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Whereas the interdisciplinary approach of IGY enabled co-
ordinated, synchronous, global observations and measure-
ments of the Earth, oceans, atmosphere, ice, and near- 
Earth space environment; 
Whereas the IGY increased our understanding of the causes 
of magnetic storms, ionospheric disturbances, and the 
origins of cosmic rays; 
Whereas the use of new space-based platforms enabled the 
discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts, which are 
trapped, charged particles in the Earth’s upper atmos-
phere, showed that those particles form belts of energy 
around the Earth, and contributed to the understanding 
of the Northern Lights; 
Whereas the IGY, involved thousands of scientists from 67 
nations; 
Whereas the IGY, which occurred during the height of Cold 
War tensions, facilitated international cooperation in 
science and helped lead to the Antarctic Treaty, which es-
tablished the use of Antarctica for peaceful purposes and 
promoted continued, cooperative scientific investigations 
on the continent; 
Whereas the IGY led to the creation of institutional struc-
tures that continue to promote and enable the inter-
national exchange of scientific research related to the 
Earth and space, including the International Council on 
Science’s Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), Sci-
entific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), and 
Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR); and 
Whereas this 50th anniversary celebration offers as an oppor-
tunity to inspire our public and youth to build on the leg-
acy of success of the IGY, recognizing that a coordinated, 
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international approach to interdisciplinary scientific chal-
lenges such as climate change, high energy physics, and 
space exploration contributes to the advancement of 
knowledge and sustains the cooperative spirit and good-
will among nations set forth in the IGY: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress— 
(1) honors the 50th anniversary of the Inter-
national Geophysical Year (IGY) and its contribu-
tions to the scientific investigations of the Earth and 
outer space; and 
(2) encourages the public, and especially Amer-
ican youth, to attend IGY celebrations and seminars, 
such as those being planned at locations around the 
United States by the National Academy of Sciences 
and other organizations, and participate in discus-
sions about the future of space science and Earth 
science. 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the authority of the Secretary to make any 
new commitment to insure any mortgage under this 
section shall terminate upon the expiration of the 2- 
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
the FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership 
Retention Act of 2008. 
‘‘(2) EXTENSIONS.—The Oversight Board may, 
not more than four times, extend the authority to 
enter into new commitments to insure mortgages 
under this section beyond the date specified in para-
graph (1), except that each such extension shall— 
‘‘(A) be effective only if, before the program 
terminates pursuant to paragraph (1) or any 
previous extension pursuant to this paragraph, 
the Oversight Board— 
‘‘(i) certifies the need for such exten-
sion in writing to the Congress; and 
‘‘(ii) causes notice of such extension to 
be published in the Federal Register no later 
than the beginning of the 3-month period 
that ends upon the scheduled termination 
date of the program; and 
‘‘(B) be for a period of not more than 6 
months.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 78 
Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award 
the Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2007 
Mr. RANGEL submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on House Administration 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a 
ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to 
the Tuskegee Airmen. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the rotunda of the Capitol is authorized 
to be used on March 29, 2007, for a ceremony to award 
the Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the Tuskegee 
Airmen in accordance with Public Law 109–213. Physical 
preparations for the ceremony shall be carried out in ac-
cordance with such conditions as the Architect of the Cap-
itol may prescribe. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5852 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that spouses and widows 
or widowers of certain veterans and members of the armed forces receive 
preference with respect to employment in the competitive service, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2012 
Mr. TOWNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that 
spouses and widows or widowers of certain veterans and 
members of the armed forces receive preference with 
respect to employment in the competitive service, 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. HIRING PREFERENCE IN THE COMPETITIVE 
SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3309 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 79
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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 (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘Association’’) 
shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, soap box
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derby races, on the Capitol Grounds on June 16, 2007, 
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. 
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.
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SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS. 
The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforce-
ment of the restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of 
title 40, United States Code, concerning sales, advertise-
ments, 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 May 15, 2007. 
Attest:
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 79
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
‘‘(o) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2008 
and 2009— 
‘‘(1) $230,000,000 for providing counseling re-
garding loss mitigation for mortgagors with 1- to 4- 
family residences, including determining eligibility 
for the program under this section, with grants to be 
administered through the Neighborhood Reinvestment 
Corporation, except that— 
‘‘(A) funds shall be targeted to States and 
communities based on their levels of foreclosures 
and delinquencies in 2007 and 2008; 
‘‘(B) not less than 15 percent of the funds 
made available pursuant to this paragraph shall 
be provided to counseling organizations that tar-
get counseling services regarding loss mitigation 
to minority and low-income homeowners or pro-
vide such services in neighborhoods with high 
concentrations of minority and low-income 
homeowners; 
‘‘(C) $35,000,000 of the funds made avail-
able pursuant to this paragraph shall be used by 
the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (re-
ferred to in this subparagraph as the ‘NRC’) to 
make grants to State and local legal organiza-
H. Con. Res. 79 
Agreed to May 16, 2007 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven 
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 16, 2007, 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 5104(c) of title 40, United States 
Code, concerning sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations 
on the Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable
H. Con. Res. 79—2 
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 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 79 
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington 
Soap Box Derby. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2007 
Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. WYNN, and Mr. WOLF) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
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 (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 16, 2007, 
or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Rep-
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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. 
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 5104(c) of 
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title 40, United States Code, concerning sales, advertise-
ments, 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. 
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tions or attorneys that have demonstrated legal 
experience in home foreclosure or eviction law to 
provide legal assistance related to home owner-
ship preservation, home foreclosure prevention, 
and tenancy associated with home foreclosure or 
to counseling intermediaries that have been ap-
proved by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development for the purpose of making 
such grants or contracting for such legal assist-
ance; of the amount provided under this sub-
paragraph, at least 60 percent shall be allocated 
for legal assistance to low-income homeowners or 
tenants; such attorneys shall be capable of assist-
ing homeowners in owner-occupied homes or ten-
ants who live in homes with mortgages in de-
fault, in danger of default, or subject to or at 
risk of foreclosure or eviction and who have legal 
issues that cannot be handled by counselors em-
ployed by NRC intermediaries; in using the 
amount made available under this subpara-
graph, the NRC shall give priority consideration 
to State and local legal organizations and attor-
neys that (i) provide legal assistance in the 100 
metropolitan statistical areas (as defined by the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et) with the highest home foreclosure rates, and 
(ii) have the capacity to begin using the finan-
cial assistance within 90 days after receipt of the 
assistance; as a condition of the receipt of a 
grant under this subparagraph, the grantee shall 
submit to NRC information relating to the demo-
graphic characteristics of the assisted home-
owners or tenants, the dollar amount and terms 
of the relevant mortgages and the outcome of 
legal proceedings related to the foreclosure or 
eviction proceedings, including the resolutions 
thereof; except that no funds under this subpara-
graph shall be used for class action litigation; 
‘‘(D) $20,000,000 of the funds made avail-
able pursuant to this paragraph shall be used for 
such counseling for veterans recently returning 
from active duty in the Armed Forces; 
‘‘(E) the NRC shall give priority consider-
ation for funding with amounts made available 
pursuant to this paragraph, except for funds 
made available under subparagraphs (B), (C), 
and (D), to entities that have an effective plan 
in place for making contact, including personal 
contact, with defaulted mortgagors, and such a 
plan may include use of third parties (including
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4066
AN ACT
To suspend temporarily the duty on the personal
effects of participants in, and certain other indi-
viduals associated with, the 1994 World Cup
Soccer Games, the 1994 World Rowing Cham-
pionships, the 1995 Special Olympics World
Games, the 1996 Summer Olympics, and the
1996 Paralympics.
both for-profit and not-for-profit entities) to 
make personal contact with defaulted mortga-
gors, or visits to such mortgagors, or both; 
‘‘(F) except with respect to funds reserved 
under subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), the NRC 
shall give priority consideration for funding 
with amounts made available pursuant to this 
paragraph to entities that have a written plan 
that has been implemented for providing in-per-
son counseling and for making contact, includ-
ing personal contact, with defaulted mortgagors, 
for the purpose of providing counseling or pro-
viding information about available counseling, 
both (i) prior to commencement of any fore-
closure proceedings, and (ii) in the event effective 
in person or phone contact has not been made 
with such defaulted mortgagors prior thereto, 
then prior to the conclusion of the foreclosure 
process; and 
‘‘(G) not less than 2 percent of the funds 
made available pursuant to this paragraph shall 
be used only for identifying and notifying bor-
rowers under existing mortgages who are eligible 
under this section for insurance of refinancing 
mortgages, and in making funds reserved under
this subparagraph available for such purpose, the 
Secretary shall give preference to assistance for 
programs that have a proven history of outreach 
within minority communities; and 
‘‘(2) $150,000,000 for costs of activities under 
subsection (i). 
‘‘(p) AUDIT AND REPORT BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) AUDIT.—The Inspector General of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development shall 
conduct an audit of the program for loss mitigation 
counseling funded with amounts made available 
under subsection (o)(1) to determine compliance with 
such subsection. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
March 30, 2009, and every calendar quarter there-
after, the Inspector General shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of the Congress a report summa-
rizing the activities of the Inspector General and the 
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation during the 
120-day period ending on the date of such report. 
Each report shall include, for the period covered by 
such report, a detailed statement of all obligations, ex-
penditures, and revenues associated with paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of subsection (o), including—
III 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 79 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 16, 2007 
Received 
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 (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘Association’’) 
shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, soap box 
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derby races, on the Capitol Grounds on June 16, 2007, 
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. 
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. 
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SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS. 
The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforce-
ment of the restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of 
title 40, United States Code, concerning sales, advertise-
ments, 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 May 15, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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