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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 273 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the escalating level of violence on 
the United States-Mexico border is a serious threat to the national 
security of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2010 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself and Ms. GIFFORDS) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the escalating level 
of violence on the United States-Mexico border is a seri-
ous threat to the national security of the United States. 
Whereas the violence on the United States-Mexico border has 
been steadily increasing over the past two years to the 
point that it now represents a significant threat to the 
national security of the United States; 
Whereas United States intelligence and law enforcement offi-
cials have been warning that the dramatic rise in violence 
along the southwestern border could eventually target 
United States citizens and spread into the United States; 
Whereas in 2009, 79 United States citizens were killed in 
Mexico, up from 35 in 2007; 
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pean Union to the promotion and defense of com-
mon values of freedom, democracy, and liberty 
around the world; 
(5) reaffirms the bonds of friendship and close 
cooperation that have existed between the United 
States and the Slovak Republic and the Czech Re-
public; and 
(6) extends the warmest congratulations and 
best wishes to the people of the Slovak Republic and 
the people of the Czech Republic for a peaceful, 
prosperous, and successful future. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 19, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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142 
† HR 1256 EAS 
needed to pay the costs of tobacco regulation 
activities. 
‘‘(C) 
REIMBURSEMENT
OF
START-UP 
AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any amounts allo-
cated for the start-up period pursuant to 
subparagraph (B)(ii) shall be reimbursed 
through any appropriated fees collected 
under subsection (a), in such manner as the 
Secretary determines appropriate to ensure 
that such allocation results in no net change 
in the total amount of funds otherwise 
available, for the period from October 1, 
2008, through September 30, 2010, for Food 
and Drug Administration programs and 
activities (other than tobacco regulation ac-
tivities) for such period. 
‘‘(ii) TREATMENT
OF
REIMBURSED 
AMOUNTS.—Amounts 
reimbursed 
under 
clause (i) shall be available for the pro-
grams and activities for which funds allo-
cated for the start-up period were available, 
prior to such allocation, until September 
30, 2010, notwithstanding any otherwise
•HCON 213 EH 
(4) acknowledges the efforts of the government 
of El Salvador to work closely and promptly with the 
United States to assist the affected population; 
(5) recognizes the progress made by El Sal-
vador on disaster preparedness capacity and their ef-
forts to invest in disaster risk reduction; and 
(6) urges the President to continue to make 
available assistance to help mitigate the effects of 
the recent natural disasters that have devastated El 
Salvador. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 213 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress for and solidarity 
with the people of El Salvador as they persevere 
through the aftermath of torrential rains which 
caused 
devastating 
flooding 
and 
deadly 
mudslides.
IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 213 
Expressing the sense of Congress for and solidarity with the people of El 
Salvador as they persevere through the aftermath of torrential rains 
which caused devastating flooding and deadly mudslides. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2009 
Mr. MACK (for himself and Mr. TOWNS) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress for and solidarity with 
the people of El Salvador as they persevere through 
the aftermath of torrential rains which caused dev-
astating flooding and deadly mudslides. 
Whereas, on November 9, 2009, parts of El Salvador were 
decimated by floods brought on by Hurricane Ida; 
Whereas Hurricane Ida caused the death of over 130 people 
in El Salvador, and made over 13,000 homeless, with 
both of those numbers likely to rise; 
Whereas over 18,000 homes have been destroyed by the 
mudslides; 
Whereas the small coffee growing town of Verapaz, popu-
lation 7,000, has almost been completely destroyed; 
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Whereas reports have stated that up to 10,000 Salvadorians 
may need emergency food assistance; 
Whereas Hurricane Ida also left about 13,000 people home-
less in Nicaragua and damaged 100 homes in Guatemala; 
Whereas neighboring nations of El Salvador have provided 
relief to the people of El Salvador; and 
Whereas El Salvador has begun the process of recovering 
from this natural disaster: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) expresses solidarity with all people affected 
by Hurricane Ida; 
(2) commends the brave efforts of the people of 
El Salvador and Central America as they recover 
from Hurricane Ida; 
(3) applauds the coordination between the coun-
tries of Central America during the relief effort in 
providing relief to the people of El Salvador; and 
(4) urges the President to continue to make 
available to nongovernmental organizations, private 
volunteer organizations, United Nations agencies, 
and regional institutions the necessary funding to 
help mitigate the effects of the recent natural disas-
ters that have devastated El Salvador. 
Æ 
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(e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The fraud unit 
must have cooperative agreements (as specified by the 
Board) with— 
(1) similar fraud units in other States; 
(2) the Inspector General; and 
(3) the Attorney General of the United States. 
(f) REPORTS.—The fraud unit must submit to the 
Inspector General an application and annual reports con-
taining such information as the Inspector General deter-
mines to be necessary to determine whether the unit meets 
the previous requirements of this section. 
TITLE V—QUALITY ASSESSMENT 
SEC. 501. AMERICAN HEALTH SECURITY QUALITY COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
an American Health Security Quality Council (in this title 
referred to as the ‘‘Council’’). 
(b) DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.—The Council shall 
perform the following duties: 
(1) PRACTICE GUIDELINES.—The Council shall 
review and evaluate each practice guideline devel-
oped under part B of title IX of the Public Health 
Service Act. The Council shall determine whether 
the guideline should be recognized as a national 
practice guideline to be used under section 204(d) 
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for purposes of determining payments under a State 
health security program. 
(2) STANDARDS
OF
QUALITY, PERFORMANCE 
MEASURES, AND MEDICAL REVIEW CRITERIA.—The 
Council shall review and evaluate each standard of 
quality, performance measure, and medical review 
criterion developed under part B of title IX of the 
Public Health Service Act. The Council shall deter-
mine whether the standard, measure, or criterion is 
appropriate for use in assessing or reviewing the 
quality of services provided by State health security 
programs, health care institutions, or health care 
professionals. 
(3) CRITERIA
FOR
ENTITIES
CONDUCTING 
QUALITY REVIEWS.—The Council shall develop min-
imum criteria for competence for entities that can 
qualify to conduct ongoing and continuous external 
quality review for State quality review programs 
under section 503. Such criteria shall require such 
an entity to be administratively independent of the 
individual or board that administers the State health 
security program and shall ensure that such entities 
do not provide financial incentives to reviewers to 
favor one pattern of practice over another. The 
Council shall ensure coordination and reporting by 
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Whereas the small coffee growing town of Verapaz, popu-
lation 7,000, has almost been completely destroyed; 
Whereas reports have stated that up to 10,000 Salvadorians 
may need emergency food assistance; 
Whereas Hurricane Ida also left about 13,000 people home-
less in Nicaragua and damaged about 100 homes in Gua-
temala; 
Whereas neighboring nations of El Salvador have provided 
relief to the people of El Salvador; 
Whereas the United States, through the U.S. Agency for 
International Development and U.S. Southern Command, 
has provided significant emergency relief and assistance 
to the people of El Salvador in the wake of Hurricane 
Ida; and 
Whereas El Salvador has begun the process of recovering 
from this natural disaster: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) expresses solidarity with all people affected 
by Hurricane Ida; 
(2) commends the brave efforts of the people of 
El Salvador and Central America as they recover 
from Hurricane Ida; 
(3) applauds the coordination between the coun-
tries of Central America during the relief effort in 
providing relief to the people of El Salvador; 
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(4) acknowledges the efforts of the government 
of El Salvador to work closely and promptly with the 
United States to assist the affected population; 
(5) recognizes the progress made by El Sal-
vador on disaster preparedness capacity and their ef-
forts to invest in disaster risk reduction; and 
(6) urges the President to continue to make 
available assistance to help mitigate the effects of 
the recent natural disasters that have devastated El 
Salvador. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 214 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Thursday, November 19, 2009, or Friday, No-
vember 20, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this 
concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his des-
ignee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Decem-
ber 1, 2009, or until the time of any reassembly
•HCON 214 EH 
pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, which-
ever occurs first; and that when the Senate recesses or 
adjourns on any day from Friday, November 20, 2009, 
through Wednesday, November 25, 2009, on a motion of-
fered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Major-
ity Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or adjourned 
until noon on Monday, November 30, 2009, or such other 
time on that day as may be specified in the motion to 
recess or adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pur-
suant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever 
occurs first. 
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority 
Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting 
jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the 
House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify 
the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, 
to reassemble at such place and time as they may des-
ignate if, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant 
it. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 214 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the 
House of Representatives and a conditional re-
cess or adjournment of the Senate.
•HCON 275 EH 
(3) encourages the President to issue a procla-
mation encouraging the people of the United States 
to observe such week with appropriate activities. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 2010. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
H. Con. Res. 214 
Agreed to November 20, 2009
One Hundred Eleventh Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine 
Concurrent Resolution 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative day of 
Thursday, November 19, 2009, or Friday, November 20, 2009, on 
a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its 
Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. 
on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, or until the time of any reassembly 
pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs 
first; and that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day 
from Friday, November 20, 2009, through Wednesday, November 
25, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution 
by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or 
adjourned until noon on Monday, November 30, 2009, or such 
other time on that day as may be specified in the motion to recess 
or adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 
2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first. 
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader 
of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly after 
consultation with the Minority Leader of the House and the 
Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the 
House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such place 
and time as they may designate if, in their opinion, the public 
interest shall warrant it. 
Attest: 
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 
Attest: 
Secretary of the Senate.
III 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 214 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2009 
Received 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of 
Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment 
of the Senate. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Thursday, November 19, 2009, or Friday, No-
vember 20, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this 
concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his des-
ignee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Decem-
ber 1, 2009, or until the time of any reassembly 
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pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, which-
ever occurs first; and that when the Senate recesses or 
adjourns on any day from Friday, November 20, 2009, 
through Wednesday, November 25, 2009, on a motion of-
fered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Major-
ity Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or adjourned 
until noon on Monday, November 30, 2009, or such other 
time on that day as may be specified in the motion to 
recess or adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pur-
suant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever 
occurs first. 
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority 
Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting 
jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the 
House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify 
the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, 
to reassemble at such place and time as they may des-
ignate if, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant 
it. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 215 
Supporting the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2009 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. 
CLARKE, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. RANGEL, and Ms. SPEIER) submitted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day, and 
for other purposes. 
Whereas infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus 
(HIV) and the incidence of Acquired Immunodeficiency 
Syndrome (AIDS) have become a global problem of ur-
gent proportions, with an estimated 33,000,000 people 
living with HIV worldwide; 
Whereas as many as 2,700,000 individuals worldwide are in-
fected with HIV yearly; 
Whereas 2,000,000 children under the age of 15 have been 
infected with HIV and as many as 15,000,000 children 
around the world have been orphaned by AIDS; 
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•HCON 215 IH 
Whereas AIDS worldwide is primarily transmitted sexually, 
with 75 percent of all infections transmitted through het-
erosexual contact, and education and increased public 
awareness are the cornerstones of an effective AIDS pre-
vention activity; 
Whereas the World Health Organization, in concert with 
intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations 
around the world, has accepted the responsibility to safe-
guard the health of all individuals and control the spread 
of HIV infection through national policies and programs; 
Whereas the worldwide action necessary to stop this global 
epidemic must continue without compromising the med-
ical, ethical, socioeconomic, cultural and psychological 
well-being of HIV-infected individuals and individuals 
with AIDS or slowing the momentum that has allowed 
those engaged in the struggle to close in on the chal-
lenges posed by HIV and AIDS; 
Whereas the World Summit of Ministers of Health on AIDS 
Prevention, meeting in London in 1988, recognized that 
the widest possible dissemination and exchange of infor-
mation and educational messages is vital to the success 
of AIDS prevention programs and thus pledged to open 
fully channels of communication in each society by cre-
ating the basis for the declaration of a World AIDS Day 
as a day of information, education, action, and commis-
sion on AIDS; 
Whereas the first World AIDS Day on December 1, 1988, 
brought messages about the need for action, compassion, 
and understanding about AIDS to every country in the 
world and has been doing so for over 20 years; and 
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Whereas Congress has adopted three resolutions, S. Con. 
Res. 138 on December 15, 2000, H. Con. Res. 317 on 
September 19, 2006, and S. Res. 582 on September 25, 
2006, expressing the sense of Congress that the Presi-
dent of the United States should issue a proclamation 
each year calling upon the people of the United States 
and interested organizations to observe an international 
day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year; 
Whereas in 2001, the United Nations General Assembly 
adopted Resolution 56/2, which invited ‘‘Member States, 
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations 
and all the peoples of the world to celebrate One Day in 
Peace, 1 January 2002, and every year thereafter’’; 
Whereas many foreign heads of state have recognized the im-
portance of establishing Global Family Day, a special day 
of international unity, peace, and sharing, on the first 
day of each year; and 
Whereas family is the basic structure of humanity, thus, we 
must all look to the stability and love within our indi-
vidual families to create stability in the global commu-
nity: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) requests that the President issue a procla-
mation annually calling upon the people of the 
United States to observe Global Family Day, One 
Day of Peace and Sharing, a day which is dedicated 
to— 
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•HCON 215 IH 
Whereas the theme of the 2009 World AIDS Day, ‘‘HIV: Re-
ality’’ shares the stories of real people who are living with 
HIV or AIDS and sheds light on real situations faced by 
those living with the disease: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of World 
AIDS Day and recognizes the ninth anniversary of 
observing such day; 
(2) encourages State and local governments, in-
cluding their public health agencies, to recognize 
such day, to publicize its importance among their 
communities, and to encourage individuals to get 
tested for HIV; 
(3) encourages national, State, and local media 
organizations to carry messages in support of World 
AIDS Day; 
(4) supports the development of a national 
AIDS strategy with clear goals and objectives to re-
duce new HIV infections, especially among minority 
populations and other vulnerable communities; 
(5) supports effective and comprehensive HIV 
prevention education programs to promote the early 
identification of HIV through voluntary routine test-
ing, and to connect those in need to treatment and 
care as early as possible; 
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(6) supports appropriate funding for HIV/AIDS 
prevention, care, treatment, and housing; and 
(7) requests the President to issue a proclama-
tion calling upon the people of the United States to 
observe World AIDS Day with appropriate pro-
grams, ceremonies, and activities, with a special 
focus on worldwide cooperation and understanding. 
Æ 
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