DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Amendments

Appropriations: authorizing for the Technology Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (H.R. 820), H2303 [5MY], H2311, H2312, H2313, H2318, H2321, H2324, H2334 [6MY], H2437, H2438, H2446, H2448, H2451, H2452 [12MY], H2471, H2479, H2480 [13MY], H2533, H2536, H2537, H2540, H2543, H2545, H2550, H2554, H2558, H2559 [19MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2519), S9511, S9527, S9529, S9567, S9568 [27JY], S9602, S9620, S9622, S9623, S9628, S9630, S9632, S9675, S9676, S9678, S9730, S9731, S9768 [28JY], S9804, S9805, S9807, S9808, S9811, S9813, S9815, S9816, S9896, S9897 [29JY], H4425, H4442, H4444, H4449, H4450, H4453 [1JY], H4794, H4798, H4800, H4802, H4811, H4812 [20JY]

Financial reports: authority to conduct quarterly program (H.R. 2608), S12251, S12263, S12265 [22SE], H7247 [29SE]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2632), S15619, S15634 [10NO], S16866 [20NO], H10256 [19NO]

Analyses

Office of Economic Conversion Information Establishment (H.R. 2831), H5709 [3AU]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2519, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S9820, S9866 [29JY], H7199 [29SE]

Articles and editorials

1992 Presidential Election Turnout Largest in 20 Years, Census Bureau Reports, H2274 [5MY]

SBA, Commerce Square Off on High Tech Financing, S6986 [9JN]

Traveling High-Tech Agents Help Update Small Factories, S1597 [16FE]

Washington's Trade Octopus, S4438 [2AP]

Why Did Ron Brown Become a Target?, S163 [21JA]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: authorizing for the Technology Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (see H.R. 820), H587 [4FE]

Business and industry: State financial assistance to small and medium-sized manufacturers (see S. 358), S1592 [16FE]

Census: use of latest available data relative to agriculture, nutrition, and forestry programs (see S. 305; H.R. 751), S1148 [3FE], H481 [3FE]

———use of latest available data relative to airport improvement projects (see S. 300; H.R. 755), S1148 [3FE], H481 [3FE]

———use of latest available data relative to below poverty urban, rural, and farm populations (see S. 306; H.R. 753), S1148 [3FE], H481 [3FE]

———use of latest available data relative to benefits programs (see S. 307), S1148 [3FE]

———use of latest available data relative to energy and natural resources programs (see S. 302; H.R. 752), S1148 [3FE], H481 [3FE]

———use of latest available data relative to environmental and public works programs (see S. 303; H.R. 757), S1148 [3FE], H481 [3FE]

———use of latest available data relative to Federal formula grant programs (see S. 308; H.R. 754), S1148 [3FE], H481 [3FE]

———use of latest available data relative to urban mass transportation (see S. 304; H.R. 756), S1148 [3FE], H481 [3FE]

Commonwealth of Independent States: progress assessments on the economic reforms of the former Soviet Republics (see H.R. 2400), H3457 [10JN]

Consumers: establish toll free number to assist consumers in determining if products are American made (see H.R. 3342), H8362 [21OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2519), H4079 [24JN]

Financial reports: authority to conduct quarterly program (see H.R. 2608), H4506 [1JY]

Foreign trade: countervailing duty investigation relative to commercial aircraft produced by Airbus Industrie (see S. 418), S1995 [24FE]

FTC: jurisdictional threshold numbers relative to prohibition of interlocking directorates (see S. 664), S3862 [26MR]

Hurricanes: assistance levels for States whose tourism promotion needs have increased due to Andrew or Iniki (see H.R. 990), H724 [18FE]

Local government: grants for construction of projects in areas of high unemployment (see S. 12), S190 [21JA]

Minority Business Development Administration: establish (see H.R. 278), H107 [6JA]

National Institute of Standards and Technology: incorporate environmental concerns into technology programs (see S. 811), S4825 [22AP]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: feasibility study of a satellite-based educational network to provide programming to African children (see H.R. 2703), H4990 [21JY]

NOAA: funding of nautical charting and marine navigational safety programs (see H.R. 2094), H2462 [12MY]

Office of Economic Conversion Information: establish (see S. 850; H.R. 2831), S5178 [29AP], H5662 [2AU]

Office of Recycling Research and Information: establish (see H.R. 1820), H2022 [22AP]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2632), H4681 [14JY]

Patents: interim extensions (see H.R. 3379), H8589 [27OC]

Poverty: corrections in data relative to cost-of-living statistics (see S. 1412; H.R. 2863), S10840 [6AU], H6048 [4AU]

———publication of data (see H.R. 1645), H1880 [2AP]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2442), H3700 [16JN]

Telecommunications: availability of additional frequencies to promote the development of new technologies (see S. 335), S1384 [4FE]

Tourist trade: financial assistance to States affected by Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki (see S. 142), S193 [21JA]

U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration: reduce authorizations (see S. 1374), S10565 [5AU]

Brochures

Health Security Act—Benefits for Business, S14615-S14618 [28OC]

Letters

Competitive bidding for spectrum allocations: James H. Quello, Chairman of the FCC, S7950 [24JN]

Dept. of Commerce and SBA's health care brochure: Senator Domenici, S14614 [28OC]

Dept. of Commerce quarterly financial report program, S12264 [22SE]

———Alan Greenspan, FRS, S12263 [22SE]

———Gail Fosler, Conference Board, S12264 [22SE]

———Joseph W. Duncan, S12264 [22SE]

———William G. Barron, Jr., BLS, S12264 [22SE]

Design patents, S9254 [22JY]

Economic assistance in return for natural resources reimbursement with Russia and other former Soviet republics: Senator Exon, S4486 [3AP]

European Community trading standards, H2326 [6MY]

Export Administration Act appropriations: President Clinton, S2773 [11MR]

———Ronald H. Brown, Sec. of Commerce, S2771 [11MR]

———Senators D'Amato and Mack, S2772 [11MR]

Grand jury investigation of Sec. of Commerce Brown relative to U.S. trade embargo against Vietnam: Representative Rohrabacher, H7804 [13OC]

National Competitiveness Act: President Clinton, H2538 [19MY]

———Representatives Gonzalez and Kanjorski, H2444 [12MY]

———Ronald H. Brown, Sec. of Commerce, H2439 [12MY]

Nomination of Ronald H. Brown to be Sec. of Commerce, S159 [21JA]

———Patton, Boggs & Blow (law firm), S157 [21JA]

———Ronald H. Brown, S157-S159 [21JA]

———Senator Lott, S159 [21JA]

Nuclear-grade high-speed camera purchasing procedures: Rene N. Malek, Express Resources Corp., H708 [18FE]

Special independent counsel investigation of Sec. of Commerce Brown: several Representatives, H8186 [19OC]

Lists

NOAA unauthorized budget line items, H8171 [19OC]

Proposed amendments to H. Res. 164, consideration of H.R. 820, National Competitiveness Act, H2282 [5MY]

Suggested individuals for appointment as special independent counsel to investigate Sec. of Commerce Brown, H8187 [19OC]

Memorandums

Attempts by Iraqi Officials To Purchase High-voltage Capacitors With Nuclear Applications by Proxy: Customs Service, H708-H713 [18FE]

Dept. of Commerce and SBA's Health Care Brochure: Kris Swedin, SBA, S14615 [28OC]

Messages

International Export Controls: President Clinton, H2052 [27AP]

Motions

Appropriations: authorizing for the Technology Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (H.R. 820), H2562 [19MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4816 [20JY], H7197 [29SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2519), conference report, H8173, H8174, H8175, H8176, H8177, H8178, H8179, H8180, H8181, H8182, H8183 [19OC], H8219, H8222, H8227, H8248 [20OC]

Purchase Orders

Nuclear-grade high-speed camera, H707 [18FE]

Remarks by, on

Census: use of latest available data relative to below poverty urban, rural, and farm populations (S. 306), S1199 [3FE]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: authorizing for the Technology Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (H.R. 820), H2201 [4MY], H2287-H2297 [5MY], H2308, H2310-H2336 [6MY], H2435, H2437-H2453 [12MY], H2470-H2483, H2485 [13MY], H2527, H2530-H2562 [19MY]

———authorizing for the Technology Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (H.R. 820), consideration (H. Res. 164), H2276-H2287 [5MY]

Brown, Sec. of Commerce: grand jury investigation relative to U.S. trade embargo against Vietnam, H7178, H7179 [29SE], H7267 [30SE], H7385, H7412-H7415 [5OC], H7455 [6OC], H7712, H7713, H7803, H7804-H7807 [13OC], H8186, H8187 [19OC], H8208 [20OC], H8493 [26OC], H8713, H8772 [3NO], H8946 [9NO], H9715 [16NO], H10652 [22NO]

Business and industry: develop a central data base that encompasses all patents, technologies, licenses, and processes, H8025-H8031 [15OC]

———middle class ownership requirements relative to funding under the civilian technology development programs, H2471-H2479 [13MY]

———workforce quality partnership grants to enhance employee training, H2554-H2557 [19MY]

Commodities: commodity flow survey, H1050 [8MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4412-H4454 [1JY], H4788-H4818 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2519), conference report, H8161-H8173 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2519), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H8173-H8183 [19OC], H8218-H8250 [20OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2519), motion to instruct conferees, H7197-H7199 [29SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2519), waiving points of order against conference report (H. Res. 276), H8107, H8108 [19OC]

Executive departments: cooperation of Federal laboratories with private sector to enhance economic and technological competitiveness, H2312-H2318 [6MY]

Financial reports: authority to conduct quarterly program (H.R. 2608), H6799 [21SE], H7247 [29SE]

FTC: jurisdictional threshold numbers relative to prohibition of interlocking directorates (S. 664), H10975 [22NO]

Hurricanes: assistance levels for States whose tourism promotion needs have increased due to Andrew or Iniki (H.R. 990), H698 [18FE]

Iraq: efforts to obtain sophisticated nuclear, chemical and conventional weapons technology, H703-H707 [18FE]

Iron and steel industry: settlement of cases on flat-rolled steel products, H2944 [27MY]

Office of Economic Conversion Information: establish (H.R. 2831), H5709 [3AU]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2632), H7697, H7698 [12OC], H10256, H10257 [19NO]

Poverty: publication of data (H.R. 1645), H10576-H10578 [21NO]

Travel and Tourism Administration: funding, H4794, H4798 [20JY]

Remarks in Senate

Baker, D. James: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, S6836 [28MY]

Barram, David R.: nomination to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, S13252 [7OC]

Brown, Ronald H.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, S112, S125, S155-S165 [21JA]

Business and industry: State financial assistance to small and medium-sized manufacturers (S. 358), S1596 [16FE]

Census: use of latest available data relative to agriculture, nutrition, and forestry programs (S. 305), S1199 [3FE]

———use of latest available data relative to airport improvement projects (S. 300), S1199 [3FE]

———use of latest available data relative to benefits programs (S. 307), S1199 [3FE]

———use of latest available data relative to energy and natural resources programs (S. 302), S1199 [3FE]

———use of latest available data relative to environmental and public works programs (S. 303), S1199 [3FE]

———use of latest available data relative to Federal formula grant programs (S. 308), S1199 [3FE]

———use of latest available data relative to urban mass transportation (S. 304), S1199 [3FE]

Charleston, SC: land conveyance of the Roundhouse, S11295, S11296 [9SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2519), S9507, S9522-S9532 [27JY], S9601-S9679 [28JY], S9804, S9805, S9807-S9820 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2519), conference report, S14073-S14083 [21OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2519), unanimous-consent agreement, S9526 [27JY], S9613, S9628 [28JY], S14027 [20OC]

Dunn, Loretta L.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce, S10601 [5AU]

Economic Development Administration: Trade Adjustment Assistance Program funding, S9677, S9678 [28JY]

Executive departments: use of appropriated funds to lobby Members of Congress, S14614-S14618 [28OC]

Financial reports: authority to conduct quarterly program (H.R. 2608), S12263-S12265 [22SE]

Fitz-Pegado, Lauri: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. Foreign Commerce Service, S12462 [23SE]

Foreign trade: countervailing duty investigation relative to commercial aircraft produced by Airbus Industrie (S. 418), S2005 [24FE]

FTC: jurisdictional threshold numbers relative to prohibition of interlocking directorates (S. 664), S3862 [26MR], S16981 [22NO]

Garten, Jeffrey E.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade, S10097 [2AU]

Good, Mary Lowe: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce, S10601 [5AU]

Hall, Douglas K.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce, S6837 [28MY]

Irving, Clarence L., Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce, S6836 [28MY]

Jackson County, MS: Economic Development Administration industrial water supply grant, S9812, S9813 [29JY]

Local government: grants for construction of projects in areas of high unemployment (S. 12), S359 [21JA]

National Institute of Standards and Technology: incorporate environmental concerns into technology programs (S. 811), S4836-S4838 [22AP]

NOAA: funding, S9817 [29JY]

———funding for Newport, OR, Marine Science Center, S14076 [21OC]

Nominations: considered and confirmed en bloc, S10600 [5AU]

Office of Economic Conversion Information: establish, S11287, S11288 [9SE]

———establish (S. 850), S5219-S5225 [29AP]

Oregon: Pacific Whiting fishery decision, S4777 [21AP]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2632), S14031 [20OC], S15633, S15634 [10NO], S16866 [20NO]

Poverty: corrections in data relative to cost-of-living statistics (S. 1412), S10886 [6AU]

Prabhakar, Arati: nomination to be Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, S6837 [28MY]

Sullivan, Kathryn D.: nomination to be Chief Scientist at NOAA, S6838 [28MY]

Telecommunications: availability of additional frequencies to promote the development of new technologies, S7948-S7950 [24JN]

———availability of additional frequencies to promote the development of new technologies (S. 335), S1437-S1443 [4FE]

U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration: reduce authorizations (S. 1374), S10576 [5AU]

Reports by conference committees

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2519), H7968-H8000 [14OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 820, National Competitiveness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 164) (H. Rept. 103-79), H2246 [4MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2519, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 276) (H. Rept. 103-295), H8056 [15OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2519) (H. Rept. 103-157), H4079 [24JN]

———committee of conference (H.R. 2519) (H. Rept. 103-293), H8001 [14OC]

National Competitiveness Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 820) (H. Rept. 103-77), H2196 [3MY]

Nomination of Bruce A. Lehman To Be Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10232 [3AU]

Nomination of Clarence L. Irving, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S6450 [25MY]

Nomination of D. James Baker To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S6450 [25MY]

Nomination of David J. Barram To Be Deputy Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S13171 [6OC]

Nomination of Douglas K. Hall To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S6450 [25MY]

Nomination of Everett M. Ehrlich To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Economic Affairs: Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Senate), S10232 [3AU]

Nomination of Jeffrey E. Garten To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S13908 [19OC]

———Committee on Finance (Senate), S12850 [30SE]

Nomination of John Despres To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S13908 [19OC]

Nomination of Lauri Fitz-Pegado To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S13908 [19OC]

Nomination of Loretta L. Dunn To Be an Assistant Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Senate), S10232 [3AU]

Nomination of Mary Lowe Good To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Technology: Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Senate), S10232 [3AU]

Nomination of Ronald H. Brown To Be Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, S189 [21JA]

Nomination of Sue E. Ecker To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S15899 [17NO]

Patent and Trademark Office Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2632) (H. Rept. 103-285), H7706 [12OC]

Publication of Data Relative to Incidence of Poverty in U.S.: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (House) (H.R. 1645) (H. Rept. 103-401), H10468 [20NO]

Quarterly Financial Report Program: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (House) (H.R. 2608) (H. Rept. 103-241), H6777 [15SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: authorizing for the Technology Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (H.R. 820), H2472 [13MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2519), S9613 [28JY], H4442, H4444, H4446, H4449, H4453 [1JY], H4808, H4810, H4812 [20JY]

Summaries

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Funding for Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary (House), H1314 [17MR]

Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act (S. 335), S1442 [4FE]

Environmental Competitiveness Act (S. 811), S4841 [22AP]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of Depts. of Commerce, State, and Justice appropriations, S9524 [27JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2520), conference report, S14091 [21OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2519), conference report, S14077 [21OC], H8230-H8236 [20OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 164, consideration of H.R. 820, National Competitiveness Act, H2276 [5MY]

H. Res. 276, waiving points of order against conference report on H.R. 2519, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H8107 [19OC]

H.R. 1645, publication of Dept. of Commerce data relative to the incidence of poverty, H10576 [21NO]

H.R. 2608, authority to conduct quarterly financial report program, H6799 [21SE]

H.R. 2632, authorizing Patent and Trademark Office appropriations, S15634 [10NO]

H.R. 2632, Patent and Trademark Office appropriations, H7697 [12OC]

S. 335, Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act, S1438-S1441 [4FE]

S. 358, Industrial Innovation Act, S1596 [16FE]

S. 418, Civil Aircraft Trade Enforcement Act, S2005 [24FE]

S. 664, FTC jurisdictional threshold numbers relative to prohibition of interlocking directorates, S16981 [22NO], H10975 [22NO]

S. 811, Environmental Competitiveness Act, S4838-S4841 [22AP]

S. 850, Economic Conversion Clearinghouse Act, S5220 [29AP]

S. 1374, reduce authorizations for U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration, S10578 [5AU]

S. 1412, Poverty Data Correction Act, S10886 [6AU]