    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    WATTS, J.C., JR. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
      Articles and editorials
        At 18, It's Sink or Swim--For Ex-Foster Children Transition Is
            Difficult, Barbara Vobejda, Washington (DC) Post, E1477<bullet>
            [30JY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agricultural Market Transition Act:  provide supplemental payments
            to farm owners and producers who have entered into production
            flexibility contracts, (see H.R. 4580), H7914 [16SE]
        Agriculture:  production flexibility contract payment options, (see
            H.R. 4265), H5858 [17JY]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1021 [10MR]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses, (see
            H.R. 2537), H101 [28JA]
        Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation:  extend authority to
            establish a commemorative work, (see H.R. 4573), H8932 [25SE]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds
            for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, (see
            H.R. 4056), H4549 [11JN]
        Budget:  allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to be
            used to offset tax cuts, (see H.R. 3707), H3625 [20MY]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        Capitol Police Board:  establish a pay scale and benefits package
            equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
            H.R. 2828), H6697 [29JY]
        Children and youth:  ensure parental access to educational
            information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H445 [11FE]
        China, People's Republic of:  accession to the World Trade
            Organization and provide a remedy for inadequate trade benefits
            extended to the U.S., (see H.R. 1712), H1159 [12MR]
        ------ prohibit U.S. export of missile equipment and technology,
            (see H.R. 3886), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, (see H.
            Res. 438), H3625 [20MY]
        China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
            democracy, (see H. Con. Res. 301), H5859 [17JY]
        ------ participation in the World Health Organization, (see H. Con.
            Res. 219), H1337 [19MR]
        ------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
        Clean Air Act:  modify application of certain provisions relative to
            inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within
            nonattainment areas, (see H.R. 4157), H5494 [14JY]
        Clinton, President:  reassert traditional U.S. opposition to
            unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State, (see H. Con. Res.
            345), H10353 [9OC]
        Computers:  regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial
            electronic mail, cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R. 1748), H579
            [24FE]
        ------ require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to
            minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see H.R.
            3783), H4165 [4JN]
        Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis:  establish, (see H.R.
            1704), H678 [26FE]
        Consumers:  require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
            purchase agreements, (see H.R. 2019), H2706 [30AP]
        ----- require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase
            agreements, cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R. 3060), H1777
            [30MR]
        Contraceptives:  require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
            services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H241
            [3FE]
        Crime:  identity fraud, (see H.R. 4151), H6070 [21JY]
        ------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
            H.R. 3185), H445 [11FE]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
            H2054 [1AP]
        Cuba:  extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other
            individuals, (see H. Con. Res. 254), H4880 [19JN]
        Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
            drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
            H.R. 4006), H4629 [16JN]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  make grants to establish additional rural
            enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H5065 [23JN]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            H.J. Res. 123), H4962 [22JN]
        Dept. of HUD:  modernize requirements and establish consensus
            process for development, revision, and interpretation of safety
            standards for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634),
            H4962 [22JN]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H2120 [21AP]
        ------ provide State and local authorities access to information
            relative to criminal background checks on port employees and
            prospective employees, (see H.R. 3975), H4241 [5JN]
        Dept. of Transportation:  prohibit from imposing regulations
            relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied
            compressed gas service, (see H.R. 2936), H241 [3FE]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  extend authority to treat illnesses of
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans and illnesses due to future
            combat service, and revise research priorities relative to
            certain service-related health consequences, (see H.R. 3980),
            H4880 [19JN]
        ------ use portion of any national tobacco settlement to establish
            trust fund for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine
            dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4188), H5494
            [14JY]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy, (see H. Res. 423), H3014
            [7MY]
        Drugs:  conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
            similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack
            cocaine offenses, (see H.R. 2031), H5859 [17JY]
        ------ enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6186 [22JY]
        ------ increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law
            enforcement efforts, (see H.R. 3858), H4241 [5JN]
        ------ sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in the
            presence of a minor, (see H.R. 3919), H4479 [10JN]
        Education:  dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of
            the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the
            Federalist Papers, (see H. Con. Res. 316), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary
            public and private parental choice programs, (see H.R. 3742),
            H2423 [28AP]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
        Employment:  minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
            employees, (see H.R. 2888), H3488 [19MY]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H386
            [5FE]
        Firearms:  clarify standard required for the importation of sporting
            arms, (see H.R. 3954), H3970 [22MY]
        ------ prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks
            before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention of
            resulting information, (see H.R. 3949), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms,
            (see H.R. 3140), H1445 [24MR]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H1854 [31MR]
        Foreign countries:  funding for the construction of U.S. chancery
            facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of
            construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured, (see
            H.R. 4181), H5404 [25JN]
        Foreign policy:  allow attachment of certain property of foreign
            states in execution of judgements for acts of terrorism, (see
            H.R. 4292), H6070 [21JY]
        Foreign trade:  require the President to report to Congress on any
            selective embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 3654),
            H2053 [1AP]
        ------ require the President to report to Congress on any selective
            embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 4647), H9084
            [26SE]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4056 [3JN]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
            H. Con. Res. 299), H5859 [17JY], (see H.R. 4196), H5957 [20JY],
            (see H.R. 4232), H6070 [21JY]
        Government regulations:  accounting of costs and benefits, (see H.R.
            2840), H6999 [3AU]
        ------ analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of
            proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see H.R. 3534), H2606
            [29AP]
        Hazardous substances:  require one-call notification system to
            protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
            excavation damage, (see H.R. 3318), H1854 [31MR]
        Health:  importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2814
            [5MY]
        IMF:  ensure transparency of operations, (see H.R. 3331), H1021
            [10MR]
        ------ make Federal funding contingent upon certification that
            eligible countries are cooperating with Presidential campaign
            fundraising investigations and disclosure of entities benefiting
            from such funds, (see H.R. 3242), H1777 [30MR]
        ------ prohibit funding until Iraq is expelled, (see H.R. 3599),
            H1776 [30MR]
        Insurance:  provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H3024 [11MY]
        International Atomic Energy Agency:  withhold voluntary proportional
            assistance relative to the development and completion of the
            Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, (see H.R. 3743), H2605
            [29AP]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H8932
            [25SE]
        Iran:  impose sanctions on efforts to acquire advance missile
            technology and expedite the development of a missile defense
            system for both U.S. and Israeli Armed Forces, (see H. Con. Res.
            342), H10076 [8OC]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
        ------ development of weapons of mass destruction, (see H. Res.
            519), H9275 [1OC]
        ------ material and unacceptable breach of international obligations
            relative to weapons inspections, (see H. Con. Res. 340), H10076
            [8OC]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H579 [24FE]
        ------ resolve cases of missing in action soldiers, (see H. Con.
            Res. 122), H4550 [11JN]
        Japan:  access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
            markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H3489 [19MY]
        ------ eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative
            to resolution of the Asian financial crisis, (see H. Res. 392),
            H2424 [28AP]
        Korea, Democratic People's Republic of:  condemn launching of
            ballistic missile in Japanese air space, (see H. Res. 554),
            H10668 [12OC]
        ------ U.S. commitment to arrange foreign assistance and
            construction of nuclear reactors relative to threat to
            international peace and security, (see H. Con. Res. 341), H10076
            [8OC]
        Labor unions:  protect the free choice of individual employees
            relative to participation in labor organizations, (see H.R. 59),
            H64 [27JA]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H3247 [13MY]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Day:  add to the list of days on which the
            flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H1237
            [17MR]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of changes in coverage of
            venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
            2912), H65 [27JA]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3162), H329 [4FE],
            (see H.R. 4339), H6487 [27JY]
        Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
             establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
        Members of Congress:  follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
            devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
            Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H7585
            [10SE]
        Mexico:  disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
            efforts, but grant national interest waiver, (see H.J. Res.
            114), H1021 [10MR]
        ------ renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the possibility
            of capital punishment will not interfere with the extradition of
            criminal suspects to the U.S., (see H. Res. 381), H1237 [17MR]
        Military Retirement Reform Act:  restore certain military retirement
            benefits, (see H.R. 4669), H9346 [2OC]
        Monuments and memorials:  prohibit the return of veterans memorial
            objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization,
            (see H.R. 3645), H4712 [17JN]
        National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government:
            reestablish, (see H.R. 132), H64 [27JA]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H5298 [24JN]
        National security:  national missile defense system, (see H.R.
            4402), H7289 [5AU]
        National Weather Service:  overtime pay for forecasters performing
            essential services during severe weather events, (see H.R.
            2987), H579 [24FE]
        Native American Veterans' Memorial:  establish, (see H.R. 4064),
            H4628 [16JN]
        Nazi Party--World War II:  require disclosure of information
            relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
            (see H.R. 4007), H5494 [14JY]
        Nigeria:  impose economic sanctions, (see H.R. 1786), H851 [4MR]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H4629 [16JN]
        ------ prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res. 452), H4165
            [4JN]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
        Radio:  ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
            operators, (see H.R. 3572), H4880 [19JN]
        Rokhlin, Lev Y.:  express sympathy to family and colleagues and urge
            prompt investigation into death, (see H. Res. 571), H9345 [2OC]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H1021 [10MR]
        Salton Sea:  feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
            H.R. 3267), H5405 [25JN]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H241 [3FE]
        Sewering, Hans J.:  investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal,
            (see H. Con. Res. 19), H241 [3FE]
        Small business:  protection from litigation excesses, (see H.R.
            3382), H5859 [17JY]
        States:  permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles
            within State borders after meeting minimum standards, (see H.R.
            2942), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
            organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, (see
            H.R. 4255), H5737 [16JY]
        ------ use of community development block grants for nonentitlement
            areas to offset charity tax credits, (see H.R. 3241), H497
            [12FE]
        Taxation:  allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage,
            (see H.R. 4167), H5403 [25JN]
        ------ allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            (see H.R. 3104), H447 [11FE]
        ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H386 [5FE]
        ------ change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil
            depletion deduction, (see H.R. 3917), H3624 [20MY]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ determination of employment status, (see H.R. 3722), H3106
            [12MY]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
            brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H3014
            [7MY]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3489
            [19MY]
        ------ provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well
            production, (see H.R. 3688), H2606 [29AP]
        ------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H3488
            [19MY]
        ------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
            educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
            relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
            (see H.R. 3127), H2744 [4MY]
        ------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
            establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H4879 [19JN]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
        ------ treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors,
            (see H.R. 4563), H9537 [5OC]
        ------ treatment of Social Security benefits, (see H.R. 2723), H6697
            [29JY]
        ------ treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of
            the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent away from
            home, (see H.R. 3861), H4629 [16JN]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3888), H3972 [22MY]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3744 [21MY]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H3972 [22MY]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
            [12FE]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1445 [24MR]
        Veterans:  accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military
            installations for certain disabled individuals, (see H.R. 2760),
            H65 [27JA]
        ------ furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members of the
            Selected Reserve, (see H.R. 3668), H2319 [23AP]
        ------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
            eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
        ------ repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving
            spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset, (see H.R.
            165), H2706 [30AP]
        ------ termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit
            Plan, (see H.R. 3107), H1112 [11MR]
        Vietnam:  prohibit assistance by OPIC or Eximbank, (see H.R. 3159),
            H1337 [19MR]
        Virgin Islands:  commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in
            the former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S.
            Independence Day, (see H. Res. 487), H5064 [23JN]
        Weapons:  ensure that any national missile defense program protects
            Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and commonwealths, (see H.
            Con. Res. 278), H4962 [22JN]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Dept. of Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
            the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 3613), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ determination of wages of certain employees by using a recent
            wage survey, (see H.R. 4142), H5402 [25JN]
        King, Martin Luther, Jr.:  tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1337
            [19MR]
        Medicare:  enhance and expand special enrollment periods for certain
            military retirees and dependents, (see H.R. 3863), H3246 [13MY]
        Sports:  encourage pro sports leagues and International Olympic
            Committee to set clear guidelines and penalties for illegal drug
            use, (see H. Res. 481), H4879 [19JN]
        Taxation:  designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H3311
            [14MY]
      Letters
        Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act:  by, H1556
            [26MR]
        Revise certain Medicare payment limits for health services:  Frank
            E. Moss, E2293<bullet> [21OC]
      Remarks
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal
            Employees Health Benefits Program, H3689 [21MY]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
            Res. 284), H4203 [5JN]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11973 [19DE]
        Colleges and universities:  reporting requirements for reductions in
            athletic funding or scholarships, H2885<bullet> [6MY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3689 [21MY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7165<bullet>
            [4AU]
        District of Columbia:  scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
            (S. 1502), consideration (H. Res. 413), H2621 [30AP]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents (H. Con. Res. 202), H398 [11FE]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2885<bullet> [6MY]
        King, Martin Luther, Jr.:  tribute (H. Con. Res. 247), H2031 [1AP]
        Leadership Training Institute:  tribute, E1120<bullet> [11JN]
        Medicare:  revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
            4567), E2293<bullet> [21OC]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            H3280<bullet> [14MY]
        Oklahoma:  transportation projects funding, H1911<bullet> [1AP]
        Orphan Foundation of America:  tribute, E1476<bullet> [30JY]
        SBA:  Women's Business Development Program funding, H7165<bullet>
            [4AU]
        Taxation:  constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority
            on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
            H2126 [22AP]
        ------ rates, H4203 [5JN]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4640 [17JN],
            H4674<bullet> [17JN]
        Telecommunications:  promote competition and privatization in
            satellite communications (H.R. 1872), H2834<bullet> [6MY]
        Tobacco products:  regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate
            health risks to children, H2443 [29AP]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1911<bullet> [1AP]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's (H. Res. 360), H477
            [12FE], H480 [12FE], H483 [12FE]
      Tributes
        Adams, Bob, E137<bullet> [11FE]
        Dellums, Representative, H210<bullet> [3FE]
        Flowers, Arnett, E861<bullet> [14MY]
        Johnson, Representative Sam, H480 [12FE], H483 [12FE]