DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE see also Secretary of Commerce
Amendments
Appropriations: making (H.R. 2763), 18369 [30JN], 18617, 18632, 18639, 18640, 18641, 18645, 18648, 18650, 18655, 18657, 18659, 18661 [1JY], 28088, 28091, 28093, 28099, 28101, 28102, 28104, 28105, 28106, 28107, 28108, 28112, 28114, 28119, 28134-28136 [15OC]
NBS: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), 14729 [4JN]
Analyses
Dept. of Commerce and Trade (H.R. 2716), 16804 [19JN]
Impact of Coast Guard Operating Expenses Reduction: Coast Guard, 11437 [6MY]
NBS Appropriations (H.R. 2160), 9665 [23AP]
Appointments
Conferees on H.R. 2763, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary appropriations, 28466 [20OC]
Articles and editorials
America's Other Border, 22382 [5AU]
Detentist at Commerce, 27402 [13OC]
History May Not Remember Gerald Marks, but We Will, 25673 [29SE]
Integrity of Malcolm Baldrige, 21218 [28JY]
Malcolm Baldrige, 21495 [29JY]
Miami's 6-Mile River—Pollution, Aliens and Drugs, 22382 [5AU]
Restructuring of the National Technical Information Corp., 9659 [23AP]
Trade Gap Batters Markets, 27987 [15OC]
U.S. Technology Competitiveness, 20479 [21JY]
Verity's Views on Soviet Trade Setting Off a Few Fireworks, 27402 [13OC]
Bills and resolutions
Appropriations: making (see H.R. 2763)
Baldrige, Malcolm: express sorrow and regret (see S. Res. 256)
Basic Scientific Research and Student Assistance Act: enact (see S. 1302)
Business: Minority Business Development Administration (see S. 1848)
Canada: investigations of agricultural subsidies (see S. Con. Res. 27)
Computers: establish standards program (see H.R. 145)
Economic Development Administration: budget authority (see H.R. 837, 838)
Economic statistics: criminal penalties for premature release (see H.R. 1867)
Export Administration Act: amend (see S. 654)
Federal employees: include INS inspectors, Customs Service inspectors, and IRS revenue officers within hazardous occupations retirement provisions (see H.R. 2532)
Foreign countries: prohibit Dept. of Commerce from certain activities which feature or convey advantages of relocating U.S. businesses (see H.R. 3210)
Foreign trade: U.S. ocean transportation of dry bulk commodities (see H.R. 132)
Gulf of Mexico: use of turtle excluder devices (see H.R. 1898)
Merchant marine: provide benefits to World War II seamen (see H.R. 1235)
National Bureau of Standards: consideration of H.R. 2160, authorizing appropriations (see H. Res. 184), 14259 [2JN]
National Bureau of Standards and Industrial Competitiveness: establish (see H.R. 2068)
National Technical Information Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2159)
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: budget authority (see H.R. 840)
Natural gas: expedited consideration relative to pipelines (see H.R. 1458)
———establish Office of Extension Services (see H.R. 2492)
———establish Office of Extension Services to support, advise, and assist State industrial extension services (see S. 1319)
NOAA: budget authority (see H.R. 839)
———independent status (see H.R. 2135)
Office of Extension Services: establish (see H.R. 2492)
Railroads: restrictions on the sale of main transcontinental rail lines (see H.R. 1471)
Rolen-Rolen-Roberts International: relief (see S. 1434)
Sports: efforts to bring 1994 World Cup soccer tournament to U.S. (see H.J. Res. 343)
Technology Competitiveness Act: enact (see S. 907)
Tobacco: joint Dept. of Agriculture/Dept. of Commerce study of commodities and products that may be produced and marketed together (see S. 868)
Travel and Tourism Advisory Board: replace with a private, nonprofit corporation (see H.R. 2357)
U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1267)
Communications from
National Climate Program: appropriations, 5919 (EC769) [17MR]
Structural assessment of the new U.S. Embassy building in Moscow: report, 13735 (EC1300) [27MY], 13825 (EC1479) [27MY]
Descriptions
Legislation affecting U.S. competitiveness in world markets, 10570 [29AP]
Office of Productivity, Technology, and Innovation (excerpt), 20196 [17JY]
Factsheets
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary Appropriations, 18605 [1JY]
What's Wrong With Our Export Control Laws?, 4012-4017 [24FE]
Hearings
Committee on Appropriations (House): Depts. of Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary budgets, D239 [7AP]
———Dept. of Commerce (testimony), D234 [6AP]
———economic and statistical analysis and the Bureau of the Census (testimony), D183 [23MR]
———Economic Development Administration (testimony from Clarence M. Pendleton, Jr., Orson G. Swindel III, and Katherine M. Bulow), D104 [3MR]
———EEOC, State Justice Institute, Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, ITC, Federal Maritime Commission, and Dept. of Justice budgets (testimony from Clarence Thomas, C.C. Torbert, Edward V. Hickey, Jr., Arnold I. Burns, W. Glenn Campbell, and Susan Liebeler), D117 [5MR]
———FTC, USIA, and National Endowment for Democracy (testimony), D187 [24MR]
———Sec. of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, and National Telecommunications and Information Service (testimony), D166 [18MR]
———supplementals (testimony from Clarence M. Pendleton, Jr., Orson G. Swindel III, and Katherine M. Bulow), D104 [3MR]
Committee on Appropriations (Senate): Dept. of Commerce budget (testimony from Sec. of Commerce, Malcolm Baldrige), D114 [5MR]
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: budget (testimony), D155 [17MR]
———National Telecommunications and Information Administration budget (testimony), D198 [26MR]
———Technology Competitiveness Act (S. 907) (testimony), D288 [28AP], D358 [19MY]
Committee on Foreign Affairs: President's competitiveness initiative and Dept. of Commerce's annual report on foreign policy export controls (testimony from Malcolm Baldrige, Sec. of Commerce), D95 [26FE]
Committee on Government Operations: Dept. of State Silverware Replacement Program (testimony from Joan McCabe and Donald J. Bouchard), D141 [11MR]
———U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service management problems (testimony from Allan I. Mendelowitz, Alexander Good, and Bruce Smart), D141 [11MR]
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: establish the title of States and assure protection of certain abandoned shipwrecks (H.R. 74, 2071) (testimony), D264 [21AP]
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Future of the LANDSAT System, D215 [31MR]
———NBS budget (testimony from Ernest Ambler), D107 [3MR]
Letters
Census preparations (sundry), 23497 [20AU]
Computer Security Act: James C. Miller III, OMB, 16910 [22JN]
Consortium with Japan on telecommunications services: Clayton Yeutter, U.S. Trade Representative, 5973 [17MR]
———Malcolm Baldrige, Sec. of Commerce, 5972 [17MR]
———Senators Murkowski, Stevens, and Representative Don Young, 5973 [17MR]
Definition of export trading company: Malcolm Baldrige, 20000 [15JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary appropriations: Representative Whitten, 18602 [1JY]
NASA weather satellites: Thomas N. Pyke, Jr., 13722 [27MY]
National Quality Improvement Award: Malcolm Baldrige, Sec. of Commerce, 14877 [8JN]
NBS appropriations: Carol T. Crawford, OMB, 14724 [4JN]
———Ernest Ambler, 14724 [4JN]
NOAA Atmospheric and Satellite Program Authorization Act: Bruce Smart, 33020 [20NO]
OMB challenge to census questionnaire: Marc Galbraith, Kansas State Library, 27730 [13OC]
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act: Clayton Yeutter and Malcolm Baldrige, 19708 [14JY]
Technology Competitiveness Act: Frank Press, National Academy of Sciences, and Robert M. White, National Academy of Engineering, 19715 [14JY]
———George E. Dieter, American Society for Engineering Education, 19714 [14JY]
———Richard Rosenberg, Daniel T. Koenig, and Nathan H. Hurt, Jr., American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 19714 [14JY]
World trade: Bruce Smart, 17522 [25JN]
Lists
Materials submitted to OMB on preparation of Census questionnaire, 23503 [20AU]
NASA weather satellites launch options, 13722 [27MY]
Meetings
Committee on Finance: initiate a countervailing duty investigation of subsidized agricultural imports from Canada (S. Con. Res. 27), D164 [18MR]
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): semiconductor chip designs (S. 442), D245 [8AP]
Petitions
Turtle exclusion devices on towing trawls: Nederland, TX, City Council, 6355 [19MR]
Press releases
Sec. of Commerce hosts meeting to discuss formation of U.S.-U.S.S.R. Chamber of Commerce, 27408 [13OC]
Remarks in House
ACDA: appropriations, 18639 [1JY]
Appropriations: DEA, FBI, and INS, 18657, 18658 [1JY]
———making (H.R. 1827), 9531 [23AP]
———making (H.R. 2763), 18601 [1JY], 18613
———reductions, 18655, 18659 [1JY]
Bureau of the Census: child care arrangements of working families, 13283 [20MY]
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: appropriations, 18640 [1JY]
Computers: establish standards program (H.R. 145), 16907-16912 [22JN]
———foreign trade, 32680 [18NO]
Dept. of Commerce and Trade: establish (H.R. 2716), 16804 [19JN]
Economic Development Administration: appropriations, 18617-18631 [1JY]
Export Administration Act: establish western regional export licensing office (H.R. 1634), 6001 [17MR]
Foreign countries: investment and ownership in U.S., 17903 [26JN]
———prohibit Dept. of Commerce from certain activities which feature or convey advantages of relocating U.S. businesses (H.R. 3210), 23063, 23064 [7AU]
Foreign trade: export controls, 3327 [11FE]
———importation of products or services from Toshiba Corp. or Kongsberg Vaapenfabrik Co., 18655 [1JY]
Interagency Group for Scientific Information Transfer: establish, 24469 [17SE]
Japan: unfair trade practices, 30600 [3NO]
Key Largo, FL: NOAA semi-tropical research facility, 18632-18639 [1JY]
LSC: appropriations, 18641, 18645-18648 [1JY]
Merchant marine: benefits to World War II seamen (H.R. 1235), 6432 [19MR]
———provide benefits to World War II merchant seamen (H.R. 1235), 13650 [21MY], 22671 [5AU]
Mexico: U.S. trade policy, 8292 [7AP]
Minority Business Development Administration: establish in Dept. of Commerce to clarify relationship between such Administration and the SBA (H.R. 1769), 6627 [24MR]
National Bureau of Standards: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), 9664 [23AP], 14552 [3JN], 14722-14730 [4JN]
National Bureau of Standards and Industrial Competitiveness: establish (H.R. 2068), 11934 [11MY]
National Maritime Day: observance, 13686 [21MY]
National Oceans Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 1711), 3870 [19FE]
National Technical Information Corp.: establish (H.R. 2159), 9659 [23AP]
National Technical Information Service: printing, 14729 [4JN]
———establish Office of Extension Services (H.R. 2492), 13651 [21MY]
NOAA: semi-tropical research facility, Key Largo, FL, 18632-18639 [1JY]
OMB: census questionnaire, 27730, 27733 [13OC]
SBA: appropriations, 18650-18653 [1JY]
Science: U.S./Soviet Union exchange agreements, 24469 [17SE]
SEC: appropriations, 18661 [1JY]
Small Business Development Centers: appropriations, 18648-18650 [1JY]
Travel and Tourism Advisory Board: replace with a private, nonprofit corporation (H.R. 2357), 11870 [8MY]
Verity, C. William, Jr.: nomination as Sec. of Commerce, 26941 [7OC]
Watkins, Robert: role as trade negotiator, 26745 [7OC]
Remarks in Senate
Appropriations: making (H.R. 2763), 27805-27807 [14OC], 28086-28094, 28098-28122 [15OC]
Baldrige, Malcolm: express sorrow and regret (S. Res. 256), 21215, 21217-21222, 21269 [28JY]
Basic Scientific Research and Student Assistance Act: enact (S. 1302), 14151 [29MY]
Business: Minority Business Development Administration (S. 1848), 30771 [4NO]
Canada: investigations of agricultural subsidies (S. Con. Res. 27), 5061 [6MR]
Census: OMB elimination of certain data on questionnaire, 23497 [20AU], 27635, 27636 [13OC], 27637 [13OC]
Computers: establish standards program (H.R. 145), 17555 [25JN], 37678-37681 [21DE]
Customs Service: sugar, 27322 [9OC]
Disaster loans: funding, 13723-13725, 13728 [27MY]
Economic Development Administration: funding, 13732 [27MY]
Economic development funds: extend availability, 13717, 13718 [27MY]
Export Administration Act: amend (S. 654), 4628 [3MR], 5322 [11MR]
Foreign trade: deficit, 13607 [21MY]
———international markets for Indian arts, 18929 [8JY]
———investigation of Canadian agricultural subsidies (S. Con. Res. 27), 6971-6973 [26MR]
———investigation of Canadian agricultural subsidies (S. Con. Res. 27), unanimous-consent agreement, 6838, 6840 [25MR]
———study effects of extending GATT, 19351 [10JY]
Golden Fleece of the Month: recipient, 20615 [22JY]
Miami River: aliens and narcotics smuggling, 22381 [5AU]
NASA: weather satellites, 13722 [27MY]
NBS: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), 15102 [9JN]
———establish Office of Extension Services to support, advise, and assist State industrial extension services (S. 1319), 14492 [3JN]
New Clearinghouse on State and Local Initiatives: funding, 35240 [11DE]
New Mexico: potash production, 22976-22978 [6AU]
Rolen-Rolen-Roberts International: relief (S. 1434), 17826 [26JN]
Technology Competitiveness Act: enact (S. 907), 7951-7954 [3AP], 20478-20480 [21JY], 37963 [22DE]
Tobacco: joint Dept. of Agriculture/Dept. of Commerce study of commodities and products that may be produced and marketed together (S. 868), 7180 [27MR]
Travel and Tourism Advisory Board: funding, 13543 [21MY]
U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 1267), 13585 [21MY], 20513-20515 [21JY]
Verity, C. William, Jr.: nomination, 25581 [29SE], 27326 [9OC]
Weights and measures: national policy of metric conversion, 18931 [8JY]
Reports
Eighth Session of the Joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. Commercial Commission, 27414 [13OC]
Investigations of Canadian Agricultural Subsidies (S. Con. Res. 27), 6578 [23MR]
Liability Insurance, 31975 [16NO]
National Technical Information Corp. Archives: NASA, 9659 [23AP]
Nomination of C. William Verity, Jr.: Colorado Committee of Concern for Soviet Jewry, 27419, 27420 [13OC]
Restructuring of the National Technical Information Corp., 9659 [23AP]
———National Academy of Public Administration, 9659 [23AP]
U.S. Technology Competitiveness: OTA, 20478 [21JY]
Reports filed
Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 2763) (S. Rept. 100-182), 25310 [25SE]
———Committee on Rules (H.R. 2763; H. Res. 215) (H. Rept. 100-196), 18097 [29JN]
———Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 100-98), 12826 [19MY]
NBS Appropriations: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 100-98), 12826 [19MY]
———Committee on Rules (H.R. 2160) (H. Res. 184) (H. Rept. 100-120), 14214, 14259 [2JN]
NBS Computer Standards Program: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 145) (H. Rept. 100-153), 15582 [11JN]
NOAA Atmospheric and Satellite Programs: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1667) (S. Rept. 100-151), 23571 [9SE]
———Committee on Rules (S. 1667), Consideration (S. Res. 307) (H. Rept. 100-429), 31634 [10NO]
Nomination: Charles E. Cobb, Jr., 21250 [28JY]
———of C. William Verity, Jr., To Be Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 24214 [16SE]
U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration Appropriations Authorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1267) S. Rept. 100-116), 20240 [17JY]
Statements
C. William Verity, Jr.: Frederick B. Dent, 27416 [13OC]
Center for Advanced Technologies: Senator Riegle, 28116 [15OC]
Denial of Relief for Rolen-Rolen-Roberts International, 17826 [26JN]
Dept. of Commerce Investigation of Canadian Agricultural Subsidies: Canadian Import Tribunal, 6972 [26MR]
———Clayton Yeutter, 6972 [26MR]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary Appropriations, 18602 [1JY]
———Senator Kassebaum, 28099 [15OC]
Development of Federal Computer Standards by NBS: James C. Miller III, 37679 [21DE]
Economic Development Administration Audit, 20615 [22JY]
Effects of Trade Deficit: Robert Ortner, 1133 [12JA]
———Thomas Jefferson, 1133 [12JA]
Establishing U.S.S.R.-U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Frederick B. Dent, 27408 [13OC]
Fairness Doctrine, 16995 [23JN]
Hearing Aid Compatible Telephones, 1324 [14JA]
Nomination of C. William Verity, Jr., as Sec. of Commerce: Anthony Harrigan, 27403 [13OC]
OMB Challenge to Census Dress Rehearsal: Rachel S. VanWingen, American Library Association, 27730 [13OC]
People's Republic of China Using Coercive Abortion To Control Population Growth: John S. Aird, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 34704 [10DE]
Trade Policy: Gary Horlick, 19703 [14JY]
———Robert S. Strauss, 19703 [14JY]
———Senator Chiles, 19701 [14JY]
U.S. Technology Competitiveness: President's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness, 20478 [21JY]
Summaries
Export Control Provisions in Administration's Competitiveness Legislation, 4628 [3MR]
Tables
Complementary tobacco crop diversification (S. 868), 7180 [27MR]
Direct foreign investment in U.S., all industries, 17903 [26JN]
Disaster declarations, fiscal year 1987, 13723 [27MY]
Official scoring of the Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State appropriations bill: Committee on Budget, 28088 [15OC]
Testimonies
East-West Technology Transfer: Lawrence Brady, 6372 [19MR]
Trade Policy: Bob Kahn, 19711 [14JY]
———Bob Noyce, 19711 [14JY]
———Lou Branscomb, International Business Machines Corp., 19711 [14JY]
Texts of
Countervailing duty laws, U.S. Code, 6108 [18MR]
H.R. 145, establish computer standards program, 16907-16909 [22JN], 37678 [21DE]
H.R. 2160, authorizing appropriations for NBS, 14728 [4JN]
H.R. 2763, making appropriations, 28071-28083 [15OC]
S. 330, establish NOAA as independent agency, 1488, 1501 [20JA]
S. 868, joint Dept. of Agriculture/Dept. of Commerce study of commodities and products that may be produced and marketed together, 7182 [27MR]
S. 907, Technology Competitiveness Act, 7954-7957 [3AP]
S. 1267, U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration appropriations authorizations (S. 1267), 20515 [21JY]
S. 1302, Basic Scientific Research and Student Assistance Act, 14152 [29MY]
S. 1434, relief for Rolen-Rolen-Roberts International, 17826 [26JN]
S. Con. Res. 27, Dept. of Commerce investigations of Canadian agricultural subsidies, 5061 [6MR], 6971, 6977 [26MR]
S. Res. 256, express sorrow and regret at death of Malcolm Baldrige, 21229, 21270 [28JY]