TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS

Amendments

Africa: limit assistance to Ethiopia and Eritrea if they are not in compliance with their agreement to end hostilities and provide for a demarcation of the border between the two countries (H.R. 2760), H9030 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a voluntary alternative claims resolution process to reach a settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds (S. Res. 248), S11584, S11651 [19NO]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (S. Con. Res. 81), S8779, S8780, S8782, S8796, S8797, S8798 [22JY]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 254), S2802 [12MR], H1388 [24MR]

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2073, S2079, S2111, S2112, S2114, S2133, S2135, S2136, S2137, S2138, S2139, S2140, S2141, S2142, S2143, S2167, S2168, S2169 [3MR], S2192, S2206, S2211, S2236, S2245, S2246, S2247, S2248, S2251, S2252 [4MR], S2310, S2311 [8MR], S2571, S2572, S2575, S2578 [10MR], S2738, S2739, S2740, S2751 [11MR], S2851, S2852, S2867, S2868, S2869, S2870, S2871, S2872, S2873, S2874, S2875, S2876, S2934, S2935 [22MR], S2958, S3004, S3005, S3006, S3028, S3030, S3031, S3032, S3033, S3034, S3035, S3036, S3040, S3041, S3042, S3043 [23MR], S3060, S3061, S3097, S3098 [24MR], S3192 [25MR], S3300, S3311 [29MR], S3628, S3633, S3729 [5AP], S3797, S3798, S3799, S3800, S3822, S3826, S3830, S3831, S3832, S3856, S3857 [6AP], S4058 [8AP], S4742, S4752, S4770, S4771 [3MY], S4792, S4806, S4812, S4821, S4846, S4847, S4848, S4849 [4MY], S4861, S4918, S4919 [5MY], S5006 [6MY], S5095, S5096, S5097, S5098, S5099, S5120, S5121, S5155, S5163, S5165, S5166, S5167 [10MY], S5186, S5199, S5213, S5217, S5220, S5237 [11MY]

Articles and editorials

All-Out War on Proliferation, S9024 [9SE]

Battle Royal—The Daughter of Uzbekistan's President Took Her Children and Ran, Opening a Custody War That Has Entangled Two New Allies, E807-E809 [11MY]

Beyond Diplomatic Niceties, H6632 [22JY]

Bush Supports Shift of Jobs Overseas, S2100 [3MR]

COSCO Sets Its Course, E590 [21AP]

Denmark Does Not Recognise Moroccan Sovereignty on Western Sahara, H6630 [22JY]

Deserting the Baker Plan, H6632 [22JY]

Disaster Lurks in April Jobs Numbers, H2899 [12MY]

Empty Words, S6797 [15JN]

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

German PDC/CSU Calls to Immediate Settlement of Western Sahara's Conflict, H6630 [22JY]

``High Tech'' Narrated by Walter Cronkite, H616 [25FE]

High-Tech Jobs Are Going Abroad! But That's Okay, S2184 [4MR]

Lesson in India—Not Every Job Translates Overseas, S2084 [3MR]

New Trade Policies Betray the Poorest Partners, E1424 [20JY]

Norwegian Industry To Exploit Sahrawi Fish Resources, H6630 [22JY]

Poll—Enthusiasm for Free Trade Fades; Dip Sharpest for $100K Set; Loss of Jobs Cited, H737 [2MR]

Sahara Refugees Form a Progressive Society—Literacy and Democracy Are Thriving in an Unlikely Place, H6631 [22JY]

Sardines and Sovereignty in Western Sahara, H6629 [22JY]

Svitzer Feels Heat in Western Sahara, H6630 [22JY]

Trade Agreement May Undercut Importing of Inexpensive Drugs, S8197 [15JY], H5662, H5709-H5711 [14JY]

Trust Betrayed? Native Americans Claim the U.S. Mismanaged Their Oil and Gas Legacies It Promised To Protect, S361 [2FE]

What Goes Around . . ., S2183 [4MR]

When Outsourcing Takes Your Job, Then It Will Matter, S8843 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions

Agreement on Government Support for Civil Aircraft With the European Union: urge withdrawal and file a consultation request with the World Trade Organization on adverse effects on U.S. commercial aviation (see S. Con. Res. 140), S10436 [5OC] (see H. Con. Res. 509), H8038 [4OC]

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

Business and industry: implement steps to secure the manufacturing economic base, protect jobs, and help grow the domestic manufacturing sector (see H.R. 4177), H2199 [20AP]

Buy American Act: amend to increase requirement for American-made content and to tighten waiver provisions (see H.R. 3741), H243 [28JA]

Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA): prohibit application of certain trade authority procedures to any implementing legislation (see H. Res. 718), H5793 [14JY]

———renegotiate provisions on access to U.S. sugar markets and prevent inclusion of sugar as an element of negotiations in free trade agreements (see S. Res. 289), S217 [23JA] (see H. Res. 510), H303 [3FE]

Convention Concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right To Organize: ratification (see H. Res. 836), H8859 [7OC]

Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment: amend aircraft registration and instrument recordation provisions to facilitate implementation of the convention and certain protocols (see H.R. 4226), H2482 [28AP]

Dept. of Defense: 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]

Drugs: oppose inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would negatively impact the implementation of legislation authorizing the importation of prescription drugs (see H. Res. 758), H6899 [8SE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers and to certain communities (see H.R. 5030), H6898 [8SE]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (see S. 2090), S1286 [12FE] (see H.R. 4740), H5149 [25JN]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts (see S. 2094), S1286 [12FE] (see S. 2148), S1933 [1MR] (see H.R. 3820), H574 [24FE]

Falcon International Dam: celebrate anniversary and urge Mexico to honor its obligations under the Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (see H. Res. 527), H515 [11FE] (see H. Res. 818), H8038 [4OC]

Foreign countries: require that only countries that have a democratic government and that support U.S. nonproliferation objectives may be designated as major non-NATO allies (see H.R. 4021), H1483 [24MR]

Foreign trade: adhere to moral and ethical principles of economic justice and fairness in developing and advancing U.S. international trade treaties, agreements, and investment policies (see H. Res. 532), H575 [24FE]

———application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 2212), S2778 [12MR] (see H.R. 3716), H88 [21JA]

Hazardous substances: prepare comprehensive strategy for international negotiations to reduce global mercury use to levels sufficient to protect public health and the environment (see S. Res. 453), S10703 [7OC]

International relations: improve workings of international organizations and multilateral institutions (see H.R. 4053), H1643 [29MR]

Iraq: negotiate a bilateral security agreement with the Iraqi Governing Council by a certain date (see H. Con. Res. 385), H1116 [16MR]

Italy: urge resolution of claims related to the confiscation of certain property by Italy (see S. Res. 341), S4158 [20AP] (see H. Res. 680), H4287 [16JN]

Japan: anniversary of Treaty of Kanagawa opening relations with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 418), H2727 [6MY]

Lumber industry: liquidate and distribute duties collected on certain softwood lumber from Canada (see S. 2992), S11429 [17NO]

Marshall Islands: recognize anniversary of adoption of Constitution and as an ally of the U.S. committed to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2491 [30AP]

Members of Congress: prohibit entrance into agreements with any person or entity for the purpose of easing restrictions on state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 5337), H9049 [8OC]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 720), H5908 [15JY]

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 (see H. Con. Res. 428), H3093 [17MY]

Native Americans: enter into an agreement or contract with Indian tribes meeting certain criteria to carry out projects to protect Indian forest land (see S. 2134), S1683 [26FE] (see H.R. 3846), H698 [26FE]

———repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions (see H.R. 5168), H7863 [29SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: identify foreign trade barriers adversely affecting U.S. exports and negotiate remedies to eliminate such barriers (see S. 2372), S4692 [29AP]

Power resources: encourage use of indigenous feedstock from the Caribbean Basin region with respect to ethyl alcohol for fuel use (see S. 2762), S8688 [22JY]

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (H.R. 1769), consideration (see H. Res. 534), H633 [25FE]

Territories: consult governments of U.S. territories on issues of trade policy and trade agreements (see H.R. 4308), H2727 [6MY]

U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime: ratification (see H. Res. 541, 541), H700 [26FE]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: ensure protection of the dairy industry in negotiations (see S. Res. 293), S321 [28JA]

———implementation (see S. 2610), S7580 [6JY] (see H.R. 4759), H5195 [6JY]

———implementation (H.R. 4759), consideration (see H. Res. 712), H5653 [13JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (see S. 2677), S8229 [15JY] (see H.R. 4842), H5908 [15JY]

———implementation (H.R. 4842), consideration (see H. Res. 738), H6555 [21JY]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see S. Con. Res. 90), S1457 [23FE] (see H. Con. Res. 366), H574 [24FE]

Cloture motions

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S5045 [7MY], S5184 [11MY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), motion to recommit, S2853 [22MR], S3066 [24MR], S3628 [5AP], S3894 [7AP]

Court documents

Territorial sovereignty of Western Sahara: International Court of Justice (1975), H6627-H6629 [22JY]

Excerpts

Data Dearth in Offshore Outsourcing—Policymaking Requires Facts (white paper): Senator Lieberman, S12089-S12092 [20DE]

Letters

Dept. of Agriculture purchase of rice for Iraq from foreign countries: Senator Boxer, S2094 [3MR]

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]

Drafting and adoption of a thematic convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities by the U.N. General Assembly: Alan A. Reich, World Committee on Disability, E718 [30AP]

Free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates: Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative, S11357 [16NO]

Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act: Senator Frist, S4448 [28AP]

Protection of intellectual property in free trade agreements: Donald L. Evans, Sec. of Commerce, H6624 [22JY]

———Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative, H6623 [22JY]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With the Netherlands: Barbara M. Angus, Dept. of the Treasury, S11438 [17NO]

———Charles W. Van Vlack, American Chemistry Council, S11480 [18NO]

———Christopher G. Hankin, Sun Microsystems, Inc., S11479 [18NO]

———Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Alliant Energy Corp., S11480 [18NO]

———Kenneth R. Petrini, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., S11479 [18NO]

———Lisa B. Barry, ChevronTexaco Corp., S11480 [18NO]

———Marshall G. McClure, DuPont Finance (business), S11480 [18NO]

———Maurice Buijnsters and Richard de Haas, ABN AMRO Asset Management (business), S11480 [18NO]

———Michael J. McGoldrick, Sunoco, Inc., S11479 [18NO]

———Michael Lunceford, Mary Kay, Inc., S11479 [18NO]

———Robert M. Kimmitt, Time Warner Inc., S11480 [18NO]

———Senator Biden, Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11438 [17NO]

———William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, Inc., S11479 [18NO]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Aziz Mekouar, Moroccan Ambassador, H6573, H6642, H6643 [22JY]

———John K. Veroneau, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, H6575-H6577, H6644-H6647 [22JY]

———several Representatives, H6573-H6575, H6643 [22JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act relative to status of Western Sahara: Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative, H6627, H6636 [22JY]

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

Western Sahara mineral rights: Hans Corell, U.N., H6633-H6635 [22JY]

Lists

Amendments to S. 1637, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, S3870 [7AP], S4009 [8AP]

Memorandums

Training Workshops for Applicants for Identification for the Referendum To Confirm the Moroccanness of the Sahara: Driss Basri, Moroccan Minister of State for the Interior, H6635 [22JY]

Messages

Additional Protocol Amending Investment Treaty With Bulgaria: President Bush, S123 [21JA]

Australia Group Justification Relative to Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction: President Bush, S319 [28JA], H224 [28JA]

Certification of Accounting of Captured or Missing U.S. Personnel Under Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia: President Bush, S1679 [26FE], H670 [26FE]

Certification That the Inclusion of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia in NATO Will Not Increase the U.S. Share of NATO Budgets: President Bush, S1679 [26FE]

Extradition Treaty With United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: President Bush, S4100 [19AP]

Free Trade Agreement Between the U.S. and Bahrain: President Bush, S6801 [15JN], H4139 [15JN]

Free Trade Agreement Between the U.S. and Morocco: President Bush, S2299 [8MR], H881 [9MR]

Free Trade Agreement Between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic: President Bush, S3178 [25MR], H1495 [25MR]

Investment Protocol With Estonia: President Bush, S2825 [12MR]

Investment Protocol With Latvia: President Bush, S2825 [12MR]

Investment Protocol With Lithuania: President Bush, S2825 [12MR]

Investment Protocol With the Czech Republic: President Bush, S2825 [12MR]

Investment Protocol With the Slovak Republic: President Bush, S2825 [12MR]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Germany: President Bush, S11391 [16NO]

National Emergency Relative to Russian Disposal of Enriched Uranium Extracted From Nuclear Weapons: President Bush, H4207 [16JN]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With the Netherlands: President Bush, S8400 [16JY]

Protocol Amending the Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Indonesia Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Bush, S2222 [4MR], H868 [4MR]

Protocol Concerning Business and Economic Relations With Poland: President Bush, S2825 [12MR]

Revision of Radio Regulations: President Bush, S11882 [7DE]

Russian Debt Reduction for Nonproliferation: President Bush, S2299 [8MR], H880 [9MR]

U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime: President Bush, S1462 [23FE]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: President Bush, S7576 [6JY], H5166 [6JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: President Bush, S8226 [15JY], H5896 [15JY]

Motions

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2853 [22MR], S3628 [5AP], S4820 [4MY], S4894 [5MY], S5185 [11MY]

Papers

Grossly Distorted Global Cattle and Beef Markets—Harming U.S. Cattle and Beef Producers and Rural America—Immediate Steps Needed To Level the Playing Field: Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund (organization), S8203 [15JY]

Proposals

Framework agreement on the status of Western Sahara, H6631 [22JY]

Questions and answers

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With the Netherlands: Senator Biden and Barbara M. Angus, Dept. of the Treasury, S11437 [17NO]

Remarks in House

Africa: limit assistance to Ethiopia and Eritrea if they are not in compliance with their agreement to end hostilities and provide for a demarcation of the border between the two countries (H.R. 2760), H9029-H9032 [8OC]

Agreement on Government Support for Civil Aircraft With the European Union: urge withdrawal and file a consultation request with the World Trade Organization on adverse effects on U.S. commercial aviation, H8173 [6OC], E1840 [8OC]

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

Arms control: promote the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, H4140 [15JN], H6540 [21JY]

Business and industry: implement steps to secure the manufacturing economic base, protect jobs, and help grow the domestic manufacturing sector, H2384 [27AP], H2520 [4MY], H2891-H2893 [12MY], H4142 [15JN]

———implement steps to secure the manufacturing economic base, protect jobs, and help grow the domestic manufacturing sector (H.R. 4177), E550 [20AP]

Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA): ratification, H543, H550 [24FE], H6622 [22JY], E2036 [18NO], E2090 [20NO]

China, People's Republic of: maritime trade agreement with the U.S., E590 [21AP]

Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment: amend aircraft registration and instrument recordation provisions to facilitate implementation of the convention and certain protocols (H.R. 4226), H4661-H4663 [22JN]

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (H. Res. 193), H2379 [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow detention of aliens determined to be a danger to society, regardless of protected status under the torture convention, H8887-H8890 [8OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H543-H550 [24FE], H3945-H3952 [14JN]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H398, H399, H401, H415, H416, H421 [10FE], H485, H494 [11FE], H533, H535, H544-H549 [24FE], H579, H599, H615-H621 [25FE], H683-H686 [26FE], H878, H880, H901 [9MR], H929, H995 [10MR], H1039, H1042 [11MR], H1096, H1099 [16MR], H1213-H1216 [17MR], H1234 [18MR], H1456, H1462, H1463 [24MR], H1541 [25MR], H1616, H1617, H1630-H1636 [29MR], H1716-H1718, H1723 [30MR], H2037, H2054-H2059 [1AP], H2169 [20AP], H2227 [21AP], H2338 [22AP], H2395, H2402 [27AP], H2466-H2471 [28AP], H2722-H2724 [6MY], H2777 [11MY], H2898 [12MY], H3723, H3724 [3JN], H3937, H3945-H3950 [14JN], H4393-H4403 [17JN], H5615 [13JY], H6107-H6111 [20JY], H6625 [22JY], H7754 [29SE], H8720, H8724 [7OC], E158 [10FE], E485 [30MR]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (H.R. 4740), E1275 [25JN]

EPA: enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste (H.R. 411), H2603 [5MY]

European Union: agreement to toughen and harmonize drug laws, E50 [27JA]

Falcon International Dam: celebrate anniversary and urge Mexico to honor its obligations under the Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (H. Res. 818), H8398 [6OC]

Foreign aid: limit allocations to countries that are parties to the International Criminal Court and have not entered into an agreement concerning the criminal prosecution of certain U.S. personnel, H5881-H5883 [15JY]

———prohibit allocations to countries refusing to extradite criminal suspects to the U.S. for trial or sentencing, H5878-H5881 [15JY]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H543-H550 [24FE], H1002-H1008 [10MR], H2228 [21AP], H3937 [14JN], H5785-H5788 [14JY], E1424 [20JY]

———U.S. deficit, H2722 [6MY]

Human rights: support the drafting and adoption of a thematic convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities by the U.N. General Assembly (H. Con. Res. 169), E717 [30AP]

International relations: improve workings of international organizations and multilateral institutions (H.R. 4053), H4785-H4789 [23JN]

Iraq: condition obligation of U.S. funds on agreement that Iraq will expend a significant portion of oil generated revenues for reconstruction, H3373, H3374 [19MY]

Japan: anniversary of relations with the U.S., E964 [21MY]

———anniversary of Treaty of Kanagawa opening relations with the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 418), H6521-H6523 [21JY]

Marshall Islands: recognize anniversary of adoption of Constitution and as an ally of the U.S. committed to democracy (H. Con. Res. 410), H5155-H5158 [6JY], E1302 [7JY]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 254), Senate amendment, H1388-H1393 [24MR]

———prohibit funding to implement U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement, H6958-H6962 [9SE]

Morocco: encourage resolution of conflict with Western Sahara and support U.N. Security Council resolution on self-determination for Western Sahara, H6627-H6636 [22JY]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H731, H737 [2MR], H6111 [20JY]

National objectives: priority assignments, H503-H508 [11FE]

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]

———national missile defense system funding, H3270 [19MY], E964 [21MY]

Native Americans: enter into an agreement or contract with Indian tribes meeting certain criteria to carry out projects to protect Indian forest land (H.R. 3846), H4612, H4613 [21JN]

———repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions (H.R. 5168), E1749 [30SE]

Northern Ireland: urge that elections, pursuant to the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, be held and reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (H. Res. 367), H7188 [14SE]

Pakistan: designation as major non-NATO ally, H1636 [29MR]

Southern Ute Indian Tribe: implement intergovernmental agreement with Colorado on air quality control (S. 551), H7976 [4OC]

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, H4296-H4305, H4393-H4408, H4431 [17JN], H8656, H8720, H8722 [7OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (H.R. 1769), H1645 [30MR], H3568 [1JN], H3750 [3JN], H3935, H3945-H3947, H3952 [14JN], E1182 [18JN]

Textile industry and fabrics: impact of duty-free imports on domestic industry, E748 [5MY]

Turkey: prohibit use of U.S. foreign aid funding in contravention of Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, H5889-H5891 [15JY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: effect on U.S. beef and wheat markets, H5718 [14JY]

———implementation (H.R. 4759), H5615 [13JY], H5659, H5660, H5690-H5720 [14JY], E1397, E1399, E1403 [16JY], E1423 [20JY]

———implementation (H.R. 4759), consideration (H. Res. 712), H5660-H5669 [14JY]

———protection of intellectual property rights and entertainment products copyrights, H5718 [14JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation, H5333 [8JY]

———implementation (H.R. 4842), H6615-H6650 [22JY], E1528 [8SE]

———implementation (H.R. 4842), consideration (H. Res. 738), H6569-H6579 [22JY]

Uzbekistan: issuance of Interpol Red Notice warrants against U.S. citizens, E807 [11MY]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: 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]

Arms control: promote the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, S6704, S6705 [14JN]

———provide exceptions from requirements for bilateral agreements with Australia and the United Kingdom for exemptions from the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, S10948 [9OC]

Budget: reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to promote job creation, discourage outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries, and provide adjustment assistance for dislocated workers, S2592-S2606, S2640, S2687 [11MR]

Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA): ratification, S8650 [22JY]

———renegotiate provisions on access to U.S. sugar markets and prevent inclusion of sugar as an element of negotiations in free trade agreements (S. Res. 289), S218 [23JA]

Climate: global warming, S11291-S11297 [11OC]

Committee on Finance (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts on S. 1637, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, S5218 [11MY]

Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment: amend aircraft registration and instrument recordation provisions to facilitate implementation of the convention and certain protocols (H.R. 4226), S8569 [21JY]

Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment: ratification, S8568 [21JY]

Convention on Taxation With Japan: ratification, S2295 [8MR], S2461 [9MR]

Convention on Taxation With Sri Lanka: ratification, S3197 [25MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification, S2296 [8MR], S2991 [23MR]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, S1869 [27FE], S2763-S2765 [12MR]

———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]

———waiver authority for domestic source or content requirements, S7071-S7077 [21JN], S7131-S7134 [22JN]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a voluntary alternative claims resolution process to reach a settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds (S. Res. 248), S11584 [19NO]

———settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, S361 [2FE], S1617 [26FE]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S762, S769, S777 [10FE], S958-S962, S968, S982-S985, S1007, S1008 [11FE], S1196, S1197 [12FE], S1439, S1441, S1443-S1446 [23FE], S1554, S1557 [25FE], S2023, S2066-S2068, S2070, S2071 [3MR], S2181-S2186 [4MR], S2281, S2283 [8MR], S2409 [9MR], S2833, S2840-S2844 [22MR], S3052-S3055 [24MR], S3266 [29MR], S3442 [31MR], S3520, S3526, S3527, S3549 [1AP], S4678 [29AP], S6076-S6078 [21MY], S7726-S7729 [7JY], S8624 [22JY], S8979 [9SE], S9658-S9661 [24SE], S10410 [5OC], S10944 [9OC], S11029, S11030 [10OC], S11454-S11456 [18NO], S11794 [20NO], S12089 [20DE]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries, S2467 [10MR]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts, S2083-S2101, S2171-S2173 [3MR], S2188-S2210, S2216 [4MR]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (S. 2090), S1275 [12FE]

European Union: tariffs on U.S. exports of agricultural, manufacturing, and timber products, S3061, S3062, S3072-S3076 [24MR], S3520, S3525 [1AP]

Eximbank: limit extension of certain credit, S9590 [23SE]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (S. 2212), S2791 [12MR]

———congressional process for approval and implementation of trade agreements, S7819-S7821 [8JY]

———impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, S699-S701 [9FE], S2092 [3MR], S3549 [1AP], S11870 [7DE]

———selection process for free trade agreements, S786 [10FE]

Free Trade Area of the Americas: impact on Florida citrus industry, S6439 [3JN]

GAO: report on deployment of a national missile defense system, S4734 [3MY]

———report on impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S2774 [12MR]

Hazardous substances: implement certain conventions dealing with organic pollutants, chemicals, and pesticides (S. 1486), S9518 [22SE]

Injunction of secrecy: removal, S123 [21JA], S1462 [23FE], S2825 [12MR], S4100 [19AP], S6907 [16JN], S8400 [16JY], S9144 [13SE], S11391 [16NO], S11882 [7DE]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance, S2705 [11MR]

———urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (S. Con. Res. 81), S8648, S8795, S8796 [22JY]

Italy: urge resolution of claims related to the confiscation of certain property by Italy (S. Res. 341), S6680 [9JN]

Japan: anniversary of relations with the U.S., S4902 [5MY]

Kerry, Senator: characterization relative to Clean Air Act and coal issues, S11087 [10OC]

Kyoto Protocol: decision not to ratify treaty on greenhouse gas emissions, S10290 [4OC]

Lumber industry: liquidate and distribute duties collected on certain softwood lumber from Canada (S. 2992), S11431 [17NO]

Marshall Islands: recognize anniversary of adoption of Constitution and as an ally of the U.S. committed to democracy (H. Con. Res. 410), S7941 [12JY]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 254), S2755 [12MR]

NAFTA: dispute settlement panel decision ordering the ITC to reverse rulings on the impact of Canadian imports on the U.S. lumber industry, S10420-S10422 [5OC]

———treatment of Canadian softwood lumber imports, S5206 [11MY]

National security: 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]

Native Americans: enter into an agreement or contract with Indian tribes meeting certain criteria to carry out projects to protect Indian forest land (H.R. 3846), S7527 [25JN]

———enter into an agreement or contract with Indian tribes meeting certain criteria to carry out projects to protect Indian forest land (S. 2134), S1692 [26FE]

Nuclear weapons: national policy on research and development of new nuclear weapons, S4486-S4488 [28AP]

———proliferation, S9024 [9SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: identify foreign trade barriers adversely affecting U.S. exports and negotiate remedies to eliminate such barriers (S. 2372), S4700 [29AP]

Power resources: encourage use of indigenous feedstock from the Caribbean Basin region with respect to ethyl alcohol for fuel use (S. 2762), S8751 [22JY]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Barbados: ratification, S11125 [10OC]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With the Netherlands: ratification, S11436 [17NO], S11478 [18NO]

Protocol to the Agreement of the International Atomic Energy Agency for Application of Safeguards in the U.S.: ratification, S3511-S3515 [31MR], S3561 [1AP]

Resolutions of ratification: considered and confirmed en bloc, S5020 [6MY]

Roads and highways: apportion funds to States to accelerate and complete coordinated planning, design, and construction of highway projects important to foreign trade, S1229-S1232 [12FE]

Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade: ratification, S9518 [22SE]

Taxation: accelerate phase in of corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, S2212-S2215 [4MR]

———limit amount of deferred foreign sales corporation income that can be repatriated at a lower rate, S4883, S4884 [5MY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, S10957-S10960 [9OC], S11194 [11OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2025-S2102, S2171-S2173 [3MR], S2188-S2218 [4MR], S2827 [12MR], S2839, S2842-S2846, S2848-S2853, S2936, S2937 [22MR], S2947, S2963-S2982 [23MR], S3052-S3055, S3060-S3076, S3082-S3092, S3116, S3117 [24MR], S3205-S3207 [26MR], S3269, S3288, S3289 [29MR], S3321 [30MR], S3389 [31MR], S3520, S3521, S3525, S3526, S3527 [1AP], S3738-S3741, S3766-S3768, S3774-S3777 [6AP], S3870, S3888, S3891-S3895, S3907-S3909, S3912-S3914 [7AP], S3964, S4009, S4059, S4060 [8AP], S4143 [20AP], S4446, S4448, S4449 [28AP], S4679 [29AP], S4732-S4734, S4737-S4760 [3MY], S4779, S4781, S4787, S4805-S4822 [4MY], S4854, S4861-S4885, S4888-S4898 [5MY], S4941, S4982-S4987 [6MY], S5031, S5038, S5044 [7MY], S5184-S5220 [11MY], S5242, S5361-S5363 [12MY], S5739 [19MY], S5897 [20MY], S7740 [7JY], S7901 [9JY], S7941 [12JY], S7951 [13JY], S8985 [9SE]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), cloture motion, S5045-S5047 [7MY], S5051, S5054-S5056, S5059 [10MY], S5172, S5179-S5184 [11MY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), motion to recommit, S2958-S2963, S2982-S2984 [23MR], S3062-S3066 [24MR], S3628 [5AP]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), unanimous-consent agreement, S1972 [2MR], S2072 [3MR], S2851, S2853 [22MR], S4008 [8AP], S4795 [4MY], S5167 [10MY], S8104, S8105 [14JY]

———treatment of interest on certain borrowing, S3090 [24MR]

Transportation: reform border and corridor programs to alleviate NAFTA-related congestion (S. 1099), S348-S350 [2FE]

U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification: anniversary, S6878 [16JN]

U.N. Security Council: strategy for dealing with the threat of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, S4827 [4MY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: effect on textile market, S8208 [15JY]

———effect on U.S. beef and wheat markets, S8192, S8202, S8204, S8207-S8209, S8214 [15JY]

———ensure protection of the dairy industry in negotiations (S. Res. 293), S325 [28JA]

———implementation, S6795-S6797 [15JN], S7426 [24JN]

———implementation (H.R. 4759), S8109 [14JY], S8178-S8217 [15JY]

———implementation (S. 2610), S8093-S8095 [14JY], S8402 [16JY], S8846 [7SE]

———tribute, S5603 [18MY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), S8633, S8650, S8651 [22JY]

———implementation (S. 2677), S8460-S8463, S8465, S8467 [20JY], S8506-S8516, S8532 [21JY]

Reports filed

Cape Town Treaty Implementation Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4226) (H. Rept. 108-526), H3820 [8JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4759, U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 712) (H. Rept. 108-602), H5653 [13JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4842, U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. Rept. 108-628), H6555 [21JY]

Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-14), S8277 [16JY]

Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion Treaty With Sri Lanka: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-11), S2859 [22MR]

Implement Certain International Conventions Dealing With Organic Pollutants, Chemicals, and Pesticides: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1486) (S. Rept. 108-256), S4686 [29AP]

Investment Protocol With Estonia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-13), S4836 [4MY]

Investment Protocol With Latvia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-13), S4836 [4MY]

Investment Protocol With Lithuania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-13), S4836 [4MY]

Investment Protocol With the Czech Republic: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-13), S4836 [4MY]

Investment Protocol With the Slovak Republic: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-13), S4836 [4MY]

Investment Treaty With Bulgaria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-13), S4837 [4MY]

Investment Treaty With Romania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-13), S4837 [4MY]

Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1637), S4023 [8AP]

Protocol Concerning Business and Economic Relations With Poland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-13), S4836 [4MY]

Protocol to the Agreement of the International Atomic Energy Agency for Application of Safeguards in the U.S.: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-12), S3213 [26MR]

Southern Ute and Colorado Intergovernmental Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 551) (H. Rept. 108-712), H8037 [4OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 551) (H. Rept. 108-712), H7944 [30SE]

Taxation Convention With Japan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-9), S2301 [8MR]

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]

Tribal Forest Protection Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3846) (H. Rept. 108-509), H3437, H3536 [20MY]

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-10), S2712 [11MR]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2610), S8118 [14JY]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2610) (S. Rept. 108-316), S8860 [7SE]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4759) (H. Rept. 108-597), H5536 [12JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2677), S8473 [20JY]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2677) (S. Rept. 108-317), S8860 [7SE]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4842) (H. Rept. 108-627), H6555 [21JY]

Resolutions of ratification

Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, S8277 [16JY], S8568 [21JY]

Investment Protocol With Estonia, S4836 [4MY], S5021 [6MY]

Investment Protocol With Latvia, S4836 [4MY], S5021 [6MY]

Investment Protocol With Lithuania, S4836 [4MY], S5021 [6MY]

Investment Protocol With the Czech Republic, S4836 [4MY], S5021 [6MY]

Investment Protocol With the Slovak Republic, S4836 [4MY], S5021 [6MY]

Investment Treaty With Bulgaria, S4837 [4MY], S5021 [6MY]

Investment Treaty With Romania, S4837 [4MY], S5021 [6MY]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Barbados, S11125 [10OC]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With the Netherlands, S11436 [17NO]

Protocol Concerning Business and Economic Relations With Poland, S4836 [4MY], S5021 [6MY]

Protocol to the Agreement of the International Atomic Energy Agency for Application of Safeguards in the U.S., S3213 [26MR], S3511 [31MR]

Taxation Convention With Japan, S2301 [8MR], S2462 [9MR]

Taxation Convention With Sri Lanka, S3198 [25MR]

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, S2712-S2716 [11MR]

Statements

American Jobs Creation Act: Executive Office of the President, H4403 [17JN]

Drafting and Adoption of a Thematic Convention on the Human Rights and Dignity of Persons With Disabilities by the U.N. General Assembly: Alan A. Reich, World Committee on Disability, E717 [30AP]

U.S.-India Space and Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: President Bush, H248 [30JA]

Summaries

Native American Living Conditions: Commission on Civil Rights, S1618 [26FE]

Offshore Outsourcing and America's Competitive Edge—Losing Out in the High Technology R&D and Services Sectors: Senator Lieberman, S6078 [21MY]

Tables

Bush administration briefing to Congress on U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (H.R. 4759), E1403 [16JY]

European Union tariffs on U.S. exports of agricultural, manufacturing, and timber products, S3072 [24MR]

Testimonies

Freedom of Religion in Vietnam: Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly, H2762-H2764 [11MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 410, recognize anniversary of adoption of Constitution of the Marshall Islands and as an ally of the U.S. committed to democracy, H5155 [6JY]

H. Con. Res. 418, anniversary of Treaty of Kanagawa opening Japanese relations with the U.S., H6521 [21JY]

H. Res. 712, consideration of H.R. 4759, U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, H5661 [14JY]

H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4842, U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, H6569 [22JY]

H. Res. 818, celebrate anniversary of Falcon International Dam and urge Mexico to honor its obligations under the Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, H8398 [6OC]

H.R. 254, agree to certain amendments to the agreement with Mexico establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission, H1388 [24MR]

H.R. 2760, Resolution of the Ethiopia-Eritrea Border Dispute Act, H9029 [8OC]

H.R. 3846, Tribal Forest Protection Act, H4612 [21JN]

H.R. 4053, U.S. International Leadership Act, H4785-H4787 [23JN]

H.R. 4226, Cape Town Treaty Implementation Act, H4661 [22JN]

H.R. 4759, U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, H5690-H5698 [14JY]

H.R. 4842, U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, H6615-H6621 [22JY]

S. 551, Southern Ute and Colorado Intergovernmental Agreement Implementation Act, H7976 [4OC]

S. 1637, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, S2025-S2063 [3MR], S5622-S5726 [18MY]

S. 2372, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative identification of foreign trade barriers adversely affecting U.S. exports and negotiation of remedies to eliminate such barriers, S4701 [29AP]

S. 2677, U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, S8510-S8516 [21JY]

S. 2762, encourage use of indigenous feedstock from the Caribbean Basin region with respect to ethyl alcohol for fuel use, S8751 [22JY]

S. Con. Res. 90, limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market, S1461 [23FE]

S. Con. Res. 140, urge withdrawal from Agreement on Government Support for Civil Aircraft With the European Union and file a consultation request with the World Trade Organization on adverse effects on U.S. commercial aviation, S10445 [5OC]

S. Res. 289, renegotiate Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) provisions on access to U.S. sugar markets and prevent inclusion of sugar as an element of negotiations in free trade agreements, S217 [23JA]

S. Res. 293, ensure protection of the dairy industry in U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement negotiations, S325 [28JA]

S. Res. 341, urge resolution of claims related to the confiscation of certain property by Italy, S4161 [20AP], S6680 [9JN]

S. Res. 453, prepare comprehensive strategy for international negotiations to reduce global mercury use to levels sufficient to protect public health and the environment, S10748 [7OC]