AGED

Addresses

Greetings to Graduates—University of Massachusetts Gerontology Institute: Elsie Frank, 16513 [29JN]

Taking Charge of Our Future—Our Senior Citizens: Michael S. Dukakis, Governor of Massachusetts, 25230 [23SE]

Agreements

Discrimination: clarify provisions of public laws (S. 557), unanimous-consent agreement, 260 [27JA]

Amendments

Discrimination: clarify provisions of public laws (S. 557), 110, 118, 169 [26JA], 225, 233, 236, 237, 253, 255, 267-269 [27JA], 336, 351, 364, 369, 422, 425 [28JA], 2860 [2MR], 2951 [2MR]

National Adult Day Care Week: designate (S.J. Res. 147), 2608 [26FE]

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (H.J. Res. 138), 19836 [2AU]

Older Americans Act: technical corrections (H.R. 3436), 13518-13520 [7JN]

Senior Center Week: designate (H.J. Res. 196), 591 [2FE]

Analyses

Civil Rights Restoration Act (S. 557), 4456 [18MR]

Elderly Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs: Select Committee on Aging, 33536 [21OC]

Independent Living Trusts and Contributions Act (H.R. 5391), 25844 [27SE]

Pension Benefit Protection Act (S. 2700), 21246 [9AU]

Articles and editorials

AARP Tax, 16525 [29JN]

Above the Law, 4247 [17MR]

Bellevue Divorcee Wins National Award, 24236 [16SE]

Bureaucratic Barriers to Medicaid Benefits, 16171 [28JN]

Catastrophic Health Plan Will Be Boon for Elderly, 13310 [2JN]

Concerns of Disabled and Elderly Persons, 2399 [23FE]

Costs Killing Rural Hospitals, 18358 [14JY]

Demand Rising for Insurance That Covers Long-Term Care, 2907 [2MR], 3489 [4MR]

Elderly Lobby Peppers the House on Health Bill, 16521 [29JN]

Facts Needed on New Bill, 4962 [27AP]

Federal Power To Grow if Grove City Veto Falls, 4243 [17MR]

For Many, Help Is Near on Health Costs, 13256 [2JN]

HMO Troubles With Medicare, 2465 [24FE]

Insurance Covers Long-Term Care, 291 [27JA]

Is This Any Way To Grow Old?, 17290 [7JY]

Lawmakers Resist Costly ``Correction''—``Notch Baby'' Dilemma a Legacy of Quirk in Social Security Law, 9158 [27AP]

McCollum To Advocate for Minnesota's Elderly, 16729 [6JY]

Medicare Change Illegal, Judge Says, 20157 [3AU]

Most Long-Term-Care Insurance Criticized—Consumers Union Cites Deficiencies, Costs, 8662 [25AP]

New Medicare Rules Snag Local Hospitals, 22870 [8SE]

No Reason to Veto, 4273 [17MR]

Ongoing Projects for the Elderly in Kinston, 26894 [30SE]

Override of Reagan Civil Rights Veto Now a Congressional Must, 4603 [21MR]

President Honors City's Mamma, 15296 [20JN]

Reagan Stands Up for Principle Against Both Politicians and Bureaucrats, 6976 [14AP]

Reagan Veto a Loss, 4602 [21MR]

Running a Marathon a Day for the Elderly, 29869 [11OC]

Rural Hospital Closure May Harm the Very Old, 22870 [8SE]

That Bizarre Social Security Surplus, 23039 [8SE]

Time To Stand Up, 6345 [11AP]

Tribute to Herbert L. Bellamy, 952 [3FE]

Using Medical Markets To Stimulate the Rural Economy, 3021 [2MR]

Vermonter Goes to Washington, Gets a Lesson in Government, 23282 [9SE]

Ypsi Great-Great Grandma Getting High School Diploma, 13314 [2JN]

Bills and resolutions

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: amend (see S. 2856)

———waiver of rights without supervision (see H.R. 5500)

Banks and banking: access to check cashing services for certain persons (see S. 2110)

Budget: calculating maximum deficit amounts and studies relative to retirement taxes (see H.R. 5227)

Children: programs to encourage older persons to provide child care services (see H. Con. Res. 362)

Congress: prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 4821)

Committee on Aging (Select): expenses for investigations and studies (see H. Res. 370)

Committee on Aging (Special): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 368)

Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (see S. 2183)

Copyright: amend laws relative to certain unlicensed viewing of videos (see S. 2881)

Dept. of HHS: coverage of home care services (see H.R. 3886)

Developments in Aging—1987: authorize printing of report (see S. Con. Res. 98)

Education: clarify application of certain amendments under Age Discrimination Act (see H.R. 4203)

EEOC: extending the statute of limitations for certain claims (see H.R. 4107)

Employment: child care for low-income families (see H.R. 4614)

———prohibit age discrimination in apprenticeship programs (see S. 2197)

Families: honoring (see S. Con. Res. 115)

Federal employees: coverage under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 4070)

Guardianship proceedings: protect rights of persons (see S. 2765; H.R. 5266)

Guardianship Rights and Responsibility Act: enact (see H.R. 5275)

Indians: ensure proper coverage under Older Americans Act (see S. 2801)

Lifecare Long-Term Care Protection Act: enact (see S. 2681)

Malta: congratulate for establishment of the U.S. International Institute on Aging (see S.J. Res. 349; H.J. Res. 617)

Medicaid: nursing facility coverage (see H.R. 4631)

Medicare: coverage for all clinical diagnostic laboratory services (see H.R. 5253)

———coverage for procedures relative to atrophic and weakened jaws (see S. 2924)

———eliminate premium increases under certain conditions (see H.R. 3849)

———limit application of benefits and premiums (see H.R. 5398)

———long-term care assistance programs for States (see S. 2671)

———long-term health care (see H.R. 5085, 5320, 5393)

———payment for capital-related costs for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 5257)

———penalties for certain improper referral arrangements (see H.R. 5198)

———rates (see H.R. 3945)

———reductions in program (see S.J. Res. 387)

———voluntary certification of supplemental policies (see S. 2243)

———repeal participating physician and maximum allowable actual charge programs and eliminate carrier actions requiring physicians to refund amount collected for services deemed not necessary (see H.R. 5555)

Medicare Ambulance Service Improvement Act: enact (see S. 2902)

Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act: delay implementation and provide for study of coverage and funding (see S. 2870)

Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act: waiving certain points of order against H.R. 2470, conference report (see H. Res. 463)

Mental Health and Aging Act: enact (see H.R. 4860)

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 261)

National Center on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 3899)

National Economic Commission: preservation of Social Security benefits (see S. Res. 478)

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 463)

National Guard: defer discharge of an officer that has reached 64 years of age (see H.R. 5222)

National Home Care Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 280)

National Nursing Home Residents' Rights Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 311)

National Respect for the Elderly Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 670)

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 358)

National Silver-Haired Congress: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 258)

Older Americans Act: meal assistance (see H.R. 5118)

Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987—A Summary of Provisions: additional printing (see S. Res. 430)

Older Americans Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 287; H.J. Res. 508)

Older Women's Cancer Prevention Act: enact (see S. 2921)

Pension Benefit Protection Act: enact (see S. 2700)

Pension Portability Act: enact (see S. 2343)

Pensions: expand health care benefits and requirements for simplified funding arrangements (see H.R. 5309)

———interest on delayed initial payments by Government retirement systems (see S. 2695)

———moratorium on reversions to employers of assets of terminated plans (see H.R. 4111)

———State taxation of non-residents (see S. 2820)

Protection (see H.R. 4223)

Railroads: ensure early delivery of retirement benefits (see H.R. 4884)

———limit increases in medicare premiums to cost-of-living increases in annuity (see H.R. 4885)

Rural Health Payment Reform Act: enact (see S. 2644)

Second World Assembly on Aging: convening (see H. Res. 549)

Social Security: benefit computation formula (see H.R. 5159)

———benefit incentives for individuals and employers who purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3900)

———benefits (see S. 2305)

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2766; H.R. 3934, 4104)

———health care for the aged (see H.R. 4455)

———improvements in the old-age, survivors, disability insurance and SSI programs (see S. 2755; H.R. 5250, 5335)

———insurance coverage of certain vision, hearing, and dental services (see H.R. 3901)

———outside income limitation (see H.R. 4096, 4412, 4892)

———reconciliation of discrepant earnings records and restrictions against reduction of benefits (see H.R. 4018)

———study impact of computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 4057)

———taxation of benefits (see H.R. 4635)

Social Security Sanctity Act: enact (see S. 2914)

Social Security Work Incentives Act: enact (see S. 2517)

SSI: receipt of certain contributions relative to eligibility for benefits (see H.R. 5391)

Taxation: allow periods of out-of-residence care to qualify for principal residence use requirements relative to capital gains tax (see S. 2501)

———deduction for improvement to principal residence to accommodate handicapped and elderly (see H.R. 4644)

———increasing amount of personal exemptions for children and older dependents (see H.R. 4219)

———prohibit imposing State income tax on the pension income of individuals who are not residents of that State (see H.R. 5276)

———repeal restrictions on retirement savings deductions and allow a deduction for retirement savings for a nonworking spouse (see S. 2341)

———treatment of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 5145)

Veterans: limitation of payment to those under VA hospital care on a long-term basis (see H.R. 5235)

———review of claims for benefits (see H.R. 5288)

Descriptions

Mental Health and Aging Act (H.R. 4860), 25033 [22SE]

Factsheets

Federal Council on the Aging, 15013 [16JN]

Lifecare Long-Term Care Protection Act (S. 2681), 20144 [3AU]

Letters

Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 2919 [2MR]

———Albert D. Bourland, 4770 [22MR]

———Dale Stuard, 4651 [22MR], 4777 [22MR]

———Daniel F. Hoye, 2954 [2MR], 4564 [21MR], 4656 [22MR]

———Dept. of Justice, 4237 [17MR]

———Dept. of Labor, 28086 [4OC]

———Gail B. Thomas, 4248 [17MR]

———Jerry J. Jasinowski, 4769 [22MR]

———John F. Schlegel, 4769 [22MR]

———Joseph R. Hocala, 4565 [21MR]

———Leland Wilson, 4565 [21MR]

———Michael E. Hammond, 4249-4250 [17MR]

———National Association of Counties, 4267 [17MR]

———National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, 4267 [17MR]

———National Association of Manufacturers, 4769 [22MR]

———President Reagan, 2922, 2925, 2959 [2MR]

———Representatives Don Edwards and Hawkins, 4781 [22MR]

———Representatives Foley and Coelho, 4776 [22MR]

———Robert E. Jordan III and Susan G. Esserman, 4668 [22MR]

———Robert J. Brooks and Betty A. Coats, 4565 [21MR]

———Robert W. Tiller, 2954 [2MR]

———Senator Harkin, 4781 [22MR]

———Senator Metzenbaum, 28086 [4OC]

———Senators Cranston and Harkin, 4651 [22MR]

———Senators Metzenbaum, Quayle, and Melcher, 28087 [4OC]

———several Senators, 28087 [4OC]

———Steven F. McDowell, 4770 [22MR]

———sundry religious organizations, 2954 [2MR]

———Terrel H. Bell, Sec. of Education, 4642 [22MR], 4757, 4761 [22MR]

———William D. North, 4768 [22MR]

———William J. Bennett, Sec. of Education, 2922 [2MR]

Estimated tax on retirement income: IRS, 6192 [31MR]

———several Senators, 6192 [31MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: several organizations for the aged, 29653 [7OC]

Grove City: William E. Brock III, 4251 [17MR]

Hancock County, IL, Retired Senior Volunteer Program: Representative Michel, 3510 [7MR]

Home health care: Philip W. Brickner, 23489 [13SE]

Long-term health care: American Association of Retired Persons, 19645 [29JY]

———National Association for Home Care, 19646 [29JY]

———National Association of State Units on Aging, 19646 [29JY]

———National Council of Senior Citizens, 19645 [29JY]

———National Council on the Aging, Inc., 19646 [29JY]

———Villers Advocacy Associates, 19645 [29JY]

Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act: Norman B. Ture, Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation, 13719 [8JN]

National Home Care Week: National Association for Home Care, 5213 [24MR]

Older Americans Act amendments: John Bianchet, Suffolk County, NY, 13641 [7JN]

———several Members of Congress, 13640 [7JN]

Protection of LTV Steel Co.'s retiree health benefits: Dick Warden, 11931 [23MY]

———John Burry, Jr., Blue Cross and Blue Shield, 12699 [26MY]

———John J. Sheehan, 11931 [23MY]

———Robert M. McGlotten, 11931 [23MY]

Satellite dish owners: senior citizens, 1637 [17FE]

Social Security benefits inequity: Representative de la Garza, 18538 [14JY]

Lists

Age discrimination claims processed at EEOC, 31532 [18OC]

Art Linkletter's ``Golden Rights of Senior Americans'', 20345 [3AU]

Groups endorsing Social Security Work Incentives Act (S. 2517), 14584 [15JN]

Organizations supporting the Civil Rights Restoration Act, 4267 [17MR], 4648 [22MR]

Memorials of legislature

Alabama, 6343 [11AP]

Alaska, 8372 [21AP]

California, 28243 [4OC], 29796 [11OC]

Colorado, 9155 [27AP]

Hawaii, 10546 [11MY]

Massachusetts, 461 [1FE], 759 [3FE]

Minnesota, 9155 [27AP], 11338 [17MY]

Pennsylvania, 759 [3FE], 9524 [29AP], 15286 [20JN], 18238 [13JY]

Messages

Social Security Agreement With the Netherlands: President Reagan, 7644 [20AP]

Veto S. 557, Civil Rights Restoration Act: President Reagan, 4224 [17MR], 4752 [22MR]

Newsletters

Elderly's private home and medicare costs, 20298 [3AU]

Petitions

Cost of living adjustment for retirees: Suffolk County, NY, Council, 199 [27JA]

Handicapped: National Association of Home Builders, 4768 [22MR]

Medicare: Monmouth, NJ, Board of Chosen Freeholders, 3162 [3MR]

Poems

``RSVP Program,'' Hank Anderson, 5953 [30MR]

Polls of opinion

California: 23d District (selected subjects), 25060 [22SE]

Proclamations

American Association of Retired Persons Day: Senator Hecht, 6952 [14AP]

Home Nursing Agency of Altoona, PA: Representative Shuster, 32369 [20OC]

Proposals

National long-term health care policy, 30637 [14OC]

Questions and answers

Civil Rights Restoration Act: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, 4789-5684 [29MR]

Civil Rights Restoration Act coverage, 5964 [30MR]

National Guardianship Rights Act (H.R. 5266), 23032-23033 [8SE]

Remarks in House

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: amendment for waiver of rights without supervision (H.R. 5500), 30617 [13OC]

America the Beautiful Fund: tribute to Operation Green Plant, 15893 [23JN]

American Association of Retired Persons: Legal Counsel for the Elderly Program, 33583 [10NO]

———tribute to Tax-Aide Program, 2429 [23FE]

American Centenarian Day: observance, 7511 [19AP]

Belmont County, OH: tribute to Holloway Old Timers Baseball Club, 21427 [9AU]

Blanding, UT: relief for nursing home, 2727 [11AU]

Bonker, Representative: American Association of Homes for the Aging's Distinguished Service Award recipient, 10395 [10MY]

Budget: calculating maximum deficit amounts and studies relative to retirement taxes (H.R. 5227), 22357 [11AU]

Bush, Vice President: domestic social policies, 25071 [23SE]

Child care: low-income families (H.R. 4614), 11263 [17MY], 11360 [17MY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in employment in Congress (H.R. 4821), 14774 [15JN]

———restore scope of coverage and clarify application of antidiscrimination provisions of certain laws (H.R. 1214), 3313 [3MR]

Coachella Valley, CA: tribute to Retired Senior Volunteer Program, 5068 [23MR]

Congressional Senior Citizen Intern Program: tribute, 12232 [25MY]

Costello, Representative: appointment of the Committee on Aging (Select), 28262 [4OC]

Cranston, Senator: American Association of Homes for the Aging's Distinguished Service Award recipient, 10395 [10MY]

Dept. of HHS: coverage of home care services (H.R. 3886), 457 [1FE]

Developments in Aging—1987: authorize printing of report (S. Con. Res. 98), 7303 [19AP]

Discrimination: clarify provisions of public laws (S. 557), 2745, 2757 [1MR], 2914, 2915, 2917, 2918, 2962 [2MR], 3043 [2MR], 3278-3288, 3313 [3MR], 3692 [10MR], 3971 [15MR], 6511 [12AP], 6979 [14AP]

———clarify provisions of public laws (S. 557), postponing consideration of veto message, 4088 [16MR]

———clarify provisions of public laws (S. 557), technical corrections, 2962 [2MR]

———clarify provisions of public laws (S. 557), veto, 4716, 4717, 4718, 4738, 4753, 4771 [22MR], 4787 [23MR], 4788 [24MR], 4791 [31MR], 4792 [22MR], 5964 [30MR]

Diseases: catastrophic illness care, 26682 [29SE]

———rheumatoid arthritis, 23695 [13SE]

EEOC: extending the statute of limitations for certain claims (H.R. 4107), 3561 [8MR]

Epworth Village: tribute, 9811 [3MY]

Federal employees: coverage under the retirement system (H.R. 4070), 3009 [2MR]

Florida International Volunteer Corps: tribute, 2787 [1MR]

Guardianship proceedings: protection (H.R. 5266), 23031 [8SE]

Guardianship Rights and Responsibility Act: enact (H.R. 5275), 23416 [9SE]

Hancock County, IL: tribute to Retired Senior Volunteer Program, 3510 [7MR]

Haverhill, MA: Glenn Memorial Home groundbreaking ceremony, 30612 [13OC]

Health: long-term care, 291 [27JA], 30636 [14OC]

———tax treatment of long-term care benefits, 18482 [14JY]

Health care: rising costs, 33536 [21OC]

Housing: discrimination, 16480 [29JN]

Insurance: solvency of health maintenance organizations threat to aged, 2465 [24FE]

Jefferson County, AL: telephone companionship for senior citizens, 9683 [2MY]

Joint Public Affairs Committee for Older Adults: anniversary, 25601 [26SE]

Legislative branch: prohibit employment discrimination (H.R. 5097), 19258 [27JY]

Massachusetts: Dukakis administration policy toward elderly, 20297 [3AU]

Meals on Wheels America: establishment, 14508 [14JN]

Medicaid: impact of Reagan administration policies, 29616 [7OC]

———nursing facility coverage (H.R. 4631), 11410 [18MY]

Medicare: coverage for mammography, 13263 [3JN]

———foot care, 20011 [2AU]

———impact of Reagan administration policies, 29616 [7OC]

———long-term care (H.R. 5320), 24346 [16SE], 24716 [20SE]

———long-term health care (H.R. 5393), 25809 [27SE]

———long-term home health care, 13794, 13795, 13796, 13797, 13798, 13799, 13807 [8JN], 13830, 13831 [9JN], 13832 [14JN], 13833, -13846 [8JN], 14055 [9JN], 14508 [14JN], 14763 [15JN], 15030 [16JN], 15477, 15487 [21JN], 16521 [29JN], 17279, 17290 [7JY], 20626 [4AU]

———payment for capital-related costs for inpatient hospital services (H.R. 5257), 22727-22729 [7SE]

———penalties for certain improper referral arrangements (H.R. 5198), 2724 [11AU]

———rates (H.R. 3945), 1405 [16FE], 1462 [16FE]

———reform physician reimbursement, 33434 [21OC]

Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act: enact (H.R. 2470), 3980 [15MR], 19470 [28JY], 25071 [23SE], 29981 [12OC]

———enact (H.R. 2470), conference report, 13103 [1JN], 13226, 13227 [2JN], 13263, 13264, 13265 [3JN], 13266-13270 [2JN], 13310, 13320 [2JN], 13394 [3JN], 13832 [14JN], 13833 [10JN], 14055 [9JN], 14763 [15JN], 15015 [16JN], 16525 [29JN]

———enact (H.R. 2470), conference report—waiving certain points of order against, 13227-13230 [2JN]

Mental health: rectify medicare/medicaid deficiencies, 6235 [31MR]

Mental Health and Aging Act: enact (H.R. 4860), 15298 [20JN], 25033 [22SE]

National Adult Day Care Week: designate (S.J. Res. 147), 14358 [14JN]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (S.J. Res. 261), 32787 [21OC]

National Association of State Veterans Homes: anniversary, 1814 [18FE]

National Barrier Awareness Day: observance, 9693 [2MY]

National Barrier Awareness Week: observance, 7534 [19AP]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (H.J. Res. 463), 1801 [18FE], 19833 [2AU]

National Home Care Week: designate (H.J. Res. 515), 5048 [23MR]

———designate (S.J. Res. 280), 32800 [21OC]

National Nursing Home Week: observance, 9820 [4MY]

National Older Americans Abuse Prevention Week: designate (S.J. Res. 222), 9192 [28AP]

National Respect for the Elderly Day: observance, 27348 [30SE]

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (H.J. Res. 138), 19836 [2AU], 21117 [8AU]

National Silver-Haired Congress: tribute (H. Con. Res. 258), 3029 [2MR]

New York, NY: Council Center for Senior Citizens anniversary, 13872 [8JN]

———Dept. for the Aging anniversary, 12750 [26MY]

———Laconia Nursing Home celebration for centenarians, 10000 [5MY]

Oakland Private Industry Council: tribute, 4822 [22MR]

Ohio Senior Citizens Day: observance, 10384 [10MY]

Older Americans Act: technical corrections (H.R. 3436), 15477, 15487 [21JN], 16521 [29JN], 17279 [7JY], 20626 [4AU]

———technical corrections (H.R. 3436), consideration (H. Res. 314), announcement, 13322 [2JN]

———technical corrections (H.R. 3436), consideration (H. Res. 466), 13794, 13795, 13796, 13797, 13798, 13799, 13807 [8JN], 13830, 13831 [9JN], 13832 [14JN], 13833-13846 [8JN], 13873 [8JN], 14055 [9JN], 14508 [14JN], 14763 [15JN], 15030 [16JN]

Older Americans Month: designate (H.J. Res. 508), 8064 [20AP]

Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co.: free local phone service at community, public assistance, and senior citizen centers, 306 [27JA]

Pacoima Multipurpose Senior Center: tribute, 12033 [23MY]

Pasadena, CA: tribute to Foothill Area Community Services, 17291 [7JY]

Pensions: moratorium on reversions to employers of assets of terminated plans (H.R. 4111), 3618 [9MR]

———taxation on defined benefit plan reversions, 23407 [9SE]

———treatment of claims for certain benefits (H.R. 2969), 1684 [17FE], 11928 [23MY], 11932, 11933 [23MY], 13198 [1JN]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Evangelical Manor, 7513 [19AP]

Railroad Retirement Board: benefit cuts, 8427 [21AP]

Railroads: ensure early delivery of retirement benefits (H.R. 4884), 15488 [21JN]

———limit increases in medicare premiums to cost of living increases in annuity (H.R. 4885), 15488 [21JN]

Retired Senior Volunteer Program: tribute, 5953 [30MR], 8097 [20AP], 8659 [25AP]

Retiree Benefits Bankruptcy Protection Act: enact (H.R. 2969), 13198 [1JN]

Sacramento, CA: Older American Volunteer Programs, 445 [28JA]

Santa Maria, CA: Lawn Bowling Club anniversary, 15493 [21JN]

Senior Center Week: designate (H.J. Res. 196), 591 [2FE]

Senior Citizens Hall of Fame luncheon, 25040 [22SE]

Social Security: benefit computation formula (H.R. 1721), 2473 [24FE]

———benefit incentives for individuals and employers who purchase long-term care insurance (H.R. 3900), 941 [3FE]

———benefits, 25057 [22SE]

———benefits for workers born after 1916 but before 1930 (H.R. 3788), 18538 [14JY]

———budget surplus, 23039 [8SE]

———complaints about National Committee to Preserve Social Security, 24257 [16SE]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982, 7519 [19AP], 8421 [21AP], 9158 [27AP], 13658 [7JN], 22928 [8SE]

———health care for the aged (H.R. 4455), 8869 [26AP]

———improvements in the old-age, survivors, disability insurance and SSI programs (H.R. 5335), 28271 [4OC]

———long-term benefits (H.R. 4763), 13869 [8JN]

———long-term care insurance policies (H.R. 5085), 18453 [14JY]

———protection of trust funds, 32391 [20OC]

———reconciliation of discrepant earnings records and restrictions against reduction of benefits (H.R. 4018), 2553 [25FE]

———remove limitations on amount of outside income an individual may earn while receiving benefits (H.R. 4412), 7530 [19AP]

———rising health care costs, 33454 [21OC]

———taxation of benefits (H.R. 4635), 11779 [19MY]

Social services workers: tribute, 29622 [7OC]

St. Petersburg, FL: dedication of Ruth G. Mosher Apartments, 7527 [19AP]

Steubenville, OH: tribute to Jefferson County Retired Senior Volunteer Program, 7533 [19AP]

Taxation: deduction for expenses incurred in care of certain older persons (H.R. 2039), 8434 [21AP]

———deduction for improvement to principal residence to accommodate handicapped and elderly (H.R. 4644), 11780 [19MY]

———increasing amount of personal exemptions for children and older dependents (H.R. 4219), 4824 [22MR]

———physicians' and nurses' donation of certain goods and services to older persons (H.R. 2039), 8434 [21AP]

———treatment of long-term care insurance (H.R. 5145), 20336 [3AU]

University of Illinois: development of concept paper, 15013 [16JN]

VA: review of claims for benefits (H.R. 5288), 27783-27792, 27900 [3OC], 27906 [7OC], 28276 [4OC], 29631 [7OC]

Volunteer workers: United Way Services anniversary, 2542 [25FE]

Wisconsin: Allis-Chalmers Co. pensions, 1684 [17FE]

Remarks in Senate

Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act: EEOC enforcement, 31532 [18OC]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: amend (S. 2856), 28085-28090 [4OC]

American Association of Retired Persons: tribute, 6952 [14AP]

Banks and banking: access to check cashing services for certain persons (S. 2110), 2676 [29FE]

Centers of Excellence in Geriatric Research and Training Act: enact (S. 1112), 9411 [28AP]

Civil rights: protect (S. 2184), 4232 [17MR]

Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (S. 2183), 4062 [16MR]

Consumer Fraud Prevention Act: enact (S. 2336), 8876 [27AP]

Copyright: amend laws relative to certain unlicensed viewing of videos (S. 2881), 29952 [12OC]

Dade County, FL: animal companionship project, 30193 [13OC]

Developments in Aging—1987: authorize printing of report (S. Con. Res. 98), 3118 [3MR]

Discrimination: clarify provisions of public laws (S. 557), 96 [26JA], 216, 260 [27JA], 331-378, 383 [28JA], 384 [1FE]-396 [28JA], 1167, 1173-1175 [4FE], 1394 [16FE], 1794 [18FE], 2860-2862 [2MR]

———clarify provisions of public laws (S. 557), unanimous-consent agreement, 257-260 [27JA]

———clarify provisions of public laws (S. 557), veto, 4031 [16MR], 4224-4231, 4234-4243, 4245-4276 [17MR], 4428, 4456 [18MR], 4494, 4558, 4563, 4600-4604 [21MR], 4633-4671 [22MR], 5227 [24MR]

Drugs: adverse reactions of prescribed, 7261 [19AP]

Elections: accessibility to polling places for elderly and handicapped, 23121 [9SE]

Employment: prohibit age discrimination in apprenticeship programs (S. 2197), 4439 [18MR]

Families: honoring (S. Con. Res. 115), 6594 [13AP]

Federal employees: retirement system, 1570 [17FE]

Food relief: IRS regulations on charitable donations, 24014 [15SE]

Guardianship proceedings: protection (S. 2765), 22877 [8SE]

Health: adult day care, 10458 [11MY]

———concerns of disabled and elderly persons, 2399 [23FE]

———home care, 23489 [13SE]

———long-term care, 3488 [4MR], 28959 [6OC]

Housing: Congregate Housing Services Program funding, 17689 [12JY]

Hunger: plight of poor, 1847-1850 [19FE]

Income: exclude certain cash wages paid to seasonal agricultural laborers from coverage under certain insurance programs (S. 2577), 16142 [28JN]

Indians: ensure proper coverage under Older Americans Act (S. 2801), 24200 [16SE]

Insurance: long-term health care for the elderly, 2907 [2MR]

Lifecare Long-Term Care Protection Act: enact (S. 2681), 20137, 20146 [3AU]

Malta: congratulations for the establishment of the U.N. International Institute on Aging (S.J. Res. 349), 17542 [11JY]

McCollum, Angie: appointment to Minnesota Board on Aging, 16729 [6JY]

Medicaid: bureaucratic barriers, 16170 [28JN]

———nursing home patients, 5860 [30MR]

Medicare: benefits, 25233 [23SE]

———catastrophic coverage, 24405 [19SE]

———coverage for procedures relative to atrophic and weakened jaws (S. 2924), 32556 [21OC]

———home health care, 20157 [3AU]

———long-term care assistance programs for States (S. 2671), 19644 [29JY]

———reductions in program (S.J. Res. 387), 25932 [28SE]

———voluntary certification of supplemental policies (S. 2243), 6146 [31MR]

Medicare Ambulance Service Improvement Act: enact (S. 2902), 30897 [14OC]

Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act: delay implementation and provide for study of coverage and funding (S. 2870), 28875 [6OC]

Medicare Catastrophic Loss Prevention Act: enact (S. 1127), 9015 [27AP]

Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act: enact (H.R. 2470), 611 [2FE]

———enact (H.R. 2470), conference report, 13554-13567 [7JN], 13718-13746 [8JN], 14149 [10JN], 15830, 15831, 15836 [23JN]

———enact (H.R. 2470), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, 13527 [7JN]

Morrow Senior High School, GA: program to assist homeless, 19104 [27JY]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (S.J. Res. 261), 1785 [18FE], 18805 [26JY]

National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc.: conference, 15145 [17JN]

National Economic Commission: preservation of Social Security benefits (S. Res. 478), 24833 [22SE]

National Home Care Week: designate (S.J. Res. 280), 5212 [24MR], 24014 [15SE]

National Nursing Home Residents' Rights Day: designate (S.J. Res. 311), 9536 [29AP]

National Older Americans Abuse Prevention Week: designate (S.J. Res. 222), 1574 [17FE]

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (H.J. Res. 138), 20871 [8AU]

———designate (S.J. Res. 358), 19953 [2AU]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 887), 25711 [27SE]

———funding, 19429 [28JY]

Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987—Summary of Provisions: printing (S. Res. 430), correct enrollment, 16184 [28JN]

Older Americans Month: designate (S.J. Res. 287), 6174 [31MR], 8396 [21AP]

———observance, 10848 [12MY]

Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987—A Summary of Provisions: additional printing (S. Res. 430), 15835 [23JN]

Older Women's Cancer Prevention Act: enact (S. 2921), 32125 [20OC]

Pennsylvania Green Thumb program: tribute, 12097 [24MY]

Pension Benefit Protection Act: enact (S. 2700), 21246 [9AU]

Pension Portability Act: enact (S. 2343), 9366 [28AP]

Pensions: asset reversions, 18661-18664 [26JY]

———interest on delayed initial payments by Government retirement systems (S. 2695), 20723 [5AU]

———State taxation of non-residents (S. 2820), 24820 [22SE]

———treatment of claims for certain benefits (H.R. 2969), 12696-12700 [26MY], 12852 [27MY]

———treatment of claims for certain benefits (H.R. 2969), correction, 13049 [27MY]

Retired Senior Volunteer Program: tribute, 7659 [20AP], 8525 [22AP], 8765 [26AP], 10167 [9MY], 10274 [10MY]

Retiree Health Protection and Long-Term Care Insurance Act: enact (S. 1739), 14044 [9JN]

Rural areas: health care, 28972 [6OC]

Rural Health Payment Reform Act: enact (S. 2644), 18355-18359 [14JY], 21974 [11AU]

Sedalia, MO: tribute to Golden Players' Bugaboos Under the Big Top, 15830 [23JN]

Silver Haired Congress: facilitate convening (S. Con. Res. 88), 8651 [25AP]

Social Security: beneficial insurance program, 27356 [3OC]

———benefits (S. 2305), 8376-8379 [21AP]

———improvements in the old-age, survivors, disability insurance and SSI programs (S. 2755), 22465 [7SE]

———long-term health care assistance, 8494 [22AP]

———period of transition and formula relative to workers born in years after 1916 and before 1930 (S. 1830), 6430 [12AP]

———phase out earnings test for those of retirement age (S. 2766), 23143 [9SE]

———reductions in medicare benefits, 2684 [29FE]

Social Security Sanctity Act: enact (S. 2914), 31727 [19OC]

Social Security Work Incentives Act: enact (S. 2517), 14584 [15JN]

Taxation: allow periods of out-of-residence care to qualify for principal residence use requirements relative to capital gains tax (S. 2501), 14267 [13JN]

———credit for contributions to long-term health care savings accounts (S. 1922), 14044 [9JN]

———repeal restrictions on retirement savings deductions and allow a deduction for retirement savings for a nonworking spouse (S. 2341), 9363 [28AP]

———retirement income, 6191 [31MR]

University of Illinois: concept paper for the White House Conference on Aging, 21271 [9AU]

VA: nursing home care facility in Wilkes-Barre, PA, 17700 [12JY]

Reports

Assault on Medicare and Medicaid in the Eighties: Committee on Aging, 29617-29621 [7OC]

Civil Rights Restoration Act: Committee on the Judiciary, 104 [26JA]

———Committee on Labor and Human Resources, 4254-4261 [17MR]

Congregate Housing Services Program, 17689 [12JY]

Elderly Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs: Select Committee on Aging, 33536 [21OC]

Features in Kitchen for Handicapped: Committee on the Judiciary, 16476 [29JN]

Mental Health and Aging—The Need for an Expanded Federal Response: Committee on Aging (House, Select), 6235-6238 [31MR]

Reports by conference committees

Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act (H.R. 2470), 13103-13184 [1JN]

Reports filed

Committee Expenditure: Committee on Aging (Special) (S. Res. 368), 522 [1FE]

Developments in Aging, 1987 Report: Committee on Aging (Special) (S. Rept. 100-291), 2670 [29FE]

Equal Access to Health Care: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 100-531), 5357 [28MR]

Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2470) (H. Rept. 100-661), 13184 [1JN]

———Consideration: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 100-663), 13099, 13184 [1JN]

National Adult Day Care Center Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 147), 2304 [23FE]

National Older Americans Abuse Prevention Week (S.J. Res. 222): Committee on the Judiciary, 1377 [16FE]

National Osteoporosis Prevention Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 250), 2304 [23FE]

Older Americans Act Technical Corrections (H.R. 3436), Consideration: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 466) (H. Rept. 100-665), 13299 [2JN]

Review Claims for VA Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 5288) (H. Rept. 100-963), 25169 [23SE]

San Juan County Nursing Home, UT, Relief: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1828), 4965 [27AP]

Silver Haired Congress: Committee on Rules and Administration (S. Con. Res. 88) (S. Rept. 100-320), 8374 [21AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Civil Rights Restoration Act: Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, 4771 [22MR]

Statements

All Urban Index CPI-U for Cost of Living Formula: James C. Miller III, 29727 [11OC]

———James T. McIntyre, 29727 [11OC]

Arthritis Research: Barbara Matia, 23695 [13SE]

Civil Rights Restoration Act, 4563 [21MR]

———Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, 4565 [21MR]

———C.H. Fields, 4769 [22MR]

———Carol B. Franklin, 4564 [21MR]

———Church Women United, 4566 [21MR]

———Cleveland Sparrow, 4761, 4770 [22MR]

———Craig Neff, 4644 [22MR]

———David Tatel, 2921 [2MR]

———Elwyn Ewald, 4566 [21MR]

———Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, 4269 [17MR]

———National Council of the Churches of Christ, 4565 [21MR]

———Office of Civil Rights, 4270 [17MR]

———Presbyterian Church General Assembly, 4565 [21MR]

———Senator Danforth, 2948 [2MR]

———Senator Wilson, 2948 [2MR]

———Society of Friends, 4566 [21MR]

———Southern Baptist Convention, Public Affairs Committee, 4558 [21MR]

Elderly Americans Economic Security Act: Representative Bilirakis, 8434 [21AP]

Increase in Excise Tax on Defined Benefit Plan Reversing: American Society of Pension Actuaries and the Small Business Council of America, 23407 [9SE]

Older Americans Act Technical Corrections: Representative Rostenkowski, 14763 [15JN]

Retiree Benefit Protection Act: John Burry, Jr., 11933 [24MY]

Summaries

Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act (H.R. 4107), 3562 [8MR]

Consumer Fraud Prevention Act (S. 2336), 8877 [27AP]

Ethics in Patient Referrals Act (H.R. 5198), 2725 [11AU]

Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act (H.R. 2470), conference report, 13554-13559 [7JN], 13742 [8JN]

Medicare Long-Term Health Care (H.R. 5393), 25810 [27SE]

Mental Health and Aging Act (H.R. 4860), 15298-15300 [20JN], 25033, 25036 [22SE]

National Guardianship Rights Act (H.R. 5266), 23033 [8SE]

Payment for Capital-Related Costs for Inpatient Hospital Services (H.R. 5257), 22729 [7SE]

Social Security's Long-Term Benefits (H.R. 4763), 13869-13870 [8JN]

Tables

Estimates of additional tax liability under the catastrophic illness conferees agreement for various levels of adjusted gross income, 13725 [8JN]

Estimates of cost of catastrophic illness coverage: CBO, 13719 [8JN]

Federal deficit and Social Security trust funds, 6398, 6402, 6405 [12AP]

Major program eliminations or reductions in President's budget, 10432 [11MY]

Testimonies

Elderly Americans Economic Security Act: Representative Bilirakis, 8434 [21AP]

Long-Term Health Care: Representative Gilman, 20626 [4AU]

———Representative Stark, 20625 [4AU]

Social Security Notch Problem: Representative Bilirakis, 8421 [21AP]

———Representative Daub, 6972 [14AP]

———Representative Gilman, 7519 [19AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 391, consideration of S. 557, Civil Rights Restoration Act, 2918 [2MR]

H. Res. 463, waiving certain points of order against consideration of Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act (H.R. 2470), 13227 [2JN]

H.J. Res. 138, National Senior Citizens Day, 19836 [2AU]

H.J. Res. 196, Senior Center Week, 591 [2FE]

H.J. Res. 463, National Family Caregivers Week, 19833 [2AU]

H.J. Res. 508, Older Americans Month, 8064 [20AP]

H.J. Res. 515, National Home Care Week, 5049 [23MR]

H.R. 2969, Retiree Benefits Bankruptcy Protection Act, 11928, 12696 [26MY]

H.R. 4860, Mental Health and Aging Act, 15301-15305 [20JN]

H.R. 5085. tax treatment of long-term health care insurance benefits, 18482 [14JY]

H.R. 5275, Guardianship Rights and Responsibility Act, 23417 [9SE]

H.R. 5288, Veterans' Judicial Review Act, 27783-27787 [3OC]

S. 557, Civil Rights Restoration Act, 96 [26JA], 394 [28JA], 2950 [2MR]

S. 1828, relief for San Juan Count Nursing Home, UT, 9433 [28AP]

S. 2183, Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act, 4063-4066 [16MR]

S. 2184, protect civil rights, 4232 [17MR]

S. 2197, prohibit age discrimination in apprenticeship programs, 4439 [18MR]

S. 2243, voluntary certification of supplemental policies of Medicare, 6147 [31MR]

S. 2336, Consumer Fraud Prevention Act, 8878-8879 [27AP]

S. 2343, Pension Portability Act, 9366-9372 [28AP]

S. 2501, allow periods of out-of-residence care to qualify for principal residence use requirements relative to capital gains tax for those 55 or older, 14267 [13JN]

S. 2517, Social Security Work Incentives Act, 14584-14586 [15JN]

S. 2577, exclude certain cash wages paid to seasonal agricultural laborers from coverage under certain insurance programs, 16143 [28JN]

S. 2644, Rural Health Payment Reform Act, 18356-18358 [14JY]

S. 2681, Lifecare Long-Term Care Protection Act, 20138-20144 [3AU]

S. 2700, Pension Benefit Protection Act, 21246 [9AU]

S. 2766, phase out Social Security earnings test for those of retirement age, 23144 [9SE]

S. 2856, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 28458 [5OC]

S. 2881, amend copyright laws relative to certain unlicensed viewing of videos, 29952 [12OC]

S. 2902, Medicare Ambulance Service Improvement Act, 30897 [14OC]

S. 2914, Social Security Sanctity Act, 31727-31732 [19OC]

S. 2921, Older Women's Cancer Prevention Act, 32125 [20OC]

S. 2924, medicare coverage for certain jaw surgery, 32556 [21OC]

S. Con. Res. 88, facilitate convening of Silver Haired Congress, 8652 [25AP]

S. Con. Res. 98, authorize printing of report, Developments in Aging—1987, 1787 [18FE], 3118 [3MR], 7303 [19AP]

S. Res. 430 printing additional copies of The Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987—A Summary of Provisions, 11505 [18MY], 15835 [23JN]

S.J. Res. 147, National Adult Day Care Week, 2608 [26FE], 14358 [14JN]

S.J. Res. 222, National Older Americans Abuse Prevention Week, 1574 [17FE], 9192 [28AP]

S.J. Res. 261, National Alzheimer's Disease Month, 32787 [21OC]

S.J. Res. 278, National Family Caregivers Week, 29528 [7OC]

S.J. Res. 280, National Home Care Week, 5213 [24MR], 29529 [7OC], 32801 [21OC]

S.J. Res. 287, Older Americans Month, 6175 [31MR], 8396 [21AP]

S.J. Res. 311, National Nursing Home Residents' Rights Day, 9536 [29AP]

S.J. Res. 349, congratulations to Malta for the establishment of the U.N. International Institute on Aging, 17543 [11JY]