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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 478 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘Lights On Afterschool!’’, a national 
celebration of after-school programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. 
RUSH, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. HOLT, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. FILNER, Mrs. MCCAR-
THY, Mr. HINCHEY, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. GORDON, Mr. 
BRADLEY of New Hampshire, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. 
BROWN of Ohio, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. 
WATT, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. BISHOP of New York, and Mrs. CAPITO) sub-
mitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘Lights On Afterschool!’’, 
a national celebration of after-school programs. 
Whereas high-quality after-school programs provide safe, 
challenging, engaging, and fun learning experiences to 
help children and youth develop their social, emotional, 
physical, cultural, and academic skills; 
Whereas high-quality after-school programs support working 
families by ensuring that their children are safe and pro-
ductive after the regular school day ends; 
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Whereas high-quality after-school programs build stronger 
communities by involving the Nation’s students, parents, 
business leaders, and adult volunteers in the lives of the 
Nation’s young people, thereby promoting positive rela-
tionships among children, youth, families, and adults; 
Whereas high-quality after-school programs engage families, 
schools, and diverse community partners in advancing the 
well-being of the Nation’s children; 
Whereas ‘‘Lights On Afterschool!’’, a national celebration of 
after-school programs on October 12, 2006, promotes the 
critical importance of high-quality after-school programs 
in the lives of children, their families, and their commu-
nities; 
Whereas more than 28,000,000 children in the United States 
have parents who work outside the home, and 14,300,000 
children have no place to go after school; and 
Whereas many after-school programs across the Nation are 
struggling to keep their doors open and their lights on: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress supports the goals and 
ideals of ‘‘Lights On Afterschool!’’, a national celebration 
of after-school programs. 
Æ 
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depository institutions that are well 
capitalized (as defined in section 38) 
and, in the most recent examination, 
were found to be well managed, the 
consultation under subclause (I) con-
cerning the assessment of the risk of 
loss posed by such institutions may be 
made on an aggregate basis. 
‘‘(iii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—No 
provision of this paragraph shall be con-
strued as providing any new authority for 
the Corporation to require submission of 
information by insured depository institu-
tions to the Corporation. 
‘‘(F) MODIFICATIONS TO THE RISK-BASED 
ASSESSMENT
SYSTEM
ALLOWED
ONLY
AFTER 
NOTICE AND COMMENT.—In revising or modi-
fying the risk-based assessment system at any 
time after the date of the enactment of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005, 
the Board of Directors may implement such re-
visions or modification in final form only after 
notice and opportunity for comment.’’.
SEC. 7. REFUNDS, DIVIDENDS, AND CREDITS FROM DE-
POSIT INSURANCE FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 7 of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(e)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) REFUNDS, DIVIDENDS, AND CREDITS.—
‘‘(1) REFUNDS
OF
OVERPAYMENTS.—In the 
case of any payment of an assessment by an insured 
depository institution in excess of the amount due to 
the Corporation, the Corporation may—
‘‘(A) refund the amount of the excess pay-
ment to the insured depository institution; or 
‘‘(B) credit such excess amount toward the 
payment of subsequent assessments until such 
credit is exhausted. 
‘‘(2) DIVIDENDS
FROM
EXCESS
AMOUNTS
IN 
DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND.—
‘‘(A) RESERVE RATIO IN EXCESS OF 1.4 
PERCENT OF ESTIMATED INSURED DEPOSITS.—
Whenever the reserve ratio of the Deposit In-
surance Fund exceeds 1.4 percent of estimated 
insured deposits, the Corporation shall declare 
the amount in the Fund in excess of the 
amount required to maintain the reserve ratio 
at 1.4 percent of estimated insured deposits, as
dividends to be paid to insured depository insti-
tutions. 
‘‘(B) RESERVE RATIO EQUAL TO OR IN EX-
CESS OF 1.35 PERCENT OF ESTIMATED INSURED 
DEPOSITS
AND
NOT
MORE
THAN
1.4
PER-
CENT.—Whenever the reserve ratio of the De-
posit Insurance Fund equals or exceeds 1.35 
percent of estimated insured deposits and is not 
more than 1.4 percent of such deposits, the 
Corporation shall declare the amount in the 
Fund that is equal to 50 percent of the amount 
in excess of the amount required to maintain 
the reserve ratio at 1.35 percent of the esti-
mated insured deposits as dividends to be paid 
to insured depository institutions. 
‘‘(C) BASIS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DIVI-
DENDS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Solely for the pur-
poses of dividend distribution under this 
paragraph and credit distribution under 
paragraph (3)(B), the Corporation shall 
determine each insured depository institu-
tion’s relative contribution to the Deposit 
Insurance Fund (or any predecessor de-
posit insurance fund) for calculating such
III 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 478 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 
Received 
NOVEMBER 13, 2006 
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘Lights On Afterschool!’’, 
a national celebration of after-school programs. 
Whereas high-quality after-school programs provide safe, 
challenging, engaging, and fun learning experiences to 
help children and youth develop their social, emotional, 
physical, cultural, and academic skills; 
Whereas high-quality after-school programs support working 
families by ensuring that their children are safe and pro-
ductive after the regular school day ends; 
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HCON 478 RFS 
Whereas high-quality after-school programs build stronger 
communities by involving the Nation’s students, parents, 
business leaders, and adult volunteers in the lives of the 
Nation’s young people, thereby promoting positive rela-
tionships among children, youth, families, and adults; 
Whereas high-quality after-school programs engage families, 
schools, and diverse community partners in advancing the 
well-being of the Nation’s children; 
Whereas ‘‘Lights On Afterschool!’’, a national celebration of 
after-school programs on October 12, 2006, promotes the 
critical importance of high-quality after-school programs 
in the lives of children, their families, and their commu-
nities; 
Whereas more than 28,000,000 children in the United States 
have parents who work outside the home, and 14,300,000 
children have no place to go after school; and 
Whereas many after-school programs across the Nation are 
struggling to keep their doors open and their lights on: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress supports the goals and 
ideals of ‘‘Lights On Afterschool!’’, a national celebration 
of after-school programs. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 27, 
2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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an assessment period, the amount of any 
credit 
allowed 
under 
this 
paragraph 
against the assessment on that depository 
institution for such period may not exceed 
the amount calculated by applying to that 
depository institution the average assess-
ment rate on all insured depository institu-
tions for such assessment period. 
‘‘(vi) PREDECESSOR
DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘pred-
ecessor’, when used with respect to any in-
sured depository institution, includes any 
other insured depository institution ac-
quired by or merged with such insured de-
pository institution. 
‘‘(B) ON-GOING CREDIT POOL.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the 
credit provided pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) and subject to the limitation contained 
in clause (v) of such subparagraph, the 
Corporation shall, by regulation, establish 
an on-going system of credits to be applied 
against future assessments under sub-
section (b)(1) on the same basis as the
dividends 
provided 
under 
paragraph 
(2)(C). 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION ON CREDITS UNDER 
CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.—No 
credits 
may be awarded by the Corporation under 
this subparagraph during any period in 
which—
‘‘(I) the reserve ratio of the De-
posit Insurance Fund is less than the 
designated reserve ratio of such Fund; 
or 
‘‘(II) the reserve ratio of the 
Fund is less than 1.25 percent of the 
amount of estimated insured deposits. 
‘‘(iii) CRITERIA
FOR
DETERMINA-
TION.—In determining the amounts of any 
assessment credits under this subpara-
graph, the Board of Directors shall take 
into account the factors for designating the 
reserve ratio under subsection (b)(3) and 
the factors for setting assessments under 
subsection (b)(2)(B). 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The regulations pre-
scribed under paragraph (2)(D) and subpara-
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1413 
To provide for the designation of the Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Area 
in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin 
Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild or recreation rivers, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2011 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. WU, and Mr. SCHRADER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the designation of the Devil’s Staircase Wil-
derness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate seg-
ments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of 
Oregon as wild or recreation rivers, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Devil’s Staircase Wil-
derness Act of 2011’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 47 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Commending the establishment in College Point, 
New York, of the first free, public kindergarten 
in the United States.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 47 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Whereas in 1854, Conrad Poppenhusen, a successful busi-
nessman from Germany, built a factory in College Point, 
Queens, New York, and, breaking with many entre-
preneurs of his time, worked to create an environment 
beneficial to the immigrant community, which included 
schools;
•HCON 47 EH 
Whereas the Poppenhusen Institute was established in 1868 
with a $100,000 donation; 
Whereas the Poppenhusen Institute was to serve the funda-
mental educational needs of the community and began as 
a free adult evening school for the residents of Flushing 
Town; 
Whereas in 1870, the Poppenhusen Institute’s services ex-
panded to serve as the first free, public kindergarten in 
the United States for the children of Mr. Poppenhusen’s 
factory and the community; 
Whereas children who attend a high-quality kindergarten 
demonstrate higher levels of reading and mathematics 
knowledge and skills than those who do not attend kin-
dergarten; 
Whereas a number of studies, including studies commissioned 
by the Department of Education, demonstrate that chil-
dren enrolled in kindergarten more rapidly acquire the 
knowledge and skills integral to succeed in school and 
life; 
Whereas the United States is a stronger, better place because 
of the children who are able to enrich their academic and 
social development through free kindergartens across the 
country; 
Whereas for some children, kindergarten is the first common 
ground where they interact with students from a myriad 
of cultural, economic, racial, and religious backgrounds to 
learn about their world, each other, and themselves; and 
Whereas universal, free, high-quality kindergarten for the 
Nation’s children provides benefits both to these children 
and to society at large: Now, therefore, be it
•HCON 47 EH 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That— 
(1) the Congress commends the Poppenhusen 
Institute and the College Point community for estab-
lishing the first free, public kindergarten in the 
United States; and 
(2) the Congress supports the strong begin-
nings kindergartens across the United States provide 
for the Nation’s children. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 13, 2005. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
graphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3) shall in-
clude provisions allowing an insured depository 
institution a reasonable opportunity to chal-
lenge administratively the amount of the credit 
or dividend determined under paragraph (2) or 
(3) for such institution. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.—Any re-
view under subparagraph (A) of any determina-
tion of the Corporation under paragraph (2) or 
(3) shall be final and not subject to judicial re-
view.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF RESERVE RATIO.—Section 3(y) 
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(y)) 
(as amended by section 5(b) of this Act) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) RESERVE
RATIO.—The term ‘reserve 
ratio’, when used with regard to the Deposit Insur-
ance Fund other than in connection with a reference 
to the designated reserve ratio, means the ratio of 
the net worth of the Deposit Insurance Fund to the 
value of the aggregate estimated insured deposits.’’. 
SEC. 8. DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND RESTORATION PLANS. 
Section 7(b)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1817(b)(3)) (as amended by section 5(a) of
this Act) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) DIF RESTORATION PLANS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Whenever—
‘‘(I) the Corporation projects 
that the reserve ratio of the Deposit 
Insurance Fund will, within 6 months 
of such determination, fall below the 
minimum amount specified in sub-
paragraph (B)(ii) for the designated 
reserve ratio; or 
‘‘(II) the reserve ratio of the De-
posit Insurance Fund actually falls 
below the minimum amount specified 
in subparagraph (B)(ii) for the des-
ignated reserve ratio without any de-
termination under subclause (I) hav-
ing been made, 
the Corporation shall establish and imple-
ment a Deposit Insurance Fund restora-
tion plan within 90 days that meets the re-
quirements of clause (ii) and such other 
conditions as the Corporation determines 
to be appropriate.
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS
OF
RESTORA-
TION
PLAN.—A Deposit Insurance Fund 
restoration plan meets the requirements of 
this clause if the plan provides that the re-
serve ratio of the Fund will meet or exceed 
the minimum amount specified in subpara-
graph (B)(ii) for the designated reserve 
ratio before the end of the 10-year period 
beginning upon the implementation of the 
plan. 
‘‘(iii) RESTRICTION
ON
ASSESSMENT 
CREDITS.—As part of any restoration plan 
under this subparagraph, the Corporation 
may elect to restrict the application of as-
sessment credits provided under subsection 
(e)(3) for any period that the plan is in ef-
fect. 
‘‘(iv) LIMITATION ON RESTRICTION.—
Notwithstanding clause (iii), while any res-
toration plan under this subparagraph is in 
effect, the Corporation shall apply credits 
provided to an insured depository institu-
tion under subsection (e)(3) against any 
assessment imposed on the institution for
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 47
Commending the establishment in College Point, New York, of the first 
kindergarten in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2005
Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mrs. JONES 
of Ohio, Mr. WEINER, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mrs. 
MALONEY, Mr. OWENS, and Mr. WEXLER) submitted the following con-
current resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Commending the establishment in College Point, New York, 
of the first kindergarten in the United States.
Whereas in 1854, Conrad Poppenhusen, a successful busi-
nessman from Germany, built a factory in College Point, 
Queens, New York, and, breaking with many entre-
preneurs of his time, worked to create an environment 
beneficial to the immigrant community, which included 
schools; 
Whereas the Poppenhusen Institute was established in 1868 
with a $100,000 donation; 
Whereas the Poppenhusen Institute was to serve the funda-
mental educational needs of the community and began as
•HCON 47 IH 
a free adult evening school for the residents of Flushing 
Town; 
Whereas in 1870, the Poppenhusen Institute’s services ex-
panded to serve as the first free kindergarten in the 
United States for the children of Mr. Poppenhusen’s fac-
tory and the community; 
Whereas children who attend kindergarten demonstrate high-
er levels of reading and mathematics knowledge and skills 
than those who do not attend kindergarten; 
Whereas a number of studies, including studies commissioned 
by the Department of Education, demonstrate that chil-
dren enrolled in kindergarten more rapidly acquire the 
knowledge and skills integral to succeed in school and 
life; 
Whereas the United States is a stronger, better place because 
of the children who are able to enrich their academic and 
social development through free, public kindergartens 
across the country; 
Whereas kindergarten is often the first common ground 
where students from a myriad of cultural, economic, ra-
cial, and religious backgrounds come together to learn 
about their world, each other, and themselves; and 
Whereas universal, free, high-quality kindergarten must be 
accessible to all of the Nation’s children, because of the 
benefits provided both to these children and to society at 
large: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That—
(1) the Congress commends the Poppenhusen 
Institute and the College Point community for estab-
•HCON 47 IH 
lishing the first free kindergarten in the United 
States; and 
(2) the Congress supports the strong begin-
nings kindergartens across the United States provide 
for the Nation’s children.
Æ
any assessment period in an amount equal 
to the lesser of—
‘‘(I) the amount of the assess-
ment; or 
‘‘(II) the amount equal to 3 basis 
points of the institution’s assessment 
base. 
‘‘(v) TRANSPARENCY.—Not more than 
30 days after the Corporation establishes 
and implements a restoration plan under 
clause (i), the Corporation shall publish in 
the Federal Register a detailed analysis of 
the factors considered and the basis for the 
actions taken with regard to the plan.’’. 
SEC. 9. REGULATIONS REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Board of Directors 
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall pre-
scribe final regulations, after notice and opportunity for 
comment—
(1) designating the reserve ratio for the Deposit 
Insurance Fund in accordance with section 7(b)(3) 
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (as amended 
by section 5 of this Act);
(2) implementing increases in deposit insurance 
coverage in accordance with the amendments made 
by section 3 of this Act; 
(3) implementing the dividend requirement 
under section 7(e)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Act (as amended by section 7 of this Act); 
(4) implementing the 1-time assessment credit 
to certain insured depository institutions in accord-
ance with section 7(e)(3) of the Federal Deposit In-
surance Act, as amended by section 7 of this Act, 
including the qualifications and procedures under 
which the Corporation would apply assessment cred-
its; and 
(5) providing for assessments under section 
7(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as 
amended by this Act. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—No provision of this 
Act or any amendment made by this Act shall be con-
strued as affecting the authority of the Corporation to set 
or collect deposit insurance assessments before the effec-
tive date of the final regulations prescribed under sub-
section (a).
SEC. 10. STUDIES OF FDIC STRUCTURE AND EXPENSES AND 
CERTAIN ACTIVITIES AND FURTHER POS-
SIBLE CHANGES TO DEPOSIT INSURANCE 
SYSTEM. 
(a) STUDY BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—
(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral shall conduct a study of the following issues: 
(A) The efficiency and effectiveness of the 
administration of the prompt corrective action 
program under section 38 of the Federal De-
posit Insurance Act by the Federal banking 
agencies (as defined in section 3 of such Act), 
including the degree of effectiveness of such 
agencies in identifying troubled depository insti-
tutions and taking effective action with respect 
to such institutions, and the degree of accuracy 
of the risk assessments made by the Corpora-
tion. 
(B) The appropriateness of the organiza-
tional structure of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corporation for the mission of the Cor-
poration taking into account—
(i) the current size and complexity of 
the business of insured depository institu-
tions (as such term is defined in section 3 
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act);
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 294
JOINT RESOLUTION
To express appreciation to W. Graham Claytor, Jr.,
for a lifetime of dedicated and inspired service to
the Nation.