GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Amendments

Federal employees: provide for new human capital flexibilities (S. 1522), S15875 [24NO]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2657), S9217, S9218, S9219, S9220, S9224, S9264, S9265, S9266, S9267 [10JY], S9269, S9270 [11JY], H6349 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2657), consideration (H. Res. 311), H6395 [9JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2657, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S9278 [11JY], H8254 [16SE]

Bills and resolutions

Colleges and universities: conduct an investigation of the high price of college textbooks (see H.R. 3567), H11701 [20NO]

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]

———prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 2743), H6868 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: ensure that students are not hurt by changes to needs analysis tables and require consultation with Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (see S. 1268), S7926 [16JN] (see S. 1273), S7980 [17JN]

Economy: require Commissioner of Labor Statistics to develop methodology for measuring cost-of-living in each State, and require Comptroller General to ascertain impact on certain Federal benefits (see H.R. 3640), H12309 [21NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: require GAO report on whether amounts appropriated to carry out grant programs are adequate to permit recipients to meet the conditions imposed by receipt of the grant (see H.R. 3341), H9737 [20OC]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see S. 1930), S15407 [21NO] (see H.R. 3453), H10977 [6NO]

Federal employees: provide for new human capital flexibilities (see S. 1522), S10617 [31JY] (see H.R. 2751), H7019 [16JY]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see S. 1398), S9328 [14JY] (see H.R. 2720), H6706 [14JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see S. 1383), S9119 [9JY] (see H.R. 2657), H6271 [7JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2657), consideration (see H. Res. 311), H6347 [8JY]

Pharmaceuticals: conduct a study on price controls of foreign governments on pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2577), H5813 [24JN]

Railroads: require GAO study on effective foreign rail transportation security measures (see S. 1598), S11245 [9SE]

Conference reports

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 2657), H8385-H8399 [18SE]

Cost Estimates

GAO Human Capital Reform Act (S. 1522): CBO, S15400 [21NO]

Letters

Court decision on GAO authority to compel executive departments to provide documents or information, E302 [27FE]

———David M. Walker, GAO, H433 [12FE]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Government Reform (House), H433 [12FE]

Dept. of Energy high-level radioactive waste cleanup program funding: Spencer Abraham, Sec. of Energy, H9170 [2OC]

FDA withdrawal of approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review approval process: Monty and Helen Patterson, S15474 [21NO]

GAO review of effectiveness and efficiency of contracts awarded for the reconstruction of Iraq: Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S12661 [16OC]

Libby, MT, asbestos contamination: Christine Todd Whitman, EPA Administrator, S2041 [6FE]

Memorandums

Dept. of Defense Health Care, H8890 [24SE]

Wetlands Reserve Program and Farmland Protection Program Technical Assistance Funding, S12972-S12975 [21OC], S14131-S14134 [6NO]

Motions

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2657), S9223, S9225 [10JY], S9272 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2657), conference report, H8814 [24SE]

Press releases

Court Decision on GAO Authority To Compel Executive Departments To Provide Documents or Information, E303 [27FE]

Remarks in House

Budget: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H5413 [17JN], H5913 [25JN], H6991, H6992, H6995 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, H4374 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: GAO audit, H4262 [20MY]

Dept. of Energy: high-level radioactive waste cleanup program funding, H9168-H9171 [2OC], H11401 [18NO], E2012 [8OC]

Executive departments: court decision on authority to compel executive departments to provide documents or information, H432-H434 [12FE], E259 [13FE], E302 [27FE]

FAA: reform purchase card program, H5205 [11JN]

Federal agencies and departments: financial management reform, H4335 [20MY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: permit GAO study on effects of eliminating mandatory source requirements, H10480-H10487 [6NO]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (H.R. 2720), E1476 [14JY]

Intelligence services: determine extent and timeliness of intelligence information shared with U.N. weapons inspectors in Iraq, H5900-H5903 [25JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2657), H6420-H6433 [9JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2657), conference report, H8464 [23SE], H8802-H8815 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2657), conference report—motion to recommit, H8809-H8814 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2657), consideration (H. Res. 311), H6393-H6396, H6417-H6419 [9JY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish, H6427, H6428 [9JY]

Science: study and report on medical technology developments relative to the cloning of humans, H1423 [27FE]

Transportation Security Administration: GAO review of Computer Assisted Passenter Pre-Screening (CAPPS2) program, H5736, H5749, H5775, H5776 [24JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: require audit of funds for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S12782 [17OC]

Armed Forces: GAO study of tax treatment of military personnel, S4478-S4480 [27MR]

Customs Service: transshipment enforcement and monitoring funding, S1358 [22JA]

Dept. of Education: ensure that students are not hurt by changes to needs analysis tables and require consultation with Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (S. 1273), S7983 [17JN]

Dept. of Energy: high-level waste cleanup program funding, S11545 [16SE]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (S. 1930), S15473 [21NO]

Federal employees: provide for new human capital flexibilities (S. 1522), S15875 [24NO]

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

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (S. 1398), S9330-S9332 [14JY]

Iraq: review effectiveness and efficiency of contracts awarded for the reconstruction of Iraq, S12660, S12661 [16OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2657), S9215-S9225 [10JY], S9269-S9278 [11JY], S9323 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2657), conference report, S11898-S11900 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2657), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11897 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2657), insert S. 1383 language in lieu, S9215 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2657), unanimous-consent agreement, S9234 [10JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1383), S9224 [10JY]

Medicare: require GAO study on concierge care, S8288 [20JN], S11052, S11053 [4SE]

Railroads: require GAO study on effective foreign rail transportation security measures (S. 1598), S11250 [9SE]

Reports

Equal Employment Opportunity Practices at Dept. of Energy Weapons Labs, H3278 [10AP]

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

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2657, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 311) (H. Rept. 108-191), H6347 [8JY]

GAO Human Capital Reform Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2751) (H. Rept. 108-380), H11649 [19NO]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1522), S15405 [21NO]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1522) (S. Rept. 108-216), S16118 [9DE]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2657) (H. Rept. 108-279), H8400 [18SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2657) (H. Rept. 108-186), H6271 [7JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1383), S9118 [9JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1383) (S. Rept. 108-88), S9244 [10JY]

Studies

Health Care Coverage of National Guard and Reserve Members, S6590 [19MY]

Summaries

Homeland Security Report—Voluntary Initiatives Are Under Way at Chemical Facilities but the Extent of Security Preparedness Is Unknown, S4695 [2AP]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2657, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S11900 [24SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1383, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S9225 [10JY]

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 2657), H6429-H6431 [9JY]

———conference report, H8804-H8808 [24SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 311, consideration of H.R. 2657, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H6393 [9JY]

H.R. 2657, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S9272-S9278 [11JY], H6420-H6424 [9JY]

S. 1273, ensure that students are not hurt by changes to needs analysis tables and require Dept. of Education consultation with Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, S7983 [17JN]