CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES

Analyses

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Minor Construction Cost (S. 2396), 6518 [3AP]

Articles and editorials

Arlington Courthouse Fire Spreads Asbestos, 12664 [5JN]

Battle Cry Echoes in Canyons, 16759 [10JY]

Will the Earth Move on December 3? Midwest Rattled by Prediction, 25480 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions

Contracts: improve the economy and efficiency of Federal procurement of construction services (see H.R. 4179)

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: raise minor construction cost limitation (see S. 2396)

Earthquakes: deny certain tax benefits relative to structure standards (see H.R. 4823)

Interstate Compact on Industrialized/Modular Buildings: consent of Congress (see S. 3268)

Interstate compacts: host compacting state construction with another compact for disposal of low-level radioactive waste (see S. 3139)

———regulation of construction of radioactive waste facilities near State borders (see S. 3138)

Modular Construction Commission: establish (see H.R. 4157)

National Conference on Environmental Sensitivity in Construction: commend participants (see H. Res. 389)

Northport, NY: authorizing appropriations for a construction project at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (see H.R. 4370)

Occupational Safety and Health Act: improve inspections, investigations, reporting, and recordkeeping, and establish safety and health programs (see H.R. 4652)

Public buildings: facilitate the construction of U.S. courthouses (see H.R. 4178)

Roads and highways: availability of Federal funds to States relative to tax-based funding for mass transit projects (see H.R. 4284)

Stetson University: authorize grant for construction of library facilities (see S. 3107)

Comparisons

U.S. firms in Japan and Japanese firms in the U.S.' level of construction market penetration, 1026 [1FE]

Letters

Dept. of HUD contracts for construction of low-income housing: CBO, 15121 [21JN]

———Emmer Development Corp., 15121 [21JN]

———National Federation of Independent Business, 15121 [21JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs minor construction cost limitation: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 6517 [3AP]

Lists

Japanese construction projects and joint ventures, 1026 [1FE]

Memorandums

Dept. of HUD Contracts for Construction of Low-Income Housing: Jubilee Housing, Inc., 15120 [21JN]

Memorials of legislature

Alaska, 16436 [28JN]

Messages

National Institute of Building Sciences Report: President Bush, 22827 [3AU]

Remarks in House

Contracts: improve the economy and efficiency of Federal procurement of construction services (H.R. 4179), 3599 [6MR]

Earthquakes: construction standards (H.R. 3624), 10446 [15MY]

———deny certain tax benefits relative to structure standards (H.R. 4823), 25479 [25SE]

———improve effort to reduce hazards (H.R. 3533), 25471, 25479-25484 [24SE], 31530 [21OC]

Handicapped: accommodation of handicapped employees at temporary worksites, 11450 [22MY]

Hazardous substances: asbestos exposure, 12658-12661 [5JN]

Infrastructure: investment, 3468-3471 [6MR]

Japan: U.S. construction industry's contracts, 1203 [5FE]

Modular Construction Commission: establish (H.R. 4157), 3262 [1MR]

Neal-O'Brien Building and Materials Corp.: anniversary, 5229 [22MR]

Nonbiodegradable containers: taxation, 7412 [19AP]

Rhode Island: tribute to Chapter of Construction Specifications Institute, 14278 [14JN]

Selengut, Stanley: Tennessee Initiative for Environmental Sensitivity in Construction's Do as I Do Award recipient, 10587 [15MY]

Remarks in Senate

Charlotte, NC: tribute to J.A. Jones Construction Co., 11612 [22MY]

Del Webb Corp.: tribute, 25304 [24SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: raise minor construction cost limitation (S. 2396), 6517 [3AP]

GSA: building prospectuses approved by Committee on Environment and Public Works, 13355 [7JN]

Interstate Compact on Industrialized/Modular Buildings: consent of Congress (S. 3268), 36592 [27OC]

Japan: construction trade policy, 1025-1027 [1FE]

———unfair trade barriers in construction services at Kansai International Airport, 20301 [30JY]

Poland: U.S. visit of construction industry craftsmen, 27251 [3OC]

Stetson University: authorize grant for construction of library facilities (S. 3107), 25796 [25SE]

Reports filed

Construction Safety, Health, and Education Improvement Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 930) (S. Rept. 101-558), 36580 [27OC]

Improve Efforts To Reduce Earthquake Hazards: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 3533) (H. Rept. 101-464), 18379 [19JY]

Studies

Carcinogenic Risk of Asbestos Exposures in Buildings, William J. Nicholson, 12661-12664 [5JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3533, improve effort to reduce earthquake hazards, 25471-25474 [24SE]

S. 2396, Dept. of Veterans Affairs minor construction cost limitation, 6517 [3AP]

S. 3139, host compacting state construction with another compact for disposal of low-level radioactive waste, 26526 [28SE]

S. 3268, Interstate Compact on Industrialized/Modular Buildings, 36592-36596 [27OC]