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rectly by the accused in response to questioning by United 
States or foreign military, intelligence, or criminal inves-
tigative personnel. 
‘‘(3) This subsection shall not be construed to prevent 
the redaction of intelligence sources or methods, which do 
not constitute statements of the accused, from any docu-
ment provided to the accused or admitted into evidence. 
‘‘§ 949e. Continuances 
‘‘The military judge in a military commission under 
this chapter may, for reasonable cause, grant a continu-
ance to any party for such time, and as often, as may 
appear to be just. 
‘‘§ 949f. Challenges 
‘‘(a) CHALLENGES
AUTHORIZED.—The military 
judge and members of a military commission under this 
chapter may be challenged by the accused or trial counsel 
for cause stated to the commission. The military judge 
shall determine the relevance and validity of challenges for 
cause. The military judge may not receive a challenge to 
more than one person at a time. Challenges by trial coun-
sel shall ordinarily be presented and decided before those 
by the accused are offered. 
‘‘(b) PEREMPTORY
CHALLENGES.—Each accused 
and the trial counsel are entitled to one peremptory chal-
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lenge. The military judge may not be challenged except 
for cause. 
‘‘(c) CHALLENGES
AGAINST
ADDITIONAL
MEM-
BERS.—Whenever additional members are detailed to a 
military commission under this chapter, and after any 
challenges for cause against such additional members are 
presented and decided, each accused and the trial counsel 
are entitled to one peremptory challenge against members 
not previously subject to peremptory challenge. 
‘‘§ 949g. Oaths 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Before performing their re-
spective duties in a military commission under this chap-
ter, military judges, members, trial counsel, defense coun-
sel, reporters, and interpreters shall take an oath to per-
form their duties faithfully. 
‘‘(2) The form of the oath required by paragraph (1), 
the time and place of the taking thereof, the manner of 
recording the same, and whether the oath shall be taken 
for all cases in which duties are to be performed or for 
a particular case, shall be as prescribed in regulations of 
the Secretary of Defense. Those regulations may provide 
that— 
‘‘(A) an oath to perform faithfully duties as a 
military judge, trial counsel, or defense counsel may 
be taken at any time by any judge advocate or other 
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person certified to be qualified or competent for the 
duty; and 
‘‘(B) if such an oath is taken, such oath need 
not again be taken at the time the judge advocate 
or other person is detailed to that duty. 
‘‘(b) WITNESSES.—Each witness before a military 
commission under this chapter shall be examined on oath. 
‘‘§ 949h. Former jeopardy 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No person may, without his con-
sent, be tried by a military commission under this chapter 
a second time for the same offense. 
‘‘(b) SCOPE OF TRIAL.—No proceeding in which the 
accused has been found guilty by military commission 
under this chapter upon any charge or specification is a 
trial in the sense of this section until the finding of guilty 
has become final after review of the case has been fully 
completed. 
‘‘§ 949i. Pleas of the accused 
‘‘(a) ENTRY OF PLEA OF NOT GUILTY.—If an ac-
cused in a military commission under this chapter after 
a plea of guilty sets up matter inconsistent with the plea, 
or if it appears that the accused has entered the plea of 
guilty through lack of understanding of its meaning and 
effect, or if the accused fails or refuses to plead, a plea 
of not guilty shall be entered in the record, and the mili-
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tary commission shall proceed as though the accused had 
pleaded not guilty. 
‘‘(b) FINDING OF GUILT AFTER GUILTY PLEA.— 
With respect to any charge or specification to which a plea 
of guilty has been made by the accused in a military com-
mission under this chapter and accepted by the military 
judge, a finding of guilty of the charge or specification 
may be entered immediately without a vote. The finding 
shall constitute the finding of the commission unless the 
plea of guilty is withdrawn prior to announcement of the 
sentence, in which event the proceedings shall continue as 
though the accused had pleaded not guilty. 
‘‘§ 949j. Opportunity to obtain witnesses and other 
evidence 
‘‘(a) RIGHT OF DEFENSE COUNSEL.—Defense coun-
sel in a military commission under this chapter shall have 
a reasonable opportunity to obtain witnesses and other evi-
dence, including evidence in the possession of the United 
States, as provided in regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
‘‘(b) PROCESS FOR COMPULSION.—Process issued in 
a military commission under this chapter to compel wit-
nesses to appear and testify and to compel the production 
of other evidence— 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3443 
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify the provisions relating to drawback 
for exported merchandise. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. HERGER, Mr. MCDERMOTT, 
Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. NUNES, and Mr. ISRAEL) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify the provisions 
relating to drawback for exported merchandise. 
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 ‘‘Drawback Simplifica-
tion Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DRAWBACK FOR EXPORTED MERCHANDISE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(1) shall be similar to that which courts of the 
United States having criminal jurisdiction may law-
fully issue; and 
‘‘(2) shall run to any place where the United 
States shall have jurisdiction thereof. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.— 
The military judge in a military commission under this 
chapter, upon a sufficient showing, may authorize trial 
counsel, in making documents available to the accused 
through discovery conducted pursuant to such rules as the 
Secretary of Defense shall prescribe, to delete specified 
items of classified information from such documents and, 
when such a deletion is made— 
‘‘(1) to substitute an unclassified summary of 
the classified information in such documents; or 
‘‘(2) to substitute an unclassified statement ad-
mitting relevant facts that classified information in 
such documents would tend to prove. 
‘‘(d) DISCLOSURE OF EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE.— 
(1) As soon as practicable, trial counsel in a military com-
mission under this chapter shall disclose to the defense 
the existence of any evidence known to trial counsel that 
reasonably tends to exculpate the accused. 
‘‘(2) Exculpatory evidence that consists of classified 
information may be provided solely to defense counsel, and 
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267
sistent with the United States Government Printing
Office Style Manual;
(3) prescribe Government procurement and man-
ufacturing requirements for printing paper and writ-
ing paper, which, to the greatest extent practicable,
shall be consistent with Government Paper Specifica-
tion Standards;
(4) authorize the acquisition and transfer of
equipment requisitioned by publishing facilities au-
thorized under section 501 of title 44, United States
Code;
(5) authorize the disposal of such equipment pur-
suant to section 312 of title 44, United States Code;
and
(6) establish policy for the acquisition of print-
ing, which, to the greatest extent practicable, shall be
consistent with (A) Printing Procurement Regulation
(GPO Publication 305.3), (B) Government Printing
and Binding Regulations (JCP No. 26), and (C)
Printing 
Procurement 
Department 
Instruction
(PP304.1B).
(b) POLICY STANDARDS.—The policy referred to in
subsection (a)(6) shall be formulated to maximize competi-
tive procurement from the private sector. Government in-
house printing and duplicating operations authorized
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 621 
Recognizing the community development block grant program of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, and its role as the Nation’s 
largest and most visible source of financial assistance to support State- 
and local government-directed neighborhood revitalization, housing reha-
bilitation, and economic development activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
Ms. WATERS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the community development block grant program 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
and its role as the Nation’s largest and most visible 
source of financial assistance to support State- and local 
government-directed neighborhood revitalization, housing 
rehabilitation, and economic development activities. 
Whereas the community development block grant program 
(known as the CDBG program) was established by title 
I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974; 
Whereas the Congress has required that each State and enti-
tlement community receiving CDBG funds allocate 70 
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not the accused, after review in camera by the military 
judge. 
‘‘(3) Before evidence may be withheld from the ac-
cused under this subsection, the head of the executive or 
military department or government agency concerned shall 
ensure, and shall certify in writing to the military judge, 
that— 
‘‘(A) the disclosure of such evidence to the ac-
cused could reasonably be expected to prejudice the 
national security; and 
‘‘(B) such evidence has been declassified to the 
maximum extent possible, consistent with the re-
quirements of national security. 
‘‘(4) Any classified exculpatory evidence that is not 
disclosed to the accused under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall be provided to military defense coun-
sel; 
‘‘(B) shall be provided to civilian defense coun-
sel, if civilian defense counsel has obtained the nec-
essary security clearances and access to such evi-
dence is consistent with regulations that the Sec-
retary may prescribe to protect classified informa-
tion; and 
‘‘(C) shall be provided to the accused in a re-
dacted or summary form, if it is possible to do so 
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IV
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 122
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 417) to amend the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns
for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1999
Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BERRY, Mr.
SHOWS, Mr. BOYD, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. TANNER, Mrs.
MALONEY of New York, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. DANNER,
Mr. MOORE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. UDALL of Colo-
rado, Mr. WU, and Ms. BERKLEY) submitted the following resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 417) to amend
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform
the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal of-
fice, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to clause 2(b) of
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 417) to amend the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of cam-
H. Res. 624 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 15, 2007. 
Whereas Israel joined the United Nations in 1949, as the 
59th member of that organization; 
Whereas the preamble of the Charter of the United Nations 
stated that its objective was to ‘‘to save succeeding gen-
erations from the scourge of war . . . and to reaffirm 
faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and 
worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men 
and women and of nations large and small . . .’’; 
Whereas the United Nations has failed to live up to its goal 
to promote equal rights among states, as enshrined in its 
charter, in the case of Israel; 
Whereas the democratic State of Israel is denied full rep-
resentation within the United Nations, and its con-
stituent agencies and bodies, yet repressive regimes in 
violation of United Nations human rights principles are 
afforded full rights and privileges; 
Whereas in May 2000, Israel accepted an invitation to be-
come a temporary member of the United Nations’ West-
ern European and Others Group (WEOG), and in May 
2004, Israel was granted an indefinite extension of its 
qualified membership in WEOG;
SEC. 203. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
(a) STATE PLANS.—A State educational agency
which receives a grant under this title shall not later than
1 year after receipt of funds under this title undertake
public hearings and complete a comprehensive State plan
which includes—
(1) overall strategic goals for the use of tech-
nology in education at all levels within the State;
(2) a 5-year standards and assessment process
to measure progress toward the goals in paragraph
(1);
(3) a follow-up 10-year standards and assess-
ment process to measure progress toward the goals
in paragraph (1);
(4) guidelines for local educational agencies for
the incorporation of educational technology into in-
stitutions of education at all levels;
(5) a plan for the dissemination and sharing of
information to local educational agencies about inno-
vative and cost-effective uses of educational tech-
nology;
(6) a plan for training educational personnel in
the use of technology in the classroom;
(7) a coordination plan providing mechanisms
for the use of educational technology to assist exist-
H. Res. 170
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 13, 1999
Resolved,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 5.
Section 2(f)(1) of House Resolution 5, One Hundred
Sixth Congress, agreed to January 6, 1999, as amended, is
amended by striking ‘‘May 14, 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31,
1999’’.
Attest:
Clerk.
without compromising intelligence sources, methods, 
or activities or other national security interests. 
‘‘(5) A defense counsel who receives classifed evidence 
under this subsection shall not be obligated to, and may 
not, disclose that evidence to the accused. 
‘‘§ 949k. Defense of lack of mental responsibility 
‘‘(a) AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE.—It is an affirmative 
defense in a trial by military commission under this chap-
ter that, at the time of the commission of the acts consti-
tuting the offense, the accused, as a result of a severe 
mental disease or defect, was unable to appreciate the na-
ture and quality or the wrongfulness of the acts. Mental 
disease or defect does not otherwise constitute a defense. 
‘‘(b) BURDEN OF PROOF.—The accused in a military 
commission under this chapter has the burden of proving 
the defense of lack of mental responsibility by clear and 
convincing evidence. 
‘‘(c) FINDINGS FOLLOWING ASSERTION
OF DE-
FENSE.—Whenever lack of mental responsibility of the ac-
cused with respect to an offense is properly at issue in 
a military commission under this chapter, the military 
judge shall instruct the members of the commission as to 
the defense of lack of mental responsibility under this sec-
tion and shall charge them to find the accused— 
‘‘(1) guilty; 
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‘‘(2) not guilty; or 
‘‘(3) subject to subsection (d), not guilty by rea-
son of lack of mental responsibility. 
‘‘(d) MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED FOR FINDING.— 
The accused shall be found not guilty by reason of lack 
of mental responsibility under subsection (c)(3) only if a 
majority of the members present at the time the vote is 
taken determines that the defense of lack of mental re-
sponsibility has been established. 
‘‘§ 949l. Voting and rulings 
‘‘(a) VOTE BY SECRET WRITTEN BALLOT.—Voting 
by members of a military commission under this chapter 
on the findings and on the sentence shall be by secret writ-
ten ballot. 
‘‘(b) RULINGS.—(1) The military judge in a military 
commission under this chapter shall rule upon all ques-
tions of law, including the admissibility of evidence and 
all interlocutory questions arising during the proceedings. 
‘‘(2) Any ruling made by the military judge upon a 
question of law or an interlocutory question (other than 
the factual issue of mental responsibility of the accused) 
is conclusive and constitutes the ruling of the military 
commission. However, a military judge may change his 
ruling at any time during the trial. 
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‘‘(c) INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO VOTE.—Before a vote 
is taken of the findings of a military commission under 
this chapter, the military judge shall, in the presence of 
the accused and counsel, instruct the members as to the 
elements of the offense and charge them— 
‘‘(1) that the accused must be presumed to be 
innocent until his guilt is established by legal and 
competent evidence beyond a reasonable doubt; 
‘‘(2) that in the case being considered, if there 
is a reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the accused, 
the doubt must be resolved in favor of the accused 
and he must be acquitted; 
‘‘(3) that, if there is reasonable doubt as to the 
degree of guilt, the finding must be in a lower de-
gree as to which there is no reasonable doubt; and 
‘‘(4) that the burden of proof to establish the 
guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt is 
upon the United States. 
‘‘§ 949m. Number of votes required 
‘‘(a) CONVICTION.—No person may be convicted by 
a military commission under this chapter of any offense, 
except as provided in section 949i(b) of this title or by 
concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at the 
time the vote is taken. 
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SEC. 403. INDIAN EDUCATION.
The Indian Education Act of 1988 is amended in sec-
tion 5321(c)(1)(A)(iii) by inserting ‘‘, including edu-
cational technology’’ after ‘‘equipment’’.
SEC. 404. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO HEAD START PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE HEAD START ACT.—The
Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831–9852) is amended—
(1) in section 637 by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(12) The term ‘educational technology’ has the
meaning given such term in section 2(b) of the Ex-
cellence in Education Act.’’,
(2) in section 640(a)(2)(C) by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding training in the use of educational technology
related to educational services)’’ after ‘‘training’’,
(3) in section 641(d)(2) by inserting ‘‘(includ-
ing educational services that use educational tech-
nology)’’ after ‘‘services’’, and
(4) in section 648(d) by inserting ‘‘and edu-
cational technology’’ after ‘‘electronic media’’.
(b) AMENDMENT TO THE HEAD START TRANSITION
PROJECT ACT.—Section 136(a)(3) of the Head Start
Transition Project Act (42 U.S.C. 9855d(a)(3)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘and the use of educational technology re-
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4491 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting 
the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of 
the National Parks, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(b) SENTENCES.—(1) No person may be sentenced 
by a military commission to suffer death, except insofar 
as— 
‘‘(A) the penalty of death is expressly author-
ized under this chapter for an offense of which the 
accused has been found guilty; 
‘‘(B) trial counsel expressly sought the penalty 
of death by filing an appropriate notice in advance 
of trial; 
‘‘(C) the accused is convicted of the offense by 
the concurrence of all the members; and 
‘‘(D) all the members concur in the sentence of 
death. 
‘‘(2) No person may be sentenced to life imprison-
ment, or to confinement for more than 10 years, by a mili-
tary commission under this chapter except by the concur-
rence of three-fourths of the members present at the time 
the vote is taken. 
‘‘(3) All other sentences shall be determined by a 
military commission by the concurrence of two-thirds of 
the members present at the time the vote is taken. 
‘‘(c) NUMBER OF MEMBERS REQUIRED FOR PEN-
ALTY OF DEATH.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(2), in a case in which the penalty of death is sought, the 
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H. Res. 172
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 26, 1999.
Resolved, That the Archivist of the United States is au-
thorized and directed to make available for public use the
records of the House of Representatives Select Committee on
Missing Persons in Southeast Asia (94th Congress).
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Res. 188
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 25, 1999.
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are
hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the
House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS: Ms. Berkley of Ne-
vada and Mr. Udall of Colorado.
Attest:
Clerk.
under section 9033 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 of the amount of the 
increased limitation on expenditures which 
applies pursuant to section 315(b)(3); and 
‘‘(iii) in the case of a notice under 
subparagraph (A)(i), notify the national 
committee of each political party (other 
than the political party with which the can-
didate is affiliated) of the inapplicability of 
expenditure limits under section 315(d)(2) 
pursuant to subparagraph (C) thereof. 
‘‘(2) GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES.— 
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES BY 
INELIGIBLE CANDIDATES.—If a candidate in a 
presidential election who is not eligible to re-
ceive payments under section 9006 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 receives contribu-
tions or makes expenditures with respect to the 
primary and general elections in an aggregate 
amount greater than 120 percent of the com-
bined expenditure limitations applicable to eligi-
ble candidates under section 315(b)(1), the can-
didate shall notify the Commission in writing 
that the candidate has received aggregate con-
tributions or made aggregate expenditures in 
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H. Res. 21
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
January 19, 1999.
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are
hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the
House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET: Mr. Collins of Georgia
and Mr. Wamp of Tennessee, both to rank in the named
order following Mr. Ryun of Kansas.
Attest:
Clerk.