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son, there is hereby imposed a tax in an amount 
equal to the excess of— 
(A) the tax which would be imposed under 
section 5701 of such Code on the article if the 
article had been removed on such date, over 
(B) the prior tax (if any) imposed under 
section 5701 of such Code on such article. 
(2) CREDIT AGAINST TAX.—Each person shall 
be allowed as a credit against the taxes imposed by 
paragraph (1) an amount equal to $500. Such credit 
shall not exceed the amount of taxes imposed by 
paragraph (1) on January 1, 2008, for which such 
person is liable. 
(3) LIABILITY FOR TAX AND METHOD OF PAY-
MENT.— 
(A) LIABILITY FOR TAX.—A person hold-
ing tobacco products, cigarette papers, or ciga-
rette tubes on January 1, 2008, to which any 
tax imposed by paragraph (1) applies shall be 
liable for such tax. 
(B) METHOD OF PAYMENT.—The tax im-
posed by paragraph (1) shall be paid in such 
manner as the Secretary shall prescribe by reg-
ulations. 
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(9) DESIGN FLEXIBILITY.—The Secretary shall, 
to the extent practicable, give owners the flexibility 
to design housing appropriate to their location and 
proposed resident population within broadly defined 
parameters. 
(10) USE OF FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES.— 
An owner shall be permitted voluntarily to provide 
funds from sources other than this section for amen-
ities and other features of appropriate design and 
construction suitable for supportive housing under 
this section if the cost of such amenities is— 
(A) not financed with the advance; and 
(B) is not taken into account in deter-
mining the amount of Federal assistance or of 
the rent contribution of tenants. 
(j) TENANT SELECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An owner shall adopt writ-
ten tenant selection procedures that are— 
(A) satisfactory to the Secretary and which 
are— 
(i) consistent with the purpose of im-
proving housing opportunities for very low- 
income veteran families; and 
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attorney of such member, for any proper purpose, at any 
reasonable time. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF STATE LAW.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to contravene any applicable 
State law. 
‘‘§ 150410. Service of process 
‘‘With respect to service of process, the corporation 
shall comply with the laws of the State in which it is incor-
porated and those States in which it carries on its activi-
ties in furtherance of its corporate purposes. 
‘‘§ 150411. Liability for acts of officers and agents 
‘‘The corporation shall be liable for the acts of its 
officers and agents when acting within the scope of their 
authority. 
‘‘§ 150412. Annual report 
‘‘The corporation shall report annually to the Con-
gress concerning the activities of the corporation during 
the preceding fiscal year. The report shall not be printed 
as a public document.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
for subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the item relating to chapter 1504 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘1504. National Academies of Practice, Incorporated .........150401’’. 
Æ
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 197 
Honoring Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2005 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. HOYER, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. TANNER, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, 
Mr. CONYERS, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. DICKS, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. 
DELAHUNT, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. 
PAYNE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. MORAN 
of Virginia, Mr. NADLER, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. EVANS, 
Mr. SABO, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. OWENS, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. CARSON, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. SHER-
MAN, 
Mr. 
KUCINICH, 
Mr. 
OLVER, 
Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, 
Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, 
Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. WAT-
SON, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, 
Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. STARK, Mr. CLAY, Mr. MCGOVERN, 
Mr. FARR, Mr. CASE, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. LEE, 
Mr. MOORE of Kansas, and Mrs. JONES of Ohio) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 
Whereas Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected 4 times as 
the 32d President of the United States for 12 years, the 
longest serving Chief Executive in the Nation’s history;
•HRES 197 IH 
Whereas Franklin D. Roosevelt took office during the Great 
Depression of the 1930s during which nearly one quarter 
of the American workforce became unemployed; 
Whereas the dramatic domestic policies of the Roosevelt Ad-
ministration offered a ‘‘New Deal’’ for everyone, espe-
cially the unemployed, discouraged, and desperate Amer-
ican workforce; 
Whereas through the innovative and dynamic policies of 
President Roosevelt, including the Civilian Conservation 
Corps, the Public Works Administration, the Civil Works 
Administration, and the Works Progress Administration, 
millions of Americans found jobs and during the Second 
World War the Nation’s economy was restored; 
Whereas the Works Progress Administration not only em-
ployed 8,500,000 workers in construction and other jobs, 
and also helped preserve and enhance the American envi-
ronment and culture by employing workers on the land, 
in the arts, theater, and in literary projects; 
Whereas policies of the Roosevelt Administration promoted 
the economic development and soil and water conserva-
tion in America’s rural communities by creating stable 
farm programs and by expanding rural electrification, ir-
rigation, and flood control projects; 
Whereas President Roosevelt signed into law the Wagner Act 
which established the basic rights of working people to 
free association and collective bargaining in the United 
States, and which created the National Labor Relations 
Board; 
Whereas President Roosevelt won enactment of legislation 
creating the Social Security system in 1935, a program
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 836
To require the Secretary of Defense to take such actions as are necessary 
to change the reimbursement rates and cost sharing requirements under 
the TRICARE program to be the same as, or as similar as possible 
to, the reimbursement rates and cost sharing requirements under the 
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Standard Plan provided under the Federal Em-
ployee Health Benefit program under chapter 89 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2005
Mr. NORWOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense to take such actions 
as are necessary to change the reimbursement rates and 
cost sharing requirements under the TRICARE program 
to be the same as, or as similar as possible to, the 
reimbursement rates and cost sharing requirements 
under the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Standard Plan pro-
vided under the Federal Employee Health Benefit pro-
gram under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR TRICARE PROGRAM TO 
HAVE REIMBURSEMENT RULES AND COST 
SHARING REQUIREMENTS EQUIVALENT TO 
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD STANDARD PLAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
take such actions as are necessary to change the reim-
bursement rules and cost sharing requirements under the 
TRICARE program to be the same as, or as similar as 
possible to, the reimbursement rules and cost sharing re-
quirements under the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Standard 
Plan provided under the Federal Employee Health Benefit 
program under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) 
DEFINITION.—In 
this 
section, 
the 
term 
‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the meaning provided under 
section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall implement the requirement under subsection (a) not 
later than October 1, 2006.
Æ
•HRES 197 IH 
that has dramatically reduced elderly poverty in America 
while never missing a payment in 70 years; 
Whereas the Social Security system has provided additional 
benefits to millions of survivors and disabled Americans, 
without missing a single payment in 70 years; 
Whereas President Roosevelt created the Securities and Ex-
change Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation to protect investors, and particularly the re-
tirement savings of the American people; 
Whereas President Roosevelt’s life demonstrates the full and 
enduring contributions by disabled Americans to the 
strength, growth and richness of our country; 
Whereas President Roosevelt built a strong and enduring alli-
ance with our European allies throughout his Administra-
tion and led the Nation in coming to their defense 
against Nazi aggression; 
Whereas President Roosevelt provided great leadership for 
our Nation in the dark hours following the attack by Im-
perial Japan at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 
1941; 
Whereas President Roosevelt led our Nation throughout 
World War II and developed the post-war plans and alli-
ances that have contributed to American security for over 
3 generations, including the structure of the United Na-
tions; and 
Whereas on April 12, 2005, the Nation will mark the 60th 
anniversary of the sudden passing of President Franklin 
Delano Roosevelt: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
•HRES 197 IH 
(1) commemorates the 60th anniversary of the 
passing of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt; 
(2) honors his vital legacy and his profound 
contributions to the Nation; and 
(3) calls upon all Americans to honor President 
Roosevelt for his steadfast leadership and extensive 
and lasting contributions to the security and pros-
perity of all Americans. 
Æ
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 837
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the inflation 
adjustment of the phaseout of the credit for producing fuel from a 
nonconventional source and to repeal the extension of the credit for 
facilities producing synthetic fuels from coal. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2005
Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, 
Mr. SANDERS, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. COOPER, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Ms. LEE, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. STARK, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, and Mr. TIERNEY) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate 
the inflation adjustment of the phaseout of the credit 
for producing fuel from a nonconventional source and 
to repeal the extension of the credit for facilities pro-
ducing synthetic fuels from coal.
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 ‘‘Taxpayer Protection 
Against Wasteful Energy Credits Act’’.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF INFLATION ADJUSTMENT FOR 
PHASEOUT OF SECTION 29 CREDIT; TERMI-
NATION OF EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR FA-
CILITIES 
PRODUCING 
SYNTHETIC 
FUELS 
FROM COAL. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF INFLATION ADJUSTMENT FOR 
CREDIT PHASEOUT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 
29(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘and the $23.50 and $6 
amounts in paragraph (1) shall each’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The heading of 
such paragraph is amended by striking ‘‘AND 
PHASEOUT ADJUSTMENT’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR 
FACILITIES
PRODUCING
SYNTHETIC
FUELS
FROM 
COAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 29(g) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to extension for certain 
facilities) is amended by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)(ii) or 
(C) of subsection (c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(c)(1)(B)(ii)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) SUBSECTION (a).—The amendments made 
by subsection (a) shall apply to qualified fuels sold
in taxable years beginning after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) SUBSECTION (b).—The amendments made 
by subsection (b) shall apply to qualified fuels sold 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, in tax-
able years ending after such date.
Æ
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 198 
Congratulating the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team for 
winning the 2005 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2005 
Mr. PRICE
of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. 
ETHERIDGE, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Ms. FOXX, Mr. COBLE, Mr. 
MCINTYRE, Mr. HAYES, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. TAYLOR of 
North Carolina, Mr. WATT, and Mr. MILLER of North Carolina) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the University of North Carolina men’s bas-
ketball team for winning the 2005 NCAA Division I 
Men’s Basketball National Championship. 
Whereas on Monday, April 4, 2005, the University of North 
Carolina Tar Heels defeated the University of Illinois 
Fighting Illini 75–70 in the finals of the National Colle-
giate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Men’s Bas-
ketball Tournament in St. Louis, Missouri; 
Whereas the Tar Heels now hold five men’s basketball na-
tional titles, including four NCAA tournament titles, the 
fourth highest in NCAA history;
I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3769
To promote the construction in the United States of modern, efficient docu-
mented vessels suitable for commercial and national defense purposes,
to strengthen the defense industrial base, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1994
Ms. SCHENK (for herself, Mr. ANDREWS of Maine, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr.
FILNER, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr.
STUDDS, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, and Mr. TRAFICANT) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries
A BILL
To promote the construction in the United States of modern,
efficient documented vessels suitable for commercial and
national defense purposes, to strengthen the defense in-
dustrial base, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Merchant Marine Revi-
talization Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND POLICY.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
‘‘(ii) sections 3211(a) and 3221(a) 
(determined at a rate equal to the rate 
under section 3111(b)). 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULE.—A rule similar to 
the rule of section 24(d)(2)(C) shall apply for 
purposes of subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) The terms ‘active duty for a period of 
more than 30 days’, ‘member’, and ‘reserve compo-
nent’ have the meanings given such terms in section 
101 of title 37, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘compensation’ means any remu-
neration for employment, whether in cash or in kind, 
which is paid or incurred by a taxpayer and which 
is deductible from the taxpayer’s gross income under 
section 162(a)(1). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Ready Reserve-National Guard 
employee’ with respect to an employer, means an 
employee of the employer who is also a member of 
a reserve component during a taxable year.’’. 
(b) CREDIT TO BE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS 
CREDIT.—Subsection (b) of section 38 of such Code (re-
lating to general business credit) is amended by striking 
‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (18), by striking the period
at the end of paragraph (19) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(20) the active-duty reserve component em-
ployee credit determined under section 45J(a).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—
(1) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
45J’’ after ‘‘section 35’’. 
(2) The table of sections for subpart D of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 45I the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 45J. Active-duty reserve component employee credit.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2004. 
SEC. 4. DIFFERENTIAL WAGE PAYMENTS. 
(a) INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING.—Section 3401 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to defini-
tions) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(i) DIFFERENTIAL WAGE PAYMENTS TO ACTIVE 
DUTY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), any differential wage payment shall be treated
as a payment of wages by the employer to the em-
ployee. 
‘‘(2) DIFFERENTIAL
WAGE
PAYMENT.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘differential 
wage payment’ means any payment which—
‘‘(A) is made by an employer to an indi-
vidual with respect to any period during which 
the individual is performing service in the uni-
formed services while on active duty for a pe-
riod of more than 30 days, and 
‘‘(B) represents all or a portion of the 
wages the individual would have received from 
the employer if the individual were performing 
service for the employer.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT
OF DIFFERENTIAL WAGE PAY-
MENTS FOR RETIREMENT PLAN PURPOSES.—
(1) PENSION PLANS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 414(u) of such 
Code (relating to special rules relating to vet-
erans’ reemployment rights under USERRA) is 
amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) TREATMENT
OF
DIFFERENTIAL
WAGE 
PAYMENTS.—
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(2) obtaining a unique identifier. 
(b) LOAN PROCESSORS AND UNDERWRITERS.— 
(1) SUPERVISED LOAN PROCESSORS AND UNDER-
WRITERS.—A loan processor or underwriter who does 
not represent to the public, through advertising or 
other means of communicating or providing informa-
tion (including the use of business cards, stationery, 
brochures, signs, rate lists, or other promotional 
items), that such individual can or will perform any 
of the activities of a loan originator shall not be re-
quired to be a State-licensed loan originator. 
(2) INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS.—An inde-
pendent contractor may not engage in residential 
mortgage loan origination activities as a loan proc-
essor or underwriter unless such independent con-
tractor is a State-licensed loan originator. 
SEC. 1505. STATE LICENSE AND REGISTRATION APPLICA-
TION AND ISSUANCE. 
(a) BACKGROUND CHECKS.—In connection with an 
application to any State for licensing and registration as 
a State-licensed loan originator, the applicant shall, at a 
minimum, furnish to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing 
System and Registry information concerning the appli-
cant’s identity, including—
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(1) fingerprints for submission to the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, and any governmental agen-
cy or entity authorized to receive such information for 
a State and national criminal history background 
check; and 
(2) personal history and experience, including 
authorization for the System to obtain— 
(A) an independent credit report obtained 
from a consumer reporting agency described in 
section 603(p) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act; 
and 
(B) information related to any administra-
tive, civil or criminal findings by any govern-
mental jurisdiction. 
(b) ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.—The minimum standards 
for licensing and registration as a State-licensed loan origi-
nator shall include the following: 
(1) The applicant has never had a loan origi-
nator license revoked in any governmental jurisdic-
tion. 
(2) The applicant has not been convicted of, or 
pled guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony in a domes-
tic, foreign, or military court—
•HRES 605 EH 
Whereas Bob and Larry Tisch built Loews Corporation into 
one of the largest diversified financial corporations in the 
United States; 
Whereas in 1986 Bob Tisch was appointed by the Board of 
Governors of the United States Postal Service as Post-
master General under the administration of President 
Ronald Reagan; 
Whereas in 1991 Bob Tisch purchased a 50 percent share in 
the New York Giants Football Club; 
Whereas Bob Tisch helped create the Meals-on-Wheels pro-
gram and served as its president for over 10 years, fre-
quently delivering meals himself; 
Whereas Bob Tisch founded the Take the Field program, a 
program 
which 
during 
the 
1990s 
raised 
over 
$100,000,000 in public and private funds to rebuild 43 
athletic fields in New York City for the use of hundreds 
of thousands of public school students; 
Whereas Bob Tisch gave countless millions of dollars to hos-
pitals, charities, and universities in the spirit of improv-
ing the lives of Americans; 
Whereas on November 15, 2005, Bob Tisch died of a brain 
tumor at the age of 79; and 
Whereas the life of Bob Tisch serves as a model for self-made 
success and positive American philanthropy: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives, on the oc-
casion of the death of Preston Robert Tisch—
(1) expresses its deepest condolences to his wife of 
57 years Joan and their 3 children; and
•HRES 605 EH 
(2) recognizes the outstanding contributions Pres-
ton Robert Tisch made throughout his life to New York 
City, the New York Giants Football Club, the National 
Football League, and the United States. 
Attest:
Clerk.
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(A) during the 7-year period preceding the 
date of the application for licensing and reg-
istration; or 
(B) at any time preceding such date of ap-
plication, if such felony involved an act of fraud, 
dishonesty, or a breach of trust, or money laun-
dering. 
(3) The applicant has demonstrated financial re-
sponsibility, character, and general fitness such as to 
command the confidence of the community and to 
warrant a determination that the loan originator will 
operate honestly, fairly, and efficiently within the 
purposes of this title. 
(4) The applicant has completed the pre-licens-
ing education requirement described in subsection (c). 
(5) The applicant has passed a written test that 
meets the test requirement described in subsection (d). 
(6) The applicant has met either a net worth or 
surety bond requirement, or paid into a State fund, 
as required by the State pursuant to section 
1508(d)(6). 
(c) PRE-LICENSING EDUCATION OF LOAN ORIGINA-
TORS.— 
(1) MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In 
order to meet the pre-licensing education requirement
H. Res. 199
In the House of Representatives, U.S., 
June 27, 2005.
Whereas in July 1995 thousands of men and boys who had 
sought safety in the United Nations-designated ‘‘safe 
area’’ of Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina under the 
protection of the United Nations Protection Force 
(UNPROFOR) were massacred by Serb forces operating 
in that country; 
Whereas beginning in April 1992, aggression and ethnic 
cleansing perpetrated by Bosnian Serb forces, while tak-
ing control of the surrounding territory, resulted in a 
massive influx of Bosniaks seeking protection in 
Srebrenica and its environs, which the United Nations 
Security Council designated a ‘‘safe area’’ in Resolution 
819 on April 16, 1993; 
Whereas the UNPROFOR presence in Srebrenica consisted 
of a Dutch peacekeeping battalion, with representatives 
of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 
the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the 
humanitarian 
medical 
aid 
agency 
Me´decins 
Sans 
Frontie`res (Doctors Without Borders) helping to provide 
humanitarian relief to the displaced population living in 
conditions of massive overcrowding, destitution, and dis-
ease;