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

    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE related term(s) Agriculture; Forest Service
      Amendments
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), S1135 [27FE]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference report (H.
            Res. 446), H3764 [22MY], H3766 [22MY]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4880 [19JN], H4962 [22JN],
            H4996 [23JN], H5002 [23JN], H5015 [23JN], H5016 [23JN], H5017
            [23JN], H5018 [23JN], H5024 [23JN], H5065 [23JN], H5075 [24JN],
            H5085 [24JN], H5089 [24JN], H5197 [24JN], H5200 [24JN], H5211
            [24JN]
        ----- making appropriations (S. 2159), S6906 [23JN], S8093 [14JY],
            S8094 [14JY], S8095 [14JY], S8096 [14JY], S8097 [14JY], S8098
            [14JY], S8099 [14JY], S8123 [14JY], S8124 [14JY], S8125 [14JY],
            S8128 [14JY], S8139 [14JY], S8140 [14JY], S8141 [14JY], S8142
            [14JY], S8143 [14JY], S8144 [14JY], S8149 [14JY], S8184 [15JY],
            S8185 [15JY], S8204 [15JY], S8214 [15JY], S8224 [15JY], S8227
            [15JY], S8228 [15JY], S8232 [15JY], S8233 [15JY], S8234 [15JY],
            S8235 [15JY], S8254 [15JY], S8258 [15JY], S8259 [15JY], S8260
            [15JY], S8269 [16JY], S8290 [16JY], S8297 [16JY], S8306 [16JY],
            S8307 [16JY], S8310 [16JY], S8311 [16JY], S8312 [16JY], S8314
            [16JY], S8316 [16JY], S8317 [16JY], S8328 [16JY], S8329 [16JY],
            S8389 [16JY], S8400 [16JY], S8401 [16JY], S8402 [16JY], S8404
            [16JY], S8405 [16JY], S8532 [17JY]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions (S. 2282), S7813
            [9JY]
        Carson National Forest:  conveyance of lands to Rio Arriba County,
            NM (S. 1510), S8538 [17JY]
        Chief Information Officer:  clarify and enhance authorities (S.
            2116), S12428 [12OC]
        Gallatin National Forest:  land exchange (S. 1719), S11351 [2OC],
            S11379 [2OC]
      Appointments
        Conferees:  H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and
            related agencies programs appropriations, S8329 [16JY]
        ------ H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related
            agencies program appropriations, H7708 [15SE]
        ------ S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
            Reform Act, S1147 [27FE], H535 [24FE]
      Articles and editorials
        Ag Slump Threatens Rural S.D.--Small Towns Vulnerable to Downturn,
            S8180 [15JY]
        Anatomy of a Regional Farm Crisis, S8116-S8118 [14JY]
        As the Nation Prospers, Farmers in the Northern Plains Flounder,
            S4948 [18MY]
        Bereuter Path on Farm Aid Best Approach, S11415 [5OC]
        Best Deal?--Plan McConnell Backs Brings in Quick Cash, but Would
            Ultimately Kill Off Small Farms, S6461 [17JN]
        Congress Weighs Sugar, H5080 [24JN]
        Consumer Groups--Let Market Set Milk Prices, S813 [23FE]
        Democrats Turn Up Heat on Farm Act, S8181 [15JY]
        Fast-Track Approval Part of Top Ag Agenda, S8179 [15JY]
        Grass-Roots Seeds of Compromise, S12786 [21OC], S12998 [12NO]
        Group Concerned About Raising Milk Prices, S813 [23FE]
        Harvest of Despair, S8126 [14JY]
        House Speaker Speaks Out on Critical Ag, Trade Issues, S8115 [14JY]
        Is There Really Hunger in America, Joseph Ioffe, S12670 [16OC]
        Leaf Act, S6455 [17JN]
        Lugar Tobacco Bill Punishes Farmers, S6460 [17JN]
        McConnell May Have Right Idea--Lugar's Plan Could Ultimately Benefit
            Tobacco Farmers More Than Ford's, S6453 [17JN]
        McConnell's About-Face Might Mark End of Tobacco Quotas, S6461
            [17JN]
        Mortal Wounds, S6454 [17JN]
        N.E. Milk Tax Hits Needy Hard, S813 [23FE]
        Populist Democrats Again Push Failed Policies of the Past, S8178
            [15JY]
        Red River Valley Farmers Tell of Sorrow That Is Fallout of 5 Hard
            Years, S2598 [26MR]
        Rural Areas Must Survive, Even if Tobacco Doesn't, S6460 [17JN]
        Smoking Bomb--Tobacco Buy-Out a Reasonable Idea, S6454 [17JN]
        Starving Food Safety, S8303 [16JY]
        Tobacco Plan Is Merely Realistic, S6454 [17JN]
        Untimely Demise--McConnell Plan Kills Tobacco Program Too Fast,
            S6461 [17JN]
        We Don't Have 25 Years for LEAF Act, S6452 [17JN]
        We Need To Reconnect With Food Supply, S11094 [29SE]
      Bills and resolutions
        African Americans:  provide a mechanism for resolution of
            discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of
            Agriculture, (see H.R. 4051), H4549 [11JN]
        Agricultural Market Transition Act:  ensure that certain rice farms
            continue production pursuant to flexibility contracts, (see H.R.
            3339), H902 [5MR]
        ------ extend the term of marketing assistance loans, (see S. 1762),
            S1990 [16MR], (see H.R. 3455), H1158 [12MR]
        ------ provide supplemental payments to farm owners and producers
            who have entered into production flexibility contracts, (see
            H.R. 4580), H7914 [16SE]
        ------ retroactive lifting of caps on loan rates for marketing
            assistance loans, (see H.R. 4615), H8528 [23SE]
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference report, (see
            H. Res. 446), H3742 [21MY]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu,
            (see H. Res. 365), H578 [24FE]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), technical corrections, (see S. 2275),
            S7678 [8JY]
        ------ establish a pilot program in certain States to provide
            improved crop insurance options for producers, (see S. 2517),
            S10921 [24SE]
        ------ Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers, (see H.R.
            4417), H7410 [6AU]
        ------ production flexibility contract payment options, (see H.R.
            4265, S. 2344), S8779 [22JY], H5858 [17JY], (see H.R. 4272),
            H5859 [17JY]
        ------ prohibit and investigate the sale of subsidized barley from
            the European Union, (see S. Res. 220), S3919 [30AP], (see S.
            Res. 232), S5129 [19MY]
        ------ provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural
            producers, (see H.R. 4508), H7414 [6AU]
        ------ reform the conservation reserve program relative to treatment
            of nonprofit organizations renting land from a State or
            political subdivision, (see H.R. 3451), H1158 [12MR]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and
            rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices,
            (see H.R. 4560), H7690 [14SE]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
            commodity prices and crop failures, (see H.R. 4747), H10075
            [8OC] relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by
            low commodity prices and weather, (see H.R. 4690), H9345 [2OC]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations, (see S. 2159), S6181 [11JN], (see H.R.
            4101), H4879 [19JN]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration, (see H. Res.
            482), H4961 [22JN]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration of
            conference report, (see H. Res. 567), H9344 [2OC]
        Alaska:  prevent Federal takeover of management of fish and game
            resources, (see S. 2393), S9426 [30JY]
        Arizona:  convey certain lands and use proceeds for acquisition,
            construction, and improvement of certain national forest offices
            and support buildings, (see S. 1752), S1883 [12MR], (see H.R.
            4013), H4241 [5JN]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see S. 2156),
            S6181 [11JN], (see S. 2158), S6181 [11JN], (see H.R. 4022, S.
            2282), S7881 [9JY], H4324 [9JN], (see H.R. 4195), H5491 [14JY]
        Brazil:  prohibit importation of papayas into the U.S. and certain
            territories until certain conditions are met, (see H.R. 3771),
            H2705 [30AP]
        Carson National Forest:  conveyance of lands to San Juan College,
            (see S. 2402), S9556 [31JY]
        Chief Information Officer:  clarify and enhance authorities, (see
            H.R. 3280, S. 2116), S5433 [22MY], H676 [26FE]
        Chugach Alaska Corp.:  granting of an easement for construction of
            roads and facilities to access natural resources, (see S. 2088),
            S5019 [18MY]
        Colorado:  designate certain lands as wilderness in the Arapaho and
            Roosevelt National Forests, (see H.R. 4505), H7414 [6AU]
        ------ transfer title of Vallecito Reservoir to the Pine River
            Irrigation District, (see S. 2142), S5694 [5JN]
        Conservation Reserve Program:  balance wind and water erosion
            criteria and wildlife suitability criteria, (see H.R. 4319),
            H6281 [23JY]
        ------ establish temporary enrollment priorities, (see H.R. 4394),
            H7178 [4AU]
        Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act:  expand eligibility for
            emergency loans, (see S. 1975), S3534 [23AP]
        ------ improve agricultural credit provisions for farmers and
            ranchers, (see H.R. 4246), H5736 [16JY]
        Credit:  authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans and guaranteed
            farm operating loans, (see S. 1774), S2113 [17MR]
        ------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see S. 1803), S2296
            [19MR], (see H.R. 3513), H1336 [19MR]
        ------ treatment of commodity producers relative to storage charges
            in the calculation of loan deficiency payments, (see S. 2255),
            S7256 [26JN]
        Dams:  provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams
            built for flood protection and water resource projects, (see
            H.R. 4409), H7289 [5AU]
        Disabled:  improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities, (see
            H.R. 4501), H7413 [6AU]
        Drought:  disaster assistance to Texas, (see S. Res. 253), S6886
            [23JN], (see H. Res. 493), H5297 [24JN]
        Farmers:  establish a commodity loan program that provides a fair
            return to producers relative to the cost of production, (see S.
            1918), S3120 [2AP]
        Federal aid programs:  study options for the design, development,
            implementation, and operation of a national database to track
            participation in Federal means-tested public assistance
            programs, (see S. 2447), S9973 [8SE]
        Food:  improve public health and food safety through enhanced
            enforcement, (see H.R. 4266), H5858 [17JY], (see H.R. 4497),
            H7413 [6AU]
        ------ promote research and education on safety, (see S. 2025),
            S4035 [1MY]
        Food Quality Protection Act:  congressional oversight of
            implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H4549 [11JN]
        Food Safety and Inspection Service:  modify overtime and holiday pay
            for veterinarians performing meat and poultry inspections, (see
            S. 2511), S10722 [22SE]
        Food stamps:  prevention of issuance to deceased individuals, (see
            H.R. 4366), H6879 [31JY]
        Foreign trade:  carry out trade compensation assistance program if
            the President or any provision of law causes exports to be
            suspended for national security reasons, (see S. 2234), S7172
            [25JN]
        ------ reduce barriers between U.S. and Canadian agricultural
            products, (see H. Res. 583), H10076 [8OC]
        Forest Service:  acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico,
            (see S. 2621), S12309 [10OC], (see H.R. 4816), H10667 [12OC]
        ------ address the decline of forest health and rural community
            economies in New Mexico and protect such lands from catastrophic
            fires in accordance with existing public land management and
            environmental laws, (see H.R. 4210), H5492 [14JY]
        ------ authority to purchase lands within the boundaries of certain
            national forests in California to include the Angeles National
            Forest, (see H.R. 3770), H2705 [30AP]
        ------ convey certain land to FERC permit holders for hydroelectric
            projects in the Mount Baker/Snoqualmie National Forest, (see S.
            2478), S10422 [16SE]
        ------ increase fees paid by holders of special use permits that
            authorize construction and occupancy of private recreation
            houses or cabins, (see H.R. 3765), H2705 [30AP]
        ------ policies on recreational shooting and archery ranges on
            Federal land, (see S. Con. Res. 123), S11279 [1OC], (see H. Con.
            Res. 332), H9345 [2OC]
        ------ Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination, (see H.R.
            4447), H7411 [6AU]
        ------ reduce overhead and other costs and improve fiscal
            accountability through improved financial accounting system,
            (see H.R. 4149), H5402 [25JN]
        ------ replace regional offices with State offices, (see H.R. 3922),
            H3624 [20MY]
        Gallatin National Forest:  land exchange, (see S. 1719), S1435
            [5MR], (see H.R. 3381), H903 [5MR]
        Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area:  transfer
            administrative jurisdiction to the Dept. of Agriculture, (see S.
            1896), S2967 [1AP], (see H.R. 3689), H2055 [1AP]
        Milk:  establish a pilot program for milk producers and cooperatives
            to enter into forward price contracts with milk handlers, (see
            S. 2396), S9555 [31JY], (see H.R. 4360), H6819 [30JY]
        ------ reform basic formula price for marketing orders, (see S.
            1982), S3585 [24AP]
        Mississippi:  sell or exchange Gulfport Research Laboratory and
            other Forest Service property and provide for new research
            facility, (see S. 2195), S6698 [19JN]
        Pine River Project:  convey facilities and allow jurisdictional
            transfer of lands between the Depts. of the Interior and
            Agriculture, (see H.R. 3715), H2317 [23AP]
        Plants:  authority relative to protection and quarantine, (see H.R.
            3766), H2705 [30AP]
        Rogue River National Forest:  convey administrative site and use
            proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and
            support buildings, (see H.R. 3796), H2813 [5MY]
        Rural areas:  make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
            communities, (see H.R. 4071), H4711 [17JN]
        ------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
            communities and empowerment zones, (see H.R. 4666), H9274 [1OC]
        Safety:  improve food safety research, education, and technology and
            require the use of a designated team to rapidly respond to food
            safety emergencies, (see S. 1597), S317 [3FE], (see H.R. 3132),
            H100 [28JA], (see H.R. 3148), H240 [3FE]
        Taxation:  expand the types of crop payments for which a farmer may
            defer inclusion in income until the next taxable year, (see H.R.
            4636), H8931 [25SE]
        Tobacco products:  provide crop insurance, extension services, and
            administration of price support and quota programs at no expense
            to the Dept. of Agriculture, (see H.R. 3664), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ provide economic assistance to tobacco farmers, workers, and
            communities dependent on tobacco production with funds
            contributed by tobacco product manufacturers and importers, (see
            H.R. 3867), H3311 [14MY]
        ------ provide market transition assistance for quota owners,
            tobacco producers, and their communities, and stabilize tobacco
            quota fluctuations, (see H.R. 3264), H630 [25FE], (see H.R.
            3437), H1111 [11MR]
        ------ provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers,
            industry workers, and their communities and ensure the quality
            of U.S. tobacco, (see S. 1582), S113 [28JA]
        Wenatchee National Forest:  land exchange with Chelan County, WA,
            (see S. 1683), S1070 [26FE]
      Conference reports
        Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act (S.
            1150), H2171-H2205 [22AP]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs
            appropriations (H.R. 4101), H9288-H9314 [2OC]
      Letters
        Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act:  several
            agricultural organizations, S4657 [12MY]
        Agriculture Export Relief Act:  Bill Flory, National Association of
            Wheat Growers, S7799 [9JY]
        ------ Richard W. Kirchhoff, National Association of State Depts. of
            Agriculture, S7799 [9JY]
        ------ Samuel R. Berger, Executive Office of the President, S7798
            [9JY]
        Carson National Forest land conveyance to San Juan College:  James
            C. Henderson, San Juan College, S9561 [31JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture commodity loan program that provides a fair
            return to producers relative to the cost of production:  George
            and Karen Saxowsky, S3134 [2AP]
        Dept. of Agriculture Market Access Program funding:  Coalition To
            Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports, S8208 [15JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture marketing assistance loans:  Tripp County, SD,
            Board of Commissioners, S8182 [15JY]
        ------ Wally Sparby, Minnesota Farm Service Agency, S8165 [15JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture overtime and holiday pay for veterinarians
            performing meat and poultry inspections:  Dan Glickman, Sec. of
            Agriculture, S10725 [22SE]
        Dept. of Agriculture Reserve Inventories Program:  Robert G. Damus,
            OMB, S8288 [16JY]
        ------ several organizations, S8291 [16JY]
        Discrimination claims by African-American farmers against the Dept.
            of Agriculture:  Gary R. Grant, H546 [24FE]
        ----- Representative Waters, Congressional Black Caucus, H546
            [24FE], H547 [24FE]
        Farm Service Agency operating and emergency loans funding, S2597
            [26MR]
        Food stamp eligibility for legal aliens:  Tom Johnson, National
            Conference of State Legislatures, H4125 [4JN]
        Forest Recovery and Protection Act, H1670 [27MR]
        Impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family farms,
            S10296 [14SE]
        ------ Wally Sparby, Farm Service Agency, S10289 [14SE]
        Improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities for disabled
            individuals:  Representative Don Young, H10846 [14OC]
        ----- Representative Robert F. Smith, H10846 [14OC]
        Mandate price reporting requirements for live cattle and boxed beef:
             G. Chandler Keys III, National Cattlemen's Beef Association,
            S8230 [15JY]
        ----- J. Patrick Boyle, American Meat Institute, S8231 [15JY]
        Provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers, industry
            workers, and their communities:  Alben B. Mills, S6455 [17JN]
        ----- H.H. Barlow III, S6455 [17JN]
        ----- Larry O. Bond, S6455 [17JN]
        ----- Megan Cobb, S6455 [17JN]
        Regulation of loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar
            beets:  Jack Cassidy, CoBank, H5076 [24JN]
        Resolution of discrimination claims by African-American farmers
            against the Dept. of Agriculture:  Dan Glickman, Sec. of
            Agriculture, S8309 [16JY]
      Lists
        Amendments to S. 2159, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and
            related agencies programs appropriations, S8183 [15JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture Market Access Program recipients, S8204 [15JY]
        Objectionable spending provisions in conference report on S. 1150,
            Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act,
            S4679 [12MY]
        Organizations supporting certain market transition assistance
            programs relative to S. 1415, National Tobacco Policy and Youth
            Smoking Reduction Act, S6398 [16JN]
        Peanut Program reforms, H5022 [23JN]
      Messages
        Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies
            Appropriations Line-Item Veto:  President Clinton, H19 [27JA]
        CCC Report:  President Clinton, S515 [9FE], H377 [5FE]
        Veto of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related
            Agencies Programs Appropriations:  President Clinton, H10148
            [8OC]
      Motions
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4665 [12MY]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8049 [13JY], S8211 [15JY],
            S8212 [15JY], S8225 [15JY], S8227 [15JY], S8323 [16JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H7700 [15SE] making
            appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, H9334 [2OC]
      Proposals
        Suggested Changes in Farm Policy for the 21st Century--Fine Tuning
            ``Freedom to Farm'':  Neil Harl, Iowa State University, S11433
            [5OC]
      Remarks in House
        African Americans:  discrimination claims by farmers against the
            Dept. of Agriculture, H543-H550 [24FE], H1096 [11MR], E217
            [24FE]
        ------ discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of
            Agriculture, H9597 [6OC]
        ------ provide a mechanism for resolution of discrimination claims
            by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H4981 [23JN], H4986
            [23JN], H4987 [23JN], H4998 [23JN], H5848 [17JY]
        ------ provide a mechanism for resolution of discrimination claims
            by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H9331 [2OC]
        Agricultural Market Transition Act:  ensure that certain rice farms
            continue production pursuant to flexibility contracts (H.R.
            3339), E317 [5MR]
        Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act:
            transfer of special grants to implement research provisions,
            H5017 [23JN], H5018 [23JN]
        Agriculture:  compensate dairy producers for losses due to natural
            disasters, H1804 [31MR]
        ------ economic condition of African-American farmers, H489 [12FE]
        ------ ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report, H3759 [22MY], H3760
            [22MY], H3761 [22MY], H4027 [3JN], H4123-H4134 [4JN], H5393
            [25JN] ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference report (H.
            Res. 446), H3761-H3773 [22MY] ensure that federally funded
            research and education programs address high-priority concerns
            with national multistate significance (S. 1150), insert language
            of H.R. 2534 in lieu (H. Res. 365), H516-H521 [24FE]
        ------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, H4132 [4JN], H4133
            [4JN]
        ------ grain prices and production, H702 [3MR]
        ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
            farms, H6419 [24JY], H6422 [24JY], H6870 [31JY]
        ------ marketing assistance loans funding, H9507 [5OC], E2280 [21OC]
        ------ plant genomic research funding, H4987 [23JN]
        ------ production flexibility contract payment options (H.R. 4272),
            H5850 [17JY]
        ------ production flexibility contract payment options (S. 2344),
            H6925-H6930 [3AU], E1532 [4AU]
        ------ reform Federal regulations and assistance programs, H1689
            [27MR]
        ------ reform the conservation reserve program relative to treatment
            of nonprofit organizations renting land from a State or
            political subdivision (H.R. 3451), H1115 [12MR]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and
            rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices,
            H8079 [18SE], H8080 [18SE], H8602 [24SE], H9507 [5OC], H9510
            [5OC] relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and
            rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices
            (H.R. 4560), H9210 [1OC], H9213 [1OC]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
            commodity prices and weather, H10808 [13OC], H10811 [13OC],
            H10838 [14OC], H10998 [15OC], H11016 [15OC], E1902 [5OC], E1947
            [8OC], E2163 [14OC]
        ------ research programs funding, H4987 [23JN]
        ------ tax increase relative to livestock producers, H7926 [17SE]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4984-H5028 [23JN],
            H5075-H5100 [24JN], H5195-H5212 [24JN], H5273 [24JN], H5393
            [25JN], E1222 [25JN], E1256 [26JN], E1260 [26JN]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration (H. Res.
            482), H4981-H4983 [23JN]
        ----- making appropriations (S. 2159), H5848 [17JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H8539 [24SE], E1760 [18SE]
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report,
            H9317-H9335 [2OC], H9507 [5OC], H9510 [5OC], H9596 [6OC], E1902
            [5OC], E1947 [8OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4101),
            consideration of conference report (H. Res. 567), H9315-H9317
            [2OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4101), motion to instruct
            conferees, H7700-H7708 [15SE] making appropriations (H.R. 4101),
            veto, H10511 [10OC], H10564 [12OC], H10816 [13OC], E2163 [14OC]
        Agriculture Quarantine Inspection Program:  funding, H4987 [23JN],
            H4988 [23JN]
        Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service:  Horse Protection
            Strategic Plan implementation, H4989 [23JN]
        Animals:  limit funding for livestock protection from predatory
            wildlife, H5024-H5027 [23JN], H5088 [24JN], H5089 [24JN], H5200
            [24JN], H5201 [24JN], H5208-H5210 [24JN], E1260 [26JN]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, H4981 [23JN],
            H4985 [23JN], H4990 [23JN], H6422 [24JY]
        ----- exempt federally guaranteed agricultural commodities from the
            application of sanctions (H.R. 4022), E1078 [9JN]
        ----- exempt federally guaranteed agricultural commodities from the
            application of sanctions (S. 2282), H5446-H5451 [14JY]
        ------ exempt federally guaranteed agricultural commodities from the
            application of sanctions, H9330 [2OC]
        Chugach Alaska Corp.:  granting of an easement for construction of
            roads and facilities to access natural resources (S. 2088),
            H6162-H6166 [22JY]
        Colorado:  designate certain lands as wilderness in the Arapaho and
            Roosevelt National Forests (H.R. 4505), E1567 [7AU]
        Conservation Reserve Program:  contract adjustment relative to
            timber prices in Southeastern States, H9330 [2OC]
        Credit:  reform agricultural credit programs (H.R. 3513), H1096
            [11MR], H5848 [17JY]
        Dams:  provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams
            built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R.
            4409), E1555 [5AU]
        Disabled:  improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities (H.R.
            4501), H10845-H10847 [14OC], H10869 [14OC]
        Drought:  disaster assistance to Texas, H6927 [3AU], H6928 [3AU],
            H6930 [3AU]
        Emergency Food Assistance Program:  funding, E2101 [12OC]
        Export Enhancement Program:  funding, H9165 [28SE]
        Farm Service Agency:  staffing levels, H6926 [3AU]
        Federal aid programs:  regulate loans to certain processors of
            sugarcane and sugar beets, H5075-H5085 [24JN]
        ------ regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar
            beets, H9334 [2OC]
        Federal-State relations:  reduce State and local costs due to
            unfunded Federal mandates relative to the Food Stamp Program,
            H4123-H4129 [4JN], H4133 [4JN]
        Food:  improve public health and food safety through enhanced
            enforcement (H.R. 4266), E1343 [17JY]
        ------ organic food standards, H4988 [23JN]
        ------ promote research and education on safety, H5198-H5200 [24JN]
        ------ revision of national organic farming standards, E844 [13MY]
        Food Quality Protection Act:  congressional oversight of
            implementation (H. Con. Res. 290), E1105 [11JN]
        Forest Service:  funding, H1559 [26MR]
        ------ increase fees paid by holders of special use permits that
            authorize construction and occupancy of private recreation
            houses or cabins (H.R. 3765), E732 [30AP]
        ------ indirect support activities funding, H6131-H6137 [22JY]
        ------ Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (H.R.
            4447), E1573 [7AU]
        ------ reduce overhead and other costs and improve fiscal
            accountability through improved financial accounting system
            (H.R. 4149), E1273 [26JN]
        ------ replace regional offices with State offices (H.R. 3922), E905
            [20MY]
        Gallatin National Forest:  land exchange (H.R. 3381), H8470-H8473
            [23SE], E306 [5MR]
        Hunger:  emergency food assistance program funding for food banks,
            H4997 [23JN]
        Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area:  transfer
            administrative jurisdiction, H5977 [21JY]
        Market Access Program:  funding, H5085-H5088 [24JN], H5210 [24JN]
        Midwest Advanced Food Manufacturing Alliance:  research grants
            funding, H4990 [23JN]
        Milk:  extend time period for rulemaking on milk marketing orders
            system, H4988 [23JN], H5002-H5015 [23JN], E1256 [26JN]
        ------ reform basic formula price for marketing orders, H9316 [2OC],
            H9328 [2OC], H9331 [2OC]
        Office of National Drug Control Policy:  develop plan to use
            mycoherbicides to control certain narcotic crops, H7835 [16SE]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for legal aliens,
            H4125 [4JN], H4127-H4129 [4JN], H4133 [4JN]
        Research:  pesticide and crop disease research funding, H4989 [23JN]
        Risk Management Agency:  funding, H5089 [24JN]
        Rural areas:  make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
            communities, H11651 [20OC]
        ------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
            communities and empowerment zones (H.R. 4666), E1866 [1OC]
        ------ use of tax-exempt bonds to provide loans for rural housing,
            H5016 [23JN], H5017 [23JN]
        Rural Community Advancement Program:  funding to promote
            agritourism, H4999 [23JN], H5000 [23JN]
        Safety:  improve food safety research, education, and technology and
            require the use of a designated team to rapidly respond to food
            safety emergencies (H.R. 3148), E85 [3FE]
        Tobacco products:  provide crop insurance, extension services, and
            administration of price support and quota programs at no expense
            to the Dept. of Agriculture (H.R. 3664), H2034 [1AP]
        ------ provide economic assistance to tobacco farmers, workers, and
            communities dependent on tobacco production, H3298 [14MY]
      Remarks in Senate
        African Americans:  provide a mechanism for resolution of
            discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of
            Agriculture, S6548 [18JN], S8307-S8309 [16JY]
        ------ provide a mechanism for resolution of discrimination claims
            by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, S11433 [5OC]
        Agricultural credit programs:  reform, S2562 [25MR], S2603 [26MR],
            S2605 [26MR]
        Agricultural Market Transition Act:  extend the term of marketing
            assistance loans (S. 1762), S1990 [16MR]
        Agricultural Research Service:  hiring system, S8096 [14JY]
        ------ New England Plant, Soil, and Water Research Laboratory
            funding, S8109 [14JY]
        Agriculture:  compensate dairy producers for losses due to natural
            disasters, S2480-S2481 [24MR]
        ------ ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), S1135-S1147 [27FE], S2928 [1AP], S2929
            [1AP], S3011 [1AP] ensure that federally funded research and
            education programs address high-priority concerns with national
            multistate significance (S. 1150), conference report,
            S4615-S4618 [11MY], S4651-S4659 [12MY], S4711 [12MY], S4837
            [13MY] ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report--unanimous-consent
            agreement, S4616 [11MY] ensure that federally funded research
            and education programs address high-priority concerns with
            national multistate significance (S. 1150), conference report--
            unanimous-consent request, S4615 [11MY] ensure that federally
            funded research and education programs address high-priority
            concerns with national multistate significance (S. 1150), motion
            to recommit conference report, S4665-S4672 [12MY] ensure that
            federally funded research and education programs address high-
            priority concerns with national multistate significance (S.
            1150), technical corrections (S. 2275), S7699 [8JY]
        ------ establish a pilot program in certain States to provide
            improved crop insurance options for producers (S. 2517), S10926
            [24SE]
        ------ extension of marketing assistance loans, S2615-S2619 [26MR]
        ------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, S4666-S4680 [12MY],
            S5493 [1JN]
        ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
            farms, S8169 [15JY]
        ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
            farms, S9956 [8SE], S10194 [10SE]
        ------ improve operation of certain programs, S8110 [14JY], S8122
            [14JY]
        ------ increase research funding, eliminate crop insurance
            surcharge, and lower wetlands acreage limitation, S8094 [14JY],
            S8095 [14JY]
        ------ mandate price reporting requirements for live cattle and
            boxed beef, S8229-S8232 [15JY]
        ------ mandate price reporting requirements for live cattle and
            boxed beef, S11416 [5OC]
        ------ marketing assistance loans funding, S8125-S8127 [14JY],
            S8165-S8183 [15JY], S11416-S11419 [5OC], S11832 [8OC]
        ------ price supports for wool and mohair, S11560 [6OC]
        ------ production flexibility contract payment options (S. 2344),
            S8786 [22JY], S9413-S9419 [30JY] production flexibility contract
            payment options (S. 2344), unanimous-consent request, S9417
            [30JY]
        ------ prohibit and investigate the sale of subsidized barley from
            the European Union, S4945-S4950 [18MY] prohibit and investigate
            the sale of subsidized barley from the European Union (S. Res.
            220), S3945 [30AP], S3946 [30AP] prohibit and investigate the
            sale of subsidized barley from the European Union (S. Res. 232),
            S5356 [21MY]
        ------ provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural
            producers, S10645 [21SE]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and
            rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices,
            S11093 [29SE], S11094 [29SE], S11289 [1OC], S11415 [5OC], S11416
            [5OC], S11419-S11422 [5OC] relief for agricultural producers,
            small businesses, and rural communities adversely affected by
            low commodity prices (H.R. 4560), S11162-S11165 [30SE]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
            commodity prices and weather, S12368 [12OC], S12609-S12611
            [15OC], S12784 [21OC]
        ------ require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable
            agricultural commodities, S8310 [16JY]
        ------ scab disease research funding, S4666 [12MY]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), S8329 [16JY], S8330 [16JY]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4101), insert language of S. 2159
            in lieu, S8329 [16JY]
        ----- making appropriations (S. 1033), S411 [4FE]
        ----- making appropriations (S. 2159), S6548-S6557 [18JN], S8049
            [13JY], S8091-S8129 [14JY], S8164-S8236 [15JY], S8269-S8273
            [16JY], S8275-S8281 [16JY], S8283-S8285 [16JY], S8287-S8293
            [16JY], S8297-S8330 [16JY], S9328 [30JY]
        ----- making appropriations (S. 2159), unanimous-consent agreement,
            S8213 [15JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), S10881-S10883 [24SE]
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report,
            S11411-S11411 [5OC], S11543 [6OC], S11545-S11569 [6OC] making
            appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, veto, S11832
            [8OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report--
            unanimous-consent agreement, S11407 [5OC] making appropriations
            (H.R. 4101), veto, S11950 [8OC], S12292 [10OC], S12368 [12OC]
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S9677 [31AU]
        Alaska:  prevent Federal takeover of management of fish and game
            resources (S. 2393), S9499 [30JY], S9522 [31JY]
        Alderson, WV:  Alderson Plant Materials Center construction funding,
            S8125 [14JY]
        Ames, IA:  National Swine Research Center funding, S11436 [5OC]
        Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service:  establish Wildlife
            Services district supervisor position in South Dakota, S8120
            [14JY]
        ------ review of Wildlife Services aerial operations program safety,
            S8314 [16JY], S8315 [16JY]
        Appropriations Game, S11546 [6OC]
        Aquaculture:  establish a national development and research policy,
            S1146 [27FE], S1147 [27FE]
        Arizona:  convey certain lands and use proceeds for acquisition,
            construction, and improvement of certain national forest offices
            and support buildings (S. 1752), S1887 [12MR]
        ------ convey certain lands and use proceeds for acquisition,
            construction, and improvement of certain national forest offices
            and support buildings (H.R. 4013), unanimous-consent agreement,
            S11039 [28SE] convey certain lands and use proceeds for
            acquisition, construction, and improvement of certain national
            forest offices and support buildings (S. 1752), S12101 [9OC]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, S8184 [15JY],
            S8185 [15JY]
        ----- exempt federally guaranteed agricultural commodities from the
            application of sanctions (S. 2158), S6132 [11JN], S6135 [11JN]
        ----- exempt federally guaranteed agricultural commodities from the
            application of sanctions (S. 2282), S7797-S7815 [9JY]
        ----- exempt federally guaranteed agricultural commodities from the
            application of sanctions (S. 2282), unanimous-consent agreement,
            S7784 [9JY], S8152 [14JY]
        ----- exempt federally guaranteed agricultural commodities from the
            application of sanctions (S. 2282), unanimous-consent request,
            S7782 [9JY]
        California:  establish pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and
            Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management
            activity effectiveness, S12997 [12NO]
        ------ pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National
            Forests to demonstrate resource management activity
            effectiveness (S. 1028), S82 [28JA]
        ------ pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National
            Forests to demonstrate resource management activity
            effectiveness, S12785-S12787 [21OC]
        Carson National Forest:  conveyance of lands to Rio Arriba County,
            NM (S. 1510), S8538 [17JY]
        ------ conveyance of lands to San Juan College (S. 2402), S9561
            [31JY]
        ------ conveyance of lands to San Juan College (S. 2402), S10633
            [18SE], S12102 [9OC], S12103 [9OC]
        Chief Information Officer:  clarify and enhance authorities (S.
            2116), S5445 [22MY]
        ------ clarify and enhance authorities (S. 2116), S12399 [12OC],
            S12400 [12OC]
        Chino Dairy Preserve:  funding relative to flooding, S2483 [24MR]
        Chugach Alaska Corp.:  granting of an easement for construction of
            roads and facilities to access natural resources (S. 2088),
            S5021 [18MY]
        Colorado:  transfer title of Vallecito Reservoir to the Pine River
            Irrigation District (S. 2142), S5700 [5JN]
        ------ transfer title of Vallecito Reservoir to the Pine River
            Irrigation District (S. 2142), S11817 [7OC]
        Credit:  authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans and guaranteed
            farm operating loans (S. 1774), S2122 [17MR]
        ------ reform agricultural credit programs, S6548 [18JN]
        ------ reform agricultural credit programs (S. 1803), S2303 [19MR]
        ------ transfer funding for sales of acquired property to subsidize
            the cost of additional farm ownership loans, S8095 [14JY]
        ------ treatment of commodity producers relative to storage charges
            in the calculation of loan deficiency payments (S. 2255), S7283
            [26JN]
        Daggett County, UT:  Long Park Dam repair funding, S11422 [5OC],
            S11423 [5OC]
        Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, Stuttgart, AR:
            designate, S6555 [18JN]
        Disabled:  improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities (H.R.
            4501), S12681 [20OC]
        Drought:  disaster assistance to Louisiana, S8293 [16JY]
        ------ disaster assistance to Texas, S8097 [14JY], S8098 [14JY],
            S8106 [14JY]
        Drugs:  biotechnology research project to control narcotics plants
            funding, S8315 [16JY]
        Eggs:  prohibit repackaging under voluntary grading program, S8125
            [14JY], S8213 [15JY]
        Farm Service Agency:  employment assistance relative to reductions
            in force, S2612 [26MR]
        ------ operating and emergency loans funding, S2596 [26MR]
        Farmers:  establish a commodity loan program that provides a fair
            return to producers relative to the cost of production (S.
            1918), S3132-S3135 [2AP]
        FDA:  notification of recalls of drugs and medical devices, S8306
            [16JY], S8307 [16JY], S8309 [16JY]
        Federal aid programs:  study options for the design, development,
            implementation, and operation of a national database to track
            participation in Federal means-tested public assistance programs
            (S. 2447), S9977 [8SE]
        Fluid Milk Promotion Program:  report on mismanagement,
            S12886-S12891 [21OC]
        Food:  labeling of meat relative to preparation and serving by
            restaurants, S8315 [16JY]
        ------ promote research and education on safety, S8298-S8306 [16JY],
            S11436 [5OC]
        ------ promote research and education on safety (S. 2025), S4036
            [1MY]
        ------ tomato spotted wilt virus research funding, S8099 [14JY],
            S8100 [14JY]
        Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program:  funding, S2562
            [25MR]
        Food Safety and Inspection Service:  modify overtime and holiday pay
            for veterinarians performing meat and poultry inspections (S.
            2511), S10724 [22SE], S11002 [25SE]
        Foreign policy:  exempt agricultural products, medicines, and
            medical equipment from unilateral economic sanctions,
            S8214-S8228 [15JY]
        ----- exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical equipment
            from unilateral economic sanctions except to countries
            sponsoring international terrorism, S8226-S8228 [15JY]
        Foreign trade:  carry out trade compensation assistance program if
            the President or any provision of law causes exports to be
            suspended for national security reasons (S. 2234), S7294 [26JN]
        ------ promote the export of U.S. agricultural commodities and
            products, S2759 [30MR]
        Forest Service:  acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico
            (S. 2621), S12316-S12319 [10OC]
        ------ convey certain land to FERC permit holders for hydroelectric
            projects in the Mount Baker/Snoqualmie National Forest (S.
            2478), S10425 [16SE]
        ------ hiring system, S8096 [14JY]
        ------ policies on recreational shooting and archery ranges on
            Federal land (S. Con. Res. 123), S11287 [1OC], S12395 [12OC]
        Gallatin National Forest:  land exchange (H.R. 3381), S11379 [2OC]
        ------ land exchange (S. 1719), S1447-S1449 [5MR], S11383 [2OC]
        ------ land exchange (S. 1719), star print, S11383 [2OC]
        ------ land exchange (S. 1719), unanimous-consent agreement, S11379
            [2OC]
        Government regulations:  study impact of inspection fees on bison
            industry, S11550 [6OC], S11551 [6OC]
        Health:  establish research and grant programs for the eradication
            or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins,
            S8869 [23JY], S8870 [23JY]
        Insects:  fruit fly exclusion and detection programs funding, S8235
            [15JY]
        Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area:  transfer
            administrative jurisdiction to the Dept. of Agriculture (S.
            1896), S2968 [1AP]
        ------ transfer administrative jurisdiction to the Dept. of
            Agriculture, S10379 [15SE]
        Mark Twain National Forest:  boundary adjustment (H.R. 1779), S8540
            [17JY]
        Market Access Program:  funding, S3094 [2AP], S3095 [2AP], S3096
            [2AP], S8204-S8213 [15JY], S8324 [16JY], S11560 [6OC]
        Milk:  establish a pilot program for milk producers and cooperatives
            to enter into forward price contracts with milk handlers (S.
            2396), S9558 [31JY]
        ------ establish minimum milk prices, S6760 [22JN]
        ------ extend time period for rulemaking on milk marketing orders
            system, S11168 [30SE], S11545 [6OC]
        ------ reform basic formula price for marketing orders, S11422
            [5OC], S11545 [6OC], S11550-S11556 [6OC], S12806 [21OC]
        ------ reform basic formula price for marketing orders (S. 1982),
            S3585 [24AP], S3797 [29AP], S6760 [22JN]
        ------ use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for
            pricing milk, S6760 [22JN]
        National Agriculture Day:  observance, S2346 [19MR]
        Natural resources:  Wetland Reserve Program effectiveness
            improvement, S8098 [14JY]
        New Mexico:  property transfers by the Dept. of Agriculture and the
            Dept. of the Interior, S12978 [21OC]
        Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact:  release of OMB study on
            economic impact, S812-S814 [23FE]
        Nutrition Education and Training Program:  funding, S8327 [16JY]
        Nutrition Program for the Elderly:  funding, S8327 [16JY], S8328
            [16JY]
        Office of the Small Farms Advocate:  establish, S8311 [16JY]
        Oklahoma:  Food Distribution Program for Indian Reservations
            regulations, S8119 [14JY]
        Presidential appointments:  nominations considered and confirmed en
            bloc, S675 [11FE]
        Public lands:  establish a pilot program to permit haying and
            grazing on conservation reserve land, S8124 [14JY]
        Reserve Inventories Program:  funding, S8288-S8292 [16JY]
        Rural areas:  extend certain rural housing assistance programs,
            S8096 [14JY]
        ------ Federal farm policies, S5493 [1JN]
        ------ Federal policies affecting farmers and agricultural
            communities, S9328 [30JY]
        Rural Community Advancement Program:  funding, S8095 [14JY]
        Safety:  improve food safety research, education, and technology and
            require the use of a designated team to rapidly respond to food
            safety emergencies, S4667 [12MY]
        ----- improve food safety research, education, and technology and
            require the use of a designated team to rapidly respond to food
            safety emergencies (S. 1597), S318 [3FE]
        School breakfast research project:  funding, S10606 [18SE]
        States:  eligibility of State agricultural experiment stations for
            certain research programs, S8128 [14JY], S8129 [14JY]
        Tahoe National Forest:  land sale to Placer County, CA (H.R. 1439),
            S8540 [17JY]
        Tobacco products:  provide market transition assistance for tobacco
            producers, industry workers, and their communities, S4428 [6MY],
            S5084 [19MY], S5089 [19MY], S5094 [19MY], S5494 [1JN], S5500
            [1JN], S5764 [9JN], S6383-S6398 [16JN], S6451-S6457 [17JN],
            S6460 [17JN], S6462 [17JN], S6512 [18JN]
        ----- provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers,
            industry workers, and their communities and ensure the quality
            of U.S. tobacco (S. 1582), S173 [28JA]
        ----- provide market transition assistance for tobacco warehousemen,
            S6467 [17JN]
        Weather:  establish a national development and research policy,
            S1146 [27FE], S1147 [27FE]
        Wenatchee National Forest:  land exchange with Chelan County, WA (S.
            1683), S1073 [26FE]
        Wildfires:  disaster assistance to Florida, S8232 [15JY], S8233
            [15JY], S8314 [16JY]
      Reports
        Resolution of Discrimination Claims by Farmers Against the Dept. of
            Agriculture:  Roger C. Viadero, Dept. of Agriculture,
            S11434-S11436 [5OC]
      Reports filed
        Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act:
            Committee of Conference (S. 1150) (H. Rept. 105-492), H2236
            [22AP]
        Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs
            Appropriations:  Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4101)
            (H. Rept. 105-588), H4879 [19JN]
        ----- Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2159) (S. Rept. 105-
            212), S6181 [11JN]
        ------ Committee of Conference (H.R. 4101) (H. Rept. 105-763), H9344
            [2OC]
        Carson National Forest Conveyance of Lands to San Juan College:
            Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2402) (S.
            Rept. 105-383), S12163 [9OC]
        Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to San Juan College:
            Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2402),
            S11581 [6OC]
        Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural
            Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations:
            Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 567) (H. Rept. 105-764),
            H9344 [2OC]
        Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1150, Agricultural
            Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act:  Committee on
            Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 105-548), H3742 [21MY]
        Consideration of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and
            Related Agencies Programs Appropriations:  Committee on Rules
            (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 105-593), H4961 [22JN]
        Convey Certain Dept. of Agriculture Lands for the Acquisition,
            Construction, and Improvement of Forest Service Offices and
            Support Buildings in Arizona:  Committee on Energy and Natural
            Resources (Senate) (S. 1752) (S. Rept. 105-233), S7357 [6JY]
        Convey Public Lands From the Carson National Forest to Rio Arriba
            County, NM:  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate)
            (S. 1510) (S. Rept. 105-240), S7357 [6JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture Maintenance of Concrete Dams and Weirs Located
            in the Emigrant Wilderness:  Committee on Energy and Natural
            Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1663) (S. Rept. 105-321), S10118 [9SE]
        Forage Improvement Act:  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
            (Senate) (H.R. 2493) (S. Rept. 105-338), S10588 [18SE], S10657
            [21SE]
        Forest Service Easement Grant to the Chugach Alaska Corp.:
            Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3087) (H. Rept. 105-782),
            H9722 [6OC]
        Gallatin Land Consolidation Act:  Committee on Energy and Natural
            Resources (Senate) (S. 1719) (S. Rept. 105-329), S10320 [14SE]
        ------ Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3381) (H. Rept. 105-
            723), H7914 [16SE]
        Mark Twain National Forest Boundary Adjustment:  Committee on Energy
            and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1779) (S. Rept. 105-232),
            S7255 [26JN]
        Pine River Project Conveyance Act:  Committee on Energy and Natural
            Resources (Senate) (S. 2142) (S. Rept. 105-376), S11697 [7OC]
        Tahoe National Forest Land Sale to Placer County, CA:  Committee on
            Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1439) (S. Rept. 105-
            231), S7255 [26JN]
        Vallecito Reservoir Title Transfer to the Pine River Irrigation
            District:  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate)
            (S. 2142), S10985 [25SE]
      Rulings of the Chair
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report, H4123 [4JN]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5016 [23JN]
      Statements
        Agriculture Export Relief Act:  Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture,
            S7799 [9JY]
        ------ President Clinton, S7799 [9JY]
        Emergency Farm Financial Relief Act:  OMB, H6926 [3AU]
        Forest Service Acquisition of Valles Caldera Lands in New Mexico,
            S12324 [10OC]
      Summaries
        Make Grants To Establish Additional Rural Enterprise Communities and
            Empowerment Zones (H.R. 4666), E1866 [1OC]
        Tobacco Market Transition Act (S. 1582), S178 [28JA]
      Tables
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs
            appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5202-H5207 [24JN]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs
            appropriations (S. 2159):  comparison of 1998 budget
            obligational authority and 1999 budget estimates, S6551-S6555
            [18JN]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs
            appropriations, H11595-H11602 [20OC]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs
            appropriations (H.R. 4101), H9318-H9325 [2OC]
        Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4101, agriculture,
            rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs
            appropriations, S11567 [6OC]
        Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2159, agriculture,
            rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs
            appropriations, S8327 [16JY]
        Democratic versus Republican estimates of State-by-State farm aid,
            S11416 [5OC]
        Emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 3570),
            H1800-H1802 [31MR]
      Texts of
        H. Res. 365, insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu of S. 1150,
            Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act, H516
            [24FE]
        H. Res. 446, consideration of conference report on S. 1150,
            Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act,
            H3761 [22MY]
        H. Res. 482, consideration of H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural
            development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations,
            H4981 [23JN]
        H. Res. 567, consideration of conferernce report on H.R. 4101,
            agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies
            programs appropriations, H9315 [2OC]
        H.R. 3381, Gallatin Land Consolidation Act, H8470-H8472 [23SE]
        H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies
            programs appropriations, S8516-S8532 [17JY]
        S. 1510, Carson National Forest land conveyance to Rio Arriba
            County, NM, S8538 [17JY]
        S. 1582, Tobacco Market Transition Act, S174-S178 [28JA]
        S. 1719, Gallatin Land Consolidation Act, S1448 [5MR], S11381-S11383
            [2OC]
        S. 1752, convey certain Dept. of Agriculture lands and use proceeds
            for acquisition, construction, and improvement of certain
            national forest offices and support buildings in Arizona, S12102
            [9OC]
        S. 1752, conveyance of certain lands and use proceeds for
            acquisition, construction, and improvement of certain national
            forest offices and support buildings in Arizona, S1887 [12MR]
        S. 1762, extend the term of marketing assistance loans under the
            Agricultural Market Transition Act, S1990 [16MR]
        S. 1774, guaranteed farm ownership loans and guaranteed farm
            operating loans, S2123 [17MR]
        S. 1803, Agricultural Credit Restoration Act, S2303 [19MR]
        S. 1896, Land Between the Lakes Protection Act, S2969-S2973 [1AP]
        S. 2142, Pine River Project Conveyance Act, S11817 [7OC]
        S. 2255, treatment of commodity producers relative to storage
            charges in the calculation of loan deficiency payments, S7284
            [26JN]
        S. 2275, technical corrections to S. 1150, Agricultural Research,
            Extension, and Education Reform Act, S7699 [8JY]
        S. 2282, Agriculture Export Relief Act, S7815 [9JY], S8152 [14JY],
            H5446 [14JY]
        S. 2344, Emergency Farm Financial Relief Act, S9416 [30JY], H6925
            [3AU]
        S. 2396, establish a pilot program for milk producers and
            cooperatives to enter into forward price contracts with milk
            handlers, S9558 [31JY]
        S. 2402, Carson National Forest land conveyance to San Juan College,
            S9561 [31JY]
        S. 2402, conveyance of Carson National Forest lands to San Juan
            College, S12103 [9OC]
        S. 2447, study options for the design, development, implementation,
            and operation of a national database to track participation in
            Federal means-tested public assistance programs, S9977 [8SE]
        S. 2511, Federal Meat and Poultry Employees Pay Act, S11002 [25SE]
        S. 2621, Forest Service acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New
            Mexico, S12319-S12324 [10OC]
        S. Con. Res. 123, Forest Service policies on recreational shooting
            and archery ranges on Federal land, S11286 [1OC], S12396 [12OC]
        S. Res. 220, prohibit and investigate the sale of subsidized barley
            from the European Union, S3944 [30AP]
        S. Res. 232, prohibit and investigate the sale of subsidized barley
            from the European Union, S5135 [19MY], S5356 [21MY]
        S. Res. 253, disaster assistance to Texas for drought, S6890 [23JN]