DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE related term(s) Corps of Engineers; National Guard

Addresses

Army Junior ROTC—Motivating Young People To Be Better Citizens: Sabrina Ussery, E1745 [30SE]

Beirut Memorial Services: Lynn Smith Derbyshire, S11482 [18NO]

B-2 Stealth Bomber Arrival at Whiteman AFB, MO, Anniversary: Representative Skelton, E170 [12FE]

D-Day 60th Anniversary: Speaker Hastert, E1118 [15JN]

Fly Like an Eagle (Even if You Feel Like a Chicken): Terry Karl, Stanford University, E1141 [16JN]

Iraq—What Next? Senator Levin, S11298 [11OC]

Joint Meeting of Congress: Iyad Allawi, Prime Minister of Iraq, H7446-H7448 [23SE]

Now We Know—It's Our Mideast Policy That's Creating Enemies: Senator Hollings, S8653 [22JY]

Paul Warnke Lecture on International Security at the Council on Foreign Relations: Senator Levin, S9435-S9437 [21SE]

Reflections on Leadership in Defense and Professional Military Education Reform: Archie D. Barrett, E210 [24FE], E263 [1MR]

Tennessee National Guard's 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment: Charles P. Southerland, National Guard, S6489 [7JN]

Test and Evaluation in the ``New World of 2004,'' Thomas P. Christie, Dept. of Defense, S6932-S6934 [17JN]

Tribute to Raheen Tyson Heighter: Representative Israel, E207 [24FE]

Who Did This to Us? Mata Burke, E1741 [30SE]

Advertisements

Positive things that have happened in Iraq recently: O.C. Welch, H5783 [14JY]

Affidavits

Savannah River Site nuclear waste storage facility cleanup: David E. Wilson, Jr., South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control, S6399 [3JN]

Amendments

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S5522, S5525, S5548, S5549, S5550, S5551, S5552 [17MY], S5569, S5594, S5613, S5614, S5615, S5616, S5619, S5620, S5621 [18MY], S5768, S5771, S5785, S5786, S5787, S5788, S5789, S5790, S5810, S5811, S5819, S5820, S5821, S5822, S5824, S5825, S5829, S5830, S5831, S5832, S5833, S5834, S5835, S5836 [19MY], S5903, S5907, S6011, S6012, S6013, S6014, S6015 [20MY], S6055, S6056, S6057, S6108, S6109, S6110, S6111 [21MY], S6291, S6292 [1JN], S6307, S6316, S6336, S6363, S6364, S6365 [2JN], S6395, S6426, S6434, S6435, S6459, S6460, S6461, S6462, S6463 [3JN], S6478, S6479, S6483 [4JN], S6505, S6506, S6507, S6508, S6509, S6510, S6511, S6512, S6513, S6514, S6515, S6516, S6517, S6518, S6520, S6521, S6522, S6523, S6524, S6525, S6526, S6527, S6528, S6529, S6530, S6531, S6532, S6533, S6534, S6535, S6539, S6540, S6542, S6543, S6544, S6545, S6546, S6547, S6548, S6549, S6558, S6560, S6562, S6563, S6564, S6565, S6566, S6567, S6568, S6569, S6570, S6571, S6572, S6573, S6574, S6575, S6576, S6577, S6578, S6579, S6580, S6581, S6584, S6587, S6590, S6591 [7JN], S6632, S6633 [8JN], S6679 [9JN], S6693, S6695, S6696, S6697, S6701, S6704, S6711, S6714, S6715, S6716, S6717, S6718, S6719, S6741 [14JN], S6777, S6779, S6780, S6784, S6785, S6786, S6787, S6807 [15JN], S6847, S6850, S6864, S6906 [16JN], S6915, S6918, S6928, S6946, S6951, S6966, S6967, S6971, S6972, S6975, S6976, S6977, S6980, S6981, S7024, S7025 [17JN], S7030, S7036, S7037, S7040, S7057, S7058 [18JN], S7064, S7067, S7069, S7071, S7077, S7083, S7086, S7090, S7094, S7112, S7113 [21JN], S7127, S7128, S7129, S7132, S7134, S7137, S7138, S7152, S7153, S7154, S7155, S7156, S7157, S7158, S7159, S7160, S7195, S7196, S7197, S7199 [22JN], S7207, S7218, S7268, S7270, S7271, S7272, S7273, S7274, S7342, S7344, S7345 [23JN]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3230 [18MY], H3270, H3271, H3346, H3350, H3354, H3370, H3372, H3373, H3374, H3376, H3377 [19MY], H3406, H3411, H3412, H3415, H3418, H3419, H3420, H3421, H3422, H3427, H3429 [20MY], E1759 [30SE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration (H. Res. 648), H3250 [19MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 843), H8991 [8OC]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), H5984 [19JY], H6660 [22JY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), consideration (H. Res. 732), H6457 [21JY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2674), S9242, S9295, S9296 [15SE]

———making (H.R. 4613), S7367, S7370, S7372, S7373, S7375, S7376, S7377, S7378, S7379, S7380, S7381, S7382, S7383, S7488, S7489, S7490, S7491, S7492, S7493 [24JN], H4648 [21JN], H4703, H4706, H4707, H4708, H4718, H4722, H4724, H4766 [22JN]

———making (H.R. 4613), consideration (H. Res. 683), H4682 [22JN]

Armed Forces: ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), H1703 [30MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (S. Con. Res. 136), S11319, S11324 [11OC]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (H.R. 3936), S10997 [9OC]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S9725, S9726, S9728, S9731, S9733 [27SE], S9784, S9804, S9819, S9820, S9821, S9822, S9825, S9826, S9827, S9840, S9851, S9852, S9857, S9858, S9859, S9860, S9861, S9862 [28SE], S9883, S9895, S9904, S9913, S9914, S9915, S9959, S9960, S9962, S9963, S9965, S9966, S9967, S9969, S9971, S9972, S9973, S9974, S9975, S9978, S9980, S9981 [29SE], S10003, S10004, S10007, S10012, S10016, S10025, S10029, S10033, S10038, S10039, S10041, S10044, S10045, S10046, S10047, S10078, S10079, S10080, S10081, S10082, S10087, S10088, S10089, S10090, S10091, S10092, S10095, S10096, S10097, S10098, S10099, S10100, S10102, S10104, S10108, S10109, S10111, S10112, S10113, S10117, S10118, S10119, S10120, S10121, S10122, S10123, S10124, S10125, S10126, S10127, S10128, S10129, S10130, S10131, S10132, S10133, S10137, S10139, S10140, S10145, S10146, S10147, S10148, S10149, S10150, S10152, S10153, S10154, S10156, S10160, S10161, S10162, S10163, S10164 [30SE], S10197, S10198, S10201, S10208, S10212, S10215, S10217, S10219, S10220, S10221, S10224, S10232, S10234, S10239, S10240, S10241, S10242, S10244, S10247, S10249, S10250, S10251, S10252, S10253, S10265 [1OC], S10309, S10321, S10322, S10327, S10329, S10330, S10331, S10332, S10334, S10338, S10339, S10342, S10343, S10344, S10351, S10352, S10353, S10355, S10369, S10376, S10377 [4OC], S10384, S10387, S10392, S10394, S10417, S10446, S10447, S10448, S10449, S10450, S10451 [5OC], S10477, S10485, S10487, S10516, S10518, S10520, S10521, S10538, S10540, S10541, S10542, S10543, S10600, S10601 [6OC], S10879 [8OC]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), consideration (H. Res. 561), H1132 [17MR]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), consideration (H. Res. 628), H2678 [6MY]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8039 [4OC], H8169 [5OC], H8726, H8792, H8843, H8848 [7OC], H8863, H8865, H8869, H8871, H8874, H8875, H8876, H8877, H8880, H8882, H8884, H8886, H8894, H8896, H8898, H8901, H8903, H8904, H8915 [8OC]

Taxation: waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), S11317 [11OC]

Terrorism: 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 (S. 1728), S10088 [30SE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (S. 1379), S11325 [11OC]

Appointments

Commission on Review of Overseas Military Facility Structure of the U.S., S379 [2FE], S4443 [27AP], H1598 [29MR], H2159 [20AP]

Conferees: H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S7503 [24JN], H7701 [28SE]

———H.R. 4613, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S7392 [24JN], H5552 [13JY]

———H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S9377 [20SE], H8851 [7OC]

———S. 2845, National Intelligence Reform Act, S11333 [11OC]

Articles and editorials

Abu Ghraib Panic, S5493 [14MY]

Abuse Disgusts Fort's Interrogators—Trainees Taught Right Way To Make Subjects Talk; Students Learn How To Play on Fears Without Violence, S5492 [14MY]

Abuse Flap May Ruin Bush Team's ``Trust Us'' Argument on Detainees, H3021 [17MY]

Acknowledging the Psychiatric Cost of War, H5389 [8JY]

Allendale Marine Dies in Iraq, E1349 [9JY]

Anderson Deputy's Plans for Retirement Put on Back Burner, S6489 [7JN]

Annan Opposes Exempting U.S. From Court, H4571 [18JN]

Army of One, S5469-S5471 [13MY]

Army Reserve Chief Fears Retention Crisis, S3576 [1AP]

Battling for Iraq, S9767 [28SE]

Bigger Peril—Dirty Bombs, S7127 [22JN]

Blind Into Baghdad, E142-E151 [10FE]

Bush's ``Grand Strategy''—Overlooked by Liberal Historians, H1044 [11MR]

Chief Weapons Buyer for Air Force Quits, S11777 [20NO]

Choosing the Wrong Side, S5911 [20MY]

Conservative Allies Take Chalabi Case to the White House, H3755 [3JN]

Dangerous Games—Federal Effort To Bury Nuclear Wastes at West Valley Is Unconscionable, S6409 [3JN]

Debate Needed on Nuclear Waste, S5912 [20MY]

Delicate and Dangerous Job, E1575 [9SE]

Downstate Town Stung by Deaths; 2 Soldiers Dead, 15 Hurt in Iraq, S9051 [10SE]

Draft—Rumors, and That's All They Are, H8125 [5OC]

End of a Chapter, S2858 [22MR]

Essential War, S3282 [29MR]

Europe Considers Ending Chinese Arms Embargo, S7074 [21JN]

Ex-Inspector Says CIA Missed Iraqi Arms Chaos, S224 [26JA]

Fallen Soldier Laid To Rest—Family, Friends Remember Local Man Who Died Serving His Country in Iraq, E929 [21MY]

Fix Energy Department, Not the Law It's Breaking, S5911 [20MY]

For Seven Iraqis, a Vital Part of Life Is Restored, S6474 [4JN]

Force Spies To Work Together, S9556 [23SE]

Former Governors Raise Concern About DOE Bill on Nuclear Waste, S6398 [3JN]

From Iraq—``What It's Really Like'', S8023 [13JY]

Full Disclosure, S11777 [20NO]

Gray Zone, H3073-H3076 [17MY]

Halliburton Tells the Pentagon Workers Took Iraq-Deal Kickbacks, S206 [23JA]

He Helped Rebuild Iraq, Now He Must Rebuild His Business, S5202 [11MY]

Hill Set To Challenge Pentagon on Terror-War Medal, S3458 [31MR]

How the White House Embraced Disputed Arms Intelligence, S10302-S10308 [4OC]

I Was Forced To Abuse Inmates, Says U.S. Soldier, H2887 [12MY]

Ignoring Other Candidates, Kerry Turns Focus on Bush, S133 [22JA]

In Laos, Sifting the Earth for American Dead, H2609 [5MY]

In the Northwest—Bush-Cheney Flip-Flops Cost America in Blood, H7867 [30SE]

Inside Afghan Prisons, U.S. Abuses Are Shrouded in Mystery, H2994 [13MY]

Insult to Our Soldiers, E428 [23MR]

Intelligence Report Offered Bleak View of Iraq, S9412 [21SE]

Iraq War Makes Us Less Safe, Not More, E18 [21JA]

Iraq War—Miscalculation and Misstep, S11347 [16NO]

John McCain's Flying Circus, S11778 [20NO]

Joint Intelligence Committee Overdue, E2187 [7DE]

Keeping Spirits Up While They Hunker Down—Humor and a Lid on Emotions Help Echo Company's Marines Stay Focused in Fallouja, H2462 [28AP]

Lasting Wounds of War, S4467 [28AP]

Lasting Wounds of War; Roadside Bombs Have Devastated Troops and Doctors Who Treat Them, S6886 [16JN]

Lockheed Allegations Focus on Boeing's Chief Exec, S11777 [20NO]

Marine's Charisma Touching Many, E623 [22AP]

Marine's Journey Home Nears End, E623 [22AP]

Marine's Lengthy Journey Nears End, E623 [22AP]

Military, S10383 [5OC]

Mr. Rumsfeld's Responsibility, S4966 [6MY], H2669 [6MY]

No Debating a Sense of Duty, S9215 [14SE]

Of `Lies' and WMD, S7950 [13JY]

Pictures That Lost the War, H2673 [6MY]

Plum Creek Honored for Soldier Support, E1318 [8JY]

Pointing Fingers, S7950 [13JY]

Portraits of Sacrifice, H1182-H1185 [17MR]

Price of Giving Bad Advice, E1002 [2JN]

Rescuing SRS Cleanup, S6420 [3JN]

Reservists Under Economic Fire, S3578 [1AP], S5203 [11MY]

Restoring Our Honor, H2675 [6MY]

Rumsfeld Approved `Harsh' Interrogation, H2886 [12MY]

Rumsfeld Defends Hiding Prisoner at CIA Urging, H4572 [18JN]

Saddam Team Skimmed Billions in Aid Project. Cash in Suitcases—UN Sanctions Violated, H1043 [11MR]

Senate Should Halt Nuclear Waste Plan, S5911 [20MY]

Shortcut on Nuclear Waste, S6402 [3JN]

Six Morons Who Lost the War, H2674 [6MY]

State Cleanup Faces All-or-All Proposition, S5911 [20MY]

Stopping the Abuse of Detainees, S4887 [5MY]

Survivor Benefit Plan Needs Reform, S2587 [10MR], S7091 [21JN]

Tests Confirm Sarin in Iraqi Artillery Shell, S5763 [19MY]

Too Slow on Nukes, S7126 [22JN]

Torture and the Politics of Ambiguity, H2994 [13MY]

Tribute to Earl R. McCandless, E56 [27JA]

2 Million Miles, Makeshift Armor and No Fatalities—A Virginia Guard Unit Survives in Iraq's Dangers, H1433 [24MR]

U.S. Asylum for Iraqi Girl, 15, H7584 [28SE]

U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Passes 1,000, H6736 [7SE]

U.S. Makes Show of Strength in Fallujah, S9107 [13SE]

U.S. Slows Bid To Advance Democracy in Arab World, E2206 [20DE]

U.S. Soldier Paints a Scene of Eager Mayhem at Iraqi Prison, S5491 [14MY]

U.S. Vows To Retake 2 Southern Cities in Hands of Militants, S4057 [8AP]

Ugly Americans, H2496 [4MY]

War Carries a Hidden Cost—Reservists' ``Pay Gap'' Often Forces Difficult Choices on Families, S5202 [11MY]

War for Us, Fought by Them, E763 [5MY]

War Funds Dwindling, GAO Warns, S8605 [22JY]

When We're the Evildoers in Iraq—With Immoral U.S. Leadership, Is It So Shocking To Find Torturers in the Ranks?, H2677 [6MY]

Who Should Have Known?, H2676 [6MY]

Why Was Pattern of Abuse Ignored for So Long?, H2676 [6MY]

Why We're in Iraq, S5367 [12MY], S7223 [23JN]

WSJ Editor Backs Iraq Screed, E1936 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: permit funding for abortions of pregnancies resulting from rape and incest (see S. 2166), S2223 [4MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: instruct conferees to appropriations legislation relative to the Conservation Security Program and treatment of agricultural disaster assistance (see S. Res. 465), S11305 [11OC]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see S. 2400), S5227 [11MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see S. 2229), S3096 [24MR] (see S. 2401), S5227 [11MY] (see H.R. 4200), H2371 [22AP]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H3229 [18MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 843), H9050 [8OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 843)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 831), H8856 [7OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 514), H9050 [8OC]

———authorizing for military construction (see S. 2402), S5227 [11MY]

———make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 3984, 3985, 3986), H1229 [17MR]

———making (see S. 2559), S7174 [22JN] (see H.R. 4613), H4579 [18JN]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (see S. 2674), S8229 [15JY] (see H.R. 4837), H5907 [15JY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), consideration (see H. Res. 732), H6127 [20JY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 832), H8856 [7OC]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 144), S11305 [11OC]

———making for military construction and family housing (see H.R. 4424), H3438 (see H.R. 4424), H3537 [20MY]

———making for military construction and family housing (H.R. 4424), consideration (see H. Res. 789), H7442 [22SE]

———making (H.R. 4613), consideration (see H. Res. 683), H4646 [21JN]

———making (H.R. 4613), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 735), H6555 [21JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 4183), H2265 [21AP]

Arizona: facilitate operation, maintenance, and capital improvement of Camp Navajo by the Arizona Army National Guard (see H.R. 3824), H574 [24FE]

———require release of reversionary interest retained by the U.S. in connection with the conveyance of portions of former Williams AFB, AZ, to Arizona State University and Maricopa County Community College District (see H.R. 4439), H3438 (see H.R. 4439), H3538 [20MY]

Arlington, VA: support construction of the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial (see H.R. 5046), H6996 [9SE]

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4468), H3439 (see H.R. 4468), H3539 [20MY]

———allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2561), S7311 [23JN]

———allow members and reservists to transfer certain educational assistance entitlement to dependents (see H.R. 5257), H8857 [7OC]

———assist with the transition of members from combat zones to noncombat zones and veterans from active service to civilian life (see H.R. 5332), H9049 [8OC]

———authorize a ``child only'' annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan when there is a surviving spouse of members who died on active duty during a certain time period (see H.R. 3792), H434 [10FE]

———coordinate rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act with other Federal laws (see S. 2448), S5799 [19MY]

———eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4711), H4927 (see H.R. 4711), H5071 [24JN]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see S. 2068), S1285 [12FE] (see S. 2791), S9075 [10SE] (see H.R. 5354), H9184 [9OC]

———enhance the Montgomery GI Bill benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 2849), S9722 [27SE] (see H.R. 5349), H9049 [8OC]

———ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3966), H1074 [12MR]

———ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), consideration (see H. Res. 580), H1642 [29MR]

———ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 4728), H5149 [25JN]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see H.R. 5296), H9047 [8OC]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see S. 2099), S1457 [23FE] (see H.R. 4367), H3015 [13MY]

———establish a program of interest-free loans for Reserve members who experience financial hardships as a result of being called to active duty (see H.R. 3962), H1071 [11MR]

———establish a unified combatant command for military intelligence (see S. 2778), S8963 [8SE]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see S. 2262), S3455 [31MR]

———expand and improve retired pay, burial, education, and other mobilization benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who are called or ordered to active duty (see S. 2274), S3567 [1AP]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave Program to cover transportation by certain members stationed inside or outside of the U.S. and granted leave in anticipation of deployment overseas (see H.R. 4524), H3820 [8JN]

———express concern over the well-being of members and call on the Dept. of Defense to see that deployed military personnel have the best force protection equipment available (see H. Con. Res. 383), H1072 [11MR] (see H. Con. Res. 391), H1322 [18MR]

———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 4463), H3439 (see H.R. 4463), H3539 [20MY]

———improve certain compensation, health care, and education benefits for individuals who serve on active duty in a reserve component of the uniformed services (see H.R. 4753), H5150 [25JN]

———improve educational benefits for members of the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 5239), H8408 [6OC]

———improve medical readiness (see S. 2430), S5607 [18MY]

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring (see S. 2427), S5535 [17MY]

———increase death gratuity (see S. 2867), S10061 [30SE] (see H.R. 5055), H6997 [9SE] (see H.R. 5207), H8038 [4OC]

———increase rates of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve (see S. 2100), S1457 [23FE] (see S. 2184), S2440 [9MR] (see H.R. 4188), H2265 [21AP]

———increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing (see H.R. 4879), H6555 [21JY]

———mitigate financial hardships experienced by Reserve members as a result of being called to active duty (see H. Con. Res. 374), H700 [26FE]

———payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (see S. 2573), S7434 [24JN]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see S. 2905), S10568 [6OC] (see H.R. 5011), H6755 [7SE]

———prohibit requirement of anthrax and smallpox immunizations without members' consent and correct records of those previously punished for refusing such vaccines (see H.R. 5166), H7863 [29SE]

———provide a monthly allotment of free telephone calling time to members stationed outside the U.S. who are directly supporting military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 5210), H8167 [5OC]

———provide additional funding to prevent sexual assaults in the military (see H.R. 5328), H9049 [8OC]

———provide automatic pay increase to any member deployed away from their permanent station or home for an extended period (see H.R. 3862), H699 [26FE]

———provide flexibility in the naturalization process for aliens in active duty service abroad (see H.R. 4873), H6127 [20JY]

———provide for a new program of educational assistance for certain members of Reserve components who perform active service (see H.R. 5081), H7233 [15SE]

———provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 4637), H4765 [22JN]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 5261), H8857 [7OC]

———provide grants to States for undergraduate tuition assistance for members of the Selected Reserve at public colleges and universities (see H.R. 4788), H5402 [8JY]

———provide improved income security for members of the Individual Ready Reserve who are called to active duty (see H.R. 4733), H5149 [25JN]

———provide rapid acquisition authority to respond to combat emergencies (see H.R. 4323), H2814 [11MY]

———provide standards for the use of military commissions for the trial of offenses under the law of war or in furtherance of international terrorism (see H.R. 5222), H8167 [5OC]

———provide that active-duty Army or Air Force officers may not be promoted to brigadier general unless they have had a duty assignment of a certain length involving administration of the National Guard or Reserves (see H.R. 4630), H4646 [21JN]

———provide that reimbursement of members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member include delivery costs (see H.R. 4590), H4286 [16JN]

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6755 [7SE]

———recognize the sacrifices of members killed or injured in combat, establish a tracking system to notify family members of wounded personnel, and modernize combat medics' equipment (see S. 2516), S6734 [14JN]

———rectify deficiencies in military postal system to ensure that members overseas can receive and send mail in a timely manner, including election ballots, in time for 2004 elections (see H. Res. 608), H2483 [28AP]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 5391), H9999 [18NO]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 2152), S1999 [2MR] (see H.R. 4599), H4286 [16JN]

———reimburse members retired for combat-related disability for travel to military treatment facilities for medical care (see H.R. 4180), H2264 [21AP]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (see S. 2057), S721 [9FE] (see H.R. 3731), H127 [27JA]

———reimburse State and local governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments (see S. Res. 464), S11305 [11OC]

———require notification to Congress and the public when waivers to certain domestic source requirements are made (see H.R. 3951), H1071 [11MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2065), S1017 [11FE]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see S. 2035), S320 [28JA]

———tribute to individuals that have donated prepaid telephone cards to members participating in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 525), H10079 [19NO]

Army: establish a combat artillery badge (see H.R. 3950), H1071 [11MR]

———establish a combat service recognition ribbon to recognize participation in combat by members of the Army, regardless of branch (see H.R. 4369), H3015 [13MY]

———provide an increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel (see S. 2165), S2223 [4MR]

———provide Federal assistance for environmental infrastructure projects in northern and northeastern Kentucky (see H.R. 4645), H4765 [22JN]

Australia: establish a memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek (see H.R. 5304), H9048 [8OC]

Aviation: establish programs to protect commercial aircraft from man-portable air defense systems (see H.R. 4056), H1739 [30MR]

Barber, Rex T.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during World War II (see S. 2039), S320 [28JA] (see H.R. 3739), H243 [28JA]

BLM: transfer jurisdiction over certain public lands to the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4242), H2483 [28AP]

Boy Scouts: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities (see S. Con. Res. 147), S11496 [18NO] (see S. Con. Res. 152), S11897 [7DE] (see H.R. 5428), H10926 [6DE] (see H. Con. Res. 522), H9999 [18NO]

Bulgaria: condition U.S. military cooperation on certification that U.S. citizens and corporations are afforded due process of law and that certain U.S. legal decisions have been satisfied (see H.R. 4572), H4170 [15JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see S. Con. Res. 136), S9130 [13SE]

———establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Con. Res. 139), S10061 [30SE] (see H. Con. Res. 506), H7944 [30SE]

Celebrate Freedom Foundation: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 505), H7864 [29SE]

Children and youth: prevent the disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of their parents (see H.R. 3779), H392 [4FE]

Civil liberties: require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces or intelligence operatives (see H.R. 4951), H6703 [22JY]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see H.R. 4071), H1739 [30MR] (see H.R. 5076), H7137 [14SE]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H89 [21JA]

Coalition of the Willing Medal: establish and award to military members of nations participating with the U.S. in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 5271), H8857 [7OC]

Colmery, Harry W.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see S. Con. Res. 117), S6673 [9JN]

Columbus, OH: transfer administrative jurisdiction of a parcel of real property comprising a portion of the Defense Supply Center (see S. 2037), S320 [28JA]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish (see S. Res. 429), S9287 [15SE]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H4893 [23JN]

Committee To Investigate Halliburton, War Profiteering, and Related Matters (Senate, Special): establish (see S. Res. 479), S11800 [20NO]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 494), H36 [20JA]

Concord, CA: anniversary of explosion at Port Chicago Naval Magazine (see H. Res. 813), H7944 [30SE]

Contraceptives: require emergency contraception to be included on the uniform formulary of pharmaceutical agents of the pharmacy benefits program (see H.R. 4976), H6704 [22JY]

Contracts: limit contracting with firms under investigation by the Inspector General (see S. 2023), S185 [22JA]

———provide Congress with copies and descriptions of certain contracts and task orders for work to be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 4510), H3780 [3JN]

———require registration of contractors' taxpayer identification numbers in the Central Contractor Registry database (see S. 2383), S4910 [5MY]

Corps of Engineers: provide funding for operations and maintenance of essential waterways (see H.R. 4819), H5653 [13JY]

———reform (see S. 2188), S2543 [10MR]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (see H.R. 3936), H1070 [11MR]

Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to a Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 5300), H9047 [8OC]

Death and dying: allow the public, press, and military families to be present at the arrival at military installations of remains of Armed Forces members who died in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 384), H1072 [11MR]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H1483 [24MR]

———specify additional selection criteria for upcoming rounds of military base closures and realignments (see H.R. 4246), H2483 [28AP]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for defense activities (see S. 2403), S5227 [11MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: transfer Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to serve as headquarters and facilitate acquisition by the Navy of suitable replacement facilities (see H.R. 4322), H2814 [11MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: contract for a report on employment placement, retention, and advancement of recently separated servicemembers (see H.R. 4173), H2198 [20AP]

———treat injury or death sustained from participation in a medical research program in same manner as an injury incurred from military service (see H.R. 4621), H4580 [18JN]

Director of National Intelligence: establish position as head of entire intelligence community (see H.R. 4104), H2018 [1AP]

Disabled: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see S. 2956), S10846 [8OC] (see S. 3002), S11496 [18NO] (see H.R. 5057), H6997 [9SE]

Education: recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2199 [20AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet needs of military and Indian land school districts (see H.R. 3795), H514 [11FE]

Energy Efficiency Program: expand by entering into energy savings performance contracts (see S. 2318), S4024 [8AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 5199), H7944 [30SE]

———authorize leave for immediate family members of a member of the uniformed services who dies in the line of duty to facilitate their attendance at the burial ceremony (see H.R. 4954), H6703 [22JY]

Federal contracts: provide for the arrest and commitment of contractor personnel who commit Federal offenses or war crimes while supporting overseas missions (see H.R. 4390), H3390 [19MY]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 88), S721 [9FE] (see H. Con. Res. 356), H303 [3FE] (see H. Res. 581), H1643 [29MR]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (H. Res. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 585), H1739 [30MR]

———extend military extraterritorial jurisdiction to any Federal personnel or contractors supporting Dept. of Defense missions overseas (see H.R. 4387), H3229 [18MY]

Firefighters: make hazardous duty incentive pay available to uniformed service members performing firefighting duties (see S. 2355), S4493 [28AP]

Flag—U.S.: request that the flag flown over the Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day each month in honor of U.S. citizens killed in military action (see H. Con. Res. 400), H1643 [29MR]

Foreign aid: authorize transfer of funds for foreign countries to participate in international peacekeeping or peace enforcement operations (see S. 2514), S6673 [9JN]

Fort Lewis, WA: accept a parcel of land held in trust for the Nisqually Tribe and ensure such acceptance does not adversely affect the Bonneville Power Administration (see H.R. 4362), H3015 [13MY]

———modify terms and scope of a land exchange authorized between the Army and the Nisqually Tribe and affecting the interests of the Bonneville Power Administration (see H.R. 4272), H2548 [4MY]

Fort Sheridan, IL: convey certain environmentally sensitive land to ensure permanent protection of the land (see H.R. 4196), H2371 [22AP]

Gibbons, Pasqualine J.: unfair passing over for promotion to grade of technical sergeant during World War II (see H. Res. 826), H8408 [6OC]

Gilmore Commission: tribute to contributions to homeland security (see H. Res. 537), H633 [25FE]

Government: limit closure of commissary and exchange stores and facilities and Dept. of Defense dependent elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2368), S4692 [29AP]

———provide for an improved acquisition system (see H.R. 4228), H2482 [28AP]

Holloman AFB, NM: land exchange to remove private lands from safety zone for munitions storage bunkers (see H.R. 4808), H5470 [9JY]

Insurance: make a stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program (see S. 2982), S11377 [16NO]

———reform the TRICARE program to make reimbursement rates and cost-sharing requirements the same as those offered under certain plans provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 5152), H7735 [28SE]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (see S. 2840, 2845), S9611 [23SE] (see H.R. 5150), H7579 [24SE] (see H.R. 5223), H8167 [5OC]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 870), H11057 [7DE]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 870)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 868), H10926 [6DE]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 860), H9999 [18NO]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 557), H1072 [11MR] (see H. Res. 564), H1229 [17MR]

———affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), consideration (see H. Res. 561), H1116 [16MR]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (see S. Res. 356), S5078 [10MY] (see H. Res. 627), H2657 [5MY] (see H. Res. 639), H2918 [12MY]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), consideration (see H. Res. 628), H2656 [5MY]

———consult with the U.N. Security Council on a peacekeeping resolution, and with NATO on a commitment for security (see S. Res. 339), S4024 [8AP]

———demolish Abu Ghraib prison to underscore U.S. abhorrence of the mistreatment of prisoners (see S. Res. 354), S4997 [6MY]

———establish an international commission to monitor the treatment of persons in U.S. custody (see H.R. 4448), H3438 (see H.R. 4448), H3538 [20MY]

———establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction (see H.R. 4467), H3439 (see H.R. 4467), H3539 [20MY]

———recognize individuals working under U.S. contracts and express sympathy to those injured, taken captive, and to the families of those killed (see H. Con. Res. 429), H3229 [18MY]

Korean War: revise requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Medical Badge relative to certain service in Korea (see S. 2450), S5799 [19MY] (see H.R. 4039), H1592 [25MR]

Law enforcement: amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring military sexual assault crimes into parallel with Federal sexual assault crimes (see H.R. 4123), H2019 [1AP]

———amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring sexual assault crimes under military law into parallel with sexual assault crimes under Federal law (see H.R. 4709), H4927 (see H.R. 4709), H5071 [24JN]

———amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to define and punish stalking by persons subject to such code (see H.R. 5416), H10079 [19NO]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 4445), H3438 (see H.R. 4445), H3538 [20MY]

Mitchell, William: issue posthumous commission to the grade of major general in the Army (see S. 2380), S4837 [4MY]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S2860 [22MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE] (see H.R. 5040), H6996 [9SE]

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see S. 2321), S4158 [20AP] (see H.R. 4217), H2372 [22AP]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 112), S6087 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 365), H574 [24FE]

National School Lunch Act: provide automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose parents are enlisted active-duty personnel (see H.R. 5229), H8407 [6OC]

National security: combat terrorism (see H.R. 5291), H9047 [8OC]

———deny funds for deployment of certain ballistic missile defense system components and, instead, provide needed funding for programs designed to keep ports secure from terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 428), H3093 [17MY]

———provide for a certificate recognizing employees of defense companies for contributions during the Cold War (see H.R. 5112), H7329 [21SE]

———reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (see H.R. 10), H7579 [24SE]

———reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 827), H8407 [6OC]

National Security Education Program: revise funding mechanism for scholarships, fellowships, and grants to institutions (see H.R. 4574), H4170 [15JN]

Native Americans: remit to certain Indian veterans amounts withheld from military basic pay for State income tax purposes for periods of time spent in active service while living on Indian land (see H.R. 5275), H8858 [7OC]

Office of the Victim Advocate: establish (see H.R. 4587), H4286 [16JN]

Pearl Harbor Memorial Site Visitor Center: designate (see H.R. 4244), H2483 [28AP]

POW: payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 4998), H6704 [22JY]

———request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H. Res. 689), H4893 [23JN]

———request transmission to the House of Representatives any documentation produced in conjuction with investigations of abuse of Iraqi POW by U.S. military personnel or contractors (see H. Res. 640), H2918 [12MY]

Puerto Rico: authorize construction of a Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center at a site that would best serve the needs of both veterans and Dept. of Defense medical beneficiaries (see H.R. 3898), H871 [4MR]

Purple Heart: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award to certain POW (see H.R. 4425), H3438 (see H.R. 4425), H3537 [20MY]

Radioactive substances: carry out activites to bring to market effective medical countermeasures to radiation from a nuclear or radiological attack (see H.R. 5000), H6705 [22JY]

Robert J. Dole Community Center, McConnell AFB, KS: designate (see H.R. 3746), H244 [28JA]

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: impeach (see H. Res. 629), H2728 [6MY]

Selective Service System: terminate registration requirement and activities of local boards and agencies (see H.R. 4746), H5150 [25JN]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, document production, and representation in Ulysses J. Ward v. Dept. of the Army (see S. Res. 395), S7435 [24JN]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: improve and make technical corrections (see H.R. 4658), H4893 [23JN]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 462), H4893 [23JN]

Taxation: allow a credit for businesses who employ military reservists (see H.R. 5079), H7233 [15SE]

———allow a credit for businesses who employ veterans (see H.R. 5080), H7233 [15SE]

———clarify treatment of differential wage payments made to employees called to active military duty (see S. 2858), S9936 [29SE] (see H.R. 5154), H7735 [28SE]

———ensure that soldiers serving in a combat zone do not lose eligibility for the refundable child tax credit by reason of receiving nontaxable combat pay (see H.R. 4171), H2198 [20AP]

———provide additional relief for members of the Armed Forces and their families (see S. 2419), S5472 [13MY]

———provide for a refundable wage differential credit for activated military reservists (see S. 2309), S4024 [8AP] (see H.R. 4435), H3438 (see H.R. 4435), H3538 [20MY]

———repeal rate cuts for the top tax bracket and apply savings to the educational grant and loan programs (see S. 2423), S5472 [13MY]

———treatment of certain wages of spouses of Armed Forces members serving in combat zones (see S. 2824), S9441 [21SE]

———treatment of combat pay relative to earned income tax credit (see S. 2942), S10703 [7OC]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (see S. 2375), S4767 [3MY] (see S. 2474), S6087 [21MY]

Territories: allow U.S. nationals to attend military service academies and receive ROTC scholarships on the condition that the individual naturalize before graduation (see H.R. 3928), H1010 [10MR] (see H.R. 4532), H3872 [9JN]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 757), H6899 [8SE]

———mint coins to commemorate events related to the attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 5046), H6996 [9SE]

Transportation: authorize the acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H.R. 4130), H2152 [2AP]

Trecosta, Rocco A.: relief (see S. 2042), S370 [2FE]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1116 [16MR]

U.S. Military Cancer Institute: establish (see S. 2097), S1457 [23FE] (see H.R. 4273), H2548 [4MY]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: extend period for which an individual may elect to continue employer-sponsored health care coverage (see H.R. 4659), H4893 [23JN]

———require employers to post a notice of applicable rights and duties (see H.R. 4477), H3719 [2JN]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see S. 2177), S2440 [9MR]

———direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order (see S. 2601), S7435 [24JN] (see H.R. 4111), H2018 [1AP]

———encourage States to establish programs to award high school diplomas to veterans who left school to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war (see H. Res. 721), H5908 [15JY]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5244), H8856 [7OC]

———improve provision of health care, rehabilitation, and related services to veterans suffering from trauma relating to a blast injury (see S. 2524), S6881 [16JN]

———increase maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs (see H.R. 5047), H6996 [9SE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (H.R. 548), consideration (see H. Res. 584), H1740 [30MR]

Vietnam: urge the provision of all information relative to Americans unaccounted for from the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 431), H3391 [19MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: commend the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, and Vietnam for efforts to achieve full accounting of U.S. Armed Forces personnel (see H. Con. Res. 485), H6705 [22JY]

———express appreciation for service and sacrifice to veterans (see H. Res. 840), H8859 [7OC]

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 (see S. 2554), S7104 [21JN] (see S. 2773), S8860 [7SE]

Winters, Richard D.: tribute (see S. Res. 481), S11800 [20NO]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see S.J. Res. 27), S1286 [12FE] (see S.J. Res. 28), S1586 [25FE] (see H.J. Res. 93), H2488 [29AP]

———commemorate anniversary of Battle of Peleliu, protect Peleliu Battlefield National Historic Landmark sites, and establish commemorative programs honoring Americans who fought there (see H.J. Res. 102), H6997 [9SE]

———honor service of men and women who served in the Armed Forces (see S. Res. 369), S6348 [2JN]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 417), H2727 [6MY]

Biographies

From, John L., Jr., S3564 [1AP]

Certificates

Medal of Honor awarded to First Lieutenant Daniel K. Inouye, S6327 [2JN]

Charts

Decades of Terrorism, S10534 [6OC]

Chronologies

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act provisions on preserving certain authorities and chain of command, S12006 [8DE]

Citations

Richard S. Agnew awarded Distinguished Service Cross: Dept. of the Army, E1207 [22JN]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S6863 [16JN], S7162 [22JN]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report, S10979 [9OC]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10254 [1OC], S10391 [5OC]

Conference reports

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 4200), H9187-H9627 [8OC]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4837), H9054-H9113 [9OC]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 4613), H6129-H6444 [20JY]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (S. 2845), H10930-H10993 [7DE]

Cost Estimates

Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act (S. 894): CBO, S8107 [14JY]

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2773): CBO, S10682-S10685 [7OC]

Court documents

Summary of argument on Natural Resources Defense Council case on nuclear waste site cleanup, S6407 [3JN]

Descriptions

Monthly Cost and Amount of Survivor Annuity, S7090 [21JN]

E-mails

From Baghdad—A Wall Street Journal Reporter's E-Mail to Friends: Farnaz Fassihi, E1936 [11OC]

Procurement of Air Force tanker aircraft funding: Bill Essex, S11784 [20NO]

———Bob Gower, S11783 [20NO]

———Bruce S. Lemkin, S11781 [20NO]

———Burkhardt & Associates (business), S11786 [20NO]

———Daniel Ramos, S11785 [20NO]

———Darleen Druyun, S11778, S11779, S11788 [20NO]

———Dov Zakheim, S11785 [20NO]

———Glenn Lamartin, S11789 [20NO]

———James G. Roche, S11778, S11779, S11780, S11781, S11782, S11783, S11784, S11785, S11786, S11787, S11788 [20NO]

———John P. Jumper, S11781, S11782, S11787 [20NO]

———Ken Krieg, S11779 [20NO]

———Loren Thompson, S11783 [20NO]

———Marvin Sambur, S11779, S11781, S11782, S11783, S11784, S11785, S11786, S11787, S11788 [20NO]

———Mary Walker, S11785 [20NO]

———Michael Wynne, S11779, S11780, S11781, S11782, S11785, S11786, S11788 [20NO]

———Miriam Thorin, S11778 [20NO]

———Nancy Spruill, S11782, S11786, S11788, S11789 [20NO]

———Paul Stipe, S11789 [20NO]

———Paul Weaver, S11779, S11786 [20NO]

———Pete Aldridge, S11787, S11789 [20NO]

———Peter Teets, S11780 [20NO]

———Philip T. Calbis, S11779 [20NO]

———Robert J. Pavelko, S11784 [20NO]

———Robin Cleveland, S11779 [20NO]

———Scott Custer, S11784, S11787 [20NO]

———Ty Hughes, S11785 [20NO]

———William C. Bodie, S11778, S11781, S11783, S11786, S11787 [20NO]

———William H. Swanson, S11780 [20NO]

———William Hodges, S11778, S11788 [20NO]

Excerpts

Assessment of war and reconstruction efforts in Iraq: several testimonies and news articles, H7241 [17SE]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (S. 2845): conference report provisions on preserving certain authorities and accountability, S12004 [8DE]

Limitation on Participation of U.S. Personnel for Counterdrug and Counterterrorism Activities for Colombia: Public Law 107-306, S6709 [14JN]

National Intelligence Reform Act (S. 2845), S10242 [1OC], S10325 [4OC]

Proposed Changes in Combat Assignments to Which Female Members May Be Assigned: Public Law 103-160, S6707 [14JN]

Statement of Bush Administration policy on National Intelligence Reform Act relative to preservation of certain authorities and accountability in the implementation of intelligence reform, S10242 [1OC], S10540 [6OC]

U.S. Code provisions dealing with Joint Chiefs of Staff members' authority to make recommendations, S9915 [29SE]

Explanations

Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act (H.R. 3936): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H9781-H9785 [17NO]

Factsheets

Intelligence Support for Military Operations: 9/11 Public Discourse Project (organization), S11944 [8DE]

Japan's Assistance for Iraq, S10829-S10831 [8OC], H4692-H4694 [22JN]

Military Housing Privatization Initiative, H6452 [21JY]

Security for Driver Licenses and State Identity Documents: 9/11 Public Discourse Project (organization), S11944 [8DE]

Letters

Abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel: Representative Jackson Lee, H2710 [6MY]

———Senators Levin and Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5220 [11MY]

———several Members of Congress, H2694 [6MY]

———Thomas L. Carter, Dept. of Defense, H2695 [6MY]

Address deceptive sales practices used by certain financial advisors on military bases: Senator Clinton, S8601 [22JY]

Air Force Tanker Modernization Program: Senator Murray, S4928, S4929 [5MY]

Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection: Nanette A. Nadeau, S7126 [22JN]

Armed Forces acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members and their families: Representative Duncan, Committee on Armed Services (House), H3450 [20MY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3450 [20MY]

Armed Forces deployment to Haiti during political uprising and humanitarian crisis: President Bush, S1582 [25FE], S2103 [3MR]

Arms Export Control Act provisions of Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths: Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), H3451 [20MY]

Assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq: Representatives Goss and Harman, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), S9504-S9506 [22SE]

———Senator Levin, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S7813 [8JY]

Assessment of war and reconstruction efforts in Iraq: Robert L. Nofsinger, E1827 [7OC]

Ballistic missile defense programs: Thomas P. Christie, Dept. of Defense, S6932 [17JN]

Call for removal of Sec. of Defense Rumsfeld relative to abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel: Representative Jackson Lee, H2711 [6MY]

Commercial Aviation MANPADS Defense Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6507 [21JY]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), H6506 [21JY]

Consequence management of chemical, biological, or terrorist attacks: Nanette A. Nadeau, S7126 [22JN]

Continue exercise of Dept. of Defense statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts: Donald Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense, S12049 [8DE]

Declassification of information relative to Iraq's weapons of mass destruction provided by the intelligence community to the U.N.: Stanley M. Moskowitz, CIA, S1437 [23FE]

Deployment to Iraq: Jon Carpenter, S5783 [19MY]

———Kelly L. Hornbeck, E101 [3FE]

Deportation and alleged torture of Canadian/Syrian citizen Maher Arar, S783, S784 [10FE]

Dept. of Defense rapid acquisition authority to respond to combat emergencies: Representative Hunter, Committee on Armed Services (House), H3901 [14JN]

———Representative Tom Davis, Committee on Government Reform (House), H3901 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense transfer of Vieques Island land to the Dept. of the Interior for use as a national wildlife refuge: several Members of Congress, E709 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense waiver authority for domestic source or content requirements: Bertin Cote, Canadian Embassy, S7077 [21JN]

———Boudewijn J. van Eenennaam, Dutch Embassy, S7076 [21JN]

———David Manning, British Embassy, S7077 [21JN]

———Jan Eliasson, Swedish Embassy, S7076 [21JN]

———Ulrik Federspiel, Danish Embassy, S7077 [21JN]

Development of robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons: Linton F. Brooks, Dept. of Energy, S7275 [23JN]

———Paul D. Wolfowitz, Dept. of Defense, S7275 [23JN]

Ensure availability of electromagnetic spectrum for public safety entities: several public safety associations, S9902 [29SE]

Establish certain national intelligence centers: Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton, S10002 [30SE]

Facilitate cleanup of nuclear waste sites: Aiken County, SC, State legislative delegation, S6404 [3JN]

———Angela Viney, South Carolina Wildlife Federation, S6401 [3JN]

———Charles Weiss, Greater Aiken, SC, Chamber of Commerce, S6405 [3JN]

———David H. Wilkins, South Carolina House of Representatives, S6404 [3JN]

———Dell Isham, Sierra Club, S6401 [3JN]

———Fred B. Cavanaugh, Mayor of Aiken, SC, S6405 [3JN]

———George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, S6409 [3JN]

———Henry McMaster, South Carolina Attorney General, S6404 [3JN]

———John T. Conway, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, S5905 [20MY]

———Mark Sanford, Governor of South Carolina, S5930 [20MY], S6400 [3JN]

———Nils J. Diaz, NRC, S5921 [20MY]

———Robert W. King, Jr., South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control, S6404 [3JN]

———Ronnie Young, Aiken County, SC, Council, S6405 [3JN]

———Senator Bingaman, S5935 [20MY]

———Senators Murray and Cantwell and Representative Doc Hastings, S6403 [3JN]

———several State environmental agencies, S6407 [3JN]

———Tex G. Hall, National Congress of American Indians, S6420 [3JN]

———William F. Kane, South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environment Control, S5932 [20MY]

Fair Pay for Military Firefighters Act: Joseph L. Barnes, Fleet Reserve Association, S4496 [28AP]

———Richard M. Dean, Air Force Sergeants Association, S4496 [28AP]

Financial assistance to State and local governments that continue to pay employees who serve on active duty in a Reserve component of the uniformed services: Barry Kasinitz, International Association of Fire Fighters, S11198 [11OC]

———Craig R. Benson, Governor of New Hampshire, S11198 [11OC]

———F.C. Rockholm, Roseville, CA, City Council, S11198 [11OC]

———Gus Morrison, Fremont, CA, City Council, S11198 [11OC]

———Marty Blum, Santa Barbara, CA, City Council, S11198 [11OC]

———Sacramento, CA, employee, S11197 [11OC]

———Stephen C. Padilla, Chula Vista, CA, City Council, S11198 [11OC]

Ground-based midcourse missile interceptors funding: James O. Ellis, Jr., S7122 [22JN]

Gulf War Illness research funding: H. Ross Perot, H4700 [22JN]

———James H. Binns, Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses, H4700 [22JN]

Improve tax credit for National Guard and Reserve employees and provide a credit for those replacing National Guard and Reserve employees called to active military duty: Richard C. Alexander, National Guard Association of the U.S., S5202 [11MY]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: several family members of 9/11 terrorist attack victims, H10998 [7DE]

———several Senators, S11986 [8DE]

Military Families Leave Act: Candace A. Wheeler, National Military Family Association, E1774 [1OC]

———Lani Burnett, Reserve Enlisted Association and Robert A. McIntosh, Reserve Officers Association, E1774 [1OC]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., E1774 [1OC]

Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act: Representative Hunter, Committee on Armed Services (House), H8109 [5OC]

———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8110 [5OC]

Modification of certain military installation closures and realignments: Joint Chiefs of Staff, S5573 [18MY]

National Intelligence Director authorization to supervise, direct, and control all elements of the intelligence community: several Senators, S9794 [28SE]

National missile defense system postponement: several retired generals and admirals, S6920 [17JN], H3249 [19MY], E902 [18MY]

Naval unfunded programs: Vern Clark, Dept. of the Navy, S7126 [22JN]

9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act: 9/11 Families for a Secure America (organization), H8686 [7OC]

———several family members of 9/11 terrorist attack victims, H8839 [7OC], H10918 [6DE]

Operation Iraqi Freedom: S.J. Teske, E866 [14MY]

Pay raise parity between members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees: Joshua B. Bolten, OMB, H1755 [31MR]

———Steven P. Strobridge, Military Officers Association of America, H1754 [31MR]

Permit Dept. of Defense funding for abortions of pregnancies resulting from rape and incest: Brian E. Dixon, Population Connection (organization), S2229 [4MR]

———Kate Michelman, NARAL Pro-Choice America (organization), S2230 [4MR]

Procurement of Air Force tanker aircraft funding: Paul D. Wolfowitz, Dept. of Defense, S11777 [20NO]

———Senator McCain, S11538 [19NO]

———Senator Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S11776 [20NO]

———Senators Levin, McCain and Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S11776 [20NO]

Provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard and allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve: Senator Landrieu, S10965 [9OC]

Reserve and National Guard rotation notification policy for military action in Iraq: Richard B. Myers, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, H7314 [21SE]

Selective Service Registration Termination Act: Representative Owens, H8122 [5OC]

Senate review of photos of abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel: Senators Levin and Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5355 [12MY]

Supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan: Senator Levin, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6318 [2JN]

Tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve: William S. Cohen, Dept. of Defense, S11199 [11OC]

Tax Relief for Americans in Combat Act: Derek B. Stewart and James R. White, GAO, S5475-S5477 [13MY]

Transfer Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex to serve as headquarters for the Dept. of Homeland Security and facilitate acquisition by the Navy of suitable replacement facilities: Joshua B. Bolten, Executive Office of the President, S7115 [21JN]

Tribute to Jeffrey C. Burgess: Michelle Shea, E910 [19MY]

Tribute to soldiers who acted appropriately during abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel: several officials from Bethany United Church of Christ, Mendon, IL, E1091 [14JN]

TRICARE military health benefits for Reservists and Guardsmen: James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S6315 [2JN]

———Lani Burnett, Reserve Enlisted Association, S6315 [2JN]

———Richard C. Alexander, National Guard Association of the U.S., S6315 [2JN]

———Robert A. McIntosh, Reserve Officers Association, S6315 [2JN]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims at any location in Washington, DC, area and provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon: Representative Christopher H. Smith, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, H6077 [20JY]

———Representative Duncan, Committee on Armed Services (House), H6077 [20JY]

U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces against Iraq: Representative Skelton, Committee on Armed Forces (House), H1123, H1124 [17MR]

Uniformed military chaplains status: Representative Walter B. Jones, H2495 [4MY]

Use of antipersonnel landmines: Samuel R. (Sandy) Berger, S1870 [27FE]

War Powers Resolution compliance: President Bush, S2853 [22MR]

Lists

Air Force e-mails on Boeing 767 tanker lease proposal, S11778 [20NO]

Amendments to S. 2400, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6261 [1JN]

Amendments to S. 2845, National Intelligence Reform Act, S9876 [29SE]

Andrews AFB, MD, Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility personnel, E160 [10FE]

Armed Forces members from Alabama killed in military action in Iraq, E1072 [8JN]

Armed Forces members from California killed in military action in Iraq, S6075 [21MY], S7570 [6JY], S8822-S8824 [7SE], S10817 [8OC], S12034-S12037 [8DE]

Armed Forces members from Fort Hood, TX, killed in military action in Iraq, E1056 [4JN]

Armed Forces members from Georgia killed in military action in Iraq, H3520 [20MY]

Armed Forces members from Georgia killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, E1054 [4JN]

Armed Forces members from Michigan killed in military action in Iraq, S12032-S12034 [8DE]

Armed Forces members from New York killed in military action in Iraq, E1057 [4JN]

Armed Forces members from Texas killed in military action in Iraq, H3502-H3504, H3518 [20MY], E1057 [4JN]

Armed Forces members from Washington killed in military action in Iraq, H6735 [7SE]

Armed Forces members serving in Afghanistan and Iraq from the 12th Congressional District in Georgia, H1210 [17MR]

Businesses participating in Operation Enduring Love for support of Army National Guard Infantry Brigade soldiers destined for Iraq, S3785 [6AP]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) Subcommittee on Defense staff, S7384 [24JN]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) staff receiving privilege of the floor during consideration of S. 2400, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S5515 [17MY]

Correspondence by Delegate Faleomavaega relative to protecting the voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate from American Samoa, H3883 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense Inspector General recommendations relative to acquisition of tanker aircraft, S7292-S7294 [23JN]

Military benefits proposals, H2223 [21AP]

New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E241 [26FE]

Presidential Rank Award recipients, S4831 [4MY]

Requested documents on treatment and interrogation of individuals held in custody by the U.S., S7287 [23JN]

Retired generals and admirals supporting national missile defense system postponement, S6921 [17JN]

State, county, and local governments covering pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard, S11196 [11OC]

U.S. Senators known to have served in World War II, S6325 [2JN]

U.S. Senators who have received the Congressional Medal of Honor, S6326 [2JN]

U.S.S. Cole terrorist attack victims, H8852 [7OC]

Memorandums

Dept. of Defense Clarification of Duties and Activities of Vaccine Healthcare Centers Network: James B. Peake, Dept. of the Army, S6865 [16JN]

Dept. of Defense Policy on Submunition Reliability: William S. Cohen, Dept. of Defense, H4695 [22JN]

National Intelligence Director Authorization To Supervise, Direct, and Control All Elements of the Intelligence Community: Senator Specter, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S9794 [28SE]

Timeline of Major Terrorist Activities: Representative Murphy, H6689 [22JY]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks: President Bush, S9075 [10SE], H7002 [13SE]

Presidential Determination Relative to Air Force Operations Location Near Groom Lake, NV: President Bush, S319 [28JA], H224 [28JA]

Motions

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S7207, S7290 [23JN]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3454 [20MY], H7689, H7700 [28SE]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), H6673 [22JY]

———making (H.R. 4613), H5546, H5581 [13JY]

Armed Forces: ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), H1710 [30MR]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S9896, S9897 [29SE], S10328 [4OC], H8978 [8OC]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H11028 [7DE]

Iraq: condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), H2696, H2697 [6MY]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8916 [8OC]

Taxation: waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), H2217 [21AP]

Newsletters

BAE Systems Spouses Get Support While Loved Ones Are Miles Away From Home: BAE Systems (business), S6720 [14JN]

Obituaries

Patterson, Esau, Jr.: Beaufort (SC) Gazette, E929 [21MY]

Papers

Defense Budget: Senator Kerry (1984), S10407 [5OC]

Poems

``Charge of the Light Brigade,'' Alfred Lord Tennyson, S3884, S3885 [7AP]

``Dear Soldier,'' Courtney Hutton, E1034 [4JN]

``Let the Rich Go First,'' Representative Owens, H8123 [5OC]

``No New Vietnam,'' Representative Owens, E1130 [15JN]

``Normandy,'' Benedict P. Panzarella, E1084 [9JN]

``One Soldier's Wife,'' Don Flanagan, E917 [19MY]

``Rememberance of D-Day,'' Christopher B. Reeves, S6869 [16JN]

Proclamations

Tribute to Army Reserves 1001st Quartermaster Company: Representative Ney, E403 [18MR]

Tribute to Charles L. Wilkins III: Representative Ney, E1679 [22SE]

Tribute to Donald N. Davis: Representative Ney, E1683 [22SE]

Tribute to Lester O. Kinney II: Representative Ney, E436 [24MR]

Tribute to Richard Morgan: Representative Ney, E1974 [16NO]

Tribute to Ryan A. Martin: Representative Ney, E1673 [22SE]

Tribute to Todd M. Bates: Representative Ney, E170 [12FE]

Proposals

Affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom, H1172, H1199 [17MR]

Intelligence Reformation Act, S8869-S8883 [7SE]

Legislation dealing with nuclear waste site cleanup funding, S6415 [3JN]

Questions and answers

Assessment of validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq: Senator Levin, Committee on Armed Services (Senate) with George J. Tenet, S7812 [8JY]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: eradicate poppy cultivation and prevent illicit drug trafficking, H729 [2MR]

———reduce drug trafficking to eliminate financial support that traffickers provide to terrorist organizations, H5967 [19JY]

Agnew, Richard S.: Army Distinguished Service Cross award recipient, E1207 [22JN]

AID: restriction on release of reports by security contractor relative to attacks in Iraq, H7941 [30SE]

Air Force: tanker aircraft funding, H9000 [8OC]

Air Force Tanker Modernization Program: funding, H3424 [20MY]

American Samoa: protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate (H.R. 2010), H3881-H3884 [14JN]

AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (H. Con. Res. 308), H6081, H6082 [20JY]

Andrews AFB, MD: tribute to Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility for services during Iraqi war, E160 [10FE]

Anglim, Adrian J.: Bronze Star recipient, E1012 [2JN]

Appleton, WI: tribute to 395th Ordnance Co., E984 [2JN]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H2988 [13MY], H3235, H3260-H3358, H3369-H3377, H3379 [19MY], H3406, H3415-H3431, H3445-H3457, H3493, H3500, H3521 [20MY], H7450 [23SE], H7689-H7698 [28SE], E948, E951 [21MY], E1024 [3JN], E1094 [14JN], E1743, E1759 [30SE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, H8995-H9007 [8OC], E1952, E1953, E1966, E1967 [11OC], E1977 [16NO]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration (H. Res. 648), H3241-H3251 [19MY], E935-E937 [21MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 843), H8988-H8993 [8OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 843)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 831), H8986-H8988 [8OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 514), H9007 [8OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), motion to instruct conferees, H7689 [28SE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), motion to recommit, H3454-H3456 [20MY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), H6460-H6469, H6490-H6495 [21JY], H6660-H6675 [22JY], H7542 [23SE]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report, H9054, H9113-H9125 [9OC]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), consideration (H. Res. 732), H6449-H6457 [21JY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 832), H9007, H9008 [8OC]

———making (H.R. 4613), H4685-H4728 [22JN], E1223 [24JN], E1252 [25JN]

———making (H.R. 4613), conference report, H6115, H6118 [20JY], H6652-H6660 [22JY], E1527 [8SE]

———making (H.R. 4613), consideration (H. Res. 683), H4674-H4683 [22JN]

———making (H.R. 4613), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 735), H6652 [22JY]

———making (H.R. 4613), motion to instruct conferees, H5546-H5552 [13JY]

———making (H.R. 4613), permission to file conference report, H6048 [20JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H2712 [6MY], H7780 [29SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H423 [10FE], H486 [11FE], H3600 [1JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, H2626 [5MY], H3268 [19MY]

———ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and war on terrorism funding, H1427, H1480-H1482 [24MR]

———require matching of funds spent for Iraq reconstruction efforts be spent for domestic priorities, H2243 [21AP], H3936 [14JN]

Arleigh Burke (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, E834 [12MY]

Armed Forces: addition of armor plating on Humvees, H1152, H1153, H1154, H1211 [17MR], H1433, H1480 [24MR], H1619 [29MR], H2188, H2189 [20AP], H2204, H2230 [21AP], H2452, H2475 [28AP], H2486 [29AP], H2524 [4MY], H2650 [5MY], H2912 [12MY], H3266, H3269 [19MY], H3452, H3516 [20MY], H4762, H4763 [22JN], H7054 [13SE]

———anniversary of Arkansas National Guard, H8862 [8OC]

———assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq, H5388 [8JY]

———authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H3347-H3349 [19MY]

———authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (H.R. 277), H896 [9MR]

———bring remains back to U.S. from overseas military cemeteries, H3426 [20MY]

———budget treatment of military retirement trust fund, H903 [9MR]

———call for development of an exit strategy, H4737 [22JN]

———develop comprehensive policy relative to the prevention of, and response to, sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces, H3375, H3376 [19MY]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves, H3272 [19MY]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty, H9786 [17NO]

———ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), H1702-H1712 [30MR]

———ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), amendment process, H1567 [25MR]

———ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), consideration (H. Res. 580), H1695-H1701 [30MR]

———ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), motion to recommit, H1710, H1711 [30MR]

———ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (H.R. 4728), E1274 [25JN]

———ensure receipt of quality medical care and adequate action relative to medical issues, H711 [2MR]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (H.R. 5296), E1924 [11OC]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (H.R. 4367), E859 [14MY]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (H.R. 3104), H1690-H1693 [30MR], E476 [30MR]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components, H8996, H8997 [8OC]

———health benefits funding, H3516 [20MY], H4725 [22JN]

———improve educational benefits for members of the Selected Reserve (H.R. 5239), E1843 [8OC]

———improve payroll process, E428 [23MR]

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring, H4701 [22JN]

———increase end strength, H117 [27JA], H5622-H5627 [13JY], E1381 [15JY]

———increase rates of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve (H.R. 4188), E586 [21AP]

———increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing, H1427, H1428 [24MR], H6449-H6456, H6461-H6469 [21JY], H6663-H6675 [22JY], H9004 [8OC]

———increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing (H.R. 4879), H6489-H6495 [21JY]

———increase the rate of imminent danger special pay and the amount of the family separation allowance, H3448 [20MY]

———issuance of safety equipment and body armor for soldiers in Iraq, H1160, H1185, H1186, H1197 [17MR], H1619 [29MR], H2188 [20AP], H2204 [21AP], H2453, H2454, H2475 [28AP], H2524 [4MY], H2650 [5MY], H3266, H3269 [19MY], H3452, H3516 [20MY]

———mental health benefits funding, H3425, H3426, H3445 [20MY]

———military education exchanges between senior officers and officials of the U.S. and the Republic of China, H3429-H3431 [20MY]

———military pay and benefits funding, H1426 [24MR]

———modernization of training and leadership program curriculum funding, H9007 [8OC]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3350-H3354 [19MY]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (H.R. 5011), H8104-H8110 [5OC], H10929 [7DE], E1831 [7OC]

———prohibit requirement of anthrax and smallpox immunizations without members' consent and correct records of those previously punished for refusing such vaccines (H.R. 5166), E1752 [30SE]

———protect from instant payday lenders charging high interest rates operating near military bases, H10929 [7DE]

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force (H.R. 3696), H8121 [5OC]

———provide additional funding to prevent sexual assaults in the military (H.R. 5328), E1922 [11OC]

———provide automatic pay increase to any member deployed away from their permanent station or home for an extended period (H.R. 3862), E256 [26FE]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (H.R. 1345), H1143 [17MR], H2222 [21AP]

———provide for reimbursement of air fare costs incurred by members for domestic travel while on leave from deployment overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (H.R. 3197), H2170 [20AP]

———provide rapid acquisition authority to respond to combat emergencies (H.R. 4323), H3900, H3901 [14JN], E1128 [15JN], E1165 [18JN], E1244 [25JN]

———provide targeted pay increase to enlisted personnel, H3253, H3270 [19MY], H3500 [20MY]

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (H. Con. Res. 486), H7368-H7370 [22SE], E1538 [8SE]

———rectify deficiencies in military postal system to ensure that members overseas can receive and send mail in a timely manner, including election ballots, in time for 2004 elections (H. Res. 608), H2743-H2746 [11MY]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (H.R. 5391), E2066 [18NO]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (H.R. 3615), H2170 [20AP]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (S. 2057), H1688-H1690 [30MR], E476 [30MR], E489 [31MR]

———require induction of men registered under the Selective Service System and allow women to volunteer and receive limited basic military training and education, H8127 [5OC]

———require notification to Congress and the public when waivers to certain domestic source requirements are made, H3277 [19MY]

———Reserve and National Guard rotation notification policy for military action in Iraq, H7313, H7318 [21SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (H.R. 3474), E210 [24FE], E343 [11MR]

———status of uniformed military chaplains, H2494 [4MY]

———support for President Bush, H8642 [7OC]

———support members engaging in military action in Afghanistan, H6760 [8SE]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H2170, H2174 [20AP], H2453 [28AP], H2740, H2781, H2782 [11MY], H2820 [12MY], H3007 [13MY], H3096 [18MY], H5173-H5180 [6JY], H5966, H5969 [19JY], H6985 [9SE], H7715 [28SE], H10081 [20NO], E1928 [11OC]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2642-H2648 [5MY], H2660, H2662, H2663 [6MY], H5622-H5627 [13JY], H7316 [21SE], H9180-H9183 [9OC], E836 [12MY], E926 [20MY], E983 [2JN]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief, H7567 [23SE]

———survivors benefits program improvements funding, H8997, H9003 [8OC]

———tribute to 2-116th Field Artillery Battalion, E165 [12FE]

———tribute to Army 10th Mountain Division, H615 [25FE], H806 [3MR]

———tribute to Company A, 2-124th Infantry Regiment, E165 [12FE]

———tribute to Grey Berets Special Operation Forces Weathermen, H1120 [17MR]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H372-H377 [4FE], H2704 [6MY], H3253, H3254 [19MY], H3501, H3504, H3512-H3522 [20MY], H6735, H6736 [7SE], H6761, H6763 [8SE], H7184 [14SE], H7586 [28SE], E791 [7MY], E970 [1JN], E979, E980, E981, E983, E986, E995, E1010, E1012 [2JN], E1036, E1038, E1049, E1051 [4JN], E1064, E1072 [8JN], E1103 [14JN], E1193, E1196 [21JN], E1282 [25JN]

———tribute to members serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, H1209 [17MR]

———tribute to National Guard and Reserve members serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, E566 [20AP]

———tribute to National Guard and Reserve members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, E1381 [15JY]

———tribute to women, E898 [18MY], E964 [21MY]

———TRICARE military health benefits for Reservists and Guardsmen, H2223 [21AP]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, E18 [21JA]

———volunteer military reenlistment rates, H2410 [28AP]

Armed Forces Day: observance, E893 [18MY]

Armed Forces Foundation: tribute, H2552 [5MY]

Army: tribute to Army Reserve 367th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Unit for participation in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, E1418 [19JY]

Army Pvt. Shawn Pahnke Manhattan Post Office, Manhattan, IL: designate (H.R. 3537), H884, H885 [9MR]

Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid Malden Post Office, Malden, IL: designate (H.R. 3536), H883, H884 [9MR]

Aviation: establish programs to protect commercial aircraft from man-portable air defense systems, E1884 [11OC]

———establish programs to protect commercial aircraft from man-portable air defense systems (H.R. 4056), H6503-H6508 [21JY]

Ayoub, Chris: U.S. Air Force Cadet of the Year award recipient, E361 [11MR]

Baltimore, MD: tribute to Naval Reserve members assisting in rescue of individuals from capsized water taxi, E323 [9MR], E362 [11MR]

Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Co.: anniversary, E1784 [4OC]

Bin Laden, Osama: U.S. military efforts to capture, H2159 [20AP]

Blazvick, George: Purple Heart recipient, E1661 [21SE]

B-1 bomber: funding, H3271 [19MY], H4725 [22JN]

Boy Scouts: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities (H. Con. Res. 522), H9966 [18NO], E2061 [18NO]

Brown, David L.: Purple Heart recipient, E517 [2AP]

Brown, Roger B.: Army Ranger Hall of Fame inductee, E1484 [22JY]

B-2 stealth bomber: anniversary of arrival at Whiteman AFB, MO, E170 [12FE]

Budget: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H1208 [17MR], H2882, H2883 [12MY]

———deficit, H6761 [8SE]

Bush, President: authentication of released documents on personal military history, H7078 [14SE], H7218 [15SE], H7303 [21SE], H7333 [22SE]

———characterization relative to personal military history, H2396 [27AP], H2410 [28AP]

———evaluation of administration, H2884, H2888 [12MY]

Camp Lejeune, NC: cleanup of drinking water, H2603 [5MY], E827 [12MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H6734 [7SE], H7076 [14SE]

Chalabi, Ahmad: relationship with U.S. Government, H3405 [20MY], H3699, H3704 [2JN], H3756, H3758, H3768-H3770 [3JN]

Cheney, Vice President: comments made as Sec. of Defense on decision not to invade Iraq during the Persian Gulf Conflict, H7867 [30SE]

———relationship with Halliburton Co., H284 [3FE], H609-H615 [25FE], H1476-H1478 [24MR], H2477, H2478 [28AP], H5200 [7JY], H5636-H5642 [13JY], H5957 [19JY]

Children and youth: closing of Pentagon child care center and expansion and acceleration of planning and construction of a new center at Fort Myer, VA, H6666 [22JY]

———prevent the disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of their parents (H.R. 3779), H1194 [17MR], E111 [4FE]

CIA: report on intelligence community progress in utilizing open source intelligence, H4866, H4867 [23JN]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (H.R. 5076), E1619 [14SE]

Class Act Group, Inc.: tribute to efforts to restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, E210 [24FE]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (H. Res. 499), E21 [21JA]

Clinton, William J.: administration support for certain policies relative to Iraq, H314 [4FE], H488-H494 [11FE]

Cole U.S.S.: tribute to victims of terrorist attack, H8852 [7OC]

Colmery, Harry W.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (H. Con. Res. 257), H5162-H5166 [6JY], E1305 [7JY], E1355 [12JY]

Colombia: limit participation of U.S. personnel in Plan Colombia counterdrug and counterterrorism activities, H5866-H5872 [15JY]

Committee on Armed Services (House): provide copies of contract documents relative to ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H3423 [20MY]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): interpretation of leaked minority staff draft memo as it applies to the scope of investigation of intelligence gathered and used as rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H226 [28JA]

———report on assessing validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H5619 [13JY], H5795 [15JY], H5953 [19JY], H6123 [20JY]

Compton, Charles: Purple Heart recipient, E1657 [21SE]

Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues: tribute to Women in Military Wreath Laying Ceremony, E898 [18MY]

Congressional Record: deadline for submission of statements on Armed Forces members killed in military action in Iraq, E1031 [4JN]

Contracts: require GAO report on contractor oversight, and information on the number of security contractors in Iraq, H3423 [20MY]

Cooperative Threat Reduction Program: funding, H4703, H4704 [22JN]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (H.R. 3936), H6076-H6078 [20JY], H9772-H9787 [17NO], E355 [11MR], E2058 [18NO], E2074 [20NO]

Crime: eliminate backlog in rape and sexual assault evidence collection kits, facilitate processing, and increase supply, H3425 [20MY]

———eliminate backlog of DNA samples in rape and sexual assault evidence collection kits, H8987 [8OC]

Crimes: establish a phone bank to assist victims of sexual assault and study circumstances in which women are given inappropriate job assignments, H3270 [19MY], E951 [21MY]

Cuba: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H3694 [2JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations, H8990, H8991 [8OC]

———recommendations, H9006 [8OC]

———repeal delay on implementing recommendations on military installation closures and realignments and require a report to Congress on future closures and realignments, H3406-H3411, H3449, H3450, H3452 [20MY]

———terminate additional rounds of military base closures and realignments, E404 [18MR]

Defense Science Board: implement recommendation for a national wide area for unexploded ordnance, H3449 [20MY]

DeMaio, Marlene: U.S. Medicine, Inc., Frank Brown Berry Prize in Federal Healthcare recipient, E1447 [21JY]

Dept. of Energy: facilitate cleanup of nuclear waste sites, H3424, H3425 [20MY], H5125 [25JN]

———processing of nuclear waste stored in Idaho and South Carolina, H9003 [8OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: protect defense-related industries and preserve U.S. jobs, H4558 [18JN]

———transfer Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to serve as headquarters and facilitate acquisition by the Navy of suitable replacement facilities, H3446 [20MY]

———transfer Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to serve as headquarters and facilitate acquisition by the Navy of suitable replacement facilities (H.R. 4322), H3897-H3900 [14JN]

Dept. of Labor: National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute funding to educate employers about National Guard and Reserves employment and reemployment rights, H6821 [8SE]

———treatment of veterans and military personnel in overtime regulations revisions, H368 [4FE]

Dept. of Missouri VFW: tribute to ``Hidden Heroes'' program, E521 [2AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims made by troops returning from Afghanistan and Iraq, H8003 [4OC]

Deptford, NJ: Deptford Township School District Naval Junior ROTC cadet award recipients, E1055 [4JN]

Devalt, Diane: USO Spirit of Hope Award recipient, E1723 [29SE]

Director of National Intelligence: establish position as head of entire intelligence community (H.R. 4104), H4880 [23JN], E504 [2AP]

———protect the dissemination of open source intelligence to State and local governments, H11004 [7DE]

Disabled: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (H.R. 5057), E1592 [10SE], E1961 [11OC]

Durand Patriots (organization): tribute for providing Armed Forces in Iraq with personal items and gifts, E730 [4MY]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, E1771 [1OC]

Education: improvement of local schools funding to help students in military families, H9007 [8OC]

———recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, administration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (H. Res. 598), H2500-H2505 [4MY]

———recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (H. Res. 598), E739 [4MY], E742 [5MY], E789 [7MY], E804 [11MY]

Edwards, Senator: characterization of remarks relative to war with Iraq, H5392 [8JY]

Election Assistance Commission: Secure Electronic Registration and Voting Experiment project funding, H9006 [8OC]

Elmhurst, IL: tribute to fundraising event for the Armed Forces Children's Education Fund, E18 [21JA]

Employment: importance of job creation, H3426 [20MY]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program: improve, H8987, H9001, H9005 [8OC], E1967 [11OC]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compenstion Program Act: improvements, H3427-H3429 [20MY]

F/A-22 aircraft: program funding, H3275 [19MY]

Family Advocacy Program: funding, H4701 [22JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (H.R. 5199), E1773 [1OC]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees, H3360 [19MY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (H. Res. 581), H1751-H1760 [31MR], E528 [2AP]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (H. Res. 581), consideration (H. Res. 585), H1750 [31MR]

———extend military extraterritorial jurisdiction to any Federal personnel or contractors supporting Dept. of Defense missions overseas, H3271 [19MY]

———protection of rights, H4722-H4727 [22JN]

Finley, Dorothy: Air Force Personnel Center Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award recipient, E2166 [6DE]

FN Manufacturing, Inc.: tribute, H401 [10FE]

Foreign countries: express gratitude for assistance in Iraqi reconstruction and efforts to combat terrorism, H5176, H5177 [6JY]

———report on congressional delegation trip to Iraq and Afghanistan, H486 [11FE]

———report on congressional delegation trip to Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan, H377-H384 [4FE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H676-H682 [26FE], H805, H806 [3MR], H854-H859 [4MR], H930 [10MR], H1227, H1228 [17MR], H1470-H1476 [24MR], H1766-H1772 [31MR], H2158 [20AP], H2227 [21AP], H2354-H2356 [22AP], H2527 [4MY], H2642-H2648 [5MY], H2707 [6MY], H3005-H3009 [13MY], H3380-H3386 [19MY], H3404 [20MY], H3544, H3573 [1JN], H3704 [2JN], H4622-H4635 [21JN], H4898 [24JN], H5657 [14JY], H5796 [15JY], H5919, H5964-H5975 [19JY], H6112-H6115 [20JY], H6540 [21JY], H6717, H6739 [7SE], H6881-H6885 [8SE], H6904, H6907-H6920, H6989-H6994 [9SE], H7057-H7060 [13SE], H7078, H7185 [14SE], H7407, H7418, H7425, H7426 [22SE], H7565 [23SE], H7718 [28SE], H8004 [4OC], H8862 [8OC], E1597, E1598 [13SE]

———disavow the doctrine of preemption, H10227-H10229 [20NO]

Foreign trade: inclusion of certain electronic goods on the military critical technologies list, E1094 [14JN]

———inclusion of certain electronics goods on the military critical technologies list, H3274, H3279 [19MY]

Fort Campbell, KY: tribute to Army 101st Airborne Division, E276 [2MR]

Fort Gillem, GA: dedication of U.S. Army Reserve Center, E94 [3FE]

Fort Polk, LA: tribute to Arkansas National Guardsmen training for deployment to Iraq, E229 [25FE]

Fort Sheridan, IL: convey certain environmentally sensitive land to ensure permanent protection of the land (H.R. 4196), E638 [22AP]

Funding, H1542 [25MR]

GAO: investigation of unused airline tickets and purchase of first class or business class tickets, H4177 [16JN]

Government: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H6561 [22JY]

———pay for cost of premiums for certain Servicemembers Group Life Insurance coverage, H3253 [19MY]

Guam: anniversary of liberation, E945 [21MY]

Hall, William E.: Bronze Star recipient, E979 [2JN]

Halliburton Co.: business dealings with Iran, H1729 [30MR]

———business practices relative to awarding of contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H7428 [22SE]

———investigation of alleged misuse and abuse of funds and resources provided under contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H7044, H7045 [13SE]

Hazardous substances: cleanup of contaminants, pollution and unexploded ordnance at certain transferred military property, H6465 [21JY]

Holloman AFB, NM: land exchange to remove private lands from safety zone for munitions storage bunkers (H.R. 4808), H7669 [28SE]

Holtville, CA: tribute to Holtville Athletic Club ``Ribs to Iraq Project'', E1545 [8SE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H6562, H6567 [22JY]

Houston, TX: tribute to Texas Air National Guard 147th Fighter Wing, H3823 [9JN]

Huntsville, AL: Missile and Space Intelligence Center funding, H4829 [23JN]

———tribute to the Association of the U.S. Army Redstone-Huntsville chapter, E1989 [16NO]

Independence Day: observance, H5139 [25JN]

Indonesia: make international military education and training program funding contingent on cooperation with U.S. efforts to combat terrorism and investigate terrorist attacks, E379 [16MR]

Insurance: address deceptive sales practices used by certain financial advisors on military bases, H7300 [21SE]

Intelligence services: appoint commission to assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq relative to possession of weapons of mass destruction, H291, H292 [3FE], H413 [10FE]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H66 [21JA], H104, H116-H119 [27JA], H256, H282, H291-H296 [3FE], H314, H370, H372-H377 [4FE], H401 [10FE], H488-H494 [11FE], H555, H556 [24FE], H919-H924 [9MR], H1042, H1051-H1057 [11MR], H1143-H1150, H1160-H1182, H1186-H1201, H1204, H1210-H1212, H1223-H1227 [17MR], H1233 [18MR], H1363-H1368 [23MR], H1446 [24MR], H1729-H1733 [30MR], H1766-H1768, H1774-H1779 [31MR], H2191 [20AP], H2204, H2228, H2230, H2231, H2241, H2245 [21AP], H3071, H3076-H3079 [17MY], H3501 [20MY], H3573 [1JN], H3691, H3699-H3702 [2JN], H4622-H4635 [21JN], H4758-H4764 [22JN], H4829 [23JN], H5544, H5636-H5642 [13JY], H5660 [14JY], H5898, H5901-H5905 [15JY], H5953, H5975-H5978 [19JY], H6911, H6912, H6914, H6916, H6919 [9SE], H7053-H7057 [13SE], H7238-H7241 [17SE], H7303 [21SE], H7407 [22SE], H7587 [28SE], H8031-H8034 [4OC], H8172, H8175 [6OC], H8862 [8OC], H9889-H9891 [17NO], H10899 [6DE], H10996 [7DE], E83 [30JA], E491 [31MR], E1325 [8JY], E1598 [13SE], E2206 [20DE]

———enhance congressional oversight of intelligence and intelligence-related activities, H8989 [8OC]

———integrate security screening systems and enhance information sharing, H8848, H8849 [7OC], E1954 [11OC]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government, H7935, H7936 [30SE]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), H10898, H10899, H10917, H10919, H10921 [6DE]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H10929, H11003-H11029, H11044 [7DE], E2187 [7DE], E2204, E2207-E2211 [20DE]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 870), H10994-H11003 [7DE]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 870)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 868), H10993, H10994 [7DE]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), motion to instruct conferees, H8978-H8986 [8OC]

International Truck and Engine Corp.: tribute for providing trucks for military efforts in Iraq, E1915 [11OC]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom, H1232, H1233, H1317 [18MR]

———affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), H1080 [16MR], H1119, H1120, H1121, H1122, H1142-H1201, H1203, H1204, H1209-H1213, H1225, H1228 [17MR], H1348 [23MR], E400 [17MR], E406, E407, E411, E413 [18MR], E415, E417 [22MR], E423 [23MR], E458 [26MR], E583 [21AP]

———affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), consideration (H. Res. 561), H1122-H1133 [17MR]

———alleged diversion of counterterrorism funding for use in preparations for U.S. military invasion, H2158 [20AP], H2227, H2231, H2242 [21AP]

———alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2496, H2525, H2540-H2544 [4MY], H2552, H2553, H2554, H2555, H2625, H2629, H2631, H2642, H2648, H2649, H2651, H2652 [5MY], H2661, H2662, H2703, H2705, H2706 [6MY], H2736, H2738, H2739, H2777, H2780, H2782, H2785, H2786, H2787 [11MY], H2817, H2818, H2819, H2821, H2884, H2886, H2888, H2889, H2891, H2911-H2915 [12MY], H2923, H2924, H2994, H2997, H2999, H3000, H3010 [13MY], H3020, H3021, H3072, H3076 [17MY], H3169 [18MY], H3232, H3235, H3236, H3270, H3386-H3389 [19MY], H3495 [20MY], H3694 [2JN], H4267 [16JN], H4563 [18JN], H4776 [23JN], H7218 [15SE], E797, E799 [10MY], E836 [12MY]

———approval of U.N. Security Council resolution on sovereignty and peacekeeping, H3825 [9JN]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H104 [27JA], H292-H296 [3FE], H372-H377 [4FE], H398 [10FE], H508-H512 [11FE], H733-H737, H738 [2MR], H1037, H1041, H1054-H1057, H1065 [11MR], H1080 [16MR], H1468-H1476 [24MR], H1615, H1617 [29MR], H1714, H1730, H1733 [30MR], H1768-H1772 [31MR], H1794, H2037 [1AP], H2158, H2188-H2192 [20AP], H2241-H2247 [21AP], H2354-H2356 [22AP], H2396 [27AP], H2452, H2456-H2465, H2475-H2481 [28AP], H2525, H2527, H2541-H2544 [4MY], H2648-H2653 [5MY], H2660, H2661, H2703, H2708 [6MY], H2780, H2782 [11MY], H2820, H2888, H2911-H2915 [12MY], H2923, H2924, H2993, H2997, H2999, H3006-H3009 [13MY], H3071-H3079 [17MY], H3098 [18MY], H3240, H3367, H3380-H3386 [19MY], H3448, H3497, H3501 [20MY], H3568, H3593-H3599 [1JN], H3699-H3704 [2JN], H3755, H3768-H3773 [3JN], H3950, H3951 [14JN], H4141, H4153-H4159 [15JN], H4568-H4573 [18JN], H4748, H4751 [22JN], H4768 [23JN], H5174-H5186 [6JY], H5385, H5388 [8JY], H5616 [13JY], H5783 [14JY], H5796 [15JY], H5964-H5969, H5975-H5978 [19JY], H6112, H6115-H6118 [20JY], H6447, H6536 [21JY], H6560 [22JY], H6739 [7SE], H6889-H6895 [8SE], H6905 [9SE], H7036, H7039, H7054 [13SE], H7184 [14SE], H7238-H7241 [17SE], H7303, H7307, H7313-H7319 [21SE], H7333, H7406, H7407, H7425-H7430 [22SE], H7449, H7450, H7547, H7548, H7563-H7565 [23SE], H7583, H7584, H7730-H7732 [28SE], H7738, H7739, H7819, H7844-H7850 [29SE], H7866, H7867, H7868 [30SE], H8031-H8034 [4OC], H8042, H8120, H8121 [5OC], H8172 [6OC], H8862 [8OC], H9054 [9OC], H9699 [16NO], H9889-H9895 [17NO], H10899 [6DE], H10996 [7DE], E142 [10FE], E404 [18MR], E733 [4MY], E1002 [2JN], E1290 [25JN], E1827 [7OC], E1852 [10OC], E1936 [11OC]

———assist Iraqi Government in destroying Abu Ghraib prison and replacing it with a modern detention facility, H3370-H3372 [19MY], E948 [21MY]

———Bush administration public statements used to justify decision on war, H1103, H1109 [16MR], H1774-H1779 [31MR]

———call for development of an exit strategy for U.S. Armed Forces, H3273, H3280 [19MY], H4141 [15JN], H5616 [13JY], H9748 [17NO]

———comparison of war with Vietnamese Conflict, E1129 [15JN]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq, H2735, H2740, H2741 [11MY], H3354-H3357 [19MY], H3693 [2JN], H4726 [22JN]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), H2680-H2698, H2700, H2701, H2708-H2716 [6MY], H3600 [1JN], E868 [14MY]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), consideration (H. Res. 628), H2666-H2678 [6MY]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel and compensate abused prisoners, H3170, H3172 [18MY]

———efforts to internationalize military operations and reconstruction efforts, H63 [21JA]

———establish select committee of the House to investigate the treatment of detainees held in connection with the global war on terrorism, H3454-H3456 [20MY]

———improvement of water and power facilities, H1161 [17MR]

———include certain U.S. POW held by the regime of Saddam Hussein in any plan to compensate enemy POW abused by U.S. military personnel, H4177 [16JN], H4724, H4736, H4763 [22JN]

———investigation into awarding of reconstruction contracts, H284, H289-H291 [3FE], H609-H615 [25FE], H1476-H1478 [24MR], H2477, H2478 [28AP], H4763 [22JN]

———report on congressional delegation trip, H1216-H1219 [17MR]

———submit report on U.S. operations and reconstruction costs in Iraq, H4697 [22JN]

———tribute to civilians killed or wounded as a result of the war on terrorism and condolences to the families of those killed, H2205 [21AP]

———U.S. military court ruling permitting the questioning of military and civilian commanders on the abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H4650 [22JN]

Japan: express gratitude for assistance in Iraqi reconstruction and efforts to combat terrorism, H4692 [22JN]

Joint Strike Fighter and F/A-22 Raptor aircraft: funding, H1097 [16MR]

Kerry, Senator: characterization of Bush administration relative to foreign policy, H2921 [13MY]

———characterization of remarks on plans for Iraq, H7406 [22SE]

———characterization of remarks relative to foreign policy issues, H8041, H8142 [5OC], H8172 [6OC]

———characterization of remarks relative to votes on war with Iraq, H1329 [23MR]

———characterization relative to service in Vietnamese Conflict, H2297, H2298, H2299, H2300, H2337, H2338, H2339 [22AP], H2383, H2396 [27AP], H2410, H2465, H2466 [28AP], H2553 [5MY], H2661 [6MY], H4768 [23JN], E599 [22AP]

Knoxville, TN: tribute to 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, E1673 [22SE]

Latin America: expansion of U.S. military strategy to include counter-terrorism operations, E1848 [10OC]

Law enforcement: amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring military sexual assault crimes into parallel with Federal sexual assault crimes (H.R. 4123), H3268 [19MY]

Lincoln, NE: National Guard and Reserve center headquarters building funding, H3281 [19MY]

Marine Capt. Ryan Beaupre St. Anne Post Office, St. Anne, IL: designate (H.R. 3538), H885-H887 [9MR]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 3277), H5777-H5779 [14JY]

Maritime Administration: construction and operation of military useful U.S.-flagged tankers funding, H7132 [14SE]

Marunick, Kurt C.: Air Force Association Outstanding Airman of the Year award recipient, E1607 [13SE]

Maupin, Keith M.: recognition in Warrior Ethos Exhibit located at the Pentagon, E1974 [16NO]

McDaniel, Brandon J.: Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal recipient, E1473 [22JY]

Michaels of Oregon Co.: tribute to Meridian, ID, plant employees, E1718 [28SE]

Mine Safety Appliances Co.: tribute to invention of the Modular Integrated Communications Helmet/Advanced Combat Helmet, E284 [3MR]

Minnesota: tribute to Army Reserves 367th Engineer Battalion stationed in Afghanistan, E1575 [9SE]

Mississippi: tribute to military contributions during hurricanes, E2105 [20NO]

Mitchell, Brian: Bronze Star recipient, E5921 [21AP]

Mitchell, David: Bronze Star recipient, E5921 [21AP]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: evaluation of findings, H4293 [17JN], H6105 [20JY], H6560, H6561, H6688, H6692-H6697 [22JY], E1502 [22JY]

———implement recommendations, H6716 [7SE], H6879-H6885 [8SE], H6906, H6907-H6918 [9SE], H7724-H7730 [28SE], H8975, H8976 [8OC], E1598 [13SE]

———implement recommendations (H.R. 5024), E1613 [14SE]

———implement terrorist travel and screening recommendations, E1917 [11OC]

National Guard: tribute, H1064 [11MR], E1636 [15SE]

———tribute to 32d Military Police Co., E1483 [22JY]

———tribute to employers' support of National Guard and Reserve members, E346 [11MR]

National Intelligence Director: collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of open source intelligence, H8843-H8845, H8847 [7OC]

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (H. Con. Res. 328), H1380, H1381 [24MR]

National Nuclear Security Administration: robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons development funding, H5098 [25JN]

National security: deny funds for deployment of certain ballistic missile defense system components and, instead, provide needed funding for programs designed to keep ports secure from terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 428), E901 [18MY]

———establish pilot and demonstration program in New Jersey and elsewhere to improve military installation security and defense contractors and subcontractors quality, H3274 [19MY]

———establish process for identifying and transmitting critical information to senior decision makers, H3373 [19MY]

———issuance of stop-loss orders to Armed Forces members, H4509 [18JN]

———national missile defense system funding, H3270 [19MY], E964 [21MY]

———reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H7724 [28SE], H7941 [30SE], H7947 [4OC], H8268 [6OC], H8642, H8643, H8664-H8704, H8726-H8851 [7OC], H8862-H8978 [8OC], E1803 [6OC], E1851 [10OC], E1917, E1927, E1946, E1951, E1954, E1955, E1956, E1958, E1959, E1960, E1961, E1967 [11OC], E1977 [16NO]

———reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), amendment process, E1797 [4OC]

———reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 827), H8658-H8662 [7OC]

———reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), motion to recommit, H8916-H8977 [8OC]

———reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), technical corrections, H8978 [8OC]

———release of ferromanganese from the strategic stockpile, H8996, H8997 [8OC]

———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service, E763 [5MY]

———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (H.R. 163), H3497 [20MY], H8117-H8130, H8157 [5OC], E1821, E1822 [7OC], E1843, E1844 [8OC], E1885 [11OC]

———require pretrial detention of suspected terrorists and post-trial supervision of convicted terrorists, H8883, H8884 [8OC], E1958 [11OC]

National Security Agency: funding, H4831 [23JN]

Native Americans: remit to certain Indian veterans amounts withheld from military basic pay for State income tax purposes for periods of time spent in active service while living on Indian land (H.R. 5275), E1860 [10OC]

Navy: purchase of Presidential yacht, Sequoia, H10191 [20NO]

———shipbuilding program funding, H6761 [8SE], H9001 [8OC]

Nebraska: National Guard and Reserve center headquarters funding, H6468 [21JY]

Nevin, Thomas: USO Warrior of the Year award recipient for Cleveland, OH, E1303 [7JY]

New Jersey: tribute to 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E241 [26FE]

New York: tribute to Army National Guard 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, E619 [22AP]

North Carolina: Outlying Landing Field project funding, H9004 [8OC]

Nuclear weapons: conventional weapons to defeat hardened targets funding through reductions in robust nuclear Earth penetrator program, H3415-H3418 [20MY]

———proliferation, H8684, H8688 [7OC], H8987 [8OC]

Office of the Victim Advocate: establish (H.R. 4587), E1139 [16JN]

Ohio: tribute to National Guard 179th Airlift Wing crew of Spirit of Galion (aircraft), E1645 [15SE]

O'Neal, Edward J., Jr.: Purple Heart recipient, E1485 [22JY]

Ozark (U.S.S.): anniversary of commissioning and tribute to crew, E1696 [24SE]

Peacock, Jay C. (Clay): Bronze Star recipient, E1987 [16NO]

Peterson AFB, CO: tribute to 21st Space Wing participants in the Air Force Command Guardian Challenge, E845 [14MY]

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.: Dept. of Defense National Guard and Reserve Patriot Award recipient, E1318 [8JY]

Political campaigns: comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to foreign policy issues, H8172 [6OC]

———comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to war in Iraq, H7868 [30SE]

Porter, Daniel R.: Dept. of Defense Meritorious Service Medal recipient, E1548 [8SE]

POW: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4867-H4870 [23JN]

———request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (H. Res. 689), H5965 [19JY], E1218 [23JN]

Puerto Rico: Dept. of Defense transfer of Vieques Island land to the Dept. of the Interior for use as a national wildlife refuge, E709 [29AP]

Purple Heart: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award to certain POW (H.R. 4425), H3757 [3JN]

Redd, Don: General Douglas MacArthur Army Leadership Award recipient, E1034 [4JN]

Republican Party: characterization of the Purple Heart during Republican National Convention, E1558 [8SE]

Rice, Condoleezza: encourage bipartisan briefings for Members of Congress relative to assessment of war and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H2476 [28AP]

Robert E. Mitchell Center for Prisoner of War Studies: tribute, E1613 [14SE]

Robert J. Dole Community Center, McConnell AFB, KS: designate (H.R. 3746), E61 [28JA]

Rock Island, IL: tribute to Rock Island Arsenal, E1371 [14JY]

Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): welcome ship and crew to new home port of San Diego, CA, E1428 [20JY], E1491 [22JY]

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: call for removal relative to alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2777 [11MY], H4146 [15JN]

———call for resignation, H2735, H2740, H2741 [11MY], H3020, H3021 [17MY], H3236 [19MY]

Sacramento, CA: tribute to Let Freedom Ring—Bells Across America event, E1546 [8SE]

San Diego, CA: tribute to Alcott Elementary School letter writing to Armed Forces members, E987 [2JN]

Saudi Arabia: U.S. policy relative to status of the war on terrorism, H8688 [7OC]

Science: technology research and development funding, H5404 [9JY]

Selective Service System: reinstatement of the military draft or implementation of any other form of compulsory military service, E1938 [11OC]

———terminate registration requirement and activities of local boards and agencies (H.R. 4746), H8122 [5OC]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: improve and make technical corrections (H.R. 4658), H8384-H8390 [6OC], E1226 [24JN], E1881 [11OC]

Sivits, Jeremy: court martial relative to alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel in Iraq, H3231 [19MY]

Small business: ensure that small business set aside awards are evenly distributed along North American Industry Classification System codes relative to the Competitiveness Demonstration Program, H3423 [20MY]

———require large companies to submit a subcontracting plan prior to being awarded a contract for work overseas, H4696, H4697 [22JN]

South Carolina: tribute to National Guard 3-178 Field Artillery Battalion Old Backpack 4 Iraq Program, H2922 [13MY]

St. Francois County, MO: tribute to student project to donate personal supplies to U.S. troops overseas, E286 [3MR]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (H. Con. Res. 462), H5757-H5761 [14JY]

Taxation: allow a credit for businesses who employ military reservists (H.R. 5079), E1634 [15SE]

———allow a credit for businesses who employ veterans (H.R. 5080), E1630 [15SE]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), H2217-H2223, H2235 [21AP], E617, E624 [22AP], E653 [27AP]

Tennessee: tribute to National Guard 1175th Transportation Co., E1675 [22SE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6879-H6885 [8SE], H6904, H6989-H6994 [9SE], H7185 [14SE], E1538, E1546 [8SE], E1590 [10SE], E1605 [13SE]

———anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 757), H6859 [8SE], H6906-H6921 [9SE], H7301 [21SE], E1597, E1598, E1607 [13SE], E1635 [15SE]

———evaluation of Bush administration relative to war on terrorism, H6536 [21JY]

———history of the war on terrorism, H3405 [20MY]

———moment of silence to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6921 [9SE]

———tribute to rescue dogs who served during terrorist attacks, E1535 [8SE]

Texas: opening of Fisher House for families of hospitalized military personnel, H117 [27JA]

Tomczak, Robert: Bronze Star recipient, E466 [29MR]

Transportation: authorize the acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members of the Armed Forces and their families, H3450 [20MY]

Trecosta, Rocco A.: relief (S. 2042), H9863 [17NO]

Turner, Dwayne A.: restore Army mustering-out pay and status as specialist, H602 [25FE]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 386), H1693-H1695 [30MR]

U.S. Fire Administration: Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program funding, H8995, H8996, H9002 [8OC]

U.S. Military Academy: tribute to West Point's Service America Program, E823 [12MY]

Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: require employers to post a notice of applicable rights and duties (H.R. 4477), H6821 [8SE], H8389 [6OC]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: extend period for which an individual may elect to continue employer-sponsored health care coverage (H.R. 4659), E1228 [24JN]

Veterans: benefits funding, H4732 [22JN]

———direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order, H3273 [19MY]

———Gulf War Illness research funding, H4700, H4701 [22JN]

———health care funding, H4749, H4750 [22JN]

———improve provision of health care, rehabilitation, and related services to veterans, H4746-H4751 [22JN]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses, H1428 [24MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan, H3268, H3279 [19MY], H3449, H3500, H3521 [20MY], E1014 [2JN], E1024 [3JN]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (H.R. 548), H2230 [21AP], H2411 [28AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (H.R. 548), consideration (H. Res. 584), H2768 [11MY]

———permit Reservists to buy military health care through the TRICARE program, H3175 [18MY]

———provide long-term physical and mental health care for combat veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and their families, H2527 [4MY]

———provide mental health services for veterans returning from combat and their families, H4701, H4707, H4708 [22JN], E1223 [24JN]

———recognize and honor the volunteers that participate in honor guards for veterans' funerals (H. Con. Res. 260), H3907, H3908 [14JN], E1165 [18JN]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (H.R. 677), H2789 [11MY]

Virginia: call for resolution to Iraq conflict by local government officials, E1879 [11OC]

Voorhees, E. Paul: Army Ranger Hall of Fame inductee, E1484 [22JY]

Wada, Debra: National Guard Association of the U.S. Militia Award recipient, E1542 [8SE]

War Powers Resolution: compliance, H370 [4FE]

Weapons: B-2 bomber and Joint Strike Fighter funding, H9001 [8OC]

———C-17 Airlifter Program funding, H8998 [8OC]

———license for export of defense articles to Australia and the United Kingdom, H9005 [8OC]

———reduce failure rate of cluster bombs, H4695 [22JN]

———treatment of unexploded ordnance, H4584 [21JN], H4699, H4703, H4706, H4707 [22JN], H8988 [8OC]

Westhampton, NY: tribute to New York Air National Guard 106th Air Rescue Wing, E19 [21JA]

Weston, WV: tribute to Polk Creek Elementary School students, E61 [28JA]

Whidbey Island, WA: tribute to Oak Harbor School District and Naval Air Station, H8644 [7OC]

Whiteside, Marquette: tribute to Time (publication) profile, E3 [20JA]

Woodruff, J. Barnett: Columbus, GA-Fort Benning, GA, Civilian/Military Affairs Organization Cliff O. Livingston Award recipient, H4731 [22JN]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, E1074 [8JN], E1118 [15JN]

———anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (H.J. Res. 93), E707 [29AP]

———anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (S.J. Res. 28), H3553-H3555 [1JN], E1068 [8JN], E1084 [9JN]

———commemorate anniversary of Battle of Peleliu, protect Peleliu Battlefield National Historic Landmark sites, and establish commemorative programs honoring Americans who fought there (H.J. Res. 102), H7682, H7683 [28SE], E1741 [30SE]

———tribute to San Francisco Bay Area Tuskegee Airmen, E316 [8MR]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 417), H3549-H3553 [1JN], E997, E1009 [2JN], E1032 [4JN], E1093 [14JN]

———tribute to Women Airforce Service Pilots, E1608 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: permit funding for abortions of pregnancies resulting from rape and incest (S. 2166), S2229 [4MR]

Afghanistan: assess status of the war on terrorism, S10793-S10795 [8OC]

———increase commitment to developing a well-trained army and a sustainable government, S3123 [25MR]

———reduce drug trafficking to eliminate financial support that traffickers provide to terrorist organizations, S6788 [15JN]

Africa: allocation of foreign aid to address crisis in Sudan and Chad, S7367-S7372, S7377, S7378, S7382 [24JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: instruct conferees to appropriations legislation relative to the Conservation Security Program and treatment of agricultural disaster assistance (S. Res. 465), S11229, S11278-S11280 [11OC]

Air Force: economic analysis of engine alternatives for E-8C JointSTARS aircraft, S7279, S7280 [23JN]

———impose limitations and requirements for the procurement of tanker aircraft funding, S7291 [23JN]

———procurement of tanker aircraft funding, S11536-S11542 [19NO], S11776 [20NO]

———tanker aircraft funding, S10949 [9OC]

American Forces Radio and Television Service: implement policies that promote fairness and balance in broadcasts containing social and political commentary, S6866 [16JN], S7278 [23JN]

American Samoa: protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate (H.R. 2010), S11180 [10OC]

AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (H. Con. Res. 308), S8802 [22JY]

Antipersonnel landmines: eliminate use, S1869 [27FE], S2763-S2765 [12MR]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S5515-S5529 [17MY], S5569, S5582-S5594, S5596-S5598, S5601 [18MY], S5739, S5767-S5793 [19MY], S5902-S5921, S5929-S5934, S5935, S5936 [20MY], S6052-S6063, S6065-S6070, S6249 [21MY], S6262 [1JN], S6306, S6336-S6338 [2JN], S6395-S6421, S6425-S6436 [3JN], S6469, S6475-S6479 [4JN], S6493 [7JN], S6693-S6722 [14JN], S6751-S6770, S6775, S6777-S6790 [15JN], S6831-S6859, S6863-S6867 [16JN], S6913-S6941, S6944-S6968, S6971-S6985 [17JN], S7030-S7043 [18JN], S7061-S7100 [21JN], S7120-S7162 [22JN], S7203-S7221, S7223-S7226, S7230-S7244, S7265-S7275, S7277-S7300 [23JN], S7413 [24JN], S7515 [25JN]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), unanimous-consent agreement, S5485 [13MY], S6261, S6296 [1JN], S6464 [3JN], S6592 [7JN], S7092 [21JN], S7500 [24JN]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), unanimous-consent request, S6250 [21MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), S7301 [23JN], S7413 [24JN], S8108 [14JY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, S10945-S10954 [9OC], S11288 [11OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 514), S10954 [9OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), insert S. 2400 language in lieu, S7300 [23JN]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), unanimous-consent agreement, S7499 [24JN]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), unanimous-consent request, S7300 [23JN]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 2401), insert portion of S. 2400 language in lieu, S7300 [23JN]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 2401), unanimous-consent agreement, S7500 [24JN]

———authorizing for military construction (S. 2402), insert portion of S. 2400 language in lieu, S7300 [23JN]

———authorizing for military construction (S. 2402), unanimous-consent agreement, S7500 [24JN]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), S9245 [15SE], S9373-S9377 [20SE]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report, S10954, S10978 [9OC], S11032 [10OC], S11223-S11228 [11OC]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11068 [10OC]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S11046, S11050 [10OC]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 144), S11228 [11OC]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2674), S9242-S9245 [15SE]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2674), unanimous-consent agreement, S9237 [14SE]

———making (H.R. 4613), S7356-S7359, S7366-S7392 [24JN], S7515 [25JN]

———making (H.R. 4613), conference report, S8601, S8614-S8622, S8633 [22JY]

———making (S. 2559), S7357, S7385 [24JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S6317-S6320, S6336-S6338 [2JN], S6475 [4JN], S9657 [24SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), S4342 [26AP]

———ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and war on terrorism funding, S8605 [22JY]

———reduce for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S7388-S7390 [24JN]

Armed Forces: addition of armor plating on Humvees, S961 [11FE], S2468 [10MR], S3392 [31MR], S6700 [14JN]

———allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 2561), S7313 [23JN]

———coordinate employer rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act with the Internal Revenue Code, S6720 [14JN]

———coordinate rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act with other Federal laws (S. 2448), S5806, S5891 [19MY]

———create a reserve fund for TRICARE benefits, and increase benefit levels under the Montgomery GI Bill for the Selected Reserve through reductions in unobligated Iraqi reconstruction funds, S2493-S2498 [10MR]

———effects of rotation policy on members, S4183 [21AP]

———effects of rotation policy on military certified registered nurse anesthetists, S10560 [6OC]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty, S6916 [17JN], S8605 [22JY]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (S. 2068), S1267, S1288 [12FE]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (S. 2791), S9087 [10SE], S9868 [29SE]

———enhance the Montgomery GI Bill benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (S. 2849), S9723 [27SE]

———ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S6781-S6784 [15JN], S6836, S6837 [16JN], S7892 [9JY], S10828 [8OC]

———establish a unified combatant command for military intelligence (S. 2778), S8964 [8SE]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (H.R. 3104), S5452, S5459-S5461, S5467 [13MY], S5566-S5569 [18MY]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (H.R. 3104), unanimous-consent agreement, S5485 [13MY]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (S. 2262), S3346 [30MR], S3457 [31MR]

———expand and improve retired pay, burial, education, and other mobilization benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who are called or ordered to active duty (S. 2274), S3575-S3579 [1AP]

———facilitate availability of child care for children of members on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, S6916-S6918, S6982 [17JN]

———force protection initiative funding, S7384 [24JN]

———improve medical readiness, S6979 [17JN]

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring, S7294-S7296 [23JN]

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring (S. 2427), S5537-S5539 [17MY]

———increase death gratuity (S. 2867), S10063 [30SE]

———increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing, S7296 [23JN]

———investigation and prosecution of sexual assaults by members against other members, S1928 [1MR]

———issuance of safety equipment and body armor for soldiers in Iraq, S293 [28JA], S2468 [10MR], S3392 [31MR], S3545 [1AP]

———preclude additional military pay from being counted as income when determining eligibility for certain Federal benefits, S7290 [23JN]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (S. 2905), S10578 [6OC]

———provide financial assistance to State and local governments that continue to pay employees who serve on active duty in a Reserve component of the uniformed services, S11195-S11198 [11OC]

———provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard, S10402 [5OC], S10791-S10793, S10799, S10801-S10807 [8OC], S10962-S10969 [9OC], S11012, S11025-S11029, S11033, S11034, S11039-S11045, S11047, S11060-S11063, S11084 [10OC], S11195-S11202, S11219, S11304 [11OC]

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (H. Con. Res. 486), S11017, S11018 [10OC]

———recognize the sacrifices of members killed or injured in combat, establish a tracking system to notify family members of wounded personnel, and modernize combat medics' equipment, S7144, S7145 [22JN]

———recognize the sacrifices of members killed or injured in combat, establish a tracking system to notify family members of wounded personnel, and modernize combat medics' equipment (S. 2516), S6737 [14JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service, S6700 [14JN], S7205-S7207 [23JN]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor or other protective, safety, and health equipment for use in Iraq or Afghanistan, S6697-S6700 [14JN]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (S. 2057), S723 [9FE], S2171 [3MR]

———reimburse State and local governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments (S. Res. 464), S11222 [11OC]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (S. 2035), S293, S322 [28JA]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, S4075-S4077 [19AP], S4183 [21AP], S4858 [5MY], S6248 [21MY], S11606 [19NO]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S4204 [21AP], S5562, S5563 [18MY], S5782, S5783 [19MY], S6075 [21MY]

———treatment of reservists and members of the National Guard, S212 [23JA]

———tribute to Commander's Emergency Response Program for support of small reconstruction projects in Iraq, S5740 [19MY]

———tribute to Grey Berets Special Operation Forces Weathermen, S3559 [1AP]

———tribute to improved combat casualty care, S6987 [17JN]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S3071 [24MR], S4075-S4077 [19AP], S4476 [28AP], S4647, S4653-S4655 [29AP], S4761, S4763 [3MY], S4794 [4MY], S5389 [13MY], S5908 [20MY], S6062 [21MY], S6939 [17JN], S7570 [6JY], S8822-S8825 [7SE], S8926, S8928 [8SE], S9051 [10SE], S9122 [13SE], S9368 [20SE], S9550 [23SE], S10817 [8OC], S11469 [18NO], S11865 [7DE], S12032-S12037 [8DE]

———tribute to members serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, S1279 [12FE], S3121 [25MR], S3875-S3877 [7AP]

———tribute to military medical professionals serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, S4466 [28AP]

———TRICARE military health benefits for Reservists and Guardsmen, S6308-S6316, S6320-S6323 [2JN], S7372 [24JN]

Army: development of Mobile Parts Hospital equipment repair system, S7513 [25JN]

———provide an increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel, S6780, S6781 [15JN], S6946-S6951 [17JN], S7390 [24JN]

———provide an increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel (S. 2165), S2227-S2229 [4MR]

Army Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program: funding, S7386, S7387, S7391 [24JN]

Army Pvt. Shawn Pahnke Manhattan Post Office, Manhattan, IL: designate (H.R. 3537), S6682 [9JN]

Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid Malden Post Office, Malden, IL: designate (H.R. 3536), S6682 [9JN]

Baltimore Orioles (baseball team): tribute to visit to servicemen at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, S1279 [12FE]

Barber, Rex T.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during World War II (S. 2039), S324 [28JA]

Beale AFB, CA: Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award recipient, S9439 [21SE]

Boy Scouts: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities, S11446 [18NO]

Bremer, L. Paul, III: comments relative to deployment of Armed Forces to Iraq, S10404 [5OC]

Brigadier General (AUS-Ret.) John H. McLain Post Office, Sarasota, FL: designate (H.R. 3068), S6681 [9JN]

Budget: include overseas military operations funding, S7373, S7374 [24JN]

Bush, President: authentication of released documents on personal military history, S9261-S9263 [15SE], S9380 [20SE], S9406 [21SE], S9550 [23SE]

———evaluation of administration, S8983 [9SE]

———require reports to Congress on efforts to stabilize Iraq and relieve burden on Armed Forces members deployed in Iraq and the Persian Gulf region, S7140, S7141 [22JN], S7207-S7210, S7224 [23JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (S. Con. Res. 136), S9141 [13SE], S11324 [11OC]

———establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. Con. Res. 139), S10075 [30SE]

CBO: analysis of budget estimates, S8929 [8SE]

Cheney, Vice President: relationship with Halliburton Co., S206 [23JA], S7944 [13JY], S8606-S8608 [22JY], S10404 [5OC]

Colmery, Harry W.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (S. Con. Res. 117), S6679 [9JN]

Colombia: limit participation of U.S. personnel in Plan Colombia counterdrug and counterterrorism activities, S7214-S7218, S7225 [23JN]

Columbus, OH: transfer administrative jurisdiction of a parcel of real property comprising a portion of the Defense Supply Center (S. 2037), S324 [28JA]

Commission on the Future of the National Technology and Industrial Base: ensure representation of small business concerns involved in Dept. of Defense and other Federal contracting, S6435 [3JN], S6494 [7JN]

———establish, S7387 [24JN]

———study current and future shortages of critical technologies and raw materials and make recommendations to address these shortages, S6779, S6789 [15JN]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to Subcommittee on Defense staff, S7384 [24JN]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): jurisdiction over matters dealing with the cleanup of defense nuclear waste sites, S6414 [3JN]

———vote abstention on military nominations by Senator Lindsey Graham, S1677 [26FE]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): interpretation of leaked minority staff draft memo as it applies to the scope of investigation of intelligence gathered and used as rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S265, S266 [27JA]

———report on assessing validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S7882, S7883 [9JY], S7947-S7952 [13JY], S8148-S8150 [15JY], S8501-S8505, S8522-S8525 [21JY], S8581, S8642 [22JY]

Community development: expand Mentor-Protege program to include service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and qualified HUBZone small businesses, S6066 [21MY]

Contracts: improve and ensure accountability in test program permitting large prime contractors to develop company- or unit-wide subcontracting plans, S6067 [21MY]

———improve assessment of public-private competition for work performed by civilian employees, S6778, S6779, S6789 [15JN], S7280 [23JN]

———limit contracting with firms under investigation by the Inspector General (S. 2023), S193 [22JA]

———limit outsourcing to private industry the oversight of Government contract performance, S6701-S6703 [14JN]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts in areas of war or conflict, S6850-S6859 [16JN]

———require registration of contractors' taxpayer identification numbers in the Central Contractor Registry database (S. 2383), S4912-S4914 [5MY]

———restrict the use of contractors in interrogation of prisoners, offensive military operations, and transferring prisoners to the custody of foreign nations, S6705-S6711 [14JN], S6831-S6836 [16JN]

Cooperative Threat Reduction Program: funding, S8618 [22JY]

Corps of Engineers: reform (S. 2188), S2550-S2556 [10MR], S3528 [1AP]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (H.R. 3936), S11007 [9OC], S11885 [7DE]

Cuba: prohibit funding to use special operations aircraft to transmit TV Marti signals into Cuba, S6431 [3JN]

Custer Battles, LLC: investigation of alleged profiteering and fraud relative to contracts dealing with airport security in Iraq, S11871 [7DE]

Daschle, Senator: characterization of remarks relative to war with Iraq, S9417-S9419 [21SE]

Death and dying: require revised protocol on media coverage of return to the U.S. of the remains of Armed Forces members killed overseas, S7034-S7037 [18JN], S7088, S7089 [21JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: modification of certain military installation closures and realignments, S5570-S5573, S5583-S5593 [18MY], S5790-S5793 [19MY]

Defense Logistics Agency: Procurement Technical Assistance Program disclosure requirements for subcontracting information provided to small businesses, S6067 [21MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: aerial firefighting aircraft funding, S6711 [14JN]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for defense activities (S. 2403), insert portion of S. 2400 language in lieu, S7300 [23JN]

———authorizing appropriations for defense activities (S. 2403), unanimous-consent agreement, S7500 [24JN]

———facilitate cleanup of nuclear waste sites, S5903-S5907, S5909-S5921, S5929-S5933, S5935, S5936 [20MY], S6053 [21MY], S6396-S6421 [3JN], S6848-S6850 [16JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Dugway Proving Ground, UT, first responder training programs funding, S9209, S9210 [14SE]

———establish and operate air bases in certain States and permit fees for certain customs services to be collected, S9052-S9055 [10SE], S9210 [14SE], S9669 [24SE]

———funding for pilot project to test interoperable communications between the first Northern Border Air Wing, Bellington, WA, and local law enforcement personnel, S9117 [13SE]

———transfer Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to serve as headquarters and facilitate acquisition by the Navy of suitable replacement facilities (H.R. 4322), S7114, S7115 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: grant authority to prosecute civilian contractors for criminal activities committed while employed overseas with the Dept. of Defense and other Federal agencies, S6863, S6864 [16JN]

———require disclosure of documents on treatment and interrogation of individuals held in custody by the U.S., S7139-S7143, S7145-S7147 [22JN], S7231-S7242, S7282-S7289 [23JN], S7892 [9JY]

Dept. of Labor: treatment of veterans and military personnel in overtime regulations revisions, S1541 [25FE], S2839 [22MR], S2964, S2966 [23MR]

Dept. of State: require report on relationships between terrorist organizations in Colombia and foreign governments and organizations, S6977 [17JN]

———U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, funding, S7384 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: anniversary of Veterans Upward Bound Program, S2993 [23MR]

Dietary supplements: require manufacturers to submit reports on certain serious adverse events before allowing sale on military installations, S7033, S7034 [18JN], S7077-S7086 [21JN]

Director of National Intelligence: establish position as head of entire intelligence community, S8501 [21JY], S11968-S11971, S12002, S12007 [8DE]

———protect the dissemination of open source intelligence to State and local governments, S11964, S11965 [8DE]

Disabled: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (S. 2956), S10855 [8OC]

District of Columbia: tribute to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, S10932 [9OC]

Dorchester (U.S.S): tribute to chaplains who were killed in action during World War II, S6074 [21MY]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, S10810 [8OC], S11281 [11OC]

Employment: require an increase in the size of the acquisition and support workforce, S5787 [19MY]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program (S. 2047), S6913-S6915 [17JN]

F/A-22 aircraft: program funding, S6069 [21MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation, S7143 [22JN], S7265-S7267 [23JN]

Family Assistance Centers: funding, S6306 [2JN]

Family Steering Committee for the 9/11 Independent Commission: tribute, S8471 [20JY]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving, S7031-S7033 [18JN]

———provide bid protest rights on public-private competitive contracts awarded under OMB guidelines, S6789 [15JN]

Firefighters: make hazardous duty incentive pay available to uniformed service members performing firefighting duties (S. 2355), S4496 [28AP]

———provide financial assistance to improve the health and safety of firefighters, promote use of life saving technologies, and achieve greater equity for departments serving large jurisdictions, S6978, S6982-S6984 [17JN]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc: tribute, S3292 [29MR]

Fleet Reserve Association: anniversary, S12051 [8DE]

Foreign aid: authorize transfer of funds for foreign countries to participate in international peacekeeping or peace enforcement operations (S. 2514), S6675 [9JN]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S3875 [7AP], S4205 [21AP], S4652 [29AP], S5901 [20MY], S6068, S6072 [21MY], S7422-S7424 [24JN], S7811 [8JY], S8928 [8SE], S9088 [10SE], S9106 [13SE], S9404, S9406, S9408 [21SE], S9545 [23SE], S9662 [24SE], S9772-S9774, S9776-S9778 [28SE], S10213-S10215 [1OC], S10295 [4OC], S10382-S10384, S10412 [5OC], S10773, S10803 [8OC]

———military operations in Iraq funding, S581 [4FE]

Foreign trade: export control policies relative to national security, S7242 [23JN]

Fort Bayard, NM: designate historic district as a national historic landmark (H.R. 2059), S2253 [4MR]

Fort Carson, CO: tribute to Army's 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, S6254 [1JN]

Funding, S2504-S2510, S2517 [10MR]

GAO: report on deployment of a national missile defense system, S4734 [3MY]

Government regulations: waiver authority for domestic source or content requirements, S7071-S7077 [21JN], S7131-S7134 [22JN]

Greco, Richard, Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Navy for Financial Management, S11125 [10OC]

Halliburton Co.: investigation of alleged misuse and abuse of funds and resources provided under contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S7118 [22JN]

Harvey, Francis J.: nomination to be Sec. of the Army, S10823 [8OC], S11338-S11351 [16NO]

———nomination to be Sec. of the Army, unanimous-consent agreement, S11321 [11OC]

Health: authorize medical and dental care and disability benefits for service academies cadets and midshipmen and ROTC cadets, S5525-S5527 [17MY], S5601 [18MY]

Housing: assess impact of statutory cap on privatization of military housing, S9243, S9244 [15SE]

Inspector General: requirement to consult with Dept. of State and CIA relative to investigation of the Iraqi National Congress, S7268, S7294 [23JN]

Insurance: address deceptive sales practices used by certain financial advisors on military bases, S8601 [22JY]

———make a stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program (S. 2982), S11381 [16NO]

Intelligence services: appoint commission to assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq relative to possession of weapons of mass destruction, S388-S393 [3FE], S763-S767 [10FE], S974-S978 [11FE]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S224-S226 [26JA], S266 [27JA], S309-S312 [28JA], S518, S527-S531, S535 [3FE], S608-S614, S634-S640 [5FE], S764-S767 [10FE], S1436 [23FE], S1978-S1992, S2010-S2018 [2MR], S2020, S2072 [3MR], S3205, S3207-S3210 [26MR], S3280 [29MR], S3431 [31MR], S4334 [22AP], S4627, S4672 [29AP], S5743 [19MY], S5899 [20MY], S6623 [8JN], S7422-S7424 [24JN], S7811-S7814 [8JY], S8056, S8057 [14JY], S8413-S8415 [19JY], S8653 [22JY], S9404, S9406, S9430 [21SE], S9544 [23SE], S9869-S9873 [29SE], S9997-S10000 [30SE], S10213-S10215 [1OC], S10333, S10339-S10342 [4OC], S10478-S10481 [6OC]

———enhance congressional oversight of intelligence and intelligence-related activities, S10202-S10208 [1OC], S10297-S10315, S10327-S10329 [4OC]

———enhance customer focus on intelligence and ensure independent intelligence analyses, S10217, S10218 [1OC]

———ensure availability of electromagnetic spectrum for public safety entities, S9896, S9901-S9905 [29SE], S10357 [4OC]

———establish a National Intelligence Coordinator to oversee existing intelligence community, S10033 [30SE]

———establish a unified combatant command for military intelligence, S10393, S10394 [5OC]

———establish certain national intelligence centers, S10000-S10004 [30SE]

———exempt military personnel from certain personnel transfer authorities, S10487, S10488 [6OC]

———improve and provide for the review of intelligence estimates and products, S10039 [30SE]

———investigate parties responsible for authorizing chartered airplane flights for certain Saudi nationals after terrorist attacks upon the U.S., S8463-S8465 [20JY], S8519 [21JY]

———modify privacy and civil liberties oversight, S10047 [30SE], S10521 [6OC]

———preserve certain authorities and accountability in the implementation of intelligence reform, S10242-S10244 [1OC], S10540 [6OC], S12003, S12005 [8DE]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S9656 [23SE], S9689 [24SE], S9700-S9720, S9756-S9759 [27SE], S9763, S9778-S9805 [28SE], S9873-S9897, S9900-S9909, S9911-S9916 [29SE], S9996, S9997, S10000-S10014, S10016-S10050 [30SE], S10197-S10213, S10215 [1OC], S10296-S10339, S10342-S10346, S10351-S10358 [4OC], S10381, S10384-S10388, S10390-S10395, S10397, S10398, S10400, S10401, S10417 [5OC], S10469, S10476, S10478, S10481-S10488, S10512-S10514, S10516-S10543 [6OC], S10615, S10632, S10671, S10677 [7OC], S10826, S10828, S10879 [8OC], S11736, S11737, S11795 [20NO]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), appointment of conferees, S11232, S11233 [11OC]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, S11858-S11860 [7DE], S11938-S12010, S12012 [8DE]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), unanimous-consent agreement, S9656 [23SE], S9782 [28SE], S9985 [29SE], S10967 [9OC], S11068 [10OC]

———treatment of programs, projects, and activities within the Joint Military Intelligence Program and the Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities Program, S10334-S10338 [4OC], S10484, S10516-S10518 [6OC]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom, S2954 [23MR]

———alleged diversion of counterterrorism funding for use in preparations for U.S. military invasion, S4127 [20AP], S4283 [22AP]

———alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S4728 [3MY], S4779, S4795, S4824 [4MY], S4856, S4857, S4858, S4859, S4860, S4877, S4885-S4887, S4900, S4901, S4922 [5MY], S4942, S4944, S4955-S4959, S4963-S4967 [6MY], S5033-S5035 [7MY], S5052, S5063, S5064-S5072 [10MY], S5220 [11MY], S5242, S5341 [12MY], S5383, S5390, S5392, S5459, S5463 [13MY], S5490-S5495 [14MY], S5562 [18MY], S5729, S5730, S5741-S5743 [19MY], S5940 [20MY], S6072 [21MY], S6473 [4JN]

———assessment of post-war planning, S2020 [3MR]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S2012-S2018 [2MR], S3123 [25MR], S3269-S3274, S3289 [29MR], S3390, S3392 [31MR], S3545, S3553, S3556 [1AP], S3874-S3877, S3884-S3888, S3895, S3952, S3957 [7AP], S3963, S3964, S3999 [8AP], S4121 [20AP], S4181, S4198, S4205 [21AP], S4282, S4334 [22AP], S4447, S4451, S4453, S4476 [28AP], S4627, S4631, S4648-S4653, S4672 [29AP], S4794 [4MY], S4951-S4978 [6MY], S5033-S5035 [7MY], S5390, S5392, S5463 [13MY], S5563 [18MY], S5739, S5743 [19MY], S5895, S5940-S5942 [20MY], S6065 [21MY], S6472-S6476 [4JN], S6828 [16JN], S7928 [12JY], S8023 [13JY], S8102 [14JY], S8825, S8830 [7SE], S8928 [8SE], S9063-S9065 [10SE], S9260 [15SE], S9404, S9406, S9411, S9421 [21SE], S9545, S9549-S9552, S9600 [23SE], S9661-S9663, S9665 [24SE], S9696 [27SE], S9870-S9873, S9897-S9901 [29SE], S9999, S10015, S10017-S10021 [30SE], S10398-S10400 [5OC], S10478-S10481 [6OC], S10622-S10624 [7OC], S10773, S10777, S10796, S10825 [8OC], S11064 [10OC], S11298 [11OC], S11339-S11348 [16NO]

———call for development of an exit strategy for U.S. Armed Forces, S9260 [15SE]

———comparison of war with Vietnamese Conflict, S4671 [29AP]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (S. Res. 356), S5058, S5060, S5066-S5072 [10MY], S5171, S5172 [11MY]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (S. Res. 356), unanimous-consent agreement, S5064 [10MY]

———consult with the U.N. Security Council on a peacekeeping resolution, and with NATO on a commitment for security (S. Res. 339), S4056 [8AP]

———demolish Abu Ghraib prison to underscore U.S. abhorrence of the mistreatment of prisoners (S. Res. 354), S4980-S4982 [6MY]

———include certain U.S. POW held by the regime of Saddam Hussein in any plan to compensate enemy POW abused by U.S. military personnel, S6696, S6721 [14JN]

———investigation into awarding of reconstruction contracts, S206-S208 [23JA]

———investigation to identify waste and abuse in contract funds including task order violations, the absense of cost controls, and inconsistent oversight, S7418 [24JN]

———redesignate Coalition Provisional Authority Inspector General as Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, S7087, S7088 [21JN], S7266, S7267 [23JN], S7515 [25JN]

———report on congressional delegation trip, S6687-S6689 [14JN], S6823 [16JN]

———Senate review of photos of alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S5355 [12MY]

———status of supplemental funds appropriated for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts, S3560 [1AP]

Japan: express gratitude for assistance in Iraqi reconstruction and efforts to combat terrorism, S10829, S10831 [8OC]

Joint Intelligence Community Council: modify requirements and authority, S9914, S9915 [29SE], S10041-S10044 [30SE]

Kerry, Senator: characterization of remarks on plans for Iraq, S9766 [28SE]

———characterization of remarks relative to votes on war with Iraq, S3524 [1AP]

———characterization relative to national defense issues, S10405-S10410 [5OC]

———characterization relative to service in Vietnamese Conflict, S4384, S4396 [27AP], S4451 [28AP], S8606 [22JY], S10777 [8OC]

———characterization relative to votes on defense issues and service in Vietnamese Conflict, S1492 [24FE]

Korean War: revise requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Medical Badge relative to certain service in Korea (S. 2450), S5807 [19MY]

Lafayette, LA: tribute to businesses involved in Operation Enduring Love for support of Army National Guard Infantry Brigade soldiers destined for Iraq, S3785 [6AP]

Marine Capt. Ryan Beaupre St. Anne Post Office, St. Anne, IL: designate (H.R. 3538), S6682 [9JN]

Marine Corps: Air Station Miramar recipient of Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award, S9381 [20SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 3277), S8490 [20JY]

Maryland: exchange of certain lands between Maryland and the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland, S5790 [19MY]

Measurement and Signatures Intelligence Research Program: funding, S7376 [24JN]

Mental health: tribute to art therapists dealing with veterans, S10688 [7OC]

Middle East: report on congressional delegation trip, S2984-S2986 [23MR]

Military Postal Service Agency: evaluate effectiveness, S7388 [24JN]

Mitchell, William: issue posthumous commission to the grade of major general in the Army (S. 2380), S4841 [4MY]

Moberly, MO: tribute to 1139th Military Police Co., S4153 [20AP]

Motor vehicles: future tactical truck system program funding, S7385 [24JN]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 322), S2866 [22MR]

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc.: tribute to efforts to assist wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Hospital, S9127 [13SE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: evaluation of findings, S8432, S8434, S8437, S8463-S8465 [20JY], S8501 [21JY], S8579-S8581, S8584, S8598-S8604, S8608-S8612, S8617, S8618, S8622-S8624, S8641, S8657 [22JY]

———implement recommendations, S8977, S8978 [9SE], S9102 [13SE]

———implement recommendations relative to reform of intelligence services, S9396, S9435 [21SE], S9472, S9476-S9478 [22SE], S9555, S9556 [23SE], S9890-S9895 [29SE]

———implement recommendations (S. 2774), S8812, S8864-S8884, S8923 [7SE], S8972 [8SE]

———implement terrorist travel and screening recommendations, S10009-S10011 [30SE], S10215 [1OC], S10334 [4OC], S10531 [6OC]

National Guard: assess suitability of using Delaware Air National Guard personnel for information assurance and financial tracking development in support of the war on terrorism, S7278 [23JN]

National Intelligence Authority: cancel transfer of decision-making authority over the acquisition of major national security and defense intelligence systems, S10233 [1OC]

———clarify mission, S10331 [4OC]

———clarify responsibilities of the Directorate of Intelligence of the National Counterterrorism Center for information sharing and intelligence analysis, S10220 [1OC]

———establish National Counterproliferation Center, S10536-S10540 [6OC]

———provide National Intelligence Director with authority to supervise, direct, and control all elements of the intelligence community, S9781, S9789-S9804 [28SE], S9874-S9883, S9897 [29SE]

———provide the National Intelligence Director with authority to terminate personnel and prescribe regulations specifying the exercise of termination authority, S10199 [1OC]

———require concurrence of National Intelligence Director in certain Dept. of Defense nominations, S10208-S10211, S10244 [1OC], S10327 [4OC]

———specify a term of service for the National Intelligence Director, S9883-S9896 [29SE]

National Intelligence Reform Act: extend implementation deadline, S10232, S10235 [1OC]

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (H. Con. Res. 328), S4380 [26AP]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (S. Con. Res. 112), S8660, S8806 [22JY]

National security: antiterrorism programs funding through reductions in ground-based midcourse missile interceptors, S7092-S7100 [21JN], S7120-S7127 [22JN]

———national missile defense system funding, S5518-S5521 [17MY]

———national missile defense system operational deployment testing, S10933, S10934 [9OC]

———promote international cooperation on national missile defense system, S6694, S6695 [14JN]

———reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), S11300 [11OC]

———require successful testing of a national missile defense system before deployment, S6690 [14JN], S6918-S6928 [17JN]

Navy: modernize training and leadership program curriculum, S7375 [24JN]

———proton exchange membrane fuel cell demonstration program funding, S7281, S7282 [23JN]

———shipbuilding funding, S5523 [17MY]

New York: tribute to Army National Guard 2d Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, S4788 [4MY]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit funding for new nuclear weapons development under the Stockpile Services Advanced Concepts Initiative, S6426-S6431 [3JN], S6751-S6763 [15JN], S7275 [23JN]

———prohibit funding to develop robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons, S6426-S6431 [3JN], S6751-S6763 [15JN], S7274, S7275 [23JN]

———strategic defense initiative, S6690 [14JN]

Pancholi, Disha: National Security Education Program David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship recipient, S9521 [22SE]

Peer-Reviewed Prostate Cancer Research Program: funding, S7515 [25JN]

Pensacola Naval Air Station: assessment of hurricane damage, S9546 [23SE]

Political campaigns: characterization of remarks relative to patriotism of candidates for criticizing policies relative to war in Iraq or war on terrorism, S9427 [21SE]

———comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to foreign policy issues, S10293 [4OC]

———comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to war in Iraq, S9411 [21SE], S10398-S10400 [5OC]

———comparison of President Bush's and Senator Kerry's military service records, S4453, S4454 [28AP]

POW: reports submitted to Committee on Armed Services (Senate) relative to investigations of abuse of Iraqi POW by U.S. military personnel or contractors, S9063-S9065 [10SE], S10256-S10259 [1OC]

———require reports on detainment of foreign nationals and violations of the Geneva Conventions, S7068-S7071 [21JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S327 [28JA], S690 [6FE], S1896 [27FE], S3510 [31MR], S4717-S4719 [29AP], S5553 [17MY], S7500 [24JN], S7864 [8JY], S8639, S8640 [22JY], S9865 [28SE], S10178-S10180 [30SE], S10877 [8OC], S11513 [18NO], S11824-S11827 [20NO]

Public debt: ceiling, S7358 [24JN]

Reagan, Ronald: honorary renaming of S. 2400, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6493 [7JN]

Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): welcome ship and crew to new home port of San Diego, CA, S7745 [7JY]

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: commend efforts following disclosure of alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S6248 [21MY]

———Senate testimony relative to alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S4894 [5MY]

Schools: construction funding assistance for school expansions and accommodations that are driven by an increased military presence, S6493 [7JN]

Science: technology research and development funding, S2700 [11MR]

Science and Technology Program: funding, S6984, S6985 [17JN]

Selective Service System: reinstatement of the military draft or implementation of any other form of compulsory military service, S11275 [11OC]

Semonelle, Nicholas P.: Air Force Airman of the Year award recipient, S11797 [20NO]

Senate: tribute to Members who served in World War II, S6324-S6336 [2JN]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, document production, and representation in Ulysses J. Ward v. Dept. of the Army (S. Res. 395), S7497 [24JN]

Simmons, Patricia: Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award recipient, S2858 [22MR]

Small business: impact of certain contracting practices, S7387 [24JN]

Speicher, Michael Scott: investigate possible capture and detainment by Iraqi Government, S8609 [22JY]

St. Louis, MO: tribute to U.S. Army Human Resources Command, S243 [26JA]

Taxation: allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (H.R. 1479), S6251 [21MY]

———application of excise tax to excessive attorney fees for legal judgments, settlements, or agreements that operate as a tax, S5774, S5778-S5784 [19MY]

———clarify treatment of differential wage payments made to employees called to active military duty (S. 2858), S9938 [29SE]

———improve credit for National Guard and Reserve employees and provide a credit for those replacing National Guard and Reserve employees called to active military duty, S5200-S5204 [11MY]

———provide additional relief for members of the Armed Forces and their families (S. 2419), S5475-S5477 [13MY]

———provide for a refundable wage differential credit for activated military reservists (S. 2309), S4048 [8AP]

———suspend a portion of reduction in highest income tax rate and use such revenue to make supplemental appropriations for security and stabilization of Iraq, S6955-S6965 [17JN]

———treatment of combat pay relative to earned income tax credit (S. 2942), S10746 [7OC]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by, and death gratuity payments to, a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1664), S689 [6FE]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), S11222 [11OC]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), unanimous-consent agreement, S11068 [10OC]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (S. 2375), S4769 [3MY]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (S. 2474), S6093 [21MY]

Tennessee: tribute to the National Guard's 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, S6488, S6489 [7JN]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S9047-S9050, S9066, S9070, S9071, S9088 [10SE]

———automated three-dimensional facial recognition capability development, S7277, S7278 [23JN]

———clarify and promote role of diplomacy, foreign aid and the military in the war on terrorism, S10040, S10049 [30SE]

———compensation and access to legal action for families of Marine Corps members killed in 1983 bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, S11482 [18NO]

———moment of silence to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, S9047 [10SE]

———moment of silence to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, unanimous-consent agreement, S9045 [9SE]

Trecosta, Rocco A.: relief (S. 2042), S11327 [11OC]

U.N.: efforts to internationalize military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S4761-S4763 [3MY]

U.S. Air Force Academy: tribute to drum and bugle corps, S9438 [21SE]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors: activities, S6258 [1JN]

U.S. Military Cancer Institute: establish (S. 2097), S1460 [23FE]

University of North Carolina: National Demonstration Program for Citizen-Soldier Support funding, S7277 [23JN]

Vaccine Healthcare Centers Network: clarify duties and activities, S6864, S6866 [16JN]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (S. 2177), S2441 [9MR]

———direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order (S. 2601), S7479 [24JN]

———eliminate phase-in period for concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits for the severely disabled, S7040-S7042 [18JN]

———health care funding, S7134-S7139, S7147-S7152 [22JN]

———improve and enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans, S6952-S6954 [17JN]

———improve provision of health care, rehabilitation, and related services to veterans suffering from trauma relating to a blast injury (S. 2524), S6886 [16JN]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan, S7090-S7092 [21JN], S7270 [23JN]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan, S2586 [10MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (S. 1916), S2538 [10MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (S. 1379), S11325, S11326 [11OC]

VFW: tribute to Ladies Auxiliary, S10835 [8OC]

Voting Assistance Program: evaluate effectiveness, S7388 [24JN]

War Powers Resolution: compliance, S2853 [22MR]

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 (S. 2773), S10685 [7OC]

Weapons: airborne laser program funding, S10934 [9OC]

———limit funding for certain ballistic missile defense programs pending submission of operational testing and evaluation reports, S7038-S7043 [18JN], S7211-S7213, S7225 [23JN]

———M1A2 SEP tank modernization funding, S7385 [24JN]

———oversight of procurement, performance criteria, and operational test plans for ballistic missile defense programs, S6929-S6941 [17JN]

Winters, Richard D.: tribute (S. Res. 481), S11835 [20NO]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, S6495 [7JN], S6869, S6870 [16JN]

———anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (S.J. Res. 27), S1310 [12FE], S7411 [24JN]

———anniversary of U.S.S. YF-415 accident, S5221 [11MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen, S12040 [8DE]

———commemorate anniversary of Battle of Peleliu, protect Peleliu Battlefield National Historic Landmark sites, and establish commemorative programs honoring Americans who fought there (H.J. Res. 102), S11860 [7DE]

———history of contribution of the Japanese American Nisei to the U.S. Military Intelligence Service, S11617-S11619 [19NO]

———honor service of men and women who served in the Armed Forces (S. Res. 369), S6324-S6337 [2JN]

———tribute to 66th Infantry Division veterans, S11421 [17NO]

York, Gary: Dept. of Defense Defense of Freedom Medal recipient, S1676 [26FE]

Reports

Congressional Delegation Trip to Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan: Several Representatives, H384-H390 [4FE]

Ground-Based Midcourse Ballistic Missile Defense System Testing: Dept. of Defense, S6926 [17JN]

Incentives to Employers of Members of the Reserve Components, S11199 [11OC]

Iraq on the Record—The Bush Administration's Public Statements on Iraq: Committee on Government Reform (House), H1103-H1109 [16MR]

Israeli Attack of the U.S.S. Liberty: Independent Commission of Inquiry Into the Israeli Attack on the USS Liberty, E1886-E1889 [11OC]

Topical Agenda—The Dept. of Defense (Personnel & Readiness) and the Selective Service System, E1938 [11OC]

U.S. Southern Command (SouthCom) Struggles To Justify Its Role in the War on Terror: Eleanor Thomas and Lindsay Thomas, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, E1849 [10OC]

Reports filed

Air Force Nominations: Committee on Armed Forces (Senate), S11639 [19NO]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S320 [28JA], S590 [4FE], S1682 [26FE], S3366 [30MR], S4687 [29AP], S7432, S7433 [24JN], S8686 [22JY], S10059, S10060 [30SE], S10702 [7OC], S11429 [17NO]

Allow Federal Civilian and Military Retirees To Pay Health Insurance Premiums on a Pretax Basis and Allow a Tax Deduction for TRICARE Supplemental Premiums: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1231) (H. Rept. 108-585), H5330 [7JY]

American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1379), S10702 [7OC]

Army Nominations: Committee on Armed Forces (Senate), S11639 [19NO]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S320 [28JA], S591 [4FE], S1682 [26FE], S3366 [30MR], S4687 [29AP], S5472 [13MY], S7432, S7433 [24JN], S8686, S8687 [22JY], S10060 [30SE], S10702 [7OC]

Army Pvt. Shawn Pahnke Manhattan Post Office, Manhattan, IL: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3537), S6499 [7JN]

Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid Malden Post Office, Malden, IL: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3536), S6499 [7JN]

Brigadier General (AUS-Ret.) John H. McLain Post Office, Sarasota, FL: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3068), S6499 [7JN]

Commercial Aviation MANPADS Defense Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4056) (H. Rept. 108-565), H4857, H4892 [23JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 843) (H. Rept. 108-769), H9047 [8OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4613, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 735) (H. Rept. 108-624), H6555 [21JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 2845, Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 870) (H. Rept. 108-797), H11057 [7DE]

Consideration of H. Res. 557, Affirm Value of Liberation of Iraqi People and Commend Service of U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition Forces on Anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 561) (H. Rept. 108-438), H1116 [16MR]

Consideration of H. Res. 581, Ensure Parity Between the Compensation of Members of the Armed Forces and Civilian Employees: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 585) (H. Rept. 108-454), H1739 [30MR]

Consideration of H. Res. 627, Condemn Abuse of POW by U.S. Military Personnel, Take Action Against Those Involved, and Support Those Serving Honorably in Iraq: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 628) (H. Rept. 108-480), H2656 [5MY]

Consideration of H.R. 10, 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 827) (H. Rept. 108-751), H8407 [6OC]

Consideration of H.R. 3966, ROTC and Military Recruiter Equal Access to Campus Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 580) (H. Rept. 108-451), H1642 [29MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 108-499), H3229 [18MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4613, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 683) (H. Rept. 108-559), H4646 [21JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 732) (H. Rept. 108-621), H6126 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4613) (H. Rept. 108-622), H6126 [20JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4613) (H. Rept. 108-553), H4579 [18JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2559), S7174 [22JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2559) (S. Rept. 108-284), S7432 [24JN]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2400) (S. Rept. 108-260), S5226 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4200) (H. Rept. 108-767), H9047 [8OC]

———Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4200) (H. Rept. 108-491), H3092 [17MY], H3436, H3536 [20MY]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2401), S5227 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2402), S5227 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4837) (H. Rept. 108-773), H9047 [8OC], H9744 [16NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4837) (H. Rept. 108-607), H5907 [15JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2674) (S. Rept. 108-309), S8228 [15JY]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Defense Activities: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2403), S5227 [11MY]

Establish Separate Campaign Medals To Recognize Service by Armed Forces Members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (H.R. 3104), S5226 [11MY]

Executive Office of the President and Other Executive Departments' Documents Relative To Disclosure of Identity and Employment of Valerie Plame: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 108-413), H706 [1MR]

———Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 108-413), H303 [3FE]

———Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 108-413), H706 [1MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 108-413), H706 [1MR]

Fort Lewis, WA, Parcel of Land Acceptance Held in Trust for the Nisqually Tribe, and Ensure Such Acceptance Does Not Adversely Affect the Bonneville Power Administration: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4362) (H. Rept. 108-582), H5194 [6JY]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: Committee of Conference (House) (S. 2845) (H. Rept. 108-796), H11057 [7DE]

Marine Capt. Ryan Beaupre St. Anne Post Office, St. Anne, IL: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3538), S6499 [7JN]

Marine Corps Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1682 [26FE], S4687 [29AP], S7432, S7433 [24JN], S7827 [8JY], S8686 [22JY], S10060 [30SE]

Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 894), S8118 [14JY]

———Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3277) (H. Rept. 108-474), H2405 [27AP]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3277) (H. Rept. 108-474), H5194 [6JY]

Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5011) (H. Rept. 108-725), H8166 [5OC]

National Airborne Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 322), S7054 [18JN]

National Intelligence Reform Act: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. 2840) (S. Rept. 108-359), S9722 [27SE]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2840), S9611 [23SE]

National Military Appreciation Month: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 328), S4300 [22AP]

Navy Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S320 [28JA], S591 [4FE], S3366 [30MR], S4687 [29AP], S7433, S7434 [24JN], S7827 [8JY], S8686, S8687 [22JY], S10060, S10061 [30SE], S10702 [7OC], S11429 [17NO]

9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 108-724), H8038 [4OC]

———Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 108-724), H8038 [4OC]

———Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 108-724), H8166 [5OC]

———Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 108-724), H8038 [4OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 108-724), H8166 [5OC], H9744 [16NO]

Nomination of Dionel M. Aviles To Be Under Sec. of the Navy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5371 [12MY]

Nomination of Francis J. Harvey To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Networks and Information Integration: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S590 [4FE]

Nomination of Francis J. Harvey To Be Sec. of the Army: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S10702 [7OC]

Nomination of Lawrence T. Di Rita To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Public Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S590 [4FE]

Nomination of Otis W. Brawley, Jr., to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Board of Regents: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S11429 [17NO]

Nomination of Peter C.W. Flory To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for International Security Policy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S10059 [30SE]

Nomination of Richard Greco, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of the Navy for Financial Management: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S10702 [7OC]

Nomination of Tina Westby Jonas To Be Dept. of Defense Comptroller: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5371 [12MY]

Nomination of Vinicio E. Madrigal to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Board of Regents: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S11429 [17NO]

Protect Voting Rights of American Samoan Members of the Armed Forces in the Election of House of Representatives Delegate: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2010) (H. Rept. 108-515), H3604 [1JN]

Protect Voting Rights of Armed Forces Members in the Election of the Delegate From American Samoa in the House of Representatives: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2010) (S. Rept. 108-377), S9812 [28SE]

Reservists Pay Security Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 593) (S. Rept. 108-409), S11377 [16NO]

ROTC and Military Recruiter Equal Access to Campus Act: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 3966) (H. Rept. 108-443), H1369 [23MR]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 832) (H. Rept. 108-764), H8856 [7OC]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Conference Report on S. 2845, 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 860) (H. Rept. 108-783), H9999 [18NO]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 843, Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 831) (H. Rept. 108-763), H8856 [7OC]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 870, Consideration of Conference Report on S. 2845, Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 868) (H. Rept. 108-795), H10926 [6DE]

Servicemembers and Veterans Legal Protections Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4658) (H. Rept. 108-683), H7072 [13SE]

Transmission to the House of Representatives Documentation Produced in Conjuction With Investigations of Abuse of Iraqi POW by U.S. Military Personnel or Contractors: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 640) (H. Rept. 108-547), H4285 [16JN]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims at Any Location in Washington, DC, Area and Provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center Near the Pentagon: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3936) (H. Rept. 108-574), H5194 [6JY]

U.S. Intelligence Community's Pre-War Intelligence Assessments on Iraq: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. Rept. 108-301), S7896 [9JY]

Utah Test and Training Range Protection Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2909) (H. Rept. 108-521), H3779 [3JN]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2773) (S. Rept. 108-314), S8860 [7SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Corps of Engineers waterways projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6710, H6711 [7SE], H7981 [4OC]

Rules

Standing Rules of the Senate: committee jurisdiction clarifications, S6414 [3JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S7290 [23JN]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), H6667, H6673 [22JY]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10398 [5OC]

Iraq: condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), H2697 [6MY]

Kerry, Senator: characterization relative to service in Vietnamese Conflict, H2661 [6MY]

National security: require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (H.R. 163), H8119 [5OC]

Statements

Abuse of Enemy POW by U.S. Military Personnel in Iraq: Leadership Conference of Women Religious (organization), E1154 [18JN]

Alleged Mohamad Atta Meeting in Prague With Iraqi Intelligence Officials: Senator Levin, S7812 [8JY]

Call for Resolution to Iraq Conflict: Local Government Officials From the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area, E1879 [11OC]

Foreign and Defense Policy Decisions by President Bush: Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change (organization), H4860 [23JN]

Low Altitude Air Defense of North America: North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), S7126 [22JN]

Mandatory Combat Overtime for Forces Serving in Iraq: Representative Owens, H8123 [5OC]

National Intelligence Reform Act: Executive Office of the President, S9798 [28SE]

9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act: Executive Office of the President, H8985 [8OC]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, H11005 [7DE]

Ship in U.S. Waters: Senator Durbin, S10024 [30SE]

What Is a Citizen To Do? Kristen Breitweiser, Patricia Casazza, Mindy Kleinberg, and Lorie Van Auken, Family Steering Committee for the 9/11 Independent Commission, S8470 [20JY]

Summaries

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (S. 2845): Legislative Intent of Provisions Under Jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) and the Committee on International Relations (House), H11023-H11027 [7DE]

Tables

Armed Forces members killed in military action in Iraq, H3505-H3512 [20MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 4613, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8622 [22JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2559, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S7385 [24JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2674, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S9374 [20SE]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), H6671 [22JY]

———conference report, H9115-H9118 [9OC]

Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 4613), H4687-H4691 [22JN], H6654-H6659 [22JY]

Iraq Coalition Provisional Authority program status, S3561 [1AP]

Naval unfunded programs, S7126 [22JN]

Testimonies

Assessment of War and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq: Paul D. Wolfowitz, S11346 [16NO]

Vietnamese Conflict and the Treatment of Returning Veterans: Senator Kerry (1971), E599-E608 [22AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 257, award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Harry W. Colmery, H5162 [6JY]

H. Con. Res. 260, recognize and honor the volunteers that participate in honor guards for veterans' funerals, H3907 [14JN]

H. Con. Res. 308, recognize AMVETS members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day, H6081 [20JY]

H. Con. Res. 328, National Military Appreciation Month, H1380 [24MR]

H. Con. Res. 386, anniversary of U.S. Air Force Academy, H1693 [30MR]

H. Con. Res. 417, tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, H3549 [1JN]

H. Con. Res. 462, reaffirm U.S. commitment to Taiwan Relations Act, H5757 [14JY]

H. Con. Res. 486, recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families, H7368 [22SE]

H. Con. Res. 514, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H9007 [8OC]

H. Res. 557, affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom, H1142 [17MR]

H. Res. 561, consideration of H. Res. 557, affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom, H1122 [17MR]

H. Res. 580, consideration of H.R. 3966, ROTC and Military Recruiter Equal Access to Campus Act, H1695 [30MR]

H. Res. 581, ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees, H1751 [31MR]

H. Res. 585, consideration of H. Res. 581, ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees, H1750 [31MR]

H. Res. 598, recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, administration, and staff for their role in the education of military children, H2500 [4MY]

H. Res. 608, rectify deficiencies in military postal system to ensure that members overseas can receive and send mail in a timely manner, including election ballots, in time for 2004 elections, H2743 [11MY]

H. Res. 627, condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq, H2680 [6MY]

H. Res. 628, consideration of H. Res. 627, condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq, H2666 [6MY]

H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H3241 [19MY]

H. Res. 683, consideration of H.R. 4613, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H4674 [22JN]

H. Res. 689, request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, E1218 [23JN]

H. Res. 732, consideration of H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6449 [21JY]

H. Res. 735, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4613, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6652 [22JY]

H. Res. 757, anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6906 [9SE], H7301 [21SE]

H. Res. 827, consideration of H.R. 10, 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act, H8658 [7OC]

H. Res. 831, same-day consideration of H. Res. 843, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H8986 [8OC]

H. Res. 832, same-day consideration of consideration of conference report on H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H9007 [8OC]

H. Res. 843, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H8988 [8OC]

H. Res. 868, same-day consideration of H. Res. 870, consideration of conference report on S. 2845, Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, H10993 [7DE]

H. Res. 870, consideration of conference report on S. 2845, Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, H10994 [7DE]

H.J. Res. 102, commemorate anniversary of Battle of Peleliu in Palau, protect Peleliu Battlefield National Historic Landmark sites, and establish commemorative programs honoring Americans who fought there, H7682 [28SE]

H.R. 10, 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act, H8726-H8792 [7OC]

H.R. 163, Universal National Service Act, H8117 [5OC]

H.R. 1779, Guardsmen and Reservists Financial Relief Act, H2217 [21AP]

H.R. 2010, protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate for American Samoa, S11180 [10OC]

H.R. 2010, protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate from American Samoa, H3881 [14JN]

H.R. 3104, establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by Armed Forces members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, H1690 [30MR]

H.R. 3277, Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act, H5777 [14JY]

H.R. 3536, Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid Malden Post Office, Malden, IL, H883 [9MR]

H.R. 3537, Army Pvt. Shawn Pahnke Manhattan Post Office, Manhattan, IL, H885 [9MR]

H.R. 3538, Marine Capt. Ryan Beaupre St. Anne Post Office, St. Anne, IL, H886 [9MR]

H.R. 3936, authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon, H6076 [20JY]

H.R. 3936, Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act, H9772-H9777 [17NO]

H.R. 3966, ROTC and Military Recruiter Equal Access to Campus Act, H1702 [30MR]

H.R. 4056, Commercial Aviation MANPADS Defense Act, H6503 [21JY]

H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H3281-H3346 [19MY]

H.R. 4322, transfer Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to serve as headquarters of the Dept. of Homeland Security and facilitate acquisition by the Navy of suitable replacement facilities, H3897 [14JN]

H.R. 4323, provide rapid acquisition authority to the Dept. of Defense to respond to combat emergencies, H3900 [14JN]

H.R. 4658, Servicemembers and Veterans Legal Protections Act, H8384-H8387 [6OC]

H.R. 4808, land exchange to remove private lands from safety zone for munitions storage bunkers near Holloman AFB, NM, H7669 [28SE]

H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S9375-S9377 [20SE]

H.R. 4879, Military Housing Improvement Act, H6489 [21JY]

H.R. 5011, Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act, H8104-H8106 [5OC]

S. 1379, American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act, S11325 [11OC]

S. 2037, transfer administrative jurisdiction of a parcel of real property comprising a portion of the Defense Supply Center in Columbus OH, S324 [28JA]

S. 2039, waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor to Rex T. Barber for actions performed during World War II, S324 [28JA]

S. 2042, relief of Rocco A. Trecosta, S11327 [11OC], H9863 [17NO]

S. 2057, reimburse Armed Forces members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred before the program was expanded to include domestic travel, S723 [9FE], S2171 [3MR], H1689 [30MR]

S. 2097, U.S. Military Cancer Institute Act, S1460 [23FE]

S. 2177, Military Survivors' Fairness Act, S2442 [9MR]

S. 2188, Corps of Engineers Modernization and Improvement Act, S2551-S2556 [10MR]

S. 2262, establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by Armed Forces members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, S3458 [31MR]

S. 2355, Fair Pay for Military Firefighters Act, S4496 [28AP]

S. 2383, Central Contractor Registry Act, S4913 [5MY]

S. 2400, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7592-S7684 [6JY]

S. 2419, Tax Relief for Americans in Combat Act, S5477 [13MY]

S. 2427, Veterans' Enhanced Transition Services Act, S5539-S5541 [17MY]

S. 2450, Korea Defense Service Combat Recognition Act, S5808 [19MY]

S. 2474, Guardsmen and Reservists Financial Relief Act, S6093 [21MY]

S. 2524, improve provision of health care, rehabilitation, and related services to veterans suffering from trauma relating to a blast injury, S6887 [16JN]

S. 2561, Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act, S7313 [23JN]

S. 2601, direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order, S7480 [24JN]

S. 2774, 9/11 Commission Report Implementation Act, S8884-S8915 [7SE]

S. 2791, National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act, S9078-S9081 [10SE]

S. 2840, National Intelligence Reform Act, S9615-S9638 [23SE]

S. 2849, enhance the Montgomery GI Bill benefits for members of the Armed Forces who have served after September 11, 2001, S9724 [27SE]

S. 2858, Uniformed Services Differential Pay Protection Act, S9938 [29SE]

S. 2867, increase death gratuity for members of the Armed Forces, S10063 [30SE]

S. Con. Res. 88, ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees, S723 [9FE]

S. Con. Res. 112, support goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day, S6107 [21MY], S8806 [22JY]

S. Con. Res. 117, award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Harry W. Colmery, S6678 [9JN]

S. Con. Res. 136, establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the Capitol Building, S9141 [13SE], S11325 [11OC]

S. Con. Res. 139, establish a temporary memorial in the Capitol honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S10075 [30SE]

S. Con. Res. 144, correction in enrollment of H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S11229, S11311 [11OC]

S. Con. Res. 147, continue exercise of statutory authority of Dept. of Defense to support activities of the Boy Scouts, S11503 [18NO]

S. Con. Res. 152, continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts, S11906 [7DE]

S. Res. 322, National Airborne Day, S2865 [22MR], S7591 [6JY]

S. Res. 339, consult with the U.N. Security Council on an Iraq peacekeeping resolution, and with NATO on a commitment for security, S4055 [8AP]

S. Res. 354, demolish Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq to underscore U.S. abhorrence of the mistreatment of prisoners, S5004 [6MY]

S. Res. 356, condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq, S5071, S5072, S5094 [10MY]

S. Res. 369, honor service of men and women who served in the Armed Forces during World War II, S6324, S6363 [2JN]

S. Res. 395, Senate Legal Counsel testimony, document production, and representation in Ulysses J. Ward v. Dept. of the Army, S7486, S7497 [24JN]

S. Res. 429, establish Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special), S9293 [15SE]

S. Res. 464, reimburse State and local governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Armed Forces Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments, S11222, S11310 [11OC]

S. Res. 465, instruct conferees to agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations legislation relative to the Conservation Security Program and treatment of disaster assistance, S11229, S11280, S11310 [11OC]

S. Res. 479, establish Committee To Investigate Halliburton, War Profiteering, and Related Matters (Senate, Special), S11802-S11804 [20NO]

S. Res. 481, tribute to Richard D. Winters, S11804, S11835 [20NO]

S.J. Res. 27, anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, S1311 [12FE]

S.J. Res. 28, anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, S1599 [25FE], S3595 [1AP], H3553 [1JN]

Transcripts

Raw Data—Dem Memo on Iraq Intel: Fox News Channel, S7883 [9JY]

Up Close—Military Leadership Little Soft on Vehicle Protection: Dave Fehling, KHOU-TV (Houston, TX), H1155 [17MR]

Waste Incidental to Reprocessing Hearing: Senator Allard and Jessie Roberson, Dept. of Energy, S5931 [20MY]