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•HRES 983 RH 
tives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption 
of this resolution, copies of each portion of any document, 
record, or communication (including telephone and elec-
tronic mail records, logs and calendars, and records of in-
ternal discussions) in the possession of the President or 
Secretary, respectively, referring or relating to— 
(1) any written or verbal agreement that— 
(A) relates to any of the following bills in 
the 111th Congress (or any proposed change 
thereto): H.R. 3200, H.R. 3590, H.R. 3961, 
H.R. 3962 , S. 1679, or S. 1796; and 
(B) is entered into on or after January 20, 
2009, between an individual serving in an office 
or position in the White House or the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services and any 
other person; 
(2) negotiations relating to an agreement de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the name or title of any 
individual described in paragraph (1)(B) who par-
ticipated in decisionmaking during such negotia-
tions, the date of any meeting held as part of such 
negotiations, or the identity of any participant in 
any such meeting; 
(3) any such negotiations with the Advanced 
Medical Technology Association, the American Med-
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•HRES 983 RH 
ical Association, America’s Health Insurance Plans, 
the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of 
America, the American Hospital Association, or the 
Service Employees International Union regarding 
decreasing by 1.5 percentage points the annual 
health care spending growth rate or policy proposals 
to accomplish this goal; or 
(4) implementation of an agreement described 
in paragraph (1). 
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House Calendar No. 155 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 983 
[Report No. 111–408] 
RESOLUTION 
Requesting the President, and directing the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, to trans-
mit to the House of Representatives copies of 
documents, records, and communications in their 
possession relating to certain agreements regard-
ing health care reform. 
JANUARY 29, 2010 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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Whereas the increased absorption of carbon dioxide by the 
world’s oceans alters the form of nutrients and chemicals 
in the oceans and results in ocean acidification; 
Whereas ocean acidification threatens carbonate-forming spe-
cies such as coral, shellfish, and marine plankton, and 
may cause major ripple effects throughout marine eco-
systems and food webs, ultimately affecting the largest 
marine organisms and many commercial fisheries; 
Whereas ocean acidification will affect the growth, reproduc-
tion, disease resistance, and other biological and physio-
logical processes of many marine organisms; 
Whereas ocean acidification will be accelerated in Arctic wa-
ters because carbon dioxide is more soluble in colder wa-
ters and lower salinity diminishes the capacity of oceans 
to buffer against acidification; 
Whereas over 60 percent of the United States population 
lives in coastal States and could be affected by changes 
to marine ecosystems; 
Whereas coastal communities depend on revenue from the 
fishing and tourism industries, which rely on the health 
and stability of marine ecosystems; 
Whereas commercial and recreational fisheries contribute 
more than $73,000,000,000 annually to the United 
States economy and support more than 2,000,000 jobs in 
the United States; 
Whereas 
coastal 
tourism 
and 
recreation 
produce 
$70,000,000,000 in annual revenue in the United States; 
Whereas coral ecosystems are a source of food for millions; 
protect coastlines from storms and erosion; provide habi-
tat, spawning, and nursery grounds for economically im-
portant fish species; provide jobs and income to local 
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Whereas it would be symbolically significant, educational, and 
exciting for families and visitors to commemorate the Na-
tion’s bicenquinquagenary at the physical places where 
the Nation’s founding events took place: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
a national and international celebration commemorating 
the 250th anniversary of the United States of America’s 
birth, to be hosted by the Greater Philadelphia Region in 
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of Dela-
ware, and the State of New Jersey. 
Æ 
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Whereas the World Trade Organization’s Doha Development 
Round began on November 14, 2001, in Doha, Qatar and 
is currently ongoing; 
Whereas the Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–210) pro-
vided the President of the United States with fast track 
negotiating authority for trade agreements, but such au-
thority expired on July 1, 2007; 
Whereas the United States and Colombia signed the United 
States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement on Novem-
ber 22, 2006; 
Whereas the United States and Panama signed the United 
States-Panama Free Trade Agreement on June 28, 
2007; 
Whereas the United States and South Korea signed the 
United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement on June 30, 
2007; 
Whereas these 3 trade agreements have not been ratified by 
the United States Congress; 
Whereas these trade agreements will have profoundly positive 
diplomatic impacts that will serve to solidify United 
States relations with rising regional economic powers; 
and 
Whereas the United States must continue to expand its trad-
ing relationships to create jobs: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) the House of Representatives recognizes the 
importance of reduced trade barriers to the United 
States for promoting economic development, creating 
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jobs, and solidifying relations with trading partners; 
and 
(2) it is the sense of the House that the United 
States-Colombia 
Trade 
Promotion 
Agreement, 
United States-Panama Free Trade Agreement, and 
United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement should 
be implemented immediately. 
Æ 
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 989 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States 
should adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to 
prevent ocean acidification, to study the impacts of ocean acidification, 
and to address the effects of ocean acidification on marine ecosystems 
and coastal economies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2009 
Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 
BAIRD, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. HIRONO, Mrs. 
CAPPS, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. 
WOOLSEY, Mr. HONDA, Mr. WU, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. FARR, Mr. DICKS, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. ADLER of New Jersey, and Mr. HOLT) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the United States should adopt national policies and 
pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidifi-
cation, to study the impacts of ocean acidification, and 
to address the effects of ocean acidification on marine 
ecosystems and coastal economies. 
Whereas the world’s oceans have absorbed more than a quar-
ter of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere 
since the start of the Industrial Revolution; 
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economies from fishing, recreation, and tourism; are a 
source of new medicines; and are hotspots of marine bio-
diversity; 
Whereas 500,000,000 people worldwide rely on reefs for food, 
income, and protection; 
Whereas coral reefs support an estimated 25 percent of ma-
rine species globally and produce a net global economic 
benefit of about $30,000,000,000 per year; 
Whereas if current trends in global emissions of carbon diox-
ide continue, corals could be functionally extinct by the 
middle to the end of this century; and 
Whereas the Congress has recognized the need to address the 
impacts of ocean acidification by enacting the Federal 
Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 
2009 as part of Public Law 111–11: Now, therefore be 
it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the United States should adopt national 
policies and pursue international agreements to prevent 
ocean acidification, to study the impacts of ocean acidifica-
tion, and to address the effects of ocean acidification on 
marine ecosystems and coastal economies. 
Æ 
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 98 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a vote each 
year on whether to increase Members’ pay. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2009 
Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
require a vote each year on whether to increase Members’ 
pay. 
Resolved, That rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
following new clause: 
‘‘11. (a) During consideration in the Committee of 
the Whole of a bill making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of the Treasury for any fiscal year, before consider-
ation of any other amendment, it shall be in order to con-
sider an amendment only proposing to bar the automatic 
annual cost-of-living pay adjustment of Members of Con-
gress that would otherwise take effect in such fiscal year. 
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Such amendment shall be considered as read, shall not 
be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a 
demand for division of the question in the House or the 
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 
amendment are waived. 
‘‘(b) During consideration of a bill, conference report, 
or amendment between the two Houses making or con-
tinuing appropriations to the end of a fiscal year that in-
cludes appropriations for the Department of the Treasury 
for that fiscal year, it shall not be in order to consider 
such measure unless (1) the measure includes a provision 
to bar the automatic annual cost-of-living pay adjustment 
of Members of Congress that would otherwise take effect 
in such fiscal year or (2) the rule providing for its consid-
eration allows a vote proposing to bar such automatic an-
nual cost-of-living pay adjustment.’’. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 990 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 26, 2010. 
Whereas mentoring is a longstanding tradition in which a de-
pendable, caring adult provides guidance, support, and 
encouragement to facilitate a young person’s social, emo-
tional, and cognitive development; 
Whereas continued research on mentoring shows that formal, 
high-quality mentoring focused on developing the com-
petence and character of the mentee promotes positive 
outcomes, such as improved academic achievement, self- 
esteem, social skills, and career development; 
Whereas further research on mentoring provides strong evi-
dence that mentoring successfully reduces substance use 
and abuse, academic failure, and delinquency; 
Whereas mentoring, in addition to preparing young people for 
school, work, and life, is extremely rewarding for those 
serving as mentors; 
Whereas more than 4,700 mentoring programs in commu-
nities of all sizes across the United States focus on build-
ing strong, effective relationships between mentors and 
mentees; 
Whereas approximately 3,000,000 young people in the United 
States are in solid mentoring relationships due to the re-
markable vigor, creativity, and resourcefulness of the
•HRES 990 EH 
thousands of mentoring programs in communities 
throughout the Nation; 
Whereas in spite of the progress made to increase mentoring, 
the United States has a serious ‘‘mentoring gap’’, with 
nearly 15,000,000 young people in need of mentors; 
Whereas mentoring partnerships between the public and pri-
vate sectors bring State and local leaders together to sup-
port mentoring programs by preventing duplication of ef-
forts, offering training in industry best practices, and 
making the most of limited resources to benefit young 
people in the United States; 
Whereas the designation of January 2010 as ‘‘National Men-
toring Month’’ will help call attention to the critical role 
mentors play in helping young people realize their poten-
tial; 
Whereas a month-long celebration of mentoring will encour-
age more individuals and organizations, including schools, 
businesses, nonprofit organizations, faith institutions, 
and foundations, to become engaged in mentoring across 
the United States; and 
Whereas National Mentoring Month will, most significantly, 
build awareness of mentoring and encourage more people 
to become mentors and help close the mentoring gap in 
the United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Men-
toring Month’’; 
(2) recognizes with gratitude the contributions of 
the millions of caring adults and students who are al-
•HRES 990 EH 
ready volunteering as mentors and encourages more 
adults and students to volunteer as mentors; and 
(3) encourages the people of the United States to 
observe National Mentoring Month with appropriate 
ceremonies and activities that promote awareness of, and 
volunteer involvement with, youth mentoring. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
•HRES 995 RH 
not later than 30 days after the date of adoption of this 
resolution, copies of all documents, including unredacted 
hard copies and electronic documents, in the possession 
of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency relating to nutrient management of the Illinois 
River Watershed, Arkansas and Oklahoma. 
That the House of Representatives requests the President to 
transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 30 
days after the date of adoption of this resolution, copies of 
all technical and scientific documentation in the possession 
of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy relating to the Administrator’s technical and scientific 
rationale for the establishment of a total phosphorus limit 
of 0.1 milligram per liter for the Northwest Arkansas Con-
servation Authority wastewater treatment facility, Arkan-
sas. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘Resolution of inquiry 
requesting the President to transmit to the House of 
Representatives copies of all technical and scientific docu-
mentation in the possession of the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency relating to the Admin-
istrator’s technical and scientific rationale for the estab-
lishment of a total phosphorus limit of 0.1 milligram per 
liter for the Northwest Arkansas Conservation Authority 
wastewater treatment facility, Arkansas.’’. 
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actment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a
proposed rule to establish regulations for stand-
ards, criteria, and procedures under part B of
title XVIII of the Public Health Service Act (as
added by section 6(a) of this Act).
(B) Not later than the expiration of the 1-
year period beginning the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule
to establish the regulations described in sub-
paragraph (A).
(2) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN BYLAWS AND
POLICIES.—In developing regulations under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall consider the bylaws
and policies of the entity that operates the National
Bone Marrow Donor Registry pursuant to a contract
under section 1811 of the Public Health Service Act
(as redesignated by section 6(a) of this Act).
(3) FAILURE TO ISSUE REGULATIONS BY DATE
CERTAIN.—If the Secretary fails to issue a final rule
under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) before the
expiration of the period specified in such subpara-
graph—
(A) the proposed rule issued under sub-
paragraph (A) of such paragraph is upon such
expiration deemed to be the final rule under
subparagraph (B) of such paragraph (and shall
remain in effect until the Secretary issues a
final rule under such subparagraph); or
(B) if no such proposed rule is issued be-
fore such expiration, the bylaws and policies
specified in paragraph (2) and in effect upon
such expiration are deemed to be the final rule
under paragraph (1)(B) (and shall remain in
effect until the Secretary issues a final rule
under such paragraph).
SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments described in this
Act are made upon the date of the enactment of this Act.
Except as provided in subsection (b), such amendments
take effect October 1, 1993, or upon the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, whichever occurs later.
(b) QUALIFIED ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by section 2 take
effect January 1, 1994. Before such date, section
371 of the Public Health Service Act, as in effect on
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act,
continues to be in effect.
(2) ADDITIONAL PROVISION.—The amendment
made by section 2(b)(2)(A) (relating to effective
agreements with entities with facilities for organ do-
nations) takes effect upon the expiration of the 180-
day period beginning on the date on which a final
rule takes effect under section 10(a). Before such
amendment takes effect under the preceding sen-
tence, section 371(b)(3)(A) of the Public Health
Service Act, as in effect on the day before the date
of the enactment of this Act, continues to be in
effect.
Passed the House of Representatives October 5,
1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
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Whereas Sean Hiller scored the game-winning goal in the 
penalty kick shootout; 
Whereas goalkeeper Diego Restrepo made 3 saves in regula-
tion, 1 save in the penalty kick shootout, and was named 
defensive most valuable player of the College Cup; 
Whereas midfielder Jonathan Villanueva earned recognition 
as offensive most valuable player of the College Cup; and 
Whereas head coach George Gelnovatch led the University of 
Virginia to its sixth national championship and first since 
1994: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives con-
gratulates the University of Virginia men’s soccer team 
for winning the 2009 Division I NCAA National Cham-
pionship. 
Æ 
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 993 
Recognizing the service, professionalism, honor, and sacrifices of the Navy 
SEALs and their contribution to the national security of the United 
States, supporting the mission of the Navy SEALs, and encouraging 
the people of the United States to learn the history and mission of 
the Navy SEALs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2009 
Mr. ROONEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the service, professionalism, honor, and sacrifices 
of the Navy SEALs and their contribution to the na-
tional security of the United States, supporting the mis-
sion of the Navy SEALs, and encouraging the people 
of the United States to learn the history and mission 
of the Navy SEALs. 
Whereas the members of the naval special operations forces, 
known as ‘‘Navy SEALs’’ because they are able to oper-
ate in sea, air, and land, bravely serve in combat oper-
ations around the world in support of the global war on 
terrorism; 
Whereas the Navy SEALs are the critical element of the spe-
cial operations capability of the United States and have 
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retained the highest standard of loyalty, honor, and duty 
since their origin as Navy frogmen during World War II; 
Whereas the Navy SEALs are unmatched in their tactical 
proficiency and full-spectrum capability on the battlefield; 
and 
Whereas the Navy SEALs have made the greatest of sac-
rifices in the line of duty and repeatedly demonstrate 
their dedication and readiness to continue to make those 
sacrifices on behalf of the United States: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the service, professionalism, 
honor, and sacrifices of the Navy SEALs and their 
contributions to the national security of the United 
States; 
(2) supports the mission of the Navy SEALs in 
the global war on terrorism; and 
(3) encourages the people of the United States 
to learn the history and mission of the Navy SEALs. 
Æ 
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(1) any department communications with re-
gard to the case between November 5, 2008, and 
November 15, 2009; 
(2) any communication with the defendants or 
the defendants’ attorneys between November 5, 
2008, and November 15, 2009; 
(3) any communication with third-party organi-
zations or individuals between November 5, 2008, 
and November 15, 2009; or 
(4) any evidence with regard to the dismissal of 
the case. 
Æ 
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