FALEOMAVAEGA, ENI F.H. (a Delegate from American Samoa)

Analyses

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2596 [4MY]

Articles and editorials

Medal of Honor's Roster of Wartime Valor, Honolulu (HI) Advertiser, H3045 [15MY]

Personal Glory Was Never Goal of Japanese-American Soldiers, Mike Gordon, Honolulu (HI) Advertiser, H3045 [15MY]

21 on Medal of Honor List, Martin Kasindorf, USA Today, H3044 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: tribute to Cesar E. Chavez and farm worker housing programs (see H. Res. 486), H6355 [17JY]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H3413 [18MY]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5169 [26JN]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H2412 [2MY]

———improve benefits for members of the reserve components and their dependents (see H.R. 3267), H2411 [2MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H922 [9MR]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

Bureau of the Census: establish a term limit for the Director of the Census and require that such Director report directly to the Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 5358), H8617 [2OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H5956 [12JY]

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

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H2123 [11AP]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H641 [2MR]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7933 [20SE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 313), H6355 [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]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 441), H12022 [6DE]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H4817 [21JN]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H3413 [18MY]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H4784 [20JN]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H4484 [14JN]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H3869 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: return unclaimed military decorations subject to State escheatment to the proper military department for donation to museums and resource centers (see H.R. 5517), H10472 [19OC]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H7871 [19SE]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training of Foreign Service officers and other executive branch employees in issues related to democracy and human rights (see H. Res. 606), H8735 [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 (see H.R. 5010), H7206 [27JY]

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]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2122 [11AP]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see H.R. 4140), H2655 [8MY]

———create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 3812), H7503 [12SE]

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

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7281 [6SE]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see H.R. 4176), H3474 [19MY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

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), H6052 [13JY]

FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 4969), H7991 [21SE]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H7211 [27JY]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H455 [15FE]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Health: minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H4817 [21JN]

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]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H50 [27JA]

Immigration: make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H6470 [18JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), H455 [15FE]

Indonesia: condemn militia attack on U.N. refugee workers in West Timor and call for an end to militia violence in East and West Timor (see H. Con. Res. 395), H7933 [20SE]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H5037 [22JN]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 5253), H7990 [21SE]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H6355 [17JY]

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

Kenya: condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (see H. Con. Res. 410), H8200 [26SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2607 [4MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H373 [14FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H4783 [20JN]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2122 [11AP]

Medicaid: remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and certain other territories relative to medical assistance for Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), H1958 [6AP]

———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 inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2712), H3309 [17MY]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H3474 [19MY]

Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H6778 [24JY]

Middle East: withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 5272), H8201 [26SE]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6355 [17JY]

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), H2122 [11AP]

National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see H.R. 1912), H2012 [10AP]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H1478 [28MR]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 4442), H2966 [11MY]

Native Americans: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8200 [26SE]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H3474 [19MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), H4485 [14JN]

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]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (see H.R. 2902), H2512 [3MY]

Philippines: address the environmental contamination and health effects emanating from former U.S. military facilities (see H. Con. Res. 355), H7282 [6SE]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H8736 [3OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H575 [29FE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]

Russia: condemn interference with freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 339), H3868 [25MY]

Schools: encourage teaching of the role of Native Americans in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 487), H6355 [17JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 923), H454 [15FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3413 [18MY]

Sri Lanka: elections (see H. Con. Res. 298), H1851 [5AP]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9635 [10OC]

Taxation: 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), H7503 [12SE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7281 [6SE]

———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), H4174 [9JN]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H4484 [14JN]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H4174 [9JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3413 [18MY]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H4485 [14JN]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 3819), H2411 [2MY]

Territories: clarify the process for the adoption of local constitutional self-government for the Virgin Islands and Guam (see H.R. 3999), H1118 [16MR]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Tobacco products: prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H3173 [16MY]

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), H10473 [19OC]

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees: anniversary (see H. Res. 577), H8407 [27SE]

Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 4921), H7503 [12SE]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

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

———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March (see H.R. 4438), H4675 [19JN]

———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), H7578 [13SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H455 [15FE]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7933 [20SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

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), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (see H. Res. 443), H1119 [16MR]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 4010), H1118 [16MR]

Letters

Human rights violations in West Papua in Indonesia: President Clinton, E1828 [19OC]

———several Representatives, E1828 [19OC]

Poems

``Abdullah Fata'ai,'' Frank Delima, H9866 [12OC]

Remarks

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (H.R. 4345), H9616 [10OC]

American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (H. Res. 443), H3541, H3542 [23MY]

———tribute to Samoan Polynesian athletes, H9865 [12OC]

Army: anniversary (H.J. Res. 101), H4323 [13JN]

Asia Foundation: funding, H5128 [26JN]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H3042-H3047 [15MY]

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4840), H7384, H7385 [12SE]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (H.R. 4957), H7392 [12SE]

Bonneville Power Administration: allow sales of electricity to joint operating entities (S. 1937), H7398 [12SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (S. 1027), H7399 [12SE]

———transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska (H.R. 2984), H7663 [18SE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (H. Con. Res. 328), H9584 [10OC]

California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (H.R. 1113), H7662 [18SE]

Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 3292), H9622 [10OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3736 [24MY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H121 [1FE]

———observance of National Day, E1735 [10OC]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 34), H9621 [10OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2839 [10MY]

Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (H.R. 2090), H7386, H7387 [12SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: sell or exchange certain lands in the Black Hills National Forest and use funds to acquire replacement sites and acquire or construct administrative improvements (H.R. 4226), H7660, H7661 [18SE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (H.R. 4389), H8721 [3OC]

———release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (H.R. 4721), H8711, H8712, H8713 [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), H7674, H7675 [18SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5128 [26JN]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (H.R. 3919), E303 [14MR]

Education: importance of music education (H. Con. Res. 266), H4328 [13JN]

———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 621), H9619 [10OC]

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic trail (S. 366), H8720 [3OC]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 2798), H7659 [18SE]

———eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 3535), H3884 [6JN]

Fishermen's Protective Act: extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country (H.R. 1651), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 579), H7656 [18SE]

Forest Service: convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for an elementary school site (H.R. 4656), H9617 [10OC]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 5331), H8718, H8720 [3OC]

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

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians (H.R. 4904), H8151 [26SE]

Indonesia: human rights violations in West Papua, E1827 [19OC]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), H7397 [12SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (H.R. 2879), H9620 [10OC]

Kosovo: promote peace, justice, and stability (H. Res. 451), H9591 [10OC]

Mexico: elections (H. Res. 544), H6949 [25JY]

Minnesota: lease or transfer of certain land owned by the Lower Sioux Indian Community (H.R. 2484), H521 [29FE]

Montana: authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural County Water Supply System (S. 624), H7403 [12SE]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

National Ocean Day: designate (H. Res. 415), H5677 [10JY]

Native Americans: decrease the requisite blood quantum required for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (H.R. 1460), H7414 [12SE]

———reduce Federal oversight over contracts and choice of counsel, and require disclosure of tribal governments' sovereign immunity in contracts (S. 613), H520 [29FE]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 4643), H7666 [18SE]

Nevada: conveyance of the Griffith Project to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (S. 986), H5679 [10JY]

Organic Act of Guam: amend (H.R. 2462), H6881 [25JY]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (H. Con. Res. 404), H9587 [10OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3544), H3546 [23MY]

Red River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 4318), H7389 [12SE]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: ownership and operation of irrigation works on reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (H.R. 2820), H8714, H8715 [3OC]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (H.R. 3657), H7400 [12SE]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), H3942 [7JN]

Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (S. 1117), H7391 [12SE]

South Gate, CA: extend authority of the Los Angeles Unified School District to use certain park lands for elementary school purposes (H.R. 5083), H9623, H9624 [10OC]

St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (H.R. 468), H9622 [10OC]

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees: anniversary (H. Res. 577), H9592, H9593 [10OC]

Vento, Bruce F.: tribute (H. Res. 618), H9580 [10OC]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (H. Con. Res. 322), H5680, H5681 [10JY]

Virgin Islands: allow self-determination on number of members in the legislature and number of such members constituting a quorum (H.R. 2296), H7404 [12SE]

Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749), H519 [29FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2334 [13AP], H2903 [10MY], H8197 [26SE], H8404 [27SE], H9816 [11OC], H9898 [12OC]

Summaries

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

Tributes

Peterson, Representative John E., H9588 [10OC]

Porter, Representative, H9586 [10OC]

Tua, David, H9865 [12OC], E1804 [17OC]