DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Addresses
Building a Stronger Global Partnership for International Development Through Support for Basic Education and Childhood Nutrition: President Clinton, E1390 [27JY]
Peace Corps Anniversary: Mark L. Schneider, S1878-S1880 [29MR]
———Paul G. Kirk, Jr., S1877 [29MR]
Advertisements
Trade and Development Act supporters, S3859 [11MY]
Amendments
Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries (H.R. 1143), S9761 [3OC], H8886 [5OC]
Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), S7694 [26JY], H7177 [27JY]
———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2943), S11791 [14DE]
Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), S9865, S9867, S9869 [4OC], H9863 [12OC]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, H2469 [3MY]
Articles and editorials
AIDS Is Declared Threat to Security—White House Fears Epidemic Could Destabilize World, E664 [8MY]
American Companies Can Do More To Help Africa, E1064 [20JN]
Don't Punish Africa, E333 [16MR]
Bills and resolutions
Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (see S. 2032), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 4038), H1162 [21MR]
———authorize additional assistance to countries with large populations having HIV/AIDS and authorize assistance for tuberculosis prevention, treatment, control, and elimination (see S. 2845), S6474 [11JY]
———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see S. 2033), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 3519), H47 [27JA]
———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (see S. 2940), S7656 [26JY] (see S. 2943), S7839 [27JY]
Economy: global sustainable development (see H. Res. 479), H2340 [13AP]
Foreign aid: authorize assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods (see H.R. 5224), H7932 [20SE]
———improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (see S. 3126), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4002), H1118 [16MR]
———increase availability of credit to microenterprises lacking full access to credit and establish a Microfinance Loan Facility (see S. 2844), S6473 [11JY]
———make development assistance contingent on biannual certification of economic freedom in beneficiary countries (see S. 2861), S6677 [13JY]
———support programs and activities that provide food to the needy and school-age children in developing countries (see H. Res. 649), H10808 [24OC]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 489), H2605 [4MY]
———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 112), S3916 [11MY]
Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for technical assistance to promote trade anti-corruption measures (see S. 2382), S2438 [7AP]
Haiti: support free and fair elections and respect democracy (see S. Con. Res. 126), S6257 [30JN]
Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see S. 2387), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]
House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 488), H2511 [3MY]
IMF: reduce long-term lending activities and role in developing countries (see H.R. 5085), H7209 [27JY]
Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see S. 2998), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 5135), H7365 [7SE]
———redesignate the Peace Corps World Wise Schools Program as the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools Program (see H.R. 5357), H8617 [2OC]
Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7210 [27JY]
Women: increase financial and programmatic contributions to advancing the status of women and girls in low-income countries around the world (see H.R. 5533), H10808 [24OC]
World Bank: ensure transparency, accountability, and efficiency of programs and projects (see S. Con. Res. 136), S8759 [19SE]
Cloture motions
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3788 [10MY], S3860 [11MY]
Conference reports
Trade and Development Act (H.R. 434), H2514-H2552 [4MY]
Executive orders
Access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan African countries: President Clinton, S3802 [10MY]
Letters
Access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan African countries: President Clinton, S3795 [10MY]
Limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation: Representatives Gilman and Sensenbrenner, H4825 [21JN]
Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act: Representative Dingell, H4826, H4840 [21JN], H5261 [27JN], H5688 [10JY], E1139 [28JN]
———Representatives McIntosh and Calvert, H4826-H4828 [21JN]
Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act: Senator Gramm, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2551 [11AP]
Trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa and certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, H2581 [4MY]
Lists
Supporters of H.R. 3826, Global Health Act, E225 [2MR]
Memorandums
Authority To Regulate Pollutants Emitted by Electric Power Generation Sources: Jonathan Z. Cannon, EPA, H4836 [21JN]
Remarks in House
African Development Bank: funding, H5967, H5968 [13JY]
Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons, H3037-H3042 [15MY], H9656, H9663 [11OC]
Asian Development Bank: encourage Japanese officials to improve management, institute banking reforms, and accept the U.S. nominee for a vice president's position, E826 [24MY]
Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries, H5899, H5943-H5945 [12JY], E1231 [13JY]
———provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries (H.R. 1143), H8886-H8893 [5OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: require report to Congress on the IMF and World Bank advocacy of privatization, deregulation, and trade liberalization, H6635, H6636 [20JY]
Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5948-H5950 [12JY]
Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H2380-H2387 [2MY], H3016-H3025, H3032, H3033 [15MY], H7177-H7181 [27JY], E734 [16MY], E1541 [20SE]
———importance of addressing HIV/AIDS crisis in Latin American countries and among Hispanic Americans, E408 [23MR]
———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2943), H11297-H11302 [26OC], H11399 [27OC], H12504-H12508 [15DE]
Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical forests, H10840 [25OC]
EPA: impact of implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions on energy prices, H6475 [19JY]
———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H1835-H1840 [5AP], H4451 [14JN]
———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, H4824-H4841 [21JN], H5136-H5138 [26JN], H5260 [27JN], H5687, H5688 [10JY], H5888, H5902 [12JY], E1037 [19JN], E1206 [11JY]
Foreign aid: authorize assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods (H.R. 5224), H8019-H8021 [25SE], E1538 [20SE]
———improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), H6726-H6730 [24JY], H9863-H9865 [12OC]
———plant biotechnology research and development funding, H5945, H5946 [12JY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa, E1064 [20JN]
———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), E333 [16MR]
———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2552, H2567-H2571, H2577-H2589 [4MY], E734 [16MY], E1011 [14JN]
———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 489), H2572-H2577 [4MY]
———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 112), H2973 [15MY]
———global childhood nutrition programs funding, E1389 [27JY]
———prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, H2587 [4MY], E734 [16MY]
———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief, H10820, H10833, H10835, H10837 [25OC], E1948 [26OC]
———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5897, H5900, H5904-H5923, H5926-H5932 [12JY], H6029 [13JY], E1235 [14JY], E1273 [19JY]
Foreign trade: U.S. trade and private investment in developing democracies, H2633 [8MY]
Hassan, Fred: Seton Hall University School of Diplomacy and International Relations Global Citizen Award recipient, E2130 [5DE]
Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (H.R. 3826), H751, H752 [8MR], H1855 [6AP], E223 [2MR]
House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 488), H2567-H2572 [4MY]
MasterCard International Inc.: donation to CARE (relief organization) for girls' education programs in India, E1024 [15JN]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit interference with certain foreign intellectual property laws or policies designed to make pharmaceuticals or medical technologies more affordable, H5151-H5153 [26JN]
Peace Corps: redesignate the Peace Corps World Wise Schools Program as the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools Program, H11300, H11301 [26OC]
Textile industry and fabrics: establish special access program for apparel articles assembled in countries in sub-Saharan Africa solely from U.S. fabrics, yarns, and threads, E333 [16MR]
Tropical Forest Conservation Act: funding, H5903 [12JY]
U.N.: Security Council resolution on HIV/AIDS health crisis, H6089, H6090 [17JY]
Women: increase financial and programmatic contributions to advancing the status of women and girls in low-income countries around the world (H.R. 5533), E1889 [24OC]
Remarks in Senate
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: offer of drug for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV to developing countries, S7421 [21JY]
Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries (H.R. 1143), S9681, S9682 [3OC]
Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. of Energy (S. 882), S5291, S5293 [16JN]
Committee on Finance (Senate): tribute to Members and staff for efforts on Trade and Development Act, S3787 [10MY]
Convention for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor: deny certain foreign aid relative to compliance, S3864, S3867 [11MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service emissions trading research relative to implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S7373, S7374 [20JY]
Diseases: address the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (S. 2032), S330 [3FE], S8283 [8SE]
———authorize additional assistance to countries with large populations having HIV/AIDS and authorize assistance for tuberculosis prevention, treatment, control, and elimination, S7619-S7624 [26JY]
———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), S7619-S7624 [26JY], S8283 [8SE]
———impact of HIV/AIDS on children in developing countries, S4650 [7JN]
———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2940), S7720 [26JY], S7723 [27JY]
———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2943), S10840 [19OC], S11802-S11805 [14DE]
———tuberculosis and malaria prevention, treatment, and control programs funding, S5551 [21JN]
EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S528 [9FE], S5291 [16JN], S10485 [12OC], S11766 [14DE]
———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, S5536, S5537 [21JN], S7035 [17JY]
Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), S9867-S9869 [4OC]
———improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (S. 3126), S9391-S9393 [27SE]
———make development assistance contingent on biannual certification of economic freedom in beneficiary countries (S. 2861), S6672 [13JY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), S3037-S3039 [27AP]
———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3471 [4MY], S3788-S3827, S3853 [10MY], S3858-S3880 [11MY]
———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report—motion to proceed, S3787 [10MY]
———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3661, S3662 [9MY]
———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 112), S3928 [11MY]
———bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, S10650-S10652 [18OC]
———prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, S3037-S3039 [27AP], S3471 [4MY], S3792-S3807, S3818, S3823 [10MY], S3860, S3868, S3871, S3876 [11MY]
———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief, S10399 [12OC]
———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, S5611, S5612, S5623, S5626 [22JN], S11874 [15DE]
Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for technical assistance to promote trade anti-corruption measures (S. 2382), S3858 [11MY]
———strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S3803, S3807, S3817, S3826 [10MY], S3867, S3872 [11MY]
Haiti: support free and fair elections and respect democracy (S. Con. Res. 126), S7283, S7284 [19JY]
Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death, S7646 [26JY]
———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (S. 2387), S2530 [11AP]
Peace Corps: anniversary, S1877 [29MR]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions, S5536 [21JN]
World Bank: ensure transparency, accountability, and efficiency of programs and projects (S. Con. Res. 136), S8770 [19SE]
Reports
CO
Conditioning Debt Relief on Adjustment—Creating the Conditions for More Indebtedness: Development Group for Alternative Policies (organization), H6640 [20JY]
Environmental Consequences of the IMF's Lending Policies: Friends of the Earth (organization), H6641 [20JY]
Global Infectious Disease Threat: National Intelligence Council, S3823-S3825 [10MY]
On the Wrong Track—A Summary Assessment of IMF Interventions in Selected Countries: Preamble Center (organization), H6639 [20JY]
Reports filed
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 489) (H. Rept. 106-607), H2605 [4MY]
Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4002), S9604 [2OC]
International Malaria Control Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2943), S7838 [27JY]
Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2844) (S. Rept. 106-335), S6473 [11JY]
Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 488) (H. Rept. 106-605), H2511 [3MY]
Support Free and Fair Elections and Respect Democracy in Haiti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 126), S6256 [30JN]
Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2382) (S. Rept. 106-257), S2438 [7AP]
Trade and Development Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-606), H2605 [4MY]
World Bank AIDS Marshall Plan Trust Fund Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (Senate) (H.R. 3519) (S. Rept. 106-548), H1475 [28MR]
Resolutions by organizations
HIV/AIDS Health Crisis: U.N. Security Council, H6091 [17JY]
Statements
World Bank AIDS Marshall Plan Trust Fund Act: Executive Office of the President, H3020 [15MY]
Surveys
Impacts of IMF Structural Adjustment in Africa—Growth, Social Spending, and Debt Relief: Robert Naiman and Neil Watkins, H6636-H6639 [20JY]
Tables
Ratios of product imports to U.S. consumption, S3811 [10MY]
U.S. trade in advanced technology products, S3812 [10MY]
Testimonies
Global Childhood Nutrition Programs: George S. McGovern, E1391 [27JY]
———Representative McGovern, E1391 [27JY]
Texts of
H. Res. 488, same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H2567 [4MY]
H. Res. 489, consideration of conference report on H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, H2572 [4MY]
H.R. 1143, Microenterprise for Self-Reliance and International Anti-Corruption Act, H8886-H8892 [5OC]
H.R. 3519, Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act, H7177-H7180 [27JY]
H.R. 3519, World Bank AIDS Marshall Plan Trust Fund Act, H3016-H3018 [15MY]
H.R. 3826, Global Health Act, E224 [2MR]
H.R. 4002, Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act, S9867-S9869 [4OC], H6726-H6728 [24JY], H9863-H9865 [12OC]
S. 2943, Assistance for International Malaria Control Act, S11802-S11805 [14DE], H12504-H12508 [15DE]
S. 2943, International Malaria Control Act, S10840 [19OC], H11297-H11300 [26OC]
S. 2998, Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program Act, S7803 [27JY]
S. 3126, Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act, S9391-S9393 [27SE]
S. 5224, International Food Relief Partnership Act, H8019 [25SE]
S. Con. Res. 112, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, S3924, S3928 [11MY], H2973 [15MY]
S. Con. Res. 126, support free and fair elections and respect democracy in Haiti, S7284 [19JY]
S. Con. Res. 136, ensure World Bank transparency, accountability, and efficiency of programs and projects, S8769 [19SE]