HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

Amendments

National security: enhance research, development, procurement, and use of biomedical countermeasures to respond to public health threats (H.R. 2122), H6834 [15JY], H6908, H6913, H6920 [16JY]

———support nonproliferation programs (S. Res. 90), S8848 [27JN]

Safety: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (S. 686), S8316 [20JN]

Articles and editorials

In the Northwest—Sonar Tests' Effects on Wildlife Should Set Off Alarms, H4258 [20MY]

White House Office Blocked EPA's Asbestos Cleanup Plan, S2039-S2041 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see S. 332), S2051 [6FE]

———permit the EPA to register Canadian pesticides (see S. 1406), S9414 [15JY] (see H.R. 3319), H9613 [16OC]

Air pollution: establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 843), S5059 [9AP] (see H.R. 3093), H8283 [16SE]

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

Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (see H.R. 3419), H10236 [30OC]

Armed Forces: present a ribbon to members who were exposed during active duty to ionizing radiation as a result of atomic weapons testing (see H.R. 1404), H2269 [20MR]

Arms control: support nonproliferation programs (see S. Res. 90), S3804 [17MR] (see H.R. 1719), H3301 [10AP]

CERCLA: require public availability of accounting of funds used, or required to be used, in response to release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 1420), H2310 [25MR]

Chemicals: prevent inhalant abuse (see H.R. 2873), H7616 [24JY]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 203), H59 [7JA]

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see S. 1125), S6978 [22MY] (see H.R. 1737), H3302 [10AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a study on the effectiveness of silver-based biocides as an alternative treatment to preserve wood (see H.R. 688), H390 [11FE]

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

Dept. of Energy: decrease threat from theft or diversion of highly enriched uranium (see H.R. 795), H700 [13FE]

———external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at facilities (see H.R. 1961), H3682 [6MY]

———improve funding mechanism for the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program (see H.R. 3429), H10339 [4NO]

———prohibit from disposing of low-level radioactive waste in certain landfills (see H.R. 2508), H5551 [18JN]

———transfer of, and full responsibility for possession, transportation, and disposal of, radioactive waste associated with the West Valley Demonstration project (see S. 619), S3730 [13MR]

———transfer title and full responsibility for possession, transportation, and disposal of radioactive waste associated with the West Valley Demonstration Project (see H.R. 576), H319 [5FE]

Dept. of HHS: develop health advisories to provide notice and education on effects of mercury exposure and require posting or availability at seafood businesses where the potential for mercury exposure exists (see S. 1939), S15812 [24NO]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 239), H134 [8JA]

———guarantee loans to homeowners with properties contaminated by leaking underground storage tanks and assist such homeowners in moving from such properties on a temporary or permanent basis (see H.R. 2189), H4527 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide benefits to individuals with spina bifida who are children of Vietnam veterans that were exposed to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 533), H318 [5FE]

———provide same type of vocational rehabilitation benefits and services for certain children with spina bifida as are currently available to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3351), H9738 [20OC]

Disasters: 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]

Ecology and environment: provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 645), S3881 [18MR] (see H.R. 1334), H1954 [18MR]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain additional former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort compensation program (see H.R. 3689), H12919 [8DE]

———provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 1758), H3303 [10AP]

EPA: conduct a study of potentially injurious effects to the environment and human health from imported electrolytic manganese metal that contains selenium (see H.R. 2812), H7225 [21JY]

———designate perchlorate as a drinking water contaminant and establish a maximum contaminant level (see S. 502), S3028 [3MR]

———enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste (see S. 199), S1245 [21JA] (see S. 383), S2341 [12FE] (see H.R. 411), H217 [28JA]

———establish reporting requirements for perchlorate storage and incidents of perchlorate discharges into water supplies (see S. 820), S4957 [8AP]

———provide relocation and other assistance for residents at the Tar Creek Superfund site (see H.R. 2116), H4203 [15MY]

Federal employees: 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. 3267), H9375 [8OC]

Health: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1268), H1900 [13MR]

———reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products (see S. 1115), S6978 [22MY] (see H.R. 2277), H4737 [22MY]

Mercury: phase-out use in dental fillings (see H.R. 1680), H2938 [8AP]

———reduce quantity in the environment by limiting use of mercury fever thermometers and improving collection, recycling and disposal (see S. 616), S3730 [13MR]

———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce emissions (see S. 484), S2920 [27FE]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S12607 [15OC]

National security: enhance research, development, procurement, and use of biomedical countermeasures to respond to public health threats (see S. 1504), S10265 [30JY] (see H.R. 2122), H4203 [15MY]

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

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]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 121), H56 [7JA]

———making supplemental appropriations to ensure inclusion in State source water assessment programs (see H.R. 2804), H7225 [21JY]

———provide for the enhanced review of covered products, authorize fees for certain products, and extend and improve collection of maintenance fees (see S. 1664), S11989 [25SE] (see H.R. 3188), H8949 [25SE]

Radioactive substances: provide for the disposition of U.S. uranium inventories (see H.R. 763), H699 [13FE]

Railroads: improve quality of life and safety of persons living and working near railroad tracks (see H.R. 3418), H10236 [30OC]

———reform the safety practices of the railroad industry (see H.R. 2378), H5044 [5JN]

Safety: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see S. 686), S4275 [21MR] (see H.R. 1819), H3353 [11AP]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H2702 [2AP]

———strengthen capabilities to safely and securely dispose of certain low-level radioactive waste (see S. 1045), S6070 [13MY]

Solid waste: authorize State and local governments to petition the EPA to enforce Solid Waste Disposal Act violations and establish a manifest system for interstate transportation of solid waste (see H.R. 2581), H5814 [24JN]

Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 891), H1332 [25FE]

Taxation: exclude from unrelated business taxable income the gain or loss on the sale or exchange of certain brownfield sites (see S. 1936), S15812 [24NO] (see H.R. 3527), H11650 [19NO]

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (see H.R. 402), H217 [28JA]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 2815), H7329 [22JY]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 173), S848 [15JA]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see S. 1228), S7619 [10JN] (see H.R. 3107), H8380 [17SE]

———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 610), H321 [5FE]

———treatment of certain CERCLA settlement funds (see H.R. 805), H701 [13FE]

———treatment of tax attributes in connection with a discharge of indebtedness in a bankruptcy case of a company having asbestos-related claims against it (see H.R. 2503), H5551 [18JN]

Terrorism: assist States and communities in preparing for and responding to threats to agriculture (see S. 427), S2594 [24FE]

———enhance agricultural biosecurity through increased prevention, preparation, and response planning (see S. 430), S2594 [24FE]

———ensure that appropriate security measures are taken to address threat of terrorism against facilities that manufacture, use, or process potentially dangerous chemicals (see S. 994), S5725 [5MY]

———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (see S. 157), S288 [14JA] (see H.R. 1861), H3451 [29AP]

———provide incentives to commercial researchers to develop technologies and drugs to prevent and treat illnesses associated with a biological, chemical, or radiological weapons attack (see S. 666), S3993 [19MR]

Transportation: authorize funds for highway safety programs, motor carrier safety programs, hazardous materials transportation safety program, and boating safety programs (see S. 1978), S15975 [25NO]

Treaties and agreements: implement certain conventions dealing with organic pollutants, chemicals, and pesticides (see S. 1486), S10140 [29JY]

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]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (see S. 1694), S12277 [1OC] (see H.R. 2433), H5266 [11JN]

Water pollution: address pollution resulting from perchlorate discharges (see H.R. 2123), H4203 [15MY]

Weapons: authorize assistance through eligible nongovernmental organizations to remove and dispose of unexploded ordnance in agriculturally-valuable lands in developing countries (see H.R. 2299), H4787 [2JN]

———require certain studies on the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of contamination at sites of depleted uranium munition use and production (see H.R. 1483), H2471 [27MR]

Wood: establish prohibitions and requirements relating to arsenic-treated wood (see H.R. 3629), H12308 [21NO]

———prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see S. 337), S2119 [10FE]

Cost Estimates

Project BioShield Act (H.R. 2122): CBO, E1472-E1475 [14JY]

Factsheets

Recommendations for Reducing Risk of Worker Exposures to Vermiculite That May Be Contaminated With Asbestos: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, S2037 [6FE]

Letters

Brownfields Redevelopment Assistance Act: Carol Wayman, National Congress for Community Economic Development, S3892 [18MR]

———Don Chen, Smart Growth America (organization), S3892 [18MR]

———Donald J. Borut, National League of Cities, S3893 [18MR]

———F. Barton Harvey III, Enterprise Foundation, S3892 [18MR]

———Larry Naake, National Association of Counties, S3892 [18MR]

———Thomas L. Jackson, American Society of Civil Engineers, S3893 [18MR]

Chemical facility security relative to terrorism: Thomas J. Ridge, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Christine Todd Whitman, EPA Administrator, S297 [14JA]

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

EPA and OMB proposed rule setting maximum achievable control technology standards to reduce emissions of hazardous air pollutants: several Senators, S14249 [7NO]

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

Nonproliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction: several Russian leaders, H4585 [22MY]

———Valentina N. Pivnenko, Russian Duma, H4586 [22MY]

———Vasily F. Kuznetsov, Russian Duma, H4585 [22MY]

Project BioShield Act: Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, H6929 [16JY]

Safety of vaccines containing mercury and thimerosal: Representative Burton, E1981 [7OC]

State grants for smallpox and other bioterrorism inoculation activities: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, S4744 [3AP]

———Patrick M. Libbey, National Association of County & City Health Officials, S4744 [3AP]

———Rose Gonzalez, American Nurses Association, S4744 [3AP]

Study new source review program changes relative to preventing deterioration of clean air regulations and determine effects on air pollution and human health: Ande Abbott, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, S1215 [21JA]

———Lloyd L. Eagan and Ellen Garvey, S1174 [21JA]

———Martha A. Marks, REP America (organization), S1174 [21JA]

———Physicians for Social Responsibility (organization), S1173 [21JA]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1213 [21JA]

———Robert Perciasepe, EPA, S1212, S1215 [21JA]

———Senators Inhofe and Breaux, S1212 [21JA]

———several Senators, S1173, S1224 [21JA]

Tax treatment of certain CERCLA settlement funds: Robert E. Fabrican, EPA, E240 [13FE]

Vaccines containing thimerosal: Mark B. McClellan, FDA, H8259 [16SE]

Petitions and memorials

Guam: inclusion in Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, E1409 [8JY]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: oppose EPA new source review rule changes relative to preventing deterioration of clean air regulations, H8224 [16SE], E1866 [23SE]

Arms control: support nonproliferation programs, H4171 [15MY], H4585, H4590 [22MY]

CERCLA: Superfund program funding through reductions in NASA Project Prometheus funding, H7700-H7702 [25JY]

Colorado River: All American Canal reservoir construction and cleanup of radioactive materials leaking into the river near Moab, UT, H11403 [18NO]

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 1125), H5159 [10JN], H5459 [17JN]

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

———exemption from certain environmental regulations, H1778 [12MR], H1909 [18MR], H2374 [26MR], H2923, H2926, H2927 [8AP], H3977 [13MY], H4222 [19MY], H4257, H4258, H4259, H4261 [20MY], H4374, H4389, H4394, H4395, H4409, H4415, H4417, H4419, H4492, H4493 [21MY], H4551, H4554, H4601, H4607, H4609 [22MY]

———exemption from certain environmental regulations relative to sonar use on submarines, H10985, H10988 [7NO]

———study benefits of purchasing excess weapons grade plutonium and uranium from Russia, H4589 [22MY]

———study effects of perchlorate in drinking water on human beings, H4589 [22MY]

———treatment of unexploded ordnance, H1778 [12MR], H1909 [18MR]

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

———increase renewable energy programs funding through reductions in Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H7132-H7136 [18JY]

———study benefits of accelerating the purchase of excess weapons grade plutonium and uranium from Russia, H3266, H3267 [10AP]

———transfer title and full responsibility for possession, transportation, and disposal of radioactive waste associated with the West Valley Demonstration Project, H3267, H3268 [10AP]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (H.R. 239), E44 [8JA]

Ecology and environment: evaluation of Bush administration policies, H6842 [15JY]

EPA: continue ban on human testing of pesticides, H7694 [25JY]

———enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste, H7683 [25JY]

Federal employees: eliminate inequities in retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, Supreme Court members, and Capitol police (H.R. 3267), E2022 [8OC]

Guam: inclusion in Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, E1409 [8JY]

Health: reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products (H.R. 2277), E1050 [22MY]

———safety of vaccines containing mercury and thimerosal, H9075 [1OC], E1981 [7OC]

———study link between child vaccinations and autism, H8258 [16SE], H9075 [1OC]

Immigration: impact of illegal immigration on the environment, H2918-H2922 [8AP]

Iraq: health effects of depleted uranium, H1609 [5MR]

National Nanotechnology Research and Development Program: ensure that environmental and toxicological impacts are studied during developmental process of nanotechnology, H3724, H3725 [7MY]

National security: enhance research, development, procurement, and use of biomedical countermeasures to respond to public health threats (H.R. 2122), H6581 [10JY], H6834 [15JY], H6908-H6941 [16JY], E1488 [15JY]

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

Nuclear energy: spent nuclear fuel storage sites, H7120, H7121 [18JY]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H11381, H11385 [18NO], E2348, E2349, E2353, E2358 [20NO]

Safety: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (S. 686), H11574-H11577 [19NO], E2446 [23NO]

Taxation: extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (H.R. 2815), E1633 [25JY]

———treatment of certain CERCLA settlement funds (H.R. 805), E239 [13FE]

———treatment of tax attributes in connection with a discharge of indebtedness in a bankruptcy case of a company having asbestos-related claims against it (H.R. 2503), E1298 [18JN]

Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack, H2676 [2AP]

Veterans: provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection, H12144, H12150 [21NO]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (H.R. 2433), H8090, H8094-H8097 [10SE], E1780 [11SE], E1827 [17SE]

Wood: establish prohibitions and requirements relating to arsenic-treated wood (H.R. 3629), E2449 [23NO]

Yucca Mountain, NV: early acceptance or interim storage of high level nuclear waste at nuclear waste disposal site, H7131 [18JY]

———nuclear waste disposal site funding, H7124, H7125 [18JY], H11400 [18NO]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (S. 332), S2056 [6FE]

———permit the EPA to register Canadian pesticides (S. 1406), S9419 [15JY], S9490 [16JY]

Air pollution: establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (S. 843), S5076-S5083 [9AP], S9319-S9321 [14JY]

———oppose EPA new source review rule changes relative to preventing deterioration of clean air regulations, S13260 [27OC]

———study new source review program changes relative to preventing deterioration of clean air regulations and to determine effects of such changes on air pollution and human health, S1171-S1194, S1208, S1212-S1220, S1223-S1226 [21JA], S1303-S1307 [22JA], S1446 [23JA]

Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse environmental impacts of ground and flight operations, S15389 [21NO]

Arms control: support nonproliferation programs (S. Res. 90), S8847, S8848 [27JN]

Aviation: provide for monitoring of aircraft air quality and require air carriers to address complaints and maintain records associated with aircraft air quality, S7811 [12JN]

Barton, Ronald W.: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Chairman's Medal recipient, S13511 [29OC]

Biological weapons: State grants for smallpox and other bioterrorism inoculation activities, S4742-S4747 [3AP]

CERCLA: Superfund program funding, S1430, S1431 [23JA]

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 1125), S9631 [21JY], S15514-S15521 [22NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: Chino Basin Manure Management Project funding, S14148, S14149 [6NO]

Dept. of Defense: cleanup of perchlorate in drinking water, S9279 [11JY]

———exemption from certain environmental regulations, S14421, S14422, S14433, S14434 [11NO], S14484 [12NO]

———Radiation Exposure Compensation Program funding, S6845 [21MY]

Dept. of Energy: environmental cleanup programs funding, S11547 [16SE]

———high-level waste cleanup program funding, S11545 [16SE]

———prohibit use of funds for certain nuclear development test sites and programs, S11434-S11441 [15SE], S11521-S11530, S11532 [16SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: inspection of municipal solid waste shipped into Michigan from Canada, S4810 [3AP]

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

Diseases: address newly emergent threats spread due to globalization and threat of bioterrorism, S7652 [11JN]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S9946-S9948 [25JY]

———provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 645), S3891-S3894 [18MR]

———redirect proposed tax revenues to increase enviromental and natural resources conservation programs funding, S4142-S4144 [20MR], S4267 [21MR]

EPA: designate perchlorate as a drinking water contaminant and establish a maximum contaminant level (S. 502), S3035 [3MR]

———enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste (S. 199), S1250 [21JA]

———enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste (S. 383), S2298, S2367 [12FE]

———establish reporting requirements for perchlorate storage and incidents of perchlorate discharges into water supplies (S. 820), S4968 [8AP]

———expedite finalization of maximum achievable control technology emission standards for mercury, S9946-S9948 [25JY]

———permit registration of a Canadian pesticide, S14478, S14479 [12NO]

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

GSA: agreement with American Media, Inc., to convey title of anthrax contaminated building to the Federal Government, S2435 [13FE]

Health: reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products, S2037-S2044 [6FE]

———reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products (S. 1115), S6995-S6997 [22MY]

Joint Convention on Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management: ratification, S4730 [2AP]

Las Vegas, NV: establish National Hazardous Materials Transportation Center, S9697 [22JY]

Leavitt, Michael O.: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S13237-S13251 [27OC], S13326-S13340 [28OC]

Mercury: reduce quantity in the environment by limiting use of mercury fever thermometers and improving collection, recycling and disposal (S. 616), S3733 [13MR]

———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce emissions, S15959 [25NO]

———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce emissions (S. 484), S2941-S2943 [27FE]

National Center for Healthy Housing: anniversary, S1461 [23JA]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (S. Res. 243), S12632 [15OC], S12734 [16OC]

National Research Council: conduct study on health and environmental hazards of coal combustion wastes, S14525 [12NO]

National security: enhance research, development, procurement, and use of biomedical countermeasures to respond to public health threats, S11895 [24SE]

———enhance research, development, procurement, and use of biomedical countermeasures to respond to public health threats (S. 1504), S10452 [30JY], S10987 [2SE]

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

Pesticides: provide for the enhanced review of covered products, authorize fees for certain products, and extend and improve collection of maintenance fees, S14478, S14496 [12NO]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, S15106, S15113-S15123, S15143-S15146, S15153-S15157, S15163, S15175, S15176 [19NO], S15222-S15236, S15242-S15245, S15260 [20NO], S15329-S15349 [21NO]

Safety: poison control centers funding, S11101, S11105 [4SE]

———provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (S. 686), S4286 [21MR], S8316, S8317 [20JN], S16201 [9DE]

———strengthen capabilities to safely and securely dispose of certain low-level radioactive waste (S. 1045), S6081 [13MY]

Taxation: exclude from unrelated business taxable income the gain or loss on the sale or exchange of certain brownfield sites (S. 1936), S15813-S15815 [24NO]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes, S4361, S4362 [25MR], S4417 [26MR]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (S. 173), S859, S860 [15JA], S1647 [28JA]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (S. 1228), S7635 [10JN]

Terrorism: assist States and communities in preparing for and responding to threats to agriculture, S14147 [6NO]

———assist States and communities in preparing for and responding to threats to agriculture (S. 427), S2596 [24FE], S5332 [11AP], S11472 [15SE], S15968 [25NO]

———enhance agricultural biosecurity through increased prevention, preparation, and response planning (S. 430), S2596 [24FE], S5332 [11AP], S11472 [15SE], S15968 [25NO]

———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals, S4691, S4694-S4697 [2AP]

———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (S. 157), S295-S297 [14JA]

———provide incentives to commercial researchers to develop technologies and drugs to prevent and treat illnesses associated with a biological, chemical, or radiological weapons attack (S. 666), S4009-S4016 [19MR], S4152 [20MR]

Treaties and agreements: implement certain conventions dealing with organic pollutants, chemicals, and pesticides (S. 1486), S10151 [29JY]

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]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (S. 1694), S12282 [1OC]

Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (S. 337), S2122 [10FE]

Reports filed

Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 239) (H. Rept. 108-22), H1639 [5MR]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1125) (S. Rept. 108-118), S10264 [30JY]

Health Care for Veterans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2433) (H. Rept. 108-213), H7019 [16JY]

Joint Convention on Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-5), S4628 [1AP]

Mercury Reduction Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 616) (S. Rept. 108-199), S15060 [18NO]

Poison Prevention Assistance and Regional Poison Control Centers Funding Stabilization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 686) (S. Rept. 108-68), S7717 [11JN]

Project BioShield Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2122) (H. Rept. 108-147), H5364 [12JN]

———Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select) (H.R. 2122) (H. Rept. 108-147), H6347 [8JY]

Support Nonproliferation Programs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 90), S8862 [27JN]

Surface Transportation Safety Reauthorization Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1978) (S. Rept. 108-215), S15975 [25NO]

Resolutions of ratification

Joint Convention on Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management, S4628 [1AP], S4730 [2AP]

Statements

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Senator Frist, S15516-S15518 [22NO]

Nonproliferation and Cooperative Threat Reduction: Executive Office of the President, H4591 [22MY]

Project BioShield Act: Executive Office of the President, H6930 [16JY]

Study New Source Review Program Changes Relative To Preventing Deterioration of Clean Air Regulations and Determine Effects on Air Pollution and Human Health: Ande Abbott, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, S1214 [21JA]

Summaries

Biological, Chemical and Radiological Weapons Countermeasures Research Act (S. 666), S4016 [19MR]

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

Omnibus Mercury Emissions Reduction Act (S. 484), S2942 [27FE]

Tables

Estimated annual health and mortality costs due to particulate matter pollution from powerplants, S15960 [25NO]

New source review correspondence—information requests and Bush administration responses, S1177-S1193 [21JA]

Vaccines containing thimerosal, H8259 [16SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2122, Project BioShield Act, H6834-H6841 [15JY], H6920-H6927 [16JY]

H.R. 2433, Health Care for Veterans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act, H8094 [10SE]

S. 157, Chemical Security Act, S297-S299 [14JA]

S. 199, EPA enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste, S1249 [21JA]

S. 332, permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada, S2057 [6FE]

S. 383, Canadian Waste Import Ban Act, S2367 [12FE]

S. 427, Agriculture Security Assistance Act, S2597 [24FE]

S. 430, Agriculture Security Preparedness Act, S2598-S2600 [24FE]

S. 645, Brownfields Redevelopment Assistance Act, S3893 [18MR]

S. 686, poison prevention assistance and regional poison control centers funding stabilization, S8316 [20JN]

S. 686, provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers, S4287 [21MR], S16201 [9DE], H11574 [19NO]

S. 843, Clean Air Planning Act, S5077-S5083 [9AP]

S. 1045, Low-Level Radioactive Waste Act, S6082 [13MY]

S. 1115, Ban Asbestos in America Act, S6997-S6999 [22MY]

S. 1228, Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act, S7635 [10JN]

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

S. 1406, permit the EPA to register Canadian pesticides, S9419-S9421 [15JY]

S. 1694, Health Care for Veterans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act, S12283 [1OC]

S. 1936, exclude from unrelated business taxable income the gain or loss on the sale or exchange of certain brownfield sites, S15815 [24NO]

S. Res. 90, support nonproliferation programs, S3809 [17MR], S8848 [27JN]

S. Res. 243, National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, S12622, S12632 [15OC]