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

    OLVER, JOHN W. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure,
            H6213 [23JY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Anderson, Marian:  mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H678
            [26FE]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H678 [26FE]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H7584 [10SE]
        Arms sales:  establish international code of conduct with all
            Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H4879 [19JN]
        Beaches:  improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R.
            2094), H2813 [5MY]
        Business and industry:  promote and improve employee stock ownership
            plans, (see H.R. 1592), H5493 [14JY]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE]
        Chavez, Cesar E.:  commemorate birthday, (see H.J. Res. 65), H2056
            [1AP]
        Chiapas, Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
            the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
            347), H10352 [9OC]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ improve academic and social outcomes for students by
            providing productive activities during after-school hours, (see
            H.R. 2408), H755 [3MR]
        ------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
            H3014 [7MY]
        Civil rights:  provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
            payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H4055 [3JN]
        Colleges and universities:  improve and strengthen recruitment and
            training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H902
            [5MR]
        Conservation of energy:  development and implementation of a
            comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress, (see H.
            Con. Res. 280), H3743 [21MY]
        Consumers:  protection from unreasonable credit card fees or
            interest rates, (see H.R. 1975), H5405 [25JN]
        Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
            Degrading Treatment or Punishment:  implement and establish
            support program for victims of torture, (see H.R. 3161), H2120
            [21AP]
        CPSC:  promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes, (see H.R.
            3935), H7290 [5AU]
        Crime:  increase research of link between violence against animals
            and violence against humans, (see H. Con. Res. 286), H4055 [3JN]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H2606 [29AP]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H498 [12FE]
        ------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
            communities, (see H.R. 4071), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
            communities and empowerment zones, (see H.R. 4666), H9274 [1OC]
        Dept. of Defense:  B-2 stealth bomber production limits, (see H.R.
            2898), H1112 [11MR]
        Dept. of HHS:  ensure individuals who undertake federally funded
            research and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements,
            (see H.R. 3758), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317 [23AP]
        Dept. of the Interior:  collection of royalties from oil companies
            for drilling on public lands, (see H.R. 3820), H3013 [7MY]
        ------ compensate certain Indian tribes for known errors in tribal
            trust fund accounts and establish a process for settling
            disputes, (see H.R. 3782), H5594 [15JY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  conduct Stand Down events and establish
            a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event
            in each State, (see H.R. 4362), H7495 [9SE]
        ------ cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with
            service-connected disabilities and improvements in education,
            housing, and cemetery programs, (see H.R. 4110), H5594 [15JY]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
            veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
            research priorities relative to certain service-related health
            consequences, (see H.R. 3980), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4070),
            H5405 [25JN]
        Developing countries:  recognize the importance of providing access
            to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H5405 [25JN]
        Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
            motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1445
            [24MR]
        Ecology and environment:  assist local governments and citizens'
            associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
            H.R. 3627), H7415 [6AU]
        Education:  establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
            H678 [26FE]
        ------ give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop
            their capabilities, (see H.R. 4127), H5296 [24JN]
        Families and domestic relations:  establish felony violations for
            failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
            H447 [11FE]
        ------ improve child care and family support services, (see H.R.
            2713), H579 [24FE]
        ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN] increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care during periods outside
            school hours, (see H.R. 3400), H2424 [28AP]
        Federal employees:  equitable overtime pay policies, (see H.R.
            3956), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift
            Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective
            deferrals, (see H.R. 2526), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ modify the conditions that must be met before certain
            alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President,
            (see H.R. 3251), H3744 [21MY]
        Firearms:  regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 3833),
            H4629 [16JN]
        Food:  consumer access to information on the health benefits of
            foods and dietary supplements, (see H.R. 2868), H7803 [15SE]
        ------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
            persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H5405 [25JN]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit certain defense services to countries
            ineligible for international military education and training
            assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain
            countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H8627 [24SE]
        Foreign trade:  prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
            products derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807),
            H1112 [11MR]
        Gambling:  require certain notices in any mailing using a game of
            chance for the promotion of a product or service, (see H.R.
            4340), H7585 [10SE]
        Global March Against Child Labor:  support, (see H. Res. 444), H3743
            [21MY]
        Great Irish Potato Famine:  issue postage stamp to commemorate
            anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor
            the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants,
            (see H. Con. Res. 232), H755 [3MR]
        Hazardous substances:  increase funding for poison control centers
            and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
            H.R. 3862), H4325 [9JN]
        Health:  prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
            workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
            3342), H2319 [23AP]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 337), H64 [27JA], (see H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
        ------ require health plans to provide certain coverage for
            children, (see H.R. 1159), H3312 [14MY]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337
            [19MR]
        House of Representatives:  require approval of any payments from the
            reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses, (see H.
            Res. 387), H1445 [24MR]
        Housing:  increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
            housing for disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3619), H2051 [1AP]
        Human rights:  anniversary of the signing of the Universal
            Declaration of Human Rights, (see H. Con. Res. 185), H6454
            [24JY]
        Immigration:  eliminate restrictions which render alien battered
            spouses and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
            suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
            H7415 [6AU]
        Indonesia:  democracy efforts, (see H. Con. Res. 281), H3971 [22MY]
        ------ prohibit transfer of military equipment and supplies,
            helicopters, and ammunition relative to free elections and human
            rights conditions, (see H.R. 3918), H3624 [20MY]
        ------ support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con. Res.
            258), H2606 [29AP]
        Insurance:  limit increase in health insurance company premiums to
            certain buyers of coverage in individual markets, (see H.R.
            3538), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence,
            (see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
        ------ provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse,
            and chemical dependency treatment services under group and
            individual health coverage, (see H.R. 3568), H5859 [17JY]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H579 [24FE]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H7415 [6AU]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H579 [24FE]
        King, Martin Luther, Jr.:  tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1777
            [30MR]
        Kosovo:  human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 235),
            H903 [5MR]
        ------ NATO military intervention relative to human rights
            violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police, (see H.
            Res. 561), H9274 [1OC]
        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), H9537
            [5OC]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1550 [25MR]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H5957
            [20JY]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
            with a managed care entity, (see H.R. 3281), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ repeal criminal penalties for counseling or assisting an
            individual with the disposition of assets, (see H.R. 2396),
            H1445 [24MR]
        Medicare:  clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit
            laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4648), H10012
            [7OC]
        ------ continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice
            plans, (see H.R. 4653), H11023 [15OC]
        ------ coverage of adult day care services, (see H.R. 4403), H11023
            [15OC]
        ------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
            services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H1643
            [26MR]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H495 [12FE]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H9179 [28SE]
        ------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
            for office visits and for other evaluation and management
            services, (see H. Con. Res. 264), H4056 [3JN]
        ------ establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice
            plans, (see H.R. 4674), H10077 [8OC]
        ------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
            the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
            H.R. 3570), H2120 [21AP]
        ------ graduate medical education payments, (see H.R. 4219), H7690
            [14SE]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
            (see H.R. 4214), H10077 [8OC]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
            H9275 [1OC]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4370), H6879 [31JY]
        ------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
            certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see H.R. 1362),
            H2119 [21AP]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H631 [25FE]
        Members of Congress:  follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
            devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
            Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H7585
            [10SE]
        Milosevic, Slobodan:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against
            humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see H. Con.
            Res. 304), H6070 [21JY]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        Motor vehicles:  increase the amount of assistance for providing
            automobiles to certain disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3618), H2051
            [1AP]
        National Institute for the Environment:  establish, (see H.R. 2914),
            H101 [28JA]
        National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
            Network to Freedom Program, (see H.R. 1635), H2055 [1AP]
        ------ reform concessions policies, (see H.R. 3934), H3743 [21MY]
        Naval Armed Guard Service:  appreciation to veterans for service
            during World War I and World War II, (see H.J. Res. 99), H2319
            [23AP]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H7494 [9SE]
        Northern Ireland:  encourage all parties involved in peace talks to
            condemn violence and address human rights violations, (see H.
            Con. Res. 152), H65 [27JA]
        Nuclear weapons:  establish policy of nonproliferation, (see H.R.
            3333), H10077 [8OC]
        ------ recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering
            complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479), H4835 [18JN]
        Oceans:  develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
            policy, (see H.R. 2547), H2931 [6MY]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Pensions:  exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
            from the Federal budget, (see H.R. 107), H64 [27JA]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H1854 [31MR]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3489 [19MY]
        Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission:  establish, (see H.R.
            3925), H5738 [16JY]
        Privacy:  protection of Social Security numbers and other personal
            information, (see H.R. 1813), H631 [25FE]
        Public welfare programs:  establish asset-based welfare policies,
            (see H.R. 2849), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ food stamp eligibility for certain aliens, (see H.R. 2154),
            H2055 [1AP]
        Public works:  provide incentives for the creation of jobs and
            restoration of infrastructure, (see H.R. 950), H64 [27JA]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Religion:  support tolerance toward Muslims, (see H. Con. Res. 322),
            H8528 [23SE]
        Senior citizens:  establish a consumer price index for elderly
            consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social
            Security and Medicare benefits, (see H.R. 4084), H5957 [20JY]
        Social Security:  payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
            acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H579 [24FE]
        ------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H101 [28JA]
        ------ treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or
            family members after death of beneficiary, (see H.R. 2944), H65
            [27JA]
        Taxation:  adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens at
            which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate, (see
            H.R. 3448), H9275 [1OC]
        ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H2814 [5MY]
        ------ allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative
            minimum tax liability, (see H.R. 2524), H579 [24FE]
        ------ disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying
            limits on certain bonds, (see H.R. 2714), H755 [3MR]
        ------ encourage production and use of electric vehicles, (see H.R.
            3877), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
            H.R. 1382), H4629 [16JN]
        ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
            (see H.R. 1401), H691 [2MR]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H1021 [10MR]
        ------ increase standard deduction for married couples, (see H.R.
            3524), H3972 [22MY]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H578 [24FE]
        ------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
            organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
            (see H.R. 2613), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
            solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
            Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H631 [25FE]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3050), H755 [3MR]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H904 [5MR]
        Tobacco products:  establish a responsible U.S. international
            tobacco policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco
            products to children, and establish the American Center on
            Global Health and Tobacco, (see H.R. 3738), H2423 [28AP]
        ------ limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236 [17MR], (see
            H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
        ------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
            develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H678
            [26FE]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H9346 [2OC]
        Veterans:  eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H5737 [16JY]
        ------ enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
            private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
            abroad, (see H.R. 3213), H495 [12FE]
        ------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
            with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
            H.R. 2224), H2236 [22AP]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
            service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 303), H6999
            [3AU]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H7618 [11SE]
        Volunteer workers:  extend appropriations for programs under the
            National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer
            Service Act, (see H.R. 3561), H2319 [23AP]
        Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
            funding, (see H.R. 2374), H2813 [5MY]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ protection of reproductive rights, (see H.R. 2525), H101
            [28JA]
        World War II:  require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese
            war crimes, (see H. Con. Res. 126), H101 [28JA]
      Lists
        Supporters of H.R. 4519, authorize Presidential consent to the third
            party transfer of the Bowman County (U.S.S.) to the USS LST Ship
            Memorial, Inc., E2155 [14OC]
      Remarks
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5008 [23JN]
        Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10113<bullet>
            [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11844 [18DE]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 3081),
            H10931 [15OC]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  extend time period for rulemaking on milk
            marketing orders system, H5008 [23JN]
        Dept. of Commerce:  Economic Development Agency funding,
            E1551<bullet> [5AU]
        Dept. of Defense:  disapproval of line-item vetoes in military
            construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), veto,
            H361<bullet> [5FE]
        ------ making appropriations for military construction, family
            housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059), H4905
            [22JN]
        Dept. of the Interior:  Urban Park Recreation and Recovery Program
            funding, H6025 [21JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6025 [21JY], H6168 [22JY], H6169 [22JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H6980 [3AU], H7253
            [5AU], E1551<bullet> [5AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6220 [23JY], H6255 [23JY],
            H6256 [23JY]
        Ecology and environment:  exempt certain regulations and initiatives
            from EPA and Council on Environmental Quality funding
            limitations, H6255 [23JY], H6256 [23JY]
        ------ exempt educational outreach or information seminars on
            greenhouse gas emissions from EPA and Council on Environmental
            Quality funding limitations, H6220 [23JY]
        EPA:  implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions,
            H6220 [23JY]
        Executive Office of the President:  repeal Executive Order on equal
            employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation, H7253
            [5AU]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, H7253
            [5AU]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H6377 [24JY]
        LSC:  funding, H6980 [3AU]
        Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact:  repeal, H5008 [23JN]
        Shepard, Matthew:  condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
            of hate crimes (H. Res. 597), H10931 [15OC]
        Tongass National Forest:  Forest Service road construction funding,
            H6168 [22JY], H6169 [22JY]
        Wheeler, Herb:  North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the
            Year award recipient, E848<bullet> [13MY]
      Tributes
        Kennedy, Representative Joseph P., II, H10659 [12OC]