,,ia  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #hh  ,,in ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,representatives  ,may #e1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,matsui 7for herself1 ,ms4    
,roybal-,allard1 and ,mr4 ,shimkus7     
submitted the following joint           
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,house ,administration    
,,joint ,,resolution  ,providing for the
 appointment of ,franklin ,d4 ,raines as
 a citizen regent of the ,board of      
,regents of the ,smithsonian            
,institution4  ,that1 in accordance with
 section #eeha of the ,revised ,statutes
 of the ,united ,states 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#dc71 the vacancy on the ,board of      
,regents of the ,smithsonian            
,institution1 in the class other than   
,members of ,congress1 occurring by     
reason of the expiration of the term of 
,john ,w4 ,mc,carter ,jr4 of ,illinois  
on ,march #ba1 #bjbj1 is filled by the  
appointment of ,franklin ,d4 ,raines of 
,washington1 ,,dc4 ,the appointment is  
for a term of six years1 beginning the  

date of the enactment of this joint     
resolution4