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•HRES 726 IH 
(3) the Chicago Federation of Women High School 
Teachers; 
(4) the Gary, Indiana, Teachers Federation; 
(5) the Teachers Union of New York; 
(6) the Oklahoma Teachers Federation; 
(7) the Scranton, Pennsylvania, Teachers Associa-
tion; and 
(8) the High School Teachers Union of Washington, 
DC; 
Whereas, during the first century of the AFT, the AFT has 
grown mightily into a diverse union of professionals that 
champions principles of fairness, democracy, economic 
opportunity, 
and 
high-quality 
public 
education, 
healthcare, and public services for students, the families 
of the students, and communities; 
Whereas the AFT advances those principles through commu-
nity engagement, organizing, collective bargaining, polit-
ical activism, and the daily work of members of the AFT 
in the communities the members serve; and 
Whereas members of the AFT and affiliates of the AFT have 
played a crucial role in major milestones such as the civil 
rights movement, education reform, women’s rights, and 
the evolution of the middle class: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 
founding of the American Federation of Teachers; 
and 
(2) expresses hope that the American Federa-
tion of Teachers will honor its proud past by meet-
ing the challenges of the future with the same level 
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of commitment to the goals, ideals, and principles it 
championed during the first century of the American 
Federation of Teachers. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 747 
Supporting the goals and ideals of May 23 as the ‘‘International Day to 
End Obstetric Fistula’’ to significantly raise awareness and intensify 
actions towards ending obstetric fistula. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2016 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. MCGOVERN) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of May 23 as the ‘‘Inter-
national Day to End Obstetric Fistula’’ to significantly 
raise awareness and intensify actions towards ending ob-
stetric fistula. 
Whereas the United Nations has designated May 23 as the 
‘‘International Day to End Obstetric Fistula’’; 
Whereas obstetric fistula is a catastrophic childbirth injury 
which arises as a complication of obstructed labor; 
Whereas an estimated 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 women cur-
rently are afflicted by the devastating physical and social 
effects of obstetric fistula, a scourge of epidemic propor-
tions; 
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priations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes. 
SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to the bill, as 
amended, shall be in order except those printed in the re-
port of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 
resolution. 
(b) Each further amendment printed in the report of 
the Committee on Rules shall be considered only in the 
order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Mem-
ber designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question 
in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
(c) All points of order against the further amend-
ments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this reso-
lution are waived. 
SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair 
of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee to 
offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments print-
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‘‘SEC. 17. RULES FOR FILING STATUS AND RATE TABLES.
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF SURVIVING SPOUSE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—‘Surviving spouse’ means
an individual—
‘‘(A) whose spouse died during either of
his 2 calendar years immediately preceding the
calendar year, and
‘‘(B) who maintains as his home a house-
hold which constitutes for the taxable year the
principal place of abode (as a member of such
household) of a dependent—
‘‘(i) who (within the meaning of sec-
tion 6) is a son, stepson, daughter, or step-
daughter of the taxpayer, and
‘‘(ii) who the taxpayer is entitled to
treat as an exemption for purposes of com-
puting the personal dependency deduction
for the taxable year under section 6.
For purposes of this paragraph, an individual shall
be considered as maintaining a household only if
over half of the cost of maintaining the household
during the taxable year is furnished by such individ-
ual.
‘‘(2) 
LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding 
para-
graph (1), for purposes of section 15, an individual
shall not be considered to be a surviving spouse—
V
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4694
For the relief of Suchada Kwong.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 2, 1998
Ms. PELOSI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Suchada Kwong.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR SUCHADA
KWONG.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Suchada Kwong shall be eligible for issuance of an
immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon fil-
ing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under
section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to
lawful permanent resident.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Suchada Kwong
enters the United States before the filing deadline speci-
fied in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have en-
tered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible,
be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Suchada Kwong, the Secretary of State shall in-
struct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current
or next following fiscal year, the total number of immi-
grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun-
try of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total
number of immigrant visas that are made available to na-
tives of the country of the alien’s birth under section
202(e) of such Act.
Æ
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ed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en 
bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered 
as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Armed Services or their designees, 
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub-
ject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. 
SEC. 4. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment pursuant to this resolution the Committee 
shall rise and report the bill to the House with such fur-
ther amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions. 
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•HRES 728 EH 
sition lawmakers to ‘‘return to Cambodia without fear of 
arrest and persecution’’, and ‘‘to take immediate steps to 
guarantee a political space free from threats or intimida-
tion in Cambodia’’; 
Whereas political advocate and anti-corruption activist Kem 
Ley was shot and killed in Phnom Penh on July 10, 
2016; 
Whereas the Government of Cambodia continues efforts to 
prosecute CNRP leaders on politically-motivated charges, 
bringing Mr. Sokha’s case to trial in Phnom Penh; and 
Whereas national elections in 2018 will be closely watched to 
ensure openness and fairness, and to monitor whether all 
political parties and civil society are allowed to freely par-
ticipate: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) reaffirms the commitment of the United States 
to promoting democracy, human rights, and the rule of 
law in Cambodia; 
(2) condemns all forms of political violence in Cam-
bodia and urges the cessation of ongoing human rights 
violations; 
(3) calls on the Government of Cambodia to respect 
freedom of the press and the rights of its citizens to 
freely assemble, protest, and speak out against the gov-
ernment; 
(4) supports electoral reform efforts in Cambodia 
and free and fair elections in 2018 monitored by inter-
national observers; and
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(5) urges Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Cam-
bodian People’s Party to— 
(A) end all harassment and intimidation of 
Cambodia’s opposition; 
(B) drop all politically motivated charges 
against opposition lawmakers; 
(C) allow them to return to Cambodia and 
freely participate in the political process; and 
(D) foster an environment where democracy 
can thrive and flourish. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
V
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4695
For the relief of Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikov, Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova, Evgenia
Olegovna Rafikova, and Ruslan Khamitovich Yagudin.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 2, 1998
Ms. PELOSI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikov, Alfia Fanilevna
Rafikova, Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, and Ruslan
Khamitovich Yagudin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR OLEG
RASULYEVICH RAFIKOV, ALFIA FANILEVNA
RAFIKOVA, EVGENIA OLEGOVNA RAFIKOVA,
AND RUSLAN KHAMITOVICH YAGUDIN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikov, Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova,
Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, and Ruslan Khamitovich
Yagudin shall each be eligible for issuance of an immi-
grant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an
application for issuance of an immigrant visa under sec-
tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful
permanent resident.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Oleg Rasulyevich
Rafikov, Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova, Evgenia Olegovna
Rafikova, or Ruslan Khamitovich Yagudin enters the
United States before the filing deadline specified in sub-
section (c), he or she shall be considered to have entered
and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be
eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikov, Alfia Fanilevna
Rafikova, Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, and Ruslan
Khamitovich Yagudin, the Secretary of State shall in-
struct the proper officer to reduce by 4, during the current
or next following fiscal year, the total number of immi-
grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun-
try of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total
number of immigrant visas that are made available to na-
tives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section
202(e) of such Act.
Æ
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4696
To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the so-called ‘‘Redux’’
retired pay computation formula applicable to persons entering military
service on or after August 1, 1986.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 5, 1998
Mr. MURTHA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on National Security
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the so-
called ‘‘Redux’’ retired pay computation formula applica-
ble to persons entering military service on or after
August 1, 1986.
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 ‘‘Redux Retired Pay
Repeal Act’’.
(2) by striking subsection (e); and
(3) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and
(h) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is
further amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);
and
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as
paragraph (2); and
(2) in subsections (c) and (d), by striking ‘‘who
first became a member of a uniformed service before
August 1, 1986,’’.
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) REPEAL OF RECOMPUTATION ‘‘CATCH UP’’ AT
AGE 62.—(1) Section 1410 of title 10, United States
Code, is repealed.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter
71 of such title is amended by striking the item relating
to section 1410.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN.—
Chapter 73 of such title is amended as follows:
(1) Section 1447(6)(A) is amended by striking
‘‘(determined without regard to any reduction under
section 1409(b)(2) of this title)’’.
(2) Section 1451 is amended—
(A) in subsection (h)—
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AD-
JUSTMENTS TO BASE AMOUNT’’ and in-
serting ‘‘PERIODIC
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
COST-OF-LIVING’’;
(ii) by striking paragraphs (2) and
(3);
(iii) by striking ‘‘(1) PERIODIC
AD-
JUSTMENTS FOR COST-OF-LIVING.—’’; and
(iv) by redesignating subparagraphs
(A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), re-
spectively, and realigning those paragraphs
so as to be 2 ems from the left margin;
and
(B) by striking subsection (i).
(3) Section 1452 is amended—
(A) in subsection (c), by striking para-
graph (4); and
(B) by striking subsection (i).
(4) Section 1460(d) is amended by striking ‘‘or
recomputed under section 1452(i) of this title’’, ‘‘or
recomputed, as the case may be,’’ and ‘‘or recompu-
tation’’.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect
on October 1, 2004.
Æ
H. Res. 729 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 13, 2016. 
Whereas in April 1998 the United States designated Israel 
as a ‘‘major non-NATO ally’’; 
Whereas, on August 16, 2007, the United States and Israel 
signed a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) 
on United States military assistance to Israel, the total 
assistance over the course of this understanding would 
equal $30,000,000,000; 
Whereas since the signing of the 2007 Memorandum of Un-
derstanding, intelligence and defense cooperation has con-
tinued to grow; 
Whereas, on October 15, 2008, the Naval Vessel Transfer 
Act of 2008 was signed into law (Public Law 110–429) 
and defined Israel’s qualitative military edge (QME) as 
‘‘the ability to counter and defeat any credible conven-
tional military threat from any individual state or pos-
sible coalition of states or from non-state actors, while 
sustaining minimal damage and casualties, through the 
use of superior military means, possessed in sufficient 
quantity, including weapons, command, control, commu-
nication, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ca-
pabilities that in their technical characteristics are supe-
rior in capability to those of such other individual or pos-
sible coalition of states or non-state actors’’;
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Whereas, on July 27, 2012, the United States-Israel En-
hanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 (Public Law 
112–150) declared it to be the policy of the United 
States ‘‘to help the Government of Israel preserve its 
qualitative military edge amid rapid and uncertain re-
gional political transformation’’; 
Whereas Israel faces immediate threats to its security from 
the United States designated Foreign Terrorist Organiza-
tion, Hezbollah, and its missile and rocket stockpile esti-
mated to number around 150,000, and from the United 
States 
designated 
Foreign 
Terrorist 
Organization, 
Hamas, that continues to attempt to rebuild its tunnel 
network to infiltrate Israel and restock its own missile 
and rocket stockpiles; 
Whereas Israel also faces immediate threats to its security 
from the ongoing regional instability in the Middle East, 
especially from the ongoing conflict in Syria and from 
militant groups in the Sinai; 
Whereas Iran remains a threat to Israel, as demonstrated by 
Iran’s continued bellicosity, including several illegal tests 
of ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, 
even reportedly marking several of these weapons with 
Hebrew words declaring ‘‘Israel must be wiped out’’; 
Whereas the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 authorized funds to be appropriated for Israeli 
cooperative missile defense program codevelopment and 
coproduction, including funds to be provided to the Gov-
ernment of Israel to procure the David’s Sling weapon 
system as well as the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor 
Program; and
I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4697
To temporarily reenact chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 5, 1998
Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. BARCIA, and Mr. NADLER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary
A BILL
To temporarily reenact chapter 12 of title 11 of the United
States Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY REENACTMENT OF BANKRUPTCY
PROVISIONS RELATING TO FAMILY FARMERS.
Chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code, as
in effect on September 30, 1998, is hereby reenacted for
the period beginning on October 1, 1998, and ending on
September 30, 2000.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
Æ
I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4698
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the deportation
of aliens who associate with known terrorists.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 5, 1998
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide
for the deportation of aliens who associate with known
terrorists.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEPORTATION OF ALIENS WHO ASSOCIATE
WITH KNOWN TERRORISTS.
Section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘TERRORIST AC-
TIVITIES.—’’; and
(2) by inserting at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(ii) Any alien who at any time after
admission associates with any individual
the alien knows or has reason to believe is
designated as a terrorist in the Depart-
ment of State publication ‘Patterns of
Global Terrorism’ is deportable.’’.
Æ
IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 72 
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Agriculture in 
the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2015 
Mr. CONAWAY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
Agriculture in the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. AMOUNTS FOR COMMITTEE EXPENSES. 
For the expenses of the Committee on Agriculture 
(hereafter in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘Com-
mittee’’), including the expenses of all staff salaries, there 
shall be paid, out of the applicable accounts of the House 
of Representatives for committee salaries and expenses, 
not more than $10,173,096 for the One Hundred Four-
teenth Congress. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 469
To amend the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 1996 to eliminate
the requirement that members of the Commission on Servicemembers
and Veterans Transition Assistance be allocated to separate programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 21, 1997
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 1996
to eliminate the requirement that members of the Com-
mission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition As-
sistance be allocated to separate programs.
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 ‘‘Commission on
Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance Im-
provement Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF ALLOCATED DUTIES.
(a) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.—
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SEC. 2. SESSION LIMITATIONS. 
Of the amount specified in section 1— 
(1) not more than $5,086,548 shall be available 
for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 
noon on January 3, 2015, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2016; and 
(2) not more than $5,086,548 shall be available 
for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 
noon on January 3, 2016, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2017. 
SEC. 3. VOUCHERS. 
Payments under this resolution shall be made on 
vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the 
Chairman of the Committee, and approved in the manner 
directed by the Committee on House Administration. 
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS. 
Amounts made available under this resolution shall 
be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Committee on House Administration. 
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