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House Calendar No. 205
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 715
[Report No. 108–604] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4818) making appropriations 
for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2004
Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Rules, reported the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered 
to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4818) making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
and related programs for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2005, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker may, 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. 4818) making appropriations for
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foreign operations, export financing, and related programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for 
other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed with. All points of order against consideration of 
the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to 
the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Appropriations. After general debate 
the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill 
for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived 
except: beginning with the semicolon in section 565(a)(2) 
through ‘‘501)’’ in section 565(a)(3). Where points of 
order are waived against part of a section, points of order 
against a provision in another part of such section may 
be made only against such provision and not against the 
entire section. During consideration of the bill for amend-
ment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
Member offering an amendment has caused it to be print-
ed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments 
so printed shall be considered as read. At the conclusion 
of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 
shall rise and report the bill to the House with such
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amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions.
House Calendar No. 205
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 715
[Report No. 108–604] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4818) 
making appropriations for foreign operations, ex-
port financing, and related programs for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 2005, and for 
other purposes. 
JULY 14, 2004
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed
House Calendar No. 6
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 71
[Report No. 108–11]
RESOLUTION
Waiving points of order against the conference re-
port to accompany, and providing for corrections
in the enrollment of, the joint resolution (H. J.
Res. 2) making further continuing appropriations
for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes
FEBRUARY 13 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 12), 2003
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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H. Res. 717
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
September 13, 2004.
Whereas former President William Jefferson Clinton was
born in Hope, Arkansas, on August 19, 1946;
Whereas William Jefferson Clinton attended Georgetown Uni-
versity as an undergraduate and received a Rhodes Schol-
arship in 1968;
Whereas William Jefferson Clinton received a law degree
from Yale University in 1973;
Whereas William Jefferson Clinton established a record of
public service as Attorney General of Arkansas, Governor
of Arkansas, and Chairman of the National Governors
Association;
Whereas William Jefferson Clinton campaigned for and won
the Democratic nomination for President in 1992;
Whereas William Jefferson Clinton was elected the 42d Presi-
dent of the United States in 1992 and was reelected for
a second term in 1996;
Whereas during William Jefferson Clinton’s time in office the
United States experienced 8 years of economic expansion,
job growth, and the transformation of a budget deficit
into a budget surplus;
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Whereas William Jefferson Clinton rallied the members of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization to put an end to eth-
nic cleansing in the Balkans and to depose the mur-
derous regime of Slobodan Milosevic, actions which even-
tually led to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords;
Whereas William Jefferson Clinton played a major role in the
Good Friday Peace Accords which finally brought peace
to war-torn Northern Ireland; and
Whereas, in the words of President George W. Bush, William
Jefferson Clinton ‘‘showed a deep and far-ranging knowl-
edge of public policy, a great compassion for people in
need, and the forward-looking spirit the Americans like
in a President’’: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors
former President William Jefferson Clinton on the occasion
of his 58th birthday on August 19, 2004, and extends best
wishes to him and his family.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 717 
Honoring former President William Jefferson Clinton on the occasion of 
his 58th birthday. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2004 
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. HASTINGS of Flor-
ida, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. 
SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. MOORE, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. 
GEORGE
MILLER
of California, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. HINCHEY, 
Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. BRADY 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. JACKSON- 
LEE of Texas, Mr. BELL, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. 
ISRAEL, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. DINGELL, and Ms. WATSON) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring former President William Jefferson Clinton on the 
occasion of his 58th birthday. 
Whereas former President William Jefferson Clinton was 
born in Hope, Arkansas, on August 19, 1946; 
Whereas William Jefferson Clinton attended Georgetown Uni-
versity as an undergraduate and received a Rhodes Schol-
arship in 1968; 
Whereas William Jefferson Clinton received a law degree 
from Yale University in 1973;
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Whereas William Jefferson Clinton established a record of 
public service as Attorney General of Arkansas, Governor 
of Arkansas, and Chairman of the National Governors 
Association; 
Whereas William Jefferson Clinton campaigned for and won 
the Democratic nomination for President in 1992; 
Whereas William Jefferson Clinton was elected the 42d Presi-
dent of the United States in 1992 and was reelected for 
a second term in 1996; 
Whereas William Jefferson Clinton presided over the longest 
economic expansion in United States history and the 
transformation of a record budget deficit into a record 
surplus during his time in office; 
Whereas William Jefferson Clinton presided over the creation 
of 22,000,000 jobs; 
Whereas William Jefferson Clinton rallied the members of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization to put an end to eth-
nic cleansing in the Balkans and to depose the mur-
derous regime of Slobodan Milosevic, actions which even-
tually led to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords; 
Whereas William Jefferson Clinton played a major role in the 
Good Friday Peace Accords which finally brought peace 
to war-torn Northern Ireland; and 
Whereas, in the words of President George W. Bush, William 
Jefferson Clinton ‘‘showed a deep and far-ranging knowl-
edge of public policy, a great compassion for people in 
need, and the forward-looking spirit the Americans like 
in a President’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 
former President William Jefferson Clinton on the occa-
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sion of his 58th birthday and extends best wishes to him 
and his family. 
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IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 729
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the 
50th anniversary of the food aid programs established under the Agricul-
tural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2004
Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. LANTOS) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations, 
and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
respect to the 50th anniversary of the food aid programs 
established under the Agricultural Trade Development 
and Assistance Act of 1954.
Whereas, in the aftermath of the Second World War, many 
countries did not have sufficient cash to buy the agricul-
tural commodities needed to feed the people of those 
countries, especially in war-torn Europe and Asia; 
Whereas, during the term of President Dwight David Eisen-
hower, it became apparent that the abundance of food 
available in the United States could be used as an instru-
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 718 
Providing that the trade authorities procedures under the Bipartisan Trade 
Promotion Authority Act of 2002 shall not apply to any implementing 
bill submitted with respect to the Central American Free Trade Agree-
ment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2004 
Mr. JOHN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Providing that the trade authorities procedures under the 
Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 shall 
not apply to any implementing bill submitted with re-
spect to the Central American Free Trade Agreement. 
Resolved, That the President has failed or refused to 
notify or consult in accordance with the Bipartisan Trade 
Promotion Authority Act of 2002 on negotiations with re-
spect to the Central American Free Trade Agreement and, 
therefore, the trade authorities procedures under that Act
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shall not apply to any implementing bill submitted with 
respect to such trade agreement. 
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H. Res. 719
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 15, 2004.
Resolved, That the Senate is requested to return to the
House of Representatives the bill (H.R. 4766) making appro-
priations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.
Attest:
Clerk.
House Calendar No. 6
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 71
[Report No. 108–11]
Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany, and
providing for corrections in the enrollment of, the joint resolution (H. J.
Res. 2) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
2003, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 12), 2003
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, reported the fol-
lowing resolution which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered
to be printed
RESOLUTION
Waiving points of order against the conference report to
accompany, and providing for corrections in the enroll-
ment of, the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 2) making
further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
2003, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it
shall be in order to consider the conference report to ac-
company the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 2) making fur-
ther continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003,
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and for other purposes. All points of order against the con-
ference report and against its consideration are waived.
The conference report shall be considered as read. Upon
the adoption of the conference report the House shall be
considered to have adopted the concurrent resolution
(H. Con. Res. 35) directing the Clerk of the House of Rep-
resentatives to make a technical correction in the enroll-
ment of H. J. Res. 2.
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the Director General, Mexican Social Security Institute, 
on June 29, 2004. 
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IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 721 
Encouraging States to establish programs to award high school diplomas 
to veterans who left high school before receiving diplomas in order 
to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2004 
Mr. PALLONE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Encouraging States to establish programs to award high 
school diplomas to veterans who left high school before 
receiving diplomas in order to serve in the Armed Forces 
during a time of war. 
Whereas in October 2000, New Jersey established Operation 
Recognition, a program to honor veterans of World War 
I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War 
who left high school in order to join the Armed Forces 
and never received high school diplomas; 
Whereas through Operation Recognition the State of New 
Jersey will award a high school diploma to any veteran 
residing in New Jersey who left a high school located in 
New Jersey before graduating to enter the Armed Forces
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during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, or 
the Vietnam War; and 
Whereas New York, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, 
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, 
Wisconsin, and West Virginia have established programs 
similar to Operation Recognition: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives encour-
ages each State to establish a program similar to Oper-
ation Recognition, to award high school diplomas to vet-
erans who left high school in order to serve in the Armed 
Forces during a time of war and who never received high 
school diplomas. 
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IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 722 
Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on neighborhood 
crime prevention and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal 
efforts to participate in ‘‘National Night Out’’, which occurs the first 
Tuesday of August each year, including by supporting local efforts and 
community watch groups and by supporting local officials, to promote 
community safety and help provide homeland security. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2004 
Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. CARDOZA, 
Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. QUINN, Mr. SCHIFF, and Mr. ENGEL) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention 
on neighborhood crime prevention and community polic-
ing, and coordinate certain Federal efforts to participate 
in ‘‘National Night Out’’, which occurs the first Tuesday 
of August each year, including by supporting local efforts 
and community watch groups and by supporting local 
officials, to promote community safety and help provide 
homeland security. 
Whereas neighborhood crime is of continuing concern to the 
American people;
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tering economic and political liberalization in a wide geo-
graphic area of Arab and non-Arab Muslim countries; 
Whereas United States policy, as articulated by President 
Bush, is to pursue a ‘‘forward strategy of freedom’’ to 
promote democracy throughout the Middle East; and 
Whereas inter-parliamentary unions can help solidify friend-
ships between the United States and Arab nations en-
gaged in genuine political and economic reforms and pro-
vide a mechanism for communication and cooperation on 
issues of mutual interest and concern; Now, therefore, be 
it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) commends the people and the Governments 
of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Kingdom 
of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, the State of Qatar, 
and the Sultanate of Oman for their progress to-
ward political and economic liberalization; 
(2) expresses its hope that progress toward de-
mocratization in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, 
and Oman will continue to thrive and that the ef-
forts of these countries will serve as a model for 
other Arab countries; 
(3) reaffirms the friendship that exists between 
the people of the United States and the people of 
Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman;
H. Res. 723
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 21, 2004.
Whereas President John F. Kennedy set a goal of landing
Americans on the moon and returning them safely to
Earth;
Whereas the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) created the Apollo space program to fulfill the
goal set by President Kennedy;
Whereas on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission launched
into space to attempt the first manned lunar landing;
Whereas on July 20, 1969, at 10:56 p.m. eastern daylight
time, astronaut Neil A. Armstrong ushered in a new era
in space exploration when he stepped onto the lunar sur-
face and declared, ‘‘That’s one small step for man, one
giant leap for mankind.’’;
Whereas Neil Armstrong, the mission commander, and fellow
astronauts Michael Collins, the command module pilot,
and Edwin E. ‘‘Buzz’’ Aldrin, Jr., the lunar module pilot,
exemplified bravery and determination in successfully
completing the mission;
Whereas the Apollo 11 mission demonstrated the techno-
logical abilities of the United States and established the
United States as a leader in space exploration;
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Whereas the Apollo 11 mission inspired further exploration of
the universe and led to more than three decades of con-
tinued voyage and discovery; and
Whereas the Apollo 11 mission continues to inspire explo-
ration as NASA envisions returning to the moon and
eventually landing a person on Mars: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) recognizes the 35th anniversary of the Apollo 11
lunar landing;
(2) commends the astronauts and other men and
women of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration (NASA) whose efforts assured the success of the
Apollo 11 mission; and
(3) supports the continued leadership of the United
States in the exploration of space.
Attest:
Clerk.
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ment in building a durable peace after the Second World 
War; 
Whereas a concessional credit program was established under 
title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assist-
ance Act of 1954 (commonly known as ‘‘P.L. 480’’) (7 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), signed into law on July 10, 1954, 
to allow for sales of agricultural commodities from the 
United States to developing countries for dollars on gen-
erous credit terms or for local currencies, with proceeds 
to be used by participating governments or nongovern-
mental private entities to encourage economic develop-
ment; 
Whereas since the enactment of the Agricultural Trade De-
velopment and Assistance Act of 1954, the title I pro-
gram has facilitated sales of agricultural commodities 
from 
the 
United 
States, 
totaling 
an 
estimated 
$30,000,000,000 to nearly 100 countries; 
Whereas the Food for Peace program was established under 
title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and As-
sistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), to provide 
humanitarian assistance to poor and hungry people in de-
veloping countries, based on legislation originally intro-
duced by Senator Hubert Humphrey; 
Whereas during the half-century since the establishment of 
the Food for Peace program, the United States Agency 
for International Development and the Department of 
Agriculture have worked together to provide 107,000,000 
tons of food aid to developing countries, helping an esti-
mated 3,400,000,000 people through 2003; 
Whereas the Government of the United States has depended 
on the commitment, skill, and experience of dozens of pri-
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 723 
Recognizing the 35th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2004 
Mr. HALL (for himself, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. WELDON of Flor-
ida, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CULBERSON, 
Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. KENNEDY 
of Rhode Island, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. DELAY, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. UDALL of Colo-
rado, Mr. MOORE, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. GORDON, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of 
Texas, Ms. BORDALLO, and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Science 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 35th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar 
landing, and for other purposes. 
Whereas President John F. Kennedy set a goal of landing 
Americans on the moon and returning them safely to 
Earth; 
Whereas the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA) created the Apollo space program to fulfill the 
goal set by President Kennedy; 
Whereas on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission launched 
into space to attempt the first manned lunar landing;
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Whereas on July 20, 1969, at 10:56 p.m. eastern daylight 
time, astronaut Neil A. Armstrong ushered in a new era 
in space exploration when he stepped onto the lunar sur-
face and declared, ‘‘That’s one small step for man, one 
giant leap for mankind.’’; 
Whereas Neil Armstrong, the mission commander, and fellow 
astronauts Michael Collins, the command module pilot, 
and Edwin E. ‘‘Buzz’’ Aldrin, Jr., the lunar module pilot, 
exemplified bravery and determination in successfully 
completing the mission; 
Whereas the Apollo 11 mission demonstrated the techno-
logical abilities of the United States and established the 
United States as a leader in space exploration; 
Whereas the Apollo 11 mission inspired further exploration of 
the universe and led to more than three decades of con-
tinued voyage and discovery; and 
Whereas the Apollo 11 mission continues to inspire explo-
ration as NASA envisions returning to the moon and 
eventually landing a person on Mars: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the 35th anniversary of the Apol-
lo 11 lunar landing; 
(2) commends the astronauts and other men 
and women of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA) whose efforts assured the 
success of the Apollo 11 mission; and
•HRES 723 IH 
(3) supports the continued leadership of the 
United States in the exploration of space. 
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