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RES. 578 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 13, 2014 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Rubio , Mr. Coons , and Mr. Boozman ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Supporting the role of the United States in ensuring children in the world’s poorest countries have access to vaccines and immunization through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.\n\nWhereas, prior to 2000, the distribution of, and the resources for, vaccines for children in the developing world were declining, immunization rates were stagnant or decreasing, and nearly 30,000,000 children born in the developing world each year were not fully immunized; Whereas, prior to 2000, it was common for new life-saving vaccines to take up to 15 years to be introduced in the world's poorest countries; Whereas access to routine immunization and vaccines protect children from deadly but preventable disease and contribute to national economic growth and poverty reduction by ensuring people live longer, healthier, and more productive lives; Whereas, in 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the United States, the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization, the World Bank, bilateral partners, developing countries, the private sector, including the vaccine industry, civil society, and other partners joined forces to create a public-private partnership called the Global Fund for Children's Vaccines (now Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance) in order to expand access to new and underused vaccines and support the introduction and scale-up of these vaccines into routine immunization systems in the world's poorest countries; Whereas partnership and sustainability are at the core of the Gavi model by requiring eligible countries to contribute financing to some portion of their vaccine costs and directly invest in immunizing their children; Whereas, by 2012, more than 65 developing countries working with Gavi were co-financing new and underused vaccines and more than 20 countries are projected to graduate between 2016 and 2020, moving toward fully funding their national immunization programs; Whereas Gavi has transformed the market for vaccines by pooling demand from developing countries matched with secure, predictable financing to make vaccines more affordable and their supply more reliable, and encouraging research and development of new vaccines; Whereas, as a result, Gavi has played a critical role in increasing the number of global vaccine manufacturers selling to the world's poorest countries from 5 in 2001 to 13 in 2014; Whereas the price for the pneumococcal vaccine, which prevents pneumonia, is now more than 90 percent lower for Gavi-eligible countries than elsewhere, and the price of rotavirus vaccines, which prevents diarrhea, is 67 percent lower in Gavi-eligible countries; Whereas, with innovative financing mechanisms like the Advance Market Commitment and International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm), Gavi ensures that appropriate and affordable vaccines are available throughout the developing world; Whereas Gavi supports the financing and delivery of 11 vaccines, including those against pneumococcal disease and rotavirus, the leading vaccine-preventable causes of pneumonia and diarrhea, which kill more children under the age of five than any other disease; Whereas Gavi collaborates closely with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative on the final push to end polio, strengthening and bringing the inactivated polio vaccine into routine immunization programs; Whereas strong immunization systems are critical to ensuring continuous coverage and sustainability of new and routine immunization programs in implementing countries; Whereas Gavi supports the strengthening of health systems and local civil society organizations to ensure effective immunization and health services; Whereas, since 2000, with support from the United States, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, implementing countries, donor governments, the private sector, and other donors and partners, Gavi has supported country-led vaccine roll outs in 77 countries to support the immunization of an additional 440,000,000 children and will avert an estimated 6,000,000 deaths in the world's poorest countries; Whereas, in 2013, Gavi was ranked the second most transparent aid program in the Aid Transparency Index, behind only the Millennium Challenge Corporation; Whereas, even with significant contributions by Gavi, only a small percentage of young children worldwide receive all 11 life-saving vaccines universally recommended by the World Health Organization; Whereas vaccines are widely regarded as one of the best buys in global health and recognized as one of the most efficient, cost-effective, and successful health initiatives in history; Whereas, in 2012, leading experts on health economics ranked childhood immunization as one of the three most cost-effective solutions to advance global health; Whereas, as one of the initial six donors, the United States has been an important supporter of Gavi and through the generosity of the people of the United States has contributed almost $1,200,000,000 for the acquisition of life saving vaccines; Whereas, at Gavi's first pledging conference in June 2011, the United States increased its support and pledged $450,000,000 for fiscal years 2012 through 2014 to increase access to new and underused vaccines, including pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines; Whereas, in addition to this three-year pledge, the United States contributed an additional $90,000,000 to Gavi in fiscal year 2011; Whereas United States investment in Gavi complements and enhances the effectiveness of other bilateral and multilateral United States investments in global health, particularly in child survival; Whereas Gavi is committed to working with partners, including United States bilateral programs run by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to ensure children in developing nations have access to vaccines and immunizations; Whereas, in June 2012, the United States Government, together with the Governments of Ethiopia and India as well as UNICEF, mobilized the world around the goal of ending preventable child deaths by 2035; Whereas access to immunizations is a key component of reaching that goal; Whereas, in May 2014, at the World Economic Forum meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, African leaders pledged to increase investment in their countries' immunization programs by endorsing the Immunise Africa 2020 leaders’ declaration; Whereas, on May 20, 2014, Gavi called on donors to support an ambitious plan to immunize an additional 300,000,000 children against potentially fatal diseases and save an additional 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 lives between 2016 and 2020; Whereas Gavi needs donors to invest an additional $7,500,000,000 to support immunization programs in developing countries from 2016 to 2020; Whereas, at the same time, implementing countries are expected to co-finance an additional $1,200,000,000, an increase from almost $500,000,000 in 2011 through 2015; and Whereas, with this support from donors and the global vaccine community, Gavi can reach its 1,000,000,000th child with critical vaccines by the early 2020s, nearly double the number of lives saved since its founding, and unlock between $80,000,000,000 and $100,000,000,000 in economic benefits through health care savings and productivity gains: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) commends Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization, the World Bank, civil society, the private sector, faith-based organizations, the international community, and implementing countries on the progress that has been made on reducing child mortality through the increased availability and distribution of vaccines; 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(6) encourages the continued use of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) maternal and child health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) global immunization resources to strengthen local public health capacity to introduce and sustain new and underutilized vaccines, that are supported by Gavi, through routine immunization systems; and (7) encourages continued commitment and investment by the United States Government and international donors, through Gavi, to the global effort to ensure that children in developing nations have access to vaccines and immunizations.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Introduced-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 578 IS: Supporting the role of the United States in ensuring children in the world’s poorest countries have access to vaccines and immunization through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-11-13\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress display=\"yes\">\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session display=\"yes\">\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. 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Organization, the World Bank, bilateral\n\t\t\t partners, developing countries, the private sector, including the vaccine\n\t\t\t industry, civil society, and other partners joined forces to create a\n\t\t\t public-private partnership called the Global Fund for Children's Vaccines\n\t\t\t (now Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance) in order to expand access to new and\n\t\t\t underused vaccines and support the introduction and scale-up of these\n\t\t\t vaccines into routine immunization systems in the world's poorest\n\t\t\t countries;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas partnership and sustainability are at the core of the Gavi model by requiring eligible\n\t\t\t countries to contribute financing to some portion of their vaccine costs\n\t\t\t and directly invest in immunizing their children;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, by 2012, more than 65 developing countries working with Gavi were co-financing new and\n\t\t\t underused vaccines and more than 20 countries are projected to graduate\n\t\t\t between 2016 and 2020, moving toward fully funding their national\n\t\t\t immunization programs;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Gavi has transformed the market for vaccines by pooling demand from developing countries\n\t\t\t matched with secure, predictable financing to make vaccines more\n\t\t\t affordable and their supply more reliable, and encouraging research and\n\t\t\t development of new vaccines;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, as a result, Gavi has played a critical role in increasing the number of global vaccine\n\t\t\t manufacturers selling to the world's poorest countries from 5 in 2001 to\n\t\t\t 13 in 2014;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the price for the pneumococcal vaccine, which prevents pneumonia, is now more than 90\n\t\t\t percent lower for Gavi-eligible countries than elsewhere, and the price of\n\t\t\t rotavirus vaccines, which prevents diarrhea, is 67 percent lower in\n\t\t\t Gavi-eligible countries;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, with innovative financing mechanisms like the Advance Market Commitment and International\n\t\t\t Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm), Gavi ensures that appropriate\n\t\t\t and affordable vaccines are available throughout the developing world;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Gavi supports the financing and delivery of 11 vaccines, including those against\n\t\t\t pneumococcal disease and rotavirus, the leading vaccine-preventable causes\n\t\t\t of pneumonia and diarrhea, which kill more children under the age of five\n\t\t\t than any other disease;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Gavi collaborates closely with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative on the final push to\n\t\t\t end polio, strengthening and bringing the inactivated polio vaccine into\n\t\t\t routine immunization programs;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas strong immunization systems are critical to ensuring continuous coverage and sustainability\n\t\t\t of new and routine immunization programs in implementing countries;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Gavi supports the strengthening of health systems and local civil society organizations to\n\t\t\t ensure effective immunization and health services;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, since 2000, with support from the United States, the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, implementing\n\t\t\t countries, donor governments, the private sector, and other donors and\n\t\t\t partners, Gavi has supported country-led vaccine roll outs in 77 countries\n\t\t\t to support the immunization of an additional 440,000,000 children and will\n\t\t\t avert an estimated 6,000,000 deaths in the world's poorest countries;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in 2013, Gavi was ranked the second most transparent aid program in the Aid Transparency\n\t\t\t Index, behind only the Millennium Challenge Corporation;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, even with significant contributions by Gavi, only a small percentage of young children\n\t\t\t worldwide receive all 11 life-saving vaccines universally recommended by\n\t\t\t the World Health Organization;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas vaccines are widely regarded as one of the\n <quote>\n best buys\n </quote>\n in global health and recognized as one of the most efficient, cost-effective, and successful\n\t\t\t health initiatives in history;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in 2012, leading experts on health economics ranked childhood immunization as one of the\n\t\t\t three most cost-effective solutions to advance global health;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, as one of the initial six donors, the United States has been an important supporter of\n\t\t\t Gavi\n\t\t\t and through the generosity of the people of the United States has\n\t\t\t contributed almost $1,200,000,000 for the acquisition of life saving\n\t\t\t vaccines;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, at Gavi's first pledging conference in June 2011, the United States increased its support\n\t\t\t and pledged $450,000,000 for fiscal years 2012 through 2014 to increase\n\t\t\t access to new and underused vaccines, including pneumococcal and rotavirus\n\t\t\t vaccines;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in addition to this three-year pledge, the United States contributed an additional\n\t\t\t $90,000,000 to Gavi in fiscal year 2011;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas United States investment in Gavi complements and enhances the effectiveness of other\n\t\t\t bilateral and multilateral United States investments in global health,\n\t\t\t particularly in child survival;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Gavi is committed to working with partners, including United States bilateral programs run\n\t\t\t by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the\n\t\t\t Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to ensure children in\n\t\t\t developing nations have access to vaccines and immunizations;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in June 2012, the United States Government, together with the Governments of Ethiopia and\n\t\t\t India as well as UNICEF, mobilized the world around the goal of ending\n\t\t\t preventable child deaths by 2035;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas access to immunizations is a key component of reaching that goal;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in May 2014, at the World Economic Forum meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, African leaders\n\t\t\t pledged to increase investment in their countries' immunization programs\n\t\t\t by endorsing the Immunise Africa 2020 leaders’ declaration;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, on May 20, 2014, Gavi called on donors to support an ambitious plan to immunize an\n\t\t\t additional 300,000,000 children against potentially fatal diseases and\n\t\t\t save an additional 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 lives between 2016 and 2020;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Gavi needs donors to invest an additional $7,500,000,000 to support immunization programs\n\t\t\t in developing countries from 2016 to 2020;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, at the same time, implementing countries are expected to co-finance an additional\n\t\t\t $1,200,000,000, an increase from almost $500,000,000 in 2011 through 2015;\n\t\t\t and\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, with this support from donors and the global vaccine community, Gavi can reach its\n\t\t\t 1,000,000,000th child with critical vaccines by the early 2020s, nearly\n\t\t\t double the number of lives saved since its founding, and unlock between\n\t\t\t $80,000,000,000 and $100,000,000,000 in economic benefits through health\n\t\t\t care savings and productivity gains: \n Now, therefore, be it\n </text>\n </whereas>\n </preamble>\n <resolution-body>\n <section display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"S1\" section-type=\"undesignated-section\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n That the Senate—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"idedbd4dbb46b44cec909852b4691bb102\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n commends Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the World Health\n\t\t\t Organization, the World Bank, civil society, the private sector,\n\t\t\t faith-based organizations, the international community, and implementing\n\t\t\t countries on the progress that has been made on reducing child mortality\n\t\t\t through the increased availability and distribution of vaccines;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id51ee630080fe4efd9a42cb356f83593f\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n affirms the continued support of the people and Government of the United States for the purchase of\n\t\t\t vaccines for the world’s poorest\n\t\t\t countries through Gavi as a cost-effective, efficient means to reduce\n\t\t\t child mortality and as a critical component of meeting the United States\n\t\t\t goal to end preventable maternal and child deaths;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id62983c73d47242e4a16d48bf7feedaef\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n supports the ideals and goals of Gavi to—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"ida1c36d27e3d34994a574f77f1566767e\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n accelerate equitable uptake and coverage of vaccines;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"idf81a2b463a994e2099f93c4de7c70f63\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n improve the effectiveness and efficiency of immunization delivery;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"id3e4c1f14195544569b90d9581129ca81\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n improve sustainability of national immunization programs; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"idaf95e7a300ab48e89154005c382bb47d\">\n <enum>\n (D)\n </enum>\n <text>\n shape markets for vaccines and other immunization products;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id0da8685d7f5a46b68f6cb203e7b861b8\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n upholds that the United States is a critical donor in its work with other donors to perform\n\t\t\t diplomatic outreach in seeking additional funding for Gavi in order to\n\t\t\t leverage its commitment;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idcaa15cd8e204467c8e76a695125822f9\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n recognizes that the United States, in addition to being an important donor, is a critical technical\n\t\t\t partner to Gavi, and the impact of United States investments to Gavi is\n\t\t\t leveraged by providing direct technical assistance to implementing\n\t\t\t countries and global bodies;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"ida4ad5fa75dc346f19c601aa5d01b0c59\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text>\n encourages the continued use of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) maternal\n\t\t\t and child health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\n\t\t\t global immunization resources to strengthen local public health capacity\n\t\t\t to introduce and sustain new and underutilized vaccines, that are\n\t\t\t supported by Gavi, through routine immunization systems; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id8c54b09a190b4bb4930a96086a03e03a\">\n <enum>\n (7)\n </enum>\n <text>\n encourages continued commitment and investment by the United States Government and international\n\t\t\t donors, through Gavi, to the global effort to ensure that children in\n\t\t\t developing nations have access to vaccines and immunizations.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n 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RES. 578 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 13, 2014 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Rubio , Mr. Coons , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Durbin , Mrs. Boxer , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Markey , Mr. Wicker , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Brown , and Mr. Udall of New Mexico ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations December 4, 2014 Reported by Mr. Menendez , without amendment RESOLUTION Supporting the role of the United States in ensuring children in the world’s poorest countries have access to vaccines and immunization through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.\n\nWhereas, prior to 2000, the distribution of, and the resources for, vaccines for children in the developing world were declining, immunization rates were stagnant or decreasing, and nearly 30,000,000 children born in the developing world each year were not fully immunized; Whereas, prior to 2000, it was common for new life-saving vaccines to take up to 15 years to be introduced in the world's poorest countries; Whereas access to routine immunization and vaccines protect children from deadly but preventable disease and contribute to national economic growth and poverty reduction by ensuring people live longer, healthier, and more productive lives; Whereas, in 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the United States, the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization, the World Bank, bilateral partners, developing countries, the private sector, including the vaccine industry, civil society, and other partners joined forces to create a public-private partnership called the Global Fund for Children's Vaccines (now Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance) in order to expand access to new and underused vaccines and support the introduction and scale-up of these vaccines into routine immunization systems in the world's poorest countries; Whereas partnership and sustainability are at the core of the Gavi model by requiring eligible countries to contribute financing to some portion of their vaccine costs and directly invest in immunizing their children; Whereas, by 2012, more than 65 developing countries working with Gavi were co-financing new and underused vaccines and more than 20 countries are projected to graduate between 2016 and 2020, moving toward fully funding their national immunization programs; Whereas Gavi has transformed the market for vaccines by pooling demand from developing countries matched with secure, predictable financing to make vaccines more affordable and their supply more reliable, and encouraging research and development of new vaccines; Whereas, as a result, Gavi has played a critical role in increasing the number of global vaccine manufacturers selling to the world's poorest countries from 5 in 2001 to 13 in 2014; Whereas the price for the pneumococcal vaccine, which prevents pneumonia, is now more than 90 percent lower for Gavi-eligible countries than elsewhere, and the price of rotavirus vaccines, which prevents diarrhea, is 67 percent lower in Gavi-eligible countries; Whereas, with innovative financing mechanisms like the Advance Market Commitment and International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm), Gavi ensures that appropriate and affordable vaccines are available throughout the developing world; Whereas Gavi supports the financing and delivery of 11 vaccines, including those against pneumococcal disease and rotavirus, the leading vaccine-preventable causes of pneumonia and diarrhea, which kill more children under the age of five than any other disease; Whereas Gavi collaborates closely with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative on the final push to end polio, strengthening and bringing the inactivated polio vaccine into routine immunization programs; Whereas strong immunization systems are critical to ensuring continuous coverage and sustainability of new and routine immunization programs in implementing countries; Whereas Gavi supports the strengthening of health systems and local civil society organizations to ensure effective immunization and health services; Whereas, since 2000, with support from the United States, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, implementing countries, donor governments, the private sector, and other donors and partners, Gavi has supported country-led vaccine roll outs in 77 countries to support the immunization of an additional 440,000,000 children and will avert an estimated 6,000,000 deaths in the world's poorest countries; Whereas, in 2013, Gavi was ranked the second most transparent aid program in the Aid Transparency Index, behind only the Millennium Challenge Corporation; Whereas, even with significant contributions by Gavi, only a small percentage of young children worldwide receive all 11 life-saving vaccines universally recommended by the World Health Organization; Whereas vaccines are widely regarded as one of the best buys in global health and recognized as one of the most efficient, cost-effective, and successful health initiatives in history; Whereas, in 2012, leading experts on health economics ranked childhood immunization as one of the three most cost-effective solutions to advance global health; Whereas, as one of the initial six donors, the United States has been an important supporter of Gavi and through the generosity of the people of the United States has contributed almost $1,200,000,000 for the acquisition of life saving vaccines; Whereas, at Gavi's first pledging conference in June 2011, the United States increased its support and pledged $450,000,000 for fiscal years 2012 through 2014 to increase access to new and underused vaccines, including pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines; Whereas, in addition to this three-year pledge, the United States contributed an additional $90,000,000 to Gavi in fiscal year 2011; Whereas United States investment in Gavi complements and enhances the effectiveness of other bilateral and multilateral United States investments in global health, particularly in child survival; Whereas Gavi is committed to working with partners, including United States bilateral programs run by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to ensure children in developing nations have access to vaccines and immunizations; Whereas, in June 2012, the United States Government, together with the Governments of Ethiopia and India as well as UNICEF, mobilized the world around the goal of ending preventable child deaths by 2035; Whereas access to immunizations is a key component of reaching that goal; Whereas, in May 2014, at the World Economic Forum meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, African leaders pledged to increase investment in their countries' immunization programs by endorsing the Immunise Africa 2020 leaders’ declaration; Whereas, on May 20, 2014, Gavi called on donors to support an ambitious plan to immunize an additional 300,000,000 children against potentially fatal diseases and save an additional 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 lives between 2016 and 2020; Whereas Gavi needs donors to invest an additional $7,500,000,000 to support immunization programs in developing countries from 2016 to 2020; Whereas, at the same time, implementing countries are expected to co-finance an additional $1,200,000,000, an increase from almost $500,000,000 in 2011 through 2015; and Whereas, with this support from donors and the global vaccine community, Gavi can reach its 1,000,000,000th child with critical vaccines by the early 2020s, nearly double the number of lives saved since its founding, and unlock between $80,000,000,000 and $100,000,000,000 in economic benefits through health care savings and productivity gains: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) commends Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization, the World Bank, civil society, the private sector, faith-based organizations, the international community, and implementing countries on the progress that has been made on reducing child mortality through the increased availability and distribution of vaccines; (2) affirms the continued support of the people and Government of the United States for the purchase of vaccines for the world’s poorest countries through Gavi as a cost-effective, efficient means to reduce child mortality and as a critical component of meeting the United States goal to end preventable maternal and child deaths; (3) supports the ideals and goals of Gavi to— (A) accelerate equitable uptake and coverage of vaccines; (B) improve the effectiveness and efficiency of immunization delivery; (C) improve sustainability of national immunization programs; and (D) shape markets for vaccines and other immunization products; (4) upholds that the United States is a critical donor in its work with other donors to perform diplomatic outreach in seeking additional funding for Gavi in order to leverage its commitment; (5) recognizes that the United States, in addition to being an important donor, is a critical technical partner to Gavi, and the impact of United States investments to Gavi is leveraged by providing direct technical assistance to implementing countries and global bodies; (6) encourages the continued use of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) maternal and child health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) global immunization resources to strengthen local public health capacity to introduce and sustain new and underutilized vaccines, that are supported by Gavi, through routine immunization systems; and (7) encourages continued commitment and investment by the United States Government and international donors, through Gavi, to the global effort to ensure that children in developing nations have access to vaccines and immunizations.\n\nDecember 4, 2014 Reported without amendment", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Reported-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 578 RS: Supporting the role of the United States in ensuring children in the world’s poorest countries have access to vaccines and immunization through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-11-13\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <calendar>\n Calendar No. 614\n </calendar>\n <congress>\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session>\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. RES. 578\n </legis-num>\n <current-chamber>\n IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES\n </current-chamber>\n <action display=\"yes\">\n <action-date date=\"20141113\">\n November 13, 2014\n </action-date>\n <action-desc>\n <sponsor name-id=\"S306\">\n Mr. Menendez\n </sponsor>\n (for himself,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S350\">\n Mr. Rubio\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S337\">\n Mr. Coons\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S343\">\n Mr. Boozman\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S253\">\n Mr. Durbin\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S223\">\n Mrs. Boxer\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S247\">\n Mr. Wyden\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S308\">\n Mr. Cardin\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S362\">\n Mr. Kaine\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S369\">\n Mr. Markey\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S318\">\n Mr. Wicker\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S221\">\n Mrs. Feinstein\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S341\">\n Mr. Blumenthal\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S324\">\n Mrs. Shaheen\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S307\">\n Mr. Brown\n </cosponsor>\n , and\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S326\">\n Mr. Udall of New Mexico\n </cosponsor>\n ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the\n <committee-name added-display-style=\"italic\" committee-id=\"SSFR00\" deleted-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n Committee on Foreign Relations\n </committee-name>\n </action-desc>\n </action>\n <action stage=\"Reported-in-Senate\">\n <action-date>\n December 4, 2014\n </action-date>\n <action-desc>\n Reported by\n <sponsor name-id=\"S306\">\n Mr. Menendez\n </sponsor>\n , without amendment\n </action-desc>\n </action>\n <legis-type>\n RESOLUTION\n </legis-type>\n <official-title display=\"yes\">\n Supporting the role of the United States in ensuring children in the world’s poorest countries have\n\t\t\t access to vaccines and immunization through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.\n </official-title>\n </form>\n <preamble>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, prior to 2000, the distribution of, and the resources for, vaccines for children in the\n\t\t\t developing world were declining, immunization rates were stagnant or\n\t\t\t decreasing, and nearly 30,000,000 children born in the developing world\n\t\t\t each year were not fully immunized;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, prior to 2000, it was common for new life-saving vaccines to take up to 15 years to be\n\t\t\t introduced in the world's poorest countries;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas access to routine immunization and vaccines protect children from deadly but preventable\n\t\t\t disease and contribute to national economic growth and poverty reduction\n\t\t\t by ensuring people live longer, healthier, and more productive lives;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in 2000, the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, the United States, the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund\n\t\t\t (UNICEF), the World Health Organization, the World Bank, bilateral\n\t\t\t partners, developing countries, the private sector, including the vaccine\n\t\t\t industry, civil society, and other partners joined forces to create a\n\t\t\t public-private partnership called the Global Fund for Children's Vaccines\n\t\t\t (now Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance) in order to expand access to new and\n\t\t\t underused vaccines and support the introduction and scale-up of these\n\t\t\t vaccines into routine immunization systems in the world's poorest\n\t\t\t countries;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas partnership and sustainability are at the core of the Gavi model by requiring eligible\n\t\t\t countries to contribute financing to some portion of their vaccine costs\n\t\t\t and directly invest in immunizing their children;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, by 2012, more than 65 developing countries working with Gavi were co-financing new and\n\t\t\t underused vaccines and more than 20 countries are projected to graduate\n\t\t\t between 2016 and 2020, moving toward fully funding their national\n\t\t\t immunization programs;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Gavi has transformed the market for vaccines by pooling demand from developing countries\n\t\t\t matched with secure, predictable financing to make vaccines more\n\t\t\t affordable and their supply more reliable, and encouraging research and\n\t\t\t development of new vaccines;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, as a result, Gavi has played a critical role in increasing the number of global vaccine\n\t\t\t manufacturers selling to the world's poorest countries from 5 in 2001 to\n\t\t\t 13 in 2014;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the price for the pneumococcal vaccine, which prevents pneumonia, is now more than 90\n\t\t\t percent lower for Gavi-eligible countries than elsewhere, and the price of\n\t\t\t rotavirus vaccines, which prevents diarrhea, is 67 percent lower in\n\t\t\t Gavi-eligible countries;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, with innovative financing mechanisms like the Advance Market Commitment and International\n\t\t\t Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm), Gavi ensures that appropriate\n\t\t\t and affordable vaccines are available throughout the developing world;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Gavi supports the financing and delivery of 11 vaccines, including those against\n\t\t\t pneumococcal disease and rotavirus, the leading vaccine-preventable causes\n\t\t\t of pneumonia and diarrhea, which kill more children under the age of five\n\t\t\t than any other disease;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Gavi collaborates closely with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative on the final push to\n\t\t\t end polio, strengthening and bringing the inactivated polio vaccine into\n\t\t\t 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</text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in 2013, Gavi was ranked the second most transparent aid program in the Aid Transparency\n\t\t\t Index, behind only the Millennium Challenge Corporation;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, even with significant contributions by Gavi, only a small percentage of young children\n\t\t\t worldwide receive all 11 life-saving vaccines universally recommended by\n\t\t\t the World Health Organization;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas vaccines are widely regarded as one of the\n <quote>\n best buys\n </quote>\n in global health and recognized as one of the most efficient, cost-effective, and successful\n\t\t\t health initiatives in history;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in 2012, leading experts on health economics ranked childhood immunization as one of the\n\t\t\t three most cost-effective solutions to advance global health;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n 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health,\n\t\t\t particularly in child survival;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Gavi is committed to working with partners, including United States bilateral programs run\n\t\t\t by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the\n\t\t\t Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to ensure children in\n\t\t\t developing nations have access to vaccines and immunizations;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in June 2012, the United States Government, together with the Governments of Ethiopia and\n\t\t\t India as well as UNICEF, mobilized the world around the goal of ending\n\t\t\t preventable child deaths by 2035;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas access to immunizations is a key component of reaching that goal;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in May 2014, at the World Economic Forum meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, African leaders\n\t\t\t pledged to increase investment in their 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Greene, Jr., served the United States Senate as Republican cloakroom assistant, Assistant Secretary for the Minority, Secretary for the Minority, and Secretary for the Majority; Whereas Howard O. Greene, Jr., was elected as Senate Sergeant at Arms during the 104th Congress; and Whereas Howard O. Greene, Jr.'s more than 28 years of service was characterized by a deep and abiding respect for the institution and customs of the Senate: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of Howard O. Greene, Jr.\n\nThat the Secretary of the Senate communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the deceased.\n\nThat when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of Howard O. 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RES. 580 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2014 Mr. Inhofe (for himself, Ms. Landrieu , Mr. Levin , Mr. Blunt , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Boozman , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Cochran , Mr. Wicker , Mr. King , Mr. Casey , Ms. Heitkamp , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Hoeven , and Ms. Klobuchar ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions November 20, 2014 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.\n\nWhereas there are millions of unparented children in the world, including 402,378 children in the foster care system in the United States, approximately 102,000 of whom are waiting for families to adopt them; Whereas 62 percent of the children in foster care in the United States are age 10 or younger; Whereas the average length of time a child spends in foster care is approximately 2 years; Whereas for many foster children, the wait for a loving family in which they are nurtured, comforted, and protected seems endless; Whereas in 2013, nearly 23,000 youth aged out of foster care by reaching adulthood without being placed in a permanent home; Whereas every day, loving and nurturing families are strengthened and expanded when committed and dedicated individuals make an important difference in the life of a child through adoption; Whereas a 2007 survey conducted by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption demonstrated that although Americans overwhelmingly support the concept of adoption, and in particular foster care adoption . . . foster care adoptions have not increased significantly over the past five years ; Whereas while 4 in 10 Americans have considered adoption, a majority of Americans have misperceptions about the process of adopting children from foster care and the children who are eligible for adoption; Whereas 50 percent of Americans believe that children enter the foster care system because of juvenile delinquency, when in reality the vast majority of children who have entered the foster care system were victims of neglect, abandonment, or abuse; Whereas 39 percent of Americans believe that foster care adoption is expensive, when in reality there is no substantial cost for adopting from foster care and financial support is available to adoptive parents after the adoption is finalized; Whereas family reunification, kinship care, and domestic and inter-county adoption promote permanency and stability to a far greater degree than long-term institutionalization and long-term, often disrupted foster care; Whereas both National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month occur in the month of November; Whereas National Adoption Day is a collective national effort to find permanent, loving families for children in the foster care system; Whereas since the first National Adoption Day in 2000, nearly 50,000 children have joined forever families during National Adoption Day; Whereas in 2013, nearly 400 events were held in the United States, finalizing the adoptions of approximately 4,500 children from foster care; and Whereas the President traditionally issues an annual proclamation to declare the month of November as National Adoption Month, and National Adoption Day is on November 22, 2014: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) supports the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month; (2) recognizes that every child should have a permanent and loving family; and (3) encourages the people of the United States to consider adoption during the month of November and all throughout the year.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Agreed-to-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 580 ATS: Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-11-17\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress>\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session>\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. RES. 580\n </legis-num>\n <current-chamber>\n IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES\n </current-chamber>\n <action>\n <action-date date=\"20141117\">\n November 17, 2014\n </action-date>\n <action-desc>\n <sponsor name-id=\"S236\">\n Mr. Inhofe\n </sponsor>\n (for himself,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S258\">\n Ms. Landrieu\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S131\">\n Mr. Levin\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S342\">\n Mr. Blunt\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S221\">\n Mrs. Feinstein\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S354\">\n Ms. Baldwin\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S343\">\n Mr. Boozman\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S229\">\n Mrs. Murray\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S136\">\n Mr. Cochran\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S318\">\n Mr. Wicker\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S363\">\n Mr. King\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S309\">\n Mr. Casey\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor 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permanent home;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas every day, loving and nurturing families are strengthened and expanded when committed and\n\t\t\t dedicated individuals make an important difference in the life of a child\n\t\t\t through adoption;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas a 2007 survey conducted by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption demonstrated that\n\t\t\t although\n <quote>\n Americans overwhelmingly support the concept of adoption, and in particular foster care adoption .\n\t\t\t . . foster care adoptions have not increased significantly over the past\n\t\t\t five years\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas while 4 in 10 Americans have considered adoption, a majority of Americans have\n\t\t\t misperceptions about the process of adopting children from foster care and\n\t\t\t the children who are eligible for adoption;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas 50 percent of Americans believe that children enter the foster care system because of\n\t\t\t juvenile delinquency, when in reality the vast majority of children who\n\t\t\t have entered the foster care system were victims of neglect, abandonment,\n\t\t\t or abuse;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas 39 percent of Americans believe that foster care adoption is expensive, when in reality\n\t\t\t there is no substantial cost for adopting from foster care and financial\n\t\t\t support is available to adoptive parents after the adoption is finalized;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas family reunification, kinship care, and domestic and inter-county adoption promote\n\t\t\t permanency and stability to a far greater degree than long-term\n\t\t\t institutionalization and long-term, often disrupted foster care;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas both National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month occur in the month of November;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas National Adoption Day is a collective national effort to find permanent, loving families\n\t\t\t for children in the foster care system;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas since the first National Adoption Day in 2000, nearly 50,000 children have joined forever\n\t\t\t families during National Adoption Day;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas in 2013, nearly 400 events were held in the United States,\n\t\t\t finalizing the adoptions of approximately 4,500 children from foster care;\n\t\t\t and\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the President traditionally issues an annual proclamation to declare the month of November\n\t\t\t as National Adoption Month, and National Adoption Day is on November 22,\n\t\t\t 2014: Now, therefore, be it\n </text>\n </whereas>\n </preamble>\n <resolution-body>\n <section display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"S1\" section-type=\"undesignated-section\">\n <enum/>\n 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RES. 580 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2014 Mr. Inhofe (for himself, Ms. Landrieu , Mr. Levin , Mr. Blunt , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Boozman , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Cochran , and Mr. Wicker ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions RESOLUTION Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.\n\nWhereas there are millions of unparented children in the world, including 402,378 children in the foster care system in the United States, approximately 102,000 of whom are waiting for families to adopt them; Whereas 62 percent of the children in foster care in the United States are age 10 or younger; Whereas the average length of time a child spends in foster care is approximately 2 years; Whereas for many foster children, the wait for a loving family in which they are nurtured, comforted, and protected seems endless; Whereas in 2013, nearly 23,000 youth aged out of foster care by reaching adulthood without being placed in a permanent home; Whereas every day, loving and nurturing families are strengthened and expanded when committed and dedicated individuals make an important difference in the life of a child through adoption; Whereas a 2007 survey conducted by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption demonstrated that although Americans overwhelmingly support the concept of adoption, and in particular foster care adoption . . . foster care adoptions have not increased significantly over the past five years ; Whereas while 4 in 10 Americans have considered adoption, a majority of Americans have misperceptions about the process of adopting children from foster care and the children who are eligible for adoption; Whereas 50 percent of Americans believe that children enter the foster care system because of juvenile delinquency, when in reality the vast majority of children who have entered the foster care system were victims of neglect, abandonment, or abuse; Whereas 39 percent of Americans believe that foster care adoption is expensive, when in reality there is no substantial cost for adopting from foster care and financial support is available to adoptive parents after the adoption is finalized; Whereas family reunification, kinship care, and domestic and inter-county adoption promote permanency and stability to a far greater degree than long-term institutionalization and long-term, often disrupted foster care; Whereas both National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month occur in the month of November; Whereas National Adoption Day is a collective national effort to find permanent, loving families for children in the foster care system; Whereas since the first National Adoption Day in 2000, nearly 50,000 children have joined forever families during National Adoption Day; Whereas in 2013, nearly 400 events were held in the United States, finalizing the adoptions of approximately 4,500 children from foster care; and Whereas the President traditionally issues an annual proclamation to declare the month of November as National Adoption Month, and National Adoption Day is on November 22, 2014: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) supports the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month; (2) recognizes that every child should have a permanent and loving family; and (3) encourages the people of the United States to consider adoption during the month of November and all throughout the year.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Introduced-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 580 IS: Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-11-17\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress>\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session>\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. RES. 580\n </legis-num>\n <current-chamber>\n IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES\n </current-chamber>\n <action>\n <action-date date=\"20141117\">\n November 17, 2014\n </action-date>\n <action-desc>\n <sponsor name-id=\"S236\">\n Mr. Inhofe\n </sponsor>\n (for himself,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S258\">\n Ms. Landrieu\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S131\">\n Mr. Levin\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S342\">\n Mr. Blunt\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S221\">\n Mrs. Feinstein\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S354\">\n Ms. Baldwin\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S343\">\n Mr. Boozman\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S229\">\n Mrs. Murray\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S136\">\n Mr. Cochran\n </cosponsor>\n , and\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S318\">\n Mr. Wicker\n </cosponsor>\n ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the\n <committee-name committee-id=\"SSHR00\">\n Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions\n </committee-name>\n </action-desc>\n </action>\n <legis-type>\n RESOLUTION\n </legis-type>\n <official-title display=\"yes\">\n Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting\n\t\t\t national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families,\n\t\t\t celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging\n\t\t\t the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and\n\t\t\t well-being for all children.\n </official-title>\n </form>\n <preamble>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas there are millions of unparented children in the world, including 402,378 children in the\n\t\t\t foster care system in the United States, approximately 102,000 of whom are\n\t\t\t waiting for families to adopt them;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas 62 percent of the children in foster care in the United States are age 10 or younger;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the average length of time a child spends in foster care is approximately 2 years;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas for many foster children, the wait for a loving family in which they are nurtured,\n\t\t\t comforted, and protected seems endless;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas in 2013, nearly 23,000 youth\n <quote>\n aged out\n </quote>\n of foster care by reaching adulthood without being placed in a permanent home;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas every day, loving and nurturing families are strengthened and expanded when committed and\n\t\t\t dedicated individuals make an important difference in the life of a child\n\t\t\t through adoption;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas a 2007 survey conducted by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption demonstrated that\n\t\t\t although\n <quote>\n Americans overwhelmingly support the concept of adoption, and in particular foster care adoption .\n\t\t\t . . foster care adoptions have not increased significantly over the past\n\t\t\t five years\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas while 4 in 10 Americans have considered adoption, a majority of Americans have\n\t\t\t misperceptions about the process of adopting children from foster care and\n\t\t\t the children who are eligible for adoption;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas 50 percent of Americans believe that children enter the foster care system because of\n\t\t\t juvenile delinquency, when in reality the vast majority of children who\n\t\t\t have entered the foster care system were victims of neglect, abandonment,\n\t\t\t or abuse;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas 39 percent of Americans believe that foster care adoption is expensive, when in reality\n\t\t\t there is no substantial cost for adopting from foster care and financial\n\t\t\t support is available to adoptive parents after the adoption is finalized;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas family reunification, kinship care, and domestic and inter-county adoption promote\n\t\t\t permanency and stability to a far greater degree than long-term\n\t\t\t institutionalization and long-term, often disrupted foster care;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas both National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month occur in the month of November;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas National Adoption Day is a collective national effort to find permanent, loving families\n\t\t\t for children in the foster care system;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas since the first National Adoption Day in 2000, nearly 50,000 children have joined forever\n\t\t\t families during National Adoption Day;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas in 2013, nearly 400 events were held in the United States,\n\t\t\t finalizing the adoptions of approximately 4,500 children from foster care;\n\t\t\t and\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the President traditionally issues an annual proclamation to declare the month of November\n\t\t\t as National Adoption Month, and National Adoption Day is on November 22,\n\t\t\t 2014: Now, therefore, be it\n </text>\n </whereas>\n </preamble>\n <resolution-body>\n <section display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"S1\" section-type=\"undesignated-section\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n That the Senate—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"id6CDEE9A4713F4803A6FF0663BED12704\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n supports the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"ideb05c8f2110f44d3aa1888309ab464d0\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n recognizes that every child should have a permanent and loving family; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id24bb73accee440c091a2c9f8f903615f\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n encourages the people of the United States to 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RES. 581 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2014 Mr. McCain submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services RESOLUTION Honoring the life and service of the late Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson.\n\nWhereas throughout his life, Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson distinguished himself in each field in which he entered; Whereas in the military, Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson was a decorated non-commissioned officer in the United States Army during World War II, earning 2 Bronze Star Medals, 2 Presidential Unit Citations, the Purple Heart, and various campaign ribbons; Whereas prior to entering military service, Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson placed his education on hold to work full-time to support his family in Cleveland, Ohio; Whereas drafted into the military at the age of 19, Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson originally enlisted as a paratrooper, preparing to parachute behind enemy lines in Germany and all over Europe; Whereas Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson saw the desperate need for medical assistance in combat and volunteered to join the United States Army Ambulance Service as a combat medic; Whereas Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson was a valuable member of the fighting force, responsible for providing first aid and frontline trauma care on the battlefield; Whereas combat medics were unsung heroes of World War II, as they were embedded among infantrymen, faced the enemy unarmed, and relied on the aid of comrades to keep them safe; Whereas as a combat medic, Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson helped countless soldiers, while dodging exploding mines, nearly getting run over by German tanks, and evading enemy fire; Whereas based on his performance as a combat medic, at the end of World War II, the United States Army offered to help pay his way through medical school; Whereas Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson earned a bachelor’s degree from Baldwin Wallace University, in Berea, Ohio; Whereas at the conclusion of his time in service, Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson returned to Cleveland and honorably served as a plumber for the Department of Public Works and as a valued member of the Journeymen Plumbers Union, Local 55; Whereas Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson is the pride of his family, which includes his parents, Otto and Sarah, his brothers, Alan, Wayne, and Leonard, his late wife of more than 60 years, Virginia, their son, Robert C. Anderson, and a large and loving extended family; Whereas Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson passed away on November 15, 2014, in Arizona, and his death is a major loss to his family, the Grand Canyon State, and the United States; and Whereas the life and legacy of Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson are an immense credit to his family and the cities of Cleveland and Mesa and typify the heroes of the Greatest Generation : Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) honors and salutes the decades of service of Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson to the people of the United States; (2) acknowledges the contributions of Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson as a paratrooper, combat medic, plumber, husband, father, and family member; and (3) extends appreciation to the family of Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson, in recognition of his role as a model of lifetime service to a grateful community and Nation.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Introduced-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 581 IS: Honoring the life and service of the late Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-11-18\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress display=\"yes\">\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session display=\"yes\">\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. 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RES. 582 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2014 Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Booker ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation RESOLUTION Expressing support for designation of the third Tuesday of November as National Entrepreneurs Day .\n\nWhereas since the founding of the United States, innovation, creativity, industriousness, and entrepreneurship have formed the economic fiber of the United States; Whereas entrepreneurs have long been vital to the economic health and growth of the United States; Whereas the willingness of entrepreneurs to assume risk has resulted in unparalleled contributions to the growth and development of the United States; Whereas entrepreneurship is the stimulus for strengthening the economy, advancing innovation, improving productivity, and creating new jobs; Whereas research shows that innovation has been responsible for approximately 2/3 of the economic growth of the United States since World War II; Whereas more than 500,000 new businesses are created in the United States every month and small business openings have accounted for 40 percent of new jobs in the last 20 years; Whereas research shows that businesses 5 years or younger were responsible for nearly every net new job in the economy of the United States between 1980 and 2005; Whereas entrepreneurs and the businesses created by entrepreneurs are responsible for roughly 3,000,000 jobs every year; Whereas despite economic instability, 56 percent of adults were confident that they could start a business and 82 percent of entrepreneurs in 2012 used their own savings for startup cash, indicating that entrepreneurial spirit remains strong in the United States; Whereas collaboration and cooperation amidst a broad coalition of organizations, including nonprofit entrepreneurial incubators, angel investors, venture capitalists, crowd-funding initiatives, and other early-stage investors, catalyze entrepreneurial ventures; Whereas the Federal Government must continue to promote entrepreneurship in all communities by ensuring that entrepreneurs find the necessary resources to pursue their ideas; Whereas support for entrepreneurs, including firms managed and owned by women and other minorities, strengthens the overall economy of the United States; Whereas entrepreneurial literacy skills serve as one of the 21st-century content areas critical to success in communities and workplaces; Whereas more than 70 percent of young people in the United States envision starting a business or pursuing an entrepreneurial endeavor as adults; Whereas positive outcomes for youth who participate in entrepreneurship education programs include improved academic performance, increased critical thinking skills, and heightened occupational aspirations; Whereas to maintain the position of the United States as a world economic leader, government, entrepreneurs, institutions of higher education, and businesses of all sizes must be united in a comprehensive effort to welcome and cultivate entrepreneurial activities in the United States; Whereas entrepreneurs face significant barriers that the Federal Government must work to reduce so that all entrepreneurs in the United States have a chance at success; Whereas entrepreneurship is the best offense for economic progress and the finest defense against the status quo for the United States; and Whereas the third Tuesday of November would be an appropriate date to designate as National Entrepreneurs Day : Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) supports the designation of National Entrepreneurs Day ; (2) recognizes the considerable contributions of entrepreneurs to the United States; and (3) honors those entrepreneurs who ignite innovation and inspire the next generation.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Introduced-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 582 IS: Expressing support for designation of the third Tuesday of November as “National Entrepreneurs Day”.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-11-18\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress display=\"yes\">\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session display=\"yes\">\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. 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Linnell on his service to the United States Senate.\n\nWhereas Jerry Linnell, a native of Minnesota, graduated from the court reporting program of the Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis; Whereas Jerry Linnell, joined the Official Reporters of Debate of the United States Senate in 1982 and became Chief Reporter in 1999 supervising a staff of reporters and transcribers and producing the Senate's portion of the Congressional Record with remarkable accuracy; Whereas Jerry Linnell has earned the respect and affection of the Senators, their staffs and all of his colleagues for his professionalism, dedication and good humor; Whereas Jerry Linnell now retires from the Senate after 32 years to spend more time with his wife Jane, his four children and five grandchildren: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate expresses its appreciation to Jerry Linnell and commends him for his lengthy, faithful and outstanding service to the Senate. 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RES. 585 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2014 Mr. Isakson (for himself and Ms. Baldwin ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Designating December 3, 2014, as “National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day”.\n\nWhereas phenylketonuria is a rare, inherited metabolic disorder that is characterized by the inability of the body to process the essential amino acid phenylalanine, and which causes intellectual disability and other neurological problems, such as memory loss and mood disorders, when treatment is not started within the first few weeks of life; Whereas phenylketonuria is also referred to as PKU or Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Deficiency; Whereas newborn screening for PKU was initiated in the United States in 1963 and was recommended for inclusion in State newborn screening programs under the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–204 ); Whereas approximately 1 out of every 15,000 infants in the United States is born with PKU; Whereas PKU is treated with medical food; Whereas the 2012 Phenylketonuria Scientific Review Conference affirmed the recommendation of lifelong dietary treatment for PKU made by the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement 2000; Whereas the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and Genetic Metabolic Dieticians International published medical and dietary guidelines on the optimal treatment of PKU in 2014; Whereas medical foods are medically necessary for children and adults living with PKU; Whereas adults with PKU who discontinue treatment are at risk for serious medical issues such as depression, impulse control disorder, phobias, tremors, and pareses; Whereas women with PKU must maintain strict metabolic control before and during pregnancy to prevent fetal damage; Whereas children born from untreated mothers with PKU may have a condition known as maternal phenylketonuria syndrome , which can cause small brains, intellectual disabilities, birth defects of the heart, and low birth weights; Whereas although there is no cure for PKU, treatment involving medical foods, medications, and restriction of phenylalanine intake can prevent progressive, irreversible brain damage; Whereas access to health insurance coverage for medical food varies across the United States, and the long-term costs associated with caring for untreated children and adults with PKU far exceed the cost of providing medical food treatment; Whereas gaps in medical foods coverage have a detrimental impact on individuals with PKU, their families, and society; Whereas scientists and researchers are hopeful that breakthroughs in PKU research will be forthcoming; Whereas researchers across the United States are conducting important research projects involving PKU; and Whereas the Senate is an institution that can raise awareness of PKU among the general public and the medical community: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) designates December 3, 2014, as National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day ; (2) encourages all people in the United States to become more informed about phenylketonuria; and (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit a copy of this resolution to the National PKU Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with phenylketonuria.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Introduced-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 585 IS: Designating December 3, 2014, as “National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day”.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-11-20\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress>\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session>\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. 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RES. 585 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2014 Mr. Isakson (for himself and Ms. Baldwin ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary December 3, 2014 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating December 3, 2014, as “National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day”.\n\nWhereas phenylketonuria is a rare, inherited metabolic disorder that is characterized by the inability of the body to process the essential amino acid phenylalanine, and which causes intellectual disability and other neurological problems, such as memory loss and mood disorders, when treatment is not started within the first few weeks of life; Whereas phenylketonuria is also referred to as PKU or Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Deficiency; Whereas newborn screening for PKU was initiated in the United States in 1963 and was recommended for inclusion in State newborn screening programs under the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–204 ); Whereas approximately 1 out of every 15,000 infants in the United States is born with PKU; Whereas PKU is treated with medical food; Whereas the 2012 Phenylketonuria Scientific Review Conference affirmed the recommendation of lifelong dietary treatment for PKU made by the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement 2000; Whereas the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and Genetic Metabolic Dieticians International published medical and dietary guidelines on the optimal treatment of PKU in 2014; Whereas medical foods are medically necessary for children and adults living with PKU; Whereas adults with PKU who discontinue treatment are at risk for serious medical issues such as depression, impulse control disorder, phobias, tremors, and pareses; Whereas women with PKU must maintain strict metabolic control before and during pregnancy to prevent fetal damage; Whereas children born from untreated mothers with PKU may have a condition known as maternal phenylketonuria syndrome , which can cause small brains, intellectual disabilities, birth defects of the heart, and low birth weights; Whereas although there is no cure for PKU, treatment involving medical foods, medications, and restriction of phenylalanine intake can prevent progressive, irreversible brain damage; Whereas access to health insurance coverage for medical food varies across the United States, and the long-term costs associated with caring for untreated children and adults with PKU far exceed the cost of providing medical food treatment; Whereas gaps in medical foods coverage have a detrimental impact on individuals with PKU, their families, and society; Whereas scientists and researchers are hopeful that breakthroughs in PKU research will be forthcoming; Whereas researchers across the United States are conducting important research projects involving PKU; and Whereas the Senate is an institution that can raise awareness of PKU among the general public and the medical community: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) designates December 3, 2014, as National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day ; (2) encourages all people in the United States to become more informed about phenylketonuria; and (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit a copy of this resolution to the National PKU Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with phenylketonuria.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Agreed-to-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 585 ATS: Designating December 3, 2014, as “National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day”.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-11-20\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress>\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session>\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. RES. 585\n </legis-num>\n <current-chamber>\n IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES\n </current-chamber>\n <action>\n <action-date date=\"20141120\">\n November 20, 2014\n </action-date>\n <action-desc>\n <sponsor name-id=\"S305\">\n Mr. Isakson\n </sponsor>\n (for himself and\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S354\">\n Ms. Baldwin\n </cosponsor>\n ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the\n <committee-name committee-id=\"SSJU00\">\n Committee on the Judiciary\n </committee-name>\n </action-desc>\n </action>\n <action>\n <action-date>\n December 3, 2014\n </action-date>\n <action-desc>\n Committee discharged; considered and agreed to\n </action-desc>\n </action>\n <legis-type>\n RESOLUTION\n </legis-type>\n <official-title display=\"yes\">\n Designating December 3, 2014, as “National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day”.\n </official-title>\n </form>\n <preamble>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas phenylketonuria is a rare, inherited metabolic disorder that is characterized by the\n\t\t\t inability of the body to process the essential amino acid phenylalanine,\n\t\t\t and which causes intellectual disability and other neurological problems,\n\t\t\t such as\n\t\t\t memory loss and mood disorders, when treatment is not started within the\n\t\t\t first few weeks of life;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas phenylketonuria is also referred to as\n <quote>\n PKU\n </quote>\n or Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Deficiency;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas newborn screening for PKU was initiated in the United States in 1963 and was recommended\n\t\t\t for inclusion in State newborn screening programs under the\n\t\t\t Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/110/204\">\n Public Law 110–204\n </external-xref>\n );\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas approximately 1 out of every 15,000 infants in the United States is born with\n\t\t\t PKU;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas PKU is treated with medical food;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the 2012 Phenylketonuria Scientific Review Conference affirmed the recommendation of\n\t\t\t lifelong dietary treatment for PKU made by the National\n\t\t\t Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement 2000;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and Genetic Metabolic Dieticians\n\t\t\t International published medical and dietary guidelines on the optimal\n\t\t\t treatment of PKU in 2014;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas medical foods are medically necessary for children and adults living with PKU;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas adults with PKU who discontinue treatment are at risk for serious medical issues such as\n\t\t\t depression, impulse control disorder, phobias, tremors, and pareses;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas women with PKU must maintain strict metabolic control before and during\n\t\t\t pregnancy to prevent fetal damage;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas children born from untreated mothers with PKU may have a condition known as\n <quote>\n maternal phenylketonuria syndrome\n </quote>\n , which can cause small brains, intellectual disabilities, birth defects of the heart, and low\n\t\t\t birth weights;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas although there is no cure for PKU, treatment involving medical foods, medications, and\n\t\t\t restriction of phenylalanine intake can prevent progressive, irreversible\n\t\t\t brain damage;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas access to health insurance coverage for medical food varies across the United States, and\n\t\t\t the long-term costs associated with caring for untreated children and\n\t\t\t adults with PKU far exceed the cost of providing medical food treatment;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas gaps in medical foods coverage have a detrimental impact on individuals with PKU, their\n\t\t\t families, and society;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas scientists and researchers are hopeful that breakthroughs in PKU research will\n\t\t\t be forthcoming;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas researchers across the United States are conducting important research projects involving\n\t\t\t PKU; and\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the Senate is an institution that can raise awareness of PKU among the general\n\t\t\t public and the medical community: Now, therefore, be it\n </text>\n </whereas>\n </preamble>\n <resolution-body>\n <section display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"S1\" section-type=\"undesignated-section\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n That the Senate—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"id1d2cb8066df24101b6575a6f9b22c37f\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n designates December 3, 2014, as\n <quote>\n National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id0c1685a0930f491c800e673fc2997f15\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n encourages all people in the United States to become more informed about phenylketonuria; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"iddd305128cb134f9888c6f4528c43896d\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit a copy of this resolution to the\n\t\t\t National PKU Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving\n\t\t\t the lives of individuals with phenylketonuria.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n </resolution-body>\n</resolution>\n", "xml_type": "dtd" } ]

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RES. 586 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2014 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Kirk , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Markey , Mrs. Boxer , Mr. Booker , Mr. Coons , and Mrs. Shaheen ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Calling on the Government of Burma to develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that addresses Rakhine State’s needs for peace, security, harmony, and development under equitable and just application of the rule of law, and for other purposes.\n\nWhereas, of the 1,500,000 members of the Rohingya ethnic minority community worldwide, over 1,200,000 stateless Rohingya live in Burma, mostly in northern Rakhine State, including 140,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs); Whereas the security, stability, and development of Rakhine State is dependent on the rule of law and non-discriminatory access to citizenship, livelihoods and services, and protection for all residents; Whereas, on November 12, 2014, President Barack Obama traveled to Burma, where he stressed the need to find durable and effective solutions for the terrible violence in Rakhine state, solutions that end discrimination, provide greater security and economic opportunities, protect all citizens, and promote greater tolerance and understanding, while noting that legitimate government is a government based on the recognition that all people are equal under the law ; Whereas the Department of State has, since 1999, regularly expressed its particular concern for severe legal, economic, and social discrimination against Burma’s Rohingya population in its Country Report for Human Rights Practices; Whereas the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Burma reported a long history of discrimination and persecution against the Rohingya Muslim community which could amount to crimes against humanity ; Whereas the current Government of Burma, like its predecessors, continues to use the Burma Citizenship Law of 1982 to exclude Rohingya from a list of legally recognized ethnic groups, despite many having lived in Rakhine State for generations, thereby rendering Rohingya stateless and vulnerable to exploitation and abuse; Whereas, in its March 2014 census, the first in over 30 years, the Government of Burma reneged on its commitment to allow all people in Burma to self-identify and ordered the Rohingya to ethnically identify as Bengali , resulting in their exclusion from census data and thereby severely undermining the validity of the data for Rakhine State and creating the potential for further discrimination and conflict; Whereas local and national policies and practices discriminate against Rohingya by denying them freedom of movement outside their villages and camps, restricting access to livelihood, education, and health care; Whereas authorities have required Rohingya to obtain official permission for marriages, with reportedly onerous, humiliating, and financially prohibitive requirements for approval; Whereas a two-child policy sanctioned solely upon the Rohingya population in two townships in northern Rakhine State hinders the ability of additional children to access basic government services, marry, or acquire property and restricts the rights of women, sometimes resulting in serious health consequences due to illegal and unsafe abortions; Whereas persecution, including arbitrary arrest, detention, and extortion of Rohingya and other Muslim communities, continues to be widespread; Whereas violence targeting Rohingya in Maungdaw, Buthidaung, and Sittwe in June and July 2012 resulted in the deaths of at least 57 Muslims and the destruction of 1,336 Rohingya homes and left thousands displaced; Whereas, between October 21–30, 2012, numerous people were killed, and a village in Mrauk-U township was destroyed during deadly ethnic violence between the Rakhine and Rohingya communities; Whereas the lack of a credible independent investigation has resulted in persistent questions about violence that may have resulted in the death of Rohingya in a village in Maungdaw township in January 2014, and human rights groups reported mass arrests and arbitrary detention of Rohingya in the aftermath of this violence; Whereas local, state, and national security police and border officers have failed to protect those vulnerable to attack and, in some cases, participated in violence against Rohingya and other Muslims; Whereas the Government of Burma has relocated displaced Rohingya into displacement camps where they have limited access to adequate shelter, clean water, food, sanitation, health care, livelihoods, or basic education for their children; Whereas thousands of Rohingya are entirely reliant on international assistance for food, clean water, and health care because they are not permitted to move for work and therefore cannot provide for their families; Whereas, in February 2014, the Government of Burma suspended the activities of Nobel Laureate Médecins Sans Frontières, the primary provider of health care to hundreds of thousands in Rakhine State; Whereas the Government of Burma entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Médecins Sans Frontières in September 2014 but all services have not resumed; Whereas attacks on organizations and their property in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, in March 2014 caused over 300 international aid workers to evacuate the area, and while many of these aid workers have now returned, they have not yet been able to resume full operations, leaving many more people vulnerable, particularly in the area of health care; Whereas the denial of unhindered humanitarian assistance when populations are in need of such services is a severe breach of a government’s responsibility to protect and support its residents and suggests disregard for individuals who suffer the effects of disease and malnourishment as a result of a lack of assistance; Whereas hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled to neighboring countries, including 34,000 that have registered in official camps in Bangladesh, plus another 300,000 to 500,000 that are unregistered in Bangladesh, and at least 35,000 in Malaysia, plus many thousands more in Thailand and Indonesia; Whereas, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, approximately 100,000 Rohingya have fled from Rakhine State, and up to 2,000 Rohingya who fled Burma by boat are presumed dead or are missing at sea since 2012; Whereas up to 200,000 Rohingya, who fled persecution from Burma up to 20 years ago and sought refugee protection in Bangladesh, continue to face discrimination, statelessness, and other hurdles to accessing necessary services in their country of refuge; Whereas, according to the Department of State’s 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report, the Rohingya community in Bangladesh is especially vulnerable to human trafficking, and unregistered Rohingya who were trafficking victims may have been detained indefinitely in Bangladesh due to lack of documentation; Whereas the Government of Bangladesh has banned marriage registrars from officiating marriages involving Rohingyas attempting to wed one another and those seeking unions with Bangladeshi nationals; and Whereas, in Thailand, according to the United States Department of State’s 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report, corrupt civilian and military officials are alleged to have profited from the smuggling of Rohingya asylum seekers from Burma and Bangladesh and allegedly have been complicit in their sale into forced labor on commercial fishing vessels: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) calls on the Government of Burma to develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that addresses Rakhine State’s needs for peace, security, harmony, and development under equitable and just application of the rule of law; (2) welcomes the Government of Burma’s announcement that Médecins Sans Frontières has been invited back to work in Rakhine State and encourages the Government of Burma to ensure that the organization is able to resume operations alongside other humanitarian organizations without undue restrictions on their humanitarian operations; (3) calls on the Government of Burma to end all forms of persecution and discrimination, including freedom of movement restrictions, of the Rohingya people and ensure respect for internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups within Burma; (4) calls on the Government of Burma to respect the Rohingya’s right to self-identification, redraft the Citizenship Law of 1982 so that it conforms to internationally recognized legal standards, and include both Rakhine and Rohingya leaders and community members in the redrafting process; (5) calls on the Government of Burma to support an international and independent investigation into the violence that has occurred in Rakhine State since June 2012, implement the recommendations put forth, and prosecute the perpetrators of violence consistent with due process; (6) calls on the Government of Burma to conform to international norms on the provision of unrestricted humanitarian access by international organizations to all in need, without discrimination based on nationality, race, ethnicity, gender, religious belief, or political opinion; (7) calls on the regional governments to protect the rights of Rohingya asylum seekers and refugees, as well as respect the international legal principle of non-refoulement; and (8) calls on the United States Government and the international community to call on the Government of Burma to take all necessary measures to end the persecution and discrimination of the Rohingya population and to protect the fundamental rights of all ethnic and religious minority groups in Burma.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Introduced-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 586 IS: Calling on the Government of Burma to develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that addresses Rakhine State’s needs for peace, security, harmony, and development under equitable and just application of the rule of law, and for other purposes.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-11-20\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress display=\"yes\">\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session display=\"yes\">\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. RES. 586\n </legis-num>\n <current-chamber>\n IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES\n </current-chamber>\n <action display=\"yes\">\n <action-date date=\"20141120\">\n November 20, 2014\n </action-date>\n <action-desc>\n <sponsor name-id=\"S306\">\n Mr. Menendez\n </sponsor>\n (for himself,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S339\">\n Mr. Kirk\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S253\">\n Mr. Durbin\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S308\">\n Mr. Cardin\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S350\">\n Mr. Rubio\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S369\">\n Mr. Markey\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S223\">\n Mrs. Boxer\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S370\">\n Mr. Booker\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S337\">\n Mr. Coons\n </cosponsor>\n , and\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S324\">\n Mrs. Shaheen\n </cosponsor>\n ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the\n <committee-name committee-id=\"SSFR00\">\n Committee on Foreign Relations\n </committee-name>\n </action-desc>\n </action>\n <legis-type>\n RESOLUTION\n </legis-type>\n <official-title display=\"yes\">\n Calling on the Government of Burma to develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that\n\t\t\t addresses Rakhine State’s needs for peace, security, harmony, and\n\t\t\t development under equitable and just application of the rule of law, and\n\t\t\t for other purposes.\n </official-title>\n </form>\n <preamble>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, of the 1,500,000 members of the Rohingya ethnic minority community worldwide, over\n\t\t\t 1,200,000 stateless Rohingya live in Burma, mostly in northern Rakhine\n\t\t\t State, including 140,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs);\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the security, stability, and development of Rakhine State is dependent on the rule of law\n\t\t\t and\n\t\t\t non-discriminatory access to citizenship, livelihoods and services, and\n\t\t\t protection for all residents;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, on November 12, 2014, President Barack Obama traveled to Burma, where he\n <quote>\n stressed the need to find durable and effective solutions for the terrible violence in Rakhine\n\t\t\t state, solutions that end discrimination, provide greater security and\n\t\t\t economic opportunities, protect all citizens, and promote greater\n\t\t\t tolerance and understanding,\n </quote>\n while noting that legitimate government is a government based on\n <quote>\n the recognition that all people are equal under the law\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the Department of State has, since 1999, regularly expressed its particular\n\t\t\t concern for severe legal, economic, and social discrimination against\n\t\t\t Burma’s Rohingya population in its Country Report for Human Rights\n\t\t\t Practices;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Burma reported a\n <quote>\n long history of discrimination and persecution against the Rohingya Muslim community which could\n\t\t\t amount to crimes against humanity\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the current Government of Burma, like its predecessors, continues to use the Burma\n\t\t\t Citizenship Law of 1982 to exclude Rohingya from a list of legally\n\t\t\t recognized ethnic groups, despite many having lived in Rakhine State for\n\t\t\t generations, thereby rendering Rohingya stateless and vulnerable to\n\t\t\t exploitation and abuse;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in its March 2014 census, the first in over 30 years, the Government of Burma reneged on\n\t\t\t its commitment to allow all people in Burma to self-identify and ordered\n\t\t\t the Rohingya to ethnically identify as\n <quote>\n Bengali\n </quote>\n , resulting in their exclusion from census data and thereby severely undermining the validity of\n\t\t\t the data for Rakhine State and creating the potential for further\n\t\t\t discrimination and conflict;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas local and national policies and practices discriminate against Rohingya by denying them\n\t\t\t freedom of movement outside their villages and camps, restricting access\n\t\t\t to\n\t\t\t livelihood, education, and health care;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas authorities have required Rohingya to obtain official permission for marriages, with\n\t\t\t reportedly onerous, humiliating, and financially prohibitive requirements\n\t\t\t for approval;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas a two-child policy sanctioned solely upon the Rohingya population in two townships in\n\t\t\t northern Rakhine State hinders the ability of additional children to\n\t\t\t access basic government services, marry, or acquire property and\n\t\t\t restricts the rights of women, sometimes resulting in serious health\n\t\t\t consequences due to illegal and unsafe abortions;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas persecution, including arbitrary arrest, detention, and extortion of Rohingya and other\n\t\t\t Muslim communities, continues to be widespread;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas violence targeting Rohingya in Maungdaw, Buthidaung, and Sittwe in June and July 2012\n\t\t\t resulted in the deaths of at least 57 Muslims and the destruction of 1,336\n\t\t\t Rohingya homes and left thousands displaced;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, between October 21–30, 2012, numerous people were killed, and a village in Mrauk-U\n\t\t\t township was destroyed during deadly ethnic violence between the Rakhine\n\t\t\t and Rohingya communities;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the lack of a credible independent investigation has resulted in persistent questions about\n\t\t\t violence that may have resulted in the death of Rohingya in a village in\n\t\t\t Maungdaw township in January 2014, and human rights groups reported mass\n\t\t\t arrests and arbitrary detention of Rohingya in the aftermath of this\n\t\t\t violence;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas local, state, and national security police and border officers have failed to protect those\n\t\t\t vulnerable to attack and, in some cases, participated in violence against\n\t\t\t Rohingya and other Muslims;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the Government of Burma has relocated displaced Rohingya into displacement camps where they\n\t\t\t have limited access to adequate shelter, clean water, food, sanitation,\n\t\t\t health care, livelihoods, or basic education for their children;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas thousands of Rohingya are entirely reliant on international assistance for food, clean\n\t\t\t water, and health care because they are not permitted to move for work and\n\t\t\t therefore cannot provide for their families;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in February 2014, the Government of Burma suspended the activities of Nobel Laureate\n\t\t\t Médecins Sans Frontières, the primary provider of health care to hundreds\n\t\t\t of\n\t\t\t thousands in Rakhine State;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the Government of Burma entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with\n\t\t\t the Médecins Sans Frontières in September 2014 but all services have not\n\t\t\t resumed;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas attacks on organizations and their property in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, in\n\t\t\t March 2014 caused over 300 international aid workers to evacuate the\n\t\t\t area, and while many of these aid workers have now returned, they have not\n\t\t\t yet been able to resume full operations, leaving many more people\n\t\t\t vulnerable, particularly in the area of health care;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the denial of unhindered humanitarian assistance when populations are in need of such\n\t\t\t services is a severe breach of a government’s responsibility to protect\n\t\t\t and support its residents and suggests disregard for individuals who\n\t\t\t suffer the effects of disease and malnourishment as a result of a lack of\n\t\t\t assistance;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled to neighboring countries, including 34,000 that\n\t\t\t have registered in official camps in Bangladesh, plus another 300,000 to\n\t\t\t 500,000 that are unregistered in Bangladesh, and at least 35,000 in\n\t\t\t Malaysia, plus many thousands more in Thailand and Indonesia;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, approximately 100,000\n\t\t\t Rohingya have fled from Rakhine State, and up to 2,000 Rohingya who fled\n\t\t\t Burma by boat are presumed dead or are missing at sea since 2012;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas up to 200,000 Rohingya, who fled persecution from Burma up to 20 years ago and sought\n\t\t\t refugee protection in Bangladesh, continue to face discrimination,\n\t\t\t statelessness, and other hurdles to accessing necessary services in their\n\t\t\t country of refuge;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, according to the Department of State’s 2014 Trafficking in\n\t\t\t Persons Report, the Rohingya community in Bangladesh is especially\n\t\t\t vulnerable to human\n\t\t\t trafficking, and unregistered Rohingya who were trafficking victims may\n\t\t\t have been detained indefinitely in Bangladesh due to lack of\n\t\t\t documentation;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the Government of Bangladesh has banned marriage registrars from officiating marriages\n\t\t\t involving Rohingyas attempting to wed one another and those seeking unions\n\t\t\t with Bangladeshi nationals; and\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in Thailand, according to the United States Department of State’s 2014 Trafficking in\n\t\t\t Persons Report, corrupt civilian and military officials are alleged to\n\t\t\t have profited from the smuggling of Rohingya asylum seekers from Burma and\n\t\t\t Bangladesh and allegedly have been complicit in their sale into forced\n\t\t\t labor on commercial fishing vessels: Now, therefore, be it\n </text>\n </whereas>\n </preamble>\n <resolution-body>\n <section display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"S1\" section-type=\"undesignated-section\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n That the Senate—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"id728cc8edb9af40b6a56093abfd15ab7d\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the Government of Burma to develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that\n\t\t\t addresses Rakhine State’s needs for peace, security, harmony, and\n\t\t\t development under equitable and just application of the rule of law;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id5a63314459b6432fa7b1296e824f6c56\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n welcomes the Government of Burma’s announcement that Médecins Sans Frontières has been invited back\n\t\t\t to work\n\t\t\t in Rakhine State and encourages the Government of Burma to ensure that the\n\t\t\t organization is able\n\t\t\t to resume\n\t\t\t operations alongside other humanitarian organizations without undue\n\t\t\t restrictions on their humanitarian operations;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id371924fd65764e34b0a50d848d62f2f8\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the Government of Burma to end all forms of persecution and discrimination, including\n\t\t\t freedom of movement restrictions, of the Rohingya people and ensure\n\t\t\t respect for internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and\n\t\t\t religious minority groups within Burma;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idf8db7c79cedd44cb85cbc1f6b2c22bb2\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the Government of Burma to respect the Rohingya’s right to self-identification, redraft\n\t\t\t the Citizenship Law of 1982 so that it conforms to internationally\n\t\t\t recognized legal standards, and include both Rakhine and Rohingya leaders\n\t\t\t and community members in the redrafting process;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id0ee1c1adae9041e8ba6f8ea2c0766b5e\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the Government of Burma to support an international and independent investigation into the\n\t\t\t violence that has occurred in Rakhine State since June 2012, implement the\n\t\t\t recommendations put forth, and prosecute the perpetrators of violence\n\t\t\t consistent with due process;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"ide4ad527fb0be4bc695b723fce2397212\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the Government of Burma to conform to international norms on the provision of unrestricted\n\t\t\t humanitarian access by international organizations to all in need, without\n\t\t\t discrimination based on nationality, race, ethnicity, gender, religious\n\t\t\t belief, or political opinion;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id0a91c6c62a274d19ba82e7ba2e214ce1\">\n <enum>\n (7)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the regional governments to protect the rights of Rohingya asylum seekers and refugees,\n\t\t\t as well as respect the international legal principle of non-refoulement;\n\t\t\t and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id66f25316819a44faa85170833979337e\">\n <enum>\n (8)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the United States Government and the international community to call on the Government of\n\t\t\t Burma to take all necessary measures to end the persecution and\n\t\t\t discrimination of the Rohingya population and to protect the fundamental\n\t\t\t rights of all ethnic and religious minority groups in Burma.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n </resolution-body>\n</resolution>\n", 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RES. 586 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2014 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Kirk , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Markey , Mrs. Boxer , Mr. Booker , Mr. Coons , and Mrs. Shaheen ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations December 4, 2014 Reported by Mr. Menendez , with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic Strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic RESOLUTION Calling on the Government of Burma to develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that addresses Rakhine State’s needs for peace, security, harmony, and development under equitable and just application of the rule of law, and for other purposes.\n\nWhereas, of the 1,500,000 members of the Rohingya ethnic minority community worldwide, over 1,200,000 stateless Rohingya live in Burma, mostly in northern Rakhine State, including 140,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs); Whereas the security, stability, and development of Rakhine State is dependent on the rule of law and non-discriminatory access to citizenship, livelihoods and services, and protection for all residents; Whereas, on November 12, 2014, President Barack Obama traveled to Burma, where he stressed the need to find durable and effective solutions for the terrible violence in Rakhine state, solutions that end discrimination, provide greater security and economic opportunities, protect all citizens, and promote greater tolerance and understanding, while noting that legitimate government is a government based on the recognition that all people are equal under the law ; Whereas the Department of State has, since 1999, regularly expressed its particular concern for severe legal, economic, and social discrimination against Burma’s Rohingya population in its Country Report for Human Rights Practices; Whereas the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Burma reported a long history of discrimination and persecution against the Rohingya Muslim community which could amount to crimes against humanity ; Whereas the current Government of Burma, like its predecessors, continues to use the Burma Citizenship Law of 1982 to exclude Rohingya from a list of legally recognized ethnic groups, despite many having lived in Rakhine State for generations, thereby rendering Rohingya stateless and vulnerable to exploitation and abuse; Whereas, in its March 2014 census, the first in over 30 years, the Government of Burma reneged on its commitment to allow all people in Burma to self-identify and ordered the Rohingya to ethnically identify as Bengali , resulting in their exclusion from census data and thereby severely undermining the validity of the data for Rakhine State and creating the potential for further discrimination and conflict; Whereas local and national policies and practices discriminate against Rohingya by denying them freedom of movement outside their villages and camps, restricting access to livelihood, education, and health care; Whereas authorities have required Rohingya to obtain official permission for marriages, with reportedly onerous, humiliating, and financially prohibitive requirements for approval; Whereas a two-child policy sanctioned solely upon the Rohingya population in two townships in northern Rakhine State hinders the ability of additional children to access basic government services, marry, or acquire property and restricts the rights of women, sometimes resulting in serious health consequences due to illegal and unsafe abortions; Whereas persecution, including arbitrary arrest, detention, and extortion of Rohingya and other Muslim communities, continues to be widespread; Whereas violence targeting Rohingya in Maungdaw, Buthidaung, and Sittwe in June and July 2012 resulted in the deaths of at least 57 Muslims and the destruction of 1,336 Rohingya homes and left thousands displaced; Whereas, between October 21–30, 2012, numerous people were killed, and a village in Mrauk-U township was destroyed during deadly ethnic violence between the Rakhine and Rohingya communities; Whereas the lack of a credible independent investigation has resulted in persistent questions about violence that may have resulted in the death of Rohingya in a village in Maungdaw township in January 2014, and human rights groups reported mass arrests and arbitrary detention of Rohingya in the aftermath of this violence; Whereas local, state, and national security police and border officers have failed to protect those vulnerable to attack and, in some cases, participated in violence against Rohingya and other Muslims; Whereas the Government of Burma has relocated displaced Rohingya into displacement camps where they have limited access to adequate shelter, clean water, food, sanitation, health care, livelihoods, or basic education for their children; Whereas thousands of Rohingya are entirely reliant on international assistance for food, clean water, and health care because they are not permitted to move for work and therefore cannot provide for their families; Whereas, in February 2014, the Government of Burma suspended the activities of Nobel Laureate Médecins Sans Frontières, the primary provider of health care to hundreds of thousands in Rakhine State; Whereas the Government of Burma entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Médecins Sans Frontières in September 2014 but all services have not resumed; Whereas attacks on organizations and their property in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, in March 2014 caused over 300 international aid workers to evacuate the area, and while many of these aid workers have now returned, they have not yet been able to resume full operations, leaving many more people vulnerable, particularly in the area of health care; Whereas the denial of unhindered humanitarian assistance when populations are in need of such services is a severe breach of a government’s responsibility to protect and support its residents and suggests disregard for individuals who suffer the effects of disease and malnourishment as a result of a lack of assistance; Whereas hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled to neighboring countries, including 34,000 that have registered in official camps in Bangladesh, plus another 300,000 to 500,000 that are unregistered in Bangladesh, and at least 35,000 in Malaysia, plus many thousands more in Thailand and Indonesia; Whereas, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, approximately 100,000 Rohingya have fled from Rakhine State, and up to 2,000 Rohingya who fled Burma by boat are presumed dead or are missing at sea since 2012; Whereas up to 200,000 Rohingya, who fled persecution from Burma up to 20 years ago and sought refugee protection in Bangladesh, continue to face discrimination, statelessness, and other hurdles to accessing necessary services in their country of refuge; Whereas, according to the Department of State’s 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report, the Rohingya community in Bangladesh is especially vulnerable to human trafficking, and unregistered Rohingya who were trafficking victims may have been detained indefinitely in Bangladesh due to lack of documentation; Whereas the Government of Bangladesh has banned marriage registrars from officiating marriages involving Rohingyas attempting to wed one another and those seeking unions with Bangladeshi nationals; and Whereas, in Thailand, according to the United States Department of State’s 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report, corrupt civilian and military officials are alleged to have profited from the smuggling of Rohingya asylum seekers from Burma and Bangladesh and allegedly have been complicit in their sale into forced labor on commercial fishing vessels: Now, therefore, be it Whereas, of the 1,500,000 members of the Rohingya ethnic minority community worldwide, over 1,200,000 stateless Rohingya live in Burma, mostly in northern Rakhine State, including 140,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs); Whereas the security, stability, and development of Rakhine State is dependent on the rule of law and non-discriminatory access to citizenship, livelihoods and services, and protection for all residents; Whereas, on November 12, 2014, President Barack Obama traveled to Burma, where he stressed the need to find durable and effective solutions for the terrible violence in Rakhine state, solutions that end discrimination, provide greater security and economic opportunities, protect all citizens, and promote greater tolerance and understanding, while noting that legitimate government is a government based on the recognition that all people are equal under the law ; Whereas the Department of State has, since 1999, regularly expressed its particular concern for severe legal, economic, and social discrimination against Burma’s Rohingya population in its Country Report for Human Rights Practices; Whereas the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Burma reported a long history of discrimination and persecution against the Rohingya Muslim community ; Whereas the current Government of Burma, like its predecessors, continues to use the Burma Citizenship Law of 1982 to exclude Rohingya from a list of legally recognized ethnic groups, despite many having lived in Rakhine State for generations, thereby rendering Rohingya stateless and vulnerable to exploitation and abuse; Whereas, in its March 2014 census, the first in over 30 years, the Government of Burma reneged on its commitment to allow all people in Burma to self-identify and ordered the Rohingya to ethnically identify as Bengali , resulting in their exclusion from census data and thereby undermining the validity of the data for Rakhine State and creating the potential for further discrimination and conflict; Whereas local and national policies and practices discriminate against Rohingya by denying them freedom of movement outside their villages and camps, restricting access to livelihood, education, and health care; Whereas authorities have required Rohingya to obtain official permission for marriages, with reportedly onerous, humiliating, and financially prohibitive requirements for approval; Whereas a two-child policy sanctioned solely upon the Rohingya population in two townships in northern Rakhine State hinders the ability of additional children to access basic government services, marry, or acquire property and restricts the rights of the Rohingya population; Whereas persecution, including arbitrary arrest, detention, and extortion of Rohingya and other Muslim communities, continues to be widespread; Whereas violence targeting Rohingya in Maungdaw, Buthidaung, and Sittwe in June and July 2012 resulted in the deaths of at least 57 Muslims and the destruction of 1,336 Rohingya homes and left thousands displaced; Whereas, between October 21–30, 2012, numerous people were killed, and a village in Mrauk-U township was destroyed during deadly ethnic violence between the Rakhine and Rohingya communities; Whereas the lack of a credible independent investigation has resulted in persistent questions about violence that may have resulted in the death of Rohingya in a village in Maungdaw township in January 2014, and human rights groups reported mass arrests and arbitrary detention of Rohingya in the aftermath of this violence; Whereas local, state, and national security police and border officers have failed to protect those vulnerable to attack and, in some cases, participated in violence against Rohingya and other Muslims; Whereas the Government of Burma has relocated displaced Rohingya into displacement camps where they have limited access to adequate shelter, clean water, food, sanitation, health care, livelihoods, or basic education for their children; Whereas thousands of Rohingya are entirely reliant on international assistance for food, clean water, and health care because they are not permitted to move for work and therefore cannot provide for their families; Whereas, in February 2014, the Government of Burma suspended the activities of Nobel Laureate Médecins Sans Frontières, the primary provider of health care to hundreds of thousands in Rakhine State; Whereas the Government of Burma entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Médecins Sans Frontières in September 2014 but all services have not resumed; Whereas attacks on organizations and their property in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, in March 2014 caused over 300 international aid workers to evacuate the area, and while many of these aid workers have now returned, they have not yet been able to resume full operations, leaving many more people vulnerable, particularly in the area of health care; Whereas the denial of humanitarian assistance when populations are in need of such services suggests disregard for individuals who suffer the effects of disease and malnourishment as a result of a lack of assistance; Whereas hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled to neighboring countries, including 34,000 that have registered in official camps in Bangladesh, plus another 300,000 to 500,000 that are unregistered in Bangladesh, and at least 35,000 in Malaysia, plus many thousands more in Thailand and Indonesia; Whereas, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, approximately 100,000 Rohingya have fled from Rakhine State, and up to 2,000 Rohingya who fled Burma by boat are presumed dead or are missing at sea since 2012; Whereas up to 200,000 Rohingya, who fled persecution from Burma up to 20 years ago and sought refugee protection in Bangladesh, continue to face discrimination, statelessness, and other hurdles to accessing necessary services in their country of refuge; Whereas, according to the Department of State’s 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report, the Rohingya community in Bangladesh is especially vulnerable to human trafficking, and unregistered Rohingya who were trafficking victims may have been detained indefinitely in Bangladesh due to lack of documentation; Whereas the Government of Bangladesh has banned marriage registrars from officiating marriages involving Rohingyas attempting to wed one another and those seeking unions with Bangladeshi nationals; and Whereas, in Thailand, according to the United States Department of State’s 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report, corrupt civilian and military officials are alleged to have profited from the smuggling of Rohingya asylum seekers from Burma and Bangladesh and allegedly have been complicit in their sale into forced labor on commercial fishing vessels: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) calls on the Government of Burma to develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that addresses Rakhine State’s needs for peace, security, harmony, and development under equitable and just application of the rule of law; (2) welcomes the Government of Burma’s announcement that Médecins Sans Frontières has been invited back to work in Rakhine State and encourages the Government of Burma to ensure that the organization is able to resume operations alongside other humanitarian organizations without undue restrictions on their humanitarian operations; (3) calls on the Government of Burma to end all forms of persecution and discrimination, including freedom of movement restrictions, of the Rohingya people and ensure respect for internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups within Burma; (4) calls on the Government of Burma to respect the Rohingya’s right to self-identification, redraft the Citizenship Law of 1982 so that it conforms to internationally recognized legal standards, and include both Rakhine and Rohingya leaders and community members in the redrafting process; (5) calls on the Government of Burma to support an international and independent investigation into the violence that has occurred in Rakhine State since June 2012, implement the recommendations put forth, and prosecute the perpetrators of violence consistent with due process; (6) calls on the Government of Burma to conform to international norms on the provision of unrestricted humanitarian access by international organizations to all in need, without discrimination based on nationality, race, ethnicity, gender, religious belief, or political opinion; (7) calls on the regional governments to protect the rights of Rohingya asylum seekers and refugees, as well as respect the international legal principle of non-refoulement; and (8) calls on the United States Government and the international community to call on the Government of Burma to take all necessary measures to end the persecution and discrimination of the Rohingya population and to protect the fundamental rights of all ethnic and religious minority groups in Burma.\n\nThat the Senate— (1) calls on the Government of Burma to develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that addresses Rakhine State’s needs for peace, security, harmony, and development under equitable and just application of the rule of law; (2) welcomes the Government of Burma’s announcement that Médecins Sans Frontières has been invited back to work in Rakhine State and encourages the Government of Burma to ensure that the organization is able to resume operations alongside other humanitarian organizations without undue restrictions on their humanitarian operations; (3) calls on the Government of Burma to end all forms of persecution and discrimination, including freedom of movement restrictions, of the Rohingya people and ensure respect for the human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups within Burma; (4) calls on the Government of Burma to respect the Rohingya’s right to self-identification, redraft the Citizenship Law of 1982 so that it conforms to internationally recognized legal standards, and include both Rakhine and Rohingya leaders and community members in the redrafting process; (5) calls on the Government of Burma to support an international and independent investigation into the violence that has occurred in Rakhine State since June 2012, implement the recommendations put forth, and prosecute the perpetrators of violence consistent with due process; (6) calls on the Government of Burma to conform to international norms on the provision of humanitarian access by international organizations to those in need, without discrimination based on nationality, race, ethnicity, gender, religious belief, or political opinion; (7) calls on the regional governments to protect the rights of Rohingya asylum seekers and refugees, including the principle of non-refoulement; and (8) calls on the United States Government and the international community to call on the Government of Burma to take appropriate measures to end the persecution and discrimination of the Rohingya population and to protect the fundamental rights of ethnic and religious minority groups in Burma.\n\nDecember 4, 2014 Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Reported-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 586 RS: Calling on the Government of Burma to develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that addresses Rakhine State’s needs for peace, security, harmony, and development under equitable and just application of the rule of law, and for other purposes.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-11-20\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <calendar>\n Calendar No. 615\n </calendar>\n <congress>\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session>\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. RES. 586\n </legis-num>\n <current-chamber>\n IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES\n </current-chamber>\n <action display=\"yes\">\n <action-date date=\"20141120\">\n November 20, 2014\n </action-date>\n <action-desc>\n <sponsor name-id=\"S306\">\n Mr. Menendez\n </sponsor>\n (for himself,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S339\">\n Mr. Kirk\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S253\">\n Mr. Durbin\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S308\">\n Mr. Cardin\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S350\">\n Mr. Rubio\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S369\">\n Mr. Markey\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S223\">\n Mrs. Boxer\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S370\">\n Mr. Booker\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S337\">\n Mr. Coons\n </cosponsor>\n , and\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S324\">\n Mrs. Shaheen\n </cosponsor>\n ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the\n <committee-name committee-id=\"SSFR00\">\n Committee on Foreign Relations\n </committee-name>\n </action-desc>\n </action>\n <action stage=\"Reported-in-Senate\">\n <action-date>\n December 4, 2014\n </action-date>\n <action-desc>\n Reported by\n <sponsor name-id=\"S306\">\n Mr. Menendez\n </sponsor>\n , with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble\n </action-desc>\n <action-instruction>\n Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic\n </action-instruction>\n <action-instruction>\n Strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic\n </action-instruction>\n </action>\n <legis-type>\n RESOLUTION\n </legis-type>\n <official-title display=\"yes\">\n Calling on the Government of Burma to develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that\n\t\t\t addresses Rakhine State’s needs for peace, security, harmony, and\n\t\t\t development under equitable and just application of the rule of law, and\n\t\t\t for other purposes.\n </official-title>\n </form>\n <preamble>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas, of the 1,500,000 members of the Rohingya ethnic minority community worldwide, over\n\t\t\t 1,200,000 stateless Rohingya live in Burma, mostly in northern Rakhine\n\t\t\t State, including 140,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs);\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas the security, stability, and development of Rakhine State is dependent on the rule of law\n\t\t\t and\n\t\t\t non-discriminatory access to citizenship, livelihoods and services, and\n\t\t\t protection for all residents;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas, on November 12, 2014, President Barack Obama traveled to Burma, where he\n <quote>\n stressed the need to find durable and effective solutions for the terrible violence in Rakhine\n\t\t\t state, solutions that end discrimination, provide greater security and\n\t\t\t economic opportunities, protect all citizens, and promote greater\n\t\t\t tolerance and understanding,\n </quote>\n while noting that legitimate government is a government based on\n <quote>\n the recognition that all people are equal under the law\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas the Department of State has, since 1999, regularly expressed its particular\n\t\t\t concern for severe legal, economic, and social discrimination against\n\t\t\t Burma’s Rohingya population in its Country Report for Human Rights\n\t\t\t Practices;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Burma reported a\n <quote>\n long history of discrimination and persecution against the Rohingya Muslim community which could\n\t\t\t amount to crimes against humanity\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas the current Government of Burma, like its predecessors, continues to use the Burma\n\t\t\t Citizenship Law of 1982 to exclude Rohingya from a list of legally\n\t\t\t recognized ethnic groups, despite many having lived in Rakhine State for\n\t\t\t generations, thereby rendering Rohingya stateless and vulnerable to\n\t\t\t exploitation and abuse;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas, in its March 2014 census, the first in over 30 years, the Government of Burma reneged on\n\t\t\t its commitment to allow all people in Burma to self-identify and ordered\n\t\t\t the Rohingya to ethnically identify as\n <quote>\n Bengali\n </quote>\n , resulting in their exclusion from census data and thereby severely undermining the validity of\n\t\t\t the data for Rakhine State and creating the potential for further\n\t\t\t discrimination and conflict;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas local and national policies and practices discriminate against Rohingya by denying them\n\t\t\t freedom of movement outside their villages and camps, restricting access\n\t\t\t to\n\t\t\t livelihood, education, and health care;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas authorities have required Rohingya to obtain official permission for marriages, with\n\t\t\t reportedly onerous, humiliating, and financially prohibitive requirements\n\t\t\t for approval;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas a two-child policy sanctioned solely upon the Rohingya population in two townships in\n\t\t\t northern Rakhine State hinders the ability of additional children to\n\t\t\t access basic government services, marry, or acquire property and\n\t\t\t restricts the rights of women, sometimes resulting in serious health\n\t\t\t consequences due to illegal and unsafe abortions;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas persecution, including arbitrary arrest, detention, and extortion of Rohingya and other\n\t\t\t Muslim communities, continues to be widespread;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas violence targeting Rohingya in Maungdaw, Buthidaung, and Sittwe in June and July 2012\n\t\t\t resulted in the deaths of at least 57 Muslims and the destruction of 1,336\n\t\t\t Rohingya homes and left thousands displaced;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas, between October 21–30, 2012, numerous people were killed, and a village in Mrauk-U\n\t\t\t township was destroyed during deadly ethnic violence between the Rakhine\n\t\t\t and Rohingya communities;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas the lack of a credible independent investigation has resulted in persistent questions about\n\t\t\t violence that may have resulted in the death of Rohingya in a village in\n\t\t\t Maungdaw township in January 2014, and human rights groups reported mass\n\t\t\t arrests and arbitrary detention of Rohingya in the aftermath of this\n\t\t\t violence;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas local, state, and national security police and border officers have failed to protect those\n\t\t\t vulnerable to attack and, in some cases, participated in violence against\n\t\t\t Rohingya and other Muslims;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas the Government of Burma has relocated displaced Rohingya into displacement camps where they\n\t\t\t have limited access to adequate shelter, clean water, food, sanitation,\n\t\t\t health care, livelihoods, or basic education for their children;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas thousands of Rohingya are entirely reliant on international assistance for food, clean\n\t\t\t water, and health care because they are not permitted to move for work and\n\t\t\t therefore cannot provide for their families;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas, in February 2014, the Government of Burma suspended the activities of Nobel Laureate\n\t\t\t Médecins Sans Frontières, the primary provider of health care to hundreds\n\t\t\t of\n\t\t\t thousands in Rakhine State;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas the Government of Burma entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with\n\t\t\t the Médecins Sans Frontières in September 2014 but all services have not\n\t\t\t resumed;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas attacks on organizations and their property in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, in\n\t\t\t March 2014 caused over 300 international aid workers to evacuate the\n\t\t\t area, and while many of these aid workers have now returned, they have not\n\t\t\t yet been able to resume full operations, leaving many more people\n\t\t\t vulnerable, particularly in the area of health care;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas the denial of unhindered humanitarian assistance when populations are in need of such\n\t\t\t services is a severe breach of a government’s responsibility to protect\n\t\t\t and support its residents and suggests disregard for individuals who\n\t\t\t suffer the effects of disease and malnourishment as a result of a lack of\n\t\t\t assistance;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled to neighboring countries, including 34,000 that\n\t\t\t have registered in official camps in Bangladesh, plus another 300,000 to\n\t\t\t 500,000 that are unregistered in Bangladesh, and at least 35,000 in\n\t\t\t Malaysia, plus many thousands more in Thailand and Indonesia;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, approximately 100,000\n\t\t\t Rohingya have fled from Rakhine State, and up to 2,000 Rohingya who fled\n\t\t\t Burma by boat are presumed dead or are missing at sea since 2012;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas up to 200,000 Rohingya, who fled persecution from Burma up to 20 years ago and sought\n\t\t\t refugee protection in Bangladesh, continue to face discrimination,\n\t\t\t statelessness, and other hurdles to accessing necessary services in their\n\t\t\t country of refuge;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas, according to the Department of State’s 2014 Trafficking in\n\t\t\t Persons Report, the Rohingya community in Bangladesh is especially\n\t\t\t vulnerable to human\n\t\t\t trafficking, and unregistered Rohingya who were trafficking victims may\n\t\t\t have been detained indefinitely in Bangladesh due to lack of\n\t\t\t documentation;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas the Government of Bangladesh has banned marriage registrars from officiating marriages\n\t\t\t involving Rohingyas attempting to wed one another and those seeking unions\n\t\t\t with Bangladeshi nationals; and\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"deleted\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\">\n <text>\n Whereas, in Thailand, according to the United States Department of State’s 2014 Trafficking in\n\t\t\t Persons Report, corrupt civilian and military officials are alleged to\n\t\t\t have profited from the smuggling of Rohingya asylum seekers from Burma and\n\t\t\t Bangladesh and allegedly have been complicit in their sale into forced\n\t\t\t labor on commercial fishing vessels: Now, therefore, be it\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas, of the 1,500,000 members of the Rohingya ethnic minority community worldwide, over\n\t\t\t 1,200,000 stateless Rohingya live in Burma, mostly in northern Rakhine\n\t\t\t State, including 140,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs);\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas the security, stability, and development of Rakhine State is dependent on the rule of law\n\t\t\t and\n\t\t\t non-discriminatory access to citizenship, livelihoods and services, and\n\t\t\t protection for all residents;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas, on November 12, 2014, President Barack Obama traveled to Burma, where he\n <quote>\n stressed the need to find durable and effective solutions for the terrible violence in Rakhine\n\t\t\t state, solutions that end discrimination, provide greater security and\n\t\t\t economic opportunities, protect all citizens, and promote greater\n\t\t\t tolerance and understanding,\n </quote>\n while noting that legitimate government is a government based on\n <quote>\n the recognition that all people are equal under the law\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas the Department of State has, since 1999, regularly expressed its particular\n\t\t\t concern for severe legal, economic, and social discrimination against\n\t\t\t Burma’s Rohingya population in its Country Report for Human Rights\n\t\t\t Practices;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Burma reported a\n <quote>\n long history of discrimination and persecution against the Rohingya Muslim community\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas the current Government of Burma, like its predecessors, continues to use the Burma\n\t\t\t Citizenship Law of 1982 to exclude Rohingya from a list of legally\n\t\t\t recognized ethnic groups, despite many having lived in Rakhine State for\n\t\t\t generations, thereby rendering Rohingya stateless and vulnerable to\n\t\t\t exploitation and abuse;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas, in its March 2014 census, the first in over 30 years, the Government of Burma reneged on\n\t\t\t its commitment to allow all people in Burma to self-identify and ordered\n\t\t\t the Rohingya to ethnically identify as\n <quote>\n Bengali\n </quote>\n , resulting in their exclusion from census data and thereby undermining the validity of\n\t\t\t the data for Rakhine State and creating the potential for further\n\t\t\t discrimination and conflict;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas local and national policies and practices discriminate against Rohingya by denying them\n\t\t\t freedom of movement outside their villages and camps, restricting access\n\t\t\t to\n\t\t\t livelihood, education, and health care;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas authorities have required Rohingya to obtain official permission for marriages, with\n\t\t\t reportedly onerous, humiliating, and financially prohibitive requirements\n\t\t\t for approval;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas a two-child policy sanctioned solely upon the Rohingya population in two townships in\n\t\t\t northern Rakhine State hinders the ability of additional children to\n\t\t\t access basic government services, marry, or acquire property and\n\t\t\t restricts the rights of the Rohingya population;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas persecution, including arbitrary arrest, detention, and extortion of Rohingya and other\n\t\t\t Muslim communities, continues to be widespread;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas violence targeting Rohingya in Maungdaw, Buthidaung, and Sittwe in June and July 2012\n\t\t\t resulted in the deaths of at least 57 Muslims and the destruction of 1,336\n\t\t\t Rohingya homes and left thousands displaced;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas, between October 21–30, 2012, numerous people were killed, and a village in Mrauk-U\n\t\t\t township was destroyed during deadly ethnic violence between the Rakhine\n\t\t\t and Rohingya communities;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas the lack of a credible independent investigation has resulted in persistent questions about\n\t\t\t violence that may have resulted in the death of Rohingya in a village in\n\t\t\t Maungdaw township in January 2014, and human rights groups reported mass\n\t\t\t arrests and arbitrary detention of Rohingya in the aftermath of this\n\t\t\t violence;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas local, state, and national security police and border officers have failed to protect those\n\t\t\t vulnerable to attack and, in some cases, participated in violence against\n\t\t\t Rohingya and other Muslims;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas the Government of Burma has relocated displaced Rohingya into displacement camps where they\n\t\t\t have limited access to adequate shelter, clean water, food, sanitation,\n\t\t\t health care, livelihoods, or basic education for their children;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas thousands of Rohingya are entirely reliant on international assistance for food, clean\n\t\t\t water, and health care because they are not permitted to move for work and\n\t\t\t therefore cannot provide for their families;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas, in February 2014, the Government of Burma suspended the activities of Nobel Laureate\n\t\t\t Médecins Sans Frontières, the primary provider of health care to hundreds\n\t\t\t of\n\t\t\t thousands in Rakhine State;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas the Government of Burma entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with\n\t\t\t the Médecins Sans Frontières in September 2014 but all services have not\n\t\t\t resumed;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas attacks on organizations and their property in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, in\n\t\t\t March 2014 caused over 300 international aid workers to evacuate the\n\t\t\t area, and while many of these aid workers have now returned, they have not\n\t\t\t yet been able to resume full operations, leaving many more people\n\t\t\t vulnerable, particularly in the area of health care;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas the denial of humanitarian assistance when populations are in need of such\n\t\t\t services suggests disregard for individuals who\n\t\t\t suffer the effects of disease and malnourishment as a result of a lack of\n\t\t\t assistance;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled to neighboring countries, including 34,000 that\n\t\t\t have registered in official camps in Bangladesh, plus another 300,000 to\n\t\t\t 500,000 that are unregistered in Bangladesh, and at least 35,000 in\n\t\t\t Malaysia, plus many thousands more in Thailand and Indonesia;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, approximately 100,000\n\t\t\t Rohingya have fled from Rakhine State, and up to 2,000 Rohingya who fled\n\t\t\t Burma by boat are presumed dead or are missing at sea since 2012;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas up to 200,000 Rohingya, who fled persecution from Burma up to 20 years ago and sought\n\t\t\t refugee protection in Bangladesh, continue to face discrimination,\n\t\t\t statelessness, and other hurdles to accessing necessary services in their\n\t\t\t country of refuge;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas, according to the Department of State’s 2014 Trafficking in\n\t\t\t Persons Report, the Rohingya community in Bangladesh is especially\n\t\t\t vulnerable to human\n\t\t\t trafficking, and unregistered Rohingya who were trafficking victims may\n\t\t\t have been detained indefinitely in Bangladesh due to lack of\n\t\t\t documentation;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas the Government of Bangladesh has banned marriage registrars from officiating marriages\n\t\t\t involving Rohingyas attempting to wed one another and those seeking unions\n\t\t\t with Bangladeshi nationals; and\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas changed=\"added\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <text>\n Whereas, in Thailand, according to the United States Department of State’s 2014 Trafficking in\n\t\t\t Persons Report, corrupt civilian and military officials are alleged to\n\t\t\t have profited from the smuggling of Rohingya asylum seekers from Burma and\n\t\t\t Bangladesh and allegedly have been complicit in their sale into forced\n\t\t\t labor on commercial fishing vessels: Now, therefore, be it\n </text>\n </whereas>\n </preamble>\n <resolution-body>\n <section changed=\"deleted\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"S1\" reported-display-style=\"strikethrough\" section-type=\"undesignated-section\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n That the Senate—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"id728cc8edb9af40b6a56093abfd15ab7d\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the Government of Burma to develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that\n\t\t\t addresses Rakhine State’s needs for peace, security, harmony, and\n\t\t\t development under equitable and just application of the rule of law;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id5a63314459b6432fa7b1296e824f6c56\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n welcomes the Government of Burma’s announcement that Médecins Sans Frontières has been invited back\n\t\t\t to work\n\t\t\t in Rakhine State and encourages the Government of Burma to ensure that the\n\t\t\t organization is able\n\t\t\t to resume\n\t\t\t operations alongside other humanitarian organizations without undue\n\t\t\t restrictions on their humanitarian operations;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id371924fd65764e34b0a50d848d62f2f8\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the Government of Burma to end all forms of persecution and discrimination, including\n\t\t\t freedom of movement restrictions, of the Rohingya people and ensure\n\t\t\t respect for internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and\n\t\t\t religious minority groups within Burma;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idf8db7c79cedd44cb85cbc1f6b2c22bb2\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the Government of Burma to respect the Rohingya’s right to self-identification, redraft\n\t\t\t the Citizenship Law of 1982 so that it conforms to internationally\n\t\t\t recognized legal standards, and include both Rakhine and Rohingya leaders\n\t\t\t and community members in the redrafting process;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id0ee1c1adae9041e8ba6f8ea2c0766b5e\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the Government of Burma to support an international and independent investigation into the\n\t\t\t violence that has occurred in Rakhine State since June 2012, implement the\n\t\t\t recommendations put forth, and prosecute the perpetrators of violence\n\t\t\t consistent with due process;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"ide4ad527fb0be4bc695b723fce2397212\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the Government of Burma to conform to international norms on the provision of unrestricted\n\t\t\t humanitarian access by international organizations to all in need, without\n\t\t\t discrimination based on nationality, race, ethnicity, gender, religious\n\t\t\t belief, or political opinion;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id0a91c6c62a274d19ba82e7ba2e214ce1\">\n <enum>\n (7)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the regional governments to protect the rights of Rohingya asylum seekers and refugees,\n\t\t\t as well as respect the international legal principle of non-refoulement;\n\t\t\t and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id66f25316819a44faa85170833979337e\">\n <enum>\n (8)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the United States Government and the international community to call on the Government of\n\t\t\t Burma to take all necessary measures to end the persecution and\n\t\t\t discrimination of the Rohingya population and to protect the fundamental\n\t\t\t rights of all ethnic and religious minority groups in Burma.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n </resolution-body>\n <resolution-body changed=\"added\" display-resolving-clause=\"no-display-resolving-clause\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <section display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"id4bf85fbd-bc6e-4f6f-8c0f-16bbb0a070aa\" section-type=\"undesignated-section\">\n <text>\n That the Senate—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"id9091c530-eaa5-4c4b-968a-ffbc57f12e1b\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the Government of Burma to develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that\n\t\t\t addresses Rakhine State’s needs for peace, security, harmony, and\n\t\t\t development under equitable and just application of the rule of law;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idd056c874-35cc-4d91-a29e-b96f946737fc\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n welcomes the Government of Burma’s announcement that Médecins Sans Frontières has been invited back\n\t\t\t to work\n\t\t\t in Rakhine State and encourages the Government of Burma to ensure that the\n\t\t\t organization is able\n\t\t\t to resume\n\t\t\t operations alongside other humanitarian organizations without undue\n\t\t\t restrictions on their humanitarian operations;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id3c852486-87c0-4467-947b-2d04c47293dc\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the Government of Burma to end all forms of persecution and discrimination, including\n\t\t\t freedom of movement restrictions, of the Rohingya people and ensure\n\t\t\t respect for the human rights for all ethnic and\n\t\t\t religious minority groups within Burma;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id4fa93e1d-a051-4d0b-9c4e-453e966c8c00\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the Government of Burma to respect the Rohingya’s right to self-identification, redraft\n\t\t\t the Citizenship Law of 1982 so that it conforms to internationally\n\t\t\t recognized legal standards, and include both Rakhine and Rohingya leaders\n\t\t\t and community members in the redrafting process;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id6182f5c6-8db7-4169-acc4-a2c32c94def9\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the Government of Burma to support an international and independent investigation into the\n\t\t\t violence that has occurred in Rakhine State since June 2012, implement the\n\t\t\t recommendations put forth, and prosecute the perpetrators of violence\n\t\t\t consistent with due process;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id421b5f15-055c-4431-9ff8-9345c399a848\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the 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RES. 587 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2014 Mr. Kirk (for himself and Mr. Warner ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Encouraging reunions of Korean Americans who were divided by the Korean War from their relatives in North Korea.\n\nWhereas the division of the Korean Peninsula into the Republic of Korea (referred to in this Resolution as South Korea ) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (referred to in this Resolution as North Korea ) separated more than 10,000,000 Koreans from their family members; Whereas since the signing of the Korean War armistice agreement on July 27, 1953, there has been little to no contact between Korean Americans and their family members who remain in North Korea; Whereas North and South Korea first agreed to divided family reunions in 1985 and have since held 19 face-to-face reunions and 7 video-link reunions; Whereas the aforementioned reunions have subsequently given approximately 22,000 Koreans the opportunity to briefly reunite with their loved ones; Whereas the most recent family reunions between North Korea and South Korea took place in February 2014 after a suspension of more than 3 years; Whereas the United States and North Korea do not maintain diplomatic relations, and certain limitations exist for Korean Americans to participate in inter-Korean family reunions; Whereas more than 1,700,000 Americans are of Korean descent; Whereas the number of first generation Korean and Korean American divided family members is rapidly diminishing given their advanced age; Whereas many Korean Americans with family members in North Korea have not seen or communicated with their relatives in more than 60 years; Whereas Korean Americans and North Koreans both continue to suffer from the tragedy of being divided from their loved ones; Whereas the inclusion of Korean American families in the reunion process would constitute a positive humanitarian gesture by North Korea and contribute to the long-term goal of peace on the Korean Peninsula shared by the Governments of North Korea, of South Korea, and of the United States; Whereas the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 ) requires the President to submit a report to Congress every 180 days on efforts, if any, of the United States Government to facilitate family reunions between United States citizens and their relatives in North Korea ; and Whereas in the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011 ( Public Law 111–242 ), Congress urged the Special Representative on North Korea Policy, as the senior official handling North Korea issues, to prioritize the issues involving Korean divided families and, if necessary, to appoint a coordinator for such families : Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) recognizes the significance of North Korea’s past willingness to resume reunions of divided family members between North Korea and South Korea; (2) acknowledges North Korea's release in November 2014 of incarcerated American citizens Kenneth Bae and Matthew Miller; (3) encourages North Korea to permit reunions between Korean Americans and their relatives still living in North Korea; (4) calls on the Department of State to further prioritize efforts to reunite Korean Americans with their divided family members; (5) acknowledges the efforts of the American Red Cross to open channels of communication between Korean Americans and their family members who remain in North Korea; (6) encourages the Government of South Korea to include United States citizens in future family reunions planned with North Korea; and (7) praises humanitarian efforts to reunite all individuals of Korean descent with their relatives and engender a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Introduced-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 587 IS: Encouraging reunions of Korean Americans who were divided by the Korean War from their relatives in North Korea.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-11-20\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress display=\"yes\">\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session display=\"yes\">\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. RES. 587\n </legis-num>\n <current-chamber>\n IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES\n </current-chamber>\n <action display=\"yes\">\n <action-date date=\"20141120\">\n November 20, 2014\n </action-date>\n <action-desc>\n <sponsor name-id=\"S339\">\n Mr. Kirk\n </sponsor>\n (for himself and\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S327\">\n Mr. Warner\n </cosponsor>\n ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the\n <committee-name committee-id=\"SSFR00\">\n Committee on Foreign Relations\n </committee-name>\n </action-desc>\n </action>\n <legis-type>\n RESOLUTION\n </legis-type>\n <official-title display=\"yes\">\n Encouraging reunions of Korean Americans who were divided by the Korean War from their relatives in\n\t\t\t North Korea.\n </official-title>\n </form>\n <preamble>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the division of the Korean Peninsula into the Republic of Korea (referred to in this\n\t\t\t Resolution as\n <quote>\n South Korea\n </quote>\n ) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (referred to in this Resolution as\n <quote>\n North Korea\n </quote>\n ) separated more than 10,000,000 Koreans from their family members;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas since the signing of the Korean War armistice agreement on July 27, 1953, there has been\n\t\t\t little to no contact between Korean Americans and their family members who\n\t\t\t remain in North Korea;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas North and South Korea first agreed to divided family reunions in 1985 and have since held\n\t\t\t 19 face-to-face reunions and 7 video-link reunions;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the aforementioned reunions have subsequently given approximately 22,000 Koreans the\n\t\t\t opportunity to briefly reunite with their loved ones;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the most recent family reunions between North Korea and South Korea took place in February\n\t\t\t 2014 after a suspension of more than 3 years;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the United States and North Korea do not maintain diplomatic relations, and certain\n\t\t\t limitations exist for Korean Americans to participate in inter-Korean\n\t\t\t family reunions;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas more than 1,700,000 Americans are of Korean descent;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the number of first generation Korean and Korean American divided family members is rapidly\n\t\t\t diminishing given their advanced age;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas many Korean Americans with family members in North Korea have not seen or communicated with\n\t\t\t their relatives in more than 60 years;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Korean Americans and North Koreans both continue to suffer from the tragedy of being\n\t\t\t divided from their loved ones;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the inclusion of Korean American families in the reunion process would constitute a\n\t\t\t positive humanitarian gesture by North Korea and contribute to the\n\t\t\t long-term goal of peace on the Korean Peninsula shared by the Governments\n\t\t\t of North Korea, of South Korea, and of the United States;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/110/181\">\n Public Law 110–181\n </external-xref>\n ) requires\n\t\t\t the President to submit a report to Congress every 180 days on\n <quote>\n efforts, if any, of the United States Government to facilitate family reunions between United\n\t\t\t States citizens and their relatives in North Korea\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas in the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/111/242\">\n Public Law 111–242\n </external-xref>\n ), Congress urged\n <quote>\n the Special Representative on North Korea Policy, as the senior official handling North Korea\n\t\t\t issues, to prioritize the issues involving Korean divided families and, if\n\t\t\t necessary, to appoint a coordinator for such families\n </quote>\n : Now, therefore, be it\n </text>\n </whereas>\n </preamble>\n <resolution-body>\n <section display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"S1\" section-type=\"undesignated-section\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n That the Senate—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"id329cf72fbb1c468489e9df160fc61e14\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n recognizes the significance of North Korea’s past willingness to resume reunions of divided family\n\t\t\t members between North Korea and South Korea;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idd05c1db9befd4c39ac73e50c25aafd99\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n acknowledges North Korea's release in November 2014 of incarcerated American citizens Kenneth Bae\n\t\t\t and Matthew Miller;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idc741013db07548a9a990b507bed755d2\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n encourages North Korea to permit reunions between Korean Americans and their relatives still living\n\t\t\t in North Korea;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id2b94bad9792e4c2ca8055804a419702a\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls on the Department of State to further prioritize efforts to reunite Korean Americans with\n\t\t\t their divided family members;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id9a4d5ed4ed9c4ca496a8bada9717db73\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n acknowledges the efforts of the American Red Cross to open channels of communication between Korean\n\t\t\t Americans and their family members who remain in North Korea;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idfe62585f550f4151860a024ecc485965\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text>\n encourages the Government of South Korea to include United States citizens in future family\n\t\t\t reunions planned with North Korea; 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RES. 588 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2014 Mr. Moran (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Thune , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Heller , Mr. Cochran , Ms. Heitkamp , Mr. Tester , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Mr. Donnelly , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Franken , and Ms. Hirono ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Recognizing that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the survival and success of communities in the United States.\n\nWhereas access to quality health care services determines whether individuals in the United States can remain in the communities they call home and whether their children will return to those communities to raise families of their own; Whereas more than 60,000,000 individuals in rural areas of the United States rely on rural hospitals and other providers as critical access points to health care; Whereas rural areas of the United States need quality health care services to attract and retain business and industry; Whereas, to ensure that communities in the United States survive and flourish, Congress must address the unique health care needs of individuals in rural areas of the United States; Whereas individuals in rural areas of the United States are, per capita, older, poorer, and sicker than individuals in urban areas of the United States; Whereas, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, rural areas have higher rates of poverty, chronic disease, and uninsurance, and millions of rural Americans have limited access to a primary care provider ; Whereas, according to the Department of Agriculture, individuals in rural areas of the United States have higher rates of age-adjusted mortality, disability, and chronic disease than individuals in urban areas of the United States; Whereas the 20 percent of the population of the United States that lives in rural areas is scattered over 90 percent of the landmass of the United States; Whereas the geography and weather of rural areas of the United States can make accessing health care difficult, and cultural, social, and language barriers compound rural health challenges; Whereas individuals in rural areas of the United States are more likely to be uninsured and less likely to receive coverage through an employer than individuals in urban areas of the United States; Whereas access to health care continues to be a major challenge in rural areas of the United States, as— (1) 77 percent of the 2,050 rural counties in the United States are designated as primary care Health Professional Shortage Areas (commonly referred to as HPSAs ); (2) rural areas of the United States have fewer than half as many primary care physicians per 100,000 people as urban areas of the United States; and (3) more than 50 percent of patients in rural areas of the United States travel at least 20 miles to receive specialty medical care, compared to only 6 percent of patients in urban areas of the United States; Whereas, because rural hospitals and other providers face unique challenges in administering care to patients, Congress has traditionally supported those providers by implementing— (1) specific programs to address rural hospital closures that occurred in the 1980s by providing financial support to hospitals that are geographically isolated and in which Medicare patients make up a significant percentage of hospital inpatient days or discharges; and (2) a program established in 1997 to support limited-service hospitals that, being located in rural areas of the United States that cannot support a full-service hospital, are critical access points to health care for rural patients; Whereas hospitals in rural areas of the United States achieve high levels of performance, according to standards for quality, patient satisfaction, and operational efficiency, for the types of care most relevant to rural communities; Whereas, in addition to the vital care that rural health care providers provide to patients, rural health care providers are critical to the local economies of their communities and are one of the largest types of employers in rural areas of the United States where, on average, 14 percent of total employment is attributed to the health sector; Whereas a hospital in a rural area of the United States is typically one of the top 2 largest employers in that area; Whereas 1 primary care physician in a rural community annually generates approximately $1,500,000 in total revenue, and 1 general surgeon in a rural community annually generates approximately $2,700,000 in total revenue; Whereas the average Critical Access Hospital, a limited-service rural health care facility, creates 107 jobs and generates $4,800,000 in annual payroll, and the wages, salaries, and benefits provided by a Critical Access Hospital can amount to 20 percent of the output of a rural community's economy; Whereas hospitals in rural communities play a vital role in caring for the residents of those communities and preserving the special way of life that communities in the United States foster; and Whereas the closure of a hospital in a rural community often results in severe economic decline in the community and the departure of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other health providers from the community, and forces patients to travel long distances for care or to delay receiving care, leading to decreased health outcomes, higher costs, and added burden to patients: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) recognizes that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the survival and success of communities in the United States; (2) recognizes that preserving and strengthening access to quality health care in rural areas of the United States is crucial to the success and prosperity of the United States; (3) recognizes that strengthening access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the United States makes Medicare more cost-effective and improves health outcomes for patients; (4) recognizes that, in addition to the vital care that rural health care providers provide to patients, rural health care providers are integral to the local economies and are one of the largest types of employers in rural areas of the United States; and (5) celebrates the many dedicated medical professionals across the United States who work hard each day to deliver quality care to the nearly 1 in 5 people in the United States living in rural areas, because the dedication and professionalism of those medical professionals preserves the special way of life and sense of community enjoyed and cherished by individuals in rural areas of the United States.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Agreed-to-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 588 ATS: Recognizing that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the survival and success of communities in the United States.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-11-20\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress>\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session>\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. RES. 588\n </legis-num>\n <current-chamber>\n IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES\n </current-chamber>\n <action>\n <action-date date=\"20141120\">\n November 20, 2014\n </action-date>\n <action-desc>\n <sponsor name-id=\"S347\">\n Mr. Moran\n </sponsor>\n (for himself,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S311\">\n Ms. Klobuchar\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S344\">\n Mr. Hoeven\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S343\">\n Mr. Boozman\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S254\">\n Mr. Enzi\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S153\">\n Mr. Grassley\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S303\">\n Mr. Thune\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S318\">\n Mr. Wicker\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S266\">\n Mr. Crapo\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S352\">\n Mr. Heller\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S136\">\n Mr. Cochran\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S360\">\n Ms. Heitkamp\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S314\">\n Mr. Tester\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S354\">\n Ms. Baldwin\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S257\">\n Mr. Johnson of South Dakota\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S356\">\n Mr. Donnelly\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S253\">\n Mr. Durbin\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S332\">\n Mr. Franken\n </cosponsor>\n , and\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S361\">\n Ms. Hirono\n </cosponsor>\n ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to\n </action-desc>\n </action>\n <legis-type>\n RESOLUTION\n </legis-type>\n <official-title display=\"yes\">\n Recognizing that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of\n\t\t\t the United States is essential to the survival and success of communities\n\t\t\t in the United States.\n </official-title>\n </form>\n <preamble>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas access to quality health care services determines\n\t\t\t whether individuals in the United States can remain in the communities\n\t\t\t they\n\t\t\t call home and whether their children will return to those communities to\n\t\t\t raise\n\t\t\t families of their own;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas more than 60,000,000 individuals in rural areas of\n\t\t\t the United States rely on rural hospitals and other providers as critical\n\t\t\t access points to health care;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas rural areas of the United States need quality\n\t\t\t health care services to attract and retain business and industry;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, to ensure that communities in the United States\n\t\t\t survive and flourish, Congress must address the unique health care needs\n\t\t\t of\n\t\t\t individuals in rural areas of the United States;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas individuals in rural areas of the United States\n\t\t\t are, per capita, older, poorer, and sicker than individuals in urban areas\n\t\t\t of\n\t\t\t the United States;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, according to the Department of Health and Human\n\t\t\t Services,\n <quote>\n rural areas have higher rates of poverty, chronic disease, and\n\t\t\t uninsurance, and millions of rural Americans have limited access to a\n\t\t\t primary\n\t\t\t care provider\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, according to the Department of Agriculture,\n\t\t\t individuals in rural areas of the United States have higher rates of\n\t\t\t age-adjusted mortality, disability, and chronic disease than individuals\n\t\t\t in\n\t\t\t urban areas of the United States;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the 20 percent of the population of the United\n\t\t\t States that lives in rural areas is scattered over 90 percent of the\n\t\t\t landmass\n\t\t\t of the United States;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the geography and weather of rural areas of the\n\t\t\t United States can make accessing health care difficult, and cultural,\n\t\t\t social,\n\t\t\t and language barriers compound rural health challenges;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas individuals in rural areas of the United States\n\t\t\t are more likely to be uninsured and less likely to receive coverage\n\t\t\t through an employer than individuals in urban areas of the United States;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas access to health care continues to be a major\n\t\t\t challenge in rural areas of the United States, as—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"id4F553AEEAE56407495D9B4C4E47F3614\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n 77 percent of the\n\t\t\t 2,050 rural counties in the United States are designated as primary care\n\t\t\t Health\n\t\t\t Professional Shortage Areas (commonly referred to as\n <quote>\n HPSAs\n </quote>\n );\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id0EEB8F84D5A241E689ACD109D094668C\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n rural areas of\n\t\t\t the United States have fewer than half as many primary care physicians per\n\t\t\t 100,000 people as urban areas of the United States; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id48F1F3D838254EC3A269DE50E6E26E00\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n more than 50\n\t\t\t percent of patients in rural areas of the United States travel at least 20\n\t\t\t miles to receive specialty medical care, compared to only 6 percent of\n\t\t\t patients\n\t\t\t in urban areas of the United States;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, because rural hospitals and other providers face\n\t\t\t unique challenges in administering care to patients, Congress has\n\t\t\t traditionally\n\t\t\t supported those providers by implementing—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"id8BAD65CD514E4D52BCBEDB16F1E17FF8\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n specific programs\n\t\t\t to address rural hospital closures that occurred in the 1980s by providing\n\t\t\t financial support to hospitals that are geographically isolated and in\n\t\t\t which\n\t\t\t Medicare patients make up a significant percentage of hospital inpatient\n\t\t\t days\n\t\t\t or discharges; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idA3D36D04C25542F8941EA4CC954ACB70\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a program\n\t\t\t established in 1997 to support limited-service hospitals that, being\n\t\t\t located in\n\t\t\t rural areas of the United States that cannot support a full-service\n\t\t\t hospital,\n\t\t\t are critical access points to health care for rural patients;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas hospitals in rural areas of the United States\n\t\t\t achieve high levels of performance, according to standards for quality,\n\t\t\t patient\n\t\t\t satisfaction, and operational efficiency, for the types of care most\n\t\t\t relevant\n\t\t\t to rural communities;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in addition to the vital care that rural health\n\t\t\t care providers provide to patients, rural health care providers are\n\t\t\t critical to\n\t\t\t the local economies of their communities and are one of the largest types\n\t\t\t of\n\t\t\t employers in rural areas of the United States where, on average, 14\n\t\t\t percent of\n\t\t\t total employment is attributed to the health sector;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas a hospital in a rural area of the United States is\n\t\t\t typically one of the top 2 largest employers in that area;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas 1 primary care physician in a rural community\n\t\t\t annually generates approximately $1,500,000 in total revenue, and 1\n\t\t\t general\n\t\t\t surgeon in a rural community annually generates approximately $2,700,000\n\t\t\t in\n\t\t\t total revenue;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the average Critical Access Hospital, a\n\t\t\t limited-service rural health care facility, creates 107 jobs and generates\n\t\t\t $4,800,000 in annual payroll, and the wages, salaries, and benefits\n\t\t\t provided by\n\t\t\t a Critical Access Hospital can amount to 20 percent of the output of a\n\t\t\t rural\n\t\t\t community's economy;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas hospitals in rural communities play a vital role\n\t\t\t in caring for the residents of those communities and preserving the\n\t\t\t special way\n\t\t\t of life that communities in the United States foster; and\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the closure of a hospital in a rural community\n\t\t\t often results in severe economic decline in the community and the\n\t\t\t departure of\n\t\t\t physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other health providers from the\n\t\t\t community,\n\t\t\t and forces patients to travel long distances for care or to delay\n\t\t\t receiving\n\t\t\t care, leading to decreased health outcomes, higher costs, and added burden\n\t\t\t to\n\t\t\t patients: Now, therefore, be it\n </text>\n </whereas>\n </preamble>\n <resolution-body>\n <section display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"S1\" section-type=\"undesignated-section\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n That the Senate—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"idD8D345945765485E879F74A2CA59CCB7\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n recognizes that\n\t\t\t access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural\n\t\t\t areas\n\t\t\t of the United States is essential to the survival and success of\n\t\t\t communities in\n\t\t\t the United States;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id1301CF6FB52C4F24BE72E45A801B4FB5\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n recognizes that\n\t\t\t preserving and strengthening access to quality health care in rural areas\n\t\t\t of\n\t\t\t the United States is crucial to the success and prosperity of the United\n\t\t\t States;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id4DEF3A09930F4D308C6332E6164C829C\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n recognizes that\n\t\t\t strengthening access to hospitals and other health care providers for\n\t\t\t patients\n\t\t\t in rural areas of the United States makes Medicare more cost-effective and\n\t\t\t improves health outcomes for patients;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id730681ce7c2740b0a779c5bcdfc8a6c9\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n recognizes that,\n\t\t\t in addition to the vital care that rural health care providers provide to\n\t\t\t patients, rural health care providers are integral to the local economies\n\t\t\t and\n\t\t\t are one of the largest types of employers in rural areas of the United\n\t\t\t States;\n\t\t\t and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id9320085EF173450DAF1BD4F427662807\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n celebrates the\n\t\t\t many dedicated medical professionals across the United States who work\n\t\t\t hard\n\t\t\t each day to deliver quality care to the nearly 1 in 5 people in the United\n\t\t\t States living in rural areas, because the dedication and professionalism\n\t\t\t of\n\t\t\t those medical professionals preserves the special way of life and sense of\n\t\t\t community enjoyed and cherished by individuals in rural areas of the\n\t\t\t United\n\t\t\t States.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n </resolution-body>\n</resolution>\n", "xml_type": "dtd" } ]

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Menino, Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, from 1993 to 2014.\n\nWhereas Thomas Menino was born on December 27, 1942, in Readville, in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston where he lived his entire life; Whereas Thomas Menino was a devoted husband, a loving father, and an adoring grandfather; Whereas Thomas Menino was elected to the Boston City Council in 1983 to represent District 5, including the Hyde Park neighborhood where he lived; Whereas Thomas Menino served as City Council president and became acting mayor of Boston in July 1993; Whereas Thomas Menino was elected as the 53rd Mayor of Boston in November 1993, the first Italian-American mayor of the city of Boston; Whereas Mayor Menino subsequently was elected to 4 additional terms, serving an unprecedented 20 years as Mayor of Boston; Whereas Mayor Menino took pride in being known as the Urban Mechanic , focusing on the nuts and bolts issues that kept the city moving forward, from fixing potholes to cleaning up public parks; Whereas Mayor Menino oversaw a period of growth and urban renewal in Boston, and worked to make Boston a city of safe, livable neighborhoods; Whereas Mayor Menino led the resurgence of neighborhoods in Boston, from the waterfront and the innovation district of the waterfront to Dudley Square in Roxbury, creating a city with unbounded innovative potential; Whereas Mayor Menino committed himself to being the Education Mayor , using his political will and courage to improve education for all the children in the city; Whereas Mayor Menino was a powerful advocate for research institutions in Boston, including the world-class hospitals and universities in the city; Whereas Mayor Menino stood firmly for full equality for every person in every community in Boston, and focused on building an open, accepting, and inclusive city; Whereas Mayor Menino was a constant presence at public events throughout Boston, greeting residents at countless ribbon cuttings, potluck dinners, and school plays; Whereas more than half of city residents said they had personally met the Mayor and thousands said the Mayor had personally touched their lives; Whereas Mayor Menino led Boston with resolve during times of both triumph and crisis, guiding the city following the terrorist attack at the 2013 Boston Marathon and demonstrating what it means to be Boston Strong ; and Whereas Mayor Menino was one of the great leaders in the almost 400-year history of Boston, who transformed the city into a modern-day City on a Hill that is a model for the United States and the world: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) honors the lifetime of service by Mayor Menino to the City of Boston and residents of the city; (2) affirms the lasting contributions by Mayor Menino to the City of Boston and to the United States; and (3) requests the Secretary of the Senate to prepare an official copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Mayor Thomas Menino.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Agreed-to-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 589 ATS: Honoring the life of Thomas M. 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Menino, Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, from 1993 to 2014.\n </official-title>\n </form>\n <preamble>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Thomas Menino was born on December 27, 1942, in Readville, in the Hyde Park neighborhood of\n\t\t\t Boston where he lived his entire life;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Thomas Menino was a devoted husband, a loving father, and an adoring grandfather;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Thomas Menino was elected to the Boston City Council in 1983 to represent District 5,\n\t\t\t including the Hyde Park neighborhood where he lived;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Thomas Menino served as City Council president and became acting mayor of Boston in July\n\t\t\t 1993;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Thomas Menino was elected as the 53rd Mayor of Boston in November 1993, the first\n\t\t\t Italian-American mayor of the city of Boston;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Mayor Menino subsequently was elected to 4 additional terms, serving an unprecedented 20\n\t\t\t years as Mayor of Boston;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Mayor Menino took pride in being known as the\n <quote>\n Urban Mechanic\n </quote>\n , focusing on the nuts and bolts issues that kept the city moving forward, from fixing potholes to\n\t\t\t cleaning up public parks;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Mayor Menino oversaw a period of growth and urban renewal in Boston, and worked to make\n\t\t\t Boston a city of safe, livable neighborhoods;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Mayor Menino led the resurgence of neighborhoods in Boston, from the waterfront and the\n\t\t\t innovation district of the waterfront to Dudley Square in Roxbury,\n\t\t\t creating a city with unbounded innovative potential;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Mayor Menino committed himself to being the\n <quote>\n Education Mayor\n </quote>\n , using his political will and courage to improve education for all the children in the city;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Mayor Menino was a powerful advocate for research institutions in Boston, including the\n\t\t\t world-class hospitals and universities in the city;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Mayor Menino stood firmly for full equality for every person in every community in Boston,\n\t\t\t and focused on building an open, accepting, and inclusive city;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Mayor Menino was a constant presence at public events throughout Boston, greeting residents\n\t\t\t at countless ribbon cuttings, potluck dinners, and school plays;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas more than half of city residents said they had\n\t\t\t personally met the Mayor and thousands said the Mayor had personally\n\t\t\t touched their lives;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Mayor Menino led Boston with resolve during times of both triumph and crisis, guiding the\n\t\t\t city following the terrorist attack at the 2013 Boston Marathon and\n\t\t\t demonstrating what it means to be\n <quote>\n Boston Strong\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Mayor Menino was one of the great leaders in the almost 400-year history of Boston, who\n\t\t\t transformed the city into a modern-day City on a Hill that is a model for\n\t\t\t the United States and the world: Now, therefore, be it\n </text>\n </whereas>\n </preamble>\n <resolution-body>\n <section display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"S1\" section-type=\"undesignated-section\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n That the Senate—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"idA04B89B30EF04182B5BC6FCE84008BFC\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n honors the lifetime of service by Mayor Menino to the City of Boston and residents of the city;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idC4006E5A2EDF4DF28A6044C7199A8B55\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n affirms the lasting contributions by Mayor Menino to the City of Boston and to the United States;\n\t\t\t and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id5CA363564E694AA29F505B681D7BA33E\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n requests the Secretary of the Senate to prepare an official copy of this resolution for\n\t\t\t presentation to the family of Mayor Thomas Menino.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n </resolution-body>\n</resolution>\n", "xml_type": "dtd" } ]

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RES. 590 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2014 Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico , Mr. Walsh , Mr. Begich , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Thune , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Inhofe , Ms. Heitkamp , Mr. Markey , Mr. Moran , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Crapo , Mrs. Feinstein , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Franken , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Heller , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Cochran , and Mr. Reid ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States.\n\nWhereas from November 1, 2014, through November 30, 2014, the United States celebrates National Native American Heritage Month; Whereas Native Americans are descendants of the original, indigenous inhabitants of what is now the United States; Whereas the Bureau of the Census estimated in 2010 that there were more than 5,000,000 individuals in the United States of Native American descent; 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Whereas Congress has recognized the contributions of the Iroquois Confederacy, and the influence of the Confederacy on the Founding Fathers in the drafting of the Constitution of the United States with the concepts of— (1) freedom of speech; (2) the separation of governmental powers; and (3) the system of checks and balances between the branches of government; Whereas with the enactment of the Native American Heritage Day Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–33 ; 123 Stat. 1922), Congress— (1) reaffirmed the government-to-government relationship between the United States and Native American governments; and (2) recognized the important contributions of Native Americans to the culture of the United States; Whereas Native Americans have made distinct and important contributions to the United States and the rest of the world in many fields, including the fields of agriculture, medicine, music, language, and art, and Native Americans have distinguished themselves as inventors, entrepreneurs, spiritual leaders, and scholars; 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which was considered and agreed to\n </action-desc>\n </action>\n <legis-type>\n RESOLUTION\n </legis-type>\n <official-title display=\"yes\">\n Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of\n\t\t\t Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United\n\t\t\t States.\n </official-title>\n </form>\n <preamble>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas from November 1, 2014, through November 30, 2014, the United States celebrates National\n\t\t\t Native American Heritage Month;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Native Americans are descendants of the original, indigenous inhabitants of what is now the\n\t\t\t United States;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the Bureau of the Census estimated in 2010 that there were more than 5,000,000 individuals\n\t\t\t in the United States of Native American descent;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Native Americans maintain vibrant cultures and traditions and hold a deeply rooted sense of\n\t\t\t community;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Native Americans have moving stories of tragedy, triumph, and perseverance that need to be\n\t\t\t shared with future generations;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Native Americans speak and preserve indigenous languages, which have contributed to the\n\t\t\t English language by being used as names of individuals and locations\n\t\t\t throughout the United States;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Congress has consistently reaffirmed the support of the United States of tribal\n\t\t\t self-governance and self-determination and the commitment of the United\n\t\t\t States to improving the lives of all Native Americans by—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"idCC6019D223F848D5A0111EF453957C49\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n enhancing health care and law enforcement resources;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idAF7AB9BE2D9A4FCB9716C49AC4354A4E\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n improving the housing and socioeconomic status of Native Americans; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idB8B8C786429D4133888D89FD757CBEC3\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n approving settlements of litigation involving Indian tribes and the United States;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the United States is committed to strengthening the government-to-government relationship\n\t\t\t that it has maintained with the various Indian tribes;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Congress has recognized the contributions of the Iroquois Confederacy, and the influence of\n\t\t\t the Confederacy on the Founding Fathers in the drafting of the\n\t\t\t Constitution of the United States with the concepts of—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"idB87A76A9819A42DB85D7741AF9B527AF\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n freedom of speech;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id1BDF81217C824648A292A387DC6700B2\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the separation of governmental powers; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idC7EAAC8999274768A962C21458156BA6\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the system of checks and balances between the branches of government;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas with the enactment of the Native American Heritage Day Act of 2009 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/111/33\">\n Public Law 111–33\n </external-xref>\n ; 123\n\t\t\t Stat. 1922), Congress—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"id46C2BD630F6044468C70405CD35DCAE8\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n reaffirmed the government-to-government relationship between the United States and Native American\n\t\t\t governments; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idDADD7544283E4DEBA66E59B8E5026049\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n recognized the important contributions of Native Americans to the culture of the United States;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Native Americans have made distinct and important contributions to the United States and\n\t\t\t the rest of the world in many fields, including the fields of agriculture,\n\t\t\t medicine, music, language, and art, and Native Americans have\n\t\t\t distinguished themselves as inventors, entrepreneurs, spiritual leaders,\n\t\t\t and scholars;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas Native Americans have served with honor and distinction in the Armed Forces, and continue\n\t\t\t to serve in the Armed Forces in greater numbers per capita than any other\n\t\t\t group in the United States;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the United States has recognized the contribution of the Native American code talkers in\n\t\t\t World War I and World War II, who used indigenous languages as an\n\t\t\t unbreakable military code, saving countless lives in the United States;\n\t\t\t and\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the people of the United States have reason to honor the great achievements and\n\t\t\t contributions of Native Americans and their ancestors: Now, therefore, be\n\t\t\t it\n </text>\n </whereas>\n </preamble>\n <resolution-body>\n <section display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"S1\" section-type=\"undesignated-section\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n That the Senate—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"idD8FD7DFA3EDE433FA3B2EF3E950C6056\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n recognizes the month of November 2014 as National Native American Heritage Month;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idA66FA7FB685C4397929F94B56BC33C1E\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n recognizes the Friday after Thanksgiving as\n <quote>\n Native American Heritage Day\n </quote>\n in accordance with the Native American Heritage Day Act of 2009 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/111/33\">\n Public Law 111–33\n </external-xref>\n ; 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RES. 591 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2014 Mr. Reid (for Mrs. Hagan (for herself, Mr. Kirk , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Brown , Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Ms. Mikulski , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Durbin , Ms. Warren , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Cardin , and Mr. Levin )) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions RESOLUTION Supporting the goals and ideals of American Education Week.\n\nWhereas November 16 through November 22, 2014, marks the 93rd annual observance of American Education Week ; Whereas public schools are the backbone of democracy in the United States, providing young people with the tools necessary to maintain the values of freedom, civility, and equality that are precious to the United States; Whereas by equipping young people in the United States with both practical skills and broader intellectual abilities, public schools give them hope for, and access to, a productive future; Whereas people working in the field of public education, whether teachers, higher education faculty and staff, paraeducators, custodians, substitute educators, bus drivers, clerical workers, food service professionals, workers in skilled trades, health and student service workers, security guards, technical employees, or librarians, work tirelessly to serve children and communities throughout the United States with care and professionalism; and Whereas public schools are community linchpins, bringing together adults, children, educators, volunteers, business leaders, and elected officials in a common enterprise: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) supports the goals and ideals of American Education Week; and (2) encourages the people of the United States to observe American Education Week by reflecting on the positive impact of all individuals who work together to educate children.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Introduced-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 591 IS: Supporting the goals and ideals of American Education Week.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-11-20\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress>\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session>\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. 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RES. 592 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 1, 2014 Mr. Burr submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Recognizing the contributions of the Montagnard indigenous tribespeople of the Central Highlands of Vietnam to the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War, and condemning the ongoing violation of human rights by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.\n\nWhereas the Montagnards, sometimes referred to as Dega , are the indigenous tribespeople living in Vietnam’s Central Highlands region; Whereas the Montagnards were driven into the mountains by invading Vietnamese and Cambodians in the 9th century; Whereas French Roman Catholic missionaries converted many of the Montagnards in the 19th century and American Protestant missionaries subsequently converted many to various Protestant sects; Whereas, during the 1960s, the United States Mission in Saigon, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and United States Army Special Forces, also known as the Green Berets, trained the Montagnards in unconventional warfare; Whereas an estimated 61,000 Montagnards, out of an estimated population of 1,000,000, fought alongside the United States and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) forces against the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong; Whereas the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Special Forces, and the Montagnards cooperated on the Village Defense Program, a forerunner to the War’s Strategic Hamlet Program and estimated 43,000 Montagnards were organized into Civilian Irregular Defense Groups (CIDGs) to provide protection for the areas around the CIDGs' operational bases; Whereas, at its peak, the CIDGs had approximately 50 operational bases, with each base containing a contingent of two United States Army officers and ten enlisted men, and an ARVN unit of the same size, and each base trained 200 to 700 Montagnards, or strikers ; Whereas another 18,000 Montagnards were reportedly enlisted into mobile strike forces, and various historical accounts describe a strong bond between the United States Special Forces and the Montagnards, in contrast to Vietnamese Special Forces and ARVN troops; Whereas the lives of thousands of members of the United States Armed Forces were saved as a result of the heroic actions of the Montagnards, who fought loyally and bravely alongside United States Special Forces in the Vietnam War; Whereas, after the fall of the Republic of Vietnam in 1975, thousands of Montagnards fled across the border into Cambodia to escape persecution; Whereas the Government of the reunified Vietnamese nation, renamed the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, deeply distrusted the Montagnards who had sided with the United States and ARVN forces, and subjected them to imprisonment and various forms of discrimination and oppression after the Vietnam War ended; Whereas, after the Vietnam War, the United States Government resettled large numbers of Montagnards, mostly in North Carolina, and an estimated several thousand Montagnards currently reside in North Carolina, which is the largest population of Montagnards residing outside of Vietnam; Whereas the Socialist Republic of Vietnam currently remains a one-party state, ruled and controlled by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), which continues to restrict freedom of religion, movement, land and property rights, and political expression; Whereas officials of the Government of Vietnam have forced Montagnards to publicly denounce their religion, arrested and imprisoned Montagnards who organized public demonstrations, and mistreated Montagnards in detention; Whereas the Government of Vietnam’s restrictions on foreigners’ access to the Central Highlands region complicate accurate reporting of human rights violations against the Montagnards, including the hundreds of Montagnards who have reportedly been imprisoned since 2001 and Montagnards who have fled to Thailand seeking asylum in a third country; Whereas some Montagnard Americans have complained that Vietnamese authorities either have prevented them from visiting Vietnam or have subjected them to interrogation upon re-entering the country on visits; Whereas the Department of State’s 2013 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and 2013 International Religious Freedom Report reference the mistreatment of Montagnards as an example of the detention of ethnic minorities in Vietnam and references reports from followers of the unsanctioned Church of Christ that local authorities in the Central Highlands provinces had harassed and persecuted them; Whereas, in March 2014, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) submitted an alternative report to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights summarizing the alleged violations of the economic, social, and cultural rights of Vietnam’s Montagnard, Hmong, and Khmer Krom; Whereas the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization report states that the Government of Vietnam has denied Montagnards of their right of self-determination; imposed discriminatory policies; curtailed religious freedom; impeded access to an adequate standard of living; limited access to health care and education; infringed on the Montagnards’ cultural rights; and, in two recent cases, arrested and imprisoned Montagnards purportedly for their religious beliefs; Whereas the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s 2014 Annual Report states that the Government of Vietnam controls all religious activities through law and administrative oversight, severely restricts independent religious practice, and represses individuals and religious groups it views as challenging its authority, including independent Protestant house churches in the Central and Northwest Highlands; and Whereas the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom recommends that Vietnam be designated as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) and that access to Priority 1 refugee resettlement authority should be increased for individuals from Vietnam facing a well-founded fear of persecution: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) recognizes the contributions of the Montagnards who fought loyally and bravely with United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War and who continue to suffer persecution in Vietnam as a result of this relationship; (2) condemns actions taken by the Government of Vietnam to suppress basic human rights and civil liberties for all its citizens; (3) urges the Government of Vietnam to allow human rights groups access to all regions of the country and to end restrictions of basic human rights, including the freedom of religion, land and property rights, freedom of movement, and access to an adequate standard of living; and (4) urges the President and Congress to develop policies that support Montagnards and other marginalized ethnic minority and indigenous populations such as the Khmer Krom and the Hmong in Vietnam and reflect United States interests and commitment to upholding human rights and democracy abroad.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Introduced-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 592 IS: Recognizing the contributions of the Montagnard indigenous tribespeople of the Central Highlands of Vietnam to the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War, and condemning the ongoing violation of human rights by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date/>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress display=\"yes\">\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session display=\"yes\">\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. 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RES. 593 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 3, 2014 Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. King ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating December 13, 2014, as Wreaths Across America Day .\n\nWhereas 23 years ago, the Wreaths Across America project began an annual tradition of donating, transporting, and placing Maine balsam fir remembrance wreaths on the graves of our fallen heroes at Arlington National Cemetery during the month of December; Whereas more than 1,700,000 wreaths have been sent to locations, including national cemeteries and veterans memorials, in every State and overseas; Whereas the mission of the Wreaths Across America project to Remember, Honor, Teach is carried out in part by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery as well as veterans cemeteries and other locations in all 50 States and overseas; Whereas the Wreaths Across America project carries out a week-long veterans parade between Maine and Virginia, stopping along the way to spread a message about the importance of remembering the fallen heroes of the United States, honoring those who serve, and teaching the people of the United States about the sacrifices made by veterans and their families to preserve freedom in the United States; Whereas in 2013, remembrance wreaths were sent to more than 900 locations across the United States and overseas, 100 more locations than the previous year; Whereas in December 2014, the Patriot Guard Riders, along with other patriotic groups, will continue the tradition of escorting tractor-trailers filled with donated wreaths from Harrington, Maine, to Arlington National Cemetery; Whereas the Nation’s trucking industry continues to support Wreaths Across America by providing drivers, equipment, and related services to assist in the transportation of wreaths to over 1,000 locations across the country; Whereas thousands of individuals volunteer each December to lay remembrance wreaths; Whereas 2014 is the 150th Anniversary of Arlington National Cemetery, where some 230,000 markers stand in honor of those who have served this country; Whereas this year, it is the aspiration of Wreaths Across America to lay a wreath at the grave of every veteran buried at Arlington National Cemetery; Whereas December 14, 2013, was previously designated by the Senate as Wreaths Across America Day ; and Whereas, on December 13, 2014, the Wreaths Across America project will continue the proud legacy of bringing remembrance wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery to honor our veterans: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) designates December 13, 2014, as Wreaths Across America Day ; (2) honors the Wreaths Across America project, the Patriot Guard Riders, the trucking industry, and all of the volunteers and donors involved in this worthy tradition; and (3) recognizes the service and sacrifice that our veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and their families have made, and continue to make, for our great Nation.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Introduced-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 593 IS: Designating December 13, 2014, as “Wreaths Across America Day”.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date/>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress display=\"yes\">\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session display=\"yes\">\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. 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RES. 594 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 4, 2014 Ms. Mikulski (for herself and Mr. Kirk ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Celebrating the centennial year of the birth of Jan Karski and honoring his extraordinary and courageous life.\n\nWhereas Jan Karski was born on April 24, 1914, as Jan Kozielewski, in Lodz, Poland; Whereas Jan Karski served in the Polish diplomatic service, enlisted in the military, and was serving in the Polish army when German soldiers invaded Poland in 1939; Whereas Jan Karski was captured by the Red Army when the Soviet Union invaded Poland; Whereas in 1940, Jan Karski escaped the horrific Katyn Massacre, in which an estimated 22,000 Poles, including 8,000 Polish military officers, were brutally slain by Soviet soldiers; Whereas Jan Karski escaped to Warsaw and joined the Polish underground resistance movement, where he served as a courier delivering messages to the Polish government-in-exile detailing the horrific brutality of the Nazis in Warsaw; Whereas Jan Karski risked his life on several occasions, including when he infiltrated the Warsaw ghetto and the Izbica transit camp, and provided some of the first eyewitness accounts of the Holocaust to the Polish government-in-exile, the British government, and the United States Government; Whereas in July of 1943, Jan Karski traveled to the United States to meet with President Roosevelt to describe the horrors of the Nazi genocide he had witnessed; Whereas Jan Karski remained dedicated throughout his life to raising global awareness of the atrocities of the Holocaust; Whereas after World War II, Jan Karski moved to the United States and enrolled in Georgetown University, earning a Ph.D. in 1952 and teaching at the university's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service for 35 years until his retirement in 1984; Whereas Jan Karski became a citizen of the United States in 1954; Whereas Jan Karski was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 for his courageous efforts in uncovering the atrocities of the Holocaust and his commitment to sharing what he witnessed with the world; Whereas the Parliament of the Republic of Poland has designated 2014 as The Year of Jan Karski ; and Whereas on April 1, 2014, to mark Jan Karski’s 100th birthday, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution honoring his bravery and dedication in telling the world of the atrocities that took place in Poland during the Holocaust: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) celebrates 2014 as the centennial year of the birth of Jan Karski; and (2) honors the life and legacy of Jan Karski.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Agreed-to-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 594 ATS: Celebrating the centennial year of the birth of Jan Karski and honoring his extraordinary and courageous life.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date/>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress display=\"yes\">\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session display=\"yes\">\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. 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RES. 595 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 8, 2014 Mr. Harkin (for himself and Mr. Durbin ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations December 11, 2014 Reported by Mr. Menendez , with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic Strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic December 16, 2014 Considered, amended, and agreed to with an amended preamble RESOLUTION Recognizing Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their efforts to end the financial exploitation of children and to ensure the right of all children to an education.\n\nWhereas, on October 10, 2014, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai; Whereas the International Labour Organization estimates that, worldwide, 168,000,000 children are exploited financially, with 85,000,000 children working in very hazardous environments and deprived of an education; Whereas the United Nations Children's Fund estimates that 101,000,000 children are not in school; Whereas Kailash Satyarthi and his organization, Bachpan Bachao Andolan, have rescued more than 82,000 children from the worst forms of child labor; Whereas Malala Yousafzai has promoted education for girls in Pakistan since she was 11 years old and is an advocate for worldwide access to education; Whereas Kailash Satyarthi has endured threats on his life as a result of such rescue efforts; and Whereas the Taliban attempted to kill Malala Yousafzai on October 9, 2012, as a result of her efforts to encourage more girls to attend school: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) recognizes Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai as symbols of peace and advocates for ending the financial exploitation of children and for the opportunity of all children to have access to education; (2) commends all individuals working around the world to end the scourge of child slavery and to advance education for all children; (3) recognizes the challenges that remain in ending the financial exploitation of children and providing access to an education for all children; (4) urges all governments, civil society organizations, businesses, and individuals to unite in the common purpose of protecting children from losing their childhoods as well as their futures; and (5) recognizes the dedication and commitment to freedom, the rights of children, and the endurance of the human spirit, demonstrated by all individuals who make sacrifices to build a more peaceful world.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Agreed-to-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 595 ATS: Recognizing Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their efforts to end the financial exploitation of children and to ensure the right of all children to an education.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-12-11\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress display=\"yes\">\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session display=\"yes\">\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. 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RES. 595 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 8, 2014 Mr. Harkin (for himself and Mr. Durbin ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations December 11, 2014 Reported by Mr. Menendez , with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic Strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic RESOLUTION Recognizing Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their efforts to end the financial exploitation of children and to ensure the right of all children to an education.\n\nWhereas, on October 10, 2014, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai; Whereas the International Labour Organization estimates that, worldwide, 168,000,000 children are exploited financially, with 85,000,000 children working in very hazardous environments and deprived of an education; Whereas the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization estimates that 121,000,000 children are not in school; Whereas Kailash Satyarthi has personally rescued more than 82,000 children from the worst forms of child labor; Whereas Malala Yousafzai has promoted education for girls in Pakistan since she was 11 years old and is an advocate for worldwide access to education; Whereas Kailash Satyarthi has endured threats on his life as a result of such rescue efforts; and Whereas the Taliban attempted to kill Malala Yousafzai on October 9, 2012, as a result of her efforts to encourage more girls to attend school: Now, therefore, be it Whereas, on October 10, 2014, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai; Whereas the International Labour Organization estimates that, worldwide, 168,000,000 children are exploited financially, with 85,000,000 children working in very hazardous environments and deprived of an education; Whereas the United Nations Children's Fund estimates that 101,000,000 children are not in school; Whereas Kailash Satyarthi and his organization, Bachpan Bachao Andolan, have rescued more than 82,000 children from the worst forms of child labor; Whereas Malala Yousafzai has promoted education for girls in Pakistan since she was 11 years old and is an advocate for worldwide access to education; Whereas Kailash Satyarthi has endured threats on his life as a result of such rescue efforts; and Whereas the Taliban attempted to kill Malala Yousafzai on October 9, 2012, as a result of her efforts to encourage more girls to attend school: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) recognizes Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai as symbols of peace and advocates for ending the financial exploitation of children and for the right of all children to an education; (2) commends all individuals working around the world to end the scourge of child slavery and to advance education for all children; (3) recognizes the challenges that remain in ending the financial exploitation of children and providing access to an education for all children; (4) urges all governments, civil society organizations, businesses, and individuals to unite in the common purpose of protecting children from losing their childhoods as well as their futures; and (5) recognizes the dedication and commitment to freedom, the rights of children, and the endurance of the human spirit, demonstrated by all individuals who make sacrifices to build a more peaceful world.\n\nThat the Senate— (1) recognizes Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai as symbols of peace and advocates for ending the financial exploitation of children and for the opportunity of all children to have access to education; (2) commends all individuals working around the world to end the scourge of child slavery and to advance education for all children; (3) recognizes the challenges that remain in ending the financial exploitation of children and providing access to an education for all children; (4) urges all governments, civil society organizations, businesses, and individuals to unite in the common purpose of protecting children from losing their childhoods as well as their futures; and (5) recognizes the dedication and commitment to freedom, the rights of children, and the endurance of the human spirit, demonstrated by all individuals who make sacrifices to build a more peaceful world.\n\nDecember 11, 2014 Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Reported-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 595 RS: Recognizing Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their efforts to end the financial exploitation of children and to ensure the right of all children to an education.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-12-08\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <calendar>\n Calendar No. 648\n </calendar>\n <congress>\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session>\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. 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and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id274FB7FE7FFB46B0AE7FA082AD09065C\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n recognizes the dedication and commitment to freedom, the rights of children, and the endurance of\n\t\t\t the human spirit, demonstrated by all individuals who make sacrifices to\n\t\t\t build a more peaceful world.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n </resolution-body>\n <resolution-body changed=\"added\" display-resolving-clause=\"no-display-resolving-clause\" reported-display-style=\"italic\">\n <section display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"id927d5f7b-977e-4501-b2d3-67684813a9bc\" section-type=\"undesignated-section\">\n <text>\n That the Senate—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"id9fdf9b87-3643-4460-b716-e04e2fb782df\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n recognizes Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai as symbols of peace and advocates\n\t\t\t for ending the financial exploitation of children and for the opportunity\n\t\t\t of all\n\t\t\t children to have access to education;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id8d814e08-c13f-4444-a082-613ca49e911d\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n commends all individuals working around the world to end the scourge of child slavery and to\n\t\t\t advance education for all children;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id8df9444e-0c3f-4fc3-9e76-d086cbb9e323\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n recognizes the challenges that remain in ending the financial exploitation of children and\n\t\t\t providing access to an education for all children;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id169673b2-52bf-425a-916e-f11b55cc0e4f\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n urges all governments, civil society organizations, businesses, and individuals to unite in the\n\t\t\t common purpose of protecting children from losing their childhoods as well\n\t\t\t as their futures; 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RES. 595 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 8, 2014 Mr. Harkin submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Recognizing Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their efforts to end the financial exploitation of children and to ensure the right of all children to an education.\n\nWhereas, on October 10, 2014, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai; Whereas the International Labour Organization estimates that, worldwide, 168,000,000 children are exploited financially, with 85,000,000 children working in very hazardous environments and deprived of an education; Whereas the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization estimates that 121,000,000 children are not in school; Whereas Kailash Satyarthi has personally rescued more than 82,000 children from the worst forms of child labor; Whereas Malala Yousafzai has promoted education for girls in Pakistan since she was 11 years old and is an advocate for worldwide access to education; Whereas Kailash Satyarthi has endured threats on his life as a result of such rescue efforts; and Whereas the Taliban attempted to kill Malala Yousafzai on October 9, 2012, as a result of her efforts to encourage more girls to attend school: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) recognizes Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai as symbols of peace and advocates for ending the financial exploitation of children and for the right of all children to an education; (2) commends all individuals working around the world to end the scourge of child slavery and to advance education for all children; (3) recognizes the challenges that remain in ending the financial exploitation of children and providing access to an education for all children; (4) urges all governments, civil society organizations, businesses, and individuals to unite in the common purpose of protecting children from losing their childhoods as well as their futures; and (5) recognizes the dedication and commitment to freedom, the rights of children, and the endurance of the human spirit, demonstrated by all individuals who make sacrifices to build a more peaceful world.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Introduced-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 595 IS: Recognizing Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their efforts to end the financial exploitation of children and to ensure the right of all children to an education.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-12-08\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress display=\"yes\">\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session display=\"yes\">\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. 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RES. 596 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 10, 2014 Mr. Udall of New Mexico submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for reconciliation in Indonesia and disclosure by the United States Government of events surrounding the mass killings during 1965–66.\n\nWhereas, on October 1, 1965, six Indonesian Army generals were killed by military personnel, including members of Indonesia’s Presidential Guard, and these killings were blamed on the Indonesian Communist Party and labeled an attempted Communist coup d’état ; Whereas this alleged coup was used to justify the mass killing of alleged supporters of the Indonesian Communist Party, with estimates of the number of dead ranging from 500,000 to 1,000,000 killed; Whereas the targeted individuals were predominantly unarmed civilians, and often included members of trade unions, intellectuals, teachers, ethnic Chinese, and those involved in the women's movement; Whereas these killings and the imprisonment of up to 1,000,000 targeted individuals were done without due process of law; Whereas the targeted individuals were subject to extrajudicial execution, torture, rape, forced disappearance, forced labor, and forced eviction; Whereas the United States Central Intelligence Agency in a 1968 research study described the period as one of the worst mass murders of the twentieth century; Whereas the United States Government provided the Indonesian Army with financial, military, and intelligence support during the period of the mass killings, and did so aware that such killings were taking place as recorded in partially declassified documents in the Department of State history, Foreign Relations of the United States , pertaining to this period; Whereas, within months of military leader Suharto's assumption of the Presidency following the mass killing, the United States Government began sending economic and military support to Suharto’s military regime, and played an indispensable role in its consolidation of power; Whereas aid to the Suharto government continued for more than three decades, despite on-going crimes against humanity committed by the Suharto government, including mass killing and other gross violations of human rights during the invasion and subsequent 24-year occupation of East Timor; Whereas perpetrators of the 1965–66 mass killings have largely lived with impunity, and the survivors and descendants of the victims suffer continuing discrimination economically and for decades had limited civil and political rights, as noted in the 2012 Indonesia National Commission on Human Rights report; Whereas the United States Government has not yet fully declassified all relevant documents concerning this time period, and full disclosure could help bring historical clarity to atrocities committed in Indonesia between 1965 and 1966; Whereas the United States Government has in recent years supported the declassification and release of documents in support of truth and reconciliation efforts following periods of violence in countries such as Chile and Brazil; Whereas open dialogue about alleged past crimes against humanity and past human rights violations is important for continued efforts to reconcile populations of Indonesia and to ensure a stable, sustainable peace that will benefit the region and beyond; Whereas, Indonesia has undergone a remarkable democratic transition over the last two decades, and is the world’s third largest democracy with the largest Muslim population in the world; Whereas through free and fair elections, the people of Indonesia have elected new leaders who now have the opportunity to establish a culture of accountability in partnership with the country’s vibrant civil society, press, academia, and human rights activists; Whereas the relationship between the United States and Indonesia is strong and involves many shared interests, as reflected in the 2010 United States-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership, including democracy and civil society, education, security, climate and environment, energy, and trade and investment; Whereas the economic relationship between the United States and Indonesia is strong, with bilateral goods trade exceeding $27,000,000,000 and with major United States companies making significant long-term investments in Indonesia; and Whereas strong relations between the United States and Indonesia are mutually beneficial to both countries: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) condemns the mass murder in Indonesia in 1965–66; (2) expresses great concern about the lack of accountability enjoyed by those who carried out crimes during this period; (3) urges political leaders in Indonesia to consider a truth, justice, and reconciliation commission to address alleged crimes against humanity and other human rights violations, and to work to mend differences and animosity that remain after the 1965–66 mass killings; and (4) calls on the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and others involved in developing and implementing policy towards Indonesia during this time period to establish an interagency working group to— (A) locate, identify, inventory, recommend for declassification, and make available to the public all classified records and documents concerning the mass killings of 1965 and 1966, including records and documents pertaining to covert operations in Indonesia from January 1, 1964, through March 30, 1966; (B) coordinate with Federal agencies and take such actions as necessary to expedite the release of such records to the public; and (C) submit a report to Congress describing all such records, the disposition of such records, and the activities of the Interagency Group.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Introduced-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 596 IS: Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for reconciliation in Indonesia and disclosure by the United States Government of events surrounding the mass killings during 1965–66.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-12-10\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress display=\"yes\">\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session display=\"yes\">\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. 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significant long-term investments in Indonesia; and\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas strong relations between the United States and Indonesia are mutually beneficial to both\n\t\t\t countries: Now, therefore, be it\n </text>\n </whereas>\n </preamble>\n <resolution-body>\n <section display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"S1\" section-type=\"undesignated-section\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n That the Senate—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"id518af392ee2c4dec834fcaefa91e6e7b\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n condemns the mass murder in Indonesia in 1965–66;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id3fb31bee6572445d980f4b856424f7fc\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n expresses great concern about the lack of accountability enjoyed by those who carried out crimes\n\t\t\t during\n\t\t\t this period;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id69d47bbf22b348a08d8310d5f36aa617\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n urges political leaders in Indonesia to consider a 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RES. 597 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 10, 2014 Mr. Coons (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Durbin , and Mr. Isakson ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations December 11, 2014 Reported by Mr. Menendez , without amendment RESOLUTION Commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day.\n\nWhereas an estimated 35,000,000 people were living with HIV/AIDS as of the end of 2013; Whereas the United Nations Millennium Development Goals established a global target of halting and beginning to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015; Whereas the 2001 United Nations Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS mobilized global attention and commitment to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and set out a series of national targets and global actions to reverse the epidemic; Whereas the 2011 United Nations Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS provided an updated framework for intensified efforts to eliminate HIV and AIDS, including redoubling efforts to achieve by 2015 universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support, and to eliminate gender inequalities and gender-based abuse and violence and increase the capacity of women and adolescent girls to protect themselves from the risk of HIV infection; Whereas the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was launched in 2002 and, as of November 2013, supported programs in more than 140 countries that provided antiretroviral therapy to 6,600,000 people living with HIV/AIDS and antiretrovirals to 2,100,000 pregnant women to prevent transmission of HIV/AIDS to their babies; Whereas the United States is the largest donor to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Whereas, for every dollar contributed to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by the United States, an additional $2 is leveraged from other donors; Whereas the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) initiative was proposed by President George W. Bush and passed Congress on a bipartisan vote in 2003, and remains the largest commitment in history by any nation to combat a single disease; Whereas, as of the end of September 2014, PEPFAR supported treatment for 7,700,000 people, up from 1,700,000 in 2008, and in 2012, PEPFAR supported the provision of antiretroviral drugs to 750,000 pregnant women living with HIV to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to child during birth; Whereas PEPFAR directly supported HIV testing and counseling for more than 56,700,000 people in fiscal year 2014; Whereas considerable progress has been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS, with the number of new HIV infections estimated at 2,100,000 in 2013, a 38 percent reduction since 2001, new HIV infections among children reduced to 240,000 in 2013, a reduction of 58 percent since 2001, and AIDS-related deaths reduced to 1,500,000 in 2013, a 35 percent reduction since 2005; Whereas increased access to antiretroviral drugs is the major contributor to the reduction in deaths from HIV/AIDS, and HIV treatment reinforces prevention because it reduces, by up to 96 percent, the chance the virus can be spread; Whereas the World Health Organization (WHO) has revised its guidelines for determining whether HIV positive individuals are eligible for treatment, thereby increasing the number of individuals eligible for treatment from about 15,900,000 to 28,600,000; Whereas 13,600,000 people in low- and middle-income countries had access to antiretroviral therapy as of June 2014; Whereas 19,000,000 of the 35,000,000 people living with HIV globally do not know their status, according to a 2014 UNAIDS report; Whereas, although sub-Saharan Africa remains the epicenter of the epidemic with approximately 1,100,000 AIDS-related deaths in 2013, there have also been successes, with an approximate 33 percent decline in new HIV infections from 2005 to 2013 and a 39 percent decrease in the number of AIDS-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa between 2005 and 2013; Whereas stigma, gender inequality, and lack of respect for the rights of HIV positive individuals remain significant barriers to access to services for those most at risk of HIV infection; Whereas President Barack Obama voiced commitment to realizing the promise of an AIDS-free generation and his belief that the goal was within reach in his February 2013 State of the Union Address; Whereas the international community is united in pursuit of achieving the goal of an AIDS-free generation; Whereas a UNAIDS 2014 report on the state of the global epidemic assessed that AIDS could be ended as a public health threat by 2030 if a fast-track response is taken and certain targets are realized by 2020, and further noted that doing so would avert nearly 28,000,000 new HIV infections and 21,000,000 AIDS-related deaths by 2030; Whereas, during the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak of 2014, countries with PEPFAR-strengthened lab capacity, human capacity, and health facility capacity were able to contain Ebola outbreaks; Whereas, in August 2014, PEPFAR and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) launched an initiative to double the total number of children receiving treatment over the next two years in ten countries; Whereas December 1 of each year is internationally recognized as World AIDS Day; and Whereas, in 2014, the theme for World AIDS Day commemorations was Focus, Partner, Achieve: An AIDS-free Generation : Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) supports the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day, including seeking to get to zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths; (2) applauds the goals and approaches for achieving an AIDS-free generation set forth in the PEPFAR Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-free Generation, as well as the targets set by United Nations member states in the 2011 United Nations Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS; (3) commends the dramatic progress in global AIDS programs supported through the efforts of PEPFAR, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and UNAIDS; (4) urges, in order to ensure that an AIDS-free generation is within reach, rapid action by all nations towards— (A) full implementation of the Global Plan Towards the Elimination of New HIV Infections Among Children by 2015 and Keeping Their Mothers Alive to build on progress made to date; and (B) further expansion and scale-up of antiretroviral treatment programs, including efforts to reduce disparities and improve access for children to life-saving medications such as getting antiretroviral HIV medication to the 2,000,000 children with HIV currently unable to access them; (5) calls for scaling up treatment to reach all individuals eligible for treatment under WHO guidelines; (6) calls for greater focus on the HIV-related vulnerabilities of women and girls, including those at risk for or who have survived violence or faced discrimination as a result of the disease, and urges more directed efforts to ensure that they are connected to the information, care, support, and treatment they require; (7) supports efforts to ensure inclusive access to programs and appropriate protections for all those most at risk of HIV/AIDS and hardest to reach; (8) encourages additional private-public partnerships to research and develop better and more affordable tools for the diagnosis, treatment, vaccination, and cure of HIV; (9) supports continued leadership by the United States in bilateral, multilateral, and private sector efforts to fight HIV; (10) stresses the importance of ensuring that HIV and AIDS are central to the post-2015 United Nations development agenda and of advocating for the inclusion of targets under relevant goals towards achieving zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths; (11) encourages and supports greater degrees of ownership and shared responsibility by developing countries in order to ensure sustainability of their domestic responses; and (12) encourages other members of the international community to sustain and scale up their support for and financial contributions to efforts around the world to combat HIV/AIDS.\n\nDecember 11, 2014 Reported without amendment", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Reported-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 597 RS: Commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-12-10\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <calendar>\n Calendar No. 649\n </calendar>\n <congress>\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session>\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. 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new\n\t\t\t HIV\n\t\t\t infections estimated at 2,100,000 in 2013, a 38 percent reduction since\n\t\t\t 2001, new HIV infections among children reduced to 240,000 in 2013, a\n\t\t\t reduction of 58 percent since 2001, and AIDS-related deaths reduced to\n\t\t\t 1,500,000 in 2013, a 35 percent reduction since 2005;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas increased access to antiretroviral drugs is the major contributor to the reduction in\n\t\t\t deaths from HIV/AIDS, and HIV treatment reinforces prevention because it\n\t\t\t reduces, by up to 96 percent, the chance the virus can be spread;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas the World Health Organization (WHO) has revised its guidelines for determining whether HIV\n\t\t\t positive individuals are eligible for treatment, thereby increasing the\n\t\t\t number of individuals eligible for treatment 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and 2013;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas stigma, gender inequality, and lack of respect for the rights of HIV positive individuals\n\t\t\t remain significant barriers to access to services for those most at risk\n\t\t\t of HIV infection;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas President Barack Obama voiced commitment to realizing the promise of an AIDS-free\n\t\t\t generation and his belief that the goal was within reach in his February\n\t\t\t 2013 State of the Union Address;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas the international community is united in pursuit of achieving the goal of an AIDS-free\n\t\t\t generation;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas a UNAIDS 2014 report on the state of the global epidemic assessed that AIDS could be ended\n\t\t\t as a public health threat by 2030 if a fast-track response is taken and\n\t\t\t certain targets are realized by 2020, and further noted that doing so\n\t\t\t would avert nearly\n\t\t\t 28,000,000 new HIV infections and 21,000,000 AIDS-related deaths by 2030;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, during the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak of 2014, countries with PEPFAR-strengthened lab\n\t\t\t capacity, human\n\t\t\t capacity, and health facility capacity were able\n\t\t\t to contain Ebola outbreaks;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in August 2014, PEPFAR and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) launched an\n\t\t\t initiative to double the total number of children receiving treatment over\n\t\t\t the next two years in ten countries;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas December 1 of each year is internationally recognized as World AIDS Day; and\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas, in 2014, the theme for World AIDS Day commemorations was\n <quote>\n Focus, Partner, Achieve: An AIDS-free Generation\n </quote>\n : Now, therefore, be it\n </text>\n </whereas>\n </preamble>\n <resolution-body>\n <section display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"S1\" section-type=\"undesignated-section\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n That the Senate—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"ide11ce3aa0bfb478a976dce2104b7191a\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n supports the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day, including seeking to get to zero new HIV\n\t\t\t infections, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idcfbcfe40c19c47329bf02dff92555b90\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n applauds the goals and approaches for achieving an AIDS-free generation set forth in the PEPFAR\n\t\t\t Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-free Generation, as well as the targets set by\n\t\t\t United Nations member states in the 2011 United Nations Political\n\t\t\t Declaration on HIV and AIDS;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idb1421e88fe2b4690950cac94c96b5fc3\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n commends the dramatic progress in global AIDS programs supported through the efforts of PEPFAR, the\n\t\t\t Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and UNAIDS;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id1206005f76f447819c45236372cf2d80\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n urges, in order to ensure that an AIDS-free generation is within reach, rapid action by all nations\n\t\t\t towards—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"id01c6814419e346d2be3130e92f6917d1\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n full implementation of the Global Plan Towards the Elimination of New HIV Infections Among Children\n\t\t\t by 2015 and Keeping Their Mothers Alive to build on progress made to date;\n\t\t\t and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"id02d04495f2b1479fbfa6b797485f6070\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n further expansion and scale-up of antiretroviral treatment programs, including efforts to reduce\n\t\t\t disparities and improve access for children to life-saving medications\n\t\t\t such as getting antiretroviral HIV medication to the 2,000,000 children\n\t\t\t with HIV currently unable to access them;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id1f08aac86f79437b959c57df063e7e26\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls for scaling up treatment to reach all individuals eligible for treatment under WHO\n\t\t\t guidelines;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id5679f5d9c34b41fdbaf16667c7137d64\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text>\n calls for greater focus on the HIV-related vulnerabilities of women and girls, including those at\n\t\t\t risk for or who have survived violence or faced discrimination as a result\n\t\t\t of the disease, and urges more directed efforts to\n\t\t\t ensure that they are connected to the information, care, support, and\n\t\t\t treatment they require;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idbad005f1e70847f7a39e2557fdc449e5\">\n <enum>\n (7)\n </enum>\n <text>\n supports efforts to ensure inclusive access to programs and appropriate protections for all those\n\t\t\t most at risk of HIV/AIDS and hardest to reach;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id866db1f1f7cc4122aebefd863f704c4e\">\n <enum>\n (8)\n </enum>\n <text>\n encourages additional private-public partnerships to research and develop better and more\n\t\t\t affordable tools for the diagnosis, treatment, vaccination, and cure of\n\t\t\t HIV;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idd107fae76a774522bb043f05c9e1a2bf\">\n <enum>\n (9)\n </enum>\n <text>\n supports continued leadership by the United States in bilateral, multilateral, and private sector\n\t\t\t efforts to fight HIV;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id7d8951368ecb430e8637f17067997bc9\">\n <enum>\n (10)\n </enum>\n <text>\n stresses the importance of ensuring that HIV and AIDS are central to the post-2015 United Nations\n\t\t\t development agenda and of advocating for the inclusion of targets under\n\t\t\t relevant goals towards achieving zero new HIV infections, zero\n\t\t\t discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id0af8a09bd1d542caa54d7ca75e870998\">\n <enum>\n (11)\n </enum>\n <text>\n encourages and supports greater degrees of ownership and shared responsibility by developing\n\t\t\t countries in order to ensure sustainability of their domestic responses;\n\t\t\t and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id471b8175b6694e6c8e2cf849f96dd09d\">\n <enum>\n (12)\n </enum>\n <text>\n encourages other members of the international community to sustain and scale up their support for\n\t\t\t and financial contributions to efforts around the world to combat\n\t\t\t HIV/AIDS.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n 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RES. 597 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 10, 2014 Mr. Coons (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day.\n\nWhereas an estimated 35,000,000 people were living with HIV/AIDS as of the end of 2013; Whereas the United Nations Millennium Development Goals established a global target of halting and beginning to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015; Whereas the 2001 United Nations Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS mobilized global attention and commitment to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and set out a series of national targets and global actions to reverse the epidemic; Whereas the 2011 United Nations Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS provided an updated framework for intensified efforts to eliminate HIV and AIDS, including redoubling efforts to achieve by 2015 universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support, and to eliminate gender inequalities and gender-based abuse and violence and increase the capacity of women and adolescent girls to protect themselves from the risk of HIV infection; Whereas the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was launched in 2002 and, as of November 2013, supported programs in more than 140 countries that provided antiretroviral therapy to 6,600,000 people living with HIV/AIDS and antiretrovirals to 2,100,000 pregnant women to prevent transmission of HIV/AIDS to their babies; Whereas the United States is the largest donor to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Whereas, for every dollar contributed to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by the United States, an additional $2 is leveraged from other donors; Whereas the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) initiative was proposed by President George W. Bush and passed Congress on a bipartisan vote in 2003, and remains the largest commitment in history by any nation to combat a single disease; Whereas, as of the end of September 2014, PEPFAR supported treatment for 7,700,000 people, up from 1,700,000 in 2008, and in 2012, PEPFAR supported the provision of antiretroviral drugs to 750,000 pregnant women living with HIV to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to child during birth; Whereas PEPFAR directly supported HIV testing and counseling for more than 56,700,000 people in fiscal year 2014; Whereas considerable progress has been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS, with the number of new HIV infections estimated at 2,100,000 in 2013, a 38-percent reduction since 2001, new HIV infections among children reduced to 240,000 in 2013, a reduction of 58 percent since 2001, and AIDS-related deaths reduced to 1,500,000 in 2013, a 35-percent reduction since 2005; Whereas increased access to antiretroviral drugs is the major contributor to the reduction in deaths from HIV/AIDS, and HIV treatment reinforces prevention because it reduces, by up to 96 percent, the chance the virus can be spread; Whereas the World Health Organization (WHO) has revised its guidelines for determining whether HIV positive individuals are eligible for treatment, thereby increasing the number of individuals eligible for treatment from about 15,900,000 to 28,600,000; Whereas 13,600,000 people in low- and middle-income countries had access to antiretroviral therapy as of June 2014; Whereas 19,000,000 of the 35,000,000 people living with HIV globally do not know their status, according to a 2014 UNAIDS report; Whereas, although sub-Saharan Africa remains the epicenter of the epidemic with approximately 1,100,000 AIDS-related deaths in 2013, there have also been successes, with an approximate 33-percent decline in new HIV infections from 2005 to 2013 and a 39-percent decrease in the number of AIDS-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa between 2005 and 2013; Whereas stigma, gender inequality, and lack of respect for the rights of HIV positive individuals remain significant barriers to access to services for those most at risk of HIV infection; Whereas President Barack Obama voiced commitment to realizing the promise of an AIDS-free generation and his belief that the goal was within reach in his February 2013 State of the Union Address; Whereas the international community is united in pursuit of achieving the goal of an AIDS-free generation; Whereas a UNAIDS 2014 report on the state of the global epidemic assessed that AIDS could be ended as a public health threat by 2030 if a fast-track response is taken and certain targets are realized by 2020, and further noted that doing so would avert nearly 28,000,000 new HIV infections and 21,000,000 AIDS-related deaths by 2030; Whereas, during the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak of 2014, countries with PEPFAR-strengthened lab capacity, human capacity, and health facility capacity were able to contain Ebola outbreaks; Whereas, in August 2014, PEPFAR and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) launched an initiative to double the total number of children receiving treatment over the next two years in ten countries; Whereas December 1 of each year is internationally recognized as World AIDS Day; and Whereas, in 2014, the theme for World AIDS Day commemorations was Focus, Partner, Achieve: An AIDS-free Generation : Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) supports the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day, including seeking to get to zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths; (2) applauds the goals and approaches for achieving an AIDS-free generation set forth in the PEPFAR Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-free Generation, as well as the targets set by United Nations member states in the 2011 United Nations Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS; (3) commends the dramatic progress in global AIDS programs supported through the efforts of PEPFAR, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and UNAIDS; (4) urges, in order to ensure that an AIDS-free generation is within reach, rapid action by all nations towards— (A) full implementation of the Global Plan Towards the Elimination of New HIV Infections Among Children by 2015 and Keeping Their Mothers Alive to build on progress made to date; and (B) further expansion and scale-up of antiretroviral treatment programs, including efforts to reduce disparities and improve access for children to life-saving medications such as getting antiretroviral HIV medication to the 2,000,000 children with HIV currently unable to access them; (5) calls for scaling up treatment to reach all individuals eligible for treatment under WHO guidelines; (6) calls for greater focus on the HIV-related vulnerabilities of women and girls, including those at risk for or who have survived violence or faced discrimination as a result of the disease, and urges more directed efforts to ensure that they are connected to the information, care, support, and treatment they require; (7) supports efforts to ensure inclusive access to programs and appropriate protections for all those most at risk of HIV/AIDS and hardest to reach; (8) encourages additional private-public partnerships to research and develop better and more affordable tools for the diagnosis, treatment, vaccination, and cure of HIV; (9) supports continued leadership by the United States in bilateral, multilateral, and private sector efforts to fight HIV; (10) stresses the importance of ensuring that HIV and AIDS are central to the post-2015 United Nations development agenda and of advocating for the inclusion of targets under relevant goals towards achieving zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths; (11) encourages and supports greater degrees of ownership and shared responsibility by developing countries in order to ensure sustainability of their domestic responses; and (12) encourages other members of the international community to sustain and scale up their support for and financial contributions to efforts around the world to combat HIV/AIDS.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Introduced-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 597 IS: Commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-12-10\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress display=\"yes\">\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session display=\"yes\">\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. RES. 597\n </legis-num>\n <current-chamber>\n IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES\n </current-chamber>\n <action display=\"yes\">\n <action-date date=\"20141210\">\n December 10, 2014\n </action-date>\n <action-desc>\n <sponsor name-id=\"S337\">\n Mr. Coons\n </sponsor>\n (for himself and\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S324\">\n Mrs. Shaheen\n </cosponsor>\n ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the\n <committee-name committee-id=\"SSFR00\">\n Committee on Foreign Relations\n </committee-name>\n </action-desc>\n </action>\n <legis-type>\n RESOLUTION\n </legis-type>\n <official-title display=\"yes\">\n Commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day.\n </official-title>\n </form>\n <preamble>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas \n an estimated 35,000,000 people were living with HIV/AIDS as of the end of 2013;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the United Nations Millennium Development Goals established a global target of halting and\n\t\t\t beginning to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the 2001 United Nations Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS mobilized global\n\t\t\t attention and commitment to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and set out a series of\n\t\t\t national targets and global actions to reverse the epidemic;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the 2011 United Nations Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS provided an updated framework\n\t\t\t for intensified efforts to eliminate HIV and AIDS, including redoubling\n\t\t\t efforts to achieve by 2015 universal access to HIV prevention, treatment,\n\t\t\t care, and support, and to eliminate gender inequalities and gender-based\n\t\t\t abuse and violence and increase the capacity of women and adolescent girls\n\t\t\t to protect themselves from the risk of HIV infection;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was launched in 2002 and, as of\n\t\t\t November 2013, supported programs in more than 140 countries that provided\n\t\t\t antiretroviral therapy to 6,600,000 people living with HIV/AIDS and\n\t\t\t antiretrovirals to 2,100,000 pregnant women to prevent transmission of\n\t\t\t HIV/AIDS to their babies;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas the United States is the largest donor to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and\n\t\t\t Malaria;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, for every dollar contributed to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by\n\t\t\t the United States, an additional $2 is leveraged from other donors;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) initiative was\n\t\t\t proposed by\n\t\t\t President George W. Bush and passed Congress on a bipartisan vote in 2003,\n\t\t\t and remains the largest commitment in\n\t\t\t history by any nation to combat a single disease;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas, as of the end of September 2014, PEPFAR supported treatment for 7,700,000 people, up from\n\t\t\t 1,700,000 in 2008, and in 2012, PEPFAR supported the provision of\n\t\t\t antiretroviral drugs to 750,000 pregnant women living with HIV to prevent\n\t\t\t the transmission of HIV from mother to child during birth;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas PEPFAR directly supported HIV testing and counseling for more than 56,700,000 people in\n\t\t\t fiscal year 2014;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas considerable progress has been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS, with the number of new\n\t\t\t HIV\n\t\t\t infections estimated at 2,100,000 in 2013, a 38-percent reduction since\n\t\t\t 2001, new HIV infections among children reduced to 240,000 in 2013, a\n\t\t\t reduction of 58 percent since 2001, and AIDS-related deaths reduced to\n\t\t\t 1,500,000 in 2013, a 35-percent reduction since 2005;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas increased access to antiretroviral drugs is the major contributor to the reduction in\n\t\t\t deaths from HIV/AIDS, and HIV treatment reinforces prevention because it\n\t\t\t reduces, by up to 96 percent, the chance the virus can be spread;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas the World Health Organization (WHO) has revised its guidelines for determining whether HIV\n\t\t\t positive individuals are eligible for treatment, thereby increasing the\n\t\t\t number of individuals eligible for treatment from about 15,900,000 to\n\t\t\t 28,600,000;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas 13,600,000 people in low- and middle-income countries had access to antiretroviral therapy\n\t\t\t as of June 2014;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas 19,000,000 of the 35,000,000 people living with HIV globally do not know their status,\n\t\t\t according to a \n\t\t\t 2014 UNAIDS report;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas, although sub-Saharan Africa remains the epicenter of the epidemic with approximately\n\t\t\t 1,100,000 AIDS-related deaths in 2013, there have also been successes,\n\t\t\t with an approximate 33-percent decline in new HIV infections from 2005 to\n\t\t\t 2013 and a 39-percent\n\t\t\t decrease in the number of AIDS-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa\n\t\t\t between 2005 and 2013;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas stigma, gender inequality, and lack of respect for the rights of HIV positive individuals\n\t\t\t remain significant barriers to access to services for those most at risk\n\t\t\t of HIV infection;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas President Barack Obama voiced commitment to realizing the promise of an AIDS-free\n\t\t\t generation and his belief that the goal was within reach in his February\n\t\t\t 2013 State of the Union Address;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas the international community is united in pursuit of achieving the goal of an AIDS-free\n\t\t\t generation;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas a UNAIDS 2014 report on the state of the global epidemic assessed that AIDS could be ended\n\t\t\t as a public health threat by 2030 if a fast-track response is taken and\n\t\t\t certain targets are realized by 2020, and further noted that doing so\n\t\t\t would avert nearly\n\t\t\t 28,000,000 new HIV infections and 21,000,000 AIDS-related deaths by 2030;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, during the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak of 2014, countries with PEPFAR-strengthened lab\n\t\t\t capacity, human\n\t\t\t capacity, and health facility capacity were able\n\t\t\t to contain Ebola outbreaks;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in August 2014, PEPFAR and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) launched an\n\t\t\t initiative to double the total number of children receiving treatment over\n\t\t\t the next two years in ten countries;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas December 1 of each year is internationally recognized as World AIDS Day; and\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas commented=\"no\">\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Whereas, in 2014, the theme for World AIDS Day commemorations was\n <quote>\n Focus, Partner, Achieve: An AIDS-free Generation\n </quote>\n : Now, therefore, be it\n </text>\n </whereas>\n </preamble>\n <resolution-body>\n <section display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"S1\" section-type=\"undesignated-section\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n That the Senate—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"ide11ce3aa0bfb478a976dce2104b7191a\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n supports the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day, including seeking to get to zero new HIV\n\t\t\t infections, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idcfbcfe40c19c47329bf02dff92555b90\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n applauds the goals and approaches for achieving an AIDS-free generation set forth in the PEPFAR\n\t\t\t Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-free Generation, as well as the targets set by\n\t\t\t United Nations member states in the 2011 United Nations Political\n\t\t\t Declaration on HIV and AIDS;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idb1421e88fe2b4690950cac94c96b5fc3\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n commends the dramatic progress in global AIDS programs supported through the efforts of PEPFAR, the\n\t\t\t Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and UNAIDS;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id1206005f76f447819c45236372cf2d80\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n urges, in order to ensure that an AIDS-free generation is within reach, rapid action by all nations\n\t\t\t towards—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"id01c6814419e346d2be3130e92f6917d1\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n full implementation of the Global Plan Towards the Elimination of New HIV Infections Among Children\n\t\t\t by 2015 and Keeping Their Mothers Alive to build on progress made to date;\n\t\t\t and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph 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RES. 598 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 10, 2014 Mr. Donnelly (for himself and Mr. Coats ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Expressing condolences to the family of Abdul-Rahman Peter Kassig and condemning the terrorist acts of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.\n\nWhereas Abdul-Rahman Peter Kassig was a tireless humanitarian who devoted his life to helping those most in need; Whereas Abdul-Rahman Peter Kassig saved lives across Lebanon, Turkey, and Syria, particularly through the nongovernmental organization he founded, Special Emergency Response and Assistance; Whereas Abdul-Rahman Peter Kassig represented the best qualities of humanity through his work administering medical aid, food and shelter to the people most impacted by the war in Syria; Whereas Abdul-Rahman Peter Kassig served with honor as a United States Army Ranger; Whereas the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (referred to in this preamble as ISIL ) is a terrorist organization that has committed widespread acts of violence against innocent civilians throughout Iraq and Syria, forcing many people to flee their homeland; Whereas ISIL has carried out grave atrocities targeting Muslims and religious and ethnic minorities in the region, including women and children, for enslavement, torture, and massacre; Whereas ISIL has captured and assassinated journalists and humanitarian and health workers, deepening the suffering of a war-torn region; Whereas ISIL is responsible for the murder of United States citizens; and Whereas ISIL continues to hold hostages in contravention of international law: Now, therefore, be it\n\n1. Sense of the Senate The Senate— (1) mourns the death of Abdul-Rahman Peter Kassig; (2) expresses condolences to the family and loved ones of Abdul-Rahman Peter Kassig; (3) condemns the terrorist acts by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (referred to in this resolution as ISIL ), including the targeting of innocent civilians, journalists, and aid workers; and (4) urges the United States and the international community, working in partnership with the governments and citizens of the Middle East, to address the threat posed by ISIL and the suffering of innocent civilians impacted by the conflict. 2. 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RES. 599 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 11, 2014 Mr. Toomey (for himself and Mr. Casey ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Recognizing the 100-year anniversary of Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania.\n\nWhereas Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania is a nonprofit organization that provides children facing adversity with strong, enduring, and professionally supported one-to-one mentor relationships; Whereas Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania serves children who are— (1) living in areas with a high poverty rate, areas with a high incidence of juvenile arrests, or single-parent households; (2) impacted by homelessness or familial incarceration; or (3) attending a struggling school; Whereas mentors serving as advisors, role models, or friends can diminish risk factors, enhance protective factors, and make a lasting impact on the lives of children; Whereas Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania supports and enriches the lives of children and promotes and reinforces positive activities, behaviors, and attitudes by working with donors, partners, family members, volunteers, and advocates; Whereas the Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania mentor program is proven to help at-risk children reach their potential; Whereas the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado classifies the Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania mentor program as a blueprint model intervention program for effectively reducing adolescent violent crime, aggression, delinquency, and substance abuse; Whereas blueprint programs have the highest standards and meet the most rigorous tests of effectiveness and replicability in the field of helping at-risk children; Whereas children who participate in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania mentor program perform better in school and develop better relationships with their families and peers; Whereas Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers, known as Bigs , and at-risk children, known as Littles , throughout Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County, and Philadelphia County; Whereas Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania supports nearly 3,000 mentor matches each year; Whereas an estimated 250,000 underserved children in southeastern Pennsylvania remain at risk for academic failure; and Whereas Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania is committed to bringing life-changing work to the children in the region who need it the most: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate recognizes the 100-year anniversary of Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Agreed-to-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 599 ATS: Recognizing the 100-year anniversary of Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-12-11\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress display=\"yes\">\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session display=\"yes\">\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. 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Motions to proceed Paragraph 1 of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by inserting at the end the following new paragraph: Other than a motion made during the first 2 hours of a new legislative day as described in paragraph 2 of rule VIII, consideration of a motion to proceed to the consideration of any debatable matter, including debate on any debatable motion or appeal in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees. This paragraph shall not apply to motions considered nondebatable by the Senate pursuant to rule or precedent. . 2. Extended debate Paragraph 2 of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by striking the second undesignated paragraph and inserting the following: Is it the sense of the Senate that the debate shall be brought to a close? And if that question shall be decided in the affirmative by three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn, except on a measure or motion to amend the Senate rules, in which case the necessary affirmative vote shall be two-thirds of the Senators voting, a quorum being present, then cloture has been invoked. If that question is on disposition of a bill or joint resolution, a resolution or concurrent resolution, a substitute amendment for a bill or resolution, a motion with respect to amendments between the Houses, a conference report, or advice and consent to a nomination or treaty, and if such question shall be decided in the affirmative by a majority of Senators voting, a quorum being present, but less than three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn (or less than two-thirds of the Senators voting, a quorum being present, in the case of a measure or motion to amend the Senate rules), then it shall be in order for the Majority Leader (or his or her designee) to initiate a period of extended debate upon the measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate, or the unfinished business, in relation to which the motion to close debate was offered, in which case the period of extended debate shall begin one hour later. During a period of extended debate, such measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate, or the unfinished business, shall be the unfinished business to the exclusion of all other business, except on action or motion by the Majority Leader (or his or her designee). During a period of extended debate it shall not be in order for a Senator other than the Majority Leader (or his or her designee) to raise a question as to the presence of a quorum, except immediately prior to a vote or when it has been more than forty-eight hours since a quorum was demonstrated. If upon a roll call it shall be ascertained that a quorum is not present, then the Senate shall adjourn to a time previously decided by order of the Senate or, if no such time has been established, then to a time certain determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Minority Leader. During a period of extended debate a motion to adjourn or recess shall not be in order, unless made by the Majority Leader (or his or her designee) or if the absence of a quorum has been demonstrated. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of rule XIX, there shall be no limit to the number of times a Senator may speak upon any question during a period of extended debate. If, during the course of extended debate, the Presiding Officer puts any question to a vote, the Majority Leader (or his or her designee) may postpone any such vote, which shall occur at a time determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Minority Leader, but not later than the time at which a quorum is next demonstrated. If at any time during a period of extended debate no Senator seeks recognition, then the Presiding Officer shall inquire as to whether any Senator seeks recognition. If no Senator seeks recognition, then the Presiding Officer shall again put the question as to bringing debate to a close (and the Majority Leader or his or her designee may postpone such vote in accordance with the preceding paragraph), which shall be decided without further debate or intervening motion. If that question shall be decided in the affirmative by a majority of Senators voting, a quorum being present, then cloture has been invoked and the period of extended debate has ended. If that question shall be decided in the negative by a majority of Senators voting, a quorum being present, then the period of extended debate has ended. If cloture is invoked, then the measure, motion, other matter pending before the Senate, or the unfinished business, in relation to which the motion to close debate was offered, shall remain the unfinished business to the exclusion of all other business until disposed of. . 3. Post-cloture debate on nominations Paragraph 2 of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by striking After no more than thirty hours of consideration of the measure, motion, or other matter on which cloture has been invoked, the Senate shall proceed, without any further debate on any question, to vote on in the fourth undesignated paragraph and inserting After no more than 30 hours of consideration of the measure, motion, or other matter on which cloture has been invoked, except on the question of advice and consent to a nomination other than a nomination to a position as Justice of the Supreme Court in which case consideration shall be limited to 2 hours, the Senate shall proceed, without any further debate on any question, to vote on . 4. Conference motions Rule XXVIII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by— (1) redesignating paragraphs 1 through 9 as paragraphs 2 through 10, respectively; (2) redesignating any reference to paragraphs 1 through 9 as paragraphs 2 through 10, respectively; and (3) inserting before paragraph 2, as redesignated, the following: 1. A nondivisible motion to disagree to a House amendment or insist upon a Senate amendment, to request a committee of conference with the House or to agree to a request by the House for a committee of conference, and to authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees (or to appoint conferees), is in order and consideration of such a motion, including consideration of any debatable motion or appeal in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours. . 5. Right to offer amendments Paragraph 2 of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by inserting at the end the following: After debate has concluded under this paragraph but prior to final disposition of the pending matter, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader may each offer not to exceed 3 amendments identified as leadership amendments if they have been timely filed under this paragraph and are germane to the matter being amended. Debate on a leadership amendment shall be limited to 1 hour equally divided. 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RES. 600\n </legis-num>\n <current-chamber>\n IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES\n </current-chamber>\n <action>\n <action-date date=\"20141212\">\n December 12, 2014\n </action-date>\n <action-desc>\n <sponsor name-id=\"S326\">\n Mr. Udall of New Mexico\n </sponsor>\n (for himself and\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S322\">\n Mr. Merkley\n </cosponsor>\n ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the\n <committee-name committee-id=\"SSRA00\">\n Committee on Rules and Administration\n </committee-name>\n </action-desc>\n </action>\n <legis-type>\n RESOLUTION\n </legis-type>\n <official-title display=\"yes\">\n To limit certain uses of the filibuster in the Senate to improve the legislative process.\n </official-title>\n </form>\n <resolution-body>\n <section id=\"id98EA86D972E44B0C826C637270DC2EEB\" section-type=\"section-one\">\n <enum>\n 1.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Motions to proceed\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Paragraph 1 of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by inserting at the end the\n\t\t\t following new paragraph:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"id355F73A32B524994B65BB4269B64124A\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection id=\"id6b8f1e47fcec463ba6dfa85a42d17281\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n Other than a motion made during the first 2 hours of a new legislative day as described in\n\t\t\t paragraph 2 of rule VIII, consideration of a motion to proceed to the\n\t\t\t consideration of any debatable matter, including debate on any debatable\n\t\t\t motion or appeal in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more\n\t\t\t than 2 hours, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the\n\t\t\t Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees. This paragraph\n\t\t\t shall not apply to motions considered nondebatable by the Senate pursuant\n\t\t\t to rule or precedent.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </section>\n <section id=\"id8bb85e0be6524ea780a967bf02529133\">\n <enum>\n 2.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Extended debate\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Paragraph 2 of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by striking the second\n\t\t\t undesignated paragraph and inserting the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"id1FCC6FFBBB32425CAD0BEF52D4237D05\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection id=\"id5bdb3096c1434d8c959ebf581675145e\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n Is it the sense of the Senate that the debate shall be brought to a close? And if that question\n\t\t\t shall be decided in the affirmative by three-fifths of the Senators duly\n\t\t\t chosen and sworn, except on a measure or motion to amend the Senate rules,\n\t\t\t in which case the necessary affirmative vote shall be two-thirds of the\n\t\t\t Senators voting, a quorum being present, then cloture has been invoked.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"id10b129da9f954e40b71814c2cb58812f\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n If that question is on disposition of a bill or joint resolution, a resolution or concurrent\n\t\t\t resolution, a substitute amendment for a bill or resolution, a motion with\n\t\t\t respect to amendments between the Houses, a conference report, or advice\n\t\t\t and consent to a nomination or treaty, and if such question shall be\n\t\t\t decided in the affirmative by a majority of Senators voting, a quorum\n\t\t\t being present, but less than three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and\n\t\t\t sworn (or less than two-thirds of the Senators voting, a quorum being\n\t\t\t present, in the case of a measure or motion to amend the Senate rules),\n\t\t\t then it shall be in order for the Majority Leader (or his or her designee)\n\t\t\t to initiate a period of extended debate upon the measure, motion, or other\n\t\t\t matter pending before the Senate, or the unfinished business, in relation\n\t\t\t to which the motion to close debate was offered, in which case the period\n\t\t\t of extended debate shall begin one hour later.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"id0ED3307F8B5943DF89B11B55161DF95F\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n During a period of extended debate, such measure, motion, or other matter pending before the\n\t\t\t Senate, or the unfinished business, shall be the unfinished business to\n\t\t\t the exclusion of all other business, except on action or motion by the\n\t\t\t Majority Leader (or his or her designee).\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"id6ebea861b8b848d6a65195a45bd2ed60\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n During a period of extended debate it shall not be in order for a Senator other than the Majority\n\t\t\t Leader (or his or her designee) to raise a question as to the presence of\n\t\t\t a quorum, except immediately prior to a vote or when it has been more than\n\t\t\t forty-eight hours since a quorum was demonstrated. If upon a roll call it\n\t\t\t shall be ascertained that a quorum is not present, then the Senate shall\n\t\t\t adjourn to a time previously decided by order of the Senate or, if no such\n\t\t\t time has been established, then to a time certain determined by the\n\t\t\t Majority Leader, after consultation with the Minority Leader.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"id0609199682004536996b0ca28ee931e8\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n During a period of extended debate a motion to adjourn or recess shall not be in order, unless made\n\t\t\t by the Majority Leader (or his or her designee) or if the absence of a\n\t\t\t quorum has been demonstrated. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of rule XIX,\n\t\t\t there shall be no limit to the number of times a Senator may speak upon\n\t\t\t any question during a period of extended debate.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"id29b2f0e1876341a09752b439459ae4d7\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n If, during the course of extended debate, the Presiding Officer puts any question to a vote, the\n\t\t\t Majority Leader (or his or her designee) may postpone any such vote, which\n\t\t\t shall occur at a time determined by the Majority Leader, after\n\t\t\t consultation with the Minority Leader, but not later than the time at\n\t\t\t which a quorum is next demonstrated.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"idbcfd14bed2ab4499b3d7f2bd8a38a26d\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n If at any time during a period of extended debate no Senator seeks recognition, then the Presiding\n\t\t\t Officer shall inquire as to whether any Senator seeks recognition. If no\n\t\t\t Senator seeks recognition, then the Presiding Officer shall again put the\n\t\t\t question as to bringing debate to a close (and the Majority Leader or his\n\t\t\t or her designee may postpone such vote in accordance with the preceding\n\t\t\t paragraph), which shall be decided without further debate or intervening\n\t\t\t motion. If that question shall be decided in the affirmative by a majority\n\t\t\t of Senators voting, a quorum being present, then cloture has been invoked\n\t\t\t and the period of extended debate has ended. If that question shall be\n\t\t\t decided in the negative by a majority of Senators voting, a quorum being\n\t\t\t present, then the period of extended debate has ended.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"iddd0d54a43bcc41ee8c54682df3c32c02\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n If cloture is invoked, then the measure, motion, other matter pending before the Senate, or the\n\t\t\t unfinished business, in relation to which the motion to close debate was\n\t\t\t offered, shall remain the unfinished business to the exclusion of all\n\t\t\t other business until disposed of.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </section>\n <section id=\"id3213c92d4d294ef7b44115c99e0de037\">\n <enum>\n 3.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Post-cloture debate on nominations\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Paragraph 2 of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by striking\n <quote>\n After no more than thirty hours of consideration of the measure, motion, or other matter on which\n\t\t\t cloture has been invoked, the Senate shall proceed, without any further\n\t\t\t debate on any question, to vote on\n </quote>\n in the fourth undesignated paragraph and inserting\n <quote>\n After no more than 30 hours of consideration of the measure, motion, or other matter on which\n\t\t\t cloture has been invoked, except on the question of advice and consent to\n\t\t\t a nomination other than a nomination to a position as Justice of the\n\t\t\t Supreme Court in which case consideration shall be limited to 2 hours, the\n\t\t\t Senate shall proceed, without any further debate on any question, to vote\n\t\t\t on\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"id3FC2B11B935849B09B19D56D02644CAC\">\n <enum>\n 4.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Conference motions\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Rule XXVIII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"id78A30360038548F8A982E0B9205BCA91\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n redesignating paragraphs 1 through 9 as paragraphs 2 through 10, respectively;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idC2935CD7453C4DB891BBCB647C9CD254\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n redesignating any reference to paragraphs 1 through 9 as paragraphs 2 through 10, respectively; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id5E874CE63A44488BA4B71BC2CEFBB27C\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n inserting before paragraph 2, as redesignated, the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"idDF3C382E2DAE46D3B97D69964A59ADEF\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"id95525F2E6150411AB03E781E9B13198A\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n 1.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n A nondivisible motion to disagree to a House amendment or insist upon a Senate amendment, to\n\t\t\t request a committee of conference with the House or to agree to a request\n\t\t\t by the House for a committee of conference, and to authorize the Presiding\n\t\t\t Officer to appoint conferees (or to appoint conferees), is in order and\n\t\t\t consideration of such a motion, including consideration of any debatable\n\t\t\t motion or appeal in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more\n\t\t\t than 2 hours.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n <section id=\"IDb740fcf31bc4466eaea93caf4cdfe738\">\n <enum>\n 5.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Right to offer\n\t\t\t amendments\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Paragraph 2 of rule\n\t\t\t XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by inserting at the\n\t\t\t end the\n\t\t\t following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"idED253B41C8594F6B805A065E10160F0C\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"ID7d038cb5109a4304ac39b0182bc432f5\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n After debate\n\t\t\t\thas concluded under this paragraph but prior to final disposition\n\t\t\t of the\n\t\t\t\tpending matter, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader may\n\t\t\t each offer not\n\t\t\t\tto exceed 3 amendments identified as leadership amendments if they\n\t\t\t have been\n\t\t\t\ttimely filed under this paragraph and are germane to the matter\n\t\t\t being amended.\n\t\t\t\tDebate on a leadership amendment shall be limited to 1 hour equally\n\t\t\t divided. 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RES. 601 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 12, 2014 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Kirk , Mrs. Feinstein , and Mr. Cardin ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Recognizing 35 years of cooperation in science and technology between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.\n\nWhereas mutually beneficial cooperation between the Governments of the People’s Republic of China and the United States in promoting science and technology has made tremendous strides since the signing of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Cooperation in Science and Technology, done at Washington January 31, 1979, which was the first inter-governmental agreement since the United States and the People’s Republic of China established diplomatic relations in 1979; Whereas the Governments of the People’s Republic of China and the United States have become active partners in fostering research and innovation since the signing of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Cooperation in Science and Technology in 1979; Whereas cooperation in science and technology since 1979 has brought numerous benefits to both countries, including— (1) shared information on issues such as climate variability, seismic activity, and agricultural science; (2) joint publication of scientific and technological research; and (3) exchange of technical assistance and best practices in areas such as food and pharmaceutical safety and environmental cleanup; Whereas the continued promotion of science and technology in both countries holds the potential to advance shared interests, as well as the interests of United States partners and allies in the region and globally, including in mitigating the effects of climate change, securing the availability of water, food and energy, and improving public health, disease prevention, and pandemic response; Whereas the government-to-government relationship conducted under the Agreement Between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Cooperation in Science and Technology now consists of some 30 subordinate agency-to-agency protocols, including— (1) cooperation between the Department of Energy and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology to form the Clean Energy Research Center to explore advances in clean vehicles, advanced coal technology, and building energy efficiency; (2) cooperation between the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology on agricultural biotechnology, natural resource management, food safety, and similar issues; (3) cooperation between the National Institutes of Health and the counterparts in China, including the Natural Science Foundation of China and Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology to conduct basic and clinical biomedical research; (4) cooperation between the Environmental Protection Agency and the counterparts in China, including the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology and the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection to support joint environmental research, and to exchange best practices on environmental legislation and enforcement; (5) exchange of personnel between the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop information exchange and response mechanisms for influenza pandemics; (6) collaboration between the Food and Drug Administration and food and medical regulators in China to enhance the safety of imported food and medical products from China through better information sharing and access to production facilities; and (7) collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Peking University Health Center (former Beijing Medical University) to study child health issues and health hazards caused by environmental factors; Whereas many educational institutions in the United States and China have established partnerships to further science and technology research, including— (1) Northwestern University, based in Evanston, Illinois, which has developed strategic partnerships in China, such as the Wanxiang Fellows Program, which allows Northwestern students to study emerging energy challenges and renewable energy innovations in the United States and China; and (2) University of California, Davis, based in Davis, California, which has partnered with China’s Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University in Shaanxi province to establish the Sino-U.S. Joint Research Center for Food Safety to promote international collaborative research for food safety in China and the United States; Whereas the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has signed 97 inter-institutional cooperative partnership agreements with various institutions that are headquartered in China in the fields of engineering, food sciences, and transportation, including a high-speed rail research partnership between the university's Railway Transportation and Engineering Center and China’s oldest and most recognized railway engineering school, Southwest Jiaotong University; Whereas, on December 5, 2014, China and the United States will commemorate the 30th anniversary, and renew for another ten years, the CHELBI partnership, which has created the largest joint venture engineering consulting firm in China, having undertaken over 600 bridge, road, and other projects the designs of which meet World Bank and Asian Development Bank standards, and has made significant progress in engineering knowledge-sharing for road, bridge, and other project design and construction between the United States and China; Whereas several United States Department of Energy national laboratories have established partnerships with research institutions in China to advance energy research, including— (1) Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois, which has worked with the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) to promote energy-efficient vehicle technologies and clean transportation fuels in China since 2003; and (2) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California, which has formed the China Energy Group to work collaboratively with groups in China to understand the dynamics of energy use, improve energy efficiency, reduce emissions in China, strengthen Chinese capabilities in energy efficiency, and enhance relationships on energy efficiency among Chinese, United States, and international institutions; Whereas, in 2013, the State of California and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a working group to deepen cooperation in fields such as biological pharmaceuticals, information technology, agriculture, and energy; Whereas the exchange of ideas in science and technology and shared research conducted in China and the United States holds the potential to increase United States exports of non-sensitive commercial technologies to China; Whereas the agreement reached in November 2014 between the United States and the People’s Republic of China to expand the scope of goods covered by the Information Technology Agreement will further deepen trade, investment, and mutual cooperation in science and technology; Whereas collaboration in science and technology since 1979 has provided both countries with the technological foundation to make ambitious pledges to reduce future emissions of carbon dioxide; and Whereas people-to-people exchanges conducted under the Agreement Between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Cooperation in Science and Technology have fostered mutual understanding of both countries and have led to joint research in science and technology: Now, therefore, be it\n\nThat the Senate— (1) recognizes the cooperation in science and technology between the Governments of the United States and the People’s Republic of China since 1979; (2) emphasizes the importance of open markets, intellectual property rights, and the free exchange of information to the development of science and technology; and (3) expresses continued support for the principles of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Cooperation in Science and Technology, done at Washington January 31, 1979, to which both countries remain committed.", "tv_xml": "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"billres.xsl\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE resolution PUBLIC \"-//US Congress//DTDs/res.dtd//EN\" \"res.dtd\">\n<resolution public-private=\"public\" resolution-stage=\"Introduced-in-Senate\" resolution-type=\"senate-resolution\" star-print=\"no-star-print\">\n <metadata xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\">\n <dublinCore>\n <dc:title>\n 113 SRES 601 IS: Recognizing 35 years of cooperation in science and technology between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.\n </dc:title>\n <dc:publisher>\n U.S. Senate\n </dc:publisher>\n <dc:date>\n 2014-12-12\n </dc:date>\n <dc:format>\n text/xml\n </dc:format>\n <dc:language>\n EN\n </dc:language>\n <dc:rights>\n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n </dc:rights>\n </dublinCore>\n </metadata>\n <form>\n <distribution-code display=\"yes\">\n III\n </distribution-code>\n <congress display=\"yes\">\n 113th CONGRESS\n </congress>\n <session display=\"yes\">\n 2d Session\n </session>\n <legis-num>\n S. RES. 601\n </legis-num>\n <current-chamber>\n IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES\n </current-chamber>\n <action display=\"yes\">\n <action-date date=\"20141212\">\n December 12, 2014\n </action-date>\n <action-desc>\n <sponsor name-id=\"S306\">\n Mr. Menendez\n </sponsor>\n (for himself,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S339\">\n Mr. Kirk\n </cosponsor>\n ,\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S221\">\n Mrs. Feinstein\n </cosponsor>\n , and\n <cosponsor name-id=\"S308\">\n Mr. Cardin\n </cosponsor>\n ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the\n <committee-name committee-id=\"SSFR00\">\n Committee on Foreign Relations\n </committee-name>\n </action-desc>\n </action>\n <legis-type>\n RESOLUTION\n </legis-type>\n <official-title display=\"yes\">\n Recognizing 35 years of cooperation in science and technology between the United States and the\n\t\t\t People’s Republic of China.\n </official-title>\n </form>\n <preamble>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas mutually beneficial cooperation between the Governments of the\tPeople’s Republic of China\n\t\t\t and the United\n\t\t\t States in promoting science and technology has made tremendous strides\n\t\t\t since the signing of the Agreement Between the Government of the United\n\t\t\t States and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Cooperation\n\t\t\t in Science and Technology, done at Washington January 31, 1979, which was\n\t\t\t the first inter-governmental\n\t\t\t agreement since the United States and the People’s Republic of China\n\t\t\t established diplomatic relations in 1979;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the Governments of the\tPeople’s Republic of China and the United States have become active\n\t\t\t partners in\n\t\t\t fostering research and innovation since the signing of the Agreement\n\t\t\t Between the Government of the United States and the Government of the\n\t\t\t People’s Republic of China on Cooperation in Science and Technology in\n\t\t\t 1979;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas cooperation in science and technology since 1979 has brought numerous benefits to both\n\t\t\t countries, including—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"id75d4e48609964c71b48b3ec4f2a3e01a\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n shared information on issues such as climate variability, seismic activity, and agricultural\n\t\t\t science;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id2dfe7b9ee8154a50bbb7cabe55a8c692\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n joint publication of scientific and technological research; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id434f0ac484ef44e38f431d0677967e7e\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n exchange of technical assistance and best practices in areas such as food and pharmaceutical safety\n\t\t\t and environmental cleanup;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the continued promotion of science and technology in both countries holds the potential to\n\t\t\t advance shared interests, as well as the interests of United States\n\t\t\t partners and allies in the region and globally, including in mitigating\n\t\t\t the effects of climate change, securing the availability of water, food\n\t\t\t and energy, and improving public health, disease prevention, and pandemic\n\t\t\t response;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the government-to-government relationship conducted under the Agreement Between the\n\t\t\t Government of the United States and the Government of the People’s\n\t\t\t Republic of China on Cooperation in Science and Technology now consists of\n\t\t\t some 30 subordinate agency-to-agency protocols, including—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"id195382c1c4dd4d5e94ea5d302389e7a9\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n cooperation between the Department of Energy and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology to\n\t\t\t form the Clean Energy Research Center to explore advances in clean\n\t\t\t vehicles, advanced coal technology, and building energy efficiency;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id969a8ab19eb041328aaacdd1e1b22ccf\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n cooperation between the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and the Chinese\n\t\t\t Ministry of Science and Technology on agricultural biotechnology, natural\n\t\t\t resource management, food safety, and similar issues;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id430c24c47ed2484da8c70cd2e4a505e3\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n cooperation between the National Institutes of Health and the counterparts in China, including the\n\t\t\t Natural Science Foundation of China and Chinese Ministry of Science and\n\t\t\t Technology to conduct basic and clinical biomedical research;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idbc4e7e83ac5f430e9f8e4e7767bc20c8\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n cooperation between the Environmental Protection Agency and the counterparts in China,\tincluding\n\t\t\t the\n\t\t\t Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology and the Chinese Ministry of\n\t\t\t Environmental Protection to support joint environmental research, and to\n\t\t\t exchange best practices on environmental legislation and enforcement;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id46993e4596a247a2a6606e94eeb861e9\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n exchange of personnel between the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the\n\t\t\t Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop information exchange\n\t\t\t and response mechanisms for influenza pandemics;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id500c9477e00e47089df7ec0b2daec75f\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text>\n collaboration between the Food and Drug Administration and food and medical regulators in China to\n\t\t\t enhance the safety of imported food and medical products from China\n\t\t\t through better information sharing and access to production facilities;\n\t\t\t and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id57825a69efe8493eb250933732a40980\">\n <enum>\n (7)\n </enum>\n <text>\n collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Peking University Health\n\t\t\t Center (former Beijing Medical University) to study child health issues\n\t\t\t and health hazards caused by environmental factors;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas many educational institutions in the United States and China have established partnerships\n\t\t\t to further science and technology research, including—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"id6cbc76f746ac48b2b9173fc29114a323\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Northwestern University, based in Evanston, Illinois, which has developed strategic partnerships in\n\t\t\t China, such as the Wanxiang Fellows Program, which allows Northwestern\n\t\t\t students to study emerging energy challenges and renewable energy\n\t\t\t innovations in the United States and China; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idfdbb407ceac5487d8d6e52a26550218f\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n University of California, Davis, based in Davis, California, which has partnered with China’s\n\t\t\t Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University in Shaanxi province to\n\t\t\t establish the Sino-U.S. Joint Research Center for Food Safety to promote\n\t\t\t international collaborative research for food safety in China and the\n\t\t\t United States;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has signed 97 inter-institutional\n\t\t\t cooperative partnership agreements with various institutions that are\n\t\t\t headquartered in China in the fields of engineering, food sciences, and\n\t\t\t transportation, including a high-speed rail research partnership between\n\t\t\t the university's Railway Transportation and Engineering Center and China’s\n\t\t\t oldest and most recognized railway engineering school, Southwest Jiaotong\n\t\t\t University;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, on December 5, 2014, China and the United States will commemorate the 30th anniversary,\n\t\t\t and\n\t\t\t renew for another ten years, the CHELBI partnership, which has created the\n\t\t\t largest joint venture engineering consulting firm in China, having\n\t\t\t undertaken over 600 bridge, road, and other projects the designs of which\n\t\t\t meet\n\t\t\t World Bank and Asian Development Bank standards, and has made significant\n\t\t\t progress in engineering knowledge-sharing for road, bridge, and other\n\t\t\t project design and construction between the United States and China;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas several United States Department of Energy national laboratories have established\n\t\t\t partnerships with research institutions in China to advance energy\n\t\t\t research, including—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"idc19b0a72a41c462d8a2de1a3ec97a07d\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois, which has worked with the China Automotive\n\t\t\t Technology and Research Center (CATARC) to promote energy-efficient\n\t\t\t vehicle technologies and clean transportation fuels in China since 2003;\n\t\t\t and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"id8936934343af41dcba065a8f00897637\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California, which has formed the China Energy\n\t\t\t Group to work collaboratively with groups in China to understand the\n\t\t\t dynamics of energy use, improve energy efficiency, reduce emissions in\n\t\t\t China, strengthen Chinese capabilities in energy efficiency, and enhance\n\t\t\t relationships on energy efficiency among Chinese, United States, and\n\t\t\t international institutions;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas, in 2013, the State of California and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce signed a Memorandum\n\t\t\t of Understanding to establish a working group to deepen cooperation in\n\t\t\t fields such as biological pharmaceuticals, information technology,\n\t\t\t agriculture, and energy;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the exchange of ideas in science and technology and shared research conducted in China and\n\t\t\t the United States holds the potential to increase United States exports of\n\t\t\t non-sensitive commercial technologies to China;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas the agreement reached in November 2014 between the United States and the People’s Republic\n\t\t\t of China to expand the scope of goods covered by the Information\n\t\t\t Technology Agreement will further deepen trade, investment, and mutual\n\t\t\t cooperation in science and technology;\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas collaboration in science and technology since 1979 has provided both countries with the\n\t\t\t technological foundation to make ambitious pledges to reduce future\n\t\t\t emissions of carbon dioxide; and\n </text>\n </whereas>\n <whereas>\n <text>\n Whereas people-to-people exchanges conducted under the Agreement Between the Government of the\n\t\t\t United States\tand the Government of the People’s Republic of China on\n\t\t\t Cooperation in Science and Technology have fostered mutual understanding\n\t\t\t of both countries and have led to joint research in science and\n\t\t\t technology: Now, therefore, be it\n </text>\n </whereas>\n </preamble>\n <resolution-body>\n <section display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"S1\" section-type=\"undesignated-section\">\n <enum/>\n <text>\n That the Senate—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"id27894bbb86c64c8b9c5df6ad941396b2\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n recognizes the cooperation in science and technology between the Governments of the United States\n\t\t\t and the People’s\n\t\t\t Republic of China since 1979;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idf13497ee160b4de0aed624de1a2c988e\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n emphasizes the importance of open markets, intellectual property rights, and the free exchange of\n\t\t\t information to the development of science and technology; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"idff69c8ed752b4d23976c28470c71cc66\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n expresses continued support for the principles of the Agreement Between the Government of the\n\t\t\t United States and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on\n\t\t\t Cooperation in Science and Technology, done at Washington January 31,\n\t\t\t 1979, to which both countries remain\n\t\t\t committed.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n </resolution-body>\n</resolution>\n", "xml_type": "dtd" } ]