datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
IV
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 201
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the power of agricultural
humanitarian assistance, in the form of a millenium good will food
aid initiative, to help guide developing countries down the path to self
sufficiency.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 19, 1999
Ms. KAPTUR submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the power
of agricultural humanitarian assistance, in the form of
a millenium good will food aid initiative, to help guide
developing countries down the path to self sufficiency.
Whereas abundant agricultural production in the United
States has resulted in historically low commodity prices
and hardships for farmers whose incomes have fallen
drastically;
Whereas less developed countries cannot afford to import
adequate supplies of food to meet the basic nutritional
needs of their people and face an annual 14,000,000 met-
ric ton shortfall in grains;
•HCON 201 IH
Whereas disasters in developing countries, due to flooding,
drought, earthquakes, and civil war have compounded the
suffering of the poor and thrust millions of low-income
and even middle-income families into poverty;
Whereas food aid donations from the United States can fill
the food gap in developing countries and regions such as
Kosovo, the Middle East, and newly independent states,
sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia, Turkey, and Mac-
edonia, mitigate the effects of disasters, and provide long-
term benefits through monetization and targeted eco-
nomic and social development programs; and
Whereas commodities can be purchased under a variety of ex-
isting authorities to stabilize the United States farm
economy and then donated abroad to provide assistance
to people in needs and to build United States markets
abroad: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that—
(1) commodities held in the Bill Emerson Hu-
manitarian Trust should be increased to the
4,000,000 metric ton maximum level allowed by law
to help lift surplus off the backs of American farm-
ers and to be prepared for humanitarian assistance
efforts in the future when little or no surplus exists;
(2) monetization of commodities should be car-
ried out in needy countries as an important develop-
mental tool;
IV
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 212
Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning continued use of the United
States Navy training range on the island of Vieques in the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 1999
Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. HYDE, Mr.
STUMP, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
HEFLEY, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. MCHUGH, and
Mr. CHAMBLISS) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning continued
use of the United States Navy training range on the
island of Vieques in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Whereas the success or failure of the Nation’s Armed Forces
when sent into combat and the risk of loss of life, both
to United States military personnel and to civilians, are
a direct function of the degree of training received by
members of the Armed Forces before combat;
Whereas from World War II through the most recent crisis
in Kosovo the Nation’s military has been able to meet the
call to arms due to training such as that afforded at the
•HCON 201 IH
(3) use of the Commodity Credit Corporation
and all other existing authorities should be maxi-
mized to assure surpluses in the United States are
procured and targeted to be shipped and delivered
overseas to needy people;
(4) USAID and USDA should entertain and
evaluate PVO proposals for food assistance in a
timely fashion without obstacle;
(5) USAID should increase humanitarian non-
emergency food aid to the extent possible and give
PVO’s flexibility to use monetization to address local
development needs;
(6) the Treasury Department should look more
aggressively at Public Law 480—debt forgiveness
for highly indebted poor countries to promote fur-
ther economic development;
(7) sanctions should be removed, consistent
with United States foreign policy, to promote United
States agriculture exports and humanitarian goals;
and
(8) the USDA and all other appropriate depart-
ments and agencies of the Federal Government
should also participate to the maximum extent pos-
sible in multilateral food assistance and development
•HCON 201 IH
programs operated by the United Nations and other
multilateral organizations.
Æ
IV
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 202
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Capitol Police Board should exer-
cise the authority granted to it under law to exempt members of the
United States Capitol Police with good service records from mandatory
separation from employment at 57 years of age.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 20, 1999
Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself and Mr. BURTON of Indiana) submitted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
House Administration
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Capitol Police
Board should exercise the authority granted to it under
law to exempt members of the United States Capitol
Police with good service records from mandatory separa-
tion from employment at 57 years of age.
Whereas the United States Capitol Police is facing a severe
manpower shortage;
Whereas taxpayers are forced to pay millions of dollars each
year in overtime for members of the United States Cap-
itol Police;
Whereas having the United States Capitol Police retain expe-
rienced officers with good service records is a viable op-
tion to enhance the security of the Capitol complex and
•HCON 202 IH
reduce the costs associated with recruiting, hiring, and
training new officers; and
Whereas Congress should do everything in its power to en-
sure that the United States Capitol Police retains as
many experienced officers with good service records as
possible: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that in the
case of members of the United States Capitol Police with
good service records, the Capitol Police Board should exer-
cise the authority granted to it under sections 8335(d) and
8425(c) of title 5, United States Code, to exempt those
members from mandatory separation from employment at
57 years of age.
Æ
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 205
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas the 109th Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard
is based at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Glen-
ville, New York;
Whereas the 109th was called upon by the United States
Antarctic Program to undertake a medical evacuation
mission to the South Pole to rescue Dr. Jerri Nielsen, a
physician who diagnosed herself with breast cancer;
•HCON 205 EH
Whereas the 109th is the only unit in the world trained and
equipped to attempt such a mission;
Whereas the 10 crew members were pilot Maj. George R.
McAllister Jr., senior mission commander Col. Marion G.
Pritchard, co-pilot Maj. David Koltermann, navigator Lt.
Col. Bryan M. Fennessy, engineer Ch. M. Sgt. Michael
T. Cristiano, loadmasters Sr. M. Sgt. Kurt A. Garrison
and T. Sgt. David M. Vesper, flight nurse Maj. Kimberly
Terpening, and medical technicians Ch. M. Sgt. Michael
Casatelli and M. Sgt. Kelly McDowell;
Whereas the crew departed Stratton Air Base for McMurdo
Station in Antarctica via Christchurch, New Zealand, on
October 6, 1999;
Whereas on October 15, 1999, Aircraft No. 096 departed
McMurdo for the South Pole, where the temperature was
approximately –53 degrees Celsius;
Whereas Major McAllister piloted a 130,000 pound LC–130
Hercules cargo plane equipped with Teflon-coated skis to
a safe landing on an icy runway with visibility barely
above minimums established for safe operations;
Whereas less than 25 minutes later, following an emotional
goodbye and brief medical evaluation, Dr. Nielsen and
the crew headed back to McMurdo Station;
Whereas the mission lasted 9 days and covered 11,410 nau-
tical miles; and
Whereas Major McAllister became the first person ever to
land on a polar ice cap at this time of year: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress recognizes and honors the
•HCON 205 EH
crew of the Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing for
its heroic efforts in rescuing Dr. Jerri Nielsen from the
South Pole.
Passed the House of Representatives November 9,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Con. Res. 205
Agreed to November 19, 1999
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
Concurrent Resolution
Whereas the 109th Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard is based
at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Glenville, New York;
Whereas the 109th was called upon by the United States Antarctic
Program to undertake a medical evacuation mission to the South
Pole to rescue Dr. Jerri Nielsen, a physician who diagnosed
herself with breast cancer;
Whereas the 109th is the only unit in the world trained and
equipped to attempt such a mission;
Whereas the 10 crew members were pilot Maj. George R. McAllister
Jr., senior mission commander Col. Marion G. Pritchard, co-
pilot Maj. David Koltermann, navigator Lt. Col. Bryan M.
Fennessy, engineer Ch. M. Sgt. Michael T. Cristiano, loadmasters
Sr. M. Sgt. Kurt A. Garrison and T. Sgt. David M. Vesper,
flight nurse Maj. Kimberly Terpening, and medical technicians
Ch. M. Sgt. Michael Casatelli and M. Sgt. Kelly McDowell;
Whereas the crew departed Stratton Air Base for McMurdo Station
in Antarctica via Christchurch, New Zealand, on October 6, 1999;
Whereas on October 15, 1999, Aircraft No. 096 departed McMurdo
for the South Pole, where the temperature was approximately
–53 degrees Celsius;
Whereas Major McAllister piloted a 130,000 pound LC–130 Hercules
cargo plane equipped with Teflon-coated skis to a safe landing
on an icy runway with visibility barely above minimums estab-
lished for safe operations;
Whereas less than 25 minutes later, following an emotional goodbye
and brief medical evaluation, Dr. Nielsen and the crew headed
back to McMurdo Station;
Whereas the mission lasted 9 days and covered 11,410 nautical
miles; and
Whereas Major McAllister became the first person ever to land
on a polar ice cap at this time of year: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That Congress recognizes and honors the crew of the Air
H. Con. Res. 205—2
National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing for its heroic efforts in rescuing
Dr. Jerri Nielsen from the South Pole.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
HR 4818 PP 
ther, That such sums shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023, for the disbursement of direct loans, 
loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants obligated 
in fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or 
any prior Act appropriating funds for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for tied-aid credits 
or grants may be used for any other purpose except 
through the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated by this paragraph are made available not-
withstanding section 2(b)(2) of the Export-Import Bank 
Act of 1945, in connection with the purchase or lease of 
any product by any East European country, any Baltic 
State or any agency or national thereof. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including 
hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $30,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses for members of the 
Board of Directors, $73,200,000: Provided, That the Ex-
port-Import Bank may accept, and use, payment or serv-
ices provided by transaction participants for legal, finan-
cial, or technical services in connection with any trans-
action for which an application for a loan, guarantee or
H. Res. 641
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
November 16, 2004.
Whereas over 31,860 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic
cancer this year in the United States;
Whereas the mortality rate for pancreatic cancer is 99 per-
cent, the highest of any cancer;
Whereas pancreatic cancer is the 4th most common cause of
cancer death in the United States;
Whereas there are no early detection methods and minimal
treatment options for pancreatic cancer;
Whereas when symptoms of pancreatic cancer generally
present themselves, it is too late for an optimistic prog-
nosis, and the average survival rate of those diagnosed
with metastasis disease is only 3 to 6 months;
Whereas pancreatic cancer does not discriminate by age, gen-
der, or race, and only 4 percent of patients survive be-
yond 5 years;
Whereas the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN),
the first national patient advocacy organization serving
the pancreatic cancer community, focuses its efforts on
public policy, research funding, patient services, and pub-
lic awareness and education related to developing effec-
tive treatments and a cure for pancreatic cancer; and
•HCON 205 IH
Pritchard, co-pilot Maj. David Koltermann, navigator Lt.
Col. Bryan M. Fennessy, engineer Ch. M. Sgt. Michael
T. Cristiano, loadmasters Sr. M. Sgt. Kurt A. Garrison
and T. Sgt. David M. Vesper, flight nurse Maj. Kimberly
Terpening, and medical technicians Ch. M. Sgt. Michael
Casatelli and M. Sgt. Kelly McDowell;
Whereas the crew departed Stratton Air Base for McMurdo
Station in Antarctica via Christchurch, New Zealand, on
October 6, 1999;
Whereas on October 15, 1999, Aircraft No. 096 departed
McMurdo for the South Pole, where the temperature was
approximately –53 degrees Celsius;
Whereas Major McAllister piloted a 130,000 pound LC–130
Hercules cargo plane equipped with Teflon-coated skis to
a safe landing on an icy runway with visibility barely
above minimums established for safe operations;
Whereas less than 25 minutes later, following an emotional
goodbye and brief medical evaluation, Dr. Nielsen and
the crew headed back to McMurdo Station;
Whereas the mission lasted 9 days and covered 11,410 nau-
tical miles; and
Whereas Major McAllister became the first person ever to
land on a polar ice cap at this time of year: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress recognizes and honors the
crew of the Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing for
•HCON 205 IH
its heroic efforts in rescuing Dr. Jerri Nielsen from the
South Pole.
Æ
III
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 205
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 10, 1999
Received
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing and honoring the heroic efforts of the Air Na-
tional Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing and its rescue of Dr.
Jerri Nielsen from the South Pole.
Whereas the 109th Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard
is based at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Glen-
ville, New York;
Whereas the 109th was called upon by the United States
Antarctic Program to undertake a medical evacuation
mission to the South Pole to rescue Dr. Jerri Nielsen, a
physician who diagnosed herself with breast cancer;
HCON 205 RFS
Whereas the 109th is the only unit in the world trained and
equipped to attempt such a mission;
Whereas the 10 crew members were pilot Maj. George R.
McAllister Jr., senior mission commander Col. Marion G.
Pritchard, co-pilot Maj. David Koltermann, navigator Lt.
Col. Bryan M. Fennessy, engineer Ch. M. Sgt. Michael
T. Cristiano, loadmasters Sr. M. Sgt. Kurt A. Garrison
and T. Sgt. David M. Vesper, flight nurse Maj. Kimberly
Terpening, and medical technicians Ch. M. Sgt. Michael
Casatelli and M. Sgt. Kelly McDowell;
Whereas the crew departed Stratton Air Base for McMurdo
Station in Antarctica via Christchurch, New Zealand, on
October 6, 1999;
Whereas on October 15, 1999, Aircraft No. 096 departed
McMurdo for the South Pole, where the temperature was
approximately –53 degrees Celsius;
Whereas Major McAllister piloted a 130,000 pound LC–130
Hercules cargo plane equipped with Teflon-coated skis to
a safe landing on an icy runway with visibility barely
above minimums established for safe operations;
Whereas less than 25 minutes later, following an emotional
goodbye and brief medical evaluation, Dr. Nielsen and
the crew headed back to McMurdo Station;
Whereas the mission lasted 9 days and covered 11,410 nau-
tical miles; and
Whereas Major McAllister became the first person ever to
land on a polar ice cap at this time of year: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress recognizes and honors the
HCON 205 RFS
crew of the Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing for
its heroic efforts in rescuing Dr. Jerri Nielsen from the
South Pole.
Passed the House of Representatives November 9,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
the archaeological protection sites, including access thereto, 
by donation, by purchase with donated or appropriated 
funds, or by exchange. 
(b) CONSENT OF OWNER REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
may only acquire lands or interests therein with the consent 
of the owner thereof. 
(c) STATE LANDS.—The Secretary may acquire lands 
or interests therein owned by the State of New Mexico or 
a political subdivision thereof only by donation or exchange, 
except that State trust lands may only be acquired by ex-
change. 
SEC. 8. WITHDRAWAL. 
Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal lands with-
in the archaeological protection sites are hereby with-
drawn—
(1) from all forms of entry, appropriation, or 
disposal under the public land laws and all amend-
ments thereto; 
(2) from location, entry, and patent under the 
mining law and all amendments thereto; and 
(3) from disposition under all laws relating to 
mineral and geothermal leasing, and all amendments 
thereto. 
SEC. 9. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed—
•HCON 207 IH
Whereas the rest of the Government’s payroll would be af-
fected by the proposed reduction which would likely result
in layoffs or temporary furloughs;
Whereas it is estimated that the reductions could force lay-
offs of 39,000 military personnel; and
Whereas programs at the Department of Education, Depart-
ment of Labor, and the Department of Health and
Human Services such as ‘‘Meals on Wheels’’, the Na-
tional Institutes of Health, Head Start, and the Safe and
Drug Free Schools program would be reduced: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That any across-the-board funding reduction
for agencies in fiscal year 2000 should also include the
same reduction for salaries of Members of Congress.
Æ
IV
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 208
Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be no increase in Federal
taxes in order to fund additional Government spending.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 26, 1999
Mr. TOOMEY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
OCTOBER 26, 1999
The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; considered under suspension
of the rules and agreed to
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be no
increase in Federal taxes in order to fund additional
Government spending.
Whereas Federal taxes are at their highest peacetime level in
history, taking 20.6 percent of the gross domestic prod-
uct;
Whereas the typical American family pays 36 percent of its
income in Federal, State, and local taxes—more than it
spends on food, housing, and clothing combined;
Whereas in 1999 governments at all levels will collect
$10,298 for every man, woman, and child in the United
States;
•HCON 208 ATH
Whereas since 1989 the Federal per capita tax burden has
increased 27 percent;
Whereas the Congressional Budget Office forecasts that the
productivity of American workers—and controlled Fed-
eral spending—will create a non-Social Security surplus
of $996,000,000,000 over the next 10 years;
Whereas the House of Representatives voted on May 26,
1999, to protect Social Security and Medicare by passing
the Social Security lock box by a vote of 416 to 12; and
Whereas Congress must protect Social Security and Medicare
by controlling Federal spending, rather than by increas-
ing taxes on any Americans: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that there
should be no increase in Federal taxes in order to fund
additional Government spending.
Æ
HR 4818 PP 
culosis and Malaria (the ‘‘Global Fund’’), and shall be ex-
pended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely 
payment for projects and activities: Provided further, That 
up to 5 percent of the funds made available under the 
previous proviso may be made available to the United 
States Agency for International Development for technical 
assistance related to the activities of the Global Fund: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, $65,000,000 may be made available for a 
United States contribution to The Vaccine Fund, and up 
to $6,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Oper-
ating Expenses of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development’’ for costs directly related to inter-
national health, but funds made available for such costs 
may not be derived from amounts made available for con-
tributions under this and preceding provisos: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available in this Act 
nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations 
may be made available to any organization or program 
which, as determined by the President of the United 
States, supports or participates in the management of a 
program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
under this Act may be used to pay for the performance
HR 4818 PP 
of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate 
or coerce any person to practice abortions: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available under this 
Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided 
further, That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in 
developing nations, funds shall be available only to vol-
untary family planning projects which offer, either directly 
or through referral to, or information about access to, a 
broad range of family planning methods and services, and 
that any such voluntary family planning project shall meet 
the following requirements: (1) service providers or refer-
ral agents in the project shall not implement or be subject 
to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of 
births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors 
of a particular method of family planning (this provision 
shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative 
estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning pur-
poses); (2) the project shall not include payment of incen-
tives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an indi-
vidual in exchange for becoming a family planning accep-
tor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical 
target or quota of total number of births, number of fam-
ily planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method 
of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right 
or benefit, including the right of access to participate in