GOVERNMENT—U.S.

Addresses

Domestic Reforms in the Role of Government in the Budget, Senator Durenberger (1983), 2193-2195 [8FE]

Government's Responsibility to U.S. Industries and Labor: Gus Tyler, 9623-9625 [12AP]

Amendments

Administrative Procedure Act: amend (S. 1080), 5751 [15MR]

Commission on the Centennial Review of the Civil Service: establish (S. 803), 6436 [22MR]

Equal Access to Justice Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5479), 29222, 29276 [3OC], 30150 [4OC], 31406 [10OC]

Freedom of Information Reform Act: enact (S. 774), 3495 [27FE]

Merit pay system: reform (S. 958), 2270 [8FE]

Regulatory Reform Act: enact (S. 1080), 5455 [14MR]

Small Business and Federal Procurement Competition Enhancement Act: enact (S. 2489), 22572, 22577-22579, 22584, 22586, 22645, 22648 [7AU]

Analyses

Civilian Agency Multiyear Contracting Act (S. 2300), 2506 [9FE]

Improvements in Performance and Management of Federal Employees, 31148 [10OC]

Public Participation in Procurement Policymaking Act (S. 2675), 12442-12445 [16MY]

Articles and editorials

Amazing Grace—Baring Washington's Monumental Waste, 2720-2723 [21FE]

Conservative Cowboys Head 'Em Off at the Hoover Dam, 24551 [6SE]

Constitutional Right To Speak, 31292 [10OC]

Dangers of Off-Budget Antics, 25565 [17SE]

Government Bonds—A Market in Trouble, 13477-13480 [23MY]

Government on Trial, 24565 [6SE]

Plastic Credit for Uncle, 3652 [28FE]

Privately Providing Public Services, 10327 [30AP]

Struggle of the Two Systems, 3952 [29FE]

Bills and resolutions

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: changes in membership and operations (see H.R. 6259)

Commission To Study Wage Discrimination and Other Discriminatory Personnel Policies and Practices in the Legislative Branch: establish (see H. Con. Res. 355)

Contracts: revise procedures for soliciting and evaluating bids and proposals (see H.R. 5184)

Courts: restore right to jury trial in certain cases involving exercise of power of eminent domain (see H.R. 6107, 6127)

Credit transactions: budgetary treatment (see S. 2500; H.R. 5288)

EEOC: power to subpena information relating to employment practices from any officer or employee of executive departments or agencies (see H.R. 6264)

Elections: prohibit use by candidates and staff of campaign funds for foreign travel and limit receipt of foreign gifts (see H.R. 6020)

Ethics: improve administration of programs (see H.R. 5917)

———informative programs on applicable standards of conduct (see S. 2986)

Federal employees: convicted felon removed from civil service (see S. 2924)

———expand rights to report fraud, mismanagement, and waste (see H.R. 6227)

———Fair Reduction-in-Force Practices Act (see S. 2979)

———promoting recruitment and retention (see S. 3045)

Federal regional centers: preventing structural changes (see S. 2666)

———protection (see H.R. 4644)

Freedom of Information Act: amend (see H.R. 6414)

Hazardous substances: requirements for Federal disposal sites (see S. 2407)

Hospital and medical treatment: recovery of certain costs (see H.R. 4666)

Lawyers: compensation in proceedings involving Federal, State, or local governments (see H.R. 5757)

Motor vehicles: purchase of ethanol-powered cars and buses (see H.R. 5801)

Officials: revise disclosure method to accommodate for the effects of inflation (see S. 2990)

———useful and effective disclosure (see H.R. 5572)

Paperwork Reduction Act: budget waiver for consideration of S. 2433 (see S. Res. 426)

Procurement contracts: increase public participation (see S. 2675)

———percentage of goods and services from small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 5767)

Public lands: payments in lieu of taxes to State and local governments (see S. 2255)

———States exemption from statute of limitations for filing suits over disputed titles (see S. 2750)

Reorganization plans: prevent disruption of structure and functioning by ratifying (see H.R. 6225)

Satellites: access to land remote sensing data (see S. 2292)

Small business: competitive bidding on spare parts (see S. 2434)

———enhance competition in Government procurement (see S. 2489)

Spare parts: competitive bidding by small business (see S. 2434)

Standards of conduct: information programs for employees (see H.R. 5917)

State and local governments: relief for compliance with Federal regulations (see S. 2401)

States: exemption from statute of limitations for filing suits over disputed land claims (see S. 2750)

Waterways: recovery of costs incurred in removal of wrecks (see S. 3025)

Books

``Journey in North America'' (1834): Sandor Boloni Farkas (excerpt), 27598, 27616 [27SE], 32023 [11OC]

``Vision for America'', Carl Sandburg (excerpt), 11827 [10MY]

Court decisions

Freedom of Information Act guidelines: sundry, 3498, 3508, 3509 [27FE]

Descriptions

Planning for future competition, 7080 [29MR]

Private institutions as foundations of government by the people (excerpt from Alexander Farkas de Bolon's book), 32023 [11OC]

Documents

Compensation of Federal Employees for Travel Time: 5 U.S.C. 5542 (excerpt), 28330 [2OC]

Prompt Pay Legislation Proposal, 15865 [12JN]

Essays

Federalism (sundry), 30859-30869 [9OC]

Examples

Substantiated GAO fraud hotline allegations, 617 [26JA]

Explanations

Small Business and Federal Procurement Competition Enhancement Act procurement center representatives, 22582 [7AU]

Factsheets

Amendments to Procurement Regulations (S. 2434), 5746 [15MR]

Guidelines

Governmental functions exempted from contracting-out: OMB, 8055 [5AP]

Letters

Activities of GAO fraud hotline: Comptroller General Bowsher, 26706-26708 [25SE]

Church-state relations: Arthur E. Walmsley, 31291 [10OC]

Federal fleet purchase of methanol-powered vehicles: Sec. of Energy Hodel, 29160 [3OC]

Government without information: James Madison, 7194 [30MR]

Prompt payment of bills by Government agencies: Kenton Pattie, 15863 [12JN]

Recovery of Government costs incurred in removal of wrecks from waterways: Dept. of Defense, 27089 [26SE]

Small Business and Federal Procurement Competition Enhancement Act: sundry business leaders, 22574 [7AU]

Workshop on Congressional oversight and investigations: sundry Representatives, 2620 [9FE]

Lists

Coalition for State Prompt Pay members, 15865 [12JN]

States filing amicus curiae brief in Block v. North Dakota, 15855 [12JN]

Virginia designated depository libraries, 7194 [30MR]

Memorials of legislature

California, 27653 [28SE]

Petitions

Federal Government: William E. Conrad, 9758 [24AP]

Quotations

Our Government . . . teaches the whold people by its example: Louis Brandeis, 29581 [3OC]

Regulations

Government Printing, Binding, and Distribution Policies and Guidelines: Committee on Printing (Joint), 18899-18902 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: proposed changes in the membership and operation (H.R. 6259), 28462 [2OC]

———proposed changes in the membership and operation (H.R. 6259), S. 1052 passed in lieu, 28465 [2OC]

Carl Vinson Institute of Government: dedication at the University of Georgia, 27599 [27SE]

Committee on Printing (Joint): printing guidelines, 18899 [26JN]

Computers: surveillance use, 24411 [6SE]

Constitution Week: observance, 26308 [20SE]

Democratic policies: comparison, 24662 [10SE]

Economic policy, 26370-26378 [20SE]

Equal Access to Justice Act: amend (H.R. 5479), 24825-24830 [11SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5479), 31406 [10OC]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5479), concurring in Senate amendment to title, 30159 [4OC]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5479), Senate amendment, 30150 [4OC]

Ethics in Government Act: amend (H.R. 5719), 14027 [23MY]

Federal employees: tribute, 25942 [18SE]

Federal Money Management Act: introduction (H.R. 4837), 2403 [9FE]

Federal programs and agencies: prohibit year-end spending (H.R. 6131), 24120 [10AU]

Federal regional centers: congressional approval for closure or consolidation (H.R. 4644), 355 [25JA]

———preclude changes except by statutes (H.R. 4678), 490 [26JA]

Freedom of Information Reform Act: enact (S. 774), 18546 [25JN], 30350, 30352 [5OC]

Grace Commission report: response, 450 [26JA], 1063 [31JA], 1976 [7FE], 6359 [22MR]

Intergovernmental Videoconferencing Act: enact (H.R. 5498), 9578 [12AP]

Mondale, Walter F.: spending policy, 30924 [9OC]

Money: require custodians of public money to make timely deposits (H.R. 4837), 2403 [9FE]

National Academy of Public Administration: grant a Federal charter (H.R. 3249), 9636 [12AP]

Nativity scene: government display, 4618 [6MR]

Reagan, President: response to policies, 1061 [31JA]

Reorganization plans: prevent disruption of Government during implementation of certain (H.R. 6225), 28059 [1OC]

Republican policies: comparison, 24662 [10SE]

Soviet Union: U.S. relations, 1091 [31JA], 9710 [24AP]

———improve U.S. relations (H. Res. 412), 1063, 1092 [31JA]

Special interests: issues in legislation, 25178-25181 [12SE]

Spending: Grace Commission recommendations, 21856 [1AU]

———reduction, 1124 [31JA], 1191 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Attorneys: compensation in proceedings involving Federal, State, or local governments, 19383 [27JN]

Budget: establish 2-year process, 11994, 11999-12004 [11MY]

———1-year spending freeze, 32053 [11OC]

CBO: budget assumption analyses, 12423 [16MY]

Civilian Agency Multiyear Contracting Act: enact (S. 2300), 13521-13523 [23MY]

———introduction (S. 2300), 2504 [9FE]

Civilian procurement: allow multiyear contracts, 2504 [9FE]

Close Up Foundation: Government studies program, 17194 [19JN]

Commission on Deficit Reduction: establish, 12017-12021 [14MY]

Computers: transfer Federal training programs to private sector, 8765 [11AP]

Consultant Reform and Disclosure Act: introduction (S. 2842), 20123 [29JN]

Consultants and experts: clarify authority for appointment and compensation (S. 2842), 20123 [29JN]

Credit Accounting Reform Act: introduction (S. 2500), 7104 [29MR]

Depository library system: tribute (S. Res. 359), 7194 [30MR]

Dept. of the Interior: Golden Fleece Award recipient, 17742 [21JN]

Equal Access to Justice Act: extend (S. 919), 19413 [27JN]

———extend (S. 919), indefinitely postponed, 29282 [3OC]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5479), 29276-29282 [3OC]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5479), House amendments, 31976 [11OC]

Ethics in Government Act: amend (S. 2990), 25363 [13SE]

Ethics programs: improve administration (S. 2986), 25015 [12SE]

Executive departments: budgetary treatment of credit transactions (S. 2500), 7104 [29MR]

———prompt payment of bills, 2948 [22FE], 15862 [12JN]

———require analysis of rules to improve effectiveness, 5751 [15MR]

Executive dining rooms: subsidies, 2270 [8FE]

Federal Computer Systems Protection Act: enact (S. 1733), 16043 [13JN]

Federal employees: authorize cost/benefit study of child-care benefits program (S. 3007), 25778 [18SE]

———dismissal for felony conviction (S. 2924), 22847 [8AU]

———improve performance and management, 31144-31150 [10OC]

———increase Presidential authority to promote recruitment and retention (S. 3045), 28402 [2OC]

———pay loss due to disruption of service, 29800 [4OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Reform Act: introduction (S. 2252), 1682 [2FE]

Federal Financing Bank: inclusion of outlays in Federal budget, 25565 [17SE]

Federal Money Management Act: enact (S. 2366), 4605 [6MR]

———introduction (S. 2366), 3802 [29FE]

Federal aid programs: enhance mechanism for prosecution of fraud (S. 1566), 224 [24JA]

Federal regional centers: prevent structural changes (S. 2666), 11979 [11MY]

First concurrent budget resolution: reconciliation (S. 2062; H.R. 4169), 8070 [5AP]

———reconciliation (S. 2062; H.R. 4169), correction of enrollment (S. Con. Res. 102), 8363 [9AP], 8082 [5AP]

———repeal cost-of-living increase (S. 2539), 8076

Forest Service: Golden Fleece Award recipient, 5712 [15MR]

Former Presidents Facilities and Services Act: enact (S. 563), 16008-16012 [13JN], 20788 [25JY]

Freedom of Information Reform Act: enact (S. 774), 3492-3521 [27FE]

GAO: anniversary of fraud hotline, 615 [26JA]

———success of fraud hotline, 26706 [25SE]

Goods and services: provide for purchase from private sector (S. 1746), 225 [24JA]

Government bonds: financing budget deficit, 13477 [23MY]

Grace Commission: response to report, 2720 [21FE], 5481 [14MR], 11501 [9MY]

Great Seal Act: enact (S. 1177), 22118 [2AU]

Health care: improve worker wellness programs, 20595 [24JY]

Income: GAO pay equity study, 32090 [11OC]

Intelligence activities: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5399), joint referral, 13520 [23MY]

Legal Fees Equity Act: introduction (S. 2802), 19383 [27JN]

Merit pay system: reform (S. 958), 2270 [8FE]

National Academy of Public Administration: Federal charter (H.R. 3249), 6695 [27MR], 8441 [9AP], 8580 [10AP], 10720 [2MY]

———Federal charter (H.R. 3249), placed on calendar, 6540 [26MR]

Paperwork Reduction Act: amend (S. 2433), 5741-5744 [15MR], 21222 [26JY], 30634 [5OC]

———amend (S. 2433), lobbyist efforts, 27656 [28SE]

Procurement: amend regulations (S. 2434), 5745 [15MR]

Public lands: States exemption from statute of limitations for filing suits over disputed titles (S. 2750), 15853 [12JN]

Public Participation in Procurement Policymaking Act: introduction (S. 2675), 12440 [16MY]

Recycled paper: encourage use by Federal Government, 20853 [25JY]

Reorganization plans: prevent disruption of Government during implementation of certain (H.R. 6225), 29985 [4OC]

———prevent disruption of Government during implementation of certain (H.R. 6225), held at desk, 27786 [28SE]

Small Business and Federal Procurement Competition Enhancement Act: enact (H.R. 4209), appointment of conferees, 22952 [8AU]

———enact (S. 2489), 22566, 22572-22590 [7AU], 23357 [9AU]

———enact (S. 2489), H.R. 4209 passed in lieu, 22615 [7AU]

———enact (S. 2489), indefinitely postponed, 22622 [7AU]

———enact (S. 2489), unanimous-consent agreement, 22527 [6AU], 22590 [7AU]

Small Business Competition Enhancement Act: enact (S. 2489), referral, 15628 [11JN]

———introduction (S. 2489), 7077-7083 [29MR]

———introduction (S. 2489), referred to committee, 12006 [11MY]

Tax expenditures: temporary across-the-board reductions (S. 3066), 29866 [4OC]

Training Technology Transfer Act: introduction (S. 2561), 8765 [11AP]

Wrecks: Government recovery of costs incurred in removal from waterways (S. 3025), 27089 [26SE]

Reports

Civil Service Wage, Management, and Performance Improvements: Committee on Rules (H.R. 5680; H. Res. 526) (H. Rept. 98-846), 17066 [19JN]

Compact of Free Association: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S.J. Res. 286) (S. Rept. 98-626), 26274 [20SE]

Congressional Budget: committee of conference (H. Con. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 98-1079), 26901 [25SE]

Creation of Executive Departments: Heineman Commission, 21502 [30JY]

Former Presidents Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (1957 excerpt), 16011 [13JN]

Fraud Task Force Hotline Summary—January 12, 1984: GAO, 616 [26JA]

Freedom of Information Act Guidelines: ABA (excerpt), 3508 [27FE]

Government Export Promotion Activities: Committee on Governmental Operations (H. Rept. 98-677), 9026 [11AP]

Intelligence Agencies and Services Appropriations: Committee on Intelligence (Select) (H.R. 5399) (H. Rept. 98-743), 11910 [10MY]

Interest Penalty Payments Under the Prompt Payment Act: OMB, 2948 [22FE]

Postal Revenue and Federal Salary Act (H.R. 7977): Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (excerpt relating to compensation for travel time), 28330 [2OC]

Private Sector Survey on Cost Control: Grace Commission (excerpt), 5481 [14MR]

Report in Selected Independent Regulatory Agencies: Advisory Council on Executive Organizations (excerpt), 29279 [3OC]

Second Congressional Research Service Workshop on Congressional Oversight and Investigations, 2620 [9FE]

Small Business Act Amendment To Enhance Competition in Government Procurement (S. 2489): Committee on Armed Services, 15613 [11JN]

———Committee on Small Business (S. 2489), 11979 [11MY]

Spare Parts Procurement: Dept. of Defense (excerpt), 22574 [7AU]

Unauthorized Transfer of Nonpublic Information During the 1980 Presidential Election (excerpt), 25015 [12SE]

Variable Interest Rates for Indian Funds Held in Trust: Select Committee on Indian Affairs (S. 2000) (S. Rept. 98-410), 9663 [24AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Reduction of Government spending: Raleigh, NC, Chamber of Commerce (sundry), 11501 [9MY]

States exemption from statute of limitations for filing suits over disputed titles to public lands: Interstate Oil Compact Commission, 15855 [12JN]

———National Conference of State Legislators, 15854 [12JN]

———National Governors' Association, 15854 [12JN]

———National and Western Associations of Attorneys General, 15854 [12JN]

———Western States Land Commissioners, 15855 [12JN]

Statements

Adjudicatory and Rulemaking Proceedings of Regulatory Agencies: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 29278 [3OC]

Anniversary of the First European Work on the American Democracy, ``Journey in North America'' (1834), by Sandor Boloni Farkas: Elemer Bako, 27598 [27SE]

Award of Expenses of Certain Agencies and Court Proceedings: Elihu Root, 29278 [3OC]

Balance the Budget by Changing the Role of Government: Senator Durenberger (1982), 2191 [8FE]

Computer Crime Control: Dept. of Justice (excerpt), 16043 [13JN]

Conversation With President Jackson: Sandor Boloni Farkas, 27616 [27SE]

Ethics in Government: Louise S. Greenfield for the Public Citizen's Congress, 25015 [12SE]

Freedom of Information Act Guidelines: sundry, 3497-3502, 3513 [27FE]

Government of the People: sundry historical leaders, 25767 [18SE]

In the U.S., We Have the Right to Attend or Not, the Church of Our Choice: John F. Kennedy, 24663 [10SE]

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act: President Reagan, 12018 [14MY]

Public Sentiment: Abraham Lincoln, 8548 [10AP]

Reagan Administration Policy on Competitive Procurement, 22584 [7AU]

Religion and Politics: 122 Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish religious leaders, 24665 [10SE]

———Larson, N.A., 24664 [10SE]

Separation of Church and State: Thomas Jefferson, 4426 [5MR]

Try, Try Again: Harry S. Truman, 10646 [2MY]

Value of GAO Fraud Hotline: Comptroller General Bowsher, 615 [26JA]

Summaries

Former Presidents Facilities and Services Act (S. 563), 16010 [13JN]

Market Plan—Federal Loan Guarantees and Loan Insurance, 7107 [29MR]

Trible-Gradison Market Plan (S. 2500), 7107 [29MR]

Tables

Cost of shutting down the Government, October 4, 1984, 29998 [4OC]

First concurrent budget resolution reconciliation: comparison between S. 2062 and H.R. 4169, 8072 [5AP]

Government bond average yields, 12019 [14MY]

Government share of capital in credit markets, 12018 [14MY]

Prompt pay statutes (sundry), 15863-15864 [12JN]

Summary of major department and agency fiscal year reports under the Prompt Payments Act, 2949 [22FE]

Texts of

H.R. 4209, Small Business and Federal Procurement Competition Enhancement Act, 22615-22622 [7AU]

H.R. 4837, Federal Money Management Act, 2403 [9FE]

H.R. 5479, Equal Access to Justice Act, 24825 [11SE], 29276 [3OC]

H.R. 5498, Intergovernmental Videoconferencing Act, 9578 [12AP]

H.R. 6131, prohibit year-end spending by Federal programs and agencies, 24121 [10AU]

H.R. 6225, prevent disruption of the structure and functioning of the Government by ratifying all reorganization plans as a matter of law, 28059 [1OC]

H.R. 6259, making changes in membership and operations of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 28462 [2OC]

S. 774, Freedom of Information Reform Act, 3492-3495 [27FE]

S. 1052, making changes in membership and operations of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 28465 [2OC]

S. 1177, Great Seal Act, 22118 [2AU]

S. 2252, Federal Employees Health Benefits Reform Act, 1683-1687 [2FE]

S. 2300, Civilian Agency Multiyear Contracting Act, 2506 [9FE], 13521 [23MY]

S. 2433, Paperwork Reduction Act, 5742-5744 [15MR]

S. 2489, Small Business and Federal Procurement Competition Enhancement Act, 7078-7080 [29MR], 22566-22572 [7AU]

S. 2500, Credit Accounting Reform Act, 7105 [29MR]

S. 2561, Training Technology Transfer Act, 8766-8767 [11AP]

S. 2675, Public Participation in Procurement Policymaking Act, 12441 [16MY]

S. 2750, States exemption from statute of limitations for filing suits over disputed titles to public lands, 15854 [12JN]

S. 2842, Consultant Reform and Disclosure Act, 20123-20127 [29JN]

S. 2924, dismissal of Federal employees convicted of felony, 22847 [8AU]

S. 2986, Ethics in Government Act amendments, 25016 [12SE]

S. 2990, Ethics in Government Act amendments, 25364-25365 [13SE]

S. 3025, recovery of Government costs incurred in removal of wrecks from waterways, 27089 [26SE]

S. 3053, Methanol Vehicle Incentives Act, 29160 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 102, enrollment correction of first concurrent budget resolution reconciliation (S. 2062; H.R. 4169), 8364 [9AP]

S. Res. 359, tribute to depository library system, 7195 [30MR]