PRISONERS OF WAR

Addresses

Stand Up for America: Beth Killough Chapman, E725 [10AP]

Vietnamese Conflict POW: John Gurr, S16111 [9DE]

Amendments

Iraq: treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (S. Con. Res. 31), S5048, S5095 [9AP]

Articles and editorials

From the Front—Firsthand Accounts by Reporters and Photographers in Iraq, S4654, S4655 [2AP]

Minnesotan With Special Forces Has Key Role in Strikes on Republican Guard, S5105 [10AP]

P.O.W. Brings War Close to Home, S4657 [2AP]

U.S. Releases 20 Detainees, Transfers 20 More to Cuba, S16009 [25NO]

U.S. Troops Rescue Elderly Woman, S4653 [2AP]

What Happens When GI Jane Is Captured?, E1227 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: express concern for U.S. and allied personnel killed, wounded, or taken captive while engaged in the war on terrorism or the war with Iraq and offer sympathy to the families of those killed in action (see H. Con. Res. 121), H2401 [26MR]

———tribute to Jessica Lynch, the U.S. special operation forces who rescued her, and all U.S. and coalition forces engaging in military action in Iraq (see H. Res. 182), H2938 [8AP]

Claims: payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 2224), H4734 [22MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 103), H1334 [25FE]

Cuba: require a report on the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay (see S. 1966), S15975 [25NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorize certain disabled former POW to use commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see S. 60), S36 [7JA]

———establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2875), H7616 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement that former POW must have been interred for a specified minimum period of time to be eligible for dental benefits (see H.R. 1347), H2131 [19MR]

———revise presumption of service connection for diseases and disabilities of former POW (see H.R. 1838), H3451 [29AP]

Families and domestic relations: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 938), S5483 [29AP] (see H.R. 886), H1332 [25FE]

Federal employees: issue a POW medal to civilians who are forcibly detained by enemy forces under wartime conditions (see S. 66), S36 [7JA]

House of Representatives: permit use of funds from Members' official allowances for obtaining POW/MIA flags for distribution to constituents (see H.R. 2106), H4130 [14MY]

Income: provide special compensation for former POW (see S. 1239), S7718 [11JN]

———provide special compensation for former POWs (see H.R. 850), H704 [13FE]

Iraq: treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (see S. Con. Res. 31), S4512 [27MR] (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2401 [26MR]

———tribute to Iraqis who provided U.S. forces information essential for the rescue of Jessica Lynch (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3354 [11AP]

Johnson, Shoshana N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 210), H5045 [5JN]

Lynch, Jessica: tribute to actions of Iraqi lawyer that enabled rescue by U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 183), H2939 [8AP]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 13), S6979 [22MY]

Riverside National Cemetery: designate POW/MIA National Memorial (see S. 1745), S12737 [16OC] (see H.R. 2206), H4733 [22MY]

Veterans: expand presumption of service-connection for certain diseases of former POW, enhance Dose Reconstruction Program, and enhance and fund certain other epidemiological studies (see S. 1281), S8125 [18JN]

———improve benefits for former POWs (see S. 517), S3162 [5MR] (see H.R. 348), H169 [27JA]

———modify calculation of back pay for members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were approved for promotion while interned as POW during World War II (see S. 1057), S6255 [14MY] (see H.R. 2992), H7838 [3SE]

———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March (see H.R. 595), H320 [5FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H391 [11FE]

World War II: condemn war crimes committed by Japan and establish liability of Japanese companies to former POW used by such companies as slave labor (see H. Res. 382), H9033 [30SE]

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former POW used as slave labor (see H.R. 1703), H3052 [9AP] (see H.R. 1864), H3452 [29AP]

Excerpts

Address to British troops engaging in military action in Iraq: Tim Collins, S4398 [26MR]

Letters

Release of information and footage on rescue of Jessica Lynch by U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq: Representative Kucinich, Committee on Government Reform (House), H4844 [3JN]

Tribute to Francis W. Agnes: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4155 [20MR]

Lists

Korean War POW/MIA from Indiana, H3348 [11AP]

Vietnamese Conflict POW/MIA from Indiana, H3348 [11AP]

Proclamations

National Former POW Recognition Day: President Bush, S5046 [9AP]

Remarks in House

al Jazeera (television network): decision to broadcast images of U.S. POW in Iraq, H2301 [25MR]

Armed Forces: express concern for U.S. and allied personnel killed, wounded, or taken captive while engaged in the war on terrorism or the war with Iraq and offer sympathy to the families of those killed in action (H. Con. Res. 121), H2712 [3AP], E617 [31MR]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H2521, H2522 [1AP], H2670, H2671, H2672, H2683-H2689 [2AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (H.R. 2875), E1613 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement that former POW must have been interred for a specified minimum period of time to be eligible for dental benefits (H.R. 1347), E1175 [9JN]

Human rights: treatment of prisoners captured in Afghanistan and Iraq, E1834 [17SE]

Iraq: treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention, H2301 [25MR], H2315 [26MR], H2404 [27MR], H2521 [1AP], H2589 [2AP], H3057 [10AP]

———treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (H. Con. Res. 118), H2336-H2344 [26MR], E601, E612 [27MR], E617 [31MR]

Johnson, Shoshana N.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 210), E1425 [8JY]

Lynch, Jessica: release of information and footage on rescue by U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq, H4844 [3JN]

———tribute to rescue by U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq, H2591 [2AP], H3344, H3346, H3347 [11AP], E729 [10AP], E746 [11AP]

National Former POW Recognition Day: observance, H3346-H3349 [11AP], E716, E724, E725, E729 [10AP], E744, E745, E746 [11AP]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, H7952 [5SE], E1845 [18SE]

Veterans: modify calculation of back pay for members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were approved for promotion while interned as POW during World War II (H.R. 2992), E1692 [4SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (H. Res. 62), H399-H406, H415 [12FE], E244 [13FE]

———tribute to West Virginia POW and MIA, E1560 [23JY]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former POW used as slave labor, H7289 [22JY], E1572 [23JY]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, S4398, S4404 [26MR], S4541-S4546 [31MR], S4593-S4598 [1AP], S4997-S5001, S5003, S5004 [9AP], S5104-S5112 [10AP], S5260-S5265 [11AP], S8849 [27JN], S9234 [10JY], S9486, S9489 [16JY], S9743 [23JY], S9999 [28JY], S14380, S14383-S14403 [11NO]

Australia: tribute to Armed Forces members engaging in military action in Iraq, S4998 [9AP]

Baumel, Zachary: anniversary of capture, and calling on Syria and Lebanon to locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action, S7712 [11JN]

Bush, President: reaction to speech on U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln announcing end of military action in Iraq, S5763 [6MY]

Claims: payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict, S14933 [17NO]

Cuba: require a report on the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay (S. 1966), S16008 [25NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorize certain disabled former POW to use commissary stores and post and base exchanges (S. 60), S60 [7JA]

Federal employees: issue a POW medal to civilians who are forcibly detained by enemy forces under wartime conditions (S. 66), S63 [7JA]

Foreign policy: collection of court-ordered damages from certain foreign countries responsible for personal injuries caused by torture or hostage taking, S13069 [23OC]

Iraq: treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention, S4542 [31MR], S5106 [10AP]

———treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (S. Con. Res. 31), S5045-S5049 [9AP]

———treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (S. Con. Res. 31), unanimous-consent agreement, S5044 [9AP]

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery: dedication of plaque honoring World War II POW, S12442 [3OC]

Lynch, Jessica: tribute to rescue by U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq, S4653, S4655, S4656, S4657 [2AP], S4775 [3AP]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 13), S6969 [22MY]

Riverside National Cemetery: designate POW/MIA National Memorial (S. 1745), S12744 [16OC]

University of Virginia: tribute to ROTC POW/MIA remembrance vigil, S16110 [9DE]

Veterans: expand presumption of service-connection for certain diseases of former POW, enhance Dose Reconstruction Program, and enhance and fund certain other epidemiological studies (S. 1281), S8133 [18JN]

———improve benefits for former POWs (S. 517), S4154 [20MR]

———modify calculation of back pay for members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were approved for promotion while interned as POW during World War II (S. 1057), S6259 [14MY]

War: call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces, S14392 [11NO]

World War II: provide compensation to former POW used as slave labor for Japanese companies, S9565, S9566, S9572 [17JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 118, Iraqi treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention, H2337 [26MR]

H. Res. 62, tribute to Vietnamese Conflict POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces, H399 [12FE]

S. 60, authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges, S60 [7JA]

S. 66, issue a POW medal to civilian Federal employees who are forcibly detained by enemy forces under wartime conditions, S63 [7JA]

S. 1057, modify calculation of back pay for members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were approved for promotion while interned as POW during World War II, S6259 [14MY]

S. 1281, Veterans Information and Benefits Enhancement Act, S8134 [18JN]

S. Con. Res. 31, Iraqi treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention, S4532 [27MR], S5048 [9AP]