    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (1999, Book II)]
    [July 1, 1999]
    [Pages A-1-A-18]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

                   Administration of William J. Clinton, 1999

    Subject Index

    [[Page A-1]]

    ABC--2321
    Abortion. See Health and medical care
    Academy Foundation, National--1169
    Access Now for Gay and Lesbian Equality--1661
    Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). See Health and medical care
    Adoption. See Children and youth
    Advisory committees, Federal. See other part of subject
    Aeronautics and Space Administration, National--1247,
        1542
    Afghanistan
        Human rights--2214
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        Taliban--1134
        U.S. assistance--2214
        U.S. national emergency--1134
    Africa
        See also specific country
        AIDS prevention and care--1565
        U.S. trade and investment--1213
    African-Americans. See specific subject; Civil rights
    African Development Bank--2366
    African Unity, Organization of--1338
    Agriculture
        Exports--1773
        Farmers and ranchers, assistance--1359,
            1854
        Food Security, National Summit on Community--1776
        Lamb meat industry--1543
        Rural community development--1132,
            2271
        Tobacco--1990
    Agriculture, Department of
        Assistant Secretaries--2362
        Food and Nutrition Service--1856
        Food safety enforcement--1128
        Food Safety Research, Joint Institute for--1128
        Food stamp program--1374
        Forest Service--1762
        Funding--1854
        Secretary--1131,
            1765,
            2266
        Under Secretary--1762
        Water projects in Indian country--1151
    Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related
        Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000--1855
    AIDS. See Health and medical care
    Air Force, Department of the
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.
        Air Force Academy, U.S.--2363
        Aviano Air Base, Italy--2363
        Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD--1153
        Hickam Air Force Base, HI--2367
    Airport Improvement Program Act, Extension of the--1632
    Albania, emigration policies and trade status--1254
    Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Bureau of. See Treasury, Department of
        the
    Algeria, President--1338
    Ambassadors. See specific country or region
    American. See other part of subject
    Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990--1325
    AmeriCorps--1413
    Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)--1747
    Angola
        National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA)--1568,
            1612
        U.S. national emergency--1568
    Anti-Defamation League--1929
    APEC. See Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum
    Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board--2371
    Archives and Records Administration, National--1105
    Argentina
        President--2368
        President-elect--1880
        Relations with United Kingdom--2362
    Arizona
        Disaster assistance--2370
        President's visit--1154
    Arkansas
        Delta circuit rider pilot project--2264
        Earle High School in Earle--2268
        Governor--2254
        President's visits--1394,
            2268
    Arkansas River Compact Commission--2373
    Armed Forces, U.S.
        See also specific military department; Defense and national security
        Aircraft accident in Colombia--1346
        Base closures and conversion--1685
        Benefits--1276
        Blue Angels aircraft crash at Moody Air Force Base, GA--1913
        Courts Martial, Manual for, amendments--1710
        Deployment to stabilize East Timor--1740
        Deployment to stabilize former Yugoslavia--1256
        Homosexuals in the military--2293

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        Housing--1454
        Military readiness--1683
        Pay--1276
        POW/MIA's--2073
        Recruitment--1276
        Supreme Allied Commander Europe--1411
        Veterans. See Veterans
    Armenia
        Attack on members of Parliament--1891
        Emigration policies and trade status--1134
        President--2371
    Arms and munitions
        See also Defense and national security; Law enforcement and crime;
            Nuclear weapons
        Arms control negotiations and agreements--1265
        Chemical and biological weapons--1214
        Conventional weapons--2113
        Gun manufacturers, lawsuits--2229
        Missile systems and technology--1304
        Threat reduction efforts--2057
        Weapons of mass destruction, U.S. national emergency--1198
    Arms Control, Bureau of. See State, Department of
    Army, Department of the
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.
        Corps of Engineers--1635
        Secretary--1560
    Arts and the Humanities, National Foundation on the
        Arts, National Endowment for the--1624
        Humanities, National Endowment for the--1624
        Museum and Library Services, Institute of--2316
    Arts and the Humanities, President's Committee on the--2361,
        2375
    Arts, National Endowment for the. See Arts and the Humanities, National
        Foundation on the
    Arts, National Medal of--1568
    Aruba, illicit drug production and transit--2058
    Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum--1511,
        2364
    Asia-Pacific region. See specific country
    Asian Development Bank--2371
    Asian Pacific Americans, National Council of--1291
    Association. See other part of subject
    Australia
        Nuclear technology transfer agreement with U.S.--1963
        President--1527
        Prime Minister--1514
    Aviation, airport-related noise--1632
    Aviation Administration, Federal. See Transportation, Department of
    Aviation Organization, International Civil--2364
    Azerbaijan
        Caspian Basin energy resources--2109
        Emigration policies and trade status--1134
        President--2109
    Bahamas, illicit drug production and transit--2057
    Balkans
        See also specific country
        Reconstruction efforts--2123
    Bangladesh, President--2363
    Banking--1748
    Bar Association, American--1416
    BBC--2197
    Belize, illicit drug production and transit--2058
    BI, Minneapolis, MN--2374
    Bioethics Advisory Commission, National--1529
    Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National
        Conservation Area Act of 1999--1843
    Board. See other part of subject
    Bolivia, illicit drug production and transit--2057
    Border Environment Cooperation Commission--2367
    Bosnia-Herzegovina
        Federation Government (Muslim and Croat)
            Deputy Prime Minister--2364
            Prime Minister--2364
        National Government
            Presidency Chairman--1347
            Presidency Members--1347
        Peace efforts--1324
        President Clinton's visit--1347
        Serb Republic (Republika Srpska), Prime Minister--2364
        U.S. military role--1256
        U.S. trade and investment--1353
        War crimes--1354
    Boys Nation--1338
    Brazil
        Ambassador to U.S.--2365
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        President--2129
        U.S. Ambassador--2371
    Broadcasting Board of Governors--2371
    Brunei, U.S. Ambassador--2361
    Budget, Federal
        See also specific agency; Economy, national; Taxation
        Balanced budget proposals--1378
        Continuing resolutions--1635
        Debt reduction--1365
        Education, funding--1580
        Fiscal year 2000--1242,
            1954
        Rescissions and deferrals--1369
        Surplus--1391
    Bulgaria
        President--2139
        President Clinton's visit--2139
        Prime Minister--2140
    Bureau. See other part of subject
    Burkina Faso, U.S. Ambassador--2361
    Burma
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        U.S. national emergency--2301

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    Burundi, U.S. Ambassador--2368
    Business and industry
        See also specific company or industry; Employment and unemployment;
            Taxation; Welfare system
        Electronic commerce. See Communications
        Empowerment zones. See Cities
        Minimum wage--1374
        New markets initiative--1112,
            1155,
            1971
        Small and minority business--1112
    Business Roundtable--1425
    BusinessLINC--1423
    BusinessWeek--1109

    California
        Disaster assistance--2366
        Governor--1166
        President's visits--1166,
            1661
        Shootings at North Valley Jewish Community Center in Los Angeles--
            1426
    Cambodia
        Ambassador to U.S.--2374
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
    Campaign finance reform. See Elections
    Canada
        Ambassador to U.S.--1725
        Forum of Federations conference in Mont-Tremblant--1734
        Pacific salmon agreement with U.S.--1884
        President Clinton's visit--1725
        Prime Minister--1725
        Quebec, Premier--1734
        Relations with U.S.--1729
        U.S. Ambassador--1725
        U.S. Embassy in Ottawa--1725
    Caribbean region
        See also specific country
        Economic recovery, report--1757
        Illicit drug production and transit--2058
        Trade with U.S.--1950
    CBS--1707
    CBS Radio--2291
    Census, Bureau of the. See Commerce, Department of
    Central America
        See also specific country
        Illicit drug production and transit--2058
        Refugees--1388
        Trade with U.S.--1950
    Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)--1730
    Chechnya region. See Russia
    Chemical and biological weapons. See Arms and munitions
    Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board--2364
    Children and Families, Administration for. See Health and Human
        Services, Department of
    Children and youth
        See also specific subject
        Adoption--1584
        Child care--1633
        Child labor--1389
        Child support--2097
        Crime and violence, juvenile--1217,
            1798
        Drug abuse, juvenile--1362
        Foster care--2126
        Gun control--1217
        Health care--1660
        Health insurance--1409
        Tobacco products, juvenile use--1457
    Chile, Ambassador to U.S.--2374
    China
        Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, illicit drug production and
            transit--2057
        Human rights--2214
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        Normal trade relations status--1337
        Premier--2088
        President--1265
        Relations with Taiwan--1265
        Relations with U.S.--1516
        Trade with U.S.--1337
        U.S. Ambassador--2366
    Christmas--2239
    ``Christmas in Washington''--2375
    CIA. See Central Intelligence Agency
    Cities
        See also State and local governments
        Community development--1110,
            1995
        Empowerment zones--1142
    Citizens Medal, Presidential--1611
    Civil justice system
        Federal court nominations--1418
        Pro bono legal work--1269
    Civil rights
        See also specific subject
        Discrimination--1267
        Race relations--1141
        Same-gender marriages--2335
        Sexual orientation, discrimination based on--2334
    Climate change, global. See Environment
    CNBC--1144
    CNN--1178
    Coast Guard, U.S. See Transportation, Department of
    College Democrats of America--1214
    Colombia
        Drug control cooperation with U.S.--1346
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        Narcotics traffickers, U.S. national emergency--1826
        President--1286
        U.S. assistance--2000

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    Colorado
        Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park--1843
        President's visit--1313
    Commerce, Department of
        Assistant Commissioner for Patents and Trademarks--2363
        Assistant Secretaries--2361
        Census, Bureau of the--1635
        Chief Financial Officer--2370
        Electronic commerce, working group--2155
        Former Secretary Kantor, portrait--1694
        Funding--1885
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National--1390
        Patent and Trademark Office--2363
        Secretary--1173,
            1694,
            2316
    Commerce, international
        See also specific country or subject; Economy, international
        Banana trade dispute--1991
        Beef trade dispute--1991
        Child labor--2192
        Computer exports--1323
        Developing countries, trade assistance--2191
        Environmental impacts of trade agreements--2103
        Export controls--1108
        Exports, U.S.--2187
        Fast-track trade authority--1992
        Free and fair trade--1543
        Global trade expansion--1564
        Group of Seven nations (G-7)--1631
        Imported food, safety--1128
        Intellectual property--2192
        Labor and environmental standards--2103
        Lamb meat imports--1159
        Normal trade relations status--1133
        North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)--1710
        Steel imports--1386
        Tariffs--1773
    Commission. See other part of subject
    Committee. See other part of subject
    Communications
        Computer export controls--1108
        Electronic commerce--1551,
            2317
        Electronic information, access and literacy--2017,
            2315
        Electronic medical records, privacy protections--1891
        Emergency wireless communications--1885
        Information technology, access--2315
        Internet--1501
        Juvenile drug abuse, media campaign--1362
        News media. See specific news organization
        School violence, public service announcements--1450
        Telecommunications industry, reform--2205
        Telecommunications services payments to Cuba--1767
        Year 2000 conversion--1270
    Communications Commission, Federal--1152
    Communications Workers of America--1192
    Community development. See Agriculture, rural community development;
        Business and industry, new markets initiative; Cities
    Community Oriented Policing Services, Office of (COPS). See Justice,
        Department of
    Community Service, Corporation for National and--1413,
        1861
    Computers. See Communications; Education
    Congo, Democratic Republic of the, conflict resolution--1189
    Congress
        See also specific subject
        House Minority Leader--1117
        Members, meetings with President--1829
        Senate Majority Leader--1117,
            1973
        Senate Minority Leader--1117
        Speaker of the House of Representatives--1117,
            1955
    Congressional Black Caucus Foundation--1556
    Congressional Gold Medal--1892
    Connecticut
        Disaster assistance--2369
        Governor--1978
        President's visit--1977
    Conservation
        See also Environment
        American Heritage Rivers--1982
        Endangered species protection--1124
        Forest preservation--1763
        Historical and cultural sites and treasures, preservation--1105,
            1464
        Waterways--1982
        Wilderness and wildlife preservation--1124,
            1988
    Corporation. See other part of subject
    Council. See other part of subject
    Courts. See Civil justice system
    Crime. See Law enforcement and crime
    Croatia, Ambassador to U.S.--1695
    Cuba
        Democracy and human rights--1232
        Dispute over child refugee--2227
        Economic sanctions--1989
        Illicit drug production and transit--2058

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        President--2000
        Relations with U.S.--2000
        Telecommunications services with U.S.--1767
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996--1232
    Customs Service, U.S. See Treasury, Department of the
    Cyprus
        Conflict resolution--1460
        President--2087
        Turkish Cypriot leader--2087
        U.S. Special Emissary--2060
    Czech Republic
        NATO membership--1344
        Prime Minister--2008
    D.C. Central Kitchen--2328
    Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act--2291
    Decommissioning, Independent International Commission on--2195
    Defense and national security
        See also Arms and munitions; Nuclear weapons
        Counterterrorism efforts--1100
        Espionage--2294
        Export controls, U.S. national emergency--2056
        Terrorist Bombings, International Convention for the Suppression
            of--1507
        Weapons of mass destruction, U.S. national emergency--2050
    Defense Appropriations Act, 2000, Department of--1981
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, National--1683
    Defense, Department of
        See also specific military department; Armed Forces, U.S.
        Assistant Secretaries--2369
        Deputy Secretary--1683
        Funding--1283
        Joint Chiefs of Staff--1265,
            1768
        Reconnaissance Office, National--2207
        Secretary--1225,
            1683,
            2219
        Space Command, Commander in Chief--1792
        Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences--2367
    Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board--2369
    Delaware
        Disaster assistance--2368
        Governor--1205
        President's visit--1404
    Delta, Enterprise Corporation of the--1137
    Democratic Business Council--1271
    Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee--2166
    Democratic Governors' Association--2371
    Democratic Institute for International Affairs, National--1582
    Democratic Leadership Council--1205
    Democratic National Committee--1198,
        1470,
        2247
    Democratic Party
        See also specific State; Elections
        Members of Congress, change of affiliation--1243
    Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee--1648
    Denmark, tax convention with U.S.--1569
    Department. See other part of subject
    Development, U.S. Agency for International (USAID)--1352,
        2254
    Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999--
        2247
    Disabilities, Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults With--
        1325
    Disabled persons--1325
    Disaster assistance
        See also specific country
        Arizona--2370
        California--2366
        Connecticut--2369
        Delaware--2368
        Energy assistance, emergency funding--1377
        Florida--1537
        Georgia--1537
        Iowa--2363
        Maine--2373
        Maryland--2369
        Massachusetts--2374
        Minnesota--2363
        Nebraska--2365
        Nevada--2363
        New Hampshire--2370
        New Jersey--1813
        New Mexico--2368
        New York--1562
        North Carolina--1546
        Pennsylvania--2366
        Puerto Rico--2373
        South Carolina--1546
        Texas--2365
        Utah--2365
        Vermont--2373
        Virgin Islands--2373
        Virginia--1492
        Wisconsin--2365
    Discrimination. See Civil rights
    Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for. See Health and Human
        Services, Department of
    District of Columbia
        Budget request--1189
        Funding--1622
        Maury Elementary School--2324

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    District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999--2085
    District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure--
        2370
    Djibouti, President--2368
    Doctors Without Borders--1802
    Domestic Policy Council--2316
    Dominican Republic
        Ambassador to U.S.--2374
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        Stolen vehicle treaty with U.S.--1507
        U.S. Ambassador--2369
    Drought Policy Commission, National--2362
    Drug abuse and trafficking
        See also Law enforcement and crime
        Colombia, drug control cooperation--1346
        Counternarcotics enforcement operations--1469
        Drunk and drugged driving--1483
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        Prescription drugs, Internet commerce--2350
        Mexico, drug control cooperation--1286
        Prevention and treatment efforts--1362
        Sanctions against significant foreign traffickers--1826
    Drug Control Policy, Office of National--1361
    Drug Enforcement Administration. See Justice, Department of
    ``Early Show''--1936
    Eastern Orthodox Church, Ecumenical Patriarch--2125
    Economic Advisers, Council of--1373
    Economic Council, National--1226
    Economy, international
        See also specific country or region; Commerce, international
        Debt relief--1564
        Global economy, international efforts to strengthen--2133
        Microcredit loans--2196
        Rate of growth--1433
    Economy, national
        See also Banking; Budget, Federal; Commerce, international
        Financial system, reform--1859
        Growth--1109
        Inflation--1393
        Interest rates--1145
        Stock market--1109
    Ecuador, illicit drug production and transit--2057
    Education
        See also specific institution
        Blue Ribbon schools--1897
        Charter schools--1470
        Class size--1257
        Electronic information, access and literacy--1492
        Foreign exchange programs--2122
        Funding--1498
        High school dropout rates--1999
        Literacy campaign, national--1442
        Music--1871
        National Governors' Association summit--1640
        Post-secondary education and job training--1400
        Proposed legislation--1257
        Religious expression in schools--2322
        Safe and drug-free schools programs and efforts--1440,
            2271
        Scholarship programs--1549
        School-based health insurance outreach--1754
        School construction and renovation--1227
        School violence and crime--1450
        Standards, national--1642
        Teachers--1229
    Education, Department of
        Assistant Secretaries--2361
        Deputy Secretary--2372
        Funding--1950
        Secretary--1105,
            1616,
            2027,
            2315
    Egypt
        See also Middle East
        Ambassador to U.S.--2374
        EgyptAir Flight 990 crash--1936
        President--1097
        Relations with Israel--1097
        Relations with U.S.--1097
    Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights--2212
    Elections
        Campaign finance reform--1099
        Foreign. See specific country
        Online voting, feasibility study--2317
        2000 Presidential election--1104,
            1780
        Voter registration and participation--2177
    Electronic commerce. See Communications
    Emergency Management Agency, Federal--1392,
        1548,
        2117
    Employment and unemployment
        See also Business and industry; Economy, national; Labor issues
        Disabled persons--1325
        Employment nondiscrimination legislation--2335
        Family-friendly workplace initiatives--2077
        Family leave--2007

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        Job creation--1390
        Job training and education--1168
        Minimum wage--1982
        Pension plans--1711
        Unemployment rates--2046
    Empowerment zones. See Cities
    Energy
        Alternative technologies--1436
        Australia-U.S. nuclear technology transfer agreement--1963
        Caspian Basin oil and gas resources--2102
        Fuel-efficient automobiles--1747
        International energy, working group--1536
        Low Income Home Energy Assistance program--1732
        Nuclear safety--1646
        Petroleum reserves--1732
        Wind and solar energy--1152
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2000--1635
    Energy, Department of
        Contractor personnel, occupational illness compensation--1225
        Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal--2361
        Funding--1635
        Nuclear Security Administration, National--1686
        Nuclear weapons laboratories--1686
        Radioactive Waste Management, Office of Civilian--2364
        Secretary--1225,
            1695
        Under Secretary--1686
        Wind and solar energy projects--1152
    Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal. See Energy, Department of
    Enterprise for the Americas Board--2370
    Environment
        See also Conservation
        Drought relief, efforts--1390
        Economic growth, impact--2103
        Global climate change--1437
        Nuclear waste management--1651
        Ozone-depleting substances, amendment to Montreal protocol--1550
        Pollution prevention and reduction--1438,
            2324
        Water quality--1443
    Environmental Cooperation, Commission for--2367
    Environmental Protection Agency--1439,
        2316
    Environmental Quality, Council on--1762
    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--1743
    Eritrea, border dispute with Ethiopia--1338
    Espionage. See Defense and national security
    ESPN--1974
    Ethiopia
        Border dispute with Eritrea--1338
        U.S. Ambassador--2362
    Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council--1688
    Europe
        See also specific country
        Conventional forces treaty, modification--2113
        Trade with U.S.--1350
    Europe, Organization for Security and Cooperation in--1943,
        2105
    European Bank for Reconstruction and Development--1350
    European Commission--1351
    European Union--1347,
        2110
    Export-Import Bank of the U.S.--1112
    Exports, U.S. See Commerce, international
    FALN. See Puerto Rico, Armed Forces of National Liberation
    Fast-track trade authority. See Commerce, international
    FBI. See Justice, Department of
    Federal. See other part of subject
    Federalism--1385
    Federations, Forum of--1734
    FEMA. See Emergency Management Agency, Federal
    Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, Federal--2126
    Finland
        President--1349
        Prime Minister--2280
    Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. See Interior, Department of the
    Fisheries agreements. See specific country; Maritime affairs
    Florida
        Democratic Party event--2273
        Disaster assistance--1537
        President's visits--1192
        Welfare reform bonus--2208
    Food and Drug Administration. See Health and Human Services, Department
        of
    Food and Nutrition Service. See Agriculture, Department of
    Food safety. See Health and medical care
    Food Safety, President's Council on--1128
    Food Safety Research, Joint Institute for. See Agriculture, Department
        of
    Food stamp program. See Agriculture, Department of
    Foreign Assets Control, Office of. See Treasury, Department of the
    Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. See Justice, Department of
    Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, President's--2363

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    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
        Appropriations Act, 2000--1811
    Foreign policy, U.S.
        See also specific country, region, or subject; United Nations
        Food aid convention--1767
        Human rights--2214
        International family planning--2159
        Peacekeeping assistance--1883
        Women and girls, international efforts to combat violence against
            and trafficking in--1946
        World population growth--1757
    Forest Service. See Agriculture, Department of
    Forum. See other part of subject
    Foster Care Independence Act of 1999--2297
    Fox News--1970
    France, President--2363
    Freedom, Presidential Medal of--1421
    Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, J. William--2369
    General Services Administration--1790
    Georgetown University--2008
    Georgia
        Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area--2244
        Disaster assistance--1537
        Governor--1205
        President's visits--1416
        Shootings in Atlanta--1347
    Georgia, Republic of
        Caspian Basin energy resources--2109
        Emigration policies and trade status--1134
        President--2109
    Germany
        Chancellor--2129
        Compensation for victims of the Nazi regime--2302
        Tax convention with U.S.--1569
    Girls Nation--1338
    Government agencies and employees
        See also specific agency
        Child care--1633
        Disabled persons, employment--1804
        Disaster areas, excused absences--1554
        Electronic information and services--2317
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program--1633
        Grant programs--2126
        Individual training accounts--1794
        Insular areas, policy issues--1420
        Labor-management partnerships--1914
        Organ donation, paid leave for Federal employees--1598
        Work-related injuries and illnesses--1128
        Year 2000 conversion--2039
    Governors' Association, National--1404
    Great Lakes Fisheries Commission--2371
    Greece
        Cyprus conflict. See Cyprus
        Earthquake, U.S. assistance--1506
        President--2120
        President Clinton's visit--2114
        Prime Minister--1460
        Relations with Turkey--2011
        Trade with U.S.--2122
    Group of Seven Nations (G-7). See Commerce, international
    Guam, Governor--2354
    Guatemala, illicit drug production and transit--2057
    Gun control. See Law enforcement and crime

    Haiti
        Elections--1449
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        President--1556
        U.S. military role--1688
    Hanukkah--2171
    Harley-Davidson Motor Co.--2041
    Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation--2372
    Hawaii, President's visit--1546
    Health and Human Services, Department of
        Assistant Secretary--1372
        Children and Families, Administration for--1372
        Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)--1409
        Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for--1451
        Food and Drug Administration--1130,
            2272
        Funding--1950
        Health, National Institutes of--1299
        Healthcare Research and Quality, Agency for--2215
        Imported food, safety--1128
        Low Income Home Energy Assistance program--1175,
            1814
        Medicare and Medicaid--1101,
            1409,
            2115
        Organ donation, campaign to encourage--1598
        Secretary--1129,
            1797,
            2240
        Surgeon General--1502
    Health and medical care
        Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)--1565
        Disabled persons--1804
        Electronic records, privacy protections--1891
        Food safety--1128
        Immunization programs--1565
        Insurance--1285
        Managed care--1225
        Medical research. See Science and technology
        Nursing homes--1328
        Organ donation--1598

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        Prescription drugs--1278,
            1872
        Preventive care--1184
        Quality and consumer protection--1176,
            1466,
            2164
        Rural health care--2264
        Smoking-related illnesses--1572
        Veterans. See Veterans
        Women's health--1329
    Health Care Quality Measurement and Reporting, National Forum for--2220
    Health Commission, U.S.-Mexico Border--2375
    Health, National Institutes of. See Health and Human Services,
        Department of
    Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999--2215
    Healthcare Research and Quality, Agency for. See Health and Human
        Services, Department of
    Heritage Rivers, American. See Conservation
    Hispanic-Americans
        High school dropout rates--1999
        Unemployment rates--1999
    Hispanic Leadership Forum--2033
    Hispanic Leadership Institute, U.S.--1742
    HIV/AIDS, Presidential Advisory Council on--2339
    Holocaust Assets Commission Extension Act of 1999, U.S.--2245
    Holocaust Assets in the U.S., Presidential Advisory Commission on--2245
    Holocaust Memorial Council, U.S.--2366
    Holy See, head, Roman Catholic Church--1631
    Homeless persons--2342
    Honduras, Ambassador to U.S.--2365
    Hong Kong. See China
    Housing
        Homeownership--1147
        Low income housing--1829
        Rental assistance vouchers--1651
    Housing and Urban Development, Department of
        Assistant Secretary--2363
        Disaster assistance, use of community development funds--1814
        Deputy Secretary--1743
        Funding--1833
        Gun buy-back programs--1509
        Housing programs and grants--1151
        Rental assistance vouchers--1651
        Secretary--1131,
            2240
        Special Actions, Office of--2061
    Housing Finance Board, Federal--2371
    Human rights. See specific country or region; Foreign policy, U.S.
    Human Rights, Commission on. See United Nations
    Humanities, National Council on the--2367
    Humanities, National Endowment for the. See Arts and the Humanities,
        National Foundation on the
    Humanities Medal, National--1568
    Hungary, NATO membership--1344
    IBRD. See Reconstruction and Development, International Bank for
    Iceland, U.S. Ambassador--2361
    Illinois
        Governor--1372
        President's visits--1140
    IMF. See Monetary Fund, International
    Immigration and naturalization
        See also specific country or region
        Language and citizenship instruction--1553
        Permanent immigration status--1388
        Refugees--1388
    Immigration and Naturalization Service. See Justice, Department of
    ``In Performance at the White House''--1344
    Independence Day--1108
    Independent Counsel, investigation of President--2335
    India
        Cyclone, U.S. assistance--1950
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        Kashmir conflict--1131
        Nuclear tests--2051
        Prime Minister--1780
        Relations with Pakistan--1131
    Indian Affairs, Bureau of. See Interior, Department of the
    Indiana, welfare reform bonus--2208
    Indians, American. See Native Americans
    Indonesia
        East Timor--1489,
            1535
        Economy--1514
        President--1838
        Relations with U.S.--1604
    Information Technology Advisory Committee, President's--2315
    Infrastructure. See Transportation
    Institute. See other part of subject
    Insular Areas, Interagency Group on--1420
    Intellectual property--2192
    Intelligence. See Central Intelligence Agency; Defense and national
        security
    Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000--2206
    Interagency. See other part of subject
    Interior, Department of the
        Assistant Secretaries--1150
        Deputy Secretary--2364
        Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S.--1125
        Funding--1763
        Indian Affairs, Bureau of--2315
        Inspector General--2361
        Land Management, Bureau of--2371
        Park Service, National--2244
        Reclamation, Bureau of--1635
        Secretary--1124,
            2316
    Internal Revenue Service. See Treasury, Department of the

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    International. See other part of subject
    Internet. See Communications
    Investigation, Federal Bureau of. See Justice, Department of
    Iowa
        Amos Hiatt Middle School in Des Moines--1226
        Disaster assistance--2363
        Governor--1205
        President's visit--1226
    Iran
        Illicit drug production and transit--2058
        Nuclear weapons development--2055
        U.S. national emergency--1581
    Iraq
        Human rights--1368
        Humanitarian assistance--1102
        Kurdistan Democratic Party--1367
        Kurdistan Workers Party--1368
        Maritime sanctions enforcement--1366
        No-fly zones--1366
        Patriotic Union of Kurdistan--1367
        President--1102
        United Nations Security Council resolutions--1365
        United Nations weapons inspections--1367
        U.S. national emergency--1277
        Weapons of mass destruction, development--1469
    Ireland
        Prime Minister--1126
        Tax convention with U.S.--1922
    Ireland, Northern. See Northern Ireland
    Ireland Fund, American--1461
    Israel
        See also Middle East
        Economic assistance--1253
        Prime Minister Barak--1099,
            1282,
            1945,
            2362
        Prime Minister Netanyahu--1103
        Scientific cooperation with U.S.--1247
        Security relationship with U.S.--1247
        U.S. Ambassador--2371
        U.S. citizen and Israeli soldiers missing in action, legislation--
            2025
        Water resources--1254
    Italian American Foundation, National--1806
    Italy
        Ambassador to U.S.--1806
        President Clinton's visit--2127
        Prime Minister--1806
        Tax convention with U.S.--1570
        U.S. Ambassador--1806
    Jamaica, illicit drug production and transit--2057
    James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation--2371
    Japan
        Ambassador to U.S.--2374
        Economy--1380
        Prime Minister--1380
        Trade with U.S.--1789
        Uranium plant accident in Tokaimura--1640
    John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Act--2246
    Joint Chiefs of Staff. See Defense, Department of
    Jordan
        See also Middle East
        King Abdullah II--1102
        U.S. assistance--1247
    Justice, Department of
        Assistant Attorney General, Acting--1266
        Assistant Attorneys General--2372
        Associate Attorneys General--1266
        Attorney General--1135,
            1440,
            1798
        Civil Rights Division--1266
        Community Oriented Policing Services, Office of (COPS)--2369
        Deputy Attorney General--1266
        Drug Enforcement Administration--1469
        Foreign Claims Settlement Commission--2372
        Funding--1509
        Immigration and Naturalization Service--1611
        Investigation, Federal Bureau of (FBI)--1489,
            2138
        Legal Counsel, Office of--2372
        Marshals Service, U.S.--2364
        Parole Commission, U.S.--2253
        School violence, prevention efforts--1451
        Tobacco industry, litigation--1572
        Victims of Crime, Office for--2364

    Kazakhstan
        Caspian Basin energy resources--2109
        Emigration policies and trade status--1134
        President--2109
    Kennedy Center. See Smithsonian Institution
    Kentucky
        Governor--1131
        President's visit--1131
    Kenya, 1998 terrorist attack on U.S. Embassy in Nairobi--1393
    Korea, North
        Illicit drug production and transit--2059
        Korean Peninsula peace efforts--1522
        Missile activities--1572
        Nuclear weapons development--2051
    Korea, South
        Korean Peninsula peace efforts--1522
        President--1126
    Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization--1689
    Kosovo. See Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)

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    Kuwait, Crown Prince--2363
    Kwanzaa--2330
    Kyrgyzstan, emigration policies and trade status--1134
    Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, American Federation of--
        1706
    Labor Day--1486
    Labor, Department of
        Deputy Solicitor--1743
        Funding--1950
        Secretary--1128,
            1711,
            2216
    Labor issues
        See also Employment and unemployment
        Child labor, international convention--1996
        Federal labor-management partnerships--1914
        Labor standards in trade agreements. See Commerce, international
        Mines, Convention Concerning Safety and Health in--1517
    Labor Relations Authority, Federal--2104
    Labor Relations Board, National--2374
    Labor Research Association, National--1716
    Land Management, Bureau of. See Interior, Department of the
    Landmines. See Arms and munitions
    Lands legacy initiative. See Conservation, wilderness and wildlife
        preservation
    Laos, illicit drug production and transit--2057
    ``Larry King Live''--2331
    Latin America. See specific country or region
    Law enforcement and crime
        See also Civil justice system; Drug abuse and trafficking
        Animal cruelty, Federal criminal penalties--2245
        Child support enforcement--2097
        Community policing--1312
        Consumer fraud--2002
        Counterterrorism efforts. See Defense and national security
        Crime prevention efforts--1156
        Crime rates--1244
        Extradition treaties--1197
        Gun buy-back programs--1509
        Gun control--1217,
            2326
        Hate crimes--1141
        Intellectual property, protection--2247
        Internet, unlawful conduct on--1551
        Juvenile crime and violence--1217,
            1798
        Legal assistance treaties--2060
        Money laundering--1581
        Prescription drugs, Internet commerce--2350
        ``Railway killer'' suspect, surrender--1197
        Sentencing guidelines--1417
        Stolen vehicle treaties--1507
        Sweepstakes mailings--2291
        Terrorist Bombings, International Convention for the Suppression
            of--1507
        Top Cops awards--1839
    Lebanon
        See also Middle East
        Illicit drug production and transit--2059
    Legal Counsel, Office of. See Justice, Department of
    Legal Services Corporation--1335
    Legal system. See Civil justice system
    Lesotho, Ambassador to U.S.--2374
    Liberia, refugees--1611
    Libraries and Information Science, National Commission on--2371
    Library of Congress--2364
    Libya
        Economic sanctions--1255
        1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103--1256
        U.S. national emergency--1255
    Liechenstein, U.S. Ambassador--2361
    Los Angeles Times--1160
    Louisiana
        President's visit--1605
        Sophie B. Wright Middle School in New Orleans--1605
    Low Income Home Energy Assistance program. See Health and Human
        Services, Department of
    Maine, disaster assistance--2373
    Make a Difference Day--1872
    Malaysia, illicit drug production and transit--2059
    Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Awards--2374
    Malta, Ambassador to U.S.--2365
    Management and Budget, Office of--1225,
        1834
    Marine Corps, U.S. See Navy, Department of the
    Maritime affairs, fisheries agreements--1884
    Maritime Commission, Federal--2372
    Marshals Service, U.S. See Justice, Department of
    Maryland
        Brooke Grove Elementary School in Olney--1497
        Disaster assistance--2369
        Governor--1205
        President's visits--1205,
            2374
    Massachusetts
        Death of firefighters in Worcester--2209
        Disaster assistance--2374
        Governor--2243
        President's visits--1461
    Mauritania, Ambassador to U.S.--2365
    Medal. See other part of subject
    Mediation Board, National--2372
    Medical care. See Health and medical care
    Medical research. See Science and technology
    Medicare and Medicaid. See Health and Human Services, Department of
    Mental Retardation, President's Committee on--2367
    Mexico
        Drug control cooperation with U.S.--1286
        Election--2007
        Floods and mudslides--1766

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        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        President--1286
    MIA's. See Armed Forces, U.S.
    Michigan
        Lansing Community College--1292
        President's visit--1292
    Middle East
        See also specific country; Palestinian Authority
        Peace efforts--1097,
            1489,
            2301
        Terrorists threatening peace efforts, U.S. national emergency--1347
        Water resources--1254
    Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2000--1454
    Millennium celebrations--1758,
        2358
    Mines, convention on safety. See Labor issues
    Minnesota
        Disaster assistance--2363
        Welfare reform bonus--2208
    Minority business. See Business and industry
    Minority Business, National Coalition of--2060
    Mint, U.S. See Treasury, Department of the
    Missile Defense Act of 1999, National--1304
    Mississippi, President's visit--1136
    Mississippi River Commission--2361
    Missouri
        Governor--1205
        President's visits--1404
    Moldova, emigration policies and trade status--1134
    Monetary Fund, International--1618,
        2228
    Montenegro. See Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
    Morocco
        King Hassan II--1305
        King Mohammed--1305
        President Clinton's visit--1322
        U.S. Ambassador--1322
    Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental
        Policy Foundation--2372
    Mortgage Association, Federal National--1148
    Museum and Library Services, Institute of. See Arts and the Humanities,
        National Foundation on the
    NAACP. See Advancement of Colored People, National Association for the
    NAFTA. See Commerce, international
    Namibia, U.S. Ambassador--2362
    NASA. See Aeronautics and Space Administration, National
    National. See other part of subject
    Native Americans
        Community development--1152
        Homeownership--1147
        Water quality--1151
    NATO. See North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    Navy, Department of the
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.
        Blue Angels, aircraft accident at Moody Air Force Base, GA--1913
        Chief of Naval Operations--2205
        Guided missile destroyer to honor John H. Chafee--1935
        Marine Corps, U.S.--2205
        Naval Academy, U.S.--2369
        Naval petroleum reserves. See Energy
        Secretary--2150
        Vieques Island training facility--1814
    Nebraska, disaster assistance--2365
    NetAid--1501
    Nevada
        Disaster assistance--2363
        Governor--1409
        President's visit--1648
    New Democratic Network--1699
    New Hampshire, disaster assistance--2370
    New Jersey
        Democratic Party event--1815
        Disaster assistance--1813
        Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark--1965
        President's visits--1813
    New markets initiative. See Business and industry
    New Mexico, disaster assistance--2368
    New York
        Disaster assistance--1562
        President's residence in Chappaqua--1490
        President's visits--1470,
            1563
    New York Times--1186
    New Zealand
        Ambassador to U.S.--1521
        President Clinton's visit--1511,
            1545
        Prime Minister--1514
        Trade with U.S.--1543
        U.S. Ambassador--1521
    Nigeria
        Ambassador to U.S.--2374
        Debt relief--1911
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        President--1905
        U.S. assistance--1905
        U.S. restrictions on air travel--2330
    ``Nightly Business Report''--1432
    Nobel Peace Prize--1802
    Nonprofits and Government, Interagency Task Force on--1860
    Normal trade relations. See Commerce, international
    North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). See Commerce, international
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization--1344,
        2114
    North Carolina
        Disaster assistance--1546
        Governor--1405

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        President's visit--1559
    North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission--2370
    Northern Ireland
        Alliance Party--2195
        Irish Republican Army (IRA)--2197
        Peace efforts--1103-
            2112, 2152
        Progressive Unionist Party--2195
        Sinn Fein--1461
        Social Democratic and Labour Party--2195
        Ulster Democratic Party--2195
        Ulster Unionist Party--2112
    Norway
        King--1946
        President Clinton's visit--1942
        Prime Minister--1803
        Relations with U.S.--1802
        U.S. Ambassador--1952
    Nuclear energy. See Energy
    Nuclear Regulatory Commission--1813
    Nuclear Security Administration, National. See Energy, Department of
    Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, U.S.--2362
    Nuclear weapons
        See also Arms and munitions; Defense and national security
        Arms control negotiations and agreements--1687
        Nonproliferation--1214
        Stockpile--1679
        Test ban treaty--1264,
            1777
    Nutrition Monitoring Advisory Council, National--2368
    OAS. See States, Organization of American
    Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission--2374
    Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National. See Commerce,
        Department of
    Office. See other part of subject
    Ohio, President's visit--1306
    Oklahoma, school shooting in Fort Gibson--2212
    ``Oprah''--1889
    Organ Donor Leave Act--1598
    Organization. See other part of subject
    OSCE. See Security and Cooperation in Europe, Organization for
    Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)--1112,
        2110
    Ozone Layer, International Day for the Preservation of the--1550
    Pacific Salmon Commission--2362
    Pakistan
        Democracy--1767
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        Kashmir conflict. See India
        Nuclear tests--2051
        Prime Minister--1131
        Relations with India--1131
        U.S. Ambassador--1767
    Palestine Liberation Organization--1486
    Palestinian Authority--1244,
        1908,
        2363
    Palestinians
        See also Middle East
        U.S. assistance--1247
    Panama
        Ambassador to U.S.--2374
        Canal--2165
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        President--2300
    Paraguay
        Ambassador to U.S.--2365
        Extradition treaty with U.S.--1197
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        U.S. Ambassador--2362
    Park Service, National. See Interior, Department of the
    Parole Commission, U.S. See Justice, Department of
    Partnership For Peace--1688
    Patent and Trademark Office. See Commerce, Department of
    Patients' Bill of Rights. See Health and medical care, quality and
        consumer protection
    Peace Corps--2372
    Pediatricians, American Academy of--1749
    Pennsylvania
        Disaster assistance--2366
        President's visits--1918
    Personnel Management, Office of--1325,
        1806
    Peru
        Ambassador to U.S.--2365
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
    Philippines
        Ambassador to U.S.--2365
        President--1525
    Physical Fitness and Sports, President's Council on--2362
    Poland, NATO membership--1344
    Police Organizations, National Association of--1839
    Policing, Independent Commission on--1517
    Policy Development, Office of--2306
    Portugal
        Ambassador to U.S.--2365
        Prime Minister--1514
    Postal Service, U.S.--2002
    POW/MIA's. See Armed Forces, U.S.
    Prayer for the Persecuted Church, International Day of--2077
    Presidency, two-term limit--2344
    Presidential. See other part of subject
    President's. See other part of subject
    Presidio Trust--2361

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    Professional Teaching Standards, National Board for--1849
    Public Broadcasting, Corporation for--2369
    Puerto Rico
        Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) members, clemency--1513,
            1516
        Disaster assistance--2373
        Governor--1814
        Status--2001
        Vieques Island--1814
    Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force--2217
    Race initiative office. See White House Office, Assistant to President,
        President's Initiative for One America
    Radioactive Waste Management, Office of Civilian. See Energy, Department
        of
    Railroad Retirement Board--2104
    Ramadan--2247
    Reclamation, Bureau of. See Interior, Department of the
    Reconnaissance Office, National. See Defense, Department of
    Reconstruction and Development, International Bank for--1351,
        1621
    Refugees. See specific country or region; Immigration and naturalization
    Religious leaders, meetings--2125
    Research and development. See Science and technology
    Reserve System, Federal--1110,
        2263
    Rhode Island, President's visit--2371
    Rifle Association, National--1910
    Rio Grande Compact Commission--2373
    Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., Atlanta, GA--2374
    Romania, U.S. Ambassador--1806
    Ronald H. Brown Corporate Bridge Builder Award--2066
    Rosh Hashana--1500
    RTE--2197
    Russia
        Acting President--2352
        Arms control negotiations and agreements--1687
        Chechnya region--1909
        Emigration policies and trade status--1133
        Espionage--2294
        Human rights--2214
        Nuclear equipment and technology, sale to Iran--2055
        President--1552,
            2373
        Prime Minister--1335
        Relations with U.S.--2294
        Terrorist attacks--1552
        U.S. assistance--2227
    Rwanda, Ambassador to U.S.--2365

    St. Kitts and Nevis, Prime Minister--1734
    Saudi Arabia, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense--2372
    Saxophone Club--1473
    Scholars, Commission on Presidential--2374
    Schools. See specific institution or State; Education
    Science and technology
        Communications. See Communications
        Genetic screening and research--1293
        Medical research--1299
        Research and development--1297
        Scientific cooperation with Israel--1247
        Space program. See Space program
    Science and Technology Council, National--1537
    Science and Technology, President's Committee of Advisors on--1437
    Science Board, National--2371
    Science Foundation, National--1828
    Science, National Medal of--2369
    Science, President's Committee on the National Medal of--2375
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer--2180
    Seattle round. See Washington; World Trade Organization
    Secret Service, U.S. See Treasury, Department of the
    Securities and Exchange Commission--1271
    Security, national. See Defense and national security
    Security Council, National--1338
    Security Education Board, National--2369
    Security Space Management and Organization, Commission to Assess
        National--2207
    Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, President's National--
        2368
    Senegal
        President--2363
        U.S. Ambassador--2361
    Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
        Democracy and human rights--2123
        Democratic opposition, U.S. assistance--1351
        Kosovo
            Economic assistance--2110
            Ganimet Terbeshi Elementary School in Ferizaj--2144
            Humanitarian assistance--1352
            Kosovo Liberation Army--2304
            NATO peacekeeping role--2123
            Peace efforts--1347
            President Clinton's visit--2144
            U.S. military role--2303
        Montenegro, President--1355
        President--1349
        U.S. national emergency--2305
        U.S. visa sanctions--2084

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    Service Impasses Panel, Federal--2369
    Service program, national. See AmeriCorps
    Sierra Leone
        Humanitarian assistance--1943
        Peace efforts--1159
        President--1159
        Revolutionary United Front--1159
        U.S. Special Envoy--1159
    ``60 Minutes II''--2343
    Skill Standards Board, National--2361
    Slovakia, Prime Minister--2008
    Slovenia, tax convention with U.S.--1533
    Small business. See Business and industry
    Small Business Administration--1131,
        1560,
        2189
    Smithsonian Institution
        John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts--2209,
            2370
        Secretary--2316
    Social Security--1391
    Social Security Administration--1645,
        2317
    South Africa
        Former President--2371
        President--2363
    South Carolina
        Disaster assistance--1546
        Governor--1546
    South Dakota
        Lear jet crash in Mina--1878
        Pine Ridge Indian Reservation--1147
        President's visit--1147
    Space program
        Report--2111
        Space launch failures--2180
        U.S. policy and goals--1287
    Special Actions, Office of. See Housing and Urban Development,
        Department of
    Sports
        Basketball--1500
        Football--1456
        Golf--1976
        Soccer--1185
    Sri Lanka, explosion at election rallies--2375
    State and local governments
        See also specific subject or State; Cities
        Family leave--2163
        Federal grant programs--2126
        Federalism--1385
        School-based health insurance outreach--1754
    State, Department of
        Ambassadors. See specific country or region
        Arms Control, Bureau of--2369
        Assistant Secretaries--2367
        Chief of Protocol--2253
        Chief of Staff to Secretary--2121
        Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to the New Independent States of the
            former Soviet Union--2362
        Funding--2158
        Secretary--1135,
            1887,
            2145
        Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues--2371
        Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation--2363
        Under Secretaries--1232
    States, Organization of American--2372
    Steel industry--1386
    STMicroelectronics, Inc.-Region Americas, Carrollton, TX--2374
    Sudan
        U.S. national emergency--1921
        U.S. Special Envoy--2366
    Sunny Fresh Foods, Monticello, MN--2374
    Surface Transportation Board. See Transportation, Department of
    Surgeon General. See Health and Human Services, Department of
    Swaziland, U.S. Ambassador--2361
    Switzerland
        President's visit--2375
        U.S. Ambassador--2361
    Syria
        See also Middle East
        Foreign Minister--2226
        Illicit drug production and transit--2059
        President--1248
        Relations with U.S.--1248

    Taiwan
        Earthquake, U.S. assistance--1562
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        President--1279
        Relations with China--1265
    Tajikistan, emigration policies and trade status--1134
    Taliban. See Afghanistan
    Tanzania
        1998 terrorist attack on U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam--1393
        President--1794
    Taxation
        See also Business and industry
        Bilateral tax conventions and agreements--1533,
            2350
        Child care, tax credits--2021
        Community development, tax incentives--1142
        Earned-income tax credit--1636
        Research and development, tax credits--2204
        Tax cut proposals--1242
        Tobacco, taxes--1784
    Teamsters, International Brotherhood of--1705
    Technology. See Science and technology
    Telecommunications Advisory Committee, President's National Security--
        2365
    Telecommunications. See Communications
    Telemundo Noticiero--1998
    Television. See Communications
    Tennessee Valley Authority--2368

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    Terrorism. See specific State, country, or region; Defense and national
        security
    Texas
        Bonfire accident at Texas A&M University in College Station--2114
        Disaster assistance--2365
        Governor--1122
        1993 Branch Davidian religious sect standoff at Waco--1489
        Shootings at Wedgewood Baptist Church in Fort Worth--1547
    Thailand, illicit drug production and transit--2057
    Thanksgiving--2147
    Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999--2308
    Tobacco
        See also Agriculture
        Industry--1572
        Taxes--1784
    Togo, President--1159
    Trade. See specific country; Commerce, international
    Trade agreements. See specific country; Commerce, international
    Trade and Development Agency--2110
    Trade Commission, Federal--2002
    Trade Commission, U.S. International--1543
    Trade Policy and Negotiations, Advisory Committee for--2369
    Trade Representative, Office of the U.S.--1325,
        2187
    Transportation
        See also Aviation
        Infrastructure development and funding--1747
        Trucking, safety--1718
    Transportation, Department of
        Assistant Secretary--2364
        Associate Deputy Secretary--2364
        Aviation Administration, Federal--1252
        Coast Guard, U.S.--1243
        Funding--1747
        Highway and motor vehicle safety, reports--1326
        Secretary--1136,
            1560,
            2252
        Surface Transportation Board--2364
    Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, Department
        of--1747
    Transportation Safety Board, National--1252
    Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, FY 2000--1633
    Treasury, Department of the
        Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Bureau of--1469
        Assistant Secretaries--2080
        Customs Service, U.S.--1129
        Deputy Secretary--2302
        Foreign Assets Control, Office of--1255
        Funding--1633
        General Counsel--2364
        Humanitarian-based food and medicine sanctions regulations--2363
        Imported food, safety--1128
        Internal Revenue Service (IRS)--1633
        Mint, U.S.--2365
        Secret Service, U.S.--1790
        Secretary--1129,
            1711
        Under Secretaries--1508
    Treaties and conventions. See specific country, region, or subject
    Tribal Colleges and Universities, Board of Advisors on--2362
    Turkey
        Caspian Basin energy resources--2109
        Cyprus conflict. See Cyprus
        Earthquakes, U.S. assistance--1450
        European Union candidacy--1621
        Human rights--2092
        Illicit drug production and transit--2059
        President--1460
        President Clinton's visit--2088,
            2109
        Prime Minister--1620
        Relations with Greece--2011
        Relations with U.S.--2092
        Trade with U.S.--2102
        U.S. Ambassador--2088
    Turkmenistan
        Caspian Basin energy resources--2109
        Emigration policies and trade status--1134
        President--2109
    Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission--2370

    Ukraine
        Emigration policies and trade status--1134
        Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S.--2060
        President--1582
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. See Defense,
        Department of
    United Arab Emirates, Crown Prince--2362
    United Kingdom
        Commuter train accident in London--1694
        Northern Ireland. See Northern Ireland
        Prime Minister--1126,
            2197
        Relations with Argentina--2362
        Secretary of State for Northern Ireland--1288
    United Nations
        Food Aid Committee--1767
        General Assembly--1563

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        Human Rights, Commission on--1232
        Labor Organization, International--1517,
            2192
        Montreal protocol on ozone-depleting substances, amendment--1550
        Secretary-General--1501,
            2366
        Security Council--1544
        U.S. Ambassador--1386
        U.S. debt--1566
        U.S. participation, report--1533
        U.S. Representatives--2361
        War Crimes Tribunal, International--1354
    U.S. See other part of subject
    USA Today--1116
    Utah
        Disaster assistance--2365
        Governor--1404
        Tornado damage in Salt Lake City--1431
    Uzbekistan, emigration policies and trade status--1134

    Venezuela
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        Mudslides and flooding, U.S. assistance--2312
        President--2340
        Tax convention with U.S.--2350
    Vermont, disaster assisatance--2373
    Veterans
        Benefits--2170
        Chinese-American veterans of World War II--1880
        Filipino veterans of World War II, meeting--2375
        Health care--1446
        Small business development--1453
    Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
        Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000--1828
    Veterans Affairs, Department of
        Deputy Secretary--2071
        Funding--1833
        Secretary--1411,
            2317
        Under Secretaries--2372
    Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1999--2170
    Veterans Day--2071
    Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999--
        1453
    Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act--2170
    Veterans of Foreign Wars--1444
    VH1--1871
    Vice President
        Community development--1971
        Community Empowerment Board, President's--1424
        Electronic commerce--2152
        Environmental initiatives--2103
        Health care reform--2217
        2000 Presidential election--1101,
            1574
        Welfare reform--1373
    Victims of Crime, Office for. See Justice, Department of
    Vietnam
        Flooding, U.S. assistance--2244
        Illicit drug production and transit--2057
        Relations with U.S.--1325
    Virgin Islands, U.S., disaster assistance--2373
    Virginia
        Coleman Place Elementary School in Norfolk--1491
        Disaster assistance--1492
        George Washington National Forest--1762
        Governor--1548
        President's visits--1410
    Vogue--1887
    Voluntarism--1269
    Walt Disney World--2327
    War Crimes Tribunal, International. See United Nations
    Washington
        Governor--2184
        President's visit--2184
        Welfare reform bonus--2208
        World Trade Organization, protests in Seattle--2181,
            2333
    Washington, D.C. See District of Columbia
    Water Resources Development Act of 1999--1454
    Weapons. See Arms and munitions; Nuclear weapons
    Web-Based Education Commission--2369
    Welfare system
        Education and training--1372
        Food stamps--1374
        Job creation--1373
        Reform--1373
        Welfare to work transportation--1372
    Welfare to Work Forum, National--1372
    Welfare to Work Partnership--1372
    White House, 200th anniversary--1289
    White House Conference on Philanthropy--1849
    White House Millennium Council--2353
    White House Office
        Assistants to President
            Chief of Staff--1411,
                2145
            Counsel to President--1417
            Counselor to Chief of Staff--2195
            Deputy Chief of Staff--1968
            Deputy Counsel--2253
            Domestic Policy--1205
            Economic Policy--1169,
                2007
            Intergovernmental Affairs, Director--1420
            Legislative Affairs--2153
            Management and Administration--2366
            National Security Adviser--1214,
                1781

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        Assistants to President--Continued
            Political Affairs--2061
            Presidential Personnel--2253
            President's Initiative for One America--1266,
                2253
            Press Secretary--1640
            Scheduling, Director--2253
            Science and Technology--1287
            Speechwriting, Director--2365
            Women's Initiatives and Outreach--2373
        Deputy Assistants to President
            Deputy Chief of Staff--1154
            Health Policy--2308
            Intergovernmental Affairs--1150
            Management and Administration--2366
            Oval Office Operations--2253
            Political Affairs--1205
            Senior Adviser to the Chief of Staff for Indian Affairs and
                Special Projects--2261
            Senior Legislative Counsel--2153
        Diversity in appointments--2238
        Special Assistants to President--2110,
            2261
    Wildlife. See Conservation
    Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999--1885
    Wisconsin
        Disaster assistance--2365
        Governor--1372
    Women's Business Enterprise, Interagency Committee on--2367
    Women's Leadership Forum--1271
    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars--2362
    World AIDS Day--2184
    World Bank. See Reconstruction and Development, International Bank for
    World Economic Forum--2375
    World Radio Conference--2372
    World Trade Organization--1350,
        1775,
        2196
    Wyoming, murder of gay college student in Laramie--1962
    Y2K Act--1270
    Year 2000 conversion. See Communications
    Year 2000 Conversion, President's Council on--2040
    Yemen, President--2363
    Yom Kippur--1553
    Youth Violence, National Campaign Against--1820
    Youth Violence, White House Council on--1798
    Yugoslavia, former. See specific country
    Zambia, President--1189
    Zimbabwe, Ambassador to U.S.--2374