LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

Amendments

Aviation: improve security (H.R. 3150), H7592 [31OC], H7656, H7661 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7626, H7628 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), S10167 [3OC], S10398, S10399 [9OC], S10439, S10440, S10444, S10464, S10469, S10471, S10474 [10OC], S10490, S10492, S10508, S10510, S10513, S10516, S10517, S10520, S10524, S10525, S10527, S10528, S10529, S10655, S10656, S10657, S10658, S10659, S10660, S10661, S10663, S10664, S10665, S10666 [11OC]

District of Columbia: permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (H.R. 2199), S12984, S12986 [11DE], H10403 [19DE]

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. 166), S4897 [14MY]

Mental health: provide assistance to individuals affected by terrorist attacks (S. 1729), S13066, S13076 [12DE]

Public safety officers: establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (S. 39), S4896 [14MY]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6739 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), H6718 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), S10570, S10575, S10583, S10666 [11OC]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1422), S9401 [13SE]

Analyses

Federal Prosecutors Retirement Benefit Equity Act (S. 1828), S13155 [13DE]

21st Century Law Enforcement, Crime Prevention, and Victims Assistance Act (S. 16), S214-S220 [22JA]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act (H.R. 3162), S11000-S11014, S11054-S11056 [25OC], H7197-H7200 [23OC]

Announcements

Capitol Building and Grounds: moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, H4434, H4473 [24JY]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 1447, Airport Security Federalization Act, H7782 [6NO]

———S. 1447, Aviation Security Act, S11510 [7NO]

Medal of Valor Review Board, S12059 [27NO], H9054 [6DE], H10156 [17DE]

Articles and editorials

Airport Security Shouldn't Be Hit-or-Miss, E1948 [30OC]

Airport Security—7 O'Hare Screeners Suspended Over Lapse, S11432 [5NO]

Coping With New Tensions, O'Hare Arrest Tied to Terror?, S11433 [5NO]

Corporations Setting Up Own Charitable Foundations, E1792 [3OC]

Gun Buy-Back Backfires When Officers Cash In, S8652 [2AU]

Homeland Security and the ``Three C's''—Coordination, Communication, and Cooperation, S11053 [25OC]

House Bill Loses Oregon Provision, S10678 [15OC]

House Fails To Include Oregon Investigation Measure in Anti-Terrorism Package, S10678 [15OC]

House Measure Ignores Oregon—Covert Criminal Investigations Are Hampered Here by Restrictive Laws, S10678 [15OC]

How To Improve U.S. Air Security, H7676 [1NO]

Naval Investigative Service Works Fast With Other Agencies, E1394 [23JY]

Now Is the Time, S1319 [13FE]

Oregon Ethics Ruling Chided for Handcuffing Police Work, S10677 [15OC]

Same Old FBI, S11018 [25OC]

U.S. Task Force Proposes Ways for Sharing Security-Risk Data With Airlines, Airports, S10440 [10OC]

Unanimity Not Same as Right—Senate, House Have Important Differences About Federal Role, E2080 [14NO]

Visitors Center Funds ``Lagging,'' Officials Say—$65 Million Short of Goal With Clock Ticking, S1373 [14FE]

Vt. Teen's Death Ruled Homicide, S1320 [13FE]

Washing Away Grief—Mother Donates Deceased Son's Clothes to Rescue Workers, E1939 [30OC]

When Care Beats Haste, S10585 [11OC]

Why Rely on Low-Bid Airport Safety?, S11433 [5NO]

Bills and resolutions

AID: clarify process of providing education and related services to foreign law enforcement and military personnel to prevent and control HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (see H.R. 2104), H2997 [7JN]

Animals: recognize trained service dogs for rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 241), H6260 [3OC]

Aviation: facilitate the voluntary provision of emergency services during commercial air flights (see S. 1458), S9741 [24SE]

———improve security (see S. 1447), S9620 [21SE] (see H.R. 2951, 2958), H6055 [25SE] (see H.R. 3110), H6779 [12OC] (see H.R. 3150), H7127 [17OC] (see H.R. 3220), H7718 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (see H. Res. 274), H7591 [31OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), same-day consideration of rule on conference report (see H. Res. 290), H8247 [15NO]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (see S. 1463), S9807 [25SE]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees, expand the Federal Air Marshal Program, and establish requirements for carry-on baggage (see H.R. 2895), H5704 [14SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 74), H1060 [21MR]

Capitol Police: authorizing appropriations for salaries and expenses (see H.R. 3531), H10909 [19DE]

———tribute (see S. Res. 170), S10389 [9OC] (see H. Con. Res. 250), H6919 [16OC] (see H. Res. 309), H9077 [6DE]

Clergy: ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty receive public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 3297), H8247 [15NO]

Collective bargaining: rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 952), S5616 [24MY] (see H.R. 1475), H1486 (see H.R. 1475), H1496 [4AP]

Commission on Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3378), H8731 [29NO]

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]

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. 842), S4508 [8MY] (see H.R. 1764), H2022 [8MY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on incarceration for minor traffic offenses (see H.J. Res. 46), H1716 [1MY]

———funding for States relative to legislation requiring death penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 201), H62 [6JA]

———make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H5487 [10SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 16), S97 [22JA]

———penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 2797), H5336 [2AU]

———prohibit taking a child hostage to evade arrest (see H.R. 1747), H2021 [8MY]

Dept. of HUD: expand provisions of the Officer Next Door and Teacher Next Door Program to include firefighters and rescue personnel (see H.R. 1221), H1188 [27MR]

———make single family properties available at a discount to elementary and secondary school teachers and public safety officers (see H.R. 421), H219 [7FE]

———pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated at-risk areas (see H.R. 989), H875 [13MR]

———provide funding for law enforcement officers to patrol and provide security for certain assisted housing (see H.R. 3490), H10066 [13DE]

Dept. of Justice: allow attorneys to engage in undercover activities consistent with Federal law, notwithstanding any provision of State law (see H.R. 3309), H8248 [15NO]

———establish a Federal air marshals program (see S. 1444), S9620 [21SE]

———establish a program for the certification of Federal pilot officers (see H.R. 3171), H7333 [25OC]

———provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (see S. 1351), S8910 [3AU]

Dept. of Labor: establish grant program to train law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2491), H4008 [12JY]

Dept. of State: enhance authorities of special agents and provide limited authorities to uniformed officers responsible for the protection of domestic facilities (see H.R. 2541), H4215 [18JY]

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

———give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see S. 1544), S10693 [15OC] (see H.R. 3067), H6458 [9OC]

District of Columbia: authorize Federal contribution for costs incurred in providing public safety services for demonstrations and other activities (see H.R. 1725), H1924 [3MY]

———establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]

———permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (see S. 1807), S12859 [11DE] (see H.R. 2199), H3202 [14JN]

Drug abuse: reduce illegal drug use and trafficking and help provide appropriate drug education, prevention and treatment programs (see S. 304), S1270 [13FE]

Drugs: tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H1487 (see H. Res. 114), H1499 [4AP]

Education: increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies (see H.R. 1231), H1188 [27MR]

Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs: funding (see H.R. 1395), H1481 (see H.R. 1395), H1491 [4AP]

Employment: provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see S. 490), S2070 [8MR] (see H.R. 1212), H1187 [27MR]

FAA: establish a program to train Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers to be volunteers in the Federal Air Marshal Program (see H.R. 3190), H7591 [31OC] (see H.R. 3562), H10964 [20DE]

———hiring of employees whose employment with an air carrier was terminated as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, for a position with the Federal Air Marshal Program (see H. Res. 241), H5926 [21SE]

———implement a sky marshal program on U.S.-based airlines (see S. 1421), S9395 [13SE] (see H.R. 2906), H5925 [21SE]

———implement certain aviation security measures (see H.R. 3064), H6458 [9OC]

———provide for random deployment of Federal air marshals on certain commercial air passenger flights (see H.R. 2948), H6055 [25SE]

Families and domestic relations: increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 899), S5005 [16MY] (see H.R. 1744), H1928 [7MY]

FBI: establish joint terrorism task forces and promote sharing of personnel between Federal and other public law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3514), H10355 [18DE]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 3397), H8842 [4DE]

Federal criminal investigators: authorize the carrying of firearms and responding to acts of terrorism and expand the definition of available relative to law enforcement availability pay (see H.R. 3409), H8948 [5DE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2183 [15MY]

———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include Federal prosecutors relative to retirement benefits (see S. 1828), S13145 [13DE]

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

———disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (see H.R. 446), H220 [7FE]

———eliminate inequities in retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, Supreme Court members, and Capitol police (see H.R. 2523), H4111 [17JY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H959 [19MR]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 271), S1121 [7FE] (see H.R. 93), H27 [3JA]

FEMA: conduct a study to determine the resources that are needed for development of an effective nationwide communications system for emergency response personnel (see S. 1631), S11437 [5NO]

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 (see S. 442), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 382), H165 [31JA]

———authority of probation officers and pretrial services officers to carry firearms (see H.R. 24), H25 [3JA]

———encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 1396), H1481 (see H.R. 1396), H1491 [4AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H63 [6JA]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (H.R. 218), consideration (see H. Res. 271), H7529 [30OC]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (see H.R. 94), H27 [3JA]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers and firefighters (see S. 441), S1747 [1MR]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see S. 417), S1699 [28FE] (see H.R. 674), H396 [14FE]

———provide home ownership assistance to public safety officers and teachers (see H.R. 3191), H7591 [31OC]

Income: lift State earnings limitations on retired officers to enhance school safety (see H. Con. Res. 10), H28 [3JA]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (see S. 886), S4940 [15MY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 924), S5438 [22MY] (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]

———establish a grant program to enable rural police departments to gain access to various crime-fighting, investigatory, and information-sharing resources (see S. 1509), S10287 [4OC]

———improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1618, 1627), S11362 [1NO] (see S. 1749), S12247 [30NO] (see H.R. 3205), H7717 [1NO] (see H.R. 3229), H7851 [6NO] (see H.R. 3525), H10908 [19DE]

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see S. 166), S527 [24JA] (see H.R. 1007), H876 [13MR]

———prohibit racial profiling (see S. 989), S5889 [6JN] (see H.R. 2074), H2955 [6JN]

———promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (see S. 1763), S12369 [4DE] (see S. 1787), S12682 [7DE]

———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1778), H2081 [9MY]

———provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence information with local law enforcement personnel (see S. 1615), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3285), H8132 [13NO]

———reimburse State and local law enforcement organizations for expenses incurred in providing assistance to the Secret Service in the protection of the President (see S. 772), S3921 [25AP]

———unincorporated neighborhood watch programs funding (see S. 642), S3052 [28MR]

Lawyers and attorneys: characterization of covert investigative practices involving Federal attorneys in criminal investigations and prosecutions as dishonest, fraudulent, deceitful, or misrepresentative (see S. 1435), S9504 [19SE]

Local government: require adoption of a health standard establishing a legal presumption that heart, lung, and respiratory disease are occupational diseases for public safety officers (see H.R. 709), H398 [14FE]

Mental health: establish State and local grants to provide services in response to public health emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism (see H.R. 3413), H8948 [5DE]

———provide assistance to individuals affected by terrorist attacks (see S. 1729), S12054 [27NO]

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see H.R. 2450), H3861 [10JY] (see H.R. 2624), H4633 [25JY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 349), S1462 [15FE] (see H.R. 1348), H1408 [3AP]

National Commission on Threats to the Homeland and U.S. National Security: establish (see S. 1735), S12055 [27NO]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5269 [21MY]

National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and Rescue Workers: designate (see H. Res. 259), H6505 [10OC]

National parks and recreation areas: free admission to survivors, victims' families, and rescue and recovery personnel affected by terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2976), H6135 [2OC]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1488 (see H. Res. 116), H1499 [4AP]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]

———provide grants to local first responder agencies to combat terrorism and be a part of homeland defense (see H.R. 3435), H9077 [6DE]

New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association: tribute (see H. Res. 224), H5338 [2AU]

New York, NY: tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), H5927 [21SE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 63), S2730 [22MR]

Pensions: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 1887), H2333 [17MY]

Privacy: ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 199), H62 [6JA]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 75), S10287 [4OC] (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6379 [4OC]

———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), S9504 [19SE]

Public safety officers: establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see S. 39), S98 [22JA] (see H.R. 802), H507 [28FE]

———provide benefits to those who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries (see H.R. 3063), H6458 [9OC]

Reform: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 840), S4508 [8MY] (see H.R. 1626), H1659 [26AP]

Safety: establish a matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (see S. 440), S1747 [1MR]

Schools: authorize grants to local educational agencies to carry out school violence prevention and school safety activities in secondary schools (see S. 747), S3706 [6AP]

———ensure safety by waiving local matching requirement under Community Oriented Policing Program relative to placement of law enforcement officers in local schools (see S. 748), S3706 [6AP]

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 965), H827 [8MR] (see H.R. 1907), H2333 [17MY]

Taxation: provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 3603), H10965 [20DE]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 881), S4939 [15MY] (see H.R. 710), H398 [14FE] (see H.R. 1727), H1924 [3MY]

———treatment of certain terrorist attack zone compensation of civilian uniformed personnel (see S. 1446), S9620 [21SE] (see H.R. 3137), H6918 [16OC] (see H.R. 3433), H9077 [6DE] (see H.R. 3601), H10965 [20DE]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (see S. 1510), S10287 [4OC] (see H.R. 2975), H6135 [2OC] (see H.R. 3091), H6701 [11OC] (see H.R. 3108), H6779 [12OC] (see H.R. 3162), H7217 [23OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (see H. Res. 264), H6779 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), same-day consideration (see H. Res. 263), H6779 [12OC]

———establish a program to name national and community service projects in honor of victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 1556), S10769 [16OC]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1422), S9395 [13SE] (see H.R. 2882), H5615 [13SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2905, 2907), H5925 [21SE]

———repeal regulations that prevent Federal agencies from sharing information, strengthen investigation and prosecution procedures, and reduce immigration from certain countries (see H.R. 3069), H6458 [9OC]

———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] (see H. Con. Res. 233), H5926 [21SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 76), S10287 [4OC]

United We Stand Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 260), H6505 [10OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: make technical corrections to HAZMAT provisions (see S. 1750), S12247 [30NO]

Cloture motions

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10433 [10OC], S10507 [11OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10128 [3OC], S10347 [9OC]

Conference reports

Aviation and Transportation Security Act (S. 1447), H8262-H8282 [16NO]

Descriptions

Secure Transportation for America Act (H.R. 3150): Victim Compensation and Liability Limitation Proposal, H7644 [1NO]

Explanations

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act (H.R. 3162): Title IV on Border Protection and Immigration, S11046-S11048 [25OC]

Letters

Anti-terrorism legislation: Senator Leahy, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10569 [11OC]

———Senator Specter, S10568 [11OC]

Assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies: Dennis Compton, Congressional Fire Services Institute, E2205 [4DE]

———Glen Nash, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International, Inc., E2205 [4DE]

———Javier Gonzales, National Association of Counties, E2206 [4DE]

———John M. Buckman, International Association of Fire Chiefs, E2205 [4DE]

———Patrick D. McGowan, Major County Sheriffs' Association, E2205 [4DE]

———Stephen P. Austin, International Association of Arson Investigators, Inc., E2206 [4DE]

———William B. Berger, International Association of Chiefs of Police, E2205 [4DE]

Capitol Visitor Center construction: Senator Reid, S1373 [14FE]

Collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments: Don Borut, National League of Cities, S11447 [5NO]

———J. Thomas Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S11446 [5NO]

———Philip C. Stittleburg, National Volunteer Fire Council, S11447 [5NO]

———Reed Larson, National Right To Work Committee, S11447 [5NO]

———William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, S11447 [5NO]

Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel: Representative Mica, H6784 [16OC]

Hiring practices of private employers for aviation security personnel: John E. Collingwood, FBI, H7684 [1NO]

Law enforcement traffic stops motivated by race or other biases: John Ashcroft, Attorney General, S2272 [14MR]

Nomination of Gale A. Norton to be Sec. of the Interior: Peter J. Ward, Fraternal Order of Police, S676 [30JA]

Nomination of Ronnie L. White to be district judge: James L. Vermeersch, Missouri Sheriffs' Association, S984 [1FE]

———Patrick J. Sullivan, Jr., National Sheriffs' Association, S984 [1FE]

Program to name national and community service projects in honor of victims of terrorist attacks: Robert K. Goodwin, Points of Light Foundation, S13835 [20DE]

Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act: Laura W. Murphy and Gregory T. Nojeim, ACLU, H6772 [12OC]

Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training in Our Neighborhoods (PROTECTION) Act: Chuck Wexler, Police Executive Research Forum, S5443 [22MY]

———Jerry Gaines, National Sheriffs' Association, S5444 [22MY]

———Kenneth T. Lyons, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, S5444 [22MY]

———Robert T. Scully, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S5443 [22MY]

Racial profiling case in Youngstown, OH: Gerald H. Beulah, Jr., E1039 [6JN]

———Jeffrey L. Patterson, E2200 [4DE]

———Representative Traficant, E2200 [4DE]

Release of documents relative to investigation of Federal law enforcement personnel for actions against Randall and Vicki Weaver in Ruby Ridge, ID: several Senators, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8906 [3AU]

Secure Transportation for America Act: Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H7634 [1NO]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H7634 [1NO]

Tribute to FEMA for relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S9353 [13SE]

Lists

Federal law enforcement agencies, H6762 [12OC]

Guam Police Dept. honorees, E881 [22MY]

Pennsylvania volunteers participating in relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1849 [11OC]

People killed in attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H7953-H7957 [8NO], H8163, H8165 [14NO], H8228, H8233 [15NO], H8328 [16NO], H8884 [5DE], H9054 [6DE], H10141 [13DE]

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey employees killed in the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, E1761 [2OC]

Utah Task Force One members, S11359 [1NO]

Memorandums

Aviation Security Compliance and Enforcement Philosophy: FAA, H7685 [1NO]

Motions

Aviation: improve security (H.R. 3150), H7681, H7689 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), S10523 [11OC], H7764, H7772 [6NO]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6773 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), S10575, S10577, S10586 [11OC]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: condemn terrorist attacks, express sympathy to victims, and commend emergency personnel that responded to attacks, E1857 [12OC]

Poems

``Blame Games Are Forbidden'', E1932 [25OC]

``Prayer for My Country,'' Sarah Shaw, E1862 [12OC]

``Take Your Seats,'' Jacquelyn C.C. Mendiola, E1819 [5OC]

``Tribute . . . and Warning,'' Amy Farley, E1906 [16OC]

Proclamations

Tribute to David Peoples: Representative Ney, E2204 [4DE]

Tribute to Victims of Terrorist Attacks and Rescue Workers: Clovis, CA, City Council, E1862 [12OC]

Tribute to William D. Peoples: Representative Ney, E1602 [6SE]

Remarks in House

AID: clarify process of providing education and related services to foreign law enforcement and military personnel to prevent and control HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (H.R. 2104), E1047 [7JN]

Animals: recognize trained service dogs for rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 241), E1787 [3OC]

Architect of the Capitol: authorize lease, purchase, or acquisition of buildings and facilities in certain emergency situations, H8515, H8516 [28NO], H10933 [20DE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H6714 [12OC], H6784, H6786, H6884, H6885, H6898 [16OC], H6923 [17OC], H7208, H7209, H7210 [23OC], H7223, H7284, H7294-H7296, H7300 [24OC], H7310, H7312, H7326 [25OC], H7359, H7360, H7393-H7397, H7400-H7406 [30OC], H7532, H7533, H7534, H7535, H7546-H7549, H7560, H7565-H7585 [31OC], H7594, H7595, H7596, H7618-H7626, H7631, H7634-H7649, H7659, H7660, H7671-H7695 [1NO], H7728, H7772-H7780, H7835-H7843 [6NO], H7880, H7888, H7894 [7NO], H7914 [8NO], H8035 [13NO], H8136, H8137, H8162, H8163, H8167 [14NO], H8184, H8185, H8186, H8187, H8231, H8237, H8238 [15NO], H8252, H8309-H8315 [16NO], E1947 [30OC], E1999, E2001 [5NO], E2016 [6NO], E2065 [13NO], E2080 [14NO]

———improve security, H6067 [2OC], H6668, H6671, H6684-H6690 [11OC], H6784, H6878-H6884, H6898-H6902 [16OC]

———improve security (H.R. 2951), H6450 [9OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3110), H7234 [24OC], E1947 [30OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H6923 [17OC], H7208, H7209, H7210 [23OC], H7222, H7223, H7229, H7231, H7234, H7284, H7294-H7301 [24OC], H7310, H7311, H7312, H7313, H7326 [25OC], H7359, H7360, H7393-H7397, H7400-H7406 [30OC], H7532, H7533, H7534, H7535, H7560, H7565-H7585 [31OC], H7594, H7595, H7596, H7631-H7696 [1NO], E1999, E2001 [5NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7617-H7630 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), unanimous-consent request, H7681 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3220), E1991 [2NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), H7728, H7754-H7780, H7786, H7835-H7843 [6NO], H7880, H7888-H7894 [7NO], H7914 [8NO], H8035, H8120 [13NO], H8136, H8137, H8162, H8163, H8167 [14NO], H8184, H8185, H8186, H8187, H8231, H8237-H8240 [15NO], E2015, E2016 [6NO], E2065 [13NO], E2080 [14NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8251, H8252, H8260, H8300-H8315 [16NO], E2127 [19NO], E2146, E2156 [28NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), insert H.R. 3150 language in lieu, H7764 [6NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to instruct conferees, H7772-H7777 [6NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), same-day consideration of rule on conference report (H. Res. 290), H10938 [20DE]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (H.R. 2896), H6047 [25SE], H6441 [9OC]

———screening of airline passengers and property, H7674 [1NO]

———security standards relative to airport size, H7565-H7570 [31OC]

Bryden, Jack: Ewing Township, NJ, Kiwanis Club Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E368 [15MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: provide security for dams, facilities, and resources (H.R. 2925), H7150, H7151 [23OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 74), H1943, H1944 [8MY], E791 [14MY]

Capitol Police: tribute, H8570 [29NO], E2105 [16NO]

———tribute (H. Res. 309), H9125-H9127 [11DE], E2260 [12DE]

CHP 11-99 Foundation: tribute, E1481 [1AU]

Collective bargaining: rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (H.R. 1475), E545 [5AP]

Construction industries: tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, H9230 [11DE]

Crime: constitutional amendment on incarceration for minor traffic offenses (H.J. Res. 46), H1745 [2MY]

Davison, MI: observance of Community Baptist Church Blue and White Sunday, E1406 [24JY]

Dept. of HUD: provide funding for law enforcement officers to patrol and provide security for certain assisted housing (H.R. 3490), E2307 [14DE]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services methamphetamine production and trafficking prevention funding through reductions in International Broadcasting Operations, H4091, H4092 [17JY], E1417 [24JY]

———funding, H1170 [27MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish grant program to train law enforcement officers (H.R. 2491), E1324 [12JY]

Dept. of State: enhance authorities of special agents and provide limited authorities to uniformed officers responsible for the protection of domestic facilities (H.R. 2541), H8038, H8039 [13NO]

Dept. of Transportation: give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (H.R. 3067), E1879 [12OC]

District of Columbia: authorize Federal contribution for costs incurred in providing public safety services for demonstrations and other activities (H.R. 1725), E722 [3MY]

———emergency operations plan funding, H5993, H5994, H5999 [25SE]

———permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (H.R. 2199), concur with Senate amendment, H10403, H10404 [19DE]

———tribute to Camp Unity relief efforts relative to terrorist attack on the Pentagon, E2356 [20DE]

Education: increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies, H2524, H2525 [22MY]

———increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies (H.R. 1231), E456 [27MR]

Emergency services: State and local emergency responders funding, H3123 [13JN]

Falcon, Valentino: Chino, CA, Police Officer of the Year honoree, E1077 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty, E1916 [17OC]

FBI: allegations of criminal activities, H4435 [24JY]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (H.R. 3397), E2204 [4DE]

Federal employees: eliminate certain inequities in the computation of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, and their survivors, H80 [30JA]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 93), H80-H86 [30JA], E91 [1FE]

Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school (H.R. 1396), H1354 [3AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (H.R. 218), E6 [3JA]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (H.R. 94), H2658 [23MY], E806 [15MY]

Florida: tribute to individuals who provide vital county services to residents, E654 [26AP]

Gilbert, Gordon: Dept. of the Interior Valor Award recipient, E1964 [31OC]

Guam: tribute to Police Dept. honorees, E881 [22MY]

Harris County, TX: tribute to law enforcement officers killed or injured in the line of duty, H2658 [23MY]

Hazleton, PA: Boyarski Family Memorial dedication, E927 [24MY]

Hendersonville, TN: tribute to Girl Scout Troop 2765 for relief efforts surrounding the terrorist attacks, E2306 [14DE]

Heroism: honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (H. Res. 116), H2161-H2164 [15MY], E814, E815 [16MY], E838 [17MY]

Holt, William: Police Chief's Hall of Fame inductee, E30 [20JA]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (H.R. 674), E176 [14FE]

INS: funding, H4200 [18JY]

———increase number of border inspectors, H6783 [16OC], H7337 [29OC], H8514, H8515 [28NO]

Intelligence services: recruitment of personnel fluent in Arabic, E1932 [25OC]

Jefferson County, KY: International Association of Chiefs of Police Civil Rights Award for Racial Profiling recipient, E1993 [2NO]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H4070 [17JY], H4200 [18JY]

———Federal law enforcement programs funding, H7536, H7541 [31OC]

———Federal Law Enforcement Training Center funding, H4560 [25JY]

———improve security at U.S. borders, H7301-H7307 [24OC], H7416 [30OC]

———improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3205), H8848 [5DE]

———improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3525), H10465-H10476 [19DE], E2386 [20DE]

———improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3525), corrections in engrossment, H10476 [19DE]

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (H.R. 1007), E346 [13MR]

———prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 2074), E1037 [6JN]

Local Heroes Week: observance, E2042 [8NO]

McAndrew, Thomas: Boyarski Memorial Award recipient, E927 [24MY]

Michigan: tribute to Fraternal Order of Police, E1026 [6JN]

Montrose County, CO: tribute to Sheriff's Posse, E1765 [2OC]

National Law Enforcement Week: observance, E814 [16MY]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E803 [15MY]

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: observance, E549 [5AP]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes, H6494-H6498 [10OC], E2390 [20DE]

———develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (H.R. 3161), H7210-H7216 [23OC]

———ensure adequate personnel and technology to protect borders, H7709-H7715 [1NO]

———ensure adequate personnel and technology to protect the Northern border, H6765 [12OC], H7542 [31OC], H8400 [27NO], H8439 [28NO], H8632 [29NO], E2118 [16NO]

Naval Criminal Investigative Service: tribute, E1394 [23JY]

New Jersey: tribute to Office of Emergency Management Urban Search and Rescue Team for efforts relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, E1669 [19SE]

New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association: tribute (H. Res. 224), H7697-H7699 [1NO]

New York, NY: tribute to New York City Police Dept., E1931 [25OC]

———tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (H. Res. 243), H6044 [25SE]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: combat torture, police abuse, and racial profiling in member states, E1545 [3AU]

O'Shea, Daniel P.: Top Cop Award recipient, E1716 [25SE]

Phoenix, AZ: tribute to Phoenix Fire Dept., Urban Search and Rescue Team/Arizona Task Force-1, E1886 [12OC]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 243), H7362, H7365-H7368 [30OC], E2001 [5NO]

Public safety officers: establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (H.R. 802), H1066-H1068 [22MR], E450 [27MR]

Pueblo County, CO: Pueblo County Sheriff's Dept., recipient of National Sheriff's Association Triple Crown Accreditation award, E1359 [18JY]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat use of racial profiling by law enforcement, E702 [2MY]

Ruby Ridge, ID: prosecution of Federal law enforcement personnel for actions against Randall and Vicki Weaver, H2894 [6JN]

Ryan, Edward: Bayonne, NJ, Knights of Columbus honoree, E494 [29MR]

Salt Lake City, UT: Winter Olympics security operations funding, H3304, H3305 [20JN]

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (H.R. 1907), E833 [17MY]

Suffolk County, NY: tribute to Police Dept., 3rd Precinct Gang Interdiction Team, E2320 [17DE]

Supreme Court: decision on the arrest, restraint, jailing, and fining of persons not wearing seat belts, H1956 [8MY]

Taxation: provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (H.R. 1727), H2164-H2166 [15MY], E819, E837 [17MY]

———treatment of certain terrorist attack zone compensation of civilian uniformed personnel (H.R. 3137), E1903 [16OC]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6691, H6702 [11OC], H6705, H6726-H6776 [12OC], H6784 [16OC], E1893, E1896, E1897, E1901, E1904 [16OC], E1916 [17OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), H6712-H6726 [12OC], E2067 [13NO]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), same-day consideration (H. Res. 263), H6706-H6712 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), corrections in engrossment, H6776 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), motion to recommit, H6774 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), unanimous-consent agreement, H6773 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), H7159-H7207 [23OC], H7220 [24OC], E1921, E1922 [24OC], E1929 [25OC], E1936 [29OC], E1968 [31OC], E2064 [13NO]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), corrections in engrossment, H7225 [24OC]

———ensure that certain extraordinary law enforcement powers are used only in terrorism investigations, H6774 [12OC]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2882), H5598-H5604 [13SE], E1650, E1659, E1663 [14SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2907), E1678, E1685 [20SE]

———tribute to employees of the New York and New Jersey Port Authority killed in the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, E1761 [2OC]

———tribute to law enforcement agencies protecting U.S. from future terrorist attacks, H10946 [20DE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5497, H5498, H5500-H5502, H5504, H5505, H5507, H5510, H5514, H5517, H5519, H5520, H5522, H5524-H5539, H5543, H5546, H5548, H5550, H5552, H5553, H5555, H5556, H5558, H5559, H5561-H5571, H5574, H5576, H5578, H5579, H5583, H5586 [11SE], H5635 [14SE], H5980, H6044 [25SE], H6166 [3OC], H6265 [4OC], H6462, H6495 [10OC], H6682 [11OC], E1628 [11SE], E1644 [13SE], E1651, E1655, E1656 [14SE], E1674 [20SE], E1695, E1696 [21SE], E1726, E1730 [25SE], E1763, E1766, E1767, E1769, E1770, E1771, E1772, E1773, E1774, E1776, E1779 [2OC], E1792 [3OC], E1795, E1796, E1798, E1799, E1800, E1801, E1802 [4OC], E1805, E1806 [5OC], E1849, E1853 [11OC], E1885 [12OC], E1921 [24OC], E1933 [29OC], E1979, E1992, E1995 [2NO], E2001 [5NO], E2022 [6NO], E2054, E2067 [13NO], E2133 [27NO], E2268 [12DE], E2334 [19DE], E2357, E2401 [20DE]

———tribute to those killed in attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H7914, H7953 [8NO], H8137, H8163, H8165 [14NO], H8228, H8233 [15NO], H8328 [16NO], H8556-H8562 [28NO], H8884 [5DE], H9054 [6DE], H10141 [13DE]

———tribute to women relief workers responding to the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8750 [4DE]

Texas: observance of Local Hero's Week in Bell and Coryell Counties, E2349 [20DE]

———tribute to individuals who provide vital county services to residents, E654 [26AP]

———tribute to public safety officers, E2110 [16NO]

U.S. Marshals Service: Northern District of Illinois recipient of the Director's Distinguished District Award, E246 [28FE]

———tribute to capture of Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, E533 [4AP]

Wyble, Don: 11th Judicial District of Colorado Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E619 [24AP]

Remarks in Senate

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

Aviation: encourage airline employees to report suspicious activities, S10439 [10OC]

———facilitate the voluntary provision of emergency services during commercial air flights, S10535 [11OC]

———facilitate the voluntary provision of emergency services during commercial air flights (S. 1458), S9744 [24SE]

———Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, S10259, S10270 [4OC], S10356-S10361 [9OC], S10417, S10445 [10OC], S10488, S10545 [11OC], S10802 [17OC], S10863 [23OC], S11280 [31OC], S11402 [2NO], S11423, S11431 [5NO], S11481-S11483 [6NO], S11584 [8NO], S11671, S11673, S11674, S11713 [13NO], S11977 [16NO]

———give retired pilots the same preference as law enforcement officers to be air marshals, S10529, S10530 [11OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), S9580-S9588 [21SE], S9679 [24SE], S10112, S10254 [3OC], S10429, S10432-S10446, S10475 [10OC], S10487-S10537, S10545, S10546 [11OC], S10802 [17OC], S11095 [25OC], S11280 [31OC], S11423, S11431 [5NO], S11481, S11483 [6NO], S11510 [7NO], S11584 [8NO], S11671, S11673, S11674, S11713 [13NO], S11759 [14NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, S11974-S11985, S11987 [16NO], S12069 [28NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10128-S10140 [3OC], S10258-S10262, S10267-S10282 [4OC], S10346, S10347, S10352-S10363 [9OC], S10403, S10407-S10412, S10417-S10420 [10OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), unanimous-consent agreement, S10432 [10OC], S11915 [15NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), unanimous-consent request, S10126-S10128 [3OC], S10418 [10OC]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (S. 1463), S9810 [25SE]

———require airlines to honor tickets issued by other airlines and refund tickets for flights canceled or rescheduled due to impact of terrorist hijackings, S11981 [16NO]

———require aviation security personnel be Dept. of Justice employees, S10273, S10274 [4OC], S10362 [9OC], S10514-S10516, S10520, S10527 [11OC], S11978 [16NO]

———require background checks for existing aviation security employees, S10524 [11OC]

———require screening of all employees prior to entering secure areas, S10524 [11OC]

———security standards relative to aircraft and airport size, S11976, S11977 [16NO]

Bureau of Reclamation: provide security for dams, facilities, and resources (H.R. 2925), S11248 [30OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 74), S4581 [9MY]

———Capitol Visitor Center construction, S1372 [14FE]

———tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, S8103, S8104 [24JY]

Capitol Police: tribute, S4936 [15MY], S10146 [3OC], S10354 [9OC], S10915 [24OC]

———tribute (S. Res. 170), S10400 [9OC], S10446 [10OC], S11354 [1NO]

Collective bargaining: rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (S. 952), S5630 [24MY]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 16), S220-S222 [22JA]

DEA: tribute to efforts to combat interational drug trafficking, S5825 [5JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Federal air marshals program (S. 1444), S9586, S9623 [21SE]

———Office of Justice Programs Justice Assistance Account funding, S13845 [20DE]

———Police Corps Program funding, S13932, S13933 [20DE]

———provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (S. 1351), S8915-S8917 [3AU]

Dept. of Transportation: enhance authorities relating to emergency preparedness grants (S. 1820), S13148-S13150 [13DE]

Detroit, MI: increase number of INS border inspectors, S9245 [10SE]

———tribute to Police Dept., S4241 [3MY]

Drug abuse: reduce illegal drug use and trafficking and help provide appropriate drug education, prevention and treatment programs (S. 304), S1314-S1321 [13FE], S8458 [31JY]

Education: school resources officer program funding, S6288 [14JN]

Employment: provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (S. 490), S2075 [8MR]

FAA: implement a sky marshal program on U.S.-based airlines (S. 1421), S9396 [13SE]

Families and domestic relations: increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (S. 899), S5015, S5016 [16MY]

FBI: access to business records in terrorism or espionage investigations, S10584 [11OC]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include Federal prosecutors relative to retirement benefits (S. 1828), S13153 [13DE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10382 [9OC]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 93), S9001 [3AU]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers and firefighters (S. 441), S1782 [1MR]

INS: increase number of border inspectors, S9245 [10SE], S9361 [13SE], S9492 [19SE]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (S. 886), S4947 [15MY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (S. 924), S5441 [22MY]

———establish a grant program to enable rural police departments to gain access to various crime-fighting, investigatory, and information-sharing resources (S. 1509), S10307 [4OC]

———improve security at U.S. borders, S11671 [13NO], S12511, S12512 [6DE]

———improve security at U.S. borders (S. 1618), S11372-S11374 [1NO], S11604 [8NO], S13935 [20DE]

———improve security at U.S. borders (S. 1627), S11386-S11389 [1NO], S11433 [5NO]

———improve security at U.S. borders (S. 1749), S12247-S12252 [30NO], S14082 [20DE]

———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. 166), S535-S537 [24JA], S4879, S4897, S4898 [14MY]

———prevent traffic stops motivated by race or other biases, S2270-S2272 [14MR]

———prohibit racial profiling (S. 989), S5891-S5897 [6JN], S10283 [4OC]

———promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (S. 1763), S12375 [4DE]

———promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (S. 1787), S12684 [7DE]

———reimburse State and local law enforcement organizations for expenses incurred in providing assistance to the Secret Service in the protection of the President (S. 772), S3923 [25AP]

———unincorporated neighborhood watch programs funding (S. 642), S3059 [28MR]

Mental health: provide assistance to individuals affected by terrorist attacks (S. 1729), S13076, S13077 [12DE]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (S. 349), S1479 [15FE]

National Commission on Threats to the Homeland and U.S. National Security: establish (S. 1735), S12056 [27NO]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (S. Res. 92), S5279 [21MY], S5841 [5JN], S5959 [7JN]

National Police Week: observance, S4886 [14MY]

National security: ensure adequate personnel and technology to protect the Northern border, S10586, S10587 [11OC], S11771 [14NO], S12670 [7DE]

Oregon: prohibition on involvement of State and Federal prosecutors in undercover investigations, S10676-S10679 [15OC]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 63), S2781 [22MR], S4898, S4899 [14MY]

Postal Service: anniversary of the Postal Inspection Service, S1695 [28FE]

———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 (S. Con. Res. 66), S9513, S9514 [19SE]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for those employed by States or local governments, S11260-S11262, S11270-S11272 [31OC], S11302 [1NO], S11407 [2NO], S11445-S11448 [5NO], S11449-S11453 [6NO]

———establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (H.R. 802), S4899 [14MY]

———establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (S. 39), S314 [22JA], S1582 [26FE], S4896, S4897 [14MY]

———establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (H.R. 46), S1582 [26FE]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, S11271, S11272 [31OC], S11302 [1NO]

Reform: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (S. 840), S4509 [8MY]

Ruby Ridge, ID: release of documents relative to investigation of Federal law enforcement personnel for actions against Randall and Vicki Weaver, S8906 [3AU]

Safety: establish a matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 440), S1780 [1MR]

Salt Lake City, UT: tribute to Utah Task Force One, S11359 [1NO]

———Winter Olympics security operations funding, S7393-S7398 [10JY]

Schools: authorize grants to local educational agencies to carry out school violence prevention and school safety activities in secondary schools (S. 747), S3758 [6AP]

———ensure safety by waiving local matching requirement under Community Oriented Policing Program relative to placement of law enforcement officers in local schools (S. 748), S3758 [6AP]

———ensure safety through prevention and intervention programs, S4475 [8MY]

Taxation: provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (H.R. 1727), S5484 [22MY]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (S. 881), S4943 [15MY]

———treatment of certain expenses of eligible emergency response professionals, S5492 [23MY]

———treatment of certain survivor benefits, S5227, S5228 [21MY]

———treatment of certain terrorist attack zone compensation of civilian uniformed personnel (S. 1446), S10761 [16OC]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, S11164 [30OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), S10791 [17OC], S11771 [14NO]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), S10990-S11060 [25OC], S13044 [12DE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), unanimous-consent agreement, S10969, S10970 [24OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), S10345, S10365-S10377 [9OC], S10427 [10OC], S10537, S10547-S10630 [11OC], S10676-S10679, S10685 [15OC], S11247 [30OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), unanimous-consent agreement, S10432 [10OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), unanimous-consent request, S10363-S10365 [9OC], S10604 [11OC]

———establish a program to name national and community service projects in honor of victims of terrorist attacks, S13834, S13835 [20DE]

———establish a program to name national and community service projects in honor of victims of terrorist attacks (S. 1556), S10773 [16OC]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2882), S9409 [13SE]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1422), S9359 [13SE]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks, S9486 [19SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9495 [19SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9285-S9292, S9298, S9304, S9314, S9315, S9320, S9322, S9328, S9330 [12SE], S9353, S9359-S9361 [13SE], S9486, S9491 [19SE], S9613 [21SE], S9970 [1OC], S10687 [15OC], S10789 [17OC], S11548 [7NO], S11933 [15NO]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. Con. Res. 76), S10400, S10401 [9OC]

Texas fugitives: tribute to individuals involved in apprehension, S912 [31JA]

Welliver, Ron: Nashua, NH, Exchange Club Policeman of the Year award recipient, S6988 [27JN]

Reports filed

Aviation and Transportation Security Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1447) (H. Rept. 107-296), H8336 [16NO]

Body Armor Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1007) (H. Rept. 107-193), H5404 [5SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 166), S4822 [10MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2975, Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 264) (H. Rept. 107-238), H6779 [12OC]

Consideration of H.R. 3150, Secure Transportation for America Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 107-264), H7591 [31OC]

District of Columbia Police Coordination Amendment Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2199) (S. Rept. 107-103), S12160 [29NO]

Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 304), S12160 [29NO]

Enhance Authorities of Special Agents and Provide Limited Authorities to Uniformed Officers Responsible for the Protection of Dept. of State Domestic Facilities: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. Rept. 107-206), H5736 [19SE]

Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1727) (H. Rept. 107-65), H2182 [15MY]

Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 93), S8702 [2AU]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 271), S8703 [2AU]

FEMA Study To Determine Resources Needed for Development of an Effective Nationwide Communications System for Emergency Response Personnel: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1631) (S. Rept. 107-127), S13359 [17DE]

Healing Opportunities in Parks and the Environment Pass Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2976) (H. Rept. 107-286), H8132 [13NO]

Nomination of Dwight MacKay To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13145 [13DE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 63), S4822 [10MY]

Post Terrorism Mental Health Improvement Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1729), S12053 [27NO]

Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2975) (H. Rept. 107-236), H6696, H6700 [11OC]

Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 952), S9504 [19SE]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 802) (H. Rept. 107-15), H831 [12MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 802), S4822 [10MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 39), S4822 [10MY]

Same Day Consideration of Rule on Conference Report on S. 1447, Aviation and Transportation Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 107-294), H8247 [15NO]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 264, Consideration of H.R. 2975, Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 107-237), H6779 [12OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6768 [12OC]

Statements

Aviation and Transportation Security Act Conference Report: Executive Office of the President, H8307 [16NO]

Condemn and Respond to Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Mary Christ, H5578 [11SE]

Uniting and Strengthening America (USA) Act: Executive Office of the President, S10577 [11OC]

Summaries

Aviation and Transportation Security Act (S. 1447): Conference Report, H8303 [16NO]

Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act (S. 304), S1315-S1317 [13FE]

Secure Transportation for America Act (H.R. 3150), H7632-H7634 [1NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act (H.R. 3162), S11056-S11058 [25OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America (USA) Act (S. 1510): Title III—International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing, S10564 [11OC]

Tables

Salt Lake City, UT, Winter Olympics security operations funding, S7397 [10JY]

Testimonies

Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act: Carroll O'Connor, S8459 [31JY]

Nomination of John Ashcroft To Be Attorney General: Kenny Jones, Moniteau County, MO, Sheriff's Dept., S984 [1FE]

———Representative Hulshof, S985 [1FE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 74, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, H1943 [8MY]

H. Con. Res. 233, 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, H7383 [30OC]

H. Con. Res. 241, recognize trained service dogs for rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1787 [3OC]

H. Con. Res. 243, award Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H7365 [30OC]

H. Res. 116, honor and recognize law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers, H2161 [15MY]

H. Res. 224, tribute to New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association, H7699 [1NO]

H. Res. 263, same-day consideration of H. Res. 264, consideration of H.R. 2975, Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act, H6706 [12OC]

H. Res. 264, consideration of H.R. 2975, Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act, H6712 [12OC]

H. Res. 274, consideration of H.R. 3150, Secure Transportation for America Act, H7617 [1NO]

H. Res. 309, tribute to Capitol Police, H9125 [11DE]

H.R. 93, Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness Act, H80 [30JA]

H.R. 802, Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act, H1066 [22MR]

H.R. 1727, Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act, H2164 [15MY]

H.R. 2199, permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District of Columbia police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities, H6012 [25SE]

H.R. 2541, Enhanced Protective Activities Act, H8038 [13NO]

H.R. 2882, expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5598 [13SE]

H.R. 2925, provide security for Bureau of Reclamation dams, facilities, and resources, H7150 [23OC]

H.R. 2975, Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act, H6726-H6739 [12OC]

H.R. 2976, Healing Opportunities in Parks and the Environment Pass Act, H8064 [13NO]

H.R. 3150, Secure Transportation for America Act, H7650-H7656 [1NO]

H.R. 3162, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act, H7159-H7196 [23OC]

H.R. 3525, Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act, H10465-H10471 [19DE]

S. 16, 21st Century Law Enforcement, Crime Prevention, and Victims Assistance Act, S164-S214 [22JA]

S. 39, Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act, S4896 [14MY]

S. 166, Body Armor Act, S4897 [14MY]

S. 349, Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act, S1480 [15FE]

S. 440, Bulletproof Police Protective Equipment Act, S1781 [1MR]

S. 441, Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, S1782 [1MR]

S. 442, Law Enforcement Protection Act, S1783 [1MR]

S. 490, Law Enforcement Officers Due Process Act, S2075 [8MR]

S. 642, Neighborhood Watch Partnership Act, S3059 [28MR]

S. 842, Public Safety Act, S4512 [8MY]

S. 881, Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act, S4944 [15MY]

S. 886, Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund establishment, S4948 [15MY]

S. 924, Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training in Our Neighborhoods (PROTECTION) Act, S5442 [22MY]

S. 952, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, S5755-S5757 [25MY]

S. 989, End Racial Profiling Act, S5893-S5895 [6JN]

S. 1271, Post Terrorism Mental Health Improvement Act, S13076 [12DE]

S. 1351, Fugitive Apprehension Act, S8916 [3AU]

S. 1444, Federal Air Marshals and Safe Sky Act, S9624 [21SE]

S. 1447, Airport Security Federalization Act, H7764-H7771 [6NO]

S. 1447, Aviation Security Act, S10707-S10717 [15OC], H7754 [6NO]

S. 1463, Airline Safety Act, S9810 [25SE]

S. 1510, Uniting and Strengthening America (USA) Act, S10307-S10333 [4OC], S10604-S10630 [11OC], S10717-S10743 [15OC]

S. 1544, give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions, S10694 [15OC]

S. 1556, Unity in Service to America (USA) Act, S10773 [16OC]

S. 1735, National Commission on Threats to the Homeland and U.S. National Security establishment, S12057 [27NO]

S. 1750, Hazmat Endorsement Requirements Act, S12253 [30NO]

S. 1787, Rural Safety Act, S12684 [7DE]

S. 1807, District of Columbia Police Coordination Amendment Act, S12865 [11DE]

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

S. 1828, Federal Prosecutors Retirement Benefit Equity Act, S13154 [13DE]

S. Con. Res. 66, award Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor 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, S9513 [19SE]

S. Con. Res. 73, 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, S12813 [10DE]

S. Con. Res. 73, tribute to first responders injured or killed following terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks, S9633 [21SE]

S. Con. Res. 75, award Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10335 [4OC]

S. Con. Res. 76, tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10336 [4OC], S10401 [9OC]

S. Res. 63, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S2781 [22MR], S4899 [14MY]

S. Res. 92, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, S5279 [21MY], S5841 [5JN]

S. Res. 170, tribute to Capitol Police, S10397 [9OC], S10446 [10OC]

S. Res. 187, 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, S12456 [5DE]