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IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 582 
Supporting ‘‘United States Foreign Service Day’’ in recognition of the men 
and women who have served, or are presently serving, in the Foreign 
Service of the United States, and to honor those in the Foreign Service 
who have given their lives in the line of duty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 9, 2014 
Mr. VARGAS (for himself, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. BASS, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
MEEKS, and Ms. GABBARD) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting ‘‘United States Foreign Service Day’’ in recogni-
tion of the men and women who have served, or are 
presently serving, in the Foreign Service of the United 
States, and to honor those in the Foreign Service who 
have given their lives in the line of duty. 
Whereas the Foreign Service of the United States (referred 
to in this resolution as the ‘‘Foreign Service’’) was estab-
lished through the passage of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act 
For the reorganization and improvement of the Foreign 
Service of the United States, and for other purposes’’ (43 
Stat. 140, chapter 182, commonly known as the ‘‘Rogers 
Act of 1924’’) and is now celebrating its 90th anniver-
sary; 
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vidual determined to have end-stage renal disease and en-
rolled with the organization. Such rate of payment shall
be actuarially equivalent to rates paid to other enrollees
in the payment area (or such other area as specified by
the Secretary).
‘‘(E)(i) The amount of payment under this paragraph
may be retroactively adjusted to take into account any dif-
ference between the actual number of individuals enrolled
in the plan under this section and the number of such
individuals estimated to be so enrolled in determining the
amount of the advance payment.
‘‘(ii)(I) Subject to subclause (II), the Secretary may
make retroactive adjustments under clause (i) to take into
account individuals enrolled during the period beginning
on the date on which the individual enrolls with an eligible
organization (which has a risk-sharing contract under this
section) under a health benefit plan operated, sponsored,
or contributed to by the individual’s employer or former
employer (or the employer or former employer of the indi-
vidual’s spouse) and ending on the date on which the indi-
vidual is enrolled in the plan under this section, except
that for purposes of making such retroactive adjustments
under this clause, such period may not exceed 90 days.
‘‘(II) No adjustment may be made under subclause
(I) with respect to any individual who does not certify that
the organization provided the individual with the expla-
nation described in subsection (c)(3)(E) at the time the
individual enrolled with the organization.
‘‘(F)(i) At least 45 days before making the announce-
ment under subparagraph (A) for a year, the Secretary
shall provide for notice to eligible organizations of pro-
posed changes to be made in the methodology or benefit
coverage assumptions from the methodology and assump-
tions used in the previous announcement and shall provide
such organizations an opportunity to comment on such
proposed changes.
‘‘(ii) In each announcement made under subpara-
graph (A) for a year, the Secretary shall include an expla-
nation of the assumptions (including any benefit coverage
assumptions) and changes in methodology used in the an-
nouncement in sufficient detail so that eligible organiza-
tions can compute per capita rates of payment for individ-
uals located in each county (or equivalent medicare pay-
ment area) which is in whole or in part within the service
area of such an organization.
‘‘(2) With respect to any eligible organization which
has entered into a reasonable cost reimbursement con-
tract, payments shall be made to such plan in accordance
with subsection (h)(2) rather than paragraph (1).
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for small business owners free of unnecessary and 
burdensome regulations and red tape; 
(6) recognizes the National Small Business Per-
son of the Year and the National Lender of the 
Year; and 
(7) supports efforts to— 
(A) encourage consumers to shop locally; 
and 
(B) increase awareness of the value of lo-
cally owned small businesses and the impact of 
locally owned small business on the economy of 
the United States. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 585 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 20, 2014. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 
declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4660) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other pur-
poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 
All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ap-
propriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order 
against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 
2 of rule XXI are waived. During consideration of the bill for 
amendment, the chair of the Committee of the Whole may ac-
cord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Mem-
•HRES 585 EH 
ber offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the 
portion of the Congressional Record designated for that pur-
pose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall 
be considered as read. When the committee rises and reports 
the bill back to the House with a recommendation that the 
bill do pass, the previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution the 
Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare 
the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4435) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense and for mili-
tary construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. The first reading 
of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be 
confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Committee on Armed Services. After general de-
bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of 
a substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed Serv-
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SEC. 2. Section 105(d)(1) of chapter VI of title I of
the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1978 (Public
Law 95–355; 2 U.S.C. 43d(d)(1)) is amended by striking
‘‘and telephone services’’ and inserting ‘‘, telephone services,
and stationery’’.
SEC. 3. Section 3(f)(1) under the heading ‘‘ADMINIS-
TRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ in the appropriation for the Senate
in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1975 (2
U.S.C. 59(e)(1)) is amended in the second sentence by strik-
ing ‘‘one year’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years’’.
SEC. 4. (a) Section 5 under the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRA-
TIVE PROVISIONS’’ in the appropriation for the Senate in
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C.
58a note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘by the Ser-
geant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(b) As used in subsection (a), the term ‘user’ means
a Senator, an Officer of the Senate, and any office, commit-
tee, or other entity the funds of which are disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate.’’.
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take
effect on October 1, 1996, and shall apply to all payments
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ices now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
113–44 shall be considered as adopted in the House and in 
the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as the original bill for the purpose of further 
amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be consid-
ered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, 
as amended, are waived. No further amendment to the bill, 
as amended, shall be in order except those printed in the re-
port of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 
Each such further amendment may be offered only in the 
order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not 
be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de-
mand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such fur-
ther amendments are waived. After disposition of the further 
amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules, 
the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion. No
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further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pur-
suant to a subsequent order of the House. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3296
To amend subpart 8 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 to support the participation of low-income parents in postsecond-
ary education through the provision of campus-based child care.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 26, 1998
Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. KENNEDY of
Massachusetts, Mr. GREEN, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. JACKSON-
LEE of Texas, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend subpart 8 of part A of title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 to support the participation of
low-income parents in postsecondary education through
the provision of campus-based child care.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CAMPUS-BASED CHILD CARE.
Subpart 8 of part A of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070f) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
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not be subject to a demand for division of the question 
in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
(c) All points of order against the further amend-
ments printed in part A of the report of the Committee 
on Rules or amendments en bloc described in section 3 
of this resolution are waived. 
SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair 
of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee to 
offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments print-
ed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amend-
ments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be con-
sidered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Armed Services or their des-
ignees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not 
be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 
House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
SEC. 4. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 
bill to the House with such further amendments as may 
have been adopted. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except one mo-
tion to recommit with or without instructions. 
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Whereas 27 Afghans were killed on election day in 2009, and 
17 members of the Afghan National Security Forces 
(‘‘ANSF’’) were killed over the course of nearly 300 in-
surgent attacks carried out during the election held on 
April 5, 2014; 
Whereas after the 2009 Afghan presidential election, the 
Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (‘‘IECC’’) 
ordered the results from 210 polling stations be invali-
dated, and later, after investigating 579 more polling sta-
tions quarantined by the IEC, found that all but 18 of 
those should be excluded as well—and on May 14, 2014, 
the IEC, based on IECC decisions, invalidated the results 
from 331 polling stations during the 2014 election and 
removed them from the final tabulation; 
Whereas, to date, 809,349 votes cast for the first place presi-
dential candidate, 165,339 votes cast for the second place 
presidential candidate, and 39,555 votes cast for the 
third place presidential candidate during the June 14, 
2014, election have been invalidated for fraud; 
Whereas there have been widespread reports of voter and 
election monitor intimidation, as well as attempts to bribe 
members of the IEC, the IECC, and other election moni-
toring organizations; 
Whereas vote counting by the IEC was performed behind 
closed doors instead of in front of international monitors, 
and information was leaked to some candidates but not 
others; 
Whereas investigations by the IECC, and their coordination 
with the IEC, have not been conducted in a transparent 
manner; 
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IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 592 
Calling for free and fair elections in Ukraine, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2014 
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. QUIGLEY) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling for free and fair elections in Ukraine, and for other 
purposes. 
Whereas democracy, human rights, and civil liberties are uni-
versal values and fundamental principles of the foreign 
policy of the United States; 
Whereas an essential element of democratic self-government 
is for leaders to be chosen and regularly held accountable 
through elections that are organized and conducted in a 
manner that is free, fair, inclusive, and consistent with 
international standards; 
Whereas governments in which power does not derive from 
free and fair elections lack democratic legitimacy; 
Whereas elections in Ukraine have previously involved restric-
tions on freedom of expression, assembly, and associa-
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(2) to foster a national and regional under-
standing of water use, availability, and sustain-
ability, all Federal agencies whose missions include 
water should coordinate their efforts and collaborate 
with State and local water authorities; and 
(3) to better understand water availability, sus-
tainability, and security on a national scale, the 
United States should prioritize the assessment of the 
quality and quantity of surface water and ground-
water resources, and produce a national water cen-
sus with the same sense of urgency that was incor-
porated in the ‘‘Man on the Moon’’ project to ad-
dress the inevitable challenges of ‘‘Peak Water’’. 
Æ 
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tion, including censorship, surveillance, lack of trans-
parency, and the absence of a free media; 
Whereas, on February 22, 2014, the Ukrainian Parliament 
voted under its constitutional authority to remove Victor 
Yanukovych from the post of President of Ukraine; and 
Whereas authorities in Ukraine have called for a Presidential 
election to be held on May 25, 2014: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) greatly values the warm and close relation-
ship the United States has established with Ukraine 
since that country regained its independence in 
1991; 
(2) reaffirms the commitment of the United 
States to democracy, human rights, civil liberties, 
and the rule of law, including the universal rights of 
freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, freedom of 
the press, and freedom of association; 
(3) expresses support for freedom, human 
rights, civil liberties, and rule of law in Ukraine, and 
for elections that are free and fair; 
(4) expresses strong support for the people of 
Ukraine in their peaceful calls for a representative 
and responsive democratic government that respects 
human rights, civil liberties, and the rule of law; 
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(5) condemns the interference of foreign agi-
tators in pre-election activities that have disrupted 
security throughout Ukraine; 
(6) calls on the Government of Ukraine to re-
spect freedom of expression and association by— 
(A) holding elections that are free, fair, 
and responsive to the people of Ukraine, includ-
ing by refraining from disqualifying candidates 
for political reasons; and 
(B) ensuring freedom of the press, assem-
bly, association, and expression; 
(7) calls on the Government of Ukraine to allow 
international election monitors to be present for the 
May 25, 2014, election; and 
(8) urges the President of the United States, 
the Secretary of State, and other world leaders— 
(A) to express support for the rights and 
freedoms of the people of Ukraine, including to 
democratic self-government; 
(B) to engage with the people of Ukraine 
and support their efforts to promote human 
rights and democratic reform, including sup-
porting civil society organizations that promote 
democracy and governance; 
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(C) to support policies and programs that 
preserve free and open access to the press and 
Internet in Ukraine; and 
(D) to condemn elections that are not free 
and fair and that do not meet international 
standards. 
Æ 
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Whereas the Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters re-
trieved and prevented from falling into enemy hands se-
cret and sensitive information, technology, and equip-
ment; 
Whereas the Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters cap-
tured and destroyed enemy supplies and prevented enemy 
forces from using the supplies to kill members of the 
United States Armed Forces; 
Whereas the Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters gath-
ered and provided to the United States Armed Forces in-
telligence about enemy troop positions, movement, and 
strength; 
Whereas the Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters pro-
vided food, shelter, and support to the United States 
Armed Forces; 
Whereas the Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters fa-
cilitated the evacuation of the United States Embassy in 
Phnom Penh on April 12, 1975, by continuing to fight 
Khmer Rouge forces as the forces advanced upon the 
capital; 
Whereas, in 2014, the Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom 
Fighters are still subject to intimidation, ridicule, dis-
crimination, and death if identified in Cambodia or Laos; 
Whereas veterans of the Khmer Mobile Guerrilla Forces, the 
Lao/Hmong Special Guerrilla Units, and the Khmer Re-
public Armed Forces defended human rights, freedom of 
speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of representa-
tion and association; and 
Whereas the Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters have 
not yet received official recognition from the United 
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States Government for their heroic efforts and support: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives affirms 
and recognizes the Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom 
Fighters and the people of Cambodia and Laos for their 
support and defense of the United States Armed Forces 
and freedom of democracy in Southeast Asia. 
Æ 
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practice of forced abortions and sterilizations, restricts 
severely the religious activity of Protestants, Catholics, 
Tibetan Buddhists, and Uyghur Muslims, conducted a 
15-year campaign to eradicate Falun Gong practice in 
China, publicly vilifies, and refuses to negotiate with, the 
Dalai Lama over Tibetan issues, and, forcibly repatriates 
thousands of refugees to North Korea who face persecu-
tion, imprisonment, and possible execution in violation of 
its international commitments; 
Whereas the Government of China maintains tight control of 
speech, religion, and assembly, and has continually re-
ceived poor rankings focused on civil liberties and polit-
ical rights by nongovernmental organizations; 
Whereas the United States Commission on International Reli-
gious Freedom’s most recent annual report has found 
that the ‘‘Chinese government continues to perpetrate 
particularly severe violations of religious freedom’’, with 
conditions ‘‘worse now than at any time in the past dec-
ade’’ for religious minorities, findings which again con-
tributed to the Commission recommending that China be 
designated as a ‘‘country of particular concern’’; 
Whereas the United States Department of State’s most re-
cent human rights report on China found ‘‘extrajudicial 
killings’’ occurred in China; 
Whereas the United States Department of State’s most re-
cent human rights report on China found that the Gov-
ernment continued to target ‘‘for arbitrary detention or 
arrest’’ ‘‘human rights activists, journalists * * * and 
former political prisoners and their family members’’; 
Whereas freedom of expression and assembly are funda-
mental human rights that belong to all people, and are
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(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 1996.
SEC. 105. (a) The Director of the Congressional
Budget Office shall have the authority, within the limits
of available appropriations, to dispose of surplus or obso-
lete personal property by inter-agency transfer, donation,
or discarding.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 1996.
SEC. 106. (a) The Director of the Congressional
Budget Office shall have the authority to make lump-sum
payments to separated employees of the Congressional
Budget Office for unused annual leave.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 1996.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
SALARIES
For the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant Archi-
tect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates
of pay provided by law, $8,454,000.
TRAVEL
Appropriations under the control of the Architect of
the Capitol shall be available for expenses of travel on offi-
cial business not to exceed in the aggregate under all
funds the sum of $20,000.