[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 67 (Thursday, May 25, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H3306-H3308]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 5477. A bill to provide for the establishment at the 
     National Science Foundation of a program to promote and 
     assist the teaching of inventiveness and innovation; to the 
     Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. HALL:
       H.R. 5478. A bill to clarify the Congressional intent on 
     Federal preemption under the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act with respect to energy conservation for consumer 
     products; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Smith of Washington, and 
             Mr. Renzi):
       H.R. 5479. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat certain amounts paid for exercise equipment and 
     physical fitness programs as amounts paid for medical care; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. McCollum 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Berman, Mr. Doggett, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Watson, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, 
             and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 5480. A bill to promote economic diversification, 
     entrepreneurship, and private sector development in Africa, 
     and to promote partnerships among small and medium 
     enterprises in the United States and the African private 
     sector in qualified sub-Saharan African countries; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Small Business, and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. NORWOOD:
       H.R. 5481. A bill to amend the Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Act of 1977 to improve the safety of mines and mining; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 5482. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     provide individuals the ability to control access to their 
     credit reports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             LaTourette, and Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 5483. A bill to increase the disability earning 
     limitation under the Railroad Retirement Act and to index the 
     amount of allowable earnings consistent with increases in the 
     substantial gainful activity dollar amount under the Social 
     Security Act; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McHENRY:
       H.R. 5484. A bill to allow border States to use a portion 
     of certain Department of Homeland Security grants to build 
     physical barriers to deter illegal crossings; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. BAIRD (for himself and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 5485. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of 
     establishing the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area in 
     the States of Washington and Oregon, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Watt, Mr. Towns, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 5486. A bill to prevent the Executive from encroaching 
     upon the Congressional prerogative to make laws, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. HOOLEY (for herself, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Bean, 
             Mr. Baker, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Clay, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Ms. Harman, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Lynch, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Baca, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Inslee, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Baird, and Ms. Herseth):
       H.R. 5487. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to take certain actions to mitigate the effects of 
     the breach of data security that occurred, or is likely to 
     have occurred, in May, 2006, at the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 5488. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the period of limitation for filing a claim 
     for credit or refund of an estate tax overpayment 
     attributable to litigation continuing after the return for 
     the estate is filed; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 5489. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to make grants to States

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     to provide for the publication of security and emergency 
     information in telephone directories; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 5490. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a personal identification number for 
     each veteran in order to help preserve the confidentiality of 
     Department of Veterans Affairs information on veterans, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. McHenry, and Mr. 
             Hensarling):
       H.R. 5491. A bill to protect investors by fostering 
     transparency and accountability of attorneys in private 
     securities litigation; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 5492. A bill to amend the Constitution Heritage Act of 
     1988 to provide for the operation of the National 
     Constitution Center; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Osborne, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
             Terry):
       H.R. 5493. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     regarding residential treatment programs for pregnant and 
     parenting women, a program to reduce substance abuse among 
     nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 5494. A bill to require the distribution by the 
     National Technical Information Service of monthly updates of 
     the Death Master List prepared by the Social Security 
     Administration to all nationwide consumer reporting agencies, 
     to require such consumer reporting agencies to maintain a 
     permanent fraud alert in each file of a consumer whose name 
     appears on the Death Master List, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 5495. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to add human papillomavirus vaccines to the list of 
     taxable vaccines for purposes of the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FERGUSON:
       H.R. 5496. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide special treatment of certain cancer 
     hospitals under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HARMAN (for herself and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 5497. A bill to limit the reduction in the number of 
     personnel of the Air Force Space Command, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Case, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Watt, Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 5498. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve the provision 
     of disaster relief and preparedness services with respect to 
     persons with limited English proficiency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 5499. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand and make permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     benefit for Government markers for marked graves of veterans 
     buried in private cemeteries, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KELLER (for himself, Mr. Boren, Mrs. Musgrave, 
             Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr. Kuhl of New York, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. 
             Ney, and Mr. Davis of Tennessee):
       H.R. 5500. A bill to prevent undue disruption of interstate 
     commerce by limiting civil actions brought against persons 
     whose only role with regard to a product in the stream of 
     commerce is as a lawful seller of the product; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. McHUGH (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Higgins, and Mrs. McCarthy):
       H.R. 5501. A bill to establish the Champlain 
     Quadricentennial Commemoration Commission, the Hudson-Fulton 
     400th Commemoration Commission, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Miss McMORRIS:
       H.R. 5502. A bill to improve the academic competitiveness 
     of students in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself and 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 5503. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to 
     increase the mortgage amount limits applicable to FHA 
     mortgage insurance for multifamily housing located in high-
     cost areas; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Ryun of Kansas, and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 5504. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 6029 Broadmoor Street in 
     Mission, Kansas, as the ``Larry Winn, Jr. Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 5505. A bill to require the debarment from Federal 
     contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements of employers who 
     hire unauthorized aliens, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 5506. A bill to preclude the acceptance of a driver's 
     license as a document establishing identity, for purposes of 
     employment eligibility verification, if the State issuing the 
     license permits use of a taxpayer identification number that 
     is not a social security account number in the application 
     process; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 5507. A bill to establish procedures for the issuance 
     by the Commissioner of Social Security of ``no match'' 
     letters to employers, and for the notification of the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security regarding such letters; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 5508. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the Federal medical assistance percentage for 
     the District of Columbia under the Medicaid Program to 75 
     percent; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 5509. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the tax credit for electricity produced from 
     open-loop biomass; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 5510. A bill to direct the Administrator of General 
     Services to install a photovoltaic system for the 
     headquarters building of the Department of Energy; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 5511. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     ensure that the validity of foreign judgments against United 
     States citizens is adjudicated in Federal courts; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 5512. A bill to direct the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to establish an urban blight demolition 
     program to provide grants for the demolition of condemned and 
     tax-foreclosed residential housing; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SCHWARZ of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Regula, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio):
       H.R. 5513. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to restore the Medicare treatment of 
     ownership of oxygen equipment to that in effect before 
     enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 5514. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide coverage for lung cancer screening 
     tests for certain high-risk individuals under the Medicare 
     Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Costello, 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 5515. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to 
     authorize trade readjustment allowances under chapter 2 of 
     title II of such Act to adversely affected workers who are 
     subject to a lockout; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 5516. A bill to allow for the renegotiation of the 
     payment schedule of contracts between the Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Redwood Valley County Water District, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Michaud):
       H.R. 5517. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational 
     development program for small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by veterans; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. WEXLER:
       H.R. 5518. A bill to repeal the Medicare cost containment 
     provisions contained in subtitle A of title VIII of the 
     Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization 
     Act of 2003; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of

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     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Shays, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Case, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 5519. A bill to improve and expand geographic literacy 
     among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United 
     States by improving professional development programs for 
     kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through 
     institutions of higher education; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. Platts, 
             Mr. Renzi, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Garrett 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Leach, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Cole of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Kline, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Granger, Mr. Carter, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Sweeney, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, 
             Mr. Skelton, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hall, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mrs. Northup, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Reichert, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Mario Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Davis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Everett, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, 
             Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Istook, Mr. Tom Davis 
             of Virginia, Mrs. Drake, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Taylor 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Hulshof, Ms. Hart, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hoekstra, and 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington):
       H.R. 5520. A bill to establish the Office of Veterans 
     Identity Protection Claims to reimburse injured persons for 
     injuries suffered as a result of the unauthorized use, 
     disclosure, or dissemination of identifying information 
     stolen from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Berman, Ms. Watson, and Ms. 
             McKinney):
       H.J. Res. 87. A joint resolution requiring the President to 
     notify Congress if the President makes a determination at the 
     time of signing a bill into law to ignore a duly enacted 
     provision of such newly enacted law, establishing expedited 
     procedures for the consideration of legislation in the House 
     of Representatives in response to such a determination, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Schwarz 
             of Michigan):
       H. Con. Res. 417. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress in support of a broad-based political 
     settlement in Iraq; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H. Con. Res. 418. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment or recess of the two Houses; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Sweeney, 
             Mr. Fossella, and Mr. Israel):
       H. Con. Res. 419. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     supporting the efforts of the State of New York develop the 
     National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor, New York, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Con. Res. 420. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued to promote public awareness of, and 
     additional research relating to, Crohn's Disease; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Mr. 
             Castle, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Wu, and Ms. Baldwin):
       H. Con. Res. 421. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress and support for Greater Opportunities for 
     Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (GO-STEM) 
     programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. DRAKE:
       H. Res. 843. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States should seek to 
     achieve complete energy independence by 2015; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Wexler, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Crowley, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Rush, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Doyle, and Ms. Baldwin):
       H. Res. 844. A resolution congratulating the International 
     AIDS Vaccine Initiative on ten years of significant 
     achievement in the search for an HIV/AIDS vaccine, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Res. 845. A resolution requesting the President and 
     directing the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General 
     to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 
     days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, 
     documents relating to the termination of the Department of 
     Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility's 
     investigation of the involvement of Department of Justice 
     personnel in the creation and administration of the National 
     Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program, including 
     documents relating to Office of Professional Responsibility's 
     request for and denial of security clearances; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H. Res. 846. A resolution requesting the President and 
     directing the Secretary of State to provide to the House of 
     Representatives certain documents in their possession 
     relating to strategies and plans either designed to cause 
     regime change in or for the use of military force against 
     Iran; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Res. 847. A resolution honoring the life and 
     accomplishments of Katherine Dunham and extending condolences 
     to her family on her death; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Ferguson, and Mr. Nadler):
       H. Res. 848. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the creation of refugee 
     populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian 
     Gulf region as a result of human rights violations; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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