[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book III)] [October 1, 2004] [Pages A-1-A-9] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Subject Index Administration of George W. Bush, 2004 Subject Index [[Page A-1]] Abortion. See Health and medical care Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program, Commission on the--3147 Administration. See other part of subject Advancement of Colored People, National Association for the--3160 Affirmative action. See Civil rights Afghanistan Democracy efforts--2571 President--2820 Presidential election--2429, 3122 U.S. military forces, casualties--2954 Africa See also specific country Development efforts--2893 African Union--3061 Agency. See other part of subject Agriculture Soybeans--2610 Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004--3135 Agriculture, Department of Conservation Reserve Program--2621 Milk-Income Loss Contract Program--2536 Secretary--2974 AIDS. See HIV/AIDS; specific country or region AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, Global Fund to Fight. See United Nations Alaska Disaster assistance--3154 Squirrel River--2980 Al Qaida terrorist group. See Terrorism American. See other part of subject American Dream Downpayment Act of 2003--2323 Antitrust Modernization Commission--3160 APEC. See Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Arizona President's visits--2475 Republican Party event--2503 Arkansas President's visit--2980 William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park--2980 Armed Forces, U.S. See also Defense and national security; Veterans; specific military branch; specific country or region All-Volunteer Force--2369 Citizens' assistance--3054 International Criminal Court, exemption of U.S. troops--2369, 2429 Medical care--2954 National Guard--2403 Presidential Unit Citation--3158 Service members Deployment--2402 Meetings with President--3156 Technology and equipment--2573 Arms and munitions See also Defense and national security; Nuclear weapons; specific country or region Assault weapons ban, expiration--2497 Gun ownership--2497 Proliferation Security Initiative--2991 Weapons of mass destruction--2402 Army, Department of the See also Armed Forces, U.S. Walter Reed Army Medical Center--2954 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation--2985 Atomic Energy Agency, International--2991 Attorney General. See Justice, Department of Award. See other part of subject Bahrain, King--3156 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation-- 3154 Belarus Human rights issues--2631 President--2630 Belarus Democracy Act of 2004--2630 Belgium, President Bush's visit--3160 Bosnia-Herzegovina SFOR international security force--2952 U.S. military role--2952 Broadcasting Board of Governors--3154 [[Page A-2]] Budget, Federal See also Economy, national; Taxation; specific Federal agency Appropriations Consolidated--3058 Supplemental--2371 Deficit--2406, 3010 Fiscal year 2005 budget--2992 International aid, reallocation of funds--2307 Spending discipline--3095 Unfunded liabilities--2996 Building Museum, National--3159 Business and industry See also Commerce, international; Employment and unemployment; Taxation; specific company or industry Government regulations--2413 Outsourcing to foreign countries--2413 Small and minority businesses--2413 Cabinet See also specific position under Federal agency or executive branch agency Members, meeting with President--2937 Second-term changes--2943 California, President's visit--3051 Canada Counterterrorism efforts, cooperation with U.S.--3021, 3030 Governor General--3157 International assistance--3020 Parliament--3157 Peacekeeping operations, role--3020 President Bush's visit--3019 Prime Minister--2986 Relations with U.S.--3020 Trade with U.S.--3021 Central Intelligence Agency--3003 Chad, Ambassador to the U.S.--3158 Chile Democratization, support for--2996 Free trade agreement with U.S.--2995 Peacekeeping operations, role--2996 President--2986 President Bush's visit--2983, 3155 Relations with U.S.--2995 China President--2370 Relations with U.S.--2983 Trade with U.S.--2996 Christmas--3036 Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation--3154 CIA. See Central Intelligence Agency Civil rights Affirmative action--2498 Freedom of religion--2366 Same-sex marriage. See Marriage Civil Rights, U.S. Commission on--3158 Colombia Antinarcotics campaign, U.S. assistance--2986 Economic reforms--3000 FARC terrorist group--3001 Law enforcement--3000 Narcotics traffickers, U.S. national emergency--2600 Plan Colombia, U.S. assistance--3000 President--2986 President Bush's visit--2998 Trade with U.S.--3000 Colorado President's visits--2452 Republican Party event--2452 Unemployment rate--2460 Commerce, Department of, Secretary--2954 Commerce, international See also specific country or region Debt reduction authority--3136 Dollar, U.S., value--2984 Free and fair trade--2485 North American Free Trade Agreement--2996 Trade among Asia-Pacific countries--2987 Trade within the Americas--2996 Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act--3137 Commission. See other part of subject Committee. See other part of subject Commodity Futures Trading Commission--3148 Communications See also specific news organization Broadband technology--2477 International radio regulations--3057 Legislative reforms--3137 [[Page A-3]] Spectrum management--3014 Communications Commission, Federal--3154 Community Service, Corporation for National and--3148 Congress See also specific subject Bipartisanship--3109 Members, meetings with President--3154 Senate minority leader--3155 Conservation. See Agriculture; Environment Corporation. See other part of subject Costa Rica, Ambassador to the U.S.--3158 Council. See other part of subject Counterterrorism Center, National--2386 Counterterrorism efforts. See Defense and national security; Terrorism Crime. See Law enforcement and crime Criminal Court, International. See Armed Forces, U.S. Cuba, Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base, detention of terror suspects-- 2951 Czech Republic, President--3154 Defense and national security See also Armed Forces, U.S.; Arms and munitions; Defense, Department of; Nuclear weapons; Terrorism Border security--2492 Funding--2404 Intelligence--2386, 3048 War on terror--2396, 2938 Weapons of mass destruction. See Arms and munitions Defense, Department of See also Armed Forces, U.S.; Defense and national security; specific military branch Secretary--3008 Delaware, disaster assistance--3155 Democratization. See Foreign policy, U.S. Department. See other part of subject Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005--2568, 2664 Diplomacy, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public--3154 Disaster assistance See also Natural disasters; specific State, country, or region Alaska--3155 Delaware--3155 Florida--3148 Hurricane Jeanne--2371 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis--3142 Minnesota--3148 New Jersey--3147 New York--3147 South Carolina--3148 Tennessee--3148 U.S. Virgin Islands--3148 Virginia--3150 West Virginia--3160 Diseases. See Health and medical care; HIV/AIDS District of Columbia Islamic Center of Washington--2960 Mail irradiation facility, funding--3061 Public safety expenses, reimbursement--3051 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005--2576 DNI. See Intelligence Director, National Drug Control Policy, Office of National--3160 Economic Council, National--3013 Economy, international. See Commerce, international Economy, national See also Budget, Federal; Employment and unemployment; specific State Growth rate--2329 Economy, White House Conference on the--3077 Education See also specific State Federal funding--2495 Minority students--2495 No Child Left Behind Act--2367 Secondary education Job training--2362 Pell grants--2485 Standards and school accountability--2428, 3114 Students with disabilities--2992 Education, Department of, Secretary--2973 Egypt, terrorist attacks in Taba--3147 Elections See also specific party, State, or country 2004 congressional elections--2938 [[Page A-4]] 2004 Presidential election--2315, 2574 Campaign finance reform--2500 Employment and unemployment See also Business and industry; Economy, national; specific State Job creation and growth--2428 Minimum wage--2494 Women's wages--2494 Energy, alternative sources and technologies--2412 Energy, Department of, Secretary--2974 Enhance 911 Act of 2004--3138 Environment See also specific State Conservation, wetlands expansion--2626 Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations--2411 Pollution prevention and reduction--2411 Environmental Quality, Council on, Committee on Ocean Policy--3160 ESPN television--3151 Europe See also specific country European Commission, Ambassador to U.S.--3158 European Union--2953 President Bush's visit--2966 Relations with U.S.--2964 Trade with U.S.--3010 Farm Credit Administration Board--3154 FBI. See Justice, Department of Federal. See other part of subject Firearms. See Arms and munitions Florida Disaster assistance--3148 Governor--2672 Hurricanes and tropical storms, damage and recovery efforts--2323, 3148 President's visits--2543, 2679 Republican Party event--3150 Unemployment rate--2544, 2682 U.S. Senate election--3152 Folklife Center, American. See Library of Congress Foreign policy, U.S. See also specific country or region Debt reduction--2989 Democratization--2989 International aid--3142 International relations--2399 Freedom, Presidential Medal of--3071 Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act--3150 General Services Administration--3148 Germany Chancellor--3160 President Bush's visit--3160 Government organization and employees See also Budget, Federal; specific agency or organization Faith-based and community organizations initiative--2499 Locality pay increases--3016 Spectrum management policy--3014 Great Britian. See United Kingdom Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base. See Cuba Guard, National. See Armed Forces, U.S. Hanukkah--3056 Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation--3154 Health and Human Services, Department of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program--2982 Medicare and Medicaid--2366, 3093 Secretary--3040 Health and medical care See also HIV/AIDS Abortion--2369 Prescription drug importation--2405 Family planning--2417 Flu vaccine--2481 Generic drugs--2406 Information technology--2488 Insurance--2406 Medical liability reform--2407 Medical savings accounts--2488 Stem cell research. See Science and technology Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003--2411 Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People (HELP) Around the Globe Commission--3159 Hickey, James Cardinal, death--2698 [[Page A-5]] HIV/AIDS See also United Nations; specific country or region President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief--2990 Home Builders, National Association of--2323 Homeland Security, Department of, Secretary--3025 Homeland security. See Defense and national security; Terrorism Housing Building regulations--2326 Federal homeownership initiatives, proposed--2327 Homeownership--2325 Minority homeownership--2326 Housing Finance Board, Federal--3147 Hungary, Prime Minister--3153 Iftaar--2959 Immigration and naturalization See also specific country or State Border security. See Defense and national security Citizenship--2493 Illegal immigration--2493 Temporary-worker program, proposed--2493 India, Prime Minister--3141 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004--3038, 3040 Indonesia, President--3141 Infrastructure Advisory Council, National--3157 Intelligence. See Central Intelligence Agency; Defense and national security Intelligence Director, National--2386 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005--3136 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004--3057, 3118 International. See other part of subject Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act--3157 Investigation, Federal Bureau of. See Justice, Department of Iowa President's visits--2352, 2912 Unemployment rate--2357 Iran Nuclear weapons development--2402, 3024 Relations with Iraq--3075 U.S. national emergency--2956 Iraq 2005 governmental elections--2399, 3009 Coalition armed forces, deployment--2403 Coalition civilian workers, hostages--3148 Counterterrorism efforts--2954 Debt reduction--2994 Democracy efforts--2571 Insurgency and terrorist attacks--2418 Interim Government--2399 Interim President--3046 Interim Prime Minister--2572 International assistance--2972 Iraqi military and security forces--2368, 2971 Reconstruction efforts and funding--2399 U.S. military forces Casualties--2954 Deployment--2367 U.S. national emergency--3017 Weapons of mass destruction--2386 Ireland See also United Kingdom, Northern Ireland Prime Minister--3010 Israel See also Middle East Prime Minister--2971 Italy Prime Minister--3074 Trade with U.S.--3076 Japan Prime Minister--2968 Social Security agreement with U.S.--2979 U.S. military forces, deployment--2984 John F. Kennedy Center. See Smithsonian Institution Jordan King--3049 Trade with U.S.--3049 Judiciary See also Supreme Court of the United States Federal court nominations--2415 Tort reform--2482 [[Page A-6]] Justice, Department of Attorney General--2955 Investigation, Federal Bureau of--3005 Parole Commission, U.S.--3154 Kennedy Center. See Smithsonian Institution Kentucky, U.S. Senate election--3152 Korea. See North Korea; South Korea Kosovo SFOR international security force--2951 U.S. military role--2951 Kwanzaa--3139 Latvia, Ambassador to U.S.--3158 Law enforcement and crime--2497 Legal syetem. See Judiciary Legislative Exchange Council, American--3157 Library of Congress, American Folklife Center--3147 Lithuania, President--3154 Louisiana, U.S. Senate election--3152 Management and Budget, Office of--3092 Marine Corps, U.S. See Navy, Department of the Maritime Commission, Federal--3154 Marriage, same-sex--2486 Maryland, President's visits--3069 Medical. See other part of subject Medical care. See Health and medical care Medical liability reform. See Health and medical care Medicare and Medicaid. See Health and Human Services, Department of Mexico Illegal immigration to U.S.--2993 President--2993 Trade with U.S.--2993 Michigan African American leaders, meeting with President--3151 President's visits--2379 Unemployment rate--2780 Middle East See also Palestinian Authority and Palestinians; specific country Peace and democracy efforts--2367, 2960, 3041 Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005--2504 Military, U.S. See Armed Forces, U.S.; Defense, Department of; specific military branch Millennium Challenge Accounts--2990 Million Thanks organization, A--3155 Minnesota Disaster assistance--3148 President's visits--2436 Soybean crop--2610 Unemployment rate--2438 Minority business. See Business and industry Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004--3045 Missouri President's visits--2395 Republican Party events--2421 Morris K. Udall Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation-- 3147 Museum and Library Services Board, National--3149 NAACP. See Advancement of Colored People, National Association for the NAFTA. See Commerce, international National. See other part of subject National Intelligence, Director. See Intelligence Director, National National security. See Defense and national security NATO. See North Atlantic Treaty Organization Natural disasters See also Disaster assistance; specific State or country Hurricane Jeanne--2371 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis--3141 Tsunami early warning systems--3143 Navy, Department of the See also Armed Forces, U.S. Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base. See Cuba Marine Corps, U.S.--3052 Nevada President's visit--2506 Unemployment rate--2508 New Hampshire President's visits--2314 Republican Party event--3147 Unemployment rate--2317 New Jersey Disaster assistance--3147 President's visit--2567 New Mexico President's visits--2443 [[Page A-7]] Unemployment rate--2445 New Year's Day--3145 New York, disaster assistance--3147 Nigeria, President--3003 No Child Left Behind Act. See Education Nobel laureates--3157 North American Free Trade Agreement. See Commerce, international North Atlantic Treaty Organization--2951, 3158 North Carolina, U.S. Senate election--3152 North Korea Chairman--2370 Nuclear weapons development--2370 Relations with U.S.--2370 North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004--2575 Northern Ireland. See United Kingdom Norway, Prime Minister--3153 Nuclear Regulatory Commission--3154 Nuclear weapons See also specific country or region Nonproliferation efforts--2991 Ocean Policy, U.S. Commission on--3120 Office. See other part of subject Ohio Flooding, damage and recovery efforts--2323 President's visits--2323, 2827 Unemployment rate--2345, 2896 Oklahoma, U.S. Senate election--3152 Olympic games. See Sports OMB. See Management and Budget, Office of Oregon President's visit--2520 Unemployment rate--2521 Organization. See other part of subject Pakistan Ambassador to the U.S.--3158 Counterterrorism efforts--3043 President--3041 Relations with U.S.--3041 Palestinian Authority and Palestinians See also Middle East President--2945 Presidential election--2963 Panama, Ambassador to the U.S.--3158 Paris Club--2994 PATRIOT Act, USA. See USA PATRIOT Act Pennsylvania President's visits--2307, 2901 Religious leader, meeting--3150 Unemployment rate--2309 People magazine--3159 Peru, President--3156 Philippines Leyte Island, Allied landing, anniversary--2599 President--3153 Poland, President--3020 Police, Fraternal Order of--3147 Portugal, Prime Minister--3153 Postal Rate Commission--3154 Postal Service, U.S.--3149 Presidency See also White House Office 2005 Inauguration--3155 Family members--2501 Line-item veto, proposed--3010 President's health--3069 President's religious beliefs--2499 Presidential. See other part of subject Public Broadcasting, Corporation for--3154 Ramadan--2541 Red Cross, American--3148 Reeve, Christopher, death--2466 Refugees. See specific country or region Religious leaders See also specific State or country Meetings with President--2959 Republican Party See also specific State Republican National Committee--2975 Rifle Association, National--2624 Romania, President-elect--3159 Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005--2813 Russia President--2984 Relations with U.S.--3123 Soviet Union, former, nuclear weapons material--2401 Russia Volunteer Initiative, U.S.---3159 Rwanda, President--3154 Same-sex marriage. See Marriage Saudi Arabia, terrorist attack on U.S. consulate in Jeddah--3047 Schools. See Education; specific State [[Page A-8]] Science and technology See also Communications; Energy; Health and medical care Stem cell research--2414 Science, President's Committee on the National Medal of--3159 Security Council, National--3153 Security Education Board, National--3157 Security, national. See Defense and national security; Terrorism Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, President's National-- 3158 Senegal, President--3156 Singapore Counterterrorism efforts--2991 Prime Minister--3153 Slovakia, President Bush's visit--3160 Small business. See Business and industry Smithsonian Institution, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts--3158 Social Security--2505, 3069, 3131 South Carolina Disaster assistance--3148 U.S. Senate election--3152 South Korea, President--2984 Soviet Union, former. See Russia Spain, King--3154 Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004--3135 Sports Baseball--3151 Football--3134 Olympic games--2565 Paralympic games--2565 Sri Lanka, President--3141 State, Department of See also Foreign policy, U.S. Ambassadors. See specific country Secretary--2307 Under Secretary--3141 States, Organization of American--2986 Sudan Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act--3138 Peacekeeping forces--3061 President--3154 Sudan People's Liberation Movement--3154 U.S. national emergency--2924 Supreme Court of the United States--2415 Syria, relations with Iraq--3075 Systematic Interoperability, Commission on--3147 Taxation Child tax credit--2353 Death tax--2616 Tax Code reform--2352 Tax increases--2483 Tax relief legislation--2329, 2849 Technology. See Science and technology Telemundo television network--3150 Tennessee, disaster assistance--3148 Terrorism See also Defense and national security; specific country or region Al Qaida terrorist group--2481 Biological terrorism--2991 Counterterrorism efforts--2404, 3043 Domestic threat--3117 Global threat--2986 September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks--2568 Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, National Commission on--3003, 3005 Texas, President's visits--2930, 3155 Thailand, Prime Minister--3141 Thanksgiving--2976 Trade. See Commerce, international Treasury, Department of the Inspector General--3148 Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board--3154 Turkey President--3153 Prime Minister--3160 Ukraine, elections--3009 United Arab Emirates President Khalifa--3152 President Zayid, death--2949 United Kingdom Northern Ireland Democratic Unionist Party--3010 Peace efforts--3010 Sinn Fein political party--3010 Prime Minister--2818 [[Page A-9]] Relations with U.S.--2970 United Nations Democratization--2990 Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria--2990 Oil for Food Programme--2386 Security Council--2951 U.S. Representative--3041 United Service Organizations, Inc.--3066 U.S. See other part of subject U.S. Virgin Islands, disaster assistance--3148 USA PATRIOT Act--2404 USA Today newspaper--3151 USO. See United Service Organizations, Inc. Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act--3137 Univision television--3150 Uruguay, President--3153 Veterans, meetings with President--3069 Veterans Affairs, Department of Assistant Secretary--3149 Hospitals--2490 Secretary--3058 Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004--3067 Veterans Day--3153 Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2004--3027 Virginia Disaster assistance--3150 President's visits--2961 Voluntarism--3011 Volunteer Service Award, President's--3158 Washington, DC. See District of Columbia Weapons of mass destruction. See Arms and munitions; Nuclear weapons West Virginia, disaster assistance--3160 White House Office See also other part of subject Assistants to the President, National Security Adviser--2975 Counsel to the President--3155 Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, Commission on the--3005 Wisconsin President's visits--2386, 2907 Republican Party event--3149 Unemployment rate--2536 Wisconsin Farm Bureau--2625 Women's rights. See specific country, region, or subject Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars--3147 Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004--2352 World Trade Organization--2989