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H. Res. 1311 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 22, 2008. 
Whereas Congress created the Gaining Early Awareness and 
Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) in 
1998 to increase the number of low-income students who 
are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary edu-
cation; 
Whereas increasing the number of low-income students who 
complete postsecondary education is critical to the health 
and vitality of our communities and the Nation as a 
whole; 
Whereas GEAR UP is currently providing essential college 
preparatory services to 640,000 students in over 5,000 
schools across 46 States, the District of Columbia, Amer-
ica Samoa, Palau, and Puerto Rico; 
Whereas GEAR UP students are taking more rigorous and 
advanced courses, graduating from high school and en-
rolling in postsecondary education at rates significantly 
higher than their low-income peers; 
Whereas these remarkable achievements are attributable to 
the selfless dedication of the students, families, education 
professionals, and business and community leaders in-
volved in GEAR UP;
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Whereas the National Council for Community and Education 
Partnerships and the Department of Education work in 
partnership to provide technical assistance and host na-
tional conferences to strengthen GEAR UP programs 
throughout the Nation; and 
Whereas July 22, 2008, would be an appropriate day to des-
ignate as National GEAR UP Day: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives expresses 
support for the designation of a National GEAR UP Day. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1311 
Expressing support for the designation of National GEAR UP Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2008 
Mr. FATTAH (for himself and Mr. SOUDER) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of National GEAR 
UP Day. 
Whereas Congress created the Gaining Early Awareness and 
Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) in 
1998 to increase the number of low-income students who 
are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary edu-
cation; 
Whereas increasing the number of low-income students who 
complete postsecondary education is critical to the health 
and vitality of our communities and the Nation as a 
whole; 
Whereas GEAR UP is currently providing essential college 
preparatory services to 640,000 students in over 5,000 
schools across 46 States, the District of Columbia, Amer-
ica Samoa, Palau, and Puerto Rico; 
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•HRES 1311 IH 
Whereas GEAR UP students are taking more rigorous and 
advanced courses, graduating from high school and en-
rolling in postsecondary education at rates significantly 
higher than their low-income peers; 
Whereas these remarkable achievements are attributable to 
the selfless dedication of the students, families, education 
professionals, and business and community leaders in-
volved in GEAR UP; 
Whereas the National Council for Community and Education 
Partnerships and the Department of Education work in 
partnership to provide technical assistance and host na-
tional conferences to strengthen GEAR UP programs 
throughout the Nation; and 
Whereas July 22, 2008, would be an appropriate day to des-
ignate as National GEAR UP Day: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives ex-
presses support for the designation of a National GEAR 
UP Day. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 1312 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 9, 2008. 
Whereas, on March 21, 1983, the United States Space Foun-
dation was founded by a small group of pioneering indi-
viduals in Colorado Springs, Colorado; 
Whereas 2008 marks the 25th year of excellence and service 
of the Space Foundation; 
Whereas the mission of the Space Foundation is to advance 
space-related endeavors to inspire, enable, and propel hu-
manity; 
Whereas the Space Foundation has become the leading non-
profit organization advancing the exploration, develop-
ment, and use of space and space education for the ben-
efit of all humankind; 
Whereas the Space Foundation embraces all aspects of space 
including commercial, civil, and national security; 
Whereas the current national security environment requires 
extensive use and advancement of space-based assets; 
Whereas the Space Foundation has contributed to space edu-
cation programs in all 50 States and also in Europe and 
Asia; 
Whereas the Space Foundation is regarded internationally as 
a leading space advocacy organization, and is a member
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of the United States Delegation to the United Nations 
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space; and 
Whereas the Space Foundation hosts the National Space 
Symposium and Strategic Space and Defense, 2 of the 
top conferences for space professionals: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the contributions made by the Space 
Foundation; and 
(2) commemorates the Space Foundation’s 25 years 
of excellence and support to the Nation. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1312 
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Space Foundation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2008 
Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. REYES, and Mr. UDALL of Col-
orado) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Science and Technology 
RESOLUTION 
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Space 
Foundation. 
Whereas, on March 21, 1983, the United States Space Foun-
dation was founded by a small group of pioneering indi-
viduals in Colorado Springs, Colorado; 
Whereas 2008 marks the 25th year of excellence and service 
of the Space Foundation; 
Whereas the mission of the Space Foundation is to advance 
space-related endeavors to inspire, enable, and propel hu-
manity; 
Whereas the Space Foundation has become the leading non-
profit organization advancing the exploration, develop-
ment, and use of space and space education for the ben-
efit of all humankind; 
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•HRES 1312 IH 
Whereas the Space Foundation embraces all aspects of space 
including commercial, civil, and national security; 
Whereas the current national security environment requires 
extensive use and advancement of space-based assets; 
Whereas the Space Foundation has contributed to space edu-
cation programs in all 50 States and also in Europe and 
Asia; 
Whereas the Space Foundation is regarded internationally as 
a leading space advocacy organization, and is a member 
of the United States Delegation to the United Nations 
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space; and 
Whereas the Space Foundation hosts the National Space 
Symposium and Strategic Space and Defense, 2 of the 
top conferences for space professionals: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the contributions made by the 
Space Foundation; and 
(2) commemorates the Space Foundation’s 25 
years of excellence and support to the Nation. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 1313 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 10, 2008. 
Whereas Sally K. Ride of Los Angeles, California, a physicist 
by training and an accomplished athlete, was selected as 
a National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA) astronaut candidate in 1978, as part of the 
eighth class of NASA astronauts and one of only six 
women in the class; 
Whereas on June 18, 1983, Dr. Ride was lofted into space 
aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger as part of the STS– 
7 crew, making her the first American woman in space; 
Whereas the STS–7 crew launched two communications sat-
ellites from the Shuttle and accomplished many first 
steps for the United States space program, including the 
first release and capture of a satellite using the Shuttle’s 
robotic arm, the first demonstration of a Shuttle’s flight 
in formation with a free-flying satellite, and the first 
United States-German cooperative material science ex-
periments aboard the Shuttle, as well as the conduct of 
other science experiments; 
Whereas on October 5, 1984, Dr. Ride made her second 
spaceflight as a mission specialist on STS 41–G, a mis-
sion that demonstrated the ability to refuel satellites in 
orbit and launched NASA’s Earth Radiation Budget Sat-
ellite, which spent over 20 years providing valuable sci-
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1330 
Commending the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States 
in District of Columbia v. Heller for upholding the right of the individual 
to keep and bear arms under the second amendment of the Constitution. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2008 
Mr. SALI (for himself, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mrs. DRAKE, Mr. CHABOT, 
Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. MIL-
LER of Florida, Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. 
GINGREY, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. 
PEARCE, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. SHULER, Mr. BUYER, and Mr. CALVERT) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Commending the recent decision of the Supreme Court of 
the United States in District of Columbia v. Heller for 
upholding the right of the individual to keep and bear 
arms under the second amendment of the Constitution. 
Whereas the second amendment of the Constitution states, 
‘‘A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security 
of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear 
Arms, shall not be infringed.’’; 
Whereas James Madison stated, ‘‘The right of the people to 
keep and bear . . . arms shall not be infringed. A well 
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•HRES 1313 EH 
entific data on the Earth’s absorption and re-radiation of 
solar energy; 
Whereas when training for Dr. Ride’s third spaceflight as-
signment ceased after the tragic loss of the Space Shuttle 
Challenger and her crew in 1986, Dr. Ride was called to 
serve on the Presidential Commission on the Space Shut-
tle Challenger Accident; 
Whereas Dr. Ride has continued to serve the Nation’s space 
program with distinction, authoring the 1987 report, 
Leadership and America’s Future in Space, and serving 
on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board; 
Whereas, as an educator, author of children’s books, and ad-
vocate for the next generation of women in science, math-
ematics, and technology, Dr. Ride’s work has contributed 
to the wellbeing of our youth; and 
Whereas Dr. Ride has worked tirelessly and passionately to 
encourage young women to follow the sciences, mathe-
matics, and technology by promoting science festivals, 
camps, and other opportunities through which young 
women can acquire hands-on learning about science: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) celebrates the 25th anniversary of Dr. Sally K. 
Ride as the first American woman in space; and 
(2) extends its appreciation and gratitude for Dr. 
Ride’s excellence in service to the Nation as an astro-
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naut, educator, and advocate for the next generation of 
women scientists and engineers. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1314 
Remembering the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 
1932–1933 and extending the deepest sympathies of the House of Rep-
resentatives to the victims, survivors, and families of this tragedy, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2008 
Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. GER-
LACH, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. COSTA, Mr. 
LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCNULTY, Mrs. MIL-
LER of Michigan, Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms. SCHWARTZ, and Mr. WALZ of Min-
nesota) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Remembering the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine- 
Genocide of 1932–1933 and extending the deepest sym-
pathies of the House of Representatives to the victims, 
survivors, and families of this tragedy, and for other 
purposes. 
Whereas in 1932 and 1933, nearly 10 million Ukrainian peo-
ple perished at the will of the totalitarian Stalinist gov-
ernment of the former Soviet Union, which perpetrated 
a premeditated famine in Ukraine in an effort to break 
the nation’s resistance to collectivization and communist 
occupation; 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1321 
Honoring the Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program for its 
outstanding achievements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 8, 2008 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. 
HOOLEY, and Mr. WU) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge 
Program for its outstanding achievements. 
Whereas the goal of the National Guard Youth Challenge 
Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, is to im-
prove the education, life skills, and employment potential 
of America’s at-risk youth through public awareness pro-
grams, scholarships, higher education assistance, men-
toring, and job development programs; 
Whereas the National Guard Youth Challenge Program pro-
vides military-based training, supervised work experience, 
assistance in obtaining a high school diploma or equiva-
lent, development of leadership qualities, life skills train-
ing, health and physical education, and positive relation-
ships with adults and peers; 
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H. Res. 1315 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 10, 2008. 
Whereas the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
was established on July 29, 1958; 
Whereas on May 5, 1961, NASA successfully launched Amer-
ica’s first manned spacecraft, Freedom 7, piloted by Alan 
B. Shepard, Jr.; 
Whereas in July of 1969 President John Kennedy’s vision of 
landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to 
Earth was realized with the Apollo 11 mission, com-
manded by Neil A. Armstrong, Lunar Module Pilot 
Edwin ‘‘Buzz’’ Aldrin, Jr., and Command Module pilot 
Michael Collins; 
Whereas on April 12, 1981, NASA began a new era of 
human space flight and exploration with the launch of 
the first Space Shuttle Columbia, commanded by John 
W. Young and piloted by Robert L. ‘‘Bob’’ Crippen; 
Whereas NASA has greatly expanded our knowledge and un-
derstanding of our planet and solar system through var-
ious unmanned vehicles utilized on numerous missions; 
Whereas, during the Cold War, NASA’s achievements served 
as a source of national pride and captured the imagina-
tion of the world by demonstrating a peaceful use of our 
technological capabilities;
•HRES 1315 EH 
Whereas NASA now serves as a model for international co-
operation and American leadership through the Inter-
national Space Station and other scientific endeavors; 
Whereas thanks to NASA and the far-reaching gaze of the 
Hubble Space Telescope, we have seen further into our 
universe than ever before; 
Whereas NASA space probes have landed on or flown by 
eight of the planets in our solar system; 
Whereas the aeronautics research by NASA has led to great 
discoveries and advances in aircraft design and aviation; 
Whereas the work done by NASA has expanded the scope of 
human knowledge, created new technologies, and inspired 
young men and women to enter scientific and engineering 
careers; 
Whereas in the last fifty years, NASA has positively impacted 
almost every facet of our lives; and 
Whereas, thanks to the heroism, courage, and supreme sac-
rifice of our astronaut corps over the last five decades, 
we are now able to live and work in space for the benefit 
of all men: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors the men and women of the National Aer-
onautics and Space Administration on the occasion of its 
50th Anniversary; 
(2) acknowledges the value of NASA’s discoveries 
and accomplishments; and
•HRES 1320 IH 
Whereas recent surveys indicate that low-income parents have 
considerable difficulty finding available summer opportu-
nities for their children; 
Whereas structured enrichment and education programs are 
proven to accelerate learning for students who participate 
in such programs for several weeks during the summer; 
Whereas students who participate in the Building Educated 
Leaders for Life (‘‘BELL’’) summer programs gain sev-
eral months’ worth of reading and mathematics skills 
through summer enrichment, and students who regularly 
attend the Teach Baltimore Summer Academy for 2 sum-
mers are 1⁄2 year ahead of their peers in reading skills; 
Whereas the Summer Youth Program Fund in Indianapolis, 
Indiana, the first community collaborative fund for youth 
programs in the United States, serves as an example for 
other urban communities by providing summer learning 
opportunities for young people; 
Whereas thousands of students in similar programs make 
measurable gains in academic achievement; 
Whereas recent research demonstrates that most children, 
particularly children at high risk of obesity, gain weight 
more rapidly when they are out of school during the sum-
mer; 
Whereas Summer Learning Day is designed to highlight the 
need for more young people to be engaged in summer 
learning activities and to support local summer programs 
that benefit children, families, and communities; 
Whereas a wide array of schools, public agencies, nonprofit 
organizations, universities, museums, libraries, and sum-
mer camps in many States across the United States, will 
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•HRES 1315 EH 
(3) pledges to maintain America’s position as the 
world leader in aeronautics and space exploration and 
technology. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The 74 women currently serving in the 
House of Representatives owe a debt of gratitude to 
all of their foremothers who broke down barriers 
both in their election to, and in the important legis-
lative work they accomplished as Members of, the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) Four women in particular stand out for 
their status as the ‘‘first’’ women in certain cat-
egories. 
(3) In 1916, Jeannette Rankin broke new 
ground by becoming the first woman elected to the 
House of Representatives, representing the State of 
Montana, first from 1917 to 1919 and later from 
1941 to 1943. 
(4) Jeannette Rankin’s first election was all the 
more remarkable, considering that it came 3 years 
before women’s suffrage was a legally guaranteed 
right throughout the United States. 
(5) Jeannette Rankin directly contributed to a 
woman’s right to vote when she introduced a resolu-
tion in 1919 to support a women’s suffrage amend-
ment to the Constitution of the United States. 
(6) Jeannette Rankin remained true to her 
pacifistic ideals both by voting against the declara-
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tions of World War I and World War II—and in 
fact was the only Representative to vote against the 
declaration of World War II—and by working tire-
lessly to promote peace during her years outside of 
Congress. 
(7) In 1924, Mary Teresa Norton became the 
first Democratic woman elected to the House of 
Representatives—and one of a small number of 
women during that period who were elected in their 
own right and not to replace their husbands—rep-
resenting New Jersey’s Twelfth Congressional Dis-
trict from 1925 to 1951. 
(8) Mary Norton served as the chair of the 
Committee on the District of Columbia from 1931 to 
1937, effectively governing the city which at that 
time had no municipal government of its own. 
(9) In 1934, Mary Norton became the first 
woman to chair a major political party in a State as 
head of the New Jersey State Committee. 
(10) Mary Norton was instrumental in the 
drafting and passage in 1938 of a major piece of 
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal: the 
Fair Labor Standards Act, which established a min-
imum wage, a maximum workweek, overtime pay, 
and a prohibition on child labor. 
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196 
(A) the illicit trade of tobacco products 
and the trade of counterfeit tobacco products; 
and 
(B) the differing tax rates applicable to to-
bacco products. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives a report on the study described in sub-
section (a). 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘cross-border trade’’ means trade 
across a border of the United States, a State or Ter-
ritory, or Indian country. 
(2) The term ‘‘Indian country’’ has the mean-
ing given to such term in section 1151 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(3) The terms ‘‘State’’ and ‘‘Territory’’ have 
the meanings given to those terms in section 201 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 321).
•HRES 1317 EH 
modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 
That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be con-
sidered as read. All points of order against that amendment 
in the nature of a substitute are waived except those arising 
under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of 
rule XVIII, no amendment to that amendment in the nature 
of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part 
B of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each such 
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 demand for division 
of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 
waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 
At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment, 
the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 
may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment 
adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as 
original text. The previous question shall be considered as or-
•HRES 1317 EH 
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R.1286 
pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of 
the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consid-
eration of the bill to such time as may be designated by the 
Speaker. 
Attest: 
Clerk.