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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 120 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR FALLEN FIRE-
FIGHTERS CONGRESSIONAL FLAG PRESEN-
TATION CEREMONY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Congressional Fire Services 
Institute and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation 
(in this resolution referred to jointly as the ‘‘sponsor’’)
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shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, the 3rd An-
nual Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation 
Ceremony (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘event’’), 
on the Capitol Grounds in order to honor the firefighters 
who died in the line of duty in 2015. 
(b) DATE OF EVENT.—The event shall be held on 
September 28, 2016, or on such other date as the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Rules and Administration of the Senate jointly designate. 
SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Under conditions to be prescribed 
by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police 
Board, the event shall be— 
(1) free of admission charge and open to the 
public; and 
(2) arranged not to interfere with the needs of 
Congress. 
(b) EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES.—The sponsor shall 
assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities 
incident to all activities associated with the event. 
SEC. 3. EVENT PREPARATIONS. 
Subject to the approval of the Architect of the Cap-
itol, the sponsor is authorized to erect upon the Capitol 
Grounds such stage, sound amplification devices, and
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other related structures and equipment as may be required 
for the event. 
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS. 
The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police 
Board are authorized to make such additional arrange-
ments as may be required to carry out the event. 
SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 
Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the 
restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of title 40, 
United States Code, concerning sales, advertisements, dis-
plays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as well 
as other restrictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds, 
with respect to the event. 
(b) USE
OF FIRE EQUIPMENT.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Capitol Police Board may 
allow the sponsor, as part of the event, to use traditional, 
hand-held fire equipment, such as axes and Pulaski tools, 
and any other fire equipment that the Board determines
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can be used in a safe manner and will not cause damage 
to the Capitol Grounds or harm to any individual. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 12, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
H. Con. Res. 120 
Agreed to April 13, 2016
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen 
Concurrent Resolution 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), 
SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS 
CONGRESSIONAL FLAG PRESENTATION CEREMONY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Congressional Fire Services Institute 
and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (in this resolution 
referred to jointly as the ‘‘sponsor’’) shall be permitted to sponsor 
a public event, the 3rd Annual Fallen Firefighters Congressional 
Flag Presentation Ceremony (in this resolution referred to as the 
‘‘event’’), on the Capitol Grounds in order to honor the firefighters 
who died in the line of duty in 2015. 
(b) DATE OF EVENT.—The event shall be held on September 
28, 2016, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration 
of the Senate jointly designate. 
SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Under conditions to be prescribed by the 
Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board, the event 
shall be— 
(1) free of admission charge and open to the public; and 
(2) arranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress. 
(b) EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES.—The sponsor shall assume full 
responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to all activities 
associated with the event. 
SEC. 3. EVENT PREPARATIONS. 
Subject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, the 
sponsor is authorized to erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, 
sound amplification devices, and other related structures and equip-
ment as may be required for the event. 
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS. 
The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board 
are authorized to make such additional arrangements as may be 
required to carry out the event. 
SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Capitol Police 
Board shall provide for enforcement of the restrictions contained 
in section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, concerning sales, 
advertisements, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, 
as well as other restrictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds, 
with respect to the event.
H. Con. Res. 120—2 
(b) USE OF FIRE EQUIPMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Capitol Police Board may allow the sponsor, as 
part of the event, to use traditional, hand-held fire equipment, 
such as axes and Pulaski tools, and any other fire equipment 
that the Board determines can be used in a safe manner and 
will not cause damage to the Capitol Grounds or harm to any 
individual. 
Attest: 
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 
Attest: 
Secretary of the Senate.
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Nations to bring justice in specific countries where war 
crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide have been 
committed; 
Whereas ad hoc or regional tribunals, including the Inter-
national Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the 
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and the 
Special Court for Sierra Leone, have successfully inves-
tigated and prosecuted war crimes, crimes against hu-
manity, and genocide, and there are many positive les-
sons to be learned from such tribunals; and 
Whereas any lasting, peaceful solution to the conflict in Syria 
must be based upon justice for all, including members of 
all factions, political parties, ethnicities, and religions: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) strongly condemns the continued use of un-
lawful and indiscriminate violence against civilian 
populations by the Government of Syria, its allies, 
and other parties to the conflict; 
(2) urges the United States and its partners to 
continue to demand and work toward the cessation 
of attacks on Syrian civilians by the Government of 
Syria, its allies, and other parties to the conflict; 
(3) urges the Administration to establish addi-
tional mechanisms for the protection of civilians and 
to ensure consistent and equitable access to humani-
tarian aid for vulnerable populations;
IV 
House Calendar No. 101 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 120 
[Report No. 114–467] 
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 3rd Annual Fallen 
Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation Ceremony. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2016 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. HOYER, and Mr. 
REICHERT) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
MARCH 23, 2016 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 3rd 
Annual Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presen-
tation Ceremony. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
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(1) Our republican form of government is
strengthened when voters choose their representa-
tives in elections that are free of corruption or the
appearance of corruption.
(2) Corruption or the appearance of corruption
in elections may evidence itself in many ways:
(A) Voters who democratically elect rep-
resentatives must believe they are fairly rep-
resented by those they elect. The current elec-
tion laws have led many to believe that the in-
terests of those who actually vote for their rep-
resentatives are less important than those who
cannot vote, but who can influence an election
by their contributions to the candidates.
(B) Failure to disclose, or timely disclose,
those who contribute and how much they con-
tribute unnecessarily withholds information vot-
ers need to cast ballots with complete con-
fidence, thereby increasing the belief of, or the
appearance of, corruption.
(C) The diminishing role of political par-
ties, despite parties’ long-standing role in ad-
vancing broad national agendas, in assisting the
election of party candidates, and in organizing
members, has relatively enhanced groups that
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(4) urges the United States to continue its sup-
port for efforts to collect and analyze documentation 
related to ongoing violations of human rights in 
Syria, and to prioritize the collection of evidence 
that can be used to support future prosecutions for 
war crimes and crimes against humanity committed 
by the Government of Syria, its allies, and other 
parties to the conflict; 
(5) urges the President to direct the United 
States representative to the United Nations to use 
the voice and vote of the United States to imme-
diately promote the establishment of a Syrian war 
crimes tribunal, a regional or international hybrid 
court to prosecute the perpetrators of grave crimes 
committed by the Government of Syria, its allies, 
and other parties to the conflict; and 
(6) urges other nations to apprehend and de-
liver into the custody of such a Syrian war crimes 
tribunal persons indicted for war crimes, crimes 
against humanity, or genocide in Syria, and to 
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(D) three shall be appointed by the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives; and
(E) two shall be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives.
(2) REPRESENTATION.—The Commission mem-
bers shall be chosen based on their education, train-
ing, or experience. In appointing individuals as
members of the Commission, the President and the
Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and
the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives shall seek to ensure that the mem-
bership of the Commission reflects the general inter-
ests of the business and taxpaying community and
the diversity of individuals with disabilities in the
United States.
(b) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.—The Comptroller
General of the United States shall advise the Commission
on the methodology and approach of the study of the Com-
mission.
(c) TERM OF APPOINTMENT.—The members shall
serve on the Commission for the life of the Commission.
(d) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall locate its
headquarters in the District of Columbia, and shall meet
at the call of the Chairperson, but not less than 4 times
each year during the life of the Commission.
of Maine to be administered by the Governor of Maine
under this section. The Administrator shall make such
grant within 15 days after the date on which funds are
appropriated for such purpose. Not more than $200,000
of such grant may be used by the State for administration.
The remainder of such grant shall be used by the State
to provide refunds to any person (including any govern-
mental entity) who was required to comply with auto-
mobile inspection and maintenance requirements adopted
by the State for purposes of the Clean Air Act. The pur-
pose of such refunds shall be to compensate such persons
for the costs incurred by them for testing, repairs, and
other work performed to comply with such inspection and
maintenance requirements.
(b) PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS.—Such re-
funds shall be made in accordance with such rules and
procedures as may be established by the State, except that
no refund provided to any such person shall exceed the
amount expended by such person for testing, repairs, and
other work performed to comply with such inspection and
maintenance requirements.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated for purposes of this Act not
more than $2,300,000.
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IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 121 
Expressing the sense of the Congress condemning the gross violations of 
international law amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity 
by the Government of Syria, its allies, and other parties to the conflict 
in Syria, and asking the President to direct his Ambassador at the 
United Nations to promote the establishment of a war crimes tribunal 
where these crimes could be addressed. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2016 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. PITTS, and Mr. 
ENGEL) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress condemning the gross 
violations of international law amounting to war crimes 
and crimes against humanity by the Government of 
Syria, its allies, and other parties to the conflict in 
Syria, and asking the President to direct his Ambassador 
at the United Nations to promote the establishment of 
a war crimes tribunal where these crimes could be ad-
dressed. 
Whereas the Government of Syria has engaged in widespread 
torture and rape, employed starvation as a weapon of 
war, and massacred civilians, including through the use 
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of chemical weapons, cluster munitions, and barrel 
bombs; 
Whereas the vast majority of the civilians who have died in 
the Syrian conflict have been killed by the Government 
of Syria and its allies, specifically the Russian Federa-
tion, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Iran’s terrorist 
proxies including Hezbollah; 
Whereas the Government of Syria reportedly has subjected 
nearly 1,000,000 civilians to devastating sieges and ma-
nipulated the delivery of humanitarian aid for its own 
gain, thereby weaponizing starvation against populations, 
such as in Madaya; 
Whereas the Government of Syria continues to target schools, 
water, electric, and medical facilities as a way to deny ci-
vilians access to critical infrastructure and basic services; 
Whereas the Government of Syria has conducted massive and 
widespread enforced disappearances, systematic torture, 
and killing, amounting to what the United Nations Inde-
pendent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syr-
ian Arab Republic recently described as ‘‘extermination’’ 
at the hands of the State; 
Whereas the same Commission of Inquiry described these and 
other actions perpetrated by the Government of Syria as 
war crimes and crimes against humanity; 
Whereas the Government of Syria and its allies have carried 
out mass atrocities without regard for international 
norms or human decency; 
Whereas the Government of Syria and its allies have attacked 
various religious and ethnic minority populations in 
Syria, including Christians, Turkmens, and Ismaelis; 
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provide information pertaining to such crimes to the 
tribunal. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 14, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Fiscal year 2026: $261,345,000,000. 
(5) DEBT SUBJECT TO LIMIT.—The appropriate 
levels of debt subject to limit are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2017: $19,848,354,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2018: $20,314,389,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2019: $20,647,523,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2020: $20,904,600,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2021: $21,161,285,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2022: $21,296,902,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2023: $21,510,772,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2024: $21,598,523,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2025: $21,373,459,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2026: $21,412,056,000,000. 
(6) DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.—The appro-
priate levels of debt held by the public are as follows: 
Fiscal year 2017: $14,400,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2018: $14,726,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2019: $14,976,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2020: $15,190,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2021: $15,436,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2022: $15,576,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2023: $15,808,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2024: $15,934,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2025: $15,812,000,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2026: $15,960,000,000,000. 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3823
To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 16, 1996
Mr. LAUGHLIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain
entries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ENTRIES.
(a) LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES.—
Notwithstanding sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff Act
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520), or any other provi-
sion of law, the United States Customs Service shall liq-
uidate or reliquidate those entries made at New York, New
York, which are listed in subsection (c), in accordance with
the final results of the administrative reviews covering the
period from April 1, 1984, through March 31, 1991, un-
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SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES. 
The Congress determines and declares that the ap-
propriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for 
fiscal years 2017 through 2026 for each major functional 
category are: 
(1) National Defense (050): 
Fiscal year 2017: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$559,254,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $566,461,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2018: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$593,759,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $574,049,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2019: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$607,553,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $592,442,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2020: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$619,761,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $605,138,000,000. 
Fiscal year 2021: 
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority, 
$631,991,000,000. 
(B) Outlays, $617,088,000,000. 
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Entry Number
Date of Entry
110–1289801–8 .......................................................
January 20, 1989
110–1293960–6 .......................................................
September 11, 1989
110–1296719–3 .......................................................
February 12, 1990
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3824
To provide for the refunding of expenses incurred by innocent persons in
the State of Maine required to comply with automobile inspection and
maintenance requirements negligently imposed by the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 16, 1996
Mr. LONGLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To provide for the refunding of expenses incurred by inno-
cent persons in the State of Maine required to comply
with automobile inspection and maintenance require-
ments negligently imposed by the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REFUNDS FOR INSPECTION AND MAINTE-
NANCE EXPENSES IN MAINE.
(a) GRANT TO STATE FOR REFUNDS.—The Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall pro-
vide a grant in the amount of $2,300,000 to the State
IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 122 
Supporting efforts to stop the theft, illegal possession or sale, transfer, and 
export of tribal cultural items of American Indians, Alaska Natives, 
and Native Hawaiians in the United States and internationally. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2016 
Mr. PEARCE (for himself, Mr. COLE, and Ms. MCCOLLUM) submitted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Nat-
ural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting efforts to stop the theft, illegal possession or 
sale, transfer, and export of tribal cultural items of 
American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians 
in the United States and internationally. 
Whereas this resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Protection of 
the Right of Tribes to stop the Export of Cultural and 
Traditional Patrimony Resolution’’ or the ‘‘PROTECT 
Patrimony Resolution’’; 
Whereas the tribal cultural items of American Indians, Alas-
ka Natives, and Native Hawaiians (collectively ‘‘tribes’’ 
or ‘‘Native Americans’’) in the United States of America 
include ancestral remains; funerary objects; sacred ob-
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3546
AN ACT
To provide for a national dialogue on Social Security and
to establish the Bipartisan Panel to Design Long-Range
Social Security Reform.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,