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

    SMITH, BOB (a Senator from New Hampshire)
      Amendments
        Alaska:  conveyance of certain lands to the Aleut Corp. (S. 1488),
            S2863 [31MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S4919 [14MY], S4920 [14MY], S6822
            [22JN], S6847 [23JN], S6848 [23JN], S6849 [23JN], S6897 [23JN],
            S6898 [23JN], S6956 [24JN], S6961 [24JN], S6982 [24JN], S7025
            [24JN], S7112 [25JN], S7121 [25JN], S7204 [25JN]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9124 [28JY], S9140 [28JY], S9163 [29JY], S9255 [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8625 [21JY],
            S8680 [21JY]
        FAA:  reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10934 [24SE]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4543 [7MY]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), S8564 [20JY]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S2575 [25MR],
            S3724 [28AP], S3793 [29AP], S3867 [30AP], S3900 [30AP], S4041
            [1MY]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S3445 [22AP]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1353 [4MR], S1395
            [5MR], S1465 [5MR], S1629 [9MR], S1639 [9MR], S1785 [11MR],
            S1895 [12MR]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 2400, Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
            Act, S3181 [2AP]
        ------ H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S7160 [25JN]
      Articles and editorials
        Foreign Policy by Impulse, Jim Hoagland, Washington (DC) Post, S2279
            [19MR]
        NATO--What's the Rush? Hill (publication), S2280 [19MR]
        Senate Recklessness on NATO? Boston (MA) Globe, S2281 [19MR]
        Three Booby Traps of NATO Expansion, Ted G. Carpenter, Hill
            (publication), S2280 [19MR]
        Undue Haste on NATO Expansion, David Border, Newark (NJ) Star-
            Ledger, S2281 [19MR]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Armed Forces:  feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
            Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
            military health care system, (see S. 1334), S3443 [22AP]
        Army Reserve:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 213), S3429 [22AP]
        Budget:  provide for offsetting tax cuts whenever there is an
            elimination of a discretionary spending program, (see S. 1392),
            S5701 [5JN]
        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:  ensure parental access to educational
            information and curriculum, (see S. 1631), S665 [11FE], (see S.
            1631), S836 [23FE]
        China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
            democracy, (see S. Con. Res. 107), S7574 [7JY]
        Costa Rica:  protection of lives and property rights from squatters,
            (see S. Con. Res. 84), S2114 [17MR]
        Crime:  constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
            (see S.J. Res. 44), S2968 [1AP]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see S. 1645),
            S5517 [1JN]
        Cuba:  increase support to democratic opposition and humanitarian
            assistance, (see S. 2080), S4906 [14MY]
        Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
            drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
            S. 2151), S6053 [10JN]
        Dept. of the Interior:  conduct a volunteer pilot project at one
            national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
            region, (see S. 2244), S7256 [26JN]
        Drug abuse:  prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
            programs, (see S. 1959), S4834 [13MY]
        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), S6052 [10JN]
        ------ reauthorize, (see S. 1180), S400 [4FE]
        Firearms:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
            checks before the transfer of a handgun, (see S. 2128), S6340
            [15JN]
        Flag--U.S.:  constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
            S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
        Freedom of religion:  establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
            monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
            S5517 [1JN]
        Health:  ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
            related information, (see S. 2352), S9254 [29JY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
        International Whaling Commission:  U.S. policy, (see S. Res. 226),
            S4558 [8MY]
        IRS:  provide uniform application of confidentiality privileges
            relative to taxpayer communications with authorized tax
            practitioners, (see S. 1737), S1957 [13MR]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
        ------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 188), S1255
            [3MR]
        Kosovo:  presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
            (see S. Con. Res. 125), S11970 [8OC]
        Laos:  support democracy and human rights, (see S. Res. 240), S5638
            [4JN]
        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]
        Medicare:  adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
            health agencies, (see S. 1993), S5517 [1JN]
        ------ election of Medicare+Choice organizations to exclude payment
            for abortion services, (see S. 2403), S9983 [8SE]
        Monuments and memorials:  prohibit the return of veterans memorial
            objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization,
            (see S. 1903), S3156 [2AP]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            198), S2214 [18MR]
        National Children's Memorial Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 193),
            S8388 [16JY]
        National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act:
            reauthorize and amend, (see S. 2095), S5217 [20MY]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see S.
            Con. Res. 108), S11586 [6OC]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            257), S9984 [8SE]
        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), S1003 [25FE]
        NRC:  extend authority to collect fees, (see S. 2090), S5019 [18MY]
        Partnerships for Wildlife Act:  reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S1003
            [25FE]
        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]
        Social Security:  earnings test for blind individuals, (see S. 375),
            S3361 [21AP]
        Taxation:  capital gains rates, (see S. 2214), S7013 [24JN]
        ------ 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), S2136 [17MR]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see S. 1673), S1003 [25FE]
        Telecommunications:  preserve State and local authority to regulate
            the placement, construction, and modification of certain
            facilities, (see S. 2514), S11715 [7OC]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see S. 1422), S5517 [1JN]
        Thurmond, Senator:  tribute for Army Reserve service, (see S. Res.
            213), S3429 [22AP]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 207),
            S5572 [2JN]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's, (see S. Res. 177),
            S731 [12FE]
        ------ 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),
            S11184 [30SE]
        Weapons:  antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
            1873), S2719 [27MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Abortion:  constitutional amendment on right to life, (see S.J. Res.
            49), S5694 [5JN]
        ------ protect human life, (see S. 2135), S5694 [5JN]
        U.S. Sentencing Commission:  appointment of certain members relative
            to victims of crimes of violence, (see S. 1983), S3585 [24AP]
        Vietnam:  make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
            emigration, (see S.J. Res. 47), S5634 [4JN]
      Cloture motions
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645),
            S10565 [18SE], S10703 [22SE]
        ----- prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), motion
            to proceed, S10141 [9SE], S10231 [11SE]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S6666 [19JN]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2169 [18MR], S2289 [19MR]
      Cloture motions
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2636 [26MR]
      Letters
        Cooperation of former communist countries relative to POW and MIA's:
             Ann Mills Griffiths, National League of Families of American
            Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, S3689 [28AP]
        ----- Dolores Apodaca Alfond, National Alliance of Families, S3689
            [28AP]
        ----- Donna D. Knox, Korean/Cold War Family Association of the
            Missing, S3689 [28AP]
        ----- J. Thomas Burch, Jr., National Vietnam & Gulf War Veterans
            Coalition, S3689 [28AP]
        Vietnamese cooperation in accounting for U.S. POW/MIA:  Ann Mills
            Griffiths, National League of Families of American Prisoners and
            Missing in Southeast Asia, S8832 [23JY]
        ------ Anthony G. Jordan, American Legion, S8833 [23JY]
        ------ Dolores Apodaca Alfond, National Alliance of Families, S8832
            [23JY]
        ------ several former POW, S8832 [23JY]
      Lists
        Londonderry High School Lancer Marching Band, S789<bullet> [12FE]
      Memorandums
        Vietnamese Cooperation in Accounting for U.S. POW/MIA:  President
            Clinton, S8831 [23JY]
      Opinion polls
        Citizens of Eastern European countries supporting increased national
            defense spending:  USIA, S3901 [30AP]
      Privilege of the floor
        Groeschen, Daniel G., S3845 [30AP]
        Lovelace, Brad, S4756 [13MY]
      Remarks
        Abortion:  constitutional amendment on right to life (S.J. Res. 49),
            S5694 [5JN]
        ------ prohibit partial-birth abortions, S478 [9FE]
        ------ prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, S10482
            [17SE], S10553 [18SE]
        ------ protect human life (S. 2135), S5694 [5JN]
        Aldrich, Andrea L.:  Discover Card State Tribute Award scholarship
            recipient, S6721<bullet> [19JN]
        Appropriations:  making omnibus consolidated and emergency
            supplemental appropriations, S12829 [21OC]
        Benson, Jacquelyn:  Presidential Scholar award recipient,
            S5994<bullet> [9JN]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  require congressional vote relative to
            continued deployment and subsequent withdrawal of U.S. Armed
            Forces, S6957 [24JN], S6958 [24JN], S6959 [24JN], S6960 [24JN]
        ------ U.S. military intervention, S3816 [30AP], S3900 [30AP], S3902
            [30AP]
        Bowen, Robert:  Cellular Telecommunications Industry VITA Wireless
            Samaritan Award recipient, S5473<bullet> [22MY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S4854 [14MY], S4868 [14MY], S6956
            [24JN], S6957 [24JN], S6958 [24JN], S6959 [24JN], S6960 [24JN],
            S7048 [25JN]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
            prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), conference report,
            S11171 [30SE], S11172 [30SE]
        ------ National Foreign Intelligence Program funding through
            rescissions in missile defense systems funding, S4854 [14MY]
        ------ Navy Upper Tier Anti-Missile Defense Program feasibility
            study, S7048 [25JN]
        Dept. of Energy:  selection of technology for tritium production,
            S11171 [30SE], S11172 [30SE]
        Dept. of State:  U.S. diplomatic and consular posts in Vietnam
            funding relative to Vietnamese accounting for POW/MIA, S8831
            [23JY], S8832 [23JY], S8833 [23JY], S8837 [23JY]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9175 [29JY], S9237 [29JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4104), conference report--motion
            to proceed, S12130 [9OC], S12131 [9OC]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8625 [21JY],
            S8637 [21JY], S8831 [23JY], S8832 [23JY], S8833 [23JY], S8837
            [23JY]
        Donovan, Vicki:  New Hampshire Teacher of the Year award recipient,
            S329<bullet> [3FE], S3369<bullet> [21AP]
        Dover (NH) Foster's Daily Democrat:  anniversary, S7032<bullet>
            [24JN]
        Eastern European countries:  cooperation of former communist
            countries relative to POW and MIA's, S2345<bullet> [19MR], S3688
            [28AP], S3689 [28AP], S3690 [28AP], S3691 [28AP], S3739 [29AP]
        FBI:  prohibit retention of private information on law-abiding
            citizens resulting from firearms background checks,
            S6632<bullet> [18JN]
        Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs, S1398 [5MR], S1433 [5MR]
        Firearms:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
            checks before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention
            of resulting information, S8625 [21JY], S8637 [21JY]
        ------ prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks
            before the transfer of a handgun, S12829 [21OC]
        Flag--U.S.:  constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J.
            Res. 40), S399 [4FE]
        Frain, William T., Jr.:  Greater Manchester, NH, Chamber of Commerce
            Citizen of the Year award recipient, S457<bullet> [5FE]
        Frank, Michelle K.:  Discover Card State Tribute Award scholarship
            recipient, S6722<bullet> [19JN]
        Garg, Aditi:  Discover Card State Tribute Award scholarship
            recipient, S6719<bullet> [19JN]
        Gorski, Jean A.:  New Hampshire American Business Women's
            Association Business Woman of the Year award recipient,
            S1900<bullet> [12MR]
        Hanover, NH:  Frances C. Richmond Middle School recipient of Dept.
            of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5470<bullet> [22MY]
        Hazardous substances:  improve management of remediation waste (S.
            1286), S9935 [3SE]
        Hindle, Thom:  Dover, NH, Citizen of the Year award recipient,
            S1365<bullet> [4MR]
        India:  U.S. intelligence community monitoring of nuclear testing,
            S4756 [13MY]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4386 [6MY], S4501 [7MY]
        IRS Restructuring and Reform Act:  ensure compliance with Federal
            budget requirements, S4386 [6MY]
        Kaufman, Alexander:  Presidential Scholar award recipient,
            S5994<bullet> [9JN]
        Kendig, Ben, Jr.:  New Hampshire Hospital Auxiliary Volunteer of the
            Year award recipient, S410<bullet> [4FE]
        Kingswood, NH:  tribute to Kingswood Regional High School baseball
            team, S7215<bullet> [25JN]
        Londonderry, NH:  tribute to Londonderry High School Lancer Marching
            Band, S789<bullet> [12FE]
        Lopez, Aaron:  Boys and Girls Clubs of America New Hampshire State
            Youth of the Year award recipient, S6114<bullet> [10JN]
        Matty, Graziella G.:  Discover Card State Tribute Award scholarship
            recipient, S6723<bullet> [19JN]
        McLaughlin, Sara:  Discover Card State Tribute Award scholarship
            recipient, S6720<bullet> [19JN]
        Merrifield, Jeffrey S.:  nomination to the NRC, S12591 [14OC]
        Metts, Rick:  Greater Derry, NH, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the
            Year award recipient, S7610<bullet> [7JY]
        Miller, Bode:  tribute for participation in Olympic games,
            S2348<bullet> [19MR]
        Nashua, NH:  anniversary of Lions Club, S2502<bullet> [24MR]
        National Environmental Policy Act:  reform environmental review
            process for transportation projects, S1759 [11MR]
        National POW/MIA Recognition Day:  observance, S10606<bullet> [18SE]
        National security:  military readiness of U.S. forces, S4868 [14MY]
        NATO:  financial costs of expansion, S3900 [30AP]
        ------ study cost of deployment of missile defense systems in all
            NATO countries, S3867 [30AP]
        New Hampshire:  tribute to Hollis/Brookline High School for
            participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the
            Constitution competition, S3735<bullet> [28AP]
        ------ tribute to Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of
            Community Awards honorees, S787<bullet> [12FE]
        North Haverhill, NH:  anniversary of VFW Post 5245, S3729<bullet>
            [28AP]
        Noyes, Heidi M.:  Miss New Hampshire pageant winner, S5027<bullet>
            [18MY]
        Olympic games:  tribute to U.S. women's hockey team, S1477<bullet>
            [5MR]
        Parliamentary inquiry, S6954 [24JN]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, S896
            [24FE], S897 [24FE]
        ------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
            collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
            organization (S. 1663), S896 [24FE], S897 [24FE]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S2107 [17MR],
            S2279 [19MR], S2345<bullet> [19MR], S3632 [27AP], S3633 [27AP],
            S3634 [27AP], S3635 [27AP], S3636 [27AP], S3637 [27AP], S3688
            [28AP], S3689 [28AP], S3690 [28AP], S3691 [28AP], S3739 [29AP],
            S3816 [30AP], S3856 [30AP], S3867 [30AP], S3900 [30AP], S3901
            [30AP], S3902 [30AP]
        Rogers, Tom A.:  Discover Card State Tribute Award scholarship
            recipient, S6722<bullet> [19JN]
        Roosevelt, Theodore:  posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (H.R.
            2263), S12918 [21OC]
        Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS, S478 [9FE]
        Senate:  legislative program, S3739 [29AP], S5665 [5JN]
        START II Treaty:  implementation, S3632 [27AP]
        Taxation:  eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax
            rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S9175 [29JY],
            S9237 [29JY]
        ------ reinstate Superfund excise taxes, S4386 [6MY]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report,
            S5406 [22MY]
        ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
            transit programs (S. 1173), S1398 [5MR], S1433 [5MR], S1759
            [11MR], S1841 [12MR]
        U.S. Sentencing Commission:  appointment of certain members relative
            to victims of violent crime (S. 1983), S3586 [24AP]
        Vietnam:  make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
            emigration (S.J. Res. 47), S5636<bullet> [4JN]
        ------ normalization of relations, S8837 [23JY]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's (S. Res. 177), S717
            [12FE]
        Weapons:  antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
            motion to proceed, S4756 [13MY]
        Wood, Susan:  Discover Card State Tribute Award scholarship
            recipient, S6720<bullet> [19JN]
      Remarks in Senate relative to
        Tribute, S10577 [18SE]
      Statements
        Cooperation of Former Communist Countries Relative to POW and MIA's:
             Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., S3689 [28AP]
      Texts of
        S. 1983, appointment of certain members to the U.S. Sentencing
            Commission relative to victims of violent crime, S3587 [24AP]
      Tributes
        Aker, Edward, S941<bullet> [24FE]
        Buckey, Jay C., S3232<bullet> [3AP]
        Estes, Thomas C., S8949<bullet> [23JY], S9066<bullet> [27JY]
        Fox, Charles L., S8947<bullet> [23JY]
        Hirshberg, Gary, S5143<bullet> [19MY]
        Holloway, Paul, S238<bullet> [29JA]
        Kreick, John R., S2580<bullet> [25MR]
        Linnehan, Richard M., S3232<bullet> [3AP]
        Searfoss, Richard A., S3232<bullet> [3AP]
        Shepard, Alan B., Jr., S8947<bullet> [23JY]
        Stocklan, Doris, S4562<bullet> [8MY]
        Wood, Roger, S6636<bullet> [18JN]