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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 109 
Honoring Army Specialist Shoshana Nyree Johnson, former prisoner of war 
in Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Mr. RANGEL submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Armed Services 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Honoring Army Specialist Shoshana Nyree Johnson, former 
prisoner of war in Iraq. 
Whereas Specialist Shoshana Nyree Johnson, United States 
Army, of El Paso, Texas, was born on January 18, 1973, 
the daughter of retired Army Sergeant First Class 
Claude Johnson and Eunice Johnson; 
Whereas upon receiving orders on February 2003, Specialist 
Johnson was deployed to the Persian Gulf region as part 
of the Army’s 507th Maintenance Company; 
Whereas on March 23, 2003, Specialist Johnson’s unit was 
ambushed by Iraqi troops in Nasiriyah, Iraq, and Spe-
cialist Johnson and five other members of that unit were 
captured and became prisoners of war;
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Whereas Specialist Johnson suffered gunshot wounds in both 
ankles and rough treatment by her captors; 
Whereas Specialist Johnson’s interrogation by her captors 
was seen by television viewers around the world in a vid-
eotape released by her Iraqi captors; 
Whereas Specialist Johnson’s plight resonated in the hearts 
of all Americans; 
Whereas Specialist Johnson, as well as four others from her 
unit and two helicopter pilots, were rescued by United 
States Marines on April 13, 2003; 
Whereas upon that rescue, all eight United States military 
personnel who were captured and held as prisoners of 
war during Operation Iraqi Freedom were free, Private 
First Class Jessica Lynch, United States Army, having 
been rescued on April 2, 2003, in a United States special 
forces operation; 
Whereas Specialist Johnson was the first African-American 
woman held as a prisoner of war; 
Whereas Specialist Johnson displayed extraordinary courage 
and valor during her captivity and has displayed great 
dignity since her release; 
Whereas Specialist Johnson’s experience represents the high-
est ideals of patriotism and sacrifice by all Americans 
who served, who were held as prisoners of war, or were 
wounded or killed in the Iraq War; 
Whereas Specialist Johnson, the mother of a two-year-old 
daughter, personifies the unique sacrifice of growing 
numbers of American women who volunteer to serve in 
the United States Armed Forces; and
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Whereas Specialist Johnson epitomizes the contributions of 
African Americans and other minorities who served their 
country, throughout its history, in many wars and con-
flicts, with great valor and distinction: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
That 
the 
Congress 
honors 
Specialist 
Shoshana Johnson, United States Army, a former pris-
oner of war in Operation Iraqi Freedom, for her heroism 
and sacrifice and for representing the highest ideals of 
service in the United States Armed Forces. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1053
AN ACT 
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment 
(normal trade relations treatment) to the products of 
Ukraine.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Ukraine allows its citizens the right and op-
portunity to emigrate, free of any heavy tax on emi-
gration or on the visas or other documents required 
for emigration and free of any tax, levy, fine, fee, or 
other charge on any citizens as a consequence of the 
desire of such citizens to emigrate to the country of 
their choice. 
(2) Ukraine has received normal trade relations 
treatment since 1992 and has been found to be in 
full compliance with the freedom of emigration re-
quirements under title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 
since 1997. 
(3) Since the establishment of an independent 
Ukraine in 1991, Ukraine has made substantial 
progress toward the creation of democratic institu-
tions and a free-market economy. 
(4) Ukraine has committed itself to ensuring 
freedom of religion, respect for rights of minorities, 
and eliminating intolerance and has been a paragon 
of inter-ethnic cooperation and harmony, as evi-
denced by the annual human rights reports of the 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Eu-
rope (OSCE) and the United States Department of 
State.
(5) Ukraine has taken major steps toward glob-
al security by ratifying the Treaty on the Reduction 
and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Weapons 
(START I) and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation 
of Nuclear Weapons, subsequently turning over the 
last of its Soviet-era nuclear warheads on June 1, 
1996, and agreeing, in 1998, not to assist Iran with 
the completion of a program to develop and build 
nuclear breeding reactors, and has fully supported 
the United States in nullifying the Anti-Ballistic 
Missile (ABM) Treaty. 
(6) At the Madrid Summit in 1997, Ukraine 
became a member of the North Atlantic Cooperation 
Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO), and has been a participant in the Partner-
ship for Peace (PfP) program since 1994. 
(7) Ukraine is a peaceful state which estab-
lished exemplary relations with all neighboring coun-
tries, and consistently pursues a course of European 
integration with a commitment to ensuring democ-
racy and prosperity for its citizens. 
(8) Ukraine has built a broad and durable rela-
tionship with the United States and has been an un-
wavering ally in the struggle against international 
terrorism that has taken place since the attacks
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1233 
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States 
the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program 
and the State children’s health insurance program (SCHIP). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2005 
Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida (for himself, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. MARIO 
DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. SOLIS, and Mr. RAN-
GEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, 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 
A BILL 
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act 
to permit States the option of coverage of legal immi-
grants under the Medicaid Program and the State chil-
dren’s health insurance program (SCHIP). 
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 ‘‘Legal Immigrant Chil-
dren’s Health Improvement Act of 2005’’.
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 10 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 
Awareness Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Chronic Obstructive 
Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month. 
Whereas chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (‘‘COPD’’) is 
primarily associated with emphysema and chronic bron-
chitis; 
Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has 
estimated that 10,000,000 adults in the United States 
have been diagnosed by a physician with COPD; 
Whereas the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention has 
estimated that 24,000,000 adults in the United States 
have symptoms of impaired lung function, indicating that 
COPD is underdiagnosed; 
Whereas COPD is progressive and is not fully reversible;
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Whereas as COPD progresses, the airways and alveoli in the 
lungs lose elasticity and the airway walls collapse, closing 
off smaller airways and narrowing larger ones; 
Whereas symptoms of COPD include chronic coughing, short-
ness of breath, increased effort to breathe, increased 
mucus production, and frequent clearing of the throat; 
Whereas risk factors for COPD include long-term smoking, 
a family history of COPD, exposure to air pollution or 
second-hand smoke, and a history of frequent childhood 
respiratory infections; 
Whereas more than half of all adults who suffer from COPD 
report that their condition limits their ability to work, 
sleep, and participate in social and physical activities; 
Whereas more than half of all adults who suffer from COPD 
feel they are not in control of their breathing, panic when 
they cannot catch their breath, and expect their condition 
to worsen; 
Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, nearly 119,000 adults died in the United 
States of COPD in 2000, making COPD the fourth lead-
ing cause of death in the United States; 
Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has 
estimated that COPD accounted for 8,000,000 office vis-
its to doctors, 1,500,000 emergency department visits, 
and 726,000 hospitalizations by adults in the United 
States in 2000; 
Whereas too many people with COPD are not diagnosed or 
are not receiving adequate treatment; and 
Whereas the establishment of a Chronic Obstructive Pul-
monary Disease Awareness Month would raise public 
awareness about the prevalence of chronic obstructive
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pulmonary disease and the serious problems associated 
with the disease: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress supports the goals and ideals 
of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness 
Month. 
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against the United States that occurred on Sep-
tember 11, 2001. 
(9) Ukraine has concluded a bilateral trade 
agreement with the United States that entered into 
force on June 23, 1992, and is in the process of ac-
ceding to the World Trade Organization (WTO). On 
March 6, 2006, the United States and Ukraine 
signed a bilateral market access agreement as a part 
of the WTO accession process. 
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF 
THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO THE PRODUCTS 
OF UKRAINE. 
(a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATIONS AND EXTEN-
SION
OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT.—Notwith-
standing any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), the President may—
(1) determine that such title should no longer 
apply to Ukraine; and 
(2) after making a determination under para-
graph (1) with respect to Ukraine, proclaim the ex-
tension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 
trade relations treatment) to the products of that 
country. 
(b) TERMINATION
OF APPLICABILITY
OF TITLE 
IV.—On and after the effective date under subsection (a)
of the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the 
products of Ukraine, title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 
shall cease to apply to that country.
Passed the House of Representatives March 8, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1053
AN ACT 
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory 
treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to 
the products of Ukraine.
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a civil action on behalf of its residents in an appropriate
district court of the United States to obtain injunctive relief
provided under such Act.
‘‘(b) The State shall serve written notice to the Com-
mission of any civil action under subsection (a) at least
60 days prior to initiating such civil action. The notice
shall include a copy of the complaint to be filed to initiate
such civil action, except that if it is not feasible for the
State to provide such prior notice, the State shall provide
notice immediately upon instituting such civil action.
‘‘(c) Upon receiving the notice required by subsection
(b), the Commission may intervene in such civil action and
upon intervening—
‘‘(1) be heard on all matters arising in such civil
action; and
‘‘(2) file petitions for appeal of a decision in
such civil action.
‘‘(d) Nothing in this section shall prevent the attorney
general of a State from exercising the powers conferred on
the attorney general, or other authorized State officer, by
the laws of such State. Nothing in this section shall prohibit
the attorney general of a State, or other authorized State
officer, from proceeding in State or Federal court on the
basis of an alleged violation of any civil or criminal statute
of that State.
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 111 
Expressing the sense of Congress that Lionel Hampton should be honored 
for his contributions to American music. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Mr. RANGEL submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that Lionel Hampton 
should be honored for his contributions to American music. 
Whereas Lionel Hampton was one of the Nation’s greatest 
jazz musicians, composers, and band leaders; 
Whereas Lionel Hampton was one of the first musicians to 
play the vibraphone in jazz, setting the standard for mas-
tery of that instrument; 
Whereas Lionel Hampton nurtured and inspired many of the 
greatest performers of jazz music who would go on to 
fame in their own right; 
Whereas Lionel Hampton shattered the racial barriers of his 
time when he was recruited to perform with the Benny 
Goodman band in the 1930s, creating for the first time 
an integrated public face of jazz music;
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Whereas Lionel Hampton, with his performances around the 
world, was a musical ambassador of goodwill and friend-
ship for the United States; 
Whereas Lionel Hampton was never deterred by fame from 
contributing to the Harlem, New York, community that 
he viewed as his home; 
Whereas Lionel Hampton was active in the development of 
affordable housing, such as Harlem’s Gladys Hampton 
Houses, named after his late wife, the former Gladys 
Riddle; 
Whereas Lionel Hampton performed at the White House 
under Republican and Democratic presidents and was 
honored with the Presidential Gold Medal by President 
Bill Clinton; and 
Whereas Lionel Hampton was born in Louisville, Kentucky 
on April 20, 1908, and died in New York City on August 
31, 2002: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that Lionel 
Hampton should be honored for his contributions to Amer-
ican music and for his work as an ambassador of goodwill 
and democracy. 
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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 112 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Lena Horne 
should be recognized as one of the most popular performers of the 
1940s and 1950s and for her outspoken opposition to racial and social 
injustice. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Mr. RANGEL submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
Lena Horne should be recognized as one of the most 
popular performers of the 1940s and 1950s and for 
her outspoken opposition to racial and social injustice. 
Whereas Lena Horne was born on June 30, 1917, in Brook-
lyn, New York; 
Whereas Lena Horne left school at the age of 14 and took 
her first stage job in order to help contribute to the fam-
ily during the Depression; 
Whereas Lena Horne began singing at Harlem’s famed Cot-
ton Club at age 16 and began performing on Broadway 
soon after;
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Whereas Lena Horne was 21 when she performed in her first 
feature role, ‘‘The Duke is Tops’’, after having taken a 
number of smaller roles that were often all that was 
available to blacks in Hollywood at the time; 
Whereas Lena Horne was eventually signed with MGM stu-
dios, making her the first African-American to be signed 
to a long-term film contract, only to find that she was 
edited out of films that were distributed in the South; 
Whereas Lena Horne performed in ‘‘Cabin in the Sky’’ in 
1943, which is often regarded as the premier perform-
ance of her career; and 
Whereas Lena Horne continues to represent elegance, Holly-
wood glamour, wisdom, and the strength and determina-
tion of an entire generation of performers who struggled 
through racism and prejudice during the height of their 
careers: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that Lena 
Horne should be recognized for her achievements as a 
singer and Hollywood actress, for her contributions to the 
struggles for equality, and for using her celebrity as a cat-
alyst for change. 
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SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF 
THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO THE PRODUCTS 
OF UKRAINE. 
(a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATIONS AND EXTEN-
SION
OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT.—Notwith-
standing any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), the President may— 
(1) determine that such title should no longer 
apply to Ukraine; and 
(2) after making a determination under para-
graph (1) with respect to Ukraine, proclaim the ex-
tension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 
trade relations treatment) to the products of that 
country. 
(b) TERMINATION
OF APPLICABILITY
OF TITLE 
IV.—On and after the effective date under subsection (a) 
of the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the 
products of Ukraine, title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 
shall cease to apply to that country. 
Æ
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1218 
To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, concerning length and 
weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2005 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. MCDERMOTT, 
Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. OWENS, 
Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. WATSON, Mr. SERRANO, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. GEORGE 
MILLER of California, Ms. SOLIS, Ms. LEE, Mr. WOLF, Mr. PLATTS, and 
Mr. KIRK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, concerning 
length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on 
Federal-aid highways, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Highways and 
Infrastructure Preservation Act’ ’’
SEC. 2. OPERATION OF RESTRICTED PROPERTY-CARRYING 
UNITS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM. 
(a) RESTRICTED PROPERTY-CARRYING UNIT DE-
FINED.—Section 31111(a)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) 
RESTRICTED
PROPERTY-CARRYING 
UNIT.—The term ‘restricted property-carrying unit’ 
means any trailer, semi-trailer, container, or other 
property-carrying unit that is longer than 53 feet.’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF RESTRICTED 
PROPERTY-CARRYING UNITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 31111(b)(1)(C) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(C) allows operation on any segment of the 
National Highway System, including the Interstate 
System, of a restricted property-carrying unit unless 
the operation is specified on the list published under 
subsection (h);’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect 270 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
II 
Calendar No. 370 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1053 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 8, 2006 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment 
(normal trade relations treatment) to the products of 
Ukraine. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Ukraine allows its citizens the right and op-
portunity to emigrate, free of any heavy tax on emi-
gration or on the visas or other documents required 
for emigration and free of any tax, levy, fine, fee, or 
other charge on any citizens as a consequence of the 
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desire of such citizens to emigrate to the country of 
their choice. 
(2) Ukraine has received normal trade relations 
treatment since 1992 and has been found to be in 
full compliance with the freedom of emigration re-
quirements under title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 
since 1997. 
(3) Since the establishment of an independent 
Ukraine in 1991, Ukraine has made substantial 
progress toward the creation of democratic institu-
tions and a free-market economy. 
(4) Ukraine has committed itself to ensuring 
freedom of religion, respect for rights of minorities, 
and eliminating intolerance and has been a paragon 
of inter-ethnic cooperation and harmony, as evi-
denced by the annual human rights reports of the 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Eu-
rope (OSCE) and the United States Department of 
State. 
(5) Ukraine has taken major steps toward glob-
al security by ratifying the Treaty on the Reduction 
and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Weapons 
(START I) and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation 
of Nuclear Weapons, subsequently turning over the 
last of its Soviet-era nuclear warheads on June 1, 
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‘‘(e) In a civil action brought under subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) the venue shall be a judicial district in
which—
‘‘(A) the manufacturer, distributor, or re-
tailer operates; or
‘‘(B) the manufacturer, distributor, or re-
tailer is authorized to do business;
‘‘(2) process may be served without regard to the
territorial limits of the district or of the State in
which the civil action is instituted; and
‘‘(3) a person who participated with a manufac-
turer, distributor, or retailer in an alleged violation
that is being litigated in the civil action may be
joined in the civil action without regard to the resi-
dence of the person.
‘‘(f) If the Commission has instituted a civil action
or an administrative action for violation of this Act or any
other Act enforced by the Commission, no State attorney
general, or other official or agency of a State, may bring
an action under this section during the pendency of that
action against any defendant named in the complaint of
the Commission for any violation of this Act alleged in the
complaint.
‘‘(g) If the attorney general of the State prevails in
any civil action under subsection (a), it can recover reason-