CLAIMS

Agreements

1943 agreement between the Dept. of the Interior and TVA on the acquisition of lands in Fontana Dam area for use as part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, S15000-S15004 [22OC]

Analyses

Settlement of Claims on Dept. of Veterans Affairs' Construction Contracts (S. 830), S4483 [16AP]

Articles and editorials

Swain County Still Waits for Promised Road to Somewhere, S15004 [22OC]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: settlement of certain land claims by Native Americans (see S. 1625, S12181 [2AU])

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: settlement of certain claims (see H.R. 757, H824 [30JA])

Bankruptcy: participation of governmental units in certain proceedings (see S. 1716, S13056 [16SE])

———priority for the payment of claims for retiree health benefits in liquidation cases (see S. 1892, S15522 [30OC]; H.R. 3619, H8334 [23OC]; H.R. 3676, H8787 [30OC])

Braude, Beatrice: court judgment on any claims against the U.S. for backpay (see H.R. 2728, H4867 [20JN])

Civil Rights Act: administrative review of employment discrimination claims by Federal employees (see H.R. 3613, H8188 [22OC])

Courts: public disclosure of settlements of civil actions involving the U.S. (see H.R. 3803, H10365 [18NO])

Customs Service: settlement of certain claims against law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2731, H4944 [24JN])

EEOC: modify authority relative to discrimination claims by Federal employees (see H.R. 1342, H1472 [7MR])

Engineering: liability indemnification for design professionals (see H.R. 1474, H1848 [19MR])

EPA: establish standards for environmental marketing claims (see S. 615, S3020 [12MR])

———liability for damaging or injurious acts by officials (see S. 814, S4337 [11AP])

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: extend terms of office for members (see H.R. 3237, H6382 [2AU])

Harris, Willie C.: permit presentation of a claim against the U.S. (see H.R. 760, H825 [30JA])

Indian Claims Commission: apportionment and distribution of the award in a certain docket (see H.R. 3897, H10931 [22NO])

Iver Chaser (vessel): payment of claims arising from damage caused during the mining of Nicaraguan territorial waters (see S. 137, S438 [14JA])

———relief for damage resulting from mine explosion in territorial waters of Nicaragua (see H.R. 2182, H2685 [1MY])

———relief for persons having claims against the U.S. relative to damage from mine explosion (see S. 1802, S14348 [3OC])

Medicare: claim sampling to deny claims or recover overpayments (see S. 1838, S14907 [17OC])

Native Americans: settlement of claims by Alaska Natives arising from the contamination of transferred lands (see S. 2032, S17989 [23NO])

Senior citizens: claims of discrimination in Federal employment (see H.R. 1134, H1278 [27FE])

Swain County, NC: settlement of claims against the U.S. (see S. 1849, S14976 [22OC])

Taxation: claims for refunds or credits in certain courts for estates (see H.R. 3310, H6455 [11SE])

Veterans: payment on an interim basis of compensation for unresolved claims (see S. 1158, S6654 [23MY])

———settlement of claims on Dept. of Veterans Affairs' construction contracts (see S. 830, S4456 [16AP])

Vietnam: payment of claims to U.S. nationals (see H.R. 1273, H1415 [5MR])

History

Great Smoky Mountains Wilderness Controversy—The Real Story: Charlene H. Triplett, S14996-S15000 [22OC]

Letters

Environmental Marketing Claims Act: Consumers Union, S3039 [12MR]

———Environmental Action, Inc., S3039 [12MR]

———Environmental Defense Fund, S3039 [12MR]

———Hubert H. Humphrey III, S3038 [12MR]

———Natural Resources Defense Council, S3039 [12MR]

———Robert Abrams, S3038 [12MR]

Environmental Programs Assistance Act: EPA, S4364 [11AP]

Settlement of claims by Swain County, NC, against the U.S.: James G. Martin, Governor of North Carolina, S14996 [22OC]

———Senator Helms, S14996 [22OC]

Settlement of Claims on Dept. of Veterans Affairs' Construction Contracts: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4483 [16AP]

Messages

Continuation of National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Bush, S16609 [13NO]

Remarks in House

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: settlement of certain claims (H.R. 757), E352 [30JA]

Bankruptcy: priority for the payment of claims for retiree health benefits in liquidation cases (H.R. 3619), E3514 [23OC]

———priority for the payment of claims for retiree health benefits in liquidation cases (H.R. 3676), E3624 [31OC]

Courts: public disclosure of settlements of civil actions involving the U.S. (H.R. 3803), E3895 [19NO]

EEOC: modify authority relative to discrimination claims by Federal employees (H.R. 1342), E872 [11MR]

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: extend terms of office for members (H.R. 3237), H10254 [14NO], H11268 [25NO]

Senior citizens: claims of discrimination in Federal employment (H.R. 1134), E652 [27FE]

Soviet Union: reparations for fatalities of Korean Airlines flight 007, H5457 [16JY]

Taxation: claims for refunds or credits in certain courts for estates (H.R. 3310), E3013 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Aeronautics: accident liability standards (S. 645), S3268, S3269, S3270 [13MR], S4088 [21MR]

Alaska: settlement of certain land claims by Native Americans (S. 1625), S12184 [2AU]

Bankruptcy: participation of governmental units in certain proceedings (S. 1716), S13061 [16SE]

———priority for the payment of claims for retiree health benefits in liquidation cases (S. 1892), S15522 [30OC]

EPA: establish standards for environmental marketing claims (S. 615), S3034 [12MR]

———liability for damaging or injurious acts by officials (S. 814), S4362 [11AP]

Iver Chaser (vessel): payment of claims arising from damage caused during the mining of Nicaraguan territorial waters (S. 137), S817 [14JA]

Medicare: claim sampling to deny claims or recover overpayments (S. 1838), S14917 [17OC]

Native Americans: settlement of claims by Alaska Natives arising from the contamination of transferred lands (S. 2032), S17989 [23NO]

Swain County, NC: settlement of claims against the U.S. (S. 1849), S14994-S14996 [22OC]

Veterans: payment on an interim basis of compensation for unresolved claims (S. 1158), S6683 [23MY]

———settlement of claims on Dept. of Veterans Affairs'construction contracts (S. 830), S4483 [16AP]

Reports filed

Extension of the Terms of Office for Members of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 3237) (H. Rept. 102-375), H11287 [25NO]

Texts of

H.R. 3237, extend terms of office for members of Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, H11268 [25NO]

S. 615, Environmental Marketing Claims Act, S3035-S3038 [12MR]

S. 814, Environmental Programs Assistance Act, S4363 [11AP]

S. 830, settlement of claims on Dept. of Veterans Affairs' construction contracts, S4483 [16AP]

S. 1716, participation of governmental units in certain bankruptcy proceedings, S13062 [16SE]