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House Calendar No. 233
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 600
[Report No. 107–773] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5710) to establish the 
Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 12), 2002
Mr. DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5710) to estab-
lish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other 
purposes.
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 
it shall be in order without intervention of any point of 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 5710) to 
establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for 
other purposes. The bill shall be considered as read for 
amendment. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening
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motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi-
nority member of the Select Committee on Homeland Se-
curity; and (2) one motion to recommit.
House Calendar No. 233
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 600
[Report No. 107–773] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5710) 
to establish the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 13 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 12), 2002
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed
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House Calendar No. 234
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 601
[Report No. 107–774] 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 12), 2002
Mr. DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
from the Committee on Rules.
Resolved, That the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule 
XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the 
Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to 
the House is waived with respect to any resolution re-
ported on the legislative day of Wednesday, November 13, 
2002, providing for consideration or disposition of a bill
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ditional coffee-growing countries, such as Colombia and
Peru, which have been adversely affected by low inter-
national coffee prices;
Whereas the economies of some of the poorest countries in
the world, particularly those in Africa, are highly depend-
ent on trade in coffee;
Whereas coffee accounts for approximately 80 percent of ex-
port revenues for Burundi, 54 percent of export revenues
for Ethiopia, 34 percent of export revenues for Uganda,
and 31 percent of export revenues for Rwanda;
Whereas, according to the Oxfam International Report
‘‘Mugged: Poverty in your Coffee Cup’’, in the Dak Lak
province of Vietnam, one of the lowest-cost coffee pro-
ducers in the world, the price farmers receive for their
product covers as little as 60 percent of their costs of
production and the income derived by the worst-off farm-
ers in that region is categorized as ‘‘pre-starvation’’ in-
come;
Whereas on February 1, 2002, the International Coffee Orga-
nization (ICO) passed Resolution 407;
Whereas Resolution 407 calls for exporting member countries
to observe minimum standards for exportable coffee and
provide for the issuance of ICO certificates of origin ac-
cording to those standards;
Whereas ICO Resolution 407 calls on importing member
countries to ‘‘make their best endeavors to support the
objectives of the programme’’;
Whereas both the Specialty Coffee Association of America
(SCAA) and the National Coffee Association (NCA) sup-
port ICO Resolution 407 and have publicly advocated for
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to establish the Department of Homeland Security, and 
for other purposes.
House Calendar No. 234
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 601
[Report No. 107–774] 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
with respect to consideration of certain resolu-
tions reported from the Committee on Rules. 
NOVEMBER 13 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 12), 2002
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed
H. Res. 602
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
November 13, 2002.
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it
shall be in order without intervention of any point of order
to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 124)
making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
2003, and for other purposes. The joint resolution shall be
considered as read for amendment. The previous question
shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final
passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of
debate on the joint resolution equally divided and controlled
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations; and (2) one motion to recommit.
SEC. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be
in order without intervention of any point of order to consider
in the House the bill (H.R. 5708) to reduce preexisting
PAYGO balances, and for other purposes. The bill shall be
considered as read for amendment. The previous question
shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage
without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate on
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the bill equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget;
and (2) one motion to recommit.
Attest:
Clerk.
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House Calendar No. 235
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 602
[Report No. 107–775] 
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 124) making 
further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other 
purposes, and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5708) to reduce pre-
existing PAYGO balances, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 12), 2002
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, reported the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered 
to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 
124) making further continuing appropriations for the 
fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes, and for consid-
eration of the bill (H.R. 5708) to reduce preexisting 
PAYGO balances, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 
it shall be in order without intervention of any point of 
order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. 
Res. 124) making further continuing appropriations for
H. Res. 604
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
November 15 (legislative day, November 14), 2002.
Whereas since 1997 the price of coffee has declined nearly 70
percent on the world market and has recently reached its
lowest level in a century;
Whereas the collapse of coffee prices has resulted in a wide-
spread humanitarian crisis for 25,000,000 coffee growers
and for more than 50 developing countries where coffee
is a critical source of rural employment and foreign ex-
change earnings;
Whereas, according to a recent World Bank report, 600,000
permanent and temporary coffee workers in Central
America have been left unemployed in the last two years;
Whereas the World Bank has referred to the coffee crisis as
‘‘the silent Mitch’’, equating the impact of record-low cof-
fee prices upon Central American countries with the
damage done to such countries by Hurricane Mitch in
1998;
Whereas 6 of 14 immigrants who died in the Arizona desert
in May 2001 were small coffee farmers from Veracruz,
Mexico;
Whereas The Washington Post, The New York Times, and
The Wall Street Journal report that cultivation of illicit
crops such as coca and opium poppy is increasing in tra-
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the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. The joint 
resolution shall be considered as read for amendment. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
joint resolution to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except: (1) one hour of debate on the joint resolution 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Appropriations; 
and (2) one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order without intervention of any point of order to 
consider in the House the bill (H.R. 5708) to reduce pre-
existing PAYGO balances, and for other purposes. The bill 
shall be considered as read for amendment. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final 
passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour 
of debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the committee 
on the Budget; and (2) one motion to recommit.
House Calendar No. 235
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 602
[Report No. 107–775] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 124) making further continuing ap-
propriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for 
other purposes, and for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 5708) to reduce preexisting PAYGO bal-
ances, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 13 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 12), 2002
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed
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House Calendar No. 236
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 603
[Report No. 107–776] 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 12), 2002
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, reported the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered 
to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
from the Committee on Rules.
Resolved, That the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule 
XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the 
Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to 
the House is waived with respect to any resolution re-
ported on the legislative day of Wednesday, November 13, 
2002, providing for consideration or disposition of a joint
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resolution making further continuing appropriations for 
the fiscal year 2003.
House Calendar No. 236
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 603
[Report No. 107–776] 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
with respect to consideration of certain resolu-
tions reported from the Committee on Rules. 
NOVEMBER 13 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 12), 2002
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 205
Expressing appreciation to the Government of Kuwait for its medical assist-
ance to Ali Ismaeel Abbas and other children of Iraq and for its addi-
tional humanitarian aid, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2003
Mr. VITTER submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing appreciation to the Government of Kuwait for 
its medical assistance to Ali Ismaeel Abbas and other 
children of Iraq and for its additional humanitarian aid, 
and for other purposes.
Whereas the plight of Ali Ismaeel Abbas, 12, of Baghdad, 
Iraq, who lost his parents and several other relatives, suf-
fered severe burns, and lost both his arms on March 29, 
2003, during the military conflict in Iraq, has aroused 
concern on the part of people all around the world; 
Whereas, with the approval of the Cabinet of the Government 
of Kuwait, First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign 
Minister of Kuwait Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jabir Al-
Sabah personally called for Ali to receive medical treat-
ment in Kuwait;
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the United States to rejoin the International Coffee Or-
ganization;
Whereas on July 24, 2002, the Subcommittee on the Western
Hemisphere of the Committee on International Relations
of the House of Representatives held a hearing on the
coffee crisis in the Western Hemisphere;
Whereas the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment (USAID) has already established coffee sector as-
sistance programs for Colombia, Bolivia, the Dominican
Republic, East Timor, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala,
Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Rwanda,
Tanzania, and Uganda; and
Whereas the report accompanying the Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations
Bill, 2003 (House Report 107–663), highlights the coffee
price crisis as a global issue and ‘‘urges USAID to focus
its rural development and relief programs on regions se-
verely affected by the coffee crisis, especially in Colom-
bia’’: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That—
(1) it is the sense of the House of Representatives
that—
(A) the United States should adopt a global
strategy to respond to the coffee crisis with coordi-
nated activities in Latin America, Africa, and Asia
to address the short-term humanitarian needs and
long-term rural development needs of countries ad-
versely affected by the collapse of coffee prices; and
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(B) the President should explore measures to
support and complement multilateral efforts to re-
spond to the global coffee crisis; and
(2) the House of Representatives urges private sec-
tor coffee buyers and roasters to work with the United
States Government to find a solution to the crisis which
is economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable
for all interested parties, and that will address the fun-
damental problem of oversupply in the world coffee mar-
ket.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Res. 605
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
November 14, 2002.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall
be in order to consider the conference report to accompany
the bill (S. 1214) to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936,
to establish a program to ensure greater security for United
States seaports, and for other purposes. All points of order
against the conference report and against its consideration
are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read.
Attest:
Clerk.
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House Calendar No. 237
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 605
[Report No. 107–780] 
Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the 
bill (S. 1214) to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish 
a program to ensure greater security for United States seaports, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2002
Mr. DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany the bill (S. 1214) to amend the Merchant 
Marine Act, 1936, to establish a program to ensure 
greater security for United States seaports, and for other 
purposes.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider the conference report to ac-
company the bill (S. 1214) to amend the Merchant Marine 
Act, 1936, to establish a program to ensure greater secu-
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rity for United States seaports, and for other purposes. 
All points of order against the conference report and 
against its consideration are waived. The conference re-
port shall be considered as read.
House Calendar No. 237
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 605
[Report No. 107–780] 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving points of order against the conference re-
port to accompany the bill (S. 1214) to amend 
the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a 
program to ensure greater security for United 
States seaports, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 13, 2002
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed
IV 
House Calendar No. 238
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 606
[Report No. 107–781] 
Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the 
bill (H.R. 333) to amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2002
Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany the bill (H.R. 333) to amend title 11, United 
States Code, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider the conference report to ac-
company the bill (H.R. 333) to amend title 11, United 
States Code, and for other purposes. All points of order 
against the conference report and against its consideration 
are waived.
House Calendar No. 238
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 606
[Report No. 107–781] 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving points of order against the conference re-
port to accompany the bill (H.R. 333) to amend 
title 11, United States Code, and for other pur-
poses. 
NOVEMBER 13, 2002
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed
H. Res. 607
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
November 14, 2002.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall
be in order to consider the conference report to accompany
the bill (H.R. 3210) to ensure the continued financial capac-
ity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.
All points of order against the conference report and against
its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be
considered as read.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV 
House Calendar No. 239
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 607
[Report No. 107–782] 
Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the 
bill (H.R. 3210) to ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers 
to provide coverage for risks from terrorism. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2002
Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany the bill (H.R. 3210) to ensure the continued 
financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for 
risks from terrorism.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider the conference report to ac-
company the bill (H.R. 3210) to ensure the continued fi-
nancial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks 
from terrorism. All points of order against the conference
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report and against its consideration are waived. The con-
ference report shall be considered as read.
House Calendar No. 239
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 607
[Report No. 107–782] 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving points of order against the conference re-
port to accompany the bill (H.R. 3210) to ensure 
the continued financial capacity of insurers to 
provide coverage for risks from terrorism. 
NOVEMBER 13, 2002
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed
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House Calendar No. 240
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 608
[Report No. 107–783] 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2002
Mr. GOSS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
from the Committee on Rules.
Resolved, That the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule 
XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the 
Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to 
the House is waived with respect to any resolution re-
ported on the legislative day of Thursday, November 14, 
2002, providing for consideration or disposition of a con-
ference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4628) to au-
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thorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for intelligence 
and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and 
the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
System, and for other purposes.
House Calendar No. 240
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 608
[Report No. 107–783] 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
with respect to consideration of certain resolu-
tions reported from the Committee on Rules. 
NOVEMBER 13, 2002
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed
H. Res. 609
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
November 14, 2002.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall
be in order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill (H.R.
5063) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro-
vide a special rule for members of the uniformed services in
determining the exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal
residence and to restore the tax exempt status of death gra-
tuity payments to members of the uniformed services, with
the Senate amendments thereto, and to consider in the
House, without intervention of any point of order, a single
motion offered by the chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means or his designee that the House concur in each of
the Senate amendments with the respective amendment print-
ed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying
this resolution. The Senate amendments and the motion shall
be considered as read. The motion shall be debatable for one
hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
ranking minority member of the committee on Ways and
Means. The previous question shall be considered as ordered
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on the motion to final adoption without intervening motion or
demand for division of the question.
Attest:
Clerk.