SPENCE, FLOYD (a Representative from South Carolina)

Addresses

Foundation of Freedom: Wendell R. Estep, E1725-E1727 [10OC]

Appointments

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

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

Articles and editorials

Tribute to Edward J. Williams, Orangeburg (SC) Times and Democrat, E1732 [10OC]

Where Have You Gone, Dan Rather? Jerry Bellune, Lexington County (SC) Chronicle, E535 [11AP]

Young Warrior's Tale, Robert Smith and Mike Rowell, Lexington (SC) Chronicle, E2218 [15DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), H3049 [15MY]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H2412 [2MY]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H455 [15FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154), H1958 [6AP]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H2412 [2MY]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H7366 [7SE]

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

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H1406 [23MR]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]

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

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H5656 [29JN]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2512 [3MY]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H1958 [6AP] (see H.R. 5034), H7207 [27JY]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H1284 [22MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7871 [19SE]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H90 [31JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H575 [29FE]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), H342 [10FE]

Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (see H.R. 3241), H757 [8MR]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H4484 [14JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors (see H.R. 4266), H2336 [13AP]

———require congressional approval of any nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S. (see H.R. 4251), H2238 [12AP]

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), H1629 [30MR]

Medicaid: waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 5501), H10472 [19OC]

———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 4874), H10473 [19OC]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1406 [23MR]

———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H8062 [25SE]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H9900 [12OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2411 [2MY]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H4592 [15JN]

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), H2341 [13AP]

NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 3115), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4280), H2337 [13AP]

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), H7211 [27JY]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 3673), H1852 [5AP]

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), H5241 [27JN]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover pigeons distributed for use as human food (see H.R. 4073), H2512 [3MY]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H1588 [29MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Russia: sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles (see H.R. 4022), H1119 [16MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H9635 [10OC]

Tariff: R-core transformers (see H.R. 5491), H10256 [18OC]

———transformers for use in certain AM and FM radio broadcast receivers (see H.R. 3803), H631 [1MR]

———transformers for use in certain AM and FM radio broadcast receivers with compact disc players (see H.R. 3804), H631 [1MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H1284 [22MR]

———allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H2341 [13AP]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2655 [8MY]

———allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H10473 [19OC]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2512 [3MY]

———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), H1957 [6AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2905 [10MY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H7933 [20SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3173 [16MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H1957 [6AP]

Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H1407 [23MR]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7991 [21SE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3173 [16MY]

World War II: recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 51), H9901 [12OC]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2341 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Army: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 101), H4120 [8JN]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see H. Res. 631), H10036 [17OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see H.R. 4205), H1956 [6AP] (see H.R. 5408), H9504 [6OC]

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]

Tariff: 4-nitro-o-xylene (see H.R. 3752), H573 [29FE]

———tire manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 4573), H3868 [25MY]

Letters

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H3392 [18MY]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H3392 [18MY]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3392 [18MY]

Vice President Gore's agreement with Russia relative to proliferation of nuclear missile technology: by, H11767 [1NO]

Motions

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

Obituaries

Blandford, John R., E997 [14JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1549 [29MR], E479 [3AP]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9647 [11OC]

Army: anniversary, E996 [14JN]

———anniversary (H.J. Res. 101), H4320, H4324 [13JN]

———close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3351, H3356 [18MY]

Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (H. Res. 573), H7434 [12SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2254 [13AP]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10070, H10077 [18OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3193, H3198, H3200, H3261, H3267, H3270, H3271, H3274, H3287, H3288 [17MY], H3351, H3356, H3358, H3361, H3364, H3369, H3376, H3386 [18MY], H7058 [26JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9647, H9649, H9656 [11OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 504), H3325 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), corrections in engrossment, H3397 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7059 [26JY]

———funding, H1549 [29MR], E479 [3AP]

———procurement of ball and roller bearings, H3325 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, H3376 [18MY], H9647 [11OC]

———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), H6073 [17JY]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers, H3270 [17MY]

Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1695 [4AP]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors, H3358, H3361 [18MY]

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, H3261 [17MY]

Medicare: expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3386 [18MY], H7059 [26JY]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, E479 [3AP]

Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes, H3364, H3369 [18MY]

———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H3364, H3369 [18MY]

Radioactive substances: remediation of Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT, H9649 [11OC]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, E361 [21MR]

Votes: position on missed, E1697 [6OC], E1794 [13OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H9656 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S10335 [12OC]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Rept. 106-1043), H12534 [2JA]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4205) (H. Rept. 106-945), H9503 [6OC]

———Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4205) (H. Rept. 106-616), H3049 [15MY]

Dept. of Energy Assessment of the Effectiveness of Policies and Site Performance in the Areas of Security, Safeguards, and Cyber Security: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 3906) (H. Rept. 106-696), H5954 [12JY]

Dept. of Energy Authorities Through the Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health on Indemnification and Liability Dealing With Nuclear Incidents: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4446) (H. Rept. 106-694), H6776 [24JY]

Dept. of Energy Investigation of Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory and Agency Security Issues: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 534) (H. Rept. 106-730), H5954 [12JY]

Dept. of Energy Termination of the Exemption of Nonprofit Institutions From Civil Penalties for Violations of Nuclear Safety Requirements: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 3383) (H. Rept. 106-695), H6776 [24JY]

Nuclear Secrets Safety Act: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4737) (H. Rept. 106-1035), H12534 [2JA]

Tributes

Blandford, John R., E997 [14JN]

Dixon, Julian C., E2169 [11DE]

Estep, Wendell R., E1725 [10OC]

Fowler, Representative, H10756 [24OC]

McCann, Ethel, E996 [14JN]

Smith, Robert, E2218 [15DE]

Williams, Edward J., E1732 [10OC]