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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 815 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governments should 
assure that all travelers departing for or returning from a destination 
where mosquito transmission of the Zika Virus is occurring will be 
informed of symptoms of the Zika Virus, the measures that should 
be taken to protect against mosquito bites, and inform women who 
are pregnant or may become pregnant to seek the advice of their physi-
cian prior to travel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 8, 2016 
Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. 
PETERS, 
Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, 
Ms. 
SEWELL
of 
Alabama, 
Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. HASTINGS, 
Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Ms. NORTON, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. VEASEY, 
Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, and Mr. JEFFRIES) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
governments should assure that all travelers departing 
for or returning from a destination where mosquito 
transmission of the Zika Virus is occurring will be in-
formed of symptoms of the Zika Virus, the measures 
that should be taken to protect against mosquito bites, 
and inform women who are pregnant or may become 
pregnant to seek the advice of their physician prior to 
travel. 
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Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that governments, including the Government 
of Brazil, should— 
(1) assure that travelers are informed regarding 
the presence of mosquito transmission of the Zika 
Virus; 
(2) assure that athletes traveling to the 2016 
Olympics in Brazil are informed regarding the pres-
ence of the Zika Virus and that Brazil has taken ap-
propriate protective measures to keep athletes free 
of the disease; 
(3) urge travelers to take the appropriate steps 
to reduce the chances of contracting the illness; and 
(4) urge travelers returning from an area where 
mosquito transmission is known to be actively occur-
ring to take precautions to protect others from pos-
sible exposure to the illness and to seek medical ad-
vice should symptoms of the disease occur. 
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•HRES 818 EH 
(1) the date that is 18 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act; and 
(2) the date of the submission of the report under 
subsection (e). 
SEC. 2207. EMERGENCY EXEMPTION PROCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall publish guidance for applica-
tions for, and procedures for the processing of, on an emer-
gency basis, exemptions or certificates of authorization or 
waiver for the use of unmanned aircraft systems by civil or 
public operators in response to a catastrophe, disaster, or 
other emergency to facilitate emergency response operations, 
such as firefighting, search and rescue, and utility and infra-
structure restoration efforts. In processing such applications, 
the Administrator shall give priority to applications for public 
unmanned aircraft systems engaged in emergency response 
activities. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In providing guidance under sub-
section (a), the Administrator shall— 
(1) make explicit any safety requirements that must 
be met for the consideration of applications that include 
requests for beyond visual line of sight or nighttime op-
erations, or the suspension of otherwise applicable oper-
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4749
To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United
States and the Republic of Estonia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1998
Mr. SAXTON (by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To approve a governing international fishery agreement
between the United States and the Republic of Estonia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GOVERNING INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREE-
MENT WITH ESTONIA.
Notwithstanding section 203 of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1823), the governing international fishery agree-
ment between the Government of the United States of
America and the Government of the Republic of Estonia,
as contained in the message to Congress from the Presi-
dent of the United States dated October 5, 1998, is ap-
proved as a governing international fishery agreement for
the purposes of such Act and shall enter into force and
effect with respect to the United States on the date of
enactment of this Act.
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•HRES 818 EH 
ating restrictions, consistent with public interest and 
safety; and 
(2) explicitly state the procedures for coordinating 
with an incident commander, if any, to ensure operations 
granted under procedures developed under subsection (a) 
do not interfere with other emergency response efforts. 
(c) REVIEW.—In processing applications on an emer-
gency basis for exemptions or certificates of authorization or 
waiver for unmanned aircraft systems operations in response 
to a catastrophe, disaster, or other emergency, the Adminis-
trator shall act on such applications as expeditiously as prac-
ticable and without requiring public notice and comment. 
SEC. 2208. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TRAFFIC MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) RESEARCH PLAN
FOR UTM DEVELOPMENT
AND 
DEPLOYMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Administrator’’), in coordination with the Ad-
ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration, shall continue development of a research 
plan for unmanned aircraft systems traffic management 
(in this section referred to as ‘‘UTM’’) development and 
deployment.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4750
To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United
States and the Republic of Lithuania.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1998
Mr. SAXTON (by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To approve a governing international fishery agreement
between the United States and the Republic of Lithuania.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GOVERNING INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREE-
MENT WITH LITHUANIA.
Notwithstanding section 203 of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1823), the governing international fishery agree-
ment between the Government of the United States of
America and the Government of the Republic of Lithua-
nia, as contained in the message to Congress from the
HR 4750 IH
President of the United States dated October 5, 1998, is
approved as a governing international fishery agreement
for the purposes of such Act and shall enter into force
and effect with respect to the United States on the date
of enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4751
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service
connection for the occurrence of hepatitis C in certain veterans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1998
Mr. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Mr.
ABERCROMBIE, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Ms. CARSON, Mr. MAS-
CARA, Mr. FILNER, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr. JOHNSON of
Wisconsin, Mrs. CAPPS, and Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a pre-
sumption of service connection for the occurrence of hep-
atitis C in certain veterans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Hepatitis
C Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR HEP-
ATITIS C FOR VETERANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 11 of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘§ 1118. Presumption of service connection for hepa-
titis C
‘‘For purposes of section 1110 of this title, and sub-
ject to section 1113 of this title, hepatitis C becoming
manifest in a veteran shall be considered to have been in-
curred in or aggravated by active military, naval, or air
service, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence
of such illness during the period of such service if it is
shown that during such service the veteran experienced
one or more of the following:
‘‘(1) Transfusion of blood or blood products be-
fore December 31, 1992.
‘‘(2) Blood exposure on or through skin or mu-
cous membrane.
‘‘(3) Hemodialysis.
‘‘(4) Tattoo or body piercing or acupuncture.
‘‘(5) Unexplained liver disease.
‘‘(6) Unexplained abnormal liver function tests.
‘‘(7) Working in a health care occupation.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1117 the following new
item:
‘‘1118. Presumption of service connection for hepatitis C.’’.
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•HRES 818 EH 
(A) activities to ensure compliance with Fed-
eral or State regulatory, permit, or other require-
ments, including to conduct surveys associated with 
applications for permits for new pipeline or pipeline 
systems construction or maintenance or rehabilita-
tion of existing pipelines or pipeline systems; and 
(B) activities relating to ensuring compliance 
with— 
(i) parts 192 and 195 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations; and 
(ii) the requirements of any Federal, 
State, or local governmental or regulatory 
body, or industry best practice, pertaining to 
the construction, ownership, operation, mainte-
nance, repair, or replacement of covered facili-
ties; 
(2) activities to inspect, repair, construct, maintain, 
or protect covered facilities, including for the purpose of 
responding to a pipeline, pipeline system, or electric en-
ergy infrastructure incident; and 
(3) activities in response to or in preparation for a 
natural disaster, manmade disaster, severe weather 
event, or other incident beyond the control of the appli-
cant that may cause material damage to a covered facil-
ity.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4752
To prohibit the construction of any monument, memorial, or other structure
at the site of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, until such
time as an environmental impact statement is prepared for the construc-
tion.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1998
Mr. SOLOMON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To prohibit the construction of any monument, memorial,
or other structure at the site of the Iwo Jima Memorial
in Arlington, Virginia, until such time as an environ-
mental impact statement is prepared for the construc-
tion.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT RE-
QUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION AT
IWO JIMA MEMORIAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—After the enactment of this Act
no person (including any governmental entity) may con-
struct any monument, memorial, or other structure of any
kind (whether above grade or below grade) on the parcel
of Federal land located south of Rosslyn, Virginia, and
north of the Arlington National Cemetery that is bounded
on the west by Meade Street, on the north by Arlington
Boulevard (U.S. Route 50), on the east by Jefferson Davis
Highway (Virginia Route 110), and on the south by Mar-
shall Drive, until the person has prepared and made avail-
able a statement regarding the construction in accordance
with section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
(b) CONSTRUCTION COMMENCED PRIOR TO ENACT-
MENT.—Any person (including any governmental entity)
who commenced construction of any monument, memorial,
or other structure prior to the enactment of this Act on
the parcel described in subsection (a) shall immediately
cease such construction upon the enactment of this Act.
(c) EXISTING
MEMORIALS
AND
STRUCTURES.—
Nothing in subsection (a) or (b) shall apply to the United
States Marine Corps (Iwo Jima) Memorial or to the Neth-
erlands Carillon.
(d) UTILITIES.—Nothing in subsection (a) or (b)
shall apply to the construction, reconstruction, or repair
by any person of any below-grade utility facilities, includ-
ing sewer, electrical, water supply, and communications
facilities.
(e) ENFORCEMENT.—Any person may bring a civil
action in the appropriate United States district court
against any person (including the United States) to en-
force the provisions of subsection (a) and (b), and such
court shall have jurisdiction in any such action, without
regard to the citizenship of the parties or the amount in
controversy, to issue such orders as may be necessary to
restrain any violation of the prohibition set forth in sub-
section (a) and to enforce the requirements of subsection
(b).
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H. Res. 819 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 12, 2016. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4992) to 
codify regulations relating to transfers of funds involving 
Iran, and for other purposes. All points of order against con-
sideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered 
as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are 
waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Financial Services; and 
(2) one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 5119) to pro-
hibit the obligation or expenditure of funds available to any 
Federal department or agency for any fiscal year to purchase 
or issue a license for the purchase of heavy water produced 
in Iran. All points of order against consideration of the bill
•HRES 819 EH 
are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points 
of order against provisions in the bill are waived. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
on any amendment thereto to final passage without inter-
vening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and (2) one motion to re-
commit. 
SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 5631) to hold 
Iran accountable for its state sponsorship of terrorism and 
other threatening activities and for its human rights abuses, 
and for other purposes. All points of order against consider-
ation of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as 
read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are 
waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and (2) 
one motion to recommit. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4755
To provide for the collection and interpretation of state of the art, non-
intrusive 3-dimensional seismic data on certain federal lands in Alaska,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1998
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for the collection and interpretation of state of
the art, non-intrusive 3-dimensional seismic data on cer-
tain federal lands in Alaska, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR NON-INTRUSIVE SEISMIC
TESTING.
Section 1001 of Title X of the Alaska National Inter-
est Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3141) is amended
by adding the following new subsection at the end:
‘‘(g) REASSESSMENT.—No later than 18 months
after the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall
(D) developing and implementing, as part
of the agency’s continuity and contingency plan-
ning efforts, specific provisions for data ex-
changes that may fail, including strategies to
mitigate operational disruptions if data ex-
change partners do not make timely date con-
version corrections;
(2) beginning not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, convene meetings
at least quarterly with representatives of the agen-
cy’s data exchange partners to assess implementa-
tion progress; and
(3) after each meeting convened pursuant to
paragraph (2), transmit to the Congress a report
summarizing—
(A) the results of that meeting; and
(B) the status of the agency’s completion
of key data exchange corrections, including the
extent of data exchange inventoried, an assess-
ment of data exchange formats agreed to with
data exchange partners, testing and implemen-
tation schedules, and testing and implementa-
tion completed.
IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 81 
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence in the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 
Mr. NUNES (for himself and Mr. SCHIFF) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence in the One Hundred Four-
teenth Congress. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. AMOUNTS FOR COMMITTEE EXPENSES. 
For the expenses of the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence (hereafter in this resolution referred to as 
the ‘‘Committee’’), including the expenses of all staff sala-
ries, there shall be paid, out of the applicable accounts 
of the House of Representatives for committee salaries 
and expenses, not more than $9,194,000 for the One Hun-
dred Fourteenth Congress. 
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SEC. 2. SESSION LIMITATIONS. 
Of the amount specified in section 1— 
(1) not more than $4,597,000 shall be available 
for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 
noon on January 3, 2015, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2016; and 
(2) not more than $4,597,000 shall be available 
for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 
noon on January 3, 2016, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2017. 
SEC. 3. VOUCHERS. 
Payments under this resolution shall be made on 
vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the 
Chairman of the Committee, and approved in the manner 
directed by the Committee on House Administration. 
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS. 
Amounts made available under this resolution shall 
be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Committee on House Administration. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4754
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 12-month study of
the effects of double-crested cormorants on commercial and recreational
fish species, and to require the Secretary to prepare a long-term, com-
prehensive population management strategy for double-crested cor-
morants.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1998
Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. PICKERING, and
Mr. CALLAHAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 12-
month study of the effects of double-crested cormorants
on commercial and recreational fish species, and to re-
quire the Secretary to prepare a long-term, comprehen-
sive population management strategy for double-crested
cormorants.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT STUDY AND
MANAGEMENT STRATEGY.
(a) STUDY AND REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months
after the date of the enactment of this section, the
Secretary of the Interior shall—
(A) study over a 12-month period of cur-
rent and projected effects of double-crested cor-
morants on commercial and recreational fish
species in the United States; and
(B) submit a report on the findings and
conclusions of that study to the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate.
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include a re-
view of the current state of scientific knowledge on
this subject and identify gaps in that knowledge that
need to be filled in order to develop a long-term
strategy to address any impacts of double-crested
cormorants on commercial and recreational fish spe-
cies in the United States.
(b) LONG-TERM, COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT
STRATEGY FOR DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior, using amounts made available to carry out this
subsection and after completion of the study under
subsection (a), shall prepare a long-term, com-
heading of section 310(a) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 (as amended by section 106(a)) is further amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT AC-
COMPANYING CONFERENCE REPORT ON’’ before ‘‘JOINT’’.
(2) Section 310(a) of such Act is amended by striking
‘‘A’’ and inserting ‘‘The joint explanatory statement ac-
companying the conference report on a’’.
(3) The first sentence of section 310(b) of such Act
is amended by striking ‘‘If’’ and inserting ‘‘If the joint
explanatory statement accompanying the conference re-
port on’’.
(4) Section 310(c)(1) of such Act is amended by in-
serting ‘‘the joint explanatory statement accompanying
the conference report on’’ after ‘‘pursuant to’’.
(5) Subsection (g) of section 310 of such Act is re-
pealed.
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 3 RE-
GARDING DIRECT SPENDING.—Section 3 of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (as
amended by section 104(a)(3)) is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(12) The term ‘direct spending’ has the mean-
ing given to such term in section 250(c)(8) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.’’.
prehensive population management strategy for dou-
ble-crested cormorants in the United States.
(2) PARTICIPATION BY STATES.—The Secretary
shall seek the participation of State fish and wildlife
management agencies and State environmental agen-
cies in the preparation of the strategy.
(3) OTHER
PARTICIPATION
AND
CONSULTA-
TION.—In preparing the strategy, the Secretary
shall—
(A) provide an opportunity for public com-
ment on the draft report;
(B) consult with the Secretary of Agri-
culture;
(C) invite appropriate officials of the Gov-
ernment of Canada to participate;
(D) seek the participation of State fish and
wildlife management agencies, State environ-
mental agencies, and other interested parties
and members of the public; and
(E) consider the comments received before
preparing the final strategy.
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