COMPUTERS related term(s) Automation; Electronics

Amendments

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: enact (H.R. 4718), 28533, 28568 [3OC], 28820 [6OC]

———enact (S. 2281), 27638, 27736 [1OC]

Analyses

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (S. 2281), 7188 [10AP]

Articles and editorials

Cornell Spurns Grants Given Without Review, 540 [27JA]

Kachajian's Rebellion, 26186-26188 [25SE]

Military Needs Renew Interest in Gallium-Arsenide Microchip, 12743 [5JN]

Software Crisis, 14967-14970 [23JN]

U.S. Dependence on Japan for Parts Worries Pentagon, 4838 [13MR]

Watching Me, Watching You, 11799 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions

Crime and criminals: penalties for certain activities relative to access devices (see S. 2281; H.R. 4562)

———penalties for fraud relative to access devices (see H.R. 4718)

Data integrity boards: establish within executive departments (see S. 2756)

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: cost sharing process for data base management (see H.R. 4440)

High Technology Antidumping Act: enact (see H.R. 4508)

Information Age Commission: establish (see H.R. 5515)

Japan: fair treatment of U.S. semiconductor industry (see H. Res. 454)

Matching programs: ensure privacy, integrity, and verification of disclosed data (see S. 2756)

National Educational Software Corp.: establish (see S. 2672)

National Electronics Technicians Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 507)

National Software Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 332)

NBS: consideration of H.R. 2889, computer security research program (see H. Res. 537)

OTA: report on fiber optic networks to improve communications (see S. 2594)

Patents: protect copyrighted programs from illegal copying (see H.R. 4921, 4949)

Wiretapping: interception of certain communications or other forms of surveillance (see S. 2575)

Letters

Sale of multifunction computer to India: Caspar W. Weinberger, Sec. of Defense (excerpt), 32317 [16OC]

Mailgrams

Rejection of Federal research grant: Cornell University, 540 [27JA]

Memorials of legislature

Michigan, 9465 [5MY]

Remarks in House

Airline Computer Reservation Systems Arbitration Act: enact (H.R. 5466), 22131 [15AU], 22201-22202 [15AU]

Committee for International Science, Engineering and Technology: establish interagency, 11954 [22MY]

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: enact (H.R. 4562), 7816 [16AP], 9159 [30AP]

———enact (H.R. 4718), 12106 [3JN]

———enact (H.R. 4718), Senate amendments, 28819 [6OC]

Computer Security Act: enact (H.R. 2889), 21018-21025 [12AU]

Computer Software Rental Act: enact (H.R. 4921), 12294 [3JN]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: cost sharing process for data base management (H.R. 4440), 5296 [18MR]

Foreign trade: export control of strategic technology, 3812 [6MR]

———U.S. access to semiconductor market, 11555 [21MY]

High Technology Trade Promotion Act: enact (H.R. 4491), 6158-6160 [25MR]

Information Age Commission: establish (H.R. 5515), 23250 [12SE]

Japan: U.S. importation of computer components for military purposes, 4838 [13MR]

National High-Tech Month: designate (H.J. Res. 707), 21455 [13AU]

NBS: computer security research program (H.R. 2889), 21018-21025 [12AU]

U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute: formation, 7215 [10AP]

Western regional export licensing office: require establishment and operation (H.R. 5443), 22198 [15AU]

Remarks in Senate

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: enact (H.R. 4718), 28568 [3OC]

———enact (S. 2281), 7187-7189 [10AP], 27637-27641 [1OC]

Computer Matching and Privacy Protection: enact (S. 2756), 21601 [14AU]

Cornell University: rejection of Federal research grant, 540 [27JA]

Courts: amend standards for the use of wiretapping, 26764-26771 [27SE]

Cray Research: tribute, 22249 [8SE]

Dept. of Defense: funding for physical acoustics research, 27909 [2OC]

Education: impact on future of computer industry, 14967 [23JN]

Electronic Communications Privacy Act: enact (S. 2575), 14599-14608 [19JN], 27637 [1OC]

Executive departments: agencies' exchange of records on individuals, 11799 [21MY]

Foreign trade: semiconductor agreement, 18532 [31JY]

———unfair competition, 12369 [4JN]

Information Age Commission: establish (S. 786), 29892 [9OC], 33532 [17OC]

Intergraph Corp.: Senate Productivity Award recipient, 33460 [17OC]

National Software Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 332), 8891 [29AP], 20401, 20405 [9AU]

Silicon Technology Corp.: efforts to obtain export license, 26185 [25SE]

Supercomputer Network Study Act (S. 2594), 15148 [24JN]

Reports filed

Barrier Reduction to International Trade in Telecommunication Equipment and Services: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 3131) (H. Rept. 99-471), 2292 [19FE]

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 2281) (S. Rept. 99-432), 22264 [8SE]

Designate National Software Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 332), 18570 [31JY]

Duplicative Radar Jammer Programs: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 99-928), 27425 [30SE]

Electronic Communications Privacy Act: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 2575) (S. Rept. 99-541), 33491 [17OC]

Establish Information Age Commission: Committee on Governmental Affairs (S. 786) (S. Rept. 99-505), 27269 [30SE]

Forms of Surveillance and Interception of Communications: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 2575), 26838 [27SE]

Interception of Certain Communications and Forms of Surveillance: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 4952) (H. Rept. 99-647), 14741 [19JN]

NBS Computer Security Research Program: Committee on Government Operations (H.R. 2889) (H. Rept. 99-753), 19460 [6AU]

———Committee on Science and Technology (H.R. 2889) (H. Rept. 99-753), 19460 [6AU], 22143 [15AU]

Penalties for Fraud in Connection With Access Devices and Computers: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 4718) (H. Rept. 99-612), 11946 [22MY]

Prohibiting Sale of Integrated Avionics Systems Kits to People's Republic of China: Committee on Foreign Relations (S.J. Res. 331) (H. Rept. 99-293), 9651 [6MY]

Summaries

Electronic Communications Privacy Act (H.R. 4952): Committee on the Judiciary, 26767 [27SE]

Electronic Communications Privacy Act (S. 2575), 14608 [19JN]

Texts of

H.R. 2889, Computer Security Act, 21018 [12AU]

H.R. 4440, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act cost sharing process for data base management, 5296 [18MR]

H.R. 4718, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 12106 [3JN]

H.R. 5443, require establishment and operation of a western regional export licensing office, 22198 [15AU]

S. 786, establish Information Age Commission, 29891 [9OC]

S. 2281, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 7187 [10AP], 27637, 27640 [1OC]

S. 2575, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 14601-14607 [19JN]

S. 2594, Supercomputer Network Study Act, 15148 [24JN]

S. 2756, Computer Matching and Privacy Protection, 21602 [14AU]

S.J. Res. 332, National Software Awareness Week, 8891 [29AP], 20401 [9AU]