CLELAND, MAX (a Senator from Georgia)

Addresses

Confronting the Challenge of Terrorism: Winston S. Churchill, S11607-S11609 [8NO]

Amendments

Agriculture: respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8487, S8493 [31JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7313, S7334 [9JY]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10399 [9OC], S10517, S10660 [11OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2208, S2265 [13MR]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3561, S3618 [5AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1416), S9560 [20SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9791, S9808, S9812, S9813 [25SE], S9836, S9928 [26SE], S9965, S10022 [1OC], S10059 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12567 [6DE], S12659, S12661, S12683, S12689, S12725, S12726 [7DE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9495, S9547 [19SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8069 [23JY], S8159 [25JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11230 [30OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4402, S4403 [4MY], S4475 [8MY], S4628, S4629, S4638 [9MY], S4872, S4896 [14MY], S4985 [16MY], S5862 [6JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2677, S2678 [21MR]

Public Health Service Act: clarify and improve provisions regarding emergencies (S. 1650), S13059 [12DE]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11729 [13NO], S11963 [15NO], S12056 [27NO]

Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (S. 1765), S13060 [12DE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S10786 [17OC]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, S4122 [1MY]

Articles and editorials

Aquarium for Atlanta—Giant Facility Will Increase Knowledge About Oceans, Charles Seabrook, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S12365 [4DE]

Aquarium ``Will Be a Great Marvel'' Home Depot Chief Pledges $200 Million, Sheila M. Poole, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S12365 [4DE]

It Only Gets Worse, Thomas L. Friedman, New York (NY) Times, S5826 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see S. 532), S6319 [14JN]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 267), S1700 [28FE]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported meat and perishable agricultural commodities (see S. 280), S1122 [7FE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1125), S7083 [28JN]

Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize (see S. 1206), S9875 [26SE]

Arlington National Cemetery: allow interment of any former Reservist who died in the terrorist attacks and is ineligible due to age at time of death (see S. 1782), S12551 [6DE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 131), S6602 [21JN]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see S. 999), S8065 [23JY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 278), S2219 [13MR]

Army: anniversary (see S. Res. 112), S6318 [14JN]

Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 44), S3532 [5AP]

Aviation: improve security (see S. 1447), S9620 [21SE]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see S. 1454), S9621 [21SE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S5439 [22MY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see S. 1064), S6448 [19JN]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S1700 [28FE]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see S. 1005), S5967 [7JN]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see S. 1000), S9198 [6SE]

China, People's Republic of: release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing (see S. Res. 66), S3707 [6AP] (see S. Res. 66), S3789 [23AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 77), S99 [22JA]

———protect (see S. 19), S1747 [1MR]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 60), S2162 [12MR]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see S. 1614), S11362 [1NO]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (see S. 565), S5439 [22MY]

Committee on Nonproliferation Assistance to the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union: establish (see S. 673), S12311 [3DE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1434), S9557 [20SE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 104), S3274 [2AP]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute through honorary naming of Peace Corps headquarters, World Wise Schools Program, and the Institute of the Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia (see S. 360), S1463 [15FE]

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 74), S10058 [2OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 625), S2979 [27MR]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 799), S4044 [30AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see S. 366), S1463 [15FE]

Dept. of Commerce: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see S. 975), S5695 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: making urgent supplemental appropriations for the Defense Health Program (see S. 394), S4508 [8MY]

Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 598), S2730 [22MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see S. 409), S4176 [2MY]

———enhance authority to recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 1188), S7805 [17JY]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 805), S9123 [5SE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1256), S8280 [26JY]

Ecology and environment: promote brownfields redevelopment in urban and rural areas and spur community revitalization in low- and moderate-income areas (see S. 1078), S7808 [17JY]

———provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 1079), S7808 [17JY]

Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see S. 421), S1746 [1MR]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (see S. 311), S1270 [13FE]

———support business incubation in academic settings (see S. 1335), S13701 [19DE]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 953), S5616 [24MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see S.J. Res. 4), S1122 [7FE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 1284), S8464 [31JY]

Family Day—A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children: designate (see S. Res. 139), S9078 [4SE]

Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 160), S9337 [12SE]

FCC: fulfill support requirements for universal service for high cost areas (see S. 500), S4509 [8MY]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 17), S4400 [4MY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 271), S1121 [7FE]

FEMA: Emergency Food and Shelter Program reauthorization (see S. 1144), S8282 [26JY]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see S. 1617), S11362 [1NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 7), S2219 [13MR]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see S. 1409), S9197 [6SE]

G. Elliot Hagan Post Office Building, Sylvania, GA: designate (see S. 985), S5831 [5JN]

Georgia: tribute to 48th Infantry Brigade of the Army National Guard upon deployment to Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S. Con. Res. 25), S2388 [15MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 20), S1394 [14FE]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see S. Con. Res. 12), S1395 [14FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 6), S97 [22JA] (see S. 283), S3531 [5AP]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see S. Con. Res. 45), S7085 [28JN]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see S. Con. Res. 6), S1089 [6FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 466), S2307 [14MR]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 318), S3340 [3AP]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see S. 994), S5967 [7JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 355), S1462 [15FE]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see S. 531), S2306 [14MR]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 924), S5438 [22MY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 952), S7194 [29JN]

Mansfield, Mike: tribute (see S. Res. 169), S10388 [9OC]

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see S. 1745), S12369 [4DE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 321), S1270 [13FE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 10), S97 [22JA]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see S. 326), S2219 [13MR]

———improve direct graduate medical education payments (see S. 135), S553 [24JA]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see S. 452), S3922 [25AP]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see S. 1707), S12002 [16NO]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see S. 885), S4940 [15MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: streamline regulatory processes for home health agencies (see S. 1169), S8576 [1AU]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 110), S1088 [6FE]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S2584 [20MR]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see S. 1140), S11198 [30OC]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see S. 657), S5439 [22MY]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 16), S3532 [5AP]

National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 75), S4177 [2MY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 78), S10457 [10OC]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S4100 [1MY]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 166), S10154 [3OC]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S6127 [12JN]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 90), S5005 [16MY]

National Commission on the Modernization of Federal Elections: establish (see S. 379), S1463 [15FE]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see S. Con. Res. 59), S8706 [2AU]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5969 [7JN]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see S.J. Res. 18), S9505 [19SE]

National Guard: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 93), S13145 [13DE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 159), S9337 [12SE]

National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 43), S2390 [15MR]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 164), S9972 [1OC]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (see S. 1136), S7084 [28JN]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 138), S8064 [23JY]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S1464 [15FE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 1214), S12682 [7DE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 72), S8576 [1AU]

National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see S. Res. 183), S12001 [16NO]

National Writing Project: improve (see S. 403), S3053 [28MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]

OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer to enhance the management and promotion of electronic Government services and processes (see S. 803), S5968 [7JN]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]

Peterson, Douglas ``Pete'': tribute (see S. Res. 167), S10154 [3OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 17), S928 [31JA] (see S. 27), S498 [23JA]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 177), S568 [25JA]

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see S. Res. 71), S5270 [21MY]

Public housing: reduce crime and fully fund the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see S. Con. Res. 52), S6602 [21JN]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to public safety officers killed in the line of duty in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 66), S9557 [20SE]

Public safety officers: establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see S. 39), S1347 [13FE]

Public service: facilitate participation in community and military service (see S. 1792), S12772 [10DE]

Railroads: improve safety and security measures for rail transportation and improved passenger rail service (see S. 1530), S10640 [11OC]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S3436 [4AP]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1499), S10287 [4OC]

———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see S. 522), S2219 [13MR]

———improve Microloan Program (see S. 174), S527 [24JA]

———make grants for losses suffered by general aviation small business concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see S. 1552), S10769 [16OC]

———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 856), S4590 [9MY]

———tribute (see S. Res. 86), S4590 [9MY]

Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see S. 127), S101 [22JA]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (see S. 1271), S11789 [14NO]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see S. 295), S1748 [1MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 829), S4246 [3MY]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 682), S3340 [3AP]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see S. 21), S498 [23JA]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 501), S2071 [8MR]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see S. 180), S568 [25JA]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 847), S7194 [29JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 250), S1062 [6FE]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see S. 1278), S12055 [27NO]

———allow increased contributions to education savings accounts and expand applicability to elementary and secondary school expenses (see S. 306), S1270 [13FE]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see S. 677), S9807 [25SE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 920), S6213 [13JN]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see S. 760), S9504 [19SE]

———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see S. 455), S1817 [5MR]

———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see S. 1819), S13145 [13DE]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 512), S2663 [21MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 29), S928 [31JA]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 88), S99 [22JA]

———make permanent the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs (see S. 133), S3852 [24AP]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 41), S928 [31JA]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see S. 1087), S7808 [17JY]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see S. 217), S1089 [6FE]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see S. 1643), S11549 [7NO]

———provide for Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see S. 313), S6602 [21JN]

———provide incentives to expand health care coverage (see S. 284), S3531 [5AP]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (see S. 1500), S11789 [14NO]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 275), S2306 [14MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 234), S1012 [1FE]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 860), S7194 [29JN]

———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (see S. 540), S2388 [15MR]

———treatment of forestry activities (see S. 567), S3854 [24AP] (see S. 1002), S7879 [18JY]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see S. 152), S1229 [8FE]

———treatment of prepayments for natural gas (see S. 726), S3705 [6AP]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see S. 289), S1587 [26FE]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see S. 1678), S11719 [13NO]

Tennessee Valley Authority Act: modify provisions relative to TVA Board of Directors (see S. 1331), S8704 [2AU]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see S. Res. 171), S10640 [11OC]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S.J. Res. 22), S9337 [12SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (see S. 1510), S10641 [11OC]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see S. 1715), S11940 [15NO] (see S. 1765), S12369 [4DE]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see S. Con. Res. 73), S9621 [21SE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 1541), S10794 [17OC]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 145), S1464 [15FE] (see S. 305), S3854 [24AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S1348 [13FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S1122 [7FE]

Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns (see S. 368), S2163 [12MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see S. 252), S7495 [11JY]

Water Resources Development Act: modify easement prohibitions (see S. 1443), S10769 [16OC]

Wildlife: improve conservation and restoration programs (see S. 990), S11437 [5NO]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 3), S1426 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see S. 144), S456 [23JA]

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 679), S3340 [3AP] (see S. 1526), S10457 [10OC]

Armed Forces: designate a special day for recognizing members who have been killed in hostile action since the end of the Vietnamese Conflict (see S. Res. 94), S5616 [24MY]

———payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (see S. 129), S101 [22JA]

———permit the transfer of entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 937), S5542 [23MY]

———require certain information from the President before certain deployments (see S. 931), S5438 [22MY]

Aviation: prohibit the unauthorized circumvention of airport security systems and procedures (see S. 1794), S12772 [10DE]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 126), S100 [22JA]

Century of Equal Opportunity for Women: observance (see S. Res. 158), S9253 [10SE]

Congress: commend the staffs of Members of Congress, the Capitol Police, the Office of the Attending Physician, and others for their response to the release of anthrax in Senator Daschle's office (see S. Res. 187), S12447 [5DE]

Dept. of Commerce: provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see S. 414), S1699 [28FE]

Dept. of Defense: review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see S. 1200), S7955 [19JY]

Dept. of Transportation: enhance authorities relating to emergency preparedness grants (see S. 1820), S13145 [13DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see S. 1280), S8464 [31JY]

Earl T. Shinhoster Post Office, Decatur, GA: designate (see S. 1184), S7805 [17JY]

Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see S. 871), S4822 [10MY]

Georgia: provide wage parity for certain Dept. of Defense prevailing rate employees (see S. 529), S2306 [14MR]

Georgia Southern University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 14), S456 [23JA]

Health care professionals: provide that federally employed registered nurses that retire under FERS shall have unused sick leave used in the computation of annuities (see S. 1080), S6601 [21JN]

Immigration: ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (see S. 269), S1121 [7FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1476), S9971 [1OC]

Mays, Benjamin E.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see S. Res. 23), S1394 [14FE]

Public Health Service Act: clarify and improve provisions regarding emergencies (see S. 1650), S11549 [7NO]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see S. 1739), S12100 [28NO]

Tariff: steam turbines and generators for power generation (see S. 1640), S11488 [6NO]

Taxation: allow tax credits for donations of computers to community and senior centers (see S. 292), S1218 [8FE]

———exclude U.S. savings bond income from gross income if used to pay long-term care expenses (see S. 232), S915 [31JA]

———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see S. 1554), S10769 [16OC]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see S. 1192), S7878 [18JY]

Teachers: encourage national board certification by increasing subsidies to pay fee, heightening awareness of process, and providing tax incentives (see S. 262), S1063 [6FE]

Tybee Island, GA: modify the beach erosion control project (see S. 1842), S13465 [18DE]

Voting: establish a grant program to assist State and local governments in upgrading voting systems and devices and enhance participation by military personnel in national elections (see S. 479), S1971 [7MR]

White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see S. 1785), S12681 [7DE]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11411 [2NO], S11452 [6NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), motion to proceed, S10685 [15OC], S10856 [23OC]

Letters

Encourage national board certification by teachers by increasing subsidies to pay fee, heightening awareness of process, and providing tax incentives: Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S1085 [6FE]

Immigrants to New Americans Act: Delia Pompa, National Association for Bilingual Education, S1124 [7FE]

———Patricia Loera, Hispanic Education Coalition, S1125 [7FE]

———Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, S1125 [7FE]

———Rick Dovalina, League of United Latin American Citizens, S1124 [7FE]

NTIA Digital Network Technology Program Act: Antonio Flores, Gerald Gipp, and Henry Ponder, Alliance for Equity in Higher Education, S1707 [28FE]

———Henry Ponder, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, S1707 [28FE]

———James Shanley, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, S1707 [28FE]

———John W. Cheek, National Indian Education Association, S1707 [28FE]

Tribute to Sholl's Colonial Cafeteria (business): Jim McGrath, S11435 [5NO]

Privilege of the floor

Tryon, Steve, S12739 [7DE]

Tyron, Steve, S9661 [21SE]

Programs

Alan Cranston memorial tribute, S3834 [24AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (S. 144), S456 [23JA]

Amtrak: anniversary, S4168 [2MY]

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (S. 679), S3343 [3AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S12223 [30NO]

Armed Forces: designate a special day for recognizing members who have been killed in hostile action since the end of the Vietnamese Conflict (S. Res. 94), S5639 [24MY], S5671 [25MY]

———payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (S. 129), S404 [22JA]

———permit the transfer of entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 937), S5547 [23MY]

———tribute to personnel participating in military action against Afghanistan, S11994 [16NO]

Atlanta, GA: Community Redevelopment Initiative funding, S8671 [2AU]

———increase number of INS inspectors at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, S9245, S9246 [10SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, S10417 [10OC], S11977 [16NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, S11977 [16NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10134 [3OC], S10417 [10OC]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), S9595 [21SE]

———prohibit the unauthorized circumvention of airport security systems and procedures (S. 1794), S12777 [10DE]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures, S9595 [21SE]

———provide Federal penalties for security breaches at U.S. airports, S12075 [28NO]

Beach Boys (musical group): tribute, S9870 [26SE]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 126), S401 [22JA]

Century of Equal Opportunity for Women: observance (S. Res. 158), S9259 [10SE]

Chattahoochee National Forest: land acquisition, S7570 [12JY]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (S. 1005), S5985 [7JN]

Congress: commend the staffs of Members of Congress, the Capitol Police, the Office of the Attending Physician, and others for their response to the release of anthrax in Senator Daschle's office (S. Res. 187), S12457 [5DE]

Courts: anniversary of Cherry v. Mathews district court case establishing equal rights for disabled citizens, S8117 [24JY]

Customs Service: develop pilot program to examine technologies used to verify contents of containers and prevent tampering during transportation, S13880 [20DE]

Dalton, GA: tribute to the Georgia Project teacher exchange program which provides bilingual teachers from Mexico to instruct students, S2302 [14MR]

Dept. of Commerce: provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (S. 414), S1705 [28FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9574 [21SE], S9843 [26SE]

———health care staff hiring revisions, S9843 [26SE]

Dept. of Energy: Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research funding, S7900 [19JY]

Dept. of Justice: Center for Leadership in Education and Applied Research funding, S9245 [10SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7570 [12JY]

Dept. of Transportation: enhance authorities relating to emergency preparedness grants (S. 1820), S13148 [13DE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8159 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (S. 1280), S8478 [31JY]

———enhance authority to recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (S. 1188), S7875 [18JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9245, S9246 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8671 [2AU]

Earl T. Shinhoster Post Office, Decatur, GA: designate (S. 1184), S7809 [17JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13934 [20DE]

———make funding increases contingent on improvement of student achievement, S4474 [8MY]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (S. 311), S1330 [13FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4474 [8MY], S4872, S4874, S4875 [14MY], S4985, S4986 [16MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7900 [19JY]

Georgia: Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District projects funding, S7900 [19JY]

———priority highway projects funding, S8159 [25JY]

Georgia Southern University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 14), S498 [23JA]

Health care professionals: provide that federally employed registered nurses that retire under FERS shall have unused sick leave used in the computation of annuities (S. 1080), S6611 [21JN]

Immigration: ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities, S4985, S4986 [16MY], S13934 [20DE]

———ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (S. 269), S1122 [7FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1476), S9973 [1OC]

Lumber industry: economic impact of release of sebacic acid by Defense National Stockpile, S10147 [3OC]

Mays, Benjamin E.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (S. Res. 23), S1434 [14FE]

Medicare: standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (S. 885), S4947 [15MY]

Memorial Day: observance, S5671 [25MY]

Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, S5826 [5JN]

Morehouse College: tribute to School of Medicine, S3784 [23AP]

National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission: establish (H.R. 3442), S13932 [20DE]

National Pecan Month: observance, S3703 [6AP]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), S13880, S13882 [20DE]

———improve security on buses, S13882 [20DE]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12223 [30NO]

———reform (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S12098 [28NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, S12223 [30NO]

———national energy policy, S5671 [25MY]

Public Health Service Act: clarify and improve provisions regarding emergencies (S. 1650), S11558 [7NO]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries, S12098 [28NO], S12223 [30NO]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (S. 1739), S12107 [28NO]

Schools: ensure safety through prevention and intervention programs, S4475 [8MY], S4872, S4874, S4875 [14MY], S13934 [20DE]

Senate: designate the Henry M. Jackson Desk in the Senate Chamber for use by Senator Cantwell, S11 [3JA]

———tribute to staff, S11717 [13NO]

Sholl's Colonial Cafeteria (business): tribute, S11435 [5NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (S. 829), S4265 [3MY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (S. 250), S4168 [2MY]

———allow tax credits for donations of computers to community and senior centers (S. 292), S1223 [8FE]

———exclude U.S. savings bond income from gross income if used to pay long-term care expenses (S. 232), S923 [31JA]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (S. 1192), S7880 [18JY]

Teachers: encourage national board certification by increasing subsidies to pay fee, heightening awareness of process, and providing tax incentives (S. 262), S1083 [6FE]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), S9308 [12SE]

Tybee Island, GA: modify the beach erosion control project (S. 1842), S13467 [18DE]

White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (S. 1785), S12683 [7DE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S6419 [19JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of Mario P. Fiori To Be Assistant Sec. of the Army for Installations and Environment: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S8703 [2AU]

Tribute to U.S. Servicemen Who Died in the Terrorist Bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 55), S12551 [6DE]

Tables

U.S. active duty military deaths, 1980-2000, S5641-S5657 [24MY]

Texts of

S. 126, award Congressional Gold Medal to Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, S401 [22JA]

S. 129, Gold Star Parents Annuity Act, S405 [22JA]

S. 144, Peanut Labeling Act, S457 [23JA]

S. 232, exclude U.S. savings bond income from gross income if used to pay long-term care expenses, S923 [31JA]

S. 262, encourage national board certification by teachers by increasing subsidies to pay fee, heightening awareness of process, and providing tax incentives, S1084 [6FE]

S. 269, Immigrants to New Americans Act, S1123 [7FE]

S. 292, Community Technology Assistance Act, S1223 [8FE]

S. 414, NTIA Digital Network Technology Program Act, S1706 [28FE]

S. 679, Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act, S3343 [3AP]

S. 1080, provide that federally employed registered nurses that retire under FERS shall have unused sick leave used in the computation of annuities, S6612 [21JN]

S. 1184, Earl T. Shinhoster Post Office, Decatur, GA, S7809 [17JY]

S. 1280, Veterans' Hospital Emergency Repair Act, S8478 [31JY]

S. 1476, award Congressional Gold Medal to Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King, S9973 [1OC]

S. 1650, Public Health Emergencies Accountability Act, S11559 [7NO]

S. 1739, authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses, S12108 [28NO]

S. 1794, Airport Checkpoint Enhancement Act, S12777 [10DE]

S. 1820, Heroic Emergency Response Operations (HERO) Act, S13149 [13DE]

Transcripts

Alan Cranston Memorial Tribute: By, S3837-S3845 [24AP]

Tributes

Cantwell, Senator, S11 [3JA]

Churchill, Winston S., S11607 [8NO]

Coverdell, Paul, S7836 [18JY]

Cranston, Alan, S702 [30JA], S1607 [27FE]

Graham, William J., S6444 [19JN]

Jackson, Henry M., S11 [3JA]

Jans, Debbie, S913 [31JA]

Marcus, Bernard, S12365 [4DE]

Nelson, Senator Bill, S1120 [7FE]

Portch, Stephen R., S5885 [6JN]