DISASTERS

Addresses

U.S. Aid After Italian Earthquake: Carlos Scarsini, 1756 [2FE]

Amendments

Appropriations: increase emergency relief (H.R. 3103), 27847 [29SE]

Disaster relief: improve (S. 2517), 22519 [6AU], 25061, 25082 [12SE]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2465), 1200, 1201, 1202, 1203 [1FE]

Analyses

Energy Emergency Preparedness Act (S. 2484), 6723 [27MR]

Articles and editorials

Anatomy of a Dam Failure, 16598-16599 [14JN]

Disaster Strikes L.A.—This Is a Test, 9991 [25AP]

Drought Maims, Kills in Growing Swath of Africa, 3679 [28FE]

Fire Kills Three, Levels Home in Maryland (excerpt), 401 [25JA]

Italian Mayors Visit To Thank U.S. for Aid After Earthquake, 1755 [2FE]

Less Radiation Danger From Nuclear Power, 22877 [8AU]

Los Angeles City Officials Visit Emergency Training Center, 9992 [25AP]

Major Quake Rocks Northern Part of State, 9925 [25AP]

Quaking in the Midwest?, 9925 [25AP]

Rescue at Sea—A Daily Mission for the Coast Guard, 15353 [7JN]

Spills and Quakes Should Scare Area More Than ``The Day After'', 1376 [1FE]

Trio Takes Icy Potomac Plunge, 11451 [8MY]

Wet Fields Dampen Farm Hopes for Recovery From Disastrous 1983, 11721 [10MY]

Who Cares? A Lot of People, 7447 [3AP]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: 60-day approval/disapproval notification to loan applicants (see H.R. 4817)

———advance deficiency payments for 1984-85 crops of wheat, feed grains, cotton, and rice (see H.R. 5134)

———period for accepting applications for emergency loans and criteria used in determining value of collateral (see S. 2379)

Commission on Climate and Agriculture (Select): establish (see S. 2789)

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (see S. 2892; H.R. 5640)

———immediate access to available funds (see S. 2291)

Emergency Medicine Week (see H.J. Res. 545)

Expeditious Federal assistance (see H.R. 6396)

Farmers Home Administration: economic emergency loan progam (see S. Res. 333; H. Res. 433)

Health care: clinical trial to determine efficiency and economic feasibility of providing coverage for personal emergency response systems (see H.R. 6124)

Livestock and poultry: consideration of nutritive value and suitability of feed available for emergency feed program (see H.R. 6385)

Mount St. Helens, WA: retention structure for controlling sediment flowing from eruptions (see S. 2745)

National Flood Insurance Act: permit participating communities to exempt certain property from land use and control measures (see H.R. 6016)

Oil spills: cleanup authority and liability (see S. 2421; H.R. 4985)

Pearl River, MS: flood relief (see H.R. 4624)

Pesticides: emergency action in case of imminent hazard (see H.R. 4939)

Weather: Federal support of STORM program (see S. Con. Res. 109)

———funding for STORM program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 365)

Letters

Emergency power generator: Dean D. Kiefer, 19626 [28JN]

———Office of the Sheriff, Aberdeen, SD, 19626 [28JN]

Expressing gratitude to citizens of Indiana for shelter during storm: Mrs. Henry B. Payne, 70 [23JA]

FEMA emergency preparedness programs: Tom Bradley, 9992 [25AP]

Superfund compensation options: Senator Stafford, 25382 [13SE]

Memorials of legislature

Massachusetts, 4346 [5MR]

Virginia, 11119 [7MY]

Motion

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2465), substitute S. 820, 1204 [1FE]

Petitions

Crisis Relocation Planning: Michael S. Dukakis, Governor of Massachusetts, 21085 [25JY]

Emergency power generator: Aberdeen, SD, City Council, 19626 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Avalanche control: authorize sale of ammunition for, 14673 [31MY]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2465), 1193-1204 [1FE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2465), S. 820 passed in lieu, 1204 [1FE]

El Nino phenomenon: eligibility for disaster relief, 17007 [19JN]

Emergency Medicine Week: designate (H.J. Res. 545), 25167 [12SE]

Emergency readiness plans: paperwork requirements, 23450 [9AU]

Farmer's loan applications: procedures for approving (H.R. 4817), 2434 [9FE]

FEMA: commend emergency assistance activity, 25221 [13SE]

———paperwork requirements, 23450 [9AU]

———expeditious assistance when a disaster appears imminent (H.R. 6396), 30000 [4OC]

———flexible regulations, 20931 [25JY]

Flood control: funding, 20235 [29JN]

Glastonbury, CT: tribute to flood workers, 25695 [17SE]

Hurricane preparedness, 30000 [4OC]

International search and rescue satellite-aided tracking program: tribute, 24121 [10AU]

Livestock Producer Disaster Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 5947), 19447 [27JN]

Mahwah/Suffern flood control project: appropriations, 14779 [31MY]

Miami County, IN: tribute to Carlos Life, ``Mr. Flood Control'', 14390 [24MY]

Mount St. Helens, WA: eruption anniversary, 14004 [23MY]

Newark, NJ, Emergency Services for Families: tribute, 28170 [1OC]

Nonphysical disaster loan program, 5213, 5216 [13MR]

Riedel International Inc.: Environmental Emergency Services Co., 11199 [7MY]

Romeoville, IL: cleanup from Union Oil Co. explosion, 24572 [6SE]

SBA: disaster assistance program, 5211 [13MR]

———El Nino disaster assistance program, 26735 [25SE]

Weather service: investigation of lack of warning on upper midwest blizzard, 1979 [7FE]

West coast fishing industry: provide economic injury disaster loans (H.R. 4660), 447, 492 [26JA]

West Virginia: FEMA paperwork for volunteers preparing and emergency readiness plan, 23450 [9AU]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: disaster loans eligibility, 8072-8074 [5AP]

Appropriations: increase emergency relief (H.R. 3103), House amendments, 27833 [29SE]

Avalanches: sale of ammunition for control purposes (S. 2100), 11251 [8MY]

Coast Guard: search and rescue efforts, 15353 [7JN]

Commission on Climate and Agriculture (Select): establish (S. 2789), 17852 [21JN]

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (S. 2892), 21621, 21622 [31JY], 25382 [13SE]

———amend (S. 2892), referral, 26448 [21SE]

Disaster relief: improve program (S. 2517), 7381-7389 [2AP]

———improve (S. 2517), 13303 [22MY], 25082-25089 [12SE]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 820), House amendments, 4936 [8MR]

Emergency shelter program: funding, 22752-22757 [8AU]

Hurricane Diana: reduction of impact, 27837 [29SE]

Jefferson County, AL: flood control project, 22809 [8AU]

Kentucky: flood disaster assistance, 11720 [10MY]

Morocco, IN: shelter provided to storm victims, 70 [23JA]

Mount St. Helens, WA: control of eruption sediment (S. 2745), 15613, 15614 [11JN]

NOAA: implement national storm forecasting program (S. Con. Res. 109), 10709-10711 [2MY], 23648-23650 [10AU]

Nuclear powerplants: NRC estimates of radiation releases from accident, 22876 [8AU]

Nuclear war: environmental consequences, 31119 [10OC]

South Carolina: tornado disaster assistance, 7447 [3AP]

Superfund: comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability provisions, 28298-28306 [2OC]

TVA: flood control success, 11254 [8MY]

Wisconsin: disaster assistance, 15605 [11JN]

Reports

Ammunition for Avalanche Control: Committee on Armed Services (S. 2100) (S. Rept. 98-411), 9871 [25AP]

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (S. 2892): Senator Lautenberg (additional views), 28301 [2OC]

Disaster Programs Available to Designated Areas, 20373 [29JN]

Disaster Relief Act Amendment: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 2517) (S. Rept. 98-448), 12158 [15MY]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: (H. Rept. 98-99), 315 [24JA]

———(H. Rept. 98-590), 392 [25JA]

National STORM Program Support: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. Con. Res. 109) (S. Rept. 98-538), 19643 [28JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Improvements in disaster relief: National Association of Counties, 25084 [12SE]

———U.S. Conference of Mayors, 25084 [12SE]

Statements

Emergency Food and Shelter Program, 22756 [8AU]

Studies

Proposed FEMA Disaster Assistance Eligibility Requirements, 7386, 7388 [2AP]

Tables

Earthquake and fire programs budget, 1197 [1FE]

Where emergency food aid to Africa will be used, 11074 [3MY]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 545, Emergency Medicine Week, 25167 [12SE]

S. 2517, improvements in disaster relief, 7382-7386 [2AP], 25085-25089 [12SE]

S. 2745, control of eruption sediment from Mount St. Helens, WA, 15613 [11JN]

S. 2789, establish Select Commission on Climate and Agriculture, 17852 [21JN]

S. Con. Res. 109, implement national storm forecasting program, 10708 [2MY], 23650 [10AU]

S. Res. 333, economic emergency loan program funding obligations, 1786 [3FE]