RAHALL, NICK JOE, II (a Representative from West Virginia)

Addresses

Arab-American Discrimination: Queen Noor, E3822 [13NO]

Analyses

Mineral Exploration and Development Act (H.R. 918), E433-E435 [6FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 355, Reclamation States Emergency Drought Assistance Act, H10732 [21NO]

———H.R. 2950, Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, H9470 [6NO]

Articles and editorials

1872 + 119=Trouble—Federal Mining Law is Frontier Relic, Anchorage (AK) News, E2129 [10JN]

Israel's Demands, Charleston (WV) Gazette, E3153 [25SE]

Mining Law Needs Reform, Billings (MT) Gazette, E2129 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Black Lung Benefits Act: claims due to pneumoconiosis (see H.R. 694, H780 [29JA])

Bramwell, WV: preservation and restoration of historical, cultural, and architectural values (see H.R. 692, H780 [29JA])

Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 299, H5451 [15JY])

Coal: management of Federal resources (see H.R. 693, H780 [29JA])

Federal employees: apply certain early-out retirement opportunities to mine safety and health inspectors (see H.R. 583, H605 [18JA])

Geologic Survey: enhance geologic mapping (see H.R. 2763, H5049 [25JN])

GSA: availability of nonlethal surplus property for humanitarian relief purposes (see H.R. 919, H991 [6FE])

Israel: reopening of colleges in the West Bank and Gaza (see H. Con. Res. 43, H605 [18JA])

Medicare: cost-sharing of medical assistance (see H.R. 2908, H5513 [16JY])

Middle East: allies' contribution to Operation Desert Shield (see H. Con. Res. 23, H110 [9JA])

Mining: mineral claims on public lands (see H.R. 918, H991 [6FE])

Power resources: promote coal and other extractive resources (see H.R. 1078, H1136 [21FE])

Roads and highways: authorizing appropriations for Appalachian highway system (see H.R. 2353, H3148 [15MY])

Solid waste: reauthorize waste treatment construction grants program (see H.R. 916, H990 [6FE])

Taxation: treatment of income received by retired military personnel working for the Junior ROTC (see H.R. 3801, H10365 [18NO])

Transportation: mass transit program funding (see H.R. 1079, H1136 [21FE])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1490, H1848 [19MR])

Advisory Council on Allied Health: establish (see H.R. 1466, H2470 [23AP])

Aeronautics: rehire certain air traffic controllers (see H.R. 1240, H1414 [5MR])

———time limitations on duty time of flight attendants (see H.R. 14, H2261 [16AP])

Agriculture: protection for veal calves (see H.R. 252, H1849 [19MR])

Air traffic controllers: recruitment and retention (see H.R. 2419, H7725 [9OC])

American Hispanic Literature Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 244, H5746 [23JY])

American Magazine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253, H6318 [1AU])

Antarctic regions: ecological protection (see H.R. 2826, H5267 [27JN])

Antarctica World Park: establish (see H.R. 2826, H5267 [27JN])

Antitrust policy: evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (see H.R. 1470, H6385 [2AU])

Arab Americans: discrimination due to Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 56, H781 [29JA])

Armed Forces: compensate decrease in pay of Federal employees in Reserve during Middle East service (see H.R. 1234, H1915 [20MR])

———establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H1475 [7MR])

———payment of health care expenses for certain members relative to entitlement to medicare benefits (see H.R. 467, H2902 [8MY])

———retention of certain information in personnel files on missing or deceased members (see H.R. 1730, H2177 [11AP])

Arts and humanities: recognition of ``An Artistic Discovery,'' the congressional high school art competition (see H. Res. 201, H5744 [23JY])

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173, H2538 [24AP])

Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act: District of Columbia Council approval (see H.J. Res. 79, H713 [28JA])

Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2540, H6798 [24SE])

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H1417 [5MR])

Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H2471 [23AP])

Budget: exclude Unemployment Trust Fund totals from the calculation of Federal deficit amounts (see H.R. 888, H1138 [21FE])

———offsetting transfers among discretionary spending categories (see H.R. 2374, H6539 [12SE])

Census: enumeration of the homeless population (see H. Con. Res. 150, H4438 [12JN])

Centennial of Concrete Paving in America Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 324, H7200 [1OC])

Central Valley project: restoration of fish and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 1306, H1455 [6MR])

CHAMPUS: eligibility of certain members of the Armed Forces relative to medicare coverage of hospital insurance (see H.R. 1124, H1278 [27FE])

Cheney, Sec. of Defense: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672, H5651 [18JY])

Child Care Food Program: extend eligibility to certain children receiving day care (see H.R. 375, H1025 [19FE])

Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H385 [11JA])

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1, H1474 [7MR])

Coal: enhance use (see H.R. 2639, H4549 [13JN])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H1414 [5MR])

———mint commemorative coin for 200th anniversary of White House (see H.R. 3337, H10932 [22NO])

Coins and coinage: mint in commemoration of the quincentenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (see H.R. 500, H385 [11JA])

Colleges and universities: participation of historically Black colleges and universities in federally funded research and development activities (see H.R. 3219, H11289 [25NO])

———promote increased access to higher education (see H.R. 1524, H6138 [30JY])

Columbus, Christopher: honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 152, H3160 [16MY])

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive application to certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 1516, H8102 [17OC])

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H697 [24JA])

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H6194 [31JY])

Communications: improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 531, H1670 [12MR])

Congressional Gold Medal: award to Frank Capra, James M. Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann (see H.R. 2526, H5745 [23JY])

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H5595 [17JY])

Crime: national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H1912 [20MR])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H5911 [25JY])

Dept. of Defense: establish independent procurement corps (see H.R. 262, H77 [4JA])

Disasters: include in telephone directories important information relating to natural disaster survival techniques (see H. Con. Res. 101, H1914 [20MR])

District of Columbia: convey certain parcels of land to the Columbia Hospital for Women (see H.R. 2570, H4097 [6JN])

Drug abuse: use of certain grants for treatment of intravenous drug abuse (see H.R. 2235, H2953 [9MY])

Education: authorize grant to the national writing project (see H.R. 667, H1417 [5MR])

———financial assistance to rural agencies (see H.R. 2819, H5596 [17JY])

———guarantee students from certain high schools a chance to go to college (see H.R. 763, H1162 [26FE])

———improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840, H1138 [21FE])

———improve foreign instruction and promote equal access to opportunities to study abroad (see H.R. 1154, H6385 [2AU])

———restructure State systems (see H.R. 3320, H9581 [7NO])

———student loans of resident physicians (see H.R. 1482, H6386 [2AU])

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H1282 [27FE])

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1177, H1915 [20MR]; H.R. 3750, H9700 [12NO])

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H1081 [20FE])

Employment: family leave for school activities (see H.R. 1388, H2016 [21MR])

———family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 2, H488 [12JA])

———paid leave for attendance of parent-teacher conferences (see H. Con. Res. 215, H7802 [10OC])

Ericson, Leif: proclaim as honorary U.S. citizen (see H.J. Res. 304, H6388 [2AU])

Executive Departments: options for shared services in Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HHS (see H. Con. Res. 146, H3038 [14MY])

Executive departments: congressional question period for members of the President's cabinet (see H. Res. 155, H3160 [16MY])

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H2180 [11AP])

FBI: regulate conduct (see H.R. 50, H5049 [25JN])

FCC: prevent the loss of existing spectrum to the amateur radio service (see H.R. 73, H2261 [16AP])

Federal employees: early retirement requirements (see H.R. 1820, H5432 [11JY])

———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H1915 [20MR])

———health benefits (see H.R. 1774, H2565 [25AP])

———parental leave for certain education-related activities (see H.R. 1387, H2016 [21MR])

———restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576, H1025 [19FE])

———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1138 [21FE])

Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 97, H994 [6FE])

Financial institutions: improve the qualified thrift lender test (see H.R. 1718, H3710 [29MY])

———limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H1774 [14MR])

Fire prevention: use of automatic sprinklers or equivalent level of fire safety (see H.R. 3360, H9493 [6NO])

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers (see H.R. 1412, H1757 [13MR])

———right to bear arms (see H. Con. Res. 11, H5342 [10JY])

Flags—U.S.: prohibit import of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 2634, H4549 [13JN])

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 83, H892 [5FE])

———display by U.S. citizens in support of Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 44, H605 [18JA])

Food: restore benefits under the dependent care program to adolescent youth (see H.R. 544, H1474 [7MR])

Foreign aid: require President to submit an integrated justification for programs (see H.R. 3571, H7980 [16OC])

Foreign trade: economic sanctions on any foreign person trading nuclear equipment or technology under certain circumstances (see H.R. 830, H1326 [28FE])

———procedures for implementing trade agreements (see H. Res. 101, H2376 [17AP])

———tariff treatment of products from countries relative to their contributions to Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 317, H196 [10JA])

FRS: modernize (see H.R. 1130, H2262 [16AP])

Gambling: prohibit sports gambling under State law (see H.R. 74, H5596 [17JY])

GATT: U.S. Trade Representative refusal of certain provisions proposed to be included (see H. Con. Res. 254, H11890 [26NO])

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H2394 [18AP])

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H5911 [25JY])

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H7802 [10OC])

Glen Canyon Dam: implement operating procedures (see H.R. 814, H890 [5FE])

Go Camping America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 90, H1759 [13MR])

Government: prohibit profiteering of essential commodities during periods of national emergency (see H.R. 854, H988 [6FE])

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H1671 [12MR])

GSA: installation of bicycle racks or lockers at Federal office buildings (see H.R. 2812, H8662 [29OC])

Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (see H.R. 98, H2953 [9MY])

Health: access to telecommunications systems used to provide medical information to rural care providers (see H.R. 2232, H3625 [23MY])

———air transport of rural victims of medical emergencies (see H.R. 2234, H3710 [29MY])

———analysis of urban and rural area statistics (see H.R. 2238, H3625 [23MY])

———establish standards for certification of laboratories engaged in urine drug testing (see H.R. 33, H2016 [21MR])

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2535, H9493 [6NO])

———reauthorize and expand area health education centers (see H.R. 3312, H6455 [11SE])

———reduce infant mortality by improving services to pregnant women in rural areas (see H.R. 2229, H3371 [21MY])

———rural medical education projects (see H.R. 2233, H3037 [14MY]; H.R. 2236, H3625 [23MY])

Health care facilities: exempt from antitrust laws, certain activities entered into by hospitals in low population areas (see H.R. 2406, H3279 [20MY])

Health care professionals: incentives for physicians to practice in rural areas (see H.R. 2230, H3371 [21MY])

———increase number of individuals serving in clinical laboratories serving rural areas (see H.R. 2405, H3279 [20MY])

———requirements relative to training in family medicine (see H.R. 2231, H3625 [23MY])

———training of medical rehabilitation health personnel (see H.R. 1466, H2470 [23AP])

Higher Education Act: eligibility of less-than-half-time students for Federal student assistance programs (see H.R. 3354, H6674 [17SE])

———amend (see H.R. 3553, H8496 [24OC])

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H8496 [24OC])

Hunger: alleviate conditions (see H.R. 2258, H6457 [11SE])

Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 81, H1672 [12MR])

Income: wage adjustments for prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 786, H1915 [20MR])

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2181 [11AP])

INS: assign Dept. of Defense personnel for border protection assistance (see H.R. 1092, H4945 [24JN])

Insurance: coverage for pregnant women and children through employment-based insurance and a State-based health plan (see H.R. 3393, H6797 [24SE])

———life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H606 [18JA])

Iraq: release portion of frozen assets for UNICEF medical and humanitarian assistance to Iraqi citizens (see H. Con. Res. 168, H5300 [9JY])

Iron and steel industry: extend the application of the steel trade liberalization program (see H.R. 4051, H11889 [26NO])

Japan: defense of airspace and sea lanes (see H. Con. Res. 67, H1026 [19FE])

Jefferson, Thomas: anniversary of birthday (see H.R. 2652, H5910 [25JY])

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H1759 [13MR])

Job Training Partnership Act: amend Job Corps provisions (see H.R. 1364, H2470 [23AP])

———disaster relief employment assistance (see H.R. 1365, H2470 [23AP])

Joe DiMaggio Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 235, H2536 [24AP])

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H5342 [10JY])

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 106, H2182 [11AP]; H. Res. 167, H4015 [5JN])

———reconstruction contract awards (see H. Res. 18, H1418 [5MR])

Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H697 [24JA])

Labor unions: procedures used in determining elections to select representation under the Railway Labor Act (see H.R. 1178, H2537 [24AP])

Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1495, H5514 [16JY])

Local governments: Federal payments for public needs assistance (see H.R. 3601, H10544 [19NO])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H2263 [16AP])

Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H3709 [29MY])

Maritime industry: commend for cooperation with Armed Forces involved in Operation Desert Shield (see H. Res. 38, H826 [30JA])

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: increase appropriations, personnel, and pay rates (see H.R. 2215, H8335 [23OC])

Medicaid: cervical and breast cancer programs (see H.R. 1393, H3371 [21MY])

———coverage of hospice care (see H.R. 860, H988 [6FE])

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H. Con. Res. 208, H7981 [16OC])

———infant mortality (see H.R. 1391, H3371 [21MY])

———regulations relative to certain contributions, taxes, and transfers toward State expenditures (see H.R. 3550, H8335 [23OC])

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1213, H1325 [28FE])

———due process protections to institutions subject to State certifications (see H.R. 2240, H3739 [30MY])

———establish Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 1746, H2178 [11AP])

———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H5299 [9JY])

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H7801 [10OC])

———penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1335, H5267 [27JN])

———prevention of fraud by suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2534, H6540 [12SE])

———reimbursement for new physicians (see H.R. 1898, H4612 [18JN])

———respite care services for hospice care recipients (see H.R. 3015, H5817 [24JY])

Medicare/medicaid: cost-sharing availability between programs (see H.R. 3649, H8661 [29OC])

Mental health: State services for children (see H.R. 1197, H1324 [28FE])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H1280 [27FE])

Merchant marine: fair implementation of cargo preference laws (see H.R. 44, H8495 [24OC])

———provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (see H.R. 44, H8495 [24OC])

Middle East: peace attempts (see H. Con. Res. 93, H2182 [11AP])

———peace conference (see H. Con. Res. 231, H9701 [12NO])

Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H3804 [3JN])

Motorcycle Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 107, H1850 [19MR])

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H3038 [14MY])

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H892 [5FE])

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H5451 [15JY])

National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H2538 [24AP])

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H1473 [7MR])

National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2770 [2MY])

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H2685 [1MY])

National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H7863 [15OC])

National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197, H2181 [11AP])

National Ellis Island Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130, H1476 [7MR])

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133, H1282 [27FE])

National energy policy: establish (see H. Con. Res. 53, H712 [28JA])

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H8787 [30OC])

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H1758 [13MR])

National Forest System Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 226, H5212 [26JN])

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1081 [20FE])

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H2109 [9AP])

National health plan: establish (see H.R. 8, H54 [3JA]; H.R. 1300, H5050 [25JN])

National Hero Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 185, H3150 [15MY])

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H1081 [20FE])

National Hunting and Fishing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 225, H2374 [17AP])

National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291, H7981 [16OC])

National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H5212 [26JN])

National Labor Relations Act: coverage of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 2223, H6138 [30JY])

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H7314 [2OC])

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H5818 [24JY])

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H2178 [11AP])

National Nurses Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 269, H5267 [27JN])

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218, H2179 [11AP])

National Parks Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276, H6194 [31JY])

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H1456 [6MR])

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H2470 [23AP])

National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 211, H3710 [29MY])

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H6318 [1AU])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H5597 [17JY])

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H2903 [8MY])

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 340, H7815 [11OC])

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H781 [29JA])

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H5819 [24JY])

National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1281 [27FE])

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3495 [22MY])

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H4187 [7JN])

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H2109 [9AP])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H825 [30JA])

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H6139 [30JY])

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H10723 [20NO])

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293, H6318 [1AU])

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H7981 [16OC])

Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing (see H.R. 3636, H8494 [24OC])

Occupational Safety and Health Act: revise (see H.R. 3160, H6690 [19SE])

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H1456 [6MR])

OSHA: establish an Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education (see H.R. 1063, H2262 [16AP])

———regulations (see H. Con. Res. 92, H2110 [9AP])

Osteoporosis: research programs for and related bone disorders (see H.R. 1212, H1325 [28FE])

Pacific Northwest: enhance economic stability (see H.R. 1590, H2015 [21MR])

Pensions: civil service retirement credit relative to work performed under certain Federal-State cooperative programs (see H.R. 1653, H2085 [22MR])

———nonforfeitable benefits to participants of certain terminated plans (see H.R. 824, H1475 [7MR])

Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966, H6457 [11SE])

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 2600, H5745 [23JY])

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H6139 [30JY])

President's Committee on Mental Retardation: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 307, H8189 [22OC])

Public Health Service: establish a Substance Abuse Treatment Corps (see H.R. 2027, H2469 [23AP])

———establish Office of Rural Mental Health (see H.R. 2237, H3371 [21MY])

Public lands: designate an ancient forest reserve system (see H.R. 1590, H2015 [21MR])

Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H2375 [17AP])

Public welfare programs: coordination of services and removal of access restrictions of pregnant women, children, and families (see H.R. 4046, H11889 [26NO])

Recycling: State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H1417 [5MR])

Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 323, H8496 [24OC])

Refuse disposal: protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411, H6456 [11SE])

———reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H6457 [11SE])

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6799 [24SE])

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509, H3805 [3JN])

Revere Beach: feasibility of inclusion in the National Parks System (see H.R. 2109, H2564 [25AP])

Rural Small Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108, H891 [5FE])

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1671 [12MR])

Small business: appointment of knowledgeable persons to executive department positions (see H. Con. Res. 70, H1282 [27FE])

Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 2141, H5910 [25JY])

Social Security: administration of the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 2898, H5513 [16JY])

———assist recipients in maintaining residence, and prevent abuse of recipients under oversight (see H.R. 1754, H5211 [26JN])

———assistance to States to support informal caregivers of individuals with functional limitations (see H.R. 2106, H5818 [24JY])

———assure minimum payment adjustments for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 1544, H2013 [21MR])

———benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H990 [6FE])

———disability determination procedures under titles II and XVI (see H.R. 3774, H11892 [26NO])

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE])

———eliminate work disincentives for blind individuals (see H.R. 1289, H2087 [22MR])

———establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2838, H6387 [2AU])

———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H3856 [4JN])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H6540 [12SE])

———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H195 [10JA])

South Africa: steel products (see H. Con. Res. 184, H5595 [17JY])

South America: special benefits for the Andean nations (see H.R. 661, H1475 [7MR])

Soviet Union: military action against Armenians (see H. Res. 163, H4868 [20JN])

St. Croix Historical Park and Ecological Preserve: establish (see H.R. 2927, H5595 [17JY])

States: regulation of disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 645, H697 [24JA])

———taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 431, H6456 [11SE])

Student aid programs: access for middle income students to Federal programs (see H.R. 2561, H5211 [26JN])

———legal and technical issues relative to Federal postsecondary programs (see H.R. 1285, H1475 [7MR])

Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H684 [23JA])

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1385, H4098 [6JN])

Taxation: allow first-time home buyers to make withdrawals from personal individual retirement accounts without penalty (see H.R. 1074, H2470 [23AP])

———application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H2109 [9AP])

———cash or deferred arrangements for employees of tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2327, H5211 [26JN])

———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H2137 [10AP])

———clarify treatment of certain Federal financial assistance provided to savings and loan institutions (see H.R. 1135, H1278 [27FE])

———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H5514 [16JY])

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H3624 [23MY])

———deny Puerto Rico and possession tax credit benefits relative to runaway plants (see H.R. 2632, H6457 [11SE])

———designation of payments by taxpayers to nonmilitary programs (see H.R. 1870, H2373 [17AP])

———employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2410, H6539 [12SE])

———employer credit for hiring economically disadvantaged veterans discharged as a result of budget cuts (see H.R. 3016, H5817 [24JY])

———employer credits for the cost of providing employee mammography screening (see H.R. 112, H1280 [27FE])

———encourage parity giving to increase prices to farmers and assist the hungry (see H.R. 3944, H11885 [26NO])

———establish enterprise zones (see H.R. 11, H2953 [9MY])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H1281 [27FE])

———exempt from luxury tax passenger vehicle parts or accessories for disabled individuals (see H.R. 1259, H1671 [12MR])

———health care for coal industry retirees (see H.R. 4013, H11887 [26NO])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H854 [4FE]; H.R. 1248, H1414 [5MR])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2686 [1MY])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 77, H1138 [21FE]; H.R. 1406, H4612 [18JN])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H6385 [2AU])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H4550 [13JN])

———provide exceptions from certain rules for determining contributions in aid of construction (see H.R. 118, H2537 [24AP])

———refundable credit in lieu of deductions for children and increased earned income credit (see H.R. 2242, H3806 [3JN])

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H7381 [3OC])

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H6385 [2AU])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 673, H1417 [5MR]; H.R. 1186, H2086 [22MR])

———standing mileage rate deduction for charitable use of passenger automobiles (see H.R. 1506, H2262 [16AP])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H4556 [17JN])

———treatment of amounts received by cooperative telephone companies indirectly from their members (see H.R. 1860, H7551 [7OC])

———treatment of certain credits under the passive activity limitations (see H.R. 1566, H7199 [1OC])

———treatment of certain governmental pensions relative to certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2086, H6720 [23SE])

———treatment of church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 1570, H2014 [21MR])

———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H1326 [28FE])

———treatment of employment performed by certain educational institution employees (see H.R. 516, H1670 [12MR])

———treatment of gain from sale of principal residence by certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1076, H5211 [26JN])

———treatment of the deduction for State and local income and franchise taxes (see H.R. 1429, H1758 [13MR])

———withholding of income tax from wages paid for agricultural labor (see H.R. 924, H2108 [9AP])

Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1527, H2538 [24AP])

Telephones: network reliability and quality standards on common carriers (see H.R. 3444, H9043 [1NO])

Television: local regulation of cable programming and signal distribution (see H.R. 3380, H8102 [17OC])

Tourist trade: assist growth of U.S. travel industry (see H.R. 418, H1025 [19FE])

Travel: resume normal business and tourist travel (see H. Con. Res. 129, H2374 [17AP])

Trees: designate the oak as the national arboreal emblem (see H.J. Res. 69, H2262 [16AP])

Unemployment: emergency benefits to certain railroad employees (see H.R. 3511, H7801 [10OC])

———State entitlement grants to assist in administration of insurance program (see H.R. 1193, H2137 [10AP])

Vermont Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132, H1024 [19FE])

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H111 [9JA])

———availability of benefits to individuals incarcerated in Federal correctional institutions (see H.R. 1181, H2180 [11AP])

———award Purple Heart to former prisoners of war of World War I, World War II, and the Korean war for injuries received during captivity (see H.R. 2248, H6457 [11SE])

———benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H2188 [15AP])

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H53 [3JA]; H.R. 321, H79 [4JA])

———enhance the dignity and personal freedom of patients in medical centers and nursing homes (see H.R. 3198, H6317 [1AU])

———furnish outpatient medical services for any POW disabilities (see H.R. 1598, H4186 [7JN])

———hospice care for terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 2199, H7199 [1OC])

———hospice care pilot program (see H.R. 3222, H8787 [30OC])

———permit acceptance of military retirement pay concurrently with disability compensation (see H.R. 3164, H8919 [31OC])

———repeal copayment requirement for certain medication (see H.R. 3736, H10843 [21NO])

———restore benefits that were previously cut (see H.R. 900, H6194 [31JY])

———restore reductions in certain benefits (see H.R. 2304, H7863 [15OC])

———service pension for World War I veterans (see H.R. 1918, H2467 [23AP]; H.R. 1991, H2534 [24AP])

Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911, H2086 [22MR])

Women: equity in health care services (see H.R. 1161, H5745 [23JY])

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1280 [27FE])

World Summit for Children: implementation (see H.R. 1633, H10932 [22NO])

World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.J. Res. 368, H11893 [26NO])

———establish in the District of Columbia a memorial to veterans (see H.R. 1624, H4187 [7JN])

———issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1623, H4186 [7JN])

Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H7801 [10OC])

Letters

Military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq: Roger Kessler, E237 [22JA]

Memorandums

Regulation of Geothermal Development Near National Parks: Congressional Research Service, H11239 [25NO]

Proclamations

Jim Comstock Day: Gaston Caperton, Governor of West Virginia, E1001 [20MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2698), H5170 [26JN]

Arab Americans: discrimination due to Persian Gulf conflict, E210 [17JA]

Ashland Coal, Inc.: college scholarships, E2368 [26JN]

BASF Corp.: tribute to Community Advisory Panel, E3131 [24SE]

Black History Month: observance, H1215 [27FE]

Black Lung Benefits Act: claims due to pneumoconiosis (H.R. 694), E324 [29JA]

Bramwell, WV: preservation and restoration of historical, cultural, and architectural values (H.R. 692), E326 [29JA]

Buy American Week: designate (H.J. Res. 299), E2541 [16JY]

Byrd, Senator: Federal funds and jobs in West Virginia, E3363 [10OC]

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (H.R. 2929), H10963 [22NO]

CHAMPUS: eligibility of certain members of the Armed Forces relative to medicare coverage of hospital insurance (H.R. 1124), E692 [28FE]

Class of Man High School: tribute to students, E2344 [25JN]

Coal: management of Federal resources (H.R. 693), E329 [29JA]

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: permission to file reports, H1764 [14MR]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H10594, H10596 [19NO]

Coronado National Forest: withdraw certain lands from mining and mineral leasing laws (H.R. 2790), H10595, H10596 [19NO]

Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (H.R. 2929), H10963 [22NO]

Dept. of Defense: State access to sale of construction equipment, H4385 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2686), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H8525 [24OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2622), H4588 [18JN]

Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 2942), H5772 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2942), conference report, H7667 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2942), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H7687 [9OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2608), H4458 [13JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), H5092 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4046 [6JN]

Federal employees: apply certain early-out retirement opportunities to mine safety and health inspectors (H.R. 583), E223 [18JA]

Ferguson, Jamie K.: U.S. Achievement Academy honoree, E2369 [26JN]

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2867 [8MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2867 [8MY]

Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), H4385 [12JN]

———improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), conference report, H8707 [30OC]

Foreign trade: extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority, H2690 [2MY], H3042 [15MY]

———procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3587 [23MY]

Geologic Survey: enhance geologic mapping (H.R. 2763), E2348 [25JN]

Geological Survey: enhance geologic mapping (H.R. 2763), H10593, H10594 [19NO]

Geothermal Steam Act: amend (H.R. 3359), H11238 [25NO]

GSA: availability of nonlethal surplus property for humanitarian relief purposes (H.R. 919), E442 [6FE]

Harmon, Bettie: New River Park's Volunteers of the Year Award recipient, E2347 [25JN]

Historic sites: study of significant places in U.S. labor history (H.R. 1143), E1652 [8MY]

Huntington, WV: service by the Johnson family in Operation Desert Shield, E1046 [21MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2038), motion to instruct conferees, H8478 [24OC]

Israel: loan guarantees, E3152 [25SE]

———reopening of colleges in the West Bank and Gaza (H. Con. Res. 43), E217 [18JA]

Job Corps: funding, H5092 [26JN]

Jordan, Jason: U.S. Achievement Academy honoree, E2369 [26JN]

Kahlil Gibran Memorial Garden: dedication, E2242 [18JN]

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding, H5092 [26JN]

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), consideration (H. Res. 283), H10512 [19NO]

Medicare: cost-sharing of medical assistance (H.R. 2908), E2537 [16JY]

Middle East: allies' contribution to Operation Desert Shield (H. Con. Res. 23), H594 [18JA]

———commend peace conference participants (H. Con. Res. 226), H10589 [19NO]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H362 [11JA]

———multinational military action against Iraq, E237 [22JA]

———peace negotiations, E2824 [1AU]

———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), H594 [18JA]

Mining: mineral claims on public lands (H.R. 918), E433 [6FE], E2129 [10JN]

NASA: authorizing appropriations, H4046 [6JN]

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2130), H10668 [20NO]

North American Free Trade Agreement: impact on employment issues, E3583 [29OC]

Orange County, CA: American-Arab Antidiscrimination Banquet, E3822 [13NO]

Pearl Harbor Commemorative Medal: West Virginia recipients, E4117 [26NO]

Point of order, H4957 [25JN]

Postal Service: employee and community relations, E2941 [2AU]

Power resources: making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 2427), H3650 [29MY]

———promote coal and other extractive resources (H.R. 1078), E564 [21FE]

Roads and highways: authorizing appropriations for Appalachian highway system (H.R. 2353), E1800 [16MY]

Saliba, Philip: anniversary as primate of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, E2511 [11JY]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 967), E1953 [29MY]

Solid waste: reauthorize waste treatment construction grants program (H.R. 916), E439 [6FE]

Soto, Sue: New River Park's Volunteers of the Year Award recipient, E2347 [25JN]

Taxation: health care provisions for coal industry retirees (H.R. 4013), H11457 [26NO]

Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8221 [23OC]

———establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), conference report, H11671 [26NO]

———mass transit program funding (H.R. 1079), E599 [22FE]

Unemployment: emergency compensation, H8422 [23OC], E3847 [14NO]

———insurance program funding, H5092 [26JN]

Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 3), H619 [22JA]

Votes: personal explanation, E2240 [18JN]

———position on missed, H872 [5FE], E427 [5FE]

West Virginia: tribute to Drug Abuse Resistance Educator program, E3842 [14NO]

———tribute to fire fighters efforts in national parks and forests, E3837 [14NO]

———tribute to Knights and Ladies of the Golden Horseshoe, E2274 [19JN]

Williamsburg, WV: tribute to Williamsburg Jr. High School for winning the State Physical Fitness Champion Award, E3693 [4NO]

WSAZ-TV (Huntington, WV): tribute for participation in Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon, E3920 [19NO]

WVVA-TV (Bluefield, WV): tribute for participation in Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon, E3920 [19NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H603 [18JA], H639 [22JA], H776 [29JA], H888 [5FE], H1134 [21FE], H1266 [27FE], H3147 [15MY], H3707 [29MY], H4096 [6JN], H4610 [18JN], H5047 [25JN], H5208 [26JN], H5431 [11JY], H5511 [16JY], H5742 [23JY], H6315 [1AU], H6379 [2AU], H6796 [24SE], H6877 [25SE], H8661 [29OC], H9143 [4NO], H9756 [13NO], H10542 [19NO]

Leave of absence: granted, H6600 [16SE]

Summaries

Mass Transit Program Funding (H.R. 1079), E600 [22FE]

Testimonies

Committee on Armed Services (House): Defense Authorization and GSA Humanitarian Relief, D373 [9AP]

Committee on Education and Labor: Black Lung Benefit Program Amendment, D480 [24AP]

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: State Regulation of Disposal of Certain Low-Level Radioactive Waste (H.R. 645), D1083 [12SE]

Committee on Rules: National Defense Authorization Debate Procedures, D607 [16MY]

Tributes

Acken, Brenda T., E2663 [23JY]

Byrd, Senator, E3363 [10OC]

Comstock, Jim, E1001 [20MR]

Jewell, Karen, E2108 [7JN]

Randolph, Jennings, H1552 [7MR]

Thomas, Danny, H899 [6FE]

Udall, Morris K., E1648 [8MY]

Wahaj, Siraj, H4947 [25JN]

Whitten, Representative, E3744 [6NO]