SISISKY, NORMAN (a Representative from Virginia)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

———H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H8766 [4OC]

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H50 [27JA]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7652 [14SE]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (see H.R. 5388), H8799 [4OC]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H1589 [29MR]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H6599 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H454 [15FE]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses (see H. Res. 534), H5240 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see H.R. 4178), H9505 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H5843 [11JY]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H2770 [9MY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Federal employees: equitable overtime pay and credit hour policies (see H.R. 2696), H6599 [19JY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H4784 [20JN]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H922 [9MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H6599 [19JY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 4907), H7212 [27JY]

Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 398), H7723 [18SE]

Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA: designate (see H.R. 3699), H572 [29FE]

Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA: designate (see H.R. 3701), H572 [29FE]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]

Madison, James: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 396), H7933 [20SE]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H5955 [12JY]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2340 [13AP]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H5955 [12JY]

Medicare: revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H6719 [20JY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H6719 [20JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7128 [26JY]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6600 [19JY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7502 [12SE]

National Paralegals Day: designate (see H. Res. 430), H9901 [12OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H9635 [10OC]

Office of Information Technology: establish (see H.R. 4670), H7578 [13SE]

Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: designate (see H.R. 5284), H8061 [25SE]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7992 [21SE]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3412 [18MY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H8062 [25SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 123), H90 [31JA]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 123), H90 [31JA]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Selective Service System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 402), H7651 [14SE]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4592 [15JN]

———allow the empowerment zone employment credit for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and increase funding for such zones and communities (see H.R. 4463), H3171 [16MY]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H9505 [6OC]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2412 [2MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H5169 [26JN]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 5401), H9011 [5OC]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 5184), H7651 [14SE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3309 [17MY] (see H.R. 4168), H3649 [23MY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H4220 [12JN]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H1587 [29MR]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H50 [27JA]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H922 [9MR] (see H.R. 4791), H7212 [27JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H8736 [3OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H632 [1MR]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2967 [11MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H1406 [23MR]

Remarks

Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (H. Res. 573), H7432 [12SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1372 [23MR]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, H9820 [12OC]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10071 [18OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3196, H3260 [17MY], H3376 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9649 [11OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, H3376 [18MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3460 [19MY], H3499 [22MY]

———public disclosure of expenditures for the preceding year, H3499 [22MY]

Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (H.R. 4907), H11588 [30OC]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H3260 [17MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, H7852 [19SE]

Tributes

Bliley, Representative, H9880 [12OC]

Fowler, Representative, E2003 [28OC]

Webb, William L., III, E1229 [13JY]