GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Addresses

Role of the GAO, H3030-H3032 [12JN]

Amendments

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2647), H4893, H4894 [31JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1172), S7936, S7937, S7982 [19JY]

Analyses

GAO Report on Dept. of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program: George R. La Noue, University of Maryland, S7078 [28JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2647, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S8496 [31JY], H5857 [20SE]

Articles and editorials

Ground Zero, E1577 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions

BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 715), H398 [14FE]

Dept. of Education: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit (see H.R. 353), H164 [31JA]

FERC: provide for GAO oversight of activities (see H.R. 2331), H3711 [27JN]

Government: develop a uniform standard for declaring levels of alert in cases of emergencies for Federal agencies, and conduct a study of how to implement such standards (see H.R. 3225), H7718 [1NO]

House of Representatives: tribute to assistance enabling the House to continue its work while House office buildings were closed due to anthrax bacteria outbreak (see H. Res. 294), H8421 [27NO]

Immigration: establish an alien nonimmigrant student information collection program and require a GAO review of such program (see H.R. 3033), H6379 [4OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see S. 1172), S7589 [12JY] (see H.R. 2647), H4723 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2647), consideration (see H. Res. 213), H4862 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2647), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 273), H7591 [31OC]

Postal Service: require study and report on violence by postal employees (see H.R. 2321), H3618 [26JN]

Railroads: require GAO study on effective foreign rail transportation security measures (see S. 1725), S12001 [16NO]

Terrorism: conduct a study relative to children directly affected by terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3226), H7718 [1NO]

Chronologies

GAO investigation of National Energy Policy Development Group, S10447 [10OC]

Conference reports

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 2647), H7512-H7525 [30OC]

Letters

GAO investigation of National Energy Policy Development Group: Vice President Cheney, S10447 [10OC]

Repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs, H6407-H6409 [5OC]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to applicability to the legislative branch of Federal laws on terms and condition of employment and access to public services and accommodations, S562-S565 [25JA]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: require GAO study to determine how producer income would be affected by updating yield bases, H6271, H6272 [4OC]

Congress: tribute to assistance received during closing of congressional offices due to anthrax bacteria outbreak, E2046 [8NO]

Customs Service: transshipment enforcement and monitoring funding, H8969 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: identify and improve former sites in the District of Columbia containing unexploded ordnance or other abandoned munitions that pose health or safety threats and improve public awareness of such sites, E1577 [5SE]

Education: effect of student transiency on academic performance, H2412, H2417 [22MY]

Federal employees: non-payment of Federal income taxes, H3211 [19JN]

FERC: provide for GAO oversight of activities (H.R. 2331), E1235 [27JN]

Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program temporary extension relative to GAO report results and consideration by authorizing committee, H3407, H3408 [21JN]

House of Representatives: tribute to assistance enabling the House to continue its work while House office buildings were closed due to anthrax bacteria outbreak (H. Res. 294), H8396, H8397 [27NO], E2164 [28NO]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2647), H4882-H4895 [31JY], H5857 [20SE], E1530 [3AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2647), conference report, H7609-H7617 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2647), consideration (H. Res. 213), H4881, H4882 [31JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2647), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 273), H7553-H7557 [31OC]

Pensions: enhance pension funding by classifying payments to defined benefit plans as a liability loss carryback under the Internal Revenue Code, H1791 [2MY]

Science: study changes in technology and potential for medical advances relative to the cloning of humans, H4930 [31JY]

Tribute, H7856 [7NO], E1996 [2NO]

U.N.: condition payment of U.S. arrearages on release of GAO report on U.S. contributions to peacekeeping operations, H2239-H2241 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Army: acquisition of black berets for use by all personnel, S13318 [14DE]

Congress: technology assessment pilot program funding, S8008, S8009 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: financial management, S1236-S1238 [8FE], S1249-S1254 [13FE], S9839-S9841 [26SE]

Dept. of Transportation: GAO report on alleged discrimination in the Disadvantaged Business Enerprises Program, S7078 [28JN]

District of Columbia: GAO report on awards in excess of cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11530, S11532 [7NO]

Federal aid programs: conduct study of Federal loan disbursements to students attending foreign schools under the Federal Family Education Loan Program, S11265, S11270 [31OC]

Federal employees: report on role of Federal ombudsmen in dispute resolution of personnel conflicts, S5686 [25MY]

Hazardous substances: study risk and improve response to public health and safety associated with transportation of chemicals and radioactive materials, S8047-S8053, S8054 [23JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2647), conference report, S11397, S11398 [1NO], S11435 [5NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2647), insert S. 1172 language in lieu, S8496 [31JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1172), S7872 [18JY], S7934-S7937 [19JY], S8008, S8009 [20JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1172), indefinitely postponed, S11867 [14NO]

Railroads: require GAO study on effective foreign rail transportation security measures (S. 1725), S12006 [16NO]

States: study of education testing and assessment programs costs, S5849, S5850, S5856 [6JN]

Reports

Effect of student transiency on academic performance, H2412 [22MY]

Elementary School Children—Many Change Schools Frequently, Harming Their Education, H2413 [22MY]

Peace Operations—U.S. Costs in Support of Haiti, Former Yugoslavia, Somalia, and Rwanda, H2240 [16MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2647, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 107-61), H7591 [31OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2647, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 213) (H. Rept. 107-171), H4862 [30JY]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2647) (H. Rept. 107-259), H7526, H7528 [30OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2647) (H. Rept. 107-169), H4723 [26JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1172) (S. Rept. 107-37), S7588 [12JY]

Statements

Demand for Documents Relative to GAO Investigation of National Energy Policy Development Group: Office of the Vice President, S10448 [10OC]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2647, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S11398 [1NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1172, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7873 [18JY]

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 2647), H4883-H4885 [31JY]

———conference report, H7610-H7613 [1NO]

Testimonies

Agency Accountability Act, S4601-S4603 [9MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 213, consideration of H.R. 2647, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H4881 [31JY]

H. Res. 273, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2647, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H7553 [31OC]

H. Res. 294, tribute to GAO assistance enabling the House of Representatives to continue its work while House office buildings were closed due to anthrax bacteria outbreak, H8396 [27NO]

H.R. 2331, Energy Marketing Monitoring Act, E1235 [27JN]

H.R. 2647, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H4888-H4893 [31JY]

S. 1172, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S8071-S8075 [23JY]