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

    HAMILTON, LEE H. (a Representative from Indiana)
      Addresses
        Anniversary of Return of the Holy Crown of Hungary:  by, E566 [2AP]
        Educational and Cultural Exchanges Across the Atlantic:  John
            Brademas, E309<bullet> [5MR]
        Stability and Good-Neighborly Relations in Southeastern Europe:
            John Brademas, E1538<bullet>-E1540<bullet> [4AU]
        U.S. Human Rights Policies:  by, E656<bullet>-E658<bullet> [23AP]
        U.S. Policy on Iran:  James A. Baker III, E799<bullet> [7MY]
        U.S. Policy Towards Russia:  Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of
            State, E2199<bullet>-E2202<bullet> [15OC]
      Appointments
        Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3074 [12MY]
        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. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
        Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4824 [18JN]
      Articles and editorials
        Ally in the War on Drugs, Representative Reyes, Washington (DC)
            Post, E617<bullet> [22AP]
        Democracy Gets a Bum Rap, Marc F. Plattner and Carl Gershman, Wall
            Street Journal, E63<bullet> [3FE]
        Engaging Pyongyang Is Route to Stability in Korea--The U.S. Needs To
            Reassure the North That It Isn't Seeking Its Demise and To
            Increase Contacts, James Laney and Jason T. Shaplen, Los Angeles
            (CA) Times, E1160<bullet> [18JN]
        Lee Hamilton's Mark, S12732 [20OC]
        Let 1998 Be the Year of Arms Control, Senator Biden, Christian
            Science Monitor, E225<bullet> [25FE]
        Life Reflected in a House Transformed, S12732 [20OC]
        Sanctions Almost Never Work, Richard Haas, Wall Street Journal,
            E1291<bullet> [14JY]
        There's More Than Politics at Stake in Unpaid U.N. Dues, Richard N.
            Gardner, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E467<bullet> [25MR]
        Too Many in the World Are Left Out, George McGovern, Los Angeles
            (CA) Times, E2337<bullet> [17DE]
        What Technology Went Where and Why, Brent Scowcroft and Arnold
            Kanter, Washington (DC) Times, E1063<bullet> [9JN]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Africa:  bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, (see H.
            Res. 523), H8084 [18SE]
        Antitrust policy:  treatment of video programming for multichannel
            distribution, (see H.R. 3559), H6487 [27JY]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4195),
            H5491 [14JY]
        Arms sales:  establish international code of conduct with all
            Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H4879 [19JN]
        Cambodia:  call for free and impartial elections, (see H. Res. 361),
            H1237 [17MR]
        Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4616), H8528 [23SE]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H578
            [24FE]
        Dante B. Fascell North-South Center:  designate, (see H.R. 4757),
            H10352 [9OC]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  make grants to establish additional rural
            enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H7178 [4AU]
        Education:  establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial
            fellowship programs, (see H.R. 4665), H9274 [1OC]
        FCC:  preserve low-power television stations that provide community
            broadcasting, (see H.R. 1539), H578 [24FE]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2237 [22AP]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H2052 [1AP],
            (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langely, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H3013 [7MY]
        Government regulations:  reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
            small businesses, (see H.R. 3310), H754 [3MR]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H5859
            [17JY]
        IMF:  quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, (see H.R.
            3114), H579 [24FE]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H65 [27JA]
        John T. Myers Federal Building, Terre Haute, IN:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4668), H9274 [1OC]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a bill of rights, (see H.R.
            350), H9722 [6OC]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H8528 [23SE]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H329 [4FE]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H3744
            [21MY]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of changes in coverage of
            venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
            2912), H579 [24FE], (see H.R. 3137), H678 [26FE]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H7584 [10SE]
        National Center for Rural Law Enforcement:  establish, (see H.R.
            1524), H1112 [11MR]
        Northern Mariana Islands:  labeling, minimum wage, and immigration
            requirements relative to textile industry, (see H.R. 1450), H100
            [28JA]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Pacific Island nations:  importance of diplomatic relations, (see H.
            Res. 505), H5956 [20JY]
        Peru:  interference with freedom of the press and the independence
            of judicial and electoral institutions, (see H. Res. 609),
            H11695 [20OC]
        Philippines:  commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
            relations, (see H. Res. 404), H1854 [31MR]
        Pope John Paul II:  tribute to visit to Cuba, (see H. Res. 362),
            H497 [12FE]
        Religion:  support tolerance toward Muslims, (see H. Con. Res. 322),
            H8528 [23SE]
        Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3598), H7690 [14SE]
        Ships and vessels:  support requirements that vessels operating
            between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S.
            citizens, (see H. Con. Res. 65), H4165 [4JN]
        Sri Lanka:  independence anniversary, (see H. Res. 350), H329 [4FE]
        Taxation:  allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax
            payments which itemizes the allocable portions used for Federal
            spending, (see H.R. 2827), H447 [11FE]
        ------ extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any
            extension of fuel tax rates, (see H.R. 2489), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H4479 [10JN]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H4325 [9JN]
        ------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
            educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
            relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
            (see H.R. 3127), H1168 [16MR]
        Tobacco products:  provide market transition assistance for quota
            owners, tobacco producers, and their communities, and stabilize
            tobacco quota fluctuations, (see H.R. 3264), H630 [25FE]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
            [12FE]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H9179 [28SE]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H6820
            [30JY]
        USIA:  make available the television program ``Window on America''
            to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives and the Indiana University
            Slavics Collection, (see H.R. 4083), H4834 [18JN]
        World War II:  encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and
            restitution of individual and communal property, (see H. Res.
            557), H9178 [28SE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        House Rules:  require travel reports to include information on
            funding sources, (see H. Res. 424), H3014 [7MY]
      Essays
        South Korean ``Tiger'' Is in Our Best Interest:  Michael D. Barnes,
            Baltimore (MD) Sun, E25<bullet> [27JA]
      Eulogies
        Donovan, Meg:  Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of State,
            E1903<bullet> [5OC]
      Letters
        Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and
            North Africa funding:  Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State,
            E268<bullet> [3MR]
        ----- by, Committee on International Relations (House), E268<bullet>
            [3MR]
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea compliance with nuclear
            weapons proliferation agreements:  Hong Soon-young, Republic of
            Korea Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, E1852<bullet> [1OC]
        Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act:  Larry Stein,
            Executive Office of the President, H1595 [26MR]
        Government Secrecy Act:  by, S11906 [8OC]
        Lebanese elections:  Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, E1442<bullet>
            [24JY]
        ------ by, E1443<bullet> [24JY]
        Nomination of Dante B. Fascell for Presidential Medal of Freedom:
            several Members of Congress, E2287<bullet> [21OC]
        Payment of U.S. arrearages to the U.N.:  Barbara Larkin, Dept. of
            State, E1437<bullet> [24JY]
        ------ by, Committee on International Relations (House),
            E1438<bullet> [24JY]
        ------ John C. Whitehead, United Nations Association of the United
            States of America, E1085<bullet> [10JN]
        Polish-American Enterprise Fund distribution of assets:  Barbara
            Larkin, Dept. of State, E1743<bullet> [17SE]
        ------ by, Committee on International Relations (House),
            E1743<bullet> [17SE]
        Proper use of military aid to Colombian military and law enforcement
            agencies:  by, Committee on International Relations (House),
            E1831<bullet> [28SE], E1832<bullet> [28SE]
        ------ C.E. Wilhelm, Dept. of Defense, E1831<bullet> [28SE]
        Provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to Colombia to assist in drug
            enforcement efforts:  Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State,
            H1718<bullet> [30MR]
        Support broad-based agricultural and rural development in sub-
            Saharan Africa:  Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, E1816 [25SE]
        Tropical Forest Conservation Act:  Larry Williams, Sierra Club,
            E384<bullet> [17MR]
        U.S. and European policy on nuclear proliferation:  by, Committee on
            International Relations (House), E387<bullet> [17MR]
        ------ Robin Cook, Foreign Sec. of the United Kingdom, E387<bullet>
            [17MR]
        U.S. payment of arrearages to the U.N.:  several organizations,
            E437<bullet> [23MR]
        U.S. Policy on Democratic People's Republic of Korea:  Council on
            Foreign Relations, E2114<bullet> [13OC]
        U.S. policy on Kosovo:  by, E826<bullet> [12MY]
        ------ Samuel R. Berger, NSC, E826<bullet> [12MY]
        U.S. policy towards Pakistan relative to F-16 aircraft:  Barbara
            Larkin, Dept. of State, E667<bullet> [23AP]
        ------ by, E666<bullet> [23AP]
        ------ Samuel R. Berger, Executive Office of the President,
            E666<bullet> [23AP]
        Western Sahara self-determination:  by, Committee on International
            Relations (House), E1775<bullet> [23SE]
        ------ President Clinton, E1775<bullet> [23SE]
        Withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Bosnia and Herzegovina:  Henry
            H. Shelton, Joint Chiefs of Staff, E452<bullet> [24MR]
        ------ Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, and William S.
            Cohen, Sec. of Defense, E451<bullet> [24MR]
      Newsletters
        Climate change and the Kyoto Protocol:  by, E67<bullet> [3FE]
        Defining the National Interest:  by, E252<bullet> [2MR]
        IMF:  by, E72<bullet> [3FE]
        U.S. policy toward the Persian Gulf:  by, E66<bullet> [3FE]
      Questions and answers
        Payment of U.S. arrearages to the U.N.:  Dept. of State,
            E1438<bullet> [24JY]
      Remarks
        American Institute of Iranian Studies:  efforts relative to
            educational exchanges with Iran, E1991<bullet> [9OC]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions (S. 2282), H5447
            [14JY]
        Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and
            North Africa:  funding, E268<bullet> [3MR]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con.
            Res. 227), H1274 [18MR], E451<bullet> [24MR]
        Chemical Weapons Convention:  implementation, H4286 [9JN]
        China, People's Republic of:  most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
            121), H6112 [22JY]
        ------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology,
            E1063<bullet> [9JN]
        China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
            democracy (H. Con. Res. 301), H5887 [20JY], H5888 [20JY]
        Clinton, President:  reconsider decision to be formally received in
            Tiananmen Square during visit to the People's Republic of China
            (H. Con. Res. 285), H4114 [4JN]
        Colombia:  provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
            enforcement efforts (H. Res. 398), H1718 [30MR]
        Cuba:  humanitarian assistance, E1134<bullet> [16JN]
        ------ U.S. policy, E115<bullet> [5FE]
        Dante B. Fascell North-South Center:  designate (H.R. 4757), H10604
            [12OC]
        Dept. of State:  calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security
            agents' retirement annuities (H.R. 633), H9485 [5OC]
        Dept. of State and related agencies:  authorizing appropriations and
            consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
            H1589 [26MR], H1595 [26MR]
        Diplomats:  require report to Congress relative to diplomatic
            immunity (S. 759), H10856 [14OC], H10857 [14OC]
        Drugs:  proper use of military aid to Colombian military and law
            enforcement agencies, E1831<bullet> [28SE]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests (H.R. 2870), H1311 [19MR], H1314 [19MR], H1317 [19MR],
            H5510<bullet> [15JY], E384<bullet> [17MR]
        Fascell, Dante B.:  nomination for Presidential Medal of Freedom,
            E2287<bullet> [21OC]
        Foreign Assistance Act:  Presidential notification of Congress of
            debt reduction, H1314 [19MR]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1055<bullet> [11MR]
        ------ establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic
            sanctions, E1291<bullet> [14JY]
        ------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 3636), E586<bullet> [2AP]
        ------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 4283), H9108 [28SE], E1816 [25SE]
        Germany:  anniversary of Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program,
            E1178<bullet> [19JN]
        Government:  require reports on travel of executive branch officers
            and employees to international conferences (H.R. 4805), H10724
            [13OC]
        Health:  research funding and consultation with indigenous leaders
            relative to medicinal uses of tropical plants, H1317 [19MR]
        House Rules:  require travel reports to include information on
            funding sources (H. Res. 424), E798<bullet> [7MY]
        International Atomic Energy Agency:  withhold voluntary proportional
            assistance relative to the development and completion of the
            Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (H.R. 3743), H6920 [3AU],
            H6922 [3AU]
        International relations:  restitution and compensation for certain
            confiscated properties in former Communist countries (H. Res.
            562), H10727 [13OC]
        Iran:  impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
            contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
            ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), Senate amendments, H4286 [9JN],
            H4288 [9JN], H4291 [9JN]
        ------ U.S. policy, E799<bullet> [7MY]
        Iraq:  material and unacceptable breach of international obligations
            relative to weapons inspections (S.J. Res. 54), H6924 [3AU]
        ------ support transition to democracy (H.R. 4655), H9487 [5OC],
            H9489 [5OC], H9491 [5OC]
        Japan:  eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative
            to resolution of the Asian financial crisis (H. Res. 392), H5885
            [20JY]
        Korea, Democratic People's Republic:  relations with Republic of
            Korea, E1851<bullet> [1OC]
        Korea, Democratic People's Republic of:  compliance with nuclear
            weapons proliferation agreements, E1851<bullet> [1OC]
        ------ U.S. policy, E1160<bullet> [18JN], E2114<bullet> [13OC]
        Korea, Republic of:  financial crisis, E25<bullet> [27JA]
        Kosovo:  U.S. policy, E825<bullet> [12MY]
        Lebanon:  elections, E1442<bullet> [24JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3156),
            H4584<bullet> [16JN]
        Mexico:  assistance to combat wildfires (H. Res. 469), H6910 [3AU]
        ------ human rights violations in Chiapas, E1131<bullet> [16JN]
        ------ renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the possibility
            of capital punishment will not interfere with the extradition of
            criminal suspects to the U.S. (H. Res. 381), H7777 [15SE]
        Morocco:  self-determination referendum for Western Sahara,
            E1775<bullet> [23SE]
        National Endowment for Democracy:  tribute, E63<bullet> [3FE]
        Nuclear weapons:  U.S. and European policy on proliferation,
            E387<bullet> [17MR]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            H3272 [14MY]
        ------ establish (H.R. 2431), H10447<bullet> [10OC]
        Pakistan:  U.S. policy, E666<bullet> [23AP]
        Palestinians:  economic development, E1853<bullet> [1OC]
        Polish-American Enterprise Fund:  distribution of assets,
            E1743<bullet> [17SE]
        Pope John Paul II:  tribute for visit to Cuba (H. Res. 362), H7775
            [15SE]
        Russia:  U.S. policy, E2199<bullet> [15OC]
        Terrorism:  relief for American victims of terrorism (H. Con. Res.
            220), H2757 [5MY]
        U.N.:  authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, E437<bullet> [23MR],
            E467<bullet> [25MR], E1085<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ payment of U.S. arrearages, E1437<bullet> [24JY]
        ------ tribute to Food and Agriculture Program, E2337<bullet> [17DE]
        Weapons:  U.S. foreign military sales, E295<bullet> [4MR]
        World War II:  provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets
            seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the
            Holocaust (S. 1564), H2 [27JA], H3 [27JA], H4 [27JA], H6 [27JA]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Tribute, H9091 [28SE], H9166-H9175 [28SE], E1845 [29SE], E1857
            [1OC], E1880 [2OC], E2196 [15OC]
      Remarks in Senate relative to
        Tribute, S12731 [20OC]
      Reports to constituents
        Aging of America, E1671<bullet> [9SE]
        AIDS in America, E1378<bullet> [22JY]
        Antitrust Revival, E619<bullet> [22AP]
        Asian Economic Crisis, E31<bullet> [28JA]
        Assessing Tax Cuts, E1890<bullet> [2OC]
        Bankruptcy Reform, E1153<bullet> [17JN]
        Budget Surplus, E1083<bullet> [10JN]
        Campaign Finance Reform, E614<bullet> [22AP]
        Campaign Fundraising and the Independent Counsel Law, E43<bullet>
            [28JA]
        Celebrating Fiscal Restraint, E37<bullet> [28JA]
        Child Care Challenges, E41<bullet> [28JA]
        Civic Participation, E1305<bullet> [15JY]
        Closer Look at Globalization, E1660<bullet> [9SE]
        Congress and the Federal Courts, E48<bullet> [28JA]
        Congress and the Internet, E223<bullet> [25FE]
        Distrust in Government, E354<bullet> [11MR]
        Do-Nothing Congress, E464<bullet> [25MR]
        Drug Abuse in Rural Indiana, E1720<bullet> [15SE]
        Earth Day 1998--The State of Our Environment, E705<bullet> [29AP]
        Economic Development in Southern Indiana, E842<bullet> [13MY]
        Exploring the Final Frontier, E613<bullet> [22AP]
        First Session of the 105th Congress, E45<bullet> [28JA]
        Fixing the Year 2000 Computer Problem, E1666<bullet> [9SE]
        Future of Affirmative Action, E33<bullet> [28JA]
        Global Warming and the Kyoto Summit, E29<bullet> [28JA]
        Health Care Reform, E1301<bullet> [15JY]
        House Ethics Reform, E546<bullet> [1AP]
        Improving Our Transportation System, E1087<bullet> [10JN]
        Limiting Campaign Spending, E1227<bullet> [25JN]
        Literacy in America, E1656<bullet> [9SE]
        Misconceptions About Congress, E292<bullet> [4MR]
        Moral Values, E1460<bullet> [29JY]
        New Choices in Medicare, E39<bullet> [28JA]
        Parks in Peril, E413<bullet> [18MR]
        Power of Lobbyists and Special Interests, E839<bullet> [13MY]
        President's 1999 Budget, E182<bullet> [12FE]
        Reflections on the Media, E35<bullet> [28JA]
        Reforming Congressional Travel, E925<bullet> [20MY]
        Responding to Globalization, E1663<bullet> [9SE]
        Sexual Harassment, E1081<bullet> [10JN]
        Social Security Reform, E1303<bullet> [15JY]
        Starr Report and the Congressional Response, E1773<bullet> [23SE]
        State of the Economy, E220<bullet> [25FE]
        State of the Union Address, E99<bullet> [4FE]
        What Makes a Good School?, E52<bullet> [28JA]
        Work of Congress, E1668<bullet> [9SE]
      Sermons
        Palestinians--The Strangers Amongst Us:  Leo Kramer, E1853<bullet>
            [1OC]
      Statements
        American Institute of Iranian Studies--Activities in Tehran:  Mary
            Ellen Lane, Council of American Overseas Research Centers,
            E1991<bullet> [9OC]
        Human Rights Situation In Chiapas, Mexico:  Mary Robinson, U.N.,
            E1132<bullet> [16JN]
        Humanitarian Aid to Cuba:  Theodore E. McCarrick, U.S. Catholic
            Conference, and John H. Ricard, Catholic Relief Services,
            E1134<bullet> [16JN]
        U.S. Trade Embargo on Cuba:  Theodore E. McCarrick, U.S. Catholic
            Conference Committee on International Policy, E115<bullet> [5FE]
      Tables
        Licenses/approvals for the export of commercially sold defense
            articles/services, E296<bullet> [4MR]
        Total value of defense articles and services sold to each country
            under foreign military sales, E295<bullet> [4MR]
      Tributes
        Brademas, John, E1538<bullet> [4AU]
        Donovan, Meg, E1887<bullet> [2OC]
        House of Representatives:  appreciation for tributes, H9174 [28SE]