UNDERWOOD, ROBERT A. (a Delegate from Guam)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3279 [17MY]

Appointments

Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9861 [12OC]

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

Articles and editorials

Amid Race Profiling Claims, Asian-Americans Avoid Labs, James Glanz, New York (NY) Times, H6074-H6076 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H342 [10FE]

American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (see H. Res. 443), H1675 [3AP]

Business and industry: require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (see H.R. 4697), H5436 [28JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2607 [4MY]

Children and youth: mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H90 [31JA]

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 309), H2412 [2MY]

———provide for the health, education, and welfare of children under 6 years of age (see H.R. 4630), H4174 [9JN]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H2906 [10MY]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 3897), H4121 [8JN]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H5737 [10JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

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

———support for nongovernmental organizations participating in honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H. Con. Res. 192), H1675 [3AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H2240 [12AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5010), H7206 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (see H.R. 4247), H2238 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H50 [27JA]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1077 [15MR]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]

Economy: global sustainable development (see H. Res. 479), H4122 [8JN]

Education: provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H4485 [14JN]

———provide grants to local agencies to assist schools in obtaining computer software for bilingual education (see H.R. 4349), H7281 [6SE]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H1588 [29MR]

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H4675 [19JN]

Families and domestic relations: limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H3926 [6JN]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H4817 [21JN]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H1477 [28MR]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H758 [8MR]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H575 [29FE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Hispanic Americans: health programs (see H.R. 5595), H11445 [27OC]

———prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Immigration: protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H2512 [3MY]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H1285 [22MR]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

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

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

———encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3927), H1075 [15MR]

Medicaid: remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H7364 [7SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H7003 [25JY]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4623), H4173 [9JN]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H3172 [16MY]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H50 [27JA]

———elections (see H. Res. 544), H6600 [19JY]

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.R. 3806), H1852 [5AP]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H10809 [24OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H6354 [17JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H1120 [16MR]

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), H5169 [26JN]

Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency management and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), H757 [8MR]

Puente, Ernesto A., Jr. (Tito): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 435), H10808 [24OC]

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

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H5436 [28JN]

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

Ships and vessels: revise laws relative to cruise vessels (see H.R. 5337), H10809 [24OC]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H9768 [11OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11879 [13NO]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H7212 [27JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H3173 [16MY]

———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), H2655 [8MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H5656 [29JN]

———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H1588 [29MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H10809 [24OC]

Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 2579), H1119 [16MR]

———strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco products (see H.R. 1532), H7002 [25JY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H5169 [26JN]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 4921), H11621 [30OC]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H4036 [7JN]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Con. Res. 276), H5737 [10JY]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H5083 [23JN]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2906 [10MY]

———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4674 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Guam: clarify local judicial structure (see H.R. 4031), H1119 [16MR]

———U.S. commitment to self-governance (see H. Con. Res. 437), H11194 [25OC]

OMB: require explanation for omission of any insular area from treatment as part of the U.S., in issued statements (see H.R. 4741), H5084 [23JN]

Philippines: address the environmental contamination and health effects emanating from former U.S. military facilities (see H. Con. Res. 355), H4591 [15JN]

Time: establish a standard time zone for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3756), H573 [29FE]

Lists

Foremost Foods, Inc., employees on Guam, E1679 [4OC]

Guam Governor's Employee Recognition Program award recipients, E1213 [11JY]

Remarks

Agana (GU) Pacific Daily News: anniversary, E101 [9FE]

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 430), H3482 [22MY]

Annual Week of the Classroom Teacher Celebration: observance, E410 [23MR]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1512 [29MR]

Bagaforo, John A.: Guam Police Dept. Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E930 [9JN]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1907 [25OC]

Census: importance of decennial census, H1667 [3AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3725 [24MY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (H. Res. 408), H107 [1FE]

———observance of National Day, E1491 [14SE]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), H2361 [2MY]

Coast Guard: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 372), H6901 [25JY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10076 [18OC]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1512 [29MR]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11393 [27OC]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7531 [13SE]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to Guam, H925-H928 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3368 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9653 [11OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7531 [13SE]

———privatization of certain military and civilian positions in Guam, H1669-H1671 [3AP], H1988 [10AP]

———privatization of certain military and civilian positions relative to Guam, H925-H928 [13MR]

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 (H. Res. 534), H6074 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire title to the Hunt House in Waterloo, NY (S. 1910), H6876 [25JY]

———Lands Legacy Trust Fund funding, H8656 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, H8656 [3OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 5010), H7676 [18SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4310 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4727 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10385 [19OC]

Duchesne City, UT: convey certain water rights (H.R. 3468), H6884 [25JY]

Education: support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2733 [9MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 409), E73 [7FE]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), E71 [7FE]

FDA: allow importation of betel nuts from Guam, H11574 [30OC]

Foreign policy: establish a commission to promote a consistent and coordinated foreign policy and ensure security in the Pacific region of Asia (H.R. 4899), H8031 [25SE]

Foremost Foods, Inc.: anniversary of establishment on Guam, E1678 [4OC]

Gould, Cleotilde Castro: Guam Humanities Council Humanities Award for Lifetime Contribution recipient, E1883 [23OC]

Guam: allow acquisition of excess Federal lands prior to making them available to Federal agencies, H11574 [30OC]

———Compact and Impact Aid funding, H8656 [3OC]

———Compact and Impact Aid funding relative to unrestricted migration with Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands, H4224 [13JN]

———Insurance Week observance, E2099 [14NO]

———observance of Teacher Recognition Month, E1777 [13OC]

———public health dangers associated with PCBs and mustard gas vials, H8598 [2OC]

———restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II, H6451-H6456 [18JY]

———restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (H.R. 755), H7415, H7416 [12SE]

———tribute to Governor's Employee Recognition Program award recipients, E1213 [11JY]

———tribute to Island Leadership Day participants, E754 [17MY], E988 [13JN]

———tribute to village Mayors, E2177 [13DE]

Guam Humanities Council: honorees, E1883 [23OC]

Guerrero, Karen: Guam Police Dept. Civilian of the Year award recipient, E930 [9JN]

Health: minority health programs (H.R. 3250), E70 [7FE]

———minority health programs (S. 1880), E2063 [2NO]

Immigration: improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (H.R. 3767), H9544 [10OC]

Inoue, Akira: Guam Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E933 [9JN]

Interagency Group on Insular Affairs: provide guidance on Federal policies towards U.S. territories, H222 [8FE]

KGTF-Radio (Guam): anniversary, E1504 [18SE]

Mangilao, GU: anniversary of mayorship, E191 [29FE]

Medicaid: increase the cap on payments for U.S. territories, H7967 [21SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1909 [25OC]

National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (H.R. 834), H3479 [22MY]

National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks (H.R. 154), H3480 [22MY]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H925-H928 [13MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to civilians that served on Saipan during World War II, E39 [1FE]

Organic Act of Guam: amend, H11255 [26OC]

———amend (H.R. 2462), H222 [8FE], H6880, H6881 [25JY], H11574 [30OC]

———anniversary, H7196-H7198 [27JY]

Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes, H3368 [18MY]

———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H3368 [18MY]

San Agustin, Beverly: Guam Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1906 [25OC]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11255 [26OC]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (H.R. 3236), H6883 [25JY]

Taxation: promote job creation and expand small businesses in economically-distressed communities (H.R. 3247), H222 [8FE]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), H7431 [12SE], H11894 [14NO]

Time: establish a standard time zone for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 3756), H514 [29FE], H9539 [10OC]

University of Guam: anniversary of Water and Environmental Research Institute, E938 [9JN]

Vento, Bruce F.: tribute (H. Res. 618), H9581 [10OC]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, H4727 [20JN], H10385 [19OC]

———upgrade medals Asian and Pacific Islander veterans received for World War II service to Medals of Honor, H4678 [20JN]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), E1109 [26JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), H3562 [23MY]

———tribute to veterans of the Pacific Theater, H6451-H6456 [18JY]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2833), H6878 [25JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1116 [16MR], H3047 [15MY], H4034 [7JN], H5653 [29JN], H7929 [20SE], H12078 [11DE]

Special order: granted, H1627 [30MR], H2010 [10AP], H2120 [11AP], H3865 [25MY], H7988 [21SE], H7995 [22SE], H8404 [27SE], H8615 [2OC], H8797 [4OC]

Statements

At Last America Remembers Marianas Scouts: Juan Babauta, E39 [1FE]

Tributes

Aquiningoc, Jesus A., E1736 [10OC]

Baretto, Christopher C. (Topher), E1114 [26JN]

Bernardo, Vicente Cepeda, E2153 [7DE]

Calvo, Oscar L., E1425 [7SE]

Craig, James L., III, E1713 [6OC]

Cruz, Ignacio (Buck), E1734 [10OC]

Custodio, Zeny C., E641 [4MY]

Gumataotao, Peter A., H938 [14MR]

Johnson, Jay L., H7196 [27JY]

Lizama, Roberto L.G., E477 [3AP]

Palacios, Benjamin C., E710 [11MY]

Pangelinan, Lourdes T., E123 [10FE]

Rabon, David B., E600 [2MY]

Thompson, Laura, E85 [8FE]