RUSSIA related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States

Addresses

Russia and Renewal—the Need for Perspective: Robert S. Strauss, S5262-S5264 [30AP]

Amendments

Democracy: partnerships with Russia, Ukraine, and emerging new democracies (H.R. 3000), H10947 [22NO]

Analyses

Friendship With Russia, Ukraine and Other New Independent States Act (S. 1296), S9557-S9559 [27JY]

Partnerships With Russia, Ukraine, and Emerging New Democracies (S. 1672), S16997-S16999 [22NO]

———Changes in Existing Laws, S16999-S17019 [22NO]

Report of the Joint U.S.-Russian Commission on POW/MIA's From the U.S.: Senator Smith, S11057 [8SE]

Articles and editorials

Consider What Star Wars Accomplished, H9165 [10NO]

Exon Is Urging Bush To Consider Barter, S4487 [3AP]

Exon Says Bush's Tactic on Trade Was Political, S4492 [3AP]

Exon—Trade U.S. Food for Soviet Oil, S4488 [3AP]

In Era of Space Detente, Beware of Bad Bargains, S12009 [20SE], S12126 [21SE]

KGB Lingers Unreformed, S17052 [23NO]

Nuclear Waste Tank Explodes in Russia, S4559 [7AP]

Pentagon Releases Korean POW Report, H9799 [16NO]

Right Stuff for Russia, S4159 [31MR]

Russia Announces Halt to Second Nuclear Dump, S14083 [21OC]

Russia Rethinks Nuclear Dumping, S14083 [21OC]

(Russian) Empire Strikes Back, S15207 [5NO]

Russian-Cuban Relations, H3743 [17JN]

Russians Favor Strong Leader, S981 [2FE]

Russians Play Politics So Put'em in Penalty Box, S12846 [30SE]

Senator Wants U.S.-CIS Barter Deals, S4492 [3AP]

U.S.-Soviet Joint Venture, S4491 [3AP]

Watch Out for the Russian Military, S15019 [4NO]

What Red Army?, S4550 [5AP]

World Bartering Leaves U.S. in the Cold, S4485 [3AP]

Yeltsin's Deal with the Devil, S15206 [5NO]

Yeltsin's Debt to the Old KGB, S17052 [23NO]

Bills and resolutions

Baltic States: withdrawal of Russian troops (see S. Con. Res. 24; H. Con. Res. 96), S5668 [6MY], H2342 [6MY]

Commonwealth of Independent States: reimbursement of economic and development assistance (see H.R. 2381), H3456 [10JN]

Democracy: partnerships with Russia, Ukraine, and emerging new democracies (see S. 1296, 1672; H.R. 3000), S9542 [27JY], S16215 [18NO], H6380 [6AU]

Foreign aid: economic assistance contingent on release of documents relative to U.S. POW/MIA (see H. Con. Res. 116), H4507 [1JY]

———eliminate price-gouging in food assistance transportation (see S. Res. 115), S6840 [28MY]

———emergency waiver of cargo preference rates relative to bilateral assistance package (see H. Con. Res. 85), H2024 [22AP]

———transport requirements for agricultural commodities provided to Russia (see H.R. 1811), H2022 [22AP]

Foreign trade: economic assistance in return for natural resources reimbursement with Russia and other former Soviet republics (see H.R. 1275), H1163 [10MR]

———generalized system of preferences for Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine (see H.R. 1798), H1992 [21AP]

Strategic materials: sale of commercial grade uranium between the U.S. and Russia (see S. Res. 174), S16936 [22NO]

U.S.-Russia Nuclear Policy Review Group: establish (see S. Res. 169), S16215 [18NO]

Yeltsin, Boris: support (see H. Con. Res. 153), H6981 [23SE]

Broadcasts

Nightmare state of space program: Radio Moscow World Service, S12010 [20SE]

Documents

North Vietnamese Politburo Presentation of 1970 Relative to U.S. Prisoners, S11071 [8SE]

Letters

Cargo preference requirements: John M. Loftis, American Great Lakes Ports, S7583 [22JN]

———Paul Vining and Richard L. Lawson, Coal Exporters Association of the U.S., Inc., S7583 [22JN]

Construction of monument in the District of Columbia to honor victims of communism: Max Primorac, Croatian Democracy Project, S17051 [23NO]

———several organizations, S17051 [23NO]

Economic assistance in return for natural resources reimbursement with Russia and other former Soviet republics: President Clinton, S4493 [3AP]

———Richard E. Lying, Dept. of Agriculture, S4486 [3AP]

———Senator Exon, S4486, S4487, S4488, S4493 [3AP]

Exclude certain Russian grain shipments from the cargo preference requirements: Mike Espy, Sec. of Agriculture, S13055, S13056 [5OC]

———several Representatives, S13056 [5OC]

Foreign aid to former Soviet Republics: former Presidents Bush, Reagan, Ford, and Nixon, H3641 [16JN]

Foreign aid to Russia: Senator Grassley, S7584 [22JN]

Foreign assistance to former Soviet republics: Eugene P. Trani, S12293 [23SE]

Foreign assistance to Russia, Poland, and Ireland: Senator Leahy, S11570 [13SE]

Friendship With Russia, Ukraine and Other New Independent States Act: Clifton R. Wharton, Jr., Dept. of State, S9556 [27JY]

Russian economic assistance to Cuba: Senator Mack, S12301 [23SE]

———Warren Christopher, Sec. of State, S12301 [23SE]

Messages

Addition of Russia to the List of Beneficiary Developing Countries Under the Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton, S12848 [30SE], H7326 [30SE]

Agreement with Russia on Mutual Fisheries Relations: President Clinton, S16430 [19NO], H10191 [19NO]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy on Treaty With Russia: President Bush, S69 [20JA]

Remarks in House

Baltic States: removal of Russian troops, H6635 [13SE]

Business and industry: impact of foreign investment relative to energy programs, H1862 [2AP]

Commonwealth of Independent States: economic assistance to emerging republics, H1038-H1042 [4MR], H1943 [21AP]

Cuba: funding of nuclear powerplant, H1864 [2AP]

Democracy: partnerships with Russia, Ukraine, and emerging new democracies (H.R. 3000), H9632, H9636-H9640 [15NO], H10946-H10951 [22NO]

Foreign aid: allocation, H6904 [23SE], H7175 [29SE]

———assist democracy, H1597 [25MR]

———economic assistance, H1087 [10MR], H2036, H2038 [27AP], H3638-H3645, H3652, H3653 [16JN], H3740-H3748 [17JN], H4280 [30JN]

———emergency waiver of cargo preference rates relative to bilateral assistance package (H. Con. Res. 85), H2039 [27AP]

———U.S. policy, H1555, H1556, H1557 [24MR]

Foreign investments: promote, H1863 [2AP]

Foreign policy: internal turmoil and effect on U.S. defense reductions, H1535 [23MR]

———observations made from visit, H1984-H1989 [21AP]

Foreign trade: economic assistance in return for natural resources reimbursement with Russia and other former Soviet republics (H.R. 1275), H1085 [10MR]

———generalized system of preferences for Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine (H.R. 1798), H1962 [21AP]

Freedom of religion: legislation by Parliament, H5115 [27JY]

Government: suspension of Russian Parliament by President Boris Yeltsin, H6851 [22SE]

———uprising of parliament supporters against President Boris Yeltsin, H7374 [4OC], H7717 [13OC]

POW: Dept. of Defense report on Korean War POW, H9799 [16NO]

Radioactive substances: nuclear waste dumping, H8492 [26OC]

Sevastopol, Ukraine: declaration of annexation, H4786 [20JY]

Strategic materials: production of plutonium, H7111 [28SE]

U.S. policy, H1599 [25MR]

Remarks in Senate

Armed forces: presence in Estonia and Latvia, S14969 [4NO]

Arms Control: compliance with treaty deadlines, S15205, S15206 [5NO]

Baltic States: removal of Russian troops, S9628, S9629 [28JY]

———withdrawal of Russian troops (S. Con. Res. 24), S5668 [6MY]

Cargo preference system: exclude certain Russian grain shipments from requirements, S13054-S13057 [5OC]

Clinton, President: views on Russian political reform, S4244 [1AP]

Commonwealth of Independent States: aftermath of Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, S5240 [29AP]

———economic assistance to emerging republics, S3760 [25MR], S4225 [1AP], S5261 [30AP]

———foreign aid to former Soviet republics, S12219-S12221 [22SE]

———stabilize engineering and scientific institutes in Ukraine and Russia, S12229 [22SE]

———U.S. policy, S4349, S4352, S4362 [2AP]

Democracy: partnerships with Russia, Ukraine, and emerging new democracies, S12757 [30SE]

———partnerships with Russia, Ukraine, and emerging new democracies (H.R. 3000), insert language of S. 1672 in lieu, S16996 [22NO]

———partnerships with Russia, Ukraine, and emerging new democracies (S. 1296), S9554 [27JY], S17050, S17053 [23NO]

———partnerships with Russia, Ukraine, and emerging new democracies (S. 1672), S16918, S16996 [22NO]

———reforms, S5045 [28AP]

Economy: impact of foreign investment relative to energy programs, S4047 [31MR]

Foreign aid: allocation, S12343, S12350 [23SE]

———allocation of economic assistance to Russia and former Soviet republics, S6073 [19MY]

———barter U.S. assistance for Russian natural resources, S4740 [21AP]

———economic aid relative to collateral security, S4362 [2AP]

———economic assistance in return for natural resources reimbursement with Russia and other former Soviet republics, S4484 [3AP]

———economic assistance relative to troop withdrawal from Latvia and Estonia, S12303, S12304 [23SE]

———economic assistance to Russia relative to their involvement in Cuba, S12301, S12302 [23SE]

———eliminate price-gouging in food assistance transportation (S. Res. 115), S6879 [28MY]

———eliminate transportation cost overcharging of food assistance to Russia, S7582-S7588 [22JN]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, S7049 [10JN]

———economic assistance, S2377-S2379 [4MR]

———establish Russian Far East Enterprise fund, S12233 [22SE]

———foreign aid relative to production of intercontinental ballistic missiles, S15019 [4NO]

———foreign aid relative to production of intercontinental missiles, S13578-S13588, S13811 [18OC]

———foreign aid relative to repayment of commercial debt, S12234 [22SE]

Foreign trade: business interests in Russian far east, S12232 [22SE]

Government: convention for the approval of a new constitution, S8071 [24JN]

———suspension of Russian Parliament by President Boris Yeltsin, S12070 [21SE], S12239 [22SE], S12319, S12339 [23SE]

———uprising of parliament supporters against President Boris Yeltsin, S13083 [5OC], S13323 [13OC]

Immigration: refusal to grant exit visas to certain individuals who have knowledge of former state secrets, S10731 [6AU]

International relations: impact of Russian policy toward Serbia, S2246 [2MR]

Lawrence, KS: Central Junior High School student foreign exchange program, S8209 [29JN]

Leahy, Senator: report on trip to Russia, Poland, and Ireland, S11570 [13SE]

News media: closing of certain Russian newspapers by President Boris Yeltsin, S14008 [20OC]

Nuclear energy: waste explosion, S4559 [7AP]

Nuclear weapons: START II Treaty negotiations, S5803 [12MY]

Sea of Japan: dumping of low-level radioactive waste, S13994 [20OC], S14083 [21OC]

Strategic materials: sale of commercial grade uranium between the U.S. and Russia (S. Res. 174), S16956 [22NO]

Tajikistan: human rights violations, S10249 [3AU]

Treaties: business tax apportionment treaties with the Netherlands, Mexico, Barbados, Russia, Czech Republic, and the Slovak Republic, S16662, S16857, S16858 [20NO]

———removal of injunction of secrecy, S69 [20JA]

Vietnamese Conflict: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, S11056, S11072 [8SE]

Reports

Foreign Assistance to Russia, Poland, and Ireland: Senator Leahy, S11570-S11572 [13SE]

Former Soviet Force Modernization, S13581 [18OC]

Russia—Toward a New Constitution: Stuart D. Goldman, Congressional Research Service, S8072 [24JN]

Transfer of U.S. Korean War POW's to the Soviet Union: Dept. of Defense, H9799 [16NO]

Reports filed

Income Tax Convention With Russia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 103-17), S16213 [18NO]

Nomination of Thomas R. Pickering To Be Ambassador to the Russian Federation: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5645 [6MY]

Partnership With and Assistance to Russia, Ukraine and Other New Independent States: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1672), S16210 [18NO]

Support for New Partnerships With Russia, Ukraine, and Emerging New Democracies: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 3000) (H. Rept. 103-297), H8056 [15OC]

U.S.-Russia Nuclear Policy Review Group: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 169), S16210 [18NO]

Statements

Economic Assistance in Return for Natural Resources Reimbursement With Russia and Other Former Soviet Republics: Senator Exon, S4485, S4486, S4488 [3AP]

Nomination of Robert Strauss To Be Ambassador to the Soviet Union: Senator Exon, S4489 [3AP]

Political and Economic Situation in the Former Soviet Union: Senator Exon, S4488, S4489-S4491 [3AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3000, partnerships with Russia, Ukraine, and emerging new democracies, H9632-H9635 [15NO]

S. 1296, Friendship With Russia, Ukraine and Other New Independent States Act, S9554-S9556 [27JY]

S. Con. Res. 24, withdrawal of Russian troops from Baltic States, S5668 [6MY]

S. Res. 115, eliminate price-gouging in food assistance transportation, S6879 [28MY]

S. Res. 169, establish U.S.-Russia Nuclear Policy Review Group, S16232 [18NO]

S. Res. 174, sale of commercial grade uranium between the U.S. and Russia, S16955 [22NO]