DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2557), H8866, H8878 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

Ace Miller Retires as Knoxville's Supervisor of Boxing, Chuck Cavalaris, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E883 [7MY]

Frog Hits 50—WIVK Celebrates Half a Century of Broadcasting, Wayne Bledsoe, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E507 [18MR]

He Did Not Set Standards, He Lived Them, Richard Cohen, Washington (DC) Post, E1745 [9SE]

Helping Kids Was Graham's Focus Until His Death, Chuck Cavalaris, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E2532 [8DE]

Home Sick; The Addictive Allure of Home and Garden Television, Joshua Green, Washington Monthly (publication), E1499-E1501 [17JY]

Spring Hill Teacher Retires After 40 Years, Ed Marcum, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E1414 [8JY]

State Honors 2 of Its Greatest Grace Notes—Dolly Parton, Artist Jim Gray Win Tennessee's Highest Award for Achievement in Arts, Terry Morrow, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E535 [20MR]

Time for Congress To Care for Veterans or Take Their Place! Blount County (TN) Daily Times, E1738 [9SE]

We Need To Forget ``Free'' Trade, Move Toward ``Fair'' Trade, Blount County (TN) Daily Times, E1738 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: enhance ability of oilseed producers to use oilseed base acres for the production of fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 2181), H5268 [11JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 728), H460 [12FE]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H4131 [14MY]

Armed Forces: prohibit knowingly misinforming the relative of a member that such member is deceased, injured, or missing due to an event associated with their military service (see H.R. 1771), H4012 [13MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H3452 [29AP]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 27), H1515 [4MR]

———U.S. involvement in Liberian civil war (see H. Con. Res. 255), H7617 [24JY]

Aviation: 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]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9687 [17OC]

Beaches: allow maintenance and grooming of certain areas (see H.R. 2687), H6869 [15JY]

Bob Stump Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2806), H7618 [24JY]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]

Bush, President: renegotiate extradition treaty with Mexico so possibility of capital punishment or life imprisonment will not interfere with the extradition of criminal suspects (see H. Con. Res. 93), H4255 [19MY]

Cash, Johnny: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 282), H8283 [16SE]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 168), H706 [13FE]

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: inclusion of Moccasin Bend National Archeological District (see H.R. 216), H59 [7JA]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2444), H5364 [12JN]

China, People's Republic of: require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3058), H8174 [10SE]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 42), H2270 [20MR]

———restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 1567), H3858 [8MY]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 732), H1642 [5MR]

Colleges and universities: adoption of an Academic Bill of Rights to secure the intellectual independence of faculty members and students and to protect the principle of intellectual diversity (see H. Con. Res. 318), H10236 [30OC]

Community development: correct certain inequities in the second round of designation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 593), H1516 [4MR]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (see H.R. 21), H392 [11FE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H5366 [12JN]

Contracts: require Federal contractors to possess a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics (see H.R. 1218), H5929 [25JN]

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 2902), H7781 [25JY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 2296), H4787 [2JN]

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]

Crime: improve access of victims to information concerning the outcome of disciplinary proceedings by institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3097), H8491 [23SE]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers, watersheds, and the tropical forests of the Karst Region (see H.R. 2488), H5467 [17JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H7170 [18JY]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2427), H5266 [11JN]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3684 [6MY]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H7618 [24JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot grant program to provide assistance for the capital and startup costs of streetcar development and revitalization (see H.R. 1315), H5552 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H391 [11FE]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 1002), H3305 [10AP]

———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H11702 [20NO]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H6348 [8JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H8949 [25SE]

———retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 381), H171 [27JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5267 [11JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 931), H1394 [26FE]

———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H6603 [10JY]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H3355 [11AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 1943), H5046 [5JN]

FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H3305 [10AP]

Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 1738), H8017 [5SE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H3407 [12AP]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H55 [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), H3355 [11AP]

———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 H.R. 1904), H3634 [1MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H8381 [17SE]

Fish and fishing: support domestic shrimping industry by eliminating taxpayer subsidies for certain competitors (see H.R. 155), H1466 [27FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H5089 [9JN]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 46), H3052 [9AP]

FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H170 [27JA]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports (see H.R. 1451), H2401 [26MR]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H2703 [2AP]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]

Higher Education Act: amend to address rising cost of postsecondary education (see H.R. 3311), H9613 [16OC]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H4205 [15MY]

Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 481), H12920 [8DE]

Immigration: enhance border enforcement, improve homeland security, remove incentives for illegal immigration, and establish a guest worker program (see H.R. 3534), H11650 [19NO]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7020 [16JY]

———limit issuance of student and diversity immigrant visas to Saudi Arabian nationals and aliens from countries supporting terrorism or not cooperating fully with U.S. antiterrorism efforts (see H.R. 488), H243 [29JA]

———moratorium (see H.R. 946), H1395 [26FE]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H2515 [31MR]

———simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers and increase access to such workers (see H.R. 3604), H12307 [21NO]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H9982 [28OC]

Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program: extend (see H.R. 2655), H6263 [26JN]

Iron and steel industry: revocation of certain exclusions from safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 2877), H7616 [24JY]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11392 (see H.R. 1914), H11515 [18NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H6707 [14JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H171 [27JA]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H137 [8JA]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H59 [7JA]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 1329), H1953 [18MR]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H7085 [17JY]

Masonic Order (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Res. 125), H1641 [5MR]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H2823 [3AP]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H2271 [20MR]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H2271 [20MR]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H4368 [20MY]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H2864 [7AP]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H2940 [8AP]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H3684 [6MY]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H4739 [22MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2386), H5045 [5JN]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H323 [5FE]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9131 [1OC]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1349), H2131 [19MR]

———repeal certain amendments (see H.R. 237), H134 [8JA]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1173), H8175 [10SE]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Pensions: provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H8017 [5SE]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1903 [13MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 313), H11393 (see H. Con. Res. 313), H11516 [18NO]

———tribute (see H. Res. 400), H9688 [17OC]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 886), H2864 [7AP]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H1516 [4MR]

Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 2903), H7781 [25JY]

Public buildings: require that certain procedures are followed in Federal buildings when a child is reported missing (see H.R. 1263), H1900 [13MR]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H3453 [29AP]

Public welfare programs: require identification used to obtain Federal public benefits meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable (see H.R. 502), H244 [29JA]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H4528 [21MY]

Reagan, Ronald: provide for dime coins to bear likeness (see H.R. 3633), H12309 [21NO]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3088), H8283 [16SE]

———improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic (see H.R. 906), H3571 [30AP]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H9688 [17OC]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H5815 [24JN]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2833), H10457 [5NO]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 234), H134 [8JA] (see H.R. 534), H318 [5FE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2262), H4736 [22MY]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 866), H704 [13FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H389 [11FE]

———suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 1867), H6264 [26JN]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2971), H7784 [25JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H3453 [29AP]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see H.R. 2733), H7840 [3SE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H5664 [19JN]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H11133 [7NO]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H460 [12FE]

———allow refundable credit for amounts paid for products and counseling designed to assist individuals to cease using tobacco products (see H.R. 2876), H7788 [25JY]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H245 [29JA]

———eliminate double taxation of dividends (see H.R. 50), H53 [7JA]

———increase expensing limits of small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 224), H1466 [27FE]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 2047), H8083 [9SE]

———permit a special amortization deduction for intangible assets acquired from eligible small businesses and encourage growth in industries for which intangible assets are an important source of revenue (see H.R. 1222), H2939 [8AP]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H245 [29JA]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H1517 [4MR]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H4205 [15MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H8175 [10SE]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H9478 [15OC]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H8905 [24SE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 423), H218 [28JA]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 262), H135 [8JA]

———treatment of certain tax attributes for taxpayers who file consolidated returns (see H.R. 2706), H8017 [5SE]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H3975 [9MY]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 489), H1467 [27FE]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H10457 [5NO]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 1754), H3303 [10AP]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 424), H218 [28JA]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 878), H1517 [4MR]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4978 [4JN]

Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price supports, provide transition assistance for producers, protect markets, quality, and availability, and establish a trust fund to finance such actions (see H.R. 3160), H8904 [24SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H11700 [20NO]

———improve consumer protection regulation of the household goods transportation industry (see H.R. 2928), H7782 [25JY]

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H56 [7JA]

U.N.: convene war crimes tribunal to punish human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials (see H. Res. 118), H1466 [27FE]

———rescind approving signature to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on behalf of the U.S. and take necessary steps to prevent establishment of that Court (see H.R. 1154), H1680 [6MR]

———terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H1813 [12MR]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H318 [5FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4787 [2JN]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H3351 [11AP]

Water: modify maximum hours of service for operators of ground water well drilling rigs (see H.R. 1008), H2473 [27MR]

———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see H.R. 2557), H5713 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crockett, David: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3526), H11650 [19NO]

Dept. of the Interior: dispose of all BLM administered public lands that have been identified for disposal under the Federal land use planning process (see H.R. 353), H170 [27JA]

———replace the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Federal agency responsible for the administration, protection, and preservation of Midway Atoll (see H.R. 924), H1394 [26FE]

Dept. of Transportation: require installation of 2 combination cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder systems in each commercial passenger aircraft (see H.R. 2632), H6262 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: limit amount of time veterans must wait to get a doctor's appointment at veterans clinics (see H.R. 263), H135 [8JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend relative to rigorous quality standards applicable to paraprofessionals hired prior to enactment of No Child Left Behind Act (see H.R. 2348), H5043 [5JN]

Public lands: exchange of certain private property in Colorado and certain Federal property in Utah (see H.R. 1058), H1515 [4MR]

Social Security: allow certain remarried widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses to become or remain entitled to widow's or widower's insurance benefits (see H.R. 2583), H5814 [24JN]

———provide lump-sum death payments to surviving spouses (see H.R. 264), H135 [8JA]

Taxation: allow drug manufacturers a tax credit if they certify that the price of a drug in the U.S. is not greater than its price in Canada or Mexico (see H.R. 354), H170 [27JA]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1560), H2702 [2AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H8493 [24SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H10981 [7NO]

Poems

``Soliloquy,'' Victor Miller, E1332 [24JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12839 [8DE]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12839 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9718 [20OC]

Armed Forces: U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1359-H1361 [26FE]

Blount County (TN) Daily Times: tribute to editorials, E1738 [9SE]

Bowles, Darrell, II: Tennessee Federation Council for Exceptional Children ``Yes I Can!'' award recipient, E692 [7AP]

Budget: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H5913 [25JN]

Business and industry: impact of companies utilizing foreign labor in low-wage countries on employment levels of U.S. high-tech workers, H4094 [14MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 53), H3703 [7MY]

Colleges and universities: acceptance of conservative faculty on campuses, H8936 [25SE], H9742 [21OC]

Compact of Free Association: approve and amend (H.J. Res. 63), E1459 [11JY]

———tribute to alliance with the Marshall Islands and Micronesia, E900 [9MY]

Corps of Engineers: mitigate loss of habitat associated with construction of projects, H8877 [24SE]

Dept. of Transportation: require installation of 2 combination cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder systems in each commercial passenger aircraft (H.R. 2632), H12839 [8DE]

DynCorp: contract to train police in Iraq, H10461 [6NO]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), H5203 [11JN]

Federal employees: payment of moving expenses, H1441 [27FE]

Floyd Spence Post Office Building, Lexington, SC: designate (H.R. 917), H2331 [26MR]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H2591 [2AP]

George Henry White Post Office Building, Tarboro, NC: designate (H.R. 3353), H11170, H11171 [17NO]

Government: recognize Inspectors General for their efforts to prevent and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Federal Government (S.J. Res. 18), H11174 [17NO]

Grand Excursion of 1854: support anniversary celebrations (H. Con. Res. 44), H2327, H2329 [26MR]

Gray, Jim: Tennessee Arts Commission Distinguished Artist Award recipient, E535 [20MR]

Great Lakes: aquatic invasive species dispersal barrier funding, H8837 [24SE]

Harbors: expand authority of non-Federal interests to levy harbor fees, H8874 [24SE]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 2211), consideration (H. Res. 310), H6355 [9JY]

Home & Garden Television (HGTV): tribute, E1499 [17JY]

Hugh Gregg Post Office Building, Nashua, NH: designate (H.R. 3185), H11172, H11173 [17NO]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H4848 [3JN], H6322 [8JY], H9718 [20OC]

———cost estimates of use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts once hostilities cease, H1931 [18MR]

James E. Davis Post Office Building, Brooklyn, NY: designate (S. 1590), H11171, H11172 [17NO]

Knoxville, TN: tribute to Farragut High School, Christian Academy of Knoxville, and Webb School of Knoxville State championship sports teams, E1513 [18JY]

———tribute to Thompson Cancer Survival Center, E424 [11MR]

Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel: tribute to new office and production facility, E652 [2AP]

Michael J. Healy Post Office Building, Bridgeview, IL: designate (H.R. 825), H2330 [26MR]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 57), H2325, H2327 [26MR]

Nature Conservancy (organization): purchase of land and subsequent resale to supporters, H4094 [14MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 443), H11385 [18NO]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system, H8937 [25SE]

Roanoke River: upper basin flood control project funding, H8872 [24SE]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (H.R. 866), H3704, H3705 [7MY]

Shriver, Sargent: tribute (H. Con. Res. 299), H11174, H11175, H11176 [17NO]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H8933 [25SE]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H8933 [25SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H4533 [22MY]

Transportation Security Administration: funding, H2102 [19MR]

TVA: prohibit repeal of protections which allow sale of excess power outside the TVA region, H11385 [18NO]

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 135), H12122, H12124 [21NO]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 187), H3336 [11AP]

Walter F. Ehrnfelt, Jr., Post Office Building, Strongsville, OH: designate (H.R. 3300), H11177 [17NO]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1560), E649 [2AP]

———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2557), H8833, H8837, H8838, H8871, H8872, H8874, H8877, H8878 [24SE]

———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2557), consideration (H. Res. 375), H8832 [24SE]

West, Allen: court martial for accused threatening of an Iraqi prisoner, H10982 [7NO]

WIVK-Radio (Knoxville, TN): anniversary, E507 [18MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1328 [25FE], H1950 [18MR], H2129 [19MR], H4128 [14MY], H4874 [3JN], H5925 [25JN], H6345 [8JY], H8947 [25SE], H9737 [20OC]

Tributes

Billingsley, Evelyn, E1033 [21MY]

Boyd, Gerald: EPA Phoenix Award recipient, E2189 [31OC]

Burke, Edmund, H11367 [18NO]

Cohen, Richard, E1745 [9SE]

Dickey, Doug, E869 [6MY]

Dodson, George, E147 [6FE]

Eldridge, Robert C., Sr. (Dink), E669 [3AP]

Forster, Fred, E933 [13MY]

Graham, Bob, E2532 [8DE]

Lakin, Jane, E1414 [8JY]

Miller, Jerry (Ace), E883 [7MY]

Newman, Russell A., E870 [6MY]

Roberson, Jessie: EPA Phoenix Award recipient, E2189 [31OC]

Russell, Kenneth E., E1751 [10SE]

Shirley, Paul and Nadine, E440 [12MR]

Wallace, Danny, E638 [1AP]

Williams, Richard, Jr., E193 [12FE]