INFORMATION SERVICES

Addresses

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

Amendments

Crime: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S8777, S8871 [25JY]

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

Analyses

Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act (S. 1090), S10716 [17SE]

Articles and editorials

Era of Job Insecurity, S10184 [10SE]

Filegate Was Bad Enough. Now This?, S7787 [11JY]

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

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

Muckraker, H7198 [10JY]

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

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

Privacy Issue Raised in Direct-Mail Case, S7028 [26JN]

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

Bills and resolutions

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

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see S. 1908; H.R. 3508), S7027 [26JN], H5500 [22MY]

Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: authorize printing of report (see S. Con. Res. 67), S9072 [29JY]

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System: establish (see S. 2119), S11294 [25SE]

Committee on Information (Joint): establish (see H.R. 4280), H12173 [28SE]

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

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

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

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

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: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see S. 1675; H.R. 3456), S3384 [16AP], H5052 [14MY]

———penalties relative to misuse of information received from National Crime Information Center (see S. 2137), S11539 [27SE]

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

Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (see H.R. 4013), H9924 [2AU]

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

Diseases: establish a data bank of information on clinical trials and experimental treatments for all serious illnesses (see S. 2024), S9554 [2AU]

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]

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

Gambling: transmission of wagering information (see H.R. 3526), H5569 [23MY]

Government: provide safeguards for confidentiality of statistical information (see H.R. 3924), H9566 [31JY]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H1224 [1FE]

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]

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

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

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (see H.R. 4257), H11526 [27SE]

Social Security: prohibit certain misuses of account numbers (see H.R. 3598), H6005 [6JN]

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

Telecommunications: 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]

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System establishment: several former Council on Economic Advisers chairmen, S11299 [25SE]

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]

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: FCC, S684, S719 [1FE]

———several Members of Congress, S684 [1FE]

FCC funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum: several Republican Members of Congress, H8271 [24JY]

———several organizations, H8270 [24JY]

Federal employees' personal information safeguard: Regina F. McCormick, S10184 [10SE]

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

Nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators: Teresa Klingensmith, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, S3421 [17AP]

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]

Proposals

Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Policy Reform and Privatization Act, S4932-S4936 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Bellport, NY: tribute to South County Library, E1471 [2AU]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (H.R. 3508), E880 [22MY]

Colorado: anniversary of Arapahoe Library District, E897 [24MY]

Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: authorize printing of report (S. Con. Res. 67), H11357 [26SE]

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

———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]

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

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

———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]

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

Crime: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (H.R. 3456), H11130-H11135 [25SE]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), H11248-H11250 [26SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: environmental restoration database center funding, H6342 [13JN], E965 [30MY], E1907 [2OC]

Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (H.R. 4013), E1468 [2AU]

FCC: funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum, H8266-H8272 [24JY]

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

Government: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H8822-H8828 [30JY], H12187 [30SE], E661 [30AP]

———disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel lost in Vietnam, E899 [24MY]

———provide safeguards for confidentiality of statistical information (H.R. 3924), E1452 [1AU]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (H.R. 2932), E173 [5FE]

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]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H11387-H11392 [26SE]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2041-H2048 [12MR]

New York, NY: anniversary of Queens Borough Public Library, E1221 [9JY]

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

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (H.R. 4257), E1795 [28SE]

Social Security: prohibit certain misuses of account numbers (H.R. 3598), E1020 [6JN]

Telecommunications: 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]

———sale of subscriber list information to independent publishers, E184 [6FE]

Television: local station ownership and cable must-carry regulations, H1163-H1165 [1FE]

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

Vietnam: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H11387-H11392 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

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

Carter County, TN: tribute to Economic Development Commission, S5620 [23MY]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (S. 1908), S7027 [26JN]

Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: authorize printing of report (S. Con. Res. 67), S10723 [17SE]

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System: establish (S. 2119), S11296 [25SE]

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

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

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

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

———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]

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]

Courts: reform protective orders, sealing of case documents, and disclosure of discovery information in civil actions (S. 374), S12386 [3OC]

Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies, S11869 [30SE]

Crime: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S3421-S3424, S3484 [17AP], S8777-S8781 [25JY]

———penalties relative to misuse of information received from National Crime Information Center (S. 2137), S11542 [27SE]

———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]

———environmental restoration database center funding, S11880 [30SE]

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

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

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

Diseases: establish a data bank of information on clinical trials and experimental treatments for all serious illnesses (S. 2024), S9563 [2AU]

Elizabethton, TN: tribute to Economic Development Commission, S5620 [23MY]

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

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

———improve public access to records, S11909 [30SE]

FCC: auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum, S684, S685 [1FE], S5424 [21MY], S5533 [23MY]

———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]

Federal employees: privatization of background checks, S7787 [11JY]

———prohibit distribution of personal information without consent of the individual, S10183 [10SE]

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

———provide public access to information in an electronic format (S. 1090), S10713-S10717 [17SE]

Government: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, S1380 [28FE]

Health Care Financing Administration: development of health care information management system, S2287 [19MR]

Immigration: Law Enforcement Support Center funding, S11910 [30SE]

IRS: information systems funding, S10166 [10SE]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, S3121 [28MR]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: implementation, S2287 [19MR]

———repeal (H.R. 2685), S11329 [25SE]

National Records and Information Management Day: observance, S3680 [18AP]

NIH: information technology contracting, S11560 [27SE]

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

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

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

Telecommunications: dialing parity for intraLATA toll calls, S998 [6FE]

———national spectrum policy reform, S2000-S2003 [13MR], S4928-S4931 [9MY]

———promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, S688 [1FE]

———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]

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]

Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 104-272), S5093 [15MY]

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]

Reports to constituents

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

Rulings of the Chair

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2042, H2043, H2044, H2045, H2046 [12MR]

Summaries

Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Policy Reform and Privatization Act, S4931 [9MY]

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

Tables

Organizations comprising national statistical infrastructure, S11296 [25SE]

Texts of

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

H.R. 2685, repeal Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank, H2041 [12MR]

H.R. 3456, Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act, H11130 [25SE]

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. 1090, Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act, S10714 [17SE]

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

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

S. 1675, Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act, S8780 [25JY], H11248-H11250 [26SE]

S. 1908, Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act, S7028 [26JN]

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

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

S. 2119, Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System establishment, S11298 [25SE]

S. 2137, criminal penalties relative to misuse of information received from National Crime Information Center, S11542 [27SE]

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. Con. Res. 67, printing of Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy report, S9074 [29JY], S10723 [17SE], H11357 [26SE]

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