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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 336
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives
and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 2000
Mr. LINDER submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
considered and agreed to
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of
Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment
of the Senate.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Thursday, May 25, 2000, or Friday, May 26,
2000, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent res-
olution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand
adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 6, 2000, for
morning-hour debate, or until noon on the second day
after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to sec-
tion 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first;
and that when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the close
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of business on Thursday, May 25, 2000, Friday, May 26,
2000, Saturday, May 27, 2000, or Sunday, May 28, 2000,
on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution
by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand recessed
or adjourned until noon on Monday, June 5, 2000, or
Tuesday, June 6, 2000, as may be specified by its Major-
ity Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or ad-
journ, or at such other time on that day as may be speci-
fied by its Majority Leader or his designee in the motion,
or until noon on the second day after Members are notified
to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent res-
olution, whichever occurs first.
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority
Leader of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with
the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Lead-
er of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House
and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble whenever, in
their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 336
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Thursday, May 25, 2000, or Friday, May 26,
2000, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent res-
olution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand
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adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 6, 2000, for
morning-hour debate, or until noon on the second day
after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to sec-
tion 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first;
and that when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the close
of business on Thursday, May 25, 2000, Friday, May 26,
2000, Saturday, May 27, 2000, or Sunday, May 28, 2000,
on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution
by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand recessed
or adjourned until noon on Monday, June 5, 2000, or
Tuesday, June 6, 2000, as may be specified by its Major-
ity Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or ad-
journ, or at such other time on that day as may be speci-
fied by its Majority Leader or his designee in the motion,
or until noon on the second day after Members are notified
to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent res-
olution, whichever occurs first.
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority
Leader of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with
the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Lead-
er of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House
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and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble whenever, in
their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.
Passed the House of Representatives May 25, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Con. Res. 336
Agreed to May 25, 2000
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative day of
Thursday, May 25, 2000, or Friday, May 26, 2000, on a motion
offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader
or his designee, it stand adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday,
June 6, 2000, for morning-hour debate, or until noon on the second
day after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section
2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that
when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the close of business
on Thursday, May 25, 2000, Friday, May 26, 2000, Saturday, May
27, 2000, or Sunday, May 28, 2000, on a motion offered pursuant
to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee,
it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, June 5,
2000, or Tuesday, June 6, 2000, as may be specified by its Majority
Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn, or
at such other time on that day as may be specified by its Majority
Leader or his designee in the motion, or until noon on the second
day after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section
2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader
of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority
Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall
notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively,
H. Con. Res. 336—2
to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall
warrant it.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
III
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 336
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 25, 2000
Received
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of
Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment
of the Senate.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Thursday, May 25, 2000, or Friday, May 26,
2000, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent res-
olution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand
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adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 6, 2000, for
morning-hour debate, or until noon on the second day
after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to sec-
tion 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first;
and that when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the close
of business on Thursday, May 25, 2000, Friday, May 26,
2000, Saturday, May 27, 2000, or Sunday, May 28, 2000,
on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution
by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand recessed
or adjourned until noon on Monday, June 5, 2000, or
Tuesday, June 6, 2000, as may be specified by its Major-
ity Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or ad-
journ, or at such other time on that day as may be speci-
fied by its Majority Leader or his designee in the motion,
or until noon on the second day after Members are notified
to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent res-
olution, whichever occurs first.
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority
Leader of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with
the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Lead-
er of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House
and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble whenever, in
their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.
Passed the House of Representatives May 25, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 337
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding tuberous sclerosis.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 2000
Mrs. KELLY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Commerce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding tuberous
sclerosis.
Whereas at least two children born each day will be affected
with tuberous sclerosis;
Whereas nearly one million people worldwide are known to
have tuberous sclerosis;
Whereas tuberous sclerosis affects all races and ethnic groups
equally;
Whereas tuberous sclerosis is caused by either an inherited
autosomal disorder or by a spontaneous genetic mutation;
Whereas when tuberous sclerosis is genetically transmitted as
an autosomal dominant disorder, a child with a parent
with the gene will have a 50-percent chance of inheriting
the disease;
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Whereas two-thirds of the cases of tuberous sclerosis are be-
lieved to be a result of spontaneous mutation, although
the cause of such mutations is a mystery;
Whereas diagnosis takes an average of 90 days with consulta-
tion of at least three specialists;
Whereas tuberous sclerosis is the largest known genetic cause
of epilepsy;
Whereas tuberous sclerosis is now the second largest identifi-
able genetic cause of autism;
Whereas tuberous sclerosis frequently goes undiagnosed be-
cause of the obscurity of the disease and the mild form
the symptoms may take; and
Whereas the Congress as an institution, and Members of
Congress as individuals, are in unique positions to help
raise public awareness about the need for increased fund-
ing for research, detection, and treatment of tuberous
sclerosis and to support the fight against tuberous scle-
rosis: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) all Americans should take an active role in
the fight against tuberous sclerosis by all means
available to them, including early and complete clin-
ical testing and investigating family histories;
(2) the role played by national and community
organizations and health care providers in promoting
awareness of the importance of early diagnosis, test-
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ing, and ongoing screening should be recognized and
applauded; and
(3) the Federal Government has a responsibility
to—
(A) endeavor to raise awareness about the
importance of the early detection of, and proper
treatment for, tuberous sclerosis;
(B) increase funding for research so that
the causes of, and improved treatment for, tu-
berous sclerosis may be discovered; and
(C) continue to consider ways to improve
access to, and the quality of, health care serv-
ices for detecting and treating tuberous scle-
rosis; and
(4) the Director of the National Institutes of
Health should take a leadership role in the fight
against tuberous sclerosis by acting with appropriate
offices within the National Institutes of Health to
provide to the Congress a five-year research plan for
tuberous sclerosis.
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IV
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 33
Commending and praising the National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People on the occasion of its 90th anniversary.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 11, 1999
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. MEEKS
of New York, Ms. KILPATRICK, Ms. CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN, Mr.
FORD, Ms. LEE, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. RUSH, Ms. JACKSON-
LEE of Texas, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. OWENS, Mr. FATTAH,
Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. THOMPSON of
Mississippi, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. WYNN, Mr. CLAY, Ms. EDDIE
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. GONZALEZ)
submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Commending and praising the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its
90th anniversary.
Whereas the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People was formed on February 12, 1909, in
New York City by a group of 60 black and white citizens
committed to helping to right social injustices and renew
the struggle for civil and political liberty;
Whereas the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People recruited a distinguished group of black
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(3) the Federal Government should take all ap-
propriate steps not only to encourage employers to
offer private long-term care insurance coverage to
employees, but also to encourage both working-aged
people and older citizens to obtain long-term care in-
surance either through their employees or on their
own;
(4) appropriate committees of Congress, to-
gether with the Department of Health and Human
Services and other appropriate Executive Branch
agencies, should develop specific ideas for encourag-
ing Americans to plan for their own long-term care
needs; and
(5) the congressional tax-writing committees,
together with the Department of the Treasury
should determine whether the tax rules for long-term
care insurance need to be modified to ensure that
the rules adequately facilitate the affordability of
long-term care insurance.
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leaders in the struggle for civil rights, such as W.E.B.
Dubois and Ida Wells-Barnett;
Whereas the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People is the oldest and largest civil rights orga-
nization in the United States;
Whereas the principal objective of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the
political, educational, social, and economic equality for all
citizens of the United States;
Whereas the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People is committed to achieving its goals
through nonviolence and relies upon the press, the peti-
tion, the ballot, and the courts, and has been persistent
in the use of legal and moral persuasion, even in the face
of overt and violent racial hostility;
Whereas the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People has been active through political pressure,
marches, demonstrations, and effective lobbying and has
served as the voice, as well as the shield for minority
Americans;
Whereas the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, through the leadership of legal advocates
like Thurgood Marshall, obtained constitutional guaran-
tees of full citizenship rights for minority Americans
through the courts and ended segregation in schools
through civil rights cases such as Brown v. Board of
Education; and
Whereas the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People was also prominent in lobbying for the
passage of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, and
1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Hous-
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ing Rights Act of 1968, laws which ensured Government
protection for legal victories achieved: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That on the occasion of the 90th anniversary
of the historic founding of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People, the Congress com-
mends and praises the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People for working to ensure the
political, educational, social, and economic equality of mi-
nority group citizens of the United States.
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IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 341
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the guaranteed coverage of medi-
cally appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal under the
Medicare Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 2000
Mr. FOLEY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee
on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the guaranteed
coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treat-
ment and removal under the Medicare Program.
Whereas the American Academy of Dermatology and the
American Cancer Society estimate that 1.3 million new
cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the coming year,
amounting to half of all cancer diagnoses. Further, every
minute two Americans will develop skin cancer this year;
Whereas the annual cancer report card issued by the Na-
tional Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention showed that the overall cancer inci-
material input in the production of that down-
stream article, and
‘‘(C) the production of the article like or
directly competitive with the imported article
sold in the merchant market is not generally
used in the production of the downstream
article,
then the Commission, in determining market share
and the factors affecting financial performance set
forth in paragraph (1)(A) and (B), shall focus pri-
marily on the merchant market for the article like
or directly competitive with the imported article.
‘‘(3) In making determinations under sub-
section (b), the Commission shall—
‘‘(A) consider the condition of the domestic
industry over the course of the relevant busi-
ness cycle, but may not aggregate the causes of
declining demand associated with a recession or
economic downturn in the United States econ-
omy into a single cause of serious injury or
threat of injury; and
‘‘(B) examine factors other than imports
which may cause or threaten to cause serious
injury to the domestic industry.
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dence rate is in decline in all but two cancers, skin cancer
and non-Hodgkins Lymphoma;
Whereas actinic keratosis is the beginning of the continuum
of an invasive squamous cell carcinoma and occur pri-
marily on the sun-exposed areas of the skin;
Whereas the mutation in the P–53 gene in an invasive squa-
mous cell carcinoma is identical to the mutation found in
actinic keratoses;
Whereas it is impossible to accurately predict in which pa-
tient or lesion an actinic keratosis will progress into an
invasive squamous cell carcinoma; Therefore, all actinic
keratoses should be treated;
Whereas treatment of actinic keratosis avoids the potentially
more extensive and expensive treatment of a subsequent
invasive squamous cell carcinoma;
Whereas treatment and removal of actinic keratosis lesions
varies depending on the presenting conditions of the ben-
eficiary and, therefore, the treating physician, in con-
sultation with the beneficiary, must determine what
course of treatment is clinically appropriate;
Whereas surgical removal of actinic keratoses lesions is the
clinical standard of medical care because it produces the
most positive outcomes in the majority of cases presented
by beneficiaries;
Whereas the Medicare Carriers Manual states that a Local
Medical Review Policy must be based on the strongest
evidence available, including scientific data or research
studies published in peer-reviewed medical journals, the
consensus of expert medical opinion, or medical option
derived from consultations with medical associations or
other health care experts;
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Whereas Local Medical Review Policies promulgated by Medi-
care carriers in a number of states do not reflect the con-
sensus of expert medical opinion or the accepted standard
of care for actinic keratoses treatment and removal,
thereby directly interfering with the physician-to-patient
relationship;
Whereas these diverse Local Medical Review Policies for ac-
tinic keratoses treatment and removal are creating confu-
sion for beneficiaries, participating physicians, and car-
riers alike; and
Whereas the Medicare statute prohibits any Federal officer or
employee from exercising ‘‘any supervision or control over
the practice of medicine or the manner in which medical
services are provided . . .’’: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the
Medicare program should cover the treatment and removal
of actinic keratoses based on the appropriate standard of
care as determined by a beneficiary’s treating physician,
in consultation with the beneficiary.
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IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 342
Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be an international
education policy for the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 2000
Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. OBERSTAR, and Mrs. MORELLA)
submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be an
international education policy for the United States.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(a) International education entails the imparting of
effective global literacy to students and other citizens as
an integral part of their education;
(b) International education is important to meet fu-
ture challenges facing the United States including national
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security and the management of global conflict and com-
petitiveness in a global economy;
(c) Nearly 500,000 international students and their
dependents contributed an estimated $11.7 billion to the
U.S. economy in the academic year 1998–99;
(d) Other countries, especially the United Kingdom,
are mounting vigorous recruitment campaigns to compete
for international students;
(e) U.S. competitiveness in the international student
market is declining, the U.S. share of internationally mo-
bile students having declined from 40 percent to 30 per-
cent since 1982;
(f) Educating international students is an important
way to spread U.S. values and influence and to create
goodwill for America throughout the world;
(g) Less than 10 percent of U.S. students graduating
from college have studied abroad;
(h) Research indicates that the United States is fail-
ing to graduate enough students with foreign language ex-
pertise to fill the demands of business, government, and
universities; and
(i) Exchange programs, which in the past have done
much to extend U.S. influence in the world by educating
the world’s leaders, are suffering from declining priority:
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SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that an international edu-
cation policy should incorporate the following goals:——
(a) To ensure that all college graduates will have
knowledge of a second language and will have knowledge
of a foreign area.
(b) To enhance the educational infrastructure
through which the Nation produces international exper-
tise.
(c) To recapture 40 percent of the international stu-
dent market for the United States.
(d) To streamline visa, taxation, and employment
regulations applicable to international students.
(e) To significantly increase participation in study
abroad by U.S. students.
(f) To promote greater diversity of locations, lan-
guages, and subjects involved in study abroad in order to
ensure that the Nation maintains an adequate inter-
national knowledge base.
(g) To invigorate citizen and professional exchange
programs and to promote the international exchange of
scholars.
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Whereas many of these memorials suffer from neglect and
disrepair, and many have been relocated or stored in fa-
cilities where they are unavailable to the public and sub-
ject to further neglect and damage;
Whereas there exists a need to collect and centralize informa-
tion regarding the location, status, and description of
these memorials;
Whereas the Federal Government maintains information on
memorials only if they are Federally funded; and
Whereas Remembering Veterans Who Earned Their Stripes
(a nonprofit corporation established as RVETS, Inc.
under the laws of the State of Nevada) has undertaken
a self-funded program to catalogue the memorials located
in the United States that commemorate military conflicts
of the United States and the service of individuals in the
Armed Forces, and has already obtained information on
more than 7000 memorials in 50 States: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the people of the United States owe a debt
of gratitude to veterans for their sacrifices in de-
fending the Nation during times of war and peace;
(2) public memorials that commemorate mili-
tary conflicts of the United States and the service of
individuals in the Armed Forces should be main-
tained in good condition, so that future generations
may know of the burdens borne by these individuals;