COMPUTERS related term(s) Electronics; Technology; Telecommunications

Addresses

Telecommunications Conference: Decker Anstrom, National Cable Television Association, E800-E802 [14MY]

Amendments

Crime: prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (S. 982), S10865, S10886, S10887, S10888 [18SE]

Announcements

Cable's On-Going Commitment to Education, E1361 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Countdown to a Meltdown, S10872 [18SE]

DMS Spotlight—TROY Systems, Inc., S3148 [28MR]

Even Some New Software Won't Work in 2000, S11313 [25SE]

How Bureaucrats Rewrite Laws, S12334 [3OC], E1909 [3OC]

Internet Cited for Surge in Bomb Reports, S7273 [28JN]

Internet Doesn't Fit Free-Press Concept, S2095 [14MR]

Muckraker, H7198 [10JY]

Porn on the Internet, Here and Abroad, E153 [5FE]

Pre-Election Messages Banned by House, H7199 [10JY]

Some Internet Fare Worse Than Indecent, S2095 [14MR]

Telecom Reform—It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over, S2207 [15MR]

Year 2000 Software Fix Unlikely To Beat Clock, S12132 [1OC]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see S. 1592; H.R. 3057), S1598 [6MR], H1985 [7MR]

California: tribute to NetDay96 (see S. Res. 274), S7179 [27JN]

Children and youth: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H2315 [14MR]

Congress: increase understanding and usage of the Internet (see S. Con. Res. 65; H. Con. Res. 185), S6225 [13JN], H6414 [13JN]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see S. 1800; H.R. 3246), S5567 [23MY], H3387 [15AP]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H6914 [26JN]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H3230 [29MR]

Crime: prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (see H.R. 4095), H10524 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: improve public access to national practioner databank (see S. 2004), S9295 [31JY]

Education: recognize businesses that participate with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology (see H.R. 3921), H8982 [30JY]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H6691 [20JN]

———require quarterly FEC candidate reports to be filed electronically and accessible through the Internet (see H.R. 3653), H6413 [13JN]

EPA: improve information collection and dissemination (see S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

FDA: limit advertising of tobacco products over the Internet (see S. 2184), S12125 [1OC]

Foreign trade: prevent intellectual property piracy of databases (see H.R. 3531), H5569 [23MY]

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (see H.R. 3802, 3885), H7532 [12JY], H8374 [24JY]

Freedom of speech: protection on-line and on the Internet (see S. 1567; H.R. 3606), S1180 [9FE], H6117 [10JN]

Government: establish a commission on the problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900 (see S. 2131), S11294 [25SE]

House of Representative: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page (see H. Res. 454), H6285 [12JN]

House Rules: provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H7658 [16JY]

———require Members to establish office policies relative to the use of computer software, programs, and data bases (see H. Res. 533), H11048 [24SE]

Information services: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 4113, 4299, 4326), H10602 [18SE], H12174, H12175 [28SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in background checks of law enforcement applicants (see H.R. 3263), H3581 [17AP]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: report on hate speech relative to the Internet (see H.R. 3781), H7260 [10JY]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 521), H10386 [12SE]

OMB: establish electronic data reporting standards (see H.R. 3869), H8247 [23JY]

Pornography: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see H.R. 3606), H6117 [10JN]

Schools: maximize use of available technology (see H.R. 4180), H11229 [25SE]

Small business: delay imposition of penalties for failure to make electronic fund transfer of business taxes (see S. 2109), S11169 [24SE]

Taxation: exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 4251), H11526 [27SE]

———treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4169), H11229 [25SE]

Technology: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 1587, 1726; H.R. 3011), S1516 [5MR], S4618 [2MY], H1715 [5MR]

Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to Native Americans and Alaskan natives (see H. Res. 556), H12263 [2OC]

———protection of consumer privacy relative to new communications technologies (see H.R. 3685), H6690 [20JN]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 353), H1137 [31JA]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (see H.R. 3916), H8982 [30JY]

Conference reports

Telecommunications Act (S. 652), H1078-H1136 [31JA]

Letters

Block access to bomb-making information through Internet services: Marc Jacobson, Prodigy Service Corp., S10712 [17SE]

Computer problem relative to differentiating years 2000 and 1900: Senator Moynihan, S9960 [5SE]

Comstock Clean-up Act: Alexander C. Sanger, Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc., S1600 [6MR]

———Ann G. Daniels, California Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority (organization), S1601 [6MR]

———Janet Reno, Attorney General, S1599 [6MR]

———Kate Michelman, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Kathryn Kolbert, Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, S1600 [6MR]

Electronic access to work and positions of minority Members of Congress: Carol C. Henderson, American Library Association, H7198 [10JY]

Electronic funds transfer for small business payroll taxes: Senator Grassley and Representative Ganske, S9318 [31JY]

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act: Bruce Schneier, S1521 [5MR]

———Matt Blaze, S1521 [5MR]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, S1521 [5MR]

FCC auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum: several Members of Congress, S684 [1FE]

Internet use by children at schools: Charlie Brogan, Nebraska Broadcasters Association, S5509 [23MY]

National Guard use of outside contractors vs. armory personnel for Reserved Component Automation System Program: Ronald C. Lindberg, Rapid Electric Sales and Service Co., H5666 [30MY]

NSF procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations: Paul L. Joffe, Dept. of Commerce, S9832 [4SE]

———Representative Crane, S9951 [5SE]

———Senator Cohen, S9950 [5SE]

———Senator Roth, S9950 [5SE]

Restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer: Jack Quinn, Executive Office of the President, S3147 [28MR]

Transfer of surplus Government computer equipment to schools: John H. Gibbons, Executive Office of the President, S9834 [4SE]

———Senator Leahy, S9833 [4SE]

Lists

Telecommunications bill resolved issues, S688 [1FE]

Press releases

Electronic Access to Work and Positions of Minority Members of Congress: Laura Meckler, Office of the Democratic Leader, H7199 [10JY]

———Representative Fazio, H7200 [10JY]

Remarks in House

Abler, Kimberly: Time Warner National Teacher Award recipient, E971 [30MY]

Abortion: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services, H1148, H1149, H1157 [1FE], H10769 [24SE], E197 [13FE], E294 [6MR]

Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin: tribute for efforts to combat insurance fraud, E1162 [25JN]

Children and youth: provide parental control of child access to online services (H.R. 3089), E358 [14MR]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, E153 [5FE], E484 [28MR]

Congress: increase understanding and usage of the Internet (H. Con. Res. 185), E1087 [13JN]

Copyrights: permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer program to authorize additional copies under certain circumstances, H5783, H5784 [4JN]

Crime: prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (H.R. 4095), E1621 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: computer matching agreement with Social Security Administration relative to Higher Education Act, H2632 [21MR]

Education: business participation with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology, H9996, H9997 [4SE]

———national policy to improve system, E1361 [24JY]

———recognize businesses that participate with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology (H.R. 3921), E1398 [30JY]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (H.R. 3700), H11319-H11321 [26SE]

Foreign trade: prevent intellectual property piracy of databases (H.R. 3531), E890 [23MY]

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (H.R. 3802), H10447-H10452 [17SE], E1281 [12JY]

Government: problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900, H8801 [30JY]

House of Representatives: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page, H7177 [10JY]

———electronic access to work and positions of minority Members, H7177-H7179, H7198-H7202, H7204, H7205 [10JY]

———House Information Resources funding, H7204, H7205 [10JY]

———transfer funds to official allowances to promote use of computers and other electronic technologies, H7197-H7202 [10JY]

Information services: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 4113), E1632 [18SE]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 4299), E1842 [30SE]

IRS: information systems' funding, H7615, H7616, H7618, H7621, H7622, H7632, H7633 [16JY], H7702, H7709, H7710 [17JY]

Law enforcement: monitoring of telecommunication activities, H2168-H2171, H2174 [13MR]

National Guard: use of outside contractors vs. armory personnel for Reserved Component Automation System Program, H5666 [30MY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: grants program funding, H8272-H8275 [24JY]

National Weather Service: funding, H5701-H5704 [30MY], H8262-H8264 [24JY]

NetDay96: tribute (H. Res. 521), E1606 [12SE]

North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies (organization): tribute, E168 [5FE]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to Dept. of Commerce antidumping determinations, H6905-H6913 [26JN]

Okemos, MI: tribute to St. Martha's Elementary School International School CyberFair, H5744 [30MY]

Schools: cable television industry offer of internet access to schools, H7121 [9JY], E1254 [11JY]

———maximize use of available technology (H.R. 4180), E1700 [26SE]

———use of computers to connect to the Internet, H842 [25JA]

Taxation: treatment of computer software (H.R. 4169), E1710 [26SE]

Technology: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H7587 [16JY], E1295, E1305 [17JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (H.R. 3011), E276 [5MR]

Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to Native Americans and Alaskan natives (H. Res. 556), E1905 [2OC]

———protection of consumer privacy relative to new communications technologies (H.R. 3685), E1145 [20JN]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1154-H1179 [1FE], H2474 [20MR], H6977 [27JN], E153 [5FE], E184 [6FE], E192 [9FE], E197 [13FE], E204 [23FE], E262 [29FE], E294 [6MR], E800 [14MY]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 353), H1145-H1154 [1FE]

Telephones: dialing parity for intraLATA toll calls, E262 [29FE]

Time: problems differentiating between years 2000 and 1900, H7619 [16JY]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (H.R. 3916), H9953, H9954 [4SE], E1402 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (S. 1592), S1598 [6MR]

Armed Forces: Computer Aided Education and Training Initiative program funding, S7168 [27JN]

California: tribute to NetDay96 (S. Res. 274), S7192 [27JN]

Children and youth: provide parental control of child access to online services, S5509 [23MY]

Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S706, S712, S714, S717 [1FE]

Congress: develop an electronic legislative information and document retrieval system, S9064 [29JY]

———increase understanding and usage of the Internet (S. Con. Res. 65), S6244 [13JN]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (S. 1800), S5572-S5574 [23MY]

Crime: misuse of encryption technologies, S10883, S10884 [18SE]

———prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (S. 982), S10886-S10891 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center funding, S7995, S7996 [17JY]

———computer emergency response team funding, S6908, S6909 [26JN]

———transfer of defense technology information from institutions of higher learning to private businesses, S7245, S7246 [28JN]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Reservoir Management Program funding, S9101 [30JY]

Dept. of HHS: improve public access to national practioner databank (S. 2004), S9296 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice: telecommunications oversight authority, S698, S710 [1FE]

EPA: improve information collection and dissemination (S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

FBI: establish Computer Investigations Threat Assessment Center, S11910 [30SE]

FCC: auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum, S684, S685 [1FE]

———auctioning of certain spectrum frequencies, S7297 [28JN]

———extend authority to use auctions for the allocation of radio spectrum frequencies, S1528 [5MR]

———impact of financial standards on small businesses, S11931 [30SE]

FDA: limit advertising of tobacco products over the Internet (S. 2184), S12126 [1OC]

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (H.R. 3802), S10893, S10894 [18SE]

Freedom of speech: protection on-line and on the Internet, S1646 [7MR], S12042 [30SE]

———protection on-line and on the Internet (H.R. 3606), S6130 [12JN]

———protection on-line and on the Internet (S. 1567), S1180-S1182 [9FE]

Government: establish a commission on the problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900 (S. 2131), S11312 [25SE], S11449 [26SE], S12132 [1OC]

———problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900, S9960 [5SE], S10871 [18SE]

GSA: transfer of surplus Government computer equipment to schools, S9833 [4SE]

———transfer of surplus government computer equipment to schools and education programs, S5230 [17MY]

Information services: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S706, S712, S714, S717 [1FE]

———security of infrastructure, S11758 [28SE]

INSLAW, Inc.: relief (S. 740), S866 [1FE]

IRS: information systems funding, S10166 [10SE]

———tax modernization system funding, S11884 [30SE]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: grant programs funding, S11908 [30SE], S12117 [1OC]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations, S9831 [4SE], S9950, S9951 [5SE]

Pornography: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S694 [1FE], S2095 [14MR], S3146 [28MR]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (H.R. 3606), S6130 [12JN]

Prodigy Service Corp.: block access to bomb-making information through Internet services, S10712 [17SE]

Public welfare programs: use of electronic benefit transfer systems, S8419 [22JY]

Rural Telemedicine and Distance Learning Services Grant Program: funding, S8603 [24JY]

Schools: cable television industry offer of internet access to schools, S7489 [9JY]

———tribute to NetDay East project for wiring public schools for the Internet, S9015 [29JY]

Senate: information available on Internet web site, S9629 [2AU]

Senate Rules: use of the Senate Internet Services, S9069 [29JY], S9116 [30JY]

Sentel Corp.: Small Business Subcontractor of the Year award recipient, S11446 [26SE]

Small business: delay imposition of penalties for failure to make electronic fund transfer of business taxes (S. 2109), S11177 [24SE]

———require electronic funds transfer for payroll tax deposits, S9318 [31JY]

Taxation: treatment of computer software exports relative to the foreign sales corporation tax, S7444 [9JY]

Technology: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, S7507 [10JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1587), S1516-S1522 [5MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1726), S4624-S4627 [2MY], S6153 [12JN]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S135 [10JA], S393, S538 [26JA], S684-S721 [1FE], S998 [6FE], S1311 [26FE], S1528 [5MR], S1646 [7MR], S2207 [15MR], S3146 [28MR], S4895 [9MY], S6108 [11JN], S12333 [3OC]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S687, S720 [1FE]

Terrorism: prohibit distribution of information relative to explosive materials, S7271-S7274 [28JN], S10040 [9SE]

———treatment of distribution of information relative to the making of explosive materials, S3365-S3367 [16AP], S3448-S3450, S3454 [17AP]

TROY Systems, Inc.: tribute, S3148 [28MR]

University of New Mexico: collaboration with the GPO to open online site for access to Government documents, S1300 [23FE]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (H.R. 3916), S11774 [28SE]

Reports

Security in Cyperspace: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S11757 [28SE]

Reports filed

Computer Access to Multilingual Text and Voice Recordings of VOA Transcripts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3916), S11291 [25SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 652, Telecommunications Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 353) (H. Rept. 104-459), H1137 [31JA]

National Information Infrastructure Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 982), S9554 [2AU]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 982) (S. Rept. 104-357), S9742 [3SE]

Public Access to Information in an Electronic Format: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3802) (H. Rept. 104-795), H10523 [17SE]

Telecommunications Act: Committee of Conference (S. 652) (H. Rept. 104-458), H1137 [31JA]

———Committee of Conference (S. 652) (S. Rept. 104-230), S736 [1FE]

Year 2000 Computer Software Conversion—Summary of Oversight Findings and Recommendations: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-857), H11525 [27SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Telecommunications Bill, E238 [28FE]

Statements

NSF Procurement of Supercomputing Equipment Relative to Antidumping Determinations: Neal Lane, NSF, S9832 [4SE]

Summaries

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act (S. 1587), S1519 [5MR]

Year 2000 Computer Challenge: Richard M. Nunno, S9960 [5SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 353, consideration of conference report on S. 652, Telecommunications Act, H1145 [1FE]

H.R. 3700, Internet Election Information Act, H11320 [26SE]

H.R. 3802, provide public access to information in an electronic format, H10447-H10449 [17SE]

H.R. 3916, computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts, H9953 [4SE], E1402 [30JY]

S. 982, National Information Infrastructure Protection Act, S10890 [18SE]

S. 1587, Encrypted Communications Privacy Act, S1517-S1519 [5MR]

S. 1592, Comstock Clean-up Act, S1599 [6MR]

S. 1935, Public Trust and Environmental Accountability Act, S7493 [9JY]

S. 2004, improve public access to national practioner databank, S9296-S9299 [31JY]

S. 2109, delay imposition of IRS penalties for failure to make electronic fund transfer of business taxes, S11178 [24SE]

S. 2131, establish a commission on the computer problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900, S11449 [26SE]

S. 2184, Tobacco-Free Children's Internet Act, S12126 [1OC]

S. Con. Res. 65, increase understanding and usage of the Internet by Congress, S6244 [13JN]

S. Res. 274, tribute to NetDay96 in California, S7191 [27JN]