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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 228
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 16, 2001
Received and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the children who
lost 1 or both parents or a guardian in the September
11, 2001, World Trade Center and Pentagon tragedies
(including the aircraft crash in Somerset County, Penn-
sylvania) should be provided with all necessary assist-
ance, services, and benefits and urging Federal, State
or local agencies responsible for providing such assist-
ance, services and benefits to move expeditiously in pro-
viding such assistance, services and benefits to those
children.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That this resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Put
Our Children First Resolution of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. (a) The Congress is grateful to the Federal,
State, and local agencies for their actions to deliver
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prompt services to the children and families impacted by
the events of September 11, 2001, and recognizes their
efforts to expedite and streamline these important serv-
ices.
(b) It is the sense of the Congress that the children
who lost 1 or both parents or a guardian in the September
11, 2001, World Trade Center and Pentagon tragedies
(including the aircraft crash in Somerset County, Pennsyl-
vania) should be provided with such immediate assistance,
services, and benefits for which they are eligible and which
are necessary for their well-being, including—
(1) foster care assistance;
(2) adoption assistance;
(3) medical, nutritional, and psychological care;
(4) educational services; and
(5) such additional care or services as may be
necessary.
(c) The Congress urges each Federal, State, and local
agency responsible for providing assistance, services, and
benefits referred to in subsection (b) to—
(1) act without delay to provide such assistance,
services, and benefits to children described in that
paragraph; and
(2) to the maximum extent possible, take such
steps as are necessary to ensure that such assist-
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ance, services, and benefits are provided in the case
of any such child within 60 days of the date of the
determination of the death of the child’s parent, par-
ents, or guardian.
Passed the House of Representatives November 15,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 229
Expressing the sense of the Congress that any reform of the Social Security
program not include mandatory coverage of State and local employees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 2001
Mr. GRAVES submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that any reform of
the Social Security program not include mandatory cov-
erage of State and local employees.
Whereas more than 5 million State and local government
workers across the United States are exempt from paying
Social Security taxes and instead participate in public
pension plans outside Social Security;
Whereas these public pension plans wisely invest the pension
assets to obtain the most favorable returns;
Whereas providing new hires that are forced to participate in
Social Security with the same level of benefits as current
employees would increase State and local government
costs;
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Whereas mandatory coverage would likely result in reduced
contributions to the existing public pension plans;
Whereas reduced contributions to the current plans could ad-
versely affect the return of the plan for current employ-
ees; and
Whereas these State and local government employees deserve
to be secure in the knowledge that their coverage will not
be affected against their will by Social Security reform
measures: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That no Social Security reform plan favorably
considered by the Congress should cause State and local
government employees covered under public pensions to be
forced into coverage under the old-age, survivors, and dis-
ability insurance program under title II of the Social Secu-
rity Act.
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IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 230
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the establishment of a National
Day of Remembrance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 2001
Mr. WYNN (for himself and Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia) submitted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
Government Reform
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the
establishment of a National Day of Remembrance.
Whereas on September 11, 2001, evil acts of terrorism were
perpetrated against the people of the United States and
all humanity;
Whereas thousands of people lost their lives as a result of the
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001;
Whereas hundreds of fire fighters, police officers, and rescue
workers gave their lives in a valiant effort to save the
lives of other victims of these horrific terrorist attacks;
Whereas neither the Government nor the people of the United
States will be deterred by acts of terrorism;
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Whereas the Government and people of the United States are
united in the effort to stand against any future acts of
terrorism; and
Whereas the establishment of September 11 as a National
Day of Remembrance would provide an opportunity to re-
member the victims who lost their lives as a result of
these vicious terrorist attacks, and to honor the people of
the United States who displayed heroism and courage
during and after the attacks: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that—
(1) a National Day of Remembrance should be estab-
lished to remember the victims who lost their lives as a
result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and
to honor the people of the United States who displayed
heroism and courage during and after the attacks; and
(2) the President should issue a proclamation calling
on the people of the United States to observe such a day
with appropriate programs and activities.
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set forth in paragraph (1) shall apply only if the license
is for export of—
‘‘(A) major defense equipment sold under a con-
tract in the amount of $25,000,000 or more; or
‘‘(B) defense articles or defense services sold
under a contract in the amount of $100,000,000 or
more.’’; and
(3) in section 63(a) (22 U.S.C. 2796b(a))—
(A) by striking ‘‘In the case of’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in the case
of’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) In the case of an agreement described in para-
graph (1) that is entered into with a member country of
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or Aus-
tralia, Japan, or New Zealand, the limitation in para-
graph (1) shall apply only if the agreement involves a lease
or loan of—
‘‘(A) major defense equipment valued (in terms
of its replacement cost less any depreciation in its
value) at $25,000,000 or more; or
‘‘(B) defense articles valued (in terms of their re-
placement cost less any depreciation in their value) at
$100,000,000 or more.’’.
IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 231
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the
President.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 19, 2001
Mr. DREIER submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
considered and agreed to
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message
from the President.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the two Houses of Congress assemble
in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Thursday,
September 20, 2001, at 9 p.m., for the purpose of receiv-
ing such communication as the President of the United
States shall be pleased to make to them.
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cern that the Secretary may identify with re-
spect to the plan; and 
‘‘(B) if required by the Secretary, develop 
an improvement strategy to correct any defi-
ciencies in the conduct of the plan that are de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) GRANTS FOR TRAINING.—The Secretary may 
make grants to public or other nonprofit institutions of 
higher learning for special projects for training personnel 
for work in the field of child welfare, including 
traineeships described in subsection (g) with such stipends 
and allowances as may be permitted by the Secretary. 
‘‘(g) CHILD WELFARE TRAINEESHIPS.—The Sec-
retary may approve an application for a grant to a public 
or nonprofit institution for higher learning to provide 
traineeships with stipends under subsection (f) only if the 
application—
‘‘(1) provides assurances that each individual 
who receives a stipend with such traineeship (in this 
subsection referred to as a ‘recipient’) agrees—
‘‘(A) to participate in training at a public 
or private nonprofit child welfare agency on a 
regular basis (as determined by the Secretary) 
for the period of the traineeship;
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 231
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive
a message from the President.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 231
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 19, 2001
Received
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message
from the President.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the two Houses of Congress assemble
in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Thursday,
September 20, 2001, at 9 p.m., for the purpose of
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receiving such communication as the President of the
United States shall be pleased to make to them.
Passed the House of Representatives September 19,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
By MARTHA C. MORRISON,
Deputy Clerk.
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 232
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress in honoring
the crew and passengers of United Airlines
Flight 93.
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 232
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas on September 11, 2001, acts of war were committed
against the United States, killing and injuring thousands
of innocent people;
Whereas these attacks were directed at the World Trade Cen-
ter in New York, New York, and the Pentagon in Wash-
ington, D.C., which are symbols of the Nation’s economic
and military strength;
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Whereas United Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked by terrorists
as part of these attacks;
Whereas while Flight 93 was still in the air, passengers and
crew, through cellular phone conversations with loved
ones on the ground, learned that other hijacked airplanes
had been used in these attacks;
Whereas during these phone conversations several of the pas-
sengers indicated that there was an agreement among the
passengers and crew to try to overpower the hijackers
who had taken over the aircraft;
Whereas it is believed that it was this effort to overpower the
hijackers that caused Flight 93 to crash in southwestern
Pennsylvania, short of what is believed to have been its
intended target: Washington, D.C.; and
Whereas the crash resulted in the death of everyone on board
the aircraft: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) on September 11, 2001, the passengers and
crew of hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 possibly
averted the use of that aircraft in a further terrorist
attack on the United States by attempting to over-
power the hijackers;
(2) the United States owes its deepest gratitude
to the passengers and crew of Flight 93, and ex-
tends its condolences to the families and friends of
Captain Jason Dahl, First Officer Leroy Homer,
flight attendants Lorraine G. Bay, Sandra W. Brad-
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shaw, Wanda A. Green, Ceecee Lyles, Deborah A.
Welsh, and passengers Christian Adams, Todd
Beamer, Alan Beaven, Mark Bingham, Thomas Bur-
nett, William Cashman, Georgine Corrigan, Joseph
Deluca, Patrick Driscoll, Edward Felt, Jane C.
Folger, Colleen Fraser, Andrew Garcia, Jeremy
Glick, Kristin Gould, Lauren Grandcolas, Donald
Greene, 
Linda 
Gronlund, 
Richard 
Guadagno,
Toshiya Kuge, Hilda Marcin, Waleska Martinez, Ni-
cole Miller, Louis J. Nacke, Donald Peterson, Mark
Rothenberg, 
John 
Talignani, 
Honor 
Elizabeth
Wainio, and 9 passengers whose families wish them
to remain anonymous; and
(3) a memorial plaque to these victims should
be placed on the grounds of the Capitol, and a copy
of the wording of the plaque, together with a copy
of this resolution from the Congressional Record,
should be sent to a designated survivor of each vic-
tim.
Passed the House of Representatives December 5,
2001.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 232
Expressing the sense of the Congress in honoring the crew and passengers
of United Airlines Flight 93.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 20, 2001
Mr. FLETCHER submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress in honoring the crew
and passengers of United Airlines Flight 93.
Whereas on September 11, 2001, acts of war were committed
against the United States, killing and injuring thousands
of innocent people;
Whereas these attacks were directed at the World Trade Cen-
ter in New York, New York, and the Pentagon in Wash-
ington, D.C., which are symbols of the Nation’s economic
and military strength;
Whereas United Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked by terrorists
as part of these attacks;
Whereas while Flight 93 was still in the air, passengers and
crew, through cellular phone conversations with loved
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ones on the ground, learned that other hijacked airplanes
had been used in these attacks;
Whereas during these phone conversations several of the pas-
sengers indicated that there was an agreement among the
passengers and crew to try to overpower the hijackers
who had taken over the aircraft;
Whereas it is believed that it was this effort to overpower the
hijackers that caused Flight 93 to crash in southwestern
Pennsylvania, short of what is believed to have been its
intended target: Washington, D.C.; and
Whereas the crash resulted in the death of everyone on board
the aircraft: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) on September 11, 2001, the passengers and
crew of hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 possibly
averted the use of that aircraft in a further terrorist
attack on the United States by attempting to over-
power the hijackers;
(2) the United States owes its deepest gratitude
to the passengers and crew of Flight 93, and ex-
tends its condolences to the families and friends of
Captain Jason Dahl, First Officer Leroy Homer,
flight attendants Lorraine G. Bay, Sandra W. Brad-
shaw, Wanda A. Green, Ceecee Lyles, Deborah A.
Welsh, and passengers Christian Adams, Todd
Beamer, Alan Beaven, Mark Bingham, Thomas Bur-
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nett, William Cashman, Georgine Corrigan, Joseph
Deluca, Patrick Driscoll, Edward Felt, Jane C.
Folger, Colleen Fraser, Andrew Garcia, Jeremy
Glick, Kristin Gould, Lauren Grandcolas, Donald
Greene, 
Linda 
Gronlund, 
Richard 
Guadagno,
Toshiya Kuge, Hilda Marcin, Waleska Martinez, Ni-
cole Miller, Louis J. Nacke, Donald Peterson, Mark
Rothenberg, 
John 
Talignani, 
Honor 
Elizabeth
Wainio, and 9 passengers whose families wish them
to remain anonymous; and
(3) a memorial plaque to these victims should
be placed on the grounds of the Capitol, and a copy
of the wording of the plaque, together with a copy
of this resolution from the Congressional Record,
should be sent to a designated survivor of each vic-
tim.
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III
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 232
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
DECEMBER 6, 2001
Received and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress in honoring the crew
and passengers of United Airlines Flight 93.
Whereas on September 11, 2001, acts of war were committed
against the United States, killing and injuring thousands
of innocent people;
Whereas these attacks were directed at the World Trade Cen-
ter in New York, New York, and the Pentagon in Wash-
ington, D.C., which are symbols of the Nation’s economic
and military strength;
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Whereas United Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked by terrorists
as part of these attacks;
Whereas while Flight 93 was still in the air, passengers and
crew, through cellular phone conversations with loved
ones on the ground, learned that other hijacked airplanes
had been used in these attacks;
Whereas during these phone conversations several of the pas-
sengers indicated that there was an agreement among the
passengers and crew to try to overpower the hijackers
who had taken over the aircraft;
Whereas it is believed that it was this effort to overpower the
hijackers that caused Flight 93 to crash in southwestern
Pennsylvania, short of what is believed to have been its
intended target: Washington, D.C.; and
Whereas the crash resulted in the death of everyone on board
the aircraft: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) on September 11, 2001, the passengers and
crew of hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 possibly
averted the use of that aircraft in a further terrorist
attack on the United States by attempting to over-
power the hijackers;
(2) the United States owes its deepest gratitude
to the passengers and crew of Flight 93, and ex-
tends its condolences to the families and friends of
Captain Jason Dahl, First Officer Leroy Homer,
flight attendants Lorraine G. Bay, Sandra W. Brad-
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er’s Day, is an appropriate time to focus on the role of
women in achieving world peace: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that
women throughout the world should join together for a
week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up
for world peace.
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shaw, Wanda A. Green, Ceecee Lyles, Deborah A.
Welsh, and passengers Christian Adams, Todd
Beamer, Alan Beaven, Mark Bingham, Thomas Bur-
nett, William Cashman, Georgine Corrigan, Joseph
Deluca, Patrick Driscoll, Edward Felt, Jane C.
Folger, Colleen Fraser, Andrew Garcia, Jeremy
Glick, Kristin Gould, Lauren Grandcolas, Donald
Greene, 
Linda 
Gronlund, 
Richard 
Guadagno,
Toshiya Kuge, Hilda Marcin, Waleska Martinez, Ni-
cole Miller, Louis J. Nacke, Donald Peterson, Mark
Rothenberg, 
John 
Talignani, 
Honor 
Elizabeth
Wainio, and 9 passengers whose families wish them
to remain anonymous; and
(3) a memorial plaque to these victims should
be placed on the grounds of the Capitol, and a copy
of the wording of the plaque, together with a copy
of this resolution from the Congressional Record,
should be sent to a designated survivor of each vic-
tim.
Passed the House of Representatives December 5,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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(d) Hereafter Section 2214(f) of Public Law 104–143 
(D.C. Code 38–1802.14(f)), shall apply to the District of 
Columbia Board of Education Charter Schools Office. 
SEC. 345. CLARIFYING OPERATIONS OF PUBLIC CHAR-
TER SCHOOL BOARD. Section 2214 of the School Reform 
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–134; D.C. Code 38–1802.14), 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(f) AUDIT.—The Board shall maintain its accounts 
according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for 
Not-for-Profit Organizations. The Board shall provide for 
an audit of the financial statements of the Board by an 
independent certified public accountant in accordance with 
Government auditing standards for financial audits issued 
by the Comptroller General of the United States. The find-
ings and recommendations of any such audit shall be for-
warded to the Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, the 
appropriate congressional committees, and the Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer.’’; and 
(2) adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT.—The Board 
shall have the authority to solicit, award, and execute con-
tracts independently of the Office of Contracting and Pro-
curement and the Chief Procurement Officer. Nothing in
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chapter 3 of title 2 of the District of Columbia Code shall 
affect the authority of the Board under this subsection.’’. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2005’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk. 
Passed the Senate September 14, 2004. 
Attest: 
EMILY J. REYNOLDS, 
Secretary.
foster care under the responsibility of the State 
for 6 months or more, which determined—
‘‘(i) the appropriateness of, and neces-
sity for, the foster care placement; 
‘‘(ii) whether the child could or should 
be returned to the parents of the child or 
should be freed for adoption or other per-
manent placement; and 
‘‘(iii) the services necessary to facili-
tate the return of the child or the place-
ment of the child for adoption or legal 
guardianship; 
‘‘(B) is operating, to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary—
‘‘(i) a statewide information system 
from which can be readily determined the 
status, demographic characteristics, loca-
tion, and goals for the placement of every 
child who is (or, within the immediately 
preceding 12 months, has been) in foster 
care; 
‘‘(ii) a case review system for each 
child receiving foster care under the super-
vision of the State;
‘‘(iii) a service program designed to 
help children—
‘‘(I) where safe and appropriate, 
return to families from which they 
have been removed; or 
‘‘(II) be placed for adoption, with 
a legal guardian, or if adoption or 
legal guardianship is determined not 
to be appropriate for a child, in some 
other planned, permanent living ar-
rangement; and 
‘‘(iv) a preplacement preventive serv-
ices program designed to help children at 
risk of foster care placement remain safely 
with their families; and 
‘‘(C)(i) has reviewed State policies and ad-
ministrative and judicial procedures in effect for 
children abandoned at or shortly after birth (in-
cluding policies and procedures providing for 
legal representation of such children); and 
‘‘(ii) is implementing such policies and pro-
cedures as the State determines, on the basis of 
the review described in clause (i) of this sub-
paragraph, to be necessary to enable permanent
decisions to be made expeditiously with respect 
to the placement of such children; 
‘‘(10) contains a description, developed after 
consultation with tribal organizations (as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act) in the State, of the specific 
measures taken by the State to comply with the In-
dian Child Welfare Act; 
‘‘(11) contains assurances that the State shall 
develop plans for the effective use of cross-jurisdic-
tional resources to facilitate timely adoptive or per-
manent placements for waiting children; 
‘‘(12) contains a description of the activities 
that the State has undertaken for children adopted 
from other countries, including the provision of 
adoption and post-adoption services; 
‘‘(13) provides that the State shall collect and 
report information on children who are adopted from 
other countries and who enter into State custody as 
a result of the disruption of a placement for adop-
tion or the dissolution of an adoption, including the 
number of children, the agencies who handled the 
placement or adoption, the plans for the child, and 
the reasons for the disruption or dissolution;
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moment of silence in recognition of those who
died as a result of the attacks.
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