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

    HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES related term(s) Radioactive Substances
      Amendments
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (S. 2358),
            S12044 [8OC]
      Analyses
        Clean Power Plant and Modernization Act (S. 2636), S12652 [15OC]
      Articles and editorials
        President on Clean Water, S2960 [1AP]
        Promising Clean Water Strategy, S2960 [1AP]
      Bills and resolutions
        Agriculture:  permit States to purchase certain chemicals sold in
            Canada, (see S. 2592), S11970 [8OC]
        Animals:  establish research and grant programs relative to the
            efficient, healthful, and environmentally sound disposal of
            animal waste, (see H.R. 3793), H2813 [5MY]
        Armed Forces:  award Congressional Gold Medal to radiation-exposed
            veterans, (see H.R. 4586), H7914 [16SE]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            S. 2062), S4712 [12MY], (see S. 2180), S6405 [16JN]
        ------ clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for
            residential use, (see H.R. 4227), H5593 [15JY]
        ------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE], (see H.R. 3595),
            H1776 [30MR]
        Children and youth:  require proof of screening for lead poisoning
            and follow-up services for those testing positive, (see S.
            2598), S12163 [9OC], (see H.R. 4825), H10832 [13OC]
        Clean Air Act:  proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in
            the eastern U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen,
            (see H.R. 3690), H2055 [1AP], (see H.R. 4136), H5297 [24JN]
        Courts:  establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
            prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
            exposure personal injury claims, (see H.R. 3905), H3624 [20MY]
        ------ establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
            prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
            exposure personal injury claims, (see S. 2546), S11339 [2OC]
        Dept. of Defense:  require additional public education, outreach,
            and participation relative to the disposal of napalm and certain
            other materials, (see H.R. 3404), H903 [5MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  determination of service connection for
            certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological
            warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R.
            3279), H676 [26FE]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036, S. 2358), S9044
            [27JY], H4548 [11JN]
        ------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
            veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
            research priorities relative to certain service-related health
            consequences, (see H.R. 3980), H4054 [3JN]
        Ecology and environment:  assist local governments and citizens'
            associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
            H.R. 3627), H2052 [1AP]
        ------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, (see H.R.
            4094), H4879 [19JN]
        Electric power:  facilitate modernization, establish efficiency
            requirements, reduce hazardous emissions, and promote
            alternative energy sources, (see S. 2636), S12647 [15OC]
        Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act:  subject Federal
            facilities discharging hazardous substances to the same
            standards as private facilities, (see S. 1639), S730 [12FE]
        Mercury:  require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators
            to reduce emissions, (see S. 1915), S3120 [2AP], (see H.R.
            3791), H2813 [5MY]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            257), S8779 [22JY]
        Nuclear energy:  waste disposal (S. 104), return to Senate, (see H.
            Res. 379), H904 [5MR]
        OSHA:  recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
            sheets, (see S. 1855), S2489 [24MR]
        Pesticides:  improve the safety of exported pesticides, (see S.
            2652), S12871 [21OC]
        Petroleum:  limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline, (see S. 2377),
            S9425 [30JY]
        Pipelines:  require one-call notification system to protect natural
            gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage, (see
            H.R. 3318), H850 [4MR]
        Poison control centers:  increase funding and establish toll-free
            telephone number to improve access, (see S. 1862), S2570 [25MR],
            (see H.R. 3862), H3246 [13MY]
        Radiation Exposure Compensation Act:  compensation for certain
            individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills,
            (see H.R. 3539, S. 2343), S8778 [22JY], H1444 [24MR]
        Ships and vessels:  reform process for dismantling and disposing of
            ships no longer in use, (see S. 2064), S4712 [12MY], (see H.R.
            4156), H5403 [25JN]
        Technology:  international project to evaluate and facilitate the
            exchange of advanced nuclear waste technologies, (see S. Res.
            224), S4435 [6MY]
        Transportation:  authorizing appropriations, (see S. 2349), S8919
            [23JY]
        Veterans:  expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected
            with respect to radiation-exposed veterans, (see H.R. 4368),
            H6879 [31JY]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
      Cloture motions
        Nuclear energy:  waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5400 [22MY], S5564
            [2JN]
      Letters
        Allocate revenues from Superfund tax to establish reserve fund for
            environmental initiatives:  Deb Callahan, League of Conservation
            Voters, S2959 [1AP]
        ----- Kathleen A. McGinty, Executive Office of the President, S2959
            [1AP]
        ----- several environmental organizations, S2959 [1AP]
        Limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline:  Harold P. Reheis, Georgia
            Dept. of Natural Resources, S9436 [30JY]
        Russian disposal of weapons-grade plutonium:  several Senators,
            S8475 [17JY], S8476 [17JY]
        W.R. Grace Corp. settlement relative to Superfund cleanup of Wayne,
            NJ, Interim Storage Site:  Thomas P. Grumbly, Dept. of Energy,
            S2608 [26MR]
        Ward Valley, CA, low-level radioactive waste disposal facility:
            Senator Murkowski, S2710 [27MR], S2711 [27MR]
      Newsletters
        Recognition of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, E1993 [9OC],
            E2151-E2153 [13OC], E2187-E2189 [15OC], E2244 [20OC]
      Remarks in House
        Air pollution:  reduction of oxides of nitrogen emissions, E1843
            [28SE]
        CERCLA:  Superfund Program reauthorization and reform (H.R. 2727),
            H4641 [17JN]
        Cincinnati, OH:  Fernald Environmental Management Project funding,
            E1201 [23JN]
        Courts:  establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
            prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
            exposure personal injury claims (H.R. 3905), E1238 [25JN]
        Daar, Sheila:  EPA Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award recipient,
            E40 [28JA]
        Dept. of Defense:  prohibit import of foreign manufactured
            polylchlorinated biphenyls (PCB's), H5250 [24JN]
        ------ prohibit import of foreign manufactured polylchlorinated
            biphenyls (PCB's), H8570 [24SE]
        ------ require additional public education, outreach, and
            participation relative to the disposal of napalm and other
            materials, H5228 [24JN]
        Dept. of Energy:  Rocky Flats nuclear weapons site cleanup funding,
            H4934 [22JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  determination of service connection for
            certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological
            warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 3279),
            H6893 [3AU], E240 [26FE]
        ------ determination of service connection for certain illnesses
            caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
            during the Persian Gulf Conflict, E2316 [12NO]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (H.R. 4036), H4616 [16JN]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, H10389-H10400 [10OC]
        ------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
            veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
            research priorities relative to certain service-related health
            consequences (H.R. 3980), H6891-H6898 [3AU], E1636 [7AU]
        Ecology and environment:  assist local governments and citizens'
            associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites (H.R.
            3627), H2033 [1AP]
        ------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, H5756 [17JY],
            H5757 [17JY], E1489 [31JY], E1497 [31JY]
        ------ exempt certain regulations and initiatives from EPA and
            Council on Environmental Quality funding limitations,
            H6244-H6257 [23JY], E1437 [24JY]
        EPA:  remove restrictions on use of brownfield funds, H5825 [17JY],
            H5826 [17JY]
        ------ support contracts for the Superfund reportable quantities on
            oil spills programs, H6257 [23JY], H6258 [23JY]
        Foreign trade:  nuclear export reporting requirements, H3706 [21MY],
            H3707 [21MY]
        Hudson River:  contamination, E1437 [24JY]
        Mercury:  require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators
            to reduce emissions (H.R. 3791), E797 [7MY]
        Nuclear energy:  transportation of nuclear waste, H3631 [21MY]
        ------ waste disposal, E92 [4FE]
        ------ waste disposal (S. 104), return to Senate (H. Res. 379), H878
            [5MR], H879 [5MR]
        Oak Ridge, TN:  gaseous diffusion plant cleanup funding, H4934
            [22JN]
        OSHA:  reform scope of agency functions and regulatory enforcement
            tactics, E2303 [21OC]
        Pesticides:  registration program, E2270 [21OC]
        Pipelines:  require one-call notification system to protect natural
            gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (H.R.
            3318), E283 [4MR], E283 [4MR]
        Poison control centers:  increase funding and establish toll-free
            telephone number to improve access (H.R. 3862), E847 [13MY]
        Railroads:  authorize activities under Federal railroad safety laws
            (H.R. 3805), H4881 [22JN]
        ------ Operation Respond Project railroad partnership funding, H6722
            [29JY]
        Riverbank, CA:  Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant recipient of Sec. of
            the Army Environmental Award, E38 [28JA]
        Santa Fe, NM:  funding for construction of bypass for transportation
            of nuclear waste, H4927 [22JN]
        States:  regulation of local transportation of agricultural
            materials, H1896 [1AP]
        Superfund Program:  funding, H4222 [5JN]
        Veterans:  expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected
            with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (H.R. 4368), E1510
            [31JY]
        ------ expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with
            respect to radiation-exposed veterans (H.R. 4368), E2208 [15OC]
        ------ recognition of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity disorders caused
            by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents during the
            Persian Gulf Conflict, E1992 [9OC], E2151 [13OC], E2187 [15OC],
            E2244 [20OC]
        West Virginia:  comprehensive review of railroad transportation of
            hazardous materials, H4881 [22JN]
        Women:  research health risks posed by the presence of certain
            additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products
            (H.R. 2900), E652 [23AP]
        Yucca Mountain, NV:  designate as nuclear waste disposal site, H1705
            [30MR], H1706 [30MR], H1769 [30MR]
        ------ oversight of tests to determine suitability as nuclear waste
            disposal site, H4934 [22JN]
      Remarks in Senate
        Agriculture:  implementation of transportation pilot programs for
            certain farm service vehicles, S1726 [11MR], S1727 [11MR]
        ------ permit States to purchase certain chemicals sold in Canada
            (S. 2592), S11985 [8OC]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions,
            S11358 [2OC]
        ------ clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S.
            2180), S6421-S6423 [16JN]
        ------ clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S.
            2180), S10416 [16SE], S10607-S10609 [18SE], S12843 [21OC]
        ------ clarify liability for cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
            sites and municipal solid waste disposal, S10607-S10609 [18SE]
        ------ enhanced community participation and liability exemptions and
            limitations (S. 1497), S12909 [21OC]
        ------ liability of sureties who issue performance bonds to
            Superfund cleanup contractors, S11358 [2OC]
        Children and youth:  require proof of screening for lead poisoning
            and follow-up services for those testing positive (S. 2598),
            S12165 [9OC]
        Courts:  establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
            prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
            exposure personal injury claims (S. 2546), S11343-S11345 [2OC]
        Dept. of Defense:  Pulsed Fast Neutron Analysis Program funding,
            S9398 [30JY]
        Dept. of Energy:  involve Oregon in decisions relative to cleanup of
            Hanford Nuclear Reservation, S6995 [24JN], S6996 [24JN]
        ------ Rocky Flats nuclear weapons site cleanup funding, S6528
            [18JN], S6529 [18JN]
        Dept. of Justice:  W.R. Grace Corp. settlement relative to Superfund
            cleanup of Wayne, NJ, Interim Storage Site, S2607 [26MR], S2608
            [26MR]
        Dept. of Transportation:  study implementation of permit program for
            high risk hazardous material and hazardous waste carriers, S1796
            [11MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  determination of service connection for
            certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological
            warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict (S. 1320), S5468
            [22MY]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (S. 2358), S9045-S9051 [27JY]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, S12832 [21OC] establish certain
            presumptions of service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict
            veterans (S. 2358), S9730 [1SE], S12044 [8OC]
        Drug abuse:  cleanup of methamphetamine laboratories, S6135 [11JN]
        Ecology and environment:  allocate revenues from Superfund tax to
            establish reserve fund for environmental initiatives,
            S2958-S2961 [1AP], S3035-S3037 [2AP]
        ------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, S7083 [25JN]
        ------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 8), S12909
            [21OC]
        ------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 18), S12909
            [21OC]
        ------ reform hazardous waste management programs under the Resource
            Conservation and Recovery Act, S9934 [3SE], S9994 [8SE], S10139
            [9SE]
        Edison, NJ:  anniversary of natural gas explosion, S2486 [24MR]
        Electric power:  facilitate modernization, establish efficiency
            requirements, reduce hazardous emissions, and promote
            alternative energy sources (S. 2636), S12648 [15OC]
        Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act:  subject Federal
            facilities discharging hazardous substances to the same
            standards as private facilities (S. 1639), S746 [12FE]
        EPA:  ensure timely opening of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant,
            S8368 [16JY]
        ------ use of toxicity weighing factors relative to Sector Facility
            Indexing Project and the Environmental Indicator Project, S8432
            [17JY], S8433 [17JY]
        Finley, ND:  Finley Air Force Station hazardous waste cleanup
            funding, S9393 [30JY]
        Mercury:  require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators
            to reduce emissions, S3409 [22AP], S8433 [17JY], S8436 [17JY]
        ----- require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to
            reduce emissions (S. 1915), S3130 [2AP]
        National Academy of Sciences:  report to EPA on contaminated
            sediments, S11837 [8OC]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate (S. Res. 257),
            S8787 [22JY]
        ------ designate (S. Res. 257), S12251 [9OC]
        Nuclear energy:  waste disposal, S635 [11FE], S2248 [19MR], S2250
            [19MR]
        ------ waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5400 [22MY], S5551-S5564 [2JN]
        ------ waste disposal (H.R. 1270), unanimous-consent agreement,
            S5526 [1JN]
        ------ waste disposal (S. 104), S83-S85 [28JA], S202 [29JA],
            S219-S221 [29JA]
        OSHA:  recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
            sheets (S. 1855), S2490 [24MR]
        Pesticides:  improve the safety of exported pesticides (S. 2652),
            S12874 [21OC]
        Petroleum:  limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (S. 2377), S9435
            [30JY], S9436 [30JY]
        Pipelines:  require one-call notification system to protect natural
            gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage, S3274
            [20AP], S3275 [20AP], S9041 [27JY]
        ----- require one-call notification system to protect natural gas
            and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (S. 1115),
            S1692 [10MR], S2486 [24MR]
        Poison control centers:  increase funding and establish toll-free
            telephone number to improve access (S. 1862), S2573 [25MR],
            S3796 [29AP]
        Power resources:  natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety,
            S3108 [2AP]
        Radiation Exposure Compensation Act:  compensation for certain
            individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills (S.
            2343), S8782 [22JY]
        Radioactive substances:  ensure security at gaseous diffusion
            plants, S11131 [29SE]
        Refuse disposal:  improve management of remediation waste (S. 1286),
            S9935 [3SE]
        Resource Conservation and Recovery Act:  revise and extend certain
            remediation waste cleanup programs, S9547 [31JY]
        Russia:  disposal of weapons-grade plutonium, S8473-S8477 [17JY],
            S10578 [18SE], S10579 [18SE], S11119 [29SE]
        Ships and vessels:  reform process for dismantling and disposing of
            ships no longer in use, S7123 [25JN], S7124 [25JN], S8437
            [17JY], S8438 [17JY]
        ----- reform process for dismantling and disposing of ships no
            longer in use (S. 2064), S4713 [12MY], S4714 [12MY]
        Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, ND:  testing and remediation of
            polylchlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) in schools and facilities,
            S2599 [26MR]
        Taxation:  reinstate Superfund excise taxes, S4383 [6MY],
            S4386-S4388 [6MY]
        Technology:  international project to evaluate and facilitate the
            exchange of advanced nuclear waste technologies (S. Res. 224),
            S4449 [6MY], S4450 [6MY]
        Transportation:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2349), S8923 [23JY]
        ------ improve and expand safety programs, S1692 [10MR]
        Yucca Mountain, NV:  designate as nuclear waste disposal site, S2248
            [19MR], S2250 [19MR], S5554-S5564 [2JN]
      Reports filed
        Justice for Atomic Veterans Act:  Committee on Veterans Affairs
            (Senate) (S. 1385) (S. Rept. 105-343), S10722 [22SE]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  Committee the Judiciary on
            (Senate) (S. Res. 257), S12163 [9OC]
        Persian Gulf War Veterans Act:  Committee on Veterans Affairs
            (Senate) (S. 2358) (S. Rept. 105-362), S11339 [2OC]
        Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act:  Committee
            on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3980) (H. Rept. 105-626),
            H5592 [15JY]
        Superfund Cleanup Acceleration Act:  Committee on Environment and
            Public Works (Senate) (S. 8) (S. Rept. 105-192), S5129 [19MY]
      Statements
        Nuclear Policy Issues:  Senator Domenici, S636 [11FE]
        Nuclear Waste Policy Act:  Speaker Gingrich, S5564 [2JN]
      Summaries
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (S. 1173):  McCain
            Amendment on Transportation Safety Programs, S1693 [10MR]
      Texts of
        H. Res. 379, return to Senate S. 104, nuclear waste disposal, H878
            [5MR]
        H.R. 3980, Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act,
            H6891-H6893 [3AU]
        S. 1862, Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act, S2574
            [25MR]
        S. 2180, Superfund Recycling Equity Act, S6422 [16JN]
        S. 2343, Radiation Exposure Compensation Improvement Act,
            S8783-S8786 [22JY]
        S. 2358, Persian Gulf War Veterans Act, S9047-S9051 [27JY],
            S12048-S12051 [8OC]
        S. 2598, Children's Lead Prevention and Inclusive Treatment Act,
            S12165-S12167 [9OC]
        S. 2636. Clean Power Plant and Modernization Act, S12649-S12652
            [15OC]
        S. Res. 224, international project to evaluate and facilitate the
            exchange of advanced nuclear waste technologies, S4443 [6MY],
            S4450 [6MY]
        S. Res. 257, National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day, S8787 [22JY],
            S12251 [9OC]