FORMER SOVIET UNION / EASTERN EUROPE Program for Economic Adjustment, Cooperation and Environment (Project PEACE): Conceived of and authored a new program, Project PEACE, to assist in the demilitarization of conventional munitions belonging to the nations of the former Warsaw Pact. Senate Committee and Conference Report language accompanying the FY 1993 DoD Appropriation Act provided $25 million for the recycling of these munitions. The proceeds were to be used to stabilize the democracies of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, halt weapons proliferation, provide humanitarian and technical assistance, improve environmental management and institute free market reforms. Cooperative Threat Reduction: Successfully recommended the initial authorization and appropriation level for the Cooperative Threat Reduction program at $400 million. Provision Of Medical Assistance: Authored Senate report language to accompany the FY 1993 DoD Appropriation Act urging the DoD, in cooperation with the Department of State, to incorporate the PVO Heart-to-Heart, International Children's Medical Alliance, into its program for the provision of medical supplies and training to the Newly Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union. CIS Nuclear Disarmament: Authored Senate report language accompanying the FY 1993 DoD Appropriation Act encouraging the Secretary of Defense to report on ways in which U.S. industry could assist government and private entities in the former Soviet Union to accelerate the process of weapons demilitarization, enhance the control of nuclear material, prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and ensure that nuclear material is stored more safely and reused for peaceful purposes. Environmental Cooperation: Conceived of and authored Senate report language accompanying the FY 1993 DoD Appropriation Act urging the Secretary of Defense to convene multinational teams, organized on an interdisciplinary basis, to address the broad range of environmental challenges facing the Newly Independent States of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The teams were to consider opportunities for cooperation including the utilization of excess military equipment for environmentally beneficial civil works projects and the sharing of resource management expertise and technology. Teacher-Student Science Training: Authored Senate report language accompanying the FY 1994 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act encouraging USAID to fund the Foundation Approaches in Science Teaching (FAST) program to train teachers in Russia and Slovakia in science, environment and sustainable development. Developed strategy and established contacts for program advancement in Russia, Eastern Europe and through the United Nations (UNet) project. FAST, developed and supported by the University of Hawaii's Curriculum Research and Development Group and the Peace Corps, is being used in 36 states and 8 countries.