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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 174 
Congratulating the people of Malaysia and honoring Datuk Siti Norma Binti 
Yaacob regarding her recent appointment as the first female Chief Judge 
of Malaya, Malaysia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. EDDIE BER-
NICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CONYERS, 
Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. ISSA, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. 
BORDALLO, and Ms. SOLIS) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the people of Malaysia and honoring Datuk 
Siti Norma Binti Yaacob regarding her recent appoint-
ment as the first female Chief Judge of Malaya, Malay-
sia. 
Whereas during Women’s History Month and International 
Women’s Day held on March 8th, 2005, people around 
the world came together to commemorate women’s rights 
and peace as well as to honor their accomplishments; 
Whereas on February 8, 2005, the Government of Malaysia 
for the first time appointed a female judge, Datuk Siti 
Norma Binti Yaacob, as Chief Judge of Malaya, the third 
highest position in the nation’s judiciary;
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Whereas Datuk Siti Norma Yaacob was also the only female 
High Court judge in the 1990s and went on to create his-
tory as the first woman to be appointed a Court of Ap-
peals judge in 1994, and subsequently a Federal Court 
judge in 2001; 
Whereas she made history as the first woman to have been 
appointed to an executive position in the judiciary when 
she was appointed Senior Assistant Registrar for the 
Federal Court in June 1963; 
Whereas she was born on July 6, 1940, in Seremban, Negeri 
Sembilan, Malaysia and received her early education at 
Malay School Rahang, Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus 
and King George V, Seremban, and later obtained the de-
gree of Barrister-at-Law of the Honorable Society of 
Gray’s Inn, London; 
Whereas she serves as a role model for millions of Malaysian 
women and thus contributes tremendously to the ad-
vancement of women’s rights and social status in the 
world as well as Malaysia; and 
Whereas the Government of Malaysia is committed in ensur-
ing that its judiciary system is independent, that wom-
en’s rights and advancements are promoted, and that 
human rights of every citizens are protected: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates the people of Malaysia and 
honors Datuk Siti Norma Yaacob on becoming the 
first female Chief Judge of Malaya, the third highest 
position in the nation’s judiciary;
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(2) recognizes the important contribution 
Datuk Siti Norma Yaacob has made to Malaysia’s 
judiciary system and to the advancement of women’s 
right in Malaysia; and 
(3) commends the Government of Malaysia for 
its effort to further pursue the emancipation and 
empowerment of women and protect the rights of 
women in Malaysia. 
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1886
AN ACT
To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for ap-
peals by third parties in certain patent reexamination
proceedings.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
H. R. 804
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five 
An Act 
To exclude from consideration as income certain payments under the national 
flood insurance program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS UNDER NATIONAL 
FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. 
Chapter I of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS 
‘‘SEC. 1324. Assistance provided under a program under this 
title for flood mitigation activities (including any assistance provided 
under the mitigation pilot program under section 1361A, any assist-
ance provided under the mitigation assistance program under sec-
tion 1366, and any funding provided under section 1323) with 
respect to a property shall not be considered income or a resource 
of the owner of the property when determining eligibility for or 
benefit levels under any income assistance or resource-tested pro-
gram that is funded in whole or in part by an agency of the 
United States or by appropriated funds of the United States.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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‘‘(12) a witness shall be afforded a rea-
sonable period of time, as determined by the
committee or subcommittee, to prepare for an
appearance 
before 
an 
investigative 
sub-
committee or for an adjudicatory hearing and
to obtain counsel of his or her choice (even if
such counsel represents a respondent or an-
other witness).’’.
(l) TECHNICAL AND CODIFYING CHANGES.—
(1) In clause 1(s) (as redesignated) of rule X—
(A) in subparagraph (6), strike ‘‘servicemen’’
and insert ‘‘servicemembers’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (7), strike ‘‘Soldiers’ and
sailors’’’ and insert ‘‘Servicemembers’’’.
(2) In clause 5(b)(2)(B)(iii) of rule X strike ‘‘must’’
and insert ‘‘may’’.
(3) In clause 3(a)(2) of rule XIII, after ‘‘clause 4’’
insert ‘‘or clause 6’’.
(4) In clause 6 (as redesignated) of rule XV—
(A) in paragraph (e) strike ‘‘rule’’ and insert
‘‘clause’’; and
(B) in paragraph (f) strike ‘‘for a recess’’ and
insert ‘‘that the Speaker be authorized to declare a
recess’’.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 804
To exclude from consideration as income certain payments under the national 
flood insurance program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2005
Mr. BAKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To exclude from consideration as income certain payments 
under the national flood insurance program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS UNDER 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. 
Chapter I of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4011 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS 
‘‘SEC. 1324. Assistance provided under a program 
under this title for flood mitigation activities (including
any assistance provided under the mitigation pilot pro-
gram under section 1361A, any assistance provided under 
the mitigation assistance program under section 1366, 
and any funding provided under section 1323) with re-
spect to a property shall not be considered income or a 
resource of the owner (or any lessee or user) of the prop-
erty when determining eligibility for or benefit levels under 
any income assistance or resource-tested program that is 
funded in whole or in part by an agency of the United 
States or by appropriated funds of the United States.’’.
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(5) In clause 5(b) of rule XX, strike ‘‘a majority of
those present’’ and insert ‘‘a majority described in para-
graph (a)’’.
(6) In clause 5(d) (as redesignated) of rule XX,
strike ‘‘or removal’’ and insert ‘‘removal, or swearing’’.
(7) In the second sentence of clause 2(f) of rule
XXI, strike ‘‘is not subject’’ and insert ‘‘are not sub-
ject’’.
(8) In clause 7(c) of rule XXII, amend subpara-
graph (3) to read as follows:
‘‘(3) During the last six days of a session of
Congress, a motion under subparagraph (1) shall be
privileged after a conference committee has been
appointed for 36 hours without making a report
and the motion meets the notice requirement in
subparagraph (1).’’.
SEC. 3. SEPARATE ORDERS.
(a) BUDGET MATTERS.—
(1) During the One Hundred Ninth Congress, ref-
erences in section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 to a resolution shall be construed in the House
of Representatives as references to a joint resolution.
(2) During the One Hundred Ninth Congress, in
the case of a reported bill or joint resolution considered
pursuant to a special order of business, a point of order
IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 804 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 13, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To exclude from consideration as income certain payments 
under the national flood insurance program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 804 RFS 
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS UNDER 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. 
Chapter I of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4011 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS 
‘‘SEC. 1324. Assistance provided under a program 
under this title for flood mitigation activities (including 
any assistance provided under the mitigation pilot pro-
gram under section 1361A, any assistance provided under 
the mitigation assistance program under section 1366, 
and any funding provided under section 1323) with re-
spect to a property shall not be considered income or a 
resource of the owner of the property when determining 
eligibility for or benefit levels under any income assistance 
or resource-tested program that is funded in whole or in 
part by an agency of the United States or by appropriated 
funds of the United States.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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(2) supports the efforts of the World Trade 
Center Memorial Foundation to build a permanent 
memorial at the World Trade Center site. 
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under section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 shall be determined on the basis of the text made
in order as an original bill or joint resolution for the
purpose of amendment or to the text on which the pre-
vious question is ordered directly to passage, as the case
may be.
(3) During the One Hundred Ninth Congress, a
provision in a bill or joint resolution, or in an amend-
ment thereto or a conference report thereon, that estab-
lishes prospectively for a Federal office or position a
specified or minimum level of compensation to be funded
by annual discretionary appropriations shall not be con-
sidered as providing new entitlement authority under
section 401 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
(4)(A) During the One Hundred Ninth Congress,
until a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 2005 is adopted by the Congress, the provisions of
the conference report to accompany Senate Concurrent
Resolution 95 of the One Hundred Eighth Congress
shall have force and effect in the House as though the
One Hundred Ninth Congress has adopted such con-
ference report.
(B) The allocations of spending authority included
in the conference report, as adjusted during the 108th
Congress, shall be considered the allocations con-
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templated by section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974.
(b) CERTAIN SUBCOMMITTEES.—Notwithstanding clause
5(d) of rule X, during the One Hundred Ninth Congress—
(1) the Committee on Armed Services may have not
more than six subcommittees;
(2) the Committee on International Relations may
have not more than seven subcommittees; and
(3) the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure may have not more than six subcommittees.
(c) NUMBERING OF BILLS.—In the One Hundred Ninth
Congress, the first 10 numbers for bills (H.R. 1 through
H.R. 10) shall be reserved for assignment by the Speaker to
such bills as he may designate.
Attest:
Clerk.
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Whereas 20,000 people throughout China suspected of taking 
part in the democracy movement were arrested and sen-
tenced without trial to prison or reeducation through 
labor, and many were reportedly tortured; 
Whereas credible sources estimate that the Communist Gov-
ernment of China continues to imprison hundreds, and 
perhaps thousands, of Tiananmen Square activists, such 
as Yang Jianli, and denies such activists their basic 
human rights, such as access to legal counsel, contact 
with their families, and trials within reasonable times; 
Whereas the Communist Government of China undertakes ac-
tive measures to deny its citizens the truth about the 
Tiananmen Square massacre, including the blocking of 
uncensored Internet sites and weblogs, and the placement 
of misleading information on the events of June 3–4, 
1989 on Internet sites available in China, often with the 
collusion and cooperation of United States Internet com-
panies such as Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, and Cisco; 
Whereas China, as part of the Tiananmen Square coverup, 
sentenced journalist Shi Tao to 10 years in prison, using 
information provided by Yahoo, for using his Yahoo email 
account to send foreigners a copy of a Chinese Govern-
ment memo warning of possible trouble during the 15th 
anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre; 
Whereas coincident with the 15th anniversary of the 
Tiananmen Square massacre, the Communist Govern-
ment of China frustrated the efforts of Chinese citizens 
in Hong Kong to establish a gradual and orderly process 
toward universal suffrage and the democratic election of 
the legislature and chief executive in Hong Kong as 
promised at the time of the reversion of Hong Kong to 
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Union Calendar No. 24 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 804 
[Report No. 109–44] 
To exclude from consideration as income certain payments under the national 
flood insurance program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2005 
Mr. BAKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
APRIL 14, 2005 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To exclude from consideration as income certain payments 
under the national flood insurance program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS UNDER 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. 
Chapter I of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4011 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS 
‘‘SEC. 1324. Assistance provided under a program 
under this title for flood mitigation activities (including 
any assistance provided under the mitigation pilot pro-
gram under section 1361A, any assistance provided under 
the mitigation assistance program under section 1366, 
and any funding provided under section 1323) with re-
spect to a property shall not be considered income or a 
resource of the owner (or any lessee or user) of the prop-
erty when determining eligibility for or benefit levels under 
any income assistance or resource-tested program that is 
funded in whole or in part by an agency of the United 
States or by appropriated funds of the United States.’’.
Union Calendar No. 24 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 804 
[Report No. 109–44] 
A BILL 
To exclude from consideration as income certain 
payments under the national flood insurance pro-
gram. 
APRIL 14, 2005 
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. 176 
Honoring Dick Brown: New York’s greatest ambassador to Washington. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Mr. RANGEL submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring Dick Brown: New York’s greatest ambassador to 
Washington. 
Whereas Richard Arthur Brown, known to his friends as 
Dick Brown, was one of the greatest ambassadors the 
city of New York has ever had in Washington, DC; 
Whereas he passed away on February 13, 2004, at the age 
of 85; 
Whereas he was a native New Yorker, raised in Manhattan, 
educated at City College of the City University of New 
York and New York University; 
Whereas among the considerable talents he applied in ad-
vancing his passion for politics were the arts of jour-
nalism and publicity, including a weekly column which 
appeared in the New York Post;
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Whereas his first love was his beloved wife Vivian and his 
family, and after them the great city of New York and 
the world of politics; 
Whereas, after returning home from service in the U.S. Army 
in Panama, he became entrenched in New York City poli-
tics where, in 1949, he founded the Lexington Demo-
cratic Club and became a leader of the Reform Movement 
in Democratic politics; 
Whereas in that capacity he worked closely with Eleanor Roo-
sevelt, Governor Lehman, and New York Post publisher 
Dorothy Schiff in spreading the message of political re-
form around the city; 
Whereas I first met Dick Brown when I was serving as an 
Assemblyman in the New York State Legislature and in-
vited him to work with us on the mayoral ticket headed 
by Jim Scheur; 
Whereas Dick later served as Scheur’s chief of staff in Wash-
ington when he was elected to Congress; 
Whereas Dick Brown’s move to Washington was one of the 
best things that ever happened to spread the gospel in 
the Nation’s capital about all the good things that were 
available in the great city of New York; 
Whereas Dick Brown mastered the role as New York’s impre-
sario to Washington; as the executive director of the New 
York Festival which I helped to found in the 1970’s, 
Dick Brown showcased New York in ways no one had 
ever seen before; all of its best foods, wines, culture, the-
ater and the arts took center stage on one glorious night 
each year; 
Whereas those days will never be forgotten, when the strains 
of Frank Sinatra’s anthem to our city, ‘‘New York, New
•HRES 176 IH 
York’’, rang over the Nation’s capital; for that we will 
forever owe Dick Brown our gratitude; and 
Whereas Dick Brown is survived by his wife, Vivian, daugh-
ter and son-in-law Jennifer and Leonard Greenberger, his 
grandchildren Brandon and Rachel and his sister Roselyn 
Freeman: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That Dick Brown will forever be remem-
bered as a great American political reformer and as one 
of New York’s greatest ambassadors. 
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II 
Calendar No. 189 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 804 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 13, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
JULY 29, 2005 
Reported by Mr. SHELBY, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To exclude from consideration as income certain payments 
under the national flood insurance program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS UNDER 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. 
Chapter I of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4011 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:
HR 804 RS 
‘‘TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS 
‘‘SEC. 1324. Assistance provided under a program 
under this title for flood mitigation activities (including 
any assistance provided under the mitigation pilot pro-
gram under section 1361A, any assistance provided under 
the mitigation assistance program under section 1366, 
and any funding provided under section 1323) with re-
spect to a property shall not be considered income or a 
resource of the owner of the property when determining 
eligibility for or benefit levels under any income assistance 
or resource-tested program that is funded in whole or in 
part by an agency of the United States or by appropriated 
funds of the United States.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
Calendar No. 189 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
S. 804 
AN ACT 
To exclude from consideration as income certain 
payments under the national flood insurance pro-
gram. 
JULY 29, 2005 
Reported without amendment
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 177 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Sugar Ray Robin-
son should be recognized for his athletic achievements and commitment 
to young people. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Mr. RANGEL submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
Sugar Ray Robinson should be recognized for his athletic 
achievements and commitment to young people. 
Whereas Sugar Ray Robinson was born in Detroit, Michigan, 
on May 3, 1920; 
Whereas, in 1932, Robinson moved to New York City where 
he started boxing as an amateur, going undefeated in 89 
bouts, and winning the Golden Gloves featherweight title 
in 1939; 
Whereas, in 1940, he began boxing professionally and fought 
at New York City’s Madison Square Garden for the first 
time;
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Whereas, in 1946, he won his first world title as a 
welterweight, and then held the middleweight title for 5 
years between 1951 and 1960; 
Whereas after retiring for a time he returned to box a series 
of exciting matches before permanently retiring on De-
cember 10, 1965; 
Whereas in a career spanning 25 years, he won 175 of 202 
bouts with 109 knockouts; 
Whereas his grace, speed, power, and mastery of the ring 
earned him international acclaim as one of the greatest 
fighters in boxing history; 
Whereas Sugar Ray Robinson was elected into the Boxing 
Hall of Fame in 1967; 
Whereas, in 1969, he established the Sugar Ray Robinson 
Youth Foundation; and 
Whereas Sugar Ray Robinson died in Culver City, California, 
on April 12, 1989, at the age of 68: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that Sugar Ray Robinson should be recog-
nized as one of history’s greatest professional boxers, 
whose dedication to boxing and commitment to young peo-
ple have earned him a permanent place in sports history. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 806
To modify the provision of law which provides a permanent appropriation 
for the compensation of Members of Congress, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2005
Mr. BILIRAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To modify the provision of law which provides a permanent 
appropriation for the compensation of Members of Con-
gress, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Pay for 
Performance Act’’.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PERMANENT APPROPRIATION 
FOR MEMBERS’ PAY. 
Subsection (c) of section 130 of the joint resolution 
entitled ‘‘Joint resolution making continuing appropria-
tions for the fiscal year 1982, and for other purposes’’ 
(Public Law 97–51; 2 U.S.C. 31 note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(c) Effective’’ and inserting 
‘‘(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), effec-
tive’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) If Congress has not passed all general appro-
priation bills before the beginning of a fiscal year, then 
the appropriation contained in paragraph (1) shall not be 
effective with respect to such fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONSIDERATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AP-
PROPRIATION. 
It shall not be in order in either the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Senate to consider the general appro-
priation bill making appropriations for the legislative 
branch for any fiscal year unless and until all other gen-
eral appropriation bills for such fiscal year have been pre-
sented to the President for signature under section 7 of 
article I of the Constitution of the United States.
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