DISASTERS related term(s) Earthquakes; Famines; Floods; Hunger; Hurricanes

Addresses

American Airpower Museum Ceremony: Bob Morgan, E1557 [23JY]

Dedication of Memorial in Queens, NY, to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Employees Who Were Victims of Terrorist Attacks: Bill De Costa, E2389 [22NO]

———Rose Marie Poveromo, United Community Civic Association, E2389 [22NO]

Tribute to Columbia (space shuttle) Crew: Sean O'Keefe, NASA, E240 [13FE]

Amendments

Africa: international response to need for food in the Horn of Africa (S. Res. 149), S8848 [27JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), H7619 [24JY], H7643, H7650 [25JY]

Coastal zones: exempt certain coastal barrier property from financial assistance and flood insurance limitations (S. 1643), S14221 [6NO]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1768), H12227 [21NO]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), S12547 [14OC], S13435, S13481, S13482, S13521, S13522, S13530 [29OC], S13601, S13608, S13609, S13611, S13616, S13617, S13621, S13624, S13626, S13637, S13682, S13684, S13685, S13686, S13687, S13688, S13696 [30OC], S13719 [31OC], H4310 [20MY]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 253), H11596, H11652 [19NO]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorize appropriations (S. 1727), S16035 [25NO]

Safety: authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection of the health and safety of community members, volunteers, and workers in a disaster area (S. 1279), S15478, S15503 [21NO]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act, S15217 [20NO], H10469 [6NO]

Articles and editorials

Albuquerque Father Recalls ``A Fine Lady'', E125 [4FE]

Capt. David M. Brown—A Circus Performer and a Top Aviator, S1860 [4FE]

Cmdr. William C. McCool—Carrying a Momento of Home, S1861 [4FE]

Col. Ilan Ramon—Pilot Embraced Role as a Symbol for Jews, S1860 [4FE]

Col. Rick D. Husband—A Lifelong Dream of Being an Astronaut, S1859 [4FE]

Dogged Engineer's Effort To Assess Shuttle Damage, S12029 [26SE]

Dr. Kalpana Chawla—Quiet and Modest, but Also Determined, S1860 [4FE]

Dr. Laurel Salton Clark—After Sea and Sky, Moving on to Space, S1859 [4FE]

Fire Damage, S13459 [29OC]

Fire Precautions Save Homes—Fire Resistant Materials, Thinned Trees Credited, E2244 [5NO]

Fire Threat Is Red-Hot in Parched West, S6702 [20MY]

Husband's Roots a Source of Pride—Amarillo Should Honor Its Own, H302 [5FE]

Lake Arrowhead—Fears of a Landmark Disaster, S13627 [30OC]

Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson—A Source of Hope for Children, S1861 [4FE]

NASA Panel Needs To Find Real Solutions, E287 [26FE]

Rochester Area Prepares for War by Tightening Security, S4049 [20MR]

Security Costs Rise for Local Officials, Terrorism Alert Puts a Strain on Budgets, S2438 [13FE]

Sept. 11 Deserves Commemoration on Coin, E987 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: international response to need for food in the Horn of Africa (see S. Res. 149), S6707 [20MY]

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see S. 21), S35 [7JA] (see S. 108, 125), S132 [9JA] (see S. 1309), S8300 [20JN] (see S. 1626), S11648 [17SE] (see H.R. 92), H55 (see H.R. 160), H57 [7JA] (see H.R. 257), H135 (see H.R. 307), H137 [8JA] (see H.R. 376), H171 [27JA] (see H.R. 2684), H6464 [9JY]

———provide emergency agriculture assistance, impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates, and provide tax relief for farmers and producers of biodiesel (see S. 154), S288 [14JA]

Air pollution: prohibit liability for the effects of emissions and emission byproducts caused by an act of nature (see H.R. 1891), H3570 [30AP]

Algeria: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see S. Res. 198), S9708 [22JY] (see H. Res. 264), H5174 [10JN]

Anderson, Michael P.: tribute (see S. Res. 73), S3087 [4MR]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief activities associated with California wildfires (see H.R. 3407), H10235 [30OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (see H.R. 2859), H7615 [24JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), consideration (see H. Res. 339), H7615 [24JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (see S. 628), S3730 [13MR] (see H.R. 1297), H1902 [13MR]

Aviation: provide a credit toward the non-Federal share of projects carried out under the Airport Improvement Program to airports used to respond to disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 1591), H2819 [3AP]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2499), H5467 [17JN]

Business and industry: allow a grace period for payment of bills by consumers whose mail service has been disrupted due to a national emergency (see H.R. 2549), H5662 [19JN]

———increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 346), H169 [27JA]

———prohibit price gouging of products and services that are widely needed during a designated disaster (see H.R. 3236), H9213 [2OC]

California: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (see S. Res. 265), S14451 [11NO] (see H. Res. 425), H10237 [30OC]

Carrollton, KY: anniversary of school bus crash (see S. Res. 143), S6256 [14MY]

Civilian Volunteer Service Reserve Program: establish (see H.R. 3503), H11359 [17NO]

Claims: allow victims of terrorist attacks to receive certain compensation regardless of any collateral source compensation they may be eligible to receive (see S. 638), S3881 [18MR] (see H.R. 123), H56 [7JA]

———extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see S. 1602), S11245 [9SE] (see H.R. 3084), H8282 [16SE] (see H.R. 3116), H8380 [17SE]

Coastal zones: exempt certain coastal barrier property from financial assistance and flood insurance limitations (see S. 1643), S11832 [23SE]

Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center: establish (see H.J. Res. 57), H4737 [22MY]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H274 [4FE]

———award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H274 [4FE]

———tribute to crew (see S. Res. 41), S1870 [4FE] (see S. Res. 45), S1977 [5FE] (see H. Res. 50), H274 [4FE] (see H. Res. 51), H322 [5FE]

———tribute to debris collection efforts (see H. Res. 222), H3762 [7MY]

Congress: conduct a feasibility study on implementing an emergency electronic communications system to ensure the continuity of the operations of Congress during an emergency (see H.R. 2948), H7783 [25JY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 298), H136 [8JA] (see H.R. 1538), H2585 [1AP]

Conservation Reserve Program: suspend requirement to reduce rental payments for harvesting of forage or grazing on land in response to a drought or other emergency (see S. 124), S132 [9JA]

Corps of Engineers: treat recreation benefits the same as hurricane and storm damage reduction benefits and environmental protection and restoration (see S. 1653), S11913 [24SE] (see H.R. 2492), H5467 [17JN]

Courts: allow judges to whom certain multidistrict litigation cases are transferred to retain jurisdiction (see H.R. 1768), H3351 [11AP]

———legal exemptions for certain National Park Service, Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or BLM activities undertaken in federally declared disaster areas (see H.R. 67), H54 [7JA]

Crime: strengthen and enhance the prevention and prosecution of crimes using weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 2939), H7783 [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow quick aid to producers in federally declared disaster areas, provide emergency disaster assistance to certain producers for qualifying crop losses, and continue livestock assistance program (see H.R. 3402), H10129 [29OC]

———designate a disaster liaison to assist State and local employees with responding to a federally declared disaster area (see H.R. 3157), H8904 [24SE]

———establish the National Drought Council (see S. 1454), S9905 [24JY] (see H.R. 2871), H7616 [24JY]

———support research on control and suppression of plant species tamarisk in the Colorado River watershed (see H.R. 695), H391 [11FE]

Dept. of Defense: clarify authority to respond to environmental emergencies (see H.R. 638), H322 [5FE]

Dept. of Education: provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 893), H1332 [25FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2250), H4736 [22MY]

———establish clearly defined standards and guidelines for Federal, State, and local government emergency preparedness and response capability (see H.R. 3227), H9213 [2OC]

———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H9375 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior: provide a grant to New Jersey for the construction of a memorial to the New Jersey victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2058), H3973 [9MY]

———provide compensation to individuals who are injured by an escaped prescribed fire and amend certain tort procedure provisions relating to claims for such fires (see H.R. 988), H1462 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize major medical facility projects for the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and satisfy requirements on natural disasters (see S. 1605), S11349 [10SE] (see H.R. 3061), H8174 [10SE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: amend relative to use of Federal disaster assistance for hazard mitigation measures (see H.R. 3380), H9981 [28OC]

———extend period for temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see H.R. 1986), H3682 [6MY]

———reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see H.R. 827), H702 [13FE]

Federal aid programs: distribution of Federal disaster assistance to rural areas (see H.R. 1790), H3352 [11AP]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program and authorize assistance under that program for losses related to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1542), H2585 [1AP]

———reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program (see H.R. 3181), H8949 [25SE]

FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see S. 232), S1736 [29JA] (see H.R. 452), H242 [29JA]

———establish a demonstration program to assist disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 3495), H11358 [17NO]

———establish a demonstration program to assist disadvantaged communities (H.R. 3495), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H12310 [21NO]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 122), S132 [9JA] (see S. 1768), S12969 [21OC] (see H.R. 11), H51 (see H.R. 215), H59 [7JA]

Fire prevention: allow Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services relative to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies (see H.R. 1061), H1515 [4MR]

———authorize collaborative forest restoration and wildland mitigation projects on public and private lands, and improve implementation of the National Fire Plan (see H.R. 1042), H1464 [27FE]

———expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (see S. 1314), S8357 [23JN] (see S. 1352), S8725 [26JN] (see S. 1453), S9905 [24JY] (see H.R. 1621), H2820 [3AP] (see H.R. 2639), H6262 [26JN]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (see S. 1449), S9793 [23JY] (see H.R. 1904), H3634 [1MY]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), consideration (see H. Res. 239), H4253 [19MY]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 457), H11700 [20NO]

———improve fire safety in nonresidential buildings (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1689 [10MR]

Firefighters: establish a scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards and improve coordination of training for and responding to terrorist attacks and other emergencies (see S. 321), S1977 [5FE] (see H.R. 545), H318 [5FE]

Floods: ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (see H.R. 1816), H3353 [11AP]

———provide a discount in flood insurance rates for certain low-cost properties in flood hazard zones (see H.R. 98), H55 [7JA]

Florida: exempt certain coastal barrier property from financial assistance and flood insurance limitations (see H.R. 3333), H9687 [17OC]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for foreign assistance programs (see S. 1161), S7381 [4JN]

———make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see S. 1001), S5771 [6MY] (see H.R. 2536), H5662 [19JN]

Foreign policy: ensure that countries meet U.N. obligations relative to women, peace, and security, and assume implementation of international law that protects human rights of women and girls during and after conflicts (see H. Res. 432), H10340 [4NO]

Health care facilities: make private, nonprofit medical facilities that serve industry specific clients eligible for hazard mitigation and disaster assistance (see S. 775), S4823 [3AP] (see H.R. 1455), H2401 [26MR]

Johnstown Flood National Memorial: expand (see H.R. 1521), H2514 [31MR]

Klamath River: establish water conservation and habitat restoration programs and provide emergency disaster assistance to those suffering economic harm from the Klamath River basin fish kill (see H.R. 1760), H3303 [10AP]

Louisiana: provide economic disaster assistance to rice producers (see H.R. 341), H169 [27JA]

McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (see H.R. 672), H390 [11FE]

———tribute (see S. Res. 73), S3087 [4MR]

Morganza, LA: authorize a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction (see S. 699), S4375 [25MR]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 2608), H6261 [26JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (see H.R. 253), H135 [8JA] (see H.R. 670), H390 [11FE]

National forests: provide a reliable method for compensating owners of non-Federal lands that have been damaged by wildfires spread from certain National Forest System or BLM lands (see S. 1315), S8358 [23JN] (see H.R. 2551), H5662 [19JN]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see H.R. 3431), H10339 [4NO]

National parks and recreation areas: reduce risks from and mitigate effects of avalanches on visitors to units of the National Park System and other recreational users of public land (see S. 931), S5483 [29AP]

National security: encourage the development of regional comprehensive emergency and disaster preparedness, coordination, and recovery plans (see H.R. 3274), H9375 [8OC]

———improve Federal response efforts after a terrorist strike or other major disaster affecting homeland security (see H.R. 2878), H7616 [24JY]

———protect human health and the environment from the release of hazardous substances by terrorists (see H.R. 2901), H7781 [25JY]

National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see S. 1339), S8725 [26JN] (see H.R. 1764), H3303 [10AP]

North Carolina: authorize use of unobligated housing demonstration program funds to make grants to senior citizens for recovery from flood and hurricane damage to their homes (see H.R. 406), H217 [28JA]

Nuclear energy: prohibit operation of nuclear power plants unless there exists a State and county certified radiological emergency response plan (see H.R. 2951), H7783 [25JY]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorize appropriations (see S. 1727), S12533 [14OC]

Research: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and other windstorms through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H3761 [7MY]

Safety: authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection of the health and safety of community members, volunteers, and workers in a disaster area (see S. 1279), S8125 [18JN]

———require the Depts. of Homeland Security and Commerce to develop and coordinate a national emergency warning system (see S. 118), S132 [9JA] (see H.R. 2537), H5662 [19JN]

SBA: include drought in the definition of disaster for purposes of the Disaster Loan Program (see H.R. 279), H136 [8JA]

———prohibit from selling loans under the Disaster Loan Program (see H.R. 2994), H7838 [3SE]

Small business: provide emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from the effects of drought (see S. 318), S1977 [5FE] (see H.R. 565), H319 [5FE]

Southwest Research Institute: commend work in discovering cause of the Columbia (space shuttle) disaster (see H. Res. 467), H12310 [21NO]

Space policy: establish a commission to investigate incidents in the human space flight program that result in loss of crew (see H.R. 2450), H5365 [12JN]

Taxation: expand rules for involuntary conversions of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see S. 252), S1812 [30JA] (see H.R. 478), H243 [29JA]

———expand tax benefits for the New York Liberty Zone (see H.R. 3508), H11391 (see H.R. 3508), H11514 [18NO]

———extend replacement period for livestock sold due to drought, flood, or other weather-related conditions (see H.R. 377), H171 [27JA]

———provide involuntary conversion tax relief for producers forced to sell livestock due to weather-related conditions or Federal land management agency policy or action (see H.R. 483), H243 [29JA]

———provide tax relief and assistance for the families of the Columbia (space shuttle) crew and for future astronauts killed in the line of duty (see S. 298), S1871 [4FE] (see H.R. 680), H390 [11FE]

———treatment of Community Development Block Grant funds relative to recovery of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (see H.R. 148), H57 [7JA]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 3043), H8081 [9SE]

———treatment of Federal funds used for relief and revitalization of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1620), H2820 [3AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 224), S11416 [11SE]

———compensate victims of attacks on U.S. embassies in East Africa and the U.S.S. Cole on the same basis as victims of attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1728), S12533 [14OC]

———establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 2512), H5551 [18JN]

———liquidate certain blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations for the compensation of terrorism victims (see H.R. 922), H1394 [26FE]

———provide compensation for victims of 1993 World Trade Center bombing (see S. 549), S3252 [6MR]

———provide for medal to be awarded by the President to representatives of individuals killed in terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 passengers (see S. 533), S3163 [5MR]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see S. 315), S1977 [5FE] (see S. 466), S2919 [27FE] (see S. 930), S5434 [28AP] (see S. Res. 34), S1736 [29JA] (see H.R. 105), H55 [7JA] (see H.R. 1389), H2269 [20MR] (see H. Res. 78), H705 [13FE]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction and improve security of infrastructure (see H.R. 1449), H2401 [26MR]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking (see S. Res. 102), S4629 [1AP] (see H. Res. 170), H2703 [2AP]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (see H.R. 23), H52 [7JA]

U.S. Weather Research Program: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 268), H135 [8JA]

Conference reports

Healthy Forests Restoration Act (H.R. 1904), H11686-H11698 [20NO]

Essays

Kennedy Space Center Visit for Space Shuttle Columbia Launch: Emily Lance, S2913 [27FE]

Letters

African famine: Representative Wolf, H3435 [29AP]

Emergency agriculture assistance: several agricultural organizations, S1167 [17JA]

Enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism funding: Joseph Graham (Gray) Davis, Jr., Governor of California, S4096 [20MR]

Firefighter assistance grants funding: Harold A. Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, S9771 [23JY]

———several firefighting organizations, S9771 [23JY]

Firefighting Research and Coordination Act: several firefighting organizations, S2010 [5FE]

First Responders Partnership Grant Act: Anthony L. Bossi, Rutland, VT, Police Dept., S1995 [5FE]

———Brett R. Van Noordt, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police, S1995 [5FE]

———David E. Demag, Essex, VT, Police Dept., S1995 [5FE]

———Douglas S. Hoyt, Montpelier, VT, Police Dept., S1995 [5FE]

———James A. Finger, Vermont Ambulance Association, S1995 [5FE]

———Jeffery L. Whitesell, Winhall, VT, Police & Rescue Dept., S1996 [5FE]

———R.J. Elrick, Vermont Sheriffs' Association, S1995 [5FE]

———Steven Locke, Professional Firefighters of Vermont (organization), S1995 [5FE]

Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S13461 [29OC]

———Forest Stewards Guild, S13461 [29OC]

———J.T. Banks, Forest Roads Working Group, S13463 [29OC]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H4307 [20MY]

———Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), H4307, H4308 [20MY]

———Representative Tauzin, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H4307 [20MY]

———several firefighter advocates, S13462 [29OC]

———several organizations, S13459-S13461, S13462, S13483 [29OC]

Homeland security: Senator Harkin, S9883 [24JY]

Homeland security funding: Senator Byrd, S2761 [26FE]

Louisiana public safety communications system: Mike Foster, Governor of Louisiana, S4773 [3AP]

———Terry C. Landry, Louisiana Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, S4773 [3AP]

Mississippi disaster assistance funding: Robert R. Latham, Jr., Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, S10842 [31JY]

Presidential emergency declaration for Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties, CA: several California Members of Congress, S13620 [30OC]

Small Business Drought Relief Act: Jim Hodges, S2004 [5FE], S4622 [1AP]

———Kenny Guinn, Governor of Nevada, S2004 [5FE], S4622 [1AP]

———Mike Easley, Governor of North Carolina, S2004 [5FE], S4622 [1AP]

———Southern Governors' Association, S2004 [5FE], S4622 [1AP]

War on terrorism and homeland security funding relative to omnibus consolidated appropriations: Steve Abbot, Executive Office of the President, S1001 [16JA]

Lists

Crew of the U.S.S. Thresher, S4649 [1AP]

International ALERT Academy members, E715 [10AP]

Massachusetts Fifth Congressional District residents killed in terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, E1779 [11SE]

Massachusetts members of Armed Forces killed in action or who died while on active duty since terrorist attacks in 2001, H9971 [28OC], H10059 [29OC]

New York First Congressional District residents killed in terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, H8196 [10SE]

Statements relative to young women and children in complex humanitarian emergencies, S13359 [28OC]

Motions

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), S13604, S13609, S13611, S13621, S13624 [30OC], H4322 [20MY], H10463 [6NO]

Poems

``Just Because You Call,'' Ernest Fodor, E1916 [30SE]

``Names,'' Billy Collins, S11383 [11SE], H8205 [11SE]

``On September 11,'' Danita Harris, E1781 [11SE]

``Sparks & Fire,'' Brandon Dillard, E180 [11FE]

Press releases

Canadian Courts Cover Up Indian Complicity in Bombing: Council of Khalistan, E334 [27FE]

Remarks in House

Africa: famine, H3435 [29AP], E821 [1MY]

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance, H40-H43 [7JA]

———provide emergency agriculture assistance (H.R. 257), H64 [8JA]

Alexandria, VA: tribute to Boy Scout Venture Crew 80, E1978 [7OC]

Algeria: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Res. 264), H5668, H5669 [23JN], E1342 [24JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief activities associated with California wildfires (H.R. 3407), H10225 [30OC], H10383 [5NO], E2208 [4NO]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), H7647-H7654 [25JY], E1653 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), consideration (H. Res. 339), H7637-H7645 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief through across-the-board funding reductions in discretionary spending programs, H7651-H7654 [25JY]

Archuleta County, CO: tribute to Pagosa Fire Protection District for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E50 [8JA]

Arlington National Cemetery: tribute to Army Old Guard maintaining watch over Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Hurricane Isabel, H8408 [23SE], E1896 [25SE]

Armed Forces: tribute to military personnel killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan, E631 [1AP]

Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks, H5230 [11JN]

———tribute to men and women who have lost their lives in aviation and space, E979 [15MY]

Bloomfield, NM: tribute to Bloomfield Fire Dept., for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E340 [27FE]

Business and industry: increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster (H.R. 346), H413-H415 [12FE]

———prohibit price gouging of products and services that are widely needed during a designated disaster (H.R. 3236), E1967 [2OC]

California: impact of wildfires, H9987 [29OC], H10197 [30OC], H12166 [21NO]

———tribute to 3d Congressional District firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California, E2157 [30OC]

———tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (H. Res. 425), H10377-H10384 [5NO], E2214 [4NO], E2555 [15DE]

———tribute to firefighters who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California, E2334 [19NO]

Campbell, CA: tribute to Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness Program, E1758 [10SE]

Canada: acceptance of plea agreement relative to 1985 Air India bombing, E334 [27FE]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (H.R. 3084), E1794 [16SE]

Colorado: tribute to Durango/La Plata Emergency Communications Central Dispatch for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E35 [8JA]

Columbia (space shuttle): investigation into break up, H4245 [19MY]

———loss of biological and physical research experiments, H677 [13FE]

———tribute to crew, H271 [4FE], H278 [5FE], E179, E182, E185 [11FE], E193 [12FE], E219 [13FE]

———tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H279-H307 [5FE], E171, E172, E173, E174, E175 [7FE], E188 [12FE], E255 [13FE], E279 [25FE]

———tribute to debris collection efforts (H. Res. 222), H3990-H3993 [13MY], H4103 [14MY], E949 [14MY], E986 [15MY]

———tribute to families of crew, E208 [13FE]

Compact of Free Association: reinstatement of FEMA assistance, E2176 [30OC]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (H.R. 1538), H8191 [10SE], H8201-H8207 [11SE]

Cortez, CO: tribute to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., employees for preserving Mesa Verde National Park artifacts, E1931 [30SE]

Decatur, IN: tribute to flood protection efforts, H6469 [10JY], E1449 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate a disaster liaison to assist State and local employees with responding to a federally declared disaster area (H.R. 3157), H11167-H11169 [17NO]

———establish the National Drought Council (H.R. 2871), H12117 [21NO], E1601 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: clarify authority to respond to environmental emergencies (H.R. 638), E158 [6FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: address emergency preparedness relative to senior citizens, the disabled, and others with special needs, H5761 [24JN]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program transfer from the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate to the Office for Domestic Preparedness, H8796 [24SE]

———develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (H.R. 2250), E1069 [23MY]

———FIRESAT program funding, H5770 [24JN]

———first responders funding, H8795-H8802 [24SE]

———first responders funding through reductions in Transportation Security Administration funding, H5761, H5762 [24JN]

———maintain homeland security, preparedness and disaster response programs funding and require screening of all cargo on passenger planes, H8107-H8111 [10SE]

Dept. of Justice: settlement of claims relative to accidental fire damage in Julian, CA, by DEA pilot, H7271 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize major medical facility projects for the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and satisfy requirements on natural disasters (H.R. 3061), E1754 [10SE]

———Medical Emergency Preparedness Program funding, H7687, H7688 [25JY]

Diageo (business): tribute to Diageo Iraq Humanitarian Airlift Team efforts to assist children of Iraq, E1589 [25JY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (H.R. 827), E243 [13FE]

Drought: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H175 [28JA]

Durango, CO: tribute to Durango Police Dept., for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E36 [8JA]

Education: tribute to students participating in the STARS Academy Research Mission, H306 [5FE]

Ethiopia: famine, H6809 [15JY], H7406 [23JY]

Federal aid programs: distribution of Federal disaster assistance to rural areas (H.R. 1790), E766 [12AP]

———reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program (H.R. 3181), H12126-H12129 [21NO]

FEMA: disaster relief funding, H5788, H5789 [24JN]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 11), H97-H101 [8JA], E49 [8JA]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1768), H12227 [21NO]

———firefighting funding, H10197 [30OC]

———funding, H7637-H7640, H7648, H7653 [25JY], H8809-H8814 [24SE]

Fire prevention: authorize collaborative forest restoration and wildland mitigation projects on public and private lands, and improve implementation of the National Fire Plan (H.R. 1042), H12164 [21NO], E325, E331 [27FE]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), H3755-H3758 [7MY], H4003-H4008 [13MY], H4287-H4324 [20MY], H4865-H4868 [3JN], H10197 [30OC], H10462, H10547-H10553 [6NO], E1031, E1036, E1042 [21MY], E1056, E1062 [22MY], E1071, E1078 [23MY], E1094 [2JN], E1244 [13JN], E2243 [5NO], E2281 [7NO], E2332 [19NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), conference report, H12159-H12172 [21NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), conference rpt. consideration (H. Res. 457), H12113-H12117 [21NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), consideration (H. Res. 239), H4277-H4286 [20MY]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), corrections in engrossment, H4324 [20MY]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), motion to instruct conferees, H10463-H10469 [6NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), motion to recommit, H4322-H4324 [20MY]

———improve fire safety in nonresidential buildings (H. Con. Res. 85), H1701-H1704 [11MR], E421 [11MR]

———limit Federal authority in the judicial review of hazardous fuel reduction projects for forests, H4322-H4324 [20MY], H12170 [21NO]

———wildfire prevention and management funding, H9061 [1OC]

Firefighters: establish a scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards and improve coordination of training for and responding to terrorist attacks and other emergencies (H.R. 545), H12132 [21NO], E149 [6FE]

Floods: disaster assistance to Indiana, H6352 [9JY], E1432 [9JY], E1445, E1446 [11JY]

———ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (H.R. 1816), E765 [12AP]

———provide a discount in flood insurance rates for certain low-cost properties in flood hazard zones (H.R. 98), E3 [8JA]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for foreign assistance programs, H6766-H6772 [15JY]

———tribute to Rescue Task Force Program, H430 [12FE]

Forest Service: hazardous fuels reduction activities funding, H7040 [17JY], H7641 [25JY]

———hazardous fuels reduction activities funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, E1585 [24JY]

———increase hazardous fuels reduction activities funding through reductions in Dept. of Agriculture land acquisition program funding, H7048, H7049 [17JY]

———increase hazardous fuels reduction activities funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H7042 [17JY]

Fort Drum, NY: tribute to Army 10th Mountain Division soldiers killed or injured in Black Hawk Helicopter crash, E494, E508 [18MR]

Gene Codes Corp.: tribute to efforts to identify remains of victims of terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, E1643 [25JY]

Georgia: tribute to Medical College of Georgia and Fort Gordon, GA, for disaster emergency response training, H9134 [2OC]

Heppner, OR: anniversary of flood, E1231 [11JN]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, H8809-H8814 [24SE], E1860 [23SE]

———effects of Hurricane Isabel on Atlantic Coast States, H9105-H9110 [1OC], E1949 [1OC]

Iraq: perceived role in terrorist attacks on U.S., H9039 [1OC]

Johnstown Flood National Memorial: expand (H.R. 1521), H9410 [15OC]

La Habra, CA: destruction of September 11th memorial by antiwar protesters, H1816, H1817 [13MR]

La Plata County, CO: tribute to La Plata County Sheriff's Office for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E37 [8JA]

———tribute to Upper Pine River Fire Protection District for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E41 [8JA]

Los Angeles County, CA: tribute to public safety interoperability communications pilot program, E2262 [6NO]

Louisiana: provide economic disaster assistance to rice producers (H.R. 341), E72 [27JA]

Mancos, CO: tribute to Mancos Fire District for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E47 [8JA]

McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (H.R. 672), H1355-H1356 [26FE]

Montgomery County, MD: dedication of memorial to victims of terrorist attacks, E1907 [25SE]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 2608), H9045-H9049 [1OC], E1973 [2OC]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties, H9822 [28OC]

———improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 253), H11520 [19NO], H11833-H11842 [20NO]

———improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 253), unanimous-consent agreement, H11595-H11598 [19NO]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (H.R. 3431), H10320 [4NO], H10383 [5NO]

National security: ensure that unapproved medical products made available during a declared emergency are returned to unapproved status following termination of declared emergency, H6928 [16JY]

———homeland security funding, H2726 [3AP]

———improve Federal response efforts after a terrorist strike or other major disaster affecting homeland security (H.R. 2878), E1603 [25JY]

———war on terrorism and homeland security funding, H397 [12FE]

New York, NY: health screening and evaluation funding for emergency workers who responded to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, E88 [28JA]

———terrorist attack recovery and rebuilding funding, E590 [26MR]

North Carolina: authorize use of unobligated housing demonstration program funds to make grants to senior citizens for recovery from flood and hurricane damage to their homes (H.R. 406), E85 [28JA]

Oberlin, OH: tribute to Cleveland Center air traffic controllers for efforts to maintain safety during terrorist attacks, E1433 [9JY]

Public lands: forest-thinning projects on Federal lands, E2243 [5NO]

Queens, NY: dedication of memorial in Astoria to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey employees who were victims of terrorist attacks, E2389 [22NO]

Rancho Cucamonga, CA: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California, E2257 [6NO]

Safety: require the Depts. of Homeland Security and Commerce to develop and coordinate a national emergency warning system (H.R. 2537), E1313 [20JN]

San Augustine County, TX: tribute to International ALERT Academy recovery efforts relative to Columbia (space shuttle) crash, E715 [10AP]

San Juan County, CO: tribute to San Juan County Fire Dept., for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E44 [8JA]

SBA: include drought in the definition of disaster for purposes of the Disaster Loan Program (H.R. 279), E53 [8JA]

Silverton, CO: tribute to Silverton Fire District for efforts during Missionary Ridge forest fire, E43 [8JA]

Taxation: expand rules for involuntary conversions of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions, H1975, H1976 [19MR], E514 [19MR]

———expand tax benefits for the New York Liberty Zone (H.R. 3508), E2333 [19NO]

———treatment of Federal funds used for relief and revitalization of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks, H8036, H8037 [9SE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H8091, H8193, H8195, H8196 [10SE], H8199-H8201, H8213-H8215 [11SE], E1759 [10SE], E1769, E1770, E1772, E1773, E1774, E1775, E1776, E1777, E1778, E1779, E1780, E1781 [11SE], E1784 [15SE], E1799 [16SE], E1916 [30SE]

———enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, H2672, H2676, H2680 [2AP], H2779 [3AP], H2869 [8AP], H5770 [24JN]

———establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders, H5749, H5750 [24JN]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks or other major disasters affecting homeland security, H160 [27JA], H6608 [14JY]

———liquidate certain blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations for the compensation of terrorism victims (H.R. 922), E302 [27FE]

———mint coins to commemorate events related to the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E987 [15MY]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, H173, H181-H190 [28JA], E106 [29JA]

———tribute 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, E1433 [9JY]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking (H. Res. 170), H2883-H2885 [8AP]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 23), H7172-H7174 [21JY]

Typhoons: disaster assistance to Guam, H175 [28JA], H2747 [3AP]

U.S. Weather Research Program: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 268), E36 [8JA]

West Warwick, RI: tribute to victims of nightclub fire, H1298 [25FE]

YouthBuild USA (organization): tribute, E1735 [9SE]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: international response to need for food in the Horn of Africa (S. Res. 149), S8847 [27JN]

———provide emergency agriculture assistance through CCC funding, S9214 [10JY]

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance, S1127, S1166 [17JA], S1220 [21JA], S1327-S1340 [22JA], S2420, S2434 [13FE], S13773 [3NO], S14001, S14003-S14005 [5NO]

———provide emergency agriculture assistance (S. 1309), S8305 [20JN]

Algeria: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts, S9581 [17JY]

———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (S. Res. 198), S9737 [22JY]

Anderson, Michael P.: tribute (S. Res. 73), S3106 [4MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), S9930, S9933-S9935, S9939-S9941, S9990 [25JY], S10031 [28JY], S10838-S10844 [31JY], S10875 [1AU]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), unanimous-consent request, S10844 [31JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (S. 628), S3747 [13MR], S3909 [18MR]

Armed Forces: tribute to military personnel killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan, S4404 [26MR]

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program: funding, S9843 [24JY]

Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks, S7810 [12JN]

Bin Laden, Osama: U.S. military efforts to capture, S12864-S12866 [20OC]

Budget: reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism and to deficit reduction, S4349 [25MR]

California: impact of wildfires, S13341, S13372 [28OC], S13480 [29OC], S13616, S13651 [30OC]

———tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (S. Res. 265), S14461 [11NO]

Carrollton, KY: anniversary of school bus crash (S. Res. 143), S6264 [14MY]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (S. 1602), S11254 [9SE], S16109 [9DE]

———extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (S. 1602), unanimous-consent request, S15951, S15952 [25NO]

Coastal zones: exempt certain coastal barrier property from financial assistance and flood insurance limitations (S. 1643), S14221 [6NO]

Columbia (space shuttle): investigation into break up, S10875 [1AU]

———moment of silence for crew, S1928 [5FE]

———tribute to crew, S2183 [11FE]

———tribute to crew (S. Res. 41), S1845 [3FE], S1847-S1864 [4FE]

———tribute to crew (S. Res. 45), S1914-S1928 [5FE]

Compact of Free Association: reinstatement of FEMA assistance, S14222-S14226 [6NO]

Constitution—U.S.: reforms relative to ensuring continuity of Government operations during an emergency, S7275 [4JN]

Corps of Engineers: emergency assistance funding, S9218-S9220 [10JY]

———provide assistance to aid impacted States in recovering and rebuilding from natural disasters, S11549 [16SE]

———treat recreation benefits the same as hurricane and storm damage reduction benefits and environmental protection and restoration (S. 1653), S11917 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council: (S. 1454), S9908, S9912 [24JY]

———provide borrowing authority for fire suppression and conduct hazardous fuels reduction and burned area restoration on non-Federal lands, S13601-S13605 [30OC]

Dept. of Defense: condemn Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency proposal to create futures trading market on the likelihood of terrorist attacks, S10033 [28JY], S10082, S10083 [29JY]

———military facilities repair and replacement funding due to Hurricane Isabel, S12656, S12657 [16OC], S12803, S12804 [17OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allocate homeland security block grant funds to States using a threat-based formula, S9775-S9778 [23JY], S9880-S9882 [24JY]

———allocation of homeland security block grant funds to high-threat urban areas, S9785 [23JY], S9851-S9856, S9869, S9870 [24JY]

———allocation of homeland security block grant funds to high-threat urban areas through reductions in information analysis, infrastructure protection, science, technology, and research and development, S9856-S9861 [24JY]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program transfer from the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate to the Office for Domestic Preparedness, S11896 [24SE]

———disaster mitigation programs funding, S9877 [24JY]

———emergency management performance grants program funding, S9753-S9756 [23JY]

———first responders and terrorism prevention funding through reductions in tax cuts, S9832-S9847 [24JY]

———first responders funding, S9690-S9693, S9696 [22JY]

———Multi-State Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange Program (MATRIX) funding, S9787 [23JY]

———provide advance funding to certain entities performing disaster response duties, S9870 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize major medical facility projects for the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and satisfy requirements on natural disasters (S. 1605), S11352 [10SE]

Drought: disaster assistance to Nebraska, S1770 [30JA]

EPA: provide regional offices with mobile air pollution monitoring networks relative to disasters and catastrophic toxic emissions, S13482 [29OC]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 11), S176 [9JA]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 122), S156 [9JA]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1768), S13322 [27OC], S15874 [24NO]

———funding, S9930, S9939-S9941, S9990 [25JY], S10838, S10841, S10842 [31JY]

Fire prevention: expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (S. 1314), S8362-S8365 [23JN]

———expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (S. 1352), S8745 [26JN]

———expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (S. 1453), S9907 [24JY]

———hazardous fuels reduction projects in wildland-urban interface funding, S13617-S13621 [30OC]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, S11520 [16SE]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), S8362 [23JN], S12859-S12864 [20OC], S12997 [22OC], S13072, S13073, S13075, S13125, S13126 [23OC], S13254-S13256 [27OC], S13341, S13372 [28OC], S13435-S13485 [29OC], S13600-S13611, S13613, S13616-S13637, S13696 [30OC], S13786, S13794, S13796 [3NO], S13847-S13849 [4NO], S14086 [6NO], S15212, S15217 [20NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), conference report, S15368-S15373, S15376-S15379 [21NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), unanimous-consent request, S12859 [20OC], S13073, S13074 [23OC], S13476 [29OC], S13830, S13831 [3NO], S13890 [4NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (S. 1449), S9799-S9801 [23JY]

———improve fire safety in nonresidential buildings (H. Con. Res. 85), S3760, S3761 [13MR]

———provide five-year authority for changes in hazardous fuels reduction projects, S13626-S13631 [30OC]

———require treatment of slash and other long term fuels management for hazardous fuels reduction projects, S13608 [30OC]

———wildfire prevention and management funding, S11558 [16SE], S11719 [18SE], S11816 [23SE], S13253-S13256 [27OC]

Firefighters: establish a scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards and improve coordination of training for and responding to terrorist attacks and other emergencies (S. 321), S2007 [5FE]

———firefighter assistance grants funding, S9769-S9773 [23JY]

———wildland firefighter safety funding, S13631-S13633 [30OC]

Floods: disaster assistance to Michigan, S11550 [16SE]

———disaster assistance to West Virginia and Michigan, S9225 [10JY]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for foreign assistance programs, S9087-S9111 [9JY], S9162-S9184, S9186-S9215 [10JY], S13352-S13356 [28OC]

———ensure that women and children have access to basic protection and assistance services in complex humanitarian emergencies, S13358-S13360 [28OC]

———make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (S. 1001), S5779 [6MY]

Forest Service: hazardous fuels reduction activities funding, S9217, S9218 [10JY], S9933-S9935 [25JY], S10840 [31JY], S11731 [22SE]

Forests: Asian beetles eradication program funding, S1448, S1449 [23JA]

———require collaborative monitoring of forest health projects, S13609 [30OC]

Fort Drum, NY: tribute to Army 10th Mountain Division soldiers killed or injured in Black Hawk Helicopter crash, S3723 [13MR], S3877 [18MR]

Fort Gordon, GA: disaster preparedness training missions, S9787 [23JY]

GAO: require study on costs and benefits of alternatives in environmental assessments and impact statements relative to hazardous fuels reduction projects, S13624-S13626 [30OC]

Health care facilities: make private, nonprofit medical facilities that serve industry specific clients eligible for hazard mitigation and disaster assistance (S. 775), S4826 [3AP]

Hurricanes: effects of Hurricane Isabel on Atlantic Coast States, S11729 [22SE]

INS: prohibit deportation of alien spouses and children of certain victims of the terrorist attacks, S1407 [23JA]

Louisiana: flood control projects funding, S1443 [23JA]

McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (H.R. 672), S4917 [7AP], S5044 [9AP]

———tribute (S. Res. 73), S3106 [4MR]

Mississippi: soil erosion, watershed, and flood control funding, S14013 [5NO]

National Center for Disaster Decision Making: funding, S9786, S9787 [23JY]

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium: funding, S9788 [23JY]

National forests: provide a reliable method for compensating owners of non-Federal lands that have been damaged by wildfires spread from certain National Forest System or BLM lands (S. 1315), S8365 [23JN]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas, S13481 [29OC], S15371 [21NO]

National parks and recreation areas: reduce risks from and mitigate effects of avalanches on visitors to units of the National Park System and other recreational users of public land (S. 931), S5486 [29AP]

National security: establish a reserve fund for national defense and homeland security, S4060 [20MR], S4231, S4232 [21MR]

———interoperable communications system between first responder agencies funding, S4772-S4774 [3AP]

———war on terrorism and homeland security funding, S349-S356 [15JA], S1000-S1023 [16JA], S2172-S2176 [11FE], S2430, S2437 [13FE], S2760-S2762, S2775, S2784 [26FE], S2893-S2895 [27FE], S3022 [3MR], S10488 [31JY]

New York, NY: release of EPA report on air quality relative to collapse of World Trade Center, S11138-S11141 [5SE]

NOAA: All Hazards Emergency Warning Network funding, S4806 [3AP], S9785 [23JY]

Playas, NM: purchase of town by the National Emergency Response Training, Research, and Development Center, S9787 [23JY]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorize appropriations (S. 1727), S12543 [14OC]

Safety: authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection of the health and safety of community members, volunteers, and workers in a disaster area (S. 1279), S13249 [27OC], S15503 [21NO]

———require the Depts. of Homeland Security and Commerce to develop and coordinate a national emergency warning system (S. 118), S153 [9JA]

SBA: transfer unused funds from the loan program for businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks to 7(a) loan program, S1435 [23JA]

———tribute for disaster assistance to Virginia following Hurricane Isabel, S15181 [19NO]

Small business: provide emergency assistance to certain small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from drought, S20 [7JA]

———provide emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from the effects of drought (S. 318), S2003 [5FE], S4589 [31MR], S4621 [1AP]

Staten Island, NY: tribute to victims of ferry crash, S12725 [16OC]

Taxation: provide tax relief and assistance for the families of the Columbia (space shuttle) crew and for future astronauts killed in the line of duty (S. 298), S1907 [4FE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S11303-S11305 [10SE], S11380-S11383, S11406, S11425, S11426 [11SE]

———anniversary of terrorist attacks (S. Res. 224), S11365-S11380 [11SE]

———enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, S4049, S4054 [20MR], S4227 [21MR], S4316 [24MR], S4354 [25MR], S4790-S4798 [3AP]

———liquidate certain blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations for the compensation of terrorism victims, S9171-S9173 [10JY]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, S2379 [13FE], S2694 [25FE], S2834 [26FE]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (S. 315), S1994 [5FE]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (S. 466), unanimous-consent request, S2904 [27FE]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking (S. Res. 102), S4648-S4650 [1AP]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 23), S15103 [18NO]

West Virginia: disaster assistance, S8320 [20JN]

World War II: tribute to U.S. soldiers killed in plane crash at Baker's Creek, Australia, S7924 [16JN]

Reports

Climate Information and Potential Impacts for Eritrea and Ethiopia: NOAA, H3435 [29AP]

Emergency Responders—Drastically Underfunded, Dangerously Unprepared: Council on Foreign Relations, S9834-S9836 [24JY]

Forest Service—Information on Appeals and Litigation Involving Fuels Reduction Activities: GAO, S13473 [29OC]

Reports filed

American Spirit Fraud Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 346) (H. Rept. 108-5), H273 [4FE]

Coastal Barrier Property Exemption From Financial Assistance and Flood Insurance Limitations: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 108-178), S13515 [29OC]

Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1297) (H. Rept. 108-62), H2937 [8AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 457) (H. Rept. 108-388), H11700 [20NO]

Consideration of H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 239) (H. Rept. 108-109), H4253 [19MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2859, Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 339) (H. Rept. 108-237), H7615 [24JY]

Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1279) (S. Rept. 108-183), S13802 [3NO]

Foreign Assistance Programs Appropriations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1161) (S. Rept. 108-56), S7187 [2JN]

Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1904) (H. Rept. 108-386), H11700 [20NO]

———Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (H.R. 1904) (S. Rept. 108-121), S10616 [31JY]

———Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1904) (H. Rept. 108-96), H3972 [9MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1904) (H. Rept. 108-96), H4253 [19MY]

International Response to Need for Food in the Horn of Africa: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 149), S8722 [26JN]

Johnstown Flood National Memorial Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1521) (H. Rept. 108-301), H9281 [7OC]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2608) (H. Rept. 108-246), H7837 [3SE]

Predisaster Mitigation Program Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3181) (H. Rept. 108-340), H10338 [4NO]

Tornado Shelters Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 23) (H. Rept. 108-151), H5364 [12JN]

Two Floods and You Are Out of the Taxpayers' Pocket Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 253) (H. Rept. 108-266), H8015 [5SE]

Schedules

Senator Harkin's staff meetings with local Iowa emergency management and first responders, S9884 [24JY]

Statements

Emergency Agriculture Assistance: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), S2450 [13FE]

Firefighting Research and Coordination Act: Senator McCain, S2009 [5FE]

Forest Service Hazardous Fuels Reduction Activities Funding: Forest Service, S10841 [31JY]

Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Executive Office of the President, S13453 [29OC]

Tribute to Columbia (space shuttle) Crew: Families of Crew, H288 [5FE]

Summaries

Continuing Appropriations (H.J. Res. 2): Byrd Amendment on War on Terrorism and Homeland Security Funding, S349 [15JA]

Forest Restoration and Fire Risk Reduction Act (H.R. 1042), E326 [27FE]

Forest Service Budget: Executive Office of the President, S13618 [30OC]

Tables

Dept. of Homeland Security Office of Domestic Preparedness homeland security grants per capita, S9882 [24JY]

Major elements in the war on terrorism and homeland security funding, S1001 [16JA]

Telegrams

Ethiopian famine: Aurelia E. Brazeal, U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, E821-E823 [1MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 85, improve fire safety in nonresidential buildings, H1701 [11MR]

H. Res. 51, tribute to Columbia (space shuttle) crew, H307 [5FE]

H. Res. 170, anniversary of sinking of U.S.S. Thresher, H2883 [8AP]

H. Res. 222, tribute to Columbia (space shuttle) debris collection efforts, H3990 [13MY]

H. Res. 239, consideration of H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act, H4277 [20MY]

H. Res. 264, express sympathy for victims of earthquake in Algeria and support ongoing aid efforts, H5668 [23JN]

H. Res. 339, consideration of H.R. 2859, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, H7637 [25JY]

H. Res. 425, tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California, H10377 [5NO]

H. Res. 457, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act, H12113 [21NO]

H.R. 23, Tornado Shelters Act, H7172 [21JY]

H.R. 253, Flood Insurance Reform Act, H11596-H11598 [19NO], H11833-H11835 [20NO]

H.R. 346, American Spirit Fraud Protection Act, H413 [12FE]

H.R. 672, rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor of William C. McCool, H1355 [26FE]

H.R. 1521, Johnstown Flood National Memorial Boundary Adjustment Act, H9410 [15OC]

H.R. 1538, True American Heroes Act, H8201-H8203 [11SE]

H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act, S13441-S13449 [29OC], S13719-S13734 [31OC], H4287, H4292-H4298 [20MY]

H.R. 2608, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program reauthorization, H9045-H9047 [1OC]

H.R. 2859, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, H7647 [25JY]

H.R. 3157, designate a Dept. of Agriculture disaster liaison to assist State and local employees with responding to a federally declared disaster area, H11167 [17NO]

H.R. 3181, predisaster mitigation program reauthorization, H12127 [21NO]

S. 298, Assistance for Families of Space Shuttle Columbia Heroes Act, S1908 [4FE]

S. 318, Small Business Drought Relief Act, S2003 [5FE], S4589 [31MR]

S. 321, Firefighting Research and Coordination Act, S2008 [5FE]

S. 628, Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act, S3909 [18MR]

S. 1001, Women and Children in Conflict Protection Act, S5780-S5784 [6MY]

S. 1279, Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act, S8131-S8133 [18JN], S15505-S15507 [21NO]

S. 1314, Collaborative Forest Health Act, S8363-S8365 [23JN]

S. 1315, Enhanced Safety From Wildfire Act, S8366 [23JN]

S. 1352, Community and Forest Protection Act, S8741-S8745 [26JN]

S. 1454, National Drought Preparedness Act, S9908-S9912 [24JY]

S. 1605, authorize major Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility projects for the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and satisfy requirements on natural disasters, S11352 [10SE]

S. 1643, exempt certain coastal barrier property from financial assistance and flood insurance limitations, S14221 [6NO]

S. 1653, National Beach Recreation and Economic Benefits Act, S11917 [24SE]

S. 1727, Reclamation Safety of Dams Act appropriations, S12543 [14OC]

S. 1768, National Flood Insurance Program extension, S13322 [27OC], S15874 [24NO], H12227 [21NO]

S. Res. 34, provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, S1755 [29JA]

S. Res. 41, tribute to Columbia (space shuttle) crew, S1845 [3FE], S1910 [4FE]

S. Res. 45, tribute to Columbia (space shuttle) crew, S1914, S2014 [5FE]

S. Res. 73, tribute to Michael P. Anderson and William C. McCool, S3101, S3106 [4MR]

S. Res. 102, anniversary of sinking of U.S.S. Thresher, S4645, S4650 [1AP]

S. Res. 143, Carrollton, KY, school bus crash anniversary, S6264 [14MY]

S. Res. 149, international response to need for food in the Horn of Africa, S6716 [20MY], S8848 [27JN]

S. Res. 198, express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts in Algeria, S9737 [22JY]

S. Res. 224, anniversary of terrorist attacks, S11365, S11422 [11SE]

S. Res. 265, tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California, S14456, S14461 [11NO]

Tributes

Clark, Laurel B. Salton, E124 [4FE]

McCool, William C., S2044 [6FE], E791 [29AP]