DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE related term(s) Secretary of Commerce

Amendments

Appropriations: authorizing for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration (H.R. 1989), H5466, H5468, H5469, H5471, H5483 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2608), S11313, S11314, S11315, S11316, S11326, S11328, S11329, S11334, S11339, S11341, S11351, S11353, S11380, S11381, S11382 [30JY], H4464, H4466, H4470, H4485, H4488 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2608), conference report, S14329 [3OC], H7340, H7341, H7342, H7343, H7347, H7348, H7349, H7350 [3OC]

Industry: enhance domestic by applying the results of Federal research and development (S. 1034), S18731, S18767 [27NO]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2608, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and related agencies appropriations, H6730 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

Study—Commerce Dept. Aided Iraqi Arms Buildup, H8650 [29OC]

Surprise! We Gave Hussein the Bomb, H8650 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: authorizing for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration (see H.R. 1989, H2467 [23AP])

Assistant Sec. of Commerce and Chief Economist: establish position (see S. 1922, S16060 [6NO])

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: suspension of certain provisions relative to economic growth indicators (see S.J. Res. 137, S5352 [6MY])

Business and industry: facilitating the reuse of idle industrial manufacturing facilities (see H.R. 3790, H10268 [14NO])

Coastal Zone Impact Assistance Fund: establish (see S. 49, S435 [14JA])

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2608, H4283 [11JN])

———making appropriations (H.R. 2608), waiving certain points of order during consideration (see H. Res. 174, H4437 [12JN])

Foreign trade: encourage innovation, productivity, and technological competitiveness (see H.R. 27, H54 [3JA])

———reports on foreign boycotts against countries friendly with the U.S. or U.S. persons (see H.R. 1453, H1774 [14MR])

Health: distribution of instructions for removing food which has become lodged in a person's throat to food service operations (see H.R. 156, H58 [3JA])

Industry: enhance domestic by applying the results of Federal research and development (see S. 1034, S5614 [9MY])

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (see S. Res. 72, S2619 [5MR]; H. Con. Res. 95, H1474 [7MR])

———involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 99, H1474 [7MR]; H. Con. Res. 110, H1670 [12MR]; H. Con. Res. 130, H2086 [22MR]; H. Res. 106, H2393 [18AP]; H. Res. 167, H4015 [5JN])

Landsat Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 229, S978 [17JA])

Minority Business Development Administration: establish (see H.R. 373, H81 [4JA])

National objectives: enhance competitiveness by improving workforce (see H.R. 3507, H7380 [3OC])

National Weather Service: authority to relocate offices (see H.R. 1695, H2135 [10AP])

———modernization program (see S. 916, S4984 [24AP])

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1405, S8952 [27JN]; H.R. 3704, H9144 [4NO])

———construction of National Weather Service facility (see S. 952, S5136 [25AP])

———transfer certain programs to the Dept. of the Interior (see S. 230, S978 [17JA])

Ocean and Coastal Resources Enhancement Fund: establish (see S. 49, S435 [14JA])

Office of Recycling Research and Information: establish (see H.R. 1511, H1913 [20MR])

Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (see S. 793, S4230 [9AP]; H.R. 1613, H2083 [22MR]; H.R. 3531, H7725 [9OC])

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3531), correct technical error in the enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 85, S18690 [27NO])

Ports: program to improve commerce and competitiveness (see H.R. 2135, H2601 [30AP])

U.S. Census Commission: establish (see S. 1480, S10135 [16JY]; H.R. 2911, H5513 [16JY])

U.S. Commercial Centers: establish a pilot program to promote U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 3981, H11886 [26NO])

Explanations

Valentine's en bloc amendments to the American Technology Preeminence Act (H.R. 1989), H5468 [16JY]

Factsheets

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2608), H4458 [13JN]

Gulf Reconstruction, H1656 [12MR]

Letters

Buy American restrictions and laws of the American Technology Preeminence Act: Representative Brown, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, H5460 [16JY]

———Representative Conyers, Committee on Government Operations, H5460 [16JY]

Competition in electronic information sources and services: Robert A. Mosbacher, Dept. of Commerce, E4098 [26NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations: Committee on Energy and Commerce, H7325 [3OC]

———Committee on the Budget, H7338 [3OC]

Land Remote-Sensing Data Archiving Authorization Act: Manuel Lujan, Jr., Sec. of the Interior and Wendell L. Willkie II, S11997 [2AU]

Minority business participation in reconstruction projects in Kuwait: H.A. Al-Ehraheem, Citizens for a Free Kuwait, H1657 [12MR]

———Representative Dymally, H1658 [12MR]

Moratorium on granting of patents on certain animals, S7819 [13JN]

National Institute of Standards and Technology personnel management demonstration project: OPM, S18775 [27NO]

Notification of economic slowdown pursuant to Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: CBO, S5352 [6MY]

Lists

Contacts for information on reconstruction projects in the Persian Gulf area, H1654 [12MR]

Methods for minority/small business to participate in the reconstruction of Kuwait, H1654 [12MR]

Network of Minority Business Development Centers, H1655 [12MR]

Memorials of legislature

Alaska, S11215 [29JY]

Washington, H2953 [9MY]

Messages

Report on National Emergency With Reference to Libya: President Bush, S9361 [9JY]

U.S. Export Controls: President Bush, H8050 [17OC]

Motions

Appropriations: authorizing for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration (H.R. 1989), H5489 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2608), S11338 [30JY], H4494 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2608), conference report, H7340, H7341, H7342, H7343, H7344, H7347, H7348, H7349, H7350, H7353, H7354, H7355, H7356, H7359, H7360, H7366, H7367, H7368, H7369, H7371, H7372 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: authorizing for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration (H.R. 1989), H5459-H5490 [16JY], E2505 [11JY]

———authorizing for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration (H.R. 1989), consideration (H. Res. 192), H5406 [11JY]

Bureau of the Census: study of methods, H4456 [13JN]

Business and industry: facilitating the reuse of idle industrial manufacturing facilities (H.R. 3790), E3873 [15NO]

Cleveland, OH: Minority Enterprise Development Week, E3146 [25SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2608), H4444, H4447-H4496 [13JN], H7272 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2608), conferees appointed, H6730 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2608), conference report, H7325-H7372 [3OC], E3269 [3OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2608), correcting enrollment, H7848-H7850 [15OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2608), permission to file conference report, H7144 [1OC]

Foreign trade: export promotion program funding, H4454, H4455, H4459 [13JN]

———treatment of Dept. of Commerce official relative to technology sales to Iraq, E1179 [10AP]

GNP: level of exports, E3294 [7OC]

International Trade Administration: funding, E3650 [1NO]

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (H. Con. Res. 95), E851 [8MR], E904 [12MR]

———involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding, H8669 [30OC]

———involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (H. Con. Res. 130), H2379 [18AP], H2480 [24AP]

———involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (H. Con. Res. 99), H1652-H1660 [12MR]

———involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (H. Res. 106), E948 [14MR]

———involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (H. Res. 167), E2067 [6JN]

National Institute of Standards and Technology: funding, H4454, H4468 [13JN]

National objectives: enhance competitiveness by improving workforce, E3632 [31OC]

———enhance competitiveness by improving workforce (H.R. 3507), E3268 [3OC]

NOAA: funding, H4457, H4464 [13JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1613), E1137 [22MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3531), H11254-H11257 [25NO], E3336 [9OC]

Small business: foreign trade, H3629 [29MY]

Technology: export items on Commodity Control List, H8749-H8757 [30OC]

U.S. Census Commission: establish (H.R. 2911), H5458 [16JY]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: authorizing for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration (H.R. 1989), S18776 [27NO]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: suspension of certain provisions relative to economic growth indicators (S.J. Res. 137), S5352 [6MY], S5591, S5597, S5598, S5601 [9MY]

———suspension of certain provisions relative to economic growth indicators (S.J. Res. 137), unanimous-consent agreement, S5596 [9MY]

Census: ensure accuracy by statistical correction methodology (S.J. Res. 21), S931 [14JA]

———use most current data in laws relative to environment and public works laws, S8060-S8062 [19JN]

Coastal Zone Impact Assistance Fund: establish (S. 49), S684 [14JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2608), S11299-S11355 [30JY], S11408-S11412 [31JY], S11792 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2608), conference report, S14329, S14335-S14339, S14374, S14375 [3OC], S14435 [4OC], S14714 [15OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2608), debate procedures, S11351 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2608), technical corrections, S15603 [31OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2608), unanimous-consent agreement, S11351 [30JY]

Foreign trade: commodity classification fees, S11350 [30JY]

———construction industry market in Japan, S1782 [7FE]

———restrictions against imports produced by forced labor, S10641-S10643 [23JY]

Greenville Machinery Corp.: award recipient, S13213 [18SE]

Industry: enhance domestic by applying the results of Federal research and development (S. 1034), S5646-S5648 [9MY], S18761-S18776 [27NO]

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (S. Res. 72), S2690 [5MR]

———involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding, S11001 [26JY]

Landsat Program: authorizing appropriations (S. 229), S982 [17JA]

Moore, Preston: nomination referred to Committee on Governmental Affairs, S6143 [20MY]

National Weather Service: modernization program (S. 916), S5007 [24AP]

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3704), S18324 [26NO]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1405), S8980, S8983 [27JN]

———construction of National Weather Service facility (S. 952), S5162 [25AP]

———transfer certain programs to the Dept. of the Interior (S. 230), S982 [17JA], S11805 [1AU], S11997 [2AU]

Ocean and Coastal Resources Enhancement Fund: establish (S. 49), S684 [14JA]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3531), S18776 [27NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3531), correct technical error in the enrollment (S. Con. Res. 85), S18777 [27NO]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S17428 [21NO]

Research: shellfish water standards, S11345, S11346 [30JY]

Schnabel, Rockwell A.: nomination, S3303 [13MR]

U.S. Census Commission: establish (S. 1480), S10139 [16JY]

University of Florida: recipient of 5 millionth patent, S3605 [19MR]

Reports

Forced Labor in the People's Republic of China: GAO, S10642 [23JY]

Recommendation on Adjustment of the 1990 Census: Barbara E. Bryant, S11320-S11325 [30JY]

Reports by conference committees

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2608), H7165-H7197 [1OC]

Reports filed

Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 2608) (H. Rept. 102-106), H4283 [11JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1989, Authorizing Appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and for the Technology Administration: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 192) (H. Rept. 102-149), H5339, H5370 [10JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2608, Appropriations: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 174) (H. Rept. 102-107), H4419, H4437 [12JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 2608) (S. Rept. 102-106), S9839 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies, Appropriations: committee of conference (H.R. 2608) (H. Rept. 102-233), H7198 [1OC]

Enhancement of Position of Domestic Industry by Applying the Results of Federal Research and Development: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1034) (S. Rept. 102-157), S13577 [24SE]

Export Licensing System: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 102-137), H5298 [9JY]

National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration, Appropriations: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 1989) (H. Rept. 102), H5209 [26JN]

NOAA Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1405) (S. Rept. 102-198), S15400 [29OC]

Nomination of James E. Denny To Be Assistant Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks: Committee on the Judiciary, S2926 [7MR]

Nomination of John G. Keller, Jr., To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Travel and Tourism: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, S5751 [14MY]

Nomination of Preston Moore To Be Chief Finance Officer: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, S5751 [14MY]

Patent and Trademark Office Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 3531) (H. Rept. 102-382), H11287 [25NO]

———Committee on the Judiciary (S. 793) (S. Rept. 102-245), S18333 [26NO]

Promotion of a Skilled Work Force and Industrial Competitiveness: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 3507) (H. Rept. 102-418), H12055 [18DE]

Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act Relative to Economic Growth Indicators: Committee on the Budget (S.J. Res. 137), S5406 [7MY]

Transfer Certain NOAA Programs to the Dept. of the Interior: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 230) (S. Rept. 102-77), S7464 [11JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: authorizing for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration (H.R. 1989), H5484, H5489 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2608), H4466, H4475, H4477, H4486 [13JN]

Statements

Dept. of Transportation Appropriations for Maritime Programs: Maritime Administration, E1183 [10AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies (H.R. 2608): Bush Administration, H4448-H4450 [13JN]

Minority Business Participation in Reconstruction Projects in Kuwait: Representative Towns, H1657 [12MR]

National Institute of Technology Intramural Laboratory Programs: John Lyons, H5470 [16JY]

———John McTague, H5470 [16JY]

———Joseph O'Grady, H5470 [16JY]

———Robert White, H5470 [16JY]

Potential Use by Iraq of U.S.-Exported Goods For Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons Programs: Stephen D. Bryen, H2764 [2MY]

Technology Commercialization Loan Program: President Bush, H5462 [16JY]

Telecommunications Equipment Industry, S6916 [3JN]

Studies

International Financing Programs and U.S. International Economic Competitiveness, S2761 [6MR]

Tables

Army Corps of Engineers contract awards for the restoration of infrastructure in Kuwait, H1659 [12MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H7327-H7332 [3OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations spending estimates, S11351 [30JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 99, participation of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding of Kuwait, H1659 [12MR]

H. Res. 174, waiving certain points of order during consideration of H.R. 2608, making appropriations for Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, H4447 [13JN]

H.R. 1989, American Technology Preeminence Act, H5466-H5468 [16JY]

H.R. 2608, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S11299-S11311 [30JY]

H.R. 3531, authorizing Patent and Trademark Office appropriations, H11254-H11256 [25NO]

H.R. 3704, authorizing appropriations for NOAA, H10669-H10675 [20NO]

S. 229, authorizing appropriations for Landsat Program, S982 [17JA]

S. 230, Land Remote-Sensing Data Archiving Authorization Act, S11805 [1AU]

S. 230, transfer certain NOAA programs to the Dept. of the Interior, S982 [17JA]

S. 1034, American Technology Preeminence Act, S18761-S18767 [27NO]

S. 1405, NOAA appropriations, S8980-S8983 [27JN]

S. Con. Res. 85, correct technical error in the enrollment of H.R. 3531, Patent and Trademark Office appropriations, S18709 [27NO], S18812 [18DE]

S. Res. 72, involvement of U.S. small business in rebuilding Kuwait, S2690 [5MR]

S.J. Res. 137, suspension of certain provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act relative to economic growth indicators, S5352 [6MY]