DASCHLE, THOMAS A. (a Representative from South Dakota)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1872), 17235 [25JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3424), 25700 [2OC]

Emergency Farm Credit Act: enact (H.R. 1035), 3878 [27FE]

Federal Equitable Pay Practices Act: enact (H.R. 3008), 26955 [9OC]

Food Security Act: enact (H.R. 2100), 24834 [24SE], 26006 [3OC], 26452 [7OC]

Water Resources, Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act: enact (H.R. 6), 30841 [6NO]

Appointments

Committee on Hunger (Select): member, 5673 [20MR]

Articles and editorials

All-Womens' Group Tours Nicaragua, Brenda Winter, Collegian (publication), 15521 [12JN]

As Farms Grow Few, Towns Go to Seed, Christopher Drew, Chicago (IL) Tribune, 36115 [11DE]

Banks Give Farmers Loans and Pray for Bailout, Charles F. McCoy and Marj Charlier, Wall Street Journal, 15200 [11JN]

Complex Problems and Simple Solutions, Little Rock (AR) Arkansas Gazette, 29061 [24OC]

Fair Warning to Agriculture, Little Rock (AR) Arkansas Gazette, 29062 [24OC]

Growers ``Goose-Up'' Their Market, Ralph Watkins, Farm Journal, 34034 [3DE]

Helluva Salesman—KELO's Joe Floyd—From Usher to Head of Entertainment Empire, Frederic J. Hron, Sioux Falls (SD) Argus-Leader, 26811 [8OC]

1985 Farm Bill—Less of the Same, Representative Dorgan, 32882 [20NO]

Threats Cause Alarm, Brenda Winter, Collegian (publication), 15522 [12JN]

Threats Not Present, Brenda Winter, Collegian (publication), 15521 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agricultural Act: price support for wheat and feed grains (see H.R. 2715), 15214 [11JN]

Agriculture: emergency credit and debt adjustment relief for farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 1035), 2289 [7FE]

———make producers who convert wetland to production ineligible for financial benefits (see H.R. 2872), 17518 [26JN]

All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program: assistance for apprenticeship or onjob training (see H.R. 3747), 31636 [13NO]

Canada: discontinue Federal excise tax on tourism literature imported from U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 241), 34789 [5DE]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: limit maximum interest rate (see H.R. 2328), 10261 [2MY]

Education: eligibility requirements of the educational assistance program to National Guard and Reserves (see H.R. 3393), 24580 [20SE]

Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act: amend relative to certain employment programs (see H.R. 1408), 4401 [5MR]

Federal Meat Inspection Act: prohibit importation of live animal or meat food produced using agricultural chemicals or drugs (see H.R. 2937), 18138 [9JY]

———subject imported products to examinations, inspections, and labeling provisions (see H.R. 2896), 17911 [27JN]

Indians: exempt dormitories operated by BIA from space and privacy requirements (see H.R. 3809), 32619 [20NO]

Lyman-Jones and West River Rural Water Development Projects: authorize (see H.R. 3079), 20680 [25JY]

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program: integrate Hilltop and Gray Goose Irrigation Districts, SD (see H.R. 2547), 12559 [20MY]

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, South Dakota: construct, operate, and maintain Lake Andes-Wagner Unit (see H.R. 584), 826 [22JA]

———construct, operate, and maintain central water supply system (see H.R. 583), 826 [22JA]

Professional sports: establishment of an arbitration system to reduce number and cost of injuries (see H.R. 2151), 8761 [22AP]

Small Business Act: limit maximum interest rate (see H.R. 2328), 10261 [2MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Africa: funds for food assistance and agricultural development (see H.R. 2080), 16123 [18JN]

———supplemental assistance for famine relief (see H.R. 100), 1877 [6FE]

Agricultural Act: establish limitations on milk products (see H.R. 1629), 14336 [5JN]

———modify producer reserve program to ensure appropriate levels of orderly marketing of wheat and feed grains (see H.R. 2581), 18730 [11JY]

———price support program for milk (see H.R. 2850), 17231 [25JN]

———provide for producer-approved wheat and feed grain referenda (see H.R. 3805), 32619 [20NO]

Agriculture: actions to improve productivity (see H.R. 1383), 4230 [28FE]

———price and income protection to farmers (see H.R. 2383), 10693 [7MY]

———relative to family farms in rural America (see H. Con. Res. 84), 5586 [19MR]

———study use of unleaded fuel in machinery (see H.R. 2795), 16122 [18JN]

Agriculture and Food Act: protection for purchasers of farm products (see H.R. 1591), 5583 [19MR]

Alcohol and youth: authorize State to allow purchase and consumption on premises of certain establishments (see H.R. 1665), 9828 [30AP]

Alcoholic beverages: clarify circumstances for territorial licenses to distribute and sell trademarked (see H.R. 1108), 8058 [16AP]

American Battle Monuments Commission: establish monument to Armed Forces (see H.R. 3764), 31887 [14NO]

American Liver Foundation National Liver Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), 29375 [29OC]

Ammunition: regulate manufacture, importation, and sale of armor-piercing (see H.R. 13), 2292 [7FE]

Animals: end use of steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1809), 9297 [24AP]

Anne Frank Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293), 13127 [22MY]

Appalachian Regional Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10), 11761 [14MY]

Armed Forces: assistance for economic stabilization and local community development affected by base closures (see H.R. 1066), 8762 [22AP]

———assistance for program of education (see H.R. 3115), 22686 [1AU]

———retain on active status until age 60 (see H.R. 1164), 8762 [22AP]

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 263), 12276 [16MY]

Beekeeper Preservation Act: enact (see H.R. 2382), 10693 [7MY]

Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 308), 25051 [26SE]

Benzidine: prohibit importation of salts and based products (see H.R. 1256), 25496 [1OC]

Bipartisan Commission on Congressional Campaign Financing: establish (see H.R. 1284), 17519 [26JN]

Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 159), 10521 [6MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment relative to Federal procedures (see H.J. Res. 27), 22686 [1AU]

Cadet Nurse Corps: credit time during World War II for civil service retirement (see H.R. 2663), 23443 [11SE]

Canada: discontinue taxes on travel literature imported from U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 48), 3570 [26FE]

Census: modify application to family farmers (see H.R. 1399), 4400 [5MR]

Centennial Year of the Gasoline Powered Automobile: designate (see H.J. Res. 439), 34267 [4DE]

Chapin, Harry: award special gold medal (see H.R. 1207), 15215 [11JN]

Chemicals: ethyl alcohol ensure payment of duties imposed on imported (see H.R. 1720), 6365 [26MR]

Civil Rights Act: sex discrimination in public accommodation and private clubs (see H.R. 875), 18515 [10JY]

Civil Rights Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 700), 3570 [26FE]

Civil service: correct inequities in credit for retirement purposes (see H.R. 3006), 22899 [4SE]

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians: implement recommendations (see H.R. 442), 456 [7JA]

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 25), 461 [7JA]

Committee on Hunger (Select): establish (see H. Res. 20), 461 [3JA]

Commodity Exchange Act: uniform regulation of leverage and futures transactions (see H.R. 3434), 25049 [26SE]

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: clarify certain responsibilities (see H.R. 1940), 11686 [13MY]

Congressional Budget Act: amend to improve process (see H.R. 1195), 10024 [1MY]

———provide for 2-year budgeting cycle (see H.R. 382), 15215 [11JN]

Congressional pay adjustments: defer until March 1 (see H.R. 1395), 7497 [3AP]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: family farm requirement for emergency disaster loan program (see H.R. 874), 6367 [26MR]

Contracts: establish requirements for procurement in the competitive service (see H.R. 1802), 6607 [28MR]

Copland, Aaron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3041), 23444 [11SE]

Corporations: discourage domestic from establishing foreign manufacturing subsidiaries (see H.R. 1914), 22898 [4SE]

Crime and criminals: civil remedies for persons injured by racketeering activity (see H.R. 2943), 32464 [19NO]

Defense Dept. Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 43), 14970 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: Inspector General to take extraordinary actions relative to contracts (see H.R. 2262), 11762 [14MY]

———limit contract progress payments (see H.R. 2007), 12822 [21MY]

District of Columbia: designate Raoul Wallenberg Ave. (see H.R. 2119), 11292 [9MY]

———erect memorial to honor Korean War veterans (see H.R. 2205), 12822 [21MY]

Doubek, Robert W.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 13127 [22MY]

Drugs: modify criminal penalties for certain offenses (see H.R. 994), 8762 [22AP]

Education: assist in revitalizing academic research programs (see H.R. 2823), 29251 [28OC]

———assistance for certain students of limited financial means from developing countries (see H.R. 1340), 6924 [1AP]

———assistance to States for excellence and assuring access for underserved populations to benefit reforms (see H.R. 2840), 25496 [1OC]

———grants to local agencies to improve skills of economically distressed secondary students (see H.R. 901), 4402 [5MR]

———increase research and encourage contribution of scientific equipment to institutions (see H.R. 1188), 32464 [19NO]

———Indian programs (see H.R. 2908), 17911 [27JN]

———promote effective schools and excellence (see H.R. 747), 19526 [17JY]

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 186), 6610 [28MR]

Education of the Handicapped Act: award reasonable attorneys' fees and clarify effect on rights, procedures, and remedies (see H.R. 1523), 9297 [24AP]

Egypt: urging to recall its Ambassador to Israel (see H. Con. Res. 72), 5049 [7MR]

El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Affairs to investigate murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 36), 10521 [6MY]

Election agencies: free postage (see H.R. 2216), 12822 [21MY]

ERISA: permit options in provisions of certain health benefits (see H.R. 1375), 20138 [23JY]

———require coverage under group health for certain spouses, former spouses, and dependent children (see H.R. 21), 3950 [27FE]

Ethnic American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 331), 25497 [1OC]

Eugene Ormandy Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 347), 31637 [13NO]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: attorneys collecting debts subject to provisions (see H.R. 237), 16582 [20JN]

Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), 5988 [21MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: compensatory time in lieu of overtime for employees of State and political subdivisions (see H.R. 3530), 28317 [22OC]

———require wages based on individual productivity be paid to handicapped (see H.R. 2676), 17233 [25JN]

Family Reunion Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), 11762 [14MY]

FCC: review acquisitions to ensure they are in public interest (see H.R. 2904), 19702 [18JY]

Federal Aviation Act: combat aircraft piracy and terrorism (see H.R. 2781), 22899 [4SE]

———prohibit acquisition of an air carrier which is operating under protection of bankruptcy (see H.R. 2870), 22685 [1AU]

Federal employees: establish new supplemental retirement plan for Members of Congress, and Postal Service (see H.R. 3660), 31637 [13NO]

———extend procedural appeal rights to excepted service (see H.R. 917), 8299 [17AP]

———restore rights in political processes (see H.R. 68), 7497 [3AP]

Federal Home Loan Bank Board: effective date of limitations on certain investments (see H. Con. Res. 34), 7240 [2AP]

Firearms: protect rights of owners (see H.R. 945), 1874 [6FE]

Freedom of Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), 22684 [1AU]

GAO: directed to audit Federal Reserve Board, Federal Advisory Council, Federal Open Market Committee, and banks and their branches (see H.R. 70), 10024 [1MY]

———investigate conditions of displaced Salvadoran persons (see H.R. 822), 7497 [3AP]

Geneva summit meeting: display lights (see H. Con. Res. 227), 31248 [8NO]

Germany, Federal Republic of: President's trip to Bitburg cemetery (see H. Con. Res. 125; H. Res. 135), 8763 [22AP], 9105 [23AP]

Gershwin, George: special gold medal honoring (see H.J. Res. 251), 13128 [22MY]

Gershwin, Ira: special gold medal honoring (see H.J. Res. 251), 13128 [22MY]

Government programs: require reauthorization of budget authority at least every 10 years (see H.R. 2), 22898 [4SE]

Hands Across America Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 462), 35288 [9DE]

Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 14655 [6JN]

Higher Education Act: 20th anniversary and reaffirmation of purpose (see H. Con. Res. 207), 26482 [7OC]

Historic Sites Act: recognizing accomplishments over past 50 years (see H.J. Res. 299), 16582 [20JN]

Home audio recording and devices: regulate (see H.R. 2911), 29686 [30OC]

House rules: require standing committees to review and study President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control (see H. Res. 60), 33843 [3DE]

Hungarians in Transylvania: observance of human rights by Romania (see H. Res. 56), 9125 [23AP]

Idaho: designate certain public lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1068), 18729 [11JY]

Ignacy Jan Paderewski Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), 26109 [3OC]

Immigration and Nationality Act: waiver of visa requirement for nonimmigrant tourists (see H.R. 1021), 13437 [23MY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1426), 4401 [5MR]

Indian lands: conservation, rehabilitation, and improvement of natural and cultural resources (see H.R. 99), 1387 [31JA]

Indians: prevention, identification, and treatment of youth alcohol and drug abuse (see H.R. 1156), 2679 [20FE]

Insurance: clarify application relative to rates, charges, or premiums filed with State insurance departments (see H.R. 2684), 32464 [19NO]

———prohibit discrimination on basis of blindness (see H.R. 2741), 15499 [12JN]

International monetary system: U.S. representatives should oppose assistance for production of competitive agricultural products (see H.R. 3643), 36106 [11DE]

International trade: give Nation's performance greater importance in Government policy (see H.R. 1950), 23443 [11SE]

Interstate commerce: prevent employment denial by prohibiting lie detector tests on employees (see H.R. 1524), 9423 [25AP]

Israel: tax treatment of loans (see H.R. 3258), 30493 [5NO]

———urging Egypt to recall its Ambassador (see H. Con. Res. 72), 5049 [7MR]

Job Corps Program: reaffirm commitment (see H. Res. 72), 5586 [19MR]

Joint Chiefs of Staff: strengthen position of Chairman (see H.R. 3622), 28864 [24OC]

Jordan: prohibit sales of advanced weapons (see H.J. Res. 428), 28865 [24OC]

———sense of House not to sell advanced arms (see H. Res. 194), 25051 [26SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish monument (see H.R. 2457), 32464 [19NO]

Learning Disabilities Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 287), 16124 [18JN]

Live Aid Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 325), 18516 [10JY]

Lupus Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), 16123 [18JN]

Mandatory Fish Inspection Act: enact (see H.R. 1989), 7610 [4AP]

Medicare: coverage of services performed by a physician assistant (see H.R. 3260), 24581 [20SE]

———payments for occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1985), 7610 [4AP]

Mengele, Josef: sense of Congress that Nazi doctor should be brought to justice (see H. Con. Res. 77), 9105 [23AP]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 9297 [24AP]

MIA's: secure a full accounting (see H.J. Res. 105), 2293 [7FE]

———sense of Congress (see H. Con. Res. 37), 1878 [6FE]

———support President's leadership (see H. Con. Res. 40), 2293 [7FE]

Mihailovich, Draza: establish monument in honor by National Committee of American Airmen Rescued by General Mihailovich (see H.R. 77), 5584 [19MR]

Missing Children Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 281), 12822 [21MY]

Modified Agricultural Debt Recovery Act: enact (see H.R. 2064), 23548 [12SE]

Monuments and memorials: erect to American Armored Force, Arlington, VA (see H.J. Res. 167), 16414 [19JN]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers and dealers from unfair price discrimination (see H.R. 3739), 38372 [19DE]

Mule Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 76), 2942 [21FE]

Music in Our Schools Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 345), 31516 [12NO]

Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 329), 21633 [30JY]

Namibia: prohibit importation of coal and articles of uranium (see H.R. 1135), 13437 [23MY]

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 320), 18060 [8JY]

National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 229), 20681 [25JY]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 137), 4402 [5MR]

National Alopecia Areata Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 282), 27420 [11OC]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 77, 112), 5585 [19MR], 8762 [22AP]

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 133), 25496 [1OC]

National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 3024), 28701 [23OC]

National Atomic Veterans Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 295), 17520 [26JN]

National Autism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 440), 30199 [1NO]

National Black History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 21), 3951 [27FE]

National Blood Pressure Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 333), 23444 [11SE]

National Bowling Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 359), 35288 [9DE]

National Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 334), 24581 [20SE]

National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 173), 18516 [10JY]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), 1386 [31JA]

National Child Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 33), 2293 [7FE]

National Children's Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 14336 [5JN]

National Commission on Federal Deficit Reduction: establish (see H.J. Res. 284), 23444 [11SE]

National commission on the farm credit system: establish (see H. Con. Res. 190), 23548 [12SE]

National Community College Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 125), 9745 [29AP]

National Conference on Cities and Towns: authorize (see H.R. 3833), 33601 [2DE]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 100), 9297 [24AP]

National CPR Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 183), 24581 [20SE]

National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man: designate (see H.J. Res. 192), 8300 [17AP]

National Dental Hygiene Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218), 22686 [1AU]

National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 314), 22686 [1AU]

National Digestive Diseases Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 158), 9829 [30AP]

National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), 11686 [13MY]

National Drug Abuse Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), 24179 [18SE]

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 358), 20838 [26JY]

National Employ-the-Older-Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), 2681 [20FE]

National Energy Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 160), 2940 [21FE]

National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 375), 25497 [1OC]

National Fishing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 433), 37488 [17DE]

National Flowers-by-Wire Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 271), 23444 [11SE]

National Food Bank Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), 8058 [16AP]

National Foster Grandparents Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 141), 27163 [10OC]

National Garden Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 266), 31637 [13NO]

National Guard: issue commemorative stamp (see H. Res. 245), 28317 [22OC]

———protection for technicians (see H.R. 3040), 22899 [4SE]

National Hemophilia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 254), 33843 [3DE]

National Holstein Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 278), 10694 [7MY]

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 319), 32630 [20NO]

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 288), 12010 [15MY]

National Housing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 350), 23549 [12SE]

National Jaycee Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 447), 35788 [10DE]

National Make-A-Wish Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 221), 8300 [17AP]

National Mark Twain Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259), 20264 [24JY]

National Mental Retardation Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 5586 [19MR]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 312), 21938 [31JY]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 450), 31637 [13NO]

National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 46), 6367 [26MR]

National Pedestrian Safety Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156), 15216 [11JN]

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), 19702 [18JY]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182), 7613 [4AP]

National Poetry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 311), 15215 [11JN]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 451), 32643 [20NO]

National Reye's Syndrome Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 14337 [5JN]

National School Library Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154), 7498 [3AP]

National Science Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 161), 9423 [25AP]

National Scleroderma Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 144), 17233 [25JN]

National Sewing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 222), 17233 [25JN]

National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 85), 3951 [27FE]

National Spina Bifida Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), 8058 [16AP]

National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 322), 16581 [20JN]

National Theater Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 25), 8299 [17AP]

National Theatre Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 32978 [20NO]

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 296), 16942 [24JN]

National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act: amend passenger safety requirements (see H.R. 1006), 15500 [12JN]

National Veterans' Health Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 216), 14060 [4JN]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 20), 4231 [28FE]

Nexrad: sense of Congress to continue on schedule (see H. Con. Res. 167), 36211 [12DE]

Nicaragua: prohibit importation of beef, bananas, and sugar (see H.R. 2158), 8761 [22AP]

NIH: full funding for new and competing research grants (see H.J. Res. 136), 6610 [28MR]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit explosive testing (see H.J. Res. 3), 7240 [2AP]

———renounce first use (see H.J. Res. 47), 28865 [24OC]

Occupational disease: establish system for identifying, notifying, and preventing illness and death (see H.R. 1309), 9104 [23AP]

Older Americans Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 132), 11148 [8MY]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 5583 [19MR]

Peace Corps: recognize 25th anniversary (see H.J. Res. 305), 18139 [9JY]

Perot Commission on Americans Missing in Southeast Asia: establish (see H. Con. Res. 129), 32632 [20NO]

Plant closings: require employers to notify and consult with employees (see H.R. 1616), 28701 [23OC]

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), 15880 [17JN]

Postal Service: change of address forms may be furnished to State authority (see H.R. 1668), 10520 [6MY]

———conduct public contests for selecting design of duck hunting stamps (see H.R. 3149), 21937 [31JY]

———extend same procedural and appeal rights as are afforded to Federal employees (see H.R. 2854), 25050 [26SE]

———issue stamps honoring Airborne Divisions of World War II (see H. Res. 213), 20139 [23JY]

———restore rights of employees to participate voluntarily in political processes (see H.R. 283), 7497 [3AP]

Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act: repeal incremental pricing requirements of the Natural Gas Policy Act (see H.R. 2185), 30914 [6NO]

Presidential elections: uniform voting hours (see H.R. 622), 4231 [28FE]

Presidents: constitutional amendment providing for appointment of electors from insular areas (see H.J. Res. 23), 24288 [19SE]

President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control: submit to Congress recommendations on report (see H. Con. Res. 114), 11148 [8MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide services for pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents (see H.R. 927), 5585 [19MR]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10), 11761 [14MY]

Religion: greater balance among military chaplains in Armed Forces (see H.R. 1875), 32627 [20NO]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 1436), 33842 [3DE]

Retirement savings plans: preserve for all organizations (see H. Con. Res. 197), 30199 [1NO]

Roads and highways: speed limits on interstate routes (see H.R. 693), 5584 [19MR]

Romania: human rights of Hungarians in Transylvania (see H. Res. 56), 9125 [23AP]

Rural Electrification Program: anniversary (see H. Res. 144), 15593 [13JN]

Rural mail carriers: computing deductions for use of their automobiles (see H.R. 1884), 10024 [1MY]

School lunch program: limited extension of alternative means of assistance (see H.R. 1887), 11147 [8MY]

Scruggs, Jan C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 13127 [22MY]

Sec. of Agriculture: utilize means to reduce costs to Government of commodity programs (see H.R. 2821), 16581 [20JN]

Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 146), 6471 [27MR]

Small Reclamation Project Act: amend (see H.R. 2025), 7612 [4AP]

Social Security: assist severely disabled to attain or maintain maximum potential (see H.R. 2523), 22685 [1AU]

———direct medicare payment for services of nurse anesthetist (see H.R. 2504), 20264 [24JY]

———improve quality control standards under AFDC (see H.R. 1279), 12822 [21MY]

———increase activities of State medicaid fraud and abuse units (see H.R. 2829), 34789 [5DE]

———insurance benefit paid for month in which recipient dies (see H.R. 12), 2941 [21FE]

———protect trust funds and other retirement (see H.R. 3738), 35788 [10DE]

———restore, protect benefit levels of workers reaching age 65 (see H.R. 1917), 9829 [30AP]

Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (see H.R. 825), 9104 [23AP]

Social Security Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 300), 22686 [1AU]

Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act: authorize acquisition of easements (see H.R. 3557), 36766 [16DE]

South Africa: deny foreign tax credit (see H.R. 1134), 13437 [23MY]

———policy of separate development and forced relocation of blacks (see H. Con. Res. 64), 9105 [23AP]

———prohibit any person from functions of an honorary consular officer (see H.R. 1812), 6608 [28MR]

———prohibit importation of coal and articles of uranium (see H.R. 1135), 13437 [23MY]

Soviet Union: cease concentrated and systematic persecution of Hebrew teachers and cultural activists (see H. Res. 74, 352), 15500 [12JN], 38371 [19DE]

———direct President to begin talks to establish student exchange for peace programs (see H.J. Res. 336), 32631 [20NO]

———expansion of nuclear forces (see H. Con. Res. 176), 26482 [7OC]

———sense of House to exchange of travel by leaders of U.S. (see H. Res. 116), 16943 [24JN]

———support expanded cultural exchange (see H. Con. Res. 237), 36211 [12DE]

Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), 18730 [11JY]

Sport Fish Restoration Fund: administration as required by law (see H. Res. 165), 11147 [8MY]

Square dance: designate as the national folk dance (see H.J. Res. 316), 15879 [17JN]

State and local governments: eliminate duplicative mailings for income tax refunds (see H.R. 1805), 12822 [21MY]

———increase investment in distressed areas (see H.R. 1706), 8473 [18AP]

Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Commemorative Coin Act: enact (see H.R. 47), 4299 [4MR]

Student loans: restrict legislation which would limit eligibility for, or access to, aid (see H. Res. 131), 10024 [1MY]

Tariff Act: amend (see H.R. 3328), 24177 [18SE]

Taxation: allow a defined contribution plan of a rural electric cooperative (see H.R. 1615), 10262 [2MY]

———broaden base of individual and corporate income (see H.R. 800), 1878 [6FE]

———business income of certain nonprofit charitable organizations (see H.R. 659), 17912 [27JN]

———charitable contributions by nonitemizers (see H.R. 587), 8762 [22AP]

———clarify conditions under which scholarship and fellowship grants will be excluded from gross income (see H.R. 1994), 8762 [22AP]

———compute deduction for retirement on basis of compensation of spouse (see H.R. 797), 7239 [2AP]

———disallow deduction for advertising or promotion of arms sales (see H.R. 1444), 7239 [2AP]

———establish rules regulating certain tax credits and deductions of electric utilities (see H.R. 3018), 29251 [28OC]

———exclude educational assistance programs from gross income (see H.R. 1356), 34266 [4DE]

———extend and phase out credit for investments in conservation and renewable energy property (see H.R. 2001), 7611 [4AP]

———extend deductions for expenses of architectural transportation barriers for handicapped and elderly (see H.R. 1458), 6610 [28MR]

———full credit for contributions to candidates for Congress (see H.R. 3780), 35288 [9DE]

———half of health insurance premiums by self-employed considered as business expense (see H.R. 11), 9297 [24AP]

———increase rate for individuals and corporations (see H.R. 2424), 11145 [8MY]

———make permanent rules to imputed interest and assumption of loans (see H.R. 2069), 10695 [7MY]

———remove limitations on charitable contributions of certain items (see H.R. 3087), 27643 [16OC]

———repayment of increased fuel charges tax on diesel-powered automobiles or light trucks (see H.R. 837), 5584 [19MR]

———repeal certain substantiation and compliance provisions (see H.R. 531), 693 [21JA]

———repeal limitation on private activity bonds (see H.R. 845), 1313 [30JA]

———sense of Congress relative to payments to Presidential Election Campaign Fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), 18516 [10JY]

———sense of House to employer-paid and life support benefits (see H. Res. 268), 25497 [1OC]

———simplify imputed interest rules (see H.R. 2475), 11760 [14MY]

———transportation be excluded from gross income as no-additional-cost fringe benefit (see H.R. 1730), 6365 [26MR]

———transportation by airline of parents of its employees shall be tax free (see H.R. 1017), 7239 [2AP]

———treat use of law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency medical vehicles as nontaxable fringe benefit (see H.R. 773), 7239 [2AP]

———treatment of fringe benefits provided to parents of employees (see H.R. 847), 15215 [11JN]

———treatment of loans to Israel (see H.R. 3258), 30493 [5NO]

Trade: identify and reduce barriers affecting supplies of telecommunication equipment and services (see H.R. 3131), 21936 [31JY]

Trade Agreements Program: restore balance in international and improve operations (see H.R. 3035), 19701 [18JY]

Truck and Bus Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), 36766 [16DE]

U.N.: restrictions on activities of employees (see H.R. 3043), 23913 [17SE]

Uniform Code of Military Justice: establish offense of espionage during peacetime (see H.R. 3026), 23444 [11SE]

United Support of Artists for Africa: commend (see H. Con. Res. 99), 13128 [22MY]

VA: adjudication of claims for benefits (see H.R. 585), 826 [22JA]

———epidemiological study of gender-specific effect of exposure to agent orange on female veterans (see H.R. 3297), 23548 [12SE]

———exempt payments for service-connected disabilities from taxation (see H. Con. Res. 69), 3569 [26FE]

———expansion of National Cemetery System (see H.R. 757), 9297 [24AP]

———improve benefits for former POW's (see H.R. 864), 21632 [30JY]

———improve delivery of health care services (see H.R. 505), 11762 [14MY]

———improvements in National Cemetery System and assistance to disabled (see H.R. 2344), 11762 [14MY]

———increase from $35,000 to $50,000 amount of life insurance coverage (see H.R. 1709), 7613 [4AP]

Very Special Arts U.S.A. Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 11148 [8MY]

Veterans: allow totally disabled to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 3732), 36766 [16DE]

———improvements in compensation programs (see H.R. 2343), 11762 [14MY]

———presumption of service connection of posttraumatic stress disorders during Vietnam era (see H.R. 362), 22898 [4SE]

———revision of formula for payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouses (see H.R. 85), 28865 [24OC]

Vietnam: regulate transfer of funds for humanitarian purposes (see H.R. 816), 8762 [22AP]

V-J Day Commemoration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 340), 19229 [16JY]

War Powers Act: make rules governing uses of Armed Forces (see H.R. 1304), 8762 [22AP]

Wheeler, John P., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 13127 [22MY]

Women's History Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 50), 2434 [19FE]

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 172), 3950 [27FE]

World Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 189), 7240 [2AP]

Books

``Rumor of War,'' Phillip Caputo (excerpt), 10671 [7MY]

Elected to

Committee on Agriculture, ***** [30JA], 1272 [4FE]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs, ***** [30JA], 1693 [4FE]

Essays

Voice of Democracy: Ann M. Schneller, 7738 [4AP]

Film

``Cease Fire,'' George Fernandez, 22055 [31JY]

Letters

Advance recourse loans for producers of various crops: Charles L. Frazier, 3750 [27FE]

Can a farmer survive on the House farm bill? Nancy Ekroth, 37509 [17DE]

Canada to discontinue excise tax on tourism literature imported from U.S.: William E. Brock III, 34809 [5DE]

Farm Debt Crisis: Alden Flakoll, to President Reagan, 15470 [12JN]

Farm debt crisis: to President Reagan (sundry), 29053 [24OC]

Farming: South Dakota dairy farmer (excerpt), 2391 [19FE]

Poems

Gold Star Mother: Margaret Barron, 13697 [23MY]

Remarks by, on

African Famine Relief and Recovery Act: enact (H.R. 1096), veto, 4958 [7MR]

———providing for agreeing to Senate famine relief/farm credit substitute (H. Res. 92), 4348-4349 [5MR]

Agricultural Conservation Easement Act: enact (H.R. 3557), 32902 [20NO]

Agriculture: casein import requirements, 25023 [26SE]

———dairy price supports, 25007 [26SE]

———Farm Aid Concert, 24182 [18SE]

———farm credit system, 35577 [10DE], 36115 [11DE]

———farm crisis, 2379, 2390, 2391 [19FE]

———farm debt crisis, 4348-4349 [5MR], 4958 [7MR], 5718 [20MR], 15199 [11JN], 15470 [12JN], 19249 [16JY], 24182 [18SE], 24552 [20SE], 29052 [24OC], 32882 [20NO], 37509 [17DE]

———free market system, 29061 [24OC]

———grazing fee formula for livestock industry on Federal lands, 38840 [20DE]

———honey price supports, 26463, 26464 [7OC]

———international fair deal for farmers, 21646 [30JY]

———price support system, 26658, 26663 [8OC]

———producer referenda on national policy, 25460, 25465 [1OC], 25729 [2OC]

———soil conservation policy, 26020 [3OC]

———study foreign trade practices, 26007 [3OC]

All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program: assistance for apprenticeship or on-the-job training (H.R. 3747), 31815 [13NO]

Amtrak: funding, 28838 [24OC]

Animals: trapping in South Dakota, 24190 [18SE]

Anne Frank Day: designate (H.J. Res. 293), 12707 [21MY]

Armed Forces: educational benefits eligibility, 6485 [27MR]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: enact (H.R. 3520), 27389 [11OC]

Bonner, Yelena: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 25208 [26SE]

Budget: changes in spending and revenue provisions (H.R. 3128), conference report, 38339 [19DE]

———deficit, 27038 [9OC]

———deficit reduction proposals, 32207 [14NO]

———impact on veterans, 6355 [26MR]

Canada: discontinue excise tax on tourism literature imported from U.S. (H. Con. Res. 241), 34808 [5DE]

China, Republic of: independence movement, 34036 [3DE]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: meetings during sessions, 31884 [14NO]

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (H.R. 2817), 34677 [5DE]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 2379 [19FE], 5721 [20MR], 10670 [7MY]

Corps of Engineers: funding, 19164 [16JY]

———straight line amortization for hydropower project debt principal, 30839 [6NO]

Cosponsorship: withdrawal from H.R. 1809, 19140 [16JY]

Daylight Saving Time Extension Act: enact (H.R. 2095), 28243 [22OC]

Dept. of Agriculture, rural development, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3037), 22048 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: eligibility requirements of the educational assistance program to National Guard and Reserves (H.R. 3393), 24597 [20SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: conversion of trust fund reserves into cash, 32207 [14NO]

———restriction on the use of proceeds from bonds to finance housing, 25217 [26SE]

———tax reform plan, 25217 [26SE], 26816 [8OC]

———taxation of Federal deductions for State and local taxes, 26816 [8OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3036), 20804 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3424), 25700 [2OC]

Discrimination: equitable pay practices by Federal Government (H.R. 3008), 26955 [9OC]

Ecology: superfund reauthorization, 34677 [5DE]

Economic conditions: impact of foreign trade deficit, 34030 [3DE]

Education: eligibility requirements of the educational assistance program to National Guard and Reserves (H.R. 3393), 24597 [20SE]

———national policy, 33752 [3DE]

Emergency Farm Credit Act: enact (H.R. 1035), 3862, 3877, 3881, 3882, 3885, 3886 [27FE]

Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act: amend (S. 1671), 24968 [26SE], 25206 [26SE]

Employment: compensatory time for State and local government employees (H.R. 3530), 29226 [1NO]

———veterans' preference in Federal (H.R. 1802), 19840 [25JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2959), 19164 [16JY]

Ethanol: treatment of imports, 23420 [11SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (H.R. 3530), 29226 [1NO]

Farm Credit System: reforms (H.R. 3792), 35577 [10DE]

Federal Equitable Pay Practices Act: enact (H.R. 3008), 26955 [9OC]

Firearms Owners Protection Act: enact, 27431 [11OC]

Food Security Act: enact (H.R. 2100), 24552 [20SE], 25007, 25023 [26SE], 25429, 25431, 25432, 25433, 25460, 25465 [1OC], 25729 [2OC], 26007, 26020 [3OC], 26452, 26463, 26464 [7OC], 26658, 26663 [8OC]

———enact (H.R. 2100), conference report, 37782 [18DE]

Foreign trade: deficit, 34030 [3DE]

———ethanol imports, 23420 [11SE]

———textile industry, 27111 [10OC]

Germany, Federal Republic of: visit by President Reagan, 9732 [29AP]

Government spending: reduce, 27038 [9OC], 27389 [11OC], 32207 [14NO]

Gregory, SD: agricultural credit crisis, 36115 [11DE]

H.R. 1809: withdrawal from cosponsorship, 19140 [16JY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 3700), 33752 [3DE]

House: legislative program, 5722 [20MR], 31886 [14NO]

Housing: South Dakota Housing Development Authority's selling of tax-exempt bonds to finance low-interest loans, 25217 [26SE]

Imports: cement and clinker, 34030 [3DE]

Indian Juvenile Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Act: enact (H.R. 1156), 31819 [13NO]

Indiana: recount procedure in 8th Congressional District, 5716, 5717 [20MR]

Indians: Flandreau School to remain open (H.R. 3809), 32875 [20NO]

International trade: deficit, 24187 [18SE]

———free trade, 21646 [30JY]

———U.S. and Japanese, 24187 [18SE]

Japan: U.S. trade deficit, 24187 [18SE]

Jews: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 12815 [21MY], 25208 [26SE]

———free emigration of Soviet, 2897 [21FE]

Livestock industry: grazing fee formula on Federal lands, 38840 [20DE]

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 1083), 38671 [19DE]

McIntyre, Representative: seat as Member of House, 5716, 5717 [20MR]

Meat: inspection procedures, 26452 [7OC]

MX missile: authorizing release of funds for procurement (H.J. Res. 180), 6305 [26MR]

National Agriculture Day: observance, 5718 [20MR]

National Tourism Week: observance, 13864 [24MY]

New GI Bill Act: amend (H.R. 752), 6485 [27MR]

Nicaragua: humanitarian assistance for Contras, 15521 [12JN]

Nonprofit organizations: Postal Service appropriation for revenue forgone, 21649 [30JY]

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act: enact (H.R. 3500), 28838 [24OC]

Paralyzed Veterans of America: North Central Chapter tribute to Darrell E. Jepson, 32203 [14NO]

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, SD: construct, operate, and maintain Lake Andes-Wagner Unit (H.R. 584), 32900 [20NO]

Postal Service: appropriation for revenue forgone, 21649 [30JY]

———funding, 20804 [26JY]

Professional sports: establishment of an arbitration system to reduce number and cost of injuries (H.R. 2151), 32892 [20NO]

REA: anniversary, 10646 [7MY], 15227 [11JN]

———tribute to engineering standards, 7515 [3AP]

Reagan, President: visit to Bitburg cemetery, Federal Republic of Germany, 9732 [29AP]

Reservoirs: fee for use of Federal, 30756 [6NO]

Sakharov, Andrei: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 25208 [26SE]

Sakharov, Andrei, and family: expressing solidarity with, in efforts to exercise rights of freedom of expression, of travel, and of communication (S. Con. Res. 62), 25208 [26SE]

Seattle, WA: Paralyzed Veterans of America, convention, 32203 [14NO]

Social Security: conversion of trust fund reserves into cash, 32207 [14NO]

———reductions for rural elderly and handicapped, 7548 [3AP]

Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act: authorize acquisition of easements (H.R. 3557), 32902 [20NO]

South Dakota: farm debt crisis, 29052 [24OC]

———Firearms Owners Protection Act, 27431 [11OC]

———Flandreau Indian School to remain open (H.R. 3809), 32875 [20NO]

———Goose Association, tribute, 34034 [3DE]

———Housing Development Authority's selling of tax-exempt bonds to finance low-interest housing loans, 25217 [26SE]

———importance of trapping, 24190 [18SE]

———Joe L. Floyd, tribute, 26811 [8OC]

———provision of power to Hilltop and Gray Goose Irrigation Districts, 30841 [6NO]

———tourist trade, 13864 [24MY]

Soviet Union: efforts of Andrei Sakharov and Yelena Bonner to emigrate, 25208 [26SE]

———free emigration of Jews, 2897 [21FE], 12815 [21MY], 25208 [26SE]

Sports Violence Arbitration Act: enact (H.R. 2151), 32892 [20NO]

Taxation: vehicle mileage documentation (H.R. 1869), conference report, 11081 [8MY]

Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act: enact (H.R. 1562), 27111 [10OC]

Trade Emergency Act: enact, 21646 [30JY]

Trade Emergency and Export Promotion Act: enact, 24187 [18SE]

VA: operate regional office in Philippines (S. 1671), 24968 [26SE], 25206 [26SE]

Veterans: assistance for apprenticeship or on-the-job training under the All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 3747), 31815 [13NO]

———benefits, 6355 [26MR]

———funding for certain programs, 25700 [2OC]

———increase rates of certain compensation (H.R. 1538), 38827 [20DE]

———reaffirm Veterans' Preference Act of 1944 (H.R. 1802), 19840 [25JY]

Veterans' Employment Act: amend (H.R. 1408), 12544-12546 [20MY], 25206 [26SE], 38827 [20DE]

Vietnam War: anniversary, 10670-10674, 10676 [7MY]

Water: construct, operate, and maintain Lake Andes-Wagner Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, SD (H.R. 584), 32900 [20NO]

Water Resources, Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act: enact (H.R. 6), 30756, 30839, 30841 [6NO]

———enact (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent agreement, 30754, 30755 [6NO]

Wheat: price supports, 25429, 25431, 25432, 25433 [1OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 4348 [5MR], 4958 [7MR], 6305 [26MR], 12707 [21MY], 15199, 15213 [11JN], 15470 [12JN], 21935 [31JY], 25023, 25047 [26SE], 25460 [1OC], 25700 [2OC], 26452 [7OC], 26658 [8OC], 26955 [9OC], 27389 [11OC], 28243 [22OC], 30841 [6NO], 32616, 32640 [20NO], 35577 [10DE], 36104 [11DE], 38369 [19DE]

Special order: granted, 824 [22JA], 2287 [7FE], 2413 [19FE], 5575 [19MR], 6921 [1AP], 10021 [1MY], 33599 [2DE]

Statements

Moral Test of Government: Hubert H. Humphrey (excerpts), 38339 [19DE]

REA Anniversary: Leo Flynn, 15227 [11JN]

Veterans' Preference in Federal Employment: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 19840 [25JY]

Summaries

Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 3530), 29226 [1NO]

Farm Emergency Credit Act (H.R. 1035), 2391 [19FE]

Senate-Passed Legislation on Credit, 4348 [5MR]

Taiwan Independence Movement—The Failure of Political Persuasion: A. James Gregor and Maria H. Chang, 34036 [3DE]

Testimonies

Impact of water development on agriculture: by, before Committee on Appropriations, 13305 [22MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 241, Canada to discontinue excise tax on tourism literature imported from U.S., 34808 [5DE]

H.R. 3809, Flandreau Indian School to remain open, 32875 [20NO]

Tributes

Barron, Margaret, 13697 [23MY]

Dylan, Bob, 24182 [18SE]

Fernandez, George, 22055 [31JY]

Floyd, Joe L., 26811 [8OC]

Jepson, Darrell E., 32203 [14NO]

Nelson, Willie, 24182 [18SE]