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

    HELMS, JESSE (a Senator from North Carolina)
      Addresses
        Welcome to New U.S. Citizens:  Thomas J. Harrelson, S11448 [5OC]
      Amendments
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2443 [23MR],
            S2499 [24MR], S2543 [25MR], S2578 [25MR]
        Aviation:  establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the
            centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the Wright
            Brothers (S. 1397), S10728 [22SE], S10735 [22SE]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2844 [31MR], S2868
            [31MR], S2871 [31MR], S2897 [1AP], S2991 [1AP], S2999 [1AP]
        China, Republic of:  admission to multilateral economic institutions
            (S. Con. Res. 30), S7960 [10JY], S8015 [10JY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S9006 [27JY], S9018 [27JY],
            S9059 [27JY], S9060 [27JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S5238 [20MY], S6770 [22JN], S7023
            [24JN], S7201 [25JN]
        Dept. of State:  provide rewards for information leading to arrests
            for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of
            international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (H.R. 4660),
            S12566 [14OC]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9124 [28JY], S9140 [28JY], S9179 [29JY], S9255 [29JY],
            S9256 [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8865 [23JY],
            S8942 [23JY]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests (S. 1758), S8143 [14JY], S8155 [14JY]
        FAA:  reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10933 [24SE]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9766 [1SE], S9791 [1SE]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S3724 [28AP],
            S3765 [29AP], S3793 [29AP], S3794 [29AP]
        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), S1237 [3MR], S1282
            [3MR], S1395 [5MR], S1465 [5MR], S1785 [11MR]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and Israel on Mutual Legal Assistance in
            Criminal Matters:  ratification, S12879 [21OC], S12972 [21OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and Latvia on Mutual Legal Assistance in
            Criminal Matters:  ratification, S12879 [21OC], S12972 [21OC]
      Analyses
        Unilateral Economic Sanctions:  National Association of
            Manufacturers, S8202 [15JY]
      Articles and editorials
        Hero Larger Than Those He Portrayed, John Meroney, Wall Street
            Journal, S5216 [20MY]
        737, 734, 941, 858 Reasons. . .And Still Counting--Why a Flat Tax Is
            Needed To Reform the IRS, Heritage Foundation Backgrounder
            (publication), S4496-S4499 [7MY]
        Shirley Caesar, Washington (DC) Post (excerpt), S5583 [4JN]
        Terry Sanford, Ex-U.S. Senator and N.C. Governor, Dies, Martin Weil,
            Washington (DC) Post, S3249 [20AP]
        Unpacking the Court, S6523 [18JN]
        Who Needs the IMF? George P. Shultz, William E. Simon, and Walter B.
            Wriston, Wall Street Journal, S2468 [24MR]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  constitutional amendment on right to life, (see S.J. Res.
            49), S5694 [5JN]
        ------ protect human life, (see S. 2135), S5694 [5JN]
        Agriculture:  production flexibility contract payment options, (see
            S. 2344), S9452 [30JY]
        Animals:  prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear
            viscera, (see S. 263), S6205 [11JN]
        Armed Forces:  feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
            Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
            military health care system, (see S. 1334), S1352 [4MR]
        Army Reserve:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 213), S3429 [22AP]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  use appropriated funds for the purpose of
            an orderly and honorable reduction of U.S. ground forces, (see
            S. 2036), S4835 [13MY]
        Budget:  provide for offsetting tax cuts whenever there is an
            elimination of a discretionary spending program, (see S. 1392),
            S3362 [21AP]
        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]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            S. 2180), S8677 [21JY]
        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]
        Computers:  prohibit commercial distribution of obscene or indecent
            material to minors by computer, (see S. 1482), S6423 [16JN]
        ------ prohibit gambling on the Internet, (see S. 474), S8388 [16JY]
        Copyrights:  prevent the misappropriation of collections of
            information, (see S. 2291), S8924 [23JY]
        Correctional institutions:  exempt State and local agencies from
            requirements relative to providing certain public services to
            prisoners, (see S. 2266), S7574 [7JY]
        Costa Rica:  protection of lives and property rights from squatters,
            (see S. Con. Res. 84), S2114 [17MR]
        Courts:  treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and
            crack cocaine, (see S. 260), S272 [2FE], (see S. 2033), S4357
            [5MY]
        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),
            S730 [12FE]
        Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
            drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
            S. 2151), S5787 [9JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  assure a minimum size for honor guard details at
            funerals of veterans, (see S. 1825), S3545 [23AP]
        Dept. of HHS:  delay effective date of the final rule relative to
            the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see S.
            2201), S7682 [8JY]
        ------ disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements for
            home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            S.J. Res. 50), S6580 [18JN]
        Dept. of HUD:  establish consensus committee for development,
            revision, and interpretation of safety standards for
            manufactured home construction, (see S. 2145), S8787 [22JY]
        Developing countries:  denial of benefits under the Generalized
            System of Preferences to countries that violate intellectual
            property rights, (see S. Con. Res. 124), S11582 [6OC]
        Diseases:  issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer
            research, (see S. 1389), S3296 [20AP]
        ------ payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
            contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products, (see S. 358),
            S9982 [8SE]
        Drug abuse:  prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
            programs, (see S. 1959), S5638 [4JN]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see S. 2341), S8778 [22JY]
        ------ enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see S. 2522), S11042 [28SE]
        ------ support existing Federal legal process for determining safety
            and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
            purposes, (see S.J. Res. 56), S11128 [29SE]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests, (see S. 1758), S5134 [19MY]
        Education:  spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
            on children's classrooms, (see S. Res. 168), S48 [27JA]
        Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act:  allow State
            participation in activities, (see S. 2213), S7013 [24JN]
        Employment:  protect employer rights, (see S. 1981), S3534 [23AP]
        ------ reform standard for classifying technical workers as
            independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
            1924), S5238 [20MY]
        Endangered Species Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 1180), S769 [12FE]
        Evans, Dale:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see S. 1615), S451
            [5FE]
        Executive departments:  clarify method for filling vacancies subject
            to Senate confirmation, (see S. 1764), S2773 [30MR]
        Families and domestic relations:  expand tax credits and grant
            programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child
            care, (see S. 1577), S273 [2FE], (see S. 1577), S1082 [26FE]
        ------ provide equitable child care relief for stay at-home parents,
            (see S. Con. Res. 77), S1352 [4MR]
        Firearms:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
            checks before the transfer of a handgun, (see S. 2128), S5799
            [9JN]
        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),
            S2988 [1AP]
        George Washington Birthplace National Monument:  revise boundaries,
            (see S. 2086), S9451 [30JY]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  designate, (see S. Res. 171), S847 [23FE]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see S. Con. Res. 103), S6037
            [10JN]
        Iraq:  condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
            Con. Res. 71), S114 [28JA]
        ------ material and unacceptable breach of international obligations
            relative to weapons inspections, (see S.J. Res. 54), S7172
            [25JN]
        ------ support transition to democracy, (see S. 2525), S11122 [29SE]
        IRS:  congressional review of regulations increasing Federal
            revenue, (see S. 831), S4916 [14MY]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
        ------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 186), S1155
            [27FE], (see S. Res. 188), S1255 [3MR]
        Kimmel, Husband E.:  advance on the retired list of the Navy to the
            highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during
            World War II, (see S.J. Res. 55), S9782 [1SE]
        Kosovo:  human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, (see S. Con. Res. 85),
            S2214 [18MR]
        ------ presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, (see
            S. Con. Res. 125), S11970 [8OC]
        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:  reform payment system for home health services, (see S.
            2323), S10120 [9SE]
        ------ requirements relative to anesthesia services, (see S. 1811),
            S2491 [24MR]
        Mexico:  disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
            efforts, (see S.J. Res. 42), S1255 [3MR]
        ----- disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
            efforts, but grant national interest waiver, (see S.J. Res. 43),
            S1255 [3MR]
        Milosevic, Slobodan:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against
            humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see S. Con.
            Res. 105), S8388 [16JY]
        Monuments and memorials:  prohibit the return of veterans memorial
            objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization,
            (see S. 1903), S2968 [1AP]
        National Children's Memorial Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 193),
            S9983 [8SE]
        National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 175), S933 [24FE]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            257), S8779 [22JY]
        National Institute of Biomedical Imaging:  establish, (see S. 990),
            S846 [23FE]
        National Kick Drugs Out of America Week:  designate, (see S. Res.
            194), S2136 [17MR]
        National Park Service:  acquire certain land for addition to the
            Wilderness Battlefield, (see S. 1960), S9451 [30JY]
        National Tartan Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 155), S326 [3FE]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
            Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
        North Carolina Community College System:  anniversary, (see S. Res.
            225), S4528 [7MY]
        Pesticides:  clarify circumstances in which a substance is
            considered to be a pesticide chemical, (see S. 2565), S11990
            [8OC]
        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), S3362 [21AP]
        Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
        Rogers, Roy:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see S. 1615), S451
            [5FE]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate, (see S.
            1575), S48 [27JA]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans, (see S. 1599), S668 [11FE],
            (see S. 1601), S668 [11FE]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see S. 1260), S769 [12FE]
        Ships and vessels:  permit foreign built ships to engage in
            coastwise trade in the transport of certain products, (see S.
            2390), S9425 [30JY]
        Short, Walter C.:  advance on the retired list of the Army to the
            highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department,
            during World War II, (see S.J. Res. 55), S9782 [1SE]
        Small business:  provide regulatory assistance, (see S. 1957), S3218
            [3AP]
        Social Security:  eliminate earnings test for retirement age
            individuals, (see S. 1571), S1702 [10MR]
        Surgeon General:  terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the
            Public Health Service, (see S. 1725), S1508 [6MR]
        Taxation:  change basis for determination of refinery limitation on
            oil depletion deduction, (see S. 2322), S8382 [16JY]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty, increase income level for
            certain tax brackets, shorten holding period for long-term
            capital gains, index capital assets for inflation, and reduce
            estate taxes, (see S. 1711), S1569 [9MR]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amount for inflation, (see S. 1252), S5799
            [9JN]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see S. 1251),
            S5798 [9JN]
        ------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
            1879), S4208 [4MY]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see S. 2130), S7200
            [25JN]
        ------ reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates, (see
            S. 1748), S1883 [12MR]
        ------ 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), S1508 [6MR]
        ------ repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to
            military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade
            income, (see S. 2296), S11051 [28SE]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see S. 1673), S1702 [10MR]
        ------ treatment of beer, (see S. 2415), S11715 [7OC]
        Thurmond, Senator:  tribute for Army Reserve service, (see S. Res.
            213), S3429 [22AP]
        U.N. Commission on Human Rights:  resolution relative to human
            rights in the People's Republic of China, (see S. Res. 187),
            S1200 [2MR]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day:  designate, (see S. 45), S3534
            [23AP]
        U.S. Sentencing Commission:  appointment of certain members relative
            to victims of violent crime, (see S. 1983), S3585 [24AP]
        Vietnam:  make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
            emigration, (see S.J. Res. 47), S5634 [4JN]
        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]
        Wei Jingsheng:  relief, (see S. 2476), S11128 [29SE]
        Wisconsin:  commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
            Res. 75), S4442 [6MY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate):  authorize printing of
            background information as a Senate document, (see S. Res. 310),
            S12673 [16OC]
        Cuba:  increase support to democratic opposition and humanitarian
            assistance, (see S. 2080), S4906 [14MY]
        Dept. of Defense:  transfer of excess defense articles and naval
            vessels to foreign countries, (see S. 2463), S10320 [14SE]
        Foreign countries:  require information on foreign government
            officials in annual reports on human rights practices, (see S.
            2126), S5516 [1JN]
        Hun Sen:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and
            genocide in Cambodia, (see S. Res. 309), S12648 [15OC]
        Segovia, Augusto E., and family:  relief, (see S. 1895), S2967 [1AP]
        Tariff:  acetic acid, (5-chloro-8-quinolinyl)oxy-,1-methyhexyl
            ester, (see S. 1843), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ acetic acid, 2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H, 3H-
            1,3,4 thiadiazolo 3,4-a pyridazin-1-ylidene) amino phenyl thio-,
            methyl ester, (see S. 1842), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ calcium oxytetracycline, (see S. 1844), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ chloroacetone, (see S. 1840), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ dialkylnaphthalene sulfonic acid sodium salt, (see S. 1827),
            S2489 [24MR]
        ------ ethyl 2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethyl carbamate, (see S. 1832),
            S2489 [24MR]
        ------ 4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-2-phenylamino-pyrimidine, (see S.
            1830), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ mucochloric acid, (see S. 1850), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ O,O-dimethyl-S-5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3 (2H)-yl-
            methyl- dithiophosphate, (see S. 1831), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ 1-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-triazin-2-yl)-3-2-(3,3,3-
            trifluoropropyl)-phenylsulfonyl-urea, (see S. 1833), S2489
            [24MR]
        ------ orthonitrophenyl, (see S. 1841), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ O-(6-chloro-3-phenyl-4-pyridazinyl)-S-octyl-carbonothioate,
            (see S. 1829), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ propanoic acid, 2-4-(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy-
            phenoxy-2-propynyl ester, (see S. 1848), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ sodium N-methyl-N oleoyl taurate, (see S. 1828), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ streptomycin sulfate, (see S. 1838), S2489 [24MR], (see S.
            1847), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ 3-4,6-bis(difluoromethoxy)-pryimidin-2-yl-1-(2-methoxy-
            carbonylphenylsulfonyl) urea, (see S. 1834), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ 3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-2-(2-
            chloroethoxy)-phenylsulfonyl-urea, (see S. 1835), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ Tinopal CBS-X, (see S. 1845), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ trifluoromethylaniline, (see S. 1849), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ 2,4 dichloro 3,5 dinitro benzotrifluoride, (see S. 1837),
            S2489 [24MR], (see S. 1846), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ 2-chloro-N-[2,6-dinitro-4-(tri-fluoromethyl)phenyl]-N-ethyl-
            6-fluorobenzenemethanamine, (see S. 1839), S2489 [24MR]
        ------ (2S, 4R)/(2R, 4S)/(2R, 4R)/(2S, 4S)-1-[2-4-(4-chloro-
            phenoxy)-2-chlorophenyl-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl-methyl]-1H-
            1,2,4-triazole, (see S. 1836), S2489 [24MR]
      Cloture motions
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S6666 [19JN]
        Employment:  protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed,
            S10221 [10SE], S10309 [14SE]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), S8471 [17JY], S8600 [21JY]
        Political campaigns:  protect individuals from having their money
            involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
            or labor organization (S. 1663), S919 [24FE], S1045 [26FE]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), motion to proceed,
            S446 [5FE], S607 [11FE]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1497 [6MR], S1762
            [11MR]
      Explanations
        Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act (S. 610),
            S12745-S12748 [21OC]
      Letters
        Antiballistic Missile Treaty implementation:  by, H7276<bullet>
            [5AU]
        Army Reserve anniversary and tribute to Army Reserve service of
            Senator Thurmond:  Herbert N. Harmon, Reserve Officers
            Association of the U.S.A., S3466<bullet> [22AP]
        People's Republic of China human rights violations:  Barbara Larkin,
            Dept. of State, S1874 [12MR]
        ------ J. Brian Atwood, AID, S1874 [12MR], S1875 [12MR]
        U.N. peacekeeping operations:  Walter B. Slocombe, Dept. of Defense,
            S2549 [25MR]
      Press releases
        FBI Derails Cuban Intelligence Network:  FBI, S10914 [24SE]
      Remarks
        Abortion:  prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto,
            S10492 [17SE]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8184 [15JY], S8188 [15JY],
            S8202 [15JY], S8203 [15JY], S8226 [15JY]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2468 [24MR],
            S2543 [25MR], S2544 [25MR], S2548 [25MR]
        ------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
            appropriations, S12744<bullet> [21OC]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, S8184 [15JY]
        Army Reserve:  anniversary (S. Res. 213), S3465<bullet> [22AP]
        Budget:  balance, S4353 [5MY]
        ------ deficit, S13 [27JA], S88 [28JA], S204 [29JA], S255 [2FE],
            S302 [3FE], S376 [4FE], S450 [5FE], S515 [9FE], S584 [10FE],
            S661 [11FE], S725 [12FE], S814 [23FE], S867 [24FE], S1002
            [25FE], S1054 [26FE], S1155 [27FE], S1188 [2MR], S1254 [3MR],
            S1334 [4MR], S1434 [5MR], S1505 [6MR], S1550 [9MR], S1696
            [10MR], S1770 [11MR], S1820 [12MR], S1930 [13MR], S2112 [17MR],
            S2211 [18MR], S2293 [19MR], S2363 [20MR], S2415 [23MR], S2486
            [24MR], S2567 [25MR], S2657 [26MR], S2715 [27MR], S2763 [30MR],
            S2848 [31MR], S3114 [2AP], S3236<bullet> [3AP], S3276 [20AP],
            S3353 [21AP], S3457<bullet> [22AP], S3531 [23AP], S3584 [24AP],
            S3603 [27AP], S3708 [28AP], S3782 [29AP], S3916 [30AP],
            S4131<bullet> [1MY], S4204 [4MY], S4433 [6MY], S4525 [7MY],
            S4627 [11MY], S4711 [12MY], S4777 [13MY], S4901 [14MY], S4939
            [15MY], S5013 [18MY], S5128 [19MY], S5215 [20MY], S5315 [21MY],
            S5420 [22MY], S5511 [1JN], S5529 [2JN], S5631 [4JN], S5693
            [5JN], S5779 [9JN], S6034 [10JN], S6178 [11JN], S6292 [12JN],
            S6327 [15JN], S6485 [17JN], S6523 [18JN], S6763 [22JN], S6876
            [23JN], S7010 [24JN], S7162 [25JN], S7253 [26JN], S7354 [6JY],
            S7573 [7JY], S7677 [8JY], S7877 [9JY], S7937 [10JY], S8054
            [13JY], S8129 [14JY], S8239 [15JY], S8379 [16JY], S8477 [17JY],
            S8553 [20JY], S8655 [21JY], S8775 [22JY], S8913 [23JY], S8994
            [24JY], S9799<bullet> [1SE], S9890<bullet> [2SE], S9943<bullet>
            [3SE], S9972 [8SE], S10112 [9SE], S10202 [10SE], S10259 [11SE],
            S10318 [14SE], S10379 [15SE], S10419 [16SE], S10513 [17SE],
            S10585 [18SE], S10654 [21SE], S10716 [22SE], S10834 [23SE],
            S10913 [24SE], S10982 [25SE], S11041 [28SE], S11120 [29SE],
            S11180 [30SE], S11275 [1OC], S11448 [5OC], S11450 [5OC], S11580
            [6OC], S11694 [7OC], S11964 [8OC], S12155 [9OC], S12379 [12OC],
            S12570<bullet> [14OC], S12658<bullet> [15OC], S12731<bullet>
            [20OC], S12884<bullet> [21OC]
        Buzek, Jerzy:  visit to Senate by Prime Minister of Poland, S7723
            [9JY]
        Chemical Weapons Convention:  implementation (S. 610),
            S12744<bullet> [21OC]
        China, People's Republic of:  human rights violations, S1874 [12MR]
        Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission:  funding,
            S9770<bullet> [1SE]
        Congress:  visit by legislators from the Republic of China, S6470
            [17JN]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S8601-S8603 [21JY]
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645),
            S10702 [22SE]
        Cuba:  increase support to democratic opposition and humanitarian
            assistance (S. 2080), S4907 [14MY]
        ------ threats to U.S. security, S10914 [24SE]
        Dept. of State and related agencies:  authorizing appropriations and
            consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
            S3563 [24AP], S3570 [24AP], S3681 [28AP], S3685 [28AP]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4104), conference report--motion to proceed, S12130 [9OC],
            S12131 [9OC]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, S12744<bullet> [21OC]
        Foreign aid:  international family planning programs restrictions
            relative to abortion, S3563 [24AP]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9770<bullet> [1SE]
        Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
            economic sanctions, S8188 [15JY], S8202 [15JY], S8203 [15JY]
        ------ exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical
            equipment from unilateral economic sanctions except to countries
            sponsoring international terrorism, S8226 [15JY]
        Foreign Service:  list of nominations, S6885 [23JN], S8919 [23JY]
        ------ review activities, S225 [29JA]
        Greenville, NC:  tribute to the Greenville Little League team,
            S11448 [5OC]
        Hussein, Saddam:  indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
            other crimes against humanity (S. Con. Res. 78), S1873 [12MR]
        IMF:  funding, S2468 [24MR]
        Iraq:  support transition to democracy (H.R. 4655), S11811 [7OC]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4428 [6MY], S4495 [7MY],
            S4496 [7MY]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, S3957<bullet> [30AP]
        Kim Dae-Jung:  U.S. visit by President of the Republic of Korea,
            S6007 [10JN]
        King Hussein I (Jordan):  visit to Senate, S2106 [17MR]
        Mexico:  disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
            efforts (S.J. Res. 42), S2654 [26MR]
        National security:  develop a system to classify and declassify
            information (S. 712), S1250 [3MR]
        NATO:  policy on Russia's non-strategic nuclear arsenal, S3850
            [30AP], S3851 [30AP], S3853 [30AP]
        ------ Presidential certification on U.S. policy relative to further
            NATO expansion, S3856 [30AP]
        ------ require authorization of U.S. funding relative to expansion
            or admission costs, S3846 [30AP], S3859 [30AP]
        ------ study cost of deployment of missile defense systems in all
            NATO countries, S3868 [30AP]
        North Carolina:  tribute to electrical cooperatives' ``Bright
            Ideas'' educational program, S7161 [25JN]
        NRA:  tribute to Refuse to be a Victim Program, S11694 [7OC]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            S11946 [8OC]
        Panama Canal:  negotiation of new agreement relative to presence of
            U.S. Armed Forces, S2211 [18MR]
        Parliamentary inquiry, S12131 [9OC]
        Petroleum:  dependence on foreign sources, S205 [29JA], S376 [4FE],
            S725 [12FE], S1002 [25FE], S1505 [6MR], S1770 [11MR], S2211
            [18MR], S2567 [25MR], S3584 [24AP], S4432 [6MY], S4525 [7MY],
            S4902 [14MY], S5316 [21MY], S5631 [4JN], S6327 [15JN], S6485
            [17JN], S7162 [25JN], S7877 [9JY], S8379 [16JY], S8776 [22JY],
            S10259 [11SE], S10654 [21SE], S10834 [23SE], S11275 [1OC],
            S11694 [7OC]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S2107 [17MR],
            S3603 [27AP], S3610 [27AP], S3846 [30AP], S3850 [30AP], S3851
            [30AP], S3853 [30AP], S3856 [30AP], S3859 [30AP], S3868 [30AP],
            S3906 [30AP]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (S. 1575),
            S337 [4FE]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), motion to proceed,
            S605 [11FE]
        Senate:  legislative program, S2144 [17MR], S5584 [4JN]
        Thurmond, Senator:  tribute for Army Reserve service (S. Res. 213),
            S3465<bullet> [22AP]
        Tobacco products:  provide market transition assistance for tobacco
            producers, industry workers, and their communities, S4428 [6MY]
        U.N.:  authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, S2543 [25MR], S2544
            [25MR], S2548 [25MR], S3563 [24AP]
        ------ U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, S2543 [25MR], S2544
            [25MR], S2548 [25MR]
        Votes:  correction, S11319 [2OC]
      Reports
        Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S5129 [19MY],
            S6883-S6885 [23JN], S8916-S8919 [23JY]
      Reports filed
        Admission of the Republic of China to Multilateral Economic
            Institutions:  Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con.
            Res. 30), S5217 [20MY]
        Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in
            International Business Transactions:  Committee on Foreign
            Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 105-19), S8381 [16JY]
        Convention on the International Maritime Organization Amendments:
            Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 105-18),
            S6698 [19JN]
        Conveyance of Certain Federal Lands to the Clint and Fabens, TX,
            School Districts:  Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R.
            1116), S1255 [3MR]
        Dept. of Defense Transfer of Excess Defense Articles and Naval
            Vessels to Foreign Countries:  Committee on Foreign Relations
            (Senate) (S. 2463) (S. Rept. 105-333), S10320 [14SE]
        Foreign Service Nominations:  Committee on Foreign Relations
            (Senate), S1255 [3MR], S5129 [19MY]
        Human Rights Violations Against Women in Afghanistan:  Committee on
            Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 97), S7170 [25JN]
        Independence Anniversary of Sri Lanka:  Committee on Foreign
            Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 172), S5129 [19MY]
        Indictment and Prosecution of Saddam Hussein for War Crimes and
            Other Crimes Against Humanity:  Committee on Foreign Relations
            (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 78), S1255 [3MR]
        International Commission of Jurists Report on the People's Republic
            of China and Tibet:  Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S.
            Con. Res. 103), S9135 [28JY]
        International Convention for the Protection of Plants:  Committee on
            Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 105-15), S6697 [19JN]
        International Grains Agreement:  Committee on Foreign Relations
            (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 105-16), S6698 [19JN]
        Israeli Membership in a U.N. Regional Group:  Committee on Foreign
            Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 188), S5129 [19MY]
        Material and Unacceptable Breach of International Obligations by
            Iraq Relative to Weapons Inspections:  Committee on Foreign
            Relations (Senate) (S.J. Res. 54) (S. Rept. 105-268), S9043
            [27JY]
        Montreal Protocol No. 4 to Amend the Convention for the Unification
            of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air:
            Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 105-20),
            S9689 [31AU]
        Nomination of Charles H. Dolan, Jr., to the U.S. Advisory Commission
            on Public Diplomacy:  Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate),
            S5129 [19MY]
        Nomination of Hugh Q. Parmer To Be Assistant Administrator of AID:
            Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8919 [23JY]
        Nomination of Jonathan H. Spalter To Be Associate Director of the
            USIA:  Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8919 [23JY]
        Nomination of Mary Beth West To Be Deputy Assistant Sec. of State
            for Oceans, Fisheries and Space:  Committee on Foreign Relations
            (Senate), S8919 [23JY]
        Nomination of Nancy E. Soderberg To Be an Alternate Representative
            to the U.N.:  Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6883
            [23JN]
        Nomination of Robert T. Grey, Jr., To Be U.S. Representative to the
            Conference on Disarmament:  Committee on Foreign Relations
            (Senate), S1255 [3MR]
        Nomination of Ryan C. Crocker To Be Ambassador to Syria:  Committee
            on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5129 [19MY]
        Nomination of Shirley E. Barnes To Be Ambassador to Madagascar:
            Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6883 [23JN]
        Nomination of Vivian Lowery Derryck To Be Assistant Administrator of
            AID:  Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6883 [23JN]
        Nomination of William J. Burns To Be Ambassador to Jordan:
            Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5129 [19MY]
        Prevent Trafficking of Women and Girls for Forced Prostitution:
            Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 82), S9689
            [31AU]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  Committee on Foreign Relations
            (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-15), S1506 [6MR]
        Radio Free Asia Act:  Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R.
            2232), S5516 [1JN]
        Require Information on Foreign Government Officials in Annual
            Reports on Human Rights Practices:  Committee on Foreign
            Relations (Senate) (S. 2126), S5516 [1JN]
        Silk Road Strategy Act:  Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S.
            1344) (S. Rept. 105-394), S12163 [9OC]
        Support Democracy and Human Rights in Laos:  Committee on Foreign
            Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 240), S7170 [25JN]
        Support for New Government in Indonesia and Reforms in East Timor:
            Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 237), S6883
            [23JN]
        Trademark Law Treaty:  Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate)
            (Exec. Rept. 105-17), S6698 [19JN]
        Tropical Forest Conservation Act:  Committee on Foreign Relations
            (Senate) (S. 1758) (S. Rept. 105-219), S6766 [22JN]
        U.N. Commission on Human Rights Resolution Relative to Human Rights
            in the People's Republic of China:  Committee on Foreign
            Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 187), S1772 [11MR]
        U.S. Policy on Mongolia:  Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate)
            (S. Con. Res. 60), S1255 [3MR]
        U.S. Support for Economic Recovery in Thailand:  Committee on
            Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 174), S1255 [3MR]
      Resolutions of ratification
        Agreement Between the U.S. and Hong Kong for the Transfer of
            Sentenced Persons, S12557 [14OC]
        Agreement Between the U.S. and Hong Kong on Mutual Legal Assistance
            in Criminal Matters, S12548 [14OC]
        Amended Mines Protocol, S12307 [10OC]
        Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in
            International Business Transactions, S8381 [16JY]
        Convention on the International Maritime Organization Amendments,
            S6698 [19JN]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Antigua and Barbados, S12555
            [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Argentina, S12554 [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Austria, S12557 [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Barbados, S12556 [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Cyprus, S12554 [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Dominica, S12555 [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and France, S12554 [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Grenada, S12555 [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and India, S12556 [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Luxembourg, S12553 [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Mexico, S12557 [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Poland, S12554 [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Spain, S12554 [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and St. Kitts and Nevis, S12556
            [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and St. Lucia, S12555 [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and St. Vincent and the
            Grenadines, S12556 [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Trinidad and Tobago, S12556
            [14OC]
        Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Zimbabwe, S12557 [14OC]
        International Convention for the Protection of Plants, S6697 [19JN]
        International Grains Agreement, S6698 [19JN]
        Montreal Protocol No. 4 to Amend the Convention for the Unification
            of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air,
            S9689 [31AU]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic, S1506-S1508 [6MR]
        Trademark Law Treaty, S6698 [19JN]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and Antigua and Barbuda on Mutual Legal
            Assistance in Criminal Matters, S12550 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and Australia on Mutual Legal Assistance in
            Criminal Matters, S12551 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and Barbados on Mutual Legal Assistance in
            Criminal Matters, S12549 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and Brazil on Mutual Legal Assistance in
            Criminal Matters, S12552 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and Dominica on Mutual Legal Assistance in
            Criminal Matters, S12550 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and Estonia on Mutual Legal Assistance in
            Criminal Matters, S12553 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and Grenada on Mutual Legal Assistance in
            Criminal Matters, S12550 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and Israel on Mutual Legal Assistance in
            Criminal Matters, S12552 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and Latvia on Mutual Legal Assistance in
            Criminal Matters, S12551 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and Lithuania on Mutual Legal Assistance in
            Criminal Matters, S12552 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and Luxembourg on Mutual Legal Assistance in
            Criminal Matters, S12549 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and Poland on Mutual Legal Assistance in
            Criminal Matters, S12549 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and St. Kitts and Nevis on Mutual Legal
            Assistance in Criminal Matters, S12551 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and St. Lucia on Mutual Legal Assistance in
            Criminal Matters, S12551 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Mutual
            Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S12553 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and the Czech Republic on Mutual Legal
            Assistance in Criminal Matters, S12553 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and Trinidad and Tobago on Mutual Legal
            Assistance in Criminal Matters, S12549 [14OC]
        Treaty Between the U.S. and Venezuela on Mutual Legal Assistance in
            Criminal Matters, S12552 [14OC]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty, S12557
            [14OC]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
            Treaty, S12557 [14OC]
      Testimonies
        Tenth Amendment to the Constitution:  Alice W. Gatsis, S4 [27JA]
      Tributes
        Caesar, Shirley, S5583 [4JN]
        Gatsis, Alice W., S3 [27JA]
        Harrelson, Thomas J., S11448 [5OC]
        Sanford, Terry, S3248 [20AP]
        Smith, Elisabeth (Lib), S10326<bullet> [14SE]
        Stewart, Jimmy, S5215 [20MY]
        Webb, Joseph C., S814 [23FE]