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

    HARKIN, TOM (a Senator from Iowa)
      Amendments
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8093 [14JY], S8098 [14JY],
            S8123 [14JY], S8125 [14JY], S8139 [14JY], S8140 [14JY], S8143
            [14JY], S8214 [15JY], S8228 [15JY], S8234 [15JY], S8258 [15JY],
            S8259 [15JY], S8297 [16JY], S8316 [16JY], S8317 [16JY], S8389
            [16JY], S8400 [16JY], S8404 [16JY]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2611 [26MR],
            S2687 [26MR]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10749 [23SE], S10844
            [23SE]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2754 [30MR], S2775 [30MR], S2909 [1AP], S2988 [1AP],
            S2991 [1AP]
        Courts:  product liability reform (S. 648), S7692 [8JY]
        Crime:  identity fraud (S. 512), S9476 [30JY]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), S10668
            [21SE]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S4871 [14MY], S4873 [14MY], S4918
            [14MY], S4920 [14MY], S6776 [22JN], S6813 [22JN], S6814 [22JN],
            S6890 [23JN], S6987 [24JN], S6992 [24JN], S7025 [24JN], S7026
            [24JN], S7135 [25JN], S7204 [25JN]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9376 [30JY], S9381 [30JY],
            S9393 [30JY], S9462 [30JY], S9465 [30JY], S9468 [30JY], S9471
            [30JY], S9474 [30JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S10313 [14SE], S10322 [14SE], S10325 [14SE]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9205 [29JY], S9230 [29JY], S9269 [29JY], S9272 [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8862 [23JY],
            S8940 [23JY]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (S. 2138),
            S6516 [18JN], S6627 [18JN]
        Food stamps:  prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (S.
            1733), S12464 [14OC], S12565 [14OC]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9747 [1SE], S9748 [1SE], S9790 [1SE],
            S9792 [1SE], S9794 [1SE], S9795 [1SE], S9885 [2SE]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (S. 1882), S7857 [9JY], S7890
            [9JY]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S2139 [17MR],
            S2146 [17MR], S2344 [19MR], S3667 [28AP], S3724 [28AP], S3863
            [30AP], S4040 [1MY], S4041 [1MY]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S3363 [21AP], S3476 [23AP], S3546 [23AP]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5136 [19MY], S5336 [21MY], S5338 [21MY], S5705 [5JN],
            S6340 [15JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1362 [4MR], S1707
            [10MR], S1785 [11MR]
      Appointments
        Committee To Escort Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-Jung Into
            the House Chamber, H4333 [10JN]
        Conferee:  H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, S8069
            [13JY]
        ------ H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
            Act, S4349 [5MY]
        ------ H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, S6306 [12JN]
        ------ H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions, S2826 [31MR]
        ------ H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs
            improvement, S10544 [17SE]
        ------ H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related
            agencies programs appropriations, S8329 [16JY]
        ------ H.R. 4103, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S9417 [30JY]
        ------ H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry
            independent agencies appropriations, S9389 [30JY]
        ------ S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
            Reform Act, S1147 [27FE]
        ------ S. 2168, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry
            independent agencies appropriations, S8374 [16JY]
      Articles and editorials
        Arms Cash--Don't Let Weapons Dealers Unduly Affect NATO Expansion,
            Houston (TX) Chronicle, S3866 [30AP]
        Billion-Dollar Blunders Hide Tobacco Deal's Flaws, USA Today, S2858
            [31MR]
        Blind Valedictorian Is Headed to Med School--Notre Dame Student
            Credits ``Just Hard Work'' for His Success, Jon Jeter,
            Washington (DC) Post, S5243<bullet> [20MY]
        C.R.'s Fitch a Big Winner, Mike Hlas, Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette,
            S7698<bullet> [8JY]
        Case for Cloning--The Benefits of This Bold Technique Outweigh the
            Risks, and the Danger Is Not What You Think, J. Madeleine Nash,
            Time (publication), S508 [9FE]
        Case of Less Is More With NATO? Chicago (IL) Tribune, S3865 [30AP]
        High-Tech Layoffs Are Accelerating, Jonathan Rabinovitz, San Jose
            (CA) Mercury News, S12255 [9OC]
        Japan's Weak GDP Suggests Little Hope Soon, Bill Spindle, Wall
            Street Journal, S10706 [22SE]
        Layoff Reports Outpacing Level Seen Last Year; High-Tech Hit Hard,
            Labor Relations Week (publication), S12256 [9OC]
        Millennium's Superstars--Year 2000 Project Managers are Worth Their
            Weight in Gold. How Do You Keep Them? Kathleen Melymuka,
            Computerworld (publication), S12255 [9OC]
        NATO and the Lessons of History, New York (NY) Times, S3865 [30AP]
        New Signs of Weakness in U.S. Economic `Fortress' Forecast for
            Slowdown, David R. Francis, Christian Science Monitor, S10758
            [23SE]
        Quash NATO Expansion, Salt Lake (UT) Expansion, S3865 [30AP]
        Senate Should Pass a Better Tobacco Deal, Portland (ME) Press
            Herald, S2859 [31MR]
        Smile Even When You Are in Trouble, S4874 [14MY]
        Starving Food Safety, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S8303 [16JY]
        Story of Exploited Child, S4874 [14MY]
        What a Drag! Asia, Russia, Latin America--Trouble Abroad Threatens
            the U.S. Economy, S.C. Gwynne, Time (publication), S10707-S10710
            [22SE]
        What Really Downed the Hindenburg, Mariette DiChristina, Popular
            Science (publication), S11632<bullet> [6OC]
        Why Rush? Why NATO?--Why Expand a Military Alliance That Has No
            Logical Enemy?, Des Moines (IA) Register, S3865 [30AP]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), technical corrections, (see S. 2275),
            S7678 [8JY]
        ------ labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing
            imported meat, (see S. 617), S6889 [23JN]
        American Discovery Trail:  designate, (see S. 1069), S2433 [23MR]
        American Red Cross:  anniversary of Blood Services, (see S. Con.
            Res. 119), S10722 [22SE]
        Armed Forces:  feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
            Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
            military health care system, (see S. 1334), S3296 [20AP]
        Aviation:  implement a pilot program to improve air transportation
            service to small communities, (see S. 1968), S3428 [22AP]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, (see S.
            Con. Res. 110), S9044 [27JY]
        ------ use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson
            and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police, (see S. Con. Res.
            111), S9044 [27JY]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            S. 2180), S10386 [15SE]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see S.
            2483), S10423 [16SE]
        ------ reauthorize child nutrition programs, (see S. 1581), S113
            [28JA]
        Consumers:  limit the imposition of additional fees for use of
            certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or
            regional network, (see S. 885), S2863 [31MR]
        Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
            Degrading Treatment or Punishment:  implement and establish
            support program for victims of torture, (see S. 1606), S378
            [4FE]
        Courts:  provide witnesses with access to legal counsel during grand
            jury testimony, (see S. 2030), S4542 [7MY]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see S. 1529),
            S8999 [24JY]
        ------ increase public awareness, collect data, and develop
            strategies to address the safety and justice needs of victims
            with developmental disabilities, (see S. 1976), S7960 [10JY]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see S. 2110), S6497 [17JN]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see S. 1391), S667 [11FE]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  establish a commodity loan program that
            provides a fair return to producers relative to the cost of
            production, (see S. 1918), S3120 [2AP]
        ------ modify overtime and holiday pay for veterinarians performing
            meat and poultry inspections, (see S. 2511), S10722 [22SE]
        Dept. of HHS:  revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs, (see S. 1722), S1508 [6MR]
        Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans:  designate, (see S.
            Res. 278), S10423 [16SE]
        Disabled:  support grant programs to address assistive technology
            needs of individuals with disabilities, (see S. 2432), S9877
            [2SE]
        Ecology and environment:  expand the public's right to know about
            toxic chemical use and release in their communities, (see S.
            769), S8676 [21JY]
        ------ facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt
            reduction with developing countries with tropical forests, (see
            S. 1758), S1948 [13MR]
        ERISA:  amend relative to rules governing litigation contesting
            termination or reduction of retiree health benefits, (see S.
            1307), S10843 [23SE]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see S. 1610), S378
            [4FE]
        FDA:  uniform food safety warning notification requirements, (see S.
            2356), S9043 [27JY]
        Federal employees:  computation system for Social Security benefits
            relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
            (see S. 1365), S3943 [30AP]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see S. 2283), S10322 [14SE]
        Health:  biomedical research funding, (see S. Res. 170), S226 [29JA]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            S. 1890), S4940 [15MY], (see S. 1891), S4940 [15MY]
        ``History of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
            and Forestry'':  authorize printing, (see S. Res. 280), S10527
            [17SE]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see S.
            1504), S10321 [14SE]
        Indonesia:  support for new Government and reforms in East Timor,
            (see S. Res. 237), S5434 [22MY]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, (see S. Con. Res. 121), S11990 [8OC]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see S.
            1283), S846 [23FE]
        McCain, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
        Medicaid:  allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
            fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
            residential facilities, (see S. 2040), S7580 [7JY]
        ------ coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for
            certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see S.
            2017), S4727 [12MY]
        ------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
            facilities, (see S. 2061), S4630 [11MY], (see S. 2308), S8240
            [15JY]
        Medicare:  adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
            health agencies, (see S. 1993), S3709 [28AP]
        ------ improve access to health insurance by offering certain
            individuals a Medicare buy-in option, (see S. 1789), S2114
            [17MR]
        Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the
            conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas, (see S. Con.
            Res. 128), S12164 [9OC]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see S. 1573), S273 [2FE], (see S. 1805),
            S2296 [19MR]
        National discovery trails:  establish, (see S. 1069), S2433 [23MR]
        NIH:  expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
            research activities, (see S. 2263), S7357 [6JY]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S8254 [15JY]
        Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act:  amend, (see S. 1985),
            S3944 [30AP]
        Patent and Trademark Office:  convert to Government corporation,
            improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors, (see S.
            507), S6497 [17JN]
        Postal Service:  application of OSHA standards in the same manner as
            any other employer, (see S. 2112), S8563 [20JY]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see S. 2364), S11990 [8OC]
        Puerto Rico:  self-determination, (see S. Res. 279), S10518 [17SE]
        Rehabilitation Act:  extend authorization, (see S. 1579), S113
            [28JA]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        SBA:  establish a disaster mitigation pilot program, (see S. 1869),
            S2660 [26MR]
        ------ improve loan programs, (see S. 2448), S9973 [8SE]
        ------ women's business centers funding, (see S. 2157), S6424 [16JN]
        Social Security:  provide certain disabled beneficiaries with
            opportunities to return to work by improving access to health
            care, (see S. 1858), S2570 [25MR]
        Taxation:  increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated
            in each State and index amount for inflation, (see S. 1252),
            S4727 [12MY]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see S. 1251),
            S4727 [12MY]
        ------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
            1879), S3223 [3AP]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see S.
            1618), S1533 [6MR]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the
            enclaved people of Cyprus, (see S. Con. Res. 65), S234 [29JA]
        Utah:  designate certain lands as wilderness, (see S. 773), S5798
            [9JN]
        Veterans:  expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected
            with respect to radiation-exposed veterans, (see S. 1385), S6497
            [17JN]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of
            information concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196),
            S2114 [17MR]
        Wisconsin:  commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
            Res. 75), S3944 [30AP]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see S.
            2114), S5433 [22MY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Children and youth:  improve and extend child nutrition programs,
            (see S. 2166), S6181 [11JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  limit amount of expenditures for the national
            defense budget, (see S. 2655), S12871 [21OC]
        Drug abuse:  combat methamphetamine abuse, (see S. 2347), S8919
            [23JY]
        Fair Labor Standards Act:  reform provisions relative to child
            labor, (see S. 2383), S9425 [30JY]
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  coverage of
            acupuncturist services, (see S. 2340), S8778 [22JY]
        Food Safety Research Institute:  establish, (see S. 2594), S11970
            [8OC]
        Government:  treatment of Inspector General offices as independent
            agencies during budget preparations, (see S. 2521), S11042
            [28SE]
        Head Start Program:  initiative for toddlers and infants funding,
            (see S. 2183), S6488 [17JN]
        India:  resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir and Jammu,
            (see S. Res. 252), S6698 [19JN]
        Iraq:  adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and
            priority for veterans filing such claims, (see S. 1794), S2214
            [18MR]
        Medicare:  combat waste, fraud, and abuse, (see S. 2335), S8658
            [21JY]
        ------ coverage of acupuncturist services, (see S. 2340), S8778
            [22JY]
        NIH:  establish National Center for Complementary and Alternative
            Medicine, (see S. 2420), S9556 [31JY]
        Taxation:  credit for the nutrient management costs of animal
            feeding operations, (see S. 2493), S10517 [17SE]
        ------ increase allowable rebate for farmers to offset current
            operating losses, (see S. 2467), S10320 [14SE]
        Tobacco products:  reduce use through cost increases, marketing
            limitations, industry oversight, and implementation of a public
            health prevention and education strategy, (see S. 1889), S2851
            [31MR]
      Cloture motions
        Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS, S446 [5FE], S541 [10FE]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5605 [4JN], S5673 [5JN], S5754 [9JN], S6001 [10JN],
            S6473 [17JN], S6479 [17JN]
      Letters
        Children's Act for Responsible Employment:  Darlene S. Adkins, Child
            Labor Coalition, S9441 [30JY]
        Dept. of Defense budget outlay estimates:  Senator Domenici,
            Committee on the Budget (Senate), S9404 [30JY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care programs:  Elizabeth R. Carr,
            Blinded Veterans Association, S6987 [24JN]
        ------ Kelli Willard West, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., S6987
            [24JN]
        ------ Kenneth C. Huber, Paralyzed Veterans of America
            (organization), S6988 [24JN]
        Food stamp eligibility for certain aliens:  Diana Aviv, Council of
            Jewish Federations, S4655 [12MY]
        ------ John Cardinal O'Connor, S4655 [12MY]
        Gulf War Veterans' Iraqi Claims Protection Act:  John E. Moon, VFW,
            S2216 [18MR]
        Health consequences of nuclear weapons tests:  Bob Anderson, S857
            [23FE]
        Impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family farms:
            Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S10296 [14SE]
        Kids Deserve Freedom From Tobacco Act (KIDS Act):  C. Everett Koop
            and David A. Kessler, S2858 [31MR]
        NIH biomedical research funding:  by, S3043 [2AP]
        Tax credit for the nutrient management costs of animal feeding
            operations:  Donna Reifschneider, National Pork Producers
            Council, S10524<bullet> [17SE]
      Lists
        Organizations supporting Harkin amendment on tax treatment of
            student loan program fees to S. 1882, Higher Education Act
            reauthorization, S7858 [9JY]
      Motions
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8323 [16JY]
      Poems
        ``Au Revoir,'' John C. Bunnell, S1164<bullet> [27FE]
      Privilege of the floor
        Byrne, Yvonne, S10690 [22SE], S11431 [5OC]
        Chang, Michele, S5166 [20MY], S8317 [16JY]
        Corlette, Sabrina, S5166 [20MY]
        Horwich, Lloyd, S7850 [9JY]
        Knightly, Maureen, S11431 [5OC]
        Lister, Sarah, S8297 [16JY]
        Pratt, Michael, S7850 [9JY]
        Reinecke, Peter, S5166 [20MY]
        Thornblad, Matthew, S8317 [16JY]
      Proposals
        Suggested Changes in Farm Policy for the 21st Century--Fine Tuning
            ``Freedom to Farm'':  Neil Harl, Iowa State University, S11433
            [5OC]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), S1146 [27FE], S1147 [27FE], S2928 [1AP],
            S2929 [1AP]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4616 [11MY], S4654
            [12MY], S4656 [12MY], S4679 [12MY]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), motion to recommit conference report,
            S4671 [12MY]
        ------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, S4671 [12MY], S4679
            [12MY]
        ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
            farms, S8100 [14JY], S8101 [14JY], S8102 [14JY], S8103 [14JY],
            S8280 [16JY]
        ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
            farms, S9834-S9837 [2SE], S9956 [8SE], S10284 [14SE], S10285
            [14SE], S10296 [14SE], S10297 [14SE], S10310 [14SE], S11113
            [29SE]
        ------ production flexibility contract payment options (S. 2344),
            S9414 [30JY], S9415 [30JY]
        ------ provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
            operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
            been designated as Federal disaster areas, S11431 [5OC], S11433
            [5OC], S11832 [8OC]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
            commodity prices and weather, S12784 [21OC]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8100 [14JY], S8101 [14JY],
            S8102 [14JY], S8103 [14JY], S8127 [14JY], S8174 [15JY], S8176
            [15JY], S8177 [15JY], S8180 [15JY], S8280 [16JY], S8298 [16JY],
            S8302 [16JY], S8303 [16JY], S8304 [16JY], S8315 [16JY], S8316
            [16JY], S8317 [16JY], S8321 [16JY], S8322 [16JY], S8323 [16JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, S11431
            [5OC], S11433 [5OC], S11436 [5OC] making appropriations (H.R.
            4101), conference report, veto, S11832 [8OC]
        Ameritech (company):  acquisition of alarm monitoring companies
            relative to Telecommunications Act, S3227<bullet> [3AP]
        Ames, IA:  National Swine Research Center funding, S11436 [5OC]
        Appropriations:  making omnibus consolidated and emergency
            supplemental appropriations, S12706 [20OC], S12771 [21OC],
            S12782 [21OC]
        Aquaculture:  establish a national development and research policy,
            S1146 [27FE], S1147 [27FE]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions (S. 2282), S7814
            [9JY]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10690 [22SE], S10704
            [22SE], S10706 [22SE], S10710 [22SE], S10711 [22SE], S10752
            [23SE], S10753 [23SE], S10754 [23SE], S10755 [23SE], S10756
            [23SE], S10757 [23SE], S10758 [23SE], S10759 [23SE]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2928 [1AP]
        Business and industry:  hiring of certain individuals whose sole
            purpose of seeking employment is union organization and
            representation, S10282 [14SE], S10283 [14SE]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (S.
            2483), S10430<bullet> [16SE]
        ------ improve and extend child nutrition programs (S. 2166),
            S6199<bullet> [11JN]
        ------ reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 1581), S172 [28JA]
        China, People's Republic of:  increase monitoring of items produced,
            grown, or manufactured with forced labor or indentured children,
            S4873 [14MY], S4874 [14MY]
        Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty:  ratification, S10982 [25SE],
            S12214<bullet> [9OC]
        Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission:  funding,
            S9867 [2SE]
        Contracts:  debar or suspend potential contractors using forced or
            indentured child labor from Federal contract eligibility, S9201
            [29JY], S9203 [29JY], S9204 [29JY], S9206 [29JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  marketing assistance loans funding, S8127
            [14JY], S8174 [15JY], S8176 [15JY], S8177 [15JY], S11832 [8OC]
        Dept. of Defense:  accuracy of budget outlay estimates, S9404
            [30JY], S9405 [30JY]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities,
            prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S.
            2057), S4873 [14MY], S4874 [14MY], S6987 [24JN], S6988 [24JN],
            S6989 [24JN], S6990 [24JN], S7046 [25JN], S7047 [25JN], S7135
            [25JN], S9278<bullet> [29JY]
        ------ elimination of backlog of incomplete actions on requests for
            replacement medals and other decorations, S9618<bullet> [31JY]
        ------ increase funding for research on illnesses suffered by
            veterans who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict, S7135 [25JN],
            S9381 [30JY]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9381 [30JY], S9402 [30JY],
            S9404 [30JY], S9405 [30JY], S9406 [30JY]
        ------ transfer of funds to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for
            veterans' health care programs, S6987 [24JN], S6988 [24JN],
            S6989 [24JN], S6990 [24JN], S7046 [25JN], S7047 [25JN],
            S9278<bullet> [29JY], S9402 [30JY]
        Dept. of Education:  pilot program on use of competition to set
            interest rates on student loans, S7868 [9JY]
        Dept. of HHS:  conduct an ongoing study of the health consequences
            of nuclear weapons tests (S. 1524), S856 [23FE]
        ------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs (S. 1722), S1513 [6MR]
        Dept. of HUD:  Mark-to-Market Program implementation, S7560 [7JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S10284 [14SE], S10285 [14SE], S10296 [14SE], S10297
            [14SE], S10310 [14SE]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9201 [29JY], S9203 [29JY], S9204 [29JY], S9206 [29JY],
            S9230 [29JY], S9231 [29JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, S12706 [20OC], S12771 [21OC],
            S12782 [21OC]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8868 [23JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S7554 [7JY], S7560 [7JY],
            S8444 [17JY]
        Disabled:  support grant programs to address assistive technology
            needs of individuals with disabilities (S. 2432), S9878<bullet>
            [2SE]
        Drug abuse:  combat methamphetamine abuse (S. 2347), S8921<bullet>
            [23JY]
        ------ methamphetamine reduction programs funding, S9230 [29JY],
            S9231 [29JY]
        ------ national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of
            illegal drugs by young people, S5677 [5JN]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, S12542 [14OC]
        Employment:  consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
            S4258 [5MY]
        ------ protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed, S10282
            [14SE], S10283 [14SE]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
            conference report, S11108 [29SE]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4060), conference report--
            unanimous-consent agreement, S11111 [29SE]
        Fair Labor Standards Act:  reform provisions relative to child labor
            (S. 2383), S9440<bullet> [30JY]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care (S. 1610), S392 [4FE]
        FDA:  modify pre-market notification system for food packaging
            materials, S8315 [16JY]
        ------ uniform food safety warning notification requirements (S.
            2356), S9044 [27JY]
        ------ Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach
            Program funding, S8317 [16JY], S8321 [16JY], S8322 [16JY], S8323
            [16JY]
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  coverage of
            acupuncturist services (S. 2340), S8779 [22JY], S8880 [23JY]
        ------ improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for
            the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (H.R. 1836), S11195 [30SE]
        Food:  promote research and education on safety, S8298 [16JY], S8302
            [16JY], S8303 [16JY], S8304 [16JY], S11436 [5OC]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9834 [2SE], S9867 [2SE]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements, S8280 [16JY]
        ------ miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws
            (H.R. 4342), S12543 [14OC], S12545 [14OC]
        ------ prohibit imports produced by child labor, S12543-S12545
            [14OC]
        FRS:  promote accountability and the public interest in operations,
            S10755 [23SE], S10756 [23SE]
        ------ reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
            Committee, S10704 [22SE], S10706 [22SE], S10710 [22SE], S10711
            [22SE], S10752 [23SE], S10753 [23SE], S10754 [23SE], S10755
            [23SE], S10756 [23SE], S10757 [23SE], S10758 [23SE], S10759
            [23SE]
        Government:  treatment of Inspector General offices as independent
            agencies during budget preparations (S. 2521), S11042<bullet>
            [28SE]
        Head Start Program:  initiative for toddlers and infants funding (S.
            2183), S6491<bullet> [17JN]
        Health:  biomedical research personnel and infrastructure funding,
            S12640 [15OC]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report,
            S11073 [29SE]
        ------ reauthorize (S. 1882), S7857 [9JY], S7859 [9JY], S7861 [9JY],
            S7862 [9JY], S7864 [9JY], S7868 [9JY], S7870 [9JY]
        Immigration:  increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
            and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), S12254
            [9OC], S12255 [9OC], S12256 [9OC]
        India:  civil liberties violations in Kashmir, S5033 [19MY]
        ------ nuclear weapons testing, S4680-S4682 [12MY], S4817 [13MY],
            S5033 [19MY]
        ------ resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir and Jammu
            (S. Res. 252), S6702 [19JN]
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act:  permit State and local
            educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies,
            S12782 [21OC]
        Insurance:  coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive
            surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any
            cancer diagnosis (S. 249), S4651 [12MY]
        Iowa Communications Network:  FCC E-Rate Program participation,
            S8868 [23JY]
        Iraq:  adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and
            priority for veterans filing such claims (S. 1794), S2215 [18MR]
        Law enforcement:  authorize easier access to information on
            telemarketing firms relative to fraud prevention, S4697 [12MY]
        Martin, Casey:  lawsuit against Professional Golfers Association
            relative to Americans With Disabilities Act, S298 [3FE]
        Medicare:  adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
            health agencies (S. 1993), S3714 [28AP]
        ------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse (S. 2335), S8658<bullet>
            [21JY]
        ------ coverage of acupuncturist services (S. 2340), S8779 [22JY],
            S8880 [23JY]
        Minimum wage:  level, S10690 [22SE]
        National Housing Act:  amend relative to the calculation of
            downpayments for home buyers, S8444 [17JY]
        National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center:  funding, S12771
            [21OC]
        NATO:  compatibility of certain nuclear weapons cooperation programs
            relative to Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,
            S3863 [30AP], S3864 [30AP], S3866 [30AP]
        ------ limit U.S. subsidy of national expenses of Poland, Hungary,
            and the Czech Republic, S3667 [28AP], S3669 [28AP], S3670
            [28AP], S3671 [28AP], S3672 [28AP], S3673 [28AP], S3674 [28AP],
            S3675 [28AP], S3676 [28AP], S3686 [28AP]
        NIH:  biomedical research funding, S12640 [15OC]
        ------ establish National Center for Complementary and Alternative
            Medicine (S. 2420), S9593<bullet> [31JY]
        Office of National Drug Control Policy:  High Intensity Drug
            Trafficking Areas funding, S12706 [20OC]
        Parliamentary inquiry, S3860 [30AP], S4817 [13MY], S5280 [21MY],
            S5404 [22MY], S7863 [9JY], S9201 [29JY], S10749 [23SE]
        Power resources:  use of hydrogen as an alternative energy source
            relative to Hindenburg disaster, S11631<bullet> [6OC]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S2145<bullet>
            [17MR], S3667 [28AP], S3669 [28AP], S3670 [28AP], S3671 [28AP],
            S3672 [28AP], S3673 [28AP], S3674 [28AP], S3675 [28AP], S3676
            [28AP], S3686 [28AP], S3863 [30AP], S3864 [30AP], S3866 [30AP],
            S3867 [30AP]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            S4654 [12MY], S4671 [12MY], S4679 [12MY], S5367 [22MY]
        Rehabilitation Act:  extend authorization, S4258 [5MY]
        ------ extend authorization (S. 1579), S170 [28JA]
        Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS, S506 [9FE]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), S507 [9FE], S509
            [9FE]
        Senate:  legislative program, S6981 [24JN], S6982 [24JN]
        Small Business Investment Act:  technical corrections (H.R. 3412),
            S11207 [30SE]
        Social Security:  provide certain disabled beneficiaries with
            opportunities to return to work by improving access to health
            care (S. 1858), S2572 [25MR]
        Space policy:  space station program funding, S7554 [7JY]
        Taxation:  credit for the nutrient management costs of animal
            feeding operations (S. 2493), S10523<bullet> [17SE]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
            brackets and standard deduction amounts, S5677 [5JN]
        ------ increase allowable rebate for farmers to offset current
            operating losses (S. 2467), S10320 [14SE]
        ------ treatment of student loan program fees, S7857 [9JY], S7859
            [9JY], S7861 [9JY], S7862 [9JY], S7864 [9JY], S7870 [9JY]
        Telecommunications Act:  implementation, S3227<bullet> [3AP]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (S. 1618),
            S4697 [12MY]
        Tobacco products:  impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on
            cigarette prices, S5281 [21MY]
        ------ reduce use through cost increases, marketing limitations,
            industry oversight, and implementation of a public health
            prevention and education strategy (S. 1889), S2854 [31MR]
        ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
            risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S5281
            [21MY], S5675 [5JN], S5677 [5JN], S6465 [17JN], S6477 [17JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report,
            S5367 [22MY]
        ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
            transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report--unanimous-
            consent request, S5403 [22MY]
        ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
            transit programs (S. 1173), S1497 [6MR]
        Weather:  establish a national development and research policy,
            S1146 [27FE], S1147 [27FE]
        WIC:  funding, S8316 [16JY]
      Statements
        Kids Deserve Freedom From Tobacco Act (KIDS Act):  ENACT Coalition,
            S2858 [31MR]
      Studies
        U.S. Farm Programs:  Farm Journal, Inc., S10297 [14SE]
      Summaries
        Comprehensive Methamphetamine Abuse Reduction Act (S. 2347),
            S8922<bullet> [23JY]
        Kids Deserve Freedom From Tobacco Act (KIDS Act) (S. 1889),
            S2855-S28580 [31MR]
        Medicare Waste Tax Reduction Act (S. 2335), S8659<bullet> [21JY]
      Tables
        Kids Deserve Freedom From Tobacco Act (KIDS Act) allocation of
            industry payments, S2858 [31MR]
      Testimonies
        Child Labor Laws:  Sergio Reyes, S9442 [30JY]
      Texts of
        S. 1794, Gulf War Veterans' Iraqi Claims Protection Act, S2216
            [18MR]
        S. 2166, child nutrition programs improvement and extension,
            S6199<bullet>-S6204<bullet> [11JN]
        S. 2340, Patient Access to Acupuncture Services Act, S8779 [22JY]
        S. 2347, Comprehensive Methamphetamine Abuse Reduction Act,
            S8921<bullet> [23JY]
        S. 2383, Children's Act for Responsible Employment, S9441<bullet>
            [30JY]
      Tributes
        Bumpers, Senator, S12545 [14OC]
        Clayton, Jo, S1164<bullet> [27FE]
        Cordes, Timothy, S5243<bullet> [20MY]
        Fitch, Bill, S7698<bullet> [8JY]
        Hall, Kent S., S9672 [31AU]
        Healy, Alfred, S5733<bullet> [5JN]