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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 692 
Commending the people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the 
contributions and sacrifices they made to the United States nuclear 
testing program in the Marshall Islands, solemnly acknowledging the 
first detonation of a hydrogen bomb by the United States on March 
1, 1954, on the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, and remembering 
that 60 years ago the United States began its nuclear testing program 
in the Marshall Islands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2006 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself and Mr. FLAKE) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Commending the people of the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands for the contributions and sacrifices they made 
to the United States nuclear testing program in the 
Marshall Islands, solemnly acknowledging the first deto-
nation of a hydrogen bomb by the United States on 
March 1, 1954, on the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall 
Islands, and remembering that 60 years ago the United 
States began its nuclear testing program in the Marshall 
Islands. 
Whereas between 1946 and 1958, the United States con-
ducted 67 nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands, all of 
which were atmospheric; 
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Whereas the most powerful of these tests was the BRAVO 
shot, a 15-megaton device detonated on March 1, 1954, 
at Bikini atoll; 
Whereas the BRAVO shot alone was the equivalent to 1,000 
Hiroshima-sized bombs; 
Whereas 17 other tests in the Marshall Islands were in the 
megaton range, and the total yield of the 67 tests was 
108 megatons, the equivalent yield of more than 7,000 
Hiroshima bombs; 93 times the total of Nevada atmos-
pheric tests; and the equivalent yield of 1.6 Hiroshima- 
sized bombs fired every day for 12 years in the Marshall 
Islands; 
Whereas in July 1998, the United States Center for Disease 
Control estimated that 6,300,000,000 billion curies of ra-
dioactive iodine-131 were released to the atmosphere as 
a result of the testing in the Marshall Islands; 
Whereas the people of Rongelap Atoll, the inhabited island 
closest to the ground zero locations, remain in exile; 
Whereas the 177 agreement under the Compact of Free As-
sociation between the United States and the Marshall Is-
lands was based on a study done by the Department of 
Energy titled the ‘‘1978 Radiological Survey of the 
Northern Marshalls’’, which was presented to the 
Marshallese as the definitive study on the full extent of 
damages in the Marshall Islands; 
Whereas since the negotiation of the Compact of Free Asso-
ciation and the 177 agreement, the Department of En-
ergy has released additional information, previously clas-
sified, revealing that information was withheld during ne-
gotiations from Marshallese negotiators, American nego-
tiators, and Congress that would have prevented the 
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Whereas the current laws of the United States, such as the 
American Dream Downpayment Act, encourage home-
ownership and should continue to do so in the future: 
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) fully supports the goals and ideals of National 
Homeownership Month; and 
(2) recognizes the importance of homeownership in 
building strong communities and families.
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 430 
Commending the University of Oklahoma’s gymnastics team for winning the 
2005 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Gymnastics 
Championship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2005 
Mr. COLE of Oklahoma submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Commending the University of Oklahoma’s gymnastics team 
for winning the 2005 National Collegiate Athletic Asso-
ciation Division I Gymnastics Championship. 
Whereas in April, 2005, the University of Oklahoma Sooners 
claimed their 6th National Collegiate Athletic Association 
Gymnastics Championship in West Point, New York; 
Whereas the title marks the third National Championship for 
the Sooners in the last four years; 
Whereas the Sooners’ 2005 championship topped off an im-
pressive season in which they finished 21–2 for the year; 
Whereas Sooner head coach Mark Williams was named the 
2005 National Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of 
the Year;
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Whereas the Sooners’ outstanding 2005 season contributed to 
an already rich and proud tradition of gymnastics excel-
lence at the University of Oklahoma; 
Whereas the amazing accomplishments of the past year re-
flect the dedication, commitment, and tireless effort of 
the entire school, from the president to the athletic direc-
tors, coaches, athletes, managers, and staff members; and 
Whereas the student athletes of the University of Oklahoma 
gymnastics team, through their exceptional athletic 
achievements, have not only brought credit to themselves 
but to their fellow students, their university, and their 
community: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends the University of Oklahoma 
Sooners for their third National Collegiate Athletic 
Association Division I Gymnastics Championship in 
the last four years; 
(2) recognizes the players, coaches, staff, and 
all who have made the historic successes of the 2005 
season possible; and 
(3) directs the House of Representatives Bill 
Clerk to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution 
to the President of the University of Oklahoma, The 
Honorable David L. Boren, and Coach Mark Wil-
liams for appropriate display. 
Æ
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agreement had the full extent of the damage of nuclear 
weapons testing been known; 
Whereas the Marshall Islands have filed a Changed Cir-
cumstance Petition with the United States, but it has not 
yet been negotiated; 
Whereas the National Academy of Sciences released the Bio-
logical Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) VII Report 
in July 2005 reaffirming the conclusion of the 1990 
BEIR V report that every exposure to radiation produces 
a corresponding increase in cancer risk; 
Whereas the United States must assist the people of the Mar-
shall Islands to help them extricate themselves from the 
legacy of the nuclear age and the burden of providing 
testing grounds for nuclear weapons; and 
Whereas the importance of the nonproliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction must also include the essential non-
proliferation of illness, forced relocation, and social and 
cultural ills in the indigenous communities that paid dis-
proportionately for the adverse consequences of weapons 
processing, deployment, and storage: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives — 
(1) commends the people of the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands for the contributions and sacrifices 
they made to the United States nuclear testing pro-
gram in the Marshall Islands; 
(2) solemnly acknowledges the first detonation 
of a hydrogen bomb by the United States on March 
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1, 1954, on the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands; 
and 
(3) remembers that 60 years ago the United 
States began its nuclear testing program in the Mar-
shall Islands. 
Æ 
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divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Agriculture, and 20 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure. After general debate the bill shall be consid-
ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 
amendment recommended by the Committee on Resources 
now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-
minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute con-
sisting of the text of the amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 
pursuant to clause 8 of rule XVIII. That amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points 
of order against that amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, 
no amendment to that amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of 
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 
such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in 
the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in 
the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled 
by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 431 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should 
be established a Lifelong Learning Week. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2005 
Mr. SWEENEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
there should be established a Lifelong Learning Week. 
Whereas the first week in September after Labor Day marks 
the beginning of the Lifelong Learning Semester; 
Whereas participation in lifelong learning programs has in-
creased tremendously since 1962; 
Whereas there are over 300 Institutes for Learning in Retire-
ment affiliated with colleges and universities across the 
country with over 100,000 members; 
Whereas the international network or partnership of lifelong 
learning programs and organizations consists of 1,900 
colleges, universities, conference centers, museums, and 
many other educational programs on a vast array of sub-
jects;
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Whereas lifelong learning programs encourage volunteer par-
ticipation by members, which helps develop a real sense 
of community among other learners; 
Whereas lifelong learning institutes have created community- 
building programs such as 52 Activities to Share with 
Your Grandchild as part of the Adopt a Grandchild pro-
gram; 
Whereas as over 76 million Baby Boomers prepare to re-
invent retirement, the demand for education and volun-
teer opportunities in the community will increase greatly; 
Whereas lifelong learning programs provide stimulating edu-
cational opportunities for seniors and their peers in the 
community; and 
Whereas the establishment of the first full week in September 
as Lifelong Learning Week would recognize seniors, their 
teachers, and the institutions and programs involved with 
lifelong learning: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that there should be established a Lifelong 
Learning Week. 
Æ
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 693 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
childhood stroke. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2006 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. OWENS, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, and Mr. KILDEE) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
respect to childhood stroke. 
Whereas each year stroke occurs in 10 out of 4,000 newborns 
and in 6 out of 100,000 children, and stroke can occur 
before birth; 
Whereas 12 percent of children who experience a stroke die 
as a result; 
Whereas over half of the children who have a stroke will have 
serious, long-term neurological disabilities, including 
hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body), seizures, 
speech and vision problems, and learning difficulties, and 
may require ongoing physical therapy and surgeries; 
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Whereas the permanent health concerns and treatments re-
sulting from childhood stroke result in a heavy financial 
and emotional toll on the child, the family, and society; 
Whereas very little is known about the cause, treatment, and 
prevention of childhood stroke; 
Whereas only through medical research can effective treat-
ment and prevention strategies for childhood stroke be 
identified and developed; 
Whereas an early diagnosis and commencement of treatment 
of childhood stroke greatly improves chances for recovery 
and prevention of recurrence; and 
Whereas it would be appropriate to observe May 7, 2006, as 
Childhood Stroke Awareness Day: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of a Childhood 
Stroke Awareness Day; and 
(2) urges the people of the United States to 
support the efforts, programs, services, and advocacy 
of the Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association 
to enhance public awareness of childhood stroke. 
Æ 
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of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 
waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to 
the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. 
Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on 
any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to 
the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
made in order as original text. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except one motion 
to recommit with or without instructions.
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 695 
Honoring the life and accomplishments of Betty Friedan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2006 
Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 
Texas, Ms. LEE, Mr. NADLER, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Ms. WATERS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. EVANS, Ms. 
DELAURO, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. FARR, Ms. PELOSI, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government 
Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life and accomplishments of Betty Friedan. 
Whereas Betty Friedan was born to Harry and Miriam Gold-
stein on February 4, 1921, in Peoria, Illinois, as Bettye 
Naomi Goldstein, the eldest of three children; 
Whereas Betty Friedan graduated as valedictorian of her 
high school in 1938, graduated summa cum laude from 
Smith College in 1942, and completed graduate work in 
psychology at the University of California, Berkeley; 
Whereas Betty Friedan won a second fellowship to study for 
her doctoral degree at the University of California at 
Berkley, an honor that had never previously been award-
ed to a psychologist or a woman; 
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Whereas Betty Friedan began a study in 1957 at the 15th 
reunion of her graduating class from Smith College about 
the lives of women in the post-World War II era, and 
that 
study 
eventually 
became 
the 
popular, 
groundbreaking nonfiction book published in 1963, ‘‘The 
Feminine Mystique’’; 
Whereas Betty Friedan helped launch the modern women’s 
rights movement by identifying ‘‘the problem that has no 
name’’ with the publication of ‘‘The Feminine Mystique’’, 
which is widely regarded as one of the most influential 
nonfiction books of the 20th century, had sold more than 
3,000,000 copies by the year 2000, and has been trans-
lated into many languages; 
Whereas Betty Friedan and 27 other women and men found-
ed the National Organization of Women (NOW) in June 
1966, a highly influential organization promoting equality 
for women that grew into the largest feminist organiza-
tion in the United States; 
Whereas Betty Friedan was elected NOW’s first president in 
1966, and served in that role until 1970, and coauthored, 
with Dr. Pauli Murray, NOW’s original Statement of 
Purpose, which began, ‘‘The purpose of NOW is to take 
action to bring women into full participation in the main-
stream of American society now, exercising all the privi-
leges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partner-
ship with men.’’; 
Whereas Betty Friedan, during her tenure as president of 
NOW, encouraged the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission (EEOC) to enforce laws prohibiting sex dis-
crimination in the workplace and to ban help wanted ad-
vertisements that were segregated by sex; 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5326 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce 
and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
H. Res. 436
In the House of Representatives, U.S., 
September 14, 2005.
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 
declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3132) to make improvements to the national sex of-
fender registration program, and for other purposes. The 
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 
order against consideration of the bill are waived. General de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for amend-
ment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to con-
sider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 
the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now 
printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute shall be considered by title rather than by sec-
•HRES 436 EH 
tion. Each title shall be considered as read. Notwithstanding 
clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order ex-
cept those printed in the portion of the Congressional Record 
designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and ex-
cept pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. Each 
amendment so printed may be offered only by the Member 
who caused it to be printed or his designee and shall be con-
sidered as read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill 
to the House with such amendments as may have been adopt-
ed. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole 
to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
Attest:
Clerk.
•HRES 695 IH 
creasing numbers of women entering the workforce and 
protecting reproductive choice, and that the work towards 
equality must continue; and 
Whereas Betty Friedan died on February 4, 2006, at the age 
of 85, in Washington, DC: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes and honors the work and contributions of Betty 
Friedan to the improvement of the status of women and 
women’s lives in the United States and around the world. 
Æ 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 83
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 436
[Report No. 109–219] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3132) to make improvements 
to the national sex offender registration program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2005
Mr. GINGREY, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3132) to make 
improvements to the national sex offender registration 
program, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 3132) to make improvements to 
the national sex offender registration program, and for 
other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
HRES 436 RH 
pensed with. All points of order against consideration of 
the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to 
the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on the Judiciary. After general debate 
the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original 
bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 
rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed 
in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute shall be considered by title rather than by 
section. Each title shall be considered as read. Notwith-
standing clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
be in order except those printed in the portion of the Con-
gressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 
8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma amendments for 
the purpose of debate. Each amendment so printed may 
be offered only by the Member who caused it to be printed 
or his designee and shall be considered as read. At the 
conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 
may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend-
HRES 436 RH 
ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 
or to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 83
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 436
[Report No. 109–219] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3132) 
to make improvements to the national sex of-
fender registration program, and for other pur-
poses. 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2005
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed