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

    STEVENS, TED (a Senator from Alaska)
      Addresses
        National Defense Industrial Association James Forrestal Memorial
            Award:  by, S4635 [11MY]
      Amendments
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2401 [23MR],
            S2409 [23MR], S2436 [23MR], S2443 [23MR], S2444 [23MR], S2458
            [24MR], S2459 [24MR], S2463 [24MR], S2492 [24MR], S2494 [24MR],
            S2524 [25MR], S2554 [25MR], S2576 [25MR], S2595 [26MR], S2596
            [26MR], S2684 [26MR], S2685 [26MR], S2686 [26MR]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2935 [1AP], S2999 [1AP], S3059 [2AP]
        Courts:  product liability reform (S. 648), S7685 [8JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S6631 [18JN], S6707 [19JN], S6822
            [22JN], S7112 [25JN], S7117 [25JN], S7132 [25JN], S7204 [25JN]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9326 [30JY], S9344 [30JY],
            S9380 [30JY], S9382 [30JY], S9383 [30JY], S9391 [30JY], S9455
            [30JY], S9466 [30JY], S9470 [30JY], S9471 [30JY], S9472 [30JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S10316 [14SE], S10317 [14SE], S10325 [14SE]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9146 [28JY], S9228 [29JY], S9271 [29JY], S9272 [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8793 [22JY],
            S8854 [23JY], S8865 [23JY], S8933 [23JY], S8942 [23JY]
        Government regulations:  reform regulatory process (S. 981), S402
            [4FE]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4447 [6MY], S4518 [7MY],
            S4546 [7MY]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S2437 [23MR],
            S2438 [23MR], S3845 [30AP], S3847 [30AP]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5704 [5JN], S5729 [5JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1465 [5MR], S1581
            [9MR], S1582 [9MR], S1612 [9MR], S1613 [9MR], S1639 [9MR], S1735
            [11MR], S1761 [11MR], S1763 [11MR], S1788 [11MR], S1794 [11MR],
            S1795 [11MR]
      Appointments
        Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special),
            S3736 [28AP]
        Conferee:  H.R. 2400, Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
            Act, S3181 [2AP]
        ------ H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions, S2826 [31MR]
        ------ H.R. 4057, National Air Transportation System Improvement
            Act, S10967 [25SE]
        ------ H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure,
            S7218 [25JN]
        ------ H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, S6548
            [18JN], S6861 [23JN]
        ------ 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. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive
            Office of the President, and independent agencies
            appropriations, S9916 [3SE]
        ------ H.R. 4112, legislative branch of the Government
            appropriations, S8687 [21JY]
        ------ H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry
            independent agencies appropriations, S9389 [30JY]
        ------ H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
            Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S8734 [22JY]
        ------ H.R. 4328, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies
            appropriations, S8956 [24JY], S9389 [30JY]
        ------ S. 2168, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry
            independent agencies appropriations, S8374 [16JY]
      Articles and editorials
        Golden Attitude, Susan Morgan, Anchorage (AK) Daily News, S11449
            [5OC]
        Help ``Independent Spirits''--A Gulag Veteran Appraises Clinton's
            Mission, Wang Dan, Newsweek (publication), S9340 [30JY]
        NATO--A Debate Recast, Howard H. Baker, Jr., Sam Nunn, Brent
            Scowcroft, and Alton Frye, New York (NY) Times, S1187 [2MR]
        Road Warriors--Community Environmentalists Battle Over Road Through
            Refuge, Maureen Clark, Associated Press (news service), S11252
            [1OC]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Alaska:  provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate surface
            transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King Cove,
            (see S. 1092), S5798 [9JN]
        Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act:  selection of lands by certain
            Vietnam veterans, (see S. 1670), S920 [24FE]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S9254 [29JY]
        Army Reserve:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 213), S3429 [22AP]
        Balderson, Stuart F.:  tribute, (see S. Res. 222), S3919 [30AP]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  use appropriated funds for the purpose of
            an orderly and honorable reduction of U.S. ground forces, (see
            S. 2036), S4835 [13MY]
        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]
        Commission on Government Restructuring and Reform:  establish, (see
            S. 2623), S12309 [10OC]
        Employment:  reform standard for classifying technical workers as
            independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
            1924), S8786 [22JY]
        FCC:  study systems for filtering or blocking matter on the Internet
            and install such a system on computers in schools and libraries,
            (see S. 1619), S668 [11FE]
        Federal employees:  provide for the rectification of certain
            retirement coverage errors, (see S. 1710), S1336 [4MR]
        Flag--U.S.:  constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
            S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
        Four Chaplains Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 169), S48 [27JA]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
            S. 2445), S10322 [14SE]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  designate, (see S. Res. 171), S587 [10FE]
        Gustavus, AK:  land exchange, (see S. 2109), S5322 [21MY]
        Health care professionals:  training of hospital staff relative to
            identification and referral of victims of domestic violence,
            (see S. 2395), S9555 [31JY]
        Immigration:  arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
            citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
            (see S. 1360), S3656 [27AP]
        Iraq:  condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
            Con. Res. 71), S114 [28JA]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
        Kimmel, Husband E.:  advance on the retired list of the Navy to the
            highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during
            World War II, (see S.J. Res. 55), S9782 [1SE]
        Kosovo:  presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
            (see S. Con. Res. 125), S11970 [8OC]
        Library of Congress:  bicentennial anniversary, (see S. Res. 255),
            S7256 [26JN]
        McCain, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
        Medicare:  allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services, (see S. 1194), S586 [10FE]
        Motor vehicles:  titling and registration requirements relative to
            salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles, (see S. 852),
            S5572 [2JN]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            198), S2214 [18MR]
        National Character Counts Week:  designate, (see S. Res. 176), S1785
            [11MR]
        National Children's Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 260), S10929
            [24SE]
        National Fish and Wildlife Foundation:  establish a whale
            conservation fund, (see S. 2172), S6405 [16JN]
        National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act:
            reauthorize and amend, (see S. 2095), S5217 [20MY]
        National Housing Act:  amend relative to the calculation of
            downpayments for home buyers, (see S. 2188), S6564 [18JN]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            257), S8924 [23JY]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
            Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
        NOAA:  authorize strength of Commissioned Corps, (see S. 2256),
            S7256 [26JN]
        ------ authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and
            control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins, (see
            S. 1480), S7884 [9JY]
        North American Wetlands Conservation Act:  reauthorizing, (see S.
            1677), S1003 [25FE]
        Pacific Island nations:  importance of diplomatic relations, (see S.
            Res. 277), S10383 [15SE]
        Partnerships for Wildlife Act:  reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S1003
            [25FE]
        Pensions:  waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see S.
            2267), S8924 [23JY]
        Prince William Sound Community College:  anniversary, (see S. Res.
            223), S4435 [6MY]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see S. 2364), S10726 [22SE]
        Puerto Rico:  self-determination, (see S. Res. 279), S10518 [17SE]
        Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate, (see S.
            1297), S179 [28JA], (see S. 1575), S234 [29JA]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        Short, Walter C.:  advance on the retired list of the Army to the
            highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department,
            during World War II, (see S.J. Res. 55), S9782 [1SE]
        Surface Transportation Board:  authorizing appropriations, (see S.
            1802), S2296 [19MR]
        Taxation:  capital gains rates, (see S. 2214), S7013 [24JN]
        ------ repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to
            military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade
            income, (see S. 2296), S8677 [21JY]
        ------ treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts, (see S. 2065),
            S4712 [12MY]
        ------ treatment of Alaska Permanent Fund dividends received by
            certain children, (see S. 1974), S3534 [23AP]
        Thurmond, Senator:  tribute for Army Reserve service, (see S. Res.
            213), S3429 [22AP]
        Veterans:  furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members of
            the Selected Reserve, (see S. 1406), S6340 [15JN]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of
            information concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196),
            S2114 [17MR]
        Washington, George:  anniversary of death, (see S. Con. Res. 83),
            S11052 [28SE]
        Weapons:  antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
            1873), S2719 [27MR]
        Women's Progress Commemoration Commission:  establish, (see S.
            2285), S7939 [10JY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Amateur Sports Act:  amend, (see S. 2119), S5434 [22MY]
        Anchorage, AK:  land conveyance of site of the old Alaska Native
            Health Center, (see S. 1696), S1200 [2MR]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations, (see S. 1768), S2113
            [17MR]
        Balderson, Stuart F.:  naming as Senate Parliamentarian Emeritus and
            Financial Clerk Emeritus, (see S. Res. 234), S5322 [21MY]
        Dept. of Defense:  making appropriations, (see S. 2132), S5634 [4JN]
        Firearms:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
            checks before the transfer of a handgun, (see S. 2128), S5569
            [2JN]
        IMF:  making supplemental appropriations, (see S. 1769), S2113
            [17MR]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see S. 2510), S10722 [22SE]
        Technology:  international project to evaluate and facilitate the
            exchange of advanced nuclear waste technologies, (see S. Res.
            224), S4435 [6MY]
      Cloture motions
        Courts:  product liability reform (S. 648), S7297 [26JN], S7565
            [7JY], S7717 [9JY]
        ------ product liability reform (S. 648), motion to proceed, S7525
            [7JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S6666 [19JN]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), S8471 [17JY], S8600 [21JY]
        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), S4883 [14MY], S6473 [17JN], S6479 [17JN]
        Weapons:  antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
            motion to proceed, S4618 [11MY], S4768 [13MY]
        ------ antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
            motion to proceed, S9916 [3SE], S10058 [9SE]
      Letters
        Dept. of Defense appropriations legislation amendments relative to
            the People's Republic of China:  several Senators, S9340 [30JY]
        IMF funding:  Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S9829 [2SE]
        OMB estimates of total annual costs and benefits of Federal
            regulatory programs:  by, S9225 [29JY]
      Lists
        Allowable first degree amendments to S. 2132, Dept. of Defense
            appropriations, S9373 [30JY]
      Motions
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8211 [15JY], S8225 [15JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  making appropriations (S. 2132), S9392 [30JY]
      Privilege of the floor
        Ashworth, Sid, S9323 [30JY]
        Barca, Frank, S9323 [30JY]
        Bynum, James, S9327 [30JY]
        Committee on Appropriations (Senate):  staff, S2393 [23MR]
        Hawkins, Tom, S9323 [30JY]
        Hayes, James, S9323 [30JY]
        Hogan, Susan, S9323 [30JY]
        Holmes, Stewart, S9396 [30JY]
        Iagulli, Kristin, S9323 [30JY]
        Marshall, Mary, S9323 [30JY]
        Reese, Gary, S9323 [30JY]
        Stiefel, Jennifer, S9323 [30JY]
        Weddle, Justin, S9323 [30JY]
        Willis, Carolyn, S9323 [30JY]
        Young, John, S9323 [30JY]
      Remarks
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8198 [15JY], S8211 [15JY],
            S8212 [15JY], S8225 [15JY]
        Air Force:  Financial Information Resources System funding, S9398
            [30JY]
        ------ use of threat emitters for use in electronic combat training,
            S9400 [30JY]
        Alaska:  conveyance of certain lands to the Aleut Corp., S9402
            [30JY]
        ------ exemption from prohibition on overflights over national parks
            and tribal lands, S10910 [24SE]
        ------ provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate surface
            transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King Cove (S.
            1092), S5781 [9JN]
        ------ provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate surface
            transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King Cove,
            S12699 [20OC] provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate
            surface transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King
            Cove (S. 1092), S11252 [1OC], S11253 [1OC]
        Amateur Sports Act:  amend, S12698 [20OC], S12776 [21OC]
        ------ amend (S. 2119), S5448 [22MY]
        Anchorage, AK:  land conveyance of site of the old Alaska Native
            Health Center (S. 1696), S1202 [2MR]
        Appropriations:  making continuing (H.J. Res. 128), S10499 [17SE]
        ------ making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions
            (H.R. 3579), conference report, S3907 [30AP], S3912 [30AP],
            S3913 [30AP]
        ------ making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and
            overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2381 [23MR], S2387
            [23MR], S2393 [23MR], S2401 [23MR], S2404 [23MR], S2406 [23MR],
            S2407 [23MR], S2409 [23MR], S2456 [24MR], S2458 [24MR], S2460
            [24MR], S2467 [24MR], S2469 [24MR], S2470 [24MR], S2473 [24MR],
            S2475 [24MR], S2477 [24MR], S2478 [24MR], S2479 [24MR], S2482
            [24MR], S2484 [24MR], S2507 [25MR], S2527 [25MR], S2528 [25MR],
            S2531 [25MR], S2536 [25MR], S2537 [25MR], S2542 [25MR], S2543
            [25MR], S2552 [25MR], S2593 [26MR], S2594 [26MR], S2598 [26MR],
            S2600 [26MR], S2601 [26MR], S2605 [26MR], S2606 [26MR], S2608
            [26MR], S2609 [26MR], S2611 [26MR], S2612 [26MR], S2625 [26MR],
            S2626 [26MR], S2627 [26MR] making emergency supplemental for
            disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768),
            unanimous-consent agreement, S2600 [26MR], S2607 [26MR], S2631
            [26MR]
        ------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
            appropriations, S12696 [20OC], S12699 [20OC], S12714 [20OC],
            S12716 [20OC], S12742 [21OC], S12743 [21OC], S12776 [21OC],
            S12777 [21OC], S12792 [21OC]
        Aviation:  expedite consideration of slot exemption requests at
            airports, S2469 [24MR]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  ensure agreement with NATO relative to
            Dayton Accords timelines, S2409 [23MR]
        ------ funding for U.S. military intervention, S2531 [25MR]
        ------ U.S. policy, S7156 [25JN]
        Budget:  ensure compliance with congressional spending guidelines
            and outlays, S2473 [24MR], S2475 [24MR], S2477 [24MR], S2478
            [24MR]
        ------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con. Res.
            86), S3059 [2AP], S3060 [2AP]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  authorizing use of Grounds for
            performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing
            Arts (H. Con. Res. 265), S4601 [8MY]
        China, People's Republic of:  condemn officials involved in
            enforcement of forced abortions or religious persecution and
            prevent officials from entering or remaining in the U.S., S9339
            [30JY], S9340 [30JY], S9358 [30JY]
        ------ report on security of Taiwan Strait, S11082 [29SE]
        Congress:  accomplishments of the 105th Congress, S12714 [20OC]
        Congressional Research Service:  make certain information available
            to the public on the Internet, S8560 [20JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  Farm Service Agency employment assistance
            relative to reductions in force, S2612 [26MR]
        ------ reform agricultural credit programs, S2605 [26MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  additional military construction and military
            family housing projects funding, S7158 [25JN], S7159 [25JN]
        ------ Advanced Materials Intelligent Processing Center funding,
            S9399 [30JY]
        ------ authorize pay increase for military personnel, S9326 [30JY]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities,
            prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S.
            2057), S7156 [25JN], S7158 [25JN], S7159 [25JN]
        ------ CH-47 Engine Upgrade Program funding, S9397 [30JY]
        ------ develop a budget outlay estimate, S3059 [2AP], S3060 [2AP]
        ------ disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction
            appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), veto, S996 [25FE]
        ------ distance learning initiatives funding, S9400 [30JY]
        ------ ensure that any defense spending increases will be offset by
            defense funds relative to emergency supplemental appropriations,
            S2600 [26MR]
        ------ impact of budget cuts and expanded mission in Bosnia and
            Herzegovina on national security and military readiness, S9343
            [30JY], S9396 [30JY]
        ------ limit use of appropriated funds pending establishment of
            position for technology security, S9332 [30JY], S9333 [30JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4103), conference report, S11081
            [29SE], S11082 [29SE], S11083 [29SE], S11084 [29SE]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9323 [30JY], S9326 [30JY],
            S9327 [30JY], S9328 [30JY], S9331 [30JY], S9332 [30JY], S9333
            [30JY], S9339 [30JY], S9340 [30JY], S9343 [30JY], S9358 [30JY],
            S9359 [30JY], S9372 [30JY], S9373 [30JY], S9374 [30JY], S9375
            [30JY], S9385 [30JY], S9389 [30JY], S9390 [30JY], S9391 [30JY],
            S9392 [30JY], S9393 [30JY], S9394 [30JY], S9395 [30JY], S9396
            [30JY], S9397 [30JY], S9398 [30JY], S9399 [30JY], S9400 [30JY],
            S9402 [30JY], S9403 [30JY], S9404 [30JY], S9406 [30JY]
        ------ National Advanced Telecommunications and Applications Center
            funding, S9403 [30JY]
        ------ National Guard funding through offsets in F/A-18E/F aircraft
            program funding, S9331 [30JY], S9332 [30JY], S9358 [30JY]
        ------ Navy Ship Disposal Pilot Program funding, S9398 [30JY],
            S11084 [29SE]
        ------ prohibit funding for offensive operations without
            congressional approval, S9392 [30JY]
        ------ prohibit funding for training programs for foreign security
            forces relative to human rights abuses, S9395 [30JY]
        ------ Pulsed Fast Neutron Analysis Program funding, S9398 [30JY]
        ------ Supplemental Impact Aid Program funding, S9399 [30JY]
        ------ theater missile defense programs funding, S2456 [24MR], S2458
            [24MR]
        Dept. of Education:  Education Stabilization Fund funding, S2528
            [25MR]
        Dept. of Justice:  W.R. Grace Corp. settlement relative to Superfund
            cleanup of Wayne, NJ, Interim Storage Site, S2608 [26MR]
        Dept. of the Interior:  prohibit certain Indian gaming regulations,
            S2593 [26MR]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9228 [29JY], S9343 [30JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, S12696 [20OC], S12699 [20OC],
            S12714 [20OC], S12716 [20OC], S12742 [21OC], S12743 [21OC],
            S12776 [21OC], S12777 [21OC], S12792 [21OC]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8594 [20JY],
            S8648 [21JY]
        Ellsworth AFB, SD:  military housing project dispute resolution,
            S9400 [30JY]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (S. 2138),
            S6481 [17JN]
        Evanston, IL:  Advanced Materials Intelligent Processing Center
            funding, S11083 [29SE]
        FAA:  reauthorizing programs (H.R. 4057), S10967 [25SE]
        ------ reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10910 [24SE]
        FCC:  require report on universal service support for public
            institutional telecommunications users, S2460 [24MR]
        Federal employees:  computation of retirement benefits relative to
            denial of cost-of-living adjustments in certain years, S9343
            [30JY]
        FEMA:  ensure additional funding for disaster relief does not impact
            the budget surplus, S2542 [25MR]
        Finley, ND:  Finley Air Force Station hazardous waste cleanup
            funding, S9393 [30JY]
        Firearms:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
            checks before the transfer of a handgun (S. 2128), S5571<bullet>
            [2JN]
        ------ prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks
            before the transfer of a handgun, S12742 [21OC]
        Flag--U.S.:  constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J.
            Res. 40), S396 [4FE]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9829 [2SE]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), S8594 [20JY]
        ------ establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic
            sanctions, S8198 [15JY], S8211 [15JY]
        ------ exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical
            equipment from unilateral economic sanctions, S8225 [15JY]
        Foreign trade:  establish emergency commission to study trade
            deficit, S2387 [23MR]
        Glacier Bay National Park:  effective management of visitor services
            and fishing activity, S12792 [21OC]
        Hussein, Saddam:  indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
            other crimes against humanity (S. Con. Res. 78), S1909 [13MR]
        IMF:  establish bankruptcy reform in economically troubled nations,
            S2484 [24MR]
        ------ funding, S2467 [24MR], S2606 [26MR]
        ------ making supplemental appropriations (S. 1769), S2381 [23MR],
            S2393 [23MR], S2506 [25MR]
        ------ quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, S9829 [2SE]
        IRS:  classification of fishing permits and permits for special
            tools as seizable profits, S4518 [7MY]
        ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4518 [7MY]
        Kosovo:  U.S. military intervention, S9328 [30JY]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), S8560 [20JY]
        National Guard:  educational requirements relative to Challenge
            Program, S2458 [24MR]
        National security:  Navy Theater Wide Missile Defense System
            funding, S11083 [29SE]
        NATO:  reduce U.S. percentage of payments for civil and military
            costs, S2390 [23MR]
        ------ require authorization of U.S. funding relative to expansion
            or admission costs, S2390 [23MR], S3845 [30AP], S3846 [30AP],
            S3847 [30AP]
        ------ U.S. policy on expansion, S1186 [2MR]
        Navy:  Terfenol-D cost reduction project funding, S11083 [29SE]
        New Hampshire Network for Science, Technology and Communication
            (organization):  student research and training funding, S9399
            [30JY]
        New Jersey:  Housing for Persons With AIDS Program funding, S2609
            [26MR]
        New York, NY:  use of Floyd Bennett Field by Police Dept. for air
            and sea rescue operations, S2626 [26MR]
        North Dakota State University:  anti-corrosion technology research
            funding, S9399 [30JY]
        NSF:  authorizing appropriations (S. 1046), unanimous-consent
            agreement, S4601 [8MY]
        Nuclear weapons:  disposal of excess Russian weapons-derived
            plutonium, S12743 [21OC]
        Parliamentary inquiry, S3847 [30AP], S8561 [20JY], S9396 [30JY],
            S9406 [30JY]
        Petroleum:  prohibit sales from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S2611
            [26MR]
        ------ reduce gasoline tax, S1751 [11MR]
        Point of order, S6479 [17JN]
        Prince William Sound Community College:  anniversary (S. Res. 223),
            S4549<bullet> [7MY]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S2268 [19MR],
            S2390 [23MR], S3834 [30AP], S3835 [30AP], S3845 [30AP], S3846
            [30AP], S3847 [30AP]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs (S. 2364), S12669 [16OC]
        Puerto Rico:  self-determination (S. Res. 279), S10507 [17SE]
        ------ self-determination (S. Res. 279), unanimous-consent
            agreement, S10501 [17SE]
        Religion:  protect certain charitable contributions (S. 1244),
            unanimous-consent agreement, S4601 [8MY]
        Rose, Dave:  American Diabetes Association Golden Rose Award
            recipient, S11449 [5OC]
        SBA:  training and technical assistance funding relative to small
            businesses in rural Alaska, S8648 [21JY]
        Senate:  appreciation for tributes to birth of grandchild, S9356
            [30JY]
        ------ legislative program, S2451 [24MR], S2452 [24MR], S2481
            [24MR], S2503 [24MR], S2505 [25MR], S2506 [25MR], S2563 [25MR],
            S4601 [8MY], S8594 [20JY], S9339 [30JY], S9341 [30JY], S9358
            [30JY], S10945 [25SE], S12740 [20OC]
        Ships and vessels:  prevent foreign control of U.S. flag fishing
            vessels employed in the navigable waters and exclusive economic
            zone of the U.S., S12697 [20OC], S12777 [21OC]
        Social Security:  reduce payroll taxes, S9404 [30JY]
        States:  additional funding for disaster relief, S2536 [25MR], S2537
            [25MR], S2542 [25MR], S2543 [25MR]
        Technology:  international project to evaluate and facilitate the
            exchange of advanced nuclear waste technologies (S. Res. 224),
            S4450 [6MY]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S6476 [17JN], S6479 [17JN], S6480 [17JN], S6481 [17JN]
        Transportation:  ferry service funding, S1387 [5MR]
        ------ funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs,
            and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report, S5391
            [22MY], S5392 [22MY], S5397 [22MY] funding for Federal-aid
            highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S.
            1173), S1387 [5MR], S1389 [5MR], S1504 [6MR], S1505 [6MR], S1751
            [11MR], S1759 [11MR], S1761 [11MR]
        ------ national ferry system programs funding, S1761 [11MR]
        Weapons:  Photonics Research Center funding, S11083 [29SE]
      Remarks in Senate relative to
        Grandchild:  tribute to birth, S9355 [30JY]
        National Defense Industrial Association:  James Forrestal Memorial
            Award recipient, S4635 [11MY]
        Tribute, S10967 [25SE]
      Reports filed
        Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent
            Resolution for Fiscal Year 1999:  Committee on Appropriations
            (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-191), S4906 [14MY]
        Dept. of Defense Appropriations:  Committee on Appropriations
            (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 105-200), S5634 [4JN]
        Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and
            Overseas Peacekeeping Operations:  Committee on Appropriations
            (Senate) (S. 1768) (S. Rept. 105-168), S2113 [17MR]
        Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From
            the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1998:  Committee on
            Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-171), S2424 [23MR]
        ----- Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-172), S2488
            [24MR]
        ----- Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-179), S3918
            [30AP]
        ----- Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-271), S9135
            [28JY]
        Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From
            the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1999:  Committee on
            Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-221), S7012 [24JN]
        ----- Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-246), S8056
            [13JY]
        ----- Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-252), S8563
            [20JY]
        ----- Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-272), S9135
            [28JY]
        ----- Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-279), S9425
            [30JY]
        ------ Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-345),
            S10841 [23SE] Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept.
            105-365), S11450 [5OC] Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S.
            Rept. 105-373), S11697 [7OC] Committee on Appropriations
            (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-382), S11969 [8OC]
        IMF Supplemental Appropriations:  Committee on Appropriations
            (Senate) (S. 1769) (S. Rept. 105-169), S2113 [17MR]
        Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the
            Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1999:  Committee on
            Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-199), S5569 [2JN]
        ----- Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-211), S6181
            [11JN]
      Summaries
        Amateur Sports Act Amendments, S12776 [21OC]
        Amateur Sports Act Amendments (S. 2119), S5450 [22MY], S12699 [20OC]
        Prevent Foreign Control of U.S. Flag Fishing Vessels Employed in the
            Navigable Waters and Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.,
            S12778-S12782 [21OC]
      Tables
        Status of appropriation measures, 105th Congress, 2nd sess., S12715
            [20OC]
      Texts of
        S. 1696, Old Alaska Native Health Center Conveyance Act, S1202 [2MR]
        S. 2119, Amateur Sports Act amendments, S5448-S5450 [22MY]
        S. 2128, No Gun Tax Act, S5571<bullet> [2JN]
      Tributes
        Engelken, Elizabeth Downs (Betsy), S5768 [9JN]
        Ford, Senator, S10967 [25SE]
        Hitch, Philip, S781<bullet> [12FE]
        McDermott, Albert, S6740 [22JN]
        Shevardnadze, Eduard, S523<bullet> [9FE]