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

    URBAN AREAS related term(s) Rural Areas; Suburban areas
      Addresses
        Workforce Development:  Edward Rendell, Mayor of Philadelphia, PA,
            E457 [24MR]
      Amendments
        Community Services Block Grant Program:  reauthorize and amend (S.
            2206), S9067 [27JY]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), H7620 [14SE]
      Appointments
        Conferees:  S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and
            Training and Educational Services Act, S10633 [18SE], H8602
            [24SE]
      Articles and editorials
        Accuracy a Must--Much Riding on Correct Census Count for Houston,
            H6969 [3AU], H7205 [5AU], H7209 [5AU]
        Battle Won, A Center Born--Nurse Midwife To Open Birthing Facility
            for D.C.'s Poor, E1921 [6OC]
        Boroughful of Bookworms--Motivated Immigrants Make Queens Library
            Busiest in U.S., E742 [1MY], E800 [7MY]
        City Where Business and Philanthropy Flourish, S9798 [1SE]
        Counting Heads--No Reason To Keep U.S. Census Inaccurate, H6969
            [3AU], H7206 [5AU], H7209 [5AU]
        Eugene L. McCabe, 61, Founder of Harlem Community Hospital, S11636
            [6OC]
        Harnessing American Ideals, S9480 [30JY]
        How To Build a Better School System, E1064 [9JN]
        If the Census Is Faulty, the Cities Will Pay Dearly--GOP Opposition
            to Sampling Could Hit California Hard, H6967 [3AU], H7203 [5AU]
        Most Dropped From Welfare Don't Get Jobs--Critics of Work Rules Cite
            New York Study, S2379 [23MR]
        Next Census Has To Seek Accuracy Not Political Gain--Modern
            Techniques Can Ensure Fairness for California, H6968 [3AU],
            H7204 [5AU]
        1,001 D.C. Students Win Scholarships, H2653 [30AP]
        State of African-American Education, H1231-H1234 [17MR]
      Bills and resolutions
        Children and youth:  provide grants to organizations to develop
            youth intervention models, (see H.R. 3607, S. 2327), S8482
            [17JY], H1854 [31MR]
        Clean Air Act:  modify application of certain provisions relative to
            inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within
            nonattainment areas, (see H.R. 4157), H5403 [25JN]
        Community development:  designation of empowerment zones, (see H.R.
            4629), H8931 [25SE]
        ------ prohibit funding for any facility to be used primarily for
            distribution or use of tobacco products, (see H.R. 4796), H10513
            [10OC]
        ------ provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, (see
            S. 1927), S3120 [2AP], (see H.R. 3622), H2051 [1AP]
        Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act:
            technical corrections, (see H.R. 3617), H2051 [1AP]
        Community Services Block Grant Program:  establish demonstration
            projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare
            policies, (see H.R. 4254), H5736 [16JY]
        ------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 4271), H5859 [17JY]
        ------ reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880, S. 2206), S6886
            [23JN], H3311 [14MY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish a national cemetery for
            veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area, (see H.R. 4391),
            H7177 [4AU]
        ------ establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta,
            GA, metropolitan area, (see S. 2429), S9782 [1SE]
        District of Columbia:  allow Washington Convention Center Authority
            to finance revenue bonds to construct new convention center,
            (see H.R. 4237), H5736 [16JY]
        ------ designate as empowerment zone and modify tax treatment of
            residents, (see H.R. 3329), H850 [4MR]
        ------ improve adoption system, (see H.R. 4792), H10513 [10OC]
        ------ reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and
            improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region,
            (see S. 2113), S5433 [22MY], (see H.R. 3971), H3971 [22MY]
        ------ scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 1502),
            consideration, (see H. Res. 413), H2604 [29AP]
        Education:  assist urban and rural local education agencies in
            raising the academic achievement of all students, (see S. 2044),
            S4528 [7MY], (see H.R. 3813), H3013 [7MY]
        ------ provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary
            public and private parental choice programs, (see S. 1996),
            S3709 [28AP], (see H.R. 3742), H2423 [28AP]
        FAA:  address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY,
            (see H.R. 3952), H3970 [22MY]
        ------ address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY, (see
            H.R. 4866), H11695 [20OC]
        Federal aid programs:  improve and expand empowerment and enterprise
            zone programs, (see S. 2418), S9556 [31JY]
        Health:  develop and implement integrated cockroach management
            programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
            residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
            asthma-related illnesses, (see H.R. 3897), H3488 [19MY]
        Health care professionals:  admission requirements for nonimmigrant
            nurses willing to practice in underserved areas, (see S. 2210),
            S7012 [24JN]
        Land and Water Conservation Fund Act:  Federal land acquisitions
            funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
            conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H7412
            [6AU]
        Postal Service:  require any city completely surrounded by another
            city to have its own ZIP Code, (see H.R. 4429), H7411 [6AU]
        States:  provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
            organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, (see S.
            1994), S3709 [28AP], (see H.R. 4255), H5737 [16JY]
        Taxation:  designate renewal communities, (see S. 1995), S3709
            [28AP], (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
        ------ designate top performing enterprise communities as
            empowerment zones, (see H.R. 4212), H5492 [14JY]
        ------ provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel
            vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment zones,
            (see H.R. 3466), H1168 [16MR]
        Transportation:  continuation of operating assistance for small
            transit operators, (see H.R. 4384), H6999 [3AU]
        Unemployment:  establish the Strategic Transitional Employment
            Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in
            certain identified communities, (see S. 2215), S7172 [25JN],
            (see H.R. 4097), H4879 [19JN]
      Conference reports
        Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
            Educational Services Act (S. 2206), H9697-H9719 [6OC]
      Documents
        Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, H6170 [22JY]
      Factsheets
        Constitutionality of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student
            Opportunity Scholarship Act, H2617 [30AP]
      Letters
        District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act:  Clint
            Bolick, Institute for Justice, H2617 [30AP]
        Metropolitan Washington Regional Transportation Act:  several
            Virginia county and city officials, E980 [22MY]
        Property Rights Implementation Act:  John H. Dressendorfer, American
            Forest and Paper Association, S8036 [13JY]
        ------ Loren E. Sweatt, Associated General Contractors of America,
            S8036 [13JY]
        ------ several organizations, S8030 [13JY]
        ------ Vermont League of Cities and Counties, S8047 [13JY]
      Lists
        Groups supporting S. 2215, establish the Strategic Transitional
            Employment Program for the long-term unemployed living in
            poverty in certain identified communities, S7175 [25JN]
      Messages
        Veto of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity
            Scholarship Act:  President Clinton, S5190 [20MY], S5216 [20MY]
      Motions
        District of Columbia:  scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
            (S. 1502), H2669 [30AP], H2739 [4MY]
      Papers
        How D.C.'s Schools Can Lead the Nation:  Representative Cox, H2664
            [30AP]
      Poems
        ``Worcester, MA, Anniversary,'' Frank R. Batchelder, E216 [24FE]
      Remarks in House
        African Americans:  quality of education, H1224-H1234 [17MR]
        Bronx, NY:  tribute to first graduation of Betances Cadets, E1355
            [20JY]
        Bronx Shepherds Restoration Corp.:  tribute, E1214 [24JN]
        Brooklyn, NY:  anniversary of Cadman Towers housing complex, E1679
            [9SE]
        Chicago, IL; tribute to the Street-Level Youth Media program, E1959
            [8OC]
        City News Publishing Co.:  presentation of 100 Most Influential
            awards, E749 [4MY]
        Cleveland, OH:  anniversary of Orchard Civic Association, E1859
            [1OC]
        ------ quality of life in neighborhoods relative to acquisition of
            properties by Rite Aid Corp., H5070 [24JN]
        Community development:  provide grant funding for additional
            empowerment zones (H.R. 3622), E542 [1AP]
        Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act:
            technical corrections (H.R. 3617), E541 [1AP]
        Community Development Block Grant Program:  funding, H6277 [23JY]
        Community Services Block Grant Program:  reauthorize and amend (H.R.
            3880), E860 [14MY], E967 [22MY]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), H7620-H7643 [14SE], H8602
            [24SE], E1725 [15SE], E1740 [16SE]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
            H10201-H10207 [8OC], E2078 [11OC]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), permission to file
            conference report, H9647 [6OC]
        ------ reauthorize (H.R. 4271), E1338 [17JY]
        Contreras, Maria:  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health
            Leadership Program honoree, E1199 [23JN]
        Corp. for National and Community Service:  funding, H6275-H6277
            [23JY]
        Davis, Katie:  Institute for Community Living award recipient, E2254
            [20OC]
        Dept. of HUD:  expansion and improvement of Houston, TX, field
            office, E1497 [31JY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  Urban Park Recreation and Recovery Program
            funding, H6022-H6026 [21JY]
        Dept. of Transportation:  access-to-jobs and reverse commute
            programs funding, H1903 [1AP], H1997-H2000 [1AP]
        ------ mass transit systems funding, H1023 [11MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish a national cemetery for
            veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area (H.R. 4391),
            E1538 [4AU]
        Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization:  anniversary,
            E214 [24FE]
        District of Columbia:  Advisory Neighborhood Commissions funding,
            H7341 [6AU], H7347-H7349 [6AU]
        ------ allow Washington Convention Center Authority to finance
            revenue bonds to construct new convention center (H.R. 4237),
            H6826 [30JY], E1329 [17JY], E1518 [3AU]
        ------ designate as empowerment zone and modify tax treatment of
            residents (H.R. 3329), E282 [4MR]
        ------ improvements in city management and services, H4541 [11JN]
        ------ reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and
            improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region
            (H.R. 3971), E979 [22MY]
        ------ scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H917 [10MR],
            H1023 [11MR], H1024 [11MR], H1027 [11MR], H1143 [12MR], H2078
            [21AP], H2823 [6MY], H5417 [14JY], H7334 [6AU], H7344 [6AU],
            H7392-H7397 [6AU], E356 [11MR], E1643 [7AU] scholarship vouchers
            to provide school choice (S. 1502), H584 [25FE], H2441 [29AP],
            H2443 [29AP], H2444 [29AP], H2613 [30AP], H2623-H2629 [30AP],
            H2651-H2671 [30AP], E757 [5MY] scholarship vouchers to provide
            school choice (S. 1502), consideration (H. Res. 413),
            H2614-H2623 [30AP] scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
            (S. 1502), veto, H4724 [18JN]
        ------ scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H10529 [11OC]
        Dowagiac, MI:  anniversary, E1355 [20JY]
        Education:  school construction and infrastructure improvements
            funding, H1224-H1234 [17MR]
        ------ tribute to the Do the Write Thing Challenge Program, E1960
            [8OC]
        Elizabeth, NJ:  National Association of State Development Agencies
            Community Empowerment Award recipient, E227 [25FE]
        Employment:  jobs availability, H1650 [27MR]
        ------ summer youth jobs programs funding, E1330 [17JY]
        FAA:  implementation of ocean routing of airplanes to alleviate
            noise pollution in New Jersey, H10565 [12OC]
        Government:  promote livable communities through investment in
            transportation and improvement in land usage, H9085 [28SE]
        Harris, Elihu:  Oakland East Bay Democratic Club Achievement Award
            recipient, E1204 [23JN]
        Health:  develop and implement integrated cockroach management
            programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
            residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
            asthma-related illnesses (H.R. 3897), E898 [19MY]
        Health care professionals:  admission requirements for nonimmigrant
            nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (H.R. 2759),
            H6931-H6935 [3AU]
        Kendall, J. Peter:  New Jersey Mayor of the Year award recipient,
            E525 [31MR]
        Los Angeles, CA:  tribute to Los Angeles Opportunities
            Industrialization Center Gold Key Awards Dinner, E1677 [9SE]
        Marden, Judith:  Institute for Community Living award recipient,
            E2258 [20OC]
        National Park Service:  Land and Water Conservation Fund stateside
            program funding, H6026-H6029 [21JY], H6170-H6172 [22JY]
        New York, NY:  anniversary of Kings County Hospital Center Patient/
            Family Psychoeducation Group, E1143 [16JN]
        Ohly, Steve:  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health
            Leadership Program honoree, E1182 [19JN]
        Paterson Task Force for Community Action, Inc.:  tribute, E813
            [12MY]
        Portland, OR:  tribute to opening of light rail line, H9085 [28SE]
        Postal Service:  require any city completely surrounded by another
            city to have its own ZIP Code (H.R. 4429), E1608 [7AU]
        Queens, NY:  tribute to public library, E742 [1MY], E800 [7MY]
        Riverside, CA:  National Civic League All-American City award
            recipient, E2185 [15OC]
        Sacramento, CA:  tribute to Capitol Area Development Authority,
            E1115 [11JN]
        Saginaw, MI:  EPA National Sewer Overflow Control Program Excellence
            Award recipient, E2013 [10OC]
        San Diego, CA:  tribute to Nu-Way Youth and Social Services
            Community Mobilization Conference and Training on Gangs,
            Violence, and Drugs, E497 [26MR]
        San Francisco, CA:  anniversary of San Francisco Conservation Corps,
            E1772 [22SE]
        Santa Maria, CA:  recommendation for All-American City Award, H4337
            [10JN]
        Schools:  replace coal-burning furnaces and boilers, H317 [4FE],
            H322 [4FE]
        ------ replacement of coal-burning furnaces and boilers, H954 [10MR]
        States:  provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
            organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, H7639
            [14SE]
        Transportation:  continuation of operating assistance for small
            transit operators (H.R. 4384), E1523 [3AU]
        Turtle Bay Association:  anniversary, E38 [28JA]
        Unemployment:  establish the Strategic Transitional Employment
            Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in
            certain identified communities (H.R. 4097), E1177 [19JN]
        Weather:  interagency Government cooperation on programs dealing
            with the effects of high temperatures, H6029 [21JY], H6030
            [21JY]
        Wilkes-Barre (PA) Citizens' Voice:  anniversary, E2028 [10OC]
        Worcester, MA:  anniversary, E216 [24FE]
      Remarks in Senate
        Chicago, IL:  tribute to AmeriCorps workers, S9480 [30JY]
        Children and youth:  provide grants to organizations to develop
            youth intervention models (S. 2327), S8483 [17JY]
        Community development:  provide grant funding for additional
            empowerment zones (S. 1927), S3141 [2AP]
        Community Services Block Grant Program:  reauthorize and amend (S.
            2206), S7009 [24JN], S9067-S9087 [27JY], S9421 [30JY]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S10617 [18SE], S10633 [18SE]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
            S11865-S11872 [8OC], S12686-S12688 [20OC] reauthorize and amend
            (S. 2206), conference report--unanimous-consent agreement,
            S11808 [7OC], S11865 [8OC]
        Crime:  Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) Program
            funding, S9914 [3SE]
        Dept. of HUD:  contractual arrangements with New York City Housing
            Authority, S11840 [8OC], S11841 [8OC]
        ------ provide extra points or preferences to grant applications
            from empowerment zones or enterprise communities, S8443 [17JY]
        Dept. of Transportation:  access-to-jobs and reverse commute
            programs funding, S1682-S1684 [10MR]
        ------ criteria for New Start project applications, S1689 [10MR]
        ------ High-Density Transportation Program funding, S1389 [5MR]
        ------ increase mass transit systems funding to certain rural
            communities, S1686 [10MR]
        ------ mass transit systems funding, S1545-S1547 [9MR], S1565 [9MR],
            S1665-S1680 [10MR], S1684-S1692 [10MR], S1849 [12MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish a national cemetery for
            veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area (S. 2429), S9782
            [1SE], S9783 [1SE]
        Detroit, MI:  anniversary of United Way Torch Drive, S11799 [7OC]
        ------ tribute to Metro Detroit Youth Day, S7609 [7JY]
        District of Columbia:  allow Washington Convention Center Authority
            to finance revenue bonds to construct new convention center
            (H.R. 4237), S9661 [31JY]
        ------ condition of school facilities, S2751 [30MR]
        ------ impose an income tax on nonresident workers to fund a
            regional education and workforce training system and to improve
            school facilities (S. 1070), S2752 [30MR]
        ------ improve adoption system, S12757 [21OC]
        ------ reform education system, S2751 [30MR]
        ------ scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 1502),
            unanimous-consent agreement, S4451 [7MY] scholarship vouchers to
            provide school choice (S. 1502), veto, S5190 [20MY]
        Education:  assist urban and rural local education agencies in
            raising the academic achievement of all students (S. 2044),
            S4531 [7MY]
        ------ provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary
            public and private parental choice programs (S. 1996),
            S3715-S3720 [28AP]
        Employment:  allow certain cities to retain their designation as
            Service Delivery Areas for purposes of implementing job training
            programs, S4019 [1MY], S4020 [1MY]
        Federal aid programs:  improve and expand empowerment and enterprise
            zone programs (S. 2418), S9591 [31JY], S9592 [31JY]
        Grand Rapids, MI:  tribute to economic and community rebuilding
            efforts, S9798 [1SE]
        Health care professionals:  admission requirements for nonimmigrant
            nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (S. 2210), S7013
            [24JN]
        National Safe Place Week:  designate (S. Res. 96), S1032 [25FE],
            S1199 [2MR], S2356 [20MR]
        New York University:  tribute to Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum,
            S1479 [5MR]
        Newnan, GA:  relocation of post office, S12696 [20OC]
        States:  provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
            organizations relative to delivery of welfare services (S.
            1994), S3715-S3720 [28AP]
        Taxation:  designate renewal communities (S. 1995), S3715-S3720
            [28AP]
        Transportation:  public participation in certification of
            transportation planning processes in metropolitan areas, S1500
            [6MR], S1827 [12MR], S1828 [12MR]
        Unemployment:  establish the Strategic Transitional Employment
            Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in
            certain identified communities (S. 2215), S7172-S7175 [25JN]
        University of Louisville:  tribute to Sustainable Urban
            Neighborhoods Project, S12152 [9OC]
        Utah:  encourage EPA to provide assistance to Envision Utah
            (organization) relative to population growth, S8371 [16JY],
            S8372 [16JY]
      Reports
        Washington Convention Center Authority To Finance Revenue Bonds To
            Construct New Convention Center (H.R. 4237):  Committee on
            Government Reform and Oversight (House), E1518-E1521 [3AU]
      Reports filed
        Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
            Educational Services Act:  Committee of Conference (S. 2206) (H.
            Rept. 105-788), H9722 [6OC]
        Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization:  Committee
            on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept.
            105-686), H7428 [7AU]
        Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and
            Amendments:  Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S.
            2206) (S. Rept. 105-256), S8657 [21JY]
        Consideration of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity
            Scholarship Act:  Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 413) (H.
            Rept. 105-501), H2604 [29AP]
        Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act:  Committee on
            the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2759) (H. Rept. 105-668), H6999
            [3AU]
        Provide Assistance and Slots to Air Carriers Providing Service
            Between High-Density and Underserved Airports:  Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2748) (H. Rept.
            105-822), H11023 [15OC]
      Summaries
        Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act
            Technical Corrections (H.R. 3617), E541 [1AP]
        Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act (H.R. 2759),
            H6934 [3AU]
      Tables
        Selected large cities with an income tax on nonresidents--tax rate
            on residents and nonresidents and type of tax base, S3351 [21AP]
      Testimonies
        City University of New York Open Enrollment:  Representative Owens,
            H3621 [20MY]
      Texts of
        H. Res. 413, consideration of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student
            Opportunity Scholarship Act, H2614 [30AP]
        H.R. 2759, Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act,
            H6931 [3AU]
        H.R. 4237, Washington, DC, Convention Center Authority to finance
            revenue bonds to construct new convention center, H6826 [30JY]
        H.R. 4429, require any city completely surrounded by another city to
            have its own Postal Service ZIP Code, E1608 [7AU]
        S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act,
            H2623-H2626 [30AP]
        S. 1927, Empowerment Zone Enhancement Act, S3142 [2AP]
        S. 2044, assist urban and rural local education agencies in raising
            the academic achievement of all students, S4531-S4534 [7MY]
        S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
            Educational Services Act, S9067-S9082 [27JY]
        ------, S10617-S10633 [18SE], H7620-H7638 [14SE]
        S. 2210, Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act, S7014-S7016
            [24JN]
        S. 2327, National Youth Crime Prevention Demonstration Act, S8484
            [17JY]
        S. 2429, establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta,
            GA, metropolitan area, S9783 [1SE]
        S. Res. 96, National Safe Place Week, S1032 [25FE]