INDUSTRY see also Business; Corporations

Addresses

Capital Investment and Competition in the 1990s: John Georges, 18449 [3AU]

Center for Integrated Manufacturing Decision Systems Conference: Thomas J. Murrin, 27706-27709 [7NO]

Expanding the Primary Market—U.S Economic Challenges in the Global Economy in the 1990's: James D. Robinson III, 6208-6210 [12AP]

Global Environmental Problems: Senator Domenici, 11657 [14JN]

Loggers and Lumbermen—A Threatened and Endangered Species: Daniel Goldy, 3430 [3MR]

National Problems: Lee A. Iacocca, 8994-8997 [11MY]

Overview of the U.S. and Southeastern Economies: Robert V. Royall, Jr., 18 [3JA]

Silent War: Mark Patinkin, 19027 [4AU]

Telecommunications and the World Information Revolution—Making Ends Meet: Daniel L. Brenner, 18681 [3AU]

Trade Competition: Akio Morita, 5506 [5AP]

U.S.-U.S.S.R. Trade and Economic Council: Senator Dole, 9522, 9523 [17MY]

Amendments

Iron and steel industry: implement trade liberalization program (H.R. 3275), 31204 [21NO], 31649, 31718 [21NO]

Rural Partnerships Act: enact (S. 1036), 15937 [24JY], 18013, 18016, 18019, 18036, 18040, 18041 [2AU], 18529 [3AU]

Technology Administration Authorization Act: enact (S. 1191), 26177, 26189 [26OC]

Analyses

Chemical and Biological Weapons Control Act (S. 8), 499 [25JA]

Fastener Quality Assurance Act (H.R. 777), 1648 [2FE]

High-Definition Television Competitiveness Act (H.R. 1267), 3408 [2MR]

Rural Partnerships Act: enact (S. 1036), 9826 [18MY]

Articles and editorials

``Absolutely Anathema'', 30411 [20NO]

All Eyes Are on MITI Research Wish List, 10234 [25MY]

Blowing the Whistle on Greed, 5551 [5AP]

Breathing Life—and a Future—Into Amtrak, 4922-4923 [17MR]

Capitalists Show Soviets How to Do It, 14023-14025 [10JY]

Defense Firms Take a Global Offensive—Critics See Ominous Consequences in Trend, 27773 [7NO]

``Disadvantaged'' Contractor Unfair Advantage, 16498 [27JY]

ECC Steel Subsidies Warrant Extension of VRA's, 4421 [15MR]

Enterprise Zones in No Man's Land, 9575 [17MY]

Fear of Living—America's Morbid Aversion to Risk, 349 [24JA]

Foreign Role Rises in Military Goods—Use of Parts Stirs U.S. Fears on Dependence and Jobs, 27774 [7NO]

Forgotten Half, 13468-13470 [23JN]

Hefco Filter Moving to Pennsylvania, 10375 [31MY]

High Costs of Nader-Tort, 8798 [10MY]

High Price for Turkish Child Labor, 10152 [24MY]

High-Tech Firms Rethinking Foreign Ties—U.S. Companies Worry That Partners May Become Competitors Later, 15219 [19JY]

Japan Cuts U.S. Lead in Electronics, 9516 [17MY]

Japanese Investments in the U.S., 26584 [31OC]

Japan's Clout in the U.S., 5506 [5AP]

Juggling Family, Job and Aged Dependent, 1555 [2FE]

Labor Letter—A Special News Report on People and Their Jobs in Offices, Fields and Factories, 6004 [11AP]

Losing Fighter Deal With Japan, 1650 [2FE]

Major Defense Firm Admits Conspiracy, 5536 [5AP]

Make Allies Share Defense—Put More Into Civilian R&D, 1649 [2FE]

On Glass Houses and Japan-Bashing, 13971 [29JN]

Pacific Overture—Quit Nickel and Diming the Japanese and Adopt a Wholesale Approach to Smooth Economic and Security Relations, 1258 [31JA]

Regaining America's Dulled Industrial Edge—The Answer Is Right Here at Home, 9516 [17MY]

Rewriting the Book on How to Deal With Japan, 18216 [3AU]

Ruling May Lead to Punitive Duties on Asian Phones, 19138 [4AU]

Sidney Harman and American Consumer Electronics, 2595 [22FE]

Steel and the Banner of Free Trade, 8998 [11MY]

Stern on Federal Companies' Deliveries to Libya, 1910 [8FE]

Tax Law Makes It Harder To Keep Firms in Family, 8699 [9MY]

Thomson's French Revolution, 14690-14692 [13JY]

U.S. Governments, Industry Must Join Forces To Meet Foreign Challenge, 2989 [28FE]

Watering Down Clean Fuels, 31207 [21NO]

Why Scrap a Steel Policy That Works?, 11134 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions

Acid deposition: monitoring program (see H.R. 144, 3794, 3816)

———sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide controls (see H.R. 2586)

Adult Education Act: amend (see H.R. 263)

Aeronautics: consumer protection relative to bankruptcy of airlines (see S. 1858)

———increase competition among commercial air carriers (see S. 1741)

———moratorium on transfer of certain foreign air transportation certificates (see H.R. 3149)

———require certain repair work on aircraft to be done domestically (see S. 344)

Agricultural Industrial Materials Corp.: establish (see H.R. 47)

Antitrust policy: application relative to territorial limitations on trademarked products (see H.R. 3151)

Antitrust Remedies Improvement Act: enact (see S. 94)

Appalachian region: development of energy plants at mouth of coal mines (see S. 222)

Apprenticeship Improvement Act: enact (see S. 453)

Armed Forces: amend provisions relative to certain defense agreements and their impact on international competition of U.S. industry (see H.R. 1417)

Chemical and biological warfare: sanctions against companies which have aided the proliferation of weapons (see S. 8)

———sanctions to foreign entities that assisted in constructing the Libyan weapons factory (see H.R. 1567)

Bolts: standardization of measurement and quality (see H.R. 336)

Business Incubator Review Act: enact (see S. 390)

Buy American products and services (see S.J. Res. 114; H.R. 3055, H.J. Res. 59)

Clean Air Act: air pollution control strategies (see H. Res. 237)

———amend (see H.R. 2909, 2950)

———national quality standards (see H.R. 2323)

———restrict chlorofluorocarbon use (see H.R. 3257)

Coal industry: health benefits (see S. 1708)

Collective bargaining: building and construction industry (see H.R. 931)

Copyrights: protection of industrial designs of useful articles (see H.R. 902, 3017)

Corporate Environmental Responsibility Act: enact (see S. 1378)

Corporate Takeover Reform Act: enact (see S. 1244)

Corporations: community impact statements in certain mergers affecting employment levels (see H.R. 679)

Cotton Research and Promotion Act: amend (see S. 1313)

Critical Trends Assessment Act: enact (see S. 1345)

Department of Industry and Technology: establish (see S. 1978; H.R. 3833)

Department of International Trade and Industry: establish (see H.R. 1274)

Department of Trade: establish (see H.R. 782)

Eastern Airlines: Presidential emergency board to investigate dispute with collective bargaining units (H.R. 1231), consideration (see H. Res. 108)

Economic conditions: development and employment programs for certain areas (see H.R. 10)

Economic Equity Act: enact (see S. 1480)

Employers: encourage to retain work in U.S. (see S. 252)

Employment: congressional committee analysis of legislation impact on economic factors (see S. Con. Res. 17)

———economic adjustment to realignments or reductions in defense or aerospace contracts, military facilities, and arms export (see H.R. 101)

———grant employees family and temporary medical leave (see S. 345)

———industrial homework (see H.R. 65, 647)

———study on affirmative action employment practices relative to foreign business operations in the U.S. (see H. Res. 42)

Enterprise Zone Improvements Act: enact (see H.R. 6)

Eximbank: extend the Tied-Aid Credit Program (see S. 1704)

Export Administration Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1705)

Export Promotion and Market Development Act: enact (see S. 1156)

Fasteners: conformance to certain specifications (see H.R. 777, 3000)

Firearms: prohibit manufacture, transfer, or importation of .25 caliber and .32 caliber ammunition (see H.R. 1651)

———prohibit transactions involving handguns affecting interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2491)

Foreign countries: development of industrial standards (see S. 1545)

Foreign Ownership Disclosure Act: enact (see S. 289; H.R. 5)

Foreign trade: amend country of origin marking law relative to manhole rings, covers, and assemblies (see H.R. 1198)

———effect of international defense agreements on U.S. competitiveness (see S. 578)

———encourage innovation and productivity, stimulate trade, and promote U.S. competitiveness and technological leadership (see S. 1006)

———initiate trade negotiations with Japan (see S. 292)

———limit defense against trademark infringement relative to geographic origin (see H.R. 1689)

———posting of surety bond in cases of products manufactured in foreign countries or customs unions (see H.R. 1878)

———product advertising to disclose the country of origin of product components (see H.R. 3359)

———prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child labor (see H.R. 2485)

———public disclosure of certain information relative to sales of commodities for export (see H.R. 602)

———reauthorize the Targeted Export Assistance Program (see S. 1952)

———reciprocity in metallurgical coal and steel products (see H.R. 1105)

Forests and forestry: export of unprocessed timber (see H.R. 1552)

———State restriction of exports (see S. 755)

Free enterprise: relative competitiveness in the U.S. (see S. 1968)

Fungible products: procedures for determining drawback relative to commingling in storage (see H.R. 1871)

Government: acquisition of nondevelopmental items (see S. 1957)

———extend period for voluntary services of private sector executives (see H.R. 2847)

———requirement that certain private contractors provide employees pension and health benefits (see H.R. 43)

Government contractors: protect employees from reprisal for disclosure of misconduct in business by employers (see H.R. 1861)

———revise certain Government procurement procedures relative to spare parts (see H.R. 1111)

Hazardous substances: modernize testing of consumer products (see S. 891)

High Risk Occupational Disease Notification and Prevention Act: enact (see S. 582)

Housing: expand the capacity of resident management corporations to purchase public housing (see H.R. 1181)

Hungary: extend nondiscriminatory treatment to products (see S. 1240)

ICC: operating and acquisition procedures of railroad lines (see H.R. 2164)

Industrial homework (see H.R. 65, 1658)

———lift ban (see H. Con. Res. 49)

Interbrand Competition Act: enact (see S. 1743)

Interstate commerce: uniform treatment of selected product liability problems (see H.R. 359)

Iron and steel industry: implement trade liberalization program (see H.R. 3275)

———revitalize (see H.R. 2171)

Japan: agreement with U.S. on semiconductors (see S. Res. 119)

Job Training Partnership Act: amend (see H.R. 900)

Labor: deny crew member status in the case of certain strikes and lockouts (see S. 1459)

Labor history: study of nationally significant places (see H.R. 2949)

Labor Shortage Reduction Act: enact (see S. 741)

Lumber trade: amend tax provisions relative to treatment of activities under passive loss rules (see S. 1692)

———incentives to nonindustrial private forest land owners to increase supply (see H.R. 3207)

Mineral Lands Leasing Act: amend (see H.R. 489)

Mines and mineral resources: reclamation of surface coal mines when the operator and his surety are bankrupt (see H.R. 538)

Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act: enact (see S. 1224)

Motor vehicles: availability to public warranty and repair information provided to dealers by manufacturers (see H.R. 195)

———disclosure of origin of replacement parts for repairs (see H.R. 693)

———restrictions on rental agencies relative to imposing liability and collision damage waivers (see H.R. 984)

National Ceramic Tile Industry Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 71; H.J. Res. 67)

National Commission on Human Resource Development: establish (see S.J. Res. 135)

National Cooperative Research and Production Act: amend (see H.R. 1025)

National defense: revitalize the defense industrial base (see H.R. 486)

National Defense Energy Technology Transfer Act: enact (see S. 1294)

National dividend plan: establish (see H.R. 2103)

National Free Enterprise Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 39)

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 929)

National Occupational Safety Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 378)

National Packaging Institute: establish (see H.R. 871)

National Public Works Corp.: establish (see H.R. 113)

National Quality Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 124)

Natural Gas Regulatory Reform Act: enact (see S. 625)

Occupational health and safety: promote standards in workplaces owned, operated, or under contract with the U.S. (see S. 464)

———system to identify and notify persons at high risk (see H.R. 3067)

Pensions: amend rules on fiduciary duties relative to assets of terminated plans (see H.R. 1661)

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: relief (see S. 421)

Product safety: modernizing testing of products containing hazardous or toxic substances (see H.R. 1676)

———product liability actions relative to the useful life of the product involved (see H.R. 362)

Public Utility Holding Company Modernization Act: enact (see H.R. 112)

Railroads: ICC authority relative to acquisition of control of certain carriers (see H.R. 2343)

———limit modification of collective bargaining agreements (see H.R. 1350)

Recycled materials: tax on the sale of paper products not containing an amount of recovered materials as specified by EPA (see H.R. 1691)

Renewable Energy Trade Equity and Promotion Act: enact (see S. 1059)

Research: tax incentive (see H.R. 1416)

Rural Partnerships Act: enact (see S. 1036)

Shoe industry: improve trade and reduce unemployment (see H.R. 631)

Small Business Disabilities Tax Credit Act: enact (see S. 1661)

South Africa: ban loans and investments by U.S. corporations (see S. 507)

———repeal sanctions (see S. 522)

Soviet Union: cooperation with U.S. industrialization projects (see S. 1018)

Space sciences: development of a competitive transportation industry (see H.R. 2674)

States: equality of taxation of domestic and foreign corporations (see H.R. 1390)

Steel Fair Trade Review Act: enact (see H.R. 3093)

Steel Import Stabilization Act: enhance operation (see H.R. 2834)

———extend (see S. 378; H.R. 904, 2640)

———strengthen (see H.R. 3009)

Steel Trade Liberalization Program Implementation Act: enact (see S. 1701)

Tariff: ADC-6 (see H.R. 1697)

———administration of the drawback program (see S. 1648)

———administrative procedures for noncontroversial suspensions (see S. 1169)

———agglomerate marble floor tiles (see H.R. 1886)

———aluminum plates, sheets, and strips (see H.R. 3809)

———bicycle parts (see H.R. 1855)

———ceramic mugs (see H.R. 1851)

———certain chemicals (see S. 1123)

———chipper knife steel products (see S. 1166)

———Christmas ornaments (see H.R. 1850)

———circular knitting machines (see S. 698)

———correct certain inequities (see H.R. 1856)

———d-6-Methoxy-a-methyl-2-naphthaleneacetic acid and its sodium salt (see H.R. 1838)

———DEMAP (see H.R. 1716)

———digital processing units (see H.R. 1869)

———electromechanical tools (see H.R. 1698)

———exclude certain waste and scrap metals from provision regarding return of metal to U.S. (see S. 294)

———impact line printers (see S. 1122)

———in-line roller skate boots (see S. 1042)

———iopamidol (see S. 1693)

———iron and steel pipe and tube products (see S. 296)

———isoindolenine red pigment (see H.R. 1717)

———jacquard cards, plastic jacquard cards, and cards to be used as jacquard cards (see S. 1745)

———knitwear (see S. 1642)

———L-alanyl L-proline (also known as Ala Pro) (see H.R. 1887)

———large power transformers (see S. 1132)

———Levodopa (see H.R. 1695)

———mesalamine (see H.R. 1719)

———modeling pastes (see H.R. 1694)

———1,5 naphthalene diisocyanate (see H.R. 1844)

———opal borosilicate glassware (see H.R. 1843)

———paper products and synthetic detergents (see H.R. 2100)

———p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (see S. 1713)

———quizalofop-ethyl (see H.R. 1884)

———screenhouse tents (see H.R. 2451)

———6 t-butyl 2,4 xylenol (see S. 1685)

———specialty thermostat resin (see S. 1733; H.R. 1868)

———tamoxifen citrate (see S. 1613)

———thiothiamine hydrochloride (see S. 876)

———two-stroke cycle piston engines (see H.R. 1094)

———2,4 diamino-6-phenyl-1,3,5 triazine (see S. 1686)

———2,3,6 Trimethylphenol (TMP) (see S. 1744)

———waste and scrap metals (see H.R. 1700)

Taxation: credit for producing natural gas from tight formations (see H.R. 1476)

———credit relative to certain energy projects (see H.R. 958)

———impose excise tax on telephone companies relative to charges on blocking access to certain exchanges (see H.R. 3201)

———incentives for the establishment of enterprise zones (see H.R. 193)

———increase amount of group life insurance which may be provided by employer and excluded from income of employee (see H.R. 1479)

———less frequent deposits of payroll taxes of low-paid employees (see S. 1618)

———reduce occupational tax on small retail liquor and beer dealers (see S. 1619, 1644)

———repeal certain provisions relative to rules for coverage and benefits under employee benefit plans (see S. 1687)

———restore regular investment tax credit for domestically produced property (see H.R. 3841)

———sale of chemicals which deplete ozone layer (see H.R. 1112)

———simplify the antidiscrimination rules applicable to certain employee health benefit plans (see S. 1129)

———treatment of certain corporations engaged in manufacturing in certain foreign countries (see H.R. 515)

———treatment of funding for research and experiments (see S. 1173)

———treatment of interest on loans to acquire certain employer securities (see S. 1303)

Technology Administration Authorization Act: enact (see S. 1191)

Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturing Stimulation Act: enact (see H.R. 103)

Telephone Operator Service Consumer Protection Act: enact (see S. 1643)

Telephone: prohibit certain practices involving the commercial use of facsimile machines (see H.R. 2184)

Television: conduct certain activities relative to promoting improvements in the industry (see H.R. 823)

———establish policies necessary to develop a U.S.-based high definition technology (see S. 1001)

———industry-led consortium in field of advanced technology (see H.R. 2287)

———prohibit foreign ownership of cable systems (see H.R. 2643)

Temporary National Commission on Economic Concentration: establish (see H.R. 34)

Tobacco industry: restrict and regulate products promotion (see H.R. 1493, 1494)

Toxics Release Prevention Act: enact (see S. 816)

Trade and Technology Promotion Act: enact (see S. 1978)

Trademarks: clarify application of antitrust laws to agreements on the distribution of malt beverages (see H.R. 3436)

Truth in Aviation Act: enact (see S. 877)

Tube Forgings of America: relief (see S. 1334)

Water: manufacturing and labeling standards for certain plumbing products (see H.R. 1185)

Water pollution: discharges into estuaries and oceans (see H.R. 2913)

Weapons: impose sanctions against business helping additional countries to acquire ballistic missile equipment and technology (see H.R. 963)

White House Conference on International Trade in Services: convene (see S. 259)

Books

``More Like Us—Making America Great Again,'' James Fallows (excerpts), 14902 [17JY]

Cloture motions

Eastern Airlines: Presidential emergency board to investigate dispute with collective bargaining units (H.R. 1231), 25648 [24OC]

Commentaries

Telecommunication industry competitiveness: Paul Harvey, 7726 [2MY]

Descriptions

Simplification of antidiscrimination rules applicable to certain employee benefit plans (S. 1129), 10980-10983 [6JN]

Tax treatment of interest on loans to acquire certain employer securities (S. 1303), 14348 [12JY]

Essays

America Itself Is Unfair: Akio Morita, 30084 [17NO]

Decline of an America Which Can Only See 10 Minutes Ahead: Akio Morita and Shintaro Ishihara, 30084 [17NO]

Japan That Can Say ``No''—The New United States-Japan Relations Card, 30084 [17NO]

Tax Simplification—``Let's Play Flatball'': Karen Quich, 2438-2444 [22FE]

U.S. and Japan Are Inescapably Interdependent: Akio Morita, 30084 [17NO]

Explanations

Cotton Research and Promotion Act amendments (S. 1313), 14594 [13JY]

Factsheets

Profiles of 25 Chemicals Emitted in the Largest Quantities, 6983-6985 [18AP]

Letters

Business Incubator Review Act: Dinah Adkins, 1986 [8FE]

———Steve Bowling, 1986 [8FE]

Business-sponsored immigration visas: Austin T. Fragomen, Jr., 14538 [13JY]

———David Curtis, 14536 [13JY]

———F.W. Bernthal, 14537 [13JY]

———George W. Leopold, 14537 [13JY]

———J.W. Overall, 14537 [13JY]

———Richard V. Holmes, 14536 [13JY]

———Roland A. Paul, 14537 [13JY]

———several refugee assistance agencies, 14536 [13JY]

———Thomas W. Richardson, 14537 [13JY]

———U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 14535 [13JY]

———William F. Cagney, 14538 [13JY]

China International Trust and Investment Corp. seminar: Senator Helms, 19789 [7SE]

Code of business for joint ventures in Soviet Union: Aristids Lambergs, 15473 [20JY]

———Frances Spivy-Weber, 15471 [20JY]

———Ilmars Bergmanis, 15473 [20JY]

———Lane Kirkland, 15471 [20JY]

———Leon H. Sullivan, 15471 [20JY]

———Linards Lukss, 15472 [20JY]

———Pamela B. Cohen and Micah H. Naftalin, 15471 [20JY]

———Richard J. Neuhaus, 15473 [20JY]

———Tija Karklis, 15472 [20JY]

———Valdis Pavlovskis, 15472 [20JY]

———Van Z. Krikorian, 15471 [20JY]

Death of husband due to defective fasteners: Mrs. Calvin B. Davis, 1648 [2FE]

Fastener Quality Act: Representative Brooks, 20732 [19SE]

Immigration visa in relation with foreign investments: North Carolina Dept. of Commerce, 14534 [13JY]

Japanese trade barriers: T. Boone Pickens, Jr., 26585 [31OC]

Labor shortage reduction: Charlie Marciante, 6004 [11AP]

———Donald M. Scarry, 6005 [11AP]

———James C. Morford, 6004 [11AP]

Occupational tax on small retail liquor and beer dealers: National Licensed Beverage Association, 20886 [19SE]

Rural development: Senator Conrad, 9828 [18MY]

Steel industry's voluntary restraint agreements: Allegheny Plant Services, Inc., 7839 [2MY]

———Alternative Transportation Systems Group, 7838 [2MY]

———American Transport Inc., 7837 [2MY]

———Calgon Carbon Corp., 7019 [18AP]

———Carbon Dioxide Corp., 7018 [18AP]

———Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., 7019 [18AP]

———Eagle Iron & Metals Inc., 7019 [18AP]

———Farruggio's Bristol and Philadelphia Auto Express, Inc., 7838 [2MY]

———Henry Miller Spring & Manufacturing Co., 7019 [18AP]

———Lake Carriers' Association, 7837 [2MY]

———Mawson & Mawson, Inc., 7839 [2MY]

———Midland Enterprises Inc., 7838 [2MY]

———Pitt-Des Moines, Inc., 7020 [18AP]

———Royal Hydraulic Service & Mfg., Inc., 7019 [18AP]

———Team Transport, Inc., 7839 [2MY]

———Tryon Trucking, Inc., 7839 [2MY]

———Tube City Iron & Metal Co., 7018 [18AP]

———United Engineers & Constructors, 7018, 7019 [18AP]

———Universal Am-Can Ltd., 7839 [2MY]

Steel Trade Liberalization Program: Robert D. Reischauer, 31720 [21NO]

Lists

Business entities and organizations in support of amendment to increase business-sponsored immigration, 14538 [13JY]

Coalition for a competitive America—steel users for VRA's, 9318 [16MY]

Coalition of American Steel Using Manufacturers, 2220 [9FE]

Companies reported to be involved in the proliferation of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, 500 [25JA]

Organizations supporting Slepak Principles Act (code of business for joint ventures in Soviet Union), 15471 [20JY]

Memorandums

Application of Antideficiency Act on Consulting Services: Library of Congress, 21431-21432 [25SE]

Memorials of legislature

Alaska, 16818 [28JY]

Florida, 14017 [10JY]

Illinois, 16203 [25JY]

Maine, 14815 [17JY]

Ohio, 5820 [7AP]

Pennsylvania, 4200 [15MR]

Papers

Advanced Television Systems—Getting a Share of the Market for U.S.-Owned Companies: William F. Schreiber, 5770-5774 [6AP]

Consequences of Failing To Develop a Strong High-Definition Television Industry in the U.S.: Robert Cohen, 5769 [6AP]

Strengthening Economic and Trade Ties With the Republic of China, 5863 [10AP]

Voluntary Restraint Agreements on Steel Imports: Lake Carriers' Association, 7838 [2MY]

Petitions

Acid deposition: Mississippi Manufacturers Association, 9525 [17MY]

Voluntary steel export restraint agreements: Hancock County, WV, Commission, 7804 [2MY]

Press releases

ITC again supports domestic steel industry's position—Recent price increases not caused by VRA's: American Iron & Steel Institute, 11133 [7JN]

Japanese attack on U.S. patents, 10238 [25MY]

Remarks in House

Aeronautics: review of certain acquisitions of voting securities of air carriers (H.R. 3443), 24811 [17OC], 26518, 26546-26565 [31OC], 26826-26843 [1NO]

———review of certain acquisitions of voting securities of air carriers (H.R. 3443), correct enrollment, 26843 [1NO]

Acid deposition: control, 7075 [19AP], 12451 [20JN], 12735 [21JN], 13616 [27JN], 27930 [8NO]

———control (H.R. 144), 180 [3JA]

———control (H.R. 1470), 4706, 4707 [16MR]

———control emissions of dioxin (H.R. 2052), 7047 [18AP]

Antitrust policy: evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (H.R. 1236), 3223 [2MR]

———increase penalties (H.R. 3341), 21747 [26SE], 24771 [17OC]

BATUS, Inc.: takeover bid by foreign corporation, 19454 [4AU]

Blacks entrepreneurs: tribute, 4442 [15MR]

Bryan, OH: anniversary of Bard Manufacturing Co., 8108 [3MY]

Canada: acid rain control, 30093 [19NO]

CIA: contracting with domestic firms, 24213 [12OC]

Clean air standards, 14469-14473 [12JY], 16350 [26JY], 16558, 16828 [28JY], 19455 [4AU], 27813 [7NO], 28600 [13NO], 31207 [21NO]

———control strategies (H. Res. 237), 20221 [12SE]

———national standards (H.R. 2323), 9028, 9034 [11MY]

———ozone protection (H.R. 2699), 12830 [21JN]

———President Bush' proposal, 11753 [14JN]

Coal: clean burning technology funding, 11749 [14JN]

———high-sulfur coal industry, 24179 [12OC]

Colt Industries: suspension of sale of semiautomatic rifle, 5325 [23MR]

Construction industry: strengthening of building codes, 25063 [18OC]

Corporate takeovers: protection of public interest and investors, 19318 [4AU], 24716 [16OC], 24811 [17OC]

Corporations: community impact statements in certain mergers affecting employment levels (H.R. 679), 1128 [27JA]

Department of Industry and Technology: establish (H.R. 3833), 31779, 31780 [21NO]

———establish (S. 1978), 31781 [21NO]

Dept. of Commerce: development and use of new telecommunications technologies (H.R. 2965), 15758 [21JY], 15775 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense: domestic procurement contract compliance by General Telephone & Electronics Corp., 14030 [11JY]

———extend contract goal for small and disadvantaged businesses, 16495-16505 [27JY]

Eastern Airlines: Presidential emergency board to investigate dispute with collective bargaining units (H.R. 1231), 27740 [7NO]

Economic conditions: forecasts, 22656 [2OC]

———U.S. interests in the global economy of the 1990's, 9970 [18MY]

Education: advanced technology fields training (H.R. 1720), 5628 [5AP]

Employment: economic adjustment to realignments in defense or aerospace contracts, military facilities, and arms export (H.R. 101), 30807 [21NO]

———effect of trade deficit on U.S. jobs, 25480, 25481 [23OC]

———outlook of U.S. economy, 28738 [14NO]

Enterprise Zone Improvements Act: enact (H.R. 6), 171 [3JA]

Enterprise zones: tax incentives, 21564 [26SE]

Europe: U.S. economic opportunities, 30384 [20NO]

Fasteners: conformance to certain specifications (H.R. 777), 1648 [2FE]

———inspection, testing, and certification (H.R. 3000), 20726 [19SE], 20733 [26SE]-20734 [19SE], 21180 [20SE]

———inspection, testing, and certification of fasteners (H.R. 3000), 16450 [26JY], 31810 [21NO]

Firearms: prohibit manufacture, transfer, or importation of .25 caliber and .32 caliber ammunition (H.R. 1651), 5320 [23MR]

Foreign investments: impact, 23948 [10OC]

Foreign Ownership Disclosure Act: enact (H.R. 5), 7548 [26AP], 9037 [11MY]

Foreign trade: deficit, 20983-20985 [20SE]

———effect of international defense agreements on U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1417), 4469 [15MR]

———prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child labor (H.R. 2485), 10152 [24MY]

———reciprocity in metallurgical coal and steel products (H.R. 1105), 2783 [23FE]

———telecommunications industry competitiveness, 7726 [2MY]

———U.S. competitiveness, 6287 [12AP], 20981 [20SE], 28561 [13NO], 28733 [14NO], 31834 [11DE]

———U.S. policy, 11954 [15JN]

General Telephone & Electronics Corp.: international business, 14689-14692 [13JY]

Government: extend period for voluntary services of private sector executives (H.R. 2847), 17004 [31JY]

Government contracts: impact on locally prevailing wages, 16505-16519 [27JY]

———revise certain Government procurement procedures relative to spare parts (H.R. 1111), 2611 [23FE]

———protect employees from reprisal for disclosure of misconduct in business by employers (H.R. 1861), 6343 [12AP]

———reform to increase competition and reduce costs, 16460, 16461 [27JY]

Government trade negotiators: conflict of interest for private industry employment, 4445 [15MR]

Great Lakes: toxic pollutants, 4121 [14MR]

High Risk Occupational Disease Notification and Prevention Act: enact (S. 582), 17179-17182 [1AU]

ICC: operating and acquisition procedures of railroad lines (H.R. 2164), 7712 [1MY]

Iron and steel industry: extend voluntary restraint agreements, 2219 [9FE], 6816 [17AP], 10017 [23MY], 13954, 13956 [29JN], 16197-16200 [25JY]

———implement trade liberalization program (H.R. 3275), 22705-22713, 22724 [2OC], 31204-31207 [21NO]

Japan: agreement with U.S. on semiconductors (S. Res. 119), 11272 [7JN]

———Akio Morita's essay on trade relations with U.S., 30084 [17NO]

———competition, 14902 [17JY]

———investment in U.S. corporations, 24768 [17OC], 26197 [26OC], 26515, 26517, 26575, 26584-26587 [31OC], 26794 [1NO], 26907, 26909 [2NO], 27183 [6NO], 27721 [7NO], 27931, 27999-28001 [8NO]

———Matsushita Corp. trade practices, 19138 [4AU]

———reduction of trading or investment barriers for U.S. companies (H. Con. Res. 216), 28036 [8NO]

———telecommunications trade agreement, 15155 [19JY]

———U.S. trade policy, 13971 [29JN]

———unfair trade practices, 10234, 10237 [25MY], 14034 [11JY], 25570-25572 [24OC], 26197 [26OC]

Labor history: study of nationally significant places (H.R. 2949), 15342 [20JY]

Lumber trade: impact of protection of northern spotted owl, 9637 [18MY]

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards: ceremonies, 27086 [3NO]

Motion pictures: foreign investments in U.S. film industry, 8835 [10MY]

———success of U.S. industry, 26366 [27OC]

National Cooperative Research and Production Act: amend (H.R. 1025), 2225 [21FE]

National defense: foreign investors ownership of U.S. defense companies, 5215 [23MR], 5333 [3AP], 11598 [13JN]

———industrial base, 15320 [19JY], 27770-27773 [7NO]

National Employee Assistance Programs Recognition Month: designate (H.J. Res. 223), 5676 [6AP]

National Public Works Corp.: establish (H.R. 113), 166 [3JA]

Natural gas: decontrol, 5214 [23MR]

New Jersey: health products manufacturing industry, 20231 [12SE]

North Carolina: conference on work force literacy, 6669 [13AP]

Plastics: promote development of degradable products (H.R. 683), 1190 [27JA]

Poland: U.S. assistance to business organizations, 22458 [28SE]

Product safety: liability reform, 349 [24JA]

———limit liability (H.R. 362), 184 [3JA]

Public Utility Holding Company Modernization Act: enact (H.R. 112), 178 [3JA]

Recycled materials: tax on the sale of paper products not containing an amount of recovered materials as specified by EPA (H.R. 1691), 5656 [5AP]

Research: tax incentive (H.R. 1416), 5193 [22MR]

Roseland, NJ: tribute to Automatic Data Processing, Inc., 20943 [19SE]

Shoe industry: improve trade and reduce unemployment (H.R. 631), 367 [24JA]

South Africa: limit business influence and control (H.R. 636), 354 [24JA]

———multilateral sanctions (H. Con. Res. 174), 15964 [24JY]

Soviet Union: devastation of the environment, 25320 [19OC]

———ecological outlook, 21459 [25SE]

———U.S. private sector cooperation, 14023 [10JY]

Space sciences: development of a competitive transportation industry (H.R. 2674), 12207 [15JN]

Special Trade Management Act: enact (H.J. Res. 249), 18216 [3AU], 19125 [4AU]

States: equality of taxation of domestic and foreign corporations (H.R. 1390), 4137 [14MR]

Steel Fair Trade Review Act: enact (H.R. 3093), 18221 [3AU]

Steel Import Stabilization Act: extend (H.R. 904), 1728 [7FE]

———extend (H.R. 2640), 11847 [14JN]

———strengthen (H.R. 3009), 16448 [26JY]

Steubenville, OH: dedication of statue commending steelworkers, 8810 [10MY]

Tariff: digital processing units (H.R. 1869), 9415 [16MY]

———opal borosilicate glassware (H.R. 1843), 6342 [12AP]

———polyester filament yarns (H.R. 1596), 5316 [23MR]

Technology: competition with foreign countries, 4088-4089 [14MR]

———U.S. competitiveness, 24764 [17OC]

Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturing Stimulation Act: enact (H.R. 103), 159 [3JA]

Telephone: prohibit certain practices involving the commercial use of facsimile machines (H.R. 2184), 7886 [2MY]

Television: conduct certain activities relative to promoting improvements in the industry (H.R. 823), 1656 [2FE]

———design, development, and manufacture of high-definition technology, 8828 [10MY], 28178, 28285 [9NO]

———industry-led consortium in field of advanced technology (H.R. 2287), 8744 [9MY]

———prohibit foreign ownership of cable systems (H.R. 2643), 11848 [14JN]

———stimulate the design, development, and manufacture of high definition technology (H.R. 1267), 3407 [2MR]

Textile industry and fabrics: imports from Caribbean nations, 9457 [17MY]

Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.: investing in Indiana, 26467 [27OC]

Trade and Technology Promotion Act: enact (S. 1978), 31781 [21NO]

U.S. industrial base: decline, 5505 [5AP]

Vermont: new distillery, 3834 [8MR]

Xerox Corp.: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, 27071 [2NO]

Remarks in Senate

Aeronautics: consumer protection relative to bankruptcy of airlines (S. 1858), 27901 [8NO]

———increase competition among commercial air carriers (S. 1741), 23848 [6OC]

———require certain repair work on aircraft to be done domestically (S. 344), 1550 [2FE], 2478 [22FE]

Air pollution: clean air standards, 14362 [12JY], 16218 [26JY], 18896, 19048 [4AU]

———clean air standards (S. 1490), 18389 [3AU]

———control acid rain, 6957 [18AP], 12514 [20JN], 16668 [27JY], 23885 [7OC], 26152 [26OC]

Antitrust Remedies Improvement Act: enact (S. 94), 710, 711 [25JA]

Appalachian region: development of energy plants at mouth of coal mines (S. 222), 940 [25JA]

Apprenticeship Improvement Act: enact (S. 453), 2960 [28FE]

Bell Communications Research: tribute, 7344 [19AP]

Business: enhance competition in the financial services sector (S. 530), 3637, 3641 [7MR]

Business Incubator Review Act: enact (S. 390), 1984, 1986 [8FE]

Cable Consumer Protection Act: enact (S. 905), 7961 [3MY]

Chemical and biological warfare: sanctions against companies which have aided the proliferation of weapons (S. 8), 496-502, 1107 [25JA]

Chemical industry: protection of workers, 3245 [2MR]

China, People's Republic of: China International Trust and Investment Corp. seminar, 19788 [7SE]

China, Republic of: trade relationship, 5863 [10AP]

Clean Air Restoration and Standards Attainment Act: enact (S. 1630), 31727 [11DE]

Commission on Work Force Quality and Labor Market Efficiency: policy framework for human resource development, 6092 [12AP]

Consumer Ozone Protection Act: enact (S. 870), 7680 [1MY]

Consumers: purchase of products made in the U.S. (S.J. Res. 114), 7825 [2MY]

Corporate Takeover Reform Act: enact (S. 1244), 13137 [22JN]

Cotton Research and Promotion Act: amend (S. 1313), 14594 [13JY]

Critical Trends Assessment Act: enact (S. 1345), 15058 [18JY]

Department of Industry and Technology: establish (S. 1978), 31554-31556 [21NO]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate barriers to the acquisition of commercial and off-the-shelf products, 17669 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: technology transfer from national laboratories to industry, 17439 [1AU]

Dept. of Transportation: study of impact of highly leveraged acquisitions of control of U.S. carriers, 10606 [1JN]

Eastern Airlines: Presidential emergency board to investigate dispute with collective bargaining units (H.R. 1231), 4551-4557 [16MR], 5389, 5391, 5452 [4AP], 22893-22898 [3OC], 26116, 26141, 26146-26160 [26OC]

Economic conditions: analysis, 1338 [31JA]

———challenges to U.S. industry, 6208 [12AP]

———increase growth, 18883 [4AU]

Economic Equity Act: enact (S. 1480), 17981 [2AU], 18453 [3AU], 19071 [15AU]

Employers: encourage to retain work in United States (S. 252), 1002 [25JA]

Employment: congressional committee analysis of legislation impact on economic factors (S. Con. Res. 17), 3535 [6MR]

Employment Education Institute Act: enact (S. 742), 6005 [11AP]

Enterprise zones: strengthen economic development, 23040 [3OC]

Executive departments: reliance on private consultants and contractors, 22583 [29SE]

Eximbank: extend the Tied-Aid Credit Program (S. 1704), 23043 [3OC]

Export Administration Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 1705), 23043 [3OC]

Export Promotion and Market Development Act: enact (S. 1156), 11422 [9JN]

Foreign countries: development of industrial standards (S. 1545), 18947 [4AU], 20323 [13SE]

Foreign Ownership Disclosure Act: enact (S. 289), 1254 [31JA]

Foreign trade: competition, 19026 [4AU]

———effect of international defense agreements on U.S. competitiveness (S. 578), 4339-4342 [15MR]

———encourage innovation and productivity, stimulate trade, and promote U.S. competitiveness and technological leadership (S. 1006), 9262 [16MY]

———industrial and technological leadership, 27912 [8NO]

———initiate trade negotiations with Japan (S. 292), 1258-1260 [31JA]

———reauthorize the Targeted Export Assistance Program (S. 1952), 31459 [21NO]

———structural impediments initiative for certain markets, 21739 [26SE]

———U.S. competitiveness, 2989 [28FE], 8753 [10MY], 9515 [17MY], 11537 [13JN], 27706 [7NO], 30172 [19NO]

Free enterprise: relative competitiveness in the U.S. (S. 1968), 31487-31490 [21NO]

Government: acquisition of nondevelopmental items (S. 1957), 31466 [21NO]

———extend period for voluntary services of private sector executives (H.R. 2847), 18500 [3AU]

Hazardous substances: employee exposure, 3577 [7MR]

———modernize testing of consumer products (S. 891), 7809 [2MY]

High Risk Occupational Disease Notification and Prevention Act: enact (S. 582), 4349 [15MR]

Interbrand Competition Act: enact (S. 1743), 23853 [6OC]

Investments: small issue bonds for manufacturing facilities (S. 1636), 20692 [18SE]

Iron and steel industry: condition, 1401 [2FE]

———extend voluntary restraint agreement enforcement authority, 1755-1760 [7FE], 7018 [18AP], 7837 [2MY], 8998 [11MY], 9318 [16MY], 14611 [13JY]

———extension of President's Steel Program, 1401 [2FE]

———impact of imports from EEC, 4421 [15MR]

———implement trade liberalization program (H.R. 3275), 31717 [21NO], 31720-31722 [21NO]

———ITC study of voluntary restraint agreements, 11133 [7JN]

ITC: study on voluntary restraint agreements, 11133 [7JN]

Japan: agreement with U.S. on semiconductors (S. Res. 119), 7991 [3MY], 11345 [8JN]

———U.S. investments, 26601 [31OC]

———unfair trade practices, 11544 [13JN]

Korea, Republic of: coproduction of Fighter Aircraft Program, 15217-15221 [19JY]

Labor Shortage Reduction Act: enact (S. 741), 6000 [11AP], 10374 [31MY], 13467 [23JN]

Lumber trade: passive loss taxation rules (S. 1692), 22420, 22421 [28SE]

National Association of Manufacturers: policy to increase exports and reduce trade deficit, 17570 [1AU]

National Center for Manufacturing Sciences: authorizing appropriations, 17676 [2AU], 18893 [4AU]

National Ceramic Tile Industry Recognition Week: designate (S.J. Res. 71), 3489 [3MR]

National Commission on Human Resource Development: establish (S.J. Res. 135), 9280-9283, 9320 [16MY]

National Defense Energy Technology Transfer Act: enact (S. 1294), 14180 [11JY]

National Quality Month: designate (S.J. Res. 124), 8567 [9MY]

Natural Gas Regulatory Reform Act: enact (S. 625), 4596 [16MR]

Nevada: U.S. Senate Productivity Awards, 8468 [9MY]

Occupational health and safety: promote standards in workplaces owned, operated, or under contract with the U.S. (S. 464), 2971 [28FE], 7763 [2MY]

Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act: enact (S. 1461), 17490 [1AU]

Ozone Layer Conservation Act: enact (S. 871), 7680-7684 [1MY]

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: relief (S. 421), 2447 [22FE]

Power resources: extend solar, geothermal, and ocean thermal energy tax credits (S. 914), 7972 [3MY]

Product liability: reform, 8798 [10MY]

Renewable Energy Trade Equity and Promotion Act: enact (S. 1059), 9868 [18MY]

Research: Multiphase Flow Research Institution funding, 16305 [26JY]

Rural areas: economic development, 8298 [4MY]

Rural Partnerships Act: enact (S. 1036), 9812, 9826-9830 [18MY], 12630-12632 [21JN], 12944, 12946 [22JN], 18035-18072 [2AU], 18227-18240, 18245, 18382 [3AU], 30528 [20NO], 31733 [11DE]

———enact (S. 1036), correction of engrossment, 18529 [3AU]

Small business: competition for defense contracts, 17684 [2AU]

Small Business Disabilities Tax Credit Act: enact (S. 1661), 21380-21382 [22SE]

Soviet Union: cooperation with U.S. industrialization projects, 15470-15474 [20JY]

Space sciences: impact on technology research, 15669 [20JY]

Steel Import Stabilization Extension Act: enact (S. 378), 1942, 1943, 1950 [8FE], 7255 [19AP]

Steel Trade Liberalization Program Implementation Act: enact (S. 1701), 22567 [29SE]

Tariff: administration of the drawback program (S. 1648), 21140 [20SE]

———administrative procedures for noncontroversial suspensions (S. 1169), 11516 [13JN]

———chipper knife steel products (S. 1166), 11514 [13JN]

———chlorhexanone (S. 911), 7967 [3MY]

———in-line roller skate boots (S. 1042), 9838 [18MY]

———large power transformers (S. 1132), 10990 [6JN]

———large power transformers (S. 1132), star print, 11698 [14JN]

———p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (S. 1713), 22640 [2OC]

———specialty thermostat resin (S. 1733), 23596 [5OC]

———theobromine (S. 910), 7967 [3MY]

———thiothiamine hydrochloride (S. 876), 7694 [1MY]

Technology: funding of research programs, 30162 [19NO]

———impact of space exploration, 15669 [20JY]

———State development programs, 3697 [8MR]

Technology Administration Authorization Act: enact (S. 1191), 11902-11912 [15JN], 26184, 26187-26189 [26OC]

Television: design, development, and manufacture of high-definition technology, 5768 [6AP], 29345 [16NO]

———policies necessary to develop a U.S.-based high-definition technology enterprise (S. 1001), 9252 [16MY]

Textile industry and fabrics: historical importance, 3109 [1MR]

Thompson, Ronald L.: National Minority Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient, 26687 [31OC]

Toxics Release Prevention Act: enact (S. 816), 6971-6990 [18AP], 14362 [12JY]

Trade and Technology Promotion Act: enact (S. 1978), 31554-31556 [21NO]

Truth in Aviation Act: enact (S. 877), 7695 [1MY]

U.S.-U.S.S.R. Trade and Economic Council: meeting, 9522 [17MY]

White House Conference on International Trade in Services: convene (S. 259), 1010 [25JA]

William Langer jewel bearing plant: funding, 21429 [25SE]

Reports

Bolstering Defense Industrial Competitiveness: Dept. of Defense, 3311 [2MR]

Canadian Acid Rain Control Program, 30094 [19NO]

Deterrence in Decay: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 22178 [27SE]

Drugs in the Workplace: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 3929 [9MR]

Foreign Ownership of U.S. Defense Companies: Bernard Schwartz (excerpts), 11598 [13JN]

———Dick Cheney, Sec. of Defense, 11598 [13JN]

Foreign Ownership of U.S. Defense Companies—Where Do We Draw the Line? Bernard L. Schwartz, 5334-5335 [3AP]

Privatization 1989: Reason Foundation, 13983-13985 [29JN]

Procurement Fraud: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 5552 [5AP]

State of Small Business: Ronald Reagan, 16501 [27JY]

Steel Imports—Are the VRA Countries Filling Their Quotas? David J. Cantor, 1944-1949 [8FE]

Structural Changes in the Western Steel Industry: ITC, 7256-7258 [19AP]

Reports filed

Export Administration Act Appropriations: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (S. 1705) (S. Rept. 101-154), 22566 [29SE]

Extend Period for Voluntary Services of Private Sector Executives to the Government: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 2847) (H. Rept. 101-180), 16428 [26JY]

Increase of Penalties for Antitrust Violations: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3341) (H. Rept. 101-287), 24743 [16OC]

Inspection, Testing, and Certification of Fasteners: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 3000) (H. Rept. 101-211), 18187 [2AU], 20203 [12SE]

National Quality Month: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 124), 11350 [8JN]

Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1461) (S. Rept. 101-99), 17490 [1AU]

Presidential Emergency Board To Investigate Labor Dispute With Eastern Airlines (H.R. 1231), Consideratiion: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 108) (H. Rept. 101-6), 4097, 4110 [14MR]

Public Works and Economic Development Funding for Depressed Areas (H.R. 2015): Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H. Rept. 101-388), 31241 [11DE]

Review of Certain Acquisitions of Voting Securities of Air Carriers: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 3443) (H. Rept. 101-303), 25614 [24OC]

———Committee on Rules (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 101-314), 26307 [26OC]

———Consideration: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 101-304), 25614 [24OC]

Steel Trade Liberalization Program Implementation: Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 3275) (H. Rept. 101-263), 22068 [27SE]

Study of Nationally Significant Labor History Places: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2949) (H. Rept. 101-295), 25145 [18OC]

Technology Administration Authorization Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1191) (S. Rept. 101-159), 22988 [3OC]

Resolutions by organizations

International steel competition: Shipbuilders Council of America, 9318 [16MY]

Statements

British Conservatives on Erosion of Industrial Base: Paul Kennedy, 11907 [15JN]

Case for Manufacturing—America's Trade Policy: Alan W. Wolff, 27913-27915 [8NO]

Meat Industry Exceeds Million-Pound Donation Goal—Announcement Made During National Meat Month: American Meat Institute, 4926 [17MR]

Minority Contractors Support Davis-Bacon Reform, Oppose Expansion, 16511 [27JY]

Minority Rules, Small Firms Suffer, John Sloan, 1006 [25JA]

Reduction of Acid Rain: Brian Mulroney, 13617 [27JN]

Technical, Industrial, and Human Deterioration in American Society: Seymour Melman, 133 [3JA]

U.S. Competitiveness: Senator Lieberman, 11537, 11538 [13JN]

Studies

Defense Industrial and Technology Base: Defense Science Board, 3312 [2MR]

Summaries

Acid Deposition Control Act (H.R. 1470), 4706 [16MR]

Clean Air Act Amendments Relative to the Use of Clean Fuels, 15083 [18JY]

Clean Air Restoration Act (H.R. 2323), 9028 [11MY]

Consumer Ozone Protection Act (S. 870), 7683 [1MY]

Developing a U.S.-Based High-Definition Television Enterprise (S. 1001), 9253 [16MY]

Impact of Government Contracts on Locally Prevailing Wages, 16512 [27JY]

National Development Investment Act (H.R. 10), 153 [3JA]

Ozone Layer Conservation Act (S. 871), 7684 [1MY]

Simplification of Antidiscrimination Rules Applicable to Certain Employee Benefit Plans (S. 1129), 10979 [6JN]

Strengthening Economic and Trade Ties With the Republic of China, 5865 [10AP]

Technology Administration Authorization Act: enact (S. 1191), 11911 [15JN]

Tables

Compensation paid to chief executive officers of major retail trade and service industry employers, 5153 [22MR]

Operating results for airlines controlled by Frank Lorenzo, 26154 [26OC]

U.S. market shares in Japan, 10815 [6JN]

U.S. steel import volumes and imports as a share of apparent consumption, 9390 [16MY]

Testimonies

Antitrust Violations: James F. Rill, 24772 [17OC]

Insurance Industry: T. Lawrence Jones, 5741 [6AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 228, consideration of H.R. 1594, extending nondiscriminatory treatment to products of Hungary, 19690 [7SE]

H. Res. 237, air pollution control strategies, 20221 [12SE]

H.J. Res. 223, National Employee Assistance Programs Recognition Month, 5630 [5AP]

H.R. 103, Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturing Stimulation Act, 160 [3JA]

H.R. 112, Public Utility Holding Company Modernization Act, 179 [3JA]

H.R. 615, deny tax deduction for interest on certain corporate stock acquisition indebtedness, 1125 [27JA]

H.R. 636, limit influence and control of South Africans on U.S. business, 354 [24JA]

H.R. 679, require community impact statements in certain mergers affecting employment levels, 1129 [27JA]

H.R. 981, Federal Deposit Insurance Assessment Equity Act, 2033 [9FE]

H.R. 1150, Utility Ratepayer Refund Act, 3033 [28FE]

H.R. 1594, extending nondiscriminatory treatment to products of Hungary, 19704 [7SE]

H.R. 1651, prohibit manufacture, transfer, or importation of .25 caliber and .32 caliber ammunition, 5320 [23MR]

H.R. 3000, Fastener Quality Act, 20726-20728 [19SE]

H.R. 3009, Steel Modernization and Fair Trade Act, 16448 [26JY]

H.R. 3275, implement the steel trade liberalization program, 22705 [2OC], 31717 [21NO]

H.R. 3341, increase penalties for antitrust violations, 24771 [17OC]

H.R. 3443, acquisitions of voting securities of carriers, 26560 [31OC]

S. 8, Chemical and Biological Weapons Control Act, 497, 498 [25JA]

S. 222, development of energy plants at mouth of coal mines, 942 [25JA]

S. 248, penalties for certain major frauds against the U.S., 5557 [5AP]

S. 252, encourage employers to retain work in United States, 1002 [25JA]

S. 260, Employee Educational Assistance Act, 1012 [25JA]

S. 289, Foreign Ownership Disclosure Act, 1256 [31JA]

S. 292, initiate trade negotiations with Japan, 1260 [31JA]

S. 378, Steel Import Stabilization Extension Act, 1943 [8FE]

S. 390, Business Incubator Review Act, 1985 [8FE]

S. 453, Apprenticeship Improvement Act, 2961 [28FE]

S. 495, Dept. of Defense's domestic contractors, 3313 [2MR]

S. 578, effect of international defense agreements on U.S. competitiveness, 4341 [15MR]

S. 582, High Risk Occupational Disease Notification and Prevention Act, 4350-4356 [15MR]

S. 741, Labor Shortage Reduction Act, 6001 [11AP]

S. 742, Employment Education Institute Act, 6005 [11AP]

S. 816, Toxics Release Prevention Act, 6973-6982 [18AP]

S. 870, Consumer Ozone Protection Act, 7680-7683 [1MY]

S. 871, Ozone Layer Conservation Act, 7683 [1MY]

S. 877, Truth in Aviation Act, 7695 [1MY]

S. 905, Cable Consumer Protection Act, 7962 [3MY]

S. 910, duty on theobromine, 7967 [3MY]

S. 911, duty on chlorhexanone, 7967 [3MY]

S. 1001, policies necessary to develop a U.S.-based high-definition television enterprise, 9252 [16MY]

S. 1006, encourage innovation and productivity, stimulate trade, and promote U.S. competitiveness and technological leadership, 9263 [16MY]

S. 1036, Rural Partnerships Act, 9813-9826 [18MY], 18052-18072 [15AU]

S. 1042, tariff on in-line roller skate boots, 9838 [18MY]

S. 1129, simplify antidiscrimination rules applicable to certain employee health benefit plans, 10975-10979 [6JN]

S. 1156, Export Promotion and Market Development Act, 11423 [9JN]

S. 1157, tax treatment of losses from failed financial institutions for persons not itemizing deductions, 11425 [9JN]

S. 1166, tariff on chipper knife steel products, 11515 [13JN]

S. 1169, administrative procedures for noncontroversial tariff suspensions, 11517 [13JN]

S. 1171, amend tax regulations relative to employee stock ownership plans, 11520 [13JN]

S. 1173, tax treatment of funding for research and experiments, 11521 [13JN]

S. 1191, Technology Administration Authorization Act, 11907-11910 [15JN]

S. 1238, tax treatment of capital gains on timber, 13123 [22JN]

S. 1240, extend most favored nation treatment to products from Hungary, 13126 [22JN]

S. 1244, Corporate Takeover Reform Act, 13138 [22JN]

S. 1303, tax treatment of interest on loans to acquire certain employer securities, 14347 [12JY]

S. 1314, amend Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act, 14595 [13JY]

S. 1345, Critical Trends Assessment Act, 15059 [18JY]

S. 1636, small issue bonds for manufacturing facilities, 20693 [18SE]

S. 1661, Small Business Disabilities Tax Credit Act, 21381 [22SE]

S. 1692, lumber trade passive loss taxation rules, 22421 [28SE]

S. 1704, extend Eximbank Tied-Aid Credit Program, 23043 [3OC]

S. 1743, Interbrand Competition Act, 23853 [6OC]

S. 1968, competitiveness in the U.S., 31489 [21NO]

S. 1978, Trade and Technology Promotion Act, 31556-31571 [21NO]

S. Con. Res. 17, congressional committee analysis of legislation impact on economic factors, 3535 [6MR]

S. Res. 119, U.S.-Japan agreement on semiconductors, 7990 [3MY]

S.J. Res. 114, consumers purchase of products made in the U.S., 7825 [2MY]

S.J. Res. 124, National Quality Month, 11441 [9JN]

S.J. Res. 135, National Commission on Human Resource Development, 9281 [16MY]