LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

Addresses

Tribute to Fairfax County, VA, Urban Search and Rescue Team: William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S6111 [29JN]

Affidavits

FBI misconduct in Youngstown, OH: James A. Kerchum, E955 [9JN]

Amendments

Families and domestic relations: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S3949, S3951 [15MY]

Law enforcement: limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (S. 783), S11014 [25OC]

Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (H.R. 46), S11931 [15DE]

Safety: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S10154, S10155 [10OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S7703, S7715, S7716 [26JY]

Analyses

Fugitive Apprehension Act (S. 2516), S3613 [8MY], S7717 [26JY]

Articles and editorials

Controversial Alameda County Sheriff Charlie Plummer Often Talks Tough, but He Also Walks the Walk, E109 [10FE]

Cops, Crime and Clergy—Boston's Commish on How the New Alliance Between Police and Preachers Works, H6834 [25JY]

Crucial Role for the Church on Policing, S6264 [30JN]

Douglas Takes Bite Out of Award, S10404 [12OC]

Fowler Retires After 50 Years in Law Enforcement, E1519 [18SE]

Freedom's Worth (excerpt), H3492 [22MY]

Honors for Police Heroes, E106 [9FE]

Police Bill Looks Set To Render Policing Board Ineffective, S6265 [30JN]

Police for All in N. Ireland, S9935 [5OC]

Remembering a Man Who Had the Courage of His Convictions, S4416 [25MY]

Secret Agent Man—Fashion Photographer Scores Big Off Pals in the Narcotics Trade, E2155, E2157 [8DE]

Show of Force Wasn't Necessary, H3291 [17MY]

What a Travesty—Police Bill Is Just a Parody of Patten, S6262-S6264 [30JN]

World Bank Protests—What, Exactly, Is the Point?, E773 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 278), H931 [13MR]

Children and youth: promote in-school personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 309), H2339 [13AP]

Community development: authorize use of block grants to assist local firefighting, emergency medical, and rescue services (see H.R. 5424), H9504 [6OC]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see S. 2927), S7656 [26JY]

Courts: preclude the admissibility of certain confessions in criminal cases (see S. 2830), S6121 [29JN]

———provide double damages for malicious, frivolous, or vexatious suits against Federal law enforcement officers' surviving widows and widowers (see H.R. 4193), H1851 [5AP]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H5954 [12JY]

———provide that Federal officers who are convicted of a felony should be terminated from employment (see S. 2404), S2616 [12AP]

Dept. of Justice: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2761), S5555 [21JN]

District of Columbia: authorize Federal contribution for costs incurred in providing public safety services for demonstrations and other activities (see H.R. 3596), H254 [8FE]

———include longevity bonus payments in calculation of retirement benefits for police officers (see H.R. 4099), H1476 [28MR]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see S. 2389), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

Employment: provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see S. 3221), S10801 [19OC] (see H.R. 4550), H3867 [25MY]

Federal employees: disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (see H.R. 5590), H11445 [27OC]

———establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for Secret Service and U.S. Park Police officers (see H.R. 4880), H6469 [18JY]

———terminate authority under which the head of a Federal agency may fix certain age limits for an original appointment (see H.R. 4647), H4336 [13JN]

Firearms: authority of probation officers and pretrial services officers to carry firearms (see H.R. 4423), H2966 [11MY]

———encourage States to make mental health information available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 3264), S11374 [30OC]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (see H.R. 5489), H10256 [18OC]

Heroism: honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (see H. Res. 501), H3049 [15MY]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H920 [9MR]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (see S. 2055), S612 [10FE]

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

———develop and implement community policing and prosecutorial initiatives that address production, manufacture, distribution, importation, and use of illegal drugs (see S. 2850), S6574 [12JY]

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

———establish police powers for certain Inspector General agents engaged in official duties and provide an oversight mechanism for the exercise of those powers (see S. 3144), S9605 [2OC]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H2122 [11AP]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 3009), S8105 [6SE]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S149 [31JA]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S86 [26JA]

New York: authorizing appropriations to reimburse State and local law enforcement departments for security-related expenses arising from the new residency of President and Hillary Rodham Clinton (see H.R. 3606), H278 [9FE]

Northern Ireland: urge implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and support police reforms (see S. Res. 332), S6257 [30JN]

Privacy: ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H510 [16FE]

Reform: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 2256), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 3896), H921 [9MR]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see S. 2528), S3831 [10MY] (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

Safety: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 4033), H1123 [20MR]

Taxation: provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 2558), S4014 [16MY]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2516), S3612 [8MY]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (see H.R. 4404), H2770 [9MY]

Letters

Capitol Police purchase of domestically manufactured motorcycles: James J. Varey, Capitol Police, H4936 [22JN]

Federal Protective Service Reform Act: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H5199 [27JN]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5199 [27JN]

INS operation to reunite Elian Gonzalez-Brotons with father: Senator Specter, S2818, S2819 [25AP]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: Chuck Wexler, Police Executive Research Forum, S94 [26JA]

———Kenneth T. Lyons, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, S94 [26JA]

———Robert T. Scully, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S94 [26JA]

Northern Ireland police reforms: Michael Posner, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, S6265 [30JN]

Preparedness Against Terrorism Act: Joseph F. Myers, National Emergency Management Association, H6893 [25JY]

———National League of Cities, H6893 [25JY]

Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act: Gayle Russell, American Heart Association, S3832 [10MY]

———Lynn A. Smaha, American Heart Association, S3833 [10MY]

Lists

Oregon police officers killed in the line of duty, H1638 [3AP]

Motions

Hamilton, E. Douglas: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, S3983 [16MY]

Poems

``Guardians of the Night'', E440 [29MR]

``In Flanders Fields,'' John McCrae, H3492 [22MY]

Remarks in House

Ashtabula County, OH: tribute to Sheriff's Dept. K-9, Cero, killed in the line of duty, E439 [29MR]

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

Baltimore, MD: tribute to Baltimore City Police School Force, H615 [1MR]

Blakeslee, Judy: Garfield County, CO, Employee of the Year award recipient, E304 [14MR]

Boteler, Blake L.: Top Cop Award recipient, E1106 [23JN]

Boyd, Joseph S.: clarify status as a public safety officer relative to payment of death benefits (H.R. 513), E1835 [19OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 278), H1638, H1639 [3AP]

———moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, H6747 [24JY]

Capitol Police: funding, E1179 [30JN], E1186 [10JY]

———purchase of domestically manufactured motorcycles, H4936 [22JN]

Cedaredge, CO: Police Dept. recipient of Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police Accreditation Award, E1419 [7SE]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (H.R. 3235), H8580-H8583 [2OC]

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (H. Con. Res. 309), H3002-H3005 [15MY]

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: implementation, H1514 [29MR]

Computers: provide law enforcement officials with the authority and resources to combat the transmission of computer viruses, H2597 [4MY]

Copeland, Timothy: Ewing Township, NJ, Kiwanis Club Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E704 [11MY]

Crime: prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges by those seeking to commit a crime (H.R. 2633), H3863 [25MY]

———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (H.R. 4827), H8570-H8572 [2OC], E1228 [13JY]

Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated high-crime areas, E1910 [25OC]

———offer discounts on foreclosed homes to teachers and public safety officers, H1861, H1901, H1904 [6AP]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Program School Violence Initiative funding through reductions in FBI salaries and expenses, H4994 [22JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for providing assistance to emergency response organizations (H.R. 3155), H1593 [30MR]

DeSmith, Erica: Los Angeles, CA, Police Dept. Reserve Officer of the Year award recipient, E474 [3AP]

Devaney, Christopher: New York, NY, Cop of the Year award recipient, E1891 [24OC]

Dingfelder, George: ``Heat Hero'' drunk driving arrest award recipient, E1102 [23JN]

———San Luis Valley, CO, Peace Officer of 1999 award recipient, E65 [2FE]

District of Columbia: authorize Federal contribution for costs incurred in providing public safety services for demonstrations and other activities (H.R. 3596), E96 [8FE]

———include longevity bonus payments in calculation of retirement benefits for police officers (H.R. 4099), E429 [28MR]

———preparations for World Bank/IMF meetings, H1944, H1945 [6AP]

———protests during World Bank/IMF meetings, E773 [19MY]

Eaton, Matt: Montclair, CA, Chamber of Commerce Annual Achievement Award recipient, E1374 [27JY]

Eberly, John: Colorado Cattlemen's Association Law Officer of the Year award recipient, E49 [1FE]

Edmonds, WA: tribute to Police Dept., E571 [13AP]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders, H9655 [11OC]

Fairfax, VA: Fairfax Central Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Award recipients, E216 [1MR]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E110, E112, E113 [10FE]

Families and domestic relations: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), H7811-H7813 [19SE]

Federal employees: disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (H.R. 5590), E1996 [28OC]

———eliminate certain inequities in the computation of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, and their survivors (H.R. 1769), H9987 [17OC]

———establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for Secret Service and U.S. Park Police officers (H.R. 4880), E1267 [19JY]

Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association: Heroism Award recipients, E1164 [30JN]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (H.R. 492), H2658 [9MY]

Fremont, CA: Police Dept., recipient of International Association of Chiefs of Police and ITT Industries (business) Night Vision Community Policing Award, E2125 [5DE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: INS operation to reunite with father, H2414, H2416 [3MY], H2617 [8MY], H2956 [11MY], H3032 [15MY], H3290 [17MY]

———Secret Service actions relative to prayer service in the Capitol, H4123 [9JN]

GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (H.R. 809), H5198-H5201 [27JN], H6890 [25JY], H8074 [26SE]

Hathcock, David: tribute to naming of bridge in his honor near Hope Mills, NC, E1473 [13SE]

Hays County, TX: observance of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, E444 [29MR]

Heroism: honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (H. Res. 501), H3025-H3028, H3033 [15MY]

Hewett, Ronald E.: North Carolina Sheriff's Association Sheriff of the Year recipient, E1427 [7SE]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (H.R. 3884), E274 [9MR]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4754-H4759 [20JN]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1862, H1865, H1902-H1908 [6AP]

Hunt, James: National Deputy Sheriff of the Year award recipient, E1141 [29JN]

INS: airport inspector funding, H5009 [22JN], H5049 [23JN]

———funding, H11291 [26OC]

———increase number of Border Patrol agents, H4994, H4995 [22JN]

———increase number of Border Patrol agents on Northwestern U.S. border, H1126 [21MR]

———increase number of Border Patrol agents on the northern border, H6089 [17JY], H6648 [20JY]

———modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for certain Border Patrol agents, H5015 [22JN]

Inspector General Act: appointment of certain Inspectors General by the President and establishment of Inspectors General Criminal Investigator Academy and Inspectors General Forensic Laboratory (S. 1707), H10006, H10007 [17OC]

International Reserve Police Officers Association: tribute to exchange program, E1340 [27JY]

Jackson County, OR: tribute to law enforcement personnel involved in collaborative counter-drug efforts, H762 [9MR]

Law enforcement: community policing crime identification technology program funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5012-H5015 [22JN]

———community policing programs, H4959, H4960, H4968, H5017-H5021 [22JN], E1135 [28JN], E1165 [30JN]

———create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (H.R. 3981), H624-H627 [1MR], H1266 [22MR], E321 [15MR]

———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (H.R. 1443), H7545 [13SE]

Lowry, Edward: tribute to naming of bridge in his honor near Hope Mills, NC, E1473 [13SE]

Martinotti, Brian R.: Italian-American Police Society of New Jersey Christopher Columbus Citizenship Award recipient, E1168 [30JN]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (H. Con. Res. 302), H3491-H3493 [22MY]

Mexico: firing of shots by soldiers at U.S. Border Patrol agents, H1633 [3AP]

Minorities: treatment, H621-H627 [1MR], H1264 [22MR]

Missouri: tribute to Missouri State Highway Patrol, E921 [9JN]

National parks and recreation areas: prohibit funding to enforce the payment of fines for violation of entrance fees, H4575 [15JN]

National Police Week: observance, E746 [17MY], E761 [18MY]

New York: authorizing appropriations to reimburse State and local law enforcement departments for security-related expenses arising from the new residency of President and Hillary Rodham Clinton (H.R. 3606), E102 [9FE]

New York, NY: reaction to verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case and call for Federal civil rights investigation, H518 [29FE], H578, H579, H580, H622-H627 [1MR], H644 [6MR], H1267 [22MR]

———statement by President Clinton on verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case, H644 [6MR]

———tribute to 114th Precinct police officers on response to building fire, E275 [9MR]

Niles, IL: tribute to police department on response to hate crimes, E185 [29FE]

Oliver, Gloria J.: New Jersey YWCA ``Woman of Influence'' award recipient, E1968 [28OC]

Orange County, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers, E748 [17MY]

Peltier, Leonard: denial of parole for murder of FBI agents in South Dakota, E1147 [29JN]

Perez, Carlos Ibarra: condemn offering of bounty for the assassination of Border Patrol agents, H3894 [6JN]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat police brutality and use of racial profiling, H7696 [18SE]

Safety: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), H6932-H6936 [25JY], E1345 [27JY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), H10871, H10872 [25OC], E1978, E2000 [28OC]

St. Paul, MN: tribute to St. Paul Police Dept. Medal of Valor recipients, E105 [9FE]

U.N.: secure objective review of violations of minority human rights in the U.S., H1267 [22MR]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (H.R. 4404), H9959 [17OC], E673 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

BATF: Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) Program funding, S7484 [24JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 278), S2645 [12AP]

———construction of the Capitol Visitor Center, S5451 [20JN]

———moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S7485 [24JY]

———require multiple officers at security checkpoints, S778 [24FE], S1809 [28MR], S2930 [26AP], S3042 [27AP], S3792 [10MY], S3937 [15MY]

Capitol Buildings and Grounds: require multiple officers at security checkpoints, S278 [2FE], S314, S315 [3FE], S348 [7FE], S478, S479, S480 [8FE], S512 [9FE]

Capitol Police: force reductions, S3792 [10MY], S3937 [15MY], S3990, S3991 [16MY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours, S2414 [7AP], S10954 [25OC]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (H.R. 3235), S10545, S10546 [13OC]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (S. 2927), S7667 [26JY]

Courts: preclude the admissibility of certain confessions in criminal cases (S. 2830), S6140 [29JN]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

———penalties for harming Federal law enforcement animals (H.R. 1791), S7298 [19JY]

———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (H.R. 4827), S11428 [31OC], S11655 [6DE]

———provide that Federal officers who are convicted of a felony should be terminated from employment (S. 2404), S2617 [12AP]

Dept. of Justice: drug prosecution and incarceration funding for county and local governments along the U.S.-Mexico border, S6670 [13JY]

———fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2761), S5556 [21JN]

District of Columbia: protests during World Bank/IMF meetings, S2856 [25AP]

Douglas, Bob: National Crime Prevention Council Mac Gray Award recipient, S10404 [12OC]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (S. 2389), S2531 [11AP]

Employment: provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (S. 3221), S10802 [19OC]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Urban Search and Rescue Team, S6111 [29JN]

Families and domestic relations: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), S3951 [15MY], S4005 [16MY]

Firearms: encourage States to make mental health information available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (S. 3264), S11376 [30OC]

———encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school, S5652 [22JN]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: INS operation to reunite with father, S2818-S2820 [25AP], S2931, S2932 [26AP], S3683 [9MY]

Hamilton, E. Douglas: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, S3983 [16MY]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (S. 2055), S616 [10FE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs funding, S11529 [14NO]

———develop and implement community policing and prosecutorial initiatives that address production, manufacture, distribution, importation, and use of illegal drugs (S. 2850), S6574 [12JY]

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (S. 783), S11013, S11014 [25OC]

———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (S. 821), S9444 [28SE]

Law Enforcement Memorial Day: observance, S4457 [25MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: commend Capitol Police and legislative branch employees for their commitment and professionalism and ensure adequate funding, S4343-S4351, S4353 [24MY], S4405, S4406 [25MY]

———proposal to merge GPO and Library of Congress police forces with the Capitol Police, S4341, S4342 [24MY]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (H. Con. Res. 302), S4499 [25MY]

Memphis, TN: tribute to Police Dept., S9689 [3OC]

Michigan: tribute to Fraternal Order of Police memorial service for law enforcement officers who died in the past year, S4560, S4561 [6JN]

———tribute to Meijer Stores, Ltd., and law enforcement officials on the ``Project Homesafe'' firearms buyback program, S11752 [8DE]

Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police: tribute, S644 [10FE]

Montana: tribute to law enforcement officers, S4005 [16MY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (S. Res. 248), S3557 [4MY]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 247), S94 [26JA], S3949, S3950 [15MY], S4005 [16MY]

National Telecommunicator's Week: observance, S2523 [11AP]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, S9935 [5OC]

———urge implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and support police reforms (S. Res. 332), S6261, S6265 [30JN]

Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (H.R. 46), S10913-S10919 [24OC], S11886-S11890 [15DE]

———establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (S. 39), S3949 [15MY]

Qualliotine, Russell J.: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, S6462 [11JY]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat police brutality and use of racial profiling, S9444 [28SE], S10786, S10787 [19OC]

Reform: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (S. 2256), S1517 [21MR]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support, S6188, S6189 [30JN]

———provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (S. 2528), S3832-S3834 [10MY], S10160 [10OC]

Safety: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), S7651 [26JY], S7952 [27JY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S2629, S2630 [12AP], S3949 [15MY], S7435 [21JY], S9227 [26SE], S9879-S9883 [5OC], S10155 [10OC], S10990 [25OC]

———improve the matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 521), S3949 [15MY], S8266 [8SE]

Seattle, WA: tribute to law enforcement officers for action during World Trade Organization meetings, S535 [9FE]

Trumbull, Robin: Battle Creek (MI) Enquirer George Award recipient, S2860 [25AP]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S3612 [8MY], S7715-S7720 [26JY]

U.S. Park Police: establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for officers, S9684 [3OC]

———permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (H.R. 4404), S11181 [26OC]

Reports filed

Body Armor Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 783), S7838 [27JY]

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4033) (H. Rept. 106-776), H6775 [24JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2413), S6120 [29JN]

Eligibility Dates for Educational Assistance to the Surviving Spouse and Dependent Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1638), S612 [10FE]

Enhanced Federal Security Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4827) (H. Rept. 106-913), H8468 [28SE]

Federal Protective Service Reform Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 809) (H. Rept. 106-676), H4484 [14JN]

Fugitive Apprehension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2516), S7392 [20JY]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3235) (H. Rept. 106-859), H7722 [18SE]

Nomination of Donald W. Horton To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of E. Douglas Hamilton To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Jose A. Perez To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3915 [11MY]

Nomination of Mark R. Tucker To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Permit Direct Payment of Medical Expenses by the National Park Service and Allow for Waiver and Indemnification in Certain Mutual Law Enforcement Agreements: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4404) (H. Rept. 106-854), H7650 [14SE]

Police Powers for Certain Inspector General Agents Engaged in Official Duties and Provide an Oversight Mechanism for the Exercise of Those Powers: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3144) (S. Rept. 106-470), S9604 [2OC], S9701 [3OC]

Retroactive Eligibility Dates Extension for Educational Assistance to the Surviving Spouse and Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 106-800), H7205 [27JY]

Traffic Stops Statistics Study Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1443) (H. Rept. 106-517), H930 [13MR]

Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 278) (H. Rept. 106-541), H1404 [23MR]

Statements

Denial of Parole for Leonard Peltier for Murder of FBI Agents in South Dakota: Louis J. Freeh, FBI, E1148 [29JN]

Law Enforcement Officers and Criminal Justice System Treatment of Minorities in New York, NY, Declaration and Plan: Representative Owens and Several Brooklyn African American Clergy and Elected Officials, H1268 [22MR]

Tables

Bulletproof vest funding and purchases, S9880 [5OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 278, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, H1638 [3AP]

H. Con. Res. 302, proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance on Memorial Day, H3491 [22MY]

H. Con. Res. 309, promote in-school personal safety programs for children, H3002 [15MY]

H. Res. 501, honor and recognize law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers, H3025 [15MY]

H.R. 809, Federal Protective Service Reform Act, H5198 [27JN]

H.R. 3235, National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act, H8580 [2OC]

H.R. 4033, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, H6932 [25JY]

H.R. 4404, permit direct payment of U.S. Park Police medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements, H9959 [17OC]

H.R. 4827, Enhanced Federal Security Act, H8570 [2OC], E1228 [13JY]

S. 783, Body Armor Act, S11014 [25OC]

S. 1638, extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, H7811 [19SE]

S. 1638, extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty, S3951 [15MY]

S. 1707, appointment of certain Inspectors General by the President and establishment of Inspectors General Criminal Investigator Academy and Inspectors General Forensic Laboratory, H10006 [17OC]

S. 2389, 21st Century Fire and Emergency Services Act, S2531 [11AP]

S. 2413, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S10155 [10OC], H10872 [25OC]

S. 2516, Fugitive Apprehension Act, S3613 [8MY], S7718-S7720 [26JY]

S. 2528, Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act, S10160 [10OC]

S. 2761, Capturing Criminals Act, S5557 [21JN]

S. 2830, Miranda Reaffirmation Act, S6140 [29JN]

S. 2850, Community Oriented Policing Services Against Drugs Act, S6574 [12JY]

S. 2927, Public Safety Act, S7667 [26JY]

S. 3221, Law Enforcement Officers Due Process Act, S10802 [19OC]

S. Res. 247, National Peace Officers Memorial Day, S94 [26JA], S3950 [15MY]

S. Res. 248, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, S160 [31JA], S3557 [4MY]

S. Res. 332, urge implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and support police reforms in Northern Ireland, S6261 [30JN]