,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,ms4  
,hahn 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,poe ( ,texas1 &  
,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida7 submitt$ ! foll[+
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,,resolution  ,express+ 
! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives on   
fully sp5d+ ! receipts ( ! ,h>bor       
,ma9t5ance ,tru/ ,fund on ,unit$ ,/ates 
ports & h>bors ea* ye>1 & = o!r         
purposes4  ,:]eas ports & h>bors play a 
vital role 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy2   
,:]eas ports move #b4c billion tons (   
c>go a ye> 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !  
,unit$ ,/ates assesses a h>bor ma9t5ance
 tax ( approximately #a4f billion a ye> 
on goods import$ ?r\gh ! ,nation's ports
 = ! express purpose ( keep+ ,unit$     
,/ates ports /rong2 ,:]eas only a       
fraction ( ! h>bor ma9t5ance tax has be5
 sp5t on ma9ta9+ ! ,nation's h>bors2    
,:]eas ! ,h>bor ,ma9t5ance ,tru/ ,fund  
has built a surplus ( ov] #h billion1   

ev5 z ,unit$ ,/ates ports & h>bors are  
egregi\sly und]ma9ta9$ & und]dr$g$1     
r$uc+ ! ,nation's competitiv5ess 9 ! _w 
& increas+ co/s = bus9esses & consum]s2 
& ,:]eas ! failure to sp5d ! receipts ( 
! ,h>bor ,ma9t5ance ,tru/ ,fund to keep 
! ,nation's ports & h>bors /rong breaks 
a tru/ ) ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 commits itself  
to fully sp5d+ ! receipts ( ! ,h>bor    
,ma9t5ance ,tru/ ,fund on ,unit$ ,/ates 
ports & h>bors ea* ye>2  7#b7 affirms t 
! surplus 9 ! ,h>bor ,ma9t5ance ,tru/   
,fund %\ld be sp5t d[n to z]o on !      
,nation's ports & h>bors z soon z       
possible2 &  7#c7 urges ,unit$ ,/ates   
ports & ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s to make all 
necess>y prep>ations = ! expansion &    
accel]ation ( port & h>bor dr$g+ to be  
made possible by #ajj p]c5t use ( !     
receipts ( ! ,h>bor ,ma9t5ance ,tru/    
,fund4