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• HOUSE B i o t e c h n o l o g y . H.R. 4618—Sanders (I.-Vt.). A u t h o r i z e s Secretary of Agri c u l t u r e to i m p o s e l a b e l i n g r e q u i r e ments for milk and milk products pro duced from cows treated with synthetic bovine growth hormone, requires de v e l o p m e n t of synthetic B G H residue test. Agriculture.
nical and training programs, and workplace-based incentives; sets floor of at least 25% of the agency's b u d g e t for such programs. Education & Labor. T o b a c c o . H.R. 4658—Shepherd (D. Utah). R e q u i r e s labeling, advertising, a n d p r o m o t i o n of tobacco p r o d u c t s to disclose a d d i t i v e s to a n d constituents of s u c h p r o d u c t s a n d t h e i r s m o k e . Energy & C o m m e r c e . T r a d e . H.R. 4674—Collins (D.-Ill.). R e q u i r e s U.S. C u s t o m s Service to re f u n d excess i m p o r t d u t i e s p a i d b y A k z o C h e m i c a l s of Chicago. W a y s & Means.
E n e r g y . H.R. 4564—Swett (D.-N.H.). Reorients D e p a r t m e n t of Energy's fu sion energy research program toward d e v e l o p m e n t of commercially viable fusion p o w e r systems. Science, Space & Technology.
W a y s & M e a n s . H.R. 4170—Sanders (I.-Vt). R e q u i r e s inclusion of provi sions relating to w o r k e r rights a n d environmental standards in any future trade agreements. Ways & M e a n s .
O S H A . H.R. 4597—Fawell (R.-I1L). Es tablishes single office w i t h i n O S H A to coordinate a n d administer all vol untary compliance programs, includ ing small b u s i n e s s consultation, tech-
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C h e m i c a l w e a p o n s . S. 2221—Pell (D.-R.L). I m p l e m e n t s o b l i g a t i o n s of the U.S. u n d e r C o n v e n t i o n o n Prohi b i t i o n of Development, Production,
Stockpiling & Use of Chemical Weap ons and o n Their Destruction. (Intro duced at the request of the Administra tion.) Foreign Relations. E n v i r o n m e n t . S. 2242—Daschle (D.S.D.). Establishes N a t i o n a l Institute for E n v i r o n m e n t to i m p r o v e scientif ic b a s i s for d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g o n envi ronmental issues. Environment & Public W o r k s . H e a l t h . S. 2178—Daschle (D.-S.D.). P r o v i d e s $5 m i l l i o n p e r year t h r o u g h 1998 for research relating to h e a l t h effects of Gulf W a r service; p r o v i d e s $7.5 m i l l i o n p e r year t h r o u g h 2000 for epidemiological study by National A c a d e m y of Sciences of effects of such service. V e t e r a n s ' Affairs. P a t e n t s . S. 2 2 7 2 — D e C o n c i n i (D. Ariz.). Provides prior users of an in vention w i t h legal defense to a patent holder's claim of infringement. Judi ciary. T r a d e . S. 2 2 8 2 — K e r r y ( D . - M a s s . ) . E x p a n d s G e n e r a l i z e d System of Pref erence benefits available to least de v e l o p e d countries, ties such benefits to o t h e r c o u n t r i e s ' efforts to protect their e n v i r o n m e n t . Finance.
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EUROPEAN CONFERENCES S e p t e m b e r 1 8 - O c t o b e r 7, 1 9 9 4 S c h w a e b i s c h e s B i l d u n g s z e n t r u m , Irsee, G e r m a n y September 18-23, Bioelectrochemistry E. Neumann, Chair; J.C. Weaver, Vice-Chair S e p t e m b e r 2 5 - 3 0 , N e w V i s u a l i z a t i o n T e c h n o l o g i e s for Science E d u c a t i o n (New) W.G. Pohl and J.P. Fackler, Jr., Co-Chairs O c t o b e r 2 - 7 , M o d e r n D e v e l o p m e n t s in T h e r m o d y n a m i c s J.S. Shiner and P. Salamon, Co-Chairs
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HAWAIIAN CONFERENCES November 6 - November 18, 1994 Turtle Bay Hilton, Oahu, Hawaii USA November 6-11, Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Resources S.T. Oyama, Chair; M. Haruta and L.J. Lynch, Co-Vice Chairs
November 13-18, Excitation at Semiconductor Surfaces (New) J.T. Yates and N. Itoh, Co-Chairs
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