Mine (also known as the Genwal Mine) 
near Huntington, Utah, including the events that may 
have led to those deaths and into the administration of 
relevant laws by government agencies, including the De-
partment of Labor and the Mine Safety and Health Ad-
ministration, and into other related matters. 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 162 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 836 
[Report No. 110–473] 
Granting the authority provided under clause 4(c)(3) of rule X of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives to the Committee on Education and 
Labor for purposes of its investigation into the deaths of 9 individuals 
that occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine near Huntington, Utah. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2007 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Rules 
DECEMBER 5, 2007 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Granting the authority provided under clause 4(c)(3) of rule 
X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the 
Committee on Education and Labor for purposes of its 
investigation into the deaths of 9 individuals that oc-
curred at the Crandall Canyon Mine near Huntington, 
Utah. 
Resolved, 
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H. Res. 837 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 4, 2007. 
Resolved, That, upon the adoption of this resolution, the 
House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker’s 
table the bill, H.R. 710, with the Senate amendment thereto, 
and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with the fol-
lowing amendments: 
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill, insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Charlie W. Norwood 
Living Organ Donation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL ORGAN TRANS-
PLANT ACT. 
Section 301 of the National Organ Transplant Act (42 
U.S.C. 274e) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The preceding sentence does not apply 
with respect to human organ paired donation.’’; and
•HRES 855 EH 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dr. 
James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—LOW-VISION BENEFITS MATTERS 
Sec. 101. Modification of rate of visual impairment for payment of disability 
compensation. 
Sec. 102. Improvement in compensation for veterans in certain cases of impair-
ment of vision involving both eyes. 
TITLE II—MATTERS RELATING TO BURIAL AND MEMORIAL 
AFFAIRS 
Sec. 201. Provision of medallion or other device for privately-purchased grave 
markers. 
Sec. 202. Improvement in provision of assistance to States relating to the inter-
ment of veterans in cemeteries other than national cemeteries. 
Sec. 203. Modification of authorities on provision of Government headstones and 
markers for burials of veterans at private cemeteries. 
TITLE III—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 301. Use of national directory of new hires for income verification purposes 
for certain veterans benefits. 
Sec. 302. Extension of authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide an 
educational assistance allowance to persons performing quali-
fying work-study activities. 
TITLE I—LOW-VISION BENEFITS 
MATTERS 
SEC. 101. MODIFICATION OF RATE OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT 
FOR PAYMENT OF DISABILITY COMPENSA-
TION. 
Section 1114(o) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘5/200’’ and inserting ‘‘20/200’’.
•HRES 837 EH 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘human organ paired donation’ 
means the donation and receipt of human organs 
under the following circumstances: 
‘‘(A) An individual (referred to in this 
paragraph as the ‘first donor’) desires to make a 
living donation of a human organ specifically to 
a particular patient (referred to in this para-
graph as the ‘first patient’), but such donor is 
biologically incompatible as a donor for such pa-
tient. 
‘‘(B) A second individual (referred to in 
this paragraph as the ‘second donor’) desires to 
make a living donation of a human organ spe-
cifically to a second particular patient (referred 
to in this paragraph as the ‘second patient’), but 
such donor is biologically incompatible as a 
donor for such patient. 
‘‘(C) Subject to subparagraph (D), the first 
donor is biologically compatible as a donor of a 
human organ for the second patient, and the sec-
ond donor is biologically compatible as a donor 
of a human organ for the first patient.
•HRES 837 EH 
‘‘(D) If there is any additional donor-pa-
tient pair as described in subparagraph (A) or 
(B), each donor in the group of donor-patient 
pairs is biologically compatible as a donor of a 
human organ for a patient in such group. 
‘‘(E) All donors and patients in the group 
of donor-patient pairs (whether 2 pairs or more 
than 2 pairs) enter into a single agreement to 
donate and receive such human organs, respec-
tively, according to such biological compatibility 
in the group. 
‘‘(F) Other than as described in subpara-
graph (E), no valuable consideration is know-
ingly acquired, received, or otherwise transferred 
with respect to the human organs referred to in 
such subparagraph.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report that details the progress made 
towards understanding the long-term health effects of living 
organ donation.
•HRES 837 EH 
SEC. 4. NO IMPACT ON SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND. 
Nothing in this Act (or an amendment made by this 
Act) shall be construed to alter or amend the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) (or any regulation promul-
gated under that Act). 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to amend the 
National Organ Transplant Act to provide that criminal 
penalties do not apply to human organ paired donation, 
and for other purposes.’’. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
H. Res. 838 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 9, 2008. 
Whereas Joseph Alois Ratzinger ascended to the Papacy and 
chose the name Benedict XVI on April 19, 2005, becom-
ing the 265th reigning Pope in the history of the Roman 
Catholic Church; 
Whereas he was born and baptized on April 16, 1927, in 
Marktl am Inn, Germany; 
Whereas he was required to leave seminary at the age of 16 
and forced into military service for Nazi Germany; 
Whereas he risked grave danger by defecting from the Nazi 
anti-aircraft corps in 1945 and subsequently spent time 
in an Allied prisoner of war camp; 
Whereas he was ordained to the priesthood on June 29, 
1951; 
Whereas he is a highly regarded theologian and scholar, hav-
ing served in various university posts from 1959 until 
1977; 
Whereas he has written 25 books and given thousands of 
hours of lectures, making him one of the most prolific 
theologians in modern times; 
Whereas he participated as a theological advisor to the Sec-
ond Vatican Council from 1962 until 1965;
•HRES 838 EH 
Whereas he was appointed Archbishop of Munich and 
Freising in Germany on March 24, 1977, and ordained 
a bishop on May 28, 1977; 
Whereas he was elevated to cardinal on June 27, 1977; 
Whereas he was appointed Prefect of the Congregation for 
the Doctrine of the Faith and President of the Pontifical 
Biblical Commission on November 25, 1981; 
Whereas he was elected Dean of the College of Cardinals on 
November 27, 2002; 
Whereas Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was installed as Bishop 
of Rome on April 24, 2005; 
Whereas Pope Benedict XVI has made repeated calls for 
peaceful resolutions to international conflicts; 
Whereas Pope Benedict XVI has made reconciliation and 
peace an important goal of his Papacy on an ecumenical 
level reaching out to both Orthodox and Protestant 
Churches and in an inter-religious manner with Judaism 
and Islam; 
Whereas Pope Benedict XVI has affirmed the dignity of the 
human person with respect to refugees, exiles, evacuees, 
and other migrant persons; 
Whereas Pope Benedict XVI has decried the imminent dan-
gers posed by terrorism and extremism; and 
Whereas Pope Benedict XVI has identified the failed revolu-
tions and violent ideologies of the 20th century as being 
the result of the ‘‘Dictatorship of Relativism’’: Now, 
therefore, be it
•HRES 838 EH 
Resolved, That the United States House of Representa-
tives welcomes His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on his first 
apostolic visit to the United States. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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clude provisions that allow the outlet, after 
a specified period of time, to request that 
the Secretary compromise, modify, or ter-
minate the order.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) The Secretary may compromise, modify, or ter-
minate, with or without conditions, any no-tobacco-sale 
order.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or the imposition of a 
no-tobacco-sale order’’ after the term ‘‘penalty’’ 
each place such term appears; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘issued.’’ and inserting 
‘‘issued, or on which the no-tobacco-sale order 
was imposed, as the case may be.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) If the Secretary finds that a person has com-
mitted repeated violations of restrictions promulgated 
under section 906(d) at a particular retail outlet then the 
Secretary may impose a no-tobacco-sale order on that per-
son prohibiting the sale of tobacco products in that outlet. 
A no-tobacco-sale order may be imposed with a civil pen-
alty under paragraph (1). Prior to the entry of a no-sale 
order under this paragraph, a person shall be entitled to 
a hearing pursuant to the procedures established through 
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oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy 
resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, 
developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic En-
ergy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alter-
native energy, and for other purposes. 
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House Calendar No. 161 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 839 
[Report No. 110–471] 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
with respect to consideration of certain resolu-
tions reported from the Committee on Rules. 
DECEMBER 4, 2007 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the 
Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union. The resolution shall be 
considered as read. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the resolution and on any amendment 
thereto to final adoption without intervening motion or de-
mand for division of the question except: (1) one hour of 
debate on the resolution equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Rules; (2) the amendment printed in the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 
if offered by Representative Kirk of Illinois or his des-
ignee, which shall be in order without intervention of any 
point of order or demand for division of the question, shall 
be considered as read, and shall be separately debatable 
for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent; and (3) one motion to recommit 
which may not contain instructions. 
SEC. 2. During consideration of H. Res. 78 pursuant 
to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the 
previous question, the Chair may postpone further consid-
eration of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker. 
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•HRES 840 IH 
Jahangir so that she may continue her important 
work as Special Rapporteur; 
(3) the Government of Pakistan should imme-
diately restore the independence of the media and 
ensure freedom of speech and expression; and 
(4) the Government of Pakistan should review 
all legislation to ensure respect for the international 
human rights Pakistan committed to uphold as a 
member of the United Nations Human Rights Coun-
cil. 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 841 
Honoring the career and accomplishments of Robert Carlson as a Board 
Member of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System 
(‘‘CalPERS’’). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2007 
Ms. MATSUI submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the career and accomplishments of Robert Carlson 
as a Board Member of the California Public Employees’ 
Retirement System (‘‘CalPERS’’). 
Whereas Robert Carlson has been a Member of the CalPERS 
Board of Administration since 1971; 
Whereas he was President of the California State Employees 
Association (‘‘CSEA’’) in 1968 and was the first CSEA 
President to be elected to a second term; 
Whereas he was the former Chief Counsel of the California 
Department of Transportations; 
Whereas he has been a Member of the California State Bar 
Association since 1952; 
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•HRES 841 IH 
Whereas he recieved a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. 
Mary’s College and a Bachelor of Laws and Letters, 
Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hasting 
College of Law; 
Whereas he was named Hastings Law School Alumnus of the 
Year in 1997; 
Whereas he served 9 terms as CalPERS Board President and 
5 years as Vice President; 
Whereas he has served as a member of every CalPERS 
Board Committee; 
Whereas he is strong advocate for CalPERS members, em-
ployers, and most importantly CalPERS retirees; 
Whereas he chaired the Proposition 21, the voter initiative 
that allowed CalPERS to invest in all asset classes and 
financial markets and that has enabled the pension fund 
to reach $250,000,000,000; 
Whereas he helped spearhead Proposition 162, a California 
ballot initiative that gave the CalPERS Board the au-
thority over the investments and administration of the 
pension fund; 
Whereas he also coined the term ‘‘shareowner’’ to replace 
‘‘shareholder’’ to truly reflect CalPERS ownership in 
companies; 
Whereas he led CalPERS to develop a robust compliance 
function that helps measure against risks across the en-
terprise; 
Whereas CalPERS became the leader in public pension funds 
who have an internal compliance function; 
Whereas he pursued State legislation to give CalPERS the 
authority to build its headquarters in Sacramento; 
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Whereas he was a champion for transparency, accountability, 
and for living up to his responsibilities as fiduciary; and 
Whereas his sharp legal mind has been a true asset on the 
CalPERS Board: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 
the career and accomplishments of Robert Carlson as a 
Board Member of the California Public Employees’ Retire-
ment System (‘‘CalPERS’’). 
Æ 
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H. Res. 842 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 11, 2007. 
Whereas on November 15, 2007, Cylcone Sidr hit the coast 
of southern Bangladesh with 155 mile-an-hour winds that 
smashed tens of thousands of homes, damaged roads and 
buildings, and caused a 15-foot tidal surge that ruined 
thousands of hectares of crops; 
Whereas early reports have branded the destruction from Cy-
clone Sidr as the worst in Bangladesh in 16 years; 
Whereas the resulting damage from the cyclone affected more 
than 8,000,000 people through loss of their homes and 
livelihoods; 
Whereas over half of the affected internally displaced popu-
lation are children; 
Whereas Bangladesh’s Disaster Ministry estimates that the 
cyclone damaged or destroyed 1,500,000 houses; 
Whereas the death toll from the cyclone stands at more than 
3,000; 
Whereas as the 4 districts in southern Bangladesh that were 
most drastically affected by the cyclone are Patuakhali, 
Bagerhat, Barisal, and Pirojpur; 
Whereas one relief worker commented that Bagerhat looked 
like a ‘‘valley of death’’ in the days after the storm;
•HRES 842 EH 
Whereas an entire island in Barisal, another district of south-
ern Bangladesh, was submerged under at least 6 feet of 
water and houses were blown away by winds; 
Whereas the capital, Dhaka, which is located over 130 miles 
away from the devastated southern coastline, was also 
impacted by the storm, losing access to power and water 
for days; 
Whereas a massive tidal wave that was caused by Cyclone 
Sidr hit the Sunderbans, the world’s biggest mangrove 
forest that is home to the endangered Royal Bengal tiger, 
leaving a wake of death and destruction that have caused 
experts to declare the forest an ‘‘ecological disaster’’; 
Whereas officials at the United Nations World Food Program 
have appealed for international aid to help save lives in 
Bangladesh, noting that food supplies have been severely 
disrupted by the cyclone; and 
Whereas, due to the limited access to water supply and sani-
tation facilities that millions of Bangladeshis will face, 
health officials have warned against the possibility of 
cholera, dysentery, and other waterborne diseases: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses its heartfelt sympathy for the victims 
of Cyclone Sidr, which has affected southern Ban-
gladesh; 
(2) conveys its sincere support to the people of Ban-
gladesh;
•HRES 842 EH 
(3) supports the United States Government’s efforts 
to immediately make available all appropriate assistance 
requested by Bangladeshi authorities; and 
(4) reaffirms its commitment to provide relief aid to 
the victims as the effects of the cyclone continue to un-
fold. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 844 
Recognizing the service and dedication of Dr. Daisaku Ikeda and celebrating 
his 80th birthday. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2007 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the service and dedication of Dr. Daisaku Ikeda 
and celebrating his 80th birthday. 
Whereas January 2, 2008, marks the 80th birthday of Dr. 
Daisaku Ikeda who has dedicated his entire life to build-
ing peace and promoting human rights through education 
and cultural exchange with deep conviction in the shared 
humanity of our entire global family; 
Whereas Dr. Ikeda is President of the Soka Gakkai Inter-
national, a network of 12,000,000 people in 190 coun-
tries and territories around the world who will join to-
gether to renew their commitment to live up to the prin-
ciples and ideals exemplified by his life; 
Whereas Dr. Ikeda’s efforts to perpetuate a steady stream of 
young peace builders for generations to come has estab-
lished numerous peace building institutions, including the 
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•HRES 844 IH 
Soka education system with kindergarten through post- 
graduate schools throughout the world; 
Whereas Dr. Ikeda has demonstrated his ardent support of 
the United Nations by submitting annual peace proposals 
for more than 25 years, detailing practical programs and 
solutions for the world’s problems; 
Whereas, with Dr. Ikeda’s leadership, the SGI–USA has been 
engaged and involved in supporting the local communities 
with educational and inspirational concerts, exhibits, 
youth programs, and especially with relief efforts and 
support during the Los Angeles riots, Hurricane Katrina, 
and the recent Southern California wildfires; and 
Whereas it is the example of Dr. Ikeda’s unyielding, lifetime 
commitment to the vision of his mentor, Josei Toda, of 
the immense potential each person can manifest and to 
share hope with others to do the same: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the service and dedication of Dr. 
Daisaku Ikeda; and 
(2) celebrates his 80th birthday. 
Æ 
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