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Whereas in 1940, due to deteriorating political relations and
increasing tensions between the United States and
Japan, a reinforced Asiatic Fleet began concentrating on
the defense of the Philippines and engaged in extensive
training to ensure maximum operational readiness for
any eventuality;
Whereas following the declaration of war against Japan, the
warships, submarines, and aircraft of the Asiatic Fleet
singly or in task forces courageously fought many naval
battles against a superior Japanese armada;
Whereas the Asiatic Fleet directly suffered the loss of 22
ships, 1,826 men killed or missing in action, and 518
men captured, many of whom did not survive their in-
ternment; and
Whereas the Asiatic Fleet ceased to exist as a cohesive fight-
ing force on March 1, 1942, when its flagship, the U.S.S.
HOUSTON, was sunk by the Japanese near Indonesia:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That—
(1) the Congress commends the bravery and re-
sourcefulness of all who served in the United States
Navy Asiatic Fleet from 1910 to 1942, especially
those sailors and marines who put their lives in
harm’s way during the first few months of America’s
participation in World War II; and
(2) the American people should always remem-
ber the courage and determination displayed by the
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 186
Commending all who served with the United States Navy Asiatic Fleet
throughout the Far East from 1910 to 1942, especially those sailors
and marines who put their lives on the line for this Nation during
the earliest days of our involvement in World War II.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. BROWN of Ohio submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on National Security
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Commending all who served with the United States Navy
Asiatic Fleet throughout the Far East from 1910 to
1942, especially those sailors and marines who put their
lives on the line for this Nation during the earliest days
of our involvement in World War II.
Whereas the United States established the Asiatic Fleet of
the Navy in 1910 to protect American nationals, policies,
and possessions in the Far East;
Whereas the sailors and marines of the Asiatic Fleet came to
the aid of United States citizens and foreign nationals in
that region during the Chinese civil war, the Yangtze
Flood of 1931, and the outbreak of Sino-Japanese
hostilities;
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‘‘(c) STAKEHOLDERS.—In designating corridors under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall involve, on a voluntary 
basis, stakeholders that include— 
‘‘(1) the heads of other Federal agencies; 
‘‘(2) State and local officials; 
‘‘(3) representatives of— 
‘‘(A) energy utilities; 
‘‘(B) the electric and natural gas vehicle in-
dustries; 
‘‘(C) the freight and shipping industry; 
‘‘(D) clean technology firms; 
‘‘(E) the hospitality industry; 
‘‘(F) the restaurant industry; and 
‘‘(G) highway rest stop vendors; and 
‘‘(4) such other stakeholders as the Secretary de-
termines to be necessary. 
‘‘(d) REDESIGNATION.—Not later than 5 years after 
the date of establishment of the corridors under subsection 
(a), and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall update 
and redesignate the corridors. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—During designation and redesignation 
of the corridors under this section, the Secretary shall issue 
a report that— 
‘‘(1) identifies electric vehicle charging and nat-
ural gas fueling infrastructure and standardization
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needs for electricity providers, natural gas providers, 
infrastructure providers, vehicle manufacturers, elec-
tricity purchasers, and natural gas purchasers; and 
‘‘(2) establishes an aspirational goal of achieving 
strategic deployment of electric vehicle charging and 
natural gas fueling infrastructure in those corridors 
by the end of fiscal year 2021.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis of chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 151 and inserting the following: 
‘‘151. National Electric Vehicle Charging and Natural Gas Fueling Corridors.’’. 
SEC. 11023. ASSET MANAGEMENT. 
(a) Section 119 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘structurally deficient’’ and inserting ‘‘being in 
poor condition’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘structurally deficient’’ and inserting ‘‘being in 
poor condition’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION
OF
CRITICAL
INFRASTRUC-
TURE.—In this subsection, the term ‘critical infra-
structure’ means those facilities the incapacity or fail-
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personnel of the Asiatic Fleet, honoring the sac-
rifices they made in defense of the United States.
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lished in the Federal Register on June 22, 2004 (69 Fed. 
Reg. 34565–34567). 
SEC. 802. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of the provisions of sec-
tion 214(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228). 
SEC. 803. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of the provisions of sub-
sections (e) and (f) of section 301 of the United States 
Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria 
Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25; 22 U.S.C. 7631(e) and 
(f)).
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Com-
merce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 7, 2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 187
Expressing the sense of Congress that the museum to be known as ‘‘The
Women’s Museum: An Institute for the Future’’, in Dallas, Texas, should
be designated as a Millennium Project for the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms. GRANGER, Mr.
TURNER, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. GREEN,
Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. EDWARDS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. ORTIZ,
Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. FROST, Ms. KILPATRICK, Ms. NORTON, Ms. CHRIS-
TIAN-GREEN, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. COMBEST, Mr.
BONILLA, Mr. BRADY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. ARCHER, Mr.
BARTON of Texas, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, and
Mr. RODRIGUEZ) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that the museum to be
known as ‘‘The Women’s Museum: An Institute for the
Future’’, in Dallas, Texas, should be designated as a
Millennium Project for the United States.
Whereas knowledge of our heritage is critical to understand-
ing and meeting the challenges of today and developing
a vision for our future;
Whereas recognition of the historic contributions of women to
civilization is woefully lacking and such contributions are
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(C) $57,296,336 for fiscal year 2018. 
(D) $62,999,728 for fiscal year 2019. 
(E) $69,837,974 for fiscal year 2020. 
(F) $76,656,407 for fiscal year 2021. 
(2) CERTIFICATION
DESCRIBED.—The certifi-
cation described in this paragraph is a certification 
made by the Secretary and submitted to Congress that 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
has implemented all of the recommendations in the 
Office of Inspector General Audit Report issued June 
18, 2015 (ST–2015–063). As part of the certification, 
the Secretary shall review the actions the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration has taken to 
implement the recommendations and issue a report to 
Congress detailing how the recommendations were im-
plemented. The Secretary shall not delegate or assign 
the responsibility under this paragraph. 
SEC. 34202. INSPECTOR GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter 
until the completion date, the Department of Transpor-
tation Inspector General shall report to the appropriate 
committees of Congress on whether and what progress has 
been made to implement the recommendations in the Office
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of Inspector General Audit Report issued June 18, 2015 
(ST–2015–063). 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS.—The Administrator 
of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
shall— 
(1) not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, and periodically thereafter until 
the completion date, provide a briefing to the appro-
priate committees of Congress on the actions the Ad-
ministrator has taken to implement the recommenda-
tions in the audit report described in subsection (a), 
including a plan for implementing any remaining 
recommendations; and 
(2) not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, issue a final report to the appro-
priate committees of Congress on the implementation 
of all of the recommendations in the audit report de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives.
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misunderstood in our Nation’s cultural and historical
landscape;
Whereas the Foundation for Women’s Resources has an-
nounced the creation of The Women’s Museum: An Insti-
tute for the Future (in this resolution referred to as the
‘‘Museum’’), a state-of-the-art, interactive museum that
will—
(1) profile the specific achievements of individual
women throughout history;
(2) explore the experiences of women in our civiliza-
tion; and
(3) celebrate the role of women in culture, com-
merce, politics, art, music, and the sciences;
Whereas the Museum will honor both the historic contribu-
tions of women and the future role of women in our soci-
ety;
Whereas the Museum will be housed in the restored State
Fair Coliseum in Dallas, Texas, and designed by archi-
tect Wendy Evans Joseph, senior designer of the United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum;
Whereas the Museum has been widely supported by numerous
women’s organizations, local governments, corporations,
and individuals;
Whereas the Museum is scheduled to open in the year 2000,
the first time the Nation will witness the turn of a mil-
lennium; and
Whereas the turn of the millennium will be commemorated by
government institutions and agencies with special
projects and events all over the Nation: Now, therefore,
be it
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress—
(1) that the past, present, and future contribu-
tions of women to culture, commerce, politics, art,
music, and the sciences should be recognized and
celebrated;
(2) that The Women’s Museum: An Institute
for the Future, in Dallas, Texas, should be des-
ignated as a Millennium Project for the United
States; and
(3) that Federal agencies and other Federal in-
stitutions should support the establishment and op-
eration of The Women’s Museum: An Institute for
the Future by—
(A) providing construction and operational
support;
(B) supporting a ground-breaking cere-
mony for the museum; and
(C) supporting the Museum and its objec-
tives in all other respects.
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The birth rate among unmarried women in 
2001 was 4 percent lower than its peak reached 
in 1994, while the proportion of births occur-
ring outside of marriage has remained at ap-
proximately 33 percent since 1998. 
(C) The negative consequences of out-of-
wedlock birth on the mother, the child, the fam-
ily, and society are well documented. These in-
clude increased likelihood of welfare depend-
ency, increased risks of low birth weight, poor 
cognitive development, child abuse and neglect, 
and teen parenthood, and decreased likelihood 
of having an intact marriage during adulthood. 
(D) An estimated 24,500,000 children do 
not live with their biological fathers, and 
7,100,000 children do not live with their bio-
logical mothers. These facts are attributable 
largely to declining marriage rates, increasing 
divorce rates, and increasing rates of nonmar-
ital births during the latter part of the 20th 
century. 
(E) There has been a dramatic rise in co-
habitation as marriages have declined. Only 40 
percent of children of cohabiting couples will 
see their parents marry. Those who do marry
‘‘CHAPTER 228A—POST-CONVICTION DNA 
TESTING 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘3600. DNA testing. 
‘‘3600A. Preservation of biological evidence. 
‘‘§ 3600. DNA testing 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon a written motion by an in-
dividual under a sentence of imprisonment or death pursu-
ant to a conviction for a Federal offense (referred to in 
this section as the ‘applicant’), the court that entered the 
judgment of conviction shall order DNA testing of specific 
evidence if— 
‘‘(1) the applicant asserts, under penalty of per-
jury, that the applicant is actually innocent of— 
‘‘(A) the Federal offense for which the ap-
plicant is under a sentence of imprisonment or 
death; or 
‘‘(B) another Federal or State offense, if— 
‘‘(i)(I) such offense was legally nec-
essary to make the applicant eligible for a 
sentence as a career offender under section 
3559(e) or an armed career offender under 
section 924(e), and exoneration of such of-
fense would entitle the applicant to a re-
duced sentence; or
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(2) at present, the self-employed can deduct only
45 percent of their health insurance premiums;
(3) scheduled changes in the deductible amount
of health insurance premiums will rise slowly, to only
60 percent by 2002;
(4) only by 2007 will the self-employed enjoy eq-
uitable treatment with their corporate competitors
with respect to the deductibility of their health insur-
ance premiums;
(5) the limited deductibility available to the self-
employed greatly reduces the affordability of their
health insurance;
(6) these disadvantages faced by the self-em-
ployed are exacerbated by the fact that the self-em-
ployed generally pay higher premium rates because
they do not have access to group insurance plans;
(7) these disadvantages are reflected in the higher
rate of lack of insurance among self-employed indi-
viduals that stands at 23.6 percent compared with
17.4 percent for all other wage and salaried workers,
for self-employed living at or below the poverty level
the rate of uninsured is over 57 percent, for self-em-
ployed living at 100–150 percent poverty the rate of
uninsured is 47 percent, and for self-employed living
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$790,000,000 and decrease budget outlays by
$752,000,000.
(D) For fiscal year 2002, decrease the
amount 
of 
new 
budget 
authority 
by
$954,000,000 and decrease budget outlays by
$921,000,000.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 201
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Wednesday, January 28, 1998, it stand ad-
journed until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 1998;
that when the House adjourns on Thursday, February 5,
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health and safety of Federal prisoners in non-Federal in-
stitutions no later than 180 days following the enactment 
of this Act. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $63,813,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to 
meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. 
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
Commission as authorized, $10,650,000. 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 
Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evi-
dence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be 
accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney 
General; and rent of private or Government-owned space 
in the District of Columbia, $639,314,000, of which not 
to exceed $10,000,000 for litigation support contracts 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That none 
of the funds made available in this Act shall be used in 
any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture 
by any official or contract employee of the United States 
Government: Provided further, That of the total amount
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Edu-
cational assistance may be provided under this chapter for 
pursuit of any program of education that is an approved 
program of education for purposes of chapter 30 of title 
38. 
‘‘(c) BENEFIT AMOUNT.—(1) The educational assist-
ance program established under subsection (a) shall pro-
vide for payment by the Secretary concerned, through the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, an educational assistance 
allowance to each member entitled to educational assist-
ance under this chapter who is pursuing a program of edu-
cation authorized under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) The educational assistance allowance provided 
under this chapter shall be based on the applicable percent 
under paragraph (4) to the applicable rate provided under 
section 3015 of title 38 for a member whose entitlement 
is based on completion of an obligated period of active 
duty of three years. 
‘‘(3) The educational assistance allowance provided 
under this section for a person who is undertaking a pro-
gram for which a reduced rate is specified in chapter 30 
of title 38, that rate shall be further adjusted by the appli-
cable percent specified in paragraph (4). 
‘‘(4) The adjusted educational assistance allowance 
under paragraph (2) or (3), as applicable, shall be—
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 ‘‘Hire More Heroes Act 
of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. EMPLOYEES WITH HEALTH COVERAGE UNDER 
TRICARE OR THE VETERANS ADMINISTRA-
TION NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DETER-
MINING EMPLOYERS TO WHICH THE EM-
PLOYER MANDATE APPLIES UNDER PATIENT 
PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4980H(c)(2) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(F) EXEMPTION FOR HEALTH COVERAGE 
UNDER TRICARE OR THE VETERANS ADMINIS-
TRATION.—Solely for purposes of determining 
whether an employer is an applicable large em-
ployer under this paragraph for any month, an 
individual shall not be taken into account as an 
employee for such month if such individual has 
medical coverage for such month under— 
‘‘(i) chapter 55 of title 10, United 
States Code, including coverage under the 
TRICARE program, or
‘‘(ii) under a health care program 
under chapter 17 or 18 of title 38, United 
States Code, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services and the Secretary.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to months beginning after De-
cember 31, 2013. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 6, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 22 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt employees with health coverage under 
TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from 
being taken into account for purposes of deter-
mining the employers to which the employer 
mandate applies under the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 189
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 1998 with respect to the appropriate budgetary levels for
Social Security and national defense for fiscal years 1999 through 2002
in order to maintain the level of administrative expenses for Social
Security by taking into account anticipated inflation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. SANDERS submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on the Budget
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Gov-
ernment for fiscal year 1998 with respect to the appro-
priate budgetary levels for Social Security and national
defense for fiscal years 1999 through 2002 in order
to maintain the level of administrative expenses for So-
cial Security by taking into account anticipated inflation.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this concurrent resolution to re-
vise the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
1998 to increase the budget authority available for admin-
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istrative expenses for social security in order to reflect due
consideration of the impact of anticipated inflation on the
administrative expenses of such program.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY LEVELS
FOR SOCIAL SECURITY FOR FISCAL YEARS
1999 THROUGH 2002.
Pursuant to section 304 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, House Concurrent Resolution 84 (105th
Congress, as agreed to on June 5, 1997) is amended as
follows:
(1) INCREASE
IN
NEW
BUDGET
AUTHORITY
AND
BUDGET
OUTLAYS
FOR
SOCIAL
SECURITY
(MAJOR
FUNCTIONAL
CATEGORY
650).—In section
103(14), increase the dollar amounts for new budget
authority and budget outlays otherwise provided as
follows:
(A) For fiscal year 1999, increase the
amount 
of 
new 
budget 
authority 
by
$486,000,000 and increase budget outlays by
$335,000,000.
(B) For fiscal year 2000, increase the
amount 
of 
new 
budget 
authority 
by
$634,000,000 and increase budget outlays by
$544,000,000.
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(C) For fiscal year 2001, increase the
amount 
of 
new 
budget 
authority 
by
$790,000,000 and increase budget outlays by
$752,000,000.
(D) For fiscal year 2002, increase the
amount 
of 
new 
budget 
authority 
by
$954,000,000 and increase budget outlays by
$921,000,000.
(2) OFFSETTING DECREASE IN NEW BUDGET
AUTHORITY AND BUDGET OUTLAYS FOR NATIONAL
DEFENSE (MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORY 050).—In
section 103(1), decrease the dollar amounts for new
budget authority and budget outlays otherwise pro-
vided as follows:
(A) For fiscal year 1999, decrease the
amount 
of 
new 
budget 
authority 
by
$486,000,000 and decrease budget outlays by
$335,000,000.
(B) For fiscal year 2000, decrease the
amount 
of 
new 
budget 
authority 
by
$634,000,000 and decrease budget outlays by
$544,000,000.
(C) For fiscal year 2001, decrease the
amount 
of 
new 
budget 
authority 
by