FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Addresses

Language Instruction for Arms Control Inspections—the U.S. Experience: Peter Kozumplik, 25825 [25SE]

Amendments

Crime and criminals: Federal offense for international parental child abduction (S. 185), 36363, 36648 [27OC]

International Development Association, East European Democracy, and Development Fund for Africa: authorizing appropriations (S. 2944), 36335 [27OC]

Analyses

Export Enhancement Act (H.R. 4191), 3596 [6MR]

International Narcotics Control Act (H.R. 5567), 31928 [22OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1396, International Securities Enforcement Cooperation Act, 27263 [3OC]

Articles and editorials

. . . For a Model Nation, 9143 [2MY]

At War, Iraq Courted U.S. Into Economic Embrace, 25206 [20SE]

Crimes of the Heart, 6573-6576 [3AP]

Developing the Wealth of the Nation—A Call for a National Human Resources Policy-12977 [5JN]

East Germany's Bitterfeld—Grimiest Town in Dirtiest Country, 8934 [1MY]

Echo of Vietnam on Capitol Hill, 25209 [20SE]

End Run by the Pentagon, 25067 [19SE], 25249 [20SE]

Foreign Language Education Aids American Interests, 18520 [20JY]

Foreign PAC's, 20603 [31JY]

Gunboat Law, 5201 [22MR]

How Saddam Built His War Machine, 25208 [20SE]

In Backing Saddam Hussein Against the Ayatollah, Our Policymakers Failed to See Iraq's Intentions, 25210 [20SE]

Let Congress Decide About War in the Gulf, 25205 [20SE]

Myanmar Is Different From Other Lands, 24041 [12SE]

Namibia Gains Freedom in Midnight Celebration—Africa's Last Colony Becomes Newest Nation, 4938 [21MR]

Shackled Burma, 24041 [12SE]

Waiting for the Explosion in Albania, 28710 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions

African Development Foundation: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2460)

Agriculture: targeting of Export Enhancement Program funds relative to commodity planting reductions (see S. 3023; H.R. 5617)

Aliens: international cooperation on the incarceration of illegal aliens imprisoned for Federal offenses (see H.R. 5678)

Armed Forces: acceptance of gifts of money and property (see S. 3087, 3144)

Copyrights: create a dispute settlement procedure for bilateral agreements with other countries (see H.R. 4366)

Courts: jurisdictional immunity of foreign states (see H.R. 5819)

Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 626)

Dept. of Defense: closure and realignment of military installations (see H.R. 4310)

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations for foreign assistance and certain independent agencies (see H.R. 4445, 4610)

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit import of fish or wildlife products from countries violating certain international agreements (see H.R. 4289)

Developing countries: authorize debt for nature conversion agreements with certain countries in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 5088)

Dolphin Preservation Act: enact (see H.R. 4740)

Ecology: protect fish and wildlife from adverse impact of international introduction into nonindigenous ecosystems (see H.R. 5852)

Economic assistance: promote development in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean (see H.R. 4443)

Education: equal access to opportunities for study abroad (see S. 3240; H.R. 5710)

———improve foreign language and culture instruction (see H.R. 4144)

Educational Exchanges Enhancement Act: enact (see S. 2865)

Europe: establish free trade area with U.S. (see H.R. 5273)

Executive departments: review of foreign contractors' performance under certain procurement contracts (see H.R. 4131)

Eximbank: bilateral economic assistance programs relative to purchase of U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 5201)

Export Company Incentive Act: enact (see S. 2983)

Export Enhancement Act: enact (see H.R. 4191)

Fair Investment Act: enact (see S. 2670)

Fair Trade and Export Expansion Act: enact (see S. 2569)

Foreign investments: improve quality of data (see H.R. 4520)

Foreign relations: regulation of lobbyists and agents (see S. 3101)

Foreign trade: compliance with bilateral agreements (see H.R. 4661)

———imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear (see H.R. 4496)

———improve economic relations among Western Hemisphere countries (see H.R. 5473)

———prohibit certain exports of fully automatic or semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 4346)

———require countries to maintain certain environmental standards (see S. 2553)

———sanctions against any foreign person exporting certain items to Iraq (see H.R. 5622)

———unfair import practices (see H.R. 4710)

Health: Sec. of HHS report on national health care systems of certain industrialized countries (see H.R. 5078)

Immigration: additional visas for countries that have traditionally denied free emigration (see H.R. 3927)

International Agricultural Cropland Conservation Reserve Treaty: negotiation (see S. Con. Res. 121)

International Child Labor Deterrence Act: enact (see S. 2698)

International Medical Graduates Anti-Discrimination Act: enact (see S. 2515)

International relations: economic assistance from countries benefiting from the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in the Middle East (see H. Con. Res. 366)

———U.S. participation in conventions relative to maintenance obligations (see H. Res. 467)

Kenya: civil liberties (see H. Con. Res. 356)

Middle East: duty treatment of products of countries not making sufficient contributions to Desert Shield Operation (see H.R. 5568, 5602)

New Zealand: anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi and establishment of relations with U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 396)

Partnership for Democracy Act: enact (see S. 2031)

Physicians: prohibit discrimination against international medical graduates (see H.R. 5696)

Refugees: admission (see S. Res. 240)

Securities: facilitate cooperation with foreign countries in law enforcement (H.R. 1396), concurrence of the House to the Senate amendment (see H. Res. 483)

Shipyards: facilitate the construction in U.S. shipyards of combatant vessels for U.S. allies (see S. 2544; H.R. 4469)

Tariff: implement a preference regime for certain articles from Andean countries (see H.R. 5823)

Taxation: allow subchapter S corporations to have foreign sales corporations as subsidiaries (see H.R. 5347)

———eliminate inequities and provide symmetry in certain foreign provisions (see H.R. 5442)

———foreign tax credits (see H.R. 4606)

———income of certain U.S.-controlled foreign corporations qualifying as insurance companies (see H.R. 4385)

Tourist trade: growth of international travel into the U.S. (see H.R. 4369)

Trade Agreement Compliance Act: enact (see S. 2337)

U.N.: commend actions relative to Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 368)

War Powers Act: Presidential policy restrictions (see H.J. Res. 656)

Weapons: control transfer of arms to countries that threaten world peace (see S. 3190)

Declarations

Overcoming Hunger in the 1990's: Bellagio meeting, 1998-2000 [20FE]

Essays

Political and Economic Refugees—Problems of Migration, Asylum, and Resettlement: R.J. Vincent, 286-288 [24JA]

Factsheets

Child Health—Lessons From Developed Nations, 24022 [28SE]

Letters

Control of chemical shipments: Chemical Manufacturers Association, 16391 [28JN]

———Chiefs of Police National Drug Task Force, 16391 [28JN]

———Exxon Chemical Co., 16391 [28JN]

International narcotics efforts: Dept. of Defense and Dept. of State, 31929 [22OC]

———Dept. of State, 31930 [22OC]

———Representative Fascell, 31930 [22OC]

———Representatives Fascell and Broomfield, 31929 [22OC]

International Securities Enforcement Cooperation Act: SEC, 35089 [26OC]

Require countries to maintain certain environmental standards: Atherton Martin, Development Group for Alternative Policies, Inc., 8933 [1MY]

———John J. Sheehan, United Steeelworkers of America, 8934 [1MY]

———Larry Williams, Sierra Club, 8933 [1MY]

———Lynn A. Greenwalt, National Wildlife Federation, 8933 [1MY]

Support for Eastern European democracy: Senator Pell, 25050 [19SE]

Lists

Foreign corporations implicated in assisting chemical weapons programs of Middle Eastern countries, 10748 [16MY]

Nations which voted in favor of U.N. Resolution 3379 and currently receive U.S. assistance, 7491 [19AP]

Organizations supporting U.S. ratification of the International Convention Against Torture, 9922 [9MY]

Memorandums

Foreign Contracting Audit Equity Act: Dept. of Defense, 26792 [1OC]

Memorials of legislature

Maine, 4243 [12MR]

Messages

Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region: President Bush, 25833 [25SE]

National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Bush, 587 [25JA]

Outlines

International Narcotics Control Act (H.R. 5567), 31927 [22OC]

Programs

Earth Day events planned in foreign countries, 5793 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: elections, 16102 [28JN]

Budget: economic assistance program, 30112 [17OC]

Capitol Police: motorcycles, 31695 [21OC]

Captive Nations Week: observance, 17957-17960 [18JY]

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): assessment of health and nutrition issues, 26656-26661 [28SE]

Communism: international impact, 2703-2712 [27FE]

Copyrights: create a dispute settlement procedure for bilateral agreements with other countries (H.R. 4366), 5021 [22MR]

Cuba: relationship with PLO, 17208 [12JY]

Czechoslovakia: relationship with Cuba, 17211 [12JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit import of fish or wildlife products from countries violating certain international agreements (H.R. 4289), 4478 [15MR]

Desert Shield Burden-Sharing Act: enact (H.R. 5568), 23790 [11SE]

Ecology: protect fish and wildlife from adverse impact of international introduction into nonindigenous ecosystems (H.R. 5852), 30110 [17OC], 30473 [18OC]

Economic assistance: authorizing appropriations for foreign assistance, 13324 [7JN]

———use of foreign aid credits in the U.S., 877, 879 [31JA]

Economic conditions: impact on U.S., 17440 [13JY]

Education: equal access to opportunities for study abroad (H.R. 5710), 25845 [26SE]

Executive departments: review of foreign contractors' performance under certain procurement contracts (H.R. 4131), 3042 [28FE], 26791-26793 [1OC]

Eximbank: bilateral economic assistance programs relative to purchase of U.S. goods and services (H.R. 5201), 16626 [28JN]

Export Enhancement Act: enact (H.R. 4191), 3596 [6MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: high-seas drift nets, 1214 [6FE]

Food: inspection of imported meat and poultry products by U.S. personnel (H.R. 5854), 30470 [18OC]

Foreign investments: improve quality of data (H.R. 4520), 7680 [20AP]

Foreign relations: economic assistance, 16806 [10JY]

Foreign trade: compliance with bilateral agreements (H.R. 4661), 8542 [26AP]

———debt, 17438 [13JY]

———deny U.S. trade credit guarantees to countries that support terrorism or violate human rights, 20193-20196 [27JY]

———imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear (H.R. 4496), 17208 [12JY]

———improve economic relations among Western Hemisphere countries (H.R. 5473), 23059 [3AU]

———regulation of commerce, 4327 [14MR]

———sanctions against any foreign person exporting certain items to Iraq (H.R. 5622), 24321 [13SE], 26918 [1OC]

Fulbright Scholarship Program: tribute, 9206 [2MY]

Gephardt, Representative: foreign policy, 9113 [2MY]

Health: Sec. of HHS report on national health care systems of certain industrialized countries (H.R. 5078), 14599 [19JN]

Hong Kong: treatment of democracy protesters, 14601 [19JN]

International Development Association, East European Democracy, and Development Fund for Africa: authorizing appropriations (S. 2944), 28707 [11OC]

International Freedom Festival: celebration in honor of political reforms, 15373 [22JN]

International relations: economic assistance from countries benefiting from the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 366), 23673 [10SE], 23789 [11SE], 24208 [13SE]

———U.S. participation in conventions relative to maintenance obligations (H. Res. 467), 25033 [19SE]

———U.S. political activities, 13325 [7JN]

International Visitors' Month: designate (S.J. Res. 248), 22490 [3AU]

Korea, Republic of: restrictions on foreign banks, 14106 [14JN]

Libya: terrorist activities, 15046 [20JN]

Middle East: duty treatment of products of countries not making sufficient contributions to Desert Shield Operation (H.R. 5568), 23947 [11SE]

Morocco: economic reforms, 3606 [6MR]

Nicaragua: peace process, 16103 [28JN]

Petroleum: U.S. imports, 18475 [20JY]

Radio Free Asia: establish broadcast service, 20898-20900 [31JY]

Reciprocity of Foreign Investment Act: enact (H.R. 3699), 12239 [24MY]

Romania: condition of institutionalized children, 24617 [14SE]

Securities: facilitate cooperation with foreign countries in law enforcement (H.R. 1396), 14272 [14JN]

———facilitate cooperation with foreign countries in law enforcement (H.R. 1396), concurrence of the House to the Senate amendment (H. Res. 483), 26828-26835 [1OC]

———facilitate cooperation with foreign countries in law enforcement (H.R. 1396), conference report, 35088-35090 [26OC]

Soviet Union: civil liberties in Armenia, 26453 [27SE]

———hunger strike in Kiev, 29509 [16OC]

———support of dictatorships, 3073 [1MR]

———taxation, 25563 [25SE]

Supreme Court: decision on privacy rights of foreigners, 3419 [5MR]

Tariff: implement a preference regime for certain articles from Andean countries (H.R. 5823), 35999 [26OC]

Taxation: foreign corporation rates, 31911 [22OC]

Textile industry and fabrics: import fraud, 24897 [18SE]

Tourist trade: growth of international travel into the U.S. (H.R. 4369), 5216 [22MR], 16621 [28JN]

U.N.: commend actions relative to Iraq (H. Con. Res. 368), 23938 [11SE]

War Powers Act: Presidential policy restrictions, 25565 [25SE], 27900 [6OC], 33351 [24OC], 37155 [2NO]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: targeting of Export Enhancement Program funds relative to commodity planting reductions (S. 3023), 23781 [11SE]

Albania: democratic reforms, 35936 [26OC]

Armed Forces: acceptance of gifts of money and property (S. 3087), 25245-25250 [20SE]

Asia: population, 27843 [5OC]

Budget: economic assistance programs, 36160 [27OC]

Burma: civil liberties, 10170 [11MY]

———political situation, 24041 [12SE]

Captive Nations Week: observance, 17730 [17JY]

Chemicals: control of shipments, 16390 [28JN]

Civil liberties: evaluation of world progress, 2152 [21FE]

Courts: protection of aliens under U.S. customs laws, 5201 [22MR]

Crime and criminals: Federal offense for international parental child abduction (S. 185), 6573 [3AP], 36363-36364 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: maintaining military personnel in NATO countries, 29051-29053 [15OC]

Dept. of State: investment disputes and expropriation claims of U.S. citizens against foreign governments, 5426 [27MR]

Dept. of Transportation: foreign contracts, 36401 [27OC]

Drug abuse: assistance for antinarcotics activities, 31321 [19OC]

Drugs: illegal drug production, 19847 [27JY]

Ecology: induce foreign countries to comply with agreements on ozone-depleting chemicals, 10027 [10MY]

Economic assistance: contrast with military assistance, 21175 [1AU]

Education: equal access to opportunities for study abroad (S. 3240), 33537 [24OC]

———language instruction, 25825 [25SE]

Educational Exchanges Enhancement Act: enact (S. 2865), 18056-18058 [18JY]

Export Company Incentive Act: enact (S. 2983), 22862 [3AU]

Fair Trade and Export Expansion Act: enact (S. 2569), 9384-9386 [3MY]

Foreign Agents Registration Act: strengthen registration and enforcement requirements, 28504-28510, 28511 [11OC]

———strengthen registration and enforcement requirements (S. 176), 3504-3506 [6MR]

———strengthen registration and enforcement requirements (S. 176), correction of Senator Heinz' testimony, 7154 [5AP]

Foreign relations: regulation of lobbyists and agents (S. 3101), 25387 [24SE]

Foreign Service nominations list, 13408 [7JN]

Foreign trade: require countries to maintain certain environmental standards (S. 2553), 8930 [1MY]

Hunger: strategy for the 1990's, 1997 [20FE]

International Agricultural Cropland Conservation Reserve Treaty: negotiation (S. Con. Res. 121), 7127 [5AP]

International Child Labor Deterrence Act: enact (S. 2698), 12418 [24MY]

International Development Association, East European Democracy, and Development Fund for Africa: authorizing appropriations (S. 2944), 22824 [3AU], 25050 [19SE], 36335-36344, 36493 [27OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2944), vitiation, 36335 [27OC]

International Medical Graduates Anti-Discrimination Act: enact (S. 2515), 8204 [25AP]

International Professional Exchange: tribute, 4700 [20MR]

Japan: eligibility requirements for bidding on U.S. public works projects, 21102 [1AU]

Kampuchea: U.S. policy, 18973, 18974 [24JY]

Latin America: population, 27845 [5OC]

National defense: peace dividend, 16782 [10JY]

Partnership for Democracy Act: enact (S. 2031), 694 [29JA]

Poland, People's Republic of: Polish-German border, 4012 [8MR]

Population: family planning assistance to Asia, 36669 [27OC]

Public works: prohibit foreign country participation in certain projects, 26720 [1OC]

Refugees: worldwide issue of migration, asylum, and resettlement, 286 [24JA]

Securities: facilitate cooperation with foreign countries in law enforcement (H.R. 1396), 27487 [4OC], 34035-34038 [25OC]

Support for East European Democracy Act: enact (S. 2040), 31865 [22OC]

Trade Agreement Compliance Act: enact (S. 2337), 5310, 5312 [26MR]

Treaties: removal of injunction of secrecy, 1156 [5FE], 3028 [28FE], 25832 [25SE], 25857, 25957 [26SE]

U.N.: special session on narcotics, 3880 [8MR]

War Powers Act: Presidential policy restrictions, 25205, 25212 [20SE], 33376-33377 [24OC]

Weapons: control transfer of arms to countries that threaten world peace (S. 3190), 28571-28573 [11OC]

Reports

Estimated Nonimmigrant Overstays in the U.S.—1985-88: Robert Warren, 524 [25JA]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Committee on Intelligence (House), 24027 [12SE]

Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims Active in 1989: Dept. of State, 5426-5432 [27MR]

Reports by conference committees

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act (H.R. 5114), 37043-37063 [27OC]

International Securities Enforcement Cooperation Act (H.R. 1396), 33123-33129 [23OC]

Reports filed

Cooperation in Law Enforcement: committee of conference (H.R. 1396) (H. Rept. 101-924), 33167 [23OC]

Crimes of International Parental Child Abduction Treated as Federal Offenses: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 185), 5403 [27MR]

Executive Department Review of Performance of Foreign Contractors Under Certain Procurement Contracts: Committee on Government Operations (H.R. 4131) (H. Rept. 101-729), 25275 [21SE]

Export Administration Act Reauthorization: Committee on Foreign Affairs (H.R. 4653) (H. Rept. 101-482), 10009 [10MY]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5114) (S. Rept. 101-519), 28225 [10OC]

Implement U.S. Obligations Under the Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration: Committee on Foreign Relations (S. 1941), 13406 [7JN]

Improve the Quality of Data on Foreign Investments: Committee on Foreign Affairs (H.R. 4520) (H. Rept. 101-855), 28799 [12OC]

Statements

American View of Eastern Europe: Representative Gephardt, 4079-4082 [9MR]

Congressional Human Rights Resolutions: Representative Fascell, 2659 [27FE]

———Representative Lagomarsino, 2659 [27FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Griffin Bell, 24027 [12SE]

Summaries

International Affairs Authorization Act (S. 2944), 25051-25053 [19SE]

International Convention Against Torture, 9920 [9MY]

Peace Corps Data Sheet, 7085 [5AP]

Tables

Estimated nonimmigrant overstays in the U.S.—1985-88, 524 [25JA]

Oil production, by country, 29707 [16OC]

SEED funding levels, 25051 [19SE]

10 largest debtor countries to U.S., 24690 [17SE]

Testimonies

Foreign Agents Registration Act: Senator Heinz, 7156 [5AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 368, commend U.N. actions relative to Iraq, 23938 [11SE]

H. Res. 483, facilitate cooperation with foreign countries in law enforcement (H.R. 1396), concurrence of the House to the Senate amendment, 26828-26833 [1OC]

H.R. 4131, Foreign Contracting Audit Equity Act, 26791 [1OC]

H.R. 4191, Export Enhancement Act, 3597 [6MR]

H.R. 5568, Desert Shield Burden-Sharing Act, 23947 [11SE]

S. 185, Federal offense for international parental child abduction, 36365 [27OC]

S. 2031, Partnership for Democracy Act, 695-697 [29JA]

S. 2337, Trade Agreement Compliance Act, 5311 [26MR]

S. 2436, authorizing Peace Corps appropriations, 7086 [5AP]

S. 2553, require countries to maintain certain environmental standards, 8933 [1MY]

S. 2569, Fair Trade and Export Expansion Act, 9385 [3MY]

S. 2698, International Child Labor Deterrence Act, 12419 [24MY]

S. 2865, Educational Exchanges Enhancement Act, 18058 [18JY]

S. 2983, Export Company Incentive Act, 22863 [3AU]

S. 3023, targeting of Export Enhancement Program funds relative to commodity planting reductions, 23782 [11SE]

S. 3190, control transfer of arms to countries that threaten world peace, 28573-28574 [11OC]

S. Con. Res. 121, negotiate International Agricultural Cropland Conservation Reserve Treaty, 7127 [5AP]

S. Res. 240, admission of refugees to U.S., 1431 [6FE]