(A) dismantle the illegal international nuclear proliferation network created by Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan; and

(B) counter, through diplomacy and negotiation, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction from Pakistan to other countries;

(2) should request and Pakistan should grant access to interview Dr. Khan and his top associates to determine in greater detail what technology his network provided or received from Iran, North Korea, Libya, and China; and

(3) should take the steps necessary to ensure that Pakistan has verifiably halted any cooperation with any country in the development of nuclear or missile technology, material, or equipment, or any other technology, material, or equipment that is useful for the development of weapons of mass destruction, including exports of such technology, material, or equipment.

SEC. 1424. PALESTINIAN TEXTBOOKS.

(a) FINDINGS.-Congress finds the following:

(1) Since 1993, the United States has provided more than $1,400,000,000 to assist the Palestinian people, including to assist with the process of strengthening the Palestinian education system.

(2) Since 1950, the United States has provided more than $3,200,000,000 in assistance to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which operates schools in camps housing Palestinians.

(3) The Palestinian Authority has undertaken a reform of its textbooks, a process which will be completed in 2006.

(4) These new textbooks, while an improvement over past texts, fail in many respects to foster attitudes amongst the Palestinian people conducive to peace with Israel, including references to the infamous Protocols of the Elders of Zion, failure to acknowledge the State of Israel, and failure to discuss Jews in sections dealing with religious tolerance.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.-It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should express in the strongest possible terms United States opposition to the inclusion in Palestinian textbooks of materials which foster anti-Semitism and rejection of peace with Israel, and to express the unwillingness of the United States to continue to support educational programs of the Palestinian Authority, whether directly or indirectly, should the Palestinian Authority continue to include material which does not foster tolerance and peace.

SEC. 1425. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AFFIRMING THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

(a) FINDINGS.-Congress finds the following:

(1) There are more than 600,000,000 people who have a disability and more than twothirds of all persons with disabilities live in developing countries.

(2) Only two percent of children with disabilities in developing countries receive any education or rehabilitation.

(3) A substantial shift has occurred globally from an approach of charity toward persons with disabilities to the recognition of the inherent universal human rights of persons with disabilities.

(4) A clearly defined international standard addressing the rights of persons with disabilities would assist developing countries in the creation and implementation of national laws protecting those rights.

(5) To better protect and promote the rights of persons with disabilities and to establish international norms, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 56/168 (December 19, 2001) which established

an ad hoc committee to consider proposals for a comprehensive and integral international convention that affirms the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities.

(6) With the strong commitment and leadership of the United States and the vast domestic experience of the United States in the advancement of disability rights, the world community can benefit from United States participation in the drafting of an international convention that affirms the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.-It is the sense of Congress that

(1) the United States should play a leading role in the drafting of an international convention that affirms the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities and which is consistent with the Constitution of the United States, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and other rights enjoyed by United States citizens with disabilities;

(2) for this purpose, the President should authorize the Secretary of State to send to the Sixth Session of the United Nations Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities to be held in August 2005 and to subsequent sessions of the Ad Hoc Committee a United States delegation which includes individuals with disabilities who are recognized leaders in the United States disability rights movement; and

(3) the United States delegation referred to in paragraph (2) should seek the input and advice of the Department of State's Advisory Committee on Persons with Disabilities with respect to matters considered at the Sixth Session of the United Nations Ad Hoc Committee and subsequent sessions.

SEC. 1426. FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC.

(a) FINDINGS.-Congress finds the following:

(1) From 1949-2003, the Department of State awarded 13,176 Fulbright Scholarships to students from East Asia and the Pacific, but only 31 went to Pacific Island students.

(2) In 2003-2004, the Department of State awarded 315 scholarships to students from East Asia and the Pacific, but none were awarded to Pacific Island students.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.-It is the sense of Congress that the Department of State should conduct a review and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding the marginalization of Pacific Islands students in the awarding of Fulbright Scholarships.

SEC. 1427. BAKU-TBILISI-CEYHAN ENERGY PIPE

LINE.

(a) FINDINGS.-Congress finds the following:

(1) It has been the long-standing policy of the United States to support the independence, security, and economic development of the newly independent states of the Caspian Sea region.

(2) The growth and stability of the newly independent states of the Caspian Sea region will be greatly enhanced by the development of their extensive oil and natural gas resources and the export of these resources unhindered along an east-west energy transportation corridor.

(3) The establishment of an east-west energy transportation corridor would enhance the energy security of the United States, Turkey, and other United States allies by ensuring an unhindered flow of energy from the Caspian Sea region to world markets.

(4) The centerpiece of the proposed eastwest energy transportation corridor is the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, which

was first endorsed by the relevant regional governments in 1998 and which will carry one million barrels of Caspian Sea oil per day from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Ceyhan, Turkey, via a route that passes through Tbilisi, Georgia.

(5) The BTC pipeline was inaugurated on May 25, 2005, and Caspian Sea oil exports from the port of Ceyhan, Turkey, will begin later this year.

(6) The BTC pipeline project has received strong bipartisan support during the administrations of both Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.-It is the sense of Congress that

(1) the governments and peoples of Turkey and the newly independent states of the Caspian Sea region should be congratulated for the successful completion of the BakuTbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline;

(2) the policy of the United States to support the independence, security, and economic development of the newly independent states of the Caspian Sea region should be reaffirmed; and

(3) projects should be encouraged that would further develop the east-west energy transportation corridor between the newly independent states of the Caspian Sea region and Europe and that advance the strategic goals of the United States, especially the promotion of appropriate multiple routes for the transportation to world markets of oil and gas from the Caspian Sea region. SEC. 1428. LEGISLATION REQUIRING THE FAIR, COMPREHENSIVE, AND NONDISCRIMINATORY RESTITUTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY CONFISCATED IN POLAND.

(a) FINDINGS.-Congress find the following:

(1) The protection of and respect for property rights is a basic tenet for all democratic governments that operate according to the rule of law.

(2) Private properties were seized and confiscated by the Nazis in occupied Poland or by the Communist Polish government after World War II.

(3) Some post-Communist countries in Europe have taken steps toward compensating individuals whose property was seized and confiscated by the Nazis during World War II and by Communist governments after World War II.

(4) Poland has continuously failed to enact legislation that requires realistically achievable restitution or compensation for those individuals who had their private property seized and confiscated.

(5) Although President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland later exercised his veto power, in March 2001 the Polish Parliament passed a bill that would have provided compensation for seized and confiscated property, but only to individuals who were registered as Polish citizens as of December 31, 1999, thereby excluding all those individuals who emigrated from Poland during and after World War II.

(6) President Kwasniewski met in 2002 with congressional leaders of the United States Helsinki Commission and stated that he intended to draft a new law requiring the restitution of previously seized and confiscated private property that would not discriminate based on the residency or citizenship of an individual, and which would be ready to take effect by the beginning of 2003. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.-It is the sense of Congress that

(1) Poland should develop a final and complete settlement for those individuals who had their private property seized and confiscated by the Nazis during World War II or by the Communist Polish government after the war;

(2) restitution should be made in a timely manner if they are to be of any benefit to the many Holocaust survivors who are in their eighties or older; and

(3) the President and the Secretary of State should engage, as appropriate

(A) in an open dialogue with the Government of Poland supporting the adoption of legislation requiring the fair, comprehensive, and nondiscriminatory restitution of or compensation for private property that was seized and confiscated; and

(B) in follow-up discussions with the Government of Poland regarding the status and implementation of such legislation. SEC. 1429. CHILD LABOR PRACTICES IN THE COCOA SECTORS OF COTE D'IVOIRE AND GHANA.

It is the sense of Congress that

(1) the Government of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire and the Government of the Republic of Ghana should be commended for the tangible steps they have taken to address the situation of child labor in the cocoa sector;

(2) the Government of Cote d'Ivoire and the Government of Ghana should consider child labor and forced labor issues top priorities;

(3) the chocolate industry signatories to the September 19, 2001, voluntary Protocol for the Growing and Processing of Cocoa Beans and their Derivative Products in a Manner that Complies with ILO Convention 182 Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor should meet the sixth and final pillar of the Protocol, to "develop and implement credible, mutually-acceptable, voluntary, industry-wide standards of public certification, consistent with applicable federal law, that cocoa beans and their derivative products have been grown and/or processed without any of the worst forms of child labor" by July 1, 2005;

(4) the chocolate industry, nongovernmental organizations, and the Government of Cote d'Ivoire and the Government of Ghana should continue their efforts in full force beyond July 1, 2005, to develop and implement a system to monitor child labor in the cocoa industry of Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana;

(5) the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons of the Department of State should include information on the association between trafficking in persons and the cocoa industries of Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and other cocoa producing regions in the annual trafficking in persons report to Congress; and

(6) the Department of State should assist the Government of Cote d'Ivoire and the Government of Ghana in preventing the trafficking of persons into the cocoa fields and other industries in West Africa. SEC. 1430. CONTRIBUTIONS OF IRAQI KURDS.

(a) FINDINGS.-Congress finds the following:

(1) Iraqi Kurdish forces played a unique and significant role in the fight to liberate Iraq for all Iraqis in 2003.

(2) Since Iraq's liberation, Iraqi Kurdish leaders have played prominent and constructive roles in the drafting and passage of the Transitional Administrative Law and, more generally, in seeking to achieve a free, stable, and democratic Iraq.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.-It is the sense of Congress that

(1) Iraqi Kurds should be commended for their many contributions and sacrifices made in the cause of creating a free, stable, and democratic Iraq; and

(2) the Iraqi Transitional Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government are expected to adhere to the highest standards of democratic governance, including through

enforcement of full equality and rights for all religious and ethnic minorities, such as Assyrians and Turcomans.

SEC. 1431. PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIA

TIVE.

It is the sense of Congress that

(1) the Secretary of State should strive to expand and strengthen the Proliferation Security Initiative announced on May 31, 2003, by President George W. Bush, placing particular emphasis on including countries outside of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); and

(2) the United States should seek an international instrument, in the form of a United Nations Security Council resolution, multilateral treaty, or other agreement, to enhance international cooperation with the Proliferation Security Initiative regarding the interdiction, seizure, and impoundment in international waters and airspace of illicit shipments of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems and of related materials, equipment, and technology. SEC. 1432. SECURITY OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND MATERIALS.

It is the sense of Congress that the President should seek to devise and implement standards to improve the security of nuclear weapons and materials by—

(1) establishing with other willing nations a set of guidelines containing performance-based standards for the security of nuclear weapons and materials;

(2) negotiating with those nations agreements to adopt guidelines containing performance-based standards and implement appropriate verification measures to assure ongoing compliance;

(3) coordinating with those nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency to strongly encourage other nations to adopt and verifiably implement the standards; and

(4) encouraging all nations to work with the International Atomic Energy Agency to complete the negotiation, adoption, and implementation of its proposed series of documents related to the security of nuclear materials.

SEC. 1433.

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT AND GENOCIDE IN DARFUR, SUDAN. Based upon the adoption of resolutions on July 22, 2004, by both the House of Representatives and the Senate and the declaration on September 9, 2004, by former Secretary of State Colin Powell that the atrocities unfolding in Darfur, Sudan, are genocide, it is the sense of Congress that, notwithstanding the American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002 (title II of the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist Attacks on the United States; Public Law 107-206), the United States should render assistance to the efforts of the International Criminal Court to bring to justice persons accused of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity in Darfur, Sudan, provided that legally binding assurances have been received from the United Nations Security Council or the International Criminal Court that no current or former United States Government official, employee (including any contractor), member of the United States Armed Forces, or United States national will be subject to prosecution by the International Criminal Court in connection with those efforts.

SEC. 1434. ACTION AGAINST AL-MANAR TELEVISION.

(a) FINDINGS.-Congress finds that

(1) in 1996, the Secretary of State designated Hizballah as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act;

(2) al-Manar television is owned and controlled by Hizballah and acts on behalf of Hizballah, as openly acknowledged by Hizballah leader Hasan Nasrallah;

(3) al-Manar's programming, in accordance with Hizballah's policy, openly promotes hatred of and graphically glorifies and incites violence, including suicide bombings, against Americans, Israelis, and Jews;

(4) in December 2004, the Secretary of State placed al-Manar on its Terrorist Exclusion List, immediately after which the sole satellite company that broadcast al-Manar in North America pulled al-Manar off the air;

(5) in recent months, several European Union (EU) countries and EU-based satellite companies have taken actions that severely limit al-Manar's broadcasting reach in Europe; and

(6) al-Manar continues to broadcast to all of the Arab world, much of non-Arab Asia, most of Central and South America, and parts of Europe, with the cooperation of companies headquartered in Europe and the Arab world.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.-It is the sense of Congress that

(1) all countries that host satellite companies that broadcast al-Manar, on whose territory al-Manar may be viewed over media subject to government regulation, or where advertising or other financial support for al-Manar originates, should take action, by the strongest and most comprehensive appropriate means available, to suppress alManar's terroristic programming; and

(2) the Arab States Broadcasting Union, which is part of the Arab League, should revoke al-Manar's membership status because of al-Manar's promotion of hatred and incitement to violence, including suicide bombings, directed toward Americans, Israelis, and Jews.

SEC. 1435. STABILITY AND SECURITY IN IRAQ.

It is the sense of Congress that the President should transmit to the appropriate congressional committees as soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act the plan to provide for a stable and secure government of Iraq and an Iraqi military and police force that will allow the United States military presence in Iraq to be diminished. SEC. 1436. PROPERTY EXPROPRIATED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF ETHIOPIA.

It is the sense of the Congress that the Government of Ethiopia should account for, compensate for, or return to United States citizens, and entities not less than 50 percent beneficially owned by United States citizens, property of such citizens and entities that has been nationalized, expropriated, or otherwise seized by the Government of Ethiopia before the date of the enactment of this Act in contravention of international law. SEC. 1437. UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS. It is the sense of Congress that

(1) the comments by Chinese General Zhu Chenghu advocating the use of nuclear weapons against the United States are both damaging to United States-China relations and a violation of China's commitment to resolve its differences with Taiwan peacefully; and

(2) the Government of China should renounce the use of force against Taiwan, disavow General Zhu's statements, and relieve General Zhu from his command.

SEC. 1438. CAPTURE, DETENTION, AND INTERRO-
GATION OF TERRORISTS AT GUAN-
TANAMO BAY, CUBA.
FINDINGS.-Congress finds the fol-

(a) lowing:

(1) Usama bin Laden declared war on the United States in 1996.

(2) International terrorists, including al Qaida and its affiliated terrorists, have repeatedly attacked the United States and its coalition partners throughout the world and have killed and wounded thousands of innocent United States citizens and citizens from these coalition partners.

(3) The United States is exercising its rights to self-defense and to protect United

States citizens both at home and abroad by waging war alongside its coalition partners against al Qaida and affiliated terrorists.

(4) International terrorists continue to pose an extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States and its coalition partners.

(5) International terrorists continue to commit and plan terrorist attacks around the world against the United States and its coalition partners.

(6) In order to protect the United States and its citizens, the United States must identify terrorists and those individuals who support them, disrupt their activities, and eliminate their ability to conduct or support attacks against the United States, its citizens, and its coalition partners.

(7) Identifying, disrupting, and eliminating terrorist threats against the United States requires effective gathering, dissemination, and analysis of timely intelligence.

(8) The collection of information from detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the United States has improved the security of the United States and its coalition partners and is essential in fighting the Global War on Terrorism.

(9) The loss of interrogation-derived information would have a disastrous effect on the United States' intelligence collection and counterterrorism efforts and would constitute a damaging reversal in the Global War on Terrorism.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.-It is the sense of Congress that

(1) the capture, detention, and interrogation of international terrorists are essential to the successful prosecution of the Global War on Terrorism and to the defense of the United States, its citizens, and its coalition partners from future terrorist attacks;

(2) the detention and lawful, humane interrogation by the United States of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is essential to the defense of the United States and its coalition partners and to the successful prosecution of the Global War on Terrorism;

(3) the detention facilities and interrogations at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, plays an essential role in the security of the United States and should not be closed or ended while the United States is waging the Global War of Terrorism.

The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a third time by title.

Mr. MENENDEZ moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on International Relations with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: Page 312, after line 8, insert the following new section:

SEC. 1110A. UNITED STATES COMMITMENT TO

IRAQ.

(a) FINDINGS.-Congress finds the following:

(1) The men and women of the United States Armed Forces fighting in Iraq are serving with bravery, distinction, and high morale.

(2) The men and women of the United States Armed Forces fighting in Iraq need and deserve the full support of the American people.

(3) The men and women of the United States Armed Forces fighting in Iraq are part of a multinational coalition, and are serving side-by-side with Iraqi national forces who have been trained in part by coalition members.

(4) Coalition and Iraqi forces, Iraqi civilians, foreign diplomats, and individuals from around the world who have come to the aid of the Iraqi people are under attack from terrorists who deliberately attack children,

worshippers, and law enforcement figures, attack civilians at random, sabotage essential services, and otherwise attempt to terrorize the Iraqi people.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that

(1) given the nature of the adversary that the United States and its coalition partners face in Iraq and the difficult conditions under which the United States Armed Forces, coalition forces, and Iraqi forces find themselves, President George W. Bush should advise Congress immediately of the benchmarks for success, to include adopting a constitution, holding free and fair elections, and establishing a plan for economic development, that the United States will employ in determining when Iraqi forces may assume responsibility for the security of Iraq so that United States Armed Forces may return home; and

(2) lack of a clearly articulated strategy for success in Iraq may cause miscalculations by factions in Iraq and undermine the morale of the United States Armed Forces, coalition forces, and Iraqi forces, and put their security at risk.

(c) POLICY.-It shall be the policy of the United States

(1) to devise and implement an effective plan to bring stability to Iraq so that the responsibility for Iraq's security may be transferred to the Iraqi people as soon as possible; (2) to provide United States Armed Forces in Iraq, in a timely manner, with the equipment and other resources needed to do their jobs effectively and safely; and

(3) to assist members of the United States Armed Forces when they return home from Iraq to meet their health care and other needs in a manner that reflects the extraordinary sacrifices they have made for the Nation.

After debate,

By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion to recommit with instructions.

The question being put, viva voce, Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SIMPSON, announced that the nays had it.

Mr. MENENDEZ demanded a corded vote on agreeing to said motion, which demand was supported by onefifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.

The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the Yeas negative

Davis (FL)

Davis (IL)

Davis (TN)

DeFazio

DeGette

Peterson (PA)

Saxton

Turner

Upton

Walden (OR)

Walsh

Wamp

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said bill. 180.24 H. RES. 326-UNFINISHED BUSINESS

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SIMPSON, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 326) calling for free and fair parliamentary elections in the Republic of Azerbaijan; as amended.

The question being put,

Weldon (FL)

Weldon (PA)

Reynolds

Sullivan

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. POE, laid before the House the following communication from Nancy Lifset, Legislative Director in the office of the Honorable Randy "Duke" Cunningham:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Washington, DC, July 19, 2005.

Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT,
Speaker, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This is to notify you formally, pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, that I have been served with a grand jury subpoena, issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, for documents and testimony.

After consultation with counsel, I have determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House. Sincerely,

180.31 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 2 of the rule XIII, reports of committee were delivered to the clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

Mr. BUYER: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 3200. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes (Rept. 109–177). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the union.

Mr. GINGREY: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 369. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3199) to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes (Rept. 109178). Referred to the House Calendar.

Mr. GINGREY: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 370. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3070) to reauthorize the human space flight, aeronautics, and science programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes (Rept. 109-179). Referred to the House Calendar.

180.32 PIBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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

By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself,
Mr. CHABOT, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr.
PENCE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. WILSON of
South Carolina, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr.
TANCREDO, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. NOR-
WOOD, Mr. KIRK, Mr. McCOTTER, Mrs.
EMERSON, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr.
BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. POE,
and Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky):

H.R. 3358. A bill to provide for payment of certain claims against the Government of Iran; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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. CONYERS (for himself and Mr.
DINGELL):

H.R. 3359. A bill to limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits, to reform the medical malpractice insurance business in order to reduce the cost of medical malpractice insurance, to enhance patient access to medical care, and for other purposes; 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. NUSSLE:

H.R. 3360. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance tax incentives for small property and casualty insurance companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. PALLONE, and Mr. RADANOVICH): H.R. 3361. A bill to prohibit United States assistance to develop or promote any rail connections or railway-related connections that traverse or connect Baku, Azerbaijan; Tbilisi, Georgia; and Kars, Turkey, and that specifically exclude cities in Armenia; to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 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. ANDREWS:

H.R. 3362. A bill to protect small businesses from increased tariffs and other retaliatory