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of the Armed Forces who suffer debilitating catastrophic 
injuries, including severe Post Traumatic Stress Dis-
order, incurred while serving on active duty and that also 
assists such members after their retirement or separation 
from the Armed Forces and assists their families; 
Whereas the Gold Star Dads of America conducts survivor 
outreach service projects that directly aid Gold Star 
Families for the purpose of helping the Armed Forces de-
liver on its commitment to the families of the fallen; 
Whereas these outreach and veteran assistance projects pro-
vide public awareness and create a positive outlet for the 
military and civilian communities to unite in a single ef-
fort; and 
Whereas it is imperative that Americans never forget the ulti-
mate sacrifice made by members of the Armed Forces 
and the devastating impact that the death of a member 
of the Armed Forces has on parents, family, and friends: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes and supports the efforts of the Gold Star Dads of 
America to assist members of the Armed Forces who suf-
fer catastrophic injuries while serving on active duty and 
to assist the families of such members. 
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Whereas ‘‘Congress on Your Corner’’ events provide valuable 
opportunities for each Member of Congress to hear di-
rectly from those they represent in an informal setting 
about any issues, concerns, or problems they may have 
with the Federal Government, and to provide outreach, 
assistance, and information about the Federal Govern-
ment; 
Whereas Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who best 
exemplifies the United States’ representative form of gov-
ernment and democratic ideals, was conducting her first 
‘‘Congress on Your Corner’’ event of the year in Tucson, 
Arizona, on January 8, 2011; 
Whereas more than 60 of her constituents had come out that 
day to meet with Representative Giffords, and 6 people 
were killed, including her community outreach director 
Gabriel ‘‘Gabe’’ Zimmerman, and 13 were wounded by a 
single gunman, including Representative Giffords; 
Whereas the United States system of representation requires 
constant feedback from the public for Members of Con-
gress to fulfill their duties, and the tragedy in Tucson, 
Arizona, should not and cannot make it more difficult for 
elected officials to be accessible to their constituents; and 
Whereas the first Saturday in January after Congress recon-
venes would be an appropriate date to designate as ‘‘Na-
tional Congress on Your Corner Day’’: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Con-
gress on Your Corner Day’’; 
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IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 579 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding hydroelectric 
power. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2012 
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mrs. 
MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. DICKS, and Mr. LARSEN of Washington) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
regarding hydroelectric power. 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that hydroelectric power is the most abundant 
source of clean, renewable energy in the United States and 
should be fully utilized in the Nation’s pursuit of energy 
independence and affordable energy for all people of the 
United States. 
Æ 
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(4) expresses its gratitude to the millions of 
men and women who work at ports across the 
United States. 
Æ 
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IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 580 
To prohibit the use of the Members’ Representational Allowance for air 
travel expenses of any individual unless the individual provides an 
itemized description of the expenses, including the specific flight number, 
and uses a credit card provided by the House of Representatives to 
pay for the expenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2012 
Mr. QUIGLEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
To prohibit the use of the Members’ Representational Allow-
ance for air travel expenses of any individual unless 
the individual provides an itemized description of the 
expenses, including the specific flight number, and uses 
a credit card provided by the House of Representatives 
to pay for the expenses. 
Resolved, 
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SECTION 1. DOCUMENTATION AND PAYMENT REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR AIR TRAVEL EXPENSES PAID 
FROM MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL AL-
LOWANCE. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—No portion of a Members’ 
Representational Allowance may be used to pay the ex-
penses of air travel of any individual unless— 
(1) the individual provides the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House of Representatives with 
an itemized description of the expenses, including 
the flight number involved; and 
(2) the individual uses a credit card provided by 
the House of Representatives to pay for the ex-
penses, unless the use of such a card would not be 
cost-effective or appropriate. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration shall promulgate such regulations as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
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IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 581 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued 
deployment of United States military support personnel advising regional 
forces working toward the apprehension of Joseph Kony is both necessary 
and appropriate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2012 
Ms. WILSON of Florida submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the continued deployment of United States military sup-
port personnel advising regional forces working toward 
the apprehension of Joseph Kony is both necessary and 
appropriate. 
Whereas the Lord’s Resistance Army, led by Joseph Kony, 
has kidnapped, brutalized, tortured, raped, and murdered 
tens of thousands of civilians in Central Africa for more 
than 25 years; 
Whereas the United States has supported military efforts by 
local militaries to topple the Lord’s Resistance Army and 
capture Joseph Kony; 
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Whereas, on May 24, 2010, the President of the United 
States signed the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament 
and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009; 
Whereas, on October 12, 2011, the President of the United 
States deployed military support personnel to Uganda, 
South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo; and 
Whereas recently there has been pressure placed on the 
President of the United States to consider the withdrawal 
of deployed military support personnel to Uganda, South 
Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the continued deployment of United 
States military support personnel advising regional forces 
working toward the apprehension of Joseph Kony is both 
necessary and appropriate. 
Æ 
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IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 582 
Celebrating the centennial of the birth of First Lady Patricia Nixon. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2012 
Mr. LANCE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Celebrating the centennial of the birth of First Lady Patricia 
Nixon. 
Whereas Thelma Catherine ‘‘Pat’’ Ryan Nixon was born on 
March 16, 2012, in Ely, Nevada, and was raised on a 
small truck farm in southern California; 
Whereas a young person of tremendous courage and deter-
mination, Mrs. Nixon worked her way through the Uni-
versity of Southern California from which she was grad-
uated cum laude in 1937; 
Whereas throughout the more than 25 years of public life, 
people in the United States identified with Mrs. Nixon’s 
rise from poverty to success as an embodiment of the 
American Dream; 
Whereas Patricia Ryan and Richard Nixon were married in 
1940 and Mrs. Nixon campaigned with her husband as 
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he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 
and 1948, to the United States Senate in 1950 and as 
Vice President in 1952 and 1956; 
Whereas Mrs. Nixon traveled extensively throughout the 
world, including to Asia, South America, and the Soviet 
Union, earning the title ‘‘Madame Ambassador’’, the first 
such President’s spouse to be designated so; 
Whereas with the inauguration of Richard Nixon as the 37th 
President of the United States in 1969, First Lady Pa-
tricia Nixon became our Ambassador of Good Will, vis-
iting South Vietnam, Africa, China, and earthquake rav-
ished Peru; 
Whereas First Lady Patricia Nixon encouraged volunteer 
service ‘‘in the spirit of people helping people’’, added 
600 paintings and antiques to the White House collec-
tions, illuminated the White House at night, and opened 
the White House gardens to the public; and 
Whereas Mrs. Nixon was a devoted daughter, spouse, mother 
to daughters Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisen-
hower, grandparent, and friend: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes First Lady Patricia Nixon’s in-
fluential role on the national and international 
stages; 
(2) remembers First Lady Patricia Nixon for 
her devotion to family, her grace, and her persever-
ance; and 
(3) honors First Lady Patricia Nixon’s memory 
on the centennial of her birth with the same spirit 
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noted on her grave marker, ‘‘Even when people can’t 
speak your language, they can tell if you have love 
in your heart.’’. 
Æ 
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IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 583 
Expressing support for robust efforts by the United States to see Joseph 
Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army, and his top commanders 
brought to justice and the group’s atrocities permanently ended. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2012 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself and Mr. ROYCE) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in ad-
dition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for robust efforts by the United States 
to see Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance 
Army, and his top commanders brought to justice and 
the group’s atrocities permanently ended. 
Whereas in February 2007, the World Bank estimated in its 
report, ‘‘Development and the Next Generation’’, that the 
Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) forcibly recruited some 
66,000 youth of all ages and sexes over the prior two 
decades from northern Uganda; 
Whereas since September 2008, Joseph Kony has directed 
the LRA in systematic, large-scale attacks against inno-
cent civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 
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2192(b), (d), (e), and (f)) apply to joint resolutions
to the same extent as such provisions apply to reso-
lutions under such section.
(C) If the committee of either House to which
a joint resolution has been referred has not reported
it by the close of the 45th day after its introduction
(excluding any day described in section 154(b) of the
Trade Act of 1974), such committee shall be auto-
matically discharged from further consideration of
the joint resolution and it shall be placed on the ap-
propriate calendar.
(D) It is not in order for—
(i) the Senate to consider any joint resolu-
tion unless it has been reported by the Commit-
tee on Finance or the committee has been dis-
charged under subparagraph (C); or
(ii) the House of Representatives to con-
sider any joint resolution unless it has been re-
ported by the Committee on Ways and Means
or the committee has been discharged under
subparagraph (C).
(E) A motion in the House of Representatives
to proceed to the consideration of a joint resolution
may only be made on the second legislative day after
the calendar day on which the Member making the
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he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 
and 1948, to the United States Senate in 1950 and as 
Vice President in 1952 and 1956; 
Whereas Mrs. Nixon traveled extensively throughout the 
world, including to Asia, South America, and the Soviet 
Union, earning the title ‘‘Madame Ambassador’’, the first 
such President’s spouse to be designated so; 
Whereas with the inauguration of Richard Nixon as the 37th 
President of the United States in 1969, First Lady Pa-
tricia Nixon became our Ambassador of Good Will, vis-
iting South Vietnam, Africa, China, and earthquake rav-
ished Peru; 
Whereas First Lady Patricia Nixon encouraged volunteer 
service ‘‘in the spirit of people helping people’’, added 
600 paintings and antiques to the White House collec-
tions, illuminated the White House at night, and opened 
the White House gardens to the public; and 
Whereas Mrs. Nixon was a devoted daughter, spouse, mother 
to daughters Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisen-
hower, grandparent, and friend: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes First Lady Patricia Nixon’s in-
fluential role on the national and international 
stages; 
(2) remembers First Lady Patricia Nixon for 
her devotion to family, her grace, and her persever-
ance; and 
(3) honors First Lady Patricia Nixon’s memory 
on the centennial of her birth with the same spirit 
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speak your language, they can tell if you have love 
in your heart.’’. 
Æ 
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IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 586 
Expressing the concern of Congress regarding the Argentine Republic’s willful 
and repeated disregard for the rule of law in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2012 
Mr. MANZULLO submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, 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 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the concern of Congress regarding the Argentine 
Republic’s willful and repeated disregard for the rule 
of law in the United States. 
Whereas Argentina ranks as one of the most important 
economies of South America and bears the responsibil-
ities of membership in the Group of Twenty Finance 
Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G–20); 
Whereas in 2001, Argentina declared its default on over 
$81,000,000,000 of its sovereign debt, including approxi-
mately $9,900,000,000 of Argentine sovereign bonds 
owned by United States citizens and corporations; 
Whereas in 2005, after terminating negotiations with its 
creditors, Argentina unilaterally sought to impose upon 
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those creditors a 73 percent reduction on the face value 
of its debts, a proportion drastically greater than inter-
national norms that did not reflect Argentina’s capacity 
to pay; 
Whereas Argentina then sought to repudiate all debts owed 
to the approximately one-quarter of its eligible bond-
holders who rejected its unilateral offer, notwithstanding 
the legally and traditionally voluntary nature of such ex-
changes; 
Whereas in 2005, the Argentine administration and legisla-
ture codified the repudiation of the Republic’s debts by 
passing the so-called ‘‘Lock Law’’, which prohibited the 
Argentine government from reopening its debt exchange 
or making any other future offer to bondholders; 
Whereas in 2006, Argentina demonstrated its capacity to 
repay its debts in full by repaying $9,800,000,000 owed 
by the country to the International Monetary Fund 
(IMF); 
Whereas in 2009, Argentina enacted Law 26,547, which tem-
porarily suspended the ‘‘Lock Law’’ for the government’s 
convenience so as to conduct a second debt exchange, 
with a coercive further prohibition against allowing bond-
holders that had brought judicial proceedings from re-
ceiving more favorable treatment than exchange partici-
pants; 
Whereas in 2010, Argentina executed this second debt ex-
change by unilaterally offering creditors not participating 
in the 2005 exchange the equivalent of a 75 percent re-
duction in value, even worse terms than those offered in 
2005 despite considerable improvement in the country’s 
economic and financial conditions; 
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Sec. 343. Reciprocal competitive procurement practices.
Sec. 344. Effective date.
Subtitle F—Technical Barriers to Trade
Sec. 351. Technical barriers to trade.
Sec. 352. Effective date.
TITLE IV—AGRICULTURE-RELATED PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—Agriculture
PART I—MARKET ACCESS
Sec. 401. Section 22 amendments.
Sec. 402. Cheese and chocolate crumb imports.
Sec. 403. Meat Import Act.
Sec. 404. Administration of tariff-rate quotas.
Sec. 405. Special agricultural safeguard authority.
PART II—EXPORTS
Sec. 411. Export programs.
Sec. 412. Other conforming amendments.
PART III—OTHER PROVISIONS
Sec. 421. Authority for certain actions under Article XXVIII.
Sec. 422. Tobacco imports.
Sec. 423. Tobacco proclamation authority.
Sec. 424. Report to Congress on access to Canadian dairy and poultry markets.
Sec. 425. Study of milk marketing order system.
Sec. 426. Additional program funding.
Subtitle B—Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Sec. 431. Sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
Sec. 432. International standard-setting activities.
Subtitle C—Standards
Sec. 441. The Federal Seed Act.
Subtitle D—General Effective Date
Sec. 451. General effective date.
TITLE V—INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Sec. 501. Definition.
Subtitle A—Copyright Provisions
Sec. 511. Rental rights in computer programs.
Sec. 512. Civil penalties for unauthorized fixation of and trafficking in sound
recordings and music videos of live musical performances.
Sec. 513. Criminal penalties for unauthorized fixation of and trafficking in
sound recordings and music videos or live musical perform-
ances.
Sec. 514. Restored works.
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Sec. 267. Definition of developing and least-developed country.
Sec. 268. Upstream subsidies.
Sec. 269. Determination of countervailable subsidy rate.
Sec. 270. Conforming amendments.
PART 3—SECTION 303 INJURY INVESTIGATIONS
Sec. 271. Special rules for injury investigations for certain section 303 counter-
vailing duty orders and investigations.
PART 4—ENFORCEMENT OF UNITED STATES RIGHTS UNDER THE
SUBSIDIES AGREEMENT
Sec. 281. Subsidies enforcement.
Sec. 282. Review of subsidies agreement.
Sec. 283. Amendments to title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930.
Subtitle C—Effective Date
Sec. 291. Effective date.
TITLE III—ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENTS
Subtitle A—Safeguards
Sec. 301. Investigations, determinations, and recommendations by International
Trade Commission.
Sec. 302. Action by President after determination of import injury.
Sec. 303. Miscellaneous amendments.
Sec. 304. Effective date.
Subtitle B—Foreign Trade Barriers and Unfair Trade Practices
Sec. 311. Identification of foreign anticompetitive practices.
Sec. 312. Consultation with committees.
Sec. 313. Identification of countries that deny protection of intellectual prop-
erty rights.
Sec. 314. Amendments to title III of the Trade Act of 1974.
Sec. 315. Objectives in intellectual property.
Sec. 316. Effective date.
Subtitle C—Unfair Practices in Import Trade
Sec. 321. Unfair practices in import trade.
Sec. 322. Effective date.
Subtitle D—Textiles
Sec. 331. Textile product integration.
Sec. 332. Amendment to section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956.
Sec. 333. Textile transshipments.
Sec. 334. Rules of origin for textile and apparel products.
Sec. 335. Effective date.
Subtitle E—Government Procurement
Sec. 341. Monitoring and enforcement of the agreement on government pro-
curement.
Sec. 342. Conforming amendments.