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IV 
House Calendar No. 201 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 886 
[Report No. 109–518] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4890) to amend the Congres-
sional and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited 
consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2006 
Mr. PUTNAM, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4890) to amend 
the Congressional and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
to provide for the expedited consideration of certain pro-
posed rescissions of budget authority. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 
it shall be in order without intervention of any point of 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4890) to 
amend the Congressional and Impoundment Control Act 
of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of cer-
tain proposed rescissions of budget authority. The bill 
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shall be considered as read. The amendment in the nature 
of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the 
Budget now printed in the bill, modified by the amend-
ment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying this resolution, shall be considered as adopt-
ed. All points of order against the bill, as amended, are 
waived. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill, as amended, to final passage without 
intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on the Budget; and (2) 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
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House Calendar No. 201 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 886 
[Report No. 109–518] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4890) 
to amend the Congressional and Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited 
consideration of certain proposed rescissions of 
budget authority. 
JUNE 21, 2006 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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into commitments to insure mortgages under section 255 
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)). 
SEC. 147. Section 24(o) of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)) shall be applied by 
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
joint resolution for ‘‘September 30, 2007’’. 
SEC. 148. (a) Section 48103(4) of title 49, United 
States Code, shall be applied: (1) by substituting the 
amount specified in such section with an amount that 
equals $3,675,000,000 multiplied by the ratio of the num-
ber of days covered by this joint resolution to 366; and 
(2) by substituting the fiscal year specified in such section 
with the period beginning October 1, 2007, through the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
(b) Section 47104(c) of title 49, United States Code, 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2008’’ for ‘‘2007’’. 
(c) Nothing in this section shall affect the availability 
of any balances of contract authority provided under sec-
tion 48103 of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal year 
2007 and any prior fiscal year. 
SEC. 
149. 
(a) 
Sections 
4081(d)(2)(B), 
4261(j)(1)(A)(ii), 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii), 9502(d)(1), and 
9502(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
each be applied by substituting the date specified in sec-
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tion 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘September 30, 
2007’’ or ‘‘October 1, 2007’’, as the case may be. 
(b) Subparagraph (A) of section 9502(d)(1) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting 
‘‘or any joint resolution making continuing appropriations 
for the fiscal year 2008’’ before the semicolon at the end. 
SEC. 150. (a) Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) General David H. Petraeus was confirmed 
by a unanimous vote of 81–0 in the Senate on Janu-
ary 26, 2007, to be the Commander of the Multi- 
National Forces—Iraq. 
(2) General David H. Petraeus assumed com-
mand of the Multi-National Forces—Iraq on Feb-
ruary 10, 2007. 
(3) General David H. Petraeus previously 
served in Operation Iraqi Freedom as the Com-
mander of the Multi-National Security Transition 
Command—Iraq, as the Commander of the NATO 
Training Mission—Iraq, and as Commander of the 
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during the 
first year of combat operations in Iraq. 
(4) General David H. Petraeus has received nu-
merous awards and distinctions during his career, 
including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, 
two awards of the Distinguished Service Medal, two
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 887 
Congratulating the Miami Heat for winning the 2006 NBA Championship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2006 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ- 
BALART of Florida, Mr. MACK, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, 
Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 
FOLEY, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. BOYD, Mr. DAVIS of Flor-
ida, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. SHAW, 
and Ms. HARRIS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the Miami Heat for winning the 2006 NBA 
Championship. 
Whereas American Airlines Arena, located in the City of 
Miami, Florida, is the home court for the Miami Heat; 
Whereas on June 20, 2006, the Miami Heat defeated the 
Dallas Mavericks, the Western Conference Champions, in 
6 games to win the 2006 National Basketball Association 
(NBA) Championship; 
Whereas Dwyane Wade, of the Miami Heat, was named the 
2006 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player; 
Whereas the Miami Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls in 6 
games in the first round of the NBA playoffs; 
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Whereas the Miami Heat defeated the New Jersey Nets in 
5 games in the second round of the NBA playoffs; 
Whereas, in the third round of the NBA playoffs, the Miami 
Heat defeated the Detroit Pistons, their archrival and the 
defending Eastern Conference Champions, in 6 games; 
Whereas the ‘‘White Hot’’ Miami Heat fans sold out the 
American Airlines Arena and cheered on their hometown 
team; 
Whereas the Miami Heat remained persistent and continued 
to believe in themselves throughout the playoffs; 
Whereas the Miami Heat are the first team since 1977 to win 
4 NBA Finals games consecutively after losing the first 
two games, and in doing so, the Miami Heat made one 
of the most stunning turnarounds in NBA history; 
Whereas the Miami Heat became just the third team in the 
history of the NBA Finals to win a series after losing the 
first two games, and the first team in the history of the 
NBA Finals to do so after losing the first two games by 
double-digit margins; 
Whereas this is the first NBA championship title for the 
Miami Heat, which has long been one of the most out-
standing basketball programs in the Nation; 
Whereas Pat Riley, the head coach of the Miami Heat, has 
cemented his legacy as one of basketball’s all-time great 
head coaches by winning his fifth NBA championship 
title; 
Whereas, in game 3 of the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat were 
losing by 13 points on their home floor with only 6 min-
utes 30 seconds left; 
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awards of the Defense Superior Service Medal, four 
awards of the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star 
Medal for valor, the State Department Superior 
Honor Award, the NATO Meritorious Service Medal, 
and the Gold Award of the Iraqi Order of the Date 
Palm. 
(5) The leadership of the majority party in both 
the House of Representatives and the Senate im-
plored the American people and Members of Con-
gress early in January 2007 to listen to the generals 
on the ground. 
(b) It is the sense of the Congress that the House 
of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the service of General David H. 
Petraeus, as well as all other members of the Armed 
Forces serving in good standing, in the defense of 
the United States and the personal sacrifices made 
by General Petraeus and his family, and other mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and their families, to serve 
with distinction and honor; 
(2) commits to judge the merits of the sworn 
testimony of General David H. Petraeus without 
prejudice or personal bias, including refraining from 
unwarranted personal attacks;
treated as ordinary income for the performance of 
services. 
‘‘(2) LOSS.—Any loss on the disposition of an 
investment services partnership interest shall be 
treated as an ordinary loss to the extent of the ex-
cess (if any) of— 
‘‘(A) the aggregate net income with respect 
to such interest for all partnership taxable 
years, over 
‘‘(B) the aggregate net loss with respect to 
such interest allowed under subsection (a)(2) 
for all partnership taxable years. 
‘‘(3) DISPOSITION OF PORTION OF INTEREST.— 
In the case of any disposition of an investment serv-
ices partnership interest, the amount of net loss 
which otherwise would have (but for subsection 
(a)(2)(C)) applied to reduce the basis of such inter-
est shall be disregarded for purposes of this section 
for all succeeding partnership taxable years. 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIP PROP-
ERTY.—In the case of any distribution of appre-
ciated property by a partnership with respect to any 
investment services partnership interest, gain shall 
be recognized by the partnership in the same man-
ner as if the partnership sold such property at fair 
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(3) condemns in the strongest possible terms 
the personal attacks made by the advocacy group 
MoveOn.org impugning the integrity and profes-
sionalism of General David H. Petraeus; 
(4) honors all members of the Armed Forces 
and civilian personnel serving in harm’s way, as well 
as their families; and 
(5) pledges to debate any supplemental funding 
request or any policy decisions regarding the war in 
Iraq with the solemn respect and the commitment to 
intellectual integrity that the sacrifices of these 
members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel 
deserve. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR DISASTER AS-
SISTANCE EMPLOYEE RESERVISTS. 
Section 306 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5149) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR DISASTER AS-
SISTANCE EMPLOYEE RESERVISTS.— 
‘‘(1) TERMINATION
PROHIBITED.—No person 
may be terminated, demoted, or in any other manner 
discriminated against in the terms and conditions of 
employment because the employee, when activated 
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for 
work at a specific disaster site as a disaster assist-
ance employee reservist, is absent from or late to his 
or her employment. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply if such person is absent from his or her em-
ployment for the purposes described in paragraph 
(1) for a period of more than 90 days in a calendar 
year, except that the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity may extend such period for a major disaster if 
the Secretary determines that an extension is appro-
priate due to a national emergency and the Sec-
retary publishes notice of the determination in the 
Federal Register. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 52 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
year 2008, and for other purposes.
‘‘(3) WITHHOLDING
OF
PAY.—An employer 
may charge, against the employee’s regular pay, any 
time that an employee loses from employment be-
cause of the employee’s activation as a disaster as-
sistance employee reservist. 
‘‘(4) CERTIFICATION.—The employer may re-
quest the employee to provide the employer with a 
written verification from the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency that the employee was acti-
vated as a disaster assistance employee reservist and 
stating the time and dates of such activation. 
‘‘(5) REASONABLE NOTICE REQUIRED.—An em-
ployee who may be absent from or late to his or her 
employment due to activation as a disaster assist-
ance employee reservist shall make a reasonable ef-
fort to notify his or her employer that he or she may 
be absent or late and shall continue to provide such 
reasonable notifications over the course of his or her 
absence. 
‘‘(6) RIGHT OF ACTION.— 
‘‘(A) RIGHT OF ACTION.—A person who 
has been terminated, demoted, or in any other 
manner discriminated against in the terms and 
conditions of employment in violation of this 
subsection may bring, in a district court of the 
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Union Calendar No. 244
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3886
[Report No. 103–441]
A BILL
To amend the boundaries of the Flower Garden
Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
MARCH 21, 1994
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 88 
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce in the One Hundred Ninth Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2005 
Mr. BARTON of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce in the One Hundred Ninth Congress. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. AMOUNTS FOR COMMITTEE EXPENSES. 
For the expenses of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the 
‘‘Committee’’), including the expenses of all staff salaries, 
there shall be paid, out of the applicable accounts of the 
House of Representatives for committee salaries and ex-
penses, not more than $21,388,076 for the One Hundred 
Ninth Congress.
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SEC. 2. SESSION LIMITATIONS. 
Of the amount specified in section 1— 
(1) not more than $10,297,200 shall be avail-
able for expenses incurred during the period begin-
ning at noon on January 3, 2005, and ending imme-
diately before noon on January 3, 2006; and 
(2) not more than $11,090,876 shall be avail-
able for expenses incurred during the period begin-
ning at noon on January 3, 2006, and ending imme-
diately before noon on January 3, 2007. 
SEC. 3. VOUCHERS. 
Payments under this resolution shall be made on 
vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the 
Chairman of the Committee, and approved in the manner 
directed by the Committee on House Administration. 
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS. 
Amounts made available under this resolution shall 
be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Committee on House Administration. 
Æ
575 
‘‘(b) INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION 
ASSISTANCE.—Funds made available pursuant to this title 
shall be subject to the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.). 
‘‘(c) ELECTION TO RECEIVE.—A tribally controlled 
postsecondary career and technical institution selected for 
a fiscal year under section 502(b) may elect to receive funds 
pursuant to section 502 in accordance with an agreement 
between the tribally controlled postsecondary career and 
technical institution and the Secretary under the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 450 et seq.) if the agreement is in existence on the 
date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 
2007. 
‘‘(d) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—Eligibility for, or receipt 
of, assistance under this title shall not preclude the eligi-
bility of a tribally controlled postsecondary career and tech-
nical institutions to receive Federal financial assistance 
under— 
‘‘(1) any program under the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); 
‘‘(2) any program under the Carl D. Perkins Ca-
reer and Technical Education Act of 2006; or 
‘‘(3) any other applicable program under which 
a benefit is provided for—
H. Res. 890
In the House of Representatives, U.S., 
June 27, 2006.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution 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. 5672) making appropriations for Science, the 
Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 
for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed 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 chairman and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall 
be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. All 
points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to 
comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except: begin-
ning with the colon on page 15, line 18, through page 16, 
line 4; page 24, lines 17 and 18; and section 607. Where
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points of order are waived against part of a paragraph, points 
of order against language in another part of such paragraph 
may be made only against such other part and not against 
the entire paragraph. During consideration of the bill for 
amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed 
in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for 
that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so print-
ed 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 consid-
ered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final 
passage without intervening motion except one motion to re-
commit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order, any rule of the House to the contrary notwith-
standing, to consider concurrent resolutions providing for ad-
journment of the House and Senate during the month of 
July. 
SEC. 3. House Resolution 878 is laid upon the table.
Attest: 
Clerk.
587 
employed as a civil legal assistance attorney for less 
than 3 years. 
‘‘(f) AWARD BASIS; PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(1) AWARD BASIS.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall provide repayment benefits under 
this section on a first-come, first-served basis, and 
subject to the availability of appropriations. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give pri-
ority in providing repayment benefits under this sec-
tion in any fiscal year to a borrower who— 
‘‘(A) has practiced law for 5 years or less 
and, for at least 90 percent of the time in such 
practice, has served as a civil legal assistance at-
torney; 
‘‘(B) received repayment benefits under this 
section during the preceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(C) has completed less than 3 years of the 
first required period of service specified for the 
borrower in an agreement entered into under 
subsection (d). 
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to 
issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this section. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
H. J. Res. 52—6 
of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) 
$5,000,000. 
SEC. 136. (a) APPROPRIATION FOR CHIP PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this joint resolution, there is hereby appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for fiscal 
year 2008, $5,000,000,000 for purposes of providing allotments 
to States, the District of Columbia, and commonwealths and 
territories under section 2104 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397dd), and, in addition, $40,000,000 for the purpose 
of providing additional allotments under subsection (c)(4)(A) 
of such section. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available from any allot-
ment under subsection (b) shall not be available for obligation 
for child health assistance for items and services furnished 
after the termination date specified in section 106(3) of this 
joint resolution, or, if earlier, the date of the enactment of 
an Act that provides funding for fiscal year 2008 and for one 
or more subsequent fiscal years for the Children’s Health Insur-
ance Program under title XXI of the Social Security Act. 
(b) ALLOTMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
joint resolution, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
make allotments to States, the District of Columbia, and common-
wealths and territories under section 2104 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd) from the amounts appropriated under sub-
section (a) for the entire fiscal year 2008. 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED FISCAL YEAR 2005 ALLOTMENTS 
TO STATES WITH ESTIMATED FUNDING SHORTFALLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2008.—Section 2104 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED FISCAL YEAR 2005 ALLOTMENTS 
TO STATES WITH ESTIMATED FUNDING SHORTFALLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2008.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (f) and sub-
ject to paragraphs (3) and (4), with respect to months beginning 
during fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall provide for a redis-
tribution under such subsection from the allotments for fiscal 
year 2005 under subsection (b) that are not expended by the 
end of fiscal year 2007, to a fiscal year 2008 shortfall State 
described in paragraph (2), such amount as the Secretary deter-
mines will eliminate the estimated shortfall described in such 
paragraph for such State for the month. 
‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEAR
2008
SHORTFALL
STATE
DESCRIBED.—A 
fiscal year 2008 shortfall State described in this paragraph 
is a State with a State child health plan approved under 
this title for which the Secretary estimates, on a monthly 
basis using the most recent data available to the Secretary 
as of such month, that the projected expenditures under such 
plan for such State for fiscal year 2008 will exceed the sum 
of— 
‘‘(A) the amount of the State’s allotments for each 
of fiscal years 2006 and 2007 that was not expended by 
the end of fiscal year 2007; and 
‘‘(B) the amount of the State’s allotment for fiscal year 
2008.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 236 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
SECTION 1. USE OF ROTUNDA FOR HOLOCAUST DAYS OF 
REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY. 
The rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to be used 
on April 15, 2010, for a ceremony as part of the com-
memoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the