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

    JEFFORDS, JAMES M. (a Senator from Vermont)
      Amendments
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8311 [16JY], S8402 [16JY]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2479 [24MR],
            S2499 [24MR], S2524 [25MR], S2576 [25MR], S2596 [26MR], S2685
            [26MR]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10743 [23SE], S10843
            [23SE]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2933 [1AP], S2989 [1AP], S3003 [1AP], S3156 [2AP],
            S3157 [2AP]
        Children and youth:  child labor provisions relative to the
            operation of automobiles and trucks (H.R. 2327), S12397 [12OC],
            S12427 [12OC]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S6782 [22JN], S6787 [22JN], S7141
            [25JN], S7206 [25JN]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9468 [30JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S9961 [8SE], S9967 [8SE], S9984 [8SE], S9985 [8SE]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9143 [28JY], S9144 [28JY], S9215 [29JY], S9222 [29JY],
            S9257 [29JY], S9270 [29JY], S9271 [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8859 [23JY],
            S8862 [23JY], S8937 [23JY], S8940 [23JY]
        Diseases:  payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
            contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023),
            S9602 [31JY]
        Education:  improve the reading and literacy skills of children and
            families (H.R. 2614), S11588 [6OC]
        ------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), S6296 [12JN], S6328
            [15JN]
        Employment:  improve and consolidate Federal job training programs
            (S. 1186), S4041 [1MY]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (S. 2138),
            S6516 [18JN], S6517 [18JN], S6627 [18JN]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase effectiveness and
            efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs
            (H.R. 3130), S3163 [2AP]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9842 [2SE], S9885 [2SE], S9886 [2SE]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (S. 1882), S7759 [9JY], S7870
            [9JY], S7891 [9JY]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4544 [7MY]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant
            equipment (S. 2253), S12565 [14OC]
        NSF:  authorizing appropriations (S. 1046), S4729 [12MY]
        Political campaigns:  protect individuals from having their money
            involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
            or labor organization (S. 1663), S906 [24FE], S938 [24FE]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S3456 [22AP]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2309 [19MR], S2344 [19MR]
        ------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), S11601 [6OC]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5702 [5JN], S5709 [5JN], S5728 [5JN], S5731 [5JN], S6498
            [17JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1533 [6MR], S1534
            [6MR], S1765 [11MR], S1793 [11MR], S1957 [13MR]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, S8069
            [13JY]
        ------ H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
            Act, S4349 [5MY]
        ------ H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, S6306 [12JN]
        ------ H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, S5245
            [20MY]
        ------ S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and
            Training and Educational Services Act, S10633 [18SE]
      Articles and editorials
        Al Beauchamp, Rutland (VT) Herald, S10391<bullet> [15SE]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
            S. Res. 173), S451 [5FE]
        Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research:  revise and extend, (see
            S. 2208), S8253 [15JY]
        Agriculture:  Farmland Protection Program funding, (see S. 2596),
            S12163 [9OC], (see S. 2597), S12163 [9OC]
        American Red Cross:  anniversary of Blood Services, (see S. Con.
            Res. 119), S10722 [22SE]
        Budget:  establish 2-year cycle and reform oversight process, (see
            S. 261), S272 [2FE]
        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), S11284 [1OC]
        Community Services Block Grant Program:  reauthorize and amend, (see
            S. 2206), S6886 [23JN]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see S. 1529),
            S7359 [6JY]
        Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
        Dept. of Commerce:  authorizing appropriations for the Technology
            Administration, (see S. 1325), S2308 [19MR]
        Dept. of Education:  reform and reauthorize the State Student
            Incentive Grant Program, (see S. 1644), S1205 [2MR]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            S.J. Res. 50), S6037 [10JN]
        ------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs, (see S. 1722), S1508 [6MR]
        Dept. of the Interior:  conduct a volunteer pilot project at one
            national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
            region, (see S. 2244), S7256 [26JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see S.
            2358), S9044 [27JY]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests, (see S. 1758), S1948 [13MR]
        Education:  encourage use of school resource officers, (see S.
            2235), S7172 [25JN]
        ------ increase the dependent care allowance used to calculate Pell
            Grant awards, (see S. 1701), S1255 [3MR]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase effectiveness and
            efficiency of child support enforcement programs, (see S. 1809),
            S2424 [23MR]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa, (see S. 778), S2308 [19MR]
        ------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
            sub-Saharan Africa, (see S. 2283), S10929 [24SE]
        Four Chaplains Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 169), S48 [27JA]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  designate, (see S. Res. 171), S1015 [25FE]
        Head Start Program:  reauthorize and amend, (see S. 2206), S6886
            [23JN]
        Health:  improve the distribution of health care professionals to
            underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
            education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals,
            (see S. 1754), S1884 [12MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
        ------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
            program, (see S. 2150), S5787 [9JN]
        Insurance:  coverage of long-term care services, (see S. Con. Res.
            95), S8139 [14JY]
        International Whaling Commission:  U.S. policy, (see S. Res. 226),
            S4558 [8MY]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
        Law enforcement officers:  tribute to individuals who lost their
            lives during service, (see S. Res. 201), S2764 [30MR]
        LIHEAP:  reauthorize and amend, (see S. 2206), S6886 [23JN]
        McCain, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
        Medicare:  adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
            health agencies, (see S. 1993), S3709 [28AP]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see S. 1643), S730 [12FE]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see S.
            2323), S8382 [16JY]
        ------ repeal the restriction on payment for certain hospital
            discharges relative to post-acute care, (see S. 1604), S668
            [11FE]
        Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the
            conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas, (see S. Con.
            Res. 128), S12164 [9OC]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            198), S2214 [18MR]
        National Character Counts Week:  designate, (see S. Res. 176), S3156
            [2AP]
        National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 175), S3443 [22AP]
        National Environmental Education Act:  extend programs, (see S.
            2359), S9044 [27JY]
        National Mammography Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 271), S11285
            [1OC]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see S. 2576), S11698 [7OC]
        National Public Health Week:  observance, (see S. Res. 205), S2851
            [31MR]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
            Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
        Next Generation Internet Program:  authorizing appropriations, (see
            S. 1609), S4727 [12MY]
        ------ require report by advisory committee on development and
            implementation, (see S. 1609), S4727 [12MY]
        Nigeria:  promote democracy and good governance, (see S. 2102),
            S5217 [20MY]
        North American Wetlands Conservation Act:  reauthorizing, (see S.
            1677), S1003 [25FE]
        NRC:  extend authority to collect fees, (see S. 2090), S5019 [18MY]
        Partnerships for Wildlife Act:  reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S1003
            [25FE]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see S. 2339), S8658 [21JY]
        Petroleum:  limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline, (see S. 2377),
            S9425 [30JY]
        Postal Service:  application of OSHA standards in the same manner as
            any other employer, (see S. 2112), S5433 [22MY]
        ------ guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices, (see S. 2035), S4357 [5MY]
        ------ protect consumers from deceptive marketing practices which
            use sweepstakes to entice the purchase of goods or services,
            (see S. 2141), S9599 [31JY]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see S. 1647), S7018 [24JN]
        ------ reauthorize and reform programs, (see S. 2364), S10440 [16SE]
        Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1003 [25FE]
        Rehabilitation Act:  extend authorization, (see S. 1579), S113
            [28JA]
        Research:  increase the amount authorized for basic scientific,
            medical, and pre-competitive engineering research, (see S.
            1305), S5799 [9JN]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see S. 2157), S6181 [11JN]
        Taxation:  extend certain expiring provisions, (see S. 2622), S12309
            [10OC]
        ------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see S. 2230), S7172
            [25JN]
        ------ increase amount which may be contributed to defined
            contribution pension plans, (see S. 1856), S2569 [25MR]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see S. 1251),
            S2433 [23MR]
        ------ treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical
            output facilities, (see S. 2182), S6487 [17JN]
        Telecommunications:  preserve State and local authority to regulate
            the placement, construction, and modification of certain
            facilities, (see S. 2514), S10921 [24SE]
        Television:  enhance the ability of satellite television providers
            to compete with cable television systems, (see S. 2494), S10929
            [24SE]
        ------ reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
            broadcast signals, (see S. 1720), S9983 [8SE]
        Tobacco products:  resolve litigation against tobacco industry,
            reform civil justice system responsible for adjudicating claims,
            and establish a national policy to reduce youth tobacco use,
            (see S. 1530), S1569 [9MR]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day:  designate, (see S.J. Res.
            30), S273 [2FE], (see S. 45), S3534 [23AP]
        Veterans:  extend priority health care to those who received
            nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
            Forces, (see S. 1822), S2424 [23MR]
        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),
            S11052 [28SE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Disabled:  support grant programs to address assistive technology
            needs of individuals with disabilities, (see S. 2432), S9877
            [2SE]
        Diseases:  payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
            contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products, (see S.
            2564), S11698 [7OC]
        Federal aid programs:  improve and expand empowerment and enterprise
            zone programs, (see S. 2418), S9556 [31JY]
        Health:  develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth
            defects (S. 419), corrections in enrollment, (see S. Con. Res.
            87), S2570 [25MR]
        ------ ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
            related information, (see S. 1921), S3120 [2AP]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            S. 1712), S1435 [5MR]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 1882), S2764 [30MR]
        Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park:  designate, (see
            S. 2548), S11450 [5OC]
        Medicare:  reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans
            by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see S. 2054),
            S4558 [8MY]
        Social Security:  provide certain disabled beneficiaries with
            opportunities to return to work by improving access to health
            care, (see S. 1858), S2570 [25MR]
        Tariff:  pile fabrics of man-made fibers, (see S. 1772), S2113
            [17MR]
        Taxation:  enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see S.
            2329), S8482 [17JY]
        ------ exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative
            to certain nongovernmental placement agencies, (see S. 2568),
            S11698 [7OC]
        ------ treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or
            a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes, (see S.
            2376), S9425 [30JY]
        Tobacco products:  reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
            research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see S. 1648),
            S731 [12FE]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 207),
            S3120 [2AP]
      Cloture motions
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645),
            S10565 [18SE], S10703 [22SE]
        ----- prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), motion
            to proceed, S10141 [9SE], S10231 [11SE]
        Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS, S446 [5FE], S541 [10FE]
      Cost Estimates
        Health Professions Education Partnership Act (S. 1754):  CBO, S8418
            [16JY]
      Descriptions
        Postal Service Relocation Activities in Vermont Towns, S4364 [5MY]
      Histories
        Phineas Gage's Head Injury, S9275<bullet> [29JY]
      Letters
        District of Columbia school construction and infrastructure
            improvements funding:  Andrew F. Brimmer, District of Columbia
            Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority,
            S3348 [21AP]
        Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act:  George M.C.
            Fisher and Lawrence Perlman, Business Roundtable (organization),
            S4263 [5MY]
        Judicial emergency in the second circuit relative to unconfirmed
            nominations:  several Senators, S5568 [2JN]
      Lists
        States which have a nonresident income tax, S3351 [21AP]
        University of Vermont women's sports honorees, S855 [23FE]
      Privilege of the floor
        Hoffman, Hilary, S9890 [2SE]
        Moran, Pam, S7778 [9JY], S11069 [29SE]
      Remarks
        Abortion:  prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto,
            S10562 [18SE]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8314 [16JY]
        Alaska:  prevent Federal takeover of management of fish and game
            resources (S. 2393), S9499 [30JY]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2526 [25MR]
        ------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
            appropriations, S12772 [21OC]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10687 [22SE]
        Birds:  establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
            birds (S. 1970), S12069 [8OC], S12072 [8OC]
        Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation:  extend authority to
            establish a commemorative work (S. 2427), S12073 [8OC]
        Blodgett Oven Co.:  anniversary, S8949<bullet> [23JY]
        Bridges:  national historic covered bridge preservation funding,
            S1765 [11MR], S8899 [23JY]
        Budget:  balance, S3098 [2AP]
        ------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con. Res.
            86), S2751 [30MR], S2752 [30MR], S3098 [2AP]
        California:  distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral
            Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of
            Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 700), S12395 [12OC]
        Cavendish, VT:  anniversary of head injury to Phineas Gage,
            S9274<bullet> [29JY]
        CBO:  involvement in study relative to setting of student loan
            interest rates, S11080 [29SE]
        Children and youth:  child labor provisions relative to the
            operation of automobiles and trucks (H.R. 2327), S12397 [12OC]
        ------ improve child care provided through Federal facilities and
            programs, S9181 [29JY]
        Coast Guard:  authorizing appropriations (S. 1259), S12383 [12OC]
        Colleges and universities:  allow use of age-based incentives for
            the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty, S7842 [9JY]
        ------ discourage alcohol abuse on campus, S7857 [9JY]
        ------ increase public awareness of crime on campuses, S7790 [9JY]
        Community Services Block Grant Program:  reauthorize and amend (S.
            2206), S9083 [27JY]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report, S11865
            [8OC], S11870 [8OC]
        Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission:  funding,
            S9753 [1SE]
        Congress:  accomplishments of the 105th Congress, S12382 [12OC]
        Contraceptives:  require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
            services under health insurance plans, S9196 [29JY]
        Corps of Engineers:  reauthorizing water resources development
            programs (S. 2131), S12073 [8OC], S12087 [8OC]
        Crime:  identity fraud (H.R. 4151), S12604 [14OC], S12605 [14OC]
        ------ identity fraud (S. 512), S9501 [30JY]
        ------ improve automated interstate criminal identification systems
            (S. 2022), S12036 [8OC]
        ------ strengthen prohibitions on international bribery and other
            corrupt practices (S. 2375), S12601 [14OC], S12604 [14OC]
        Customs Service:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3809), S12056
            [8OC], S12058 [8OC]
        Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:
            designate (S. Res. 264), S12400 [12OC]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  clarify and enhance the authorities of the
            Chief Information Officer (S. 2116), S12399 [12OC]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S7141 [25JN]
        ------ making appropriations for military construction, family
            housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059),
            conference report--unanimous-consent agreement, S9500 [30JY]
        ------ report on distribution of National Guard resources among
            States, S7141 [25JN]
        Dept. of Education:  extend Pell Grant aid to certain students
            enrolled in State required teacher certification courses, S7789
            [9JY]
        ------ international education programs funding, S7846 [9JY]
        ------ pilot program on use of competition to set interest rates on
            student loans, S7866 [9JY]
        ------ teacher training partnership grants relative to nonprofit
            educational organizations, businesses, and teacher
            organizations, S11074 [29SE]
        Dept. of Energy:  renewable energy research and development funding,
            S6512 [18JN], S6514 [18JN], S6517 [18JN]
        Dept. of HHS:  revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs (S. 1722), S1512 [6MR]
        ------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs (S. 1722), S12396 [12OC]
        Dept. of Labor:  State assistance for pre-vocational training
            programs to improve the transition of welfare recipients to
            employment, S4257 [5MY]
        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),
            S12604 [14OC]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S9962 [8SE], S10153 [10SE], S10376 [15SE]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9181 [29JY], S9196 [29JY], S9216 [29JY], S9217 [29JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2307), S8899 [23JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4328), conference report, S12772
            [21OC]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (S. 2358),
            S12044 [8OC]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S8435 [17JY]
        Disabled:  support grant programs to address assistive technology
            needs of individuals with disabilities (S. 2432), S9877<bullet>
            [2SE], S11634<bullet> [6OC]
        Diseases:  payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
            contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023),
            S9603<bullet> [31JY]
        ------ payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
            contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023),
            S12912 [21OC]
        District of Columbia:  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]
        ------ reform education system, S2751 [30MR]
        ------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
            S3348 [21AP], S3350 [21AP], S3351 [21AP]
        Drug abuse:  prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
            programs (H.R. 3717), S4556 [8MY]
        Education:  improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), S12069
            [8OC]
        ------ improve the reading and literacy skills of children and
            families (H.R. 2614), S11533 [6OC], S11536 [6OC], S11539 [6OC]
        ------ Olympic Education Scholarship Program funding, S7841 [9JY]
        ------ require academic majors for secondary school teacher
            candidates, S7833 [9JY], S7851 [9JY], S7869 [9JY]
        ------ student loan programs, S11504<bullet> [5OC]
        ------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), conference report,
            S12034 [8OC], S12035 [8OC]
        Employment:  consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
            S4253 [5MY], S4255 [5MY], S4257 [5MY], S4263 [5MY], S4264 [5MY],
            S4266 [5MY]
        ----- consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
            conference report, S9489 [30JY], S9490 [30JY], S9612<bullet>
            [31JY]
        ----- consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), insert
            language of S. 1186 in lieu, S4026 [1MY]
        ------ establish a training voucher system, S4264 [5MY]
        ------ improve and consolidate Federal job training programs (S.
            1186), S4003 [1MY], S4010 [1MY], S4015 [1MY]
        Endangered Species Act:  prohibit sale of products containing
            endangered species (S. 361), S12087 [8OC], S12088 [8OC]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (S. 2138),
            S6512 [18JN], S6514 [18JN], S6517 [18JN], S6518 [18JN]
        Energy Policy and Conservation Act:  extend certain programs (S.
            417), S12059 [8OC]
        Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building, Washington, DC:  designate
            (S. Con. Res. 120), S12035 [8OC]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase effectiveness and
            efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs
            (H.R. 3130), S7322 [26JN]
        Federal aid programs:  improve and expand empowerment and enterprise
            zone programs (S. 2418), S9591<bullet> [31JY]
        Floods:  disaster assistance to Vermont, S8314 [16JY], S8435 [17JY]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9753 [1SE], S9866 [2SE]
        Forest Service:  policies on recreational shooting and archery
            ranges on Federal land (S. Con. Res. 123), S12395 [12OC]
        Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma):  authorize India to establish a
            memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 4284), S12061 [8OC],
            S12062 [8OC]
        GAO:  release of report on private and employer-based health
            insurance, S6633<bullet> [18JN]
        ------ release of report ``Private Health Insurance--Impact of
            Premium Increases on the Number of Covered Individuals Is
            Uncertain'', S9606<bullet> [31JY]
        ------ report on private health insurance and Health Care Financing
            Administration, S9064<bullet> [27JY]
        Global Environmental Facility:  funding, S9866 [2SE]
        Government:  coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to
            streamline Government operations (S. 1642), S12398 [12OC]
        ------ procure from the private sector the goods and services
            necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (S. 314), S9504
            [30JY]
        Gustavus, AK:  land exchange (H.R. 3903), S12061 [8OC]
        Haskell Indian Nations University:  test the feasibility and
            desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
            (H.R. 4259), S12598 [14OC]
        Head Start Program:  reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S9083 [27JY]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report, S11865
            [8OC], S11870 [8OC]
        Health:  ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
            related information (S. 1921), S3136 [2AP]
        ------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
            underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
            education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
            (S. 1754), S1892 [12MR], S8418<bullet> [16JY]
        ------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
            underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
            education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
            (S. 1754), S12640 [15OC]
        ------ liability protection for suppliers of raw material and
            component parts to medical device manufacturers (H.R. 872),
            S9500 [30JY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            S3077 [2AP]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
            1712), S1440 [5MR] protection of enrollees in managed care plans
            and HMO's (S. 2330), S8511 [17JY], S8540-S8542 [17JY]
        Health Care Financing Administration:  employee funding, S2526
            [25MR]
        Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act:
            implementation, S1661<bullet> [9MR], S2526 [25MR]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report,
            S11069 [29SE], S11074 [29SE], S11079 [29SE], S11080 [29SE],
            S11504<bullet> [5OC]
        ------ reauthorize (S. 1882), S2766 [30MR], S7723 [9JY], S7778
            [9JY], S7786 [9JY], S7789 [9JY], S7790 [9JY], S7792 [9JY], S7793
            [9JY], S7796 [9JY], S7815 [9JY], S7824 [9JY], S7833 [9JY], S7840
            [9JY], S7841 [9JY], S7842 [9JY], S7846 [9JY], S7851 [9JY], S7857
            [9JY], S7859 [9JY], S7863 [9JY], S7864 [9JY], S7866 [9JY], S7869
            [9JY], S7870 [9JY], S7872 [9JY]
        Holocaust:  remembrance, S3557<bullet> [23AP]
        Ice storms:  disaster assistance to Northeast States, S192 [29JA]
        Immigration:  arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
            citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems
            (H.R. 2920), insert S. 1360 language in lieu, S9510 [30JY]
        ----- arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens
            relative to automated entry and exit control systems (S. 1360),
            S9506 [30JY]
        ------ extend date by which an automated entry-exit control system
            must be developed by the INS (H.R. 4658), S12056 [8OC]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland (H.R. 4293), S12089 [8OC]
        IRS:  expand National Taxpayer Advocate functions, S7638 [8JY]
        ------ expedite dispute resolution process, S7638 [8JY]
        ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4494 [7MY]
        ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, S7638
            [8JY]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant
            equipment (S. 2253), S12598 [14OC]
        Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.:  authorize construction
            and assistance (S. 777), unanimous-consent agreement, S12036
            [8OC]
        LIHEAP:  reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S9083 [27JY]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report, S11865
            [8OC], S11870 [8OC]
        Major League Baseball:  application of antitrust laws (S. 53), S9494
            [30JY]
        Marsh-Billings National Historic Park:  tribute, S5655<bullet> [4JN]
        Medicare:  adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
            health agencies (S. 1993), S3714 [28AP]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services (S. 1643), S749 [12FE]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services (S. 1643), S12660 [16OC]
        ------ delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary and
            per visit payment limit (S. 2616), S12345 [10OC]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services (S. 2323),
            S8385 [16JY]
        ------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
            certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (S. 2054), S4558
            [8MY]
        Minimum wage:  level, S10687 [22SE]
        Music and dance:  recognize the contributions of the cities of
            Bristol, TN, and Bristol, VA, and their people to the origins
            and development of country music (H. Con. Res. 214), S12383
            [12OC]
        National Endowment for the Arts:  funding, S10376 [15SE]
        National parks and recreation areas:  preservation of Civil War
            battlefields, S9962 [8SE]
        Newbrook, VT:  anniversary of Newbrook Fire Dept., S6501<bullet>
            [17JN]
        Newport, VT:  tribute to Goodrich Memorial Library, S3169<bullet>
            [2AP]
        Next Generation Internet Program:  authorizing appropriations (H.R.
            3332), S12051 [8OC], S12052 [8OC]
        ------ require report by advisory committee on development and
            implementation (H.R. 3332), S12051 [8OC], S12052 [8OC]
        Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement:  grant congressional
            consent (S. 1134), S9498 [30JY]
        NSF:  authorizing appropriations (S. 1046), S4660 [12MY], S4662
            [12MY]
        Patent and Trademark Office:  funding for salaries and expenses
            (H.R. 3723), S12601 [14OC]
        Patriotic societies and observances:  revise, codify, and enact
            without substantive change certain general and permanent laws
            (H.R. 1085), S9493 [30JY]
        ------ revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain
            general and permanent laws (S. 2524), S12062 [8OC]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits (S. 2339), S8676<bullet> [21JY]
        Petroleum:  limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (S. 2377),
            S9436<bullet> [30JY]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, S917
            [24FE], S974 [25FE], S977 [25FE], S980 [25FE], S997 [25FE],
            S10153 [10SE]
        ------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
            collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
            organization (S. 1663), S917 [24FE], S974 [25FE], S977 [25FE],
            S980 [25FE], S997 [25FE]
        ------ require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate
            advocacy advertising, S917 [24FE], S974 [25FE], S977 [25FE],
            S980 [25FE], S997 [25FE]
        ------ require worker approval for use of labor organization dues
            and fees for political activities, S10153 [10SE]
        ------ restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S10153
            [10SE]
        Postal Service:  guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices, S9216 [29JY], S9217 [29JY]
        ----- guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices (S. 2035), S4364 [5MY], S4365
            [5MY]
        Presidential appointments:  nominations considered and confirmed en
            bloc, S9516 [30JY]
        Proctor, VT:  anniversary of Proctor Fire Dept./Southerland Falls
            Hose Co., S9484<bullet> [30JY]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S3456 [22AP],
            S3882 [30AP]
        Public Service Recognition Week:  observance, S4215<bullet> [4MY]
        Public welfare programs:  clarify and improve public assistance and
            benefits for noncitizens (H.R. 4558), S12036 [8OC]
        ------ make postsecondary or vocational education training a
            permissible work activity, S7796 [9JY], S7824 [9JY]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs (S. 2364), S12395 [12OC]
        Read Across America Day:  designate (S. Res. 181), S1187 [2MR]
        Refugees:  provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of
            torture (H.R. 4309), S12044 [8OC]
        Rehabilitation Act:  extend authorization, S4015 [1MY]
        ------ extend authorization (S. 1579), S168 [28JA]
        Research:  continuation of Federal research and development programs
            funding in a fiscally sustainable way (S. 2217), S12052 [8OC],
            S12054 [8OC]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center (H.R. 3731), S9510 [30JY]
        Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS, S343 [4FE], S346 [4FE], S350 [4FE], S364 [4FE]
        Senate:  authorize payment of expenses incurred by Senate
            representatives attending the funeral of a Senator (S. Res.
            263), S9494 [30JY]
        ------ legislative program, S3963 [1MY], S4555 [8MY], S6505 [17JN],
            S9410 [30JY], S11069 [29SE], S11885 [8OC], S12400 [12OC], S12605
            [14OC], S12659 [16OC]
        ------ tribute to staff for work on H.R. 6, Higher Education Act
            reauthorization, S11080 [29SE]
        Senate Legal Counsel:  authorizing testimony and representation of
            Jack Blum in BCCI Holdings (Luxembourg), S.A., et al. v. Abdul
            Raouf Hasan Kahlil, et al. (S. Res. 299), S12600 [14OC], S12601
            [14OC]
        Social Security:  provide certain disabled beneficiaries with
            opportunities to return to work by improving access to health
            care (S. 1858), S2571 [25MR], S2752 [30MR]
        ------ provide certain disabled beneficiaries with opportunities to
            return to work by improving access to health care (S. 1858),
            S12545 [14OC]
        Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute:  test the feasibility and
            desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
            (H.R. 4259), S12598 [14OC]
        Space policy:  encourage the development of a commercial space
            industry (H.R. 1702), S9510 [30JY]
        ------ encourage the development of a commercial space industry
            (H.R. 1702), S12064 [8OC]
        Sports:  reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional
            boxing (S. 2238), S12054 [8OC], S12056 [8OC]
        Springfield, VT:  Springfield Workforce Development Center funding,
            S12772 [21OC]
        Stafford, Robert T.:  American Red Cross Central Vermont-New
            Hampshire Valley Chapter Volunteer of the Year Award recipient,
            S3797<bullet> [29AP]
        States:  additional funding for disaster relief, S2526 [25MR]
        Taxation:  enhance the portability of retirement benefits (S. 2329),
            S8484 [17JY]
        ------ exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative
            to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (S. 2568), S11706
            [7OC]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
            S11069 [29SE]
        ------ simplify Tax Code and reduce compliance costs, S7638 [8JY]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S3348 [21AP], S3350 [21AP], S3351 [21AP]
        ------ treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or
            a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (S. 2376),
            S9434<bullet> [30JY]
        ------ treatment of student loan program fees, S7859 [9JY], S7863
            [9JY], S7864 [9JY], S7870 [9JY]
        Television:  reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
            broadcast signals (S. 1720), S10580 [18SE]
        Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact:  grant
            congressional consent (H.R. 629), conference report, S9774 [1SE]
        Tobacco products:  develop system to compensate individuals harmed
            by tobacco use, S5770 [9JN]
        ------ prevent use by minors, reduce secondhand smoke, require
            document disclosure and deny immunity relative to industry
            settlement, end promotion of exports, and provide transitional
            assistance to farmers (S. 1638), S4021 [1MY]
        ------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
            develop safer tobacco products (S. 1648), S762 [12FE]
        ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
            risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S5770
            [9JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S374 [4FE], S1765
            [11MR]
        U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing
            Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa:
            ratification, S6485 [17JN]
        ------ ratification, S9890 [2SE]
        ``United States Capitol'':  authorize printing of revised edition
            (S. Con. Res. 115), S9494 [30JY]
        University of Vermont:  tribute to women's sports honorees,
            S855<bullet> [23FE]
        Vermont:  tribute to Federal employees, S4215<bullet> [4MY]
        Vermont State Housing Authority:  anniversary, S3178<bullet> [2AP]
        Veterans:  treatment of education benefits, S7792 [9JY], S7793
            [9JY], S7846 [9JY]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary (S. Res. 207), S3159
            [2AP], S12043 [8OC], S12044 [8OC]
        Votes:  correction, S1067 [26FE]
        White River Junction, VT:  Dept. of Veterans Affairs Hospital and
            Regional Office Center anniversary, S12593 [14OC]
        Williams, David C.:  nomination to be Inspector General of the Dept.
            of the Treasury, S12073 [8OC]
        World Day To Combat Desertification and Drought:  observance, S6485
            [17JN]
        Zaazhoa, Lamis:  child custody case ruling by Egyptian court, S8887
            [23JY]
      Remarks in Senate relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, S1298 [4MR]
      Reports
        Health Insurance Standards--New Federal Law Creates Challenges for
            Consumers, Insurers, Regulators:  GAO, S1662 [9MR]
      Reports filed
        Charter School Expansion Act:  Committee on Labor and Human
            Resources (Senate) (S. 1380) (S. Rept. 105-301), S9973 [8SE]
        Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and
            Amendments:  Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S.
            2206) (S. Rept. 105-256), S8657 [21JY]
        Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act State
            Participation in Activities:  Committee on Labor and Human
            Resources (Senate) (S. 2213) (S. Rept. 105-327), S10320 [14SE]
        Head Start Program Reauthorization and Amendments:  Committee on
            Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 2206) (S. Rept. 105-256),
            S8657 [21JY]
        Health Professions Education Partnership Act:  Committee on Labor
            and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1754) (S. Rept. 105-220), S6883
            [23JN]
        Higher Education Act Reauthorization:  Committee on Labor and Human
            Resources (Senate) (S. 1882) (S. Rept. 105-181), S4205 [4MY]
        LIHEAP Reauthorization and Amendments:  Committee on Labor and Human
            Resources (Senate) (S. 2206) (S. Rept. 105-256), S8657 [21JY]
        Nomination of Cheryl T. Thomas to the Railroad Retirement Board:
            Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2967 [1AP]
        Nomination of Cyril K. McGuire To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for
            Educational Research and Improvement:  Committee on Labor and
            Human Resources (Senate), S4906 [14MY]
        Nomination of Dorothy A. Johnson to the Corp. for National and
            Community Service:  Committee on Labor and Human Resources
            (Senate), S4906 [14MY]
        Nomination of Douglas S. Eakeley to the LSC:  Committee on Labor and
            Human Resources (Senate), S4906 [14MY]
        Nomination of Elizabeth Bresee To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury:
             Committee on Finance (Senate), S7939 [10JY]
        Nomination of Henry L. Solano To Be Solicitor General of the Dept.
            of Labor:  Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate),
            S10841 [23SE]
        Nomination of Ida L. Castro to the EEOC:  Committee on Labor and
            Human Resources (Senate), S10841 [23SE]
        Nomination of James E. Johnson To Be Under Sec. of the Treasury for
            Enforcement:  Committee on Finance (Senate), S7939 [10JY]
        Nomination of Jane E. Henney To Be Commissioner of the FDA:
            Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10841 [23SE]
        Nomination of Jeanne Hurley Simon to the National Commission on
            Libraries and Information Science:  Committee on Labor and Human
            Resources (Senate), S4906 [14MY]
        Nomination of Joan Specter to the National Council on the Arts:
            Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10841 [23SE]
        Nomination of Joseph E. Stevens, Jr., to the Harry S Truman
            Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees:  Committee on Labor
            and Human Resources (Senate), S10841 [23SE]
        Nomination of Joy Harjo to the National Council on the Arts:
            Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10841 [23SE]
        Nomination of Martha B. Gould to the National Commission on
            Libraries and Information Science:  Committee on Labor and Human
            Resources (Senate), S2967 [1AP]
        Nomination of Patricia T. Montoya To Be Dept. of HHS Commissioner on
            Children, Youth, and Families:  Committee on Labor and Human
            Resources (Senate), S10841 [23SE]
        Nomination of Paul A. Igasaki to the EEOC:  Committee on Labor and
            Human Resources (Senate), S10841 [23SE]
        Nomination of Paul S. Miller to the EEOC:  Committee on Labor and
            Human Resources (Senate), S10841 [23SE]
        Nomination of Raymond L. Bramucci To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor:
            Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S4906 [14MY]
        Nomination of Raymond W. Kelly To Be Customs Service Commissioner:
            Committee on Finance (Senate), S7939 [10JY]
        Nomination of Rebecca T. Bingham to the National Commission on
            Libraries and Information Science:  Committee on Labor and Human
            Resources (Senate), S2967 [1AP]
        Nomination of Richard M. McGahey To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor:
            Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S1772 [11MR]
        Nomination of Rita R. Colwell To Be NSF Director:  Committee on
            Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S4906 [14MY]
        Nomination of Robert H. Beatty, Jr., to the Federal Mine Safety and
            Health Review Commission:  Committee on Labor and Human
            Resources (Senate), S4906 [14MY]
        Nomination of Scott S. Fleming To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for
            Legislation and Congressional Affairs:  Committee on Labor and
            Human Resources (Senate), S2967 [1AP]
        Nomination of Seth D. Harris To Be Administrator of the Dept. of
            Labor Wage and Hour Division:  Committee on Labor and Human
            Resources (Senate), S4906 [14MY]
        Nomination of Thomas Ehrlich to the Corp. for National and Community
            Service:  Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S4906
            [14MY]
        Nomination of Thomasina V. Rogers to the Occupational Safety and
            Health Review Commission:  Committee on Labor and Human
            Resources (Senate), S10841 [23SE]
        Nomination of William J. Ivey To Be Chairperson of the National
            Endowment for the Arts:  Committee on Labor and Human Resources
            (Senate), S4906 [14MY]
        Postal Employees Safety Enhancement Act:  Committee on Labor and
            Human Resources (Senate) (S. 2112), S9135 [28JY]
        Rehabilitation Act Authorization Extension:  Committee on Labor and
            Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1579) (S. Rept. 105-166), S1200
            [2MR]
        Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act:  Committee on Labor and Human
            Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1023), S11697 [7OC]
        ------ Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 2564),
            S11698 [7OC]
        Safety Advancement for Employees Act:  Committee on Labor and Human
            Resources (Senate) (S. 1237) (S. Rept. 105-159), S48 [27JA]
        Support Grant Programs To Address Assistive Technology Needs of
            Individuals With Disabilities:  Committee on Labor and Human
            Resources (Senate) (S. 2432) (S. Rept. 105-334), S10383 [15SE]
      Summaries
        Enhance the Portability of Retirement Benefits (S. 2329),
            S8485-S8487 [17JY]
        Higher Education Act Reauthorization (S. 1882), S2767-S2771 [30MR]
        Preventing Addiction to Smoking Among Teens (PAST) Act (S. 1648),
            S763 [12FE]
        Private and Employer-Based Health Insurance Report:  GAO,
            S6634<bullet> [18JN]
      Tables
        Dept. of Energy renewable energy research and development funding,
            S6515 [18JN]
        Selected large cities with an income tax on nonresidents--tax rate
            on residents and nonresidents and type of tax base, S3351 [21AP]
      Testimonies
        District of Columbia School Construction and Infrastructure
            Improvements Funding:  Jamin B. Raskin, S3350 [21AP]
      Tributes
        Beauchamp, Al, S10391<bullet> [15SE]
        Bodette, Donald, S5995<bullet> [9JN]
        Bumpers, Senator:  tribute, S11966 [8OC]
        Carrara, Peter J., S12894<bullet> [21OC]
        Coffin, Howard, S3174<bullet> [2AP]
        Crowley, Lorraine W., S5472<bullet> [22MY]
        D'Acuti, Vincent, S12886<bullet> [21OC]
        Daley, Michael S., S11804<bullet> [7OC]
        Holmes, Robert R., S5523<bullet> [1JN]
        Morrill, Justin S., S8069<bullet> [13JY]
        Murray, David, S3172<bullet> [2AP]
        Salander, June, S5994<bullet> [9JN]
        Smith, Daniel, S4373<bullet> [5MY]