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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 269
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 29, 2000
Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Commending the Library of Congress and its staff for 200
years of outstanding service to the Congress and the
Nation and encouraging the American public to partici-
pate in bicentennial activities.
Whereas the Library of Congress, America’s oldest Federal
cultural institution, was established on April 24, 1800,
and in its 200 years of existence has become the largest
and most inclusive library in human history;
Whereas the Library’s mission is to make its resources avail-
able and useful to the Congress and the American people
HCON 269 RFS
and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of
knowledge and creativity;
Whereas, in furtherance of its mission, the Library has
amassed an unparalleled collection of 119 million items,
a superb staff of ‘‘knowledge navigators’’, and networks
for gathering the world’s knowledge for the Nation’s
good;
Whereas the Library, the Congress, and the Nation have ben-
efitted richly from the work of thousands of talented and
dedicated Library employees throughout the Library’s
200-year history;
Whereas the citizens of the United States have generously
contributed to the Library’s collections through their own
creativity, social and scholarly discourse, donation of ma-
terials in all formats, and generous philanthropic support;
Whereas the goal of the Library’s bicentennial commemora-
tion is to inspire creativity in the centuries ahead and re-
mind Americans that all libraries are the cornerstones of
democracy, encouraging greater use of the Library of
Congress and libraries everywhere;
Whereas this goal will be achieved through a variety of na-
tional, State, and local projects, developed in collabora-
tion with Members of Congress, the staff of the Library
of Congress, libraries and librarians throughout the Na-
tion, and the Library’s James Madison Council and other
philanthropic supporters;
Whereas the centerpiece of the bicentennial celebration is the
Local Legacies Project, a joint effort of Congress and the
Library of Congress to document distinctive cultural tra-
ditions and historic events representing local communities
HCON 269 RFS
throughout the country at the turn of the 21st century;
and
Whereas the bicentennial commemorative activities also in-
clude symposia, exhibitions, publications, significant ac-
quisitions, the issuance of a commemorative coin and
stamp, and enhanced public access to the collections of
the Library of Congress through the National Digital Li-
brary: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress commends the Library of
Congress and its employees, both past and present, on 200
years of service to the Congress and the Nation and en-
courages the American public to participate in activities
to commemorate the Library’s bicentennial.
Passed the House of Representatives March 28,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
nical assistance activities necessary to ensure
compliance with and implementation of the plan
or interim action;
‘‘(D) collect and make available to the pub-
lic publications and other forms of information
relating to implementation of the plan or in-
terim action; and
‘‘(E) make grants under the authority pro-
vided by this title.
‘‘(5) FUNDING.—Funds authorized to be appro-
priated under titles II and VI, section 319, and this
section may be used in accordance with the applica-
ble requirements of this Act to assist States with the
implementation of such conservation and manage-
ment plans. Funds authorized to be appropriated
under section 319 and this section may also be used
in accordance with the applicable requirements of
this Act to assist States with the implementation of
such interim actions.
‘‘(6) CONSISTENCY.—Upon approval of a con-
servation and management plan or interim action
under this section, each Federal agency activity
identified pursuant to subsection (b)(10) with re-
spect to such plan or interim action shall be con-
ducted in a manner which is consistent with the en-
IV
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 26
To express the sense of the Congress that any Executive order that infringes
on the powers and duties of the Congress under article I, section 8
of the Constitution, or that would require the expenditure of Federal
funds not specifically appropriated for the purpose of the Executive
order, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted as
law.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 9, 1999
Mr. METCALF submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To express the sense of the Congress that any Executive
order that infringes on the powers and duties of the
Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution,
or that would require the expenditure of Federal funds
not specifically appropriated for the purpose of the Exec-
utive order, is advisory only and has no force or effect
unless enacted as law.
Whereas some Executive orders have infringed on the prerog-
atives of the Congress and resulted in the expenditure of
Federal funds not appropriated for the specific purposes
of those Executive orders: Now, therefore, be it
•HCON 26 IH
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that any
Executive order issued by the President before, on, or
after the date of the approval of this resolution that in-
fringes on the powers and duties of the Congress under
article I, section 8 of the Constitution, or that would re-
quire the expenditure of Federal funds not specifically ap-
propriated for the purpose of the Executive order, is advi-
sory only and has no force or effect unless enacted as law.
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IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 270
Condemning the racist and anti-Semitic views of the Reverend Al Sharpton
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 8, 2000
Mr. SCARBOROUGH submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Condemning the racist and anti-Semitic views of the
Reverend Al Sharpton
Whereas the Congress strongly rejects the racist and incen-
diary actions of the Reverend Al Sharpton;
Whereas the Reverend Al Sharpton has referred to members
of the Jewish faith as ‘‘bloodsucking [J]ews’’, and ‘‘Jew
bastards’’;
Whereas the Reverend Al Sharpton has referred to members
of the Jewish faith as ‘‘white interlopers’’ and ‘‘diamond
merchants’’;
Whereas the Reverend Al Sharpton was found guilty of defa-
mation by a jury in a New York court arising from the
false accusation that former Assistant District Attorney
Steven Pagones, who is white, raped and assaulted a fif-
teen year-old black girl;
HCON 270 IH
Whereas, to this day, the Reverend Al Sharpton has refused
to accept responsibility and expresses no regret for de-
faming Mr. Pagones;
Whereas the Reverend Al Sharpton’s vicious verbal anti-Se-
mitic attacks directed at members of the Jewish faith,
and in particular, a Jewish landlord, arising from a sim-
ple landlord-tenant dispute with a black tenant, incited
widespread violence, riots, and the murder of five inno-
cent people;
Whereas the Reverend Al Sharpton’s fierce demagoguery in-
cited violence, riots, and murder in the Crown Heights
section of Brooklyn, New York, following the accidental
death of a black pedestrian child hit by the motorcade of
Orthodox Rabbi Menachem Schneerson;
Whereas the Reverend Al Sharpton led a protest in the
Crown Heights neighborhood and marched next to a pro-
tester with a sign that read, ‘‘The White Man is the
Devil’’;
Whereas the Reverend Al Sharpton has insulted members of
the Jewish faith by challenging Jews to violence and stat-
ing to Jews to ‘‘pin down’’ their yarmulkes; and
Whereas the Reverend Al Sharpton has practiced the politics
of racial division and made inflammatory remarks against
whites by characterizing the death of Amadou Diallo as
a ‘‘racially motivated police ‘assassination’ ’’: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
HCON 270 IH
(1) condemns the practices of the Reverend Al
Sharpton, which seek to divide Americans on the
basis of race, ethnicity, and religion;
(2) expresses its outrage over the violence that
has resulted due to the Reverend Al Sharpton’s in-
cendiary words and actions; and
(3) fervently urges elected officials and public
servants, who have condoned and legitimized the
Reverend Al Sharpton’s incendiary words and ac-
tions, to publicly denounce and condemn such racist
and anti-Semitic views.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 271
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the support of Congress for activities to
increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis.
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Whereas an estimated 250,000 to 350,000 individuals suffer
from multiple sclerosis nationally;
Whereas symptoms of multiple sclerosis can be mild, such as
numbness in the limbs, or severe, such as paralysis or
loss of vision;
Whereas the progress, severity, and specific symptoms of
multiple sclerosis in any one person cannot yet be pre-
dicted;
Whereas the annual cost to each affected individual averages
$34,000, and the total cost can exceed $2 million over an
individual’s lifetime;
Whereas the annual cost of treating all people who suffer
from multiple sclerosis in the United States is nearly $9
billion;
Whereas the cause of multiple sclerosis remains unknown,
but genetic factors are believed to play a role in deter-
mining a person’s risk for developing multiple sclerosis;
Whereas many of the symptoms of multiple sclerosis can be
treated with medications and rehabilitative therapy;
Whereas new treatments exist that can slow the course of the
disease, and reduce its severity;
Whereas medical experts recommend that all people newly di-
agnosed with relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis begin
disease-modifying therapy;
Whereas finding the genes responsible for susceptibility to
multiple sclerosis may lead to the development of new
and more effective ways to treat the disease;
Whereas increased funding for the National Institutes of
Health would provide the opportunity for research and
•HCON 271 EH
the creation of programs to increase awareness, preven-
tion, and education; and
Whereas Congress as an institution, and Members of Con-
gress as individuals, are in unique positions to help raise
public awareness about the detection and treatment of
multiple sclerosis and to support the fight against mul-
tiple sclerosis: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) all Americans should take an active role in
the fight to end the devastating effects of multiple
sclerosis on individuals, their families, and the econ-
omy;
(2) the role played by national and community
organizations and health care professionals in pro-
moting the importance of continued funding for re-
search, and in providing information about and ac-
cess to the best medical treatment and support serv-
ices for people with multiple sclerosis should be rec-
ognized and applauded;
(3) the Federal Government has a responsibility
to—
(A) continue to fund research so that the
causes of, and improved treatment for, multiple
sclerosis may be discovered;
•HCON 271 EH
(B) continue to consider ways to improve
access to, and the quality of, health care serv-
ices for people with multiple sclerosis;
(C) endeavor to raise public awareness
about the symptoms of multiple sclerosis; and
(D) endeavor to raise health professional’s
awareness about diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
and the best course of treatment for people
with the disease.
Passed the House of Representatives October 19,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$13,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$13,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$13,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$13,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$13,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$13,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,500,000,000.
(18) Net Interest (900):
Fiscal year 2000:
•HCON 276 IH
Whereas of the remaining oil-producing nations, Mexico and
Norway are members of the WTO, and Russia and Oman
have applied for membership; and
Whereas given the substantial WTO membership and pending
membership of oil-producing countries, filing a complaint
would likely have an immediate impact on the current
and future behavior of these countries: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress strongly urges the Presi-
dent of the United States to file a complaint in the World
Trade Organization against oil-producing nations for vio-
lating their obligations under the rules of that organiza-
tion.
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•HCON 275 EH
mander Speicher, or deliver his remains, from
Iraq.
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
House Calendar No. 190
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 279
[Report No. 106–542]
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the
200th birthday celebration of the Library of Con-
gress.
MARCH 23, 2000
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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with a humane gesture of good will and de-
cency.
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In the Senate of the United States,
May 9, 2000.
Resolved, That the resolution from the House of Rep-
resentatives (H. Con. Res. 277) entitled ‘‘Concurrent resolu-
tion authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the
Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.’’, do pass with the fol-
lowing
AMENDMENT:
Page 3, line 10, after ‘‘sales,’’ insert: advertisements,
Attest:
Secretary.
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(2) it is the sense of the Congress that the
United States Government should—
(A) actively and urgently work with the
international community and the Government of
Kuwait, in accordance with United Nations Se-
curity Council Resolutions 686 and 687, to se-
cure the release of Kuwaiti prisoners of war
and other prisoners of war who are still missing
9 years after the end of the Gulf War;
(B) exert pressure, as a permanent mem-
ber of the United Nations Security Council, on
Iraq to bring this issue to a close, to release all
remaining prisoners of the Iraqi occupation of
Kuwait, and to rejoin the community of nations
with a humane gesture of good will and de-
cency; and
(C) actively and urgently work with the
international community and the Government of
Kuwait to actively seek information on the sta-
tus of United States Navy Lieutenant Com-
mander Michael Speicher and make every effort
to expedite the release of Lieutenant Com-
HCON 275 RFS
mander Speicher, or deliver his remains, from
Iraq.
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 277
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the
Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 277
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
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SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF SOAP BOX DERBY RACES
ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.
The Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Associa-
tion (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘Association’’)
shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, soap box
derby races, on the Capitol Grounds on June 24, 2000,
or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Rules and Administra-
tion of the Senate may jointly designate.
SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.
The event to be carried out under this resolution shall
be free of admission charge to the public and arranged
not to interfere with the needs of Congress, under condi-
tions to be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and
the Capitol Police Board; except that the Association shall
assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities
incident to all activities associated with the event.
SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.
For the purposes of this resolution, the Association
is authorized to erect upon the Capitol Grounds, subject
to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, such stage,
sound amplification devices, and other related structures
and equipment as may be required for the event to be car-
ried out under this resolution.
•HCON 277 EH
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.
The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police
Board are authorized to make any such additional ar-
rangements that may be required to carry out the event
under this resolution.
SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.
The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforce-
ment of the restrictions contained in section 4 of the Act
of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), con-
cerning sales, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol
Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the
Capitol Grounds, with respect to the event to be carried
out under this resolution.
Passed the House of Representatives April 10, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Con. Res. 27
Agreed to February 12, 1999
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative day of
Friday, February 12, 1999, it stand adjourned until 12:30 p.m.
on Tuesday, February 23, 1999, or until noon on the second day
after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2
of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when
the Senate recesses or adjourns at the close of business on Thurs-
day, February 11, 1999, Friday, February 12, 1999, Saturday, Feb-
ruary 13, 1999, or Sunday, February 14, 1999, pursuant to a motion
made by the Majority Leader, or his designee, pursuant to this
concurrent resolution, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon
on Monday, February 22, 1999, or such time on that day as may
be specified by the Majority Leader or his designee in the motion
to recess or adjourn, or until noon on the second day after Members
are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent
resolution, whichever occurs first.
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader
of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority
Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall
notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively,
H. Con. Res. 277
Agreed to May 15, 2000
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring),
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF SOAP BOX DERBY RACES ON CAPITOL
GROUNDS.
The Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association (in this
resolution referred to as the ‘‘Association’’) shall be permitted to
sponsor a public event, soap box derby races, on the Capitol Grounds
on June 24, 2000, or on such other date as the Speaker of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration of the Senate may jointly designate.
SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.
The event to be carried out under this resolution shall be
free of admission charge to the public and arranged not to interfere
with the needs of Congress, under conditions to be prescribed by
the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board; except
that the Association shall assume full responsibility for all expenses
and liabilities incident to all activities associated with the event.
SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.
For the purposes of this resolution, the Association is authorized
to erect upon the Capitol Grounds, subject to the approval of the
Architect of the Capitol, such stage, sound amplification devices,
and other related structures and equipment as may be required
for the event to be carried out under this resolution.
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.
The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board
are authorized to make any such additional arrangements that
may be required to carry out the event under this resolution.
SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.
The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the
restrictions contained in section 4 of the Act of July 31, 1946
(40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), concerning sales, advertisements,
displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as well as other
H. Con. Res. 277—2
restrictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds, with respect to the
event to be carried out under this resolution.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 277
Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington
Soap Box Derby.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 2000
Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. WYNN, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. MORAN of Virginia,
and Mr. DAVIS of Virginia) submitted the following concurrent resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater
Washington Soap Box Derby.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF SOAP BOX DERBY RACES
ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.
The Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Associa-
tion (hereinafter in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘As-
sociation’’) shall be permitted to sponsor a public event,
soap box derby races, on the Capitol grounds on June 24,
2000, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House
HCON 277 IH
of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the
Senate many jointly designate.
SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.
The event to be carried out under this resolution shall
be free of admission charge to the public and arranged
not to interfere with the needs of Congress, under condi-
tions to be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and
Capitol Police Board; except that the Association shall as-
sume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities inci-
dent to all activities associated with the event.
SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.
For the purposes of this resolution, the Association
is authorized to erect upon the Capitol grounds, subject
to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, such stage,
sound amplification devices, and other related structures
and equipment as may be required for the event to be car-
ried out under this resolution.
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.
The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police
Board are authorized to make any such additional ar-
rangements that may be required to carry out the event
under this resolution.
SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY OF PROHIBITIONS.
Nothing in this resolution may be construed to waive
the applicability of the prohibitions established by section
HCON 277 IH
4 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat.
718), concerning sales, displays, and solicitations on the
Capitol grounds.
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