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•HRES 489 EH 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses sympathy to the families of those 
killed, tortured, and imprisoned as a result of their par-
ticipation in the democracy protests in Tiananmen 
Square and elsewhere in China on June 3 and 4, 1989, 
and thereafter, and to all those persons who have suf-
fered for their peaceful efforts to keep that struggle alive 
during the last two decades; 
(2) calls on the People’s Republic of China to invite 
full and independent investigations into the Tiananmen 
Square crackdown, assisted by the United Nations High 
Commissioner for Human Rights and the International 
Committee of the Red Cross; 
(3) calls on the legal authorities of People’s Repub-
lic of China to review immediately the cases of those still 
imprisoned for participating in the 1989 protests for 
compliance with internationally recognized standards of 
fairness and due process in judicial proceedings, and to 
release those individuals imprisoned solely for peacefully 
exercising their internationally-recognized rights; 
(4) calls on the People’s Republic of China to end 
its harassment and detention of and its discrimination 
against those who were involved in the 1989 protests not 
only in Beijing, but in other parts of China where pro-
tests took place, and to end its harassment and deten-
•HRES 489 EH 
tion of those who continue to advocate peacefully for po-
litical reform such as Mr. Liu Xiaobo, a signer of Char-
ter 08 who remains under house arrest, and his wife, 
Liu Xia; 
(5) calls on the People’s Republic of China to allow 
protest participants who escaped to or are living in exile 
in the United States and other countries, or who reside 
outside of China because they have been ‘‘blacklisted’’ in 
China as a result of their peaceful protest activity, to re-
turn to China without risk of retribution or repercussion; 
and 
(6) calls on the Administration and Members of the 
Congress to mark the 20th Anniversary of the events at 
Tiananmen Square appropriately and effectively by tak-
ing steps that includes— 
(A) meeting whenever and wherever possible 
with participants in the demonstrations who are liv-
ing in the United States; 
(B) meeting with others outside of China who 
have been ‘‘blacklisted’’ in China as a result of their 
peaceful protest activities; 
(C) signaling support for those in China who 
demand an accounting of the events surrounding 
June 4th, 1989; and
•HRES 489 EH 
(D) expressing support for those advocating for 
accountable and democratic governance in China. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 48 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the 
Committee on Indian Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2009 
Mr. REHBERG submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
establish the Committee on Indian Affairs. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Clause 1 of rule X of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (k) through (t) 
as paragraphs (l) through (u); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (j) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(k) Committee on Indian Affairs. 
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•HRES 48 IH 
‘‘(1) Native Americans generally, including the 
care and allotment of Native American lands and 
general and special measures relating to claims that 
are paid out of Native American funds. 
‘‘(2) Relations of the United States with Native 
Americans and Native American tribes.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Clause 1(l) of rule 
X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (8) and redesig-
nating subparagraphs (9) through (19) as subpara-
graphs (8) through (18); and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (20) and redesig-
nating subparagraph (21) as subparagraph (19). 
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the segments as components of the National Wild
and Scenic Rivers System; and
(2) recognize that the Maurice River System
will continue to be threatened by major development
and that land use regulations of the individual local
political jurisdictions through which the river seg-
ments pass cannot alone provide for an adequate
balance between conservation of the river’s resources
and commercial and industrial development; and
(3) recognize that segments of the Maurice
River and its tributaries additional to those des-
ignated under this Act are eligible for potential des-
ignation at some point in the near future.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce-
nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding
the following new paragraphs at the end thereof:
‘‘(
) THE MAURICE RIVER, MIDDLE SEGMENT.—
From Route 670 Bridge at Mauricetown to 3.6 miles up-
stream (at drainage ditch just upstream of Fralinger
Farm), approximately 3.8 miles to be administered by the
Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river.
‘‘(
) THE MAURICE RIVER, MIDDLE SEGMENT.—
From the drainage ditch just upstream of Fralinger Farm
to one-half mile upstream from the United States Geologi-
cal Survey Station at Burcham Farm, approximately 3.1
miles, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior
as a recreational river.
‘‘(
) THE MAURICE RIVER, UPPER SEGMENT.—
From one-half mile upstream from the United States Geo-
logical Survey Station at Burcham Farm to the south side
of the Millville sewage treatment plant, approximately 3.6
miles, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior
as a scenic river.
‘‘(
) THE MENANTICO CREEK, LOWER SEGMENT.—
From its confluence with the Maurice River to the Route
55 Bridge, approximately 1.4 miles, to be administered by
the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river.
‘‘(
) THE MENANTICO CREEK, UPPER SEGMENT.—
From the Route 55 Bridge to the base of the impound-
ment at Menantico Lake, approximately 6.5 miles, to be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic
river.
‘‘(
) MANUMUSKIN RIVER, LOWER SEGMENT.—
From its confluence with the Maurice River to a point 2.0
miles upstream, to be administered by the Secretary of
the Interior as a recreational river.
‘‘(
) MANUMUSKIN RIVER, UPPER SEGMENT.—
From a point 2.0 miles upstream from its confluence with
the Maurice River to its headwaters near Route 557,
H. Res. 491 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 23, 2009. 
Whereas in order to enhance their military effectiveness and 
to achieve their educational, vocational, and career goals, 
servicemembers should share in the same postsecondary 
educational opportunities that are available to other citi-
zens; 
Whereas to enhance access to undergraduate educational op-
portunities for servicemembers, institutions should main-
tain a necessary flexibility of programs and procedures, 
particularly in admissions, credit transfer, and recogni-
tion of other applicable learning, including that gained in 
the military, in scheduling and format of courses, and in 
academic 
residency 
requirements 
to 
offset 
servicemembers’ mobility, isolation from campuses, and 
part-time student status; 
Whereas the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) 
Consortium, which was created in 1972 to provide edu-
cational opportunities to servicemembers who had trouble 
completing college degrees because of their frequent relo-
cations, today includes more than 1,800 colleges and uni-
versities among its members; 
Whereas the SOC Consortium is a vehicle to help coordinate 
voluntary postsecondary educational opportunities for 
servicemembers by advocating for the flexibility needed to
•HRES 491 EH 
improve access to and availability of educational pro-
grams for servicemembers, helping the military and high-
er education communities understand and respond to 
each other’s resources, limits, and requirements for meet-
ing the education and training needs of servicemembers, 
and strengthening the working relationships among mili-
tary and higher education representatives; 
Whereas each year, hundreds of thousands of servicemembers 
and their family members enroll in associate, bachelor, 
and graduate level degree programs offered by SOC Con-
sortium members on school campuses, military installa-
tions, and armories within the United States and over-
seas; 
Whereas SOC Consortium member institutions provide flexi-
bility to servicemembers, their families, and veterans 
seeking college degrees and, in turn, these institutions 
benefit from the enrollment of mature, highly motivated 
adult students who are making use of tuition assistance 
or Montgomery GI Bill benefits to pay their education 
costs; and 
Whereas in gratitude and respect for their service to the 
United States, all institutions of higher education in the 
country should strive to provide our servicemembers with 
the tools and opportunities they need to achieve their 
educational, vocational, and career goals: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) encourages each institution of higher education 
in 
the 
country 
to 
seek 
membership 
in 
the 
Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consor-
tium; and
•HRES 491 EH 
(2) recognizes the institutions of higher education 
that are currently members of the SOC Consortium. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
•HRES 492 IH 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of High-Per-
formance Building Week; 
(2) recognizes and reaffirms our Nation’s com-
mitment to High-Performance Buildings by pro-
moting awareness about their benefits and by pro-
moting new education programs, supporting re-
search, and expanding access to information; 
(3) recognizes the unique role that the Depart-
ment of Energy plays through the Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Building Tech-
nologies Program, which works closely with the 
building industry and manufacturers to conduct re-
search and development on technologies and prac-
tices for building energy efficiency; 
(4) recognizes the important role that the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology plays 
in developing the measurement science needed to de-
velop, test, integrate, and demonstrate the new 
building technologies; and 
(5) encourages further research and develop-
ment of high-performance building standards, re-
search, and development. 
Æ 
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 492 
Supporting the goals and ideals of High-Performance Building Week. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 2, 2009 
Mr. CARNAHAN (for himself and Mrs. BIGGERT) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of High-Performance 
Building Week. 
Whereas the High-Performance Buildings Congressional Cau-
cus Coalition has declared the week of June 15 through 
June 19, 2009, as ‘‘High-Performance Building Week’’; 
Whereas the House of Representatives has recognized the im-
portance of high-performance buildings through the inclu-
sion of a definition of high-performance buildings in the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; 
Whereas our homes, offices, schools, and other buildings con-
sume 40 percent of the primary energy and 70 percent 
of the electricity in the United States annually; 
Whereas buildings consume about 12 percent of the potable 
water in this country; 
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•HRES 492 IH 
Whereas the construction of buildings and their related infra-
structure consume approximately 60 percent of all raw 
materials used in the United States economy; 
Whereas buildings account for 39 percent of United States 
carbon dioxide emissions a year approximately equaling 
the combined carbon emissions of Japan, France, and the 
United Kingdom; 
Whereas Americans spend about 90 percent of their time in-
doors; 
Whereas poor indoor environmental quality is detrimental to 
the health of all Americans, especially our children and 
elderly; 
Whereas high-performance buildings promote higher student 
achievement by providing better lighting, a more com-
fortable indoor environment, and improved ventilation 
and indoor air quality; 
Whereas high-performance residential and commercial build-
ing design and construction should effectively guard 
against natural and human caused events and disasters, 
including fire, water, wind, noise, crime, and terrorism; 
Whereas high-performance buildings, which address human, 
environmental, economic, and total societal impact, result 
from the application of the highest level of design, con-
struction, operation, and maintenance principles—a para-
digm change for the built environment; and 
Whereas the United States should continue to improve the 
features of new buildings, and adapt and maintain exist-
ing buildings, to changing balances in our needs and re-
sponsibilities for health, safety, energy efficiency, and 
usability by all segments of society: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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H. Res. 493 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 15, 2009. 
Whereas Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life was 
founded at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 
in 1923 and has become the world’s largest Jewish cam-
pus organization, serving Jewish college students on over 
500 campuses across the globe; 
Whereas Hillel has been an important partner to universities 
by providing resources, programs, and other forms of 
support to the entire campus community; 
Whereas Hillel has been at the forefront of breaking down 
discriminatory barriers to students of all backgrounds on 
college campuses for 85 years; 
Whereas Hillel has contributed to the Nation’s preeminence 
in science, industry, and the humanities by helping gen-
erations of students attain the dream of higher edu-
cation; 
Whereas Hillel has contributed to United States history by 
providing armed service personnel with counseling prior 
to World War II, welcoming GIs back to campus fol-
lowing the war, and sponsoring European refugees on 
campuses during and after the war, including the late 
Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Tom 
Lantos;
•HRES 493 EH 
Whereas Hillel has educated students about American values 
and has helped them to provide leadership for social jus-
tice causes, including the civil rights movement, the cam-
paign to free Soviet Jewry, the effort to stop the genocide 
in Darfur, and the promotion of AIDS Awareness and 
interfaith understanding; 
Whereas Hillel has been at the forefront of educating cam-
puses about Israel, an ally of the United States; 
Whereas Hillel has helped to provide students with the tools 
to combat anti-Semitism on campus; and 
Whereas Hillel continues to contribute enormously to civil so-
ciety by providing service-learning opportunities for thou-
sands of students in the United States and abroad: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports Hillel’s mission of service to Jewish 
college students and partnership with the campus com-
munity; and 
(2) congratulates the students, lay leaders, and pro-
fessionals of the Hillel movement on reaching its mile-
stone 85th birthday. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
aproximately 12.3 miles, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of the Interior as a scenic river.
‘‘(
) MUSKEE CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—From its
confluence with the Maurice River to the Pennsylvania
Seashore Line Railroad Bridge, approximately 2.7 miles,
to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a
scenic river.’’.
SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT.
(a) DUTIES OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary of the
Interior shall manage the river segments designated as
components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Sys-
tem by this Act through cooperative agreements with the
political jurisdictions within which such segments pass,
pursuant to section 10(e) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act, and in consultation with such jurisdictions, except
that publicly-owned lands within the boundaries of such
segments shall continue to be managed by the agency hav-
ing jurisdiction over such lands.
(b) AGREEMENTS.—(1) Cooperative agreements for
management of the river segments referred to in sub-
section (a) shall provide for the long-term protection, pres-
ervation, and enhancement of such segments and shall be
consistent with the comprehensive management plan for
such segments to be prepared by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior pursuant to section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
•HRES 494 EH 
Whereas the 30th Infantry Division played a key role in the 
breakout of the Allied forces from Normandy at St. Lo 
and the subsequent advance across Northern France; 
Whereas the 30th Infantry Division is remembered for its 
role in the defense of Mortain and St. Barthelmy, 
France, and Hill 317 against a German counterattack in 
August 1944, actions in which three infantry regiments 
of the division (the 117th, 119th, and 120th) and a part 
of a fourth regiment and other elements of the division 
participated; 
Whereas the 30th Infantry Division also played a key role 
stopping the German advance in the Battle of the Bulge 
and recaptured Malmedy and Stavelot and its vital bridge 
over the Ambleve River; 
Whereas, in the report prepared for General Dwight D. Ei-
senhower rating the American combat units that fought 
in the European Theater, the Army’s official historian, 
S.L.A. Marshall, rated the 30th Division as first among 
the infantry divisions that had performed the most effi-
cient and consistent battle service, writing that ‘‘It was 
the combined judgments of the approximately 35 histor-
ical officers who had worked on the records and in the 
field that the 30th had merited this distinction. It was 
our finding that the 30th has been outstanding in three 
operations and we could consistently recommend it for ci-
tation on any of these occasions. It was further found 
that it had in no single instance performed discreditably 
or weakly when considering against the average of the 
Theater and that in no single operation had it carried 
less than its share of the burden or looked bad when 
compared to the forces on its flanks. We were especially
•HRES 494 EH 
impressed with the fact that it consistently achieved re-
sults without undue wastage of its men.’’; 
Whereas, in recognition of its exemplary service during World 
War II, the Headquarters Company of the 30th Infantry 
Division was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commenda-
tion and the French Croix de Guerre; and 
Whereas the proud fighting tradition of the 30th Infantry Di-
vision is perpetuated by the 30th Armored Brigade Com-
bat Team, North Carolina Army National Guard: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes 
the exemplary service of the soldiers of the 30th Infantry Di-
vision of the United States Army during World War II. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2692
To improve the ability of the Federal Government to prepare for and respond
to major disasters, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 21, 1993
Mr. PETERSON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred
jointly to the Committees on Public Works and Transportation and
Armed Services
A BILL
To improve the ability of the Federal Government to prepare
for and respond to major disasters, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Federal Emergency Response Improvement Act of
1993’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Declaration of purpose.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 5. Presidential and State response plans.
Sec. 6. Domestic Crisis Monitoring Unit.
•HRES 494 IH 
Whereas, during World War II, the 30th Infantry Division 
participated in the Normandy campaign, June 6 through 
July 24, 1944, the advance across Northern France, July 
25 through September 14, 1944, the invasion of the Ger-
man Rhineland, September 15, 1944, through March 21, 
1945, the defense of the Ardennes-Alsace, December 16, 
1944, through January 25, 1945, and the final defeat of 
Germany, March 22 through May 11, 1945; 
Whereas the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion was attached 
to the 30th Division throughout its campaign in Europe; 
Whereas the 30th Infantry Division played a key role in the 
breakout of the Allied forces from Normandy at St. Lo 
and the subsequent advance across Northern France; 
Whereas the 30th Infantry Division is remembered for its 
role in the defense of Mortain and St. Barthelmy, 
France, and Hill 317 against a German counterattack in 
August 1944, actions for which four units of the division 
and two companies of the 823rd Tank Destroyer Bat-
talion were awarded a Presidential Unit Citation; 
Whereas the 30th Infantry Division also played a key role 
stopping the German advance in the Battle of the Bulge 
and recaptured Malmedy and Stavelot and its vital bridge 
over the Ambleve River; 
Whereas, in the report prepared for General Dwight D. Ei-
senhower rating the American combat units that fought 
in the European Theater, the Army’s official historian, 
S.L.A. Marshall, picked the 30th Division as the finest 
infantry division to fight in Europe, writing that ‘‘It is 
the combined judgments of the approximately 35 histor-
ical officers who worked on the records and in the field 
that the 30th merited this distinction. It was our finding 
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•HRES 494 IH 
that the 30th was outstanding in three operations and we 
could consistently recommend it for citation on any of 
these occasions. It was further found that it had in no 
single instance performed discreditably or weakly and in 
no single operation had it carried less than its share of 
the burden or looked bad when compared to the forces 
on its flanks. We were especially impressed with the fact 
that it consistently achieved results without undue wast-
age of its men.’’; 
Whereas, in recognition of its exemplary service during World 
War II, the 30th Infantry Division was awarded the Dis-
tinguished Unit Citation, the Meritorious Unit Citation, 
and the French Croix de Guerre; and 
Whereas the proud fighting tradition of the 30th Infantry Di-
vision is perpetuated by the 30th Infantry Brigade, 
North Carolina Army National Guard: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes the exemplary service of the soldiers of the 30th In-
fantry Division of the United States Army during World 
War II. 
Æ 
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