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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 109
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 17, 1997
Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the many talents of the actor Jimmy Stewart
and honoring the contributions he made to the Nation.
Whereas James M. (‘‘Jimmy’’) Stewart made more than 80
films including comedies, westerns, and dramas of sus-
pense;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart won an Academy Award for best
performance by an actor in 1940 for his performance in
‘‘The Philadelphia Story’’ and received four other Oscar
nominations for his performances in ‘‘Mr. Smith Goes to
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Washington’’, ‘‘It’s a Wonderful Life’’, ‘‘Harvey’’, and
‘‘Anatomy of a Murder’’;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart received a Screen Actors Guild
Award in 1968 for ‘‘fostering the finest ideals of the act-
ing profession’’; the American Film Institute’s eighth life
achievement award in 1980, a Kennedy Center Honor in
1983, a special Academy Award in 1984 for ‘‘50 years
of meaningful performances’’ and ‘‘for his high ideals,
both on and off the screen’’, and the annual tribute by
the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 1990;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart appeared in a number of television
shows and Broadway plays and received a Tony Award;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart’s poetry was compiled into his 1989
book entitled ‘‘Jimmy Stewart and his Poems’’;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart enlisted in the military and served
during World War II as operations officer, chief of staff,
and squadron commander of the Second Combat Wing of
the U.S. Eighth Air Force in England;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart’s military decorations include two
Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Air Medal, multiple
oak leaf clusters, six battle stars, and the Croix de
Guerre with Palm;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart attained the rank of colonel during
World War II and the rank of brigadier general in 1959,
making him the highest ranking entertainer in the Amer-
ican military;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart was active in national politics in his
later years and was a close personal friend of former
President Ronald Reagan;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart testified before Congress in 1988 in
favor of a bill that was later enacted to require film ex-
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hibitors and distributors to disclose to the public whether
certain culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant
films had been colorized or otherwise altered from the
original; and
Whereas in 1985 President Ronald Reagan awarded Jimmy
Stewart the Nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presi-
dential Medal of Freedom: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress recognizes the many talents
of the late James M. (‘‘Jimmy’’) Stewart and honors the
artistic, military, and political contributions he made to
the Nation.
Passed the House of Representatives September 16,
1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 10
Recommending the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania into the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 21, 1997
Mr. SOLOMON submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recommending the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Whereas the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithua-
nia are undergoing a historic process of democratic and
free market transformation after emerging from decades
of brutal Soviet occupation;
Whereas each of the Baltic countries has conducted peaceful
transfers of political power since 1991;
Whereas the governments of the Baltic countries have been
exemplary in their respect for human rights and civil lib-
erties and have made great strides toward establishing
the rule of law;
Whereas the governments of the Baltic countries have made
consistent progress toward establishing civilian control of
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their militaries and, through active participation in the
Partnership for Peace and North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation peace support operations, have clearly dem-
onstrated their ability and willingness to operate with the
forces of NATO nations and under NATO standards;
Whereas each of the Baltic countries has made progress to-
ward implementing a free market system which has and
will continue to foster the economic advancement of the
people of the Baltic region;
Whereas the Baltic region has often been a battleground for
the competing territorial designs of nearby imperial pow-
ers, with this and other factors contributing to a history
of insecurity and instability in the region;
Whereas NATO has been a force for stability, freedom, and
peace in Europe since 1949;
Whereas NATO has indicated it will begin to invite new
members in 1997;
Whereas Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, exercising their in-
herent right as Organization for Security and Coopera-
tion in Europe participating states, have voluntarily ap-
plied for membership in NATO: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that—
(1) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are to be
commended for their progress toward political and
economic liberty and meeting the guidelines for pro-
spective NATO members set out in chapter 5 of the
September, 1995, Study on NATO Enlargement;
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(2) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania would make
an outstanding contribution toward furthering the
goals of NATO should they become members;
(3) eventual extension of full NATO member-
ship to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania would make
a singular and lasting contribution toward stability,
freedom and peace in the Baltic region;
(4) upon complete satisfaction of the aforemen-
tioned guidelines and all other criteria for NATO
membership, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania should
be invited to become full members at the earliest
possible date; and
(5) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania should be
invited to attend the NATO summit in Madrid on
July 7 and 8, 1997.
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(4) not more than $3,000,000 shall be available for audits 
and other evaluations authorized under section 179 of the 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12639); (5) not more than $9,700,000 for 
the Points of Light Foundation for activities authorized 
under title III of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.), of 
which not more than $2,500,000 may be used to support 
an endowment fund, the corpus of which shall remain in-
tact and the interest income from which shall be used to 
support activities described in title III of the Act, provided 
that the Foundation may invest the corpus and income 
in federally insured bank savings accounts or comparable 
interest bearing accounts, certificates of deposit, money 
market funds, mutual funds, obligations of the United 
States, and other market instruments and securities but 
not in real estate investments; (6) not more than 
$4,800,000 shall be for America’s Promise—The Alliance 
for Youth, Inc.; (7) not more than $12,000,000 to provide 
assistance to state commissions on national and commu-
nity service under section 126(a) of the Act; and (8) such 
additional amounts as may be necessary for educational 
awards authorized under subtitle D of title I of the Act, 
to be transferred to the National Service Trust: Provided 
further, That the Corporation may use up to one percent 
of program grant funds made available under this heading
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of Texas becoming United Fund and Community Council
of Houston and Harris County on May 26, 1952;
Whereas on June 25, 1974, the organization’s name changed
to United Fund of Houston and Harris County, and fi-
nally, on June 1, 1979, it retained the current name of
United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast;
Whereas the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast serves
Harris, Fort Bend, Waller, and Montgomery Counties
and the Bay Area by funding more than 200 health and
human service programs through 78 nonprofit agencies;
Whereas the mission of the United Way of the Texas Gulf
Coast is to ‘‘increase the organized capacity of people to
help themselves and others’’;
Whereas the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast in its core
and in its practice honors openness and fairness, upholds
quality and accountability, embraces diversity and inclu-
siveness and was recognized by United Way of America
in 1996 as the first recipient of the Championing Diver-
sity Award;
Whereas the United Way takes responsibility for positive
achievement of its goals through vision, wisdom, and in-
tegrity by furthering the values of caring, collaborative,
dynamic, effective, efficient, inclusive, and trustworthy;
Whereas the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast keeps its
operating costs low and its stewardship high in order to
direct more dollars to quality programs that give people
help when help is needed;
Whereas over 80,000 volunteers enable the United Way to
stretch donor dollars to make a difference in the commu-
nity;
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Whereas the United Way strengthens nonprofit agencies, and
thus the community, through ongoing programs, includ-
ing Gifts in Kind, the Management Assistance Program,
Project Blueprint, and the Information and Referral
Helpline, which celebrates its 50-year anniversary this
year;
Whereas the United Way serves as a neutral convenor in the
community, bringing the clergy together around the
cause of homelessness, or governmental entities, service
providers and youth to develop the empowerment zone
plan, or governmental, business, service provider, edu-
cation, faith community, and others in a Welfare Reform
Partners Group to help design a local implementation
plan; and
Whereas the United Way Community Campaign on a yearly
basis raises millions of dollars with the assistance of 400
campaign leaders, 90 loan executives and the support of
over 50,000 individuals and organizations throughout the
Houston area: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the House of Representatives is pleased
to congratulate and commend the United Way of the
Texas Gulf Coast.
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human knowledge of Mars and provide unique insights
into the history and evolution of the Red Planet;
Whereas the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
successfully followed its motto of ‘‘faster, better, cheap-
er’’ in landing the Pathfinder on the surface of Mars and
in releasing the 23-pound Sojourner to independently
travel, explore, and analyze samples of the Martian ter-
rain through a focused set of science investigations; and
Whereas the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
has reawakened the consciousness of the people of the
United States to the unlimited potential of space explo-
ration, including possible human expeditions to Mars and
throughout the solar system: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration should be commended for successfully car-
rying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission, an outstand-
ing and uplifting achievement in space exploration,
and for its commitment to developing low-cost space-
craft with highly focused science objectives; and
(2) the United States should continue to act as
the leader in space exploration into the 21st century
for the benefit of the people of the United States
and for all humankind.
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tion, and customers of women and children traf-
ficked for the purpose of forced prostitution;
(6) the State Department should ensure that
Thai police participants in United States Govern-
ment sponsored police training programs are system-
atically vetted to exclude those who are implicated in
trafficking and forced prostitution;
(7) the executive branch should take steps to
assure that weapons and equipment provided or sold
to the Thai police do not become available to mem-
bers of those forces who might be involved in traf-
ficking, forced prostitution, or abuse of women and
girls who are apprehended;
(8) the State Department should urge the Thai
Government to protect the rights and safety of Bur-
mese women and girls in Thailand who are freed
from brothels or who are arrested as illegal immi-
grants because their status as trafficking victims is
unclear;
(9) the State Department should encourage the
Thai Government to continue to allow nongovern-
mental organizations assisting in efforts to stop sex
trafficking and assisting women and girls who have
been victims of forced prostitution to proceed with
their work unimpeded;
IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 113
Expressing the sense of Congress about the Food and Drug Administration
proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose
inhalers as nonessential.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 9, 1997
Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and Mr. HASTERT) sub-
mitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress about the Food and Drug
Administration proposal to designate the use of
chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as non-
essential.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that pro-
posed regulation of the Food and Drug Administration
(62 Fed. Reg. 10242) to designate the use of
chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) in metered-dose inhalers
(MDI) as nonessential so as to make MDIs which use
CFC an adulterated device puts at risk the health of mil-
lions of asthma patients—especially children and the el-
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derly—and does not contribute measurably to protection
of the environment. Therefore, the Food and Drug Admin-
istration should withdraw its proposal and focus its efforts
on implementing existing Montreal Protocol decisions that
will facilitate a transition to CFC-free MDIs by the year
2005.
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IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 115
Recognizing Grand Haven, Michigan, as ‘‘Coast Guard City, USA’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 15, 1997
Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. CAMP, Mr. EHLERS, Mr.
KNOLLENBERG, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Ms. STABENOW,
Mr. STUPAK, and Mr. UPTON) submitted the following concurrent resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing Grand Haven, Michigan, as ‘‘Coast Guard City,
USA’’.
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 ‘‘Coast Guard City,
USA, Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
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(1) The people of Grand Haven, Michigan, have
always held a deep affection for the Coast Guard
and the men and women who serve in it.
(2) This affection has been demonstrated
throughout this century, first with a small commu-
nity picnic, then with the welcoming of the Coast
Guard Cutter Escanaba in 1932.
(3) This affection was never more deeply ex-
pressed than on August 4, 1943, when citizens of
the Grand Haven area assembled not only to cele-
brate Coast Guard Day, as they had done for years,
but also to remember and pay tribute to those who
had lost their lives in service to their country when
the Escanaba was torpedoed and sank in the North
Atlantic during World War II.
(4) The people of Grand Haven again dem-
onstrated their love and resolve for the Coast Guard
amidst this tragedy by raising $1,000,000 in war
bonds to purchase a replacement cutter the following
year.
(5) The people of Grand Haven continue to
demonstrate their respect for the Coast Guard by
paying tribute in a memorial service during the an-
nual Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival to those
who lost their lives aboard the Escanaba and all men
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and women who have died serving their country in
the Coast Guard.
(6) The memorial service is the primary pur-
pose of the annual Grand Haven Coast Guard Fes-
tival.
(7) As part of the 1963 Coast Guard Festival
events, Admiral Richard Schmidtman referred to
Grand Haven as ‘‘Coast Guard City, USA’’ in rec-
ognition of the attention paid to the Coast Guard
each year by the city and surrounding communities.
(8) Many in the Coast Guard continue to call
Grand Haven ‘‘Coast Guard City, USA’’.
(9) People in and around the community of
Grand Haven know the city as ‘‘Coast Guard City,
USA’’.
(10) The Coast Guard has expressed its enthu-
siastic support for official recognition of the city as
‘‘Coast Guard City, USA’’ due to its long history
and close relationship with the community of Grand
Haven.
SEC. 3. NATIONAL RECOGNITION.
The community of Grand Haven, Michigan, shall be
recognized as ‘‘Coast Guard City, USA’’.
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IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 117
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the interference of the Euro-
pean Commission in the merger of the Boeing Company and McDonnell-
Douglas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 17, 1997
Mr. METCALF (for himself, Ms. DUNN, Mr. DICKS, Mr. WHITE, Mr.
NETHERCUTT, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mrs.
LINDA SMITH of Washington, and Mr. ADAM SMITH of Washington) sub-
mitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the inter-
ference of the European Commission in the merger of
the Boeing Company and McDonnell-Douglas.
Whereas the Boeing Company and McDonnell-Douglas have
announced their merger;
Whereas the Department of Defense has approved the merger
as consistent with the national security of the United
States;
Whereas the Federal Trade Commission has found that the
merger does not violate the antitrust laws of the United
States;
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Whereas the European Commission has consistently criticized
and threatened the merger before, during, and after its
consideration of the facts; and
Whereas the sole true reason for the European Commission
criticism and imminent disapproval of the merger is to
gain unfair competitive advantage for Airbus Industries,
a government-owned aircraft manufacturer: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that—
(1) any disapproval by the European Commis-
sion of the merger of the Boeing Company and
McDonnell-Douglas would constitute an unwar-
ranted and unprecedented interference in a United
State business transaction that would threaten thou-
sands of American aerospace jobs; and
(2) the President should take such actions as
he considers to be appropriate to protect United
States interests in connection with this matter.
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IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 118
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding proliferation of missile
technology from Russia to Iran.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 22, 1997
Ms. HARMAN submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding proliferation
of missile technology from Russia to Iran.
Whereas there is substantial evidence in support of allega-
tions that nongovernmental entities in the Russian Fed-
eration have provided missile technology and technical
advice to Iran, in violation of the Missile Technology
Control Regime;
Whereas these violations include providing assistance to Iran
in developing ballistic missiles, including the transfer of
wind tunnel and rocket engine testing equipment;
Whereas these technologies give Iran the capability to deploy
a missile of sufficient range to threaten United States
military installations in the Middle East and Persian
Gulf, as well as the territory of Israel, and our North At-
lantic Treaty Organization ally Turkey; and
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Whereas President Clinton has raised with Russian President
Boris Yeltsin United States concerns about these activi-
ties and the Russian response has to date been inad-
equate: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the President should demand that the Gov-
ernment of Russia take concrete actions to stop non-
governmental entities in the Russian Federation
from providing missile technology and technical ad-
vice to Iran, in violation of the Missile Technology
Control Regime;
(2) in the absence of such actions, the United
States should impose sanctions on the responsible
Russian entities in accordance with Executive Order
12938 on the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass De-
struction, and reassess cooperative activities with
Russia;
(3) the threshold under current law allowing for
the waiver of the prohibition on the release of for-
eign assistance to Russia should be raised; and
(4) our European allies should be encouraged to
take steps in accordance with their own laws to stop
such proliferation.
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credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 
received from or in connection with English teaching, edu-
cational advising and counseling programs, and exchange 
visitor programs as authorized. 
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES 
For 
representation 
allowances 
as 
authorized, 
$8,640,000. 
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
services, as authorized, $9,894,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2006. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 
Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292–303), pre-
serving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings 
that are owned or directly leased by the Department of 
State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, 
the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Dip-
lomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, 
$611,680,000, to remain available until expended as au-
thorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for 
domestic and overseas representation as authorized: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds appropriated in this para-
graph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, fur-
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nishings, or generators for other departments and agen-
cies. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 
$912,320,000, to remain available until expended. 
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
SERVICE 
For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of 
State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service, $7,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
Repatriation Loans Program Account, subject to the same 
terms and conditions. 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $612,000, as authorized: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974. In addition, for adminis-
trative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan pro-
gram, $607,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the Diplomatic and Consular Programs account 
under Administration of Foreign Affairs. 
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $19,482,000.