DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES related term(s) Secretary of Health and Human Services

Addresses

International Drug Trafficking and Abuse: Vernon A. Walters, 2981 [26FE]

Legal and Civil Rights Implications of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Representative Waxman, 21427 [13AU]

Medical University of South Carolina Commencement: Otis R. Bowen, Sec. of HHS, 12769 [5JN]

Amendments

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 2443), 33860-33866 [18OC]

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5233), 18231 [30JY], 18286, 18288, 18292 [31JY], 22535, 22536, 22537, 22538, 22540, 22542, 22548, 22552, 22553, 22554, 22555, 22573, 22590, 22591 [10SE]

———making (H.R. 5313), 23177, 23182, 23185 [12SE], 27973 [2OC]

National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act: enact (H.R. 2436), 15605 [25JN], 15711, 15712, 15716, 15720, 15722, 15725 [26JN]

Parental and Medical Leave Act: enact (H.R. 4300), 25458 [23SE], 28180 [2OC]

Analyses

Dept. of HUD-Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill, 1987 Identification of Scorekeeping Differences: CBO, 27978 [2OC]

End Stage Renal Disease Program Administration and Regulation Changes, 17509 [23JY]

Federal Health Care Auditing and Quality Control Improvement Act (S. 2625), 15885 [26JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 5233, making appropriations, 23090 [12SE], 23601 [17SE]

———H.R. 5313, making appropriations, 27984 [2OC], 28705 [6OC]

Articles and editorials

AIDS Epidemic—Moving From Complacency to Action, 24692 [18SE]

American Heart Month (excerpt), 3267 [27FE]

Business Starts Tailoring Itself To Suit Working Women, 27441 [30SE], 28694 [3OC]

Canada Attracts U.S. Women Seeking IUDs, 25082 [19SE]

Closing the Doors on Health Councils?, 12908 [6JN]

Copeland, Fame as Heart Surgeon Has Double Edge, 22180 [15AU]

Curbs on Medicaid Being Considered, 22179 [15AU]

Doctors You Can't See, 2422 [19FE]

FDA Politicization Called Hazardous to Health, 605 [28JA]

Feds Should Chew on Fast-Food Standards, 13164 [10JN]

For a National Parental Leave Policy, 5089 [17MR]

Growth Hormone Proves To Be Tempting for Athletes, 30432 [10OC]

He Died in Debt Because the VA Didn't Have a Bed for Him, 11092 [15MY]

Health Care Has Changed, and Not All of It Is for the Better, 4608 [12MR]

Health Personnel May Have Gotten AIDS From Patients, 33639 [17OC]

Health Workers Got AIDS Virus From Needles, 33639 [17OC]

Health-Care Abuses That Cost $2 Billion, 16254 [26JN]

Indigent Health Care Issue Takes Spotlight, 217 [21JA]

Job Security for Mothers, 18244 [30JY]

Leave for Parents, 16528 [15JY]

Let People Know What They're Eating, 10424 [13MY]

License To Hound AIDS Victims, 16301 [26JN]

Life From Death, 12828 [5JN]

Minority Health ADAMHA Concern, 653 [28JA]

No Numbers on Hungry People, 517 [23JA]

Nurse Punctured by AIDS-Infected Needle Sues Med School—Student Called Negligent in Disposing of Syringe, 33639 [17OC]

Nutrition, 13889 [16JN]

Oasis of Hope in the Watts Community, 24696 [18SE]

One for the Scalpel—Budgetary Malpractice in Health Research, 9467 [5MY]

Parent's Rights, 30142 [9OC]

Peace of Mind for $155, 5597 [19MR]

Preventing Needless Deaths, 12832 [5JN]

Putting Genes on a Map—World's Scientists Begin Planning a Detailed Description of Human DNA, 18601 [31JY]

Quiet Disease, 2772 [25FE]

Risk Seen in Saturated Fat Used In Fast Foods, 10422 [13MY]

Should Nurses Be Told if a Patient Has AIDS?, 33639 [17OC]

Singin' in the Rain, 15652 [25JN]

Six Shots To Save Your Life, 24702 [18SE]

States Asked To Increase Disability Caseloads, 30448 [10OC]

Time Is Right for the War Against Drug Use, 23254 [12SE]

Transmission of AIDS—Case Against Casual Contagion, 23264 [12SE]

U.S. Apologizes to AIDS Researcher, 17530 [23JY]

UA Success at Heart of Transplant Story—100 Operations Later, Tucson Leads Way, 22180 [15AU]

Welfare Revolution, 9048 [30AP]

What's the Beef?, 10424 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: grants for services and demonstration projects (see H.R. 5305)

Adoption: publication of States' statistical data (see S. 2476)

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration: authorize appropriations (see S. 2443)

———revise authorities (see S. 2595)

Bovine growth hormone: condition for approval (see H.R. 5122)

Community development credit union revolving loan fund: transfer (see S. 2653)

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education: making appropriations (see H.R. 5233)

Drug abuse: availability of Dept. of Justice's assets forfeiture fund for education and prevention programs (see S. 2727)

Drugs: fees for review of applications for marketing approval (see S. 2739)

Fast food restaurants: labeling requirements for packaged foods (see S. 2446)

Interagency Office on Homelessness: establish (see H.R. 5710)

Irradiated food: prohibit implementation of certain regulations (see H.R. 4762)

Medical care: respite care demonstration program (see S. 2586)

Medicare: complications and morbidity variations among discharges taken into account in making payments for inpatient hospital services under diagnosis-related group system (see H.R. 5647)

———veterans' demonstration project (see S. 2482)

Medicare Information Act: enact (see S. 2554)

National Center for Biotechnology Information: establish as a component of the National Library of Medicine (see H.R. 5271)

Smoking: television announcements on health risks for women (see S. 2434)

Vietnam Conflict: benefits and services to individuals who served in support of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 4271)

Youth: health demonstration projects (see H.R. 5108)

Letters

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome research: Senator Cranston, 22536 [10SE]

Death of David A. Winston: Otis R. Bowen, 24953 [19SE]

———President Reagan, 24952 [19SE]

———Richard S. Schweiker, 24953 [19SE]

Fast Food Ingredient Information Act: American Diabetes Association, Inc., 13164 [10JN]

Funding for the Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education: National Governors' Association, 22572 [10SE]

Homecare Quality Assurance Act: Patricia Knight, 33610 [17OC]

Imitation of smokeless tobacco in certain children's product marketing: Smokeless Tobacco Council, Inc., 16970 [17JY]

Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act: Representatives Stark and Roybal, 1314 [30JA]

Modify limitations of medicare payment for home health services to elderly: American Association of Retired Persons, 17164 [21JY]

National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act: several Members of Congress, 33478 [17OC]

Neuronal receptors: Donald I. Macdonald, 26699 [27SE]

OASDI study of cost of living adjustments: Harry C. Ballantyne, 10617-10622 [14MY]

Omnibus Drug Enforcement, Education, and Control Act, 22917 [11SE]

Patent grants for agrichemical products: Otis R. Bowen, Sec. of HHS, 28980 [6OC]

Patent restoration of pesticides: Otis R. Bowen, Sec. of HHS, 25846 [24SE]

Program Fraud Civil Penalties Act: Richard P. Kusserow, 1620 [4FE]

Rate of pay for Public Health Service Corps psychologists: Dept. of HHS, 26179 [25SE]

———Robert E. Windom, 26179 [25SE]

Tax credit for clinical testing of orphan drugs: Frank E. Young, 14362 [18JN]

Tribute to Hal Freeman: Regional Office of Civil Rights, San Francisco, CA, 19327 [5AU]

Tribute to Mammobile cancer detection van in the District of Columbia: Judith L. Bader, 22200 [15AU]

Lists

Organizational endorsers of National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act, 33478 [17OC]

Organizational endorsers of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act, 15702 [26JN]

Task force on long term health care policies members, 28668 [3OC]

Memorandums

Federal Task Force on the Homeless (sundry), 15956-15961 [26JN]

National Clearinghouse for the Homeless, 15954 [26JN]

Memorials of legislature

Alaska, 4472 [12MR]

California, 25457 [23SE], 25837 [24SE], 27268 [30SE], 27551 [1OC]

Maryland, 13526 [12JN], 13834 [16JN]

West Virginia, 4473 [12MR]

Messages

Executive Impoundment of Appropriated Funds: President Reagan, 26534 [26SE]

Papers

Transmission of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: International Conference on AIDS (summary), 23265 [12SE]

Remarks in House

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: Center for Disease Control data regarding transmission, 17530 [23JY]

———Dept. of Justice position regarding discrimination against victims, 18846 [1AU]

———transmission, 23264 [12SE], 33638 [17OC]

Aged: funding for health and social programs, 4381 [11MR]

———home health care, 18589 [31JY]

———modify limitations of medicare payment for home health services (H.R. 5207), 17163 [21JY]

AIDS Service Coordination Act: enact (H.R. 5305), 18601 [31JY]

Alternate Care Facilities Assistance Act: enact, 28674 [3OC]

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Research Act: enact (H.R. 5553), 25066 [19SE]

American Heart Month: observance, 2414 [19FE], 2790 [25FE], 3005 [26FE], 3267 [27FE]

American Physiologists Week: designate (H.J. Res. 677), 17016 [17JY]

Anabolic steroids: assure appropriate and safe use (H.R. 5695), 30432 [10OC]

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5233), 18259 [31JY], 18276 [1AU], 18277 [6AU], 18299 [1AU]-18303 [31JY]

———making (H.R. 5233), appointment of conferees, 23601 [17SE]

———making (H.R. 5233), permission to file conference report, 28077, 28083 [2OC]

———making (H.R. 5233), technical corrections, 18324 [31JY]

———making (H.R. 5313), 23154 [12SE], 23175 [17SE]-23186 [12SE], 23256, 23262 [12SE]

———making (H.R. 5313), appointment of conferees, 28705 [6OC]

———making (H.R. 5313), permission to file conference report, 29234 [7OC]

Back Injury Commission Act: enact (H.R. 5681), 30409 [10OC]

Beaver County, PA: onsite cancer treatment center, 33564 [17OC]

Bovine growth hormone: prevent approval until certain information is made available to the Congress (H.R. 5122), 16312 [26JN]

Brotman, Herman: tribute, 17859 [28JY]

Cancer: research funding, 10172 [8MY]

Childhood Vaccine Protection Act: enact (H.R. 5260), 18030 [29JY]

Childhood Vaccine Supply Protection Act: enact (H.R. 4777), 9955 [7MY]

Community Development Credit Union Revolving Loan Fund: transfer to the National Credit Union Administration (H.R. 5554), 27021 [29SE]

Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (H.R. 2280), 205 [21JA]

Cooley's anemia: prevention, 21750 [14AU]

Dependent care programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4421), conference report, 23847 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: U.S. wartime medical readiness, 12822 [5JN]

Diabetes: research funding, 14219 [17JN]

Diseases: Alzheimer's workshops, 17007 [17JY]

———associated problems of Alzheimer's, 15634 [25JN]

———Crohn's disease research, 18854 [1AU]

———Epstein-Barr virus infection research, 1320 [30JA]

———third annual mayoral conference on Alzheimer's, 205 [21JA]

———workshop on Alzheimer's health services research, 3004 [26FE]

District of Columbia: tribute to Mammobile cancer detection program, 22200 [15AU]

Drug abuse: programs, 23254 [12SE]

Employment: prevent discrimination against cancer victims, 8042 [17AP]

End Stage Renal Disease Network Program: budget reductions, 15617 [25JN]

End Stage Renal Disease Program: administration and regulation changes, 17509 [23JY]

———funding, 19005 [4AU]

Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 639), 12021 [22MY]

Fair Share Low-Income Energy Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 4556), 7117 [10AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: enact, 28694 [3OC]

Federal Employee's Health Care Freedom of Choice Act: enact (H.R. 4825), 10713 [14MY], 18859 [4AU], 22205 [15AU]

Federal Family Planning Program: guidelines, 33630 [17OC]

Federal Health Care Auditing and Quality Control Improvement Act: enact, 16305 [26JN]

Federal Health Planning Program: reauthorize (H.R. 5413), 21446 [13AU]

Federal Hospital System Sharing Act: enact (H.R. 5157), 16978 [17JY]

Florida Dept. of Citrus: promotion of National Diet Month, 22748 [10SE]

Freeman, Hal: tribute, 19327 [5AU]

Handicapped: services funding, 15651 [25JN]

Health: encourage research on variations in medical practice, 10220 [8MY]

———formation of international team for DNA research, 18600 [31JY]

Health care: equal access, 653 [28JA]

Health Care Financing Administration: coverage for home health care, 32978 [18OC]

Health Care Quality Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 5110), 16305 [26JN]

———enact (H.R. 5540), 30762-30773 [14OC]

Health insurance: availability of affordable, high quality long term, 28667 [3OC]

Health Protection Act: enact (H.R. 4972), 13173, 13184 [10JN]

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: preventive health care program, 12832 [5JN]

Hospitals: transfer of noninsured indigent patients from private to public, 217 [21JA]

Influenza vaccination: medicare coverage, 24702 [18SE]

Injury Control Act: enact (S. 2648), 33634 [17OC]

Iron Overload Awareness Day: designate, 29398 [7OC]

Kidney disease: improve administration of end stage, and clarify responsibilities of networks (H.R. 5197), 17001 [17JY]

Long-term care facilities: ensure protection of rights of residents (H.R. 4279), 11122 [15MY]

Lupus Awareness Month: designate (H.J. Res. 531), 2425 [19FE]

Malone, Thomas E.: tribute, 26574 [26SE]

Medicaid Community Spouse Protection Act: enact (H.R. 4901), 11994 [22MY]

———enact (H.R. 4902), 11994 [22MY]

———enact (H.R. 4903), 11994 [22MY]

———enact (H.R. 4904), 11994 [22MY]

Medical Device Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 5516), 23282 [12SE]

Medicare: congressional approval relative to physician and hospital capitalization demonstration projects (H.R. 5741), 33621 [17OC]

———coverage for long-term care and disabled, 17016 [17JY]

———coverage of mentally handicapped (H.R. 5090), 15647 [25JN]

———disability benefits eligibility, 22178 [15AU]

———prompt payment of claims (H. Res. 471), 15618 [25JN]

Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act: enact (H.R. 4065), 999 [29JA], 1314 [30JA]

Medicare Continuing Care and Quality Assurance Act: enact (H.R. 4330), 3989 [6MR]

Medicare Fair Hospital Deductible Act: enact (H.R. 4620), 8049 [17AP], 33671 [17OC]

Medicare Timely Payment Amendments: enact (H.R. 5053), 14753 [19JN]

Minnesota Coalition on Health: study on prevention of premature births, 5318 [18MR]

Minorities: medical care, 653 [28JA]

Multiple sclerosis: establish eligibility rules for benefits (H.R. 5474), 22186 [15AU]

Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 719), 22754 [10SE]

Naimon, Alex: tribute, 22203 [15AU]

National Adult Immunization Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 700), 21133 [12AU]

National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act: enact (H.R. 5184), 16994 [17JY]

———enact (H.R. 5546), 30120 [9OC], 30417 [10OC], 30751-30762 [14OC]

National Clearinghouse on Elder Abuse: establish (H.R. 5425), 21634 [14AU]

National Commission on Neurofibromatosis: establish, 17022 [17JY]

National CPR Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 720), 22753 [10SE]

National Digestive Diseases Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 554), 3993 [6MR]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, 522 [23JA]

National Hospice Month: observance, 33632 [17OC]

National Institutes of Health: research, 9467 [5MY]

National Lottery Act: enact, 19608 [6AU]

National Multiple Sclerosis Society: anniversary, 12291 [3JN]

National Nursing Homes Week: observance, 11122 [15MY]

National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act: enact (H.R. 2436), 516 [23JA], 13888 [16JN], 15687, 15698, 15720-15722-15727 [26JN]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Protocol Act: enact (H.R. 4945), 12828 [5JN]

National Organ Donor Protocol Act: enact (H.R. 4697), 8997 [29AP]

National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 510), 2772 [25FE]

National Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month: designate (H.J. Res. 539), 3267 [27FE]

National Spina Bifida Month: designate (H.J. Res. 655), 13659 [12JN]

National Substance Abuse Education Act: enact (H.R. 3769), 1011 [29JA]

National Women's Health Awareness Month: designate (H.J. Res. 574), 5327 [18MR]

Native American Diabetes Prevention and Control Act: enact (H.R. 4282), 3257 [27FE]

New Jersey: task force on catastrophic and long-term health insurance for the elderly, 16974 [17JY]

New-Born Genetic Screening Act: enact (H.R. 5147), 16303 [26JN]

NIH: ensure humane treatment in animal research (H. Con. Res. 351), 16277, 16286 [26JN]

———first fiscal year of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, 30406 [10OC]

NIH Centennial Year: designate (H.J. Res. 709), 21742 [14AU]

Nursing homes: ensure protection of rights of residents (H.R. 4279), 3274 [27FE]

Organ procurement: establish national standards and a national registry (H.R. 5587), 25881 [24SE]

Organ Transplantation Policy Act: enact (H.R. 5567), 25090 [19SE]

Organ transplants: provide immunosuppressive drugs to centers (H.R. 5146), 16306 [26JN]

Parental and Medical Leave Act: enact (H.R. 4300), 5089 [17MR], 16528 [15JY], 18244 [30JY], 23365, 23368 [16SE], 25382, 25385 [23SE], 26373 [25SE], 27434, 27441 [30SE], 30142 [9OC], 30426 [10OC], 33620 [17OC]

Parkinson Support Groups of America: tribute, 18598 [31JY]

Pet Protection Act: enact (H.R. 4871), 12300 [3JN]

President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped: essay contest, 13038 [9JN]

Reading and Berks County, PA: conference on health care and catastrophic insurance, 7823 [16AP]

Rehabilitation Act: inclusion of communicable diseases in definition of handicapped, 16275 [26JN]

School-Based Adolescent Health Amendments: enact (H.R. 5377), 20192, 20194-20196 [8AU]

Social conditions: coordination of efforts in dealing with elder abuse (H.R. 5425), 21634 [14AU]

Social Security: changes in SSI program regulations (H.R. 5595), 27333 [2OC]

———disability benefits eligibility reform, 4199 [11MR]

———Disability Insurance Program management, 30447 [10OC]

———due process for benefits applicants (H.R. 5226), 17532 [23JY]

———medicare and medicaid maternal and child health programs budget reconciliation (H.R. 5287), 18031 [29JY]

Social Security Procedural Improvements Act: enact (H.R. 4419), 5327 [18MR]

Soviet Union: international cooperative effort to evaluate health effects of atomic power plant accident (H. Con. Res. 373), 18036 [29JY]

Supplemental Medical Insurance Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 5320), 18852 [1AU]

Task Force on Elder Abuse Act: enact (H.R. 4494), 6157 [25MR]

Tobacco: proposed ban on advertising, 21440 [13AU]

Tobacco industry: imitation of smokeless products in certain children's marketing, 16969 [17JY]

U.S. Health Act: enact (H.R. 5070), 25077 [19SE]

U.S. Health Program Act: enact (H.R. 5070), 14973 [23JN]

University of Arizona: heart transplants at the Medical Center, 22179 [15AU]

University of Notre Dame: tribute to the Students for Organ Transplants, 16984 [17JY]

University of Rochester: Organ Procurement Program, 17526 [23JY]

Veterans: medical care funding, 11092 [15MY]

———salute to hospitalized, 1803 [5FE]

Waste and abuse: alleged, 16253 [26JN]

Yale University: establishment of the Cancer Control Research Unit, 10264 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

Adoption: publication of States' statistical data (S. 2476), 11329 [20MY]

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 2443), 10407 [13MY]

———require research on neuronal receptors, 26699-26701 [27SE]

———revise authorities (S. 2595), 15149 [24JN]

Alcoholism: funding for prevention programs, 26827 [27SE]

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Services Research Act: enact (S. 2861), 25684 [23SE]

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5233), 22444 [9SE], 22517-22529, 22535-22556, 22570-22582 [10SE]

———making (H.R. 5233), appointment of conferees, 23090 [12SE]

———making (H.R. 5313), 27960-27984 [2OC]

———making (H.R. 5313), appointment of conferees, 27984 [2OC]

Birth control: prohibit use of funds to provide to minors, 27873-27883 [2OC]

Bowen, Sec. of HHS: Medical University of South Carolina commencement address, 12769 [5JN]

Community Development Credit Union Revolving Loan Fund: transfer to the National Credit Union Administration (H.R. 5554), 33815 [18OC]

Community Economic Development Act: amend, 28345 [3OC]

Connecticut Hospice: provide for waiver of certain requirements, 28347 [3OC]

Diseases: funding for acquired immune deficiency syndrome research, 22536 [10SE]

Drug abuse: availability of Dept. of Justice's assets forfeiture fund for education and prevention programs (S. 2727), 22010 [15AU]

———funding for prevention programs, 26827 [27SE]

———rehabilitation facilities, 27784 [2OC]

Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act: enact (S. 2727), 19858 [7AU], 21629 [14AU]

Drugs: establish fee for new drug applications (S. 2739), 20923 [12AU]

Families: support for caregivers information and education demonstration programs (S. 2949), 33502 [17OC]

Fast Food Ingredient Information Act: enact (S. 2446), 10420 [13MY], 13164 [10JN]

FDA: establish by law (S. 2154), 4044 [7MR]

Federal aid programs: funding family planning program, 32431 [16OC]

Federal Health Care Auditing and Quality Control Improvement Act: enact (S. 2625), 15873-15898 [26JN]

Fisk, Carol F.: nomination confirmed, 20406 [9AU]

Fresno County, CA: require approval of demonstration project, 27910 [2OC]

Hardy, Dorcas R.: qualifications of nominee, 14634 [19JN]

Health: hazards of smokeless tobacco use, 6137 [25MR]

———permit planning agencies to operate until 1986 appropriations are spent, 12908 [6JN]

Health Care Financing Administration: provide for prompt payment of claims (S. Res. 420), 12375-12378 [4JN]

Human Services Reauthorization Act: enact (S. 2081), 2530-2532 [20FE]

Medical care: respite care demonstration program (S. 2586), 14957 [23JN]

Medicare: ensure quality hospital care for beneficiaries, 5438 [19MR]

———establish demonstration project for veterans (S. 2482), 11721 [21MY]

Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act: enact (S. 2122), 3185 [27FE]

National Childhood Vaccine-Injury Compensation Act: enact (S. 827), 19317 [5AU]

National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act: enact (H.R. 2436), 33477 [17OC]

Newman, Don: nomination confirmed, 9972 [8MY]

Newman, Donald M.: nomination confirmed, 6651 [8AP]

President's Council on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: funding, 22553 [10SE]

Public Health Service Corps: special pay for psychologists (S. 2876), 26179 [25SE]

Roper, William L.: nomination confirmed, 9972 [8MY]

Social Security Act: provide for regional referral centers for States previously under waiver, 27910 [2OC]

U.S.-Mexico Border Health Education and Training Act: enact (S. 2089), 2613 [24FE]

Windom, Robert E.: qualifications of nominee, 14634 [19JN]

Winston, David: tribute, 25144, 25150 [22SE]

Winston, David A.: tribute, 24952 [19SE]

Reports

America's Uninsured and Underinsured—A Nation at Risk of Inadequate Health Care and Catastrophic Costs: Select Committee on Aging, 25077-25080 [19SE]

Depts. of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations (excerpt), 12904 [6JN]

Payment Rates for Renal Services and Improvements in Administration of End Stage Renal Disease Networks and Program: Committee on Ways and Means, 19005 [4AU]

Reports by conference committees

Making Appropriations (H.R. 5233), 28166-28176 [2OC]

Making Appropriations (H.R. 5313), 29375-29385 [7OC]

Reports filed

Appropriations: committee of conference (H.R. 5233) (H. Rept. 99-960), 28178 [2OC]

———committee of conference (H.R. 5313) (H. Rept. 99-977), 29386 [7OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 5233) (H. Rept. 99-711), 17691 [24JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 5233) (S. Rept. 99-408), 21917 [15AU]

———Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 5313) (S. Rept. 99-487), 26179 [25SE]

Designate NIH Centennial Year: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 395), 24968 [19SE]

Direct Payment of Certain Health Care Professionals and Coordination With State and Local Law: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 4825) (H. Rept. 99-710), 17691 [24JY]

Education of the Handicapped Act Reauthorization: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 2294) (S. Rept. 99-315), 12076 [2JN]

Encouragement of Professional Review Activities of Health Care Entities and Hospital Distribution of Malpractice Claims Payment Information: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 5540) (H. Rept. 99-903), 26427 [26SE]

Establish National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program: Committee on Science and Technology (H.R. 2436) (H. Rept. 99-481), 3480 [4MR]

Extension of Program of Childhood Vaccinations: committee of conference (H.R. 5230) (S. Rept. 99-805), 22143 [15AU]

———Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 5230) (S. Rept. 99-801), 22143 [15AU]

Federal Financial Assistance for Control of Plague: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 4392) (H. Rept. 99-972), 29386 [7OC]

Head Start, Follow Through, Dependent Care, Community Services Grant, and Community Food and Nutrition Programs Appropriations: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 4421) (H. Rept. 99-545), 7890 [17AP]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 4421) (H. Rept. 99-549), 8410 [22AP]

Head Start Act, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act, Community Services Block Grant Act, Dependent Care State Grant Program Reauthorization: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 2444) (S. Rept. 99-327), 15104 [24JN]

Improved Health Status of Native Hawaiians: Committee on Indian Affairs (Select) (S. 2243) (S. Rept. 99-532), 29026 [6OC]

National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (H.R. 2436) (S. Rept. 99-521), 27994 [2OC], 28511 [3OC]

National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 2436) (H. Rept. 99-481), 14741 [19JN]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 2436; H. Res. 484) (H. Rept. 99-656), 15286 [24JN]

Nomination: Carol F. Fisk, 19575 [6AU]

———Donald M. Newman, 6651 [8AP]

———Robert B. Helms, 15104 [24JN]

———Robert E. Windom, 14424 [18JN]

———Ronald F. Docksai, 15104 [24JN]

Parental Leave in Cases Involving Birth, Adoption, or Serious Health Condition of Children: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 4300) (H. Rept. 99-699), 19950 [8AU]

———Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 4300) (H. Rept. 99-699), 17054 [21JY]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 4300; H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 99-838), 24686 [18SE]

Provision for Compensation for Children Who Have Sustained Vaccine-Related Injuries: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 5546) (H. Rept. 99-908), 26427 [26SE]

———Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 827) (S. Rept. 99-483), 25838 [24SE]

Revise Authorities of Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 2595) (S. Rept. 99-333), 16376 [14JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5313), 23178 [12SE]

Statements

Health Care Needs of U.S.-Mexico Border Residents: Jose Laguna Garcia, 2613 [24FE]

Health Protection Act (excerpts), 13174 [10JN]

NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: Ralph Snyderman, 30406 [10OC]

Peer Review, Patient Safety and Risk Management—Current Initiatives: American Society of Anesthesiology, 2417 [19FE]

Proposed Budget Reductions in the End Stage Renal Disease Network Program (sundry excerpts), 15617 [25JN]

Report of Surgeon General's Advisory Committee on the Health Consequences of Using Smokeless Tobacco: C. Everett Koop, 6138 [25MR]

———Senator Lugar, 6138 [25MR]

Support for Fast Food Labeling: American College of Allergists, 10422 [13MY]

———American Heart Association, 10422 [13MY]

———Center for Science in the Public Interest, 10421 [13MY]

Variations in Medical Practice: John Bunker (excerpt), 10221 [8MY]

What Does a Support Group Have To Offer?: Parkinson Support Groups of America, 18599 [31JY]

Summaries

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Services Research Act (S. 2861), 25688 [23SE]

Medicare Continuing Care and Quality Assurance Act (H.R. 4330), 3990 [6MR]

Medicare Coverage for the Mentally Handicapped (H.R. 5090), 15648 [25JN]

National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (H.R. 5184), 16995 [17JY]

New Drug Application Fee Amendments (S. 2739), 20924 [12AU]

U.S. Health Program Act (H.R. 5070), 14973-14976 [23JN]

Tables

Appropriations, 18304-18323 [31JY]

Appropriations spending totals, 22551 [10SE]

Low-income energy funds, 7118 [10AP]

Summary of appropriation recommendations for Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 6909 [9AP]

Testimonies

Alzheimer's Disease: Janet Walsh, 15634 [25JN]

Antibiotic Therapy for Arthritis: E. Douglas Reddan, National Hospital for Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, 19334 [5AU]

Childhood Vaccine Protection Act: Representative Bill Young, 18030 [29JY]

Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: Gladys H. Caregiver, 207 [21JA]

———Jack M. Pollock, 206 [21JA]

———Marion Roach, 205 [21JA]

———Roberta Goodman, 206 [21JA]

FDA Appropriations for Fast Food Labeling, 10423 [13MY]

Key Issues in Adoption: Dorcas R. Hardy, 9087-9089 [30AP]

———Jo Ann Gasper, 9091 [30AP]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 531, Lupus Awareness Month, 2425 [19FE]

H.J. Res. 554, National Digestive Diseases Awareness Week, 3994 [6MR]

H.J. Res. 574, National Women's Health Awareness Month, 5328 [18MR]

H.J. Res. 709, NIH Centennial Year, 21742 [14AU]

H.R. 1294, Cancer Patients Employment Rights Act, 8042 [17AP]

H.R. 2436, National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act, 15687, 15709 [26JN]

H.R. 4065, Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act, 1314 [30JA]

H.R. 4282, Native American Diabetes Prevention and Control Act, 3258 [27FE]

H.R. 4494, Task Force on Elder Abuse Act, 6157 [25MR]

H.R. 4620, Medicare Fair Hospital Deductible Act, 8049 [17AP]

H.R. 4825, Federal Employee's Health Care Freedom of Choice Act, 18859 [4AU]

H.R. 4871, Pet Protection Act, 12300 [3JN]

H.R. 5053, Medicare Timely Payment Amendments, 14753 [19JN]

H.R. 5157, Federal Hospital System Sharing Act, 16979 [17JY]

H.R. 5205, AIDS Service Coordination Act, 18602 [31JY]

H.R. 5233, making appropriations, 18277-18285 [31JY], 22517-22526 [10SE]

H.R. 5313, making appropriations, 23175 [12SE], 27961-27972 [2OC]

H.R. 5474, establish eligibility rules for benefits for multiple sclerosis victims, 22188 [15AU]

H.R. 5540, Health Care Quality Improvement Act, 30762-30765 [14OC]

H.R. 5546, National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, 30751-30760 [14OC]

H.R. 5554, transfer the Community Development Credit Union Revolving Loan Fund to the National Credit Union Administration, 27021 [29SE]

H.R. 5681, Back Injury Commission Act, 30410 [10OC]

S. 2025, provide for Senate confirmation of FDA Commissioner, 606 [28JA], 790 [29JA]

S. 2089, U.S.-Mexico Border Health Education and Training Act, 2614 [24FE]

S. 2154, establish FDA by law, 4045 [7MR]

S. 2446, Fast Food Ingredient Information Act, 10421 [13MY]

S. 2476, require States to furnish and the Dept. of HHS to publish, statistical data relating to the incidence of adoption, 11331 [20MY]

S. 2482, medicare demonstration project for veterans, 11722 [21MY]

S. 2586, respite care demonstration program, 14957 [23JN]

S. 2595, revise authorities of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, 15149-15153 [24JN]

S. 2625, Federal Health Care Auditing and Quality Control Improvement Act, 15885 [26JN]

S. 2727, Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act, 19858 [7AU]

S. 2739, establish fee for new drug applications, 20923 [12AU]

S. 2771, reclassification of transitional devices, 21933 [15AU]

S. 2861, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Services Research Act, 25685-25688 [23SE]

S. 2876, special pay for Public Health Service Corps psychologists, 26179 [25SE]

S. Res. 420, prompt payment of medicare claims, 12376 [4JN]

Social Security Disability Insurance Program management, 30448 [10OC]