LINDER, JOHN

Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 106–291),
[4AU]
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2587, Dis-
trict of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on
Rules (House) (H. Res. 282) (H. Rept. 106-310),
[8SE]
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2670,
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judici-
ary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Commit-
tee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 335) (H. Rept. 106-
401), [190C]
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3064, Dis-
trict of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on
Rules (House) (H. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 106-420),
[270C]
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3194, Dis-
trict of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on
Rules (House) (H. Res. 386) (H. Rept. 106-481),
[17NO]
Consideration of H. Con. Res. 68, Setting Forth the
Federal Budget for 2000-2009: Committee on Rules
(House) (H. Res. 131) (H. Rept. 106-77), [24MR]
Consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act:
Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 36) (H. Rept.
106-6), [3FE]

Consideration of H.R. 438, Wireless Communications
and Safety Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.
Res. 76) (H. Rept. 106-27), [23FE]
Consideration of H.R. 514, Wireless Privacy Enhance-
ment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res.
77) (H. Rept. 106-28), [23FE]

Consideration of H.R. 1259, Social Security and Medi-

care Safe Deposit Box Act: Committee on Rules
(House) (H. Res. 186) (H. Rept. 106-160), [24MY]
Consideration of H.R. 1875, Interstate Class Action
Jurisdiction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.
Res. 295) (H. Rept. 106–326), [21SE]
Consideration of H.R. 2260, Pain Relief Promotion
Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 339)
(H. Rept. 106-409), [21OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2587, District of Columbia Ap-
propriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res.
260) (H. Rept. 106-263), [26JY]
Consideration of H.R. 2605, Energy and Water Devel-
opment Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House)
(H. Res. 261) (H. Rept. 106-264), [26JY]
Consideration of H.R. 3064, District of Columbia Ap-
propriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res.
330) (H. Rept. 106-382), [13OC]
Consideration of H.R. 3194, District of Columbia Ap-
propriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res.
354) (H. Rept. 106-439), [2NO]

Consideration of H.R 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Jus-
tice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H.
Res. 273) (H. Rept. 106-284), [3AU]
Senate Amendment to H.R. 3064, District of Columbia
Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H.
Res. 333) (H. Rept. 106-395), [180C]
Senate Amendment to H.R. 3194, District of Columbia
Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H.
Res. 360) (H. Rept. 106-445), [3NO]
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM O. (a Representative from Illi-
nois)
Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, [7JN]
Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair,
[6JA]

Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform
Act for the 21st Century, [140C]

-S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act
for the 21st Century, [5AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: congressional review of civil aviation agree-
ments (see H.R. 1845), [18MY]

FAA: limitation on carry-on baggage by airline pas-
sengers (see H.R. 2495), [13JY]
Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing
into the U.S. (see H.R. 2766), [5AU]

Taxation: use revenues from excise taxes imposed on
fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-
highway crossing hazards (see H.R. 2060), [8JN]
LITERACY INVOLVES FAMILIES TOGETHER
ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 3222), [4NO]

LITERATURE related term(s) ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Bills and resolutions

Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections
of information (see H.R. 354), [19JA]
Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage
stamp (see H. Res. 60), [11FE]
McGuffey, William H.: issue postage stamp in com-
memoration of authoring the McGuffey Readers (see
H. Res. 316), [29SE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value
for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artis-
tic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor
(see H.R. 3249), [8NO]

Messages

National Endowment for the Arts: President Clinton,
[9MR]

Reports filed

Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee
on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 354) (H. Rept. 106–
349), [30SE]

LITHUANIA, REPUBLIC OF
Bills and resolutions

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia,
and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 21), [2FE]
LITTLETON, CO

Bills and resolutions

Columbine High School: mourn the loss of life, con-
demn the deadly violence, and commend law en-
forcement officials that assisted (see H. Con. Res.
92), [27AP] (see H. Res. 148), [26AP]

-mourn the loss of life and condemn this and
previous incidents of deadly violence in schools (see
H. Con. Res. 90), [21AP]
LIVINGOOD, WILSON S.
Bills and resolutions

House of Representatives: election of officers (see H.
Res. 1), [6JA]

LIVINGSTON, BOB (a Representative from Louisiana)
Bills and resolutions introduced

Social Security: ensure solvency of trust funds (see
H.R. 37), [6JA]

LOBBYISTS

Bills and resolutions

Congress: make certain information available to the
public on the Internet (see H.R. 654), [9FE]

House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 9), [6JA]
Medicare: exclude lobbying costs from the calculation
of the adjusted community rate for Medicare+Choice
plans (see H.R. 2230), [15JN]

Members of Congress: increase length of ban on lobby-
ing activities after leaving office (see H.R. 335),
[19JA]

Taxation: restore deduction for lobbying expenses in
connection with State legislation (see H.R. 2948),
[24SE]

LOBIONDO, FRANK A. (a Representative from New
Jersey)

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropria-
tions (see H.R. 171), [7JA]
Computers: require web site operators that provide
communications with prisoners to disclose the pris-
oner's crime and release date (see H.R. 1930),
[25MY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activi-
ties on certain portions of the Outer Continental
Shelf (see H.R. 387, 388), [19JA] (see H.R. 869),
[25FE]

Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using
a game of chance for the promotion of a product
or service (see H.R. 170), [7JA]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for
mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to
breast cancer and coverage for secondary consulta-
tions (see H.R. 1911), [24MY]

LOCAL CENSUS QUALITY CHECK ACT
Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 472): consideration (see H. Res. 138),
[13AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 472, Provisions: Committee on
Rules (House) (H. Res. 138) (H. Rept. 106–93),
[13AP]

Provisions: Committee on Government Reform (House)
(H.R. 472) (H. Rept. 106-71), [22MR]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT related term(s) FEDERAL AID

PROGRAMS

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership
Act, [23MR]

-H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations,

[3AU]

-H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations,
[210C]

-H.R. 3194, District of Columbia appropriations,
[4NO]

Bills and resolutions

Bankruptcy: limit the value of real and personal prop-
erty that debtors may exempt under State and local
law (see H.R. 1282), [25MR]

Budget: assist CBO with scoring of State and local
mandates (see H.R. 3257), [8NO]

Bureau of Reclamation: convey Lower Yellowstone Ir-
rigation Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Mis-
souri Basin Program, and Intake Irrigation Project
to local control (see H.R. 2974), [29SE]
Census: authorize the awarding of grants to local enti-
ties and organizations to improve public participation
in the 2000 decennial census (see H.R. 1009), [4MR]
-increase public participation in the 2000 decen-
nial census (see H. Con. Res. 193), [6OC]

-require use of postcensus local review (see H.R.
472), [2FE]

-require use of postcensus local review (H.R.
472), consideration (see H. Res. 138), [13AP]
CERCLA: restrict liability of local educational agencies
(see H.R. 375), [19JA]

Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors,
and law enforcement agencies, with implementation
of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see
H.R. 3132), [21OC]

-meet mental health and substance abuse treat-
ment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see
H.R. 837), [24FE]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood
crime prevention, community policing and reduction
of school crime (see H. Res. 270), [30JY]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues
to fund State and local conservation programs of
coastal States (see H.R. 3245), [8NO]
Computers: authorize the purchase of information tech-
nology relative to year 2000 conversion by State
and local governments through Federal supply sched-
ules (see H.R. 1599), [28AP]

establish a grant program to assist State and
local law enforcement in investigating and prosecut-
ing computer crimes (see H.R. 2816), [8SE]

-funding for States to correct year 2000 problem
in computers that administer State and local govern-
ment programs (see H.R. 909), [2MR] (see H.R.
1022), [4MR]

Correctional institutions: funding for jail-based sub-
stance abuse treatment programs (see H.R. 1114),
[16MR]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private prop-

erty takings and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372),
[29JN]

Credit: create money in the form of noninterest bearing
credit and use to provide for noninterest bearing
loans to State and local governments for funding
capital projects (see H.R. 1452), [15AP]
Crime: ensure safety of witnesses and promote notifica-
tion of interstate relocation of witnesses by State
engaging in that relocation (see H.R. 186), [7JA]
-funding for States relative to legislation requir-
ing death penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 282),
[7JA]

-national policy to control juvenile crime and
violence (see H.R. 2037), [8JN]

-national policy to control juvenile crime and
violence (S. 254), return to Senate (see H. Res.
249), [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State
and local law enforcement agencies to procure cer-
tain emergency and rescue equipment (see H.R.
2625), [27JY]

-make certain equipment available to State and
local governments to assist in emergency law en-
forcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 1369),
[12AP]

-reform economic redevelopment process and
improve ability to contract for protective services
at installations being closed (see H.R. 172), [7JA]
Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility
in spending funds (see H.R. 127), [7JA]

-prohibit funding for national teacher testing or
certification proposals and withholding of funding
to States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific
teacher testing or certification proposals (see H.R.
1706), [5MY]

-provide grants to State and local educational
agencies to support programs that promote a variety
of educational opportunities, options, and choices in
public schools (see H.R. 3009), [4OC]
Dept. of Justice: provide State and local authorities
access to information relative to criminal background
checks on port employees and prospective employees
(see H.R. 318), [7JA]

-State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance
Programs funding (see H.R. 1724), [6MY]
Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local,
State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural floods
(see H.R. 1101), [11MR]

District of Columbia: eliminate congressional review
of newly-passed District laws (see H.R. 1198),
[18MR]

-making appropriations (see H.R. 2587), [22JY]
(see H.R. 3064), [130C] (see H.R. 3194), [2NO]
-making appropriations (H.R. 2587), consider-
ation (see H. Res. 260), [26JY]

-making appropriations (H.R. 2587), consider-
ation of conference report (see H. Res. 282), [8SE]
-making appropriations (H.R. 3064), consider-
ation (see H. Res. 330), [130C]

-making appropriations (H.R. 3064), consider-
ation of conference report (see H. Res. 345), [27OC]
-making appropriations (H.R. 3064), Senate
amendment (see H. Res. 333), [18OC]

-making appropriations (H.R. 3194), consider-
ation (see H. Res. 354), [2NO]

-making appropriations (H.R. 3194), consider-
ation of conference report (see H. Res. 386), [17NO]
-making appropriations (H.R. 3194), corrections
in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. Res.
239), [19NO]

-making appropriations (H.R. 3194), Senate
amendment (see H. Res. 360), [3NO]

-provide budget autonomy (see H.R. 1197),
[18MR]

-redevelopment of Southeast Federal Center (see
H.R. 3069), [130C]

-restore certain authorities to the Mayor (see
H.R. 433), [2FE]

-restore certain authorities to the Mayor and ex-
pedite the suspension of activities of the District
of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Manage-
ment Assistance Authority (see H.R. 214), [7JA]

-retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 558), [3FE]
Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM
lands (see H.R. 1725), [6MY]

Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and re-
development of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1756),
[11MY]

-assist local governments and encourage State
voluntary response programs relative to remediating
brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), [11MY]

development and use of brownfield sites (see
H.R. 1537), [22AP]

encourage State response programs for contami-
nated sites, remove barriers to cleanup of brownfield
sites, and return contaminated sites to economically
productive or other beneficial uses (see H.R. 2580),
[21JY]

ensure recovery of biological diversity, strength-
en protection of wildlife, and provide certain assur-
ances to local governments and individuals relative
to economic development efforts (see H.R. 960),
[3MR]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling
students to meet academic achievement standards
(see H.R. 2300), [22JN]

-assist local educational agencies in enabling stu-
dents to meet academic achievement standards (H.R.
2300), consideration (see H. Res. 338), [20OC]

-assist local educational agencies in enabling stu-
dents to meet academic achievement standards and
end social promotion (see H.R. 1673), [4MY]

-dedicate day of learning to study and under-
standing of the Declaration of Independence, the
Constitution, and the Federalist Papers (see H. Con.
Res. 71), [24MR]

-direct funding and control to local educational
agencies (see H.R. 995), [4MR]

-distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to
local educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 136),
[17JN]

-establish mentoring programs for novice teach-
ers (see H.R. 1662), [4MY]

-later starting times for secondary schools (see
H. Con. Res. 73), [24MR]

-promote and incorporate financial literacy train-
ing into State and local education programs (see
H. Con. Res. 213), [28OC]

-provide flexibility to local agencies that develop
voluntary public and private parental choice pro-
grams (see H.R. 1538), [22AP]

-provide for teacher technology training (see
H.R. 2933), [23SE]

-provide funds to assist high-poverty school dis-
tricts meet their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344),
[24JN]

-provide grants to certain local educational agen-
cies or eligible consortium to establish or expand
National Teachers Academies (see H.R. 1223),
[23MR]

-provide grants to local agencies that agree to
later starting times for secondary school classes (see
H.R. 1267), [24MR]

-provide grants to local agencies to develop and
implement random drug testing for secondary school
students (see H.R. 1735), [6MY]

-provide grants to local educational agencies for
prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3365), [15NO]
-provide grants to local educational agencies to
develop smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), [7OC]

-provide grants to local educational agencies to
enable them to recruit and retain qualified school
administrators (see H.R. 2789), [5AU]

-provide grants to local educational agencies to
promote certain education initiatives (see H.R. 23),
[6JA]

-provide grants to rural educational agencies (see
H.R. 2997), [10C]

-provide grants to rural educational agencies to
enable the recruitment and retention of qualified
teachers (see H.R. 1629), [29AP]

-provide grants to State and local educational
agencies to pay one-half of salaries of teachers who
use approved sabbatical leave for a course of study
to improve their classroom teaching (see H.R. 2223),
[15JN]

-provide grants to urban educational agencies to
enable them to recruit and retain qualified teachers
(see H.R. 2659), [30JY]

-provide school renovation and construction
funding, scholarships that allow parents choice, and
tax incentives (see H.R. 892), [2MR]

-require local agencies to develop and implement
random drug testing and counseling programs for
secondary school students (see H.R. 1642), [29AP]

-spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax
dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 2), [11FE]
(see H.R. 1494), [20AP]

-spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax
dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), consider-
ation (see H. Res. 336), [190C]

-transfer of certain public lands or national forest
lands for use as elementary or secondary schools
(see H.R. 150), [7JA]

-transfer of certain public lands or national forest
lands for use as elementary or secondary schools
(H.R. 150), consideration (see H. Res. 189), [25MY]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act:
allow State participation in activities (see H.R. 800),
[23FE]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

-allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800),
consideration (see H. Res. 100), [9MR]

-allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800),
consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 143),
[20AP]

Electric power: allow local government entities to serve
as nonprofit aggregators of electricity services (see
H.R. 2734), [5AU]

Employment: provide for regional skills training alli-
ances (see H.R. 200), [7JA] (see H.R. 733), [11FE]
EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for
brownfield sites and clarify liability of landowners
and prospective purchasers (see H.R. 1391), [13AP]
Fair Housing Act: exception from enforcement of an
accessibility construction requirement for certain
buildings constructed in compliance with a local
building code (see H.R. 2437), [1JY]
Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects
to support State and local efforts to provide partial
or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption,
or other caregiving needs (see H.R. 2500), [13JY]
-improve the availability of child care and devel-
opment services outside normal school hours (see
H.R. 489), [2FE]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that pro-
vide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), [2FE]
Federal-State relations: clarify primacy of State and
local regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by
operators of automatic teller machines (see H.R.
3494), [18NO]

-require Federal agencies to consult with State
and local governments on environmental impact
statements (see H.R. 2029), [8JN]
Firearms: allow individuals, or their estates, who suf-
fered damages from the discharge of a firearm to
bring civil action against the manufacturer, distribu-
tor, or retailer of the firearm (see H.R. 1049),
[10MR]

-assist State and local governments in conducting
community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 724),
[11FE] (see H.R. 2813), [8SE] (see H.R. 3255),
[8NO]

encourage State and local governments to bring
lawsuits against weapons manufacturers (see H.R.
1086), [11MR]

-establish Federal cause of action against weap-
ons manufacturers, dealers, and importers for dam-
ages caused by firearms (see H.R. 1233), [23MR]

-notify State and local law enforcement agencies
and the BATF when an instant criminal background
check determines a person is ineligible for a handgun
(see H.R. 2732), [5AU]

-prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufactur-
ers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R.
1032), [9MR]

-provide grants to encourage State and local law
enforcement agencies to detain students bringing
guns to schools (see H.R. 831), [24FE]

-restrict transfer of certain firearms by local law
enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3473), [18NO]
Forests: guarantee States and counties containing Fed-
eral forest lands compensation for loss of property
tax revenues instead of timber sale revenues (see
H.R. 2868), [15SE]
Government: improve Federal financial assistance pro-
grams (see H.R. 409), [19JA]

-improve Federal financial assistance programs
(H.R. 409), consideration (see H. Res. 75), [23FE]

-promote federalism, protect reserved powers of
the States, and impose accountability for Federal pre-
emption of State and local laws (see H.R. 2245),
[16JN]

-require Federal agencies to comply with a
former Executive Order limiting Federal authority
to impose regulations on State and local governments
not provided under the Constitution (see H.R. 2960),
[28SE]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork bur-
den (see H.R. 439), [2FE]

Health: develop monitoring systems to promote safe
motherhood (see H.R. 2316), [23JN]

Health care professionals: training to identify, address,
and prevent domestic violence (see H.R. 3317),
[10NO]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance pro-
grams to ensure that States and communities have
sufficient flexibility to use assistance amounts effec-
tively (see H.R. 1073), [11MR]
Immigration: permit local educational agencies to

waive reimbursement for aliens granted non-
immigrant status to attend public secondary schools
(see H.R. 183), [7JA]

-reimburse States for costs of educating certain
illegal alien students (see H.R. 2849), [14SE]
Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Pro-
grams Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R.
1721), [6MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit
State and local educational agencies to establish uni-
form disciplinary policies (see H.R. 697), [10FE]
(see H.R. 1272), [24MR]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency
campus project for tourism and natural resource fa-
cilities (see H.R. 2577), [21JY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act:
amend (see H.R. 1498), [20AP]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see
H.R. 3144), [25OC]

-facilitate exchange and collection of DNA iden-
tification information from violent offenders (see
H.R. 2810), [8SE] (see H.R. 3375), [16NO]

-provide assistance to State and local forensic
laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from con-
victed offenders (see H.R. 3087), [140C]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights
for public safety officers employed by States or local
governments (see H.R. 1093), [11MR]

-establish a matching grant program to assist
local governments in purchasing bullet resistant
equipment (see H.R. 1807), [13MY]

-reinforce training, reestablish community rela-
tions, and create commission to study and report
on policies and practices that govern training, recruit-
ment, and oversight of police officers (see H.R.
1659), [4MY]

Los Angeles County, CA: eliminate limit on percentage
of community development block grant funds used
for public services and allow all communities to
use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), [25MR]
Montana: transfer maintenance and operation of the
Flathead Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R.
1158), [17MR]

Monuments and memorials: require public participation
in designation of any national monument (see H.R.
1487), [20AP]

-require public participation in designation of
any national monument (H.R. 1487), consideration
(see H. Res. 296), [21SE]
National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish
(see H.R. 115), [7JA]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect
State and local government employees (see H.R.
776), [23FE]

Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and
private entities from transferring, selling, or disclos-
ing personal data without consent and make such
information available to the individual (see H.R.
2644), [29JY]

Public lands: increase Land and Water Conservation
Fund and Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Pro-
grams funding, resume State grant funding, and de-
velop conservation and recreation facilities in urban
areas (see H.R. 1118), [16MR]

-make certain Federal property is made available
to States before other entities (see H.R. 738), [11FE]
-restore stability to payments made to States and
counties containing certain Federal lands used for
the benefit of public schools and roads (see H.R.
2389), [30JN]

-restore stability to payments made to States and
counties containing certain Federal lands used for
the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389),
consideration (see H. Res. 352), [2NO]
Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency
management and civil defense personnel for public
safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), [22JY]
Public works: conveyance of various reclamation
projects to local water authorities (see H.R. 2994),
[10C]

State and local capital projects funding (see
H.R. 2777), [5AU]

Refuse disposal: permit States to prohibit the disposal
of solid waste imported from other nations (see H.R.
379), [19JA]

-State control of municipal solid waste transpor-
tation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), [18MR]

-State regulation of certain solid waste (see H.R.
378), [19JA]

-State regulation of certain solid waste and ex-
emption from civil liability relative to flow control
ordinances (see H.R. 1270), [24MR]

Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of reli-
gion by State and local officials that results from
the threat that potential litigants may seek damages
and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2057), [8JN]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health
care services (see H.R. 1344), [25MR]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modern-
ize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), [27SE]

-provide grants to enable secondary schools to
hire a director of school safety, discipline, and stu-
dent assistance to develop or improve safety plan
(see H.R. 2761), [5AU]

-support of State and local initiatives to address
the problem of school violence (see H. Res. 399),
[18NO]

Serna, Joe, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 363), [8NO]
Social Security: computation system for benefits rel-
ative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government
pensions (see H.R. 1217), [23MR]

-reform relative to State and local government
employees (see H. Con. Res. 101), [6MY]
Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State
solid waste (see H.R. 891), [2MR]

States: participation in approval process of airport de-
velopment projects in neighboring States (see H.R.
268), [7JA]

Surplus Government property: clarify authority for the
transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law en-
forcement agencies (see H.R. 787), [23FE]

-make certain equipment available to State and
local governments to assist in emergency law en-
forcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 1442),
[15AP] (see H.R. 3187), [1NO]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales
taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see
H.R. 1433), [15AP]

-allow rollover contributions to individual retire-
ment plans from deferred compensation plans main-
tained by States and local governments and allow
State and local governments to maintain 401(k) plans
(see H.R. 554), [3FE]

-designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815),

[24FE]

-determination of tip credits relative to State and
local laws and exemption of certain tips from tax-
ation (see H.R. 1921), [25MY]

encourage production and use of electric vehi-
cles (see H.R. 1108), [15MR]

ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax
exemption relative to consolidation of a political sub-
division with the State (see H.R. 873), [25FE]

equitable treatment for certain individuals per-
forming duties on vessels relative to State and local
taxes (see H.R. 1293), [25MR]

expand incentives for construction and renova-
tion of public schools and provide incentives for
corporations to participate in cooperative agreements
with public schools in distressed areas (see H.R.
1660), [4MY]

expand incentives for construction and renova-
tion of public schools and provide incentives for
corporations to participate in cooperative agreements
with public schools in distressed areas (H.R. 1660),
consideration (see H. Res. 240), [1JY]

expand incentives for the construction and ren-
ovation of public schools (see H.R. 340), [19JA]
(see H.R. 1760), [11MY] (see H.R. 2416), [1JY]

-issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds
to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation
of public schools (see H.R. 2514), [14JY]

-make permanent the moratorium on the taxation
of Internet and interactive computer service com-
merce (see H.R. 3252), [8NO]

-provide a source of interest-free capital for
school construction and renovation in States experi-
encing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), [4MR]

-treatment of certain bonds issued by local gov-
ernments in connection with delinquent real property
taxes (see H.R. 1406), [14AP]

-treatment of economic subsidies provided by
State and local governments to lure or retain busi-
nesses (see H.R. 1060), [10MR]

-treatment of income from land sold to a govern-
ment agency or a nonprofit organization for con-
servation purposes (see H.R. 2880), [15SE]
Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority
over the construction and placement of personal
wireless service facilities (see H.R. 952), [3MR]

-preserve State and local authority to regulate
the placement, construction, and modification of cer-
tain facilities (see H.R. 2834), [9SE]

-State and local government regulation of citi-
zens band radio equipment (see H.R. 2346), [24JN]
Virgin Islands: allow self-determination on number of
members in the legislature and number of such mem-
bers constituting a quorum (see H.R. 2296), [22JN]
Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military
personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents
to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see
H.R. 2685), [3AU]

Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration
requirements (see H.R. 124), [7JA]

Water pollution: exclude certain areas and activities
from stormwater regulations, and limit liability of
local governments relative to co-permittees and im-
plementation of control measures (see H.R. 3294),
[10NO]

Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act):
Committee on Education and the Workforce (House)
(H.R. 2300) (H. Rept. 106-386), [18OC]
Community Broadcasters Protection Act: Committee on
Commerce (House) (H.R. 486) (H. Rept. 106-384),
[140C]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 800, Edu-
Ication Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee on
Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 106-102),
[20AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2587, Dis-
trict of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on
Rules (House) (H. Res. 282) (H. Rept. 106–310),
[8SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3064, Dis-
trict of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on
Rules (House) (H. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 106-420),
[270C]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3194, Dis-
trict of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on
Rules (House) (H. Res. 386) (H. Rept. 106-481),
[17NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2, Student Results Act: Commit-

tee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 106–
402), [190C]

Consideration of H.R. 150, Education Land Grant Act:
Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept.
106-164), [25MY]

Consideration of H.R. 409, Federal Financial Assist-

ance Management Improvement Act: Committee on
Rules (House) (H. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 106-26),
[23FE]

Consideration of H.R. 472, Local Census Quality
Check Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res.
138) (H. Rept. 106–93), [13AP]
Consideration of H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Part-
nership Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res.
100) (H. Rept. 106-46), [9MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA
Compliance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.
Res. 296) (H. Rept. 106–327), [21SE]
Consideration of H.R. 2300, Academic Achievement

for All Act (Straight A's Act): Committee on Rules
(House) (H. Res. 338) (H. Rept. 106-408), [200C]
Consideration of H.R. 2389, County Schools Funding
Revitalization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.
Res. 352) (H. Rept. 106-437), [2NO]
Consideration of H.R. 2587, District of Columbia Ap-
propriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res.
260) (H. Rept. 106-263), [26JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3064, District of Columbia Ap-
propriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res.
330) (H. Rept. 106–382), [13OC]

Consideration of H.R. 3194, District of Columbia Ap-
propriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res.
354) (H. Rept. 106-439), [2NO]

County Schools Funding Revitalization Act: Committee
on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2389) (H. Rept. 106-
392), [18OC]

District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee of
Conference (H.R. 2587) (H. Rept. 106–299), [5AU]

-Committee of Conference (H.R. 3064) (H. Rept.
106-419), [27OC]

-Committee of Conference (H.R. 3194) (H. Rept.
106-479), [17NO]

-Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R.
2587) (H. Rept. 106-249), [22JY]
Education Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee of
Conference (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 106-100), [20AP]

-Committee on Education and the Workforce
(House) (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 106-43), [8MR]
Education Land Grant Act: Committee on Resources

(House) (H.R. 150) (H. Rept. 106-132), [10MY]
Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act:
Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R.
1442) (H. Rept. 106-275), [30JY]

Local Census Quality Check Act: Committee on Gov-
ernment Reform (House) (H.R. 472) (H. Rept. 106–
71), [22MR]

Miwaleta Park Expansion Act: Committee on Re-
sources (House) (H.R. 1725) (H. Rept. 106-446),
[4NO]

National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Commit-
tee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1487) (H. Rept.
106-252), [22JY]

National Police Training Commission Act: Committee
on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 106-
190), [18JN]

Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Busi-

ness (House) (H.R. 439) (H. Rept. 106-11), [8FE]
Senate Amendment to H.R. 3064, District of Columbia
Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H.
Res. 333) (H. Rept. 106–395), [18OC]
Senate Amendment to H.R. 3194, District of Columbia
Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H.
Res. 360) (H. Rept. 106-445), [3NO]

Student Results Act: Committee on Education and the
Workforce (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 106–394),
[180C], [190C]

2000 Census Community Participation Enhancement
Act: Committee on Government Reform (House)
(H.R. 1009) (H. Rept. 106-89), [13AP]

LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)
Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Respon-
sibility Act, [24JN]

-H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, [30JY]
George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, [27JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Courts: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence relative
to testimonial privileges of parents, children, and
members of the Secret Service, and restrict prosecu-
torial conduct relative to certain sexual activities (see
H.R. 2876), [15SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit the sale of guns that
have not been approved (see H.R. 1580), [27AP]
Education: later starting times for secondary schools
(see H. Con. Res. 73), [24MR]

provide grants to local agencies that agree to
later starting times for secondary school classes (see
H.R. 1267), [24MR]
Employment: provide for work authorization for non-
immigrant spouses of intracompany transferees if the
U.S. has a reciprocal agreement with the country
of which the transferee is a national (see H.R. 2662),
[30JY]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed
computers (see H.R. 2623), [27JY]

Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain
aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math
or science to change their immigrant status to remain
in U.S. and work in one of those fields (see H.R.
2687), [3AU]

-make Religious Worker Visa Program perma-
nent (see H.R. 1871), [19MY]

-waive naturalization requirement to take oath
of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled
or impaired applicants (see H.R. 1846), [18MY]
Medicaid: require payment by States of certain individ-
ualized education programs medical services under
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (see
H.R. 1672), [4MY]

LONG BRANCH, NJ
Bills and resolutions

Pat King Post Office Building: designate (see H.R.
3488), [18NO]

LONG-TERM CARE ADVANCEMENT ACT
Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 275), [7JA]

LOS ANGELES, CA
Bills and resolutions

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building: designate
(see H.R. 643), [9FE]

Los Angeles County, CA: eliminate limit on percentage
of community development block grant funds used
for public services and allow all communities to
use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), [25MR]
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA
Bills and resolutions

Community development: eliminate limit on percentage
of community development block grant funds used
for public services and allow all communities to
use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), [25MR]
Mining and mineral resources: prohibit mining on a
certain tract of Federal land (see H.R. 3060), [120C]
LOUGARIS, IOANNIS A.

Bills and resolutions

Ioannis A. Lougaris Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, Reno, NV: designate hospital bed replace-
ment building in honor of Jack Streeter (see H.R.
956), [3MR]

LOUISIANA
Bills and resolutions

Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see
H.R. 3292), [10NO]

Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Pur-
chase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition: establish
(see H.R. 2235), [16JN]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national
historic trail (see H.R. 2409), [30JN]
Lake Pontchartrain Basin: authorize water quality res-
toration projects (see H.R. 2957), [27SE]
Minerals Management Service: grant Louisiana and its
lessees a credit in the payment of Federal offshore
royalties to compensate for oil and gas drainage in
the West Delta Field (see H.R. 3432), [17NO]
Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower
Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 2911), [22SE]

LOWEY, NITA M.

LOWE, JOHN R. AND MARGARET
Bills and resolutions

Big Horn County, WY: conveyance of certain lands
to John R. and Margaret Lowe (see H.R. 510), [2FE]
Reports filed
Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to John R.
and Margaret Lowe: Committee on Resources
(House) (H.R. 510) (H. Rept. 106-68), [17MR] (S.
361) (H. Rept. 106-225), [12JY]

LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)
Appointments

National Council on the Arts, [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: establish public-private partner-

ships to provide child care (see H.R. 3318), [10NO]
Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma pro-
grams funding and authority (see H.R. 1965),
[26MY]

Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a per-
son who operates a motor vehicle while under the
influence of alcohol (see H.R. 1597), [28AP]

-national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R.
1595), [28AP]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and
Control (see H.R. 2702), [4AU]

Families and domestic relations: reduction of teenage
pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention
programs (see H.R. 1636), [29AP]

Firearms: establish Federal cause of action against
weapons manufacturers, dealers, and importers for
damages caused by firearms (see H.R. 1233),
[23MR]

-impose moratorium on issuance of new Federal
dealers' licenses (see H.R. 3481), [18NO]

-regulation of dealers (see H.R. 2443), [1JY]
Food: include the imposition of civil monetary pen-
alties for violations of meat and poultry inspection
regulations (see H.R. 2767), [5AU]

Food industry: freshness dates on food (see H.R. 2897),
[21SE]

Health: establish medical education trust fund (see H.R.
2771), [5AU]

-permit individuals to continue health plan cov-
erage during participation in approved clinical stud-
ies (see H.R. 2769), [5AU]

Health care professionals: training to identify, address,
and prevent domestic violence (see H.R. 3317),
[10NO]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps
(see H.R. 1581), [27AP]

Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R.
3319), [10NO]

-require health plans to provide adequate access
to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists
(see H.R. 1806), [13MY]
Medicare: increase certain payments to hospitals (see
H.R. 2266), [17JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of vet-
erans' memorials (see H.R. 678), [10FE]

National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of ad-
vocates in breast cancer research (see H.R. 1596),
[28AP]

National Defense Reserve Fleet: conveyance of Guam
(S.S.) to American Trade Fair Ship, Inc. (see H.R.
3510), [18NO]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences:
authorize development of research centers focusing
on environmental factors related to the etiology of
breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), [17NO]
Paine, Thomas: establish a memorial in Constitution
Gardens in the District of Columbia and include
the structure known as "Canal House" in the memo-
rial (see H.R. 3021), [50C]
Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel,
on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 2768), [5AU]
Public welfare programs: expand the educational and
work opportunities of certain welfare recipients (see
H.R. 3434), [17NO]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modern-
ize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), [27SE]
Taxation: treatment of capital losses on sale or ex-
change of a principal residence (see H.R. 1805),
[13MY]

LOWEY, NITA M.

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management
programs funding (see H.R. 1096), [11MR]
Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R.
2624), [27JY]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet
Nurse Corps constituted active military service for
veteran classification (see H.R. 2770), [5AU]

-recognition of American civilian POW (see H.
Res. 51), [10FE]

LUCAS, FRANK D. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide a variant of loan deficiency pay-
ments to producers who are otherwise eligible for
such payments, but who elect to use acreage planted
with the eligible commodity for the grazing of live-
stock (see H.R. 2772), [5AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the reha-
bilitation of watershed dams built for flood protec-
tion and water resource projects (see H.R. 728),
[11FE]

Diseases: efforts to combat fibromyalgia (see H. Res.
237), [30JN]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Cor-
poration interest obligations from excess deposit in-
surance fund reserves (see H.R. 3278), [9NO]
Medicare: require certain additional information in
statements of explanation of benefits provided to
beneficiaries (see H.R. 1511), [21AP]

Oklahoma: allow mineral leasing of certain Indian
lands (see H.R. 1609), [28AP]

LUCAS, KEN (a Representative from Kentucky)
Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: encourage use of technology in the class-
room (see H.R. 2845), [13SE]

FTC: study marketing practices of the motion picture,
recording, and video/personal computer game indus-
tries (see H.R. 2157), [10JN]

Medicaid: exempt disabled individuals from being re-
quired to enroll with a managed care entity (see
H.R. 797), [23FE]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reduce
the amount of funds to States that have not imple-
mented certain provisions (see H.R. 2061), [8JN]
Women: allow direct access to obstetrician-gyne-

cologists (see H. Res. 164), [6MY]

LUCKY DOG (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts
(see H. Con. Res. 230), [16NO]
LUMBER INDUSTRY related term(s) FORESTS; WOOD
Bills and resolutions

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal
lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity
(see H.R. 2512), [14JY]

eliminate commercial logging on public lands
and facilitate the economic recovery and diversifica-
tion of communities dependent on the Federal log-
ging program (see H.R. 1396), [13AP]

-guarantee States and counties containing Federal
forest lands compensation for loss of property tax
revenues instead of timber sale revenues (see H.R.
2868), [15SE]

Government regulations: modify the requirements for
paying Federal timber sale receipts (see H.R. 1185),
[18MR]

Taxation: treatment of forestry activities (see H.R.
1083), [11MR] (see H.R. 2136), [10JN]
LUTHER, BILL (a Representative from Minnesota)
Bills and resolutions introduced

CPSC: issue standard for bleacher safety (see H.R.
836), [24FE]

Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State
and local law enforcement agencies to procure cer-
tain emergency and rescue equipment (see H.R.
2625), [27JYL

Federal employees: reduce number of political ap-
pointees (see H.R. 680), [10FE]

Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor
(see H. Res. 251), [15JY]

Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office: designate (see
H.R. 1666), [4MY]
MADRID PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R.
769) (H. Rept. 106–81), [12AP]
MAGAZINES see PUBLICATIONS
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Bills and resolutions

Aaron, Henry: anniversary of breaking the Major
League Baseball career home run record (see H.
Res. 279), [5AU]

DiMaggio, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 105), [10MR]
Gwynn, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 284), [8SE]
Jackson, Joseph J. (Shoeless Joe): recognition of base-
ball accomplishments (see H. Res. 269), [30JY]
MALONEY, CAROLYN B. (a Representative from
New York)

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), [25MR]
Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from
obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition
for any Afghan Government while human rights vio-
lations persist against women and girls (see H. Res.
187), [25MY]

Armed Forces: protect confidentiality of communica-
tions between dependents of members and profes-
sionals relative to sexual or domestic abuse services
(see H.R. 1847), [18MY]

Aviation: develop and implement plans to reduce cer-
tain public risk caused by helicopter operations (see
H.R. 729), [11FE]

Census: conduct an interim census of Americans
abroad and use data to decide whether to count
such individuals in future decennial censuses (see
H.R. 2444), [1JY]

-use of sampling to determine populations in
States for purposes of congressional redistricting (see
H.R. 548), [3FE]

Census Monitoring Board: amend qualification require-
ments (see H.R. 2306), [22JN]

Credit: require notice before changes to credit card
interest rates (see H.R. 3117), [200C]

Crime: ensure that older or disabled persons are pro-
tected from institutional, community, and domestic
violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 2590), [22JY]

-protect the civil rights of victims of gender-
motivated violence (see H.R. 3106), [190C]
Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organi-
zations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R.
3105), [190C]

Dept. of HHS: provide bonus grants to high perform-
ance States based on certain criteria and collect data
to evaluate the outcome of welfare reform (see H.R.
3150), [26OC]

Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition,
construction, or rehabilitation of child care facilities
and establish a Children's Development Commission
to certify such facilities (see H.R. 1112), [16MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for paren-
tal involvement in educational and extracurricular
activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to
elderly relatives (see H.R. 2103), [9JN]

-allow leave to care for a domestic partner, par-
ent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with
a serious health condition (see H.R. 2104), [9JN]
FDA: establish a performance standard for breast
pumps to facilitate their regulation (see H.R. 3372),
[15NO]

FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1338),
[25MR]

Fisher, Zachary: confer status as an honorary veteran
of the U.S. Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 46), [28AP]
Government: payment protections for persons providing
labor and materials for Federal construction projects
(see H.R. 1219), [23MR]

Health: require insurance coverage of bone mass meas-
urements and inform women concerning reproductive
and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R.
925), [2MR]

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative
to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 1849),
[18MY]

Insurance: require group and individual health insur-
ance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening
(see H.R. 1285), [25MR]

Mental health: clarify application of certain mental

health parity provisions to annual and lifetime visit,
benefit, and dollar limits (see H.R. 2445), [1JY]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Com-
mittee: establish (see H.R. 1246), [24MR]
New York, NY: require new multifamily housing to
comply with Federal Fire Prevention and Control
Act (see H.R. 1126), [16MR]

Right to Financial Privacy Act: prevent financial ex-
ploitation of older or disabled individuals (see H.R.
2062), [8JN]

Taxation: allow credit for providing an appropriate en-
vironment for employed mothers to breastfeed or
express milk at work (see H.R. 1163), [17MR]

employer credits for expenses of providing child
care services to employees (see H.R. 389), [19JA]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N.
Population Fund (see H.R. 895), [2MR]
Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant
lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R.
2305), [22JN]

Women: collection and analysis of data on toxic shock
syndrome (see H.R. 889), [1MR]

constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights
(see H.J. Res. 41), [24MR]

-determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic
fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar
products (see H.R. 890), [1MR]

ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child
on Federal property under certain conditions (see
H.R. 1848), [18MY]

-protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R.
1478), [20AP]
MALONEY, JAMES H. (a Representative from Con-
necticut)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, [30JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling
students to meet academic achievement standards
and end social promotion (see H.R. 1673), [4MY]