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

    LUGAR, RICHARD G. (a Senator from Indiana)
      Amendments
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8098 [14JY], S8140 [14JY],
            S8185 [15JY], S8254 [15JY], S8269 [16JY], S8389 [16JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S10356 [15SE], S10389 [15SE]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8835 [23JY],
            S8931 [23JY]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests (S. 1758), S8143 [14JY], S8155 [14JY]
        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), S9724 [1SE], S9791 [1SE]
        Gabon:  elections (S. Res. 285), S12877 [21OC]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5713 [5JN], S5717 [5JN], S5718 [5JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1591 [9MR], S1785
            [11MR]
      Appointments
        Committee To Escort President of Romania Emil Constantinescu Into
            the House Chamber, H5499 [15JY]
        Committee To Escort Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-Jung Into
            the House Chamber, H4333 [10JN]
        Conferee:  H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, S7333
            [26JN]
        ------ H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs
            improvement, S10544 [17SE]
        ------ S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
            Reform Act, S1147 [27FE]
      Articles and editorials
        Best Deal?--Plan McConnell Backs Brings in Quick Cash, but Would
            Ultimately Kill Off Small Farms, S6461 [17JN]
        Lugar Tobacco Bill Punishes Farmers, S6460 [17JN]
        Rural Areas Must Survive, Even if Tobacco Doesn't, S6460 [17JN]
        Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction, by, Hill (publication), S1001
            [25FE]
        Untimely Demise--McConnell Plan Kills Tobacco Program Too Fast,
            S6461 [17JN]
        We Should Pass the Africa Bill, by, Washington (DC) Post, E690
            [28AP]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agriculture:  production flexibility contract payment options, (see
            S. 2344), S8779 [22JY]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S9599 [31JY]
        Armed Forces:  feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
            Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
            military health care system, (see S. 1334), S4442 [6MY]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see S. 2158),
            S6181 [11JN], (see S. 2282), S7881 [9JY]
        Birds:  establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
            birds, (see S. 1970), S4366 [5MY]
        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]
        Children and youth:  establish mentoring programs for at-risk
            youths, (see S. 1461), S769 [12FE]
        China, People's Republic of:  emphasize human rights situation
            during President Clinton's visit, (see S. Res. 238), S6497
            [17JN]
        China, Republic of:  admission to multilateral economic
            institutions, (see S. Con. Res. 30), S847 [23FE]
        ------ affirm U.S. commitment to security and democracy, (see S.
            Con. Res. 107), S7574 [7JY]
        Colleges and universities:  discourage alcohol abuse on campus, (see
            S. Res. 192), S3443 [22AP]
        Commission To Promote a National Dialogue on Bioethics:  establish,
            (see S. 1595), S271 [2FE]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see S. 1391), S667 [11FE]
        Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            S.J. Res. 50), S6580 [18JN]
        Drugs:  support existing Federal legal process for determining
            safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for
            medicinal purposes, (see S.J. Res. 56), S11990 [8OC]
        Employment:  reform standard for classifying technical workers as
            independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
            1924), S5238 [20MY]
        Endangered Species Act:  prohibit sale of products containing
            endangered species, (see S. 361), S3656 [27AP]
        English language:  encourage status as primary language and
            recognize importance of multilingualism, (see S. Res. 236),
            S5434 [22MY]
        EPA:  distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements
            relative to underground storage tanks, (see S. 555), S11127
            [29SE]
        FDA:  uniform food safety warning notification requirements, (see S.
            2356), S9043 [27JY]
        Federal aid programs:  improve and expand empowerment and enterprise
            zone programs, (see S. 2418), S11285 [1OC]
        Flag--U.S.:  constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
            S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see S. 2283), S9789 [1SE]
        Great Lakes:  implementation of strategic plan for restoration of
            fisheries and other natural resources, (see S. 659), S3791
            [29AP]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  designate, (see S. Res. 56), S11715 [7OC],
            (see S. Res. 56), S11991 [8OC]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
        Iraq:  condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
            Con. Res. 71), S234 [29JA]
        IRS:  provide uniform application of confidentiality privileges
            relative to taxpayer communications with authorized tax
            practitioners, (see S. 1737), S1697 [10MR]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
        ------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 188), S1255
            [3MR]
        Japan:  eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative
            to resolution of the Asian financial crisis, (see S. Res. 216),
            S3585 [24AP]
        Law enforcement officers:  tribute to individuals who lost their
            lives during service, (see S. Res. 201), S2764 [30MR]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see S. 2510), S10722 [22SE]
        McCain, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            198), S2214 [18MR]
        National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 175), S1262 [3MR]
        National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service:  designate,
            (see S. Con. Res. 55), S5023 [18MY]
        National Environmental Education Act:  extend programs, (see S.
            2359), S9044 [27JY]
        National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
            Network to Freedom Program, (see S. 887), S57 [27JA]
        National Youth Fitness Week:  designate, (see S. Res. 199), S3363
            [21AP]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
            Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
        North American Wetlands Conservation Act:  reauthorizing, (see S.
            1677), S3656 [27AP]
        Partnerships for Wildlife Act:  reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S3656
            [27AP]
        Philippines:  commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
            relations, (see S. Res. 235), S5434 [22MY]
        Power resources:  designate biodiesel fuel blends as alternative
            fuel and equalize alternative fuel vehicle incentives for fleet
            owners and operators, (see S. 1141), S57 [27JA]
        Public welfare programs:  establish asset-based welfare policies,
            (see S. 1255), S273 [2FE]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see S. 2364), S9137 [28JY]
        Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate, (see S.
            1575), S48 [27JA], (see S. 1297), S179 [28JA]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans, (see S. 1599), S317 [3FE],
            (see S. 1601), S318 [3FE]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see S. 1260), S3362 [21AP]
        Ships and vessels:  permit foreign built ships to engage in
            coastwise trade in the transport of certain products, (see S.
            2390), S10242 [11SE]
        Tariff:  televisions, (see S. 1859), S2570 [25MR]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see S.
            2078), S8058 [13JY]
        ------ allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            (see S. 1285), S8563 [20JY]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amount for inflation, (see S. 1252), S6340
            [15JN]
        ------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
            educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
            relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
            (see S. 1724), S2988 [1AP]
        ------ repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to
            military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade
            income, (see S. 2296), S10211 [10SE]
        ------ treatment of excise tax on vaccines, (see S. 2118), S5434
            [22MY]
        Thailand:  U.S. support for economic recovery, (see S. Res. 174),
            S516 [9FE]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 207),
            S5572 [2JN]
        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),
            S3723 [28AP]
        Weapons:  antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
            1873), S2719 [27MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        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]
        Children and youth:  improve and extend child nutrition programs,
            (see S. 2286), S7939 [10JY]
        ------ reauthorize child nutrition programs, (see S. 1581), S113
            [28JA]
        Correctional institutions:  funding for substance abuse prevention
            and treatment programs in prisons, (see S. 1876), S2719 [27MR]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  clarify and enhance the authorities of the
            Chief Information Officer, (see S. 2116), S5433 [22MY]
        ------ establish a pilot program for milk producers and cooperatives
            to enter into forward price contracts with milk handlers, (see
            S. 2396), S9555 [31JY]
        ------ modify overtime and holiday pay for veterinarians performing
            meat and poultry inspections, (see S. 2511), S10722 [22SE]
        ------ study options for the design, development, implementation,
            and operation of a national database to track participation in
            Federal means-tested public assistance programs, (see S. 2447),
            S9973 [8SE]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests, (see S. 1758), S1948 [13MR]
        Food stamps:  prevention of issuance to deceased individuals, (see
            S. 1733), S1697 [10MR]
        Gabon:  elections, (see S. Res. 285), S11450 [5OC]
        ``History of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
            and Forestry'':  authorize printing, (see S. Res. 280), S10527
            [17SE]
        Immigration:  permit local educational agencies to waive
            reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend
            public secondary schools, (see S. 2331), S8482 [17JY]
      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 the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S9967 [8SE], S10176 [10SE]
        Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS, S446 [5FE], S541 [10FE]
      Essays
        Hoosier Farmers--Feeding the World, Protecting the Land:  Ben
            Wicker, S1128<bullet> [26FE]
        ------ Jamie Boone, S1128<bullet> [26FE]
      Letters
        Dept. of Agriculture overtime and holiday pay for veterinarians
            performing meat and poultry inspections:  Dan Glickman, Sec. of
            Agriculture, S10725 [22SE]
        Humanitarian food assistance programs:  several Senators, S8172
            [15JY]
        Impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family farms:
            several agricultural organizations, S10303 [14SE]
        Tax treatment of Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts:  several
            Senators, S8173 [15JY]
      Lists
        Indiana Farm Bureau and Bank One of Indianapolis Eighth Grade Youth
            Essay Contest district and county winners, S1129<bullet> [26FE]
      Privilege of the floor
        Dietrich, Mary, S6388 [16JN]
        Johnson, Kevin, S3617 [27AP]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), S1147 [27FE]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4615 [11MY], S4616
            [11MY], S4651 [12MY], S4659 [12MY], S4680 [12MY]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report--unanimous-consent
            agreement, S4616 [11MY]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report--unanimous-consent
            request, S4615 [11MY]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), motion to recommit conference report,
            S4667 [12MY], S4671 [12MY]
        ------ extension of marketing assistance loans, S2616 [26MR], S2618
            [26MR]
        ------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, S4667 [12MY]
        ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
            farms, S8169 [15JY]
        ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
            farms, S10299 [14SE]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8098 [14JY], S8169 [15JY],
            S8174 [15JY], S8185 [15JY], S8192 [15JY], S8194 [15JY], S8200
            [15JY], S8201 [15JY], S8324 [16JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, S11559
            [6OC]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2616 [26MR],
            S2618 [26MR]
        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), S7809
            [9JY]
        Boone, Jamie:  Indiana Farm Bureau and Bank One of Indianapolis
            Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winner, S1128<bullet> [26FE]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S3095 [2AP]
        Chicago Bulls (basketball team):  tribute (S. Res. 249), S6429
            [16JN], S6430 [16JN]
        Children and youth:  improve and extend child nutrition programs (S.
            2286), S10586 [18SE]
        ------ reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 1581), S171 [28JA]
        Correctional institutions:  funding for substance abuse prevention
            and treatment programs in prisons (S. 1876), S2723 [27MR]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  clarify and enhance the authorities of the
            Chief Information Officer (S. 2116), S5445<bullet> [22MY]
        ------ clarify and enhance the authorities of the Chief Information
            Officer (S. 2116), S12399 [12OC], S12400 [12OC]
        ------ establish a pilot program for milk producers and cooperatives
            to enter into forward price contracts with milk handlers (S.
            2396), S9558<bullet> [31JY]
        ------ marketing assistance loans funding, S8169 [15JY], S8174
            [15JY]
        ------ modify overtime and holiday pay for veterinarians performing
            meat and poultry inspections (S. 2511), S10724<bullet> [22SE]
        ------ study options for the design, development, implementation,
            and operation of a national database to track participation in
            Federal means-tested public assistance programs (S. 2447),
            S9977<bullet> [8SE]
        ------ Wetland Reserve Program effectiveness improvement, S8098
            [14JY]
        Dept. of State:  Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program funding,
            S8642 [21JY], S8643 [21JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S10299 [14SE]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8642 [21JY],
            S8643 [21JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S7559 [7JY]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests (S. 1758), S1951 [13MR], S8155 [14JY]
        Food:  inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution
            of State-inspected meat and poultry, S8324 [16JY]
        Food stamps:  prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (S.
            1733), S1697 [10MR]
        ------ prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (S. 1733),
            S12464 [14OC]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa (S. 778), S7710 [9JY]
        ------ establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic
            sanctions, S8185 [15JY], S8192 [15JY], S8194 [15JY], S8201
            [15JY]
        Gabon:  elections (S. Res. 285), S11452<bullet> [5OC]
        Germany:  anniversary of Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program,
            S6722<bullet> [19JN]
        Immigration:  permit local educational agencies to waive
            reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend
            public secondary schools (S. 2331), S8511<bullet> [17JY]
        Indiana University:  Midwest Proton Radiation Institute funding,
            S7559 [7JY]
        Indianapolis, IN:  tribute to Arsenal Technical High School on
            receipt of Concerned Businessmen's Association of America
            American Set a Good Example Competition winner, S5523<bullet>
            [1JN]
        Israel:  membership in a U.N. regional group (S. Res. 186), S1163
            [27FE]
        Power resources:  energy efficient technology programs funding,
            S3095 [2AP]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S3617 [27AP]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            S4659 [12MY], S4667 [12MY], S4671 [12MY]
        Senate:  legislative program, S6431 [16JN]
        START II Treaty:  implementation, S3617 [27AP]
        Tobacco products:  provide market transition assistance for tobacco
            producers, industry workers, and their communities, S6388
            [16JN], S6395 [16JN]
        ----- provide market transition assistance for tobacco warehousemen,
            S6467 [17JN]
        ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
            risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S6388
            [16JN], S6395 [16JN], S6398 [16JN], S6451 [17JN], S6467 [17JN]
        Weather:  establish a national development and research policy,
            S1146 [27FE], S1147 [27FE]
        West Lafayette, IN:  tribute to West Lafayette High School girls'
            basketball team, S4133<bullet> [1MY]
        Wicker, Ben:  Indiana Farm Bureau and Bank One of Indianapolis
            Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winner, S1128<bullet> [26FE]
      Reports filed
        Child Nutrition Programs Extension and Improvements:  Committee on
            Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2286) (S.
            Rept. 105-243), S7939 [10JY]
        Nomination of Michael M. Reyna to the Farm Credit Administration:
            Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate),
            S11278 [1OC]
      Texts of
        S. 1581, child nutrition programs reauthorization, S172 [28JA]
        S. 1733, prevention of issuance of food stamps to deceased
            individuals, S1698 [10MR]
        S. 1758, Tropical Forest Conservation Act, S1952-S1955 [13MR]
        S. 1876, funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment
            programs in prisons, S2723 [27MR]
        S. 2396, establish a pilot program for milk producers and
            cooperatives to enter into forward price contracts with milk
            handlers, S9558<bullet> [31JY]
        S. 2447, Dept. of Agriculture study of options for the design,
            development, implementation, and operation of a national
            database to track participation in Federal means-tested public
            assistance programs, S9977<bullet> [8SE]
      Tributes
        Bullock, Christine, S9993<bullet> [8SE]
        Coats, Senator, S12137 [9OC]
        Drazek, Paul A., S11133<bullet> [29SE]
        Leineweber, Kevin, S9993<bullet> [8SE]
        Lochmann, Leroy (Lee), S10216<bullet> [10SE]
        Ralph, Lane A., S410<bullet> [4FE]