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IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 403 
Recognizing the campaign of genocide against the Kurdish people in Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2015 
Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mrs. BLACKBURN) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the campaign of genocide against the Kurdish 
people in Iraq. 
Whereas Saddam Hussein’s campaign of genocide against 
Iraq’s Kurdish community began in the 1960s and that 
4,500 Kurdish villages were destroyed between 1976 and 
1988; 
Whereas the campaign of genocide against Iraq’s Kurdish 
community included the deportation and disappearances 
of Faily Kurds in the 1970s and 1980s, the murder of 
8,000 Kurdish men and boys from the Barzani tribe in 
1983, the use of chemical weapons in the late 1980s in 
the Anfal operation and notably at Halabja; 
Whereas during the Anfal campaign of genocide in 1987 to 
1988 almost 200,000 Kurds perished or disappeared, 
families were torn apart; 
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•HRES 403 IH 
Whereas this year marks the 27th anniversary of the attacks 
on Halabja and other Kurdish towns when Iraqi planes 
used poison gas to kill thousands of Iraqi Kurds in gross 
violation of the international conventions against the use 
of chemical weapons; 
Whereas, on September 9, 1988, the United States Senate 
passed the Prevention of Genocide Act of 1988 calling for 
sanctions against Iraq after the use of chemical weapons 
on the Kurds; 
Whereas the Prevention of Genocide Act of 1988 acknowl-
edged that ‘‘the Iraqi army has undertaken a campaign 
to depopulate the Kurdish regions of Iraq by destroying 
all Kurdish villages in large part of northern Iraq and by 
killing the civilian populations (Section 2, subsection 3). 
Iraq’s campaign against the Kurdish people appears to 
constitute an act of genocide (Section 2, subsection 7)’’; 
Whereas, on February 28, 2013, the British Parliament 
passed a resolution recognizing the Kurdish genocide; 
and 
Whereas recognition by the United States Government of the 
campaign of genocide against the Iraqi Kurds will send 
to the world a message of support for international con-
ventions and human rights: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes and deplores the campaign of 
genocide against the Kurdish people in Iraq; 
(2) calls on the United States Government to 
recognize the campaign of genocide committed 
against the Kurdish people in Iraq; 
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•HRES 403 IH 
(3) urges international organizations to do the 
same; and 
(4) reaffirms its commitment to the friendship 
between the United States and the Kurdish people 
in Iraq. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4516
AN ACT
To designate the United States Postal Service building lo-
cated at 11550 Livingston Road, in Oxon Hill, Maryland,
as the ‘‘Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Postal Service building located at
11550 Livingston Road, in Oxon Hill, Maryland, shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘Jacob Joseph Chestnut
Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the building
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 9,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 404 
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Virginia Institute of Marine 
Science of the College of William & Mary. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2015 
Mr. WITTMAN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Virginia Insti-
tute of Marine Science of the College of William & Mary. 
Whereas the Virginia General Assembly, with Professor Don-
ald W. Davis of the College of William & Mary, envi-
sioned a center for marine research and education in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia; 
Whereas the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (referred to 
in this preamble as ‘‘VIMS’’), originally known as the 
Virginia Fisheries Laboratory, began operation in 1940; 
Whereas the early work of VIMS assured the future of the 
fishery industry in Virginia by improving the general 
knowledge of the resources of fisheries so that they might 
be properly conserved and managed, and by meeting the 
need for training in practical marine biology; 
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•HRES 404 IH 
Whereas VIMS is now the home of the School of Marine 
Sciences of the College of William & Mary, a university 
research and teaching center with a strong element of 
public service, and is the leading marine center that fo-
cuses on estuarine and coastal environments in the na-
tion; and 
Whereas VIMS continues to serve the Commonwealth of Vir-
ginia and the United States by advancing the frontiers of 
marine science and sharing the knowledge gained through 
research with the users and stewards of the environment 
and future scientists: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates the College of William & Mary 
and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science on the 
75th anniversary of the Virginia Institute of Marine 
Science; and 
(2) expresses appreciation for the 75 years of 
service to the environment by the faculty, staff, and 
students of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science 
and the School of Marine Sciences of the College of 
William & Mary. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4516
To designate the United States Postal Service building located at 11550
Livingston Road, in Oxon Hill, Maryland, as the ‘‘Jacob Joseph Chestnut
Post Office Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1998
Mr. WYNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To designate the United States Postal Service building lo-
cated at 11550 Livingston Road, in Oxon Hill, Maryland,
as the ‘‘Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Postal Service building located at
11550 Livingston Road, in Oxon Hill, Maryland, shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘Jacob Joseph Chestnut
Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the building
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building’’.
Æ
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(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project
or program; and
(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the
project or program that will be financed by non-governmental
sources.
SEC. 507. (a) None of the funds appropriated under this Act,
and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appro-
priated under this Act, shall be expended for any abortion.
(b) None of the funds appropriated under this Act, and none
of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated
under this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage
that includes coverage of abortion.
(c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the package
of services covered by a managed care provider or organization
pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.
SEC. 508. (a) The limitations established in the preceding sec-
tion shall not apply to an abortion—
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or
incest; or
(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical
disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-
endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the
pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place
the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.
(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as
prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private
person of State, local, or private funds (other than a State’s or
locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching funds).
(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as
restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering
abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract
separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds
(other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching
funds).
(d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State
or local government, if such agency, program, or government sub-
jects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimina-
tion on the basis that the health care entity does not provide,
pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions.
(2) In this subsection, the term ‘‘health care entity’’ includes
an individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital,
a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organiza-
tion, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care
facility, organization, or plan.
SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act
may be used for—
(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research
purposes; or
(2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are
destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury
or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses
in utero under 45 CFR 46.208(a)(2) and section 498(b) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)).
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human embryo
or embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected as a human
subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this
•HRES 405 IH 
Whereas increasing the number of Alaska Native and Amer-
ican Indian teachers working in native communities em-
powers tribes, benefits native youth, and strengthens trib-
al self-sufficiency; 
Whereas the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Prep-
aration is the sole accrediting body for educator prepara-
tion programs at institutions in the United States; 
Whereas the Council approved new accreditation standards in 
2013 and plans for the standards to be fully implemented 
by 2016; 
Whereas the Council’s 2013 accreditation standards require 
that institutions, when accepting candidates to their 
schools of education, ensure that the group average per-
formance on assessments such as the ACT and SAT is— 
(1) in the top 50 percent from 2016–2017; 
(2) in the top 40 percent of the distribution from 
2018–2019; and 
(3) in the top 33 percent of the distribution by 
2020; 
Whereas because of social and economic barriers, the average 
ACT and SAT scores of Alaska Natives and American 
Indians are disproportionately lower than other categories 
of students; 
Whereas Alaska Native and American Indian students have 
disproportionately inadequate access to exam preparation 
opportunities and 21st century technology and are less 
likely to take the ACT or SAT than other categories of 
students; 
Whereas no definitive research or data has shown that per-
formance on the SAT or ACT is an effective indicator of 
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•HRES 405 IH 
a prospective student’s likelihood of success in an educa-
tor preparation program or as a teacher; 
Whereas the Council’s 2013 accreditation standards will force 
institutions to accept fewer Alaska Native and American 
Indian students in order to retain their accreditation, re-
sulting in continued low representation of Alaska Natives 
and American Indians serving as teachers; 
Whereas the Federal Government has a trust responsibility to 
support the education of Alaska Natives and American 
Indians; and 
Whereas the Council should recognize the negative impact of 
its standards on Alaska Native and American Indian 
teacher candidates: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls on 
the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation 
to— 
(1) consult with tribes and native organizations; 
(2) jointly develop changes to its accreditation 
standards to ensure that Alaska Native and Amer-
ican Indian teacher candidates will not be negatively 
impacted by such standards; and 
(3) adopt changes to its accreditation standards 
expeditiously. 
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(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to care or services
provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(B) after requesting those comments, ap-
prove or disapprove the proposal; and
(C) provide written notification of that ap-
proval or disapproval to the person who submit-
ted the proposal, the Commission, and each of
those countries.
(d) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—The Secretary may
approve a final project proposal under this section if the
project will enhance programs for conservation of
neotropical migratory birds by assisting efforts to—
(1) implement conservation programs;
(2) develop sound scientific information on the
condition of neotropical migratory bird habitat,
neotropical migratory bird population numbers and
trends, or the threats to such habitat, numbers, or
trends; or
(3) promote cooperative projects on those topics
with other foreign governments, affected local com-
munities, nongovernmental organizations, or others
in the private sector.
(e) PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY.—To the maximum
extent practical, in determining whether to approve project
proposals under this section, the Secretary shall give con-
sideration to projects which will enhance sustainable inte-
grated conservation development programs to ensure ef-
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fective, long-term conservation of neotropical migratory
birds.
(f) PROJECT REPORTING.—Each person who receives
assistance under this section for a project shall provide
periodic reports, as the Secretary considers necessary, to
the Secretary and the Commission. Each report shall in-
clude all information required by the Secretary, after con-
sulting with the Commission, for evaluating the progress
and success of the project.
(g) MATCHING FUNDS.—In determining whether to
approve project proposals under this section, the Secretary
shall give priority to those projects for which there exists
some measure of matching funds.
SEC. 6. NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
FUND.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the
general fund of the Treasury a separate account to be
known as the ‘‘Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
Fund’’, which shall consist of amounts deposited into the
Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury under subsection
(b).
(b) DEPOSITS INTO THE FUND.—The Secretary of
the Treasury shall deposit into the Fund—
(1) all amounts received by the Secretary in the
form of donations under subsection (d); and
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(2) other amounts appropriated to the Fund.
(c) USE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
the Secretary may use amounts in the Fund without
further appropriation to provide assistance under
section 5.
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—Of amounts in the
Fund available for each fiscal year, the Secretary
may use not more than 3 percent to administer the
Fund.
(d) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—The
Secretary may accept and use donations to provide assist-
ance under section 5. Amounts received by the Secretary
in the form of donations shall be transferred to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury for deposit into the Fund.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and
2002 to carry out this Act, which may remain available
until expended.
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IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 407 
Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Republic of 
Korea and expressing the shared vision of the people of the United 
States and the people of the Republic of Korea for a continued pros-
perous relationship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2015 
Ms. MENG submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of 
the Republic of Korea and expressing the shared vision 
of the people of the United States and the people of 
the Republic of Korea for a continued prosperous rela-
tionship. 
Whereas the year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the 
liberation of the Republic of Korea on August 15, 1945; 
Whereas the thousands of patriots, including innocent civil-
ians who died, were imprisoned, or otherwise dedicated 
their lives to achieving liberation serve as a testament of 
the Republic of Korea’s enduring strength; 
Whereas the Mutual Defense Treaty, signed in Washington, 
DC, on October 1, 1953, between the United States and 
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•HRES 407 IH 
the Republic of Korea, has led to more than 62 years of 
a strong alliance; 
Whereas the United States and the Republic of Korea are 
historic allies that share many common values and objec-
tives through security, economic growth, and prosperity; 
Whereas the United States recognizes the Republic of Ko-
rea’s strategic, political, and economic importance to our 
nation; 
Whereas the United States is proud to honor important eth-
nic holidays, including the goals and ideals of Independ-
ence Day in the Republic of Korea; 
Whereas the United States applauds the Korean-American 
community for the important role it plays in the United 
States-Korean relationship; and 
Whereas we express and reaffirm deep friendship with the 
Korean people, and believe that strong bilateral relations 
is mutually beneficial and important for United States 
national priorities: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commemorates the 70th anniversary of the 
liberation of the Republic of Korea; and 
(2) recognizes the Republic of Korea’s strategic, 
political, and economic importance to the United 
States. 
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V
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4518
For the relief of the family of Robert English.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1998
Mr. CONYERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of the family of Robert English.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RELIEF OF THE FAMILY OF ROBERT ENGLISH.
Notwithstanding the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits
Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq.), the Bureau of Jus-
tice Assistance of the Department of Justice shall cause
the family of Robert English of Detroit, Michigan, to be
afforded relief that is fully commensurate with the relief
that would have been provided to the family pursuant to
that Act had the Bureau of Justice Assistance determined
that Robert English died as the direct and proximate re-
sult of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty.
•HRES 408 RH 
against consideration of the joint resolution are waived. 
The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points 
of order against provisions in the joint resolution are 
waived. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the joint resolution and on any amendment 
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: 
(1) ten hours of debate equally divided among and con-
trolled by the respective chairs and ranking minority mem-
bers of the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial 
Services, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Re-
form, and Ways and Means; (2) a final period of debate 
which shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs; and (3) one motion to re-
commit. 
SEC. 2. Upon receipt of a message from the Senate 
transmitting House Joint Resolution 61 with a Senate 
amendment to the text thereof consisting only of the text 
of House Joint Resolution 64 as passed by the House, the 
House shall be considered to have taken from the Speak-
er’s table House Joint Resolution 61, with the Senate 
amendment to the text thereof and any amendment to the 
title thereof, and to have concurred in the Senate amend-
ment or amendments. 
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House Calendar No. 56 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 408 
[Report No. 114–256] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 64) disapproving of the agreement 
transmitted to Congress by the President on July 
19, 2015, relating to the nuclear program of 
Iran; and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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