DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE related term(s) National Institute of Standards and Technology

Addresses

Tribute to Dept. of Commerce Employees and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Warren M. Christopher, Harold Ickes, and F. Allen Harris, S6154 [12JN]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown: Senator Kennedy, S3252 [15AP]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown, Dept. of Commerce Employees, and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Jean Kennedy Smith, Ambassador to Ireland, S3710 [19AP]

———William J. Dedinger, H3593 [18AP]

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report (H.R. 3814), H7659, H7660 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), S10019, S10026 [6SE], S10563 [13SE], S10843 [18SE], H7780 [17JY], H8030, H8031 [18JY], H8095, H8096, H8097 [22JY], H8169, H8170, H8171, H8176, H8190, H8193, H8196, H8199, H8203, H8204, H8209, H8210, H8226, H8228, H8231, H8232, H8233, H8248, H8249 [23JY], H8254, H8256, H8258, H8261, H8262, H8264, H8266, H8267, H8272, H8275, H8276, H8281, H8283, H8284, H8285, H8286 [24JY]

National Marine Fisheries Service: convey to Massachusetts the laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), H311 [5JA]

———convey to Massachusetts the laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H321 [5JA]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 3560), H9900 [2AU]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H4530, H4531 [7MY], H4648, H4652, H4653, H4654 [8MY], H5585, H5587, H5589, H5591, H5592, H5593, H5595, H5600, H5616, H5647 [29MY], H5674, H5675, H5676, H5685, H5687, H5690, H5695, H5701, H5705, H5709, H5710, H5715, H5717, H5719 [30MY]

Articles and editorials

Audit Cites Travel Costs of Commerce Secretary, H869 [25JA]

Bruton Says Brown Was a Model for All Who Want To Help Others, S3710 [19AP]

Global Economy Hits Home—Local Industry Cashes in on Gains in American Exports, H10166 [10SE]

Here Was a Public Servant, S5561 [23MY]

It's a Small Business World, H10164-H10166 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241; H. Res. 403, 404, 406), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

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

Croatia: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission (see S. Res. 241; H. Res. 403, 404, 406), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3814), consideration (see H. Res. 479), H7657 [16JY]

———making appropriations (see H.R. 3814), H7657 [16JY]

Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Federal employees: relief of survivors of employees killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H.R. 3545), H5646 [29MY]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759, 4109), H7154 [9JY], H10602 [18SE]

———substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 1918), S7179 [27JN]

National Marine Fisheries Service: convey to Massachusetts the laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 338), H330 [5JA]

Oceans: improve coordination of Federal oceanographic programs (see H.R. 3537), H5646 [29MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H5173 [15MY]

———improve applications, commercial use, and reexamination reform of patents (see S. 1961), S7887 [16JY]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H3387 [15AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see S. 1941; H.R. 3560), S7670 [10JY], H5753 [30MY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (see H.R. 3322), H4109 [25AP]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (see H. Res. 427), H4502 [7MY]

Technology: competitiveness of the electronic inter-connections industry (see H. Res. 537), H11229 [25SE]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (see S. 1961), S7887 [16JY]

Biographies

Meissner, Charles, S5559 [23MY]

Comparisons

Federal civilian science activities appropriations (H.R. 3322), H5605 [29MY]

Descriptions

Extend Authority for Certain Export Agencies (H.R. 3759), E1224 [9JY]

Documents

United States Patent System and Practices Viewed From Japan—Nobody Is Perfect: Japan Patent Association, H6719 [25JN]

Eulogies

Brown, Ronald H.: By Dave Ross, H3624 [18AP]

Meissner, Charles: by Michael Ely, S5559 [23MY]

———by Michel Camdessus, S5560 [23MY]

———by Stuart E. Eizenstat, S5558 [23MY]

———by Ted Crabb, S5560 [23MY]

Letters

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

———Matt Blaze, S1521 [5MR]

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

Federal civilian science activities appropriations: Representative Don Young, H5725 [30MY]

———Representative Shuster, H5724 [30MY]

———Representative Spence, H5724 [30MY]

———Representative Walker, H5724 [30MY]

Japan and U.S. patent agreements: Wataru Asou, Japanese Patent Office and Bruce A. Lehman, Patent and Trademark Office, H6720 [25JN]

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]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Patent and Trademark Office reform: Raymond Damadian, Fonar Corp., H7142 [9JY]

Response to Representative Gunderson on allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America (organization), H7522 [12JY]

———Paul Weyrich, H7522 [12JY]

———Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), H7522 [12JY]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 3322, Federal civilian science activities appropriations, H5725 [30MY]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Memorandums

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: Marc Morano, Electronic News Gathering (news service), H7521 [12JY]

Messages

NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management Report: President Clinton, S7489 [9JY], H7151 [9JY]

Veto of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA]

Motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H23 [3JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8293 [24JY]

Proclamations

Tribute to Shelly McPeck Kelly, E580 [19AP]

Remarks in House

Abolish, H5034 [14MY], H5112, H5125 [15MY], H6717 [25JN]

Abolish (H.R. 1756), H869-H873 [25JA]

Agriculture: Bureau of the Census proposed change in definition of ``farm'', H2128 [13MR]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H124, H127 [4JA]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3587-H3599, H3624 [18AP]

Brown, Sec. of Commerce: travel expenditures, H868 [25JA], H1205 [1FE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H5591 [29MY], H8231 [23JY]

Computers: 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]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (H.R. 447), H9930-H9932 [4SE]

Croatia: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, H3437 [16AP], H3576-H3579 [17AP], H3643 [18AP], H6481 [18JN], E532, E533 [16AP], E588 [19AP], E1008 [6JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission (H. Res. 406), H3587-H3599, H3624 [18AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations, H1868 [7MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H23-H33 [3JA], H317 [5JA]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3814), consideration (H. Res. 479), H7715-H7720 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8149-H8234 [23JY], H8254-H8293 [24JY], E1335 [22JY], E1386, E1389 [26JY], E1410 [30JY], E1415 [31JY], E1454 [1AU], E1733 [27SE]

Dornan, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H5138 [15MY], H7521 [12JY]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8173, H8211-H8215, H8226-H8228 [23JY]

EPA: Environmental Technology Initiative funding, H5710-H5712 [30MY]

Executive departments: issuing of Government credit cards to employees, H1702 [5MR]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export agencies (H.R. 3759), E1224 [9JY]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759), H10157-H10167 [10SE], H10179, H10180, H10181, H10182 [11SE], E1586 [11SE]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 4109), E1639 [18SE]

———U.S. deficit, H10647 [19SE]

Gingrich, Representative: allegations relative to the shredding of Dept. of Commerce documents after the plane crash that killed Ronald H. Brown, H5939, H5940 [6JN]

Gunderson, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H4922-H4925 [14MY], H7051-H7066 [27JN]

Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), H3687-H3689, H3699 [23AP]

National Institute of Standards and Technology: Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Advanced Technology Program funding, H29 [3JA]

National Marine Fisheries Service: convey to Massachusetts the laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H311-H322 [5JA]

———Hawaiian Monk Seal and Sea Turtle Programs funding, H8231, H8232 [23JY]

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

National Weather Service: funding, H8262-H8264 [24JY]

———funding to provide weather information to farmers, H5584 [29MY]

———streamline the certification process for closing an office, H5580, H5593-H5595 [29MY], E951 [30MY]

New York, NY: encourage travel and tourism industry, H2710 [22MR]

NIST: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Programs funding, H5717-H5724 [30MY]

———Advanced Technology Program funding, H8159, H8160, H8162, H8164, H8165, H8168, H8170 [23JY]

NOAA: Commissioned Corps tribute, H8165 [23JY]

———establish aquaculture facilities and development programs, H3683 [23AP]

———Fleet Modernization Program funding, H8286 [24JY]

———funding, H8254, H8281 [24JY]

———Marine Sanctuary Program funding, H8167 [23JY]

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

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (H.R. 3460), H5560-H5563 [23MY], H5639-H5644 [29MY], H5926 [5JN], H5984 [6JN], H6186, H6279-H6282 [12JN], H6430, H6499-H6506 [18JN], H6703-H6706 [24JN], H6718 [25JN], H7253-H7257 [10JY], H7510 [12JY], H7536 [16JY]

———reform, H6703-H6706 [24JN]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 3560), H9899, H9900 [2AU]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities, H10135, H10137 [10SE]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5574-H5625 [29MY], H5674-H5725, H5730, H5731 [30MY], E951 [30MY], E1035 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (H. Res. 427), H4764-H4766 [9MY]

Technology Administration: abolish, H8255, H8256 [24JY]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: funding, H8292 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (S. Res. 241), S3251, S3252, S3269, S3274-S3276 [15AP], S3415, S3416 [16AP], S3417 [17AP]

———tribute (S. Res. 241), unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Bureau of the Census: publication of data relative to poverty, S11401 [26SE]

Computers: 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]

Croatia: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, S3625 [18AP], S3697, S3709 [19AP], S3789, S3790 [22AP], S4001 [23AP], S4091 [24AP], S4874 [8MY], S5558-S5562 [23MY], S6154 [12JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission (S. Res. 241), S3251, S3252, S3269, S3274-S3276 [15AP], S3415, S3416 [16AP], S3417 [17AP]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission (S. Res. 241), unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), S10025 [6SE]

Eizenstat, Stuart E.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade, S3248 [29MR]

Eximbank: regulations relative to inter-government fund transfers, S2287 [19MR]

Fish and fishing: create a central lien registry for limited access fishing permits, S10911, S10912 [19SE]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (S. 1918), S7189 [27JN], S7298 [28JN], S10239, S10240 [10SE]

Funding, S430 [26JA]

National Marine Fisheries Service: convey to Massachusetts the laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

———cooperative effort with Mississippi State University relative to catfish farming, S11473 [27SE]

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

NIST: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, S11924, S11927 [30SE]

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

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (H.R. 3460), S7900 [16JY]

———improve applications, commercial use, and reexamination reform of patents (S. 1961), S7897-S7900 [16JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3248 [29MR]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (S. 1941), S7674 [10JY]

Technology: research and development programs funding, S11924, S11927-S11929 [30SE]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (S. 1961), S7897-S7900 [16JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3322, Federal Civilian Science Activities' Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 104-565), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3814, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 479) (H. Rept. 104-678), H7657 [16JY]

Cooperative Fisheries Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 104-517), H3386 [15AP]

Dept. of Commerce Toll-Free Telephone Number for Consumer Assistance: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 447) (H. Rept. 104-753), H9921 [2AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3814) (H. Rept. 104-676), H7657 [16JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3814) (S. Rept. 104-353), S9742 [3SE]

Disposition of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1358, Conveyance of National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in Gloucester, MA, to Massachusetts: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 338) (H. Rept. 104-449), H330 [5JA]

Export Assistance Agencies Authority Extension: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3759) (H. Rept. 104-722), H8981 [30JY]

Federal Civilian Science Activities Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3322) (H. Rept. 104-550), H4396 [1MY]

Federal Oceanography Coordination Improvement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3537) (H. Rept. 104-771), H10040 [4SE]

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025-S7027 [26JN]

Nomination of Stuart E. Eizenstat To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

———Committee on Finance (Senate), S1455 [29FE]

Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3018 [27MR], S11292, S11294 [25SE]

Patent and Trademark Office Conversion to Government Corporation: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3460) (H. Rept. 104-784), H10385 [12SE]

Sampling and Statistical Adjustment in the Decennial Census—Fundemental Flaws: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-821), H11046 [24SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: 2000 Census, E1565 [11SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8266, H8276 [24JY]

Statements

Continuing Appropriations Provisions Relative to the Depts. of Commerce and Justice: Representative Rogers, H921 [26JA]

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

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: James C. Dobson, Focus on the Family (organization), H7521 [12JY]

———Marc Morano, H5138 [15MY]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown: Representative Dixon, H3453 [16AP]

Summaries

Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 2880): Provisions Relative to the Depts. of Commerce and Justice, H921 [26JA]

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

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization (S. 1961), S7900 [16JY]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4054-H4062 [25AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8151-H8158 [23JY], H12053-H12062 [28SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary appropriations, H1811-H1819 [7MR]

Diagnostic imaging and therapy systems—trade balance, 1992, H7142 [9JY]

Employees affected by appropriations legislation vetoes, S46 [4JA]

Testimonies

Patent and Trademark Office Reform: Raymond Damadian, Fonar Corp., H7142 [9JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 338, disposition of Senate amendment to H.R. 1358, conveyance of National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA to Massachusetts, H311 [5JA]

H. Res. 406, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, H3587 [18AP]

H. Res. 427, consideration of H.R. 3322, Federal civilian science activities' appropriations, H4764 [9MY]

H. Res. 479, consideration of H.R. 3814, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary appropriations, H7715 [17JY]

H.R. 447, establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise, H9930 [4SE]

H.R. 2160, Cooperative Fisheries Management Act, H3688 [23AP]

H.R. 3560, Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY, H9900 [2AU]

H.R. 3759, export assistance agencies' authority extension, H10157 [10SE]

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

S. 1918, substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'', S10240 [10SE]

S. Res. 241, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, S3251, S3317 [15AP], S3417 [17AP]

Tributes

Brown, Ronald H., S3345 [16AP], S3500 [17AP], S3625 [18AP], S3697, S3709 [19AP], S3750, S3789 [22AP], S4634-S4636 [2MY], S4874 [8MY], S12157 [2OC], H3437, H3445-H3456, H3463 [16AP], H3554, H3557, H3576-H3579 [17AP], H3643 [18AP], E552, E556, E559, E563 [17AP], E647 [25AP]