CRANSTON, ALAN (a Senator from California)

Addresses

Interest of National Self-Esteem, Unification and Prosperity: Roh Tae Woo, 17117 [7JY]

Peace Corps: by, 13038 [27MY]

PVA and VVI Life Service to Veterans Award to Senator Dole: by, 31636 [19OC]

Salute to Hospitalized Veterans: by, 1858 [19FE]

Tribute: Francine Fallett, 13037 [27MY]

———Loret M. Ruppe, 13037 [27MY]

Advertisements

Lone Sailor: Veterans of Foreign Wars (magazine), 14418 [14JN]

Agreements

Compromise on division B of S. 11, Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act, 32064-32068 [20OC]

VA health beneficiary travel program, 9437 [28AP]

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: emergency supplemental (H.R. 5026), 20156 [3AU], 20540 [4AU]

Civil rights: revise procedures for enforcement of fair housing (H.R. 1158), 19773 [1AU]

Coins and coinage: modernize designs with one side having bicentennial of Constitution theme (S. 1776), 8522 [22AP]

Crime and criminals: penalties for certain major frauds against the U.S. (H.R. 3911), 31523, 31569 [18OC]

———willful damaging of cemeteries, religious properties, or articles (S. 794), 7269 [19AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: making appropriations (H.R. 4784), 19596, 19648 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 2355), 10824 [12MY], 10991 [13MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4783), 18985, 18998, 19096 [27JY]

Financial Modernization Act: enact (S. 1886), 5853 [30MR]

High Risk Occupational Disease Notification and Prevention Act: enact (S. 79), 5315 [25MR], 5368, 5401 [28MR]

Indians: water rights claims of certain tribes (S. 795), 31669, 31742 [19OC]

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty: ratification, 12657, 12728, 12729 [26MY]

National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: establish (H.R. 2881), 3943 [15MR]

Omnibus Anti-Substance Abuse Act: enact (S. 2852), 28102 [4OC]

Parental and Medical Leave Act: enact (S. 2488), 28099 [4OC]

Riverside County, CA: relief for persons who purchased land in good faith reliance on an existing private land survey (H.R. 4050), 25242 [23SE], 29961 [12OC]

Tax Reform Act: technical corrections (S. 2238), 29276, 29295, 29306, 29314, 29390, 29392, 29393 [7OC]

VA: establish as executive department (S. 533), 17503, 17548 [11JY]

———establish procedures and judicial review for adjudication of claims for benefits (S. 11), 17477, 17547 [11JY], 31481, 31559 [18OC]

Veterans: establish benefits for disease victims of ionizing radiation (H.R. 1811), 8580, 8648 [25AP]

———increasing dependency and indemnity compensation rates to those with service-connected disabilities (H.R. 4741), 31446 [18OC]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (S. 2011), 30407 [13OC], 31379, 31555, 31558, 31559 [18OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: erect a statue honoring women (S. 2042), 29961 [12OC]

Analyses

Administrative Law Treaties: Kenneth C. Davis, 31471 [18OC]

Conversion of Nonphysician Directors of VA Medical Centers to Senior Executive Service (S. 2583), 16151 [28JN]

Hiring Preference for Certain VA-Trained Individuals (S. 2394), 11026 [13MY]

Payment of Interest in Veterans' Insurance Settlements (S. 2464), 13024 [27MY]

VA Authority To Settle Construction Contract Claims (S. 2269), 6306 [11AP]

VA Health Care Programs and Benefits, 7157-7159 [18AP]

VA Hospital Mortality Rates, Terry L. Thomas, 32501 [21OC]

VA Medical Facility Projects, 7155 [18AP]

VA Multiyear Contracting Act (S. 2306), 8381 [21AP]

Veterans Burial Benefits (S. 2268), 6305 [11AP]

Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvements Act (S. 2307), 8384 [21AP]

Veterans' Housing Act Amendments (S. 2419), 11662 [19MY]

Washington Post Article—VA Researchers Ordered To Report Fewer Problem Hospitals: Terry L. Thomas, 32501 [21OC]

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, 51 [25JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2616, VA health care programs, 5870 [30MR]

———H.R. 4352, Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, 28468 [5OC]

———H.R. 4387, authorizing appropriations for intelligence activities, 20753 [5AU]

Articles and editorials

All These Guys Owe Willie—An Activist Builds Hispanic Clout at the Grassroots, Daniel Pedersen, Newsweek, 14521 [15JN]

Case-Managing AIDS, Paul S. Jellinek, Science and Technology (publication), 24827 [22SE]

Circumstances of Asians Call for Amnesty Extension, Stewart Kwoh and Andrew Cushnir, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 417 [28JA]

Crisis in Emergency Rooms—More Symptoms Than Cure, Robert Reinhold, New York (NY) Times, 20130 [3AU]

Desert—A Better Defense, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 16004 [27JN]

Emergency Room in U.S. Listed in Critical Condition, Claire Spiegel, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 20131 [3AU]

Forcing Poverty on AIDS Patients, New York (NY) Times, 23718 [14SE]

``Gay Bashing''—AIDS Fear Cited as Attacks on Male Homosexuals Grow, Ruth Snyder, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 27 [25JA]

Health Status of Vietnam Veterans, Journal of the American Medical Association (series), 10759-10766 [12MY]

Health Worker Shortage Is Worsening, Martin Tolchin, New York (NY) Times, 9449 [28AP]

Legal Services Corporation Drops Advisers, Ruth Marcus, Washington (DC) Post, 8764 [26AP]

Legal Services Corporation Hires Firms To Push for Budget Cuts, Ruth Marcus, Washington (DC) Post, 8763 [26AP]

No, Cut the Capital Gains Tax, by, 6313 [11AP]

On AIDS, the NAMES Project Brings Its Banner to D.C.—Honoring the Lives of Loved Ones, Joe Brown, Washington (DC) Post, 28692 [6OC]

Peace Corps' New Frontier, Business Week (magazine), 32498 [21OC]

Poor Nations Plagued With AIDS Pose Haunting Ethical Questions, Lawrence K. Altman, New York (NY) Times, 16350 [29JN]

Recognizing an Unfulfilled Role, Washington (DC) Times, 17500 [11JY]

Ruling on AIDS Drugs—Dangerous Trap for Research? Michael Specter, Washington (DC) Post, 18660 [26JY]

Tortured Tortoise, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 1074 [4FE]

Trauma Care on the Critical List—As Costs Soar, Special Emergency Units Are in Deadly Trouble, John Langone, Time (magazine), 20129 [3AU]

Treating the Homeless Veteran, VA Practitioner (publication), 9447-9449 [28AP]

VA Medical Chief Blasts Post Story, 32499 [21OC]

VA Researchers Ordered To Report Fewer Problem Hospitals, Bill McAllister, Washington (DC) Post, 30189 [13OC]

Why Did Wilson Roberts Have To Suffer Needlessly? Howard H. Hiatt, New York (NY) Times, 21563 [10AU]

Yes, the Peace Corps Is Alive and Full of Vigor, David Rampe, New York (NY) Times, 17216 [7JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

AIDS Health Care Financing Act: enact (see S. 2823), 24809 [22SE]

AIDS Health Care Services Act: enact (see S. 2822), 24809 [22SE]

Anti-Apartheid Act: amend (see S. 2756), 22464 [7SE]

Atomic Energy Law Enforcement Act: enact (see S. 2026), 650 [2FE]

Citizenship: establish national standards for voter registration for elections for Federal office (see S. 2061), 1514 [17FE]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 365), 409 [28JA]

Durant, W. Clark, III: sense of the Senate relative to reprimand and resignation (see S. Res. 421), 8753 [26AP]

Elections: State and FEC evaluation of the Kids Voting Program in Arizona (see S. Con. Res. 134), 19943 [2AU]

Federal aid programs: Community Development Block Grant and Urban Development Action Grant Programs (see S. Res. 409), 6445 [12AP]

Hate Crimes Statistics Act: enact (see S. 2000), 26 [25JA]

Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act: enact (see S. 2723), 21589 [10AU]

Immigration: special agricultural worker's program (see S. 2002), 26 [25JA]

Indians: placing a moratorium on the relocation of Navajo and Hopi tribes (see S. 2452), 12983 [27MY]

Insurance: payment of interest in settlements and increased discount rates for premiums paid in advance (see S. 2464), 12983 [27MY]

Interstate commerce: prevent mailing of prohibited plant, fruit, or vegetable to prevent dissemination of plant diseases or pests (see S. 2837), 25686 [27SE]

John Muir Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 245), 409 [28JA]

John Muir Historic Site, CA: inclusion of certain lands (see S. 2233), 5837 [30MR]

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail: designate (see S. 2816), 24809 [22SE]

Lane Victory (vessel): authorize conveyance (see S. 2604), 16360 [29JN]

Los Angeles, CA: additional positions for Government entities involved in war on drugs (see S. 2538), 15123 [17JN]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 253), 1083 [4FE]

National Integrity Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 366), 21589 [10AU]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 357), 19943 [2AU]

Natural Gas Transition Act: enact (see S. 2313), 8502 [22AP]

Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2054), 1083 [4FE]

Public lands: protecting traditional Indian religion (see S. 2250), 6063 [31MR]

San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: enlarge (see S. 2710), 21589 [10AU]

Social Security: develop criteria for determining benefit eligibility for individuals with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome virus (see S. 2592), 16359 [29JN]

VA: Administrator notification to House and Senate Appropriations Committees of construction contract claims settlements of more than $1,000,000 (see S. 2269), 6297 [11AP]

———convert nonphysician directors of medical centers to the senior executive service (see S. 2583), 16138 [28JN]

———disclosure of income information (see S. 2611), 16725 [6JY]

———extend health care programs and benefits (see S. 2294), 7151 [18AP]

———home loan guaranty program (see S. 2049), 1083 [4FE]

———improving the capability of mental health care facilities (see S. 2463), 12983 [27MY]

———medical facility projects (see S. 2293), 7151 [18AP]

VA Health-Care Personnel and Programs Act: enact (see S. 2462), 12983 [27MY]

VA Multiyear Contracting Act: enact (see S. 2306), 8374 [21AP]

Veterans: assistive monkeys to veterans with certain handicaps (see S. 2511), 14460 [14JN]

———education benefits (see S. 2383), 10799 [12MY]

———hiring preference for certain VA-trained individuals (see S. 2394), 11019 [13MY]

———index disability compensation and surviving spouses' and children's dependency and indemnity compensation to cost of living (see S. 2267), 6297 [11AP]

———modify requirements for plot allowance, authorize headstone for prepurchased grave markers, and extend State Cemetery Grants Program (see S. 2268), 6297 [11AP]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (see S. 2011), 151 [26JA]

Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvements Act: enact (see S. 2307), 8374 [21AP]

Veterans' Housing Act: amend (see S. 2419), 11648 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aeronautics: rehiring certain air traffic controllers (see S. 2453), 12983 [27MY]

———safety for passengers (see S. 2760), 24832 [22SE]

Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act: enact (see S. 2117), 4336 [17MR]

Aliens: extension of period for legalization program (see S. 2015), 409 [28JA]

American Heritage Trust: establish to protect natural, historical, cultural, and recreational heritage (see S. 2199), 17368 [8JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: enact (see S. 2345), 9357 [28AP]

Biden, Senator: return (see S. Res. 465), 21913 [11AU]

Burma: civil liberties violations (see S. Con. Res. 139; S. Res. 464), 21590 [10AU], 21913 [11AU]

Business: enhance competitiveness of U.S. industry (see S. 2558), 15806 [23JN]

Byrd, Senator: commend for exemplary service to the Senate (see S. Res. 485), 27464 [3OC]

California School Lands Act: enact (see S. 2359), 10151 [9MY]

Census: detailed tabulations relating to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (see S. 2444), 12982 [27MY]

Civil rights: protect relative to affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 2109), 2670 [29FE]

Clean Water Act: Construction Grants Program funding (see S. Res. 389), 2727 [1MR]

Coastweeks '88: designate (see S.J. Res. 369), 23433 [12SE]

Coins and coinage: modernize designs with one side having bicentennial of Constitution theme (see S. 1776), 8522 [22AP]

Committee for Purchase From the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped: anniversary of establishment (see S. Con. Res. 121), 12396 [25MY]

Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act: amend (see S. 2378), 10799 [12MY]

Corp. for Small Business Investment: establish (see S. 1929), 13771 [8JN]

Crime and criminals: collection of data about racial, religious, or ethnic motivated crimes (see S. 702), 16153 [28JN]

Dalai Lama: proposal to promote peace, protect the environment, and gain democracy for the people of Tibet (see S. Con. Res. 129), 16360 [29JN]

de Sousa Mendes, Aristides: tribute (see S. Res. 270), 3773 [14MR]

Dennis Chavez Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 206), 264 [27JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve child nutrition and food stamp programs (see S. 2560), 18772 [26JY]

Dept. of Commerce Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 251), 1786 [18FE]

Ecology: protect marine and near-shore coastal waters through establishment of regional marine research centers (see S. 2068), 11030 [13MY]

Education: exclusion from gross income for employee assistance (see S. 39), 13597 [7JN]

———tax treatment of savings bonds used as payment for tuition and fees (see S. 1817), 6307 [11AP]

Elections: amend Constitution relative to contributions and expenditures (see S.J. Res. 282), 5511 [29MR]

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 312), 14028 [9JN]

Employer Reversion Moratorium Act: enact (see S. 2284), 6936 [14AP]

Ethiopia: commend certain U.S. officials for assistance (see S. Con. Res. 97), 2365 [23FE]

Eximbank: free transferability of certain guaranteed loans (see S. 2448), 12983 [27MY]

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: anniversary of passage (see S.J. Res. 320), 17721 [12JY]

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Act: amend to eliminate certain restrictions on stock (see S. 2467), 17721 [12JY]

Filipino American National History Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 343), 15564 [22JN]

Fluorescent lamp ballasts: Federal energy conservation standards (see S. 2167), 8761 [26AP]

Forest Wildfire Emergency Pay Equity Act: enact (see S. 1911), 665 [2FE]

Forests and forestry: protection of remaining tropical forests (see S. 1538), 24203 [16SE]

Genocide Convention Implementation Act: enact (see S. 1851), 12725 [26MY]

German-American Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 273), 18628 [25JY]

Global Poverty Reduction Act: enact (see S. 2454), 15391 [21JN]

Haiti: U.S. policy (see S. Con. Res. 147), 25931 [28SE]

Industry: enhance competitiveness (see S. 2613), 16725 [6JY]

Institute of Peace: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2827), 25235 [23SE]

Iraq: condemn use of chemical weapons (see S. Res. 408), 15954 [24JN]

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 283), 5837 [30MR]

Johnson, Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird): tribute (see S. Res. 422), 9357 [28AP]

Kampuchea: support the restoration of freedom and independence (see S.J. Res. 347), 21638 [10AU]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn support for terrorist activities (see S. Con. Res. 99), 1866 [19FE]

Korea, Republic of: commendation in hosting the Olympics (see S. Con. Res. 152), 28085 [4OC]

Law enforcement officers: express gratitude (see S.J. Res. 227), 2365 [23FE]

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Act: enact (see S. 2836), 25686 [27SE]

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission: establish (see S. 2246), 8522 [22AP]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 326), 16053 [27JN]

Marine Sanctuaries Authorization Act: enact (see S. 2761), 22869 [8SE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: funding (see S. 2796), 23951 [15SE]

McLean, Kenneth A.: commendation for Senate service (see S. Res. 503), 31726 [19OC]

Medicaid: reduce infant mortality (see S. 2122), 5315 [25MR]

Medicaid Home and Community Quality Services Act: enact (see S. 1673), 13028 [27MY]

Medicare: coverage for psychologist services (see S. 123), 5400 [28MR]

———coverage for therapeutic shoes due to diabetic foot disease (see S. 618), 4576 [21MR]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 248), 9538 [29AP]

Minority Business Development Program Reform Act: enact (see S. 1993), 2680 [29FE]

Motor vehicles: Government use of those capabale of operating on alcohol or natural gas (see S. 2720), 21589 [10AU]

National Adoption Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 372), 22464 [7SE]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 261), 4971 [27AP]

National Arbor Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 247), 523 [1FE]

National Asparagus Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 309), 19773 [1AU]

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: Federal assistance (see S. 2698), 23545 [13SE]

National Book Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 342), 15217 [20JN]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 246), 539 [1FE]

National Craniofacial Deformity Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 373), 28094 [4OC]

National Diabetes Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 272), 8762 [26AP]

National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 238), 8387 [21AP]

National Disabled Americans Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 319), 13029 [27MY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 371), 23755 [14SE]

National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see S.J. Res. 350), 21950 [11AU]

National Drug Abuse Resistance Education Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 295), 7067 [15AP]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 278), 6947 [14AP]

National Hispanic Heritage Month: designate (see S. 2200), 4572 [21MR]

National Home Care Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 280), 23959 [15SE]

National Hospice Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 289), 13771 [8JN]

National Intelligence Community Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 288), 6064 [31MR]

National Job Skills Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 333), 14593 [15JN]

National Know Your Cholesterol Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 244), 409 [28JA]

National Lighthouse Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 306), 16154 [28JN]

National Literacy Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 304), 15391 [21JN]

National Medical Research Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 328), 19647 [29JY]

National NHS—NeighborWorks Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 252), 1083 [4FE]

National Older Americans Abuse Prevention Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 222), 538 [1FE]

National Osteoporosis Prevention Week of 1988: designate (see S.J. Res. 250), 760 [3FE]

National Outdoor Power Equipment Safety Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 296), 28366 [5OC]

National Paralysis Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 364), 22469 [7SE]

National Recognition of the Accomplishments of Women in the Workforce Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 331), 12983 [27MY]

National RSDS Awareness Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 341), 21638 [10AU]

National Safe Kids Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 240), 1385 [16FE]

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 266), 7652 [20AP]

National Sewing Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 291), 17721 [12JY]

National Skiing Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 301), 23170 [9SE]

National Tourism Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 325), 11879 [20MY]

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 321), 19095 [27JY]

National Voluntary Reunion Registry: establish demonstration program (see S. 2010), 151 [26JA]

National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see S.J. Res. 318), 14028 [9JN]

Older Americans Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 287), 11892 [20MY]

Omnibus Antidrug Abuse Act: enact (see S. 2205), 4884 [23MR]

O'Neill, Eugene: tribute (see S. Res. 432), 15219 [20JN]

Panama: imposing sanctions (see S. 2134), 3165 [3MR]

———support democracy (see S.J. Res. 267), 2670 [29FE]

Parental and Medical Leave Act: enact (see S. 2488), 13754 [8JN]

Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 281), 11664 [19MY]

Postal Service: budgetary treatment (see S. 2449), 16053 [27JN]

Prevent-a-Litter Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 197), 6468 [12AP]

Public and Tax-Exempt Employees Deferred Compensation Act: enact (see S. 2480), 13585 [7JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 242), 422 [28JA]

Religious Freedom Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 361), 20842 [8AU]

Research and Experimental Credit Extension and Reform Act: enact (see S. 2484), 13754 [8JN]

Singapore: human rights (see S. Con. Res. 132), 17537 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare adult day health care (see S. 1839), 30325 [13OC]

Social Security Work Incentives Act: enact (see S. 2517), 14583 [15JN]

South Africa: banning of political activity (see S. Res. 384), 3773 [14MR]

Soweto Remembrance Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 339), 14583 [15JN]

Space policy: prohibiting the testing or basing of weapons in outer space (see S. 2346), 9357 [28AP]

Taxation: exclusion from gross income for employee assistance (see S. 39), 13597 [7JN]

———exclusion of employer subsidies for transportation (see S. 2023), 650 [2FE]

———exempt producers of creative property from certain capitalization rules (see S. 2664), 20592 [4AU]

———extending low-income housing credit (see S. 2411), 11498 [18MY]

———make permanent targeted jobs credit (see S. 684), 16153 [28JN]

———repealing the uniform capitalization rules relative to farm animals (see S. 2129), 17257 [7JY]

———treatment of gain or loss resulting from the sale of assets used by cooperatives in their patronage operations (see S. 2669), 23433 [12SE]

———treatment of providers of technical services through third-party arrangements (see S. 2626), 22468 [7SE]

Thrift Charter Enhancement Act: enact (see S. 2073), 13598 [7JN]

U.S. Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction: designate (see S. Con. Res. 131), 17250 [7JY]

VA: contracting for drug and alcohol treatment and rehabilitation services in halfway houses (see S. 2105), 2670 [29FE]

———extending respite care to chronically ill veterans (see S. 2446), 12982 [27MY]

———reduction of certain downpayments required for loans (see S. 2022), 523 [1FE]

Veterans: establishment, expansion, and improvement of cemeteries (see S. 2738), 21913 [11AU]

Veterans' Vocational Training Continuation Act: enact (see S. 2459), 12983 [27MY]

Vietnam: encourage President to negotiate establishment of interest sections in both countries (see S. Con. Res. 109), 17369 [8JY]

Vietnam era: expand period considered (see S. 2396), 11167 [16MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: commemorative statue honoring women veterans (see S. 2042), 1083 [4FE]

Vocational-Technical Education Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 363), 23755 [14SE]

Walker, G. Russell: retirement (see S. Res. 420), 8753 [26AP]

World Food Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 336), 14125 [10JN]

World War II: District of Columbia memorial honoring veterans (see S. 2734), 21913 [11AU]

Year of the Young Reader: designate (see S.J. Res. 315), 13469 [6JN]

Broadcasts

Trauma Centers—A Fight for Life: CBS News, 20132 [3AU]

Cloture motions

Election campaigns: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures (S.J. Res. 282), 7643 [20AP], 8345 [21AP], 8458 [22AP]

High Risk Occupational Disease Notification and Prevention Act: enact (S. 79), 4502 [21MR], 4693 [22MR], 4843 [23MR], 5135, 5190 [24MR], 5287 [25MR], 5367 [28MR], 5463 [29MR]

Intelligence Oversight Act: enact (S. 1721), 3371 [4MR], 3875 [15MR]

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty: ratification, 12077 [24MY]

Minimum Wage Restoration Act: enact (S. 837), 24458 [19SE], 24482 [20SE], 24736 [22SE], 25194 [23SE]

Parental and Medical Leave Act (S. 2488), 26577 [29SE], 28355 [5OC]

Comparisons

House-passed bill and S. 2756, Anti-Apartheid Act amendments, 22589 [7SE]

Radiation Exposed Veterans Compensation Act (S. 9; H.R. 1811), 8585 [25AP]

Court decisions

Demagno v. U.S., 17475 [11JY]

Documents

Veterans Benefits for Dependents of Drug Traffickers (Cranston/DeConcini amendment to H.R. 5210), 30708 [14OC]

Essays

Voice of Democracy, Lori A. Martens, 6295 [11AP]

Explanations

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act technical corrections, 25990 [28SE]

VA Adjudication Procedure and Judicial Review Act (compromise agreement on S. 11 and H.R. 5288), 31473 [18OC]

VA home loan guaranty program, 32046 [20OC]

Letters

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: by, 32087 [20OC]

Agent orange exposure: Thomas K. Turnage, 10757 [12MY]

AIDS Information Research Act: by, 30233 [13OC]

Auction of VA-acquired homes: by, 9341 [28AP]

Civil Reserve Air Fleet Program: by, 21452 [10AU]

———Senator Nunn, 21452 [10AU]

Civil Rights Restoration Act: by, 4651 [22MR]

———Dale Stuard, 4651 [22MR]

———Senator Harkin, 4651 [22MR]

Conversion of nonphysician directors of VA medical centers: Thomas K. Turnage, 16151 [28JN]

Coverage of tribal contractors under the Federal Tort Claims Act: by, 18161 [13JY]

Effects of Inspector General Act on Peace Corps: by, 1172 [4FE]

———Senator Glenn, 1173 [4FE]

Fire insurance proceeds: VA, 31395 [18OC]

Funding for veteran education: by, 18667 [26JY]

Geriatric training in VA health facilities: VA, 31390 [18OC]

Health care programs and benefits: Thomas K. Turnage, 7156 [18AP]

Immigration: by, 3756 [14MR]

Immigration and Nationality Act preference system: by, 3758, 3759 [14MR]

In vitro fertilization: Paralyzed Veterans of America, 9441 [28AP]

Large VA contract claims settlements: Thomas K. Turnage, 6306 [11AP]

NASA appropriations: by, 17663 [12JY]

National Integrity Day: Doak S. Campbell, 21637 [10AU]

———Donald L. Dear, 21636 [10AU]

———Edward Vincent, 21636 [10AU]

———George V. Collela, 21637 [10AU]

———Jack W. Parks, 21636 [10AU]

———James E. Jernigan, 21637 [10AU]

———James P. Conn, 21636 [10AU]

———Maureen O'Connor, 21636 [10AU]

———Nicholas Corbiscello, 21637 [10AU]

———Robert C. Heyer, Jr., 21637 [10AU]

———Robert F. McNulty, 21637 [10AU]

———Rose Mofford, 21636 [10AU]

———Walter R. Tucker, 21636 [10AU]

———William E. Thomson, Jr., 21636 [10AU]

Orange County, CA, Bureau of Export Administration: Dept. of Commerce, 18980 [27JY]

Payment of interest in veterans' insurance settlements and increased discount rates for premiums paid in advance: Thomas K. Turnage, VA, 13024 [27MY]

Peace Corps: by, 17215 [7JY]

Peace Corps volunteer recruitment: Loret M. Ruppe, 1122 [4FE]

Relocation of readjustment counseling service centers: VA, 31384 [18OC]

Retrieval of veterans' records: David F. Peterson, National Archives, 16094 [28JN]

———Thomas K. Turnage, VA, 16093 [28JN]

Soviet violations of treaties, 24180, 24184, 24185 [16SE]

Tax-exempt organizations influence on judicial appointments: Alliance for Justice, 29296 [7OC]

———by, 29296 [7OC]

———Heritage Foundation, 29296 [7OC]

Tennessee State Veterans' Home: American Legion, 31394 [18OC]

———DAV, 31394 [18OC]

———Tennessee Dept. of Veterans' Affairs, 31394 [18OC]

———VA, 31394 [18OC]

———VFW, 31395 [18OC]

Termination of Government assistance benefits for drug traffickers: by, 30708 [14OC]

U.S. visas for Soviet emigrants: by, 20552 [4AU]

U.S.-Japan agreement on peaceful use of nuclear energy: by, 4544 [21MR]

———Dept. of State, 19445 [28JY]

———several Senators, 128 [27JA]

VA Adjudication Procedure and Judicial Review Act: by, 32059, 32061 [20OC]

VA funding: by, 17695, 17696 [12JY]

VA health care funding: by (sundry), 28688 [6OC]

VA medical facility projects: Thomas K. Turnage, 7155 [18AP]

VA Multiyear Contracting Act: Thomas K. Turnage, 8380 [21AP]

VA patient mortality analysis: by, 30189 [13OC]

Veterans' Benefits and Services Act: James L. Blum, CBO, 9450 [28AP]

Veterans' burial benefits: Thomas K. Turnage, 6304 [11AP]

Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvement Act: Thomas K. Turnage, VA, 6302 [11AP]

Veterans' education benefits: by, 10814 [12MY]

———P.A. Yost, Coast Guard, 10815 [12MY]

———VA, 10817 [12MY]

Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvements Act: Thomas K. Turnage, 8383 [21AP]

Veterans' Housing Act amendments: Thomas K. Turnage, 11660 [19MY]

Vietnam Women Veterans' Memorial project: by, 1105 [4FE]

———Linda Spoonster-Schwartz, 29940 [12OC]

———Senator Bumpers, 1106 [4FE]

Washington Post's VA hospital mortality rates article: John A. Gronvall, 32500 [21OC]

Lists

Countries and organizations supporting U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 5194 [24MR]

Motions offered by

Polygraphs: prohibit use by employers involved in or affecting interstate commerce (H.R. 1212), conference report, 14010 [9JN]

Papers

Veterans' Benefits: VA, 516 [1FE]

Press releases

Retrieval of veterans' records, 16094 [28JN]

Senator Cranston honored as leader for peace, 13038 [27MY]

Provisions

Anti-Apartheid Act amendments (S. 2756), 22589 [7SE]

Questions

Veterans' education benefits: by, 10815, 10817 [12MY]

Quotations

Senate deliberation of Supreme Court nominations: Robert P. Griffin, 732 [3FE]

Remarks by, on

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome epidemic, 5277 [25MR], 12394 [25MY], 14390 [14JN], 16349 [29JN], 18659 [26JY], 18985, 18986, 18988 [27JY], 21563 [10AU], 28692 [6OC], 32085 [20OC]

———education, prevention, care, and research programs (S. 1220), 8992, 9001, 9005, 9008 [27AP], 9300, 9314 [28AP]

———NAMES project, 28692 [6OC]

———research funding, 18991, 18992, 18995 [27JY]

Agent orange: research relative to health effects, 10757, 10758 [12MY]

———veterans exposure, 10768, 10778, 10782, 10786, 10790 [12MY]

AIDS Health Care Financing Act: enact (S. 2823), 24823 [22SE]

AIDS Health Care Services Act: enact (S. 2822), 24823 [22SE]

Aliens: extension of period for legalization program (S. 2015), 416 [28JA]

Americans With Disabilities Act: enact (S. 2345), 9386 [28AP]

Anti-Apartheid Act: amend (S. 2756), 22588 [7SE], 31701 [19OC]

Appropriations: emergency supplemental (H.R. 5026), 20156 [3AU], 20540, 20542 [4AU]

Atomic Energy Law Enforcement Act: enact (S. 2026), 653 [2FE]

Au pair cultural exchange program: participation, 29246 [7OC]

California: rail service, 17632 [12JY]

California Desert Protection Act: protection of public lands (S. 7), 1074 [4FE]

Census: detailed tabulations relating to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (S. 2444), 12985 [27MY]

Central America: appropriations (H.J. Res. 395), consideration (S.J. Res. 243), 1003, 1004, 1069 [4FE]

———support peace, democracy, and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 523), 6038 [31MR]

China, Republic of: purchase from McDonnell Douglas Corp., 23125 [9SE]

Citizenship: establish national standards for voter registration for elections for Federal office (S. 2061), 1518 [17FE]

Civil liberties: clarify antidiscrimination provisions (S. 557), 386 [28JA], 1173-1175 [4FE]

———clarify antidiscrimination provisions (S. 557), veto, 4650, 4655 [22MR]

Civil Reserve Air Fleet Program: funding, 21452 [10AU]

Civil rights: revise procedures for enforcement of fair housing (H.R. 1158), 19728 [1AU], 19895 [2AU]

Coins and coinage: modernize designs with one side having bicentennial of Constitution theme (S. 1776), 8523 [22AP]

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians: implement recommendations (S. 1009), 7259, 7260 [19AP]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: meetings during sessions, 12011 [23MY]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: meetings during sessions, 12011 [23MY]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: notices of hearings, 20595 [4AU]

Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act: amend (S. 2378), 10805 [12MY]

Computer Sciences Corp.: anniversary, 14524 [15JN]

Congressional budget: setting forth for 1989-91 (S. Con. Res. 113), 6279 [11AP], 6426 [12AP], 6849 [14AP]

Crime and criminals: penalties for certain major frauds against the U.S. (H.R. 3911), 31523, 31524, 31525 [18OC]

———willful damaging of cemeteries, religious properties, or articles (S. 794), 11517 [18MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: making appropriations (H.R. 4784), conference report, 26956 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: appropriations (S. 2355), 10968, 10990 [13MY], 11198, 11205 [17MY]

———appropriations (H.R. 4781), 21519, 21526 [10AU]

———closing and realigning of certain military installations (H.R. 4481), conference report, 25924 [28SE]

Dept. of HUD: appropriations (H.R. 4800), 17691, 17697, 17698 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 4867), 18161 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4794), 17632 [12JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4782), 18980 [27JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4783), 18666 [26JY], 18985, 18986, 18988, 18991, 18992, 18995, 19012, 19044 [27JY]

District of Columbia: repeal abortion restrictions contained in appropriations, 29314-29316 [7OC]

Drug industry: cost of AZT for impoverished AIDS patients, 23716 [14SE]

Drugs: manufacturing, distribution, and use of illegal (H.R. 5210), 30707, 30798 [14OC]

Durant, W. Clark, III: sense of the Senate relative to reprimand and resignation (S. Res. 421), 8762 [26AP]

El Salvador: U.S. policy, 17120 [7JY]

Elections: amend Constitution relative to contributions and expenditures (S.J. Res. 282), 8345 [21AP]

———State and FEC evaluation of the Kids Voting Program in Arizona (S. Con. Res. 134), 19954 [2AU]

Endangered Species Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 675), 19278 [28JY]

Eximbank: free transferability of certain guaranteed loans (S. 2448), 12992 [27MY]

Family Security Act: enact (S. 1511), 14939 [16JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (S. 2), 2109, 2111 [23FE]

Federal employees: job classification system, 29276, 29279, 29302 [7OC]

Financial Modernization Act: enact (S. 1886), 5763, 5805 [30MR]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act: enact (H.R. 4637), 17214 [7JY]

FSLIC: moratorium on transfer from FDIC (H.R. 3251), 14572 [16JN]

Gallaudet University: selection of president, 3917 [15MR]

Government procurement: interest on overdue payments (S. 328), 25216 [23SE]

Hate Crimes Statistics Act: enact (S. 2000), 26 [25JA]

Health care: improve emergency medical services and trauma care (S. 10), 20129 [3AU]

———revise and extend certain programs (S. 2889), 30233 [13OC]

High Risk Occupational Disease Notification and Prevention Act: enact (S. 79), 5277 [25MR], 5367, 5395 [28MR]

Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act: enact (S. 2723), 21618 [10AU]

Housing: establish separate program for assistance to Indians and Alaska Natives (H.R. 3927), 14146 [10JN]

———replacement of demolished public units, 17697 [12JY]

Immigration: extend the application period under the legalization program (H.R. 4222), 9292 [28AP]

———special agricultural worker's program (S. 2002), 29 [25JA]

Immigration and Nationality Act: preference system (S. 2104), 3758 [14MR]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: amend (H.R. 5261), 26019 [28SE]

Indian Housing Act: enact (S. 1987), 13054 [27MY]

———enact (S. 1987), refer to proper committee, 13054 [27MY]

Indians: effect of economy of gambling on reservations, 24030 [15SE]

———moratorium on the relocation of Navajo and Hopi tribes (S. 2452), 12996 [27MY]

———water rights claims of certain tribes (S. 795), concurring in House amendment, 31673 [19OC]

Industry: enhance competitiveness (H.R. 3), conference report, 8946, 8978 [27AP]

———notification of plant closings and mass layoffs (S. 2527), 16022, 16042 [27JN], 16677, 16681, 16685, 16691 [6JY]

Inspector General Act: establish office of inspector general in several Federal establishments (S. 908), 623 [2FE]

Insurance: payment of interest in veterans' settlements and increased discount rates for premiums paid in advance (S. 2464), 13023 [27MY]

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty: ratification, 11242 [17MY], 11442, 11463, 11470 [18MY], 11820, 11834 [20MY], 11968 [23MY], 12593, 12619, 12620, 12656, 12657, 12660, 12663, 12664 [26MY], 12784, 12785, 12805, 12810, 12812 [27MY]

Interstate commerce: prevent mailing of prohibited plant, fruit, or vegetable to prevent dissemination of plant diseases or pests (S. 2837), 25693 [27SE]

Jews: commemoration of Kristallnacht, 24463 [20SE]

John Muir Day: designate (S.J. Res. 245), 420 [28JA]

John Muir Historic Site, CA: inclusion of certain lands (S. 2233), 5842 [30MR]

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail: designate (S. 2816), 24815 [22SE]

Kennedy, Anthony M.: Supreme Court nomination, 731 [3FE]

Korea, Republic of: reconciliation initiative by Roh Tae Woo, 17117 [7JY]

Lane Victory (vessel): authorize conveyance (S. 2604), 16377 [29JN]

Los Angeles, CA: additional Government personnel involved in the war on drugs (S. 2538), 15134 [17JN]

———anniversary of Unified School District's Division of Adult Education, 1512 [17FE]

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4210), 29943 [12OC]

Memorial Day: tribute to Armed Forces, 12977 [27MY]

Mexico: control sewage from endangering U.S., 17698 [12JY]

Minimum Wage Restoration Act: enact (S. 837), 25299 [26SE]

Miscellaneous International Affairs Authorization Act: enact (S. 2757), 29246 [7OC]

Montana Natural Resources Protection and Utilization Act: enact (S. 2751), 31328, 31329, 31330 [18OC]

National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: establish (H.R. 2881), 3944 [15MR]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 253), 1125 [4FE], 2609 [26FE]

National Hispanic University, Oakland, CA: tribute, 4883 [23MR]

National Integrity Day: designate (S.J. Res. 366), 21635 [10AU]

National Oceans Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 4210), 29943 [12OC]

National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week: observance, 1857 [19FE]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (H.J. Res. 488), 29505 [7OC]

———designate (S.J. Res. 357), 19951 [2AU]

Natural Gas Transition Act: enact (S. 2313), 8510 [22AP]

New Zealand: subsidy to kiwi fruit industry, 29881 [12OC]

Newport Beach, CA: export assistance center, 18980 [27JY]

Nicaragua: assistance to Contras, 21519 [10AU]

Nuclear energy: agreement with Japan on peaceful use, 127 [27JA], 19444 [28JY]

———disapprove U.S.-Japan agreement concerning peaceful use (S.J. Res. 241), 4543 [21MR]

———procedures for liability and indemnification for incidents (H.R. 1414), 3998, 4024 [16MR]

———revise U.S.-Japan agreement for nuclear cooperation, 127 [26JA]

Omnibus Anti-Substance Abuse Act: enact (S. 2852), 32640 [21OC]

Paramount, CA: tribute, 19868 [2AU]

Parental and Medical Leave Act: enact (S. 2488), 26937 [30SE]

Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (S. 2054), 1122 [4FE]

———effects of Inspector General Act (S. 908), 1172 [4FE]

———increase in volunteers from business sector, 32497 [21OC]

Polygraphs: limit examinations by employers involved in interstate commerce (S. 1904), 2707 [1MR]

Presidential Advisory Panel for Coordination of Government Debt Collection and Delinquency Prevention Activities: establish, 25216 [23SE]

Public lands: protection of traditional Indian religion (S. 2250), 6156 [31MR]

Refugee resettlement program: funding, 6426 [12AP]

Retail Competition Enforcement Act: enact (S. 430), 30841 [14OC]

Riverside County, CA: relief for persons who purchased land in good faith reliance on an existing private land survey (H.R. 4050), 25242 [23SE], 29935 [12OC]

San Diego, CA: Hotel Del Coronado, 1861 [19FE]

San Francisco, CA: Ethnic Dance Festival anniversary, 10411 [11MY]

San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: enlarge (S. 2710), 21593 [10AU]

San Joaquin Valley, CA: air quality study, 17698 [12JY]

Senate: election campaign funding (S. 2), 2109, 2111 [23FE]

———execution of arrest warrants compelling the attendance of absent Members (S. Res. 390), 3107 [3MR]

———recess, 22595 [7SE]

Social Security: develop criteria for determining benefit eligibility for individuals with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome virus (S. 2592), 16367 [29JN]

South Pacific Tuna Act: enact (S. 1989), 11065 [13MY]

Space policy: facilitate commercial access to space (H.R. 4399), 31134 [14OC]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: extending programs providing urgently needed assistance for the homeless (H.R. 4352), 25989, 26007, 26008, 26009, 26010, 26011 [28SE]

———extending programs providing urgently needed assistance for the homeless (H.R. 4352), conference report, 32021, 32023 [20OC]

Strategic defense initiative: medical technology funds, 20760 [8AU]

Taft Institute: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4585), conference requested, 22595 [7SE]

Tax Reform Act: technical corrections (S. 2238), 28799, 28833 [6OC], 29276, 29279, 29295, 29296, 29302, 29313, 29314, 29316 [7OC], 29721, 29724, 29746, 29774, 29787 [11OC]

Taxation: capital gains, 6849 [14AP]

Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3), conference report, 8946, 8978 [27AP]

Treaties: intermediate-range nuclear forces, 399 [28JA], 5309 [25MR]

U.N.: Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 5193 [24MR]

U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement: implement (H.R. 5090), 24416 [19SE]

VA: Administrator notification to House and Senate Appropriations Committees of construction contract claims settlements of more than $1,000,000 (S. 2269), 6306 [11AP]

———assistive animals for certain quadriplegic veterans (S. 2207), 4934 [23MR]

———contracting for drug and alcohol treatment and rehabilitation services in halfway houses (S. 2105), 2670 [29FE]

———convert nonphysician directors of medical centers to the senior executive service (S. 2583), 16151 [28JN]

———establish as executive department (H.R. 3471), conference report, 31483 [18OC]

———establish as executive department (S. 533), 17496, 17503, 17504, 17506, 17522, 17530 [11JY]

———establish procedures and judicial review for adjudication of claims for benefits (S. 11), 17453, 17466, 17474-17478, 17483 [11JY], 31454, 31461, 31472 [18OC]

———establish procedures and judicial review for adjudication of claims for benefits (S. 11), concurring in House amendment, 32056, 32059, 32061, 32064 [20OC]

———extend health care programs and benefits (S. 2294), 7156 [18AP]

———extending respite care to chronically ill veterans (S. 2446), 12986 [27MY]

———funding, 17691-17695, 17697 [12JY], 20540, 20542 [4AU]

———health care funding, 28686 [6OC]

———health care programs (H.R. 2616), conference report, 9433-9447 [28AP]

———home loan guaranty program (S. 2049), 1115-1117 [4FE], 9429 [28AP], 32042 [20OC]

———hospital mortality rates, 32499 [21OC]

———improving the capability of mental health care facilities (S. 2463), 13021 [27MY]

———medical facility projects (S. 2293), 7155 [18AP]

———patient mortality analysis, 30188, 30190 [13OC]

———reduction of certain downpayments required for loans (S. 2022), 515 [1FE]

VA Adjudication Procedure and Judicial Review Act: enact (S. 11), correcting enrollment (H. Con. Res. 392), 32158 [20OC]

VA Multiyear Contracting Act: enact (S. 2306), 8380 [21AP]

Veterans: assistive monkeys to veterans with certain handicaps (S. 2511), 14461 [14JN]

———education benefits (S. 2383), 10811 [12MY]

———establish benefits for disease victims of ionizing radiation (H.R. 1811), 8580, 8581, 8587, 8596 [25AP]

———hiring preference for certain VA-trained individuals (S. 2394), 11025 [13MY]

———increasing dependency and indemnity compensation rates to those with service-connected disabilities (H.R. 4741), 31412, 31442, 31446, 31449, 31454 [18OC]

———index disability compensation and surviving spouses' and children's dependency and indemnity compensation to cost of living (S. 2267), 6301 [11AP]

———job training and counseling services (S. 999), 9453-9457 [28AP]

———modify requirements for plot allowance, authorize headstone for prepurchased grave markers, and extend State Cemetery Grants Program (S. 2268), 6304 [11AP]

———provisions of Omnibus Anti-Substance Abuse Act (S. 2852), 32640 [21OC]

———records retrieval, 16093 [28JN]

———supplemental appropriations (H.J. Res. 552), 9340, 9345 [28AP]

Veterans' Administration Health-Care Personnel and Programs Act: enact (S. 2462), 13011 [27MY]

Veterans' Agent Orange and Vietnam Service Disabilities Act: enact (S. 2675), 24515 [20SE]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (S. 2011), 164 [26JA], 24515 [20SE], 31360, 31378, 31381, 31390, 31393, 31397, 31400 [18OC]

Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvements Act: enact (S. 2307), 8381 [21AP]

Veterans' Housing Act: amend (S. 2419), 11659 [19MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: commemorative statue honoring women veterans (S. 2042), 1104 [4FE], 2295 [23FE], 14417-14419 [14JN], 29939 [12OC], 32475 [21OC]

World Habitat Day: observance, 28331 [5OC], 30315 [13OC]

Remarks in House relative to

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

Remarks in Senate relative to

Peace Corps Leader for Peace Award: recipient, 13036 [27MY]

Tribute, 13036 [27MY]

Reports

Air Force Personnel Exposure to Herbicide Orange (sundry), 10769-10790 [12MY]

Atomic Veterans Compensation Act Cost Estimate: CBO, 8585 [25AP]

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 3928 [15MR]

National Plan Regarding All Vet Centers in Existence, 31384-31390 [18OC]

Residential Consumer View of Bypass of Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies: Consumer Federation of America, 8511 [22AP]

Veterans' Agent Orange and Vietnam Service Disabilities Act, 24515-24537 [20SE]

Reports filed

Committee on Veterans' Affairs Expenditures: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (S. Res. 365), 408 [28JA]

Congressional Budget Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. Rept. 100-562), 26612 [29SE]

Disclosure of Income Information to the VA: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (S. 2611) (S. Rept. 100-412), 16725 [6JY]

Independent National Commission on the VA Home Loan Guaranty Program: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (S. 2049) (S. Rept. 100-323), 8502 [22AP]

Procedures and Judicial Review for Adjudication of Claims for Veterans Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (S. 11) (S. Rept. 100-418), 17250 [7JY]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (S. 2011) (S. Rept. 100-439), 19758 [1AU]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Senator Byrd: Democratic Conference, 7261 [19AP]

Statements

Erection of Statue at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Honor of Women (S. 2042): by, 2295 [23FE]

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty: George P. Shultz, Sec. of State, 11443 [18MY]

———Senator Nunn, 11443 [18MY]

———several organizations, 399 [28JA]

Reorganizing NRC Functions: by, 20808 [8AU]

Senator Cranston an Advocate for World Peace: Peace Corps, 13038 [27MY]

VA Cabinet Status: by, 17498 [11JY]

Veteran's Employment, Training, and Counseling Amendments: Committees on Veterans' Affairs, 9457-9465 [28AP]

Summaries

Resources Required To Reach a Peace Corps Volunteer Force of 10,000 by 1992, 1123 [4FE]

VA Adjudication Procedure and Judicial Review Act (S. 11), 17460 [11JY]

———(S. 11), Division B, 32057-32059 [20OC]

Veterans' Home Loan Program Emergency Act Amendments (S. 2022), 516 [1FE]

Tables

VA Adjudication Procedure and Judicial Review Act's division B (as passed by the House of Representatives), 32064 [20OC]

Veterans' Benefits and Services Act (H.R. 2616), conference version, 9450 [28AP]

Testimonies

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): Dept. of HUD and Certain Independent Agencies, D285 [10MY]

———Dept. of the Interior Budget, D331 [23MY]

———Energy and Water Development Programs, D206 [14AP]

Committee on Indian Affairs (Select): Management of Public Lands in a Manner That Does Not Impair the Exercise of Traditional American Indian Religion (S. 2250), D318 [18MY]

Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research, D489 [13JY]

Committee on Rules and Administration: National Standards for Voter Registration for Federal Elections (S. 2061), D176 [30MR]

———Request for Operating Expenses for the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, D26 [4FE]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): Constitution Amendment on Contributions and Expenditures for Congressional, Presidential, and State Elections (S.J. Res. 21, 130, 166), D125 [17MR]

Constitution Interpretation: Anthony M. Kennedy, 732 [3FE]

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty: Roger Mahony, 5310 [25MR]

Veterans' Employment Services: Robert E. David, 9455 [28AP]

Texts of

S. 2000, Hate Crimes Statistics Act, 27 [25JA]

S. 2002, immigration reform special agricultural worker's program, 30 [25JA]

S. 2011, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, 165 [26JA]

S. 2026, Atomic Energy Law Enforcement Act, 654 [2FE]

S. 2049, VA home loan guaranty program, 1117 [4FE]

S. 2054, authorizing appropriations for the Peace Corps, 1122 [4FE]

S. 2061, establish national standards for voter registration for elections for Federal office, 1518-1521 [17FE]

S. 2233, inclusion of certain lands in John Muir Historic Site, CA, 5842 [30MR]

S. 2250, management of public lands without impairing traditional Indian religion, 6156 [31MR]

S. 2267, index veterans' disability compensation and surviving spouses' and children's dependency and indemnity compensation to cost of living, 6301 [11AP]

S. 2268, modify requirements for veterans' cemetery plot allowance, authorize headstone allowance, and extend State Cemetery Grants Program, 6304 [11AP]

S. 2269, VA Administrator notification to House and Senate Appropriations Committees of construction contract claims settlements of more than $1,000,000, 6306 [11AP]

S. 2293, VA medical facility projects, 7155 [18AP]

S. 2294, extend VA health care programs and benefits, 7156 [18AP]

S. 2306, VA Multiyear Contracting Act, 8380 [21AP]

S. 2307, Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvements Act, 8381 [21AP]

S. 2313, Natural Gas Transition Act, 8511 [22AP]

S. 2383, veterans' education benefits, 10813 [12MY]

S. 2394, hiring preference for certain VA-trained individuals, 11025 [13MY]

S. 2419, Veterans' Housing Act amendments, 11659 [19MY]

S. 2452, placing a moratorium on the relocation of Navajo and Hopi Indian tribes, 12998 [27MY]

S. 2462, Veterans' Administration Health-Care Personnel and Programs Act, 13019 [27MY]

S. 2463, improving the capability of VA mental health care facilities, 13022 [27MY]

S. 2464, payment of interest in veterans' insurance settlements and increased discount rates for premiums paid in advance, 13023 [27MY]

S. 2511, assistive monkeys to veterans with certain handicaps, 14463 [14JN]

S. 2583, convert nonphysician directors of VA medical centers to the senior executive service, 16151 [28JN]

S. 2592, develop criteria for determining Social Security benefit eligibility for individuals with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome virus, 16368 [29JN]

S. 2604, authorize conveyance of vessel Lane Victory, 16377 [29JN]

S. 2710, enlarge San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 21593 [10AU]

S. 2723, Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act, 21618-21622 [10AU]

S. 2756, Anti-Apartheid Act amendment, 22590-22594 [7SE]

S. 2816, Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, 24815 [22SE]

S. 2822, AIDS Health Care Services Act, 24824 [22SE]

S. 2823, AIDS Health Care Financing Act, 24826 [22SE]

S. 2837, prevent mailing of prohibited plant, fruit, or vegetable to prevent dissemination of plant diseases or pests, 25694 [27SE]

S. Res. 365, authorizing expenditures for Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 424 [28JA]

S. Res. 421, Clark W. Durant III reprimand and resignation, 8762 [26AP]

S.J. Res. 245, John Muir Day, 420 [28JA]

S.J. Res. 253, National Former POW Recognition Day, 1126 [4FE]

S.J. Res. 357, National Women Veterans Recognition Week, 19952 [2AU]

S.J. Res. 366, National Integrity Day, 21636 [10AU]

Tributes

Allen, George, 7144 [18AP]

Byrd, Senator, 7261 [19AP]

Chien, Frederick F., 21896 [11AU]

Chiles, Senator, 31723 [19OC]

Evans, Senator, 31238 [18OC]

Gerken, Walter, 18 [25JA]

Proxmire, Senator, 31237 [18OC]

Stafford, Senator, 31537 [18OC], 32108 [20OC]

Stennis, Senator, 31236 [18OC]

Trible, Senator, 31239 [18OC]

Velasquez, William C., 14521 [15JN]

Williams, John J., 6520 [13AP]